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kccc

I have totally gotten away from using this thread as it is meant to be used - as a record of food, exercise, etc. Which is okay, but just to keep up... Today was a good No-S day. More "home-cooked" food, even though I did easy stuff. Not a lot of exercise - short walk, and some yoga stretches. Br - ...

kccc

Home sick with a child who is supposedly sick - he certainly was when we saw the dr, and he was told not to go back to school until Monday. But he bounced back fast, and I have not quite as fast. So, he's gotten far too much electronic entertainment today. But the rest helped us both. I am starting ...

kccc

Too solid flesh wrote:Well done for noticing, and catching yourself.

Agreed. Congratulations on this very powerful realization.

kccc

Okay, I've had it. I'm breaking out the whine.. From Aug. 18... - Mom had emergency bypass surgery, and has needed 24/7 care since. - My father-in-law died. The other Big One. Plus the "little" things. - Travel for the funeral. My guess, about $1500-$2000. - One major truck repair, $1200. A regular-...

kccc

Mimi, thanks for your encouragement on my thread... and back at you!

I think you're wise to "start simple" and give it a try. If you do decide to go off plain vanilla, I'd recommend the podcast trilogy on mods and tweaks...

Good luck!

kccc

So...where from here? I feel behind on everything, both at work and at home. I don't have menus for the week, which bothers me - don't even know what we're eating tonight. Maybe pizza - there's a kid event from 6-7:00. Sigh. It's okay if I put salad/fruit with it, but I need to get back to regular c...

kccc

So glad to hear you're back home KCCC and getting past the hurdles with some sense of sanity. You're my hero, you know. I admire your strength and your ability to look at life with such wisdom as you face its difficulties. I wish you some peace and restful moments now that you're back home. Take ca...

kccc

I know this forum is supposed to be about No S and eating healthy. However, I'd like to think that my journey with No S has taught me that an important coping mechanism is to face what I fear and put together a strategy to fix it. As opposed to my old behavior of ignoring it and hoping it would go ...

kccc

Thanks so much for the encouragement Denise. Yes, it is definitely a hurdle to be limited in my driving and it limits me, too, in the person I want to be and the things I want to do. Plus, it is embarrassing and not something I'm all that comfortable sharing IRL. :oops: I recognize that everyone ha...

kccc

Good to see you, always!

Love your "100-day" challenge!

kccc

Hi Aleria, good luck figuring this out. If you are going to be doing Aikido three days a week, I'm sure you will develop a little more of an appetite! :D I would actually suggest to have very small meals, like a banana and some yogurt or something like that, instead of totally skipping a meal. Not ...

kccc

Back from the funeral. Once we got there, it was actually wonderful. A lovely service - my husband and both his brothers spoke. It was good to share memories and see the extended family (who live far enough away that we don't often). My son was delighted to have time with his cousins. Showers and sm...

kccc

When I had an issue with "bites, licks and tastes," I made some rules for myself about that. It's legitimate to taste when cooking. It's not legitimate to use that as an excuse. So... If I know what it tastes like, it's not a taste. Leftover bits are not tastes. A portion of more than a teaspoon is ...

kccc

I think what Blithe Morning is referring to is how I cook beans/legumes. I cook all of them this way, no matter what kind of dish they'll end up as. 1 cup dry beans, rinsed and picked over (about a half pound) 5 cups hot water 1 tablespoon olive oil, butter or bacon fat 1 onion, chopped Put all ing...

kccc

This has not been my month, and that's all there is to it. We live about 2 hrs from the airport; I work about half-way in-between. So, when we fly anywhere, hubby and son drive to my work, we park one car, and go from there. And that was today's plan... until hubby called to say that he was broken d...

kccc

Kathleen wrote:I figured that out and gave it up! Now I don't think I belong on this Web site, but I have benefited.

And we've benefited from having you... so please don't think you're not welcome!!!

I hope you come to peace with your eating patterns, whatever path you take.

kccc

Excerpts from what you wrote... Maintaining is not impossible of course but I have to work at it. I'd say it's almost as hard as when you are trying to lose ... when I was losing I was thinking it would be really easy to maintain later on... I am just a bit too STREAKY now, I haven't found the corre...

kccc

Went to a potluck for a friend's birthday last night, which was so wonderful on so many levels. Just the time to socialize with friends.... such a gift as such a busy, difficult time. I didn't cook - threw together a fruit salad and a green salad. Everyone brought healthy, tasty food, and I had a wo...

kccc

Here's another vote for the truth. This can be a positive; she will know that you're saving her treat for a Special Day. You may also want to consider writing her a thank you note describing exactly how much you enjoyed what she made for you. That would be something she could save and read over and...

kccc

Wonderful story and summary, Starla! Thanks so much for sharing! (I don't track my NWS-days as well as you, but mine would probably look very similar. Except on vacation, I do this funny "one S-event per day IF there's something worth it" variation - they should probably all count as a string of NWS...

kccc

Home! Normal schedule! Normal meals! Normal exercise!! I LOVE my normal routine. LOVE it, do you hear me? ;) (Ignore all complaints I have EVER made in the past - they do not count.) Went to the gym and did a walk plus abs this morning - felt great! My last real exercise was Friday AM yoga. I did do...

kccc

Here with mom, but have internet access now, and she's asleep. Need to work... and will in a minute. Mom is in rehab now - a whole different place, where she's doing physical therapy. I am not happy with the general level of care that she's receiving here, though, and am very anxious about it. My si...

kccc

KCCC-- The only difference is I think my EC is a two-year-old, 8 sounds a little mature to me :lol: I had an eight-year-old when I was writing up these characters, and I'm not so sure about that, lol! Amazingly sweet one moment, over-the-top difficult the next, with an instantaneous shift. Pick any...

kccc

A post on someone else's thread that I wanted to keep. ShannahR wrote: KCCC--Hi there! Thanks for stopping in and your encouraging message. I think you're right about the fact that I'm being unreasonably harsh with myself. Unfortunately, that is often part of my mindset when I become overly depresse...

kccc

KCCC--Hi there! Thanks for stopping in and your encouraging message. I think you're right about the fact that I'm being unreasonably harsh with myself. Unfortunately, that is often part of my mindset when I become overly depressed or anxious. I'm not sure if that happens to everyone but for me one ...

kccc

Scrybil,

I consider maintaining under adversity to be a major triumph. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Hope that things get easier for you.

Best,

KCCC

kccc

Shannon, Sounds as if you are having a rough time. I'm sorry. Be gentle with yourself. If you recognize that the portions are too small at the outset, it is okay to "put more on your plate" as long as you don't exceed a plateful. If your fiance wants to share a too-small dinner, it's okay to speak u...

kccc

Thank you all. I wish I could reply individually, but... Do please know that I appreciate each and every wonderfully supportive message. Thank you. Mom is somewhat better. She will move into a rehab center very soon - not sure what that means in terms of my travel/time. Family members have been spen...

kccc

Well, I am now glad for the sore throat that brought me home. My husband's father has died. :( We are waiting on details so we can make travel arrangements. But I'm glad to be here with my husband. I don't know if I'll be gone from the boards for a while, or if I'll be posting like crazy in order to...

kccc

This may be like housekeeping, which I think of as a "cluster" of habits as opposed to just one. I'm not exactly a financial wizard, but here are some tried-and-true habits that we use... - "Pay yourself first" - savings comes out before we even see the paycheck. It's there in case of emergency or a...

kccc

Consider this experience part of the learning curve. You've just learned what you DON'T want. :) The purpose of S-days is not to eat until you hurt. It's to allow you a little extra pleasure in food. Some of us have to learn the hard way that "pleasure" does not mean sick/stuffed... and that "modera...

kccc

Dear dear KCCC..i haven't looked at this site in a log time and I am so very sorry to read of your troubles. It is wonderful that you are taking the time to post..you don't know how many people you are helping! Well, one person it's helping is ME! Organizing my thoughts enough to write helps me to ...

kccc

Checking in and sending good wishes. Hang in there!

kccc

Idk - I'm delighted that you want to use "you can do hard things" with you students. I think it's a great line! Life keeps exploding on me... I'm so behind at work, with life in general. We have major car repairs upcoming on my husband's vehicle (unexpected), it's time to write out all the bills, an...

kccc

~reneew, I was so delighted to see this challenge, because it meant you were back! Delighted to see you.

I'm in, but will have to figure out at what level. This is a bit of a crazy time for me, so I want to set it at "do-able."

kccc

Looking forward to hearing your birth announcement, and seeing pictures of your litte one!

Best wishes!!

kccc

I'm hoooommmmeeee! :) Will go to work tomorrow-Thursday, then back to the hospital. They are moving Mom out of ICU today, to a "step-down" ward. I'll get the report from my sis, who is still there. Nice to be here. But all I want to do is sleep! And I have classes to prepare, so can't. Sunday, I did...

kccc

I am noticing something that feels hard, but is actually good... I used to "stuff down" emotions with food. Now that I don't, I have to "live through" them more. I believe that I am identifying those emotions MUCH more accurately. I'm worried/scared, sad, tired, concerned about work and my own famil...

kccc

This is such an emotional roller-coaster. She looked worse-than-expected when I got here, which shook me. But she seems to be making steady progress now. We're in the "long haul" phase. Still need to be at the hospital a lot, but can't just drop regular obligations anymore. And this little waiting r...

kccc

Back at the hospital... At least got some exercise and decent food before I got here.

Worried about what I'm seeing with Mom.

kccc

Sounds like you've found an S-plan that is working really well for you! That's wonderful! :) My big breakthrough was "no perma-snacking" EVER. I can have one snack on weekends if I want (I usually don't), and seconds if I want them (occasionally) and sweets at every meal (oh, yeah!).. but starting o...

kccc

Thanks so much! This morning, I got in a short cardio session. It was only 15 minutes, but felt good. I did a "mile" walk plus a little from one of the Leslie Sansone videos I'd bought b/c people here recommended her videos. Liked it! Back to normal eating, which makes me happy... Br - Greek yogurt,...

kccc

Back at home for a bit, getting work caught up, then will go back to the hospital. So far, so good... pacemaker installed today. They say they'll be moving her out of ICU soon. Still a long road ahead, but it's looking like a real path now. I am grateful. Thank you all again for your good wishes. I ...

kccc

Start with analysis... When do you eat them? What are the triggers? Are you really hungry, bored, tense, etc? Does a particular context seem to set you off? A particular food? That info will help you problem-solve. Also, once you identify the underlying need, think about how else you can meet it. Of...

kccc

Thank you SO MUCH for all the good wishes. Please keep my family in your thoughts. Mom is not out of the woods yet. Her progress is erratic at best. One good day, one scary night... another good day. It's an emotional roller-coaster for all of us. This kind of crisis puts the rest of life in perspec...

kccc

We've had a scary few days, but are cautiously hopeful at this point.

Still a long way to go. I am grateful to be blessed with family that pulls together in a crisis, so we are taking care of each other and of mom.

All good thoughts/wishes appreciated.

kccc

What was supposed to be a simple heart cath has turned into double bypass surgery.

So far, so good... But the next day or so will be critical.

It's amazing how fast a busy schedule can be cleared out when necessary.

kccc

My wild weekend resulted in a tiny upswing of the scale - 146.5. Not awful (for a Tuesday), but a small "alert." Will be dealing with stress from here out, so need to find productive ways to do it. Driving about 3 hrs tonight to my parents, b/c Mom is having heart surgery today. Trying to prepare fo...

kccc

Happy Birthday, Dave!

I always enjoy your posts a great deal - glad you've become part of this "tough crowd."

kccc

Br - yogurt and fruit
L - ham and swiss, baked chips, fruit
D - veggie lasagna, salad, yogurt and fruit

Probably a glass of wine in my future this evening...

Busy day, and will only get busier from here.

kccc

Friday ended up being RED, since I ate dessert too. :( Saturday - fit in Pilates, but ate a good bit. At a meeting all day with chocolates on the tables, and I just dived in. Then that night, at a family pool party with munchies/sweets all around. Oh well. Sunday - no exercise, and eating was still ...

kccc

Friday No exercise as of yet, and it doesn't look too likely. Fridays are like that right now. Br - leftover lunch (which made for an odd one): stew, bread, plum L - meeting... veggie burger with extra lettuce/tomato, coleslaw. (I passed on the chips/cookies this round.) Not my fave, but okay. D - w...

kccc

I'm very sorry for your loss.

It does sound as if it must have been quick. And I totally understand the gratitude for not having to make hard decisions.

(We are "cat people" too. It is hard to lose them.)

Take care of yourself. Cats don't do grief, but people do, and it's allowed.

kccc

My son is going-on-ten, and so far, at every stage of development there's been something to marvel at and something to miss. Some of the best parenting advice I ever got... - If you hate it, hang on. This too shall pass. - If you love it, cherish it. This too shall pass. The second one always hits m...

kccc

This is a nice little article... "12 tips for nudging yourself to exercise regularly.

(I like the website in general.)

kccc

All of 'em. Really, I used to have a lot of sweets-AS-snacks. So, those would be top. (If I had to pick ONLY one, I'd say sweets.) However, I ate more seconds in the forms of "finishing up a bit" than I would have recognized as seconds when I was doing it. The same kind of stuff Sophiasapienta ident...

kccc

Th Exercise - muscle strength class Br - oatmeal and dried apricots L (planned) leftover stew, bread, plum (see below for changes) D (planned) sausages, couscous, veg, fruit, bread Yesterday as planned, plus one glass of wine. The stew came out well - I don't have a real recipe, so it's a bit differ...

kccc

KCCC, thanks for wise words and encouragement - trouble with your suggestion is that SO is inviting me to do things that I'm already conflicted about. So not only am I struggling with her subtle, repeated invitations to have seconds, snacks or sweets - but my own desire for them as well! That is wh...

kccc

Exercise - yoga
Br - yogurt and peach
L - sushi and salad (grabbed from my fave grocery)
D - basic beef stew, homemade bread, fruit

kccc

Graham, that is hard. My "food pusher" (because food=love) was my mom. We used to fight the moment I walked in the house, because she would start offering me food and I'd refuse. This would continue until I finally got irritated, at which point she'd say in a hurt tone "you don't have to snap at me....

kccc

Glad to hear you had a good day! Hang in there, and continue to celebrate your accomplishments!

(Not much to add that hasn't been said already... just adding to the ranks of the cheering section!)

kccc

KCCC-Thanks so much for dropping by! It really means a lot to me that you read my thread! I think of you as one of the "pillars of the No S community." You advice has definately helped me get through some of my troubles during my No S journey. I hope Trader Joes comes to your area. I love it there ...

kccc

What Grammy said.

Hope all goes well with the college trip. My sis is dealing with launching a college kid too, and even though I'm years away, it seems like a hard transition. Hang in there!

kccc

Yesterday as planned. No bread - I got home half an hour later than usual due to traffic and weather issues. Was glad that I'd planned something simple/fast for dinner! I did add a glass of wine later in the evening. :) And also got a little bit more exercise, doing the "Just Dance" on the Wii with ...

kccc

Oh Mimi, I can't believe you're dealing with foot issues again! So sorry to hear that - hope you heal up fast!

The grandchildren and activities sound adorable. You are clearly enjoying them so much - that's wonderful.

And I always enjoy seeing you here.

kccc

I agree that "some of both" is optimum. So the answer to the subject line of this thread is "Yes!" ;) Some personal anecdotes... - In my youth, I lost about 30 pounds TWICE with diet alone... and gained it back both times. :( I wasn't able to keep it off until I added in some exercise, after which I...

kccc

A few suggestions, some of which are actually contradictory, so pick and choose... 1) Did you eat a decent supper? Sometimes people who come from prior diets underestimate their meals (because they're used to making up with snacks). Try eating a pretty big "evening plate" for a while - and that's my...

kccc

KCCC, you may have achieved the seemingly impossible: detente between the Scalesians and the NoWeighers! I think we need to get you over to the Middle East, stat. Thanks, Dave! I appreciate the notice. There are times when being able to see both sides of something helps to identify commonalities th...

kccc

Woo-hoo! Congratulations!!!

(I think one of the real benefits of No-S is that, as a side effect, we learn to focus on the REAL problem instead of stuffing down worry with food. So much more productive!)

Sounds as if you've navigated this difficult time well!

kccc

I remember back when I was doing strict calorie counting, when I really WANTED to be able to buy smaller portions of junk food. I would have snapped up those 100 calorie packs! A "normal" candy bar has 230-270 calories, which I couldn't "afford" on a low-calorie diet. So, I would buy one and immedia...

kccc

Sundays are always harder to keep sane than Saturdays. I wonder why that is? Let's see... Normal breakfast. Doughnuts at early church meeting (The chocolate-covered cake doughnuts that are SO artificial that I'm ashamed that I like them. But I do.). Ate out for lunch at our favorite Chinese buffet, ...

kccc

Shannon, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your thread - you're very articulate and thoughtful, and have a strong problem-solving mentality that clearly serves you well. (And I do "5 of 7" for my exercise too - works very well for me. Though my "baseline" is "15 minutes of ANYTHING," so it's extre...

kccc

S's for Saturday

Homemade jello
Homemade panna cotta
1 oz dark chocolate
Two mini-meals instead of a proper lunch.

Otherwise, good normal day.

Got in a walk, and some playing with son.

kccc

Thank you both. Life is better. Son is quite unhappy about his punishment, but has accepted and is dealing. And that's that - my husband and I try very hard to let it be over when it's over. Sometimes that's hard. But... I broke out a Wii game that I had bought earlier and not gotten around to, one ...

kccc

Thanks, Scrybil. My sister likes using her breadmaker to mix dough and then baking in the oven too, but I often don't have enough time at home to accomplish that. Dinner last night was chicken quesadillas, watermelon, figs. Friday Br - oatmeal, figs L (planned) - leftover chicken quesadillas, waterm...

kccc

Hi Leafy, Thanks for checking back in to let us know how you have been doing! It sounds as if you're at a stable place, even if it's not where you want to be long term. I have a concept that may (may!) help, that I call "5 degrees of change". Here's where I initially discuss it. http://everydaysyste...

kccc

Thanks, Scrybil! Just curious, why don't you actually bake it in your breadmaker?

Th
Exercise - Muscle strength
Br - oatmeal, a few dried apricots
L - Salad, leftover chicken, plum, one slice bread
D- TBD. Either chicken quesadillas (with leftover chicken) or pasta.

kccc

Got the bread made for dinner, but picked up a rotisserie chicken to have in place of quiche... realized I wouldn't have time to make it.

Dinner (substituted): rotisserie chicken, salad, fruit salad, bread.

Very good.

No exercise today.

Will try for bedtime yoga.

kccc

Oh, I like "tunch." And so would my son. The reason you can't imagine a biscuit is because what you call biscuits, we call "cookies," and biscuits are totally different. Our biscuits are more like a non-sweet scone, but round, not triangular. Very light and fluffy, because of all the fat in them (al...

kccc

This is too funny! Adds a whole new dimension to "dropping weight."

Hope the new one lasts longer.

Good luck! (And I'm glad you can laugh about it!)

kccc

Have a GREAT holiday!! We'll look forward to seeing you when you get back.

kccc

Scrybil, would love to see your recipe. (And welcome back!) Berry, I love, love, love biscuits with gravy - but like you, only get them "out." For one thing, it's so much trouble to make that it stops being a treat - in addition to the problem of quantity that you pointed out. And I am much amused a...

kccc

What I don't want is to put myself in a position that the diet feels too restrictive, and then blow it altogether out of frustration. What you said here is the critical piece... and only you can judge. :) However, I think I'd put in one change at a time, just so I could better track how each was wo...

kccc

Question: What are your S-days like right now? The reason I ask is that for a long time I was stable because I was losing during the week, then putting it back on the weekend with "wild" S-days. (And I think a lot of people do that.) So, making my S-days more "sane" helped a lot. That's a whole list...

kccc

I read the entire article - excellent! Thank you for sharing.

kccc

It does seem that people fall into two schools of thought about weighing... 1) Weigh infrequently, so trends are obvious and you aren't distracted by normal variations 2) Weigh frequently, so you learn to ignore the normal variations that often seem to have nothing to do with recent events In either...

kccc

Ah, what a difference a good night's sleep makes!

Walked this morning - up to 6900 on pedometer so far. (Rest of the day is sedentary, but I usually make 10,000 on any day I walk.)

Br - oatmeal and banana
L (planned) - PB&J, salad, peach
D (planned) - the soup we didn't have yesterday

kccc

Instead of soup, we had "Brinner" or "Deckfast," as my son likes to call breakfast-for-dinner.

Bacon, eggs, fruit salad. Very good.

I had TWO extra coffees today... and am still ready to crash early. So I will.

kccc

I am in an odd place: I could be saying I have some progress to celebrate - yet, when I look at my waist, when I hold the rolls of fat round my middle, I feel I'd be such a fool to do so - it's too soon. I got so fat it will take months more of the same level of application, attention, dedication, ...

kccc

Give it a week - during which you stick to habits religously! - and see where you are. The prior reading may have been artificially low if you were fasting... all the stuff normally in your digestive tract not there. Salt is very likely, given your menu on your thread. Scales have some "play" in the...

kccc

Double post, sorry.

kccc

Got my bedtime yoga in last night, and over 7000 on the ped. So, okay. Did NOT get sleep, thanks to child-with-nightmare intersecting with my insomnia-if-wakened issues. Sigh. Four hours doesn't do it for me. Gonna be a long day. Still, made it to my Monday Yoga Class. That helps. Br - oatmeal, bana...

kccc

No real exercise, but I'm up to 6700-ish on my pedometer just from doing the things I need to do. (I know, it's not 10,000, but it's higher than I usually get on a day that I don't walk for exercise.) Planning to do some "bedtime yoga" later. Br - 1/2 bagel, PB and banana L - veggie pizza, brownie f...

kccc

Watermelon, without a doubt!! And peaches and strawberries, and homemade bread and pesto.

(Kassamba, how cool that you're growing your own peppers!)

kccc

The salmon smelled bad when I opened the package. :( So, we had mac and cheese, peas and carrots, and peaches instead. The strawberries were saved for dessert with the panna cotta. I liked it - my family ate it, but thought it just tasted like yogurt. (They eat very sweet yogurt.) Oh well. Had lots ...

kccc

A properly-ripe peach should be so juicy that you almost have to eat it over a bowl.

Do try again. They're wonderful.

(It is hard for me to believe that someone living in the south has never eaten a peach!! But I'm from the "Peach State," so they're beyond common here.)

kccc

Walked this morning, so will make 10,000 today (I'm over 9000 now.) So far... Br - egg and slice of homemade bread. L - bread and white bean dip, peach; serving of tapioca pudding (homemade). S - Ben and Jerry's chunky monkey ice cream (one serving, as defined on the carton) plus about 2 oz of choco...

kccc

It took me the LONGEST time to stop perma-snacking on S-days and maintain my regular meal-type pattern. But once I did, I enjoyed my S-days more. (Still miss on occasion.)

Have a great day!

kccc

Lunch yesterday was salad, watermelon, 3 dried figs, and cheese toast on the last bits of bread. Dinner was tortellini with homemade pesto, watermelon and kiwi, and homemade bread to mop up the last of the pesto. Two glasses wine during "movie night." I was ready to relax! My basil has done well thi...

kccc

I still like sweets, but my tastes for them have definitely changed. Now a lot of American desserts and candies taste like "pure sugar" to me, and just aren't interesting or enjoyable. I like more complex/subtle flavors, and my desserts have less sugar in them than they used to. And yes, my physical...

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