Everyday Systems

gratefuldeb67

Kevin you are certainly not a fool. Cut out the negative talk.. I too back slid into old habits from about last August till mid Summer this year.. I gained 12 lbs back and became completely inactive. The most important thing is that you are back and turning things around now! So let's stick it out t...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Storm!
Good to see you here

Hope you are dong great!
Save the buffets for S days

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hiya Dru!
It did feel great!!!
I even convinced myself to go back today, a third time in one week!
I was feeling very low, but I knew it would help, and it did.
Hope you and the boys and hubby are fantastic!
Lots of love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Welcome and good luck!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Me too!!!

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi guys! I went back to yoga today for another ninety minute class. Almost didn't this morning, in favor of sleeping in, but I didn't let myself make more excuses and just went!!! Woo me! I'm now down two pounds since Thursday.. This is all due to the exercise as I am eating very normally and enjoyi...

gratefuldeb67

Fantastic!!!
Great work

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

What you wrote is what I meant to say! LOL! Thanks Rein for understanding my attempt at explaining my idea! And in no way are you playing a loosely inspirational role in my self improvement. You are completely inspirational! Most especially for the reason that you have kept these rules in play for y...

gratefuldeb67

Everyday is a new beginning

Good luck turning it around!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hahahahah!!!!
I agree with James!

Instead of Shugging is this now, sHOGging..??
LOL..

Congrats on your HAMmer!
LOL..

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Good musings Tricia!
Your worth cannot be measured as a size..
It's you inside who counts. Just keep thinking about the way you can best support a positive self "inner" image and the outside will reflect that

Love,
Debs xox

gratefuldeb67

Hi all :) I broke my sloth trap pattern today and attended my Yoga class for the first time since June! Was great and I am going to go at minimum once a week and shoot for twice :wink: Weighed myself on the scale at the gym and it was only up about three pounds from June.. My moms scale here at home...

gratefuldeb67

Weirdos!

LOL..
Good luck with your new upgrade Lambo!

Keep the wee hammer by your bed at night so you don't miss it too much

Go for it James!
You are built like Paul Bunyan me thinks!
You shall be swinging that 20 lbder around like a toy before ya know it!

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi Reinhard and friends :) Well I have decided that for me personally I am truly satisfied if I only do NoS with 80 percent success, give or take.. What does that mean? Well if say I have three meals for the day and they are not gargantuan, and lets say I mess up a bit by having a fruit in the eveni...

gratefuldeb67

Cheers for that Bonnie!
Sounds great!
I love almond milk and will try it

Didn't know it was so simple

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi Trisha (throws tomato!!!) How are ya?? (throws more tomatos!!!) hahaha. You don't deserve this tomato slinging. :P I was just funnin ya.. It's no crime to relapse! I did it and I'm still struggling to get back on course, but with the right mindset, anything is doable!! Love to you and your family...

gratefuldeb67

Yes, I'm still alive! LOL This is great, after a year of relative slackage, I didn't gain, and in fact am now back at the lowest weight I've been. This is a testament to the power of No-S and Everyday Systems in terms of habit-building; I've developed good enough habits through my history with No-S...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Drusky!!
Mwah!
I just recommitted this year as well but not because I was dieting.
I was doing the exact opposite!
LOL

Hugs to you and yours!
Hope alls well

Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Thank you

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Use their "naysaying" and ridicule to fuel your desire to succeed! I'd normally say, ignore them, but somehow I'm feeling you should use it to get angry and use that energy in your workouts!! I agree with Dave, btw (Hi Dave!) that you should also tell them to F themselves, and threaten them all with...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Last Martian

Good attitude!
Enjoy your weekend

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

You're welcome Rein.. Haha. Good for you on coming clean on the bread incident! Hehe.. It's always good to confess ones NoS sins! :wink: How'd ya do on the candy front Halloween? Richie got 165 pieces of candy. haha.. Now it's my job to keep it hidden for the next three months till S days! :P Have a...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Rein

I tried to add my myspace pages addresses to my signature on my profile, but got the message "Hi spambot! No human would fill out a form like that" or thereabouts..
LOL..
How can I do that if I want to add them?
Have a great day!
Love,

"Spambot"Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi guys. I am just posting to say I'm getting very bummed out at my lack of successes on the HabitCal.. It was very inspiring to me at first, and I know it is a good discipline, but I'm really struggling these days to even get in a 75% good day these days, and like the 21 days challenge which was fr...

gratefuldeb67

Enjoy it!!

It's only once a year.
Just dump whatever candy you have after you have had enough or bring it in to where you work..

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi all!
I think Reinhard calls today the S day "par excellance"~
So, I hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween if you celebrate it and enjoy your goodies!

Peace and Love,
Debs

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Rein!

Can't wait!
Even though I'm not doing too great this year, I consider myself a Nosser for life! I appreciate your message and I am going to turn things around again

Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Good luck no matter what! I wish I could say I lost 15 lbs since April.. I have gained weight this year, and all because I haven't exercised and I've been completely off the boards and just not trying much. I think you learned alot, btw.. You mention all the stuff you need to do in order to succeed....

gratefuldeb67

Oy vey have I been awol here!
Starting again Monday

Love to all,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hahaha!!!! Big Nicks!!!! That brings me back!!! Yeah, lemme add my two cents here. If you can afford a very nice meal, go and eat at Provence, in the West Village. Great French food! The best shish kabob is at Mamouns in the Village. I too recommend Zabars. If you are really loaded with money to bur...

gratefuldeb67

How'd you get the tennis ball to stay put??
Not to be a kill joy, but a really reliable handle, which doesn't slip around is absolutely crucial to safety here..
Have fun

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Oh rats!!! I figured you weren't being literal! LOL.. :P Your story is a bit of a let down urban six, but I do wish you well in resolving your naked shovelglove problem! :wink: I never liked using the sweater and just leave it uncovered. The real spirit of Shovelglove is the great feeling of doing i...

gratefuldeb67

Reinhard, when I order mine, I would like to get it from you.

An autographed, first edition is non-optional for me!

This is so exciting!!!
I am sure you will take the world by storm!

Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

No no no...Not a cop out Carolejo.. Besides you being sick, you have shingles, so even your illness starts with S!! It's a definite S day! :P I'm sorry I've been away so long, and didn't see you were sick till now. Hopefully you are feeling better now! Richie and I have been sick for about a week no...

gratefuldeb67

Yay you!!!

Nice one!
Love,

Debs x
ps.. I have got to develop the pics I took of us last year.
My God it's been a whole year since then.
Say hi to Steve btw and thanks about the myspace!
I'll tell Richie

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Rein and Carolejo :wink: I can't even remember what happened last week so I'm starting again today. I did pretty well today and even exercised twice, but I had a small snack of popcorn after dinner, so it's kinda borderline...... Aw heck,, I'm gonna call it a greenie :P See you at the end of ...

gratefuldeb67

Wow.. I am here to say I'm really getting stuck in a vicious cycle of failure lately, and am starting to gain weight again.. :cry: This is gonna stop now... I'm very upset with myself right now, but also I have been dealing with non stop stress factors, so I'm not surprised either. Anyway.. Off to *...

gratefuldeb67

You look like you are really doing great!!!
Glad you enjoyed the S day so much!!
LOL

They are really special aint they??
Welcome and continued good luck!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi Carolejo!!!!!! I've been thinking of you this week!!!!! Haha.. Can't believe it :)) Hugs and Love to you girl!!! I have some new pix of me and Richie on my page on myspace. Come checkem out :) Sorry it's been a continuation of craziness.. Let's keep tabs on each other eh?? Congrats on your good n...

gratefuldeb67

LOL!!!!
This is why I love Big Phil!

Group classes have good energy too

Peace and Love,
Debs

gratefuldeb67

Aikido is pretty cool stuff!
Hah!! Great that your grip is so formidable!
Do you know about the Aikido trick, "The Unbendable Arm"??
Good for you on your developments!
Peace,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Happy Birthday Reinhard!!!

(slightly belated! Oops)
I hope you are feeling better today....
Lots of love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi Reinhard! I wouldn't be too concerned about nixing the "daily" part of the title. Even tho people don't always do it daily and you seem to be assuming (??) that the daily part will be taken care of by the HabitCal, I'd say just leave it as is, because, for one, people reading that will be a bit m...

gratefuldeb67

Ahem, excuse me?? A cookie right from the oven at work?? What? You work in a bakery??? LOL :) I would start giving yourself a break. You need to stop beating yourself up and then feeling like giving up. Keep trying and just expect mistakes.. But don't give up and stop knockin yourself! Chin up!! You...

gratefuldeb67

Welcome and good luck Lisa!!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Good for you!!

Have a great week Debs

Congrats on dropping the two pounds!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi!
Ooh, I'd definitely suggest eight to ten pounds max at the moment, since you have a previous serious shoulder injury. Twelve would be a great goal to work towards once you have your shoulders nice and strong. You definitely don't want to reinjure yourself.
Good luck!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi all! Firstly I wanted to say thank you to Mimi, who for some reason, I overlooked the last time you wrote me... I don't know why I didn't see your post till now. I appreciate your support and hope alls getting better for you now :) This is not a fad diet, but basically, like any diet will only wo...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Reinhard and friends :) It feels like I've been gone forever! I'm sorry! Don't think I've given up, cos that's NEVER happening! :lol: I had to take a break from posting because I lost my internet on my computer (the Windows is messed up and Internet Explorer is screwed) and so I could only go on ...

gratefuldeb67

That's a wonderful idea Rein!!! Thank you for writing!! :wink: Yes, my minimum is 14 minutes in order to qualify as a success.. I would like to do the walking every day anyway as it's really great for my head and I think it will help my weight loss too. That will satisfy my minimum requirement on ex...

gratefuldeb67

Well hey guys! I have been really not keeping up with my habits too well.. :roll: We just got back from Hershey Park. Had a really nice weekend but it was an excuse to totally overeat.. I didn't even go nuts with candy so much as just having too much at meals and lots of snacking.. I was going to ju...

gratefuldeb67

Wow! Guess I wasn't alone here!
Sorry Bet!
Me too.. Time to pickup and dust off and get a smile on yer face for not giving up!!!
Rock on and see you in a month!
Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi friends! Last month was really a NoS and exercise dud!!! I've been having some probs, including problems with my eyes these days. But mainly, I had a huge amount of stress and worry on my head about a job I was at which I hoped would be permanent and then they kept me hanging and feeding me a lot...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks so much Debbie and Kymm! I really appreciate it! I haven't checked in for a few days. Hope all's well with you! :D Yes, for me NoS is for life, even if I have 20 failures in one month. They are not always terrible, and I don't always gain from them either. Well this month has been very medioc...

gratefuldeb67

Great job!!!

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hi all :) I started a job yesterday (still trial period so not sure if it will stick?) It involved four and a half hours of being on my feet and about half of that time doing massage in a rehabilitation/physical therapy docs office. Today I'm back again but for a whole day. So yesterday I had some S...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Sinnie! Theoretically I was still committed to it, but totally screwed up and just was very depressed all Winter and Spring and ate like nuts!! Definitely wasn't trying to actively and consciously apply the rules except once in a while.. I gained back between 7-10 lbs during that 8 months. I'm gl...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks for that Debbie, that's nice of you to say~ No problem! :wink: This plan makes you really do the work yourself and that's hard!! But it's also empowering and liberating in a way that restrictive diets can never be. Be very patient and keep picking yourself up and dusting yourself off! Not giv...

gratefuldeb67

Have a wonderful vacation Rein!
Best to K and the girls

Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi Sinnie! Just wanted to drop in and welcome you back!

I took about 8 months off last year from the boards..
But now I am back too!
Hope you are well!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Good luck whatever you do and you are not a nut for worrying about it.. We all have our own issues. It's hard work! Good for you for trying to figure it out consciously! Incidentally, if you want to add a fourth small meal to NoS, it's fine. As long as you don't do it randomly and turn it into mindl...

gratefuldeb67

You could always strap some sand filled ankle weights onto the end as well or fill up a few bottles of water and duct tape the heck out of them to the inside part of the shovel..
Have fun!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Just be prepared for the first few days to feel pretty sore.. Shouldn't be a terrible agony type sore, but you will feel it. Make sure you get a hammer which is really comfortable for you. At worst, if the hammer is too light, at least you will be able to possibly do quicker movements and have fun p...

gratefuldeb67

ps.. Back to the diabetes.. I weigh more than you actually but my blood sugar has been excellent for the past few years at annual checkups and I am certain it's due to the combination of different exercises I have done.. Yoga especially helped. I think it's related to stress as well so try to lower ...

gratefuldeb67

Good luck with whatever you chose to do! Maybe you can combine Richard Simmons plan with the basic rules of NoS?? It's really so simple. Maybe they will work well together? At any rate, there's no need to delete your whole account in order to commit to anything. We'd love to hear how you are doing s...

gratefuldeb67

Hi, I was going to respond to this before. Brandon pretty much said what I would have (and probably a lot better!) but the other thing I'd say in addition is, don't worry about losing muscle mass with SG.. You will be toned and if you are eating normally, you shouldn't lose muscle.. In order to get ...

gratefuldeb67

Well the computer is creaking along and still alive, so I will be HabitCal'ing this week after all! I am striving for a lot of green days!! I had four tags on my HabitCal and decided to take one off. I am just going to track NoS SG and Situps for now.. Meditation is great but for some reason I'm not...

gratefuldeb67

Yeah move on and just relax. This happens sometimes!

I like N days after a good S weekend anyway.
Have a good week!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hey everyone! My computer is all messed up due to some malware and viruses I can't get off the thing. So I'm going to be doing my best in the next day or so to totally clean the computer up and then I'll have to reinstall all the programs and stuff. What a pain! Anyway. I really don't have much choi...

gratefuldeb67

Aaaarrrgh!!! I was great today till dinner when I had a big portion and then went back for seconds! I'm a bit perturbed!! (and oh so uncomfortably stuffed!) On the upside, I am glad I did my SG and situps! Yay!!! :mrgreen: Glad the weekend is here and next week I will do my best to stay very strict!...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Hunter for remembering that glorious day! LOL!! Yes NoelFigart, it's true. I took my scale out in the backyard a few years ago and smashed it to bits with my sledghammer! Was very envigorating!!! :twisted: I even hung the "killed" scale on the wall like a trophy for a while! LOL :lol: Don't g...

gratefuldeb67

We try very hard to stick to S days for treats here. During the Summer I allow one more S per week because of the ice cream man being around etc, but generally we do *attempt* to keep our sweets and snacks for the weekend. It works well and usually we consider these days even more special and "party...

gratefuldeb67

Congratulations!!!!
I bet you feel great!!!!
Hey nine pounds *which you keep off* is far better than 30 which come flying back on only a few months later! Stick with slow and steady and focus on your habits! They will last a lifetime!
Great job!!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Thanks for all the replies friends! Yeah Reinhard, it's almost given that people will automatically think they can now safely eat more of something when it's low this or low that or "healthy" haha.. I infact was hoping that because it's a fairly good brand of chips and it was only 20 calories differ...

gratefuldeb67

I'd be very happy if I was 189 right now. I am 204.. I'd like to be 160 and I know it will take a long time and a lot of work and a lot of messups along the way. We all mess up so you aren't alone. Stick with it even through the messups and keep trying!!! Sorry you are down! Hope you feel better! Pe...

gratefuldeb67

Ouch! This week had way too many red boxes! :roll: :evil: :!: :shock: Yesterday I claimed as an S day though because I was sick and had a headache and also had to go to the doctor because my eyes got infected and I needed to get on medication. Today I just slacked off.. But I went for a job intervie...

gratefuldeb67

(Here's part of my checkin from today.. Thought I'd repost this as an idea of it's own.) 8) This weekend I will make sure to have good potato chips, if I have any at all. I gotta say that I decided to experiment with the 40% reduced fat kind. Cape Cod Kettle chips.. Well usually I have the normal de...

gratefuldeb67

Phew!!! After a few days of seeing a 2 lb gain, I am back down a pound since resuming N days and exercise! Woo!! Relieeeeef!!! The gain was due to a few things, one being that I'm pretty sure SG has a bit of an effect on me, perhaps short term, in holding onto weight, and also I really scrutinized t...

gratefuldeb67

Good luck Mimi!! You know you want to do this and can! Set up a HabitCal for NoS and just give it your best effort!
You'll lose those four pounds don't worry. Those are temporary.
Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi! Welcome :D I liked your joke to the cashier! LOL Good luck with SG. Yep it's easy to over do this, so just pay attention to your bodies signals.. Great to hear you are feeling it though! That's definitely proof your muscles are working! NoelFigart, I liked reading your comment about the sixpack ...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Charis! No problema! My pleasure. I know how hard it is, and have gotten plenty of support here as well, especially in my first year. And you are really doing great! You have to stick with it and you will see that it gets better with time! Well,,, I'm a little perturbed to be posting this but...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Jobo!
Your last entry here was music to my ears!
Beautiful!

My personal fave fruit of choice as dessert, and sometimes a main course, is a good ripe canteloupe!

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Ah thank you Rein! Always great to hear from you! Hmm,, for some reason there was no indicator about this last post from you and just saw it today.. Yeah, though it's not at all perfect, I'm pretty pleased myself! :mrgreen: Though I gotta say, since I started SG again, I'm not losing weight. I actua...

gratefuldeb67

Weird!!! Maybe they were eaten by some hungry animals or something????
That's just strange!
Have a good week Bets!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hey Charis!! Don't beat yourself up about the icecream. You had a great week!! ps.. Yesterday my breakfast consisted of potato chips and coffee and my dinner consisted of green beans and chocolate icecream and more chips! Wooo hoo!!! :lol: That's what S days are for *sometimes!* Really don't sweat i...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Reinhard!
Incase I miss you before you start your ludditing, I wanted to wish you a great weekend! Hope you are great!
Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi Janek!
Did you join NoS??
Janek was my Dad's name.. He was from Krakov
Welcome!

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Good luck Milczar!!!!!!!
Keep at it!!!
Hope you had a good day today!
Peace and Love,

Debs x

gratefuldeb67

Hi Kymm :) Thanks for checkin out Richies site and the kind words.. I only check other peoples threads semi rarely these days so sorry for being a little late replying. Glad the posts make you laugh. hah.. Cool about your kids playing music! Yeah you could make a youtube of them playing.. Oh I put a...

gratefuldeb67

Try adding only one new habit per month, or when you really feel ready to tackle a new one.
Good that you are complaining less! haha!

LOL..
Good luck!
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Good attitude!!
Failures do happen.. Just keep yourself from letting that psych you out.
It's part of the process.
Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

That's awesome!!!!

Kudos to you and your caring and fun Dad!!
Congrats!!!

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Yes it's fun!
Thank you Kayvan!
Was in a terrible mood today, and really sad..
But slowly went through it today and still came out feeling better and pleased with myself that I kept my commitment...

Peace and Love,

Debs

gratefuldeb67

Hah!! Thank you Reinhard!! I am glad too! :D Sleep deprived??? With a newborn baby in the house??? Nooo!!! Really??? LOL :wink: Well I actually don't use a timer because I hate the ticking sound, but I have a 12 minute long recording of the Grateful Dead doing "Franklins Tower" and then I just impro...

gratefuldeb67

That is a real tough one!! The thing to keep in mind is that everything is pretty much a projection of our own reality and not to take what others say personally even if it's directly spoken to you and seemingly about you.. It's really *not*!! It's about them!! So I would be very passive, actually, ...

gratefuldeb67

Hi guys! I am here for negative tracking. I had placed a green box on my HabitCal for NoS yesterday around dinner, but I screwed up in the middle of the night and ate half a box of blueberries. Standing up in front of the refrigerator no less!!!!! When I woke up I decided that for the sake of honest...

gratefuldeb67

ps.. I hope I'm remembering your first name right! If it's not Mo, just hit me over the head a few times

gratefuldeb67

HI MO!!!!!!! That post made me smile! You'll get back into it, and yes please stay around! :wink: I came back after about an 8 month absence and a 6 or 7 lb gain.. In the past two and a half months I'm now down 9 lbs... It's nice that your Hubby is taking interest but you know you don't need to have...

gratefuldeb67

Okay *very* pleased to announce that after the initial breaking in of my old muscles in the first two workouts (which resulted in good ol soreness!), my muscles have successfully adapted to it and are very comfortably swinging this thang around like theres no tomorrow! haha!! Woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! T...

gratefuldeb67

Well your mind is telling you that you are undoing all your good work but you are not.. You may not necessarily see loads of weight loss in say a few weeks or even a few months, cos it does go slowly (and is helped greatly by exercise so add that if possible!) but if you are strict on N days, they w...

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Re: Back again!

I am not a spambot!! LOL

Born again NoS newbie! Haha..

Happy Halloween!

The low fat jury is in