Everyday Systems

gratefuldeb67

Hi Ellen! I thought you meant her!! LOL... Yeah.. it's weird... The last time I wanted this much pickles and ice cream I was pregnant! But unless we are talking yet one more immaculate conception here on earth, I'll just chalk it up to pms! (I hope!!!! LOL...) The interview went very nicely and the ...

gratefuldeb67

Hey Mousie! I don't get your joke? Which Mary!??? LOL....

I'm going on the interview in two hours so gotta run.. talk later

Peace,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hey Laff :) No prob, my pleasure... My son Richard is doing NoS with me and the only s he had issues with in his life was sweets... After 17 months of having a much more limited sugar intake by not indulging on N days, he enjoys moderate amounts of candy and stuff and if he overdoses a bit, he feels...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Jordon :) You are young so you still have an active metabolism.. Reinhard lost 20 lbs in the first two months and then he lost 20 over the next year or two overall... He was walking 2.5 miles, and SG'ing every N day.... He is now maintaining his loss and a lean mean 170 lbs... He hasn't wasted aw...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Ellen! I consciously set myself up there! LOL! :wink: Thanks a lot for your hugs and waves! I am in need of as many hugs as possible today! I hope God does indeed help tomorrow on my interview :) Thanks!!! We already started our S fiesta and are watching "Dumb and Dumber" for stress reduction. Ha...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Nonskanse :) You can try out non sweetened seltzers with natural flavoring... I know that Vintage seltzer comes in Mandarin, lemon and raspberry... maybe they have black cherry... You could get some black cherry juice and add that into the seltzer for a real healthy drink with lot's of fizz and z...

gratefuldeb67

Woo hoo!!!!!!!
Water shmawter!!!

You have gotten off to a great start Ceu!!!!
Congrats!!!

That's a nice way to start your weekend!
Yay!!!!!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Thank you Ceu!
Your good vibes are greatly appreciated and needed now!!!
It's been a rough day...

Have a great weekend, and don't do anything that I wouldn't do!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Yeah real stairs are a much better workout! I think Carolejo wrote a funny post about people on the "stair climbers" versus the real thing... I wish I could find it, but it's very true.. When I worked at the gym I noticed that people could be on the elliptical and stair climbing machines for long pe...

gratefuldeb67

LOL... One time I weighed myself on a doctors scale completely naked and then I weighed myself with my woolen socks on, and those socks were a half pound... Then I added my tshirt to it and it was another half pound.. Don't put too much "weight" into your weigh-ins.... That pound will be gone in no ...

gratefuldeb67

Stay in love with your NoS partner Junie!!!! You don't need to concern yourself with the honeymoon.. You want to concern yourself with reaching your next anniversary! And to stick with the marriage metaphor, you will encounter bumps and major challenges in your NoS journey, much like you would when ...

gratefuldeb67

Hey Laff! We all make blunders... Best not to put too much attention on it because you get into a whole spiral of beating yourself up silly, when that energy could be put to better use... Forward momentum!!! I also humbly suggest, that you brush it off, but leave your S days alone.. Sometimes I thin...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks HG! I truly am hoping it does work out!!! Not only am I totally tired of searching, but this actually looks like a good situation! If it happens great, if not, at least it's giving me hope that if I keep looking stuff will come up! Thanks for your prayers!!!! Enjoy your weekend all! Peace and...

gratefuldeb67

CEU...
You can only have the non sugar "S"
as an extra one!
LOL..

Have a nice time with your guy!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Ellen! That was so nice of you!!!!

Hotties Unite!!!!!
LOL..

Have a great evening

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Good luck! I find that with NoS you have to ride out periods where you don't drop weight.. They can last for long periods, then you do a little more exercise and have a bunch of good N days in a row and "bam" your down a pound more... Maintaining is far superior than constantly gaining.. I know that...

gratefuldeb67

Cool!

Have a nice non-rationalizing N day!
Only one and a half days to S days!!!
Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hi friends! It's been a very stressful past few days for me, and yesterday was the climax of that stress!!!!! Yuck.. and I don't mean climax in any good kind of way! LOL... I spent the whole day xeroxing, downloading, and accumulating materials to send express mail to the Social services office to g...

gratefuldeb67

Here's an idea if you feel like being creative... Seventy dollars is crazy for another hammer.. You can make your own "Indian Club" by taking a very large can, like an industrial sized coffee can, and a hammer handle and some concrete... Fill can with concrete and stick the handle into the middle of...

gratefuldeb67

I've been in a few major car accidents over the years as I used to do lots of driving jobs... It's seriously frightening..
Sorry you had to live through that but consider yourself truly blessed!!!!
Glad you are okay, and you will get your appetite back soon enough..
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

It's probably not the best idea to do this on a regular basis, but if you really only had 3 meals, then I say you are in the clear... Still, part of me says to listen to your own feelings of whether this felt like a violation of rules... That's very important too.. If you start associating your meal...

gratefuldeb67

Hey Doula behbeh... I say.. find several things you enjoy, like that bellydancing, walking, weight lifting.. Of couse you could always try out Yoga too! :wink: But start with a small commitment of time and just stick with it.. Use the Shovelglove increment of 14 minutes, even if it's not applied dir...

gratefuldeb67

Good for you... You won't be a "fat chick" for much longer if you stick with NoS...
You will still be able to enjoy food to its fullest!
Congrats on your great start!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Good luck Pynki!
You can do this!!!!!
Don't go for perfection.. Just do your best!!!!
That's gonna work, promise

ps.. There are several Nossers who are similar sized with you..
And they all have lost weight!

I started around 230 and I'm only 5'3" and now I'm like 205...

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Moderate fudging is okay as long as it's not covered in hot fudge!

Good going Ceu!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hey! Can't us oldies come join your party too????

LOL...

Good luck guys!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hi Jennifer and Redwinger! Welcome! Good advice Redwinger :) Yes.. Get ready for a real life changing journey.. Your first steps will be to just attempt the plan.. You will have failures and screwups etc.. None of that should stop you from keeping on trying... You will get better with practice! Peac...

gratefuldeb67

Sunday: Took an S day for Purim, and had 2 chocolate hamentashen. Yum. Mmmmmmm!!!!!!!! I always loved Apricot ones and also Prune filled! Happy Belated Purim! When I was a kid, my family put on a show at my kinder shul, and my mother did the dance of the veils... Oh my god! What I wouldn't give to ...

gratefuldeb67

That's really the amazing thing I have experienced here with NoS... Even on my most "bleeped" up days, I don't tend towards going into full on binge for days mode... Which used to be binge for months mode... We learn to associate overeating/oversweeting, with a bad feeling when it's not an S day, an...

gratefuldeb67

Mustered up 200 crunches this morning despite the imminent arrival of my period any day now! They were a bit harder because of that.... :roll: But the "non optional" aspect of EDS is great when you get it to start working in your favor! Kickin my own ass!!!! :twisted: When I'm more energetic, I'll u...

gratefuldeb67

::smiles::

Thanks HG!!!
You too!!!

Have a great evening.. I'm about to make an early dinner...
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Thank you very much Ellen!!!
I appreciate that encouraging and kind remark!
Have a great day!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hi Reinhard! This will make you really really fit!!!!! Real stairs on regular basis is great!!!! I used to climb five flights a day at the Swedish Institute five days a week, and only took the elevator if I was late for a test! Before I went to school for massage I was delivering food to industrial ...

gratefuldeb67

Long Live Reinhard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deb

gratefuldeb67

It's a full moon tonight!
Blame Her!!!
LOL.....

That ol devil moon makes us all a bit looney!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Ooooh this is the first N day that I totally didn't do any crunches..
I didn't do too much of anything today..
That will stop tomorrow!

See you then!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Got the really sugary baked goods (yummy though). Oh well. I just decided to be good the rest of the day. That totally beats throwing in the towel and making the whole day a washout.. Good for you!!!! This is what it takes to really succeed! That mentality! And congrats on taking some food home for...

gratefuldeb67

Make the temptations less easily accessible... Why are there girl scout cookies around Tricia? Make your home a safe house on N days.. None of us would be here if we were naturally thin people without problems.. You are not a failure.. These are tough habits to break! Besides the rules alone, you ne...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Dru!
I'm five three and 205 so you sound mighty skinny to me!!!!!

Hugs out to Caramel Valley!
Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

You're a doll Ceu! Thanks a lot! I'm just dying to shed my outer fat to flaunt my new and improved Yoga enhanced bod!!! It's happening already it seems! I just took my waist and arm measurements, and I'm about to go do my crunches... Hey! I'm down an inch from last month and my arms are down half an...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Ellen and Tricia! Hope you have a nice Monday too! I actually don't mind pms that much anymore... only if it causes me to lose my temper with my son and feel really irate... I wonder what life will be like for me once I hit menopause? Probably much nicer.. Yo Tricia.. enjoy drooling again... Thes...

gratefuldeb67

I just wanted to post that 1. Yes I am, indeed truely evil..... , and (said in fake Dana Carvey Church Lady voice), those dessert links were inspired by another S... Who???? Could it be,,,,,,,,, :twisted: atan! LOL! and the other thing I wish to say is that my S day yesterday was mainly Salt!!! And ...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Tricia!

Don't beat yourself up!
You're doing fine and as long as you keep strict on the N days they will win out!

Hugs!!!

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Welcome Wendy
Your name reminds me of the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld!!!

*No S for YOU!*
LOL..

Hope it works well for you

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

I have to admit that keeping on top of salt and water intake has been very sketchy, and I am not doing to well with it either, at least the water part... But today I am definitely in a salt mood.. I just ate three big salty garlickey pickles!!!!!!!!!!!! Well at least I tried for two days! :lol: I th...

gratefuldeb67

Class was great today! Nice way to spend a rainy morning... I haven't practiced much on my own this week, but that will change as I feel so much better when I stay on top of some of these stretches.. Larry sends healing love to all of us! I encourage all who are reading this to take a moment everyda...

gratefuldeb67

With all of the diets I have been on, I have been losing and gaining the same 5 pounds for about 5 years now. What I lose during the week, I'd gain on the weekends. And,,,, not changing those intrinsic habits you need to change.. So it's wasted energy and those diets are producing a real up down ro...

gratefuldeb67

Hee hee...
You guys are cute!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

I agree!

Funny how quick we get less used to stuffing our faces and bellies to the point of bursting...

Have a nice day Nonskanse..
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

I'm glad to say that No-S is habit. I'm not worried about that these days. Yay Freakwitch!!!!! I haven't been weighing myself at all. I suspect most will regard this as a good thing. Heh heh :wink: It's getting lighter! Spring is coming! Warmth is toying with us! Long live the light! Ditto and Amen...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Lukeoo, I think it's because of a lot of reasons.. Bad habits from years of just noshing whenever food is around.. Boredom... Actively seeking a snacking lifestyle, however, I think, is due to two main things.. 1. The bogus claims that "grazing" is healthy, which have been in the fake nutritionis...

gratefuldeb67

Here's one of the new poses I have learned this month in Ashtanga... I can't clasp my hands together yet, but with the help of a small nylon rope I can make the connection and hold the stretch.. http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/939_1.cfm And I practiced this too! http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/783...

gratefuldeb67

Heh heh.. Hi Lioness! I probably shouldn't have put this on the Shoveglove section.. Don't worry about churning butter while squatting up and down.. Only the non spastic highly coordinated people can do that without feeling like you are patting your head while rubbing your belly... Shovelglove is po...

gratefuldeb67

Hi Kevin :wink: Glad Hindu Squats are working for you! My guess is that you may have really tight quads or something... Or weak ones.. Two more great poses to consider trying out to help strengthen your quads and knee joint are: Chair pose Warrior I and II They are very safe, as well as very strengt...

gratefuldeb67

Fever broke sometime during the wee hours of the morning, throat has stopped hurting, and body doesn't ache. Stomach is better today, too, and I'm starved Ha! Good! I knew you would feel better once you had less to worry and stress about.. :wink: A good appetite is a great indicator you are getting...

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http://www.brunobakery.com/index.cfm?npageid=6

http://www.ferraracafe.com/aboutus/bakery_cafe.asp

There.. Have fun drooling!

gratefuldeb67

Yes Cannoli can certainly be found in NY! LOL.. Little Italy :) If you ever visit.. The best cannolis can be found in a few bakerys Bruno Bakery and Ferraras... They are legendary! The problem is, you can't really send one.. The shells will get soggy... They need to be fresh... Thanks for the chocol...

gratefuldeb67

Don't get too bummed out Mousie! You're doing great! It takes time to quell those bad habits, or more aptly, to change them... Temptations from unplanned goodies around the house are nearly impossible to resist.... Can you enlist your hubby to hold off till S days for those treats to enter your home...

gratefuldeb67

Go Hunter Gatherer!!!!!

Enjoy your weekend!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Congrats on the job Jan!!!!!! :D And congrats on not having pneumonia! Get your rest girl! I bet now that your job search is over, you will be able to heal much faster! Less worries.. Just take it easy and have a lot of warm lovely soup... Maybe try out that great hot lemon tea with the cayenne pepp...

gratefuldeb67

Have whatever cough drops you want Jinx... No one ever got fat going on a Halls mentholyptus binge! Don't worry about cough drops.. this isn't Atkins, you aren't diabetic.... Just make yourself comfortable without all that guilt.. Sick days are S days, and it's already Friday, so don't worry about a...

gratefuldeb67

Well the snow has finally totally melted around here and it was like 65 or 70 degrees today! Not that we have had hardly any snow this Winter, but, if it snows again,,,,,, I may just have to kick Mother Natures ass!!! :twisted: Tricia! S days are upon us! Glad that you had a nice birthday... I would...

gratefuldeb67

Yo Reinhard,
I'm sorry, but four years worth of Shovelglove and Urban Ranger could never be substantially affected by a few weeks off...
You would have to take off months...

I hope you are feeling better skinny guy!

And you too Jinx..

Have a good weekend!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

I'm feeling the best I've felt in a long time. I feel like I'm starting to tighten up. Also, it's getting much easier for me to cut down on portions-- especially at restaurants. I'm starting to get two meals for the price of one by taking home half of what I eat for lunch the next day. Lookin good ...

gratefuldeb67

Yo thanks Guy!

Peace Love and Spring!!!
Have a nice weekend

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Yay! ::chuckles:: S days are fun! Well guys, for the first time since, possibly four months ago or more, I had a minor binge last night... The evening went far from smoothly in our house and I even ended up cancelling on a client so I could just stay home to smooth things out between Richie and I......

gratefuldeb67

On the failure, don't sweat it. That's part of the process. You'll become much more aware of what you're eating, and eventually even your failures will be less destructive than your normal pre-No-S eating pattern. Keep the faith. Precisely! Very nice thoughts there Guy... Good for you! Have a nice ...

gratefuldeb67

Have a bloody great time CJ!!!!! Hey...what's in the air? I had a binge of potato chips last night!!! :twisted: Really pissed at myself for a little while, but as you say, today is another day.. I'm over it... Thanks for writing on Yoga Journey.. The old manager, at that club, actually transferred a...

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To our beloved "birther"

Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!
Hope you had fun Tricia!!!

Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Maria, you are being to hard on yourself under the circumstances.. Surgery starts with S... I know you have been really trying, and you are worried, so don't be so upset with yourself for falling back into comfort eating.. It's not your norm.. It's just a little setback.. It's not falling off that w...

gratefuldeb67

I agree with CEU..

Grapes are a far better choice than candy...
That is worth being proud of!!!
Did you "smell" the chocolates???
LOL

Love,

Debny!

gratefuldeb67

hahaha! It's all thanks to Vorpal, he made it for me. I am enjoying NoS very much. It gave me the structure that I needed, and the best part is the support (especially from you, you've been great). I can't wait to really start feeling the results. *Im so excited, and I just can't hide it..* hehe..s...

gratefuldeb67

Feel better little Jammin Jan!
I feel for you!!!
Hope you get the job meant for you~

Hugs!

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Feel better Jinx girl... I am hesitant to offer my ideas until I have a better idea of what you are going through.. Sick is too general.. Also, I am worried that "diet and exercise" for you, might mean, pushing yourself into a place where you are running your batteries down too low... Stress can cha...

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Oh, I forgot to say a few more things... On a w00t w00t note: I was able to stqnd in full tree pose today... I used to only be able to keep my non standing foot on my lower calf for support.. Today I was able to center and calm myself, and my body was warmed up and elastic enough to be able to keep ...

gratefuldeb67

Hi everyone :wink: I had my second Ashtanga Yoga class today... Turns out the class is actually a Level II class.. No wonder it kicked my butt to kingdom come last week!!! I actually hurt myself last week... The next day I was in major spasm... The pace was entirely different than what I was used to...

gratefuldeb67

I just wanted to say how great it is to have so much new blood here at NoS! Good luck to all the NoS noobs! :wink: I have been absent these days.. But NoS is always on my mind! (sung to the song "Georgia".... no not "Gorge ah..." LOL...) Have a great day all, and lets remember that it's only two mor...

gratefuldeb67

Good job Ellen!
Hope everyone gets better soon!
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

300 crunches this morning

I am feeling my stomach tightening up and feeling strong..
It's an amazing feeling!

Have a great afternoon all!
Peace and Love,

Deb[/b]

gratefuldeb67

such a long spell of completely virtuous behaviour is unheard of for me. *Completely*???? :wink: Heh heh.. Just kidding.... I am really thrilled for you girl! It's amazing what a good run of days does for our Spirits! Hey CJ.. Soon you will be Whole-S'ed and your daily checkin thread will be as bor...

gratefuldeb67

Thanks CEU! You will find that food here is something to look forward to, not something to shove in mindlessly with no good reason.. We become conditioned to enjoy a healthy food relationship.. Our bad patterns of stress eating are directly helped though these NoS rules.. Then when you have practice...

gratefuldeb67

On a somewhat related topic... Being angry all the time is linked to gum disease, like gingivitis and peritonitis (sp???)... When we are fat and miserable, for long periods of time, chances are we are depressed and suppressing a lot of anger too.. When we take care of our bodies health, through diet...

gratefuldeb67

I think it's interesting that awareness seems to only come after you interrupt the pattern, that you can't see the thing while you're doing it. you implement a change and then you can start to figure out what's going on . Hi Athabasca.. Interesting post, thank you :) I messed up the quotes thing so...

gratefuldeb67

croo dee tay.....

Thats the pronunciation...
You would have to start saying

Weekend Loo dee tays....

LOL...

Yer funny Vorpal!

Carolejo, remind me to avoid you when you are having crudites!
LOL....

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Sorry Jan! Feel better! Keep up your qi gong! That is great for supporting your immune system.... Interviews go hand in hand with stress.. I doubt this is just a coincidental cold... I have this happen when I'm really stressing... I know what you are going through... I've been going through a simila...

gratefuldeb67

The issue is that it makes me act irrationally and do stupid stuff like say: "F this diet, I'm going to eat 12 helpings of ice cold dinty moore beef stew straight outta the can!" Hey there Tut! You are my favorite Egyptian! LOL.. Look... Hunger is okay... Your mindset isn't... Unfortunately it is p...

gratefuldeb67

Hey friends.. I've had a very intense few days.. Fortunately most of the drama is passed.. And even more fortunately, I have stayed totally on track with the exception of half a can of coke today.. Had to wait two and a half hours in a stuffy and depressing social services office with a load of real...

gratefuldeb67

Hi guy!
Great work so far!
Keep it up

Though I must say that I personally feel weighing ones self on an S day to be almost sacrilegious..

Peace and Love!

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Welcome Rudie and good luck!
Avoiding your dissertation eh?
Ha!

NoS won't work fast, but it will work steadily!
Commit to it, and you will see results!
And it is so simple it won't even take you away from you dissertation writing!
(unless you are still avoiding it!)

Peace and Love,

Deb

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I am so psyched at how well you are doing Becky! Many people would have traded one addiction for another.. It's not uncommon for people to put on lots of weight when they stop smoking... Once that nicotine is out of you, your metabolism probably changes... I mean, nicotine is pretty much a big appet...

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Could only muster up a measely 300 crunches today..
What is the world coming to?
LOL..

I used Jammin Jan's exercise mantra
No crunches no lunches..

Hunger is a pretty good exercise motivator!

To be continued.........
Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hey D! I was *just* thinking about you this afternoon, and wondering if you would pop in here again at all... How's that for psychic!? LOL.. :lol: Hope all's well... :) I tell you, living in the South, you really have to counter your culture to eat healthy.. Still working that graveyard shift at the...

gratefuldeb67

Hi CJ!!!
Big Hugs!
Sorry about the "Bleh" office stuff..
You'll be back and hashing with the raucous runners in no time!

Hope you had a good day girl!
Love,

Yer Debs...

gratefuldeb67

Welcome Opus!

If you keep Shovelgloving look forward to being a Magnus Opus!
Huh huh huh....

But seriously,

Good luck and enjoy!
Silliness is part of the enjoyability factor...

I can't imagine anyone ever giggling whilst doing Atkins or The Zone!
LOL..

Peace, Love, and Shovelglove!

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Thanks Darcy! I just received your email.. Very funny and cute! You will enjoy NoS! Thanks for your vote of confidence and your kind comments! Check out the main home page for Reinhards diet... It will answer many of your questions... And it's really funny to read! www.nosdiet.com Peace and Love, 8)...

gratefuldeb67

Welcome home!

Peace and Love,

Deb

gratefuldeb67

Hi Darcy! We grown ups don't know all this stuffs either! Don't worry.. The rules here are simple and it's almost better that you don't know about stupid carbs and calorie counting.. (Incidentally, a "calorie" is a unit of body heat which is required to burn fuel.. the more fattening and harder some...

gratefuldeb67

Hey Jinx!
Have a good day..
Seems like your enjoying NoS

The avatar looks great!
It reminds me of the Grudge..
LOL..

Or some Kurosawa movie still...
Yeh, more like Rashomon...

Peace and Love,

Deb

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Revised Day Two...

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I'm not at all surprised... They are a huge monopoly in the general food industry here... All bow to the junk food god! And we shall call him KRAFT!!! :twisted: :: Zombified people prostrate on the floor chanting.. "Macandcheese, macandcheese... must have macandcheese"...... :: No doubt I will be tr...

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