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lpearlmom

Great article! Couldn't agree more with it. In our house we don't label food or weight or body parts as good or bad and I think it's helped to give my girls a healthy attitude about everything--hopefully!

lpearlmom

On the body thing, it's pretty much the exception NOT to be damaged in this culture. Ain't that your truth! It's good to remember too. Even those women who appear to have "perfect" bodies, probably have moments of body angst as well. The only real answer is self love/acceptance. Today went well..ti...

lpearlmom

Weird & frustrating lux! I only did IF for a short time but gained too. Not for me!

Wb to sanity!

lpearlmom

Hi Emma! Yeah that artic zero stuff is pretty good but it does give you the false sense that you can eat a lot of it. Then of course you finish the whole carton & consumed a few hundred calories. Maybe it's better to just eat a small portion of the real stuff. Oolala I know! You should try living wi...

lpearlmom

Glad things are going okay Heather. That kind of group would be very triggering for me. Glad you're going to bow out gracefully!

lpearlmom

Perfect attitude re: your neighbor. I doubt it's personal. She just may be the grumpy type.

I think your mod sounds very reasonable.

Have a great weekend!

lpearlmom

Red day and up 3.5 lbs...also overdid it on caffeine. Ugh!

Break: fruit
Lunch: salad with nf dressing, green tea latte
Dinner: fruit, 1/2 salad, couple bites of salmon, sf chai
Red: pint of Arctic zero :/

lpearlmom

Pretty good overall I'd say! Sorry about squiggle. :/

lpearlmom

Wow so sad about France....

Did have a green day.

Break: no sugar muffin, green tea latte
Lunch: popcorn, d coke ( movies)
Dinner: pork chops, cauliflower "rice", salad, melon, green tea latte

Exercise: 45 min bike ride

Reflux acting up. Gotta kick this caffeine habit me thinks.

lpearlmom

Omg I'm so sorry about your neighbor. Pretty weird that she's bringing it up now and isn't it the city's responsibility to keep up the sidewalks? My dh's aunt tried to sue someone for a similar reason and we all told her she was crazy to pursue it. She persisted but it never got anywhere. Hang in th...

lpearlmom

Yay--great job!

Btw, I'm always afraid I'll jinx myself if I post to early in the day. 😊

lpearlmom

I'm just impressed that you have a daily check in thread that's 24 pages long!! Lol thanks! I know it's a little crazy but I think it helps to keep me (somewhat) sane. I've really been struggling the last few days on many levels. I haven't been able to stick to NoS and just feeling kind of fuzzied ...

lpearlmom

Thank you Blessing! I agree unraveling the emotional stuff helps with the eating/body image stuff. Ugh, another red day. Bathing suit shopping was my undoing I think. The first one looked pretty good on me actually but the next few, not so much. I think I'm frustrated that I've worked do hard and lo...

lpearlmom

Congrats on the weightloss and even more importantly your improved relationship with food.

You're doing great!

Linda

lpearlmom

Much better day today *phew*. Feeling back on track but it's good to remember the importance of riding out the tough times. Things eventually do get back on track. I guess that's what a true commitment really is. Went to my therapist yesterday for the first time in about a month. I always have to ta...

lpearlmom

Yay that's a nice feeling I bet. Enjoy!

lpearlmom

Oh boy I'm coming late to this discussion but it is a very important issue to me. My parents were always dieting and never allowed sugary food in the house and of course I followed suit by going on my first diet when I was 10. Then as soon as I was at a friends house or had access to junk food, I'd ...

lpearlmom

Ugh, today did not go so well. Overate and I'm worried I'll regain some of the weight lost. It's also not good for my reflux when I overdo it so lose-lose situation today. But tomorrow's another chance to do better. I'll try. Break: oatmeal, fruit, chai Lunch: stir-fry w rice, sf chai Snack: nectari...

lpearlmom

Thanks for the further details Jen! It's really helpful to get insight into other ppl's way of managing their eating. I'm struggling a bit these last few days but hopefully I'll find a good groove like you have soon.

Thanks again for sharing.

Linda

lpearlmom

I hope you don't feel like you can't have nuts anymore! My husband & I both lost about 40 lbs while eating plenty of nuts. That is his main in between snack in fact. Of course he has a crazy good metabolism so I didn't follow that route but I eat them often on my yogurt or stir fry or just add a lit...

lpearlmom

Thank you Jen! Yeah I don't know whats going on but things have definitely shifted around. I have small hips & legs but and a big stomach so I think I just got used to things being snug on my tummy. Now my stomach is finally the right size for the pants I've been wearing. Yesterday was a red day. I'...

lpearlmom

Yay what a fantastic post! Love that things are really falling into place and the weightloss is a nice extra bonus. Can you remind me what your mods are? I'm currently trying figure out what I'm doing now that I'm back from vacation. It's confusing to me that I lost weight even though I didn't stick...

lpearlmom

Yeah it's great how one day on track can help you feel centered again. Isolation has definitely got to make this all feel harder. Do whatever you can to help yourself feel a little better. In those days if I could get a shower in and get dressed in decent clothes, it made a big difference. I can rem...

lpearlmom

Hi wb! Sorry for your recent frustrations ! I'm thinking I would keep the nuts as a mod and see how that goes for awhile. Since you'll want to lose weight very slowly due to your med condition, a few extra healthy calories might not be a bad thing. You also have to be realistic about what you're wil...

lpearlmom

Thanks Blessing & Jen! It went well and was very painless. The doctor said everything looked pretty good. Just a little inflammation but no major damage. The test results will show if I have h-pyloris or not which would mean I had an ulcer that healed maybe. I'm really relieved there was no permanen...

lpearlmom

Oh dear, I'm so sorry to hear that iron! Those early days with two little ones is SO hard and with everyone being sick it makes darn near impossible. It really will get better though. I promise it won't last forever! As far as your eating goes just do your best and get back to NoS as soon as you can...

lpearlmom

Great job! I like your mods. I keep on the lowish side with carbs mainly to support my diabetic hubby but I do think it's helped with my weightloss perhaps. Your body will definitely adjust to the set mealtimes. I used to have to white knuckle it between meals but I can't remember the last time I fe...

lpearlmom

Welcome to sanity! I know weight watchers can be great short term but trying to stay on it forever is crazy making.

Sounds like you're off to a great start! Best of luck!

Linda

lpearlmom

Yay for enjoying holidays instead of stressing about all the food you can't eat! 🎉

lpearlmom

Blessing: thanks for the supportive words! Yeah to be honest I'm just not that interested in food right now. This is not normal for me. Maybe it's from the reflux or just because I'm so busy right now but I couldn't even finish my toast this morning. Weird but I'll enjoy it while it lasts! Thanks Je...

lpearlmom

And if someone asks me, what the greatest benefit is? To have peace with food! To forget about calorie-counting, miracle foods and “kick-ass”-workout routines. Just to enjoy life (in moderation ;) ) and care for the more important things. And for that I don't need a specific weight, or a low BMI. S...

lpearlmom

Glad you're getting done insight into your vacation issues. I definitely didn't want to miss out on things like roasting marshmallows or trying the best cinnamon buns in the Yukon but I just took small portions and skipped the stuff that wasn't special. Sounds like you have a similar plan. Wish we w...

lpearlmom

Thanks so much for the kind words Oolala, blessing, cookie & Merry! I'm feeling very overwhelmed with the post-vacation state of affairs. The control freak in me is not handling the huge pile of laundry, or the mess on our sideboard and god knows what shape are budget is in at the moment. My mil & m...

lpearlmom

Hi blessing, glad to see you're still posting and thanks for stopping by my thread. Looks like a lot of people are finding your ideas/mods helpful.

Linda

lpearlmom

What an awesome friend you have! So happy things are finally getting taken care of even though I know it's pretty stressful for the time being. My dh has some health issues too. It's tough but sounds like you have a pretty good support system in place. Good luck with the repairs and glad things are ...

lpearlmom

Sorry about the upward trend but you definitely caught it before it got too out of hand. I'm certain you will get back to a comfortable place with the three simple rules. I thought I read you went on a 2 week road trip somewhere. If so I hope it was fun! Hang in there. I'm finding coming back from s...

lpearlmom

Jackn, so glad you're still posting.

Best of luck!

Linda

lpearlmom

Glad things are continuing to go well for you. Your popcorn idea sounds great. Will have to try!

lpearlmom

Thanks for all the well wishes! Came back from our trip late Friday night and then had dh's surprise party last night. The trip was amazing. Such an awesome experience & my kids did terrific. Oh and we never had to use our bear deterrent. *phew* The party also went well. Dh was surprised, the food w...

lpearlmom

Crazy day. Getting up in 4 hrs to start our trip. My mom and her bf are here to watch the dogs & house for us. Took an hr to teach my mom the tv but I think she finally got it. In the way to the airport I stopped at the mall to use my anthropologie bday gift cards and wow that's about the best exper...

lpearlmom

Yes Sonya, it's some kind of weird spray. It really freaked me out. Blessing--thank you! I hope not also! Forgot to check in yesterday but it was a good day. Busy and green. Honestly my meals are so boring lately that for the first time in my life, food is just fuel at this point. I am feeling bette...

lpearlmom

Oh dear I'm so sorry to hear this. I've had similar reactions when Ive posted about wanting to stray a bit from vanilla or when I've expressed my desire to lose weight (rather than just focus on habits). It's odd but I think some people are threatened by change or maybe they're afraid this will turn...

lpearlmom

Another busy day getting ready for our trip. We bought bear deterrent & hardcore mosquito netting which really started to get me nervous!

Break: bran flakes, banana
Lunch: a fish taco, couple chips, chai iced blended
Dinner: chicken & avocado salad, bread

lpearlmom

So awesome Jen! What a cool way to live life. Clearly you have your priorities in tact. I found the vacation days spent flying on NoS were the hardest. My schedule was all thrown off and I was way too bored on the plane not to partake in those little snacks. I think I pretty much just called it an S...

lpearlmom

Glad to see you're back! I think it's normal to try other ways of eating now & then. Sometimes it takes trying something else to realize how much better NoS works. To be honest I still fantasize about making intuitive eating work for me. It sounds ideal but I've gone down that road to many times not...

lpearlmom

Oh that's tough! My husband is diabetic so he's usually the one feeling envious of my food. Great job on pushing through though. Usually if there's something I really want during the week, I make a note of it to have available for the weekend. And yes wanting something in your heart definitely does ...

lpearlmom

Hi cedar I really relate to what you're saying. After years of dieting, I really wanted intuitive eating to work for me. It really seemed like the answer but as hard as I tried to make it work, it just wouldn't. I gained a lot of weight and my eating was still very chaotic. I agree though it neutral...

lpearlmom

Looks like you're doing great blessing and your food looks yummy. I take it you like to cook?

Keep up the good work!

Linda

lpearlmom

Thank you blessing & cedar! Much better today. Amazing how much better my day goes when I start it off with a bike ride and a nice hot shower. There's something about being fully awake and ready to go before my kid's even wake up that seems to put me in the right mindset. My oldest daughter was gone...

lpearlmom

Jack: yes I agree, the size of the meal is definitely important. Timing too--not too close to bedtime. Heather: thanks for stopping by. Yes I'm hoping to figure out I'm trigger foods. Hard to stay on such a limited meal plan as you well know. Hope all is well with you! Rough day. Stress of trip prep...

lpearlmom

Great job on sticking to NoS under stressful conditions! I'm always a bit of a wreck before we have company. Trying make everything look perfect. I would not be happy if someone sprung it on me like that but it's your mom so what can you do, right? Sorry about the bellyache kind of s day (I've had m...

lpearlmom

Awesome Maggie--you will definitely get there. Just keep on truckin'!

Linda

lpearlmom

jackn wrote:
I don't know.
Just going with the flow.
Talking when inspired.
I guess it's mainly about feeling it's worthwhile.

That makes perfect sense to me.

jackn wrote:Good luck with the reflux, with the hectic life, and with your habits.

Thanks for the well wishes. Happy Sunday!

Linda

lpearlmom

Oh what an awesome idea Merry! Yeah it's amazing watching them work it out on their own. I wish I had started sooner but better late than never. Today was good. Feeling better than I have in a couple of days. Clearly Its linked to what I eat. I went to a party tonight and ate nothing but watermelon,...

lpearlmom

Glad you found your way over here blessing!

I like your plan. I've started adding a piece of caramel after lunch & dinner and find its a very satisfying way to finish the meal. It seems to take the edge off of my S days too. Yay!

Great job on your steps!

Linda

lpearlmom

Wait why are you guys working on vacation? Are you on a cruise?

Yes I'm nosy--sorry!

Glad eating is going well. We're going on a 3 week road trip & im worried my eating will be a mess. Oh well!

Linda

lpearlmom

Oh boy you make me feel like a bad mom with your "summer work". Thank goodness for dh who is in constant teaching mode so they can't avoid learning at least a little bit.

So happy you're still checking in from time to time. Any fun summer plans?

Linda

lpearlmom

Glad you're hanging in there. Miss your longer posts but guessing you're just busy!

Have a great weekend!

Linda

lpearlmom

Hi cedar--it is working well but going out to eat is very problematic. Garlic is in just about everything & im suppose to avoid it. I'm nervous about our upcoming Alaska trip because it's going to be really difficult to eat correctly while we're on the road (3 weeks--yikes!). My therapist taught me ...

lpearlmom

Hang in there Maggie & try not to beat yourself up. Encourage, encourage, encourage like you would a young child trying to master a new skill. Sometimes ppl that seem new have really tried this many times before something finally clicked for them. This was the case with me. So keep trying till it fi...

lpearlmom

ironchef wrote: My verdict - habit is dumb, don't confuse the poor beast.

Love that iron! I had a very similar experience as you did with S events. Good info to have though I think.

So sorry youre still sick/sleep deprived! Early days are so tough! I promise it'll get easier.

Take care of yourself!

Linda

lpearlmom

Sounds good--tell them you have severe reflux or something

lpearlmom

Oh dear, that sounds awful cedar! I so get the wanting another plate after that experience.

Mark it and move on and hopefully you will not have to eat there ever again!

Linda

Ps netball sounds like so much fun and it's great that it's meeting physical & social needs at once!

lpearlmom

Hi I just responded to you on the other thread but so happy to see you post your story here. Terrific results so it's clearly working for you. I've recently decided to add a piece of caramel to my meals if I want because it's one of the few things I'm allowed on my reflux diet. Question, do you keep...

lpearlmom

Yay--lifeisablessing! So thrilled my post could help you and really happy you came out of lurkdom! I look forward to hearing about your journey especially if you've found a way to tweak NoS that works for you. I imagine it could be really helpful to those that are finding vanilla nos to be frustrati...

lpearlmom

Thanks cedar, it's helping me feel less deprived on this limited plan.

She had a ovarian cyst burst. Painful but she's okay now. Poor thing though to go through that at someone else's house. Luckily I've known her since she was in pre-school so she's kind of like family.

lpearlmom

Thank you for sharing your thought process Merry. It's important for me to hear the voice of reason (and sanity) as much as possible. I like the idea of just moving things in the right direction. So many of the things I've been successful at just started out like that--baby steps on the right path. ...

lpearlmom

Thanks cedar! Yes I think it's easier too because I know this won't be forever. In a couple weeks I can add back foods one by one till I discover all my trigger foods. Then I will only have to avoid my trigger foods although certain behaviors will need to be continued most of the time. For example, ...

lpearlmom

I didn't read all the responses but I think Jen and Jack had excellent points. I'm not a big sweets person either and so have a very loose definition of sweets. Like I'll have a piece of zucchini bread with chocolate chips for breakfast and not sweat it too much. For me the most important rule for m...

lpearlmom

oolala53 wrote: And please remember that S days are really meant eventually to have ONE S event--SOMETIMES.

Agree with what you're saying oolala but was confused by what you meant here (above). My S days are still not solid so can use all the help I can get.

Thx!

lpearlmom

Lol oh yeah I could handle it if someone else was organizing it.

I agree it does feel good to give. And I always give the girl's clothes to friends w younger kids. I love to see their clothes get a 2nd life but I have a strange attachment to their clothes.

lpearlmom

Lol here you go Merry:
http://barefootcontessa.com/recipes.asp ... D=1042&S=0

I usually get requests for the recipe when I make it. Also, I omit the cranberries and add walnuts as per my kids preferences.

They are gooood!😍

lpearlmom

Woot--glad you're continuing to do well. I find your slow weightloss and calmness about it, very inspiring. I need to get in that train. Oolala, interesting about the add recommendation not to try to make money off of things. I've always suspected I am slightly ADD and one of my rules is to just giv...

lpearlmom

Hi I just wrote about this on my check-in and it didn't work well for me. I thought it'd be fine since I've been at this awhile but just too much of a slippery slope. Too much mental energy needed to make it sustainable imo. You can always try and see for yourself however. Vanilla nos will be waitin...

lpearlmom

Thank you cookie! I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Today was good. We had a bunch of people over to hang out and swim. I made a huge batch of ridiculously good oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (barefoot contessa) and somehow managed to refrain from even a single crumb. I can't have one even this ...

lpearlmom

Wow I'd be sore too! Your cruise sounds like such a blast. Sounds like you have a great family. Enjoy!!

lpearlmom

Have a wonderful vacation!

lpearlmom

Interesting about the gum.

lpearlmom

cedar wrote: Today green x 3.. First day of my 3rd 21 day challenge.

Awesome work cedar!

I hope the bath did the trick!

Also, had to look up netball. It looks like fun and similar to basketball? It's great when we can find active hobbies we enjoy!

Linda

lpearlmom

Checking on you Liz. Hope you're well & that your race went ok.

Linda

lpearlmom

Hi cedar--thanks for stopping by! Yes I was trying to simplify my meals anyway so I guess this helped move me along in that area.

Good job trying to figure out what you really needed. I've been taking a lot of baths lately. It's a nice escape from everybody and so relaxing.

Have a great day!

lpearlmom

Hi cookie thanks for responding! I'm following the dropping acid book http://www.amazon.com/Dropping-Acid-Reflux-Diet-Cookbook/dp/0982708319/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464702560&sr=1-1&keywords=dropping+acid+the+reflux+diet+cookbook+%26+cure They're the first to really make the connection betwe...

lpearlmom

I agree cedar, Jen & Jack--it's good information to have and can help me decide how to handle my S days going forward. Well I'm finally feeling better today. After doing some research I've decided to try a low-acid diet to see if that helps. The first two weeks is a kind of detox and is pretty inten...

lpearlmom

If there's anything I've learnt it's to heed the body. Excellent advice. Lots of good news in that last post, as with healing, for example. Would feel miraculous to me. It's more than I could have hoped for. I think I got lucky finding a therapist and a method that resonants with me. She uses EDMR ...

lpearlmom

I have those days too where I'm just a little off. It's okay. Just a little blip and the fact is you didn't snack. That's where the importance of the habit comes in to play. You don't snack even when you feel that little pull. You don't snack because you just don't snack anymore regardless of mood. ...

lpearlmom

You're doing great Jen! I love how you really like to save your Ss for only the stuff that you'll truly enjoy.

Enjoy your bbq!

Linda

lpearlmom

Jack: it's no sweat. I love the back & forthness of this community. Thanks for saying I seem busy. I feel like I don't do enough yet I do find myself envious of your stretches of free time so I guess that's a sign I could use more of it. Still you raised your child and earned the right to more time ...

lpearlmom

Hi Jen! It's hard not to worry about our kids weight. We know how fat people are discriminated against and we don't want them to suffer. My younger daughter stopped soccer (seasons over) and suddenly has been eating more than normal. I'm guessing it's a growth spurt but I can tell she's gained a few...

lpearlmom

jackn wrote:
lpearlmom wrote:
Linda, I know, you're intent on having me blush.
Well did it work?

jackn wrote:Unfold?
Give me a break.
I can barely touch my toes.
Lol your turn to make me laugh. 😀

Have a great day!
Linda

lpearlmom

.I just feel that I can't force anything. I feel I'm waiting for my body to be the one to tell me it's ready to lose the extra kilos not me forcing it... I have a deep trust that it will all happen when it's meant to and the only thing I need to 'control' is making sure I have 3 decent meals a day,...

lpearlmom

Hi cedar! So kind of you to ask after my health. I was supposed to get an upper endoscopy tomorrow to basically try to figure out what's going on with me. I ended up cancelling it though because dh couldn't clear the time to take me. Of course they can't fit me again till early July so I'll just hav...

lpearlmom

Checking on ya. Everything ok?

lpearlmom

Was a good day. We went to a farmers market this morning and they were selling my absolute favorite iced coffee. I was oh so tempted but mostly didn't want to feel lousy. So I resisted and that's another $5 in our vacation account. I ended up buying some nice loose tea to bring home and boy it did n...

lpearlmom

Above all not in the sense of restriction and the skinny wild goose chase - just when and if it feels like it. I love the workout-breakfast-shower morning sequence. Feels right. Feels nourishing in more ways than one. I guess lots of self-care. I love the well-paced road so far. Observe and adjust....

lpearlmom

I love green smoothies! The link looks interesting--thanks for sharing. I think youre right about book titles. When Dr Ornish first wrote his book, he wanted to call it How to prevent & reverse heart disease or something but publisher said it wouldn't sell books. They changed it to How to Eat more a...

lpearlmom

Cookie: np! I like Satter because she's not an alarmist and she doesn't jump on every new diet trends. Well she doesn't do trends period. I don't know if it completely aligns with NoS as she does believe in sit down snacks and seconds (if needed) but she's very anti-grazing and anti-traditional diet...

lpearlmom

Jack: so happy I could bring a smile on your face but sorry you really turned orange!! Thank you guys for not saying I'm slow. I think I feel that way because I'm often passed up by serious hardcore biking types. They whip right passed me in their Lycra outfits with their heads down & their knees hi...

lpearlmom

Yep Jen when I first did NoS, I wasn't losing weight fast enough and so left. I came crawling back years later and many pounds heavier. It clicked for me when I got to the point of wanting sanity with food even more than I wanted to lose the weight. Just has to be in that order I think. (Wow cedar t...

lpearlmom

Another, though, is the rest afforded by the meal - time-out, no work, no pressure, just to self and gratification. Could perhaps deal with that by allowing some rest time following meal, instead of going back to duties right away. I think you hit on a key issue here. Ellyn Satter talks about how y...

lpearlmom

Thank you Liz! I do love to cook and now that I've simplified our dinners, I've been enjoying it even more. I wish I could do the race too although I'd probably pass out after about 25 miles!😁 I looked up the race & it looks pretty cool. Wish they had something like that around here! Jack: I...

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