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by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

So many greens! So many greens & not a darn salad in sight! Bummer!! :D Have to head over to Berry's to find a decent salad!! Don't you find at this time of year, with the days getting longer & lots of bright sunshine, that your body really craves greens & salads & veggies & fresh produce? When I l...
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jean's 2013 Check In
Replies: 85
Views: 79734

r.jean, sometimes when I crave sweets it means I am not eating enough protein. If I have a protein pig-out it usually sets me straight.

Fantastic accomplishment running 10km! Wow!! :D And congrats on your green this month! :mrgreen:
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jenna's Daily Check In:
Replies: 30
Views: 40152

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.†– Churchill
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 623410

Good news about your dad, Patty! :D What a relief.

And super No "S" efforts for March! :lol:

Good job - on all fronts. :wink:
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:03 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

Yes we do have seasons: DARK (24 hour darkness) season and LIGHT (24 hour sunshine) season. Dark season runs from Nov-Feb and light season runs from May-Aug. Our summer temperatures are around 10C, with a really really warm day (unusally high temp) being around 11-12C. When the ice comes off the oce...
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

gk wrote:Whenever I feel like seeing a little GREEN, I just pull up your thread because GREEN is EVERYWHERE.
Well gk, it is -25C these days with months more left of cold, snow and ice. This BB is the only place I'll be seeing green, too, for quite some time! :lol:
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:44 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Do you notice any difference in the way your clothes fit? Amy , I sure do. My pants are baggy on me, around the waist & loose in the butt. I can squeeze into an old pair of blue jeans (squeeeeeze being the key word here) now but I'll have to shed at least another 10-15 pounds before I would conside...
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 29 DAY 86 – SUCCESS Breakfast: oatmeal, almonds, dried cranberry, milk, cinnamon, butter, maple syrup Lunch: couscous w/leftover veggies & black olives Dinner: bannock, strawberries & maple syrup Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -25C, hike with the dogs Indoors : elliptical (8:30 am), shugging (8:...
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

KL, Amy, milliem, Berry, gk, Sinnie, sophiasapientia, thanks so much for your wonderful wishes & kind words! I had a super birthday and a smile on my face, still .... :D
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

SpiritSong and Patty:

I absolutely cracked up at the "hippo birdie two ewe". Loved the link & the drawing. Never heard of Boynton before, or those hilarious lyrics. (I gotta get out more often!! :wink:)

Thanks, eh! :lol:
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Jonas Jonasson wrote:Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, winter woman.
Stay in the high Arctic long enough & you'll get cool! 8)

Danke, mein Freund. :wink:
by No BS
Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:52 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

OMG! What an amazing chorus of Happy Birthdays! :D I heard them all the way up here, north of 76 degrees!! What a hoot!!

Thank you so very much, everyone. :D
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MARCH 28, 2013

I just finished a tough "year end" month & am so looking forward to a long weekend. I booked off Tuesday as well so I made the weekend even longer. :lol: Today is my birthday. When I woke up (after 7.5 hours of gorgeous sleep) I leaped out of bed and sung "Happy Birthday" (off key) to myself at the ...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 28 DAY 85

MAR 28 DAY 85 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: eggs, potatoes Dinner: gin & soda w/lime, turbot, leftover veggie stir fry w/black olives, channa dal Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -19C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 2 Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (7:15 pm)
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:24 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: When you wake up late?
Replies: 9
Views: 14690

If you are hungry, eat three meals. If you are not hungry, eat two meals. Often I skip breakfast entirely because I am not hungry and just have two other meals at their regular times. Sometimes though I am hungry when I wake up and have to have a breakfast. For me it depends on how big/heavy/late my...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:16 am
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Shugging the Abs
Replies: 6
Views: 22577

Totally agree, blujay . :D However, on Reinhard's list of "non-canonical movements" is an intriguing thread about a movement that really pushes the abs. http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=20477&highlight=killer#20477 Unfortunately the video is a deadlink and there is not quite enough info...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
Replies: 190
Views: 159351

I like your menus, KL, and food choices. :D
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 - daily check in
Replies: 215
Views: 277716

Awesome, MJ! :mrgreen:

Have a terrific long weekend! :wink:
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 152754

Oh, Amy , thanks so much for the update! You do have a busy household and life. Glad to hear that your are working your HabitCal & your :mrgreen: exercise. The food will come too, sometimes in fits & starts but I know you will get there. :wink: I hope you have a super Easter weekend and time out in ...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:43 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111214

Almonds are a brilliant (healthy & nourishing too) solution! And got crackers beat by a country mile!! Plus almonds are so portable & tidy. :wink:

Have a great Easter weekend, SpiritSong!
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 271232

Well, Jonas, I absolutely love your disclaimer, your thread, and your ability to speak/write TWO languages (being uni-lingual myself).

And the ability to be funny in both!! :D

Your English skills easily trump my non-existent German skills!! :wink:

Have a great weekend, Jonas!!
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

OMG!! Yardwork in the sunshine, pushing 70 degrees!! Now I know what I will be dreaming of tonight. :D What a wonderful way to spend the day.

Have a great Easter weekend, Berry!
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 623410

Yesterday put my habit to the test and I came out green! :mrgreen: The beauty of mindlessly reinforcing these food/exercise No"S" habits, day after day, week after week, is that the routine still kicks in & takes over when we are "mindless" with emotion, or grief, or fear, or stress, or many of the...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Milly's weekly check in!
Replies: 173
Views: 151769

Have a great Easter weekend, milliem!

Rowing and cycling are two other exercises I can think of that shouldn't stress your hip/leg.
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:09 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

.....it's a 4 day weekend starting in 1.5 hours!!! For me too, Sinnie !! And I booked off Tuesday so I've actually made it a 5 day weekend! YAHOO!!! Like you, I too am ready for some quality down time. :wink: Teaching is such a tough job, I have a tremendous amount of admiration & respect for teach...
by No BS
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:03 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2795496

Since I started working out after work (and before dinner) I find the exercise has totally taken the edge off my appetite and is, I feel, the sole reason my portions have gotten smaller.

Totally different on the weekends when I don't do my workout routines.
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 149397

Good job, gk! Hope you have a lovely weekend.
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Yes, of course SpiritSong. :lol:
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 27 DAY 84 – SUCCESS Breakfast: polenta, salsa Lunch: grapefruit, almonds, dried cranberries Dinner: arctic char w/mustard & dill béchamel sauce; green/red/yellow/orange pepper & tomato w/onion & mushroom, EVOO, balsamic vinegar, garlic, spices stir fry; strawberries & maple syrup Stella : SU...
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:44 am
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Shugging the Abs
Replies: 6
Views: 22577

Shugging the Abs

I'm a noob to shugging & have only been going at it now for about a month. Absolutely love it & am totally blown away by how quickly & happily my body has responded to these new, & escalating, physical demands. I need help though with working my abs. The posted ab video link is dead and I could find...
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111214

Your day is so long maybe you should have 4 meals a day rather than three.

If it is not night time, eight hours between meals seems a long time!! Sometimes munching on an apple or eating a piece of fruit (natural sugar) will easily tide you over.
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:15 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Milly's weekly check in!
Replies: 173
Views: 151769

Good grief, milliem, I missed you. Welcome back! I hope you are back on the mend & get your usual bounce back PDQ!! There are lots of wicked bugs going around up here, too. Sorry about your leg. Do you swim? I know we have kept horses in condition swimming them when they were injured & couldn't be e...
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

It sounds like your enjoyable job can be very demanding at times. One thing about eating healthy & exercising, it always seems to give a body the reserves necessary to juggle that type of workload without bottoming out.

Those kind of healthy lifestyle bonuses are the best! :wink:
by No BS
Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
Replies: 190
Views: 159351

Re: KL's Veggie Tales - Check In

KL wrote: Feels awesome to be on the boards and have some accountability.
Totally agree! It is an awesome motivator for keeping your focus! :lol:
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

Sinnie wrote: I'm working on trying to find that balance.
All of us fight daily to find & maintain "balance", Sinnie. The true measure of a person, IMHO, is mustering courage daily NOT to give up the fight.

Hang in there, sweetie, you have so many people cheering you on!
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

Sinnie wrote: I'm working on trying to find that balance.
All of us fight daily to find & maintain "balance", Sinnie. The true measure of a person, IMHO, is the courage to continue the fight.

Hang in there, sweetie, you have so many people cheering you on!
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:50 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 271232

Maybe I will stop brooding over this and just see what happens. OMG, you are so hilarious sometimes & I am unsure whether or not it is entirely intentional!! Consequently, I always have a blast reading your thread. :wink: I exactly, totally, entirely agree with your sentence above! Beautifully sums...
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 152754

Good grief I miss Amy. The kindest most generous spirit who has helped me so much on this BB. If I was three years old I would be lying on the floor, pitching a real hissy-fit, howling to the world that "I want Amy"!!! :cry: Since I am long past three years old, I can only send my dearest wishes in ...
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 149397

TUESDAY - 3/26/13 FOOD: I know that it could have been worse and it will get better. I'm doing better with exercise and I'm sure that will eventually pull better eating habits into my day. Bless your brave heart for having the courage to trust yourself! For having the courage to continue. For havin...
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 623410

Oh Patty, darling, I'm sending you my dearest guardian angel to help you & your family through this difficult time. Geographic distance & family troubles are a tough one to reconcile. Good luck, Patty. My very best wishes to you & yours.
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Hi KL , welcome back to No "S". In all my years I have never met a better system for steadily developing incredibly positive habits in any endeavour. Thanks for reading & stopping by this thread; &, more importantly, for taking the trouble of looking us up on Ellesmere Island. We are now @ 140 souls...
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Berry, salads & snickers, my fatal weaknesses!! :lol:
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:11 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Childoftheking daily check-in
Replies: 108
Views: 106771

You go girl!!! :D Very well done!
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:06 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.†– Churchill
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:05 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 26 DAY 83 – SUCCESS Breakfast: eggs, couscous w/salsa Lunch: strawberries w/maple syrup Dinner: couscous w/cranberry salsa, strawberries w/maple syrup Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -15C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm)
by No BS
Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Jonas, what a hilariously intriguing possibility!! Thanks for suggesting it. :lol:
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:36 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111214

At the risk of sounding like a permanent Pollyanna, the very fact that you learn lots about yourself on all days, and gain more experience about your habits, motivations, and triggers with food & exercise, means it is all good. Even the fails or S-days or S-events. :D One thing I love about No "S" i...
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

I remain hopeful yet pessimistic. Good for you, Sinnie! Just because things are the way they are right NOW doesn't mean that is the way they will be FOREVER!! Sometimes things sneak up behind our backs & get all changed around when we are not paying attention anymore & when we least expect it. :) I...
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

Berry, if you are too tired for one of your ginormous exotic salads I know you really must be beat! I hope you get some rest & get your bounce back for tomorrow. Or you'll be suffering salad withdrawals!! :D
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:23 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 149397

Good on you, gk ! I absolutely love that there is NO QUIT in you and you are keeping on moving forward. It is so incredibly important to find the positive things we can focus on about ourselves and our day! Good job on keeping positive and making it through the day & doing your exercise. Amy & MJ he...
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:15 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Emma's check in
Replies: 52
Views: 51426

Congrats on a green Monday & a stable weekend! :mrgreen: You really are on a roll!

Isn't early morning simply gorgeous - and peaceful. It's my favorite time of day. :wink:
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ~ Reviving Renee ~
Replies: 1459
Views: 1536757

Ah, reneew, you make me laugh.

It's like me with all my moisturizers (aka skin food) littering my bedroom and bathroom. What do you mean I have to apply them to my body for them to work?!?!?!? :lol:
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 - daily check in
Replies: 215
Views: 277716

OMG, MJ , I absolutely love what you are doing!! You are so on the right path, my dear! :D Keep up the terrific work and candid self-analysis. :wink: And most excellent job protecting yourself from toxic distractions that can kick you straight out of your own peaceful groove! 8) Have a terrific week...
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Shortformyweight check-in
Replies: 27
Views: 35779

Welcome, Shortformyweight! Congratulations on leaping into the deep end and power swimming right off the hop!! :D

Love your moniker. I must admit I have said more than once that I am not overweight just under tall! :wink:
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:10 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: "LETS GET PHYSICAL" CHALLENGE!
Replies: 51
Views: 46802

Mar 25

Well, it is Monday, Mar 25 (Day 29 of this Physical Challenge, Day 84 of No "S" habit, and my second week of training for C25K Challenge). I weigh myself on Mondays and today I record no weight lost and no weight gained (since last Monday). Status quo is good enough for me until we see what next Mon...
by No BS
Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 24 DAY 81 – SUCCESS Breakfast: rye & flax porridge w/dried cranberries, coconut, cinnamon, milk, maple syrup Lunch: scallops w/lime juice Dinner: banana, grapefruit Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -18C, hike with the dogs MAR 25 DAY 82 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: apple, banana, grapefruit ...
by No BS
Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Today is Monday, my weigh-in day and I have to report I never lost a pound. Never gained one either. :lol: There was a time when I would have been discouraged with those results but nothing can detract from how good I feel being 82 days "on habit". I have the rest of my life to continue eating mysel...
by No BS
Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:45 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Uh, oh. I hope that Snickers wasn't my fault! :oops: I'll be more careful in the future, I promise!! :D I tell ya, that Snickers was written in the stars!! :lol: Everywhere I turned this past week, I tripped over "Snickers" references: comments, commercials, or people actually chomping on one. I la...
by No BS
Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Over43 wrote:How does one end up in the Canadian Arctic? 8)
Just lucky I guess. :lol:
by No BS
Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:40 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Patty, gk, Strawberry Roan, Sinnie, emmay , thanks so much for your very kind words! It was a treat logging on today & reading them. :oops: I must admit I really enjoy reading everyones' threads, as well, and keeping up with your news & doings. I am so grateful for the community we have here, it is...
by No BS
Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 23 DAY 80 – SUCCESS

Breakfast: smoked arctic char, cream cheese, apple
Lunch: snickers :oops:, almonds, dried cranberries
Dinner: beer, smoked arctic char, cream cheese

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -20C, hike with the dogs
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:14 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1339562

Lucky you - a German shepherd puppy is simply awesome! All ears & eagerness! :lol:

Would you mind sharing the pup's name (sorry for being so nosy :oops:) ?
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Mar 22 Day 79

MAR 22 DAY 79 – SUCCESS

Breakfast: none
Lunch: beans, cucumber, red bell pepper, cream cheese
Dinner: single malt scotch, pork back ribs

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -21C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:00 pm)
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:34 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2795496

Kudos, oolala! You give all of us hope! :D
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 623410

Life is good, especially when your so-called "fails" are still a positive!! :D Congrats on the 2 lb loss & a glorious day of leisure. :mrgreen: I just finished my first week of C25K training and am thrilled & relieved! Thrilled because I took on the challenge and relieved because it appears I might ...
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Well, Sinnie , I've spent the better part of the last two decades working in remote parts of northern Canada but this is the furthest north I can go (& still be in Canada!!). :) It is an astonishingly beautiful landscape above the treeline, like a Zen garden for giants. The musk ox, polar bears, wal...
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jenna's Daily Check In:
Replies: 30
Views: 40152

Once I recognized I could eat anything in the world I wished for, in all of the quantities I wished (S-days), I also recognized what was important in my life was the quality & control of the food I ingested - rather than how much I could stuff in my mouth continuously without puking. It's like the g...
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

Too funny, both of you!! :lol: The French ( of course!! ) know almost everything there is to know about good cooking ( of course!! ) and often use duck fat ( of course!! ) for frying stuff. Canada is blessed with a large French population in Quebec and they use duck fat in cooking so it is readily a...
by No BS
Sat Mar 23, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

Truly, it just dawned on me that things fell apart when I started trying to get pregnant and over the months of it not working, now into over a year, I've just completely lost my way. Sinnie , I am so sorry you are struggling with getting pregnant. It must be very difficult accepting that is how it...
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Bless your little heart, Sinnie . Life is too short to waste on crap so I am really glad this thread gave you pause!! :lol: My weekends are pretty low key, Sinnie. If I want a "sweet", I must bake it myself or do without (no restaurants or bakeries here). So if I make sure I am too busy or too tired...
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 271232

Jonas, love love love your post, and your attitude!! :D

Keep up the fabulous work honouring yourself & your commitments! :wink:

I hope you have a wonderful weekend with your family & friends (with or without ice cream :lol: ).
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111214

Good for you, SpiritSong. I suspect 99.9% of our successes are determined in our minds, and our bodies just follow suit!! :wink:

Have a great weekend!
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

I am feeling positively "decadent" this fabulous Friday afternoon. Not only is the sun shining and it’s warm (relatively, only -19C) outside, but I knocked off work early & sloped out of the office. I took my gorgeous dogs for a long glorious run up the valley (run for them, walk for me) and a laz...
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Jonas Jonasson wrote:Have a nice weekend, lion-heart.
You too, Jonas!! I am simply amazed how fast the time is speeding by and how quickly the weekends keep appearing! :wink:
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

Happy Friday to you, Berry! :D

Nothing beats a leisurely breakfast fry-up! I particularly enjoy breakfast spuds fried in duck fat. My version of decadence!!

Hope you & the cowboy have a great weekend!! :D
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Emma's check in
Replies: 52
Views: 51426

Yahoo! Congratulations on your 5-day stretch of green! :mrgreen:

Have a great weekend, emmay. :D
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:52 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 149397

gk wrote:I'll give you one guess on how things went with "food rehab". :roll:
An ex-junkie friend of mine used to say "Rehab's just for quitters!!" :lol:

Welcome back! I missed you. :D
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 21 DAY 78 – SUCCESS Breakfast: almonds, apple Lunch: eggs w/morels, onions, duck fat; orange Dinner: red wine, arctic char, wild rice w/cranberry salsa; macademia nuts with maple syrup, cranberries, coconut, cocoa, date paste Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -20C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 In...
by No BS
Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Thanks, SpiritSong! :D
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:01 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jean's 2013 Check In
Replies: 85
Views: 79734

Congrats on the green day & the green exercise! :mrgreen:

Good to hear the food was mediocre, not the friends!! :lol:

Isn't it amazing how great friends can make any evening special.
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:57 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111214

Totally can empathize - I have a soft spot for Snickers myself!! :D

Tomorrow is another day. :wink:
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

Strawberry Roan wrote: And I am now off for four days to regenerate.
Enjoy! :D
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:01 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 271232

Glad to see you are on the mend! :D

I find nutritionally dense food usually a better choice for me than calorie dense food.

Have a great week. The weekend is already right around the corner! :D
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 - daily check in
Replies: 215
Views: 277716

I find it wildly liberating and extremely exhilarating being as plain as dirt! :D

Mind, it took me more than a few decades to understand exactly why! 8)
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 152754

A photographer friend of mine emailed me an incredible photo he took while in Hawaii. It was of hard black wavy lava beds with one tiny little bright green fern unfurling and starting to grow.

The visuals, and the allegory, blew my mind. :wink:
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:10 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: debs 2011 check in
Replies: 185
Views: 178837

gratefuldeb67 wrote: just bumping my thread up now and reporting that i have lost another pound and inch from my waist this month!
Awesome! :D
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 623410

Congratulations on your 21 days! :mrgreen: You do a good job, Patty, balancing it all - including the stress of serving others, not just yourself. :D Thanks to your inspiring example, I managed to start my C25K program this week. I have you and milliem to thank for raising the bar on my physical cha...
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:50 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

MAR 19 DAY 76 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: almonds, baked beans, orange Dinner: eggs, baked beans Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -6C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm) MAR 20 DAY 77 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: green lentils with salsa Dinner...
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

I agree with your assessment, it really can be that easy. We only make it difficult. I profoundly regret :oops: how much time I wasted moaning about my weight and about how out of shape I was instead of doing something about it. The peace of mind I have now, daily, weekly, working tangibly and prod...
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:39 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Sweetness wrote:No BS,
So happy for you, seriously!
8)
:lol: Thanks, eh!
by No BS
Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:38 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 417053

Jonas Jonasson wrote: What I really meant to say was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Anyone who can spell, nevermind say, "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' is pretty much aces in my book! :wink:
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: "LETS GET PHYSICAL" CHALLENGE!
Replies: 51
Views: 46802

Hi germanherman

Congratulations on your +210 days on habit! I look forward to also being able to say the same at some point this year! :D
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:24 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone do two meals?
Replies: 15
Views: 24924

I mostly eat two meals a day, usually lunch & dinner.

But if I wake up hungry, I will poke down a breakfast.
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:06 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 348425

Very sorry things are a downer right now, Sinnie.

I add my voice to the gentle chorus of well wishes speeding your way and hope tomorrow offers better for you.
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jenna's Daily Check In:
Replies: 30
Views: 40152

Jenna , I suspect none of us would be here if we didn't at times feel fat and gross from stuffing ourselves & binging, so on the plus side you have definitely come to the right place!! :wink: Fresh day, fresh plates, fresh perspective, fresh groceries!! As an ex-alcohol binging friend of mine says:...
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 192516

I feel very lifted. :D :lol: So do I when I read your posts, brimming with good cheer & positive energy. Congrats on the wardrobe boost - sweaters always tell the truth! :D I had to smile over your comment about horses being magical. They sure are. Pure magic. Pure pleasure. :wink: And I suspect yo...
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:11 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: milczar's check in
Replies: 1099
Views: 1245984

Two pounds, eh! Good job!! :D
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:06 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Anne No S Daily Check In
Replies: 2
Views: 6554

Congratulations, Anne! One day at a time.....one plate at a time! :wink:
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: liz46's March Accountability
Replies: 17
Views: 24025

Hi Liz:

Fresh week, fresh plates & a fresh perspective! And a fresh wardrobe!! :lol:

Good luck! :wink:
by No BS
Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:44 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 - daily check in
Replies: 215
Views: 277716

it just wasn't worth the mental anguish. but she's not there yet. Sometimes the best teaching tool is just role modeling the personal behaviors that helped you overcome your obstacles. :D For me it is hugely important to keep some emotional distance from others who do not share/understand my fledgl...

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