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by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 4:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Dress Size vs. Scale Weight?
Replies: 14
Views: 25556

30-24-34, size 6. That's a size 4 top and a size 6 bottom. :) However, I wear elastic-waist or drawstring pants which feel pretty good on me in a range of weights/sizes (some pairs are old size 8s, I'm sure there's a 4 in there somewhere). If they ever don't feel good, I'll know it's time to lose we...
by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 4:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Ruthie's Daily Check-in
Replies: 10
Views: 16590

I just subscribed too... MT is sooooooooo beautiful...


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by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 4:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: BrightAngel check-in
Replies: 692
Views: 729175

Re: Working for 11 consecutive days of no snacking

BrightAngel wrote:I can hardly believe that I've completed 10 consecutive days of no snacking,
(and also 10 days of successful No S)
Beginning work on Day 11.

Tonight, I'll edit this post with my day's results
Congratulations!!!!!!!


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by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

Behave moderately, see what happens. And if you're really being moderate, accept what happens. The only thing you should ever worry about is, "am I being moderate in my eating and moving?" If so, then it's all good. Yesterday I became horribly seriously depressed and stressed out, as I usually do b...
by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 4:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

The time you spend exercising seems high to me. How much of that is resistance training? Overtraining can lead to weight gain, especially in combination with a lack of sleep. You mean strength training? About 20 minutes a day 5 days a week (3 days upper, 2 days lower). The rest is walking and it's ...
by fkwan
Wed May 14, 2008 1:53 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

You look smashing as you are; I've seen your pictures, your arms are to kill for, in fact whenever I do my biceps curls and I go "I don't wanna!" because I just don't like biceps exercises, I now think of your arms and that alone inspires me to curl and curl. I had to laugh when I read that, becaus...
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

Thanks for all the info. I don't want to imply that I'm running after some kind of unhealthy or unrealistic goal -- I was at 97 pounds for almost a year until I returned to my old job and started eating and bingeing again. Alienbear, I'd never heard that you can unstall a plateau by exercising LESS....
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 9:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

It always amazes me that people my height can weigh so much more than I do. and still wear such small sizes. I know there are lots of differences in store sizes. For example a normal size 6 Petite is a size 0 at Chicos. and once in a while I laugh to see a store has a size 2 or 4 that fits. But in ...
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 9:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Go figure
Replies: 1
Views: 5677

Go figure

Psychological Stress Linked To Overeating, Monkey Study Shows


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 125216.htm

Imagine that, as the late great Kurt Vonnegut would have said.

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by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 6:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Blue dear,

nope, I'm just bored. :)

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by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 5:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

Just for the record, According to http://www.freedieting.com/tools/ideal_body_weight.htm, a small boned woman 5'0"'s ideal weight is between 95-97 pounds. 95 is the low, 100 is the high. Like BrightAngel I would like to have a healthy range , i.e., never ever go below 95 or above 100, which most peo...
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 5:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 13

Still at 107. Feel bloated, tired, angry, depressed and, of course, lest we forget, BORED. :) AM walk: 35 minutes. Break #1: 24 minutes. Break #2: 30 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour, 29 minutes. Gym: Lower body and back weights plus 80 crunches, total time, 22 minutes. Hamstrings and hip abductors ...
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
Replies: 24
Views: 27699

I shouldn't be, but...

...I'm depressed about not losing a silly pound in 11 days. I should be ashamed of myself. I look and feel much better, arthritis reduced 50%, no hot flashes, muscular and no poochy potty abdomen. Yet I feel as if I am carrying about 5L water just in my tits, and because it's menopause, it won't go ...
by fkwan
Tue May 13, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Night bingeing
Replies: 12
Views: 19138

That was my worst problem too. After I started on No S I the "eating three meals a day" solved the problem in a wink. I knew that I just COULD NOT EVER EAT AFTER SIX AT NIGHT AT THE LATEST NO MATTER WHAT EVER AGAIN, and so far (fingers crossed) I haven't, not for 43 days. My other habit was to drink...
by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 12, second attempt

The server ate another of my entries. I think this is the third. Have not lost weight in 10 days. :( Still at 107. AM walk: 38 minutes. Break #1: 20 minutes. Break #2: 30 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour, 28 minutes. Gym: AM and PM total, 21 minutes upper body weights and abs. No pushups today, did ...
by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 7:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Two Other Peculiar Sequelae of No S
Replies: 12
Views: 20696

Your hot flash reduction interests me. Have you an opinion about what you have stopped eating that has reduced them? Not really. It seems to be gradual. I was bingeing great guns before, so that could be the only difference, but I wasn't bingeing every day. Otherwise diet is the same except reduced...
by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Two Other Peculiar Sequelae of No S
Replies: 12
Views: 20696

Two Other Peculiar Sequelae of No S

Since starting No S almost a month and a half ago, I've noticed two other changes. #1: my hot flashes seem to have been wildly reduced, from 2-3 a day to 2 a week, if that. #2: It became a snap to go vegan. I'm not one of those Vegan Police types who can't eat white sugar if nothing else is availabl...
by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 6:05 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: VSNFA: Very Serious Nonfood Addictions
Replies: 5
Views: 18887

VSNFA: Very Serious Nonfood Addictions

When I'm bored, I get curious, and since I'm almost always bored, I get very curious. :) Has anyone successfully gone into serious remission or quit a "more serious" addiction than food with No S, such as alcohol, drugs or smoking? I'm not talking about Reinhard's glass ceiling, I'm talking about no...
by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 4:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Oh how I hate to waste Food
Replies: 12
Views: 19595

Well, here's how to assuage 1950s era guilt and be kind to animals at the same time: feed the birds. That's what I do with all my food meals. As for desserts that suck, down the drain they go without any guilt on my part. :)


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by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 4:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Reinhard's Sample Check In
Replies: 400
Views: 772558

reinhard wrote: May 10: tasks failure (forgot to give my daughter her eyedrops -- a much hated procedure on all sides -- till after she fell asleep)
Hope she's ok. :D

I can't imagine sticking to any kind of habit or ritual when a sick family member is involved.

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by fkwan
Mon May 12, 2008 3:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 11--S day

Sucked, as usual. :x One hour walk around the perimeter. B: 1 cup granola I was trying to get out of the house :( @ roughly 500 calories, 1/2 cup soymilk. L: 1 oz. baked chipotle tortilla chips and some nibbles of pinto beans and polenta. D: Did well here: only one serving of beans and polenta on a ...
by fkwan
Sun May 11, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: BrightAngel check-in
Replies: 692
Views: 729175

Sorry about your cat. Whenever one of our dog babies has to go, we immediately go to the shelter and get another one afterward. It's not the same, but it is an improvement over the alternative. :)

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by fkwan
Sun May 11, 2008 1:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 10

Again, ate too much. Exercise, I hope, made up for it. Walked 2 hours 14 minutes in city doing errands on my twice a month Outing. Hip gave out after the first hour and a half. B: One oatmeal raisin cookie from store, which later on turned out to be THREE OUNCES!!!! :oops: and about an ounce of faux...
by fkwan
Sat May 10, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Philly Phun
Replies: 4
Views: 12400

f, I posted this on the Urban Ranger board: try this website: http://www.prevention.com/mywalkingmaps/ I grew up in PA about 60 miles north of Philly, so while I'm not real familiar with the city I can suggest walking in South Philly, anywhere in the historic district around the Liberty Bell, etc. ...
by fkwan
Sat May 10, 2008 1:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No, Reinhard. Thank YOU!!
Replies: 7
Views: 13041

Oh, I couldn't agree more. Besides being a genius, Reinhard is definitely one of the kindest, most helpful people I've ever met online!

Cheers, hugs and bows!

REINHARD FOREVER! :lol:

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by fkwan
Fri May 09, 2008 11:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I also wonder about skipping meals...
Replies: 8
Views: 14405

If it were me, I'd just try to eat three meals of what you think are normal amounts. If you can't eat all of one, just put it away and save it for your next meal or for the next day. The idea is to get used to eating three meals on some kind of schedule. I know about being "paranoid" about weight ga...
by fkwan
Fri May 09, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What it used to be like and what it is like now...
Replies: 6
Views: 8979

You probably don't want to hear from me either, only a two month person, especially one who is going to say the same thing, but I presume someone a year later is doing and saying the same things. :) BEFORE I couldn't walk away from a sweet. Period. Couldn't...do...it. BEFORE I couldn't say no to foo...
by fkwan
Fri May 09, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: BrightAngel check-in
Replies: 692
Views: 729175

That's truly amazing.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)

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by fkwan
Fri May 09, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back AGAIN! :)
Replies: 14
Views: 18859

Welcome back LauraAnn! I'm sure this time you'll do even better!

Where in Austin do you live? I work in Austin. :)

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by fkwan
Fri May 09, 2008 3:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 9

STILL at 107, it's been exactly a week with no weight loss; might as well kiss that stupid vacation goal goodbye. Feel great though. AM walk: 45 minutes. Break walk #1: 17 minutes. Break walk #2: 28 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Gym: 10 minutes upper body weights AM, 12 minutes PM. I...
by fkwan
Thu May 08, 2008 3:52 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: re Differences - Don't be an Idot
Replies: 23
Views: 27144

The reason I started this Thread was I wanted to call attention to the fact that many short, older women may gain weight if they choose to follow "vanilla" no s, without keeping portion size or lower-calorie foods in mind. I'm another short, older woman, and BrightAngel is, unfortunately, correct i...
by fkwan
Thu May 08, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2--Day 8

AM walk: 50 minutes. Break walk #1: 21 minutes. Break walk #2: 10 minutes (had to leave early) Total walk time: 1 hour 21 minutes. Gym: Lower body weights 21 minutes. I am following a three set/increasing consecutive reps plan sorta suggested by Noel. :) It's working. I can now do 40 something pound...
by fkwan
Thu May 08, 2008 2:13 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I Heart Water
Replies: 7
Views: 11348

Yes, but Hyponatremia wasn't invented by food companies, so, drink your water but don't go overboard, it is a rare occurence but it can be fatal. I personally drink nothing but tea all day long, I make a big teapot of tea as many times as needed and cover it with a thick tea cozy and reach for a cu...
by fkwan
Thu May 08, 2008 2:10 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Blueskighs Check-In
Replies: 497
Views: 460871

Thank YOU Blue, you are such an upper and I would KILL for the pizza on your blog!!!! :)

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by fkwan
Wed May 07, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Dandelion root
Replies: 0
Views: 3503

Dandelion root

Does anyone know if dandelion root is one of those anticholinergic substances old folks shouldn't be taking? It sure as hell feels like one. I'm taking it because it's supposed to be a diuretic, but all it seems to be doing is acting like my incontinence meds, i.e., controlling the urge to pee. (Onl...
by fkwan
Wed May 07, 2008 5:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I Heart Water
Replies: 7
Views: 11348

I Heart Water

I eat cereal for breakfast every day, with 1% milk, a banana and some juice. my cereal choices vary, but i think cereals are clearly coated in sugar or not. I vote LIFE is not. this is the breakfast i've been eating since i started nosing, and it lasts until about 11:45 before i'm starving for lunc...
by fkwan
Wed May 07, 2008 3:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, Day 7

Water weight will NOT go away, in fact, appears to be increasing. Either that, or it's the fact that I ate 1200 calories yesterday, including 4 measly ounces of garlic bread. You would not believe how many calories are in 4 lousy ounces of garlic bread. I had ONE CUP of pasta with faux meat sauce, f...
by fkwan
Wed May 07, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: BrightAngel check-in
Replies: 692
Views: 729175

BrightAngel wrote:Day 3, Tuesday May 6 was a Success
That's 3 in a row.
Congratulations!!!!


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by fkwan
Tue May 06, 2008 10:23 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Philly Phun
Replies: 4
Views: 12400

Philly Phun

I'm going home to visit the relatives in June. Can anyone recommend some really cool urban ranger walks in Philly, also vegetarian/vegan restaurants? I subscribe to the urban vegan blog but since you people are just the best I thought I'd ask. :D f In case anyone wonders why, if I'm going home, I ha...
by fkwan
Tue May 06, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Non-addictive psychological difficulties
Replies: 7
Views: 18337

hiya Fkwan, I too greatly enjoy your posts. I can definitely see what your MiL doing as a type of compassion gone haywire -- at least with the gift-giving. She knows you folks wanted pumpkin, so, by golly, she gave you pumpkin. Albeit a scary dented can. :shock: Indeed it would take constraint in t...
by fkwan
Tue May 06, 2008 6:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

OG, Silly me! I should have known! If my failing memory has some bits left in it, a friend of mine from the Niagara area had family in Peterborough. I'll bet it's gorgeous! My husband and I wanted to stay in BC when he was accepted to university there but our karma wasn't good enough. :( I love Cana...
by fkwan
Tue May 06, 2008 3:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 6

Still have not lost the water weight. Seem to be less body fat, however. Tummy almost concave. Huh??! :) AM walk: 46 minutes. Break walk #1: 21 minutes. Break walk #2: 27 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour, 34 minutes. Gym: 18 minutes lower body and back (hamstring curls, leg press, hip adductor/abduc...
by fkwan
Tue May 06, 2008 2:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's Daily Check-In
Replies: 258
Views: 166714

But as I got in I got to thinking. He'd be telling me to remember how I love swimming, how it's been so good for me and that it's hardly disloyal to do it just because of his accident. (My friend was a very spiritual person -- a lot more woo-woo than I am, so it'd certainly have been about being co...
by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 10:09 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2, day 5

Monday morning water weight: 1 pound (107). AM walk: 35 minutes. Break walk #1: 20 minutes. Break walk #2: 28 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour, 23 minutes. Gym: 17 minutes triceps pulldowns, triceps dips, triceps kickbacks, chest press and flyes (free weights) side and front laterals (free weights),...
by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 30 day Mark
Replies: 8
Views: 11975

Good luck! I'm sure you'll have a great report!!! :D

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by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 7:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar Cravings
Replies: 23
Views: 27713

Re: Sugar Cravings

When I got to the point of being able to eat sugary things, I didn't really want them. Sugar -- or any high starch carbohydrate calorie dense food like pasta, bread or potatoes -- can cause me to binge, but sugar is the worst. When I got rid of sweets during the week, my cravings disappeared and I ...
by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 3:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Observe and Correct
Replies: 14
Views: 22006

Re: Observe and Correct

Jaymiz wrote:So, there you have it. Anyone else "observing & correcting"?
Yup. I have to.

Otherwise I'll just slip back into the old habits.

The only difference between an S day and an N day is one of the meals involves a sweet. Otherwise I have to be an absolute dragon about portion control or else.

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by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Which day is hardest for you?
Replies: 27
Views: 30848

S days. I frankly don't like the temptation!

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by fkwan
Mon May 05, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2 Day 4--S day

As usual, could have been much worse. Walked 1 hour around the hated perimeter. B: Finished off the vegan pecan pie ice cream and about 2 tb. caramel sauce; no pie. L: Faux deli meat on whole wheat toast with sharp mustard; salad. D: Tofu, spinach and roasted garlic pizza on pita (1/2 whole pita), s...
by fkwan
Sun May 04, 2008 2:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: OrganicGal's Daily posts :)
Replies: 303
Views: 247413

Re: day 24...S day

I had a box of Glossette Peanuts and about 3 handfuls of popcorn. I read this and went, "what the hell are glossette peanuts?" and then I looked at yr geography and thought, oh, my dream destination, the UK, the sugar paradise! :) I read a lot of Brit murder mysteries and fiction and the characters...
by fkwan
Sun May 04, 2008 2:35 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Non-addictive psychological difficulties
Replies: 7
Views: 18337

Another really wonderful group is NAMI. National Association for Mental Illness. They have great support. Dealing with mental illness is NEVER easy. Living with Crazy is unbelievable hard. Give yourself a break. Don't beat yourself up for being angry or frustrated. Those are natural responses to li...
by fkwan
Sun May 04, 2008 3:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month 2 Day 3

Another wreck of an S day. :( Ate 1800 calories, allegedly burned 2004. Walked 1 hour 45 minutes. Purposeful movements: Picked up and stacked wood on pile 30 minutes. B: 1/2 cup pecan pie ice cream, 2 ounces (!) pecan pie, 1-2 Tb caramel sauce, coffee. Had one apple on walk. Late lunch: salad with s...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 3:15 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Hey Losers
Replies: 5
Views: 14977

BC..sigh...if they'd let Americans work there, we'd still be there. Lovely place. So far, 4 pounds in a month. That's ok for me. I seem to have one "hiccup" a month where I lose 2 pounds in a week. However, I did calories and exercise charting the whole time to keep me on track because I have portio...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: getting up early and consistently tip
Replies: 17
Views: 34236

Well, I was only 1/2 hour off my goal for this morning: wanted to get up at 0630, got up at 7. Does that mean my square should be pink? :) I have a sucky schedule too. I get home at 2000. That leaves two hours to do all my stuff (I'm a photographer wannabe) and watch TV and veg out and read. That me...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 3:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I Feel Like a Cult Person
Replies: 37
Views: 38833

I don't tell the people at work. It's true there's always food there so it's hard. <....> Besides I can walk up those subway steps so much better already. Hey, I know the feeling, but I wish I were walking up subway steps too....*sniff* :cry: This is how homesick I am for urbania: I put up the SEPT...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 2:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Binging = self punishment
Replies: 10
Views: 18255

Bingeing is a misdirected expression of power and rebellion. It says, "I can TOO destroy myself! I can TOO do what society frowns upon! You can't make me stop! Nyaah!" Two year old meets adolescent in an eternal nasty yowl. I ought to add here that I was neither psychologically a two year old nor an...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 2:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's wrong with me??
Replies: 33
Views: 39354

I had my treat breakfast: 1/2 cup vegan pecan praline ice cream, 2 OUNCES pecan pie @125 calories/oz., and 1 tb. caramel sauce (homemade), 492 calories total. This is why I have to count calories; heaven knows how much it would be if I didn't. And that's a NORMAL human size portion, the kind a Frenc...
by fkwan
Sat May 03, 2008 2:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's Daily Check-In
Replies: 258
Views: 166714

I am so sorry. Lots of hugs.

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by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I Feel Like a Cult Person
Replies: 37
Views: 38833

I Feel Like a Cult Person

...about this system. (I hate the word diet.) I want to shout and bang my tambourine. I want to leave tracts all over kingdom come. I want to annoy people at airports. :) But seriously. The stupid thing works. I say stupid, of course, in an admiring way. It's so simple. It's so ridiculously obvious....
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 5:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hunger and Meals
Replies: 8
Views: 14158

icz, I also have the "jittery fainting weak hypoglycemic" problem now and again. Make sure you eat about a half cup or more of grain plus fruit plus protein for your meals. Cereal/milk/yogurt/fruit, oatmeal/milk/nuts, eggs/bacon/grapefruit, whatever. (Vegans: you know what to substitute! :)) This sh...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month Two Day 2

I just have to howl: 106 POUNDS Six more pounds to vacation goal! It works, it works, it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AM walk: 36 minutes. Break walk #1: 25 minutes. Break walk #2: 30 minutes. Total walk time: 1 hour, 31 minutes. Gym: 18 minutes upper body weights including, for the first time, twenty-fo...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tribute to Mom
Replies: 22
Views: 26850

OG, My mom did the New York Times crossword in pen, and made the best spaghetti and meatballs on earth until my husband came along. I wish I could have a "visit" from her. She died when I was 13, in front of me, of a cerebral aneurysm. Well, she had the reaction in front of me, and died a week later...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Blueskighs Check-In
Replies: 497
Views: 460871

D: pinto beans, corn bread muffin, and sauted chard and kale ... photo on my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com God did I drool over that blog pic. Beans are my favorite substance on earth, and I LOVE kale. Your beans look more like soup, though, I want the recipe. I was BUSY today ... all this stuf...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: 135 Goal Check-in
Replies: 126
Views: 99588

[quote="NicholeI was weighed at the doctor's as 146 with all my clothes on (so my guess at being 145 sounds about right). I asked her what I was last time and I was at 155 (that was in January). That made me feel good! Almost ten lbs. I feel more normal now, but still have bouts with self-image whic...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:22 pm
Forum: Help I'm confused!
Topic: Hurtin body
Replies: 2
Views: 10708

I have rheumatoid arthritis, a bulging lumbar disc, and a stiff right hip from an accident 17 years ago where I was run over while walking. Through all of this (except when I was in a wheelchair) I exercised. When I was IN the wheelchair I went to a gimp gym specializing in wheelchair athletics! So ...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tales From the Crypt
Replies: 22
Views: 25349

Blue, Can I have your mac receipe? Is it out of the Uncheese cookbook? I bought it but haven't gotten around to using it; my husband is the chef, not me. :) And what is this Von's you keep mentioning? I thought they made shoes, or is that Van's? :) Lola, Ya just gotta bring your own. For example, I'...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: One Month Down
Replies: 13
Views: 20268

p.s. I tried quitting coffee completely in the past, but have had more success just sticking to a "glass ceiling" of 2 day, but sometimes I allow a third :) I also have a rule that it has to be good quality, freshly made coffee, if I'm going to use my "allowance" it has to be worth it! Bonnie, My g...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tales From the Crypt
Replies: 22
Views: 25349

Definitely from the Crypt

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2458320288_d4a66fff5b_m.jpg Me at my worst. I never ate a whole anything in my life. I somehow knew it was very bad. I did eat, however, most of: Sara Lee cheesecakes, caramel absolutely anything (see elsewhere), brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and in the candy...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 12:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: One Month Down
Replies: 13
Views: 20268

I am surprised about this! I get his newsletter, though I've not done his diet. I thought his diet was all about health (though I think he has other motives also for promoting veganism), so I wonder why there are so many "binge-ers"! Bingeing has nothing to do with the food, it's all about addictio...
by fkwan
Fri May 02, 2008 12:37 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

resting52 wrote:So, F,

Are you counting calories AND NoSing?

Resting
Yup, until I get a feel for what's normal. :)

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by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: Help I'm confused!
Topic: Squirrely server behavior
Replies: 1
Views: 8294

Squirrely server behavior

If there's anything at all wrong with the server when I'm entering current text, not only will it lose that text (to be expected), but the last saved entry in a given thread will have disappeared as well. This is the second time it's happened, so I know I'm not hallucinating. :oops: Just so you'll k...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 11:00 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Month Two--Day 1

The server seems to have eaten my entry for April 30th. :( This is the second time this has happened, Reinhart... The server freezes up and loses my current entry, and then when I log back in, it's lost the last SAVED entry. Nevertheless, here is the entry for today. Still at 108 pounds but almost a...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: One Month Down
Replies: 13
Views: 20268

Thanks Reinhard! Trust me, this will be sustainable. I never ever want to go down into the pit of hell again. :D I er, even dared to mention this on the McDougall board. They have a ton of binge-ers there. (I can't type "bingers". Reminds me of bangers and mash, even though I am (a) not a Brit and (...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

I believe it is a very important part of changing ourselves -- to begin to think of ourselves as what we are becoming. Becky Well, not exactly...but kinda sorta. You're neither beginning nor becoming. You're already there! :P By the time you think about it, you're already something else. :) f
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 5:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tales From the Crypt
Replies: 22
Views: 25349

Re: Tales From the Crypt

the first was in high school, I worked in the Galleria in Houston, the seventh circle of Hell, as is the entire city. :) I had my first nervous breakdown there. I would lie on the couch all day watching Astros games and cry. :) The next one was after I sobered up, I would ritualisticly get 6 chocol...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: April's Results
Replies: 12
Views: 20143

Here's my original post but I'm linking it here because I didn't know there was going to be an April results post! :) http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3267&highlight= All green and yellow on HabitCal for diet; only one red square for coffee glass ceiling, didn't do really well with moth...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Worth it for me but not easy
Replies: 26
Views: 29865

and freezing baked goods, treats, etc., is working well for me too. I freeze them in individual portions so makes it easier to eat later. Blue! Another thing (works more for bigger items, not cookies :)) is to weigh the entire item, and then you know how much it is by the ounce. Then you eat 1-2 ou...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 5:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tales From the Crypt
Replies: 22
Views: 25349

Blue:

For sure. I've demolished a pot of the stuff in about five minutes. Disgusting. Now I don't get near it because:

IT'S NOT VEGAN!

Oh YAY!

Free at last! :D

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by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

kwan, having quit smoking 22 years ago, stopped drinking 21 years ago, coffeee, 4 years ago, meat 2 years ago ... I like that ... a lot. I think when we do let go of this habits/addictions we become different people... TRANSFORMED as it were. and the process can be bumpy but rewarding. That's how I...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: One Month Down
Replies: 13
Views: 20268

Re: One Month Down

Someone likes pecans! Same here about the sweets, by the way. I have a 1/2 pint and Ben & Jerry's in the fridge and while I'm looking forward to it, I'm not really craving it. Someone likes sugar. :) It's more the brown sugar/caramel praline flavor than the pecans. There's also a whole large Dijon ...
by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: New Way of thinking
Replies: 3
Views: 10213

Can you give a synopsis for those of us who (a) can't get videos at work, or who live in the middle of nowhere at home? :)

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by fkwan
Thu May 01, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: One Month Down
Replies: 13
Views: 20268

One Month Down

...start of month two. I lost 4 pounds the first month. Of course, I wanted it to be 5, but that's way better than 0. My clothes are fitting better and I'm starting to see muscle definition again (realistic muscle definition for a 53 year old nonathlete). My arthritis was in great shape until today....
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Pain is Greater than the High
Replies: 1
Views: 5523

The Pain is Greater than the High

As for still "wanting" to binge, well that might stay with you forever, but not to the point that you can't handle it. I quit smoking 20 years ago and still "want" a cig every now and then, but of course it's nothing like it was 6 months after quitting. It's all about the big T: TIME. It's also abo...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S=No Scale
Replies: 129
Views: 112577

Well, I guess I'm sort of the compromise here. :)

I don't have a scale at home and don't see myself ever having one, but I weigh myself five days a week at the gym, and I no longer consider Monday's number real.

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by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Menfolk.
Replies: 6
Views: 10393

reinhard wrote:But woman's world significantly altered that balance.

Reinhard
Time to get to work on Men's Health then.


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by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

Re: The Most Important "No S" of them All!

Coincidentally, I was reading recently about Buddhist Monks and the various precepts they're supposed to follow. One of which was "not to eat at innapropriate times" with some Buddhist Monks/Nuns having a rule not to eat past mid-day (so I guess they'd just have breakfast, lunch and nothing else ap...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: For women: tips on handling monthly cravings?
Replies: 8
Views: 15001

What if some percentage of the hormonal cravings are HABIT? Noel, Doubt it... I'm smack in the middle of menopause. I have every hormonal surge in the book and every known symptom. I don't notice my cravings any more so than usual. When I was at my worst, though, from adolescence until the age of 5...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:36 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Acceptance of Greed and Gluttoney
Replies: 25
Views: 30466

Knowing that S days are a temptation for me to binge, I am now choosing not to binge. I think basically this is the "fine print" of the system. One is allowed to binge on an S day, but once folks figure out that they'll gain weight if they do, 90% of them won't. Then, after they lose their weight, ...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

Wos: (What's a "wosnes"? Is it pronounced WOSNESS or Wones? :lol: ) Another author you might be interested in is Ecknath Easwaran, especially his book Take Your Time . If anyone has read any of the Laurel's Kitchen cookbooks, this is the teacher they talk about. http://nilgiri.org/ Hm, will check ou...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

Great post!! I too like the buddist philosophies and have read Wayne Dyer in the past couple of years. I would like to get the Eckert Tolle book, as I've heard a lot about it. As backwards as it might sound, if I bring the philsophies of local and taking care of our planet and organic/healthy eatin...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:00 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The Most Important "No S" of them All!
Replies: 17
Views: 23405

The Most Important "No S" of them All!

BrightAngel's posts have made me wonder, though, if it is right for everybody. Reinhard himself posted a disclaimer written by a person with an eating disorder that it may not help a subset of eaters. And I know for myself now with certainty that I cannot binge, no matter what my diet says or what ...
by fkwan
Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Job Loss
Replies: 9
Views: 20674

Diane, I'm really, really sorry. My husband is a 55 year old programmer/chef/nurseryman (gardener). He mostly worked as a programmer. He hasn't worked in 4 years, and he can't even get an interview nowadays. The IT departments where I work are totally incompetent and half the time won't even answer ...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Day 29

B: English muffin, dab of one of those smart heart vegan margarines, leftover salad with beans and rice, 1/3 banana, 1/3 grapefruit L: Garden fresh onion, broccoli, frozen Asian style veggies and dash of faux sausage stir fried; 1/3 banana, 1/3 grapefruit D: broccoli, salad, more faux sausage, 4 oz....
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Starvation Mode
Replies: 12
Views: 18444

It wasn't just starvation. As I recall diseases like dysentery, typhoid and cholera were involved, which involve a hell of a lot of diarrhea and dehydration. I'm not a doctor, but I suspect that sheer terror and an extreme will to survive (if they survived) leads to that "fight or flight" adrenaline...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Don't give up too soon!
Replies: 13
Views: 20137

I'm thinking about eating less and less. Today I thought about how long the pecan pie, that I could only eat tiny pieces of two days a week, would keep in the fridge, and would my husband (who made it for me) have to throw it out, or could HE eat most of it.... Needless to say that's the first time ...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Worth it for me but not easy
Replies: 26
Views: 29865

Re: Worth it for me but not easy

BUT it is not as easy for me as it seems to be for many of you! I don't want less just because I am eating less. I want to binge on the weekends even though I'm not letting myself. I don't think anyone who stops bingeing ever stops wanting to binge per se. I certainly don't. I think however that th...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Great first week!!
Replies: 4
Views: 8654

Re: Great first week!!

i drink way more water eating this way which has been GREAT for me - i drink it when i am hungry - sometimes warm - its more satisfying for some reason warm Me too. Do you have the same problem with air conditioning that we have in Texas, i.e., it's 100 degrees outside (in HI I guess that would be ...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Gave up last week due to 6 pound weight gain... any ideas?
Replies: 38
Views: 37177

I agree with everything folks have already said. Have you ever been at or near your "ideal" weight? You might want to go to one of those calculator sites and see what the numbers are for it, i.e., for my ideal weight it's 1000 calories with NO exercise. Then just for a while you might want to do the...
by fkwan
Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
Topic: "Easy Rider"
Replies: 3
Views: 10689

Re: Great post!

mjn wrote:I wish more people would post on this site.
Maybe because it's not exciting like No S or Shovelglove? :)

Maybe I'll start posting photos I take on my walks....

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by fkwan
Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: kwan's check in
Replies: 167
Views: 133507

Day 28

Same old same old. B: Multigrain kashi, hemp protein, flax, strawberries, 1/2 banana, almond milk. L: Leftover veggies from last week: red cabbage, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli with faux sausage. D: Salad (garden lettuce, tomatoes, garden onions), 1/4 cup rice, 1/4 c kidney beans, 1.5 tb nu...