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Queenie

Day 14 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Went to a buffet for lunch. I've done buffets before on No-S and have just loaded up my plate and not gone back for seconds. But...

Queenie

Yay for your successes!

And I hear you about the go-to breakfast. I've come up with something that works well for me, too.

Queenie

Over43 wrote:
I threw it out!

Bravo!

Queenie

Day 13 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Didn't feel satisfied from dinner when I finished eating but the rest of the evening, I have felt comfortable (not hungry). Curi...

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It's for both health and faster weight loss, Linda. Here's an article about it:
http://jamesclear.com/the-beginners-gui ... nt-fasting

The hunger is surprisingly easy. The initial pangs recede and you're not really all that hungry.

Queenie

I like that term, Controlled Failure.

It's a choice, it wasn't being out of control.

Nice perspective.

Queenie

So what did you do about that final bite of the sweet roll?

Congrats on the weekend weight loss.

Queenie

Wahine wrote:Looking very good there Queenie.

Thanks, Kate!

When I began working from home, my weight piled on. But now I wonder if No-S is easy for me because I'm working from home.

Queenie

Day 12 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: My supper last night was not as filling as I'd have liked. Nor was this morning's breakfast. I had a bigger lunch. Will see how ...

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Thank, Eil.

No-S has been so easy for me that I'm half-wondering what I'm doing wrong!

Oops -- didn't realize I signed my name. Wanted to keep that off the boards here.

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As for what I'm "not" doing -- I count each aspect of No-S separately. So I use three Xs on my chart. That's because I was fortunate, in Week 2, to have an occasion where I wanted to have dessert on an N-day -- and I didn't want to feel like "What the hell" about the rest of my day. So I decided I'd...

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Hi Noel, I've hesitated to answer since I'm both new to No-S, and I'm not doing an exercise element yet. But the way I avoid the WTH effect is by doing a "bad" version of whatever I'm committed to. I get it that this doesn't work with swimming when you can't get to the gym. But I would call that a s...

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Day 11 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Didn't enjoy my S-days quite as much. We'll see how things go. It was easy to get back on track on Monday. Week 01: XXX XXX XXX ...

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Welcome, Eil. Thanks for sharing your story. Hope that life stays on a more even keel now. Interesting to hear about your mod of one S-day a week. Although I'm just starting, my intention is to do this for 6 months then probably renew for the rest of the year (and hopefully ongoing as well). Regards...

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Hi Jean,

I'm highly encouraged by your 45-lb loss in your first year, followed by maintenance.

This is my fifth week of No-S.

Queenie.

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Hello, Over43. Just visiting, and wanted to say Hey.

Queenie

Virtuous feels great!

Queenie

Is it fair to suggest that this "failed" day is still better than a "normal" day before starting No-S?

Progress, progress.

Queenie

119 lbs! I guess you're very short? : )

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Thanks for sharing your experience, Rawcookie. I've seen so many of the longtimers saying not to restrict S-days that I'm leery of doing that. Especially as I'm so early in this (only in my fourth -- no, fifth week). I had that same thought about real food. It's surprising to realize I'm already mor...

Queenie

Thanks for the good wishes, Kate. I slept a LOT this weekend. Am still feeling good. Haven't quite figured out how to manage my S days. The first two weeks on the NoS Diet, my S days were the long Christmas weekend and the long New Year's weekend. I had special sweets and treats around for the holid...

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Pizza and marshmallows! LOL!

I'm sure you enjoyed it.

Queenie

Day 10 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Felt lousy when I got up. Went back to bed a couple hours later and I slept most of the day. I'm feeling MUCH better tonight. I ...

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I like how you plan ahead, Rawcookie!

Queenie

Hmm. I've already bought a pint of ice cream for this weekend. Not only do I fully expect to eat the whole thing, I expect to eat it all in one sitting. I'm looking forward to it. You had 3 green days and 2 failed days -- and if I'm reading your posts right, these were small fails, not a total off-p...

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Committed to ONE year of No-S... no diet hopping!! Many years ago I decided to learn to dance. I had no rhythm and I hated dancing but I was always being dragged onto the dance floor at weddings and holiday parties. I decided to learn to dance so that I could survive those events without humiliatin...

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Thursday and Friday in the bag! <snip> Yay the weekend again in the morning! I belong to a buying club where we order from farmers and pick up the orders once a week. So last week I ordered my treats for this weekend. I picked them up yesterday. Was tempted just knowing they were in the house. "For...

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tobiasmom wrote:I usually just unhook at the bottom and keep falling....and rehook the cord a week later. 😝😝😝

It sounds like you USED TO do that. But I visited your thread, and I see you're rehooking later the same day (on the Costco day) or the next day (after Thursday).

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{{{ Hugs }}}

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A couple of times during 2015 I tried having a green smoothie every day but I got very tired of them. It didn't cross my mind to try having them just once a week. I think that's a great idea.

Queenie

Wahine wrote:Queenie maybe it's the power of the XXXs

That's great that you're in the swing of it

Ha! I think it's honeymoon more than Green Xs at this point, Kate.

I'm under the weather today. Going to crawl back into bed.

Queenie

Day 9 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Felt ill yesterday just before dinnertime. Went to bed. So I only had two meals yesterday. Still feeling under the weather today ...

Queenie

The good part is that I ate dinner and stopped. No WTH effect!

Yay! Lost the Costco battle but you won the day.

Queenie

"Technical fail" is why I went to the "three X" system. I didn't want to fail the whole day if one small aspect was a fail.

Queenie

Thanks for visiting and good luck on a green week! I answered your questions about calorie banking and coconut oil in my thread. And you didn't ask, but at least at the 1/2 TBSP level, I can't really taste the coconut oil. The coffee is just a bit, naturally, oilier than normal. Thanks for checking...

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Day 7 & 8 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: I guess I'm in the honeymoon phase. This just seems so easy. Week 01: XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Week 02: XXX XXX XXX Thu Fri Week 0...

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consider making rules about these things. But no I at least have to get the core habits established first Great save with the mental game there! Glad you enjoyed the party, and recovered so quickly from the stinkin' thinking. :wink: I call that a bungee jump: when I start to go downhill with my thi...

Queenie

When I experimented with no-dairy, I tried putting coconut oil in my coffee but it was like a little oil slick floating on top. However, I discovered that I'm not dairy-sensitive so I'm back to using cream in my coffee. But I wondered if you enjoyed it floating on the coffee, or if you were blending...

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Congratulations on the Green day.

Interesting approach with "balancing" your meals.

Do you emulsify the coconut oil in your coffee somehow (blender)?

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I feel healthier just reading the ingredients list for those juices.

Queenie

Nice green start to the week.

You sent me to google with the mention of Spanish cream. Looks like it's what we call custard or flan.

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Wahine wrote:
I felt like I ate way too much on the weekend, but reminded myself it was nothing like I could do in 7 whole days of snacking away.

Good way of looking at it, Kate.

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RAWCOOKIE wrote:well done Queenie! and thanks for cheering me on on my thread too

I appreciate the visit and the encouragement, RawCookie!

Queenie

mitchelll wrote:congratulations on your successful week!

Thank you kindly, Mitchell!

Queenie

Wahine wrote:Beautiful row of greens! No wonder you held out on Friday, you wouldn't want to spoil that.

The chart is highly motivating. You're right, I don't want to spoil the row.

Plus -- it's very annoying to switch the colors around in the middle of a row! (Hey, every little thing helps.)

Queenie

Day 6 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Probably erred on the side of too much ice cream over the weekend but otherwise I found it very satisfying to have treats. At fir...

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Intermittent fasting appealed to me a great deal but it just doesn't work for me. I've done it, and I actually like the extra time it gives me in my day. But I seem to gain on it. However, I'm 58-years-old and female. I believe that IF works better for men. I'm not doing a glass ceiling because I kn...

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Days 4 & 5 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Funny, I thought I posted yesterday. Welp, here I am today. Had a light lunch before I was really hungry because my sister b...

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First full week for me, too. Great to have this success together.

I've got it easier that you and Giada because I live alone. There are Christmas cookies in the freezer but there's no one having apple pie or ice cream to tempt me.

Queenie

Yes, Noel, I'm finding that if I can distract myself with being busy with something, then the hunger fades. It helps that I got a new wireless keyboard and mouse. Because I used to bring drinks and snacks to my desk while I was working. But since I splashed some tea on my new keyboard (fortunately w...

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Wahine wrote: I have had to spit things out a few times!

Bravo, Kate!

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I'm not big on meditation but let me tell you about a recent experience. In November I had a comprehensive eye exam. The puff test showed high eye pressure. Everything else was perfectly normal. They gave me the puff test about ten times that day. Then the eye doctor said I should come back another ...

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Congratulations, Raw Cookie!

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I love hot tea in the winter. I make it a cup at a time, though, because it's just me. There are two black teas I love to drink hot, and I bought a pound of each of them. I'm set for a while. Also bought a pound of a third black tea that I prefer for iced tea. Black Friday sale. Anyway, I can identi...

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I feel the same way about eating "bad" foods on an N day. I have to give myself a little talking-to. : )

But I find that I usually only have them for one meal, if that.

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Lovely and colorful!

Methinks I'd be hungry, though. Maybe it's piled higher than it seems in the middle there...

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Way to go!

Queenie

Day 3 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Kind of overloaded my plate (bowl) at lunchtime. All's fair for me with that, being that I'm in early days. But it occurred to me...

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Day 2 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Thought my plate was too full at lunch but it was pleasantly satisfying. Then I thought my plate was too skimpy at dinner but it ...

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Good for you for checking in and posting, CDee.

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it wasn't really accidental. I loaded up my finger on purpose and ate it.... Plus I really want to get it right. I can see I sound a bit crazy.

Ah. I now get the meaning of the quotation marks. : )

Nice clean Tuesday.

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Green Monday -- great start to the week.

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Great start.

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Wahine wrote:That's cool. Looking forward to seeing the chart filled in.

Thanks, Kate! I'm hoping to create a field of green Xs.

Queenie

Day 1 SSS = Special day Green X = Success Black X = Failed that X Red Triple X = Entire day is a Fail First X: No Sweets Second X: No Snacks Third X: No Seconds Comments: Lunch was soup and half a sandwich. My sister made the soup over the weekend, and it was super-thick. I dolloped some into a sauc...

Queenie

So sorry to hear what a rough time you had! Thank goodness for family.

Glad you're feeling so much better.

Queenie

I saw that meme ! Those Danish cookies are a wonderful childhood memory. Ah, the ads. I used to get mad at the my fitness pal website because for a long time there was an ad for dairy queen that showed a double cheeseburger , fries, glass of coke, and a hot fudge sundae. I was like, really!? Starin...

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Wow -- one swipe with the finger -- especially as it was inadvertent and not on purpose -- counts as a red day?

I get it that we're cleaning up our mindless eating but, gosh.

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I don't think I lost much weight for the first year of doing NoS because my plates were piled high of rich food and my drinks were sometimes high in calories (mochas) but my habits were rock solid and I was free from my previous constant obsessing about food/weight. Linda This is my plan of action....

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YOn the other hand, I dare you to turn up at work with crisp butties for lunch. I'd love to hear if you get any reaction :lol: I had to search on google for that one. Best as I can tell, we'd call it either a potato chip sandwich or a french-fry sandwich. Neither of which I'd ever heard of before. :D

Queenie

This will be my daily (weekday) checkin to chart my No-S progress for 100 days. The initial chart will be 20 weeks, starting on Monday, January 4th. The charting method will probably change as I get some consistency and find out what works for me. To start, I'll have 3 Xs and comments. Each X will b...

Queenie

Hi Kal, You may want to re-post this in the General Discussion forum. https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=3 don't know if you're young or older. Since you're lifting heavy, I'm going to guess you're probably a man. I'm two weeks into No-S and not qualified to give No-S advice. But I do ha...

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Thanks, Merry -- it's doubly amazing because of the holidays.

What a great feeling to start off the new year with these two weeks already done and dusted.

Queenie

About 5 minutes later I realized I was already full--in previous days I would probably have eaten another half plate and been overfull before I realized it. I'm only in my second week but what I like best so far is not feeling overfull. I did feel not-full-enough the other evening -- but that is so...

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RAWCOOKIE wrote:well done Queenie - your chart is looking good

Thank you, Rawcookie!

Queenie

Tuesday was normal. My dinner was not as filling as I'd have liked. I was hungry during the evening. But I just put up with it. Then Wednesday was a little odd. I slept very late, getting up at 10AM. The thing was, I had plans to meet a friend for dinner at 5PM. I ended up holding out until almost 1...

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Normal day on Monday. Had many impulses to just eat something. Not strong impulses -- more a matter of noticing how much I've probably been invisibly grazing before starting No-S.

Dec 21-25 X X X S S
Dec 28-31 X T W S

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Wahine wrote:
I think Christmas Eve will be an S day from after dinner only, when we break open the Christmas cake.

I had been thinking the same, to make Christmas Eve an S day starting at dinner. That's really when the celebration starts for us.

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Wahine wrote:Good on you. Looking good. I just started last week

Thanks, Wahine!

Queenie

Today my plates looked more normal except at lunch. Visiting family took me to an Indian buffet for lunch. I had just one plate but it was loaded. And I did choose to have a small dessert. I'm calling it orange rather than red because it doesn't feel like a full fail. For my January chart, I might d...

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Forgot to check in yesterday! But I remembered to follow the No-S.

I'm filling my plates rather generously.

Dec 21-25 X X W S S
Dec 28-31 M T W S

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A chart has served me well in other areas of my life, so I'm going to use that here. We're getting a LOT of food gifts from neighbors and relatives. Some savory but most are sweets. I had an indulgent weekend and I'm being generous with my S-days for the holidays. But I can tell I'm going to need so...

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I'm just starting the No-S. I love challenges and will jump right in.

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