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pangelsue

Just read your post on my thread. How do I plan to meet failures and challanges? I plan to continue with what I have been using for 27 days. If I eat out of plan, I have to write a positive affirmation 100 times. Something like "No treat tastes as good as success feels". So far it has worked like a ...

pangelsue

Success- 27-0 Thanks Gettnbusy and Deb. So nice to hear from you both. This was an S day for me. I had popcorn and peanut M&M'S Both were very good. We went out for supper but I kept it at petite tenderloin,baked potato and part of a spinach/artichoke appetizer. Had 2 sips off a pumpkin custardcinno...

pangelsue

Sounds like your birthday was awesome. So glad you enjoyed it with those you love. Many more.

pangelsue

Success with some funny stuff and a big yipee at the end. 26-0 I knew I was going to a pot luck tonight and I was kind of worried about plating and desserts. I ate a normal breakfast and a small lunch (just in case supper was a little larger than normal). Lunch however was definitely too small and s...

pangelsue

Hey, 137 pounds sounds pretty good to me. Are you just trying to opt for a healthier lifestyle or do you have a couple to lose and then work on maintaining? Either way, good luck and welcome.

pangelsue

Some very good thoughts. I like the novel ideas behind your thinking. I have felt helpless between strict dieting and self loathing myself many times. I think the biggest mistake anyone can make here is to give up after the first couple of major failures. Breaking out of those bad habits we all had ...

pangelsue

Thank you so much for the kind words on my thread. They made me feel wonderful. I enjoy talking to you very much too and I admire your candor and drive. You too are a survivor and we both know how tough that can be but we are both well aware of the rewards. We'll make it together with all the good, ...

pangelsue

Success-25-0
Breakfast- egg toast,yogurt and raspberries
Lunch- squash and peas and peanuts. Weird combination but I was in a hurry.
Supper- homemade egg rolls, rice and stir fried vegatables. Little heavy but good. Haven't made them in a long time.

pangelsue

Thanks for the pat on the back Flsunshine! Encouragement is always appreciated. Thoughtful question, Gettnbusy, kid. I'll respond on your thread. Success for these 2 days. Both were hard days and I made classic good decisions to avoid, seconds, fudge, and strawberries and ice cream. Party time both ...

pangelsue

Hi, thought I'd visit your site to respond to the question you posed on mine. Taking responsibility, huh? I have actually been writing on that a lot lately on my own thread and on several other people's too. I think taking responsibility for one's actions is a rare commondity these days. No one seem...

pangelsue

That is the beginning of a brilliant new way of thinking and if you stay here and continue that way of thinking, the plan will become a permanent thing in your life. You are on the path, woman. Believe in yourself and it will happen.

pangelsue

Welcome and glad to have you here. Best of luck.

pangelsue

I am learning to forgive myself on this diet. First time ever. Always, before, when I blew it, that was the end of the diet. Doesn't work here. You just keep coming back until you want it badly enough to stay on plan most of the time. The issue here is not the food, it is habit. We are used to indul...

pangelsue

Success-22-0 Tiny bit of funny stuff but a strange day so I am letting it pass. Been feeling very anxious lately but that is a pattern sometimes for me. I am coping better than usual but very difficult. So just for today, I am not counting 3 almonds and a nibble off my husband's piece of fudge. New ...

pangelsue

Morning snack at work. Then after supper. After work was the hardest because I often work until 6:30. I have lunch at noon and supper at 7. That is kind of a long time. I can do it, but it has been the hardest adjustment.

pangelsue

Success- 21-0 S day and too large. Still need to work on the S days being smaller. Worked 3 or 4 hours in the garden so lots of fresh air and exercise. I am glad to have reached the 21 day mark again but I know for me that is not enough time to feel really confident yet. I have been there before and...

pangelsue

I think you have to know what is right for you. This diet has been a different journey for everyone here. I started by giving up one S at a time. I started with no seconds, then no sugar and finally, gave up one snack at a time. Then I did 21 days on plan, cold turkey zip, zip, zip. But after that I...

pangelsue

Sounds like you have a good solid start and a wonderful attitude. Good luck.

pangelsue

Sucess- 20-0 I am glad this was an S day because I will call it a success even though it was way in excess of what I would like. I hope to counter it tomorrow with an S day that feels more under my control. Fun but not scary.

pangelsue

Very interesting. I've noticed that if I put my breakfast on a saucer instead of a plate, it feels like I have eaten much more. And I have also noticed that I eat less soup when it is in a deep bowl than a flat saucer type bowl. The flat bowl seems to hold less even though when I measured it is abou...

pangelsue

Congratulations Deb!!! Wow what an achievement! And you are right. It was made the sweeter by having to stay with it through a long plateau. You have just stepped out into the sunshine girl!! Bask in the warm of your glow. I am so happy for you.

pangelsue

Success- 19-0 Today was my nephew's 16th birthday so I took a special day. The only thing special in it was a piece of cake and ice cream so it was still a good day. He had a friend over and they were delightful and silly as only 16 year olds can be. Breakfast- pancakes, piece of bacon and blueberri...

pangelsue

Success 18-0 Breakfast- egg, toast, jelly, asian pear and coffee Lunch- leftovers from supper last night with a little chicken added. Supper- My husband made some cabbage rolls but they turned out gross so we ended up eating squash, 2 hot dogs (no buns) and corn. Also a handful of cashews. Large win...

pangelsue

Your total score is 13 success days and 5 failure days. That is not a bad score. Take the process one day at a time. I had a whole month where I was off plan because I was feeling very sad about life and very angry about my job. It happens and as long as we keep trying, we are still winning most of ...

pangelsue

Maybe stop setting goals and just plan on this being forever. The weight will come off when it comes off and not a moment sooner. I have been plateaued for soooo long I don't want to even think about it but it will happen and is happening right now. We just have to be patient. It will be really succ...

pangelsue

Does food make you feel less lonely or more lonely? I am an emotional eater too and I am slowly finding out that I have to experience the lonely and the angry and the sad or it never goes away. How did you feel when you were successful for those 2 weeks? Better? I don't know much about your situatio...

pangelsue

Success- 17-0 Good day. Not too hungry today. I love those days and wish I had more of them. Yet it was high carb. So much for that theory. I think for me success and my mood have so much to do with how "hungry" I think I am. When I feel like a failure or my mood is way down, I feel like I'm starvin...

pangelsue

Success- 16-0 Thanks Deb! How did you know I needed a hug today? Breakfast- egg, toast, raspberries and coffee Lunch- half a pork chop, 2 small red potatoes and green beans. Also an Asian pear (really good) Supper- peach nectar glazed chicken, red potatoes and carrots. Handful of cashews. Exercise- ...

pangelsue

Success-15-0 Success but too heavy on fat and salt I think. We worked in the garden all day and grabbed a quite but salty lunch and a supper too high in fat. Breakfast- Raisin bran with half a banana and milk. Toast with peanut butter and jam Lunch- hot dog, mix and eat organic mac and cheese, brocc...

pangelsue

Thank you for the support too Jenn. It is always such a nice surprise to come to my site and find a thoughtful comment from a friend. Friday and Saturday were S days and much better than usual but still ate more than I intended. I was happy with the decisions I made to not eat some things. It means ...

pangelsue

I flubbbed for fully the last 3 months and now I am on a roll again. Hug that bear. I tell ya it helps. This is a journey of more than a couple of days, weeks or months. We didn't get here in a short time. There are no short journeys out.

pangelsue

Success 12-0
Good day. Forgot to post but day was a success. Will record Friday (S day later).

pangelsue

Success 11-0 Breakfast- WW pancakes and a little syrup, coffee Lunch- cup of chil macaroni and half cup of corn, grapes Supper- Husband made delicious tuna pasta salad with artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, jalepenos, olives and all the rest of the regular stuff. We had it on a bed of lettuce with a n...

pangelsue

Welcome back and many congratulations on the vacation weight loss!!! You must be so proud to have made it through all those unstructured days unscathed!! The fudge was just a temporary diversion. I am sure you will be back on track. Your vacation sounds great too. I love the outdoors and the freedom...

pangelsue

You are right. Booksmart has nothing to do with hurting people's feelings. Sometimes though we can hurt people's feelings unintentionally. The mother of a friend of mine was always putting her daughter down for her own good and I think the mother actually had the daughter's best interest in mind but...

pangelsue

Well long time no hear from!! Welcome back. I missed your dry humor and wit. So no more Mick J. huh? That is a good thing in more ways than one. Congratulations on the 20 pound loss. That is wonderful. I am happy for you.

pangelsue

What a lot of exciting things are happening in your life, Deb. London, wow. That will be an awesome experience. Also congratulations on the weight loss. That 199 is getting so close. I know you have been waiting for that for a long time. I am so glad to know your life is on an incredible upswing. Ba...

pangelsue

Smaller sized skirt!!! How wonderful. Good for you.

pangelsue

Wow, a fava bean failure. That's hard to imagine. I love all kinds of beans but I must admit I don't care much for favas. Do you make them from scratch? I make most beans from scratch but favas I have only had out of the can.

pangelsue

Welcome and congratulations on the baby. Girl or boy?

pangelsue

Success 10-0 Wow! Those success days are stacking up. Thanks, Flsunshine and gettenbusy. It was a lousy day and your support couldn't have come at a better time. You are the best. Crazy day at work and brought some of the craziness home. Snapped at my daughter and wonderful husband (who had made sup...

pangelsue

Welcome to another peanut butter lover. If God made anything better, He kept it for Himself. Keep us posted.

pangelsue

14 pounds in 2+ monthes. I would kiss the ground for that kind of success. What kind of success would make you go Woohoo!~!!! I would be doing cartwheels!! (the 61 year version of cartwheels). You just need a cheering section. Rah, rah, sis boom bah, woman. Be happy for yourself. Seriously though, r...

pangelsue

Success- 9-0 Not too bad a day. Had to wait too long for supper because of work so that I had to think about slowing down to enjoy it. Breakfast- toast and peanut butter (in a hurry so no fruit) Lunch- Half a pork chop, 2 small red pototes and green beans Supper- cherry chicken, sweet potato and bro...

pangelsue

Hello fellow sufferer. I read your post and identified with every word. I have read thread after thread on this site and wanted to so much to be like the winners. It just wasn't something, until recently, I could maintain through the weekends, holidays and vacations. I have been fighting the same de...

pangelsue

Success- 8-1 but a tough success. Bone hungry all day long. Yesterday I could have skipped eating almost the whole day. If all days were like yesterday, I'd be thin and gorgeous. Well, thin anyway. But today was the dead opposite. Weird. We tried a new brand of organic brownie mix to give as a welco...

pangelsue

You too. Congratulations on your success so far.

pangelsue

Exactly. When I start talking organic or healthy eating with people I know, the reply I hear most often is "I know this would be healthier for my family but it is so expensive, I could never afford it." Yet these are the same people who buy their kids every toy on the planet, all the best and newest...

pangelsue

Success and what a day! I managed only 2 snacks. I had corn chips as an appetizer with supper and a mocha granola bar for dessert along with chocolate covered almonds from Whole Foods. Yummy. The AIDS walk was terrific. The groups raised $402.000.00 and the governor was there along with local Milwau...

pangelsue

Wow~ It is so good to read all your wonderful comments. I couldn't agree more. My husband and I have been been about 85% organic for about 9 years now. It has been a very eye opening experience. The more we read, the more we learn how bad most American food is. When I worked at a plastic factory for...

pangelsue

Thank you so much guys for your constant support and good wishes. I love the poem and it has a lot to say about staying power. I will remember it. And today was a success and a much better S day than usual. I was going to have one snack. I had 2 but they were reasonable. I had a small bag of popcorn...

pangelsue

Success- 5-0

Breakfast- Egg and toast and yogurt
Lunch- half a pork chop, 2 small red potatoes and green beans, apple
Supper- mediterranean chicken, pasta with fire oil and broccoli, wine

Exercise- Qi Gong

12 hours at work today, sick of computers, Good night

pangelsue

Welcome Ruthie and good for you and the weight loss. Keep at it. It is worth it.

pangelsue

Congratulations on your success so far. You are keeping to the plan and staying realistic too. Way to go. I admire especially your drive to stay with the exercise. That is where a lot of the rest of us miss out. I had a question for you. I just read on the daily discussion board in the thread about ...

pangelsue

Success- 4-0 Breakfast- bagel, creamcheese and coffee Lunch- Aspargas soup, couple slices of cheese and an apple Supper- friend was over and supper was a little large but I think would still plate just fine. Salad, pork chop, red potatos, green beans, wine. A little cheese and a couple of grapes for...

pangelsue

A couple of tips. Real everything is better than fake. Don't start using special margarines and fake or low fat cheeses. They are also very bad for your heart and some of them even contain transfats which are also bad for your heart. Get a good "Healthy Heart" cookbook and try some of the suggestion...

pangelsue

Just think of it as both of you on the same healthy journey. Deb and her son Richie are helping each other. My daughter and I are too. The two of you are in the health game together. Leave weight out of it. I agree with you it could get her too worried about weight if you make it about the how much ...

pangelsue

Success- 3-0 Breakfast- egg, toast, half a large pear (delicious) Lunch- half cup of spaghetti squash, 2 oz of hamburger, handful of grapes and bowl of home made pea soup a friend brought to work for me. Wonderful. Supper- Because lunch was a little larger than usual, I made a Thai chicken cashew di...

pangelsue

Greetings and congratulations Deb!! Don't know what to congratulate you on first. The yoga, the weight loss, the sticking to plan or the guy. LOL. Good to hear from you again. If you have to be away from the forum, the best reason is a fun busy life. May it always be so.

pangelsue

You go girl~~~ Just chalking up the successes!!! Woo hoo.

pangelsue

Success- 2-0 Breakfast- Cereal, fruit, milk, tst and coffee Lunch- Salad, soup, garlic cheese bread Supper- Sweet corn, black beans, spaghetti squash and some weird stuff my husband made with vegetables. (I picked out the vegetarian recipe and he made it correctly but it was strange to say the least...

pangelsue

Welcome. Good start. You are so smart to not get overly involved with scales and weight loss. This is slow but it works. Good luck.

pangelsue

Best of luck with No S and poker. Welcome.

pangelsue

Success 1-0
Breakfast- fruit and yogurt
Lunch- 1 egg and 2 pancakes
Supper-cuban sweet corn, bean burger patty with salsa, tomatoes and a roll.
Did lots of shopping so that was my limited exercise for today.
Good night.

pangelsue

Here's the story. I do great during the week for the most part. The weekends are a disaster for me. We go out to eat and I splurge like crazy, I eat all kinds of snacks and totally undo my whole week. Feeding frenzy is the mode. I have waited 6 months for this to go away as many on the forum here sa...

pangelsue

Thanks for the great ideas. I have done what you suggest a number of times and it works very well. Planned, easy to grab meals are a great help especially when getting ready for work in the morning and there is lots to get done in a short periond of time.

pangelsue

I'm with Deb on finding a Yoga class. I don't do yoga. I do Qi Gong and my husband and I took a 10 week class to learn. It is still wonderful when we do the Qi Gong moves alone or together but we both agree that when the whole group used to do the exercises together, the energy in the room was huge....

pangelsue

Thanks for the support on my thread. I really appreciate to folks who check in and help keep me on the level. You do so well and seem to take your failure days in stride. I am always ready to through in the towel when that happens. Good for you. We are human and the only way we can get better is to ...

pangelsue

The hearts of the rest of the country are with you Katrina survivors. How are you doing? Will you stay relocated or are you going back? Welcome to No S. If you survived a hurricane, you can do this. Get on that bike and move toward a new you. Who cares what it looks like. It can only get better if y...

pangelsue

Thanks for the thoughts, Carol. Quality of the food is an important issue with me as well. My husband and I are great cooks and we plan awesome menus that work well for my diet (he doesn't need to). But like your husband, I work too many hours and am stressed a lot at work. When I come home, I am bu...

pangelsue

I am a hard core snacker. I am finding after several monthes of losing and gaining the same couple of pounds that I will have to limit my S days otherwise I graze so much that I gain on the weekend the pound I lost during the week. I have been on a plateau for ages. I think it is a personal decision...

pangelsue

Good idea. You can't eat what you don't have. That is one of my problems. We have too many options when we want to eat. This last week, we were on vacation for a couple of days and when we got home, we were out of many groceries and didn't want to get back in the car and go grocery shopping. I kept ...

pangelsue

Wonderful concept and motivator. In the book that Operababe recommended "Life is Hard, Food is Easy", the author has a method where you set a goal and ask yourself what do I do next to accomplish that goal. Like for instance if you say: I need exercise and I am too busy to get any. What do I do next...

pangelsue

Success 17-3, I guess. I wish I could get past the hunger thing a bit. It is definitely the elephant in the room that I am trying not to notice is there. When I did my first 21, I was amazed at not feeling hunger. Since then it has been a struggle most days. The honeymoon period is over. What I eat ...

pangelsue

What willpower!! Good for you. You are really sticking to the plan and your goals. Keep it up~

pangelsue

Sorry things are rough right now but good for you that you are staying with the plan in spite of it. Those (and vacations) are the roughest times. It is so easy to cave in because we think we deserve it. The truth is we deserve to be good to ourselves. Victory is sweet. Why does he get to break the ...

pangelsue

Back from vacation and everybody's support and suggestions really helped. Thanks, guys. I gained some weight but it was less than I expected and I think it is mostly water gain because we ate out so much and my body is really salt sensitive. Salt is so hard to avoid when you eat out or at someone el...

pangelsue

Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!! We missed you. I can't improve on the comments from Reinhard and flsunshine. They said it beautifully. You did it once and you can do it again. Regarding the ex, I will hand our some free, unasked for advise (what's new? LOL). He sounds like he is not really missing you or h...

pangelsue

Welcome and good luck.

pangelsue

You are doing awesome. Good way to handle the stress with the Ex. Walk it off. If you eat to get back at him, how will that help you or get back at him? I read once that the best revenge is a happy life. It makes them soooo crazy they can't reach you where it hurts anymore. Hang in there for your 21...

pangelsue

What a bit of tough luck!!! Many years ago the same thing happened to me. We moved and when the last box was moved in, I was sitting down on the couch, hit my foot on something and broke a couple of small bones in my foot. I couldn't unpack for several weeks. Very frustrating. For you it must be eve...

pangelsue

Tough choice. Maybe try taking a treat home on Friday. And not just a sample but a full size treat and save it for Saturday. If it is cookies, pick a couple. Then all during the week, savor the idea that you will have the treat and not just a sample if you just wait until Saturday. Frankly, I think ...

pangelsue

Lots of good suggestions. I will certainly carry them with me. Thanks. I am very excited about the get away because it has been a long time since we did something like this. I will check back in on Sunday or Monday. In the meantime, success 15-3. I was doing a lot of prep for the weekend and didn't ...

pangelsue

Hey, went to my favorite health food store tonight and found agave nectar. Not exactly free but delicious. It has only 4 carbs per teaspoon and it is so sweet, it would be hard to eat a teaspoon. It definitely tastes like a cross between honey and corn syrup. A great find. Thanks for the tip Deb.

pangelsue

You are correct Stevia won't work in cooking but sucanat is a sugar by- product. I have tried it in baking. It is very dry and I don't think it would work too well for granola bars. To cut back on the sugar and still have glue, we have used some peanut butter from time to time but the bars are a lit...

pangelsue

Success 14-3 Too busy to notice time at work. Hours are flying by because it is our company's year end. I am going on vacation to a bed and breakfast Friday though Sunday. Can't wait. Hope to have lots of quiet time, walking along the beach and relaxation. Sturgeon Bay is a beautiful part of Wiscons...

pangelsue

Welcome and good for you that you made your 21!! Woohoo! and weight loss too. Keep on movin' on.

pangelsue

That does help. Thanks. I like tea but maybe the milk and just a touch of sugar will get me through to supper.

pangelsue

Success 13-3 Good healthy meals and choices today. Actually not very hungry either. Good day. On to Wednesday.

pangelsue

I like that idea. I have been trying something similar myself. Instead of being afraid of treats at work (because of course I won't be able to resist them), I have been purposely walking by and looking at them. I mentally say things like, you are inanimate objects. The only power you have over me I ...

pangelsue

Hey, 36-9 that is on target 75% of the time. Awesome. Is it getting any easier? Sounds like your battle is with snacking just like mine. That might not be so bad if they were healthy snacks we were craving but they are the salty/sweet kind that mess us up. We are doing good, you and I and we need to...

pangelsue

Success 12-3
So far the new, wapped out plan is working. I will go with anything that gets me to my goal. Too new to share. Anyone reading this will think I've gone over the edge. When it has brought a 10 pound weight loss, I will consider it an official success. More later, maybe.

pangelsue

9 pounds in a month!!! How awesome. I too am jealous. Good for you. At this rate you may exceed your Christmas goal. Onward and upward (or I should say, downward LOL). Keep on inspiring us all.

pangelsue

Congratulations on the weight loss and welcome back. I am also a return No S-er. It is better the second time around for me as well. More focused I guess. Best of luck and stay on it. Good things are on the horizon if we do.

pangelsue

I agree. The less sugar the better Monday through Friday. I don't react as much to straight sugar as I do to starches. If I have a bagel for breakfast even a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter, I am starving within an hour. Pasta does the same thing. But I can have a small dollap of vanilla yogurt...

pangelsue

Good plan, I think. Look up articles on artificial sugar and your health in general. The jury is definitely still out on it's effects on your body overall.

pangelsue

Sugar at a meal is tricky. Reinhard says sugar in your tea or on cereal is ok and not to overthink sugar too much. How does sugar effect your hunger levels? Some people it drives crazy hungry, others not so much. Probably doesn't wreck the diet plan. Just not too often. The less sugar Monday through...

pangelsue

Success 11-3
On to Monday

pangelsue

Friday and Saturday were my S days. They have been for a while and will probably continue to be. Fridays the gang at work all go out and celebrate the end of the week and/or we go out with friends on Friday night. Saturdays, we usually have plans or we make plans. Sundays are usually quiet. We rarel...

pangelsue

Thanks for the responses. I agree with you regarding the starchy foods and I also agree with the protein staving off hunger better than starch. The question though was, if it is an N day and the crash comes for whatever reason, what do you do to make it to the next meal (presuming of course giving i...

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