Everyday Systems

pangelsue

You are an awesome force!!! Wow, 5 weeks. Keep on keepin' on, Maskedlioness!!

pangelsue

Week one done!! Great job. It gets easier from here on. I agree with the weekend assessment. I feel awful if I overdue but I still have been overdueing. Next week's assignment should I decide to accept it: make the weekends a little more sane.

Good luck next week.

pangelsue

I had an S day to be reckoned with. Next habit will be working on reining those days in. I am sick of feeling sick by the end of the S days. They should be freeing, not sickening. Yuck! I am reminded of Simon's "What one loses in instant gratification, one subsequently gains in pride and willpower. ...

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I hear you on the snack attacks. I just had the S day from Hell. The last 2 weeks I felt like I needed to satisfy every craving I ever had!. Right now I am putting off going to bed because I have heartburn and back up. Ugh! I still think we need the S days though or we could go into burn out mode. I...

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Hi Deb, I just read your 21 day site. Too bad about the snack but you are the mom of the year! Kids need support when bad things happen and you were there. I would have done the same thing. I remember once when my daughter was little and she knocked out her front tooth (permanent one) and had to hav...

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Thanks for all the wonderful words of advise. I've been in kind of a blue funk lately. It is mostly work but there are several of our friends who are also near retirement and they are all talking a lot lately about how they only have 5 or 6 hundred thousand put aside for retirement. We don't have an...

pangelsue

Congratulations and welcome! A third of the way there to 21! You are over the worst part. Relax and enjoy the coming S days. Great feeling of relaxation and indulgence comes with them.

pangelsue

Congratulations and 2 S days are coming!

pangelsue

I think I am having a night off. I was successful all day but supper had some funny stuff. I followed a good size supper with quite a few pecans. Work has just been getting worse each day and I am tired and worn out. I feel used and unappreciated. Poor me, I guess but I'm burned out and don't need a...

pangelsue

Welcome and best of luck to you both.

pangelsue

Be careful using the shug as a sword. You may be He-Man Master of Cracked Greyskull. Isn't it totally awesome to be this close? I am finding that the 2nd 21 is even easier. I couldn't believe today my day at work. It was Skeletor awful all day but all of a sudden it was 6:30 and I hadn't thought of ...

pangelsue

You sound a little down. Here are some up thoughts for the day. You are deciding a day at a time that your Master is not a jar of cookies anymore. You are your own master and you are working toward a you that will be able to play with your kids and be a great role model for them for years to come. I...

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Hi Deb, I have been uber busy lately so I didn't get in on your wonderful news until this morning. Weight loss and money coming in!!! Wow! Now if you could just throw great sex into the mix, life would be perfect, right! Hey, maybe you already have that part! LOL! Seriously though, I couldn't be hap...

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Saturday and Sunday were too large in the sugar department. Sugar futures probably rose because of me. Felt awful both days so I really need to start asking myself if I really want what I am eating or if I am just storing up for No S days which is crazy. Anyway, Monday, success. Work is not good. Co...

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Thanks for the comments, Big Bird. Hey, one snack is a start. We were all there. I started by giving up one snack at a time. Morning was first, followed by afternoon, followed by after work, followed by after supper. When they had all been successfully eliminated, then I started my 21 days. I knew, ...

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You are doing it woman! The weight loss will come and with it will come renewed drive and dedication. I am happy for you. It sounded like a struggle there for a while but you are staying positive and focused and that is all you can do. My daughter reminded me today of a famous quote from a Zen maste...

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Good luck and keep us posted.

pangelsue

Successes with 2 funny things. I purposely ate 1 small biscotti on Thursday night because I decided I was getting way too focused on the success thing. Now the record is technically broken so I can relax and know I am choosing not to cheat instead of it becoming a huge bigger than life thing. It fel...

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CONGRATS in caps. You are doing awesome and with humor no less. I too am glad Easter is on a weekend. I was very hungry tonight. We went to see V again and grocery shopping afterwards. I stayed up until midnight so I could eat something. How nuts is that! It was good and now I am going to bed with d...

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Let's live our weekends large so our smaller size week days will be filled with hazy happy memories.

It's been a longggggg day at work. In fact I am still there but taking an overdue break. Writing to my peops instead of having peanuts or chips or something. Sighs....

pangelsue

Success. This is getting easier every day. And I am so surprised at myself. At one time, I could have written a book on excuses to eat and blow my diet. I would always be ready to start again tomorrow on something new. If people I worked with wanted a complete description of a new diet on the market...

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Lots of congratulations go out to you!!! Congrats on the wedding plans and all those No S successes! You are a rising star. You are also so right about the appetite thing. For the first time in my life I am finding out that when I feel like I am starving and that I will never make it to supper, if I...

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Body image wise there are worse role models than Gollum. Haha. I haven't quite made it to the exercise part of the program yet. I think my chiropractor would be the only one gaining from that experience. I am more the yoga, tai chi, qi gong kind of person. That is more likely to make me "feel fair a...

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You will. Just take it one day at a time and soon you will be in the 21 day club. Just keep thinking, weekend, weekend, weekend for the first couple of weeks. Best of luck.

pangelsue

Hi Misplacedpeg and welcome. Stick with it. You will love it. We all were where you are and made it through those first couple of days. I was the queen of snacking and decided many times not to try this diet because I never thought I could get through a day without snacks but I am on day 23 and feel...

pangelsue

You are doing great Deb. Give yourself a chance to heal. You are saying how tired and stressed your body is. It might need a little extra for mending itself. Move onward ever onward. That Richie sounds awesome. You must be very proud.

pangelsue

"What one loses in instant gratification, one subsequently gains in pride and willpower. "

Thanks for saying the above in one of your posts. I think of it so often when I want to cheat.

You are doing such an awesome job you deserve to feel proud of yourself.

pangelsue

Been really busy at work. They fired one gal and another is on vacation. We are all freaking out. Too much to do and too many upset customers. I know it is not my fault but it is rough dealing the whole day with people who are upset. I tend to take it home and can't relax or sleep well. Weather has ...

pangelsue

Wow!!! You are a rising star! I am so glad things are looking up for you. You are always there and such a positive force for all of us. Bad times shouldn't happen to people as nice as you. Victory tastes sweet and No S victory tastes best of all. As I think Simon (?) said recently, no treat tastes a...

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Made it today. First 21. I am really very proud because this is the first attempt at any diet that has lasted this long in many years. Thank you Reinhard for coming up with the idea and the time you take to make it accessible to all of us for free!! You are an awesome dude!! One of my rewards is goi...

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Made it, made it, made it!!!!! A victory. It has been such a long time since I have had one. It feels absolutely great! All that is left of the 21 days is the weekend and that I certainly can do. I am proud of me. Breakfast: egg and toaster french toast Lunch: large salad with tuna and onion rings S...

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Thanks for putting it so well. I do like my nutshell and it kind of took writing it to realize that. Sounds pretty good and it is. Day 18 wow! almost there. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. There were some tough moments but I really needed a victory and I think I was due. Breakfast: 2 sl...

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Welcome back Freakwitch!! I am so glad to hear you are still here and No Ssing. You were my inspiration to start this journey. I lurked for a while reading journals and when I read yours, I knew I had to try this. You are honest and straight forward. You are as open about your successes as you are a...

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Starting weight in January was 203. I am 5'6". Doctor would like to see about a 60 pound loss. Since I have been gaining and losing the same 5 pounds for about 10 years now, I'd be happy with 10-20 pound loss and then dream on from there if possible. I have tried and failed at so many diets, I don't...

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I will look for the graphic novel although in our little town that may prove a challenge. I am glad the love story was not in the novel because that was the cheesiest part of the movie. I personally liked the policeman the best. His commentary and growth throughout was fascinating. Is the prison bit...

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I had this really crazy image when you said horehounds??? It sounds like something you could get arrested for eating. Actually though, I remember my grandfather eating horehound candy and offering us some when we were kids. It tasted pretty nasty. It is a cough drop of sorts but the herbs and stuff ...

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Your meals sound exactly like my daughter's. I always laugh when I hear what she throws together. Her father and I have to plan every meal like it's our last and we NEED to know ahead of time what we will be eating. She just goes for it and eats what appeals and is handy. I often wish I had that fre...

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I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. Death of a friend is always awful but when it is the death of someone in the prime of their life and a also a death by violence, it is so much harder to bear.

pangelsue

Success! Weird day. Ups and downs. Feel like I am fighting a cold or something or allergies. Breakfast: cereal and toast Getting really bored with this choice but it is filling and easy. Lunch: We had pizza at work. Didn't much care for it so I only had 2 small pieces. I added a bag of peanuts so I ...

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Wow! If you can keep it to a couple of chocolate chips, hooray for you! On Saturday, I was looking for a small bag of circus peanuts because I was craving them. I couldn't find a small bag and ended up buying a large one because it was only $1.00. I intended to eat about 6 and toss the rest. I shoul...

pangelsue

3 cheers for good days. How would we recognize them if there weren't bad days? Enjoy you new restaurant exercise. Is this vertical rangering?

pangelsue

Congratulations! It sounds like you were in the depths and are now rising out of the flames like a Phoenix, reborn and ready to grow. The fire only makes us stronger you know. Relax and enjoy the ride.

pangelsue

Welcome Simon! What a refreshing breath of air you are! And funny. I also felt like I needed something every time I walked by the snack machines at work. I hate to think how many times I tried to invent a plan that allowed for 4 or 5 snacks because I wanted a morning break, and afternoon break, a sn...

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Me too. I just bought some Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer. I used to drink it a lot and then got sick of it. I am going to try it after work tonight while I wind down. Good luck on the new job, Deb. Are you a stress eater? It sounds like there has been a lot of it in your life lately. If so, the...

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I hear you on that score. Really felt awful both days. Makes me wonder why I like them so much. I feel much better slightly hungry. That lean and hungry look becomes me. LOL. I still need to learn to relax about weekends. I feel like I screwed up when they get too crazy. Deb, you are right. I will c...

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Hi Deb, I had never really lurked around your posts before and since I am up early this morning and read your new 21 day post section, I decided to take a quick look at your last year or so. You are MY hero!!! You have had quite a time of it lately. Job hunting, mothering, dieting, exercising and wo...

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I know I shouldn't worry about S days for a while but Saturday and Sunday were way over the top this week. It was like I was thinking I was going to reget it if I didn't indulge every craving before Monday. We were home a lot this weekend and it was raining. I was really bored and I gave in to every...

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Success. Friday was good but I went to bed early because I was thinking about food a lot. Breakfast: cereal toast and PB Lunch: Salad and 2 breadsticks at Pizza Hut Supper: out for fish with friends. Had 1 piece of haddock, baked potato and cole slaw. Saturday. S day and went overboard. Too many sna...

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It is based on the movie with Mandy Patinkin but this was the tv series. Short lived but very good and it has held up with time. Lots to say about a lot of controversial issues like prejudice, what normal is, tolerance and equality. Almost sounds American, doesn't it???

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Went to see the movie with my daughter and really enjoyed it. As a former hippie, I found the concepts very interesting. It is amazing how many forms peace movements can take. I started crying at the point where the police inspector guy starts his "it all begins with some seemingly small thing..." s...

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You'll probably think this is crazy and I wouldn'y listen to them under normal circumstances buttttttttttttt, Abba is great to work out to. The beat is just conducise to exercise. Maybe it's because you are so anxious to get it over with. LOL I have never SG so I can't swear to it but they always ke...

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I want you to make my breakfasts!! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and most of the time I am in such a hurry, I repeat and repeat ad nauseum. Yours sound delicious! Do you use the black bean tortillas to wrap up the rest of the stuff or just eat them together? You sound like you are doing g...

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I was feeling blue this morning because I was thinking that if this works, why did I have to wait until 61 to find it. But better late than never I guess. Can't change it. Can only move forward. Success again. My daughter had off from work so I took the afternoon off too. She just recently bought th...

pangelsue

Thanks for the links. Go ideas to help with the walking routine. Have to try it out.
Sounds like you are doing good. Hang in there.

pangelsue

Half way there!! Double digits!!! Success. This is getting easier every day. I love it. That 21 days is dangling there like a carrot. Will have to find a new carrot when I get to 21. (if I get to 21). Breakfast: cereal, tst with peanut butter and half a banana Lunch: Followed Friekwich's plan and wr...

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Welcome 10ch
You have interesting taste in listening material. I will have to try that. I used to listen to books on tape but haven't for a long time.

No Sing is great and it works. Great supportive group too.

Hang in there.

pangelsue

As the song says, Monday, Monday, can't trust that day. As all the others said, Mondays can go either way. I find that I am looking forward to the structure by Monday but the sugar cravings are always worse. Maybe that is just psychological. I find that reading and writing here really helps especial...

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Success! Good day. Not too hungry. I wish I would feel less anxious but spring is coming and I feel a lot of cabin fever I think. Been meditating and doing qui gong and tai chi. Still anxious. Especially at night. Maybe it's because I normally would have caved in by now and I am afraid this could la...

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Saturday and Sunday were good. Did quite well at the restaurant on Saturday. Probably had too much sugar on Sunday. Didn't feel well on Sunday night. Monday Success. Breakfast: cereal and milk. Slice of toast with jam Lunch: baked potato with chili and cheese. Supper: Pasta with marinara sauce, sala...

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Welcome Mixel, I started this diet several times and because I also tread the same snack and sweet minefield you were talking about, I failed a number of times. I finally decided to get over the hurdles one at a time. First, I made the treat table at work (right outside my cubicle) off limits. That ...

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Success!!! Whew, made it one whole week. Feels pretty good. Now the weekend is ahead and I am having a piece of Breadsmith pumpkin bread. Best ever!! Also going out to eat tonight with friends but I plan on taking it easy if possible. We shall see. Breakfast: 1/2 banana, toaster whole wheat french t...

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Success. This day was easier. Thanks for the reassurance, Kevin that 5:00 will get easier. That was still the roughest part of today. It is actually easier when I am working overtime because there is no food available unless I go to the lunchroom and use the machines. My cubicle is right next to the...

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Success! Good day. Qi Gong again. Relaxing and comforting. The worst time of the day for me is immediately after work. My husband works out after work and I used to read and have a snack. Really feel deprived. So today I did the Qi Gong again and then read. Better. Breakfast: cereal with 1/2 cup of ...

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Thanks for the welcome. It is reassuring to know this works. I tried it once before but I think I was overdoing the S days so I thought I'd keep track for a while to keep myself honest. Is it easier to go on the diet together? My husband is a very active guy who works out a lot and he doesn't really...

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Success but harder than I thought it would be. It was a very frustrating day at work and I did a couple of hours of overtime. By the time I went home, I was really starving but I was proud of myself that I made it through the day. Breakfast: fried egg, toaster french toast slice and half a grapefrui...

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Day 1 I have decided this is day one to log my progress No S-ing. I read quite of few logs over the weekend and it seems that logging helps people sort through it all and find a method that works for them. I am looking forward to Mondays as I always do. I think I am still very used to diets being ru...

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Welcome. This is my first time on NOS but I have tried and bailed out on every other diet on the planet. I intend to do it this time because this time it feels different. I feel like the part of me that always creates an escape hatch is letting go. Good luck.

pangelsue

Thanks for the reality check. I love the diet. Now I know that I just need to take the focus off the daily expectation to lose. You are all an inspiration in patience. Fast doesn't last but I think this could. By the time it's all lost, it's a habit.

pangelsue

Thank you everybody for your thoughts and suggestions. They helped a lot. I have always sabotaged myself in the past probably because then I had an excuse to toss the current diet out. I like this one. I want it to work and maybe part of me is afraid it will. Had an ice cream bar and am looking forw...

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Thanks for the commiseration. I have about 50 pounds to lose. I agree totally that the best thing that has happened so far is that for the first time in more years that I can remember, I am not in terrified awe of my ability to obsess about food and my next meal. It was nothing for me to snack right...

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Being a newbie (3 weeks), I have been reading all of your wonderful and helpful information and learning a lot of information that keeps me going. I am really sticking to the N day routine and trying hard not to overdo too much on the S days. I do indulge on the S days because they make the structur...

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