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9/7/2009 Thursday:
Shovelglove SUCCESS - 8 minutes. This cold is really trying to get hold of me but so far I've been holding it at bay (sort of). Hope my troops can kill it before it takes over!

Was a real struggle to do my shovelglove today but I was glad I did and quite proud afterwards.

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Your fat free weight would be 226lb?! You must be a big fellow. Well done on the weight loss so far.

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^ Just take that one day as a special day then. Or mark it as a fail but remember why you failed and that it wasn't a stupid reason.

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How can anyone go 5 days without sweets. I have chocolate everyday and cannot and do not want to ge without it. I would rather eat less calories for dinner so I could have my sweets. I do agree with the snacks. My mother always said that snacking would ruin my appetite. It will be difficult not eat...

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Unfortunately if it comes in a packet you almost always cop a handful of additives and other rubbish that you would not get in homemade. Homemade takes time though and it's not something a lot of people can easily do for every meal. I wouldn't be too worried about one meal like that. It's the trend ...

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Welcome aboard and good luck. It is very wise to try to prevent a problem rather than waiting for it to become one.

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The problem is everyone wants "McValue" these days. Why get a decent sized normal meal when you can have an entire trough for the same price? It's pathetic; I can't even eat what is considered a "normal" meal these days at most restaurants and I'm certainly not a small person.

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Great story and a great way to come to No S. God gives me little "reminders" about things like that too. Welcome aboard, it's great to have you here.

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My wife and I eat beans fairly regularly. We often make a stew with a mix of different dry beans and vegetables and spices. The soaking of beans is basically just to start the rehydration process. The idea is to make cooking time shorter. Our experience is that it does not make cooking time that muc...

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8/7/2009 Wednesday: Shovelglove SUCCESS - 8 minutes. Found it somewhat tough as I am fighting the onset of a cold and have sinus congestion and sore throat. I've been finishing off the last few days with the "chop the tree" movement but I swing it more horizontally like you would chopping into a sta...

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I have to trim up a little and definitely want some more strength and hardness in my muscles again. I've been slack for a bit too long now and as every year ticks by it will only get worse if I don't keep it in check. I'll be doing No S soon or a slightly modified version possibly. I've got a strong...

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If I have a decent sized smoothie with the "works" in it I often find that is a meal, usually breakfast.

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So far I am only doing Shovelglove using a 14lb sledgehammer. 1/7/2009 Wednesday: Shovelglove SUCCESS - 7 minutes and it totally burned my arms, shoulders and back. They went like jelly. 2/7/2009 Thursday: Shovelglove SUCCESS - Same as yesterday. Still went to jelly by the end. 3/7/2009 Friday: Shov...

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^ Second title will sell a million copies. Conspiracies and "they" are money in the bank.

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No problem Reinhard. It's my pleasure to share my experience and I hope it will make it all the more easier for other Aussies trying to get a hardcopy of the book.

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Thanks Debs. You too

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Not to mention that most of these "foods" didn't even exist 50 years ago.

Edit: Make that 20 years ago, even 10 years.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRa1G9A-bA

Awesome documentary on agricultural subsidising and its effect on the food industry.

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Ok. It's Monday here in Australia and I did my fourth shovelglove workout after having the weekend break. I was surprised with my improvement since only the three workouts last week. I did 8 minutes today and was not anywhere near as exhausted in my muscles. My arms were not as jelly like nor were t...

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Ok. I finally got a book sorted! What a saga! First I went to a local Angus & Robertson store. They did not have one and said both their UK and US suppliers were out. They gave me an only site they obviously have a deal with who source "out of print books". Hmmm. Anyway I checked it out and they hav...

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The whole low-carb for weight loss and health has hardly been "scientifically" proven. If you look at cold hard facts the longest lived and healthiest cultures on earth consume a decent amount of fruit, veg, legumes, nuts, seeds, starch products (ie: rice, corn) and little animal products. Scientist...

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This is exactly why the bulk of my breads consumption is wholegrain and wholemeal based products or unprocessed rice.

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The whole diet thing (as in what you actually should eat) is a total mess at the moment. There are seemingly solid arguments for every combination/side you can think of. I've been researching it myself for some time now and I'm getting fairly close to a fact based conclusion. I'm even tempted to wri...

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^ All good news.

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I've read through that push-up program in detail now. It's essentially Greasing the Grove, a technique I have used with great success to break a plateau or bring up a weaker area. It's very useful but I'm not sure how well it works for a long term strategy.

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I'll weigh myself and use a tape measure, not more than monthly though for either. I find usually it correlates well but if I put on a bit of muscle they don't match and I usually weigh the same but have dropped a centimetre or two on my waist. That's why I see weight alone as pointless and one of m...

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Another tip, dogs can attack when they are surprised .... so it's a good idea to make a bit of noise This is indeed wise. I will often step heavily or scuff my feet and cough as I approach a yard with a dog in front so it knows I am coming, especially so if it happens to be asleep and the gate is o...

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Most definitely do not train a muscle group when it is injured. That will simply prevent recovery and possibly worsen the degree of the injury. I've hurt my back very badly a few times over the years and once or twice I jumped back into training (usually deadlifting or squats) too early and it total...

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I've never liked set progression programs simply because you feel terrible if you don't meet a target. Better to just keep on doing and progress naturally as a by-product of the training I think. I also agree with you that it's not very balanced for overall body training and developing an imbalance ...

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No luck getting the book it seems. The 2 big main book chains here don't carry it and they said there is no stock available in either US or UK so they can't even order it in for me. I'm probably going to have to order it from Amazon US and suck up the shipping cost.

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So glad you are ok.

The gate was open, the dog rushed out to you, the owner was slack about it.

First move - lawsuit.
Second move - Animal control destroys the dog.

Seriously, a domesticated animal that attacks with no reason should be destroyed. No ifs and buts about it.

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The snacking, esp. at night, has got to stop along with my overconsumption of sugary (albeit low-fat) foods. The misconception that low-fat is somehow better is a false sense of security unfortunately. Low-fat almost always = higher sugar and salt, or whatever else, to make up for the taken out fat...

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^ The key distinction being you treat them as meals. I'm all for that. I posted a bit of a spiel (or maybe it was a rant?

) about it actually just yesterday in this thread.

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic ... 2773#62773

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Thanks for the replies. LA I know what you mean about the bad habits slowly sneaking in also. That's the power of habit, good or bad. If that tiny drop of water is NOT walking and it goes for weeks into months into years that's powerful too, but for all the wrong reasons.

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Vegemite for the win! It's so full of salt though I can't even pretend to myself it's healthy. I sure do enjoy it (in moderation) though.

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I had great success losing 8kg on the CSIRO diet here in Australia. It is a scientifically tested diet by CSIRO and basically boils down to good common sense eating, no snacks, 3 squares a day with moderate/low carbs. A healthier spin on Aitkens kind of. I know it can be different with some people b...

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Glad to hear you are ok. I hate hearing about dog attacks on the news. ICE is international too. We use it here in Australia and I was taught about it while obtaining my senior first aid certification. I am actually quite scared of dogs due to an attack when I was a child. I utterly cringe when I wa...

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Yep sounds good to me too. *passes Reinhard an honorary Aussie badge*

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It may be a bit simplistic, but I like simplistic. Politely decline the snacks and load up on meals. Target the foods that are better and also more filling. Mashed potato is a filler. Any meat or protein is a filler also. They will pad out your stomach and leave you feeling more full and satisfied. ...

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When I was a child, especially a teenager, I ate 5 or 6 times a day. But the thing is it was not a snack. It was a meal; every one of them was a small meal. Morning tea and afternoon tea were fruit, yoghurt, veggies, homemade biscuits and even another sandwich sometimes. I know as a teenager I was r...

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Yes Marc I can assure you I am from Australia. We aren't all boozers, although it definitely seems to be a well followed national obsession here unfortunately. I did all my drinking at TAFE and got it pretty much out of my system. Plus I'm a devout Christian now and while a nice drop is great I am s...

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Hi Marc. Nice to meet you or perhaps G'day mate

I'll be talking to a few bookstores tomorrow so I'll hopefully have some word about availability and costing soon.

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Haha! I have 2 of his first books, The Matrix Principle and Matrix for Muscle Gain so I know exactly what you are talking about. His "mix everything up" sets are very demanding. I found it too complicated though to get into a solid routine with it. I got very sick of having to constantly refer to th...

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Hello everyone. I've decided I'm going to purchase the No S Diet book in paperback form here in Australia. I'm going to find places I can get it from and list that information here so all the other Australians who may be interested can benefit. I have decided on a hardcopy because I much prefer to r...

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Have to be wary of the pedometer itself. I had a cheap one once and it registered anything from 3-20 steps every time I did almost any movement at all that wasn't just a normal step. Pick up a bag - 12 steps, sneeze - 6 steps, etc. It was an el cheapo model though that I got with $2 and a coupon out...

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We have the same kind of heat problems where I live in Australia. It's just too hot to go outside for exercise most of the day. I notice most people will get their training done either early in the morning or late in the afternoon just before dusk. Also a LOT of water is in order. I find myself drin...

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^ Those reds sure are incentive aren't they?

I am finding that already with regards to my first and only habitcal entry, Shovelglove. I just DON'T want a fail there.

Reinhard came up with a very powerful, simple and effective tracker. Kudos to him. I think it's brilliant.

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(Drago style voice) I must break you....with my sledgehammer!

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Agreed DC++. I've done bodybuilding and powerlifting in the past and the difference between power moves and slower controlled moves is quite pronounced. You sound like you know a bit yourself.

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No daily check-in for me. Not yet anyway. I think my posting may tone down after I get past the initial "newness" of being a forum member and I'll probably focus on just check-ins. Or neither...or both...I really don't know yet. :) I'm a bit hot and cold with forum posting. Sometimes I like to do a ...

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Bible devotions and times of meditation with God is a wonderful idea. I don't do that as often as I want so I think it'll be adorning my habitcal soon too.

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1. The anal comment was specifically about myself. 2. Tracking weight daily is pointless, it really is. Who cares if you can calculate the fluctuations accurately and scientifically or not. If you go up you are going to be annoyed, regardless of anything. Plus this is way too much depth of analysis ...

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Get an 8lb and you can masking tape or cable tie small 1lb plates onto the head to increase it slightly as you need/want.

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I agree strongly with the squatting all the way to the floor and sitting cross-legged idea. I used to be very stiff and found doing these to be kind of hard but since I got involved in gardening (I squat down to tend to my small plants rather then bending over) and doing hindu squats I have no probl...

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You'd have to be pretty hardcore to run that hard/fast carrying a sledgehammer for any length of time. I suspect she was Drago's sister

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Oh no, my problem is that the 4 glasses all come within 2 hours of each other. It may only be once a month but technically it's a binge.

Nice info you dropped there too btw.

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^ Agreed. Much better to just start off slow and warm up into exercise. Stretching as a part of warm up is pointless (as opposed to stretching for the sake of gaining flexibility) and actually temporarily weakens muscles leading to greater risk of injury.

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Good call with the brakes on the wine. I find 1 glass a night is acceptable for myself but 2 feels unhealthy. Although in practice I drink 4 glasses probably once a month as I never have a bottle in the house and only buy for dinner with friends and family. EDIT: Looking back on what I just said, I ...

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4 hours! Wow

I have heard this before but I was sure it was 2 hours. Either way, I have the same experience as you Debs and I really should be curbing my late nights more seriously too.

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Nice to have another fellow "newbie" :) . I think you are wise to implement things gradually. I only have shovelglove on my habitcal currently. I agree with you that it is a very useful tool and I also find myself thinking of many things I could list on it but I plan to add them over time and only i...

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I just got Real Simple magazine, and the cover story is: 27 ways to snack smarter: Why eating all day is actually good for you." I turned to the start of the article, and here it was: " How to Snack Smarter Three squares a day? That's old thinking. The new way to stay lean, conquer cravings, and ge...

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I've been thinking on it quite a bit over the last few months and now that I am posting and finally joining in on the forums I decided to share an analogy of habit that I thought up. Habit is like water dripping on a rock. It appears weak and ineffectual but over time it erodes right through. Each w...

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Another very interesting thing is the costs of their food. Some of the families got much more food for their money then others. Also the quality of the food in the poorer families actually seems better, even if somewhat limited in quantity. Part 1: Page 14 of 16 Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhe...

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I think you are overly-complicating things. This is a small period of time in your life and a handful of days where you mess up a little aren't going to matter one bit if you practice the long term No-S idea. Enjoy the time with your family. Also, setting goal weights and deadlines often has more of...

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I just did my second workout and today I used an egg timer for 14 mins. Yesterday I didn't time anything. I found I was completely shattered at 7mins and had to call quits. I'll probably continue to set the timer for 14mins and when I am toast see how far along I got if I miss the mark.

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I see. I will definitely go carefully. I did notice he started with a 12lb one. The 14lb was a mega bargain, last in stock, and well under cost of the 12lb and 10lb ones so my Scottish thrift won out. :lol: I have been gripping quite close to the head but I'll go a bit more gently on the swing so I ...

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It is indeed a hefty brute.

Thanks for the tips. What has your experience been with it on your back regarding the halting of the movement?

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Hello everyone. I've been reading the Everyday Systems BB and various linked websites for some months now and decided finally to get involved. I've found most of the information very useful and Reinhard thinks much like I do regarding simplicity and making things just work without over-complicating ...

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Great doco: Talk about messed up eating...

NO S Diet book in Australia

Analogy of habit

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