Everyday Systems

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Tiff-the last two showed up green. . . make sure the box below the text box does NOT have a check in the box that says Disable BBCode in this post.

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Terrific progress-proud of you!

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When my skinny hublet decides to have a sweet in the evenings, I just make sure I grab the laptop and start reading No S posts! It's a great deterrent!

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In the 21 Day Club thread on Tue May 19, 2009 12:33 pm, Reinhard was encouraging someone to hang in there and be patient regarding weight loss. . . he said: "Habit is powerful. Be strict and you'll build a psychological ring of fire around the esses. You won't even be tempted to cross." And yes--th...

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Tiff,
Those sound great! When you have a chance, maybe you could post it to the recipes page we started a few months ago:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4814

Yum!

la_loser

With No S you really can still have those things. . . You just eat them as a part of your one plate at a meal. No S defines a snack as anything eaten BETWEEN meals. It's when not what you eat. And how much you eat of it-your plateful. Certainly it might not be as healthy to have chips with every mea...

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You're doing great Tiffany. I'm impressed by all that biking! I wouldn't be able to walk for a week if I even came close to that.

I think your daily check in is really helping you too. Doesn't it feel good?

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Cassie, Have you had a chance to listen to Reinhard's new podcasts? You can find them at http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/ Episode 35: The Mods and Tweaks Trilogy Part I: To Tweak Or Not To Tweak Episode 36: The Mods and Tweaks Trilogy Part II: How To Tweak You can listen online or read the transc...

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CaroleJo, Oh, my goodness, my heart is just breaking for you right now. I remember you from reading some of your posts after I joined the boards about a year ago. It's unimaginable what you are going through right now but you can be sure that you've summoned up a huge support group to send their pr...

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Sadly, guilt and common sense rarely go hand in hand. Just notice it when it happens and try to be sensible. I completely agree. I know that I (and I suspect lots of the rest of us) do things/think things that wouldn't "make a lot of sense," especially to others--because they are OUR individual iss...

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Betty, (and Tiff too, although you already know how glad I am you're back!), Remember Reinhard's challenge--to get in there and get some failures under your belt. It doesn't mention that all those failures will be within a short period of time. We're all human last time I checked and we're not perfe...

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congrats on your 21!!! Keep up the good work.

la_loser

OK--I'm bumping this to the top-we have so many new members and I thought with hot weather on the way, a nice thirst quencher that is well within the rules sounds excellent.

I keep several flavors mixed all the time.

Enjoy.

la_loser

No worries--after a while you'll get a sense of how much you need to eat in order to keep you from wanting to eat your arm before the next meal! It's all about retraining your brain (and your eyes) about what you "need" and what you've been used to. Remember that beverages are ok for the most part b...

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I too try to keep up, particularly with the No S General Discussion threads and with the Daily Check-ins not so much. I have my No S site set to keep me logged in all the time - I'm the only one that uses my laptop - so once I logged in and clicked on the "view new entries since last log-in" or howe...

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SPECIAL-VERY SPECIAL INDEED --what I wouldn't give to get to have any of my either of my grandmothers' or my mother's home cookin' -it's been over thirty years since I lost the last of them . . . cherish days like today because they are truly special. And how great that your kids are having the opp...

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Catbert-that is most impressive. And timely too because it's so important for us all to remember that patience is key and that No S is so sustainable. You look great in the pictures too! What a testament to your perseverance and to Reinhard's system! Thanks for dropping in! It's good to hear from an...

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Ya know. . . as I think about this and after reading your post about "pre-meal guilt" it occurs to me that in the event one of those "blue plate specials" calls your name, it is OK to eat that if that's what you want. Yeah, we know that over time, you may not be able to eat fried chicken or chicken ...

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I agree with Vigilant. . . and I'm going to add something to your check-in about ideas for your lunch you wanted. . .

You know already--three meals--one plate--period--eat real food! And it's OK!

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One of those kind of eateries here also serves breakfast all day. If yours does, maybe you could get eggs and ham and toast or a veggie combo plate. Ours offers a number of side choices and lets you make a plate of your favorites so i can choose from green beans, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, corn, squ...

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KCCC, These are very insightful suggestions and timely as well. A lot of us probably deal with this sort of issue through work and also during times of the year that entertaining is prevalent. i.e. We've hosted three dinner parties in the last three weeks; luckily two were on Saturdays and the food ...

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welcome. As far as habit formation goes, when you do have a failure day you should simply "mark it move on" as one of our regulars puts it. There's more I can exlain but I am writing from my iPod touch so I will elaborate more when I'm on a real keyboard!

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I hope that everyone who posts on these boards will listen to both of these podcasts as well and the upcoming one as well. It's particularly appropriate right now, it seems to me, because as I read the boards every day, it seems as if more members are practicing more and more mods and tweaks than Va...

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excellent! We appreciate the Luddite sacrifice!

Thanks. It's very timely since there seem to so many who are so eager tweak before giving vanilla No S a chance to work.

And get off that computer

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To echo what some others have said, No S is all about eating real foods at mealtimes and treating yourself on special days in moderation. (The Don't Be An Idiot Rule!). Those of us who have lived with a "diet" (read four letter word!) mentality for so long have to truly retrain our brains (through n...

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KCCC, Your talk of homemade bread. . . over and over. . . just makes my mouth water and it occurs to me that what I'd really love to find is an effective "homemade bread diet" . . . . but I'm afraid seconds would always be in order and I'd want to snack on it all the time. Ahhh, warm freshly baked b...

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Well, for the record, I count over twenty positive and supportive replies on your thread since you began. . . I do know that it's easy to let the pain of harsh words cancel out all the kind ones you've received, but please believe that you have many folks out here who are pulling for you to succeed...

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I think you're getting the idea. And actually, a HUGE part of the book is verbatim from the main NO S page. . . you just have to really read it closely. Before I got the book, I did print all the pages from the No S site and it was a great help to be able to go back and read and highlight the things...

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MM,I was wondering about you recently too & figured you were quietly doing your own thing. Kudos for taking on the exercise program &oat impressively, cutting out the smoking. What great steps toward taking charge of your own life!!!

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Wow. You have been on my mind today with all the tributes to veterans. Then I logged on to post on yr check in and there you were--back here with us. I can't imagine how tough it must be. Besides our honoring our military members, we also owe you spouses & families a debt of gratitude as well for yo...

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And also. . . You were right to call "sick" days S days. That's one of the rules. If you haven't bought the book, get it. It's available at most book stores I've found and ships from Amazon really fast. It's great to keep around as inspiration! If you're trying to count your success days, as in the ...

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Cassie, Regarding how you handle the stress of moving/new home/baby, etc., this has come up before, way before you joined us so you wouldn't have seen it! It is a common concern and the general response that most offered, including Reinhard, was that times of stress and crazy schedules, etc. are ex...

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I'm copying this from a previous post (actually I've posted this on several threads!--It seems to keep coming up!) From the sticky thread of No S Catch Phrase Glossary on the general No S discussion page, here are a few great lines that might help you accept failure and be able to "mark it and move ...

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20 pounds in less than six months! I'd say that's pretty impressive! And I hear you about the pain. . . after several years of various broken bones/knee surgery, etc. I can finally move without wanting to scream! Now I'm being very cautious about whatever I do so I won't undo all the progess I've ma...

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Yeah, I love this thread too--and it directly relates to a lot of the issues that people have noted lately. The SOMETIMES was always a part of the "mantra" until the book was published. It still appears on the NO S home page and within that page is the original comment from Reinhard about not being ...

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But Thalia, haven't you already experienced success with No S? If so, maybe what you've been doing works for you anyway. . . or if you've been struggling recently, maybe this will help? I know I just had what we call "big salad" for dinner and it was awesome and filling. . . Mostly salad veggies wit...

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Nichole,
Your Dorothy and Toto is amazing. You have a lot of talent. Considering I can hardly draw a stick person, I'm really impressed. . . and in the pic below with your nephew-you look beautiful! I hope you look in the mirror and see the same thing!

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Sounds like a tasty way to spend an S day. And may tomorrow be a lush green day like your scenery must be these days. Seems like "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina. . .l

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Yea for INDEPENDENT DEB!!! and Richie! I know you're relieved to get a place of your own.

Gee, I've missed you--and I'm glad you've checked in. . . sounds like you're doing really well No S wise and emotionally!

And yeah, I'm pretty sure this is a positive board as well. . .

la_loser

Great way to get started! Welcome to our group!
And yum-those fried pickles sound excellent! Dip'em in a little homemade ranch dressing. . .wow!

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You can also save the avatar to your own computer then resize/compress the file to a really small size ( 6 k is the size it has to be to work on the No S site.) I resized mine using Microsoft Picture Manager/edit function. . . . had to compress-then save then compress again several times to get it s...

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So here's an official welcome since you're just now "joining." This is such a sensible, sustainable and safe way to live. And a supportive spot to be! (How's that for a bunch of good S's!?) Don't stress about a couple of red days. . . as I guess you've been reading these posts for a while, you know ...

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Download the manual at:

http://www.omronhealthcare.com/img/shop ... -rev-d.pdf

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Yeah, sounds like lots of popcorn for all of us this weekend! Yum! I use my Crazy Pop. And for the record, it takes very little time to get something hot enough to burn in the microwave. A few months ago I put one single biscuit from Doe's Eat Place (basically a small deep fried piece of dough) in m...

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Popping corn in the microwave in a paper bag is ok only if you can be sure that the bag is NOT made of recycled paper. . . Recycled paper sometimes has bits of stuff that could cause sparks in the oven. Do watch popcorn closely if you're using a microwave. It gets really hot, really fast and can eas...

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You do neither. . . you just "check yer britches". . . and watch to see when you have to tighten your belt or move the button or have to take them in with a safety pin to keep them up! Or at least when you can zip up your jeans without having to lie down. [just my own little test. . . :) ] Or pick o...

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I completely agree about that. . . I'm just grateful that at least here, posters find support that consistently encourages us to have a better self-image and accept ourselves! :D That's one of the most refreshing things about No S I think--we tend to disallow ourselves to have pity parties! Mark it ...

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I totally agree that No S is all about HABIT not DIET. . . and I believe that is where the emphasis should be. I was a bit surprised to see the comment below regarding how "full of self-hatred, etc." the No S boards are. I guess I must have blinders on, but these boards seem so positive to me for th...

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Woo Hoo! Congratulations! And your shovelgloving will be just the ticket to help you carry someone over the threshold!

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TexArk, I'm sorry you're having to take on such heavy responsibilities. Been there and I know it's tough.

But how comforting to know that your habits are helping you stay on track.

Remember to "put on your own mask first" and hang in there.

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Reneew, The comments you said you hoped you could find again are in the No S Glossary Sticky Thread on the NO S General Discussion board. . . here's the link. I haven't been very good lately at updating catch phrases I see on here but hopefully others will add their "zingers" as we discover them! ht...

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I'm copying this from a previous post (actually I've posted this on several threads!--It seems to keep coming up!) From the sticky thread of No S Catch Phrase Glossary on the general No S discussion page, here are a few great lines that might help you accept failure and be able to "mark it and move ...

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Oh my goodness-of course gum is ok--although you will probably have some responses from someone who will claim that one TicTac equals a red day :lol: My understanding is that the spirit and the rules of No S do not prohibit gum. I sometimes put one of those Listerine breath strips (the really "spicy...

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About getting the color to work. . . make sure the "disable BBCode in this post" box below the message box is NOT CHECKED. . .

I'm posting this using Firefox and it's working fine.

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I think it's important to remember that living up to the challenge or your Habitcal or whatever is awesome. . . but it's also important not to label our behaviors as "good" or "bad". . . they are what they are and they don't define us as people. I know that for me that for me, telling myself I've be...

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I've done that too. We have a couple of favorite Indian restaurants in cities an hour or so away. Their take-out containers are foam flip top things that don't really seal. . . and once my four year old granddaughter plopped her little foot right down on one in the back seat floorboard and my car sm...

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Dockanz, I've found that the division of food even prior to starting a restaurant meal is very freeing; when I see that the portion size on that huge oval plate is the equivalent of two or maybe three meals, I order a takeout box right away and divide it before I even start. . . otherwise, I might f...

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Welcome to No S, What a smart thing for you to do--being preemptive about creating good solid habits as you begin this next phase of your life. A lot of people-most, probably, wait until after they've let their eating get out of control and then have to do some major changes! Honestly, I agree with ...

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Woo Hoo!!! Good for you!

And Happy Anniversary too!

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Welcome--it sounds like you have done a good job of analyzing what you've done in the past--and why you are ready to do something that makes sense! And StrawberryRoan--welcome to you too! Hope your quesadilla is awesome! My hublet is making what we call Super Nachos for dinner. Something I would hav...

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Welcome Susie! I know that you're in the UK so . . . was it Monday that you're talking about here? Cause if not, and it was Sunday that you were talking about--you didn't need to restrict yourself on a Sunday--even if it was your first day. And until your book arrives, honestly, you can read virtual...

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Yeah-Happy Cooker--Debs is just too young remember !!! Cause otherwise she and her sense of humor would gotten that!

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Oh, my, it's another Young and the Rest of Us moment! Some of us are old enough to remember this sci-fi classic! :lol: Soylent Green , 1973 movie starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor Young and Edward G. Robinson. . . from the imdb.com database. . . "A tale of Earth in despair in 2022. Natural foo...

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This Native Texan's mouth is watering. . . sure we have what they call CFS in the heartland. . . but believe me, it's clearly not the real deal. Sure I can make real chicken fried steak but it's a real mess to make and clean up so I don't do it often. I hope that chicken fried steak sandwich was awe...

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That reminds me of our "child-birth" classes -- (21 years ago this spring!) when the instructor was talking about eating smart during pregnancy. She mentioned the importance of eating a balanced diet with healthy proteins, complex carbs and plenty of fruits and nuts and vegetables, etc. We were all ...

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Please know that you are far from the first person or probably even the 100th person who has started to No S and had to restart before your habits really take hold. I know I started and restarted or at least racked up plenty of red days before I felt confident enough to claim I was "really" practici...

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So just let those buttons bust off--from pride--not because the shirt's too tight!

He's lucky to have such a supportive mama!

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What a lovely and fitting tribute to No S.

Thanks for sharing! Take care.

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Gosh, I read this several hours ago and I just can't let it go. . . I even walked away and did some other things yet here I am--I'm compelled to reply to this post. . . Gosh, I really hate it when people are complaining that they can't lose weight ... or it's too slow. Just do the work and you'll ge...

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See--you CAN get back on track, even on a Monday!

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Are you sure your middle name is not Reinhard?!

Great philosophy that cuts to the heart of the matter. May I suggest you add this to the NO S Glossary
http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3883

This will be a great addition to it!

Thanks.

la_loser

I can tell you from first hand experience that this is a SLOW plan for most of us. Yes, you're going to see reports on the boards from people (often the guys!) who have seen some fairly quick weight loss. . . but it is not the norm. The whole idea with No S is that you limiting your intake by cuttin...

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Welcome to both of you! You'll find lots of support here!

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Have you 'created' a tag for a calendar yet? You have to 'name' a calendar for the purpose you want to use it. For example, I have one that says Strictly_Speaking_No_S You can only use letters, maybe numbers? and the underscore and no spaces in a tag. . . Or you can just call one No_S or whatever yo...

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Trudy (and Daisy too from another thread), First of all--welcome to No S--you and the number of other new members I've noticed recently. It seems like there are lots of you! Yea! Just in the last few minutes I've noticed several references to that 8 letter word and I just have to poke my nose in and...

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Welcome-- NWS means Non-Weekend S Days--as in days you deem to be Special days. Since the rules say No snacks, no seconds and no sweets except (sometimes) on days that start with S, the general idea is that S days are Saturday and Sunday plus other special days like birthdays, anniversaries, holiday...

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Tiffani, Considering all you've been struggling with, it seems me that if your "mod" has to be that you're on the No Snacks and Seconds Diet with limited Sweet Events, that you're doing a lot better than if you chuck the whole thing. . . and certainly it will be better than going off on some other p...

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OK--so I'll bump this one instead and maybe we can make your strict thread fade away! Considering my preference for multiple HabitCals, I definitely think you might like doing your idea about using it to track your issue. You could keep (or make if you don't already do it) a Strictly_Speaking_No_S o...

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HOPEFUL, HOPEFULly (pun intended!), you're catching a deep breath today now that Tax Day has come and gone, although I'm sure you'll still be dealing with plenty of people who filed for an extension! And HOPEFULly, you found a way to keep your habits going. Now if you didn't, you need to know that t...

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Please accept my condolences in the loss of your loved one. I know it's been hard to go through this long tough winter we've had especially as you've been dealing with your loss. You know that we will be here for you. I do remember you. I was the last person to post to your thread in July, 2008. You...

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Yes, I do think my extra calendar can be helpful. . . but please note that my objective is still to achieve true green days which is why I still keep the "Strictly Speaking No S" one. It tells me if I've stayed true to the rules. The other ones simply give me additional info that helps me analyze ho...

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Glad it might help. I didn't mention how I do my exercise HabitCal. . . since I am pretty pleased with myself if I do SOMETHING for 14 minutes or more, I made another strange HabitCal. I didn't want to mess with having a separate one for shovelglove and for walking or other "movement with purpose" (...

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Moxie, Just in the new posts I read tonight from several people, I noticed references that posters made to their habitcal which certainly indicated it's useful to them. I know that I would never keep up with recording everything I ate a la the S.A.D. diets (Substance Accounting Diets--they make us s...

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Hysterical! It can sums up what a no-brainer the crux of this whole thing is. . . yet we didn't "get" it until Reinhard put it into a fourteen word phrase!

Just this morning I was thinking of all the positive S's that apply here. . .
sustainable
strikingly simple
safe
sensible
sound

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So. . . once upon a time when I was taping my microwave cooking show for the local cable access channel in the early 80's (think Paula Deen meets Wayne's World!), I was demonstrating how easy it is to make real oatmeal in the microwave. I explained that for even one cup of oatmeal you should use a ...

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Although I agree that ultimately breakfast will probably not be a huge meal, it seems to me that when you're first trying to mold those habits, making sure you have a hearty breakfast to ensure you're not going to fall into the "I have to have a mid-morning snack" mode, is a sound idea. My memory is...

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Welcome back,

Good thought on starting on Sunday since today you would be "pre-disapproved" for your S's!

Would it be that your user name stands for Theatre Chick?

Hope No S and you reconnect in fine fashion!

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From the sticky thread of No S Catch Phrase Glossary on the general No S discussion page, here are a few great lines that might help you accept failure and be able to "mark it and move on" as Vicki says: Fall down seven times; get up eight. (from Iggy) Just pick yourself up, dust off the crumbs and ...

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As one who is approaching 60 in a couple of years, I must say that 41 seems awfully young to me, you whippersnapper you! I know age is relative but I'm pretty sure that 79 seems a lot older than 60. . . but since I'm just immature for my age, maybe I am closer to 50 than 60--at least in my mind! And...

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Way to go--sounds like you're really on track. Congrats.

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People-don't click on that link in rugby message so it won't receive your "cookies" from your computer . It's clearly a spammer/auto thing that Reinhard will fix as soon as he logs on tomorrow. He already has several things set up to keep this from happening but occasionally one will slip through. ...

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Jeanne, This is from my original post a few days ago to you: I see that your sign-up date was March 2. If that is when you actually began following No S, I would say that you just haven't given it enough time. Although there may be a few people who join and report some quick pounds lost, that is rar...

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Reinhard, Somehow I missed this when you posted it in January. . . looks like it was the day I left for DC for the inauguration. But yes, I'd love an iPod version. I have the Touch which takes the same apps as the iPhone. I can access my HabitCal now on it, but only when I'm connected to the interen...

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Oh, my goodness-Kathleen will be responding to this right away I'm sure. Here's one thread she posted: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=48400#48400 She has researched and done a lot of diets and this is the one she calls the Peanut Cluster Diet! I never tried IE specifically but I did d...

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Wow! What an amazing affirming story, Amyliz, You may have had the awesome help of Reinhard and the book and the boards, but this was YOUR doing. You had the strength to see it through and make tough decisions. What a great gift you have given yourself--a future which can be something you can count ...

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Ooh, ooh, iPod Touch is awesome! I use mine ALL the time! I even have my No S boards as one of my touch features. I had a Blackberry (for about a week!) last year till I took it back; my "over the hill" eyes, even with bi-focal contacts, just couldn't handle the little fonts on the screen OR the key...

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Welcome, You're right-this is a quite supportive board. And it IS tough to get out of that diet mindset--but how freeing it is! It will be tough for you to manage the difference in schedules for you and your husband. You may note that No S does not specify number of meals. Perhaps you could build in...

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An impressive post--and I'm sure it will prove to be an eye-opener for many of us. . . And I know what you mean about automatic eating. . . there are still times that I will look down and say to myself "how did that get in my hand!"

Good job on that self-monitoring!

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glad you've delurked! No where do the rules actually say THREE meals. Your planned (maybe mini) meal is probably a good choice -- part of it will that it is intentional and planned so as not to go into overload mode. Or maybe you could get by with milk or juice before class? Those don't count anyway...

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Wow--that's awesome. . .isn't that a great feeling!?

Hopefully your habits are beginning to be strong enough that you can have those to hang on to in the next couple of weeks till your crazy time is over!

Congratulations!

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