Everyday Systems

FarmerHal

So here I am day 4 of NetWalking :) The first day was 3.37 miles, the 2nd was more than 5, the third was nearly 3miles. Today I just hopped on here while the kids are content to play. Here I sit, tappity tap on the keyboard while my legs plod along happily at 2.5mph. It's so mindless. I LOVE online ...

FarmerHal

That's a great weightloss for 4 months! YES, slow and steady is the way to go. I watched pound by pound and I"m still down 35lbs and losing slowly. Give it time, focus on the habits, not so much the food/calories, and you'll be all set. I am thouroughly enjoying the fact that I do not fight myself o...

FarmerHal

My hometown (where I'm moving in January) scored a 25, eek! However, it missed a LOT of stores right near the house we bought, so I don't know how accurate that website is. I could walk or bike anywhere in town without needing to start the car at all....

FarmerHal

I put a post about this on the general nos board, but I wanted to talk about it here too. I spend a LOT of time online. A lot. I like my forums, I also communicate with friends and family, since I move a lot, this is a great way to keep in touch with everyone. It adds up to hours some days, particul...

FarmerHal

Mavilu, GREAT posts here, I love hearing updates like this!!

Persistence pays, that's for sure!

FarmerHal

It does sound very cliche, but stick with it. Make as many meals on habit (no s's ) as possible. Keep going. If you slip, don't fall, just get right back on it. I'm the queen of slip ups! I've been known to have one green day in a whole week fa several weeks in a row. The good news is, it' because o...

FarmerHal

GIve it time. A good, long time. Learn your habits, focus on stickng to your meals and avoiding the S's. Once you have that down (give it a month, heck 3 months!), THEN worry about the scale. I've been nosing for almost 2 years now, have dropped 35lbs (and still plan to lose that much more). I have ...

FarmerHal

Welcome back! Reinhard said it well;, it's about training yourself to eat a modest meal with normal portions and not eating inbetween.

Keep us posted. I've lost 35lbs now and kept it off even with many, many slip ups. As in, I tripped but did not fall!

FarmerHal

Thanks everyone. We are still in a bit of Denial about him leaving. I'll be moving with the kiddos back home (we bought a little house) so that I'll have support. Hoepfully time flies.

I'll keep everyone updated. Today, happily is a GREEN day, finally!!!

FarmerHal

Mavilu, That's a great idea to bike while gaming. WE just got a wii and so I can see how one could get sucked into that! I've only spent a half hour playing mario cart since we got the thing... Right now I'm surfwalkin' as well. I'm happy walkin' and sweatin' cuz I love surfin' Geez I've never had m...

FarmerHal

So just walked 2 miles without even noticing! Ha!

Off to cook supper...

Hope this makes up for yesterday's cake incident!

FarmerHal

I am just so darn proud of myself LOL. I decided I spend way too much time sittn' on my duff surfing the internet! This can't help my overweight situation much! SO, I grab my dh's laptop (I may adopt it LOL) and plugged it in an outlet near my (ahem, dusty) treadmill. It was a christmas gift a coupl...

FarmerHal

:oops: Ugg, how embarrassing. So I had this leftover b'day cake from Dd's 2nd bday yesterday and I SHOULD HAVE thrown it out sunday night. After a long day with the kids, I caved and had 2 pieces, and then felt terrible. ANother Red X, but now, cake is thrown out and I persist! On goes the goal of s...

FarmerHal

:oops: Ugg, how embarrassing. So I had this leftover b'day cake from Dd's 2nd bday yesterday and I SHOULD HAVE thrown it out sunday night. After a long day with the kids, I caved and had 2 pieces, and then felt terrible. ANother Red X, but now, cake is thrown out and I persist! On goes the goal of s...

FarmerHal

I'm still here. Have had a bit of whirlwind activity in life of late but hanging in there and trying to cling to my N days. I did have one major idiot S day yesterday, it was dd's 2nd bday and the cake was just so... well, cake! I love cake! Anyway, I don't recall if I told here or not but dh is bei...

FarmerHal

I've been thinking about you, Hilary, and hope you are doing ok. If you feel like the depression is really affecting your life (and you said you're yelling at the kids now) maybe time to talk to your doctor about depression. Since I went on celexa, life seems a lot more manageable now. I do feel muc...

FarmerHal

Just a quick note here.
Yesterday FINALLY was a green N day, today, so far so good, although I had mcd's for lunch (I HATE mcd's) bleh.

Thinking of you, hang in there!

FarmerHal

Egads! What is with these kids o' mine, I ask you? They fight and argue all day long, pinching, biting, you name it. Evoli is the master whiner/screamer and is absolutely driving me batty. She cries about EVERYTHING! Bedtime has become a major battle again and I'm dreading it by supper every day. Ug...

FarmerHal

Lucky! we didn't go to bed until 11pm AGAIN. We keep doing this every night for weeks and I wake up so tired. I'd probably sleep till noon if the kids would leave me alone! I hope that Jack gets a raise so that you can stay near your mom. It is not easy being away from family, I miss them a lot, but...

FarmerHal

We'll be moving to a new house in SD while Jess goes to Afghanistan for the year. :( We are home in MD now thankfully, I was about ready to scream for all the car ridin'! the kids did very well, surprisingly, Noah did excellent, and watched about 46hrs of Speed Racer LOL. Didn't even need to bring a...

FarmerHal

Ugh. So today is technically and S day, but I wasn't planning on having any S's. Though since we are travelling back to MD, to stay awake I did a fair bit of snacking on sunflower seeds. My lips feel all lemony now! Anyway, I'm going to have a hard time detoxing from sweets Alllllll week long. All t...

FarmerHal

Ugh. Another failure today. Had 2 S's. Half a small blizzard (not very good) and a nutter bar. I wasn't at all hungry but they were just there, easy to grab. I think that one was emotional because tomorrow is our last day here so I'm starting to fret about organizing again for the trip and trying to...

FarmerHal

Checking in from South Dakota here... haven't had the best N days, in fact every one this week is red. But, it's been only one S most days, yesterday was two!! I don't even want to approach a scale. So it turns out we found a nice house and have a contract on it and close on it Sept. 15 (by express ...

FarmerHal

That's a great idea with the maps! I know Noah would like that. I just realize dthat I forgot to eat breakfast today! BUt I did have two cups of coffee to get me going! I still have a list a mile long of things I need to finish before tomorrow, most of which I need to do once the kids go to sleep......

FarmerHal

Cool LA loser, thanks! We have lots of dvd's and I have a goodie box of little toys from the dollar store they've never seen before, so I hope to hand a few of those out at a time to keep them entertained. The nice thing also is we have a garmin gps, and you can just search for the nearest play park...

FarmerHal

Good Morning. Taking a break from "all house cleaning" for a moment. I've already vacuumed and mopped the 1st floor, just finished cleaning up and vacuuming the basement and on to the 3rd floor soon! Got Laundry going, washing all the throw rugs as we speak. Cleaned all 3 bathrooms top to bottom. Pi...

FarmerHal

(((((((((hugs!)))))))))) I'm really sorry :( It's hard to stay on track when you're unhappy and stressed and bored with life. We all have those moments. Is there an activity or hobby or something that makes it more "you" time? So you can get otu of the house and away from everything a couple times a...

FarmerHal

I had this nice long reply typed out the other day, TWICE Evoli deleted it! LOL Ugh. Hope everyone is doing well down in TX. We're pretty good here. Had really yummy boxed "funfetti" brownies today. Nice and ooey gooey in the middle. Tomorrow morning is the big surgery day. Supposed to be home by no...

FarmerHal

Thanks Funfuture.

Can't believe it myself

I need to lose about that much more yet though

FarmerHal

This happens to me every few months- and it will last a week or so until I feel so yucky (stomach ache, gas, too many trips to the bathroom, bloated, tired) that I wise up and get back on track for a while. I think, we've spent so many years using food as therapy, that we're a bit hard wired when so...

FarmerHal

I have been noSing for a year and a half now, and have been trying to stick with 3 meals (and I"m successful most of the week) but then I get to supper, and I wind up with this "last supper" mentality and my plate is piled HIGH and I mean, I'll squeak 2 or 3 dinner rolls around the rim of the plate ...

FarmerHal

YEs, long time for me to post also! Our internet and phone have been out for more than 2 weeks now, and am using my cell phone to access internet at the moment. Battling with Verizon to get the line fixed (neighbors putting in a fence and cut the line but nobody seems to want to do anything about it...

FarmerHal

Sounds like having those birthdays so close together would be a challenge to get everything together that you'd need. I guess you could just leave the birthday decorations up between them :) Things are going well. I'm not really really strict about snacks, been allowing a fruit like an apple or wate...

FarmerHal

Thanks

FarmerHal

Doing well... 212.5lbs now

FarmerHal

Stuck to N day but crappy food! In a rut... talk later!

FarmerHal

You're such a nerd! ;) I do also wish replicators were real! I've been in a terrible rut and not wanting to cook or prepare meals at all and just tired of it all. Today's a wash. I don't think it's terribly overly caloric, it's just that I had a few crackers with the kids at afternoon snack and now ...

FarmerHal

RESIST!! RESIST!!!

Alas, I'm not much help. I had an ice cream sandwich this afternoon.

Ugh.

A new day awaits

LOL

FarmerHal

Good weekend overall. Just too hot to eat very much (which is good!!) Saturday my S's were a cheese/fruit plate at a posh restaurant (had a sitter, woohoo!) and "chocolate confusion" a chocolate cake. Many different chocolate layers. wow... Today's S was a cookie dough blast. Ordinary. Might have a ...

FarmerHal

Sorry about the dentist. I also LOATHE the dentist. I still need 2 crowns on the molars on the lower right and since the one on the left was SO painful for so long, I just keep putting it off and off and off. They don't hurt, so that's good I guess! Evoli has decided to use diapers the last couple o...

FarmerHal

Had 2 good days in a row, no problems!

very very quick update!

FarmerHal

HOw are you doing Hilary? Hanging in there? June has been a bit rough. 4 red days so far (eek!) but still maintaining weight, so that' sgood. Yesterday was green, though I did have watermelon in the mid afternoon with the kids at the neighbor's house. I'm not counting it as red though. While maintai...

FarmerHal

Well i actually just discovered it....had never thought of doing it before, but read the suggestion somewhere and decided to try it. It was good! My only concern is that the sugar will send me on a rollercoaster, and the lack of protein will leave me hungry. Never have those problems with peanut bu...

FarmerHal

Ugh. SOrry about the cake. IT is just one thing I have a VERY hard time saying no to. and it's not even the frosting I like it's the cake part :) Good job on riding your bike. I haven't done much in th way of exercise lately. Had a green day yesterday after a few red ones. June was starting to look ...

FarmerHal

Great great post! It really does work, even with slip ups! I, too, have many red N days and a few bad S days (although those are improving with time) and I still have lost weight (31lbs and counting).

I am so glad you shared your very inspiring post!

FarmerHal

Happy Anniversary!!!! :) Cake is hard to have int he house on N days. I have to throw it in the garbagte or send to dh's work or otherwise I WILL eat it :) Yesterday, another RED day. Had 2 frosted sugar cookies that Noah helped make on SUnday. Just haven't been sleeping well because one kid or the ...

FarmerHal

Good Job Hilary!! :) Yesterday ended up red day. I guess. I tried to restrict my meals (ugh) becaues I really want to get to 199. Even after supper I was way too hungry and had a bowl of cereal. Not a terrible S but still, it was an S. Today I'll be eating better and (duh) go with slow and steady an...

FarmerHal

Welcome, Ginger. I also have a hard time with PMS (and also have a solution in place- it should be completed in a month or so (having an ablation) and I hope it works!!) Anyway, I know it's very hard to decompress from dieting. I have been nosing since Dec. 15 2006 and have lost 31 pounds in that ti...

FarmerHal

My favorite b'fast is bob's red mill meusli about a cup with a cup of yoplait yogurt (strawberry/peach) mixed in. Not hot, just cold all mixed up. I also like sesame bagel with cream cheese and a fruit. And then I also like the bagel or english muffin with cream cheese, canadian bacon, egg and chees...

FarmerHal

Eat moderately. Move moderately. See what happens. That's your "ideal" weight. My guess is that most people will actually wind up weighing a lot less following this rule than by striving for some semi-arbitrary number based on crude metrics like BMI. And they'll certainly wind up feeling a lot bett...

FarmerHal

Glad to see you back Hilary :) I knew you could do it! Don't forget to be strict with the tummy toddler. I did have a tough week with snacking last week but this week I plan to do better. Still maintaining around 214-215, which is ok. Generally I hover like that for several weeks and then drop 5 and...

FarmerHal

You crack me up!

It's true. My stomach is awfully particular these days as well.
Brain and GI tract agree as well!

FarmerHal

Today's going well so far.

On track with meals and resisting the urge to snack (anxiety!).

Just a quick note!

FarmerHal

Ack. Another RED day. Oh well. It was just a couple of minor snacks- a slice of apple (Ha!) and a handful of goldfish crackers. But still. Snacking! Had a dx of a fibroid with possible adenomyosis and I have 2 weeks to "think" about my options. I am probably going with endometrial ablation, given it...

FarmerHal

Great post, very inspiring!!
I must move more

FarmerHal

Good thoughts on the way

FarmerHal

Well, Mon, Tues, were green days, Yesterday was a red day. I didn't have much appetite at lunch so by mid afternoon I was famished and stoopid me, I grabbed for 2 cookies instead of a drink (we're actually out of the soy milk which is my go-to). Ah well. Still maintaining weight, 215.5 this am, whic...

FarmerHal

I count fruit/veggies as interchangeable. If my apple won't sit on the plate, I just set it on the table

Don't overthink it too much.

FarmerHal

(((Marilyn))) I too suffered with the terrible habit of turning to food all day long. I won't call it addiction because true addiction is a vicious thing. It's going to take a while for your body to readjust to eating just 3 times a day (I have a 4th meal on Thurs. as the day is very long for me). Y...

FarmerHal

Glad to hear from you :) Today b'fast is egg,ham,cheese bagel. Yum. With a banana. Glad it's an N day, as I took 3 S days and waaay overdid it on the sweets. I felt so sick last night! Bleh. Anyway, got to get the kids ready for Noah's last full day of school (he's going to be sooo sad for the summe...

FarmerHal

Don't start tomorrow, start at the next meal . And take it from me. I've had a lot of slip ups and imperfect N days. Heck, imperfect WEEKS! And even so, with the majority of good N days, I've lost 31lbs and plan to lose at least that much more. Isn't it nice when you come to such revelations about y...

FarmerHal

Yesterday worked out well with the 4th light meal, so that's good. Today had 2eggs and 2 pancakes. Have yet to get that coffee up there waiting for me though! One of my dogs had a tick bite and develped the bullseye rash and so took her to the vet and found out she had a lyme exposure. :( Doxycyline...

FarmerHal

Thanks for the ideas everyone. KCCC, I will put pork chops in the crock pot today, so they'll be ready to go when we get home. In the meantime, officially on Thursdays, I'll have a 4pm mini-meal of fruit or salad or soemthing like that (or whatever) just half or less of what a normal meal is. I thin...

FarmerHal

I'm cross posting from another thread but here is my issue: On Thursday late afternoon, dh has ultimate frisbee practice and the kids want to go "watch daddy" which means they play around in the dirt and grass and go running gleefully around the field= a LOT of work for me LOL. But I go. Now, mid af...

FarmerHal

This is an interesting topic to me. On Thursday late afternoon, dh has ultimate frisbee practice and the kids want to go "watch daddy" which means they play around in the dirt and grass and go running gleefully around the field= a LOT of work for me LOL. But I go. Now, mid afternoon, about 3pm, I kn...

FarmerHal

I'm a little grumpy today. Bfast is an egg,ham and cheese bagel. Yum! I'm cross posting from another thread but here is my issue: On Thursday late afternoon, dh has ultimate frisbee practice and the kids want to go "watch daddy" which means they play around in the dirt and grass and go running gleef...

FarmerHal

Good Job!! You've lost the same as me but it took me waaay longer

Glad you are feeling better and on your way

I'll be watching your siggy (and trying to keep up with you!!)

FarmerHal

angel, I am so sorry for your loss. Be gentle with yourself ((((hugs))))

FarmerHal

Welcome back. Remember to persevere with your N days. If you mess up and have a bite or two of a snack, fine, it's a red day, but stop yourself there (and don't binge becuase you figured you screwed it up, might as well have some more!) and get right back on wiht your plate at the next meal. Even wi...

FarmerHal

Ugh. I had a nice reply and my 4 yr old came along and deleted it!! I've been nosing for 1.5 years and have lost (and kept off) 30lbs. I have another 30 to go. Ok, Question 1. I found that at first "my eyes were bigger than my stomach" meaning I wanted HUGE portions on my one plate. I'd eat it all a...

FarmerHal

Ok, so having some meusli with peach yogurt for b'fast and a coffee/creamer. I know I was going to try to wean off the stuff, but... yum! Not sure what we'll do today. Maybe take the kids to a park so they can get a change of scenery. It's not supposed to rain today (finally!) it's been a wet May an...

FarmerHal

Finally, a green day! Although I feel a bit... yech! Because it was chick fila for lunch and Five guys burgers for dinner :shock: Gross. Can't wait for the meusli and yogurt in the morning- some real food! Got a nice 30 min. walk in wiht the dogs. I have been having dh do the kids' bath and I walk t...

FarmerHal

Well today is a failure. A small scale one, since I had about 10 club crackers in a moment of weakness (WHY did I not have a glass of milk or something?? Ugh.)

Otherwise had a great day. Did a bike ride AND took the dogs for a walk after.

Good day

Hope you are well!
Talk later!

FarmerHal

Another Monday is upon us. Had a snackathon weekend, pretty much. Saturday just from an afternoon snack, I was full and miserable the rest of the day. S's weren't all that good. an apple crisp (soggy) from outback and brownies on sunday (nto very good either!) Ah well. Today for b'fast was a bagel/c...

FarmerHal

Yesterday was a failure. Although technically it was the afternoon hungries kicking in- well it was supper time and since Jess plays ultimate frisbee on Thursday evenings, I have a hard time with thursdays. We end up eating very late and I'm always ravenous by that time. So I had 3 club crackers and...

FarmerHal

I used to love mcyd's!

Can't stand it now though, gives me awful indigestion.

Enjoy the book

FarmerHal

Great perseverance

I tend to hit plateaus for a month or more and then drop 5 or so.
Keep hanging in there!

FarmerHal

So I was talking to one of the moms at noah's school today while we were waiting to pick up the kids. She went from already attractive at the beginning of teh school year to smokin hot! She said she's stopped running or doing any cardio at all and lifts weights 5 times a week. Shes' dropped fat and ...

FarmerHal

The best way to learn is to make mistakes.

The first few weeks it seems you ahve to really be very mindful between meals and even after meals- during cleanup, I'd always finish the last roll or the last few bites of cassarole, etc. Very easy to slip up.

Keep it up

FarmerHal

Sounds like you're getting a good handle on it. I tend to cycle with my plates- sometimes they're very reasonable. Sometimes even a bit lean, according to my appetite. But lately, I've been ravenous the last ocuple of days, so my plates have been a bit... full!

FarmerHal

Glad I could be of help :) Wish I could do more for you! So glad to hear that the dr. p has been banished during the week. That's just a good idea to keep that temptor out of the house (is what I have to do with all sweets as well). Yes, I had PF in my Right foot a few years ago but stretching and m...

FarmerHal

Great Job!!

FarmerHal

I poo-poo the BMI, some dude came up with it in the 1800's wasn't it? So people probably were that thin just because food wasn't available as it is today. Plus it was for a census anyway, not a health guide. There are some guys in the Navy I know who are very muscular- run, lift weights, not an ounc...

FarmerHal

Ok, send me the email :) you can PM me if you like. I'm sorry you are feeling so bad about another red day (((hugs))) wish I could be closer to help you out! Might it just be time to be a little tough with the tummy toddler? Can you get out for a walk when you feel like snacking/sweet? Play a game w...

FarmerHal

Thanks everyone :) Glad to inspire some people, as I said, it was not always easy and definitely not perfect (and I'm sure tehre are going to be some screw-ups in the future too) but that's ok. You learn from your mistakes. The 2 things that carry me the most are in my siggy- S's aren't going to cha...

FarmerHal

Hey... another hero for me to worship :) You guys I started a 100 lb weight loss thing where we can post every day if we'd like. I hope Reinhard doesn't mind. Come join up. I know the rest of us would love to see your menus and could use the encouragement to keep going. LOL Don't go giving me a big...

FarmerHal

Yes, definitely bothkeep it up!

I have this fear that I'll suddenly forget how to noS (silly, I know) and gain it all back plus more (my usual diet routine!).

But I'll keep it up! Day by day, meal by meal

I think it's neat too how our loss has been so similar!

FarmerHal

I have to chime in here too. I am so amazed at the power of this board and the simplicity of noS (even though it's difficult seomtimes). I'm thankful that Reinhard by chance just put out a simple webpage about his diet idea and that I came across it. :mrgreen: I am thankful to those who gave me nudg...

FarmerHal

Wow Annie! Good job girl!!

High Fives

FarmerHal

Sounds like you're already getting a handle on your meals. I love b'fast burritos. They're a great, warm start to the day, plenty of protein to get you going and keep you full till lunch. Good luck in your journey. 233 lbs was a stickler of anumber for me. I sat there at that weight for weeeeeks bef...

FarmerHal

Heckya, I'll post a pic! I told DH about it and he's all for it. He said something about it making me so much calmer about food and less stressed out.

Not sure if I'll find the time or guts to do it but it's on my to do list LOL.

FarmerHal

Congratulations!! I know exactly what 30 lbs feels like! I've lost really fast the first 3 months...and now I'm slowing WAYYY down - which is okay by me. I find the No S to be extremely simple and I haven't had much of a problem sticking to it. Now exercise on the other hand - I need a slap on my b...

FarmerHal

Thanks guys! Really, with plenty of failures, even weeks at a time (had a rough January! well and February and half of March!) the weight just came off without me hardly noticing. Because I was just trying to keep the N days clean and not go too crazy on S days. So yes, slow and steady. If I can do ...

FarmerHal

What if I got a noS tattoo on my right hand, just on the top of my hand close to where the 'meat' of the thumb meets the wrist. A small S with a red circle/slash over it LOL. Seriously! Needles freak me out a little but it would definitely seal a commitment- I couldn't not see it every time I ate LOL

FarmerHal

30.5 pounds!!! Woohoo!! With just sticking like glue to N days, not too crazy, but sometimes crazy S days and several weeks of falling off the wagon (but taking the no seconds with me, and most days, no sweets). If I can do it... anyone can! I started Dec. 15, '06. Now if I could step up the exercis...

FarmerHal

try, I was in your place several times... I started noSing dec. 15 2006 and several times I've found myself doing just that- stuffing myself. hating myself. It took some nudging from other nosers to realize I have to be a little tough with myself. I call it my tummy toddler. You have to set rules an...

FarmerHal

Happy MoNday. Had a good weekend. Made a delish ghiradelli brownie yesterday. Very tasty. Otherwise my meals were good. I'm finding my appetite is waning a bit, perhaps temporarily, but I'm down to 214.5, which is EXCELLENT :) Only 14 or so to go until I'm under 200. I'll have a huge party that day ...

FarmerHal

Don't feel bad. I had nearly 3 months of being off track before I got back on again. Today I caved and had one of those mini cookies. Tiny, like teh size of a quarter. LOL so not a huge failure. I'm not sure if I'll count it, but I guess, a sweet is a sweet. It only had 10 calories LOL. Life gets ha...

FarmerHal

Phew. I'm always glad for Thursday, because that means friday is not far away! Today's going well. b'fast was meusli with yogurt and an HB egg. Lunch was kindof this n that- rotisserie chicken with smiley fries and jello and a choc. milk. Oh and a pancake because I wanted one LOL. Probably a bit muc...

FarmerHal

Sorry to hear about Jack! I hope he's not too upset! I am bad with directions myself, so I understand. I am glad that some of the habits have stuck with you even though you're off the wagon :). I'm sure it's still nice to stop eating when full and have healthier snacks instead of candy bars. Today's...

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