Sparkly emeralds
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Sparkly emeralds
Many of us were discussing emeralds on Vigilant's check in. I think it was Mimi and Thalia who suggested it... Wouldn't a sparkly new emerald look great on your finger? It could be for a reward and a reminder to keep your habitcal green! I personally think I'll get one when I get to half way and use it as a visual reward!
I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
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- bluebunny27
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Nice reminder and good for the economy as well. lol !
Maybe you can buy an emerald green GM car as well,
Renee ??
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
Maybe you can buy an emerald green GM car as well,
Renee ??
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
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I prefer white gold please, and make it big.
Oh, and I drive a big ol' Suburban... I'd like some fast sporty thing with a metalic touch. Maybe spinny hubs.
Oh, and I drive a big ol' Suburban... I'd like some fast sporty thing with a metalic touch. Maybe spinny hubs.
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I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me
Please pray for me
Yea, Vigilant and I have just started doing weekly rewards for keeping our habits green! She has earned a bicycle and some accessories already. I bought a cute little pair of sandals this past weekend for my green behavior and posted about how motivating it was to glance down at my feet during the day - a visual reminder to keep going.
Well, Thalia, brilliant as she is, suggested gettingGREEN jewelry - emeralds or jade - as a visual motivator.
Next thing I know, Vigilant is visualizing a sparkly emerald ring on her finger as a No-S milestone marker, like say for a one year No S anniversary - a reward for something really special. I thought about maybe for Christmas (partly because I wouldn't have to buy it for myself!) marking 8 months of NoS.
So now...here we all are...setting our sights on emerald rings! Brilliant! Can't wait! What an awesome thing to work for!
Anyone else want to join in the fun of working for green jewelry?
*I'm Dreaming of a GREEN Christmas*
Mimi
P.S. It took me so long to get this on here I just noticed all your posts lol
Marc, you're in trouble!!
Well, Thalia, brilliant as she is, suggested gettingGREEN jewelry - emeralds or jade - as a visual motivator.
Next thing I know, Vigilant is visualizing a sparkly emerald ring on her finger as a No-S milestone marker, like say for a one year No S anniversary - a reward for something really special. I thought about maybe for Christmas (partly because I wouldn't have to buy it for myself!) marking 8 months of NoS.
So now...here we all are...setting our sights on emerald rings! Brilliant! Can't wait! What an awesome thing to work for!
Anyone else want to join in the fun of working for green jewelry?
*I'm Dreaming of a GREEN Christmas*
Mimi
P.S. It took me so long to get this on here I just noticed all your posts lol
Marc, you're in trouble!!
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
- bluebunny27
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Geesh, how much do those things cost ... lol ! I guess I'll have to sell my car.
This thread is a lil' too 'girlie' for me, Where's the thread where young men are talking about last night's hockey
game ?!?
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
This thread is a lil' too 'girlie' for me, Where's the thread where young men are talking about last night's hockey
game ?!?
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
- butterfly1000
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- bluebunny27
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I'll just call my buddy, BILL GATES !
"Yo Bill, what's up ?? ... Listen, I have a lil' favor to ask
you .... you said if I ever needed anything ... "
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
"Yo Bill, what's up ?? ... Listen, I have a lil' favor to ask
you .... you said if I ever needed anything ... "
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
Yea, we'll all chip together and buy Marc some green socks!
Oh... I just remembered that my daughter has green sparkly fingernail polish.
Maybe I should just get green flip flops.
Oh... I just remembered that my daughter has green sparkly fingernail polish.
Maybe I should just get green flip flops.
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I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me
Please pray for me
- gratefuldeb67
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Hmmmm I'm not much for jewelry these days.. Massage made my wrists and fingers too sensitive to wear my old beloved silver rings, and I don't even wear pendants or stuff, like I used to, around my neck, cos I don't like the feeling of anything on my neck..
But it's a great idea to reward yourself!
How about each time I lose 7 lbs I buy myself a small houseplant???
That's green!
By the time I get to my goal, I'll have a very nice assortment of plants!
Debs x
But it's a great idea to reward yourself!
How about each time I lose 7 lbs I buy myself a small houseplant???
That's green!
By the time I get to my goal, I'll have a very nice assortment of plants!
Debs x
There is no Wisdom greater than Kindness
That's a great idea too! And look how much healthier your living environment will be with all those plants *breathing* with you!
Seriously, the reward idea Vigilant and I are using has really been helping me...just a little something to work for each week. The first week we did it, I bought flowers - all my flowers for outside the house. Now I go out each evening and water them instead of sitting inside and eating!
Talk to ya soon!
Mimi
Seriously, the reward idea Vigilant and I are using has really been helping me...just a little something to work for each week. The first week we did it, I bought flowers - all my flowers for outside the house. Now I go out each evening and water them instead of sitting inside and eating!
Talk to ya soon!
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Marc... any special order? Maybe you want some bling on it for sparkles too?
Oh... and earings. I could think up a very long list of green things to reward myself. My birthday is St. Patrick's day, so I love green things.
Oh... and earings. I could think up a very long list of green things to reward myself. My birthday is St. Patrick's day, so I love green things.
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I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
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I dunno guys... It seems a little unfair to just offer to get Marc some green socks when he's got to go out and get a second job to afford all these emeralds!!!!
LOL
What about a green racing suit to go with it for his bike rides????
Then he could be "The green extreme riding machine!!!"
Debs
LOL
What about a green racing suit to go with it for his bike rides????
Then he could be "The green extreme riding machine!!!"
Debs
There is no Wisdom greater than Kindness
A bright double lime green colored racing suit...Maybe those little old ladies would see Marc coming and get out of the way so he doesn't have to ding.
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I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me
Please pray for me
- bluebunny27
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Green flip flops, yeah !! ... and I'd wear 'em with white socks on of course, kickin' it old school, Like in the 80's.
http://tinyurl.com/ocpyth
http://tinyurl.com/ocnsd8
It's a good idea to reward yourself when you achieve something great ... not with bad food of course, you can get something healthy that you wouldn't normally have ...
like lobster, shrimps, etc.
I've been doing that too, a restaurant nearby makes awesome chicken breast salads. I've ordered some a few times already, maybe once a month, as a special treat.
They are awesome, delicious and good for me too, I sprinkle the salad dressing myself so I know not to put too much on there. Great dinner then I have a couple of my beers, a glass of wine, sitting back, taking off my GREEN FLIP FLOPS and watching a movie ...
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
http://tinyurl.com/ocpyth
http://tinyurl.com/ocnsd8
It's a good idea to reward yourself when you achieve something great ... not with bad food of course, you can get something healthy that you wouldn't normally have ...
like lobster, shrimps, etc.
I've been doing that too, a restaurant nearby makes awesome chicken breast salads. I've ordered some a few times already, maybe once a month, as a special treat.
They are awesome, delicious and good for me too, I sprinkle the salad dressing myself so I know not to put too much on there. Great dinner then I have a couple of my beers, a glass of wine, sitting back, taking off my GREEN FLIP FLOPS and watching a movie ...
Cheers !
Marc
Disclaimer : I am following a more extreme version of the 'No-S' diet.
I made my own personal modifications to the original plan (Diet & Exercise)
What I am doing should not be misinterpreted as being a typical 'No-S' diet experience.
11/01/2008 : 280.0 pounds - - - 06/01/2009 : 215.6 pounds
7 months 1 day / 64.4 pounds
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How about this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Pairs-Roll-Top-So ... otohosting
We'll sew on some sparkles so he'll sparkle too!
Here's one... white gold, and big
http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channe ... a007e1.jpg
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Pairs-Roll-Top-So ... otohosting
We'll sew on some sparkles so he'll sparkle too!
Here's one... white gold, and big
http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channe ... a007e1.jpg
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I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me
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Oh yeah Renee...that's it!
And Debs...we'd better hold out on the jade...my son travels to China for work (although he just got back recently, so won't be going again for awhile ) and brought a beautiful piece of jade jewelry back for his grandmother that cost a *fraction* of what it would here.
Maybe I can take orders and send him on a shopping mission next time he goes!
You guys are crazy! Some people would think we didn't have enough to do!!
Mimi
And Debs...we'd better hold out on the jade...my son travels to China for work (although he just got back recently, so won't be going again for awhile ) and brought a beautiful piece of jade jewelry back for his grandmother that cost a *fraction* of what it would here.
Maybe I can take orders and send him on a shopping mission next time he goes!
You guys are crazy! Some people would think we didn't have enough to do!!
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Here we go Marc...
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/i/1441 ... r-Men.html
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/i/1441 ... r-Men.html
I guess this doesn't work unless you actually do it.
Please pray for me
Please pray for me
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The idea of bedazzling a sledgehammer so that shovelglove can be performed in style!!! Hilarious!
MMmmm, emeralds, jade, maybe peridot for any August birthdays out there...plants...flip flops. You guys are brilliant! Here's some other options in terms of jewelry:
http://www.gemologyonline.com/green.html
I think I'm really really really gonna do this! And Mimi I do hope you get yours for Christmas!
In the meantime, anyone that wants to join in as far as tracking/discussing/celebrating the weekly rewards system, please feel free. We can even make a thread on here just for that purpose.
MMmmm, emeralds, jade, maybe peridot for any August birthdays out there...plants...flip flops. You guys are brilliant! Here's some other options in terms of jewelry:
http://www.gemologyonline.com/green.html
I think I'm really really really gonna do this! And Mimi I do hope you get yours for Christmas!
In the meantime, anyone that wants to join in as far as tracking/discussing/celebrating the weekly rewards system, please feel free. We can even make a thread on here just for that purpose.
Blogging my way to a healthier lifestyle at http://www.21days-at-a-time.blogspot.com
You are too cool Vigilant!
I LOVE your new avatar...it says it all!
We really started something with our little reward system, didn't we! Who woulda thought?!
I really think it would be fun to start a *weekly reward* thread to see what other folks are working for...might get some good ideas!
Stay green girl!
Talk to ya later!
Mimi
I LOVE your new avatar...it says it all!
We really started something with our little reward system, didn't we! Who woulda thought?!
I really think it would be fun to start a *weekly reward* thread to see what other folks are working for...might get some good ideas!
Stay green girl!
Talk to ya later!
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
I actually have a little emerald pinkie ring somewhere, I shoudl get that out! I don't like the feeling of rings on my fingers, other than my wedding rings. But it's worth a reminder I spose! Neat idea!
{FarmerHal} ...previously Shamrockmommy...
Vanilla NoS... Making good habits.
Restart 12/2015, size 22
3/2016 size 18
1/2018 size 18
Vanilla NoS... Making good habits.
Restart 12/2015, size 22
3/2016 size 18
1/2018 size 18
I actually have a little emerald pinkie ring somewhere, I shoudl get that out! I don't like the feeling of rings on my fingers, other than my wedding rings. But it's worth a reminder I spose! Neat idea!
{FarmerHal} ...previously Shamrockmommy...
Vanilla NoS... Making good habits.
Restart 12/2015, size 22
3/2016 size 18
1/2018 size 18
Vanilla NoS... Making good habits.
Restart 12/2015, size 22
3/2016 size 18
1/2018 size 18
Ha! We think alike, Shamrockmommy! I dug through my jewelry last night looking for a green ring (when my husband came into the bedroom and found the bed covered in stuff, he thought I was losing it )... BUT I found one and am wearing it today!
Not an emerald, but malachite - and doing the job today!
Mimi
Not an emerald, but malachite - and doing the job today!
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
I love the idea, but Emeralds might be the wrong level of granularity for beginners. Seems like it would take a LOT of compliance to get to that level. Ditto a car.
Fortunately, cash is also green.
We need some moderation [no] sugar daddy to pay a dollar for each day of compliance.
Perhaps financed by us paying him back 3 for every failure (new meaning to the phrase "in the red").
Reinhard
Fortunately, cash is also green.
We need some moderation [no] sugar daddy to pay a dollar for each day of compliance.
Perhaps financed by us paying him back 3 for every failure (new meaning to the phrase "in the red").
Reinhard
Clever, Reinhard, clever!
What? No comment about the *rhinestone bedazzled sledgehammer*?
Maybe you should have rings (green ones) added to the Everyday Systems Store...sorry, couldn't resist!
Mimi
What? No comment about the *rhinestone bedazzled sledgehammer*?
Maybe you should have rings (green ones) added to the Everyday Systems Store...sorry, couldn't resist!
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
I love the NO sugar daddy!!reinhard wrote: We need some moderation [no] sugar daddy to pay a dollar for each day of compliance.
Perhaps financed by us paying him back 3 for every failure (new meaning to the phrase "in the red").
I think he might end up looking a lot like a jolly Saint Patrick's Day bookie though. Or at least, in my case. And he might want to break my legs after a while.
Nulla palma sine pulvere.
'No garland of victory without first the dust of the arena.'
Sometimesians, unite!
'No garland of victory without first the dust of the arena.'
Sometimesians, unite!
Here in Denmark there is a kind of charm bracelet where one buys different beads to put on the bracelet. The one I have is made by Pandora. Does the same thing exist in the USA?
This Friday I'll be buying myself a green bead as a reward for being a 3X repeater to the 21 Day Club. They have a lot of charms with green stones that I plan to buy for myself as I reach personal goals in No S. It's cheaper than buying emeralds...
This Friday I'll be buying myself a green bead as a reward for being a 3X repeater to the 21 Day Club. They have a lot of charms with green stones that I plan to buy for myself as I reach personal goals in No S. It's cheaper than buying emeralds...
Nothing is impossible-only improbable.
Yes...it was me, because I can! I own one and love it - it's a great NoS reminder and a very attractive ring as well! Here are the links to the ring with either rectangular stones or round ones:
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -40627.cfm
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -32894.cfm
Have fun shopping - being snowed in like we've been increases online shopping! Just dug out from under two feet of snow and we have another 6-12" coming tomorrow...we may get back to school one of these days...
Mimi
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -40627.cfm
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -32894.cfm
Have fun shopping - being snowed in like we've been increases online shopping! Just dug out from under two feet of snow and we have another 6-12" coming tomorrow...we may get back to school one of these days...
Mimi
Discovered NoS: April 16, 2007
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Restarted once again: July 14, 2011
Quitting is not an option...
If you start to slip, tie a knot and hang on!
Remember that good enough is... good enough.
Strive for progress, not perfection!
Bingo! Thank you!
mimi wrote:Yes...it was me, because I can! I own one and love it - it's a great NoS reminder and a very attractive ring as well! Here are the links to the ring with either rectangular stones or round ones:
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -40627.cfm
http://www.palmbeachjewelry.com/product ... -32894.cfm
Have fun shopping - being snowed in like we've been increases online shopping! Just dug out from under two feet of snow and we have another 6-12" coming tomorrow...we may get back to school one of these days...
Mimi
Bumping this thread because I think that it's a great idea to reward ourselves with something GREEN and sparkly! If not a ring, then maybe a charm bracelet? Green ear-rings?Green beaded necklace?
WHEN I reach my goal my wedding ring will be much too big. As DH and I were dirt poor when we married, my ring is steel and can't be made smaller. I'll get an emerald solitaire in my new smaller size to keep my wedding ring on.
WHEN I reach my goal my wedding ring will be much too big. As DH and I were dirt poor when we married, my ring is steel and can't be made smaller. I'll get an emerald solitaire in my new smaller size to keep my wedding ring on.
Nothing is impossible-only improbable.
- bluebunny27
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Hum, an emerald ring, that's worth a lot of EFFORT ... for now I think a lot of people should settle for sparkling lime green DIET JELLO instead. 69 cents for a whole box, wow. Great treat, few cals ! I can add a bit of kiwi fruit chunks in there if I need more GREEN STUFF, hah.
Remember you have to be persistent, losing weight takes a loooooong time, gaining weight can take 2 minutes if you lose your cool eating a big tub of ice cream and cookies at lightning speed. That's why it's so crucial to focus on the big picture, not to be good the whole week and then give up on the weekends. Definitely requires a lot of discipline and it's a tough thing to do long term with all the junk food temptations around and the fact it's so much easier not to exercise and take it easy instead.
Cheers !
Marc
37 Years Old, 5'10" Tall
Nov. 1st. 2008 : 280 Pounds
Nov. 1st. 2009 : 190 Pounds
(1 Year : - 90 Pounds)
Current Weight : 195 Pounds
Remember you have to be persistent, losing weight takes a loooooong time, gaining weight can take 2 minutes if you lose your cool eating a big tub of ice cream and cookies at lightning speed. That's why it's so crucial to focus on the big picture, not to be good the whole week and then give up on the weekends. Definitely requires a lot of discipline and it's a tough thing to do long term with all the junk food temptations around and the fact it's so much easier not to exercise and take it easy instead.
Cheers !
Marc
37 Years Old, 5'10" Tall
Nov. 1st. 2008 : 280 Pounds
Nov. 1st. 2009 : 190 Pounds
(1 Year : - 90 Pounds)
Current Weight : 195 Pounds