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amarbach
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by amarbach » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:32 pm
My plan is to do No S, and 20,000 steps per day until the new year. I have also added in Callanetics (just started this yesterday). Today is Day 9 of my challenge to myself.
So there you have it - my goal...in black and white for the world to see!
BTW does anyone find it easier to avoid S days entirely? I just love the no-snacking and it seems that having an S day will undo the habits...?
I love this board. I don't post here often but I read posts all the time. I always come away with some great idea or inspiration.
Thanks!
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wosnes
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by wosnes » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:43 pm
Good luck with your goals.
I think going without S days (or S events) is a bad idea. They're a release valve. Remember, S days aren't meant to be a license to go wild, just a time to relax and enjoy yourself. No worries. No guilt.
Personally, I think there are no more than 6 S days yearly when going wild is permissible.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."
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vmsurbat
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by vmsurbat » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:08 am
I agree with wosnes that you ought not to "give" up S-days. They are the chance to do/eat/behave the way you want to/will find ENJOYABLE. Frankly, I don't WANT to pig out every weekend. I rarely snack on S days--that ruins my appetite for my meals. My weekend S days don't look a whole lot different from my N days MOST OF THE TIME except that I will have a cookie or two and a nice dessert on Sunday. Not because of new rules that I've made up, but because that really, truly is what I want and enjoy. My S days look most different on family birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas because our whole day follows a different rhythm on those very special days.
HTH,
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
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BrightAngel
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by BrightAngel » Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:26 pm
amarbach wrote: I don't post here often but I read posts all the time.
I always come away with some great idea or inspiration.
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reinhard
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by reinhard » Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:04 pm
I don't think it's possible for anyone except John the Baptist hermit types to give up S-days entirely. No desserts, EVER? That doesn't sound realistic -- or even desirable. Even if you could pull it off, my bet is you'd be kind of miserable doing it.
There are lots of tweaks you could make that address this concern short of totally giving up S-days. For some specific suggestions, take a look at the "mods and tweaks" podcast episodes and discussion threads and "S-days gone wild."
http://www.everydaysystems.com/podcast/
Best of luck, whatever you decide,
Reinhard