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Bless your little heart, Sinnie. Life is too short to waste on crap so I am really glad this thread gave you pause!!
My weekends are pretty low key, Sinnie. If I want a "sweet", I must bake it myself or do without (no restaurants or bakeries here). So if I make sure I am too busy or too tired to bake, I don't usually bother with the sweets. If I ever bake a cake/cookies I usually just keep a bit & give the rest away to a friend with kids. Otherwise I would just eat only it until it was all gone!
I have been known to poke down a Snickers bar on an occasional weekend - and enjoy every bite! But I suspect my biggest indulgence (other than good food) is an occasional drink (any time, not just weekends): wine or a beer, or a gin or scotch.
My weekends are pretty low key, Sinnie. If I want a "sweet", I must bake it myself or do without (no restaurants or bakeries here). So if I make sure I am too busy or too tired to bake, I don't usually bother with the sweets. If I ever bake a cake/cookies I usually just keep a bit & give the rest away to a friend with kids. Otherwise I would just eat only it until it was all gone!
I have been known to poke down a Snickers bar on an occasional weekend - and enjoy every bite! But I suspect my biggest indulgence (other than good food) is an occasional drink (any time, not just weekends): wine or a beer, or a gin or scotch.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Well, Sinnie, I've spent the better part of the last two decades working in remote parts of northern Canada but this is the furthest north I can go (& still be in Canada!!).
It is an astonishingly beautiful landscape above the treeline, like a Zen garden for giants. The musk ox, polar bears, walruses, seals, and whales are like mystical magical beasts when you see them. Walking to work one morning last fall (my commute is @ 2 minute walk) I stopped on the beach to watch small pods of narwhal swimming past. I could hear them blow and see the spume hit the air from their blowholes. I could see their tusks pointing to the sky & watch them "dueling" when two started playing. I was simply awestruck & speechless.
The culture is different and very very interesting. The people here teach me lots - not only about their culture & their land but about myself.
The peace & the tranquility is other worldly. It is a wonderful place to heal your soul. And gives me the freedom & the peace I need for self-examination & quiet introspection.
It is also incredibly challenging to keep my mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional balance when so far removed from my "norms", familial & cultural . I have learned (the hard way!!) what is truly important in my life.
I am very grateful to have lived in parts of northern Canada that very few even get a chance to see. I hope these memories will be my geriatric "treasure chest" when it comes my turn to be warehoused in the care home in diapers.
It is an astonishingly beautiful landscape above the treeline, like a Zen garden for giants. The musk ox, polar bears, walruses, seals, and whales are like mystical magical beasts when you see them. Walking to work one morning last fall (my commute is @ 2 minute walk) I stopped on the beach to watch small pods of narwhal swimming past. I could hear them blow and see the spume hit the air from their blowholes. I could see their tusks pointing to the sky & watch them "dueling" when two started playing. I was simply awestruck & speechless.
The culture is different and very very interesting. The people here teach me lots - not only about their culture & their land but about myself.
The peace & the tranquility is other worldly. It is a wonderful place to heal your soul. And gives me the freedom & the peace I need for self-examination & quiet introspection.
It is also incredibly challenging to keep my mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional balance when so far removed from my "norms", familial & cultural . I have learned (the hard way!!) what is truly important in my life.
I am very grateful to have lived in parts of northern Canada that very few even get a chance to see. I hope these memories will be my geriatric "treasure chest" when it comes my turn to be warehoused in the care home in diapers.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Mar 22 Day 79
MAR 22 DAY 79 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: beans, cucumber, red bell pepper, cream cheese
Dinner: single malt scotch, pork back ribs
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -21C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:00 pm)
Breakfast: none
Lunch: beans, cucumber, red bell pepper, cream cheese
Dinner: single malt scotch, pork back ribs
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -21C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:00 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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Patty, gk, Strawberry Roan, Sinnie, emmay, thanks so much for your very kind words! It was a treat logging on today & reading them.
I must admit I really enjoy reading everyones' threads, as well, and keeping up with your news & doings. I am so grateful for the community we have here, it is inspiring, motivating, educational, humourous and wonderfully kind and respectful of each other. We are very fortunate in having this level of “community therapy†as close as our computers!
I must admit I really enjoy reading everyones' threads, as well, and keeping up with your news & doings. I am so grateful for the community we have here, it is inspiring, motivating, educational, humourous and wonderfully kind and respectful of each other. We are very fortunate in having this level of “community therapy†as close as our computers!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
SpiritSong wrote:Uh, oh. I hope that Snickers wasn't my fault! I'll be more careful in the future, I promise!!
I tell ya, that Snickers was written in the stars!! Everywhere I turned this past week, I tripped over "Snickers" references: comments, commercials, or people actually chomping on one.
I lasted 'til Saturday and then had to join them! No regrets - it was a tasty little bugger!!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Today is Monday, my weigh-in day and I have to report I never lost a pound. Never gained one either.
There was a time when I would have been discouraged with those results but nothing can detract from how good I feel being 82 days "on habit".
I have the rest of my life to continue eating myself well and practicing good health and physical fitness. That's good enough for me.
There was a time when I would have been discouraged with those results but nothing can detract from how good I feel being 82 days "on habit".
I have the rest of my life to continue eating myself well and practicing good health and physical fitness. That's good enough for me.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
MAR 24 DAY 81 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: rye & flax porridge w/dried cranberries, coconut, cinnamon, milk, maple syrup
Lunch: scallops w/lime juice
Dinner: banana, grapefruit
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -18C, hike with the dogs
MAR 25 DAY 82 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: apple, banana, grapefruit
Dinner: arctic char w/mustard&dill béchamel sauce, couscous
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -15C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:30 pm)
Breakfast: rye & flax porridge w/dried cranberries, coconut, cinnamon, milk, maple syrup
Lunch: scallops w/lime juice
Dinner: banana, grapefruit
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -18C, hike with the dogs
MAR 25 DAY 82 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: apple, banana, grapefruit
Dinner: arctic char w/mustard&dill béchamel sauce, couscous
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -15C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:30 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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How could you have lost weight with all the pounds of muscles you have developed recently?Today is Monday, my weigh-in day and I have to report I never lost a pound. Never gained one either.
Disclaimer (still applicable):
If a person is fairly new to English their English words and expressions are influenced by their mother tongue, so things that might sound impolite to you are not always meant in that way.
If a person is fairly new to English their English words and expressions are influenced by their mother tongue, so things that might sound impolite to you are not always meant in that way.
MAR 26 DAY 83 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: eggs, couscous w/salsa
Lunch: strawberries w/maple syrup
Dinner: couscous w/cranberry salsa, strawberries w/maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -15C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm)
Breakfast: eggs, couscous w/salsa
Lunch: strawberries w/maple syrup
Dinner: couscous w/cranberry salsa, strawberries w/maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -15C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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Jonas Jonasson wrote:How could you have lost weight with all the pounds of muscles you have developed recently?Today is Monday, my weigh-in day and I have to report I never lost a pound. Never gained one either.
Jonas is right, muscle is denser than fat, so you probably have lost fat and inches, gained muscle,and are trimmer, but the same weight. The first few months of No S, habit is the most important thing, and you are doing fantastic on habit!
Patty
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Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
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No BS wrote:SpiritSong wrote:Uh, oh. I hope that Snickers wasn't my fault! I'll be more careful in the future, I promise!!
I tell ya, that Snickers was written in the stars!! Everywhere I turned this past week, I tripped over "Snickers" references: comments, commercials, or people actually chomping on one.
I lasted 'til Saturday and then had to join them! No regrets - it was a tasty little bugger!!
I must admit, your post made me "' snicker "". Ooops, I hope the mere mention of the word doesn't triggers a repeat offense
Oh wait, yes I do. Sounds yummy. Glad you enjoyed every bite.
Berry
Hi No BS,
I have been reading your posts and feel like I've been transported to another land. I had to look up Ellesmere Island to see for myself what its all about and noticed that the population is less than 200 (that was in 2006). So, you truly are one of the few!
I'm also 5'6" and in my 50's (51) - yay for us!
Anyway, you're doing fantastic - keep up the awesome trend
I'm back to No S after a few month hiatus, and it feels SO good to be working on developing strong habits again.
I have been reading your posts and feel like I've been transported to another land. I had to look up Ellesmere Island to see for myself what its all about and noticed that the population is less than 200 (that was in 2006). So, you truly are one of the few!
I'm also 5'6" and in my 50's (51) - yay for us!
Anyway, you're doing fantastic - keep up the awesome trend
I'm back to No S after a few month hiatus, and it feels SO good to be working on developing strong habits again.
"Everything is permissible for me - but not everything is beneficial...I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Cor 6:12
Hi KL, welcome back to No "S". In all my years I have never met a better system for steadily developing incredibly positive habits in any endeavour.
Thanks for reading & stopping by this thread; &, more importantly, for taking the trouble of looking us up on Ellesmere Island. We are now @ 140 souls in our tiny village. The newest baby arrived @ Feb 14!!
I always enjoy meeting anyone 5 foot fifty and fabulous!!! I look forward to checking out your thread!
Thanks for reading & stopping by this thread; &, more importantly, for taking the trouble of looking us up on Ellesmere Island. We are now @ 140 souls in our tiny village. The newest baby arrived @ Feb 14!!
I always enjoy meeting anyone 5 foot fifty and fabulous!!! I look forward to checking out your thread!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
MAR 27 DAY 84 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: polenta, salsa
Lunch: grapefruit, almonds, dried cranberries
Dinner: arctic char w/mustard & dill béchamel sauce; green/red/yellow/orange pepper & tomato w/onion & mushroom, EVOO, balsamic vinegar, garlic, spices stir fry; strawberries & maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -13C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 2
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:15 pm)
Breakfast: polenta, salsa
Lunch: grapefruit, almonds, dried cranberries
Dinner: arctic char w/mustard & dill béchamel sauce; green/red/yellow/orange pepper & tomato w/onion & mushroom, EVOO, balsamic vinegar, garlic, spices stir fry; strawberries & maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -13C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 2
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:15 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
I look outside.....the snow has melted, the grass is brown, and the trees are bare. Whenever I feel like seeing a little GREEN, I just pull up your thread because GREEN is EVERYWHERE. (I didn't actually try to rhyme - just happened - must be feeling a little giddy from my 3).
Just love your upbeat approach and never-ending encouragement. You are doing WONDERFULLY. Keep up the great work. And enjoy those wonderful new habits!
Just love your upbeat approach and never-ending encouragement. You are doing WONDERFULLY. Keep up the great work. And enjoy those wonderful new habits!
SW (as of 3/25/13): 172 lbs.
CW: 171 lbs.
CW: 171 lbs.
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MAR 28 DAY 85
MAR 28 DAY 85 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: eggs, potatoes
Dinner: gin & soda w/lime, turbot, leftover veggie stir fry w/black olives, channa dal
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -19C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 2
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (7:15 pm)
Breakfast: none
Lunch: eggs, potatoes
Dinner: gin & soda w/lime, turbot, leftover veggie stir fry w/black olives, channa dal
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -19C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 2
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (7:15 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
MARCH 28, 2013
I just finished a tough "year end" month & am so looking forward to a long weekend. I booked off Tuesday as well so I made the weekend even longer.
Today is my birthday. When I woke up (after 7.5 hours of gorgeous sleep) I leaped out of bed and sung "Happy Birthday" (off key) to myself at the top of my lungs. Certainly got the dogs attention!
I set some black beans (Turtle beans) soaking tonight and tomorrow I will make myself a black bean birthday cake. Then my cake can sit quietly overnight, developing & melding flavours, and I will have a piece of black bean birthday cake smothered with cranberry coulee for brunch on Saturday morning!
Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. If I was down south I would have a house full of daffodils and at least one or two Regale lilies.
I completed my fourth 21-day cycle of No"S" yesterday. No "S" is the very best birthday present I could have given myself.
Today is my birthday. When I woke up (after 7.5 hours of gorgeous sleep) I leaped out of bed and sung "Happy Birthday" (off key) to myself at the top of my lungs. Certainly got the dogs attention!
I set some black beans (Turtle beans) soaking tonight and tomorrow I will make myself a black bean birthday cake. Then my cake can sit quietly overnight, developing & melding flavours, and I will have a piece of black bean birthday cake smothered with cranberry coulee for brunch on Saturday morning!
Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. If I was down south I would have a house full of daffodils and at least one or two Regale lilies.
I completed my fourth 21-day cycle of No"S" yesterday. No "S" is the very best birthday present I could have given myself.
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In the wise words of Sandra Boynton:
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie dear ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
(Of course, this is much cuter with the Boynton drawings, but what can I do? How about a link? http://www.zazzle.com/hippo_birdie_card ... 1503498832)
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie dear ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
(Of course, this is much cuter with the Boynton drawings, but what can I do? How about a link? http://www.zazzle.com/hippo_birdie_card ... 1503498832)
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Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, winter woman.
Stay as you are. Well, you are allowed to decrease a little bit. I just wonder what happens if your greatness is distributed on less mass, will you be even cooler because more concentrated...?
Stay as you are. Well, you are allowed to decrease a little bit. I just wonder what happens if your greatness is distributed on less mass, will you be even cooler because more concentrated...?
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Ha, Ha, I almost wrote the same to No BS, but didn't have the card link. I had that card once and gave it away. I love that card, thanks for the link! Will buy some and use them.SpiritSong wrote:In the wise words of Sandra Boynton:
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
Hippo birdie dear ewe!
Hippo birdie two ewe!
(Of course, this is much cuter with the Boynton drawings, but what can I do? How about a link? http://www.zazzle.com/hippo_birdie_card ... 1503498832)
Patty
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
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MAR 29 DAY 86 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: oatmeal, almonds, dried cranberry, milk, cinnamon, butter, maple syrup
Lunch: couscous w/leftover veggies & black olives
Dinner: bannock, strawberries & maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -25C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (8:30 am), shugging (8:15 pm)
Breakfast: oatmeal, almonds, dried cranberry, milk, cinnamon, butter, maple syrup
Lunch: couscous w/leftover veggies & black olives
Dinner: bannock, strawberries & maple syrup
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -25C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (8:30 am), shugging (8:15 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Amy, I sure do. My pants are baggy on me, around the waist & loose in the butt. I can squeeze into an old pair of blue jeans (squeeeeeze being the key word here) now but I'll have to shed at least another 10-15 pounds before I would consider leaving the house in them. I kind of love the baggy pants I am still wearing - they really are comfortable & roomy - something entirely strange to me!!Amy3010 wrote:Do you notice any difference in the way your clothes fit?
I have a kazillion pounds to lose, don't misunderstand. But I can definitely feel my muscles reshaping my body underneath all the layers of fat I'm packing around. It is a most interesting & incredibly peculiar feeling. I bounce instead of walk, I have vast amounts of energy, and I carry my body entirely different - even with the excess weight. Who knew muscles could make such a difference.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Well gk, it is -25C these days with months more left of cold, snow and ice. This BB is the only place I'll be seeing green, too, for quite some time!gk wrote:Whenever I feel like seeing a little GREEN, I just pull up your thread because GREEN is EVERYWHERE.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
So many greens & not a darn salad in sight! Bummer!! Have to head over to Berry's to find a decent salad!!jld141 wrote:So many greens!
Don't you find at this time of year, with the days getting longer & lots of bright sunshine, that your body really craves greens & salads & veggies & fresh produce?
When I lived down south I absolutely loved when the tiny new shoots of rhubarb would come poking out of my winter-dead rhubarb patch in the spring. I miss that sometimes.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
You know, I just have to pop in and say that I thoroughly enjoy your posts on the No S Boards, whether it be on your own thread, mine or others. Your constant cheery, positive attitude brightens up my day every time I read one of your posts. Thanks for sharing your No S journey and for your optimism, and for always bringing a smile to my face.
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My other commen got out of sequence because I was looking at this page.... so I'll say it again. Wow, nice!!No BS wrote:Amy, I sure do. My pants are baggy on me, around the waist & loose in the butt. I can squeeze into an old pair of blue jeans (squeeeeeze being the key word here) now but I'll have to shed at least another 10-15 pounds before I would consider leaving the house in them. I kind of love the baggy pants I am still wearing - they really are comfortable & roomy - something entirely strange to me!!Amy3010 wrote:Do you notice any difference in the way your clothes fit?
I have a kazillion pounds to lose, don't misunderstand. But I can definitely feel my muscles reshaping my body underneath all the layers of fat I'm packing around. It is a most interesting & incredibly peculiar feeling. I bounce instead of walk, I have vast amounts of energy, and I carry my body entirely different - even with the excess weight. Who knew muscles could make such a difference.
Also I want to make sure you see some green here on your thread. I've been complainig about the heat, but I remember what it feels like to have months when it doesn't get above freezing, but never as many as you! Wish I could buy a big bouquet of roses to send to you, but they would surely freeze before they arrived! I'll just have to settle for a bouquet of mr green smileys!
Patty
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
MAR 30 DAY 87 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: smoked arctic char w/capers, fried mushrooms & onion & potato, strawberries & maple syrup
Dinner: poppy seed cake & strawberries
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -24C, hike with the dogs
Breakfast: none
Lunch: smoked arctic char w/capers, fried mushrooms & onion & potato, strawberries & maple syrup
Dinner: poppy seed cake & strawberries
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -24C, hike with the dogs
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
BLACK BEAN BROWNIE FUDGE CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
• Coconut oil
• 1oz butter
• 1 1/2 cups soft-cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp coconut oil or butter
• 1/4 heaped cup unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 vanilla bean (or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup raw organic honey
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup unsalted walnuts, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil 8 individual ramekins or 1 8-inch square baking dish with coconut oil.
2. Combine melted butter, beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla, applesauce and honey in a food processor; process until smooth. Stir in walnuts and pour mixture into prepared ramekins or baking dish.
3. Bake in preheated oven until the tops are dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides, about 20 minutes for ramekins and 30 minutes for baking dish. Garnish each piece with a dollop of nonfat Greek yogurt or fruit compote, if desired.
Modified from original recipe at Clean Eating:
http://cleaneatingmag.com/Recipes/Recip ... Cakes.aspx
Seriously awesome "brownie"!!
Next time, and there will be a next time, I will add 1 t cinnamon.
INGREDIENTS:
• Coconut oil
• 1oz butter
• 1 1/2 cups soft-cooked black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp coconut oil or butter
• 1/4 heaped cup unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 vanilla bean (or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup raw organic honey
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup unsalted walnuts, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil 8 individual ramekins or 1 8-inch square baking dish with coconut oil.
2. Combine melted butter, beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla, applesauce and honey in a food processor; process until smooth. Stir in walnuts and pour mixture into prepared ramekins or baking dish.
3. Bake in preheated oven until the tops are dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides, about 20 minutes for ramekins and 30 minutes for baking dish. Garnish each piece with a dollop of nonfat Greek yogurt or fruit compote, if desired.
Modified from original recipe at Clean Eating:
http://cleaneatingmag.com/Recipes/Recip ... Cakes.aspx
Seriously awesome "brownie"!!
Next time, and there will be a next time, I will add 1 t cinnamon.
Last edited by No BS on Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Mar 31 Day 88
MAR 31 DAY 88 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake w/cranberry compote
Lunch: smoked arctic char, apple, black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake w/cranberry compote
Dinner: gin & soda & lime juice, black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -24C, hike with the dogs
Breakfast: black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake w/cranberry compote
Lunch: smoked arctic char, apple, black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake w/cranberry compote
Dinner: gin & soda & lime juice, black bean brownie chocolate fudge cake
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -24C, hike with the dogs
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
APR 1 DAY 89
APR 1 DAY 89 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: polenta & salsa
Dinner: grapefruit, apple, almonds
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -26C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (10:30 am), shugging (7:15 pm)
Breakfast: none
Lunch: polenta & salsa
Dinner: grapefruit, apple, almonds
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -26C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (10:30 am), shugging (7:15 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
Monday is my weekly weigh-in day. I gained 3 pounds!
I suspect it has absolutely nothing to do with me eating my entire Black Bean Brownie Fudge birthday cake yesterday! Over the course of three meals & all on the requisite three plates!!
I cannot be discouraged, or feel bad, because quite simply I haven't felt this good in years, physically & mentally!! The eating habits & workout habits make my life easy. And my pants are baggy & loose on me!!
I am on Day 89 of my No"S" food habits, Day 36 of my Physical Challenge, and week three of my C25K Challenge. Life is good!
I suspect it has absolutely nothing to do with me eating my entire Black Bean Brownie Fudge birthday cake yesterday! Over the course of three meals & all on the requisite three plates!!
I cannot be discouraged, or feel bad, because quite simply I haven't felt this good in years, physically & mentally!! The eating habits & workout habits make my life easy. And my pants are baggy & loose on me!!
I am on Day 89 of my No"S" food habits, Day 36 of my Physical Challenge, and week three of my C25K Challenge. Life is good!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
I am sorry to hear of the weight gain. I know I have certainly gained weight since I started nos because I was in a bad case of diet head before, and was certainly not eating enough. But I keep in my head the knowledge that mentally I am so much better. The pounds don't bother me quite as much knowing I don't binge as often or feel guilty about eating.
Current BMI: 22.9. Height: 5'4.5"
Highest BMI: 25.5 in August 2011.
Lowest adult BMI: 20.8 in February 2012.
Highest BMI: 25.5 in August 2011.
Lowest adult BMI: 20.8 in February 2012.
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Congratulations on not buying into the number on the scale So easy to say, so hard to do - take my advise I'm not using it
The biggest thing I'm learning this time around with No S, (albeit very slowly mind you) is that food can be pleasurable and celebratory - the most important thing is the mindset and behavior around food which you have demonstrated day in and day out is spot on.
The biggest thing I'm learning this time around with No S, (albeit very slowly mind you) is that food can be pleasurable and celebratory - the most important thing is the mindset and behavior around food which you have demonstrated day in and day out is spot on.
"Everything is permissible for me - but not everything is beneficial...I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Cor 6:12
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Sorry about that number, but remember muscle weighs more in the same space, so you probably have gained muscle, and lost fat. I always weigh on Thursday or Friday... If I ever step on the scale on Monday, the number is a bit scary!!
Patty
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
MJ, SpiritSong, KL, Patty, thanks so much for your cheery words.
I am happy & content to keep on this No"S" path, whatever it brings. I feel at peace with myself & my body, I am at peace with food and what I eat, I relish the 3-plate framework and the reassuring monotony of my workout routines.
I expect the excess weight I am carrying will come off much like it went on - in dribs and drabs, slowly, over the course of time.....
In the meantime, I am focusing on having fun, eating well, eating healthy and getting fit!
I am happy & content to keep on this No"S" path, whatever it brings. I feel at peace with myself & my body, I am at peace with food and what I eat, I relish the 3-plate framework and the reassuring monotony of my workout routines.
I expect the excess weight I am carrying will come off much like it went on - in dribs and drabs, slowly, over the course of time.....
In the meantime, I am focusing on having fun, eating well, eating healthy and getting fit!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
APR 2 DAY 90
APR 2 DAY 90 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: homemade whole wheat bun w/butter, blueberry juice
Lunch: seal meat soup, wholewheat bun, apple
Dinner: soup: black beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, celery, garlic, chili peppers, cinnamon, molasses; whole wheat bun; pineapple chunks
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -20C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (11:00 am), shugging (7:00 pm)
Three months on habit with No "S". Hurray!!
Breakfast: homemade whole wheat bun w/butter, blueberry juice
Lunch: seal meat soup, wholewheat bun, apple
Dinner: soup: black beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, celery, garlic, chili peppers, cinnamon, molasses; whole wheat bun; pineapple chunks
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -20C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (11:00 am), shugging (7:00 pm)
Three months on habit with No "S". Hurray!!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
yes i agree about the weight coming off. it will take time and that's why i'm waiting to weigh myself until at least june. i am changing my mind so much doing this and i don't want to go back to the old way of thinking where i tracked calories and "macros" and worried about my weight and measured myself with a tape measurer all the time. it was maddening! i lvoe this eating 3 healthy meals a day, not weighing myself, exercising because i love it without worry about what it "burns" and getting my life back!No BS wrote:MJ, SpiritSong, KL, Patty, thanks so much for your cheery words.
I am happy & content to keep on this No"S" path, whatever it brings. I feel at peace with myself & my body, I am at peace with food and what I eat, I relish the 3-plate framework and the reassuring monotony of my workout routines.
I expect the excess weight I am carrying will come off much like it went on - in dribs and drabs, slowly, over the course of time.....
In the meantime, I am focusing on having fun, eating well, eating healthy and getting fit!
Current BMI: 22.9. Height: 5'4.5"
Highest BMI: 25.5 in August 2011.
Lowest adult BMI: 20.8 in February 2012.
Highest BMI: 25.5 in August 2011.
Lowest adult BMI: 20.8 in February 2012.
WONDERFUL attitude! Your frame of mind right now shows that you have won the battle with "diet-head" and now you are just following the path to the definite successful results it will bring.No BS wrote:I am happy & content to keep on this No"S" path, whatever it brings. I feel at peace with myself & my body, I am at peace with food and what I eat, I relish the 3-plate framework and the reassuring monotony of my workout routines.
In the meantime, I am focusing on having fun, eating well, eating healthy and getting fit!
Keep up the great work!
SW (as of 3/25/13): 172 lbs.
CW: 171 lbs.
CW: 171 lbs.
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Thanks you guys! It really is a hoot passing the 90 day mark! I feel like the little (or not-so-little, ha!) engine that could!!!
One thing that I adore about No"S" is the focus just on the moment/day/plate, whatever you are in. And making your mark for that time. And while I was busy & committed to doing that, without even thinking 90 days passed. Just like that *snap*.
When I started this back in January I was discouraged, unmotivated, fat, no muscles, overwhelmed, and despairing that I would ever get it right and get back to some semblance of normality and health. And all I did was read a website & testimonials from hundreds of people who swore by this system.
And I believed if it was good enough & could work for all of "those people", it could be good enough & work for me as well.
Now I find I am one of "those people"!! What a hoot!
And what a joy to be part of this BB and this fabulous group of people who inspire and motivate and help each other & ourselves find our way. It is very powerful stuff and I am very grateful to be here.
One thing that I adore about No"S" is the focus just on the moment/day/plate, whatever you are in. And making your mark for that time. And while I was busy & committed to doing that, without even thinking 90 days passed. Just like that *snap*.
When I started this back in January I was discouraged, unmotivated, fat, no muscles, overwhelmed, and despairing that I would ever get it right and get back to some semblance of normality and health. And all I did was read a website & testimonials from hundreds of people who swore by this system.
And I believed if it was good enough & could work for all of "those people", it could be good enough & work for me as well.
Now I find I am one of "those people"!! What a hoot!
And what a joy to be part of this BB and this fabulous group of people who inspire and motivate and help each other & ourselves find our way. It is very powerful stuff and I am very grateful to be here.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
SpiritSong, seal meat soup is rich & tasty, from the broth to the meat. If you eat seal meat it keeps you seriously warm for the whole day. It is loaded with nutrition - no additives, growth hormones, or antibiotics!! I treat seal meat like a "superfood" knowing that the meat is packed full of good stuff for my much-abused, middle aged body.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
APR 3 DAY 91
APR 3 DAY 91 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: none
Lunch: black bean soup
Dinner: turbot, mashed potatoes & butter, niblets corn
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -29C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:00 pm)
Breakfast: none
Lunch: black bean soup
Dinner: turbot, mashed potatoes & butter, niblets corn
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -29C, hike with the dogs
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (6:00 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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Look how far you've come!No BS wrote: It really is a hoot passing the 90 day mark!
When I started this back in January I was discouraged, unmotivated, fat, no muscles, overwhelmed, and despairing that I would ever get it right and get back to some semblance of normality and health.
Patty
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
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APR 4 DAY 92 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: black bean soup, bun
Dinner: gin & soda & lime; eggs, mashed potatoes, butter, niblets corn, red grapes
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -17C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (8:00 pm)
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: black bean soup, bun
Dinner: gin & soda & lime; eggs, mashed potatoes, butter, niblets corn, red grapes
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -17C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (8:00 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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I expect the excess weight I am carrying will come off much like it went on - in dribs and drabs, slowly, over the course of time.....
Exactly, we are still human beings - even if we accomplish super-human tasks like doing No S - and a consistent calculable weight-loss would probably not be natural.
And I would bet all my land in the south of France that most of the gain is muscle.
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Oh Berry, you absolutely nailed it with that comment!Strawberry Roan wrote:Isn't it a good feeling at the end of the day to know that you have treated your body well - and enjoyed it?
To me that is the biggest motivator to stay on track - feeling so damn good about myself (finally - permanently silencing that negative chorus of critics in my head) mentally, physically & emotionally. Going to bed physically tired & mentally happy that I ate well & treated all of me with care & respect by choosing healthy & nutritious foods to eat and exercising faithfully.
When I hit that groove everything else just fell by the wayside. I have taken (and will continue to take) great care to ensure that absolutely nothing interferes with maintaining that elusive & seductive feeling of personal well being & comfort. Powerful, honest, hopeful, healing habits.
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
The south of France is absolutely lovely! I have never been lucky enough to visit (yet) but have seen many gorgeous photos....movies......Jonas Jonasson wrote: And I would bet all my land in the south of France that most of the gain is muscle.
Jonas, I love going around telling people I must be getting fit because I'm gaining weight. Their jaws drop and they ask me, "Don't you mean "getting fat"?" And I say, "No", smile serenely, and carry on!!
Revenge for chubby women everywhere!!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
APR 5 DAY 93
APR 5 DAY 93 – SUCCESS
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: black bean soup, bun, red grapes
Dinner: red wine, black beans & stir fried veggies: yellow/orange peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, golden raisins, celery, garlic, spices; strawberries w/maple syrup, medjool dates
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -13C, hike with the dogs, stairs X 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (7:30 pm)
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: black bean soup, bun, red grapes
Dinner: red wine, black beans & stir fried veggies: yellow/orange peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, golden raisins, celery, garlic, spices; strawberries w/maple syrup, medjool dates
Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -13C, hike with the dogs, stairs X 1
Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (7:30 pm)
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!
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No BS, thanks for stopping by my thread again, you always have an encouraging word for me and for others. I think you have the gift of encouragement! I'm so glad you have joined our team, and I vote you best cheerleader!!
Patty
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
Anxiety in a person's heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. (Proverbs 12:25 NET)
I'm a glutton for encouragement.
So wonderfully and eliquently spoken.No BS wrote:I have taken (and will continue to take) great care to ensure that absolutely nothing interferes with maintaining that elusive & seductive feeling of personal well being & comfort. Powerful, honest, hopeful, healing habits.
Looks like your temps are rising - only -13C Must seem balmy to you
"Everything is permissible for me - but not everything is beneficial...I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Cor 6:12
It really is beautifully warm out today, for us.KL wrote: Looks like your temps are rising - only -13C Must seem balmy to you
If this weather keeps up I'll have to do some serious "spring cleaning": break out a razor & shave my legs so I can wear my "short pants" (aka capris) and flash my polar-bear-white gams at everyone!
Sorry for TMI, guys, but we have a running joke in Canada's cold climate about growing our own leg warmers in winter!! Totally screws us up when we take off to the Caribbean in January, though!
If you are not living life on the edge you are taking up too much room!!