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Hi Oolala, if you post from your phone or ipad, you can use the emoji keyboards (if you have them there). You can also copy and paste my calendar and edit it for you. In the testing folder, I also have a January calendar up and ready.oolala53 wrote:Hi, jenji! Has anyone else asked where you get those little icons? I am not very savvy about these things.
Looks like you've had a good run with No S so far. Here's to finishing 2017 strong and into 2018.
My non-profit recruits and oversees about 1,000 tutors and mentors who work in the public schools. I love the people I work with, but the fundraising aspect of it is often stressful (not enough money).oolala53 wrote:I'm too lazy to look back. Did I ask you what your non-profit is? Tx
Now I have to wrestle with shame because the high here today was in the mid-70's and I've been inside all day.
Funny! There are a lot of cool people in my city, especially for someone like me who is a reader. I get to interact with some of my favorite authors, scientists, etc. The perks of living in a university town.oolala53 wrote:I've thought of visiting family in Lynn and asking Reinhard to lunch, though not for oatmeal. I figured he might do it because I would then be gone and not start stalking him. I've always admired that he didn't try to turn this into an empire, though honestly, I sometime wish he would.
The downside is that we get things like bombocyclones and snow lightning storms. I’m a little envious of your weather, Oolala.oolala53 wrote:A pretty "hot" university town...
You motivated me to feel I could do it. So far so good. I am roasting a butterflied leg of lamb right now (which will be several meals for us).oolala53 wrote:Woohoo, you are about to have a green week!
Yes! I'm in Cambridge, MA.oolala53 wrote:Did you make it? It's 9:30 p.m.there..unless you live in Cambridge, England.
Thank you! I believe in you, Larkspur. It may take a few months longer, but you'll get where you want to be. Stay the course!Larkspur wrote:You're doing so well. I'm similar height and age but about 20 lbs heavier than you so your success is extra inspiring
Jen, I am in the same boat with the scale and the yoga pants—and that boat will quickly go the way of the handbasket. I also use Happy Scale and it's made a lot of sense of a lot of data for me.jenji wrote:I know that for myself, periods of not weighing myself have led to weight gain. I spend a few weeks in yoga pants or some other forgiving clothing, and next time I check, things have gone to Hell in a handbasket. So I weigh every day or every other day. I really like the Happy Scale app.
A1C test good ✅ 5.0 - I was having it because my blood sugar was slightly elevated at my last visit. My doctor suggested losing weight at that time (in June 2017).jenji wrote:A1c test tomorrow morning.
GREAT job! Both on getting that A1C back down, AND on not giving in tonight!!jenji wrote:I am having that sabotage moment where you meet a major goal (great A1c bloodwork), and therefore you feel that you are done and can eat whatever. I have complied with No S pretty well since October, and suddenly I found myself thinking of having a second plate of pasta tonight. I shorted myself on lunch due to being busy, but my dinner was plenty big enough.
I recognized the bratty feeling and rinsed my bowl and put it in the sink. Now I am typing this instead of eating pasta. I am not hungry, so that's good.
I will have some tea or even warm milk in a bit.
Yes, I think you are right. I think I need to reframe my goals around my habits being healthy and simplifying my life.oolala53 wrote:That's why having a weight goal or something like it that is dependent on another event can backfire. Once you reach the goal, you're stuck with coming up with a new one. I see on Spark that people who've reached their weight loss goal struggle because they don't get the thrill of loss showing up on the scale. I guess their new eating isn't a reward in itself...
GREAT job on sidestepping the old habit! That's the way it's done!
I am a foodie! I cook a lot on the weekend so that meal prep during the week is easier. Currently cooking pinto beans either for soup or chili, can’t decide, and oven-baked country-style pork ribs. I wrap the ribs in foil to keep them tender. I will use them for tacos and possibly chili, too.lpearlmom wrote:Sounds like a yummy day! Love your food descriptions. I can tell your a fellow foodie and enjoy your meals!
Yes, I agree, the habits are worth it in and of themselves. Although I am also interested in weight loss and hoping to get to a weight maintaining place sometime this summer.oolala53 wrote:I had many 3-lb. gains over just one S day. I did track the daily weight, but don't remember noticing when it dropped back each week. By the next Friday the average was back for sure (I still weighed every day and averaged once a week, though weight loss was not my issue even if I was fat; just curiosity.) I "stalled" many times which was ok. The habits were so superior to how I was living before!
Thank you both, Apprentice and Oolala! The support on this board is fantastic.Apprentice1981 wrote:Hi Jen! I am a lurker who posts occasionally. I read your entry today and felt a voice of desperation. I wanted to offer my .2 cents. Take it or leave it.
You want to establish habits but you also desire to lose fat by summer. I see that you practice Vanilla NoS. Prior to trying Vanilla NoS this January I was implementing Lifeisablessing's mod for about a year. Three meals, no snacks, no seconds, sweet/snacks included at any meal 7 days a week. It worked beautifully for me! I reached my goal! A couple of months ago I went through some stressful times/health issues and went off the plan. I gained some fat back, about 5 lbs. I came back to NoS about a month ago. I wanted back the structure and sanity around food but I also wanted to lose the fat I gained.I decided to try Vanilla NoS for the month of January. It didn't work for me at all. Some S days were good and some were not. Last chance eating permeated my mind more than I would've liked it to. Better eat all those yummies before Monday! I gained about 5 pounds! I know that NoS veterans recommend much longer trial period. Last week I decided to go back to the mod that worked so beautifully before. Fat is coming off once again! I love it! I have peace with food once again + results! I I encourage you to check out Life's postings!
Thank you, Automated! Yep, I started in late September, and I have had slow, steady progress. I am grateful for the simplicity of the habits.automatedeating wrote:Hi Jen --
Have you been doing NoS since Sept? Your weight loss seems really nice over that time period. Slow and steady seems to be the only kind of winning that happens in the weight loss race (for better and worse.....).
Hope that you have a great week!
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PS I posted and clicked away and then just had to come back. From my outsiders' quick glance -- NoS is working beautifully for you! Look how you've brought your BMI down so far! And without mods? And your A1C values are looking good/better? I think sometimes I have not realized until months/years later that I was in a pretty good spot body-wise. It seems like you might be in one of those spots right now.
I will check it out, thanks!Apprentice1981 wrote:Jen, you absolutely can lose weight eating fried foods if you keep portions moderate. I am a living proof. I wrote a couple of posts in a daily check in under " the trap of stomach growl diet" thread.