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) I hope I am not jinxing myself by saying so. But on the other hand, my attitude and approach this time is soooo different. I am no longer a 'diet nazi.' I did post some stats for later reference, but I am not weighing myself daily and do not feel the need to do so. I'm not looking for instant results but realize I have to find a way to live and eat that will work and last me the rest of my life. I finally realized I will never live my life in the 'Zone,' as a low-carber, or vegan, or calorie counter (not that there is anything wrong with that. More power to you if that is your calling!) I just like food to much, I enjoy eating and socializing during meals and I do not want to pass on those pleasures to lose a few lbs. when a sensible, easy, 'normal' plan like NoS is available to me, that will accomplish the same thing. 
(Today's doubles tennis was cancelled.) 
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Deb 
But I added another 40 hammer swings before time ran out, so.. 
Rode trails and cut brush for about 2 hours (played 13 holes of golf. Believe me, the way I play, I cut some serious brush! ) and ate only one tortilla of the two served. This is a major step for me, as I used to go through two or three bowls of chips, all the tortillas, all the meat, and half the sides. And then I'd wonder why I'm gaining weight! Good to be back. While I was away I swung all the from low-carb to vegan and back to the omnivorous middle. Low carb killed my tennis game, and all I could think of was all the foods I could never eat again. Vegan was better for sports and activities, but I hated having to avoid this and avoid that when I ate out. As you can probably see from even a cursory review of my posts, I eat out a lot, and eating vegan was a pain. But on the other hand, eating out was having a drastic effect on my waistline. Oh, What to do, what to do?This path is my life wrote:cool innovations samurai. great to see you back and enthusiastic!
I feel better both physically and mentally when I limit myself to smaller portions now, so I know I'm doing the right thing even if my weight loss slows in the future. They were short and about half the width of a normal slice. We left two slices in the box; a week ago I would have eaten those, too, and washed it all down with about 32 ounces of Pepsi. Not to mention that the pizza would have been a LARGE. I'd have liked to have hit the shovelglove everyday, and any exercise at all today would have been great, but still, I was very active this week, especially compared to my old routine. Next week I'd like to exercise more, and drink more water in lieu of the diet sodas. Debs
I enjoyed my S-Days, but I feel I overdid it on the sodas, and not sticking to some sort of regular meal plan. I think S-Days should be like regular days, except for a sweet treat or two, or a second helping once in a while. I don't feel comfortable binging on huge amounts of food anymore, or guzzling quarts of soda. In keeping with my mantra of taking victories where I find them, I recall a time not so long ago when this was my regular pattern of eating, including sodas before, during, after, and between meals. Coming to this conclusion during my first full weekend back on No S is a great way to close out the weekend. Being consciously aware of how I eat now compared to how I ate before No S helps me keep things in perspective when I think I might have eaten too much or strayed from the 'rules' of No S.
That is more than TWICE what I've been consuming at ANY meal on No S days! It's funny reading all those different food items, because one must assume that it's two or three platefuls of food. But actually, it was a scoop of rice, 2-3 small pieces of the orange and General Tso's chicken, and equivalent small portions of the pepper beef and sausage each. The small piece of baked (or was it grilled? Rotisserie?) chicken fit snugly in the middle of it all, on a single plate with no food dripping off the edge. My lunch mates of course went back for seconds, but I refrained and felt glad that I did. It only took a few minutes for my stomach to send the 'Full' signal to my brain, and if I had eaten anymore I'd have been uncomfortably stuffed. 
TODAY WAS NOT A SUCCESS Okay, so I broke my third rule and had fast food again today, but at least I ate breakfast! debs I can hardly walk up a flight of steps without feeling winded now! lol Well, to tell the truth, it was a few years of serious depression for me when my Dad passed away in May 2007.. Not so much an issue with diet alone.Samurai Redux wrote:Hi Deb! I was wondering if you were still on the forums. Sounds like we have had a similar journey, although I guess it is really one that is familar to all dieters.
Debs
