No S: actually not having much of a problem with the diet. (Diet from the Greek dietos, "way of life," or so I heard somewhere.) The structure is important; it's straightforward and easy to keep in mind. Simple rules yield complex behaviors.
I like drinking seltzer water and diet sodas in the afternoon to keep hunger at bay and just keep my hands busy. I eat slightly more at lunch to tide me over into the evening. (I work a 9-10 hr day sometimes, so lunch and dinner can be separated by 6-7 hr gap.)
I do weigh myself several times/week -- just habit. I know the range for me is +/- 4 lbs. I'm 6'3" and weigh about 212 at the moment. The lowest I weighed last year was 203, but that was hard to maintain. My goal is to stay between 205-210 for a while, then maybe see if I can inch my way down to 200. My fat is mostly belly fat, though I can feel it creep over my back and sides and face when I am lax.
I notice I'm not as sleepy in the afternoons as I used to get before I started No S. I always used to insist on a sweet treat to close out lunch.
Went a little crazy at a Father's Day celebration with my dad's side of the family, but ate so much at lunch I felt no need to eat any supper. The N days have been more moderate, of course.
SG: I don't have a sledgehammer, so I'm using a weight bar I had left over from a previous exercise regimen. The bar itself is about 12 or 14 lbs total, so its physics are different from the Classic SG (TM); what I like is I can do bicep curls and other more traditional weight moves that I'm familiar and comfortable with.
I am noticing a slight twinge in my lower back during the day, which is from either the shoveling or the wood-chopping. I'm using my back for some move instead of using my abs, legs, and buttocks for support. Last week, I did the moves fast, the way Reinhard illos them in the Quicktime movies. I finally twigged that I need to get the form right first and took them slower, which felt much better.
For churning, since I'm tall and the ceilings in my house are not tall, I sit in a chair and churn.
Even though I've barely started, I am amazed at how *hard* my arms feel. And I feel a pleasant soreness in my shoulder and back muscles, more so than when I did the isolation exercises for them.
I have a timer program on my Clie set to 14 minutes. I find myself using that 14-minute timer to limit my online surfing when I want to take a break but not lose control of my time.
I tend to do SG after waking up and before I get dressed. After the 14 mins are up, I may also do sit-ups or push-ups or stretches, because I feel virtuous or better after doing them. (My leg muscles, esp hamstrings, like to be stretched.) I am aware of Reinhard's warning not to let the mind think of this as a 30 minute exercise routine, but since my mind has considered the exercise "done" at 14 minutes, I can slip in a little extra stuff without it noticing. I haven't felt any resistance yet, at any rate
Thinks: I wonder if we just came up with titles of SG exercises and then retro-fitted exercises to go with them? I just thought of "Drum Major": move SG with a one-arm churning motion as you lift your legs in a high-stepping march.
Enough typing for one day. Time for bed.
Deb
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