Hello No S friends! I lost a decent amount of weight on No S many, many years ago (150 lbs to 115 lbs) and kept it off. Now in my post-menopausal state I have watched pounds creep back on. A few of those pounds are (I hope) muscle, as I took up weight training because of osteopaenia and I am definitely a gym bro now (well a 5' 2" gray-haired female gym bro). But it's definitely not all muscle.
So it's time to get a bit stricter with myself, and what better than starting a daily check in right before Halloween? The only modification I've made to Vanilla No S is that I get daily exercise of some sort: a short run, a long run, upper body weights, lower body weights, pilates, or at minimum 10k steps.
Maigret check in
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Maigret check in
Last edited by Maigret on Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Welcome back, menopausal weight hits us all but can be shifted.
Good luck
Jx
Good luck
Jx
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
Re: Maigret check in
Welcome back! Great that you have incorporated daily movement - I think this is the one thing that has the most positive impact on how we age.
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Thank you, Soprano and Amy. 
Tuesday Oct 29
No S + long walk, leg day at gym
Wednesday Oct 30
No S + shorter walk, Pilates
Tuesday Oct 29
No S + long walk, leg day at gym
Wednesday Oct 30
No S + shorter walk, Pilates
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Hi Maigret! Welcome back! WINhappy
Sometimes the coolest thing when you were a kid- remains the coolest thing.
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Thank you WINhappy!
I see I have had my dates off by one this week.
Thursday Oct 30
Almost No S: had seconds of quiche at dinner, and discovered (again) that the second piece wasn't nearly so nice as the first piece.
Morning mid-length run before work with ladies' running group
Now that all my children are grown there is no Halloween candy around the house to tempt me.
Friday Oct 31
No S
Leg day at the gym
Saturday Nov 1
S Day & Rest Day. Had an afternoon snack (the last sliver of quiche) and a smallish piece of cream cake with family after dinner. Light gardening and normal housework, no added exercise.
Sunday Nov 2
No S
Long walk
I see I have had my dates off by one this week.
Thursday Oct 30
Almost No S: had seconds of quiche at dinner, and discovered (again) that the second piece wasn't nearly so nice as the first piece.
Morning mid-length run before work with ladies' running group
Now that all my children are grown there is no Halloween candy around the house to tempt me.
Friday Oct 31
No S
Leg day at the gym
Saturday Nov 1
S Day & Rest Day. Had an afternoon snack (the last sliver of quiche) and a smallish piece of cream cake with family after dinner. Light gardening and normal housework, no added exercise.
Sunday Nov 2
No S
Long walk
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Monday Nov 3
Almost no S: had a snack late in the evening because teenager was up and having one and I wanted to be companionable. Hmm, must re-think this logic.
mid-length morning run with running group
Other thing I know and yet re-discover constantly: if I plan exercise (other than walking) for late afternoon or evening, odds are it won't get done at all. But there is so much to do in the mornings and I have the mom instinct that to prioritize doing something for myself, when others need something done for them, is selfish.
Almost no S: had a snack late in the evening because teenager was up and having one and I wanted to be companionable. Hmm, must re-think this logic.
mid-length morning run with running group
Other thing I know and yet re-discover constantly: if I plan exercise (other than walking) for late afternoon or evening, odds are it won't get done at all. But there is so much to do in the mornings and I have the mom instinct that to prioritize doing something for myself, when others need something done for them, is selfish.