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by No BS
Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1352893

Hilarious variant on the "dog ate my homework" meme! :lol:
by No BS
Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

I guess we have different approaches but that's ok! That is so true! I just love this BB because of the kazillions of totally different ways of experiencing this journey - all totally valid and all offered up by people just like us - trying to find a way to live at peace with ourselves, our bodies ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

You are like a superhero on this thing...... You make it look easy... I am so not a superhero but I do find No "S" relatively easy. Only because I totally trust No "S" since history has proven to me, time and time again, that I can't trust myself around food. :roll: It is easy for me when I just do...
by No BS
Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Although I don't personally think I could count cake as an N day meal :lol: LET THEM EAT CAKE!!! :lol: I suspect the way most people bake cake, it probably wouldn't be counted a N day meal Success. However, I suspect this "cake" is like no other angel food cake! :o This is a no sugar, no gluten (no...
by No BS
Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Feb 16, Day 45

FEB 16 DAY 45 – SUCCESS Brunch: sausages & baked sweet potato slices (olive oil & cinnamon), apple Dinner: halibut ceviche (turbot, tomato, onion, pepper, mushroom, lentils, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, agave), strawberries Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -39C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Inswsn's first check in
Replies: 90
Views: 85942

inswsn , I found a gluten free/sugar free recipe for angel food cake. It is absolutely spectacular!! You can tart it up on the plate with fruit compote or whatever rocks your boat. Healthy & delicious. :D Here is the link if you are interested. http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/angel-food-cake/ I...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:41 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111775

Congratulations on chucking the brownie!! :D

I have always disliked intensely acting as a garburator or vacuum - hoovering up unwanted food because it couldn't be "wasted".

Why should I "waist it", instead? :? :? :?
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

It is a great side effect of No-S that we get pickier and pickier about our treats, isn't it? .... I feel like I am starting to get a handle on things, the habits are starting to feel more natural again... Amy, I think you just nailed it! For me that is the beauty of No "S". It just slows me down l...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Milly's weekly check in!
Replies: 173
Views: 152590

Congrats on your SUCCESSes, milliem!! And your running.

I hope your hip issues are resolved quickly. :wink:

Your hilariously cheerful & active life makes me smile every time I read your posts. Thanks, eh. :)
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Kat's Daily Check-in
Replies: 115
Views: 124755

Hi Kat:

Enjoyed reading your post - looking forward to reading more.

I started No "S" in January & am really enjoying the many kindnesses and massive amounts of support on this forum.

Life is often all about the journey & not so much the destination. :wink:
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Doing No S...Keto style
Replies: 12
Views: 21242

@ WalkerLori: Wowsers! Most excellent & interesting back story. I cannot imagine what it must have been like having your first taste of meat after a 25 year hiatus. Incredible. Appreciated your comment about maple syrup, agave, etc. I too use natural sugar and suspect perhaps I am a tad too generous...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jasper's cautiously optimistic occasional check in
Replies: 35
Views: 42708

Hi Jasper:

Congratulations on your significant weight loss already! I suspect No "S" agrees with you :D .....or you are agreeing with No "S". :wink:

Sorry to hear about the loss of your dear mum.

Looking forward to following your journey (& entertaining posts!) on this thread! :)
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Strawberry Roan's Check In
Replies: 191
Views: 193667

Hi Strawberry Roan!

Welcome back! Your positive energy is infectious. :D

Your name invokes the famous cowboy poem of the same name!

Looking forward to following your progress & getting to "know" you through your thread. :wink:
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

I think I want to do this forever because although far from perfect I am trying to do my best - and this seems to be the point - and I feel much better about food&eating that I have for decades. I am so totally with you on this, Jonas! I feel that No "S" has given me my life back and that all the l...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi Jonas : Yes, for sure about the occasional glasses of wine & diets. It's so great with No "S" how the variety of food & textures & tastes (and what you wash it down with!!) is limited only by your own imagination! :wink: I suspect what I like best about No “S†is realizing I don’t just have ...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 350185

Welcome back! :D And good eats, eh!

Have a great weekend, Sinnie!
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:21 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Feb 15, Day 44

FEB 15 DAY 44 – SUCCESS

Breakfast: orange
Lunch: cracked wheat, rye & flax porridge w/cream, butter, cinnamon, apple sauce, dried cranberries
Dinner: angel food “cake†w/pineapple & maple syrup

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -36C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 2
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi MJ and Amy : I really enjoy reading what everyone else is eating - and cannot help myself from posting daily snapshots of my growlies as well. It keeps me honest & focused, plus it reminds me of my historical record and what works best to keep me on track. It also reminds me to have FUN with food...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Thanks, Sweetness ! I do have fun with food prep & cooking. My mouth waters when I think of the gorgeous fresh food markets in Mexico, around the Caribbean (Jamaica, Dominican) and in the Honduras - particularly around this time of the year!! Fruits & veggies I can only dream about, both in variety ...
by No BS
Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 starting over again - hoping to learn this time
Replies: 86
Views: 81682

Congratulations on your successes, MJ!! You make (& are keeping) good plans! :wink:

In my books, Greek yogurt is a woman's best friend! I wish our store would get some in. :cry:

Have a great (and FUN!) weekend!
by No BS
Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HoeHanna
Replies: 40
Views: 45137

HoeHanna you are driving me nuts. Why do we have to WAIT for next Tuesday???????

(I am working on my delayed gratification skills!!) :lol:
by No BS
Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:43 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 350185

I am really going to try for a come back to No S. Come back to No "S", Sinnie. :) The encouraging words from many strangers on this BB helps all of us keep it together! My motto has been: Trust No "S", particularly when you cannot trust yourself, just trust No "S". In truth, No "S" has truly been a...
by No BS
Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Sometimes when I am not really hungry & don’t need to sit down with a plate of DINNER, eat eat eat, DONE, that’s it – I build myself a plate of finger food to nosh on, slowly, over the course of time and as my dinner. Things like: raw baby carrots, apple wedges dredged in lemon juice, almonds,...
by No BS
Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Feb 14, Day 43

FEB 14 DAY 43 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: smoked arctic char Dinner: red wine, raw baby carrots, apple, almonds Stella: SUCCESS Outdoors : -16C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 2 Indoors: elliptical/cross trainer (thanks Amy, :), increments work their magic best in my mind where I finally give ...
by No BS
Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
Replies: 624
Views: 626129

OMG, Sweetness, I love the days of the month recorded in emoticons!!

Since eating & emotions are so intrinsically tied, that seems to me a superb system of tracking your days!

Too funny! :lol:
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

The extravagances of our bodies & souls cannot be starkly codified for the convenience of mere mortals. :wink:
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 starting over again - hoping to learn this time
Replies: 86
Views: 81682

I suspect the better we plan, and the more conscious we are acknowledging the choices available to us, positive & negative, the better our decision making to allow us to reach our goals.

Happy Valentine's Day! :wink:
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111775

Unfortunately, I am down to three pairs of pants Absolutely loved loved loved this comment!! :D I am down to TWO!! And I work full time & do a LOT OF LAUNDRY!! In my house there seems to be some bizarre symbiotic link between my kitchen and my closet. :? More kitchen activity + more weight = less p...
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:05 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2822011

@oolala:

The after-dinner sneak snack attack warrants a full-scale assault by you on the home "invader". Good for you for clamping down!! :wink:
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2822011

HoeHanna wrote: let's be honest, I have a serious problem with food or I wouldn't need you guys.
We all do, HoeHanna, we all do. Or we wouldn't need No "S" and the support offered by everyone on this BB.

Your post is very powerful & very moving.
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Amy3010 wrote:Today was GREEN! :mrgreen:
Good job! :D
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:44 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's 2013 Check in
Replies: 388
Views: 350185

Hi Sinnie: You are very brave and very honest. :wink: Coping with work stress is a tough one. No "S" gave me a logical calm framework for food that totally derailed my previous "coping" strategy which was eating comfort foods all night long until I went to bed. Good luck, Sinnie. Don't give up. :)
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Inswsn's first check in
Replies: 90
Views: 85942

I am constantly astonished & amazed on this BB at the kazillion different successful approaches people adopt to nourish themselves!

Most important thing, IMHO, is what works best for you. :wink:

"To thine own self be true."
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Jonas Jonasson wrote:I think I will use the rest of February trying to train the habit and see if I can polish it in March.
Good way of putting it! :)

I'm not dieting, I'm training the habit! Luv it!!
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Completed Two 21-day Cycles - NO CHEATING!!!

Two – 21 day Cycles of No “S†- SUCCESS I trust the wisdom of No “So†more than the “wisdom†of my prior BS eating habits. Full plates at mealtimes, an occasional glass of wine or beer, and my version of “sweets†quite regularly, and only regular dog walking and a bit of stair running...
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Feb 13, Day 42

FEB 13, DAY 42 – SUCCESS

Breakfast: thawed frozen strawberries
Lunch: smoked arctic char, scrambled eggs with morels
Dinner: red wine, polenta with salsa, pineapple chunks

Stella (exercise): SUCCESS
Outdoors : -14C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

@ MJ: Do you think that your "inner voice" is trying to wrest "control" from you? Or do you think you are trying to wrest control from your inner voice? :? By electing to control your food intake you have dictated the parameters, the boundaries if you will, of your food environment. Your "inner voic...
by No BS
Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

@ Jonas:

Thanks for answering so honestly :) !

I am definitely interested in your thoughts.

It's interesting over the years how physical activity compensated for a lot of nutritional "sins". Same for me. Inevitably, though, it seems there is always a day of reckoning!!
by No BS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:54 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HealthyMommy's check-in
Replies: 19
Views: 26909

Good to see you posting again! :)

Even better to see you NOT giving up!

This dance of life is often a two step, eh! But if we listen real hard, close our eyes & feel the music, we'll never choose to sit anything out.

Trust No "S". Trust yourself. :wink:
by No BS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:42 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 starting over again - hoping to learn this time
Replies: 86
Views: 81682

I suspect I would have made a good snake oil salesman. When my inner voice starts jabbering away at me, I promise myself later, AT MY NEXT MEAL, :roll: to shut that voice up. I have made the most fantastic promises to myself which I seldom keep. Because by the time I prepare & eat a fabulous home co...
by No BS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HoeHanna
Replies: 40
Views: 45137

Keep on trucking, HoeHanna! :)

Three plates a day keeps hunger away!

KISS (Keep it Simple & Satisfying) !! :wink:

Where there is hope you are not hope-LESS you are hope-FULL.

Three plates full. :lol:
by No BS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Feb 12, Day 41

FEB 12, DAY 41 – SUCCESS Breakfast: fruit smoothie: peach, banana, coconut milk, cinnamon, vanilla Lunch: pasta tossed with butter, parmesan, broccoli, cauliflower, salsa Dinner: same pasta only cold!! :wink: Stella (exercise): SUCCESS Outdoors : -16C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1 Is it ever WA...
by No BS
Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:16 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Super fun week? Weird things happen to me all the time, have I mentioned the toilet cleaner I got into my nostrils? Or that I went to this party on Saturday and was stuck in my coat because the zip fastener broke and the operation to free me involved two other guests, a fork, and a paper clip. Too ...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jonas, do you think the difficulty to "fuggedaboutit" is simply because we have trained ourselves for years to obsess over food? And that we have difficulty embracing a freedom from our obsession? Really, if you free yourself from an all consuming obsession without replacing it with something constr...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

In reality, GREEN happens to be my favorite colour. :wink:
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:46 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Congrats, Amy, you keen green No "S" machine!! :D Some thoughts about the inner trickster & righteous reds & degrees of "sanguinity" ( :lol: ): It seems to me the lethally food obsessed are forever playing a zero sum game: ALL or NONE ; RED or GREEN ; FAT or THIN ; SUCCESS or FAILURE ; GOOD or BAD ....
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi MJ! Sometimes the variety of foods may be small, but my portions certainly aren’t!! :lol: I usually fill my plate (or bowl: oatmeal) with food and don’t stop until I scarf it all down!! I only eat when I am hungry and I only eat “nutritionally dense†non-processed foods. If I do this, I am...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:45 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 starting over again - hoping to learn this time
Replies: 86
Views: 81682

Good planning and good processes, MJ!!

Good work! :D
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:30 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

FEB 10, DAY 39 – SUCCESS Brunch: eggs, sausages, cornmeal pancakes, maple syrup Dinner: raw snap peas, raw carrots, whole almonds, cranberry salsa, orange Stella (exercise): SUCCESS Outdoors : -27C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 2 FEB 11, DAY 40 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: oatmeal w/cream, ...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

Good on you, gk, for getting right back into the game! And good luck to you in your food choices. Some substitutes for white sugar: :arrow: maple syrup, honey, stevia, agave, molasses, palm sugar, date paste, date sugar. Usually one of which I manage to work into most days of normal food since I ele...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Celebrations, however spontaneous or routine, are still important with friends & family. And celebrations are a potent cue for "food" in most cultures. I totally think you are doing the right thing claiming it as a "righteous red" rather than an "S" day and using that red to motivate you for the res...
by No BS
Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Hi Jonas: I must admit your dilemma is a puzzle. How to protect the sanctity of your personal choice without "challenging" the "hospitality" of others. This might work: Say "tea & upset stomach" (must have been something I ate :lol:), but ask for "a wrapped piece of cake to take home to eat later, o...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:30 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: MJ7910 starting over again - hoping to learn this time
Replies: 86
Views: 81682

Congratulations, MJ!! Seems to me you have learned lots! :wink:
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HoeHanna
Replies: 40
Views: 45137

Oh my goodness, HoeHanna! I am suffering an extreme case of garden-envy!! :D Your garden sounds absolutely fabulous!! Terrific soft fruits, gorgeous strawberry patch and an awesome asparagus bed! What incredible diversity you have. The fresh herbs are marvelous, aren't they?! Please, keep posting us...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Inswsn's first check in
Replies: 90
Views: 85942

When I was researching on the internet for healthy cookie/cake recipes (for me that means recipes that don't use processed sugar or flour and use real food ingredients, instead) I discovered one blog that has protein powder in all of her baking recipes. The blogger uses organic, high quality, whey p...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:00 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: O43 Check-in
Replies: 1103
Views: 1352893

For someone with adult ADD, you look pretty focused to me!! :D

Keep up the good work, eh!! :wink:
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Hi Jonas: Good to check in and see you doing so well!! Keep it up! :D Don't worry about the size of your plates. I have big plates that I happily stuff full, mostly two times a day. I figure I need to so I don't feel "diety" or "bitchy" or "deprived". All of which has previously & hopelessly undermi...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

And I must confess I am extremely irritated with myself for continuing to diddle around in my head more than in my house with my elliptical/crosstrainer and my sledgehammer. :cry: But on the plus side I did do one day of both last week. Maybe this week it will be two days!!! I thank the powers that ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Hi Amy!! I have been out of the loop & missed communing with everyone on the BB and being inspired by all of our peaks & valleys!! It is amazing how all of these "conversations" help keep me focused. Reinhard is really brilliant for giving us this forum. Keep on trucking into another green week. You...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi Heddi: Well it is 5:00 pm Sunday afternoon here and I cannot help but think of you in Switzerland and what a spectacularly gorgeous & blessed country that is! Doing good on this system to me just means a lot of planning - because there are barely any edible fresh foods in the store, particularly ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

Hi Gk: I read with consternation :( your spectacular crash and burn & hope that you are able to recover, heal, and learn from it. It reminds me of my granny’s maxim: Anything worth doing is worth doing well! :) If some foods are like an addictive drug to you – cut them out, like the toxic crap t...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

FEB 7, DAY 36 – SUCCESS Breakfast: orange Lunch: beans Dinner: cheddar cheese, red wine, smoked arctic char Stella (exercise): SUCCESS Outdoors : -35C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 2 FEB 8, DAY 37 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: beans, apple Dinner: pork steak w/cranberry salsa, baby red potat...
by No BS
Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

I am glad you are enjoying the posts - even when they are so delinquent! I enjoy this BB a lot and to miss out on everyone's doings is difficult. The BB helps keep me focussed & on track. Heddi, I am from southern Canada and have moved up north for my work. I am not a scientist, except for my own pe...
by No BS
Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

You know No “S†works & you are losing weight when: 1/> You’re not the only person who is aware that you are sucking in your stomach. 2/> Your new, unworn kazillion dollar winter coat, ordered online from a foreign country that deals in premium wool garments, actually FITS!!! 3/> You bounce whe...
by No BS
Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Catch up on delinquent posts - missing the BB!!

FEB 3, DAY 32 – SUCCESS Brunch: eggs, cheddar cheese, polenta with corn & salsa Dinner: grapefruit, homemade chocolate pudding: milk, cream, cornstarch, egg yolks, cacao powder, cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back!!): SUCCESS Outdoors : -38C, hike with the dog...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

OMG Jonas!! I am so sorry but I just bust a gut laughing at your day - trying to "start" your onions in the grocery store!! Good grief .... that is not a "little situation", that is a BIG situation. :wink: Good on you for hanging in there & coping with such remarkable grace! It's nice to know I'm no...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

FEB 1, DAY 30 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: pasta & bean salad, orange Dinner: wine, dry roasted pork ribs, polenta with niblets corn & salsa Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back!!): SUCCESS Outdoors : -38C, hike with the dogs; ran stairs x 1 FEB 2, DAY 31 – SUCCESS Brunch: kamut flake ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi HoeHanna: Yes, I figger if I don't defend myself from the worst of my habits and the worst food can offer, who will? Plus it makes for a terrific workout!! :lol:

Hi Amy: The joys of any journey is the people you meet on the way! :wink:
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HoeHanna
Replies: 40
Views: 45137

Happy to see your post! I read your viewing list and have watched a few. It is very scary and does a good job compelling you to make wise food choices - and helping you understand what is at stake if you fail to do so & fail to educate yourself. A garden is a beautiful thing. For your body & soul!! ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Speaking of modes of transportation, one I absolutely adore using up here in the snow & cold, when the light comes back, is my kicksled. It is such a hoot. We have so few vehicles in the village (more skidoos) that I can effortlessly kick my way down the middle of the street, with my store parcels o...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

Oh gk , you are doing absolutely fabulous!! Your body & your mind are learning how to work in synch, in harmony, without "fear" of food. If you do find yourself in a corner munching chocolate, just make sure it is premium extra dark chocolate over 70% and wash it down with a good glass of red wine. ...
by No BS
Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

I was just reading a really good blog post about building habits: http://zenhabits.net/sticky/ - one of the things he mentions is starting very small. For example, he would say if you want to build the habit of using the elliptical, start by just doing 2 minutes on it each day. He recommends making...
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong is back for 2013!
Replies: 137
Views: 111775

Welcome back!! At least you know the routine.

I always say: repetition for emphasis!

I always say: repetition for emphasis!

Reps also work when I'm lifting weights! :wink:
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

gk wrote: Yes, No S fixes ALOT more than a number on a scale. It heals you inside and out.
Very well said, gk!! Very very true. :) Making the journey with No "S" far more important than the actual destination. :wink:
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 31, Day 29

JAN 31, DAY 29 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: eggs, mashed potato, butter, pear Dinner: pasta & bean salad, orange Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back!!): SUCCESS Outdoors : -35C, hike with the dogs; ran stairs x 1 I successfully fought off a bad “snack attack†that came out of nowhere...
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:22 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Good job, Jonas!!

Have super great weekend, ENJOY all the little situations!!

Look for pearls & you will find them! :D
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

I really admire your gym discipline and the fact that you ran for pleasure for years before you had to look for another activity. After a lifetime of physical activity. I got sidelined for a couple of years by cancer, surgery, chemo & radiation and am only now starting to get my life back in order a...
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

gk YOU GO GIRL!! Congratulations! You are doing so well. :D Ok: it's like driving a finely tuned sports car. You check the tires, check the oil, put in premium fuel, and just relax, drive & enjoy the trip - fully confident that not only are you having fun but you will arrive at your destination saf...
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Inswsn's first check in
Replies: 90
Views: 85942

My intention was simply to follow No S for an entire year, with no other expectations... just to see what happens by the end of the year. I read your words & they sent a shiver of excitement & recognition throughout me! Brilliant brilliant strategy that I too have adopted - instantly - upon reading...
by No BS
Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Animated's check-in.
Replies: 103
Views: 106841

When they said "take off, eh, hoser!" did Bob & Doug mean weight??? :D

From one Canuck to another Canuck in the great white north: You are doing great, eh!!! Congratulations.

The real bonus is how great you feel!!
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

There's triumph in so many little situations,. So true. We just have to make sure we are moving slow enough and are honest enough to recognize the little situations and savour them!! Life is all about the little situations!! I always say "keep looking for the pearls, they are always there and make ...
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Amy, Jonas

Crazy wow on the incredible coincidence with your parallel running experiences ..... subsequent consequences & coping strategies. :shock:

This bulletin board and its members are seriously AWESOME!

Lemons/lemonade with the requisite discipline, acceptance..... courage.
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 30, Davy 28

JAN 30, DAY 28 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none, wasn’t hungry Lunch: orange (not overly hungry, YET!!) Dinner: beer, smoked salmon, salad (yellow/green/garbanzo beans, onion, mushroom, black olives, sesame seeds, oil, vinegar, lemon juice, agave, maple syrup) Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back...
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

This whole community is incredible therapy!! :wink: There is a lot of wisdom, courage, compassion and honesty on this bulletin board. It encourages a person to not only treat others that way but to finally learn to also treat & accept themselves that way. Which - along with No "S" habits - can be a ...
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:34 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Second go
Replies: 259
Views: 272475

Jonas, good for you!!

You know your hard work on No "S" is worth it when good eating habits stick even when you're upset!!

Good job!!

No "S" really is a framework to safety shelter your weight & diet from the emotional roller coaster and wear and tear of every day life. :wink:
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:58 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: HoeHanna
Replies: 40
Views: 45137

Come out come out, wherever you are! We MISS YOU!!! :)
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: JustAnotherJane
Replies: 6
Views: 12245

Four pounds is most EXCELLENT!! Good job, JAJ!!
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:45 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Inswsn's first check in
Replies: 90
Views: 85942

There is something incredibly empowering (and liberating) in walking away from your own superfluous leftovers.

Good job!!
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Hang in there, Amy3010, you are not alone. I've been known to walk a long way for pasta and/or a good feed of peanut butter!! :wink: I'm realizing that No "S" GREEN is really our olympic gold, isn't it. I figure climbing atop that podium counts as some of the very best exercise!!! Tomorrow is anothe...
by No BS
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:12 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: gk's 2013 check-in
Replies: 137
Views: 150316

Happy Anniversary, gk!!! And kudos to you for having the courage & stamina for delayed gratification! It really is worth it, isn't it. :wink: I give you a tremendous amount of credit for staying the course for the day and making the EVENT in the evening more SPECIAL!! In my books that is extremely c...
by No BS
Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Oh my goodness, gk , you made me bust out loud laughing!!! Too funny. :lol: You know, I am totally being honest (with myself, first time in a long time) about my appetite and whether or not I am really hungry. When three plates keep coming at me, faithfully, day after day, for filling, it doesn't se...
by No BS
Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 29, Day 27

JAN 29, DAY 27 – SUCCESS Breakfast: eggs; potatoes, onion & chickpeas fried in duck fat Lunch: chili: beef hamburger, kidney beans, tomato, onions, corn, mushrooms, spices Dinner: sausage stuffed cherry tomatoes, baked buckwheat bismarck (eggs, milk, buckwheat flour, butter) with blueberry compot...
by No BS
Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Ahah!!! I knew it! Green is definitely your colour - it looks fabulous on you!! :D Congratulations on a green Monday!! And congrats on making it to the gym, especially in the morning. For me that is the best (and hardest!!) part of the day for "serious" exercise to be done. I'm still negotiating wit...
by No BS
Tue Jan 29, 2013 1:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Amy 2013 Check In
Replies: 184
Views: 153727

Ahah!!! I knew it! Green is definitely your colour - it looks fabulous on you!! :D Congratulations on a green Monday!! And congrats on making it to the gym, especially in the morning. For me that is the best (and hardest!!) part of the day for "serious" exercise to be done. I'm still negotiating wit...
by No BS
Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:29 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 28, Day 26

JAN 28, DAY 26 – SUCCESS Breakfast: none, not hungry Lunch: chickpea soup (chick peas, hummus, tomatoes, onions, garlic, seaweed, spices) Dinner: red wine, chickpea soup, orange Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back!!): SUCCESS Outdoors : -38 degrees Celsius, hike with the dogs; ran stairs x ...
by No BS
Tue Jan 29, 2013 2:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Hi Amy: Thanks for your kind comments! A precarious supply of fruits & veggies makes them infinitely more precious to me than they ever were when I lived down south! I used to hate going grocery shopping then but now when I hit a southern grocery store I am like an awestruck TOURIST, rubber necking...
by No BS
Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 27, Day 25

JAN 27, DAY 25 – SUCCESS Brunch: eggs, sausage, potatoes & chickpeas fried in duck fat, and an orange Dinner: red wine, roasted red pepper hummus with raw veggies, homemade dessert of toasted sesame seeds (whole & pureed), coconut meat,dried cranberries,maple syrup Exercise (aka: Stella got her g...
by No BS
Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:21 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Thanks for the cheery words, gk!

I am having a lot of fun with this lifestyle system, the habits make so much sense I am grateful finding it fairly easy to accommodate. :D
by No BS
Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Brilliant documentary

I just finished watching this terrific documentary Hungry for Change on Netflix.com. I highly recommend it! Some dramatic personal stories of conscious life changes from obesity & illness to health, fitness & a healthy weight. Scathing personal stories indicting the commercial food-product industry ...
by No BS
Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:36 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: No BS Here!
Replies: 419
Views: 419548

Jan 26, Day 24

JAN 26, DAY 24 – SUCCESS Brunch thick cut oats with walnuts, cranberries, coconut, cinnamon, maple syrup & milk Dinner: turbot (Greenland halibut) ; mashed potatoes; baby carrots; green grapes Exercise (aka: Stella got her groove back!!) - SUCCESS Outdoors : -33 degrees Celsius today, hike with t...

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