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- Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:49 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lbb's official daily check-in
- Replies: 460
- Views: 365878
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Giving up....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22923
Yay for a guilt-free mind :!: Personally, I just wanted relief from nighttime eating. I would put my daughter to bed and consume the equivalent of 1 to 2 more meals watching TV with my husband. Then I wouldn't be hungry for breakfast the next morning - I would start calculating how many calories I h...
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Day 25 - March 25 - Exempt First day of vacations are always nice - relaxed in the a.m. - then explored some - then went by the pool - ahhhh needed it badly. Best thing about this habit building is that I'm living life again between meals - Yay No S :!: B - Oats, almond milk, banana, apple L - Wrap ...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Sweetness' "daily" check in
- Replies: 624
- Views: 625341
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: NoSnacker Check-in
- Replies: 667
- Views: 676016
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lbb's official daily check-in
- Replies: 460
- Views: 365878
llb - what an awesome S day. Yay for you! :D All about the mindset, isn't it?? Personally I'm not a baker. My friends tease me because one time I made oatmeal raisin cookies with extra virgin olive oil (wanted them vegan and didn't have any other oil around). My one friend, said "oh they taste healt...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
llb and NoSnacker - thanks for the encouraging words. To be removed from eating at night is no less a miracle. It was such an ugly cycle which I just wasn't able to snap out of with my own will. Definitely had to call on lots of prayer for that one. I actually discovered No S because I saw Alec Bald...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:55 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lbb's official daily check-in
- Replies: 460
- Views: 365878
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: NoSnacker Check-in
- Replies: 667
- Views: 676016
Yay! NoSnacker - you're doing awesome... I heard somewhere that night eating is simply due to stress. For me, anyway, it is that easy. I want to release the stuff from the day by self-soothing. It's imperative that I eat a satisfying dinner so I don't feel deprived in any manner and want to continue...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:34 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Yes, HM, it's easy to look at the trees instead of the forest. :o I too would like to focus on habit building - although - obviously I like to talk about food. :D Probably because I've just come out of a nightmarish 1.5 yrs where permagrazing and nighttime eating really took over - eating lots of pr...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Day 23 Success B - Green smoothie - spinach, banana, straw and blueberries, pea/hemp protein powder L - Sprouted wrap w/PB/lettuce, rye crisps w/banana, orange D - Baked potato, ratatouille, salad E - yoga Crazy eating times today. Ate B at 8:30 and didn't have L until 3:30 because of a work situati...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:16 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Hi No Snacker - glad you've decided to come back to No S. It has totally changed my nighttime behavior - I so get where you're coming from. I became a veggie in 2006 - more for ethical reasons, then in 2008 became a raw vegan - no animal products at all and no cooked food - because of respiratory is...
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:41 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:36 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Giving up....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22923
Hi losingforgood - so glad it's the scale you're giving up. You say that you've been able to cut out binge eating almost entirely. That is HUGE ! Don't discount that. Remember what it felt like when you were into the food. When the food had it's grip on you. Remember the indigestion, bloat, etc. Rem...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Thanks Crystal... Never made it to Singapore when living in Bangkok, I was there in high school - we were all very jealous of the American girls who visited us in Bangkok from the American school in Singapore. They seemed so cool. 8) Day 22 Success Starting to get ready to leave for 2 weeks - I'm ex...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: * * * 21 day challenge * * *
- Replies: 34
- Views: 38786
Yay for a 21 day challenge. :) I just finished 21 days yesterday so this will keep me accountable for the next 3 weeks. March 22- Success 23 - Success 24 - Exempt 25 - Exempt 26 - Success 27 - Success 28 - Success 29 - Success 30 - Success 31 - Exempt April 1 - Exempt 2 - Success Carrying over to Ap...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:18 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Yay :D Day 21 Success B - Oatbran/meal combo L - Lentil soup, rye crisps, wrap w/pb/banana/celery, orange D - Baked potato, ratatouille , salad, orange E - yoga, walked Tired today - been going to bed too late since hubby's gone. Next goal: 50 days In a couple of days, I'm going on vacation for 2 we...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Another fitness guru promoting no snacking
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9960
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lbb's official daily check-in
- Replies: 460
- Views: 365878
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:11 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lbb's official daily check-in
- Replies: 460
- Views: 365878
Hi lbb - thanks for commenting on my thread. I read your blog even before I started doing a daily check in. Love it. :D For the past several years, weekends have been sooo challenging for me. Starts with overdoing it on Friday night, which led to restricting Saturday morning, which led to overeating...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:24 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Crystal in Singapore--Weekly Check In
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13357
Glad your back and aiming for Vanilla No S. I'm a newbie to No S - but really ate this way for more than 20 yrs with no special days - so every day was an N day for me. I like the freedom with boundaries this method provides. I used to live in Bangkok. Love Southeast Asia :D . Keep up the honest work.
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:09 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Day 20 - Success Thanks for all the support y'all, aww shucks I'm not alone :) I considered not posting what I ate - but it's cathartic for me and very visual. This whole process is about accountability - so I will continue. B - oatbran/meal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein L - 1 flatout with ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:21 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Day 18 - Sunday - Exempt B - Oat mix L - PB/bananer wrap, grapes, carrots, 2 mini clif bars D - Baked potato, salad, apple, 2 mini luna bars - picked at daughter's leftovers E - lots of yoga Started to mindlessly eat what my daughter had left on her plate - began to get an out-of-control feeling and...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:32 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Thanks HabitMaker - nice to know I have your support. Saturday, Day 17 - Exempt Small cookie that I had saved from the other day - no guilt - yay B - Oatbran/meal combo L - Sprouted wrap, pb/banana, salad D - Hummus, pita, small greek salad no feta (had more pita than I would have on an N day) E - y...
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:28 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Success on Day 16 - headed toward the 21 Club 8) B - Oatbran/meal mix L - 2 flatouts - pb/banana and veggie D - soup n salad E - some yoga Stuff happened with my job which I most definitely would have (past tense) snacked, seconded, and sweeted over - but I'm changing my behavior by learning new ha...
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 2:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
Yes, I agree that normal almost means without struggling - didn't mean to imply (did I really type implys?? - oh my, cobweb brain) that there is no effort at all. In yoga, we call it the edge - not forcing but not coasting either - maybe a little bit of discomfort, but not intense pain. For most of ...
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:20 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Challenging but successful day today. On Wednesday's a large group of us get together for yoga at 7 then have a potluck dinner after - which usually ends up being around 8:30 - pretty late for me. For the past 6 months, I've been trying to navigate how to eat at this dinner. Many, many times I've wo...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:41 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Successful day today. Loving the color green. :D B - Oatbran/oatmeal combo L - 1 flatout with pb/banana, 1 with baba g./raw veggies D - Homemade veggie soup, spinach salad, rye crisps E - walk The most wonderful side effect of eating this way is that my sleep is so deep and restful. Nighttime after...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
Yay for boundaries with freedom - feels wonderful doesn't it? I'm glad you're able to feel the peace on S days - I only feel it if I'm still adhering to some of the "rules" - no snacking - the biggie for me. Eating the sweets and a little bit more at meals seemed natural, but eating between meals fe...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:55 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Thanks for commenting Milliem... the good thing is that I'm starting to really crave the structure of the 3 meals and enjoy being hungry again. Somewhere in the past 4 or so years I started eating outside meal time and then began to eat when I wasn't physically hungry - emotionally hungry yes, but n...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:04 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
I know myself too well and permagrazing all weekend has been my down fall - so I liked Reinhard's recent podcast with his mod for S days - to sit down and eat with intention rather than letting food land in your mouth "how did that get there?" type of eating. Basically taking responsibility and acti...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:33 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:15 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: VM's "Oops" Negative Accountability
- Replies: 35
- Views: 36691
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
You're doing so awesome. :D I totally get the "now what" feeling after all the food is gone - for me it was such a habit to reach for something else to fill the constant void. Maybe trying instilling another habit here - drinking cold water after your meals to signify that meal time is over or brush...
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:01 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Saturday - exempt day. I had decided that I would not snack on S days because it has been a big time problem for me in the past and I broke my own rule - not crazy by any stretch - but nonetheless broke it. B - Oatbran/oatmeal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein powder L - Salad bar (one plate), ...
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:28 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Saturday - exempt day. I had decided that I would not snack on S days since that it has been a big time problem for me in the past and I broke my own rule - not crazy by any stretch - but nonetheless broke it. B - Oat/bran & meal/almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein powder L - Salad bar (one plate)...
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:39 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Thanks for the kind words Emily - yes, I so appreciate hunger now :D Yesterday was another success . B - Oatbran/oatmeal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein poweder L - Salad, refried beans, sprouted wrap D - Salad bar, baked potato, steamed broc/green beans Very interesting at dinner time. Our f...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:42 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: HabitMaker's Daily Check In
- Replies: 63
- Views: 59138
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: even bodybuilders are doing it
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6274
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:40 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Successful day - started No S one week ago today - I'm starting to get into a rhythm of not snacking. That by far is the hardest thing for me. That and wanting to have all sorts of bowls and plates at each meal. Figuring out how to put it all on one plate. Wanted to eat around 5 PM - too early for ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:15 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Another successful day - several times I wanted to eat inbetween meals - but said a strong NO - not an option. I'm loving that boundary - used to have it years ago and then lost it and now found it again :D What is really surprising me is the desire to overexercise has totally gone away - which tell...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:53 pm
- Forum: Help I'm confused!
- Topic: HabitCal Won't Save
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17935
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:08 am
- Forum: Help I'm confused!
- Topic: HabitCal Won't Save
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17935
HabitCal Won't Save
I just started using it 6 days ago - the first 3 days have been tracked - these last 3 won't save for the life of me. I hit the save button - it says 7 changes saved (created an exercise calendar) and then I back out of the window and go back to HabitCal to see if the save stuck and it's right back ...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:52 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Good day today. I'm getting more of the hang of how much and what to eat for me to make it meal to meal. Yesterday, I felt light headed between meals and realized today that I forgot to add my pea and hemp protein to my cooked cereal in the a.m. and I didn't have enough beans in my salad at lunch. S...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:38 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New to This Habit of No S'ing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10189
Thanks oolala53 - When I started OA back in the mid '80's - my eating was out of control and my weight was about 50 lbs more. I lost most of it doing HOW and then FAA (branches of OA - ohh there are so many of them!) I stuck with it maintaining the weight and being abstinent from sugar/flour/wheat u...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Scriptures "what is your favorite?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34099
In my women's Bible study this year, we are dissecting Philippians. Soooo many lovely snipets. Here are a few that pop out for me: Phil 1:2 - "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Phil 1:27 - "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ." Phil 2:14 - ...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Thanks for the encouragement Eileen. I really thought that I had found "it" with Thin Within - a grace approach to weight management. Basically a hunger/fullness method. I had no problem figuring out when I was at a 0 (ready to eat anything) - but stopping at a 5 (satisfied not full) was a challenge...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:24 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: MCS Daily Checkin
- Replies: 18
- Views: 28535
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: New Member
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5063
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New to This Habit of No S'ing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10189
Thanks TSF for the welcome. Developing a new habit really stinks sometimes :D In theory, it seems so easy, but in practice a whole other story... Yesterday was a rough day mentally. I so wanted to numb out with snacking. I'm still trying to navigate how much I need to eat at each meal to comfortably...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
Boy, today was a tough one - but was a solid green. Stuff happened with my job that made me anxious and wanted to self-sooth after I ate lunch. Didn't want to plan dinner - just wanted to start snaking on fruit, which always leads to other foods. Decided to make dinner for family and didn't taste an...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "New" to NoS - An Introduction
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18782
Thanks for the comments, mcs and oolala. Yes, as I was opening the bar, I felt this nagging feeling of being controlled by the food. I have a tremendous feal of being hungry - that I will lose control. Well, it seems that I lose control even if I'm not hungry, go figure :) For the past few years, I ...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:04 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New to No S
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17566
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:54 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "New" to NoS - An Introduction
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18782
I'm new as well. Started this past Thursday - so really haven't had the full effect of 5 No S days in a row. After dinner tonight, I didn't really want a 2nd mini Luna Bar - but thought I might as well since I'm not going to be eating sugar until next Saturday - makes a lot of sense, right? This is ...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:42 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New to This Habit of No S'ing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10189
New to This Habit of No S'ing
Feel so much hope these days. Even though I started only 4 days ago - my attitude and perspective have shifted as far as my eating goes - actually as far as my life goes too :D The weekends have always been a source of discomfort for me - too much unstructured time would lead to too much unstructure...
- Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
KL's Daily Check In
Saturday and Sunday where great days. I sat down for meals - which is a new thing for me. Included mini Luna Bars for my desserts at lunch and dinner and was totally satisfied - yay! Success
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
- Replies: 190
- Views: 159981
KL's Veggie * Tales Check In
Hi - First time I've every posted on a forum - but feel the need for accountability. This system is brilliant :D I was in 12_ step programs for over 20 years with lots of success - so I like the idea of reporting. I became a vegetarian in 2006 and soon after stopped going to meetings. Relied more on...