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by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2812212

Whoo hoo!
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: snapdragon's dail check-in
Replies: 49
Views: 50166

I find it helps to notice how really bad most store bought candy is. What happened to milk chocolate in america? Bleh. Tastes like wax.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

I love the bees! I have a tiny urban yard, and two thriving hives. I'm very happy about this.

We harvested some honey this past weekend.

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by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ellgee's Daily Check In
Replies: 55
Views: 57902

Great to hear that you're doing well.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: KCCC's 2011 Check-in
Replies: 431
Views: 371053

Ah, figs! I've planted a couple of itty baby fig trees. Hope to see fruit from them in a few years.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

I'm having trouble with late night hunger. Real hunger gnawing stomach discomfort. It is taking all my self control to not eat a piece of fruit or some bread in the hours after dinner. I'm also feeling very isolated in this practice. Food is very social, and saying "no thanks" to the various treats ...
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Tobiasmom's Journey
Replies: 485
Views: 373270

Wow, your story is really inspiring.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:54 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Thtrchic's Daily Check-in
Replies: 851
Views: 726970

I hope tomorrow is happier.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:52 am
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: It's Been A Long Time!
Replies: 11
Views: 28916

wow wow wowie oh wow
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:51 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: 15n@50s Daily Check In
Replies: 546
Views: 411167

I'm so impressed with you!
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: RJ's check in
Replies: 71
Views: 54656

whooooo hooooo!
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:35 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * * April Challenge * * * *
Replies: 38
Views: 40395

How's everyone doing? I'm moseying along, writing nonsense on my updates, but it's positive nonsense.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Tuesday A crap day. Work is thankless and stressful, just one bad thing after another. And we're not even doing what we're meant to be doing, just reacting to insanity. Hard to keep a good attitude. Breakfast -- way too small, because I was running late. 1/3 of a bagel, a few ounces of cheese, and ...
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jellybeans check in (starting again)
Replies: 10
Views: 14360

Being aware of problems is part of addressing them, right?
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: sugar
Replies: 6
Views: 12196

Sugar used to be a terribly expensive luxury. Did you read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books as a kid? Remember how much trouble the "Farmer Boy" children got in when they ate all the sugar? Remember what you learned in history class about the slave trade, in which slaves were sent on ships, which retu...
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Organic Foods
Replies: 15
Views: 22823

Handguns, automobile accidents, and nuclear radiation aren't mentioned in the bible either, but nobody disputes their ability to injure or kill. We've all observed that the world has changed a lot in the last twenty years. Think how much has changed in the last two thousand. I don't think that not b...
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:18 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: sugar
Replies: 6
Views: 12196

I do a lot of training in workplace safety, and we talk a lot about the definitions of words like toxin. The fact is, that in large enough doses, just about anything can kill a human. There are cases of people dying from drinking too much water, every single year. (This happens, sadly, in fraternity...
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:26 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Monday Breakfast = oatmeal with butter and sugar, latte Lunch = avocado, spinach and tofu sushi rolls, and a cherimoya Dinner = leftover pasta and beet greens, another cherimoya, latte Have you people tried these fruits? They're DELICIOUS! I want to see if I can grow them. http://www.lose-weight-wi...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:32 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Millie daily check in
Replies: 459
Views: 351287

Scotch eggs? Carvery?

I'm learning a lot from your check in notes!
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong's Check In
Replies: 96
Views: 84318

Care to share the recipe for vegan meatloaf?
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Saturday was a nice day. One of the local bee clubs hosted a gigantic event, with fascinating workshops, and great home made food. Breakfast = coffee, sourdough bread, butter and dry jack cheese, latte Snack at the bee event = home made honey root beer (I normally don't drink sodas, and I really ha...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:06 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Organic Foods
Replies: 15
Views: 22823

I should add that I think that anyone who tells you that organic food is more nutritious than the same food, raised with agro-chemical needs to get their head examined. Here's an article which suggest which foods might be best to buy, if you can possibly get an organic options. http://planetgreen.di...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:00 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Organic Foods
Replies: 15
Views: 22823

While I do think that there's a lot of despicable green-washing going on, I believe that there's a lot of value in not dumping agricultural chemicals on our farmland and into our livestock. I went to a fascinating talk today on California's "sustainable cotton" programs. Cotton is most easily harves...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:49 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Do you take any supplements?
Replies: 22
Views: 30104

I think that Americans take to many "supplements." I consider "supplements" when not doctor-prescribed, to be another symptom of how in this country we don't eat food, but instead we obsess over bogus nutritional hocus-pocus. I think that stores like GNC are pure evil. Sorry if anyone finds this off...
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ManOnWire's Daily Check In
Replies: 11
Views: 23656

Hey there! Nice to meet you.
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

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What a swarm of honeybees looks like.

Hurrah for urban beekeeping.
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Being overweight is healthy?
Replies: 25
Views: 33485

You know, I think there's a lot of ground between overweight and size zero.

Seeing those two as the primary options seems a bit back-and-white to me....
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Friday Something sort of like rice pudding for breakfast (leftover rice with milk and raisins, heated in the microwave), latte. Sesame tofu and mixed vegetables from a local Chinese carry out. We intended to cook dinner, but ended up eating Chinese leftovers, because we were so hungry after catchin...
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:51 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

I caught another swarm of feral honeybees this afternoon. You can read all about it on my blog:

http://howsrobb.blogspot.com/

And, no. I didn't gorge on honey!
by Who Me?
Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Third Time Lucky!
Replies: 165
Views: 160362

Sending you kind thoughts. Losing a parent is so challenging.
by Who Me?
Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Thursday Breakfast = sourdough bread w/ butter and a bit if dry jack cheese, latte Lunch = leftover gyozas, greenbeans and some rice, banana Dinner = veggie frittata, bread, latte Another weird hectic day. I scheduled a doctor's appointment, to revisit some of the unpleasant stuff that I've been de...
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What is “lots†of protein?
Replies: 15
Views: 25009

I've been trawling through the older discussions, and was particularly taken by this one. My partner and I are both "career vegetarians" but even though we eat pretty much the same diet, he tends to gravitate toward protein, whereas I like my carbohydrates. He seems to be one of the people who can't...
by Who Me?
Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Wednesday Breakfast = latte, sourdough bread with butter, banana Elevenses = tangerine Lunch = trader joes hummus and cabbage wrap, brioche roll, banana, 1/2 apple Dinner = trader joes veggie gyozas, green beans, latte More pre-made food than I would like. But oh well... Things gave been hectic. I ...
by Who Me?
Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: question for seasoned parents (no not OT)
Replies: 21
Views: 31786

Aren't you the one in control of the food?
by Who Me?
Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: WSJ article on the office candy jar
Replies: 17
Views: 29763

WSJ article on the office candy jar

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 52032.html

I've actually been pretty good about workplace candy for years. My motto has always been "DON'T START."

Thoughts on this article?
by Who Me?
Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Tuesday

sourdough toast, banana, latte
second latte
leftover lentil soup and beet greens
pasta and asparagus, tangerine

It really is sort of insane how much candy is available at work. Crappy cheap stuff, too.
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Last night, I had a very vivid dream in which I was at a particularly strange party. At one point, I sat down on the floor and ate an entire box of Entenmann's cookies. In the dream, I was watching myself, and thinking "I would never do that."

Interesting to experience the sense of taste in a dream.
by Who Me?
Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Monday Breakfast = sourdough bread with dry jack cheese, two home made lattes Lunch = leftover beans and corn, doctored up as a salad, banana Diner = yellow lentil soup, sauted beet greens from the garden (oh my goodness was this a delicious meal!) Another totally insane day. Weird schedule, everyo...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Thanks so much.

Honestly, I think my problem this weekend was that I ate some funky broccoli.

Well, that, and I'm newly allergic to prickly pear cactus, which is odd but not a terrible hardship.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Time to get to it...
Replies: 15
Views: 23102

I wanted to take this moment to apologize because I really really did nit mean to be hurtful.

Please forgive me for causing pain.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * * April Challenge * * * *
Replies: 38
Views: 40395

Why not? I'll try this. I just started with this structure last week, so my challenge is to see how it works for me. 1. 2. 3. Success 4. Success 5. Success 6. Success 7. Success 8. Success 9. Saturday 10. Sunday 11. Success 12. Success 13. Success 14. Success 15. Success 16. Saturday 17. Sunday 18. ...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:41 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

hmmmmm....I'll talk to my doctor about this. She and I are due for a chit-chat.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: giving myself a challenge....
Replies: 3
Views: 7729

I hope to greet you at the door of the 21 Club.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: mrsj daily check in
Replies: 205
Views: 196263

Hurray for fresh air and hard work.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Karin's Daily Check-in
Replies: 21
Views: 32343

Good for you!!!
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:33 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Time to get to it...
Replies: 15
Views: 23102

Fair enough.
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:46 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Time to get to it...
Replies: 15
Views: 23102

Without meaning to sound harsh, I think you'd do well to untangle your thoughts about food and what you describe as "extreme feelings of guilt if I feel like I've eaten too much (and it's rare that it's ACTUALLY too much)." Those don't seem like the most positive traits for someone who plans on beco...
by Who Me?
Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:21 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Sunday Breakfast = shredded wheat cereal with lowfat milk and half a banana. Home made latte. Lunch = fresh garbanzo beans (first time ever, holy cats these are amazing) over rice, with a spicy salad made of greens and herbs from my garden. Snack = two slices of sourdough bread Dinner = nopales (cac...
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5607230816_cfa759f33e.jpg Good gracious! I sure made a lot of marmalade yesterday. Not sure why, but I've got horrible gas pains today. I can't figure out what might be causing this. I didn't eat anything unusual yesterday, other than a few licks of in-progress m...
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question re late-afternoon crashes
Replies: 24
Views: 32709

I'm unconvinced that an apple is bad and apple juice is good. Im not sure this makes any sense at all. Juice is way more processed and un-food-like.

But that's just my opinion.
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: You are not a garbage disposal
Replies: 5
Views: 8409

If you have a garden, you can compost unwanted leftovers!
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Cricket's Check-In
Replies: 9
Views: 16630

Seems like you're noticing things you never took note of before.

That's good, right?
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Saturday was low-key. I spent most of the day making a gigantic batch of marmalade with fruit from a neighbor's tree. I'm worried that this is going to jell. It's sloppy at the moment, but I've read that marmalade sometimes takes two weeks to set up. I think that we just stuck our previous batch (la...
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question re late-afternoon crashes
Replies: 24
Views: 32709

I allow myself a tiny planned "elevenses" meal on workdays, because otherwise I'd get the shakes.
by Who Me?
Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Breakfast -- two boiled eggs, toast and butter, a few organic strawberries, and half a mandarin orange. Lunch -- a bit of leftover pasta and chard, and a black bean burrito ************************************** I'm halfway through my first Saturday with no-s, and I haven't eaten any sweets or snack...
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Anyone not weigh themselves?
Replies: 33
Views: 37928

I've never owned a scale, and I have no intention of buying one.

I'm really doing this no-s thing to fine-tune my eating habits. It's about life choices for me, not numbers.

Well that, and looking good naked!
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Funny review of No S
Replies: 10
Views: 17581

The No S rules are designed to get over weight people to eat like a normal people and take responsibility for their weigh. Food is not responsible for you being fat, you are responsible for being fat (Reinhard and Ben you are responsible for (being?) unempathetic bawbags). I think this is hilarious...
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Thanks for the encouragement y'all!

I plan to make lemon marmalade with backyard fruit today!
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:53 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The "My Pants Fell Down" Club.....
Replies: 60
Views: 88115

It will be a joyous day when my pants are around my ankles.
Trying not to be sassy and inappropriate...
by Who Me?
Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ellgee's Daily Check In
Replies: 55
Views: 57902

Howdy! Your writing is really inspiring to me.
by Who Me?
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 549
Views: 497475

Who Me? Checking In!

Here begins my attempts at check-ins. I really wanted to try to get through a week of this practice, before I started documenting. And what a week it was. Very hectic and irregular work schedule, plus I pulled a muscle in my neck, and had to do my very physical job anyway. I'm going to say upfront t...
by Who Me?
Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:13 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

Thanks everyone for the nice welcome!

I'm going to make a batch of marmalade this weekend. I'm invited over to a neighbor's house to pick lemons tonight. She has "unknown" lemons, which I'll combine with my own meyers. Canning is fun, but I have to set aside the time.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

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A swarm of feral honeybees I caught last spring. They are wonderful bees. Productive and docile. We have a *tiny* back yard, and the bees don't bother us at all!
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Just Did It ! 49 Pounds Down!
Replies: 15
Views: 23943

Whooooot!

Good for you!
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

One portrait done, twenty thousand left to do.
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:17 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

It's a photo, taken looking into a stock pot full of cut-up lemons. The cheesecloth bag holds seeds and membranes, which contain the pectin that makes preserves "gel."
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:34 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
Replies: 1886
Views: 2412864

I think that perfection is impossible, and that we all need to cut ourselves some slack. A little slip up is not the same as committing adultery. It's more like looking at (oh I dunno, George Clooney, or whoever floats your boats) and thinking "mmmmm.....niiiiice." **********************************...
by Who Me?
Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:24 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

Thanks for the welcome. So far, so good on adding a bit of discipline to my eating. I'm not far from where I want to be, and I like the structure and common sense of this approach. For a more positive insight into my life, which sounded so bleak when I described it earlier, I'm an artist and a beeke...
by Who Me?
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Who Me? Checking In!
Replies: 13
Views: 19645

Who Me? Checking In!

Hello everyone. I'm the New Kid, here. Getting back to better eating habits. Over the last few years -- and particularly since my partner was paralyzed with a spinal cord injury -- I've been exercising less self-control, when it comes to snacks, and using food as a comfort. Also, since he's slowed d...

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