***May 2014 Challenge***
Moderators: Soprano, automatedeating
***May 2014 Challenge***
I know, it's one more day but I'm already so excited to start!
1 Green
2 Green
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 NWS - Day
6 Green heavy green
7 Green
8 Green
9 Green
10 S-Day
11 S-Day
12 Green
13 Fail - lovely lemon cake at the Italian Restaurant we hold events in. Worthy.
14 Green
15 Green
16 Green
17 S-Day
18 S-Day
19 Green
20 Green
21 Green
22 Green
23 Green
24 S-Day
25 S-Day
26 NWS-Day
27 Green
28 Green
29 Green
30 Green
31 S-Day
I took my NWS days at my bank holidays.
1 Green
2 Green
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 NWS - Day
6 Green heavy green
7 Green
8 Green
9 Green
10 S-Day
11 S-Day
12 Green
13 Fail - lovely lemon cake at the Italian Restaurant we hold events in. Worthy.
14 Green
15 Green
16 Green
17 S-Day
18 S-Day
19 Green
20 Green
21 Green
22 Green
23 Green
24 S-Day
25 S-Day
26 NWS-Day
27 Green
28 Green
29 Green
30 Green
31 S-Day
I took my NWS days at my bank holidays.
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eschano - Vanilla rocks!
July 2012- January 2016
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I will join you!
1 Fail Dairy Queen blizzard at work in the afternoon.
2 Fail
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 Fail
6 Fail
7 Fail
8 Fail
9 Fail
10 S-Day
11 S-Day
12 Success
13 Success
14 Success
15 Fail
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25 S-Day
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31 S-Day
1 Fail Dairy Queen blizzard at work in the afternoon.
2 Fail
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 Fail
6 Fail
7 Fail
8 Fail
9 Fail
10 S-Day
11 S-Day
12 Success
13 Success
14 Success
15 Fail
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17 S-Day
18 S-Day
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24 S-Day
25 S-Day
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31 S-Day
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Restarting Feb 16, 2015
2/16 177.6
2/16 177.6
I'm in. It was helpful last month.
1 N A great green too!!! Nice hearty and filling meals but no overeating.
2 N
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 N Mexican food....even with chips and salsa, still managed to control myself.
6 N Red but totally worth it! We found this really neat German restaurant that was AMAZING. I ate waayyy more than I should, including Black Forrest Cake!!! I know. I should be more upset. Can't though...too yummy.
7 N Broke the 2 day red curse that plagued me last month. Woot!
8 N
9 N Family arrived for the cruise.
10 S-Day Cruise!
11 S-Day Cruise!
12 Cruise!
13 Cruise!
14 Cruise!
15 Cruise!
16 N Hard recovery!!!
17 S-Day
18 S-Day
19 N Back on track...
20 N Key Lime Cheesecake. Yum.
21 N Mmmm...pre Eddie Izzard dinner. Couldn't stop myself.
22 N
23 N
24 S-Day
25 S-Day
26 N Had cider at a cookout but still counts.
27 N Should be stress eating...but did not.
28 N 3 full meals.
29 N Light Fail...emergency recees cup.
30 N
31 S-Day
1 N A great green too!!! Nice hearty and filling meals but no overeating.
2 N
3 S-Day
4 S-Day
5 N Mexican food....even with chips and salsa, still managed to control myself.
6 N Red but totally worth it! We found this really neat German restaurant that was AMAZING. I ate waayyy more than I should, including Black Forrest Cake!!! I know. I should be more upset. Can't though...too yummy.
7 N Broke the 2 day red curse that plagued me last month. Woot!
8 N
9 N Family arrived for the cruise.
10 S-Day Cruise!
11 S-Day Cruise!
12 Cruise!
13 Cruise!
14 Cruise!
15 Cruise!
16 N Hard recovery!!!
17 S-Day
18 S-Day
19 N Back on track...
20 N Key Lime Cheesecake. Yum.
21 N Mmmm...pre Eddie Izzard dinner. Couldn't stop myself.
22 N
23 N
24 S-Day
25 S-Day
26 N Had cider at a cookout but still counts.
27 N Should be stress eating...but did not.
28 N 3 full meals.
29 N Light Fail...emergency recees cup.
30 N
31 S-Day
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Trying this three meals at a time.
Starting St. Paddy's Day 2014 HT: 5'3 WT:186
1 mo in: 4-17-14 WT: 179.4 6.6# down! (3 red N days this month)
2 mo in: 5-18-14 WT: 183 3# down (Just back from vacation...)
Starting St. Paddy's Day 2014 HT: 5'3 WT:186
1 mo in: 4-17-14 WT: 179.4 6.6# down! (3 red N days this month)
2 mo in: 5-18-14 WT: 183 3# down (Just back from vacation...)
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I'm in! April wasn't my best month. I want May to be better.
1. Success!
2. Fail I ate a bunch of junk tonight.
3. S Day. Since I have the mod of allowing myself a small amount of sweets each day, I don't do traditional S Days, but I do relax my eating on the weekends (such as the occasional snacks, a less healthy breakfast, etc...)
4. S Day
5. Success!
6. Fail
7. Fail I didn't quite follow No S today, but I came much closer, so I'm calling today a minor fail.
8. Fail
9. Fail I had a great morning and afternoon, but it went downhill in the evening. Oh well.
10. S Day
11. S Day
12. Fail I had a little bit of a hard time getting back on track after this weekend, but my eating wasn't too excessive.
13. NWS Day. My DH and I went on our first date in 3 months.
14. Success!
15. Fail
16. Success!
17. S Day
18. S Day. Both S Days were very tame.
19. Fail
20. Success!
21. Fail I was really stressed out about a couple of upcoming medical tests. I talked to some family members, and I feel a little better now.
22. Success!
23. Fail
24. S Day
25. S Day Both days were very tame.
26. NWS for Memorial Day
27. Fail
28. A very minor fail, because I had a small bag of chips between lunch and dinner. Otherwise, it was a good eating day.
29. NWS day. I had some medical tests today.
30. Fail Not a horrible eating day, but I keep eating after dinner.
31. S Day
1. Success!
2. Fail I ate a bunch of junk tonight.
3. S Day. Since I have the mod of allowing myself a small amount of sweets each day, I don't do traditional S Days, but I do relax my eating on the weekends (such as the occasional snacks, a less healthy breakfast, etc...)
4. S Day
5. Success!
6. Fail
7. Fail I didn't quite follow No S today, but I came much closer, so I'm calling today a minor fail.
8. Fail
9. Fail I had a great morning and afternoon, but it went downhill in the evening. Oh well.
10. S Day
11. S Day
12. Fail I had a little bit of a hard time getting back on track after this weekend, but my eating wasn't too excessive.
13. NWS Day. My DH and I went on our first date in 3 months.
14. Success!
15. Fail
16. Success!
17. S Day
18. S Day. Both S Days were very tame.
19. Fail
20. Success!
21. Fail I was really stressed out about a couple of upcoming medical tests. I talked to some family members, and I feel a little better now.
22. Success!
23. Fail
24. S Day
25. S Day Both days were very tame.
26. NWS for Memorial Day
27. Fail
28. A very minor fail, because I had a small bag of chips between lunch and dinner. Otherwise, it was a good eating day.
29. NWS day. I had some medical tests today.
30. Fail Not a horrible eating day, but I keep eating after dinner.
31. S Day
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Month 11
I'm in Vegas right now so diet is REALLY hard for me. I want to stay accountable (and not get home with a HUGE gain!).
1-Vegas
2-Vegas
3-Vegas
4-I'm home now, and a RED day. Sigh!!
5-Wow!! I blew it this morning already!:(
6-:D yay! Finally back on track!!
7-:D
8-FAILURE
9-S day
10-FAILURE- no excuse...a good (green) day that went bad(red!)
11-S day mother's day brunch... Really want (need!) 5 GREEN DAYS in a row next week!
12-FAILURE
13-:D
14-FAILURE
15-FAILURE
16-FAILURE so TIRED of this red streak!! Ack!!!
17-:D
18-FAILURE
19-S day
20-FAILURE Doesn't my body know bathing suit season is around the corner?!?! :/
21-FAILURE
22- Failure
23-:D
24-S day
25-S day
26-S day
27-Failure one of these days will be green!!
28-:D
29-Failure i guess it'a good I'm still marking all these reds...greens would be better, of course!
30-S day
31-S day
1-Vegas
2-Vegas
3-Vegas
4-I'm home now, and a RED day. Sigh!!
5-Wow!! I blew it this morning already!:(
6-:D yay! Finally back on track!!
7-:D
8-FAILURE
9-S day
10-FAILURE- no excuse...a good (green) day that went bad(red!)
11-S day mother's day brunch... Really want (need!) 5 GREEN DAYS in a row next week!
12-FAILURE
13-:D
14-FAILURE
15-FAILURE
16-FAILURE so TIRED of this red streak!! Ack!!!
17-:D
18-FAILURE
19-S day
20-FAILURE Doesn't my body know bathing suit season is around the corner?!?! :/
21-FAILURE
22- Failure
23-:D
24-S day
25-S day
26-S day
27-Failure one of these days will be green!!
28-:D
29-Failure i guess it'a good I'm still marking all these reds...greens would be better, of course!
30-S day
31-S day
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I'm in for this month with my RaisingReaders challenge (for the third month in a row). M/W-1 hour each; T/Th-30 minutes each; F/Sun-20 minutes each; Saturday-S Day
1-S Day, out of town
2-S Day, out of town
3-S Day
4-:oops: FAIL
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7- emergency modification to 20 min
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12- S Day (son's BD)
Tues, 13th-:)
Wed, 14- Fail.... made it 30 minutes
Thurs, 15- Total Fail, like the WTH effect this week!!!
Friday, 16- FAIL
Sat, 17-S Day
Sun, 18- (YAY!!!!!)
Mon, 19 - YAYYYYYY!
Tues, 20 -
Wed, 21 -
Thur, 22 -
Fri, 23 - FAIL
Sat, 24 - S Day
Sun, 25-
Mon, 26 -
Tues, 27 - S Day (strep throat)
Wed, 28- (had a moderate goal of 30 minutes because I have strep throat)
Thur, 29-
Fri, 30-
Sat, 31 - S Day
Looks like I had 5 fails this month. Not bad. The rough patch really came with two events: 1 was my son's birthday week (3 fails); and a night with visitors that I was overambitious.
All in all, this month went better than I might have expected. I'm proud of myself, I guess (which probably means I'll do awful in June!!)
1-S Day, out of town
2-S Day, out of town
3-S Day
4-:oops: FAIL
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7- emergency modification to 20 min
8-
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12- S Day (son's BD)
Tues, 13th-:)
Wed, 14- Fail.... made it 30 minutes
Thurs, 15- Total Fail, like the WTH effect this week!!!
Friday, 16- FAIL
Sat, 17-S Day
Sun, 18- (YAY!!!!!)
Mon, 19 - YAYYYYYY!
Tues, 20 -
Wed, 21 -
Thur, 22 -
Fri, 23 - FAIL
Sat, 24 - S Day
Sun, 25-
Mon, 26 -
Tues, 27 - S Day (strep throat)
Wed, 28- (had a moderate goal of 30 minutes because I have strep throat)
Thur, 29-
Fri, 30-
Sat, 31 - S Day
Looks like I had 5 fails this month. Not bad. The rough patch really came with two events: 1 was my son's birthday week (3 fails); and a night with visitors that I was overambitious.
All in all, this month went better than I might have expected. I'm proud of myself, I guess (which probably means I'll do awful in June!!)
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Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
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Alright, I'm going to try this out to keep myself accountable. I was doing well, but became derailed. First day back on the horse and feeling pretty good so far.
1 The past is in the past...
2 Green
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1 The past is in the past...
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Joining in. All that random eating and switching between vanilla and mods is killing me. I can't afford a whole new wardrobe now!
1 idiotic S-day
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4 idiotic S-day - in my case, snacking begets snacking
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1 idiotic S-day
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4 idiotic S-day - in my case, snacking begets snacking
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During the whole month of April I was coming here wanting to jump in with the challenge but afraid that it would be like the other times when I do so badly that I just stop reporting it (and April was a really really bad month). I'm going to try for 1 week. It won't be completely no S. I'm going to try and tackle my biggest issues first.
No sweets / No cereal after supper / Walk on most days (even if it's just a walk around the block) -- just get up and do it!
Here it goes... No sweets / No cereal after supper / walk
S4:S Day
M5: First good day in a very very long time.
T6: Got home too late to go for a walk
W7:
T8:
F9:
S10:
S11:
No sweets / No cereal after supper / Walk on most days (even if it's just a walk around the block) -- just get up and do it!
Here it goes... No sweets / No cereal after supper / walk
S4:S Day
M5: First good day in a very very long time.
T6: Got home too late to go for a walk
W7:
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S10:
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Aiming to focus on the habit rather than the numbers right now so:
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Hugs from Sunny South Africa
Vanilla No S with no Sugar due to Health issues - 11 yrs No S - September 2016 (some good, some bad (my own doing) but always the right thing for me!)
Vanilla No S with no Sugar due to Health issues - 11 yrs No S - September 2016 (some good, some bad (my own doing) but always the right thing for me!)
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Can I join? New to the program, but started yesterday
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14 - Green
15 - Green
16 - NWS-Day
17 - S-Day
18 - S-Day
19 - Green
20 - Red
21 - Green
22 - Red
23 - Red
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19 - Green
20 - Red
21 - Green
22 - Red
23 - Red
24 - S-Day
25 - S-Day
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Yay! Another place to post!
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49 years old
5'6"
5-14-14: 144.4 (NoS Reboot)
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."
Victor Frankl
5'6"
5-14-14: 144.4 (NoS Reboot)
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."
Victor Frankl
May Challenge
I'm joining in mid-month!
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Sounds Fun!
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clarinetgal, I hear ya. I've been having a bad time with "witching hour" eating (2:30- 4:30) that then often goes on all evening. This has been going on off and on for a few months. I know why but I don't know how to fix it just yet. Rather annoying after 4 years, but I'm hoping it's the last hiccup before I get to the five-year gold standard.
Been trying to do reading to increase my motivation to exercise more, as I know that is my real next best step, if health is any motive at all. I don't really expect it to make a huge difference in weight. I think only peace with other parts of my life can do that. And that's not something No S can fix.
Been trying to do reading to increase my motivation to exercise more, as I know that is my real next best step, if health is any motive at all. I don't really expect it to make a huge difference in weight. I think only peace with other parts of my life can do that. And that's not something No S can fix.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
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There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)
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Oolala, It definitely sounds like a rough patch, but I'm sure you'll find a way out of it. I do think regular exercise will really help you. I know it has helped me, in terms of improvement of mood, mobility and flexibility, better blood work, etc... It doesn't help me lose weight, but it makes it easier for me to maintain weight. Yes, I think there are other factors in life that can help or hinder weight loss.