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Miss Clara reminds me of my Gram so much!!! Great stories as well!!!!


-Dave

I can't resist....

Pull my finger!!!!!!!


Juvenile I know....



-Dave

I'd like to start off by saying that I love dogs...

But this type of situation is one reason why I always have a handgun with me when I'm out walking (l have a concealed weapons permit). I've only been close to needing it once, when 3 very aggressive rotwiellers came running toward me from behind ...

I have a small bust of Sherlock Holmes that I throw my stuff in (keys,phone,pocket knife, etc.). If I don't grab it from there in the morning that item will absolutely not be on my person when I need it..

Now that I think of it, it's a bit ironic that I use Sherlock to help me organize, as his ...

I quit smoking. I simply stopping buying cigarettes....'Twas easy for me...


-dave

I did the no starches on s day tweak for a while, but I found it to be unsustainable for me. I'm back to PVNS (plain vanilla no s).

-dave

I subscribe to the F.I.D.O principle. That is F**K It Drive On". Sorry to be so vulgar :oops:


So what if you got off habit a little bit? Believe me, I've done the No S thing for a while, lost over 60 lbs, and I haven't been at all perfect. Your goal should be to become more and more consistent ...

My only goal is to weigh less on Jan 1 of every year until I get to my optimum weight. So far I've gone from 280 lbs to now holding at 216. That is 64 lbs in the last 2 years. More than 10%. And I've never felt any pressure to meet my goal. I just cleaned up my eating, and started exercising more ...

Count me in too!!!!!

I started at 280, now holding at 216!!!!


I'm going to get down to 170 or so... There is no want here, I will...

My diet is very squared away. It was the habit that took me the longest time, going on 3 years.

EDIT: I'll include my typical menu

Breakfast:
2-3 Eggs, scrambled ...

I use Splenda because it's the closest to sugar. It's an isomer of sucrose, which means it's a mirror image molecule. Thus it triggers our taste buds, but it won't fit in the enzymes that transport sucrose into the blood stream. We don't absorb it, and it has no caloric impact nor causes any insulin ...

All of the over weight ladies at my work are on Weight Watchers. They are losing weight but not eating in a very healthy manner. I just try to get them to eat an apple or some almonds rather than the next "diet bar" or a nice salad with meat or boiled egg instead of the salt laden frozen meals.


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Hmmm,, I guess I'm weird. I never cook oatmeal. Just put some milk , nuts, or almond butter, a bit of honey and eat it "raw". I also prefer steel cut oatmeal or old fashioned, I never eat quick oats BLEEECH!!!!

-dave

It's funny,,

But this the kind of food my family ate a lot. Onions,peppers,potatoes, throw in some eggs,hotdogs, or SPAM (mmmm...SPAM).

Must be because I grew up in potato country in northern Maine.....

Oh and in New England there are only 3 official spices; salt,pepper, and ketchup!!!! :P ...

I beat hunger pains by cutting out all processed carbs and grains and tubers. on N days. I eat only non starchy veggies,fruits,meats, and nuts. No bread,taters,dairy etc. On S days I'll indulge in a little homebaked bread or pizza etc... It works... But if you try you may have to cut out the carbs ...

I too had INTENSE hunger pains..

I gave up eating all processed carbs, including bread,pasta,rice etc. during N days. S days I ate what I wanted. I also started doing some intermittent fasting during N days. I do this randomly. I'll go 16-18 hours without food, and break the fast by eating a large ...

Thanks everyone!!!!

Your encouragement is MUCH appreciated. It makes me want to try that much harder to keep on going!!!!

I'll post my latest pics ASAP!!!!

-Dave

Starting at 280 lbs (give or take), picture was from 2005 but started No S in 2007...

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During at 230 lbs, September 2008


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I'm now holding at 215 lbs due to adding ...

I hate to break it to you, but you may have to permanently alter the foods you eat, in order to lose weight.

I suggest eating nothing but meat,leaves,berries and nuts for a couple of days to see how that agrees with you. No dairy,sugar, or grains. That is treating starches like an S. Something ...

Hey all,

Like the title says I'm getting great results with adding starches to my no S paradigm. I've gone from tight 38" pants to very loose 38" pants in one month, and I have gotten stronger,quicker and have been sleeping better ever since I started. My scale weight went from 230 lbs to 220 lbs ...

Throw out the damn scale...

-dave

I started last year at 278 lbs in April, by Xmas I was 247. Jan 1 started at 247, I'm now 225. You just get more consistent as you go along. Because I've been very consistent with my eating habits I've done this without much exercise as I hurt my lower back in March and I'm giving it lots of time to ...

I usually have oatmeal and an omelette :P . Or an omelette and whole wheat toast, or oatmeal and cottage cheese (mixed together yum!!!). I'm a carnivore by nature and protein always comes first in my meal planning.

If I eat breakfast at 6 am, I won't be hungry until 1 pm or so.... Depending on how ...

I've been down that path as well, and I've found that simple meditation helps a lot. I'm not talking about some mystical Shaolin monk type of thing, but taking time to sit in a quiet place, and listening to what my mind is telling me. Some deep breaths, then I focus my thoughts on what positive ...

elizabeth333...

Rodent metabolism is markedly different than that of humans. Until this is proven in human beings I'll stick by my belief that bad habits are more likely to make you overweight than artificial sweeteners.

Everything in moderation....

People who drink multiple diet sodas per day ...

Don't believe everything on the internet...

The artificial sweeteners are safe... in moderation. I use sucralose a bit because it's the closest chemically to sucrose.

I'm not surprised about the findings of the study..

Some people rely on diet crap like diet cola and Snack Well cookies and all ...

As I've gotten more and more consistent with my habits, I found that my S-days are fewer and farther apart. For instance I just spent a long weekend at Disney World with my girlfriend. I didn't feel the need to splurge at all during the trip, I just ate my 2-3 healthy meals every day and walked ...

I had a Snickers bar.....

Boring I know, but I love my Snickers

Other than that regular meals for me....


-Dave

I gave up sugared sodas in 2005. I lost 30 lbs by just not drinking soda (290lbs to 260 lbs) and kept it off. I drink water,coffee (black), beer,tea(unsweet as we say in the south),wine, rum and whiskey in that order. Mostly water and coffee, sometimes a nip of rum or whiskey finds it's way into the ...

Meat and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread,mayo,mustard, spinach

1 1/2 handfuls of raw veggies (cucumbers,tomatoes,radishes,peppers)

1 piece of fruit or fat free no sugar added yogurt

20 or so almonds

It's alot of food but I'm a bit above average in the muscle dept and I need a lot of fuel to ...

Davestarbuck, Glad you are a pharmacist. I do have a question. My heart rate still raises more than I am comfortable with while doing even things like cleaning house. (120-130). When I emailed my cardiologist about this and told him I hope to start exercising again soon, he felt that I should up my ...

Walking will also reduce your blood pressure, which is what I assume you are taking the beta blocker for.

Btw, I'm a pharmacist, so any medication questions, fire away!!!!

Dave

Hey all,

New guy here!!!

I stumbled across the "Everyday Systems" site by complete accident a couple of days ago, and found the No S diet. I have to say Mr.Engels has a wonderful gift of expressing common sense in words!!!

I've actually gone from 272 lbs to 234 lbs starting April 16 of this year ...