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SilentButDeftly

So Deb suggested I post here after posting in my thread all by my lonesome...

Long story short, after 7 months of no-S-ing I am still keeping the weight off. I'd managed to lose about 25 pounds in the first 5 months and since then I've dropped down another 5 (and then bouncing back up & down again ...

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Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted.

Well it's about 7 months since I started no-S-ing and I am still going strong. No major weight losses since my 25-pounds-down post earlier, but then again I haven't gained anything back, so that's a major plus. Depending on how generous my scale is feeling ...

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Congratulations on all your successes (and engagement) thus far! No-S really does work!

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Thanks guys for your words of support!

And Deb, your sig makes me think of a similar joke that I know:

A yogi was walking through the park and came upon a hot dog stand. He told the vendor: "Make me one with everything." :D

The followup, of course, is that the vendor makes him a hot dog, tells ...

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So I'm finally checking back in after being AWOL for awhile.

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=512 is where I was tracking my progress for the longest time, but I figured I'd start up a new one here for my latest progress checkin.

I stepped on the scale these past mornings and took a ...

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Good news & bad news -- bad news first: I've really slacked off in my shovelgloving. I know I *should* be and I can't really use the excuse that I don't have time -- I'm just never good with exercise. I really do want to get back on it, though, I know I was losing weight at a better pace when s ...

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No-S day 23, Jan 25: SUCCESS
Shovelglove day 15, Jan 25: SUCCESS

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I have to say that No-S is the closest I have seen to this.
I do have some questions though-
1. Must I always eat high quality during the week?
2. What if I find myself very hungry between meals- could I have an apple or something to get me to my next meal?
3. What about lattes? I love an ...

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No-S Day 22, Jan 24: SUCCESS
Shovelglove: Day 15, Jan 24: SUCCESS

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No-S Day 19, Jan 21: S -Day
Day 20, Jan 22: S -Day
Day 21, Jan 23: SUCCESS

Oh, I guess I passed 21 again. I honestly didn't even notice -- No- S is really ingrained in me now, this is pretty cool!

Shovelglove: Day 12, Jan 21: S -Day
Day 13, Jan 22: S -Day
Day 14, Jan 23: I'm going to call it a ...

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No-S Day 18, Jan 20: SUCCESS
Shovelglove Day 11, Jan 20: SUCCESS

I know I shouldn't be measuring success in pounds but I was thrilled to get on the scale for the past three days and see a consistent weight -- I'm down 13.5 pounds from when I started this in mid-November. This is amazing.

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So I've been Shovelgloving for about the past 2 weeks now (at least on this attempt to get into it -- it didn't work out so well in December... bygones.) and I think I'm really starting to get into it now. I had posted a question about Churning Butter here about a month ago but I don't think I made ...

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No-S Day 17, Jan 19: SUCCESS
Shovelglove Day 10, Jan 19: SUCCESS

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Hi Niruma:

I love the ticker there -- I just might end up stealing (er, "borrowing") the same idea for my check-in. Keep up the good work!

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Hey SBD,

I saw your post on another thread about significant weight loss. Congratulations on yours! You did say that you find some times to be frustratingly difficult, and you've got me curious. What/When do you find following No S to be the most challenging? MJ

Hey schmiddtty -- sorry if I ...

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Does it work? YES!

12 pounds since November and still losing. Only about a pound a week but they're not coming back. It can be the easiest thing in the world to do , but there are times when it's almost frustratingly difficult. I can tell you it's worth it -- I've never before had anyone ask me ...

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No-S:
Day 12, Jan 14 : S-Day
Day 13, Jan 15 : S-Day
Day 14, Jan 16 : S-Day (I behaved anyway but I counted it S-wise)
Day 15, Jan 17 : SUCCESS

Shovelglove:
Day 5, Jan 14 : S-Day
Day 6, Jan 15 : S-Day
Day 7, Jan 16 : S-Day
Day 8, Jan 17 : SUCCESS

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Even though I am a Yankees fan, I congratulate you on your success!
: )
Becky

Thanks Becky -- enjoy Captain Caveman Johnny Damon this year. I have a feeling he'll post a nice season this year but then regress into being nothing more than a perfectly average ballplayer afterwards... :wink:

In ...

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Why does everyone keep calling me Pete?

I've moved my SG checkins to my no-S checkin page too...

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Day 10, Jan 12: SUCCESS

and now I'll track my shovelgloving here too:

Day 3, Jan 12: SUCCESS

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Day 2, Jan 11: SUCCESS

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gratefuldeb67 wrote:That is sooooo great Silent!!!!!
I am thrilled for you!!!
....
Really, I am very happy about your great success!

Thanks Deb -- I'm really happy about it too!

Day 9, Jan 11: SUCCESS

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Okay, so I had one of these posts on the Daily Check-In Forum for No- S and it really seemed to help, so I figured I'd try one here for Shovelglove. I started Shovelgloving around the same time I started No- S -ing but I was never able to keep myself going for more than a few days at a time. I'm ...

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Day 8, Jan 10: SUCCESS

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Day 7, Jan 9: SUCCESS

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Day 4, Jan 6: SUCCESS
Day 5, Jan 7: S-Day
Day 6, Jan 8: S-Day

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I figured I'd check in again. I was doing really good with No- S there... up until about Christmas or so. I was still no- S -ing but I had quite a few days off from work that I counted as S -days, and while I didn't "binge", per se, I definitely overate. I managed to gain back about 3 or 4 pounds of ...

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Day 24, Dec 7: FAILED I screwed up on this day -- had an extra portion with dinner. I was just super-hungry and gave in to temptation... and I've been feeling awful about it ever since -- I was even ashamed to post!
Day 25, Dec 8: SUCCESS
Day 26, Dec 9: SUCCESS
Day 27, Dec 10: S -Day
Day 28, Dec ...

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Aw heck, I'll check in again.

Day 23, Dec 6: SUCCESS

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So while I'm "churning butter", (shovelglove-wise, at least -- I've never done the real thing, but I digress) which arm should be doing most of the work? It seems like I should be using the "top" arm (the one holding the sg at the end) to do the lifting, and the "bottom" arm should be just for ...

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So I've had some good luck with No-S over the past few weeks and I'm obviously going to do my best to continue with that, but I've decided to take on some Shovelgloving to help me out too. The other week I stopped by the local Home Despot and all they had were 8-pound and 16-pound sledgehammers, so ...

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Day 19, Dec 2: SUCCESS
Day 20, Dec 3: S -Day
Day 21, Dec 4: S -Day
Day 22, Dec 5: S -Day (half-e SS ed -- a vacation day, so I allowed myself an extra slice of pizza with dinner but otherwise I behaved myself)

Holy S ! I made it 21 days! I'm proud to say that I'm down 5 pounds from where I was 3 ...

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Day 18, Dec 1: SUCCESS

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Day 17, Nov. 30: SUCCESS

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Day 15, Nov 28: SUCCESS
Day 16, Nov 29: SUCCESS

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Down after thanksgiving? Wow. I'm keeping my distance from any scale for at least a week :wink:

What's amazing is that I really didn't gorge myself on Thanksgiving like I thought I would (and typically do). Instead, I had a plate + a few extra pieces of turkey and only a piece of pie for dessert ...

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Okay, I'm back!

Day 10, Nov. 23: SUCCESS
Day 11, Nov. 24: S -Day
Day 12, Nov. 25: S -Day (This one is debatable -- I had the day off so I treated it S -like.)
Day 13, Nov. 26: S -Day
Day 14, Nov. 27: S -Day

And although I'm always wary of what the scale tells me, in the past 2 weeks I'm down 4 ...

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Day 9, Nov 22: SUCCESS -- the only funny stuff was that I made a batch of homemade ice cream for Thanksgiving and I had to taste a spoonful to make sure it actually tasted like ice cream and not Elmer's Glue. Technically a S weet, but it was a spoonful to verify flavor & texture, not to satisfy a ...

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Day 8, Nov 21: SUCCESS

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Day 5, Nov 18: SUCCESS
Day 6, Nov 19: S -Day
Day 7, Nov 20: S -Day

I've only been doing this a week and I'm already finding I'm getting fuller more easily -- we went to a buffet this weekend and usually I'll go up for at least 2 or 3 plates, but I had about a plate+1/4 and I felt stuffed. Even if ...

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I have to say I thought you were a girl too. Sorry. I'm sure I'd never think that if I saw you 'for real' though. Internet personas can be so confusing.

No worries -- in any case, another good day, and I'm thrilled that if I make it through today with no hinky stuff there are 2 S-days on the ...

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gratefuldeb67 wrote: Keep it up girly!

Haha -- I don't think anyone has called me "girly" since my 8th-grade gym teacher. I'm actually a male.

Thanks for the encouragement anyway!

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Three days in and still going strong. Well, kinda -- last night we went out for dinner and while I technically had one plateful of pasta, it was kind of a big plate. I still feel like it qualifies as one serving -- and I'm also justifying it by realizing that pre-no-S, I would have also had some ...

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Thanks for the encouragement, Deb!

It's funny, when I went to reheat some leftovers for dinner last night, I kept repeating the "No-S" manifesto to myself: "No snacks, no sweets, no seconds... no snacks, no sweets, no seconds". I'm trying to really drive it home to my brain that this serving is all ...

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I remember reading about this diet over a year ago and thinking it would be a great idea but I managed to make excuses galore to not go on it... Now that I've tried a few different diets with no success at all, I figured I'd give this one a shot because it really just makes sense.

I'm a person who ...

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