Everyday Systems

Deb,

Sorry if this comes across as "annoying pedant" but, I think that might be an accurate reflection of my character.

The phrase "the proof is in the pudding" is a corruption of the phrase "the proof of the pudding is in the eating". It's one of my pet peeves, especially given that the eating of ...

I usually don't worry, and just eat many biscuits (cookies to USians) and drink plenty afterwards. I was just curious what other people think.

I had given blood a couple of times and then I got 2nd hand confirmation that it's important when my grandmother was given 4 units over christmas a couple ...

Hi,

I'm also pretty new to No S, but I think I can answer your questions:

1) Reinhard specifically OKs coffee and tea, and you shouldn't be TOO worried about adding a teaspoon of sugar to your coffee. Sugary soda is obviously not good and diet soda does nasty things to your body (doesn't stop me ...

21 days on habit!

My N days have been very good, but this weekend I did crash a bit. What I've taken away is that I don't feel too good when I eat that much (just lots of all sorts of nice things) and I need to be more choosy about my Special foods. So no loss this week but about 5lb down over the ...

Hah, this is just the thread I needed.

Last night, on the way home from work my front tyre (on my motorcycle) started to lose air. I was only halfway home and in the middle of nowhere (for the UK) so I foolhardily pressed on. I managed to limp into a petrol station with a totally flat front tyre ...

This is only my 3rd week of No S (21 days on Sunday, see ) and I haven't used any Special days yet but I find myself pondering a kind of N+S day on monday.

I am planning to give blood on monday, and the time is kind of awkward. I won't have time to eat my evening meal before I do it, but by the ...

Reinhard, that would be a very sensible way of doing it IMHO

Joe

You're in just the right place :-)

See Reinhard's other major baby, linked from the top of this very page. The No S Diet. I am beginning my 3rd week of No S and ShovelGlove and it feels great. I've managed to get my habitual snacking on crap under control. The No S Diet also has a forum linked from ...

It's Sunday evening here in the UK and my S days are coming to an end so I just wanted to wish everybody a successful week. It's so nice to have a friendly community who are going through the same thing as me.

I don't really mean good luck, but SUCCESS to you all :-)

At the end of this week, it ...

Reinhard,

I know this is a pretty trifling request, but could it be possible to add an option to start the week on a Monday when viewing/editing the calendar?

It's probably just me, but I would really like to be able to see all my green squares lined up with the amber ones neatly on the right-hand ...

Winnie,

I know how you feel about the scale, as I have occasionally been guilty of that and my whole family-in-law have a weight problem (as do I, I hasten to add) and my sister-in-law in particular can weigh herself multiple times a day!

However, my experience has been as Reinhard and others have ...

Well done Richard! I am at the end of my 2nd week on habit (and looking forward to my S days and a few indulgences).

When I was a couple of years older than yourself I set myself up with some weights at home and kept it up for about a year. The muscle I built back then has stayed with me since then ...

I was more referring to their evil credit/contractual practises. Just google "fitness first credit" and you'll find pages of complaints or people trying to leave them.

Now my only contract is with myself and HabitCal

Well done! I should definitely learn from you. I roll over and take what's offered too often even when it's no good for me.

I don't really make this a rule, but I try to use a smaller plate than normal now that I'm doing NoS because our normal dinner plates are pretty huge and I know full well that when heaped up it's way more food than I need.

I actually use an old kind of blue and white chinoiserie plate from a pair ...

I was wondering if anybody would pick up on that

I guess you could say that it's being flown from something the size of a ship

I certainly don't expect that level of loss in future, but I know from my (and others) previous experience that the first week or two of a diet change causes higher loss and it generally then evens out. I'll be happy with a pound or so every week or two.

The great thing is that the initial loss has ...

After a little ridicule, my wife has decided she wants to join in. My 10lb hammer is way too heavy for her, but I think I have a lump hammer that probably weighs 2 or 3 lbs but only has a short handle. Has anybody ever lengthened a handle in some way? Perhaps a length of pipe or something?

Hi,

I just started Shovelglove this week. I did my first proper session today, after doing it on Saturday as a trial run.

Today, my routine consisted of:

Shoveling 3 x 21 reps
Churning butter 3x21 reps
Curl Swings 2x7 reps
Drive Fence Post 2x14 reps
Hoist Sack 2x14 reps
Tuck Bales 2x14 reps
Chop ...

Hi All,

I'm new here, so I thought I'd introduce myself and let you know my initial progress.

I read about Shovel Glove on a blog I read ( http://artofmanliness.com/ ) and that led me to the No S Diet. I decided that it sounded like something I could do, so I JFDI and stopped the S's last Monday ...