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by vorpal
Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:24 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

thanks for the kind words, deb.

i think i'm just going to stop stressing my self out thinking about this stuff for a while. it's gotten to the point where the strain of dealing with it is worse than the strain i feel over been unhealthy in the first place.

i might come back, i dunno.

thanks you ...
by vorpal
Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:06 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 14 ( Wednesday April 05 ) Failure :oops:

Meh. Honestly lately I'm feeling a little dubious here. Been pretty much doing Noes for several weeks, admittedly with some failures along the way (like today), but I would have expected to have had *some* result by this point. Nuthin. Exacly where I ...
by vorpal
Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

good for you céu!
by vorpal
Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 13 ( Thursday March 30 ) Success

BIG QUOTE BOX IN WHICH HE VENTS.

Meh. Technically speaking, today was a failure I guess... but mostly it was mre like "not really paying attention." I don't think I ate more than 3 straight meals though, so I'm gonna let myself off the hook. No ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 12 ( Tuesday March 28 ) Failure :oops:

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Bleargh, failed today. I have detected a pattern: it's *really* hard for me to stay No-S because of my crazy sleep schedule. I will often work for 18 or 20 hour periods, and then sleep a long time. That right there is not ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:38 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Probably, heh. They have this weird thing down there called "rodizio" where the waiters just come around with skewers of all kinds of meat, and they just give you more. Chicken hearts... those I remember. Because, they look like... er... hearts.

Grodyrama!

Thinking back on it totally grosses me ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

Not like, an entire capybara.

But yes.
by vorpal
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:49 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

Back before I went vegetarian...

I...

um...

ate that.
by vorpal
Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:52 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

*meep*

Image
by vorpal
Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:47 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 11 ( Monday March 27 ) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Erm yeah. I haven't been updating of late huh. Will try to keep up. I have to say I've been pretty much on this thing for a couple weeks, with minor infractions here and there... and I don't feel like it's made much of a difference ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:12 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 10 ( Tuesday March 21 ) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Golly, I've not been around for a while, eh? The "few days" turned into a week, which was okay I suppose. I didn't actually go too overboard, though there were probably 2 or three illegal S days in there, all told. I needed a ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

Days when you get engaged are automatically SUCCESS :)

Congratulations :D
by vorpal
Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:43 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 9 ( Wednesday March 15 )

N/A
PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Have a friend visiting so I'm pretty much on the S for a few days. Oh well.
by vorpal
Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Well, I guess today was sort of a success. I am lately sort of back to chaotic eating patterns, because I have been really busy. I will say that it takes a fair amount of planning, not just resistance, to pull off No S. I've got a friend coming to stay with me this week, we'll see how that goes. I ...
by vorpal
Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 7 ( Monday March 13 )Failure

Aarrgh.
by vorpal
Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:41 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 6 ( Saturday March 11 ) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Oops, I forgot to check in on Friday. All in all, things were fine. I'm one of those heretical Friday-night is an S people.. . we are a secret cult and we sacrifice marmots on Fridays and eat them. But before that, normalcy ...
by vorpal
Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:20 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: NoS vs 12 step?
Replies: 5
Views: 15259

I agree... the mental part is the biggest boost -- weirdly enough, I find I'm less worried about whether I'm overweight, and more concerned over whether I'm taking care of myself... if that makes any sense.

The point is, there's something about the simplicity of No S for me that makes it sink in ...
by vorpal
Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Actually that's my attitude too. I don't think that coffee is necessarily that bad for you... even the withdrawal symptoms that That Guy describes from the study are pretty mild, all told. And it's also true that coffee is just about zero-calorie, so...

I'm not really sure why I feel sort of guilty ...
by vorpal
Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Starting S days on Friday night
Replies: 16
Views: 31443

It works (almost!) perfectly in Portuguese:
Monday: Segunda-Feira
Tuesday: Terça-Feira
Wednesday: Quarta-Feira
Thursday: Quinta-Feira
Friday: Sexta-Feira
Saturday: Sábado
Sunday: Domingo
:D
by vorpal
Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Sounds funny, like I'm talking about a drug or something, but I guess in some ways Coke is a drug.

Actually, that's absolutely true. Caffeine is a stimulant, as is sugar (quick boost), and so one really does feel better in the short term with sodas. John Hopkins University has done a study that ...
by vorpal
Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:38 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 5 ( Thursday March 09 ) Failure :oops:

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Bleargh, I'm afraid today was a fail.


:arrow: Breakfast

I had a lousy morning & bought a cappuchino, and a bagel with some sort of ridiculous spread on it for breakfast, but that's fine. And even the salad and the ...
by vorpal
Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:45 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 4 ( Wednesday March 08 ) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Meh, I'm kind of grumpy today. I'm on the vampire sleep schedule. I didn't go off the plan or anything today, but I didn't feel particularly well either.

Usually in such circumstances I would go buy a chocolate bar with almonds ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Not as a habit, yet. I'm in deep hack as of late, which means I drift further & further into vampire schedule.

Whatever, I'll go all the way around again :)
by vorpal
Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

vorpal the vampire

Day 3 ( Wednesday March 08 ) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION

Oops, forgot to check in last night... er, this morning... See, I'm a vampiric programmer, and so some days I kind of have breakfast at like... erfternoon. So I end up having 3 dinnerish meals. But yesterday I really only had 2 ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:05 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

O man, I'm starting to feel like I know all you people... a little too well :lol: :lol: :lol:
by vorpal
Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:17 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

*chortle*
by vorpal
Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:29 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

Are crudites like Luddites?
by vorpal
Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Well, truth be told, a librarian has dug up the real story:

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/br ... yprint.htm

There was a wacko, but no murder :)
by vorpal
Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:07 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Day 2 (Tuesday March 06) Success

PITHY OBSERVATION SECTION
Today I finally got off my ass and took a walk. Even did some weight-ish stuff withsome dumbbells I have, using a (large) exercise ball as a 'bench.' Those thingsare pretty versatile.

It was a nice walk; I found a ridiculously large ...
by vorpal
Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

Image
by vorpal
Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Oops, forgot to check in yesterday. Oddly, it was very much an N day; I guess I felt a little guilty after Saturday or something.

I think I'll start counting days from today, since I've been on this thing for a week.

:arrow: Day 1: March 5th Success.
by vorpal
Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:39 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Deb's Check-in
Replies: 1722
Views: 1720309

Nope, I'm in the states, DC area.

That's cold enough for me!

Hmm, manic depression... I your yoga & No-Sing result in that phrase becoming nothing but the title of a Jimi Hendrix song to you :)
by vorpal
Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:25 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Deb's Check-in
Replies: 1722
Views: 1720309

I hear you on the cold thing.

I'm SO ready for some sunshine.
by vorpal
Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:49 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

So, my first really official S day.

I decided I would be one of the start-Friday-night people, Sunday nights aren't particularly celebratory for me anyway, and I think Friday nights should be fun.

That said, today was really S, and last night was fairly S as well. Which is fine, that's the idea ...
by vorpal
Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ceu daily check in
Replies: 87
Views: 108976

rah you're here :)
by vorpal
Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:52 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: 21 days
Replies: 5
Views: 16115

\o/ <( rah )
by vorpal
Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Success ... I think.

I had:

:!: Breakfast

Two thingies of oatmeal and a banana.

:!: Lunch

A roll with a tofu dog on it and some spinach and some of this Thai satay stuff. And some red pepper.

:!: Dinner

Maybe half of a vegetarian burrito at Chipotle... left off the cheese and the ...
by vorpal
Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:13 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anyone want an avatar? :)
Replies: 6
Views: 18161

Not really... I just like to use image editing programs to create them. If you have a photo of yourself (or whatever) I can tweak it and make it look interesting :)
by vorpal
Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:52 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Anyone want an avatar? :)
Replies: 6
Views: 18161

Anyone want an avatar? :)

I like to make them. If you describe what you want I'll see what I can do.

No promises, since I don't know if everyone on the internet will say they want one or what. :)
by vorpal
Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

SUCCESS

like this
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

heh, sure, you can call me Vorp.

That's what my mom called me growing up.

No wait... no she didn't.
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:01 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Non dairy creamer
Replies: 14
Views: 28409

How weird, I'm drinking green tea right now :)
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:26 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

well, the fritos i just ate blew it anyway, haha!

tomorrow's another day.

:lol:
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:13 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Non dairy creamer
Replies: 14
Views: 28409

Yeah, my bad.

Actually it occurred to me that it really wasn't very good... it just tasted like milk and barely like coffee.

Weirdly enough, it seems that soy lattes are actually worse nutrition-wise than cappuccinos (which I thought had more milk).

And cappuccinos are supposed to be short: a ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

:( FAILURE

FAILURE

Well.

I got a soy latte.

Angels are weeping!

Image
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:57 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

I love your last post, Vorpal! How do you put the nutrition info boxes into your post?


I just googled for the pages with the info, and then I copied the url of the images and put them in an Img tag.


I finally figured out why your screen name sounded familiar to me...it is from a line in ...
by vorpal
Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Non dairy creamer
Replies: 14
Views: 28409

Argh I got a soy latte.

Oh well.

At least it was only a tall, heh.

stress + food = axis of evil

:roll:
by vorpal
Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Non dairy creamer
Replies: 14
Views: 28409

Putting sugar and milk in a cup of coffee is one thing, but what about those gigantizor drinks at Starbucks?

I'm a total Starbucks fiend (just aobnut every day). I do a lot of work there on my laptop, it sounds kind of pathetic but it's a part of my life.

:shock:

But I do get tired of just ...
by vorpal
Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

:) SUCCESS

Assuming I don't break down between now and going to bed,

SUCCESS

Well, pretty much. Actually I'm not sure. Here's what I ate:

:!: Breakfast

Same as yesterday, almost exactly:

1 potato fried in olive oil
3 (smallish) vegetarian pseudosausages
1 banana
8oz of an Odwalla Mango .

Too much ...
by vorpal
Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:16 pm
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Shovelglove 4rth most del.icio.us exercise
Replies: 7
Views: 20293

Congrats. 8)

You know, one would think that it would be tricky to get the word out about No S, because it seems like something that would be hard to Google!

But it just ain't so:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=U ... =no%20s%20

#5!

8)
by vorpal
Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

:) SUCCESS

Actually, it occurred to me that I started on an "S" day, although yesterday I was very much No-S. So today I was an S... I had like 3 pieces of pizza. I don't intend to log everything I eat as a matter of course, but I think I will for a while...

breakfast:

hash browns (one potato), 3 vegetarian ...
by vorpal
Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:12 pm
Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
Topic: walking with tuneage
Replies: 9
Views: 24739

I'm a big fan of audiobooks and audio lectures in general.

If you're looking for interesting free stuff to load up your mp3 player with, try this metafilter thread:

http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/31426

Tons of good stuff in there. Who needs a campus? :D
by vorpal
Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

Hey Deb,

Thanks for the kind words. :)

Where did you get the idea that I WAS an earthling? What, you think we space aliens don't have to watch what we eat?

:wink:
by vorpal
Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:26 am
Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
Topic: Shovelglove 4rth most del.icio.us exercise
Replies: 7
Views: 20293

Looks like No S has made it to http://del.icio.us/popular/diet .

8)
by vorpal
Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:47 am
Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
Topic: BioMotionLab
Replies: 2
Views: 10572

Hah, that's great. It's pretty funny if you crank up "nervous" and "happy" all the way. :D
by vorpal
Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:35 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: vorpal's checkin
Replies: 65
Views: 86047

vorpal's checkin

Greetings earthlings.

I'm glad to have found this site. I was looking around on Lifehacker for some sort of website or software to easily track what I ate.

Actually, I was at the point of trying to write some software myself for tracking calories. And that's because I thought going through the ...

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