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Simon

Back to a regularly functioning nuclear facility now.

The weekend excess has been forgiven but not forgotten and there are no more impending birthday or anniversary celebrations to tempt me one way or the other.

Back in the saddle again...

Simon

Dude....

Any place to track results like that would certainly fly in my books. It's all about accountability. To SELF more than anything else.

Good idea!

Simon

Man, total No-S collapse over the weekend. Not even the fact that they were "S" days can give me an excuse.

Started on Friday when I had a chocolate bar in the evening (on an N day) and then ramped up over the weekend using my son's birthday party as an excuse for excess. Snackin' and over-eating ...

Simon

Tip taken, for sure, Reinhard.

I understand completely about starting being the hardest part. I did a pretty good job of getting into the No-S habit, but have so far neglected to form a corollary SG habit. I'll certainly be working on that.

It's not even the timing (14 minutes versus 7 or 5) that ...

Simon

My wife wants to get a bathroom scale so we can keep our boys' weight measured. The side benefit for me is that I'll be able to check in on myself too. I haven't weighed myself since starting this No-S deal last month and am curious to see what sort of progress I've made.

I figure, from the ...

Simon

Way to go Jan!

I'll be looking to you as an example to follow. Except for the 25 inch waist thing. I'd be happy with a 25 inch thigh. If I can keep the waist at a respectable 34, I'm a happy man.

Simon

Deb, it's both.

When there's an Important Meeting for which food is brought in, the detritus is left in the kitchen for the vultures to tear apart and it normally consists of healthy sandwiches as well as tempting trays of desserts. But there's no predictability as to when it'll happen so I can't ...

Simon

I'm happy to say that I've been able to keep up the No-S with pretty minimal effort over the past couple weeks.

Some funny stuff to keep me accountable:

I had a small slurpee after dinner a couple days ago and ate half of my son's tiny chocolate easter bunny just a couple days before that - both ...

Simon

Good thoughts coming from up north here too, Deb. I don't take the time to check is as much as I'd like to right now, but glad to hear you're keeping well in the face of adversity!

Simon

I'm just struggling to commit to the time to do it. Which statement flies in the face of Reinhard's construct of schedulistically significant time, but there you go.

The No-S diet thing is working nicely for me, but when I don't have any free time until almost 10 PM and all I can think about is ...

Simon

That's the most important step, Steve: getting back on that wagon. It's just sooooo easy to see the Clydesdales pulling that wagon off into the distance while you sit in the middle of the road, bemoaning the lack of attention that led to you falling off your seat when that bump came along and ...

Simon

I like those domestic exercise thoughts, pangelsue!

My toddler weighs about 30 lb, and the new infant is now over 10 lb. Just start to think of each as a medicine ball and there are whole lot of possibilities that open up in front of me! Heck, even the number of stairs I do in a week running ...

Simon

Now if I could just translate that empty growly feeling in my gut (happens daily at about 11 am) into a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart, I'd be rockin'!

Still, I FEEL way better about myself than I used to.

As soon as I lose some more of the insulation and develop the abs of a coal shoveler, I'll ...

Simon

I like the rules, Dave, but yeah, they are a bit wordy.

Kind of ironic that the first rule breaks itself, eh?

My favourite is Rule 6. Though this is more information than those here need to know, I normally shug in just a T-shirt and my undies since I work up such a sweat. Still, most people can ...

Simon

Day 21 and on: SUCCESS!!

Moderation may be a tougher gig than self denial, but it's eminently more rewarding.

So, like, are there jackets or anything for making it in here?

NO?!

Just the sublime sense of satisfaction of having attained a milestone and carrying on in the same vein for the ...

Simon

Amazing how a couple kids under 2 combined with a pair of dogs can keep a guy away from important stuff like internet forums for the better part of a week!!

Happy to say that I'm a proud member of the 21-day club now. It got easier as I got towards the end, too. I'm loving No-S and intend to stick ...

Simon

I will be careful, thanks for the warning Craz-- er, pangelsue.

Day 17: SUCCESS!!

Leftover lunch detritus from somebody ordering stuff in at work again today. I circled a couple times like a blood-crazed shark but swam off before taking that first bite. Nothing but oatmeal and nuts for my lunch ...

Simon

Schnebit:

I agree that it's fun to say your name. (Must resist having any Schnebits between meals. Sorry.)

And you alarm me. From your last sentence I get the impression that after you're through with the candy you eat the out of town guests.

Remind me never to visit you on S days!!

Simon

Sorry Deb, Reinhard's not my hero in the same way you think him to be.

If he were to do his SG routine while wearing a unitard and a cape... THEN he would be my hero!

But he does seem to set a darned fine example. Five years at this... that's impressive. With the results to back 'er up!

Simon

Welcome, Charms!!

I've only been a convert for a couple weeks and am already loving the community here - in a non-Brokeback Mountain sort of way. The rapid changes to my eating habits are way cool as well. Reinhard's ubiquitous S with the strike through it haunts my waking and sleeping hours.

I ...

Simon

That's the thing about No-S, Jennifer.

It's real easy to get back up and start the process. There are no meetings to attend, no penalties to pay, no calories to count... just the simple guidelines laid out by the 14-word mantra.

And of course it helps to keep coming back here and posting about ...

Simon

Thanks uber-much for the words, pangelsue!

But I lied a bit about the shugging last night: when I went upstairs to do it, my son was bawling inconsolably in his bed and I had to forego the hammer to snooze with the boy. I didn't wake up until 2.30 am and cold since the spawn had hogged all the ...

Simon

Day 16: SUCCESS!!

Boring old oatmeal with nuts & dried fruit for lunch today, and I was sorely tempted by the glut of sugar wafer cookies in the see-through glass jar in the kitchen during a mid-afternoon pang ...

Little else of note to report other than it's just past 10 pm and I'm about to go ...

Simon

Actually Deb, I consider "Hoser" to be an affectionate endearment. I might even go so far as to say that I'd call myself the "Hickory Hoser of the North", but I'm fond of the nickname I have, so won't go about changing it.

Yeah, those squats are just the thing for me. I was getting quite alarmed at ...

Simon

I'll cross my fingers, toes and when I can spare them, my eyes for you Deb.

Good luck with the rubbin'!

Simon

Very sorry to hear about the loss, Carolejo. My wife and I had a big scare with our second boy that thankfully didn't coalesce. I can relate, at least marginally, to the emotions.

At the very least, there were lots of family around for support.

Simon

Day 13 & 14: S DAYS

Day 15: SUCCESS!

The weekend was a little indulgent. Having split parents means two Easter dinners and twice the ham and scalloped potatoes. And twice the dessert.

Made me a little leary about getting back on the "N" wagon for Monday, but it went off without a hitch. Stuck ...

Simon

Man... Star Wars goes great with ANY meal, doesn't it??

Simon

Welcome to the pond, Battlefish.

I'm a fairly new convert to both the NoS diet and ShovelGlove as well. Been going great so far and I look forward to hearing more from you over the next weeks!

Simon

Day 12: SUCCESS!!

I was rather irritated by the fact today that I had to go in to work to kick start my long weekend, but ended up content in the knowledge that I didn't allow that to turn into an excuse to start grazing. Moooo!

Ordered in pizza for dinner, but only had a plate full of slices ...

Simon

Day 11: SUCCESS!

Though we did go out for dinner to celebrate a friend's birthday. I had no appetizers nor dessert, and the dinner could technically have all fit on my plate at once. (Oh sweet east Indian butter chicken and nan bread, how I love thee.)

Work is getting easier to resist the ...

Simon

Wow, you totally get TEN POINTS for the foul/fair Lord of the Rings reference. You rock!

Day 10: SUCCESS!!

It seems to be getting easier, but I'm still not used to the hungry feeling for the couple hours before meals and then also before bed. I grew so accustomed to snacking at work and then ...

Simon

I actually find that helps me as well, Scott.

If I post my success shortly after I have supper, there ain't no way I'm going to renege on my commitment. Oddly, it also helps when I brush my teeth then too. I just went to all the effort to clean those pearly whites, I'm not going to wreck it all now ...

Simon

One of these days I'm going to have to try out this yoga stuff. Sounds like all y'all get something out of it!

Plus, those positions are really fun to say.

Simon

Yes, it really is only Wednesday.

Success does indeed feel great. And it lasts way longer than that doughnut will.

Me, I'm looking forward to slapping my gut sometime in the future and not seeing the ripple come around as it circumnavigates my torso. Not that I'm saying I'm fat or anything, just ...

Simon

I find that I have to say that to myself a couple times a day, pangelsue. I'm just so accustomed to appeasing the desire for instant gratification that it has to be consciously suppressed - or replaced with a different yet equally rewarding activity - until a new habit takes its place.

Day 9 ...

Simon

I'm with you on that 'full' thing.

Though I'm sometimes ravenous as a bear coming out of hibernation in the spring just before meal time, a sensible-sized meal is all that I need to fill myself up comfortably.

Congrats on the impending nuptials!!

Simon

Poor, sweet, sad, deluded Reinhard...

Ironic that you should mention, in passing, the Darwinian perspective of a dwarf-human hybrid just before noting your own puritanical adherence to a set of outdated, unevolved , dogma. Funny.

I'd best stop there before hijacking this thread any further. But ...

Simon

Day 8: SUCCESS!!

And my best success yet, I might add.

There were more leftover lunch goodies hanging around the work kitchen this afternoon, and all I did was a drooling drive-by without even touching a one.

B'fast: Cereal & bagel
Lunch: Oatmeal & nuts
Dinner: Chicken boobie, pasta, fresh ...

Simon

Congratulations Deb.

We'll all be there with you to celebrate day 21!

Sure would suck if Day 21 ends up being an N-day; then we'll all sit back and have a big ol' glass of water in your honour.

Whoop-di-freakin'-do!!

Simon

No critique here HG, but you reminded me of good times in university:

Stumbling home from one of the campus bars on a weekend, my friends and I were discussing the beer we'd just had. One of the bright lads in the group claimed that it would be more efficient just to hook up a "Beer IV" to our arms ...

Simon

Deb,

I'm happy to hear that I'm not the only one that shugs in the buff. The hammer, I mean. Only the hammer.

Simon

That's right.

Less fudged days, and less fudge days.

Simon

Days 6 & 7: "S" days

Didn't go too far overboard with the S stuff. Probably more than what I'll get in the habit of doing.

Over the course of the weekend, and in addition to my regular meals, I had (remembering) two cans of Pepsi, a handful of TimBits (doughnut holes), a mint Aero chocolate bar ...

Simon

Day 5: SUCCESS!

I didn't have the same sort of temptations at work as I did yesterday, so it was a little easier for me.

B'fast: Toast & banana
Lunch: Chicken enchiladas (Julio's Barrio Restaurant)
Dinner: Sloppy Joes (beef on a bun)

I missed my SG session this morning again; seems I'm only ...

Simon

Day 4: SUCCESS

Nearly caved at lunch again since somebody ordered in from a VERY nice deli, and the leftovers invariably end up where just anybody can grab them. Do you have any idea how little willpower I have versus nanaimo bars? Do you? I totally rock.

B'fast: cereal & apple
Lunch: Chicken ...

Simon

It really IS kind of a shock, eh?

Be careful if you're going to shug again tomorrow. Some ass-hat might come and steal your hammer to replace it with a 50-lb hammer like happened to me! It doesn't even look any heavier... it just is.

Uncanny!!

Simon

I may just look into those pots then. Thanks for the testimonial!

And while I most probably don't know your friend, I'll not likely see him as I have no idea what to look for when scouting for a Cannondale F600. Don't do much biking anyhoo... More a runner, you see.

But you never know!

Simon

I kinda concur on the solo thing there 10ch. Hence my early morning Hammer Time.

My wife looked at me kinda funny when I explained my SG commitment. The No-S diet was straightforward enough, but flinging about a sledgehammer to get in shape?? It's the weird that's part of the appeal to me, so ...

Simon

Yes, I was very happy to have been able to resist temptation. What one loses in instant gratification, one subsequently gains in pride and willpower.

The younger boy slept a little better last night so I managed to knock off almost 5 hours of sleep myself, therefore enabling me to get mine arse out ...

Simon

Day 3: SUCCESS

Proudly avoided a moment of weakness this evening. As part of her post-partum persnickitiness, my wife has a craving for Pepsi. So, we have a cube of it in the fridge. (A cube being a 24-pack.) I was sooo craving one shortly after dinner, by which point my toddler and I had tidied ...

Simon

Yeah, I'm looking forward to NOT hearing my knees crackle at the bottom of my descent when I do them. I'll let you know when that happens!

Until then, Rice Krispies it is.

Simon

I also find those to be the most difficult, as a SG newbie.

Reinhard's recommendation (either on the SG site or elsewhere here, I forget) is to go with the other exercises for a month or so and forget about the noname for a while. The others will work the biceps indirectly.

Me, I just choke up ...

Simon

"this chest thing..."

What, you gettin' a boob job?
(kidding...)

Get better soon, eh?

Simon

Yeah, now that summer is threatening to hit the Great White North, even folks out in Winnipeg can make more a habit of getting out in the evenings for a walk or something instead of staying cooped up in the living room with a bowl full of ice cream or chips or something.

God bless Daylight Savings ...

Simon

Man, after taking an inadvertent day off after my first SG morning routine, I can feel it most in my legs. May have been the practice squats I did as well.

What will probably help me a little is the fact that I finally downloaded and reviewed most of the video clips that Reinhard posted on each of ...

Simon

Day 2: SUCCESS!!

Three square meals and I'm content. Not even really hungry this evening, and now it's just past 11 pm my time (Mountain).

With any luck, my new boy will sleep better through the night tonight than he did last night and I can get up and shug off my sleepiness. God I love puns ...

Simon

Here's what's been working for me:

Though it may seem kind of lame, I go and chug at least one BIG full glass of water. None of those little girlie sips over the course of an hour while the water grows tepid and the hunger pangs grow. (Intending no offense to any little girlies that may end up ...

Simon

Deb,

I actually had pizza for lunch today and didn't have to sell a single one of my offspring to eat it. Only cost about $9.95 for my eight inch nooner.

And by eight inch nooner, I'm of course referring to the plate size of my lunch rather than...

...anything else.

Happy to hear about you ...

Simon

If you go back and read the NoS website, flsunshine, Reinhard makes mention of the fact that some people can expect to have to do the start and stop process up to a dozen times before it finally sticks as habit.

That's the key though: always get back up, dust yourself off and have another go when ...

Simon

And if those don't work, I still have an 11th level dwarven cleric from my old Dungeons & Dragons gaming days.

If magic incantations aren't the fix, then how about some divine intervention from the Dwarven god of War!

Simon

Thanks both, Carole and Deb.

Thoroughly enjoying the new willpower and prospects for my future self. I see a svelte, Adonis-like body in my future. Hopefully, it's my own.

The toddler is Declan, will be 2 in exactly one month.

Have a second boy-spawn, just a month old, Tavish.

He was the reason ...

Simon

Rousing success on the first Monday of my No-S regime.

Started with a 14-minute shugging session (it's going to be a while before it doesn't feel weird to type that...) and then on to the rest of my day.

Breakfast:
Cheerios & an apple.

Lunch:
Leftover basmati rice with meatballs & sweet/sour ...

Simon

Reinhard,

If somebody, two months ago, had walked up to me and called me a shugging no-esser , well, I'd've smacked him in the gob and kicked him in the junk.

Now though, I'm proud of the appellation. Thanks for, you know, starting this here initiative.

*****

Deb,

I adore the title! Totally. I ...

Simon

I'm just beginning to see the hint of truth in that comment, T he lean and hungry look becomes me.

It's funny, but true! Being tied down to an office job (like most here, I would guess?) I've been a chronic grazer, snagging a cookie or granola bar nearly every time I tramp past the kitchen at the ...

Simon

Hey, thanks for the note, ceu.

The more folks that are aware of my intentions, the less likely I will be to cheat on myself. Which is sort of the intention of these forums, isn't it?

My favourite author in the whole wide world is from Winnipeg, by the way. Guy Gavriel Kay.

Simon

Hey David,

Hope you don't mind my sneaking in here to your check-in page. I'm just starting to feel out the community here and appreciate your comments in regards to my starting the workouts. I'll be checking in as well to keep myself accountable over the next few weeks so am interested to see what ...

Simon

Instead of creating a new thread, I thought I'd hijack this one since it's so topical.

I stumbled upon the SG homepage some time back in January when I was surfing about the net. I was so intrigued by the unorthodox movements that I read through the entire webpage in one sitting and found myself ...

Simon

Will be using this thread as my official:

Get Accountable or Get Bent reminder.

Monday, 3rd April 2006

Day Zero

I'll, uh, check back in tomorrow and let you know how I did. Cheerios and an apple for breakfast, leftovers in the work-fridge for lunch and there ain't a gonna be no snackins in ...

Simon

Muchos grassy-ass for the verbal support, Deb. Rest assured I'll be coming back here often for the support AND to keep myself accountable.

On that note, methinks I'll hie mine arse over to a different thread and create a Daily Check-in for myself... at least until the habit is so well ingrained ...

Simon

I'm going to piggyback on your greeting and state for the record here that this is my first post.

I started the NoS Diet as of this morning (Friday, 31st March) and will be hitting my local Canadian Tire hardware store on the way home from work this evening to pick up a 12-lb sledge.

When I arrive ...

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