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hikermom

Ok. May was pretty awful for me as far as NOS is concerned and I've already flubbed up today. I had to make a dessert for the family reception after my uncle's funeral and I've been eating on the leftovers ever since. I had the next to last cappucino brownie after I finished my lunch this afternoon ...

hikermom

Thanks for the encouragement Reneew!

Finally I have had a week with more greens than reds on my HabitCal. Yay.

Regarding trying to do too much: I actually thought I had the diet and 14 minutes of "anything" exercise down pat and I really only needed to work on more walking and doing my C25K ...

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Argh! Red is filling up my HabitCal! Although I have walked a few times this week, I have not run at all, my N days have been failures (I've had seconds, snacks and sweets almost every day) and I haven't done 14 minutes of anything at all. I'm feeling a bit out of control.

Today I'm going to be ...

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My goal for (the rest of) May is to walk at least 15 minutes every day, and run three times a week. I'm currently doing the Couch to 5k plan, but last week I got totally off track.

5/8 Fail. Boo. I did not manage time well during the day, and by the time the evening rolled around we had to attend ...

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It's been a while (like 6 years!) since I've posted here, but I re-discovered NO-S a couple of months back and have really enjoyed using the habit-cal.

I'm feeling the need to start posting on the boards again in order to keep up my resolve. Getting back into the habit of the diet has not been too ...

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Woe is me - I've been a flake about my exercise challenges. Seems like I can't get both areas together at the same time. I'm doing so well with NoS on the N days, and I'm not overdoing the Esses on the S days, but I haven't been able to keep up the consistent exercise. The only walking I have done ...

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Well, I'm here to report that although I seem to have finally latched on to the NoS diet (that is going very well and I'm very pleased about it) I've flubbed my latest attempts at getting regular exercise. I completed my 2nd 5 Day Streak of Exercise last week, but this week has been a failure. I ...

hikermom

Day 2 of my Excercise 5 Day Streak, Part 2 - Success. I got up early again today and went for a 30 minute walk, then later in the morning did one of my video workouts.

NoS - Still going strong on these N days.

hikermom

Another week, another 5 Day Streak.

I'm attempting to exercise at least 30 minutes a day for another 5 days straight. This morning was a success, I went for an early morning jog for 30 minutes then did some Callanetics later in the morning. It was tougher this morning to get up early than it was ...

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Thanks, Christi! Good to see you here.

Friday - NoS day 39 - Success (so far)

Day 5 of my 5 Day Streak of Exercise - Another success! I did a morning walk/run for 30 minutes. I may have a chance to get another walk in with the family this evening.

hikermom

Hey, Christie! I hope you're doing well.

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Yay, Ruthie! Good for you.

I have found a great sense of peace by following NoS, and I hope you do too.

hikermom

Thanks, Carol. :D

Thursday - NoS Day 38 - Success (so far)

Day 4 of my 5 Day Streak of Exercise - Success!!

I walked 40 minutes early in the AM, then did one of my exercise videos later in the morning.

I have finally killed my insomnia. Last night at bedtime I was so sleepy I think I was asleep ...

hikermom

Way to go, Deb!

hikermom

Tuesday, NoS day 37 -Success
Day 2 of 5DSX - Success! Did an exercise video for an hour in the AM, walked with the family 40 minutes in the PM.

Wednesday - NoS day 38 - Success (so far)
Day 3 of 5DSX - Success - early morning run/walk 40 minutes

hikermom

Day 36 on plan. NoS - going well. I did have the urge to eat off plan today. I'm dealing with a bit of a stressful situation (aren't we all?) and I really wanted to drown my stress in a big chocolate shake. I didn't.

Day 1 of my first "Exercise 5 Day Streak" = SUCCESS
I walked 50 minutes today ...

hikermom

Christie, you are right about "taking the high road." It does pay off. It is just a shame that the system can be manipulated by those who don't respect the rules. That makes me say, "Grrrrrr..."

Good luck with your yoga endeavor. I've never tried doing yoga from a book, but I do have several yoga ...

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Actually, I did that Friday night. Instead of plopping down to watch a movie after dinner, we all took a 45 minute walk. I've heard for years that you shouldn't exercise at night because it would prevent you from falling asleep at bedtime, but I think our long walk that evening really helped me. I ...

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For me, it just comes down to not wanting to have to worry about the rules on S days. I'm just lazy, I guess. Plus, I'm finding the N habits are affecting my desires for the Ss, even on S days.

Carlyn

hikermom

Sue gives good advice.

I'm glad you are back and on track, Babe.

hikermom

Why does he get to break the rules? Court rules should apply.

My thoughts exactly.

Take care, Christi.

hikermom

Hi Carol!

Over on my thread you mentioned that you used to have to make sure you had food around all the time because you hated that "hungry" feeling. I did the same thing! Especially on trips. I would have to pack a little bag of my own food just in case I got hungry and we couldn't stop for ...

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Hello again. I'm not keeping up with my checkin very well this week, but I am keeping up with NO S.

We had a church supper Wednesday night with absolutely loads of good food, including many, many, delicious desserts. I had a modest portion on my plate, and didn't even want to go back for seconds ...

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I've made it through another week of N-Days with success. I'm so proud of myself for being able to stay on plan for so long. Today is Day 26!

hikermom

Yesterday was a successful day. Right on plan. My dinner was nicely moderate.

Nonskanse, last night my plate was full of vegetables (green beans and steamed broccoli) and I only cut my portion of the casserole that was our main dish.

I'm always trying to figure out ways to work in extra ...

hikermom

I'm starting day 22 on plan and things are going well.

This week I'm going to work on eating smaller portions at dinner. I don't see how I can cut portions at breakfast and lunch right now.

My breakfast this morning was a bowl of grapenuts cereal with milk and a cup of coffee with half and half. I ...

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I have finally managed to make the 21 Day Club!

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Yay!!! Good for you.

hikermom

Friday was a SUCCESS. Thus endeth my 3rd 5 Day Streak and I'm enjoying my S day today.

No weight loss this week. Bummer.

21 Days will be Sunday.

I'm getting my self ready to start a new 5 Day Streak of Smaller Portions on Monday.

hikermom

My usual breakfast is a bowl of cereal and one piece of fruit. When I have soup for dinner I have one bowl of soup and one piece of whatever bread I have prepared to go along with it.

As long as I'm not having second helpings, I don't think having a piece of fruit or bread with cereal or soup is a ...

hikermom

A puzzle hunt does sound like fun.

I do a lot of walking at our little town's track. I walk to it from my house, walk around 6 or 8 times and walk back. The good thing about our track is that there is a playground for the kids in the center, so when my son wants to go play, I can walk the track ...

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Yoohoo! Carla! Where are you?

Have things gone well this week?

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Christi, how's it going?

I'm hoping the rest of the week has been a success for you.

hikermom

Thanks, David. It's nobody's fault but my own that my will-power "muscle" has gotten so badly out of shape.

Thursday was a SUCCESS. It was also a much easier day for me.

I've always thought that I needed some sort of "pick-me-up" in the middle of the afternoon, around 3-4 pm. In the past that has ...

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Wednesday was a SUCCESS. It was another difficult day. It was a busy day that turned into a busy, stressful day and by the time I was finished with it I honestly was tempted to indulge in some ice cream, which my husband was eating when I got home last night. I didn't because I just didn't want to ...

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Christi, thanks for the encouragement. I hope everything is going well for you. You have so much fun with your sons to look forward to. They'll be wanting you to ride bikes all over the neighborhood before you know it.

Tuesday was another SUCCESS!! 2 days down, 3 more to go....

That makes 16 days ...

hikermom

Well, it's gonna be awhile before anything falls offa me. But, when things start falling, y'all will be the first to know!

My 3rd 5 Day Streak started very well. I even negotiated an impromptu extended-family picnic, complete with a homemade blackberry cobbler, without failure. I have a will of ...

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Welcome, Coffee Cake. What a sweet name.

I wish you the best of luck.

hikermom

Oh, the things our parents put us through! Did you have to walk that 0.2 uphill both ways?

hikermom

Yay! I made it another 5 day streak of successful N days! Friday was no problem.

In fact, even today I haven't wanted to really get off plan. I went out for lunch today and had a big Reuben sandwich and fries that I counted as an S. Because I really could have been satisfied if I'd just eaten half ...

hikermom

I hope you've had a successful Thursday, Christi.

hikermom

It's now Thursday night and I'm writing to say this day has been a....

SUCCESS!!!

Whoo Hoo -- 4 days down and 1 more to go for another successful 5 Day Streak of N days.

I've got some special treats lined up for Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the completion of my "5 Day Streak II." Yippee ...

hikermom

Wednesday was a SUCCESS!! 3 down, 2 more to go...

10 days on plan.

Denying myself S-stuff on N days is almost fun to me now. Plus, even though I do get hungry before mealtimes, it's not a miserable feeling anymore.

The power of attitude is remarkable. I just changed my attitude toward hunger ...

hikermom

Tuesday was a SUCCESS! 2 days down, 3 more to go for my "5 Day Streak II"

That makes a total of 9 days straight on plan.

So far, so good for today as well.

I walked 2.5 miles yesterday, 2 miles Monday, but didn't walk any this morning since I had grocery shopping and other errands I wanted to get ...

hikermom

Deb, thanks for sharing that with us.

Congratulations on your NoS anniversary. I wish you and your son the best of health and happiness.

Keep on keeping on!

Carlyn
(aka Hikermom)

hikermom

The podcast was great. How often will you have new segments?

hikermom

You can do it, Carla.

I started a little more than a month ago and it's been full of starts and stops before I finally got myself going consistently last week. Someone here has a line in his signature that always inspires me when I see it: "Fall down seven times, get up eight."

I hope this is a ...

hikermom

Thanks, Carla!

I started my 2nd "5 Day Streak" of N-days yesterday (Monday) and it was a SUCCESS. One day down, 4 more to go.

This means that I've had a total of 8 days straight on plan (counting my S days of the weekend.) I believe this is a record for me.

hikermom

Thanks Christi, I have mostly enjoyed my weekend.

I weighed Saturday morning and I was down 3 lbs. which was quite encouraging.

Saturday was my "big" S day and today has been a "moderate" S day.

The only thing that was discouraging was this morning as I was getting dressed for church, I realized ...

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Day 5: SUCCESS!!!!

I have successfully completed my 5 Day Streak of No S on plan!!!!

I breezed through the afternoon and my dinner without a problem.

I'm so proud of myself for finally having a consistent week of N days.

Tomorrow morning is my weigh-in and an enjoyable S day, with a family get ...

hikermom

Welcome back, Beth.

Isn't it strange how we will shell out bucks for some complicated system, or try to follow some intricate "diet" plan which we can never hope to follow for the rest of our lives, yet the No - S plan is so simple, easy to implement and free that it scares us?

Before I started ...

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Thursday, Day 4 was another SUCCESS! I'm on day 5 and I'm counting on making a clean sweep of N days this week. I have a social obligation coming up tonight. It's a dinner at the small college where my husband teaches. I don't think I'll have any difficulty not getting seconds or dessert, because ...

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Wednesday, Day 3 was a SUCCESS. I'm cooking with gas, now! :D

Day 4 is going well, so far.

I started walking again last week. I do about 2 miles as many mornings as I can and I'll eventually work up to 3 or 4. My husband has started talking about a trip to the Smokies during Thanksgiving, so I ...

hikermom

I'm right there with you, Christi, dealing with hunger at night. I have decided to try to like feeling hungry at night. I don't think it is "real" hunger I'm feeling, and even if it is, I've got plenty of stored energy (read: fat) that my body is free to access at any time. Ha! So, this week, when I ...

hikermom

Hey, Carla. Welcome to NO S. I'm a newbie as well. You are welcome to visit my Check-In thread and see how many starts and stops I have had over the past few weeks.

As far as pizza, we always have pizza on Saturdays, so I don't have to worry about the one plate rule.

Good luck!

hikermom

Hi, Deb! I'm glad the soup turned out well, it sounded delicious. I love lentils and sweet potatoes. It's still too hot for soup down here, but by October I should be in the mood for a nice hot bowl of soup for supper.

Unfortunately, over the past year my 8 y/o son has turned in to Mr ...

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Welcome, Rosemary!

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LOL! Sorry, I wasn't thinking about the already opened stuff.

I hope today is a success for you.

hikermom

Day 2 of my "5 Day Streak" went off without a hitch.

I'm on day 3 and so far so good.

I've got another family get-together coming up this week as well, but I scheduled it for Saturday evening. Even so, I'm determined to learn how to have a good time with people and not mindlessly munch out.

hikermom

Hi Christi! Thanks for stopping by my check-in.

Regarding the food in your pantry:
Instead of just throwing it away, is there something like a "food closet" or food bank for people in need in your area? You could load up a box of your pantry items and deliver it to them. You would be rid of the ...

hikermom

Deb,

I hope things are going well for you today and that your financial situation will be improving very soon.

You are a wonderful inspiration to struggling No-Ssers like me.

hikermom

OK. Day 1 of my "5 Day Streak" was a successful N day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner - all moderate one plate (or bowl) meals with no stacking, no snacking between times, and no sweets.

I'm hungry tonight, but I'm just breathing heavy so the fat will evaporate faster.

hikermom

Right now I think my major goal is to develop the self-discipline I lack regarding my eating habits.

hikermom

I've made a mess of No-s since I last posted.

Last week I had only 2 successful N days.

My Success vs. Failure count is now 10 - 10.

I'm not happy with my lack of self-discipline. It's not so much my weight that is bothering me now, but my lack of inner fortitude to do what I know I need to do ...

hikermom

That is great news, Robin!

I'm so glad you posted your results, since I needed some NoS inspiration today.

Hikermom

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I had one unsuccessful N day since I last checked in. It was Wednesday and once again it was in the context of a big family dinner. One of my husband's grown sons and his family have moved back in to our town, right down the street from us, in fact. Wednesday was their moving day. I prepared dinner ...

hikermom

Oy! My no-S last week was very erratic. I had some sort of company the entire week; my side of the family at the beginning, friends from out of state in the middle, and DH's side of the family at the end. I spent most of the week preparing lots of food, and although I successfully kept from snacking ...

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Day 4 and 5 were both successful N days and I'm really enjoying the relaxation of my S day. We are busy around the house this weekend getting ready for company on Monday. My Mom and sister will be here for a couple of days, so I may not get to post after tomorrow until mid-week or so.

Thanks David ...

hikermom

Day 3 - Success

Deb, you are such an encouragement! Thank you so much for posting that message.

For some reason I could never get logged on here last night, but yesterday was a very big success for me. I won't go into my usual litany of food for the day, but it was 3 plates, no snacks, no sweets ...

hikermom

Day 2 - FAILURE

Darn - I'm 1 - 1
Thanks for posting on my thread Vivi, I hope you have done better than I have today.

Here's what happened:

Breakfast: One plate with 1 boiled egg, a spoonful of grits, two pieces of Ez. bread toast with almond butter and half a banana, cup of coffee with half and ...

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N day -Success
It's a little after 9 pm as I write this and I am thankful that I have made it through the day on plan. Only one wee bit of funny stuff: while I was preparing dinner this evening, I got very distracted thinking about a minor difficulty, before I knew it, I was standing in the middle ...

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S day Success.

Breakfast: one bowl of Ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain cereal with plain yogurt and mixed berries on top, cup of tea w/ sugar

Lunch: one plate of pot roast, carrots, potatoes, and steamed broccoli
small hershey's dark chocolate bar for dessert

Dinner: handful of mixed nuts, one slice ...

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Congratulations!

hikermom

Thank you, Deb.

His birthday was fun. It doesn't seem possible for him to be 8 already, though. I never can understand how children get older so quickly, but I've stayed 35 for years and years. ;)

I have been enjoying my S day today. Leftover taco salad for lunch and homemade pizza for supper ...

hikermom

OK, here I am, starting my check in on a personal S day, my son's birthday.

Everything went very well today, and even though I had plenty of taco salad, plus cake and ice cream, I enjoyed myself and didn't have seconds or want to snack later in the day. So far, so good.

I guess I'll get a new ...

hikermom

Thank you for the thoughtful replies.

I'm sure that I'll be able to get back in the swing of NO S. My hunger wasn't nearly as bad today, but it was an S day for me. Today is my son's 8th birthday and he wanted a "Mexican Fiesta Swim Party." We had our biggest meal at lunchtime and I had no ...

hikermom

Actually, I've been lurking here for quite awhile and had finally decided to join up a few weeks ago, right before I went on vacation. I put off joining until I got home, so I could start a fresh 21 day challenge without the extra challenge of vacation.

I did plan a NO S version for my vacation. We ...

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