Everyday Systems

Linguisticsgirl

I'm not from the US and I couldn't recognise most metric units if they jumped up and bit me.

I can tell you that a pint is a measurement that in icecream is too much and in beer is just right

Linguisticsgirl

Hi Debra,

Why did eating the whole plate make it an s day? Or did I get the wrong end of the stick? Only it seems like you gave in to a faliure without having actually failed.

Would just like to say that you are someone who seems to be doing really well over all and that a fail here and there is ...

Linguisticsgirl

One of the few easy to grow, reliable crops, relatively free of pests, well-suited to allotment gardening (making a couple of visits a week rather than daily attendance). So we grow them, and then - there they are saying "eat me".

Hi Graham, it's just a thought, but have you considered bartering ...

Linguisticsgirl

Years spent working with the public, having to be a little ray of sunshine at all times has led to me embracing every possible opportunity to be a grumpy cow! :lol:

The chorizo dish is a variation on my default dinner which is rice with some veg, some protein and lots of flavour all mixed together ...

Linguisticsgirl

This may be way off base, but how much water do you drink? As a student nurse you must be rushing around like a crazy person a lot of the time and I know from working in the catering industry that remembering to drink plenty of water when you are busy can be hard.

Dehydration can easily be ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks!

I did indeed finish it, and in 2 hours 15 minutes, which I was surprised by given that 6 months before I had been an unfit ex smoker who couldn't run a mile.

However with retrospect I think that starting out slow is a very good thing, that and whatever you do get your feet checked by ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks!

I'm currently rehabilitating my knees after wrecking them running a half marathon in bad shoes and I've been trying to find a sensible way to quantify my walking as I can't start any running plans until the end of September.

This is perfect, thanks again and good luck with it!

Sarah

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Hi koopa,

I love it! Can I steal it? I've been looking for a sensible plan for walking for a while now but because I walk everywhere and do half a mile here and a mile there I was finding it difficult. 15 miles a week is ideal.

I think maybe I shall do 15 miles per Mon-Fri with any done at the ...

Linguisticsgirl

Wednesday was a success x3

No s success (hey that rhymes!)
Kneehab (as I have oh so wittily chosen to name it) success
and perhaps most importantly...
I did not smoke; this was by far the most satisfying little green square I filled in today. I am feeling OK, certainly better than I would have had ...

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Me either, so I suppose by default I'm in!

Linguisticsgirl

Those sound good. I love cucumber! Not so sure about the lavender.

Apparently coca cola is a 'fruit flavoured' drink. I cannot imagine what fruit this might be...

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Yes I have, and they both bore me rigid (or at least stationary biking does, outdoors biking leaves me stressed, scared and angry!). I have also tried a physio a sports therapist and a podietrist, and I am getting there! Apparently an active dislike of most other sports is the hallmark of a runner ...

Linguisticsgirl

Hi SkyKitty, best of luck with the job, it sounds like you're in with a good chance!

My friend brought me some of her leftover Christmas cake when she came to stay at the end of December last year and it was the most delicious fruitcake I have ever eaten, really moist and yummy. It turned out it ...

Linguisticsgirl

What oh what is a cucumber soda? I am utterly intrigued...

Sarah

Linguisticsgirl

So I'm done with smoking. Done. Done I tells ya!

I sat down and had a chat with myself last night (now I never claimed to be sane!), I pointed out that after less than a week the number of cigarettes a day were steadily climbing, I explained that I can't afford cigarettes, I added that the fact ...

Linguisticsgirl

Joyofsix wrote:Ok girl. PUT THAT SMOKE DOWN! Congrats on those 21 days. It occurs to me mine are up too. Yippee!

Yes mum, sorry mum

Congratulations to you too! 21 days down, and here's to the rest of our lives!

Linguisticsgirl

Monday was a success. It's getting easier and easier now. The idea that (short of random and unexpected occurances) an n day might be a faliure is looking like less of a possibility each day. Although Mondays are the day that feel most like a struggle not to snack (struggle might be a bit of an ...

Linguisticsgirl

Yesterday was day 21, and although I do have a red day on my habit cal it was a technical fail but a personal victory and so I feel justified in claiming 21 days of success.

I tend to waffle a lot on my daily check in about the freedom no s is giving me and the ways in which I am learning about ...

Linguisticsgirl

Friday was a success and the weekend was pretty sane, although I did go out on Saturday and ended up not completing the work I wanted to get through on Sunday.

I am doing less well with the smoking thing though, I'm up to about 2 a day, so this isn't a slippery slope at all, I can totally control ...

Linguisticsgirl

Sanity prevails

Hah! It prevails so rarely in my life that it's almost a shock when it does. I'm still dead proud of myself for winning that argument (against myself...)

r.jean: if you remember that saying then let me know! It's true though, I don't like waste, but eventually it's all going to ...

Linguisticsgirl

Blithe Morning wrote:

My new favorite treat is olives, pimentos and blue cheese chopped into a spread and served on a pumpernickel bread. A stout beer makes this double delicious.

Oh wow!

That sounds utterly delicious!

Linguisticsgirl

I have a thought!

I think that no s may be able to provide you with the freedom you need and to create boundarys that allow you to enjoy food without guilt or obsession. Stick with it for a while and see if it works for you.

Good luck!

Linguisticsgirl

Go you!

I'm pretty new around here myself, but from my experience so far I can tell you 2 things:

1. You're going to love it.

2. The people around here are very supportive. This is the best possible place for encouragement and accountability.

3. (Yes, I know I said '2 things') You're going to ...

Linguisticsgirl

Wednesday was a success, but only just!!

I had a very interesting test of my willpower yesterday and I almost failed. While I was running around the office dropping post to people yesterday morning one of my colleagues decided that it was the right sort of a day for everyone to have millionaires ...

Linguisticsgirl

I am very sorry to hear about your father, I hope that he manages to make a full recovery, it sounds like at least it was caught early enough to make that look like a good possibility. It also sounds like you are doing everything you can to be healthy yourself which has to be a good thing regardless ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks Milliem, that is probably a needed reminder of the right attitude! Yes I do have 100% success! I should probably have worded it to read that I have 50% success of S days which I feel good about which is my ultimate aim, but I think you are right about not limiting at this stage (and about the ...

Linguisticsgirl

That sounds like a really good programe. I wouldn't worry to much about speed, in my experience the fitter you get the more you find your natural pace, one of the most common mistakes that new runners make is to set off too fast, get completely pooped, or worse injured, and then quit thinking they ...

Linguisticsgirl

What about a cup of miso soup?

Low cal, satisfying, good for you...

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Monday was a success!

Which is good.

I keep waiting for problems with N days but so far it just seems to click. S days will need some more structure eventually I think, but for now I am going to keep plugging away and trying to make them enjoyable rather than insane. I had a good first weekend ...

Linguisticsgirl

Stones are part of the imperial measurement system which also include pounds. There are 14 pounds in a stone so if you weigh 140lb you also weigh 10 stone, if you weigh 146lb you weigh 10 stone and 6lb. It's similar to feet and inches, you can measure yourself in just inches but most people would ...

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I would also be interested to hear what female shovelglovers have to say on the matter. I'm not one for girly exercise either, I love running and used to do a military fitness class which involved getting covered in mud and jumping about in a park. Unfortunately a combination of overentusiasm and ...

Linguisticsgirl

Friday was a success, the weekend was frankly a little on the disgusting side. In part fueled by being hungover (although honestly, not that hung over) and partly by the fact that my housemate and I egg each other on in ever increasing circles of crap food. However, we did talk about this yesterday ...

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Thanks for the encouragement Lisa, I agree, it's really interesting to see how others deal with different situations, I am finding this forum a real source of inspiration and encouragement!

Milliem, I think I have read about your s events elsewhere on the forum and I really like the idea, in fact ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thursday was a ...?

I am undecided. It was a success for the most part. 3 meals, no snacks, however, at the BBQ do for work one of my bosses had made merangues, tiny little things, like a canape size with a dollop of cream and fruit on. She came over to the group I was with with the exact number ...

Linguisticsgirl

I agree. I think that the mental freedom you get from no s is one of the most important things about it. I think at least partially it's down to boundarys. Because I know that I won't be eating again til dinner time I don't really see any point in thinking about food, it's a waste of time. If I do ...

Linguisticsgirl

Well now, a 15 year old boy who can cook. There's a rarity! It seems crazy to me how many young people seem incapable of even boiling an egg (to use the old cliche). No wonder obesity levels are so high.
I love it when I come across familys where everyone contributes to making meals.

Linguisticsgirl

if I did (and I have, in the past when I was pregnant for my sons) I'd be the only one.

You have made me remember a time when I was a supervisor and then assistant manager in a pub/restaurant in Edinburgh. I worked my way up from staff member (all of whom had a 30 min break per shift), but as ...

Linguisticsgirl

I have found that for me a really good way to beat evening food cravings is to make a big pot of peppermint tea to share with my flatmate. It's slightly ritualised, involves drinking something and is refreshingly minty which discourages eating, meaning that it fills several gaps which might ...

Linguisticsgirl

Wednesday was a success!

I am enjoying watching the green days mount up on my habit cal and it's so easy! Don't get me wrong, there have been moments where I have wrestled with my snack impulses and sugar cravings, and at the moment I am aware that I am drinking a little bit more than usual (the ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thank you, that is very lovely of you to say.

I thought as much on the 21 days thing, but as with all of this it kind of seems to simple to be true, so I thought I'd check!

Linguisticsgirl

Mmmmm baked sweet potato ANYTHING rocks! I may have to go and get some this evening, thanks for the inspiration!

Linguisticsgirl

When you work a strictly commission job, you loose money eating lunch. It's also about my clients, it's hard to turn them down when they'd like an appointment with you.

I can understand that, and I think that if it is your own choice then it is a little different, but I have to say I'm still ...

Linguisticsgirl

I have worked in the hospitality industry in the UK and Ireland for many years. In catering here you only ever get a 30 minute break, however that break is sacred! I find it shocking that people could be expected to work long shifts on their feet without a chance to stop for food. As a someone who ...

Linguisticsgirl

I find that a good way to avoid excessive weighing is not to have scales in the house. I am too lazy to go and buy some so the only time I ever use any is at my brothers house if I happen to be curious, and then I don't really believe what they say due to being fully clothed and often having just ...

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I like the sound of the simplicity of your cauliflower, if you have really good fresh veg sometimes it's all you need. I love to eat steamed green veg (of pretty much any kind) with a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice plus salt and pepper. Yummy!

Linguisticsgirl

Tuesday was a success, breakfast, lunch and dinner all enjoyed and then done with.

I have 2 habit cals at the moment, one for no s which I am pleased to say is all green since the start of last week (with the exception of exempt days of course), and one for the work I am supposed to be doing to ...

Linguisticsgirl

Monday was a success, it seems to be getting easier already, not that I am getting complacent, but I am already thinking less about it.

I did have plenty of other things on my mind yesterday, my meeting went as well as such things can, given that I was told outright that the job was mine if I ...

Linguisticsgirl

That omelet sounds delicious! I would never have thought of putting salami in one...will have to try.

Linguisticsgirl

Presumably if you pack a healthy lunch you could eat it in installments whenever you get the chance for a couple of bites and as long as what you packed was the equivilent of a plate full of food then it really doesn't matter how long it takes you to eat it.

Good luck!

Linguisticsgirl

Yes, that was very cool, eating til full and then stopping, who knew?

So my second S day wasn't bad either, I had breakfast and lunch, but I had them late, and then my evening was spent grazing, but importantly, not binging.

My S's were frozen yogurt (again! But I am taking this, eat what you ...

Linguisticsgirl

It's funny isn't it? Judging from the posts on this forum for a lot of people who stumble across no s, myself included it seems to just click, it's almost an 'oh yeah, duh!' moment, yet others seem to have a very hard time getting to grips with the no snacks thing. Have you tried giving them a copy ...

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Maybe we should all act like 10yos? :roll:

I honestly think we would be much fitter as a species if we did. I'm sure that exercise should be fun. There is a sort of jungle gym which I sometimes go to with my 3 year old niece, a couple of hours of climbing, ducking, sliding, running and swinging ...

Linguisticsgirl

I'm very new but love not thinking about what I'm eating. I think this way of eating gives you more mental room.

Yes! That is exactly how I feel. I'm also very new, but no s more than anything else is giving me mental freedom, freedom from counting, and bargaining with myself, trade offs and ...

Linguisticsgirl

Sounds like you have a fairly moderate attitude to alcohol anyway, I guess if you don't need to monitor it then it is a bit of a waste of time!

Linguisticsgirl

milliem wrote:
Breakfast: bacon and egg roll, orange juice

Looks like you have set yourself up for a successful hangover with that breakfast at least! Hope you manage to avoid the hungover eating frenzy, it's my downfall too!

Linguisticsgirl

Day 6 and my first S day!... Went well I think. I did have a few S's but I wasn't planning to even think about modifications til my 21 days are up. I had some frozen yogurt with fruit and dark chocolate chips as a snack, I also had McDonalds for lunch (which I never do!) and had a milkshake, and I ...

Linguisticsgirl

Quilting exactly fits the bill. An amazing skill to have too.

You'll have to post some pics when you master the art!

Linguisticsgirl

Ah, well now that depends on the size of your plate! I ate a whole pizza, however it was a thin and crispy one, so thin it was almost crepe like in places so I really feel fine about it. I also didn't have dessert and opted for a coffee instead, and Friday was a success!! Yay!!

Danced the night ...

Linguisticsgirl

This is a bit of a weird suggestion, but have you thought of taking up knitting or needlework of some type?

I know it's odd but when I gave up smoking I was worried about ballooning, so I took up knitting as it a) Gave me something to do with my hands in the evening, b) Distracted me, c) Allowed me ...

Linguisticsgirl

Yep, it was gorgeous!

One of the things I am really enjoying about no s so far is the ability to eat what I want guilt free. I know that long term for weight loss there may need to be some adjustment of this, however for now it is very liberating. My ordinary behaviour on Wednesday would have been ...

Linguisticsgirl

My (American) aunt lived in England for several years and the British spellcheck used to drive her crazy.

(I will stop hijacking this thread after this)

I have occasionally found myself working on computers where the language is set to US English and I just find it really confusing! I'm not ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks!

Still on a roll, yesterday was another success, both from an n day perspective and a glass ceiling one. Went to my brother's and he had cooked the most delicious dish made with French cheese, potatoes and enough butter to sink a battleship! I ate my one plate, guilt free, enjoyed every ...

Linguisticsgirl

(sorry for the extra "u", I'm Canadian)

Love it! Being from the UK I am used to people indignantly insisting on the incorrectness of US spellings, funny to see someone apologising.

I am studying linguistics and am learning that language varies a lot and there is no point in fighting it, better ...

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Tuesday was a success!

Which is excellent.

It was also, personally a fantastic day, I found Â£5 on the street in the morning and then got offered a fantastic job (which I hadn't applied for) in the afternoon.

I tend to use food both to commiserate and to celebrate, and in the past that fiver ...

Linguisticsgirl

I also tend to binge. I am hoping that cutting down on booze and planning some treats will do the trick. Failing that I was thinking about allowing myself one of each of the banned s's per weekend i.e. one sweet one seconds and one snack. However I am going on the advice of the long timers and not ...

Linguisticsgirl

Generally in the UK 'beans on toast' is tinned baked beans (usually Heinz although there are plenty of people who will argue for other brands).

Do you not have them? I know that proper US baked beans are a whole other animal (and very yummy), but I have to admit to a fondness for beans on toast ...

Linguisticsgirl

I have noticed that drink seems to do quite a bit of harm as often the next day, if hungover, I can eat like a horse!

I have just started (literally this week) and have already discovered that this is a major problem. Not only does the alcohol contain massive amounts of calories, but the ...

Linguisticsgirl

For a quick filling breakfast I find a big bowl of no sugar muesli (no sugar avoids sugar crashes), plus yogurt (for some protein) is the most effective. A lot of people say porridge, but that simply doesn't agree with me, I get indigestion, and am starving after 2 hours - however if that doesn't ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks for both the welcomes and the tips!

Welcome and best of luck. I would recommend no restarts. If you allow yourself to start over each time you screw up, you will always have an out.

Yes. This is what I discovered over the weekend. I need to curb my natural tendency towards what I call ...

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Today is an N day and I feel confident it will be a success. Tomorrow an S day, and after how ill I felt at the end of yesterday's rather disgusting hungover eating frenzy I am gong to plan some treats and aim not to binge..

Hmmm. Yes well this has been an interesting lesson on how restarting ...

Linguisticsgirl

The only time that I have successfully lost a significant amount of weight was when training for a half marathon. However I combined this with a low calorie diet so although it was effective it was HARD. I was unemployed and very unhappy at the time so was able to channel my time and energy into ...

Linguisticsgirl

Thanks!!

Linguisticsgirl

This is my 6th day on No S and I have decided to start using the daily check in to keep myself accountable. So far I haven't had a fail as such, however I feel like I have been bending rules, adding a 4th meal to my day on Thursday due to a massive drop in blood sugar levels which left me feeling ...

Linguisticsgirl

Yes!
I was thinking today about how we ate when I was a child, and it was 3 healthy meals a day, with a daily allowance of 2 pieces of fruit to be eaten whenever we liked and then we had 50p a week pocket money (it was the 80s) which went on sweets on a Saturday. Sugary treats were rare and home ...

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There's a kindle version! Excellent, I didn't even think of that. I am off to amazon to buy it immedietely.

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