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British Chap

Death to funnel cake! You rock!

Great to read about these changes - keep going, we're all cheering for you.

G

British Chap

Come on Iregirl - start counting the days - how close are you to 21 days now?

Be strong, be focussed and set yourself that short term challenge. It's the season of goodwill to all men....and the seaon of lard too, so take it one day at a time. Just think of all of the artery-clogging fat in those ...

British Chap

I am not worthy. You're a machine, dude!

Great stuff and very inspirational. Keep away from the snack bowl at Christmas!

Gareth

British Chap

Fantastic progress and learning Mada - keep going!

British Chap

You go, girl!!!! Fantastic

British Chap

Hi Annie - welcome and good luck in the Christmas build-up.

A comment on your motto - which I know will provoke some discussion around here. How about "There is no failure, only learning" - It great to see you've continued to change your approach to dieting until you find what works. Good luck and ...

British Chap

For me, talk is cheap.

I'd wait until people can see some visible results and then become intrigued about what's changed - they're then in a state to be open minded and learn.

The other time I'd talk about it is when people start to envy your habits and self control - then I'd share.

At the end ...

British Chap

11 pounds in a month is great going! well done!

I look forward to reading about how you waved goodbye to the other 25.

Gareth

British Chap

Day 2 : SUCCESS

British Chap

I'm in! Qualified on Dec. 5th 2006. Enjoyed the ride. 9 pounds lost, muscle gained, about 10 pounds to go. Now for the hard yards.....

Gareth

British Chap

Day 1 : SUCCESS .

It's my weekly weigh in - 15st. (210lbs), down 3lb on last week and 9lb over the last 3 weeks. I'm very happy with this. In reality I know I've lost more unuseful weight than this because my muscle mass has definitely increased (or maybe I can just see it better under all the ...

British Chap

DAY 21 : SUCCESS!!!!! Woo Hoo! :P

Well, I don't know what it is about this eating approach that works but it's worked so far.

Even though I've not had a "failure" day, I'm resetting my counter to 1. I just don't feel as motivated by doing 42 on a string as getting up to 21 days again. Maybe I'm ...

British Chap

Day 20 - goodness me, time has passed so quickly - it's kind of crept up on me. : SUCCESS

Wasn't a tough as I thought - I got back into the groove quite easliy. Last night's plate as a bit full for no particular reason - I'll need to keep an eye on that and ask myself better quality questions ...

British Chap

H, you wrote; "but these people were mega-fit outdoorsy types" - You mean that these people took Urban Ranger seriously and got great results from it? Shock, Horror.

Good luck with your secret log-chopping fetish.

G

British Chap

You'd need to keep the cheese Calender in the Fridge because by Christmas Eve it would be honking if you kept it in the living room. The Camebert will probably have run out of the bottom onto the mantlepiece.

Gareth

British Chap

Hi Deb - great to hear you've disrupted that pattern.

It reminds me of a useful thing I learned about procrastination from a book by Mark Forster "How to get everything done and still have time to play" which is short and a great read. I know he's been mentioned on the site before and I'm not his ...

British Chap

Deb & Zoolina - thanks for your encouragement - it's much appreciated.

Days 18 & 19 were S-Days - so no issues there.

I had some interesteng learning yesterday - I was a bit of a bloater and overindulged with some chocolate - probably no more than I would have done before I started - but it seemed ...

British Chap

What happenend with the logs ?

Gareth

British Chap

Hi Reinhard -

That's a fantastic thread there - I love the old fashioned article - and he came from Bradford - not far from where I grew up.

Don't get me wrong - I was posting the link for fun rather than to suggest people should use bigger hammers for shovelglove. I'm still getting benefits from ...

British Chap

Never mind a 30lb Warhammer - that's for the Ladies. Check out these big boys.. http://www.warhammers.co.uk/

I think I'll build up from my garden shovel slowly........

Gareth

British Chap

Hey everyone - here's a bit of fun for the weekend!

This has probably been posted before - so apologies to the experienced hands.

What are we messing around with 10lb sledges for? - the big boys are swingin' 100lb hammers. Check it out. :shock: http://www.warhammers.co.uk/

Maybe he'd benefit from ...

British Chap

Congratulations on the second interview! :D

Imagine having a job with built-in Urban Ranger functionality. Cool!

Good luck and let us know how you do. Keep sticking to NoS's though - all those overweight animals with complications are going to need a great role model. You can talk them through ...

British Chap

Day 17 : Success

British Chap

Fantastic

I had a couple of similar days this week - so I'm cheering for you because this is real habit-forming stuff - keep focussing a day at a time.

Good luck

Gareth

British Chap

What a nightmare. You obviously don't have portable intuitive sweet disposal units otherwise known as children - they would sort your problem for you. They're extremely expensive to run but come in handy in situations like these.

I'd go extreme - challenge yourself to step up. Opwen the door each ...

British Chap

Thanks!

UR is Urban Ranger - walking whenever possible.

Today, Day 16, was a Success

British Chap

Day 15: Success

Two weeks in. Now 15st. 3lb - or 213lbs - another two (1kg) down on last week. SG'd every weekday but no opportunitiy for quality UR this week, so I'm pleased that some of the blubber has continued to disappear. I'm pretty sure that some muscle is replacing lard too - maybe a pound ...

British Chap

Wah Hay! Woo Hoo - surely now I can't fail. My NoS Large Mug has just arrived - sits in front of me all day. Lovely merchandise Reinhard - highly recommended. Shame that mean old Customs decided to charge duty on the entry to the UK.

British Chap

Day 14 : Success

Same as Day 13. Just about to complete my first 2 weeks of SG with the garden shovel - promised myself that if I kept it going for 2 weeks without ruining my back I'd move up to the 10-pounder. Now for the real stuff.

British Chap

Day 12 : S-Day (Sunday)
Day 13 : SUCCESS This is in large because I'm on a training course with Cakes at breaks, sweets on the tables and Lard sandwiches on the buffet at lunch. Doing some 'extreme' mental strength workouts here! Same tomorrow - wish me luck.

British Chap

Hi Jesslyn

Welcome and great to hear about your success. I'm a newcomer to this too. I didn't want to make a big play out of the 'diet' thing either. I've only been going a week longer than you but I'd say this isn't so much a diet as a process to build mental strength & habits - the rest follows ...

British Chap

Day 11 : Success

See previous day - swapped days.

British Chap

Hi Zoolina, yes it was me asking about Cocoa (not Hot Chocolate which has loads of sugar in it.)

From your other comments it appears you've made sunday an N-Day for you .

If you read the thread there's some debate about this - but I think the main point is that YOU feel like it's breaking the ...

British Chap

Day 10: S-Day. I've conciously traded Saturday for this because we were at Freinds for dinner. So there was a small starter and a small dessert of polenta cake and fruit - but hey - it was an S-Day, so who cares?

British Chap

Thank you Jenn - it's good to have your support and encouragement!

I've just realised that I forgot to count my 2 S-days at the weekend, so actually I'm a week and 2 days in which makes Thursday

Day 9 : SUCCESS

No Thanksgiving to contend with yesterday - just a normal day, but I hope everyone in ...

British Chap

Welcome!

I'm a newbie here too - but I'm looking forward to reading how you do.

Good luck and take it a day at a time.

Gareth

British Chap

Nice work on the 14 day run! Keep going - 7 more days to become a member of the 21 Club!

I wish you every success - it's worth it.

Gareth

British Chap

Day 6 : SUCCESS

Weight: 15st 5 lb - so 4lb/1.7kg lower than last week.

British Chap

Day 5 : SUCCESS

1 week in. I feel really positive - I'm not sure I've exerted this much will power and self control before!

We had friends round last night and it wasn't an S-day but after a good meal resisting nibbles and chocs wasn't a big deal at all.

UR'd 2 x 45 minutes to and from work ...

British Chap

David,

Firstly - fantastic job on the NoS front. It's a real inspiration and encouragement to read about you doing so well and feeling the benefits. It's also helpful to read how you've adjusted your goals as you've moved along the journey. Well done and keep going!

I'm intrigued by your 'nuts ...

British Chap

Day 3 : SUCCESS
Day 4: SUCCESS - Hard day - on the road with clients from 5:30am - 8pm with a buffet lunch in the middle. Virtual plating skills required but hung on in there despite an afternoon of sitting in front on an un-eaten buffet. Those potato chips were screaming out 'Snack, snack, snack ...

British Chap

I'd appreciate a quick check on something becasue I don't think I fully understood some of the boundaries of NoS when I started.

Inititally I understood 'No Seconds' to mean no second helpings of any particular food during a meal. What I'm realising from reading other threads is that it actually ...

British Chap

Hi Jeff

I'm sure that it's meen mentioned elsewhere but surely 'Sledgehammer' by Peter Gabriel has got to be the ultimate SG track. It's a great energetic tune.
Also scores highly on the 'Bizarre Video' front.

Good luck

Gareth

British Chap

Day 2 : Sucess

I'd appreciate a quick check on something becasue I don't think I fully understood some of the boundaries of NoS when I started.

Inititally I understood 'No Seconds' to mean no second helpings of any particular food during a meal. What I'm realising from reading other threads is ...

British Chap

Began NoS's on Wednesday 15th November

Day 1 : Success

Had to sit the whole evening at my church prayer group in my own house staring at a plate of cookies. The prayer helped, let me tell you. Normally I'd have been through 50%+ of the packet. Weighed in Friday morning at 15st. 9 lbs. That's 219 ...

British Chap

I think the slow down / smooth advice is very sound.

I'm now 36 and I had a prolapsed 4th lumbar disc when I was 23 playing Rugby. Let me tell you that your back is vulnerable - especially if you've got a long spine.

One of the beauties of this exercise - if you take it steady with a lighter ...

British Chap

Good insight and common sense from everyone. Thank you for sharing your experience. Cocoa goes to S-days it is.

Gareth

British Chap

Hello everyone - I'm new to the forum and No S's today - read about it this morning. Doing it this afternoon - sounds right up my street.

I need to weigh myself tonight - and I'm really looking for shape and tone rather than weight loss per se. Never the less - this looks like a good way to shift ...

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