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Great NSVs!0
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Accountability is the reason that I joined the 'Fearless October' challenge - since I get to put the info out there for all to see, I don't get to hide! So far, I have slipped a couple of times, but this has been the best month for me in terms of sticking to this WOE.1
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@ccrdragon..my sorry *kitten* joined in the first week then promptly forgot (decided not to participate in?) the challenge. I can't seem to keep up with those. I've tried almost every month since I started here but always stop.0
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@RowdysLady, I have joined several out in the other world (general forum
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Today's NSV: went out in my dress and tights... halfway down the road they started slipping down badly, and I mean pulling them up in unladylike fashion and holding on to them for dear life. So I have slimmed out of my favourite tights.
I was not sure weather to be embarrassed over my predicament as I tried to find a place where I could take them off on or really proud. My SO found it hilarious of course.9 -
not sure if this an nsv or simply an observation, but here goes. I have noticed that since I have pretty much cut sugars out of my diet that my taste buds seem to have reset... for example, I was eating salad (no dressing, so just veggies) and it hit me as to how sweet most of the veggies in the salad tasted - I had never thought of veggies like lettuce and carrots as sweet, but they actually are. I think with the SAD, we must get accustomed to the quantities of sugar that are consumed and our tastes get jaded so that something must be super-sweet for it to taste sweet any more. With this WOE, and little to no sugars, that fades away and we can actually taste things the way that nature intended us to taste them!11
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@ccrdragon I have noticed the same myself. My tastebuds have really changed. A lot of the food I used to like I now no longer enjoy. I don't have to drench my salads in dressings no more, although I am partial to olive oil and balsamic vinegar with a pinch of salt and maybe a squeeze of lemon. Most chocolates are too sweet for me. I tend to go for more savoury options.
Everything tastes so different I now use less spices than before.2 -
After I stopped eating added sugar two years ago even celery taste sweet. I recently tried Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinegar salad dressing. The spice was a bit much the first time but by the third time I was in love with it. Thankfully McDonald's carry it.2
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not sure if this an nsv or simply an observation, but here goes. I have noticed that since I have pretty much cut sugars out of my diet that my taste buds seem to have reset... for example, I was eating salad (no dressing, so just veggies) and it hit me as to how sweet most of the veggies in the salad tasted - I had never thought of veggies like lettuce and carrots as sweet, but they actually are. I think with the SAD, we must get accustomed to the quantities of sugar that are consumed and our tastes get jaded so that something must be super-sweet for it to taste sweet any more. With this WOE, and little to no sugars, that fades away and we can actually taste things the way that nature intended us to taste them!
I thought this same thing when I was eating cucumbers the other day -- I thought I might have been losing it.
Another observation -- my daughter was ill and I gave her a chewable ibuprofen. Went to kiss her goodnight and about puked at how sugar-tasting the ibuprofen must have been. I literally was scrubbing my lips off after I left the room. Who knew?!?2 -
not sure if this an nsv or simply an observation, but here goes. I have noticed that since I have pretty much cut sugars out of my diet that my taste buds seem to have reset... for example, I was eating salad (no dressing, so just veggies) and it hit me as to how sweet most of the veggies in the salad tasted - I had never thought of veggies like lettuce and carrots as sweet, but they actually are. I think with the SAD, we must get accustomed to the quantities of sugar that are consumed and our tastes get jaded so that something must be super-sweet for it to taste sweet any more. With this WOE, and little to no sugars, that fades away and we can actually taste things the way that nature intended us to taste them!
I actually mentioned something similar in another post regarding cashews now tasting as sweet as ice cream use to taste.
And, yes, I would call this an NSV. I look at it like any addiction. We were addicted to sweet which caused us to require more and more to get less and less satisfaction - just like an alcoholic needing more and more alcohol to get the same intoxication level.8 -
me too - 0/ I vote no bra (unless ppl are coming over or I am going out) #FreeTheGirls3
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I totally get the taste bud thing, mine have certainly "woken up"! All veggies taste sweet to me now.1
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Since starting this WOE 1.5months ago, I've practiced several times the act of pushing food away when I got full.
Yup: I can actually listen to my body to stop eating.
I used to clean my plate, and my kids' plates, etc, because I hate wasting food.
Now, I am fine leaving the remaining food, w/out the guilt of wasting it. (Usually, it's just 2-5bites, not enough to pack home).
It's such a new concept.
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Here's a cool one! I watch my twin niece and nephew on Mondays. I could barely tie this wrap before and now it ties easily with room to double knot. Yay!21 -
@BT_rescuemom Awesome and ADORABLE nsv!!!!1
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And my dimples stand out more now when I smile
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I loved the moby wrap things! Ahh they are so handy and my daughter loved being all cozy and wrapped up. Great NSV!!2
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@BT_rescuemom LOL Cute. And the dimples are there. That's a good one. 2
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Since starting this WOE 1.5months ago, I've practiced several times the act of pushing food away when I got full.
Yup: I can actually listen to my body to stop eating.
I used to clean my plate, and my kids' plates, etc, because I hate wasting food.
Now, I am fine leaving the remaining food, w/out the guilt of wasting it. (Usually, it's just 2-5bites, not enough to pack home).
It's such a new concept.
I so much relate to the not wasting food given I grew up in a family where we may not have been poor in relation to much of the world, but "seconds" were gained by eating fast enough to take food from the plate of a sibling.
Changing that mindset is hard. However, I decided I would rather have food go to "waste" than to "waist" - especially if that waist was mine.1 -
I got a message from a friend today asking me if we could do lunch soon because she's very interested in the stuff I've been learning.
I rarely post on facebook, but occasionally I'll share something I find in mainstream news that supports keto and I shared info about the keto snd fat summits. I try not to push anything. Usually I just share the resource without even making a comment so I don't seem judgy or pushy. I guess I've been planting seeds! I would love for my friend to find better health by way of great food, like we all have.8 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »I got a message from a friend today asking me if we could do lunch soon because she's very interested in the stuff I've been learning.
I rarely post on facebook, but occasionally I'll share something I find in mainstream news that supports keto and I shared info about the keto snd fat summits. I try not to push anything. Usually I just share the resource without even making a comment so I don't seem judgy or pushy. I guess I've been planting seeds! I would love for my friend to find better health by way of great food, like we all have.
I find that it is the best way to help create interest in our WOE. The other day at McDonald's a lady asked about while I did not eat bread and drink soft drinks. I shared some key words she could Google. A few days later I heard someone call my name. She said she had been reading about the subject of LCHF/keto and was actually able to start understanding some of the info. I told her I have been reading on the subject for two years and still learning more on the subject.6 -
I just recently finished up with my MBA... I've been working on it since Jan. 2014 and the last course ended Oct. 16. So I have more time available and I had been trying to decide of something fitness and outdoors related. At one time, I had wanted to get into rock climbing, but have recently lost interest for now. Anyway, I finally decided on ultra-running on trails. As a super planner (seriously, I've been told I'm "over-thinking" by people who don't understand that I make the best, most fool-proof plan and still can't beat the average person on fitness), I started working on a plan (still working on it) to train for and eventually run an ultra-marathon.
One of the articles I came across was written a few years ago and discussed a study that had recently been completed, but not yet published in scientific journals (that was expected to happen in the next year, but I haven't searched for the actual article yet). The non-scientific article provided a sneak peak at some of the information available prior to publication. In short, the results make a compelling argument against the old 'wisdom' that constantly carrying and consuming carbs (as gels, for example) on long runs is necessary. People who are fat adapted are able to convert fat for use at rates much higher than previously understood. So while everyone used to think that 1g/min. was the very highest anyone could use, some of the fat adapted study participants were converting at rates around 1.3g and some even higher than that. So this more recent science suggests that constant feeding with carbs is not a requirement for all endurance athletes. Though I acknowledge I haven't read the actual study yet, the synopsis fits what I would expect as I have seen the differences in blood glucose and exercise both before and after becoming fat adapted.3 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »I got a message from a friend today asking me if we could do lunch soon because she's very interested in the stuff I've been learning.
I rarely post on facebook, but occasionally I'll share something I find in mainstream news that supports keto and I shared info about the keto snd fat summits. I try not to push anything. Usually I just share the resource without even making a comment so I don't seem judgy or pushy. I guess I've been planting seeds! I would love for my friend to find better health by way of great food, like we all have.
I love this!! I find it easiest to post results every now and then, and THEN people want to hear what you've been doing. If you tell them when you start they aren't as interested and shrug it off as another fad.
Now if they'd just listen to the advice they might get somewhere...1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I just recently finished up with my MBA...
Congrats! That's hard work and I know you are proud. Very nice!!1 -
RowdysLady wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I just recently finished up with my MBA...
Congrats! That's hard work and I know you are proud. Very nice!!
Yes, thank you. It's a huge relief to be done. Now I am waiting for 2 things - the diploma and student loan bills. If only the excitement would last as long as the bills will be coming.
It is really great to have plenty of education, and the income definitely is worth the cost. I still wish the cost was not quite so high. And since the only way to get rid of student loans is to either pay them or die (they can't even be discharged through bankruptcy), they are very safe investments for lenders... and low risk loans should have low interest rates, right?! Nah, conventional rules don't apply here. They'll charge me higher rates than I pay for my car loan or for my mortgage or for anything else that is low risk (due to collateral in the case of car and mortgage).
Steps down from soap box.
Yes, a lot of hard work, but glad to be done... I do not plan to ever take another degree again. I will do courses for continuing education for my certification, but no degree program. I also want to take some helpful things not related to work. For example, I would like to learn CPR.3 -
NSV = I can wear my wedding rings without fear if my hands swell I can't get them off!8
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I can stand up, bend over and touch my toes!
Cannot remember last time I could do this.3 -
@midwesterner85 : Congratulations on the degree!
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