All you have to do is look down whenever you're in Flatbush, Brooklyn to know Nike is a staple in the hood. But the brand takes things a step further by opening its first community store in the neighborhood.
The new store—whose design includes imagery from local photographer Anthony Blasko—opened today (May 28) near the corner of Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues borough claimed by the likes of the Notorious B.I.G, Jay Z, Mike Tyson and many more.
The "Community Store" concept aims to empower locals and their community and being deep in Flatbush was as good a place as any to set up shop.
The store has already met its target of having 80% of its employees be from the neighborhood. Also, employees will actively participate in community service events and help local non-profit organizations, building on work already started promoting and facilitating physical activity with local youth. Some of those aforementioned ventures that had already started include after-school programs, a Zoom League basketball program and the Honor Roll Skate Club for middle school students.
Products from Nike running, training, basketball and sportswear—as well as BK specific items—will be available for women, men and young athletes in the store.


In 2015 NextGen celebrated its 10th year of being in business.
NextGen is a South African Level 2 B-BBEE company with its head quarters in Randburg, Johannesburg. NextGen was incorporated in 2005 with the aim of providing businesses across all industry sectors with professional services, technology solutions and skills development programmes tailored to meet their information technology challenges.
NextGen was founded by a group of professionals from the financial services sector. Their vision was to create an organisation that companies could turn to for assistance with any information technology challenge. Their goal was to provide more holistic solutions to the information technology challenges companies faced.
NextGen has been specifically constructed to provide end to end solutions to customers for all their ICT requirements in both the operational and project based environments. We have ensured that within the companies we have many complimentary facets to ensure that we can meet almost any ICT requirement a customer may have.
NextGen Training Solutions with its state of the art training facility in Randburg is accredited by MICT SETA. It has a seating capacity of 80 delegates in various class sizes and seating arrangements. It is a perfect training venue where qualified and friendly trainers provide excellent education in a relaxed environment. It offers training on Microsoft Office; Information Technology Technical; Business skills; Industrial Relations and Sales.
NextGen Technologies is a consulting practice. As an organization, it brings a blend of business knowledge and information technology skills to its customers. It is a solutions provider in the financial services sectors.
NextGen Technologies offers a range of services and solutions. It has the capability to offer consulting and assist with implementation of standards.
NextGen Risk Assessments offers clients a variety of background screening checks to authenticate information supplied by a potential employee and to eliminate any hiring risks for safety and security reasons.
NextGen Creative Media offers clients a variety of Media related services including Professional Photography / Videography, complete Social Media Management packages, Graphic Design and CMS Based Website Development.
NextGen Photo Academy offers part-time students photography training on both photography and image editing. Training is offered through evening classes, weekend classes, workshops, excursions and safari trips to incredible destinations.
NextGen has a wide range of clients in different business sectors. Our clients are important to us and we believe in building long term strategic relationships.


text:
Land Development Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Hydrogeological Engineering
Environmental Consulting Services
Co-op Opportunities
Home > Company Updates > Thumbs Up to a Great Event!
Thumbs Up to a Great Event!
Whether you were a newcomer or a seasoned veteran of award events, you would have been hard-pressed not to be impressed with the Milton Chamber's Community Awards Gala held on April 10th at the Granite Ridge Golf Club.
Not only will our taste buds be forever grateful to the chef and staff for the gourmet spread (which, we confess, was snapped on a few cell phones for inspiration at home), but the flawless execution of the evening's agenda by the Chamber truly mirrored the excellence we had gathered to celebrate in the community.
As with anything done well, the logistics of meeting the needs and holding the interest of a roomful of gregarious people, appeared effortless – which had the intended effect of shining all the light of attention on the nominees and award winners. It didn't hurt that the video clips and heartfelt words of the award recipients themselves, were refreshingly individual and candid.
As they shared their insights and spoke of their gratitude, it struck us that they, in turn, were also stepping back, despite the hard work invested in their achievements, to shine the light of attention on the people and the opportunities that define the Milton community.
That the evening was over before we checked our watches or thought about the drive home, perhaps says it all. From start to on-point finish, the event was remarkable. We felt privileged to have been included in this year's company of nominees and award recipients. And although the expression is often overused, in this instance, we sincerely came away feeling that we were all winners.
http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5553297-milton-s-stars-shine-bright-at-community-awards-gala/
Print | Back to News
Guelph Graduate Engineering Symposium…A Stepping Stone for Students Launching a New Chapter in Midland's Waterfront
Collingwood | 705.446.3510
Milton | 905.875.0026
Toronto | 416.477.3392
Bradford | 905.952.3111
AODA Multi-Year Accessibility Plan
COPYRIGHT 2021. C.F. CROZIER & ASSOCIATES INC. | PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Author: Michele Good
Michele Good
The Family Drug Court Treatment Act
The Family Drug Court Treatment Act was passed by the West Virginia Legislature in March of 2019. This Act gives the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals the authority to implement Family Treatment Court pilot programs in four circuits.
Women's Aid in Crisis, Elkins
Women's Aid in Crisis, the domestic violence shelter in Elkins, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. WAIC was established in 1979 as a private, non-profit corporation to provide comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in a six county area.
Subscribe to our News and Blog feed.


text:
Idlib: The Final Stage through End of War
Jamal Laadam
On the last week, there was a summit in Tehran failed to come up with a keen solution between Russia, Iran, and Turkey on the circumstances of Syria's Idlib province, the final stage of the Syrian armed opposition.
A ceasefire indicated by Turkish President Erdogan was disapproved and a well-developed government offensive now seems loom, in what is anticipated to be Syria's bloody warfare yet.
Idlib region is the final stage fence standing between the Syrian government and its military defeat against an insurgency ISIS that began seven years ago.
The northwestern area boundary Turkey was one of the four "de-escalation region" approved by Turkey, Iran, and Russian in May 2017 during the 4th Round of the Astana talks, which had been started earlier that year to seek a political resolution to Syria's Issue.
Step by step, the three other de-escalation regions – Homs, Eastern Ghouta, and Quneitra and Deraa – were seized and secured by Syrian government forces and their allies. As Damascus grabbed back opposition-held territory, more than thousands of civilians and rebel fighters from those regions were moved to Idlib, waiting for evacuation.
During unchanged condition, the three spots are likely to come up in Idlib: A massive aggression, tremendous onslaught across the region, a protracted offensive, or disagreement among rebels followed by a settlement deal with Damascus. But whatever happens, it will be the civilians directly captured in the extremely populated region that will pay the unexpected war cost. So, the questions that come into Idlib's spot is what countries are involved and what are their goals?
Yet, Five key actors are likely to determine what is going to be happening next in Idlib: the Syrian government and its allies Russia and Iran, as well as Turkey and the United States.
The President Bashar al-Assad, who has frequently declared to repeal "every inch" of Syria, is seeking a "military solution" to the conflict. His aim is to reclaim back entire control to escape having to make concessions to the Syrian opposition.
Taking whole control of Idlib would signify that the opposition has no territorial involvement or presence and as result no influence in any future negotiation process.
During the short-term, the Syrian government needs to build up control over two main highways – the M4, which links the seaport city of Latakia to Aleppo, Raqqa and oil-rich Deir Az Zor; and M5, which connects Damascus to Aleppo, and finally to the trade road to Turkey and Europe.
Tehran has no primary strategic interest in Idlib, especially since the Act of an evacuation process in the two Shia towns of Foua and Kefraya in July.
Even so, Iran partakes Damascus' aim of removing and defeating the armed opposition and is supporting the offensive with its militias. Iran's military support goes hand-in-hand with its efforts to impact its presence forever in Syria despite pressure and tension from the US, Israel, and Russia to withdraw.
Russia, like Damascus and Iran, also wishes Idlib seized but would prefer to have the opposition giving up and integrate into the Syrian military divisions under its control like the "Fifth Division" rather than go on in fighting.
It wishes that the size of the rebel stronghold would push Turkey, the European Union, and the US to negotiate a positive political solution, as well as give it more authority in talks on the removal of US sanctions and a resolution in Ukraine.
Turkey, For its part, Idlib's guaranty power under the Astana agreement – is keen to stop an offensive on the region and sustain its control over it. Already hosting over three million Syrians refugee, Ankara terrifies about a serious crisis in northwest Syria would bring the influx of several refugees into its land and further tension its affected humanitarian capabilities.
At the Tehran conference, the top leaders of Turkey, Russia, and Iran declared opposing views about the way out forward in Idlib, but in a joint statement restated that the Syrian issue can only achieve a final resolution through a "negotiated political process".
The United States, at the same time, has no mutual strategic interest in Idlib and has pointed out that it does not argue a limited offensive on Idlib. It also wants the HTS (Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), one of the two major armed group controlling Idlib) removed and has already targeted a number of its key leaders towards drone attacks.
After all, US has warned a military reaction if the Syrian government uses chemical weapons. On September 3, US President Donald Trump cautioned in a post on Twitter that al-Assad "must not carelessly attack Idlib", adding that it would be "a serious humanitarian mistake" for Russian and Iran to "take part in this potential human tragedy".
Washington fears about Tehran's involvement in Syria and has notified several times that Iranian forces and militias withdraw. The Trump administration, which earlier examined a withdrawal of its boots from Northeast Syria: territory under the control of US-allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, has now made anticipations for their improbable stay.
Does Idlib become a 'headquarter for extremists in Syria?
Idlib region is subdued by two main armed groups: HTS and al-Jabha al-Wataniya lil-Tahrir (the National Liberation Front, NFL).
Over the past few months, Russian officials have been informing for the removal of HTS.
"This is the final headquarter of terrorists who are attempting to figure out on the region's status as a de-escalation region, who are willing to keep the civilian population hostage as human shields," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said recently.
HTS, officially named as al-Nusra Group, has an important influence and involvement in Idlib city and other areas in the province.
Al-Nusra Group emerged in 2012 as al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria but, in July 2016, it rejected its pledge of loyalty and changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham. Last year, after it attacked other rebel groups in Idlib, it merged forces with a number of more hardline factions and named itself into to HTS.
According to some surveys, HTS has some more than 10,000 fighters in Idlib, the majority of whom are foreigner fighters. But Ahmad Abazeid, a Turkey-based Syrian analyst, says that number is an exaggeration and the fighters number only a few thousand.
Additionally to HTS, there is also the fewer and more hardline al-Hizb al-Turkestani: the Islamic Party of Turkestan made up mainly of Uighur fighters and Heras al-Din (the Guardians of Religion, a splinter of HTS).
How much estimation will chemical weapons be used in Idlib warfare?
In addition to the danger of conventional battling, civilians also face the fear of a chemical weapons attack -a call made by the United Nations, as well as several sides to the conflict.
The United States has cautioned the Syrian government repeatedly against using chemical weapons in Idlib.
As the White House stated in a statement earlier in September. "Let us be clear, it remains our firm stance that if President Bashar al-Assad chooses to again use chemical weapons, the United States and its Allies will respond swiftly and appropriately,"
Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told news reporters on September 7 that the US armed forces and the White House are promoting a plan with "military alternatives" in case chemical weapons are used in Idlib region.
Currently, Syrian and Russians officials have refused the US claims and suggested that "staged" chemical weapons attacks are being planned to prompt Western intervention.
While, a "diversified provocateurs, including extremists are calling themselves the White Helmets :"volunteer rescue groups operating in rebel-held parts of Syria", who are well known for putting on chemical weapons attacks and blaming them on the Syrian government, in order to give the western countries with an excuse to finalize attacks on Syria," Lavrov told reporters last week.
In accordance with Kabalan, these statements point out that the Syrian government might be planning to use chemical weapons.
In the previous times, he said, the government notice it necessary to use chemical weapons in some areas where conventional arms, including aerial campaigns, were not adequate to make much progress in the battlefield. In particular, the presence of underground shelters and channels has been a huge challenge to Syrian government forces.
"The only way they operate to smoke people out of the channels is by using chemical weapons. Why did al-Assad forces use chemical weapons in Ghouta – because that was the only way to win," said Kabalan.
During the past three years, rebels have been establishing channels across Idlib's urban areas. In the lead-up to the potential offensive, amidst expanding fears of possible chemical attacks, more channels have been dug and supported.
If Idlib falls, what is next for Syrian government?
At the Tehran summit, Russia, Iran, and Turkey called to look for a "negotiated political plan" through the Astana diplomatic trail.
Despite that, it sustains unsure what an upcoming political resolution would entail.
Russia and Iran have maintained that Assad President keeps in power. The United States, for its side, has claimed that he cannot be part of a government acceptable to all Syrians.
With the key political opposition bloc performed ineffectively in negotiating on behalf of the Syrian people, those who oppose al-Assad are left without any representation.
It is also unsure whether Syrian refugees will be able to go back again.
While Russia has encouraged and supported returns, SNHR's Abdulghani believes those who decide to do so will not necessarily find safety back home.
"These refugees will danger detention, torture and will be subject to forced disappearances by the regime," he said.
There is also a probability that refugees would have no homes to return to. In April, the Syrian government passed the so-called Absentee Property Law, or Law Number 10, which would give citizens 30 days to register their property with the ministry of local administration.
The constitution, which has not yet been realized could see more than 12 million displaced Syrians – either within the Syria or oversea -exposed of the rights to their property.
The move of millions and the death of at least half a million Syrians have also deepened the country's sectarian divides.
According to Kabalan, while Syria is unlikely to have another outbreak, security will not return to the country yet.
Alternatively, Syria will observe an unstable security circumstance similar to the one in Iraq following the 2003 US invasion. Without a just political solution, Syria will destabilize arena.
To the end, the time of sending off the military strike by the Syrian-Russian army is decided by the time taken to deal with the mentioned scenarios, and all key players will just play the roles imposed on them by the Russian-American accord, this dispute is proved by CNN's claims that Moscow informed Washington of the possibility of military attack by Russian and Syrian forces on the regions Where the US boots safeguard the militants, and Washington's reply by warning Moscow from endangering the US military bases in Syria.
Related Topics:DAESHDefenseIranRussiaSyriaTerrorismTurkeyUSA
The meeting between Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani in Tehran
Iran's Presence in Syria: Is It There for the Long Haul?
Jamal Ait Laadam, Specialist in and North African Studies and Western Sahara Issue, a Ph.D. fellow in Jilin University School of Public Affairs
Asia and Pacific Growth Steady Amid Global Trade Tensions
Developing Asia will maintain strong but moderating growth over 2019 and 2020, as supportive domestic demand counteracts an environment of...


There's something special about the Sakura season in Japan that has drawn me there for the past 4 years in a row. It's a feeling harmony - a perfect balance as both nature and weather align themselves for just a brief moment to reveal something truly spectacular.
While spring in Japan can be beautiful, these harmonious moments in time are often fleeting as the fragile cherry blossoms can often fall victim to the unpredictable and turbulent weather. That fragility is part of what makes capturing the cherry blossoms so special, and one of the reasons I return time and time again, always seeking that perfect moment with the perfect conditions.
And, of course, if those moments of perfect harmony never come, there's always sake!


text:
Now & Then: The History of Portrait U.S.A.
Recent provisional Landsat 8 surface reflectance image mosaic of the U.S. (left) next to the first Landsat photomosaic of the contiguous U.S. created in 1974 (right).
Jan 29, 2015 • USGS released provisional Landsat surface reflectance products in December. Surface reflectance products correct for atmospheric distortions thereby providing "less hazy" images.
Landsat mosaics of the U.S. before and after atmospherically correcting the data. Full resolution image available from USGS.
To visually demonstrate the difference, USGS created Landsat image mosaics of the U.S. before and after the data were atmospherically corrected—i.e. converted from "top of atmosphere" reflectance to surface reflectance.
Today, mosaics like these can be made relatively quickly with computers, but that wasn't always the case.
In 1973, NASA geologist, Dr. Nicholas Short conceived the notion of using Landsat 1 images to create a large Landsat photomosaic of the contiguous U.S. for the first time.
So in 1974, using 595 single band (black and white) Landsat 1 images, the aerial photo lab at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service Cartographic Division created a 10 foot by 16 foot mosaic (at a scale of 1:1,000,000). The process involved a lot of photographic image processing to turn the Landsat data into photographic prints and then careful mosaicking by hand. All of the nearly cloud-free Landsat 1 images were collected between July 25 and Oct. 31, 1972 in the satellite's first few months of operation.
After the black and white U.S. mosaic image was completed, a more ambitious color (RGB composite) mosaic was created by General Electric's Beltsville Photographic Engineering Laboratory in 1976 using 569 nearly cloud free false-color infrared images. The GE lab sorted through some 30,000 Landsat 1 and 2 images to select the clearest available images—mainly collected during spring, summer, and fall (to consistently use images in which trees had leaves).
The 1976 photomosaic of the contiguous U.S. created by GE and NASA for National Geographic and titled "Portrait U.S.A."
National Geographic Magazine used the same Landsat scenes, but a "pseudo-natural" color composite (Red = red band, Green = green band, Blue = infrared band) to create a large color composite that was featured in its U.S. bicentennial issue in July 1976 as a large fold-out map titled "Portrait U.S.A".
Two years later in July 1978, band Talking Heads released their More Songs About Buildings and Food album featuring a version of the Landsat color composite on its backside—fitting considering that their song "Big Country" is on this album. On the frontside of the album, the band created a composite photo of themselves using over 500 polaroid photos.
Here are their liner notes on the Landsat composite:
The back cover is a reproduction of "Portrait U.S.A.", the first color photomosaic of the United States. It is made up of 569 photos taken from space by the Landsat satellite.
Each photo in the mosaic is made up of four separate photos of different parts of the light spectrum: Green, Red, and two different Infra-red regions. These light regions were chosen because they help bring out the differences in geographical forms and types of vegetation.
Each image is made up of many scan lines, much like a T.V. picture… analog information is converted to digital information and then transmitted to various ground receiving stations. This information is then converted into a black-and-white picture corresponding to each spectral region. These can then be combined to make the color pictures that are used in this mosaic.
In the version reproduced on the cover, the information from the green spectral region is printed as yellow, the red region is printed as magenta, and the infrared region is printed as cyan. This is called a false color image. In this version vegetation appears as turquoise, rocks and soil appear as red, yellow, brown, and towns, roads, and water appear as black. Objects as small as 33 feet are visible on the Landsat photos if the object is in contrast to its environment. The practical applications of the Landsat photos are many, some of which are forest-fire damage, regional planning, assessment of land use: Which crops are being grown where, mapping of ice for shipping, mapping and detection of air and water pollution, and monitoring surface mining.
Portrait U.S.A. is copyrighted by the General Electric Co., 1976. It was produced by their Beltsville Photo Engineering Lab with the assistance of the National Geographic Society and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Talking Head's More Songs About Buildings and Food album cover featuring a photomosaic of the band.
Backcover, featuring Landsat USA mosaic.
+ US Mosaic: Provisional Landsat 8 Surface Reflectance Product, USGS
+ The first ever picture of the US from space, Daily Mail
+ The Big Picture: NASA's first high-res picture of the 48 states, engadget.com
+ My first lesson in GIS, Don Meltz blog
+ Landsat: The satellite map, Codex 99 blog
+ First Photo of U.S. by NASA Satellite, National Archives
As USGS explains: "the new Surface Reflectance product uses an additional set of processing steps that include atmospheric correction to reduce haze, aerosol, water vapor, and ozone effects from the Level 1 processed data. This enhanced processing provides a sharper view of the Earth's surface, as if there were no atmosphere interrupting the view between the satellite and ground." + USGS Provisional Landsat 8 Surface Reflectance Product Guide [PDF]
Bishop, Barry. "Landsat Looks at Hometown Earth." National Geographic, Jul 1976 Vol. 150, No. 21; 140–147.
Wikipedia, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Accessed Jan. 29, 2015
This entry is filed under Data, News, Throw Back Thursday.


text:
Left MEPs talk strategy with social movements in Lampedusa
Read updates from the Delegation in Italy
Discussing common ground and strategies for cooperation to defend democracy and social rights, GUE/NGL MEPs Eleonora Forenza and Malin Björk have joined NGOs and social movements at the Sabir festival of culture and politics on the island of Lampedusa.
"It's clear we have a common purpose with social movements in aiming to defeat damaging EU free trade agreements, tackling climate change, inequality and the general trend towards the privatization of public and common goods," Eleonora Forenza said. "Over the next year the decisive issue will be the TTIP – how we mobilise on that problem will be pivotal. Together we can defeat this dreadful scheme!" she held in a debate titled 'Shared challenges: out of the crises with true democracy, commons and dignity."
The discussion between the elected representatives and speakers from environmental groups, trade unions and think tanks from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East centred on the continuing TTIP free trade talks between the EU and the US, and the approaching COP climate change summit in Paris at the end of 2015.
Malin Björk highlighted the importance of preventing agreements like TTIP, but also putting forward an alternative trade mandate. "At the heart of the issue of migration are issues like conflict, trade injustice and inequality. We need to develop concrete alternatives – grounded in human rights and social justice – to the prevailing disastrous order."
The delegation also met with MigrEurop, a European and African activist and research network which fights for open access to dentention centres and against the detention of migrants in general.
Later today the group will join representatives of the associations of missing and deceased migrants and will take part in commemorations of the anniversary of the deaths of over 300 migrants in a major boat disaster in October 2013 (group statement to follow).
The GUE/NGL group is made up of 52MEPs from across Europe working for peace, solidarity, social justice, equality, democracy and human rights in Europe and beyond. It is the only gender balanced group in the European Parliament.
GUE/NGL Press:
David Lundy +32 470 85 05 09
Emily Macintosh +32 470 85 05 08
Gay Kavanagh +32 473 84 23 20
European United Left/Nordic Green Left
European Parliamentary Group
European Parliament B-1047 Brussels, Belgium 0032 (0)2 283 23 01 Left.communic[email protected]


text:
Calderdale Liberal Democrats Demanding better for Calderdale
Reverse the cuts to Safer, Cleaner, Greener teams
Liberal Democrats Press for Glyphosate Weed Killer Ban
Council should use links with China to raise issue of Uyghur genocide
No School Crossing Supervisors for start of school year
Clean our Streets
Action on derelict sites and empty homes
Save Hebden Bridge Visitor Centre
Save Clay House
Waste Petition
Johnson - Fund our local Council
Safer Streets Petition
Stop the lockdown car parking hikes
Cllr James Baker selected to contest Halifax in any snap election
Posted by James Baker | Updated 2019-09-04
Liberal Democrat group leader Councillor James Baker has been selected to contest Halifax in the event of a snap general election.
Commenting Cllr James Baker said:
"The Liberal Democrat's clear opposition to Brexit resulted in us beating both Conservatives and Labour in the last national election.
"Our membership in Calderdale is higher than ever and we are ready to contest a general election is one is called."
"Anything is possible in this election, never has the political landscape been more uncertain."
"Whilst Labour has no clear position on Brexit, the Conservatives have transformed themselves into a no-deal supporting Brexit party. In contrast, the Liberal Democrat's principles and values are clear. We want to stop Brexit. We are internationalists who know the only way to tackle issues like climate change, immigration and cross-border crime is to work together with other countries."
"Tens of thousands of people voted to remain in the EU in Halifax. Many more who voted to leave have changed their minds."
"People who believe in an open and outward-looking UK within Europe have been left politically homeless. I want to ensure these voters have someone standing up for their interests in this election. "
"I believe that Britain can be a leader in Europe. That we don't have to run away like cowards from the EU because we are scared that it controls us."
"We must avoid retreating into a little England mentality of isolation, loss of influence and division. We can be brave, strong and influence Europe. Our nation is at its greatest when it looks out to the world, and Halifax will be at its greatest as part of a strong UK within a strong EU."
"That is why I am proud to be standing up for bold Liberal values and I'm ready to contest a general election."
Save Our Waste Collections
Calderdale Council is proposing to move to three-weekly waste collections and fortnightly recycling. Furthermore, they are planning on closing multiple household waste recycling centres! Please sign our petition to oppose these cuts.
Johnson - Fund our Council
Calderdale Liberal Democrats are campaigning for the Government to provide the funding Calderdale Council needs to carry on providing vital public services.
Volunteer to help our local campaigns
Published and promoted by and on behalf of the Liberal Democrats,
8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AE. Tel: (020) 7222 7999.
Hosted by NationBuilder.


This is a free and comprehensive report about awdc.net is hosted in on a server with an IP address of 107.178.253.32. This website hosted on United States to the world. The website has registered on 2005-10-13 and has updated on 2017-10-19 and will expire on 2018-10-13. awdc.net report : html tags, whois, traffic report, safety information, social engagement, search preview and EZ SEO analysis. We have listed the list of different most common domain typos for your awdc.net domain based on below. You can review more detailed statistical information of this domain name below and express your thoughts.


text:
Siasat.com/News/India/List of bills passed by Indian Parliament this winter session
List of bills passed by Indian Parliament this winter session
News Desk| Published: 24th December 2021 11:31 am IST
Indian Parliament
The winter session of Parliament was adjourned on Wednesday with no future meeting date clearly set.
13 new bills were introduced with 11 of them being passed and approved. While all the bills were passed by both houses of the Parliament, only four of them have become Acts after the President granted his assent.
The 11 bills include two that had been tabled in previous sessions. The winter session of Parliament was scheduled between November 29 and December 23.
A quick perusal at the 11 bills introduced in the winter session:
1) Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (passed on 21 December)
The bill amends the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to implement certain electoral reforms. The 1950 Act provides for the allocation of seats and delimitation of constituencies for elections, qualifications of voters, and preparation of electoral rolls. The 1951 Act provides for the conduct of elections and offenses and disputes related to elections.
The current bill requires an individual to link electoral roll data with an Aadhaar card. The qualifying date for enrollment in the electoral roll is above 18. This particular clause drew flack from activists and opposition as linking Aadhar with one's voter ID "for the purpose of establishing the identity" was dubbed as a gross invasion of privacy.
The current amendment bill will also allow for elections to become gender neutral for service voters. The amendment will replace the word "wife" with the word "spouse" making the statutes "gender neutral." While, an Armyman's wife is entitled to be enrolled as a service voter, but a woman Army officer's husband is not, according to provisions in the electoral law. With "wife" being replaced by the term "spouse," this will bring about a change.
2) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Passed on December 20)
The bill replaced the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The Bill amends the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to correct a drafting error. The Act regulates certain operations (such as manufacture, transport, and consumption) related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
3) The Delhi Special Police Establishment Amendment Bill 2021 (President assent given on Dec 21. Bill is now an Act.) (Passed on December 14)
It replaces the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The Bill seeks to amend the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. The current act provides for the constitution of the Delhi Special Police Establishment for investigation of certain offenses, as notified.
4) The Central Vigilance Commission Amendment Bill 2021 (President assent given on Dec 21. Bill is now Act) (Passed on December 14)
It replaces the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The Bill seeks to amend the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. The 2003 Act provides for the constitution of a Central Vigilance Commission to conduct inquiries into offenses alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
5) The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill (Passed on December 13)
The Bill seeks to amend: (i) the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and (ii) the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958. These Acts regulate the salaries and conditions of service of the judges of High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.
6) Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 (Presidential assent given. Bill is now an Act.)
The Bill repeals the three farm laws passed by Parliament in September 2020. These are (i) the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, (ii) the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and (iii) the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
These laws were enacted to: (i) provide a framework for contract farming, (ii) facilitate barrier-free trade of farmers' produce outside the markets notified under the various state Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) laws, and (iii) regulate the supply of certain food items (such as cereals, pulses, and onions) only under extraordinary circumstances such as war, famine, and extraordinary price rise. It is important to note that, in January 2021, the Supreme Court had stayed the implementation of the three farm laws owing to series of protests by enraged farmers.
7) Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020 (Passed on December 1)
The Bill defines ART to include all techniques that seek to obtain a pregnancy by handling the sperm or the oocyte (immature egg cell) outside the human body and transferring the gamete or the embryo into the reproductive system of a woman. Examples of ART services include gamete (sperm or oocyte) donation, in-vitro-fertilization (fertilizing an egg in the lab), and gestational surrogacy (the child is not biologically related to the surrogate mother). ART services will be provided through: (i) ART clinics, which offer ART-related treatments and procedures, and (ii) ART banks, which store and supply gametes.
8) The Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019 (Passed on December 17)
The Bill defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the intending couple.
9) Dam Safety Bill (Passed on December 8)
The Bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of all specified dams across the country. These are dams with a height of more than 15 meters, or a height between 10 meters to 15 meters with certain design and structural conditions.
It constitutes two national bodies: the National Committee on Dam Safety, whose functions include evolving policies and recommending regulations regarding dam safety standards; and the National Dam Safety Authority, whose functions include implementing policies of the National Committee, providing technical assistance to State Dam Safety Organisations (SDSOs), and resolving matters between SDSOs of states or between an SDSO and any dam owner in that state.
It also constitutes two state bodies: State Committee on Dam Safety, and State Dam Safety Organisation. These bodies will be responsible for the surveillance, inspection, and monitoring of the operation and maintenance of dams within their jurisdiction.
Functions of the national bodies and the State Committees on Dam Safety have been provided in Schedules to the Bill. These schedules can be amended by a government notification.
An offense under the Bill can lead to imprisonment of up to two years, or a fine, or both.
10) The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (President Assent received on Dec 18. Bill is now an Act) (Passed on December 9)
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 15, 2021. It sought to amend the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998. The 1998 Act established the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab, and declared it as an Institution of National Importance. An Institution of National Importance refers to an autonomous institute established under an Act, with the power to hold examinations, grant degrees, diplomas, and other academic distinctions or titles.
11) The Appropriation Bill, 2021
This bill seeks to appropriate an additional amount of money to votes of Health and Social Development; to effect an adjustment to an appropriation of money to the vote of Public Enterprises, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Election Laws (Amendment) Bill Farm Laws Repeal Bill India Parliament parliament winter session
Get the news updates on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. For all the latest Featured News updates, download our app Android and iOS.
Senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain resigns from NDTV
Obit: Remembering Bohini Kamalakar, a true-blue Hyderabadi


text:
Official Trailer for Action Film 'A Score to Settle' Starring Nicolas Cage
"What if you get killed first?" "At least I get to take a few of them down with me…" Ready for more Cage madness? RLJE Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie action drama titled A Score to Settle, the latest from filmmaker Shawn Ku (Beautiful Boy). Nicolas Cage stars in this in another crazy indie role to go with all of his other crazy indie flicks recently. Cage plays an ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate who has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 22 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son. The full cast includes Benjamin Bratt, Noah Le Gros, Mohamed Karim, Karolina Wydra, & Ian Tracey. I'm not even sure just how much action this will have, but it definitely does look like it has the perfect amount of rage for Cage to rock.
Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Shawn Ku's A Score to Settle, from RLJE's YouTube:
Diagnosed with a fatal condition, Frankie Carver (Nicolas Cage) is released from prison after serving 19 years of hard time. With only a short time left to live, Frankie must desperately try to make amends with the son he left behind while he plots a bloody course of revenge - tracking down his old gang to make them pay one by one. A Score to Settle, formerly known as Old Man while in production, is directed by American choreographer / filmmaker Shawn Ku, making his second feature film after first making Beautiful Boy previously, as well as the TV series "Sequestered". The screenplay is written by John Newman. This hasn't premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. RLJE Films will debut Ku's A Score to Settle in select theaters + on VOD starting August 2nd this summer. Who's interested in watching this? Anyone?


text:
Can soy isoflavones help me get pregnant?
By Amy Paturel, MS, MPH
Unfortunately, there's no clear-cut answer. Some women claim that taking soy isoflavones helped them conceive, but scientists haven't studied it and there's no data to say whether it's effective – or safe.
In fact, some experts caution that ingesting highly concentrated soy products may actually inhibit fertility, especially in women who have a "normal" menstrual cycle, meaning under 35 days and regular. In those women, taking soy supplements could throw a functioning cycle out of whack.
The idea is that soy isoflavones – a type of phytoestrogen, or plant-derived estrogen – may work similarly to the fertility drug clomiphene (brand names Clomid and Serophene). Both act on estrogen pathways in the body and can be used to manipulate the menstrual cycle. If you ovulate irregularly or not at all, this could kick-start ovulation. If your fertility problems are due to something else, the remedies won't help.
In theory, here's how it would work. The soy isoflavones block the estrogen receptors in your brain and fool your body into thinking its natural estrogen levels are low. In response, your body starts a cascade of events to boost estrogen production. (As part of this process, a group of eggs matures so that one will be ready for release during ovulation.) After five days, you stop taking the isoflavones. Once their receptor-blocking effect wears off, your body says, "Oh, we've got lots of estrogen now – time to ovulate" and releases a hormone that triggers ovulation.
The problem is that not all soy isoflavones necessarily act this way.
"Some soy isoflavones work as an estrogen blocker but others mimic estrogen – meaning the body thinks it is estrogen. This can cause health problems and make a hormone imbalance worse," says Jill Blakeway, a licensed acupuncturist and clinical herbalist and co-author of Making Babies: A Proven Three-Month Program for Maximum Fertility. "Someone with uterine fibroids, for example, may find that her condition gets worse after taking soy isoflavones."
The drug clomiphene doesn't present this risk because it's specifically designed to act as an estrogen blocker. Soy isoflavones are more varied and unpredictable in their impact.
Furthermore, certain tissues in your body that are sensitive to estrogen, such as the breasts, uterus, and ovaries, may not fare well when exposed to estrogen-like soy isoflavones. There's some evidence that large doses of soy may encourage cancerous cells to grow in these tissues. There's also evidence that eating too much soy can harm the thyroid and lead to hypothyroidism.
Plus, says Blakeway, if you take soy isoflavones in the first half of your cycle to boost estrogen production, but take nothing in the second half to boost progesterone levels, you can end up with a hormone imbalance that hurts fertility. That's because the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle rise and fall in a finely coordinated dance. If you alter one, it can affect the others.
Finally, soy isoflavones are sold as dietary supplements, which means they're not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As a result, they aren't subject to the same rigorous testing that prescription or over-the-counter medications are.
"There's just no way to tell that what you're taking contains the amount of soy (or other ingredients) you think it does," says nutritionist Hillary M. Wright, director of nutrition counseling at the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF and author of The PCOS Diet Plan: A Natural Approach to Health for Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Clomiphene, in comparison, is regulated by the FDA, has a long track record of safety, and is prescribed in precise amounts.
Soy isoflavones aren't significantly cheaper than clomiphene, so saving money probably isn't a good reason to use them. The supplements typically run about $10 to $20 for one cycle. Clomiphene is covered by most insurance plans, so the cost would usually consist of the co-pay (often in the range of $5 to $20). If you don't have prescription drug coverage, one cycle of the brand-name drug Clomid costs around $60, and one cycle of the generic version (sold as clomiphene citrate or Milophene) costs around $30. Of course, using any form of clomiphene requires a prescription and care from a health professional.
If you still want to try soy isoflavones for fertility, consider the following advice:
Women over 35 should seek medical intervention right away rather than spending time exploring an option like soy that may not be effective, says Shari Brasner, an ob-gyn and professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and author of Advice From a Pregnant Obstetrician.
Try soy isoflavones only if you ovulate irregularly or not at all. Don't use them if you have any health issues that could be made worse by taking concentrated phytoestrogens, such as uterine fibroids, uterine polyps, endometriosis, fibrocystic breasts, or thyroid disease.
If you have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), it's wise to avoid soy isoflavones – even though clomiphene is often prescribed for women with this condition. Phytoestrogens can aggravate PCOS, says acupuncturist Blakeway. Clomiphene is a better bet for women with PCOS, since experts know exactly how the drug works and it has more predictable results.
Take a dose of 80 to 200 mg per day on cycle days 3 to 7 or 5 to 9 (just as you would if you were taking clomiphene), advises Blakeway. Use the lowest dose possible, and don't change it during the five-day course. Also, stick to supplements – it's not realistic to try to get the suggested amount through food alone.
Talk with your doctor about possible interactions between soy and any medications you're taking, including antibiotics, thyroid medications, and clomiphene.
Be aware that you may experience short-term side effects, including headaches, fatigue, breast tenderness, and digestive disturbances. Taking the supplements at bedtime may help minimize the impact of these side effects.
Where to go next:
Learn about lifestyle changes and other behaviors that can enhance fertility.
Get an overview of conventional fertility treatments.
Find out more about the most popular fertility drugs for women.
Amy Paturel, MS, MPH
Fertility diet tips for him
Is it safe to take an omega-3 supplement when I'm trying to conceive?
By Keli Hawthorne, MS, RD, LD
Fertility drugs for women
By Karisa Ding
Fertility treatment: Getting started
Will massage help me get pregnant?
By Alice Domar, Ph.D.
Gestational carriers (surrogacy)
By Elizabeth Fuller
Why journaling is good for you
By Elizabeth Dougherty


The branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Radio Frequency Centre of the Central Federal District" (GRFC) for the Siberian Federal District is a unit of the Radio Frequency Service of the Russian Federation responsible for ensuring proper use of civilian radio frequencies and channels, radio electronic facilities and high-frequency devices (HFD) in the territory of the Siberian Federal District for the purposes of maintaining availability of radio frequency spectrum allocated to users and providing for electromagnetic compatibility of radio frequency equipment and high-frequency devices.
The Radio Frequency Service's work is managed by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (ROSKOMNADZOR).
The branch is headquartered in Novosibirsk. The Situation Centre is in Novosibirsk. The Visitor's Office is in Novosibirsk.


Woohoo good job on the no sweets! I know what a big deal that is for you and you should definitely be proud. Have a great weekend.
Btw, when is the surgery scheduled ?
Thank you, Eschano and Linda! The past few days haven't been too bad. I've decided my S days will be Thursday and Friday, since Thursday is my band night, and I'm more active on Fridays, so eating a little more on Friday shouldn't affect my weight loss efforts too much. Anyway, neither S day was too bad. I was a little wild yesterday night, but not overly excessive. It was a little difficult to get back on track today, but I did it! I did allow 1 T of DF chocolate chips on my waffles this morning, along with a little bit of whipped cream, but that was it, as far as sweets go, so I'm calling it a success!
Evening mini meal (I've decided I'm going to keep my nighttime meal, but make it a mini meal on N days): A Kit's organic bar (a different kind of Lara bar), and some cashews. A cup of vanilla mint tea.
Linda, The surgery is this Friday. I'm not looking forward to it, but I think it's good I'm getting it done, and I'm really hoping it will help with my weight, and some of my other issues.
The past couple of days have been big fat fails. Yesterday, I ate a bunch of snacks after dinner (both sugary and salty). I did post about this on the No S Facebook group, and I received some good suggestions about how to stop eating at night, so I think I will give them a try. I need to conquer this, once and for all. My only exceptions will be on S Days (Thursday is my band night, and I want to eat later on Fridays, because I get to sleep in on Saturdays).
Today, I got a compliant drink at Starbucks (at least I think it was. It was a latte macchiato, made with espresso and whole milk). However, I also got a chocolate chip cookie, and a cake pop. They were pretty good, but not 'that' good. I do need to get my sugar consumption under control -- especially if this thyroid nodule does turn out to be cancer.
On a slightly different, but still related note, I think I'm going to scale way back on green smoothies. I've discovered that they have a lot of sugar (from the fruit), and they're not really satisfying, even when I add protein powder and fat to it. I may just save the smoothies for when I'm pressed for time.
Even though today is red, I will mark it, and move on.
Dinner: Chicken and veggie soup, baked potato with a little butter, chives, and a small amount of cheese. I may also have a chicken flauta, for some extra protein.
Thank you, Tobiasmom! Yes, the surgery is this Friday. If the nodule does turn out to be cancerous, the doctor will remove the entire thyroid and put me on meds. If not, I'll be monitored regularly, and if my lab work shows I'm hypothyroid, then he'll start me on meds. Yes, No S seems like the sanest way to keep my weight in check (I hope!). I really hope your nodule is benign.
Well, yesterday was a success! I was actually able to just eat 3 meals! My lunch ended up being too big, and I wasn't hungry for dinner until after my kids went to bed. I also made it without eating any sweets!
Today was an NWS day. My DH and I celebrated our 17th anniversary a few days early, since I'll be in the hospital for at least part of our actual anniversary date (the 16th).
Tomorrow is my normal S day, and the next few days will be S for sick days. I doubt I'll be eating too much, though, because my doctor said it will probably hurt to swallow.
Anyway, I am determined to stay on the No S path! I'm reading a great book called Lean Habits, which is very compatible with No S. I'm not too far into it yet, but the first habit is eating 3-4 meals a day, with no snacking. She also talks about tracking whether you stay on track with your habit, instead of just relying on the scale.
Just a quick update on my surgery. It went okay. The doctor ended up removing just the right half of my thyroid, because he wasn't able to determine whether the nodule was cancerous. I will find out for sure this coming Thursday. I ended up staying overnight in the hospital, and I'm staying at my parents' house for a few days, to recuperate. My neck is still very sore, and I get hoarse if I talk too much, but other than that, I'm not doing too badly.
Consequently, the next several days will be S for sick days. I'm trying not to be too excessive, though.
Thinking about ya!! Get well soon!
Glad the surgery is over and you are on the road to recovery. Hoping you get good pathology results.
by all means - let them.
Thank you, Tobiasmom and Strawberry! I'm staying at my parents' house over the next few days, and they are doing a great job of babying me.
Big hugs heather! So glad it's over. Hoping a speedy recovery for you.
Hi! Sorry to go so long without posting! I've just been busy with recovering from surgery, and with life. I've missed this place! Anyway, for the great news, the nodule that my doctor thought was cancerous was benign. That was such a relief! Other than some lingering throat issues from the surgery, I'm doing pretty well.
As for eating, I did take S for sick days for about a week, and I've been working on getting back on track. I'm still struggling with eating at night. Part of the problem is my DH really likes me to eat dinner between 5-5:30, so that I can be free to start the kids' baths earlier (we like them in bed by 8:30). I usually stay up until midnight or so, because DH works late, and my only quality time with him is after the kids go to bed. As a result, I usually end up getting hungry before bed, which is why I've been struggling with eating at night.
I think this will lead me to an idea I've been toying with for awhile, which is eating my 3 main meals on 8 inch plates, and a mini meal at night on a saucer. I think I will also make sure to brush my teeth right after that mini meal, to make sure I don't keep eating.
For the time being, I think I will go back to focusing on this habit (3 smaller main meals plus 1 mini meal) and once that habit is fully established, then tweak what is on my plates.
I have to take care of my kids now, but I will try to catch up on other people's check ins later today.
Good to see you and SO happy with your surgery results !
Yay!!!! Such wonderful news about your surgery results! That must be just a huge relief.
I think you're plan of 3 main meals and a smaller meal is a good one. So important we do what's realistic.
Thanks for the update and for stopping by my thread.
Thanks, Linda! Yes, it was a huge relief!
My eating has been mostly going okay, lately. I've been alternating between 3 or 4 meals, depending on the day. I'm doing great on the no snacks and seconds, and I've at least cut way back on the sweets (and I've tried to keep any sweets with a meal). I'm going to try cutting back on carbs a little bit and adding more protein to my meals, just to see if that might help with weight loss. At this point, I haven't gained anything (which is good, considering I'm minus half of my thyroid), but I haven't lost any weight, either. However, I'm at the point where I think focusing on habits is more important, so I will keep focusing on the habits for now, and try not to worry too much about weight loss.
So happy to hear the results are favorable! Yay! Now time to heal up and take some time for you!
Wow you are making great progress with you habits. The weight will follow, just give it some time!
Congratulations on the beautiful word "benign"!
I like your plan on the smaller plates. Is a saucer big enough to be satisfying?
Well, you'll figure out what works for you.
Thank you, Tobiasmom, Linda, and Queenie! Queenie, I 'think' a saucer is big enough for that 4th meal, but I'm not positive. I will certainly play around with it.
I feel like I've done a better job with focusing on habits, which is good. I've been consistently sticking with 3-4 meals a day with no extra snacking, so it's a good start.
Yesterday was a minor fail. I was still hungry after my 4th meal (which the plan is to have it on a saucer), so I had some nuts, and a handful of chocolate covered raisins. I may try having some sort of protein at night, to see if that will help (maybe a handful of nuts, or a bar, since I'm not a huge lover of meat or eggs, and I can't do too much dairy).
Here's is what I had for today. I'm still treating Thursdays as sort of an S day, since that is my band night, and several members get together at Shari's after rehearsals.
So all in all, really not a bad day.
Just a quick check in. I'm recovering pretty well from my surgery (I'll be 4 weeks past, this Friday), and I can exercise and start playing my clarinet again. Woo hoo!
Eating is still a struggle. I think I'm either going to have to give up eating at night, unless I have a late day and have to push my dinner until after 9 PM. I just can't seem to stop after a reasonable amount of food at night, so I think it will have to go. I may still do the smaller meals and add a 4th mini meal in the afternoon; I'm not 100 percent sure, yet. Also, I'll still allow myself a treat at Shari's on Thursday night after band. That is the one night I don't struggle, because I'm full after my treat, and I don't eat anything else after I come home.
I like your attitude of playing around with this. You'll find your groove with it.
Well, today is an S day for me, because it's my birthday. I'm trying not to eat too piggishly, but I have allowed a few extra treats. For example, 'lunch' was coffee and a free cinnamon roll at Panera. For dinner, DH and I will be trying out a Mediterranean restaurant. I'll have some sort of dessert tonight.
I had a nice talk with my Mom about eating and nutrition yesterday. She pretty much follows No S eating principles, and she and I both love to eat a lot of fruits and veggies.
Her main suggestion, which I am going to try, is having a cup of tea or hot chocolate at night, and if I get really hungry, to try having just a small bowl of popcorn.
Anyway, I will get back on track with my eating tomorrow.
Thank you, Linda! It was very nice!
At this point, I'm trying to finish off the leftover birthday and Valentine's Day treats in moderation, with the goal of really getting back on track, starting Feb. 15. I'm usually a lot more successful at losing weight from Feb. 15 until around the end of the school year, because most of my big events have passed (like Christmas, my anniversary, my birthday, and Valentine's Day). The plan is to keep working my way back to more No S type eating, and I would like to cut way back on my sweets consumption.
Okay, I think it's time to nip the night evening in the bud, once and for all. I'm having too hard of a time controlling it, so I think it's time to just end it. My stomach seems to be even more sensitive as of late (an after effect of the thyroid surgery?), and my stomach has not liked me eating late at night. I'm still not sure about whether to eat 3 or 4 meals, because my reflux is acting up again, so I guess I'll play that by ear. I will allow my treat after band on Thursdays. I might eat something Friday night, since Saturday is my only day to sleep in, and if I didn't eat, that would mean about a 16-17 hour fast. Maybe I could have a small savory meal on Fridays? Anyway, I think that will mean my S days are on Thursdays and either Friday or Saturday.
As for today, I will do 3 slightly larger plates.
L: Panera You Pick 2. 1/2 Carmelized turkey kale panini, cup of garden vegetable pesto soup, baguette with butter, coffee.
I've actually done pretty well the past couple of days! I did NOT eat after dinner yesterday. Woo hoo! Today (Thursday) was my S day, because of band. My eating was not the healthiest, but it wasn't too excessive, and I don't feel overly stuffed. I think that for tomorrow, I will try having a small, savory meal after my boys go to bed (since I go an extra long time between Friday night and Saturday at around noon or so, when I eat my first meal).
I've started using the Habit cal on this site! I'm finding it pretty motivating, so far. In addition to No S, I'm tracking 3 other habits.
Dinner: A chicken and soba noodle salad from Panera, and about 1/3 of the baguette that comes with the meals.
Late night treat: A piece of apple pie with ice cream, and coffee with creamer from Shari's restaurant.
Yay! It's nice to have everything contained on those S days isn't it? Seems like your in a better place now that surgery is behind you and I bet you'll get into a good groove.
Thanks, Linda! I hope you had a good weekend, too!
I had an okay eating day on Monday, and an absolutely disastrous eating day yesterday. I've been really struggling with eating sweets lately, because I've been SO tired. I'm pretty sure it's my thyroid. I have my bloodwork to check my levels tomorrow, so I should know soon whether that is indeed the case. In the meantime, my eating was better today. I'm still trying to figure out the question of 3 vs. 4 meals, because my reflux is acting up again. I may try eating smaller meals tomorrow. I'm also trying to reduce my carb intake. I have no intention of going low carb, because I feel like crud, when my carb intake is too low, but I know from past experience that I feel better with slightly fewer carbs. Also, I did not eat after dinner tonight. Woo hoo!
Breakfast: Homemade pumpkin smoothie with protein powder and hemp hearts for extra protein and fat. Coffee with creamer.
Lunch: Big salad with tuna and almonds for protein, some chips, 3 medjool dates.
Been out of your loop a long time. Glad your thyroid issues sound handled. Sorry it's been frustrating trying to find your rhythm. It's been so long since I felt any real hunger after dinner, even when I eat rather early, though I push for having it after 6, and when I stay up late. Sounds like other issues keep you from having a hefty enough meal then.
Just do your best to aim for the highest quality foods at your meals whenever it sounds worth it. I've changed so much over time, but it's been an evolution. I doubt it's done.
Thanks, Oolala! You're right that figuring out a way of healthy eating that works best is a process.
My biggest issue with dinner, for now, is that I have two very active little boys (ages 4 and . Sometimes, when DH is home, I can have a quiet, relaxed dinner, but most of the time, my dinner gets interrupted several times, to deal with messes, misbehavior, etc... I think that is why I'm drawn to eating at night, because I have that uninterrupted block of time to eat. What I might do is eat lunch on a smaller plate, maybe eat a mini meal on a saucer, and have my dinner after they go to bed.
I just wrote about regressing into "diet" mode. The good news is that even though I dipped my toe back into it, diets aren't appealing to me anymore.
I'm with you, no more restrictive eating!
I hear ya on wanting to eat during a calmer time. It's so much more enjoyable. I wake up at 6, empty the dishwasher, make lunches and breakfast for everyone, take the kids to school, and then come home to walk the dogs. It's about 8:30 by that time but that's when I choose to have breakfast. When the dogs are settled, and the house is quiet. I turn on a little tv and boy do I enjoy that meal!
So I'm all for re-arranging things a bit to give yourself that quiet time to eat. Let me know how it goes!
Thanks, walkerlori, and Linda! Today was one of my S days, and it was remarkably tame. I just had one dessert, and it was after my band rehearsal.
Lunch: Panera You Pick 2. Turkey chili, salad, baguette, coffee with creamer.
Okay, I think I'm going to focus on one habit right now, and that is not eating after dinner. It has become too much of a problem, because it pretty much always leads to bingeing. I will still somewhat focus on the No S habits, but my priority will be not eating after dinner, except for on Thursday nights, and other special occasions.
Quick update: So far, so good, as far as not eating after dinner goes. I had one cup of dirty chai tea so far, and I will have one more cup of milky tea before bed.
How is not eating after dinner going? It's a great feeling when several days or weeks have gone by and it starts to feel normal to have those lovely hours without eating before bed.
I was thinking about your son the other day--hope that you are finding therapies that work well with him.
Hi! Sorry to be so late in responding. The last two weeks have been insane, with a week of half days for conference week, followed by Spring break. My eating has been mixed. I actually have had a few days of not eating at night, so it's a start.
I fell back into a cycle of strict calorie counting again, and I also did a gluten free and dairy free diet for several days. I eat mostly gluten free and dairy free anyway (although I periodically allowed cheats), but I tried completely eliminating gluten and dairy for several days. I didn't think my gut was feeling better, but apparently, it must have been helping me some, because I tried having a turkey burger on a regular sandwich thin bun and a side of fruit, and I ended up feeling sick to my stomach afterwards (it wasn't horrible, but it was definitely noticeable). It makes me think I may have to stay on the low FODMAPS diet at least 90 percent of the time. Oh well. I would rather feel good, than miserable.
As for eating itself, I want to commit to what I've proposed off and on for a long time, and it may end up working the best for me. That is: 3 meals on an 8 inch plate, and 1 meal on a saucer. The meals are just large enough to satisfy me, and just small enough so that I have an easier time digesting them. I tried it today, and aside from slips at lunch, it went pretty well.
Also, I'm going to allow myself the mod of a sweet with one meal per day. I've tried this in the past, and it has worked at various times. I just need to not let it get out of control. I may be willing to adjust at some point, but for now, I'm being completely honest, I'm not ready to give up having something sweet every day, and I am okay with not having S days.
Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk creamer, one packet of GF oatmeal, chicken sausages, small bowl of Trader Joes organic tropical fruit blend with a small amount of So Delicious Coco Whip.
Lunch: Tuna sandwich on Udi's bread, chips, 3 Enjoy Life cookies, carrot sticks (note to self: I need to just have chips or the cookies, and not both. If I do choose both, have a very small handful of chips and maybe 1 cookie. My 8 inch plate was very crammed full).
Dinner: Sharis. Coffee with creamer, turkey burger, fruit.
Oolala, Not eating at night is going better. I'm still slipping up periodically, but I'm starting to have several days in a row where I don't eat at night.
Auto, My son is doing okay. His ABA therapist is wonderful, and he's making good progress with things like eye contact, waving, etc... Thanks!
One more addendum to my previous post. I have been very, very discouraged about my weight and size. I am 5'1, and I weigh 169-170 right now, depending on the day. My clothing sizes range from large-cut size 10s to 12-14 (depending on the cut of the clothes), but I think it's because I have a lot of muscle. Recently, I let diet head prevail, and I signed up for a Diet Bet game to lose weight more quickly. However, I realized I don't want to be super obsessed with cutting calories to lose weight, and I'd rather lose it more slowly and steadily with good habits, which is why I'm back again. Even if I don't lose another pound, or lose very slowly (which is likely, I think, because of my thyroid), I'd rather have peace from following good habits than be tied to counting calories the rest of my life.
Ugh I feel your pain Heather! I'm having bad relax issues and it's so confusing to try to figure out what to eat. I tried cutting out gluten too but only lasted a few days. I wasn't t eating dairy at all when this issue started so that's not it.
I've ended up turning to meds for now but hoping to find a better solution in the future.
I also share your frustration with weight. Sanity needs to come first though I agree. Also when I do stick to nos very strictly, I do tend to lose weight so focusing on the habits is key for many reasons.
Yes, I'm with Linda. Great comments.
Life is about relationships. Our body is just the vehicle for those, ya know? Food can often enhance those interactions--like doubling up the pleasure, hehe.
Glad to know you feel the night eating is getting conquered. I can imagine being frustrated with feeling like the modest eating you're doing, probably so much better than previous habits, isn't making a dent in your weight. It can be shocking just how few calories, whether you count them or not, a person may need to eat to create a deficit, and being short makes it even more delicate. You probably don't want to know what most women in the Blue Zones live on. But I can say that years on habit make reductions that used to seem outlandish more comfortable and sometimes even preferable. Though I'm honestly not feeling that today.
Thanks, Linda, Auto, and Oolala! Tobiasmom, My doctor actually hasn't put me on meds yet, and to be honest, I haven't felt super great since the surgery. My thyroid levels are supposedly fine (according to my lab work), but I'm feeling an almost crushing fatigue. I'm glad I had my nodules removed, though. I literally could only sleep on my right side, and I was having difficulty with swallowing certain foods, like bread. Plus, my breath control on my clarinet really declined. Good luck to you!
I had to take care of my kids, before I could finish my check in. My eating has not been super great, and a lot of it has to do with being so tired. I've been too tired to put the time and effort into planning meals, so I think I'm just going to keep it really simple, for now, and work with what I already have at home, which means things like oatmeal, soups, salads, smoothies, and stir fries -- which is fine. On the positive side, I have been doing much better at not eating after dinner.
A meal is whatever you put on your plate. I've fallen victim at times to letting myself graze a bit at dinner rather than putting all the grazey things on a plate at once. I've also actually followed through and plated them, and dang if it isn't more satisfying, even if it isn't a normal meal! But it doesn't mean I always act on my wisdom, such as it may be.
Not eating as much after dinner is HUGE, I think. It's a problem time for most.
Great job on the night eating. I think sticking with simple meals sounds like a great plan. I hope your energy improves soon.
I'm always very impressed with the meals some people post here, but these days I'm just as likely to have an egg and tomato on toast or a PB sandwich and a piece of fruit, especially if mr chef is out. I like "a meal is what you put on your plate"
Well done on combatting the evening eating. I totally understand that huge relief moment when the kids are finally down and you can take a breath! Phew! I am practicing having a different kind of treat for that moment, like a nice tasting herbal tea, a short meditation, or 15 minutes of my favourite trash TV, or a good audiobook while I clean the kitchen. Something that makes me feel rewarded for my looong work day without putting something in my mouth.
One of the things I like the most about NoS is the freedom of choice. You can adhere to the rules even if your don't have time or energy to cook super healthy and fancy meals. Great to hear you're doing better at avoiding after-dinner munchies. Small victories go a long way!
After all this time, I STILL often get an urge to eat in the afternoon, even now that my time with students at school ends just before lunch. But I realized the other day that I have broken the habit of driving from our school parking lot into the lot of the Ralphs supermarket across the street to shop their "day old" bread items.
Hello! I temporarily fell off of the wagon, but I am slowly, but surely making my way back to No S. For awhile, I tried a certain fitness program that involves using containers for the diet (to help with portion control), and the containers were making me crazy (you had to get a certain number of red containers, certain number of greens, etc...). Plus, the protein shakes that this program touts were aggravating my gut, and they're way too expensive. I'm being a little vague, because the workouts aren't bad, and I love that the workouts are short, so I don't want to speak too badly about this fitness program, but the diet part is definitely not for me.
I am back to sticking to eating 3-4 plates a day, depending on the day. I'm not perfect about sweets, but I'm at least not eating as many of them. I have also continued to improve at not mindlessly snacking at night. It's a start! I'll try to check in a little more often. I've missed this site!
Those sound like good improvements already! I'm very much for thinking we can ease our way in to the three S's. I didn't, officially, but I guess I believe that if a person is suffering a lot to do it, either her motivation isn't really clear yet or she's just trying to go too fast. Yes, there are advantages to drawing clear lines, but those lines can allow for more leeway. I say get tougher as time goes on and it actually sounds easier. I have limits these days that would have been torture a couple of years ago, but now they fit.
I think I might know the plan, and honestly, it actually sounds like a decent "training" program, if someone used the containers to measure out the foods and then put it all on a plate to see what it looks like. I feel I did something similar by using a 40*30*30 plan for a few years- with lots of failures outside of meal times-, plus some Volumetrics principles. I don't know for sure if I would have lost as much if I had tried to just eat what my mom used to cook. I could fill a plate with some pretty hefty portions of dense foods very easily.
Just know it's likely you will NEVER be sorry for NOT giving in, even if it "hurts" at the time.
Glad to see you're back! I think it's normal to try other ways of eating now & then. Sometimes it takes trying something else to realize how much better NoS works.
To be honest I still fantasize about making intuitive eating work for me. It sounds ideal but I've gone down that road to many times not to realize what a dead end that is.
Anyway so glad to see you back here!
Hello! So I got a little crazy over the past few days, and I tried to detox from gluten, dairy, sugar, and caffeine. Big mistake, I felt absolutely horrible. I have never felt completely back to normal since my partial thyroidectomy in January, and I'm sure that's at least part of the reason I felt so crummy. I ended up bingeing last night, and it seemed to reset my gut, so maybe I do need more carbs than I was allowing myself (???). Anyway, I am back on track with a set 3-4 meals, and not eating at night. I think I will allow myself 1 treat with a meal, at least for now. I felt really bad with going completely off of sugar, so I'll try limiting it.
Oolala, I will say that the containers in that system do keep me from going too crazy with the amount of food on my plates, so I do plan on using them at least sometimes. Thanks!
Linda, I have had the same fantasies about intuitive eating, and I don't think it's going to happen. Thanks!
Oolala, I would say the month was mixed. I am down a couple of pounds, which is good, but I also joined a Facebook group for those doing Beachbody workouts, and I think it was a big mistake. On the plus side, I am eating 3-4 meals a day fairly consistently, and I'm bingeing much less than I used to. On the negative side, my diet head has returned big time. Plus, this group tends to do 3 meals and 2-3 snacks, and everybody drinks Shakeology, and I'm sick to death of Shakeology. This group ends next week, and I think I'll quietly leave, and go back to working on habits. The plan I outlined last month was pretty solid, I think, and I'd like to try to get better at following it.
Glad things are going okay Heather. That kind of group would be very triggering for me. Glad you're going to bow out gracefully!
I'm fairly new here, but I know exactly which diet/exercise program you're talking about. And I don't blame you for wanting out of the group.
I've been on various programs by them, and the groups tend to be rather "intense" in their promotion of the recommended diets and exercise. I noticed there seems to be a certain theme over on their forums where people complain about lack of promised results, and the overeager supporters of the individual programs are very quick to jump on the person about not sticking to the "diet" exactly as prescribed--no deviations!!!!! It's almost like a religion to some of them, and I was quickly turned off by the attitude of unacceptance of modifications or changes.
I think your plan of working on habits is best--you know yourself better than anyone, and can make changes based on your own life circumstances without having something forced on you. Good luck!
Thank you, Linda and Lifeisablessing!
Today isn't an S day per se for me (for now, I'm allowing myself a small amount of sweets with a meal each day), but I like to relax my eating a little on Saturdays. Breakfast was coconut chocolate chip overnight oats (yum!) with coffee topped with some So Delicious Coco Whip. Lunch was homemade blueberry waffles topped with blueberries and more Coco Whip, and some chicken sausages. I'm going to a fair today, and I 'might' get a treat there, but I'm not sure. I already know dinner will be a salad, because I like having one veggie-heavy meal each day.
Ah, you attended the unholy church of Beachbody. Not the first and won't be the last. Nice thing is when you get on your own foundation, almost anything can be used for YOUR purposes, rather than theirs. I"m speaking of the workouts, if you have any. When you get more familiar with the routines, I think there's a way to mute all the rah rah burn fat propaganda and use your own tunes, if that would be useful. Not all of us were meant to live by Shovelglove alone.
Oolala, Haha! Yes, 'unholy church of Beachbody' was kind of fitting, at times. The workouts are decent enough, though, and I'll keep them in my rotation, sometimes. Also, I'll still use Shakeology from time to time, when I don't have time for a full meal (I just can't justify paying that much for it each month). And, yes, it is possible to mute the workouts, if I want to. All in all, my Beachbody experiment was very instructive. I'm going to use the 21 Day Fix containers to loosely guide what I'm eating (I do think it's good to get more veggies and protein with meals), and I still use the containers to help with portion control so that my plates aren't too big, but I am no longer trying to track my food with the containers.
Now for today. My family and I are back from a wonderful stay at a camp for children with special needs and serious illnesses (older DS has autism), and I am ready to get back on track with my eating. I am committed to 3-4 meals per day (it may vary, because I sometimes deal with reflux), with no snacks or seconds. I am also now very committed to not eating at night. I actually don't really like doing it, anymore. I'll probably still get something on Thursday nights when my band friends and I go out to Shari's restaurant, but that will mostly be it (unless something comes up, and I have to eat dinner later). I also want to work towards being more Vanilla No S with my eating, but keep S days on Thursday nights (as I have mentioned before), and maybe Friday (or Saturday?). My only problem with doing S days on weekends is the weekends are my least active days (I exercise Monday-Friday). Finally, I am waiting at least 3 days past my camping trip, before I step on the scale. I really want to break my obsession with the scale.
That's all for now! I will try to catch up on some of the other check ins later on today.
Snack: Coffee with creamer, and a small amount of SO Delicious Coco Whip Lite. 4 Seattles Best chocolate truffles.
Dinner: Salad with tuna, brown rice crackers.
Very moderate. Reduction is a time-honored way of easing into new habits. But there's nothing to say you can't find your own place to "rest."
Just a quick check in, because I have to get my son ready for school, but I'm back. I had a crazy Summer, overall. There were a lot of good moments: band concerts, a family camping trip, a great overnight get away to the ocean, a few local family trips, but I'm still working on finding balance with my boys, and on getting things done around the house, etc... I tried being more of a perfectionist with my eating, and I have figured out that it just isn't going to work for me. I don't have time to spend several hours meal prepping for the week. I do want to eat healthy, but I have no desire anymore to spend the extra effort to make sure every meal is perfectly healthy. I think my eating is going to have to be 'just healthy enough.' I'm happy with smoothies and salads, and I'll continue to make dinners I enjoy, such as soup, or pizza with some extra veggies.
For now, I'm also going to get back to the plan I keep mentioning in my check in. I got away from it over the Summer, and I ate way too much sugar. For now, I'm going back to eating 3 moderate-sized meals, and one smaller meal (so 3 meals on 8 inch plates, and one meal on a saucer). I will keep sweets in my diet for now (I don't do well with eliminating sugar all at once), but I will have sweets with a meal.
So nice to see you back here. Sometimes I feel a little lost amongst all the new faces.
Glad you had some high points in your summer and I like your plan! I think it definitely good to relax your nutrition standards a bit. Being overly strict just takes the joy out of eating or backfires, at least for me.
No S is so supportive of not having to have perfect plates.
On Spark, there used to be a few people who would say they didn't have time to prep meals and such. I kept saying they were making it too hard on themselves! It's also amazing what can happen after several months of putting what works that day or that meal on a plate and savoring it.
I'm still here, and I'm still somewhat following No S, in my own way. I find eating 3 meals (or sometimes 4 smaller meals) to be almost automatic for me now. Eating seconds has never been much of an issue, and I rarely snack. Eating sweets at night is still my biggest issue, at this point. For now, overcoming that needs to be my top priority. As I've said before, I'm not ready to give up sweets, but I do want to keep working on eating any sweets with a meal.
Today's eating wasn't too bad. Thursday is what I most consider to be my S Day, since that is the day I go out with fellow band members after rehearsal.
Sounds like you're getting into a pretty good groove! I have to admit, I've been allowing a See's lollipop as a reward after this rough week of my elimination diet. It was nice to have that to look forward to but not big enough to really throw my progress off!
Best of luck & fun "seeing" you on fb!
Hello! I've been doing okay on some fronts (eating 3 main meals and not snacking during the day), but I am really struggling with eating at night. I think it's a habit that has become ingrained in me. I really want to break myself of this. There are times when I don't end up eating lunch until late, and I eat dinner after my boys go to bed (so at around 9). I think that is fine, but I need to end the nightly snacking on sweets and other carbs.
My reflux is flaring up, so I'm renewing my commitment to this plan. No S still makes the most sense for eating. As I've said numerous times, I'll never be 100 percent vanilla (Thursday is a good S Day for me, because I always go out to eat after band), but I can definitely stick with 3-4 meals, cutting back on sweets, and keeping sweets with a meal.
That's all for now! I'll try to update this check in after my dinner tonight.
Linda, Thanks! It's nice to see you on FB, too! I really don't have a problem with having a small daily sweet, as long as I can keep it in check.
So sorry to hear your reflux is acting up. It's such a pain! I think you're wise to try to curtail that late night eating. From what Ive learned cutting out late night eating and raising your head at night are two of the most helpful changes you can make to control your reflux (but you probably already knew this. ).
I try not to eat less than 3 hrs before bed time and I sleep with a wedge pillow. It helps and so did quitting caffeine but I still feel like it's always on the verge of a flare up. I'm hoping getting the rest of this weight off will do the trick.
Hello! I'm back! I had an absolutely crazy eating period over the holidays, and I'm ready to regain some sanity in my eating. I sort of got back on track with my eating last week, but there was still too much overeating. I think the main change I want to make is I want to finally give up eating at night. There are a couple of days where I'll have to eat something at night, because on my two band rehearsal nights, it works better for me to eat a late lunch (like at around 3), and just eat my dinner at around 9. Otherwise, I think I am finally ready to give up night time eating!
I also want to start getting closer to at least somewhat Vanilla No S, but I want to take it 1 day at a time. I've eaten two meals so far, and I did have 1 T of dairy free chocolate chips and a little bit of Coco Whip on the fruit wirh lunch. I'm going to try to have just some fruit and no other sweets with dinner, and no sweets after dinner.
I will try to post tonight, and I will try to check in a little more often.
You will not be sorry to give up eating after dinner time, I don't think. You'll wonder why it was ever so important.
Oolala, I'm sure you're right, and I think I am finally at the point where I'm willing to break myself of this habit.
Great to see you back here. I think a lot of us are ready to get back on track after the holidays.
Yesterday was an S day so I'd say that's pretty good!
Close is good, too. You can phase it out. Different food, smaller amount, delayed time.
Or white knuckle a few nights. I don't promise it will be cake after that, but it's amazing what 3 consecutive days can feel like.
My eating hasn't been perfect the past few days, but with the exception of yesterday, which I would definitely call a fail (lots of snacking at night), I have done much better about either eating just a little at night, or not eating anything after dinner. I did try going without sweets for a few days, but I had a horrible headache on the second day, so I think I'm going to have to be much gentler with myself. Today, I tried having a few small sandwich cookies with lunch, and today went a lot better. I felt much more satisfied, and I didn't have the horrible headache. I will keep experimenting.
Oolala, Good points. Thanks! I suspect that in my case, I will end up phasing out the bad behaviors.
That's how it typically works, but the fireworks examples get a lot of attention in publication.
Just a quick check in. As a whole, my eating is going better. I'm actually starting to do a little meal prepping on Sundays, which makes it easier to 'grab and go,' when life gets really busy. The night time eating is still a big challenge, so i'll have to cut it out, except for on band nights, because rehearsals do make me a little hungry afterwards. I may play around with eating a smaller dinner, and having something small after rehearsals.
It must be tricky when you are working late (if that's what rehearsals are - evenings?) I have found it tricky if I have to start work very early - it's like I need two breakfasts that day. I did wonder about having four smaller meals some days - much like you are thinking of splitting your third meal into two smaller meals maybe? People did suggest trying to get by with a drink - some nut milk or something. Anyway - good luck, I hope you can figure out something that works for you that doesn't tip you over into 'snacking'.
Thank you, Rawcookie! Yes, rehearsals are in the evening, and they are generally pretty challenging (in a good way!), so I always work up an appetite. I will definitely stick with my plan of eating 4 meals on my Band days.
My eating is going better. I'm at least eating a lot less at night, so it's a start, and the scale is down a little bit.
Hope the trend of less at night has continued. Though there are slim cultures that eat late, there's a lot to be said for a longish nightly "fast."
Good to see you here Heather and glad things are improving !
Hello! I am back, and back on the wagon! My naturopath put me on a strict elimination diet 1.5 weeks ago, so I can't have coffee, gluten, dairy, sugar, soy, corn, flour, or alcohol. The diet is HARD, but in some ways, it has been easier to stick with 3 meals, and to not eat after dinner. I have 5.5 weeks left on this diet, and once I'm done, I think I'm ready to commit to Vanilla No S -- or at least pretty close! Once I can have sugar again, I think that if I can have it twice a week, I can probably still somewhat stick with this diet.
That's it for now! I will try to catch up on people's threads tonight.
How did your naturopath determine your foods to cut? Did you do an elimination stage?
Oolala, I think she was trying to eliminate most of the common triggers -- like Gluten, dairy, soy, sugar, etc... It's interesting that she didn't tell me to eliminate eggs or potatoes, but I'm not going to press it.😀 I have lost weight since starting this diet a couple of weeks ago, because I've been forced to reduce my portions. I still have 5 weeks to go, and once the diet is done, I want to eat enough healthy foods to feel good, but I also want to allow occasional treats back into my diet, like chips, and sweets on the weekends. That's why I think No S is the perfect plan to transition back to once this diet is done.
Limiting food types pretty much often leads to loss. You've got awhile before you face adding stuff back in. Cross that bridge and all that.
I'm just doing a quick check in. I'm actually doing okay with my eating! I have pretty much stopped overeating at night, which is HUGE for me. Lately, I've been trying to pay more attention to the portions on my plate, and to eating a little more intuitively, and it seems to be helping! I've also been toying around with 3 vs 4 meals, and I'm finding I prefer 3 meals a day (although on super busy days, eating 4 meals does work better). I've lost 16 pounds since January, and my weight loss has slowed, so I may have to tweak the foods I'm eating. However, at least I know I'm finally heading in the right direction with my eating. I'm still not eating perfectly Vanilla No S, but I can go at least a few days without eating sweets, and be okay with it.
16 lbs wow that's awesome and even better, the nighttime eating has improved! Glad things are going well for you!
These are fantastic changes! I'm a big fan of whittling away at the extras. If you plunge to the least amount you can stand to eat, there's no place to adjust.
Hello! Just a quick check in. I got off track during the rest of the Summer, because I was so busy with my kids' swimming lessons, and I played in a bunch of band concerts, but now that the kids are back in school, and concert season has slowed down, I'm ready to recommit to better eating.
Over the past couple of months, I had allowed myself to eat at night, plus I had allowed myself to eat a bunch of the foods I had been avoiding (gluten, dairy, and sugar). As a result, I saw a huge increase in my reflux (and my reflux had practically disappeared when I was avoiding those foods. Plus, eating at night didn't help). I'm going to try eating at least 80-90 percent gluten and dairy free (it's too difficult to avoid gluten and dairy 100 percent of the time), and as of yesterday, I put a stop to eating after dinner. I am also going to try going almost Vanilla No S, except that Thursday (my night I go out with my Band friends) will be my absolute S day, I'm not sure whether to have any more S days (or maybe just a floating day each week?). Having my S days on Saturday and Sunday normally does not work for me, because I don't do much on the weekends (usually), and I'm the least active on the weekends.
So far, today has been a good eating day. I will try to check in more often.
A floating day is not recommended, though you can always have two extra S days a month. Since S's are supposed to be sometimes anyway, meaning not necessarily every S day every week, why not just go with your band night and two extra ad hoc days for a month to see how it goes? In one of Reinhard's podcasts, I know he said a month was a good trial time for many habits before seeing if they need a mod.


text:
Marius Sophus Lie (Nordfjordeid, Norvégia, 1842. december 17. – Kristiania, 1899. február 18.) norvég matematikus. Nevéhez fűződik a Lie-algebrák és a Lie-csoportok elmélete.

Élete
Apja evangélikus lelkész volt. Christianiában járt középiskolába, majd egyetemre is. Itt 1862-ben Sylow előadásaira is járt, azonban csak néhány évvel később fordult érdeklődése végleg a matematika felé.

1867-ben publikálta első matematikai cikkét, majd 1869-ben ösztöndíjat nyert, hogy Poroszországba utazhasson, ahol megismerkedett Kroneckerrel, Kummerrel és Weierstrass-szal. 1869-ben és 1870-ben Berlinben és Párizsban folytatta tanulmányait. Hazatérése után a kristianiai egyetemen habilitált és ugyanott lett tanár. 1886-tól a lipcsei egyetemen a geometria tanára volt.

Ő alapította meg a folytonos transzformációcsoportok elméletét és vezette be ebben az infinitezimális transzformációk és érintési transzformációk fontos fogalmait. A csoportelméletről és annak a geometriára és a differenciálegyenletek  integrálására való alkalmazásáról írt számos értekezése részben norvég nyelven, részben németül (főleg a Mathematische Annalenben és a lipcsei tudós társaság Berichteiben) jelentek meg. 1881-ben Sylowval közösen rendezte sajtó alá Abel műveit.

Művei

 Theorie der Transformationsgruppen (Engel közreműködésével, 3 kötet, Lipcse, 1888-1893);
 Geometrie der Berührungstransformationen (Scheffers közreműködésével, I. kötet, uo. 1895);

Jegyzetek

Források

Norvég matematikusok
1842-ben született személyek
1899-ben elhunyt személyek
Norvég egyetemi, főiskolai oktatók
A Francia Természettudományi Akadémia tagjai

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia