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This is interesting, too:

http://blog.ruhlman.com/ruhlmancom/2008 ... -105147338

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Sure you can.

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paulchurchfield wrote:Too much coffee is bad for you anyhow.

Too much of anything is bad for you! It's all about moderation.

wosnes

It's not that I argue that we're genetically programmed to eat food when it's easily available, or that we'll do our best to finish the endless bowl of soup. Of course we will. I'm not sure if we are or we aren't, but Westerner's have been taught to eat endlessly. I have a couple of friends who wil...

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To borrow from Nike, Just do it.

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I don't think that it is possible to eat only 1500 calories a day at Panera! Back in my Weight Watcher's days I found out that most of Panera's food is horribly high in fat! LOL! I had to go check it out...it is possible, especially if you use the "Pick Two" option. Obviously it depends on what men...

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I bought this last night It looks like it will be a good fit with No-S and Michael Pollan's books.

There's a page right after the introduction that has a single sentence on it: "The best diet is the one you don't know you're on." Love it!

wosnes

What I had forgotten was that Jared had reached the point that he couldn't function any more. He was so heavy he couldn't do the day to day things anymore. I believe he got so desperate he was willing to try anything. For some reason, Subway sandwiches really did it for him. He was so determined to...

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Years ago I read a quote that was about raising your children rather than influencing adults: "Your children more attention pay to what you do than what you say." Works for adults, too.

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To date, most of my "individualizations" are long term habits I brought into No S, i.e. the largest portion on my plate be fruit/veg. I do this because I know after long experience that I just feel better when I eat lots of fruit and veg, not because some diet expert told me it was good for me. I a...

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I also think that both in terms of No-S and just in general we worry about this too much. I have a "rule" about eating when I'm not in charge of what or how food is served: no more than one serving of what is served. So if things are served in separate courses or on separate plates, I don't have to ...

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I was reading this and realized that there are a lot of similarities between No-S and what Jared Fogle did.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03162.html

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I have a template for my meals, but it's more about the dishes served than making sure specific types of foods or macro-nutrients are included. While there are foods I try to use minimally, I'm also trying to be much more relaxed about this. We've been force-fed so much information about diet and he...

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I agree with Apple -- ignore them.

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You can purchase items in single portions. I love lemon merengue pie. So, I go to the bakery section and purchase a slice instead of the whole pie. ~Danielle If you cook for just yourself, you can also make just a serving or two of whatever it is you want. As previously (in another thread) mentione...

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Though I was a little pudgy at puberty, I was slim until I was in my 40s. In my mind's eye, I'm still that slimmer person. I can't say I ever thought I was "fat." Even though I'm heavier now, I'm more physically uncomfortable than mentally uncomfortable.

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.....I've been trying to bake for the weekend on Friday or early Saturday in not very large amounts so the stuff is GONE by the time Monday rolls around. If it's not gone, freeze it! That is a great idea! ~Danielle I've also been known to just throw it away. Not the least wasteful thing to do, but ...

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Do you think that having sweets, even just a few, triggered the sweet craving or should I just ban brownies (MY ALL TIME FAV) from the house? I did cheat last night and broke a tiny piece from a brownie edge and ate it. That was enough - then had a menthol drop and went to sleep! Why in heaven's na...

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I just have been so depressed (and crabby as my family will attest to) the last couple of days. I have been doing No S successfully now since the 14th of April. I know it hasn't been a long time and things take time. But I stepped on the scale today, which I know I shoudn't. But my "official" weigh...

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I haven't read this thread much, but....

Let's be like ducks and let it all run off our backs. Remember, you can't control what anyone else says, only your response to it.

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It is a glorious way to live, and so simple and obvious, that I'm still shaking my head going Why didn't I think of that? Doh! :shock: I think a lot of us are saying that! Truly, it's probably because it is so simple that we didn't think of it. We're always trying to complicate things (like adding ...

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I've always been a cola drinker. Even prior to No-S, my consumption had decreased dramatically, but I still drank one every now and again. What I've noticed is that they, like so many other things, just don't taste good anymore.

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There are no forbiddenn foods. Equally as important, there are no foods you "must" eat. There's only what you choose to eat. Ain't it grand?

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With the exception of sweets on No-S days, there are no restrictions as to what you can eat. You can even have chips or fries, as long as they're with a meal and not a snack. Everyone has given you good advice. Make sure you eat enough. Fill your plate with food and enjoy!

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Take a few bites, say something like, "This is so good, but I just can't finish it," and put your fork down. If the hostess offers to send the remainder home with you, take it, and either save it for your S day or throw it away. Don't worry about it. And don't not have cake at your friend's birthday...

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You do it just like anything else; one day at a time. Remember, it's impossible to derail on an S day. Beyond that, you're going to have days (N or S) that are great, days that are bad, and days that are downright awful. It's that way with all things, but for some reason we attach a lot more importa...

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Say to yourself: "I cannot derail on an S day." Repeat as many times as necessary.

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I love bread, too, but it's sweets. And snacking on sweets. I crave the salty things, too, but I can add them to a meal.

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Nfalcone, I had no intention of trying to make you look like a fool. My apologies if that's how you interpreted my question. The idea that one would weigh more when dehydrated as opposed to when well-hydrated didn't make sense to me based on what I know and I wanted to know the rationale behind it. ...

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I asked this same question in another post, but I think it might get lost without being answered: the scale said I was 146, but I didn't freak out because I drink a lot less water on the weekends. I knew it was probably just a little dehydration. I go from 8 water bottles a day to only about 2 cups....

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A yogurt at 2:30 would be a snack. If it is truly a problem you can have a mini meal lunch and a mini meal in the mid afternoon, but I don't recommend that unless you have a medical reason to eat 4/5/6 smaller meals during the day. It makes it hard to learn the habit of not snacking. And a mini mea...

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I have a question: What's the rationale behind weighing more when you're dehydrated and less when you're well hydrated? I'm a nurse and I've never heard of that. In fact, I've observed just the opposite to be true.

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Why don't you try having the yogurt with your Lean Cuisine at 11:30? You won't be eating less food, you'll just be eating it at once instead of spaced over time.

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I hate to burst your bubble, but it's probably not the not being an idiot on S days that did this. In order to have lost 4 pounds by not being an idiot, you would have had to elminated 14,000 calories worth of food (3500 cal = 1 lb). That is a LOT of food. Besides, it often takes several days to a w...

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Can you invoke virtual plating and serve yourself an equivalent amount of something else? Am I better off saving adventurousness for S days? That's what I would do. Sometimes it's not even being adventurous -- sometimes a tried and true dish turns out awful. The point of No-S isn't to limit your ea...

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QOD is an abbreviation for every other day from Latin. It's a medical term.

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I'm making lemon squares with raspberries. Yum!

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I usually have a Greek salad which I make at home the night before and put in the fridge - a round of feta cheese, 4 olives, 5 baby tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and red or yellow peppers. On alternate days I have a cheese salad sandwich on multigrain bread. I found that five days of the salad was to...

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I've been able to find it at Whole Foods and most recently, my regular grocery store! Your regular grocery might start to carry it if you ask for it. I assume that's what happened at mine.

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Brunch: Waffle, fruit cup, bacon Won't have lunch since brunch was so late. Dinner: I think Parmesan chicken and salad. Hm...no treat or snack. I'm going to have to work on that! UPDATE: I remembered I bought a donut at the grocery this morning. This particular grocery has better donuts in their bak...

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Congrats and welcome aboard!

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slickchic wrote:I had once read how we have a "set Point" for our weight. If we get below that weight, our hunger will take over, cuing us to eat more so that we will not drop in our weight.

Unfortunately, that's not the case here!

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Ah, I call that the "hollow leg syndrome." Those days are so funny because they seem to come when you would least expect them. You can't figure out why there doesn't seem to be enough food in your kitchen to fill you up.

I'm with you on the milk. Might as well be Maalox. Blech!!

wosnes

Well, if you want faster weight loss, you eat more of the less calorie dense foods. What you eat on No-S is up to you! The great thing about No-S is that it's not a restricted diet that no one can can or wants to do indefinitely. It's realistic. It's simple, sane and sustainable. The habits are simi...

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Welcome aboard!

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You know what's funny. I'm not dreading my first S days. I'm actually looking forward to them and I've bought some snacks just for those days. What really makes me fearful is the No S days! I know I need to pick foods that are healthier for me, but I don't because I know the healthy foods are not s...

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You know what's funny. I'm not dreading my first S days. I'm actually looking forward to them and I've bought some snacks just for those days. What really makes me fearful is the No S days! I know I need to pick foods that are healthier for me, but I don't because I know the healthy foods are not s...

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Ya know, I think there's entirely too much use of the word "failure." A mistake or a slip-up is NOT a failure -- it's a mistake or a slip up! Get things in perpsective. Stop fearing a mistake and making more of it than it is! So it's not a big deal that I had a perfect day except for the one little...

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Ya know, I think there's entirely too much use of the word "failure." A mistake or a slip-up is NOT a failure -- it's a mistake or a slip up! Get things in perpsective. Stop fearing a mistake and making more of it than it is!

wosnes

I think it's very hard for a person that's just begun a diet, to stop focusing on food. I think it's natural to talk about food and what kind of goodies one wants to eat on their S days. Eventually, eventually, there will be less focus on food, but right now, one can't help but think about it. Focu...

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lmt2pt wrote:I had to consiously decide not to make everything convenient.

Right there is part of the problem. Convenience.

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Focus on living and being free. Worrying so much about what to eat is bondage. Those are some wise words! Yes, I've noticed it. I don't think it's a good or healthy way to think about S-days or food. I think many have been in bondage to various diets and have developed the dieter's mentality. Let's...

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That sounds wonderful! I'm not sure where Peterborough is, but I'm pretty sure it's not within driving distance of me. Too bad. You might be interested in these: http://www.goinglocal-info.com/ http://lostrivercoop.com/index.htm What amazes me about the Lost River Market & Deli is that it's not in a...

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I have been using regular sized plate lately. I am feeling fatter so I think I will start adhering to the rules even more. If I am having salad I use a seperate dish so the juices don't get on it-I'm not good at vertual plating/eyeballing the area. i think I'm deceiving myself. I tell myself if I h...

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I've been thinking about that, too. A lot of the special days, especially birthdays and such, are really more events than days. There's a special meal, but the rest of the day is normal.

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Like you, I go to the farmer's market on Saturday morning. Ours has at least two vendors with baked goods. I often pick a treat then. I usually don't eat breakfast before I go to the farmer's market. Plus, I only go to one. So when I get home I have my "treat" for breakfast. I usually make a treat o...

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Do any of you eat "real" food, like meatloaf or casseroles or hamburger helper or do you pretty much try to eat "healthy"? I always have veggies and salad with my meal (on the same plate, of course) but I do eat a lot of pasta and ordinary things. I also eat at taco bell or panera's about once a we...

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Enjoy yourself! If you overdo, so what? The great thing about S days is that you cannot fail.

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tgp157 wrote:Naturally thin people aren't perfect in their eating habits either. They just don't let it derail them.

I'm not sure that naturally thin people even think about it -- which may be a pretty healthy thing.

So, you had a failure. So what?

wosnes

The problem with more restrictive diets is that they're not sustainable. As soon as you go back to eating more "normally", the weight returns. This may not lead to quick weight loss, but it's sustainable.

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drswife wrote:real chocolate crossaint w/ a big mug of cafe mocha...just like when I was in France...hmmmmmmm I think I know what I'm having this weekend!

Oh! A vanilla sugar crepe with cafe mocha or hot chocolate at one of my favorite little cafes.

wosnes

You've got it:

No snacks, no sweets, no seconds, except on days that begin with "S": Saturday, Sunday and Special days.

Until your book arrives, you can find about all the info you need by clicking on No S Diet above.

Good Luck to you!

wosnes

Tea with a sweetener -- even more than you used -- is okay.

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Tonight was chicken and couscous with almonds, apricots, parsley and mint. Also a salad and I put some of the apricots and almonds on that along with some mandarin oranges. Pretty good.

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I think alot of people worry too much about what they are going to have on their S days. Why not just go with the fact that nothing is really sounding all that great and jumping out at you and have a normal eating day. You will probably feel better and lose weight faster. It would also get you into...

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Do you feel you have to do that for some reason? Why?

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Cookies! I like chocolate, but I'm not a real chocoholic. I hit chocolate overkill pretty quickly. I also like lemon desserts. I like cakes and pies, but I'll take a cookie or a pastry before that. Oh, pound cake, too. Especially lemon. But, in relation to your dilemma, why not just play it by ear? ...

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There are any number of reasons why you could be nauseated including a virus, stress or too much caffeine. Unless you've really changed what you eat in the last week or so, I doubt it's diet related.

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I find myself really anticipating a nice treat for my S days. But when I finally get what I have been jonesing for, it isn't nearly as satisfying as I thought it would be. Are you eating homemade or really good store bought stuff? I find that the average, run-of-the-mill stuff is completely unsatis...

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wosnes -- I'm with you; I seldom use anything artificial or low-fat except for splenda in the muffin recipe that I posted and 2% milk. My husband likes revolting 80-calorie-a-cup yogourt that looks so disgusting that I don't even like to buy it! I think I'd start using sugar in the muffin recipe! :...

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Do you think it's cheating? Go with your gut.

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KCCC wrote:And I cook more, and enjoy cooking more. I even bake on weekends now, which I used not to "allow" myself to do.

Me, too! Sometimes I feel like I'm getting really picky about what I eat, but it's good-picky, not picky-picky.

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Lilly, in another post you mentioned that you like Cooking for 2 magazine. I do, too. I also have a few cookbooks geared towards cooking for 1 or 2. The Cook's Illustrated web site has a recipe collection for cooking for 2. I love Cook's Illustrated and this is a bonus for me. You have to be a membe...

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I'm amazed at all the healthy foods you people eat! Does anyone ever eat Spaghetti & meatballs or lasagna or, even worse, fettucine alfredo? With a salad on your plate, the portion wouldn't be that big. How about hot dogs or hamburgers? Casseroles? Real meat & potatoes meals? Otherwise I'd feel tha...

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Unfortunately, I think when and what you eat is something you have to figure out determined on what works best for you. I worked midnights for a year or so early in my career (over 30 years ago). It was absolutely one of the worst times in my life! I couldn't figure out when to eat or sleep. When I ...

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Also, when I use soy milk my PMS symptoms go way down. I know everyone is different so perhaps see how you feel on each one. I used soy for a bit to reduce menopausal symptoms -- which really weren't bad. What a shock! They were exacerbated. I had more trouble with the soy than without it. Like you...

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I eat real food. With the exception of low-fat milk (which I prefer because I don't like the mouth-feel of whole milk), I use no fat-free, low-fat, low-carb, no-sugar (have I missed anything?) foods. These altered foods aren't good quality foods. I prefer to eat the higher quality foods in smaller a...

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Here's my thinking about milk vs. soymilk: "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so" - Shakespeare My own thinking is that milk of any kind should be used more in cooking than as a beverage. In places where the dairy association isn't so powerful, milk is not a popular beverage...

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I've been making my own cafe au laits. It's not the real thing, my milk isn't steamed. You could make this any size you want. Heat enough milk so that 2/3 of your cup/mug/travel mug is hot milk. Fill with double strength coffee. Add sugar to taste. For a 12-ounce mug, I use 1-2 teaspoons. I use a Me...

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Liberating, isn't it?

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Yep, those are out except for "S" days. I often eat fruit at the end of the meal. It's not the same, but it's sweet.

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Pizza. I've gotten used to eating half of a large pizza when my fiance and I split, or an entire medium pizza from Papa Johns when I get my own, etc. . The easiest way for me to eat only two pieces of pizza is to get Papa John's! I think that is one of the worst pizza's I've ever had. One of my dau...

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I guess mine is the same as yours. I've never been much of a breakfast eater. The heck of it is, I really like breakfast food, just not at breakfast time! In the past couple of years I've started eating breakfast more -- just made myself. I generally have light, "break-the-fast" things: fruit and to...

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Medical scales can be inaccurate, too. It's less likely than with a home scale, but it's possible. One we used to use was so inaccurate we had to have it replaced.

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I'm probably a weird one here, but I find it incredibly sad that everyone is so focused on a number -- and relying on something so inaccurate as a scale.

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There was a segment on the Today Show last week about snacking. Naturally they showed "healthy snacks", but they also had a tray of things that people typically snack on. The only thing I can remember from that tray were a few (and I do mean a few ) French fries. But nothing was spectacular, like sa...

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Depending on how much you were eating before -- yea, it's possible.

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This is day 2 for me, and quite honestly, I don't know if I am able to follow the plan. 63 years of daily snacking is a hard one to break. However, I do believe IF I can, I'd have an easier time with Maintenance. Here's the thing: Once you start -- you're on the maintenannce plan! Now isn't that gr...

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Convenience food was seen as a great boon to the homemaker and better than the homemade equivalent... My mother recently told me when we were talking about eating that we did not start having regular lettuce salads until I was in elementary school. And even then, I remember them being iceberg lettu...

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If you must have sweets, then have sweets that aren't a snack food or dessert! Have toast with jelly/jam and fruit. Have yogurt with fruit. Cereal with a little sugar -- and fruit. Have fruit. There are lots of ways to get the "sweets" in without eating Oreos. The easiest way not to eat them is to n...

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I don't, but I don't think I have that box checked.

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It's not "no sugar", it's "no sweets." I started to say that you should try to incorporate the yogurt, honey and almonds into a meal. You probably should. But it doesn't have to be every day. There's a list of about 25 foods that have various nutrients that are supposed to be exceptionally good for ...

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DianeA2Z wrote:How do use that quote option when you want to reply to a post? I did it once, but I don't quite know how I managed it and now I can't do it again . Jeeeeeez!

Thanks, in advance.
Diane

You click on quote for the message you want to quote. If there's a part you don't want, just delete it.

wosnes

And I can't stand artificial sweeteners, refuse to eat food with them in it, and would completely reject a diet that said I had to use them.

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I LOVE lentil soup. That recipe is very similar to how I make it except I use tomato sauce instead of salsa. When serving, I often add a splash of red wine vinegar or lemon juice. It gives it some zing!

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You know, I've really started to wonder about dietitians and nutritionists. Be it in private practices or in the media, they recommend so much crap that I wouldn't eat on a bad day. I'd have to be really desparate. I wonder if the Luna bar reps visit them like the pharmaceutical reps visit doctors.

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I remember a lot of rice with milk, cinnamon/sugar and milk. It's one of my favorite things to eat when my tummy isn't happy -- or even when it is! Sometimes just a bit of butter, too. Really, the only thing between it and rice pudding was maybe some eggs and longer cooking time!

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This is pretty close to some rice bowls. At least it's a good place to start. Confetti Rice This is adapted from Susan Powter's C'mon America, Let's Eat . 1 cup rice 2 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2-1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup cut carrots (cut into 1"-2" julienne strips) 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2...

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Bright Angel -- were your family members overweight? I think the quality of the food was better back then, even the store-bought foods weren't as full of junk as they are now (of course, no nutrition or ingredient labels, so...). Plus, everyone was more active. But after WWII is when more and more p...

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I think very few people here walk just for the hell of it, though I do. I really enjoy walking. I also like living in a place where I can walk to do my shopping, etc. Currently I don't live in such a place.

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