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110 lbs (50 kg, 7 st 12 lbs) over seven years. 1st year: lost 45 lbs (21 kg, 3st 3 lbs), 2nd year: lost 25 lbs (11 kg, 1 st 11 lbs) 3rd year: lost 12 pounds (5 kg) 4th year: maintained 5th year: lost 9 pounds (4 kg) 6th year: lost 5 pounds (2 kg) 7th year: lost 14 pounds (6 kg) making 110 lbs (50 kg...

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emilypop wrote:Back on track and emotions have calmed down a bit

That's great! Thanks for letting us know.

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Welcome to NoS! We look forward to seeing you here.

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No wonder I hadn't heard of Stevia... it is not permitted in the UK or the European Union as the "result of the outcome of safety assessments":

http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/webpage/stevia

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Welcome to No S, camkevbell!

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Mavilu wrote:I told my husband that that was all good and everything, but I had had lunch hours ago and I needed dinner, which I calmly ate without an ounce of remorse.

That is so impressive, dealing calmly with such an emotive situation. You're doing brilliantly!

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It is funny how most conventional diets feel like ballast, something extra, that we immediately reach to jettison when seas get too rough. Habitually ingrained no-s is more like the mast, fixed to the ship itself, something we can cling to to keep from being swept away by the swirling chaos all aro...

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I'm sorry that life is so demanding just now, and hope that things will settle down a bit.

Congratulations on sticking to NoS despite all the stresses and strains.

Very best wishes.

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magicman wrote:I know I can lose weight really fast

Me too. And regain it even faster.

Slower works better for me.

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Welcome to NoS, and congratulations on giving up smoking! That is amazing.

We look forward to seeing you here.

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My usual diet is a bowl of cereal (cold) in the morning, some kind of sandwich for lunch and whatever for dinner (fast food a few times a week) and usually have to have a full feeling before I go to sleep so that makes me eat a pint of ice cream or some pastries. Welcome to NoS! It is a great plan,...

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I had one tough day when a coworker brought her famous apple cake to work. Oh, how I love her apple cake with a cup of coffee in the morning! Anyway, I resisted, but it was so difficult. Congratulations on your six week success! The beginning is the hardest bit, so you are well on your way. On rare...

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The whole topic of diet seems to be very emotive. I tend to steer clear of it on the whole. Your friends are probably genuinely trying to be helpful. My Dr says that everybody finds a method of weight loss which works for them, and I've stopped thinking that what works for me will necessarily work f...

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oolala53 wrote:We're all waiting for Reinhard to fall off the wagon so we have a crack at it.

I think it will be a long wait!

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I will be thinking of you, and hope that things look up soon.

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resident0063 wrote:I think the hardest part of the program is not snacking... First, constant ads for food.

Maybe you could prerecord programmes you particularly want to watch? Then you can fast forward through the ads, and they have far less impact. It also saves time!

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If you want the book (recommended), there is information about how you can buy the hard copy or ebook (kindle or Sony) linked from here: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4042 Whoops, sorry, I didn't read your original post thoroughly enough and you have obviously already tried this. Sor...

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paulrone wrote:
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Traditionally, sailors and fishermen used to knit.
Nuh-uh!
I almost believed you

It's true! See:

http://www.menwhoknit.com/community/?q=node/7242

In Scotland historically it was the fishermen that knitted, they knitted nets as well as Guernsey jumpers.

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paulrone wrote:I'm a guy, so the idea of crocheting during the latest episode of "24" isn't too appealing. I'm open to suggestions, though.

Traditionally, sailors and fishermen used to knit.

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I think Brian Wansink started the small plate movement:

http://www.smallplatemovement.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Plate_Movement

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Sometimes when watching television I rub handcream into my hands and nails, in order to avoid eating.

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On the NoS testimonials page http://nosdiet.com/testimonials.html there are links to threads including information about successful NoS losers. At 96 pounds down, Josie from Washington is probably our (women's division) reigning blood and guts champ. James [from Maine] is now down over 100 pounds. I...

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paulrone wrote:Great news, everyone - I have a new wellness coach...

Net result is a new coach who is happy with the NoS and exercise routine I use currently.

That's marvellous! You are under less immediate pressure, and this plan looks better in the long term.

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Yes, sick days are officially S days. Reinhard says on the No S Diet webpage:

Sick days also start with S. Though I don't imagine you'll be too hungry if you're really sick, you officially have license to do whatever it takes to get better.

Hope you feel better soon.

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Thank you for your tip, too! They're just different ways of doing things. Sorry, our original replies "crossed in the post" - your reply had not appeared when I started to compose mine, or I would have phrased mine differently.

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Kathleen wrote:I'd accept the higher premiums for this year

If you are in a position to do this, I'm inclined to agree with Kathleen. The prospect of a future cut in premiums would be an incentive to lose weight, without the intense pressure.

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connorcream wrote:How do I copy what I want to comment on while showing who posted the remark?
Thanks,

Pressing the "quote" button on the right of the text does the trick (it's how I got the quote above, complete with your name as poster). You can delete some of the text to leave just the bit you want.

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reinhard wrote:I like the "automatically generated transcript."

I particularly enjoyed your name, Hard Angles.

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Thanks, Reinhard and family. The girls look adorable, and your wife looks so proud of you!

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BuckeyePink wrote:I reached my goal of not gaining through the holidays.

Congratulations! That's really impressive.

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Or he may not be lurking... he could be any of us.

Bwah ha ha, as Dogbert would say.

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I'm so sorry to hear of your bereavement. What a distressing series of events.

I hope that the holidays go as well for you and your family as they can.

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I love Friday evenings.

Enjoy your Doctor Who. Diddlydum, diddlydum, diddlydum, diddlydum, Wooo-ooo!

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I'm so sorry that you've been having such a hard time.

It's good to see you back.

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Well done. Good to see you back.

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I said no to my housemate's rhubarb crumble last night because I was genuinely full from dinner and it was a TUESDAY so no S. Resisted having a second bowl of granola for breakfast despite feeling quite fragile at the moment due to a big presentation in a few hours. Well done, rhubarb crumble is pa...

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Mavilu wrote:this same chocolate was the one I ate in tears this last Saint Valentine's day... and this particular chocolate showed me that I'm getting stronger at NoSing.

That is a really touching story.

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Recently on a family outing (non-weekend S day) I had a chocolate brownie with sandwiches for lunch, ate 2/3 of the brownie, found that I didn't want any more and threw the rest away. Later in the day, we had small tubs of Ben & Jerry ice cream for dessert. Again, I ate some, noticed that I was full...

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That is really impressive, losing so much weight and regaining so little of it.

NoS could be just what you are looking for.

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That's great news! Congratulations.

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I'm so sorry that you're having such a hard time. What everyone else says about hanging on makes sense. Fast dieting weight loss is unmaintainable for most people. Moderation can be frustratingly slow at times, but it seems to me that the alternatives are worse. I hope that things look up for you so...

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Congratulations on those green squares, Deb! That is a really big shift.

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the beauty about No S is that you get to adjust according to where you're at as each day goes by, there are times in the past few months i have been amazingly not hungry at times and i just had to figure out how to eat less Blueskighs Thank you for this, blueskighs. I have been stuck on a plateau f...

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Welcome, JerryLee.

There was a poll on this a few months ago. See:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3696

Reinhard said that the ratio was about 50/50 before the Woman's World article was published.

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Welcome back to No S! We look forward to seeing you here.

I'm sorry that you've had a difficult couple of years. It sounds as though you have done well to maintain, rather than gain weight, during that period.

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Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Reinhard,
Happy birthday to you!

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On p.36 of The Book, Reinhard says: "Pretzels with lunch are lunch. Maybe not a particularly healthy lunch, but the No S Diet delegates that particular micro-decision to you."

I assume that the same applies to chips and salsa.

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It's great that you're doing so well, Merry. I feel I have the strength to resist Reese's! For me, that is major. You will probably find that this gets easier over time. At my work, there are sweet desserts available at lunchtime, but I am now so used to the idea that I don't eat them on N days that...

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Congratulations, Blueskighs! That is a marvellous result.

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Welcome, Phineas! NoS is a practical scheme, and particularly as you have lost weight successfully doing something similar before it could work for you. Plateaux can be frustrating (I've been stuck on one myself recently), but the support on the bulletin board can be great for keeping on track. We l...

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I wasn't quite sure what organic meant in terms of milk and cheese and such. But thankfully the store had it listed on the price tag as including not eating anything with pesticides and such, as well as no artificial hormones and such. I work on the assumption that the higher up the food chain some...

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Thanks for posting that, Wosnes.

The article says that "Sales of organic foods have surged". Is that still true now, does anyone know? In the UK sales of organic food have fallen over the past few months as a result of the "credit crunch".

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... and now up to sixty! Weird. But with a sharp upwards trend, which is exciting.

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There is a little piece in the latest _New Scientist_ magazine about the possible benefit to dieters of photographing their meals before eating them. See: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19926725.300-snaphappy-dieters-reap-benefits.html It does strike me that it is a small and very shor...

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CrazyCatLady wrote:I'm skinny, I'm skinny!

I'm down to 220 pounds! No S WORKS!

Congraulations, CrazyCatLady! That is wonderful news.

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Good luck, Deb. It sounds as though this change could make a significant difference.

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I hope that you and the family have a wonderful time.

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I allow myself fruit and cottage cheese (one small serving) between meals. The fruit is fairly self-limiting, for obvious reasons! My problem time is late afternoon when preparing a family meal, and I find that by eating a strictly prescribed snack beforehand I can pre-empt any inclination to snack ...

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I'm so sorry that you've been having a hard time, Deb. It is very good to see you back here. You have always made such a positive, enthusiastic and friendly contribution to the group, and we have missed you. I look forward to seeing the pictures, and do admire your determination to keep going in the...

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That's marvellous! Well done.

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Exactly as KCCC says, plus:

Read the bulletin board when hungry, or keep busy in other ways.

Don't ban any favourite food completely: having favourites in moderation can make bingeing on forbidden fruit less likely. YMMV

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reinhard wrote:Now I can write "As seen on TV!"

How exciting! Congratulations, Reinhard.

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Thank you, Wosnes, that was interesting.

The American "national average of a half-pound of meat a day" seems like an awful lot of meat.

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Unfortunately, my grocery bills aren't lower. I waste less food, buy less junk and consume less food, but I am buying far more fruit, and fruit in the UK is expensive. However, this is my choice - I certainly could have reduced my food bills on NoS.

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wosnes wrote:Oh, here's another one...

http://orangette.blogspot.com/2007/01/brown-bag-it.html

Delightful blog. Thank you, Wosnes.

I have made something like the dish in the blog, only hot: garlic, tinned chick peas and maybe some chopped tomato fried briefly in olive oil, then added lemon juice.

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Feta and flageolet salad This is a BBC Good Food recipe. Make a salad out of: 100g/4 oz fresh young leaf spinach 300g/10 oz tomatoes, cut into wedge 400g tin flageolet beans, drained and rinsed 200g feta Plus dressing: 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp runny honey and 3 tbsp olive o...

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I had to eat at a casino buffet last week, so what I did was to walk up and down the buffet tables first, decided only to try the most asbsolutely scrumptious dishes and pass the not so fabulous ones... Research conducted by Brian Wansink, author of _Mindless eating_ and Director of the Cornell Foo...

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There was a previous thread on this subject which might be helpful:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic ... ight=month

It can be a difficult time.

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As you are thinking, I cook normal meals from umpteen cookery books. I don't aim to cook low fat meals, just something tasty and with plenty of vegetables. Sometimes I include snack type foods (eg tortilla chips) as part of a meal. If I include such things occasionally as ordinary food, it stops the...

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I say how delicious the food looks, but explain I've had a big breakfast or just add that I won't have a piece, thank you.

Colleagues' expectations quickly adjust, and my not eating the cake has become normal (to me, as well as to others).

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Welcome!

NoS works, and after the first three weeks it is amazing how the new habits set in.

Good luck, and keep posting.

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As has been suggested, a big drink of water first thing might help. Fruit compote can make a tasty, sweet element of breakfast. I put some dried fruit (figs, prunes, apricots etc) in a cereal bowl in the evening, pour on boiling water and leave overnight. In the morning, it's all gooey and sweet and...

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I do receive these messages.

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Every day you tick off green on your habitCal is "green" in more senses than one. Reinhard Good point! It will make those green squares extra satisfying. Re the article Wosnes posted, I have been getting a local organic fruit and veg box for nearly a year now. This is a green way of buying tastier ...

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MerryKat wrote: I am just going to have to find someone with paypal that I can pay to buy a copy and post it to me here in SA.

And to me in the UK!

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reinhard wrote:FIVE HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES
Reinhard

Congratulations, Reinhard, Blondie and Silverfish!

Who are the FIVE HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES, then?

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shamrockmommy wrote:Today is 21 days on habit Yahoo!

Wonderful! Well done! It's the hardest bit.

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stevecooper wrote: A single plate
Three times a day,
And have a cake
On saturday.

Nice! I'd put it up on my fridge, only it might increase my cake consumption. Mmmmm...

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The editor promised me a cover image I could post here and I want to make sure I get it as soon as it's available. Reinhard Is there any chance that the publishers might be persuaded to let you post the article (or a link to it) on the website? I can't get the magazine in the UK, and there must be ...

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I think my obsession with this granola is going overboard. I've managed not to binge-eat the whole box so far, but I spent a whole lecture thinking about how I wanted it for lunch ( although I'd had it for breakfast this morning)....surely craving a certain food that much is not normal?? I find tha...

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I'm so, so sorry to hear your news.

Take good care of yourself and your husband.

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I was so miserable last night from the migraine, I just couldn't do anything. Had nothing available this morning and woke up an hour late, so I stopped at a local bagel shop and got a whole wheat bagel with scrambled egg, swiss cheese, mushrooms and spinach. That's better I spose than the yucky stu...

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I'm curious about how much extra traffic the No S webpages are getting since the book was launched, and how this is reflected in membership. Is there any information on this that you can share with us without causing yourself extra work, please, Reinhard? My impression is that posting rate to the bu...

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Done.

Thank you, Reinhard! I hope that your book will be the bestseller it deserves to be.

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I found NoS because it was mentioned (as being a wittily expressed diet) by a poster to Scott Adams's blog (Dilbert) a couple of years ago.

I've sometimes wondered whether anybody here made that post (if so, THANK YOU), and whether anyone else found NoS via that route?

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Friday is a good day on which to start No S!

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I find this difficult, too. Many of my failures are due to my daughter's delicious baking! Recently I have found that eating one baked item as part of a meal means that I am not tempted to eat more as snacks. Maybe your two older children are old enough to make their lunches themselves (from the hea...

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Congratulations! How exciting!

Best to consult your doctor, as above.

For what it's worth, I lost weight when breast feeding and was constantly ravenous.

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Evenings can be a difficult time. I find that having a big cup of weak tea and a piece of fruit can help me.

Good luck. You will find what works for you.

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With Reinhard's book imminent, I have been wondering how Amazon calculates its sales rankings. Some of us ordered The Book in advance, and presumably these pre-orders were included in sales rankings at the time, as the book did have a sales ranking. Do the pre-order sales get counted again when the ...

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Hot cross buns are relatively healthy, as they do not contain much sugar or fat, so I'd treat them as food acceptable as part of a meal on an N day. Having said that, hot cross buns were traditionally eaten only on Good Friday, and have only been available for weeks and months of the year relatively...

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That's wonderful, Elizabeth333! Congratualations.

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Are you counting the days, Reinhard? Not long to go now!

Do you get a book launch, press coverage and so on? I hope that your book is launched with the splash it deserves.

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I've made it an S day, too, eating as on an N day but plus two chocolates.

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Can you move the chocolate biscuits out of reach and out of sight? Research has shown that if food is visible and within reach, people eat much more than if it is tucked away. I find that keeping food out of the way really helps me.

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Marks and Spencer syrup sponge pudding, with custard.

Mmmmm, faaattening!

I wanted this last weekend and didn't organise it, but when I don't have a longed-for food on an S day I tend to end up eating more of other things but still not feeling satisfied.

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I'm as vain as the next guy, but I'm not stupid: if you want to gawk at beautiful people or see striking transformations, the internet is full of far more compelling examples. :-) Reinhard I don't know about that... You might be amused to know that one of my friends thought that NoS might not be fo...

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Scott Adams's blog has an entertaining piece about self-control today: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/10/your-virtual-wi.html and the information to which he links is here: http://www.world-science.net/othernews/071011_self-control.htm Basically, exercising self-control takes e...

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Congratulations on the birth of the two grandchildren. How wonderful! The weight gain does sound disheartening, but you have had a tremendous amount going on. I also find that I lose weight slowly, and put it on really fast, so try to think long term. You have had some success with NoS, and you can ...

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After a break from NoS, I find it helps to keep the first few days easy - limiting eating to mealtimes but eating big meals to see me through to the next meal without too much hunger. Then I can achieve a few successful days and I feel positive, which is more effective for me than trying to be too d...

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