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Great news

Well done.

I'm aiming to get back on track today, little slips were starting to escalate

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oolala53 wrote:Congratulations on what sounds like a better atmosphere. Letâ€™s hope the pies are a holiday thing.

I think they were, if not I'll have to find a way to politely decline

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Great that you are feeling good about life, celebrate that with us

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automatedeating wrote:Sounds exciting, but change can be stressful!

It certainly can

but staying where I am was causing me stress and unhappiness. I've been working at the new place one day a week and whilst it has a lot more challenges the team are supportive and understand the issues.

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esnchano wrote:Congrats on the new job!

Thank you

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I start a new job in the new year and have been spending a day a week at the new place. Today one of my new colleagues brought mince pies in for the office. I didn't really want one but it was such a nice gesture I didn't want to refuse. It didn't derail me. I do think I'm over eating slightly at th...

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I'm pleased you enjoyed the yoga. It's normal to put weight on over winter so don't worry too much. I've been thinking about your situation, are you eating enough? If our bodies don't get sufficient vitamins and minerals then they will try and correct the situation. Perhaps look at the ratio of what...

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Welcome, I'm in the UK too.

Fine to drink and tea coffee with milk between meals.

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Don't dismiss yoga over cardio, it has a lot of benefits. I bought a video and whilst it's hard to find the time, its only half an hour, do feel I'm benefitting even just once a week. It w8ll make you more supple and does strength muscles. It's great to keep you relaxed :) Don't beat yourself up abo...

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Great news re your new low, well done

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Your dress sounds gorgeous.

We have some good close friends, can't beat them.

You'll sort your weight just be patient, hard though I know!

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That fear of ending up on the streets is normal I guess. I grew up in a household where we lived hand to mouth and both my husband and I have worked hard to achieve some security, we've gone with out holidays etc in the past but I can now relax knowing we will always have a roof over our heads. If h...

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Day 16 - Actually feel like I might be gaining weight. I know that I'm still in the beginning stages of No S + plus extra S days around the holidays... I am going to stick with it. I am too scared to weigh myself. Think I will put that off until January 1st. :oops: No harm in not weighing yourself,...

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A plate of salad and two slices of pizza sounds a good meal to me

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Good for you re the honesty

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Well done

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Pleased to hear you are feeling better.

Kids and husbands so difficult

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The more green days you rack up the easier it gets

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Dry December sounds like a real challenge, good luck

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Changes in attitude are what will make you successfull with this. I was reading the nos FB page and someone asked how do you find the motivation to maintain on no s when you've lost the weight. For me it was about finding a way of living that I can maintain. So my losses may have been slower and my ...

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Changes in attitude are what will make you successfull with this. I was reading the nos FB page and someone asked how do you find the motivation to maintain on no s when you've lost the wejght. For me it was about finding a way of living that I can maintain. So my losses may have been slower and my ...

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Good luck

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Hope you feel better soon

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Great news

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Great that you don't feel guilty.

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Great to read you have lost your preoccupation with food and weight.

As I have learned to trust the system and lost some weight I'm not as obsessed with weighing. It's funny but before nos i didn't weigh often but once I was committed to it I had to know it was working

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That makes very good sense, Larkspur. I tend to try to do too much all at once and crash and burn. I'm feeling very uneasy about my weight right now, which is usually the start of a crash and burn cycle In my mind - and one of the reasons I'm now a pound over my previous highest weight - the reboun...

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I've just realised my breakfasts and lunches are pretty similar from day to day Monday to Friday. I often skip one on the weekends.

Guess it does make it easier as your body adapts to what it gets

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automatedeating wrote:Maintenance is a journey, too......and in some ways it is the marathon, whereas the weight loss can be considered more of a sprint.....haha. And both events have hurdles, mudpits, and barbed wire obstacles.

Love that analogy

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Sounds like you are doing great

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Youâ€™re doing great! NoS only worked for me to a point. I definitely had to take things up a notch to drop the weight but it helped me keep it off for sure. I know, the weight I'm at now is the low end of where I've spent my adult life. In all honesty if it stays here I'll be happy now. I'm curiou...

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My scales measure in .2 of a pound and today read 10.2.8 so that's another mini goal reached. I think I'll aim for under 10st next. Given its winter, I'm not walking like I was and Christmas is looming I'll be more than happy to maintain this until Jan. Back in March when I started nos I was at a re...

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So sorry to read of the bad times you are going through. You've been a good supportive friend and it is now time for you. Sending big hugs. I too found games with toddlers difficult so don't feel bad about it. Re cleaning break it down in to small daily tasks so you achieve something every day. It d...

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I've always been a little relaxed around Friday evening

For me the most important thing about this is its for life not something I'm doing until I've lost weight. Therefore it has to fit my life.

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Welcome, you've adopted a good approach re getting the three meal habit established. As said above more protein at breakfast might help. I like to have porridge and have been known to throw egg in it..

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Well done on your loss to date

It's so good to fit into clothes that were too tight before.

Slow and steady really does win the race.

Hope you feel better soon

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Day 3 NoS FAILED I was really and truly hungry between lunch and dinner I tried to talk myself out of eating, but I gave in. Exercise FAILED I didn't have the energy to workout. I am thinking of moving this to the morning before work. Once I get home, it is really hard to exercise. Sleep SUCCESS If...

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Habitcal is great to get you going in the beginning. I too dropped it after a while. I wanted something has far removed from a diet as possible and this has been perfect.

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It's great to hear of successful maintenance, welcome back

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Congratulations on your loss to date. Slow and steady is the way to go

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Well it seems it took me another month to gather myself :? :shock: I do not want to feel like this anymore. I am heartily sick of allowing food to rule my life. I am uncomfortable in my clothes. My knees ache from the extra weight. I have no self control. Sometimes I eat even though I donâ€™t reall...

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Well it seems it took me another month to gather myself :? :shock: I do not want to feel like this anymore. I am heartily sick of allowing food to rule my life. I am uncomfortable in my clothes. My knees ache from the extra weight. I have no self control. Sometimes I eat even though I donâ€™t reall...

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automatedeating wrote:Are your goals like 5 pound increments or something like that?

No quite random

Under 11st
10st 9lbs
10st 6lbs
10st 2lbs. So close

Next will probably be under 10 st

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Oh so sorry you were near to tears. I actually left work the other day and cried half the journey home.

Sometimes letting the tears flow really helps

Hope you feel better soon

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Judging the amount of food gets easier with time, the longer you have been at it and got the habits ingrained the more room for a little freedom. I've never severd huge portions but sometimes if I haven't had enough I do have something extra. You have to be honest with yourself about this. More ofte...

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Whoop. Had a really stressful time at work this past couple of weeks but have not turned to food.

The odd glass of wine maybe

But I have now lost a stone since starting and am 1/2 a pound off my 4th mini goal.

Best start planning my next goal.

Hope you are all doing well

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Just a suggestion but why not consider no sweets during your window except on weekends?

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Good luck, use the habitcal too it's very motivating at the start

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Hope you feel better soon.

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Hope you feel better soon

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Well done

Have a great weekend

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Great to read things are going well for you

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It's all about learning what works for you. It takes time getting the amount on the plate right and your needs will change day to day. Learning to sit with some hunger is good however getting so ravenous you want to eat the fridge isn't. I added a mod to my rules another nos being no starving. Somif...

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Thanks for the responses, I feel it's ok to use food as a comfort as long as it's within boundaries and doesn't lead to manic overeating. Even declaring an s day as a coping strategy is good in my book but I think you have to have the habits well established first. If one day doesn't stop the urge t...

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I know we all want to break away from the binge habit where you turn to food when things go wrong and you just have a full on binge. Stuffing yourself until you feel sick and end up feeling worthless is not a good place to be. But do you use food within the Nos rules to give comfort? Do you think it...

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Love the tinge pink rating for the day

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My food desires are changing as the nights draw in. Like you if I maintain until spring I'll be happy but I think if we are watchful losses are possible

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Yes much better to call an s day in those circumstances and enjoy.

Well done you handled it well and congrats on the loss.

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Weightloss is a funny old journey

Great news though

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Just want to say hi and that I am commiting to starting this way of eating today :D Just starting my weight loss journey today. The results in this thread are impressive and quite motivating for newbies like me. So pleased if I've helped, good luck and do ask for help if needed everyone is really s...

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We all have days like that

Glad you are feeling better

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I probably need to start a new thread over in the daily.....just wanted to say hi though. This week has been tougher. The scales have been up since last week and I am back in the overweight category:-( I was hoping to keep my new weight and maybe even lose some more. Alas, I was ill last week and n...

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Congratulations on your first green day

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OMG eschano, I've been overeating on S days for months . But it turns out there's something to the habit thing, and the self-shame thing. It took quite awhile for me, but it seems to be slowly settling in. Yesterday I went out for a lovely Italian dinner with friends. I certainly ate way more calor...

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Great to hear you sound so positive, enjoy where you are and being ultra thin doesn't equal happiness

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When you described your feeling of S Days as Now! Now! Now! it brought back memories for me. I think my first entire year of NoS I felt like that on Saturday mornings and would often go drive to get a donut. Wow. That was not smart of me, but apparently it was what I needed in order to stay moderat...

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Stressful and more so for you than her. Hope it goes well for you both

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I saw your post on my thread too Linda. Big hugs. I'm trying to understand how I might feel in your shoes. At the moment I'm just so pleased to have lost 13lbs which puts me in a range I've spent most of my adult life, however I am at the top of my BMI group and could easily lose a stone or more bef...

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I made it this week - yeah! Not easily but I made it yay. Last time I had a brilliant start until I went on holiday. Part of that good start was me re-reading the NoS book so Iâ€™m just going to do this again now. I really want to get it properly. I donâ€™t want to continue getting bigger and I wou...

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That's a great attitude Sharon, well done

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Hi, I just joined. I am anxious to read more posts by everyone. I really need inspiration, because I am feeling like a total failure right now. Need to lose about 60 pounds just to get to a 25 BMI. It really seems impossible, but I am hoping to find some encouragement here. 7 months ago when I star...

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Delighted to see it is going well! Thank you I got weighed yesterday and today this week just to see how much variation there was. It seems I have lost a lb overnight :) Now I know with fluctuations that isn't exactly true but I always figure you can't weigh what isn't there but you can sometimes e...

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Just wrote you a long reply and lost it, so frustrating!

I'll try get back later

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Good luck with the bloods. I had some borderline highs for cholesterol and diabetes, not worrying as Dr said re test in a year so I'll be interested to see if my changes have had a positive impact too but won't know until June!

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Love the badass warrior analogy but life doesn't have to be a battle in all areas

Sometimes a relaxed determined calm can achieve as much with less stress hormones

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It's amazing how those green day's add up when you take them one at a time. I'm always surprised how easy nos is once you've ingrained the habits. It takes time and effort to start with but pays off...

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What an inspiring post!

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So happy to hear things going so well for you Soprano! How often do you weigh? I try to stick to weighing once a week but if I know my eating might abnormally impact on it I occasionally change the day. Trying to stay relaxed about it. It's not really changed much this month, been up and down but i...

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Hope you had a good day with your girlfriends. Just remember when the girls were little and all the problems you had. I bet you didn't actually solve half of them, they just passed.

Your problems now will also pass, do the best you can with what you've got.

You are strong and resourceful

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Sharon it sounds like you've really got this. A lb a month can feel slow but it is nearly a stone in a year. When you are ready if you want to lose more concentrate on stopping eating when you feel satisfied. You could if not already add in a bit of walking or other exercise. But if it is working yo...

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If you keep noticing your weekend habits they will gradually change...

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Itâ€™s three hours into the first day and all I want to do is to stuff my face. We had 4 nightfeeds of the littlest one last night and a 5am wake up of the DD1 thanks to daylight saving. When I am tired I find it especially hard to stay strong and not give into unlimited chocolate and other sugary ...

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Hope you are okay and the not sleeping well was not an illness coming on

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Excellent, so pleased for you

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Re giant breakfast just have a little of everything you fancy and enjoy

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Scales at their lowest since starting. They go up and down but the general trend is down so feeling good!

Inches are coming off and clothes feel looser. I don't feel deprived so all is good.

Have a great weekend

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The fact you are bingeing makes me think you might feel you are depriving yourself, missing out and cramming it all in on the weekend. Think about your meals in the week, have food you enjoy and enough to feel satisfied but not stuffed. Enjoy them. :) Every meal should be a pleasure, this will then ...

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Welcome back and good luck

I'm curious as to what made you leave?

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I feel very scared when i stop to think about my eating habits. Will i be able to eat in a nomal way? Will i be able to be healthier and avoid diabetes? No-S has to work for me. I have to make it work. Yes you will be able to do all of that, be patient be prepared for the odd setback, you are only ...

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Great news re the green day. :) Interesting thoughts re the chocolate cravings.. One thing that has helped me with sweet cravings is the promise to myself that' if I really want something sweet I can have it and I can have the best! I am therefore happy to walk away from cheaper less satisfying opti...

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I treat holidays as S days so you can't fail!

That said I tend to only have 2 meals on holiday but will have snacks and sweet stuff if I want them.

Great idea to return to habitcal if you think the habits are slipping.

You've go this and your loss to date is fantastic, well done

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Thanks, if things don't start to move, when you feel ready examine what's on your plate with a view to reviewing portion size or meal composition. Remember this isn't a diet but finding a way of eating that allows you to lose weight without feeling deprived. It can be slow but it's how you will be e...

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I started in March and have pretty much stuck to the plan so far

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Belated happy birthday

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Something else strange - for me - happened tonight. I went to a local organization's pre-Halloween party. I decided I would count it as an S day if it was compelling enough for me to have sweets or snacks there. I ate a ton at that party last year. Tonight? There was candy and popcorn there and I d...

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Glad to hear you are feeling positive

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I've just checked my diary, my weight was a little up and down in that period but at the 2 month mark pretty much back where I started. It was after that it slowly started dropping. I probably started a little more walking at that point. It has been slow but whilst up and down all along the overall ...

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lpearlmom wrote: I think I need to start buying more stuff from Costco. I tend to just get pet stuff, kitchen/bathroom stuff, drunks and a few other odds and ends.

I know Costco is renowned for selling everything but.....

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