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Hey, welcome back! Not to worry, I disappeared for awhile too. I make an exception too, but much worse than yours. I tend to allow a sweet if I want it as long as it's with a meal and not a snack.

It's good to know Im not the only one who aimlessly spends hours searching the net.

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Hmm, yesterday went fairly well...I had a few drinks at the bar last night, came home and ate strange things, like leftover macaroni, that chip-mix sodium filled stuff...but I'm down to 133 this morning which is good. I'm finally taking off that darned weight I gained during the summer overeating/de...

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Thanks for the encouragement Charis. I did end up eating the chocolate bar and a bit before bed from a small dinner. I also weighed myself earlier than planned and am happy to see it somewhat back down (133.5). Today: Breakfast was pancakes and real maple syrup. Lunch was homemade macaroni and chees...

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Today feels much better in terms of my job. I got everything a bit sorted out, so I think it'll be okay. Just going to take it day by day. I did learn something very important though. It doesn't make anything better by overeating. I stuck to 3 meals yesterday and that actually helped reduce my stres...

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Thurs. Aug 30

Today was so incredibly stressful.

Breakfast:
an omelet with small piece of bread

Lunch:
few bites of canned beans in tomato sauce, piece of bread with cheese

Dinner:
Oven fried potatoes with cheese and sauted cabbage

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Yesterday went well, despite skipping lunch by accident and eating a bit before bed after dinner. I'm so nervous to start my new teaching job next week that I really need to maintain my eating habits to lessen the stress at least in that aspect. I hate feeling this anxious though. Haven't had breakf...

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Saturday Aug. 18

Breakfast:
3/4 bran muffin, black coffee, bowl of rice krispie's with skim milk

Lunch:
frozen strawberries blended with milk and tiny bit of sugar
Homemade pad thai

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Last night didn't go well. I had a few bites of popcorn and sips of iced tea at the movies. Then went out and had a beer. Came home and ate some chocolate, candy and one mini cake.

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Hi Milczar, I just read through your posts and I wanted to tell you not to feel alone because I'm going through a similar battle. Every single day this week I binged. I am absolutely determined to make today good. I have never done weight watchers but I'm a certified calorie counter. I think it can ...

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Oh great idea! I love new ideas! This recipe is one I recently tried (my 1st time eating lamb and it was great! I thought I hated lamb!) Lamb Curry 1 1/2 - 2 lbs Leg of Lamb 1 tbsp garlic 3 tbsp ginger 2 tsp turmeric 3 tsp garam masala 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 2 dessert spoons of pl...

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I'm feeling pretty good about today. I made a decision to put away the scale in the linen closet, and following someone's advice on the board (can't remember who said it), to only weigh at the beginning of each season . This is going to be a change to my daily weigh-ins. So, the next time I step foo...

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It's great to have you back, Deb. I'm sorry to hear you were depressed all winter and spring but glad that you found the determination to keep going with this. Here I am, up super early at 5am because I can't sleep. I feel disgusting and fat because I ate a slice of pizza, candy, trail mix and choco...

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Oh they all sound so good - you've inspired me! Let's see, I usually do something of the following, although I do tend to change it up often. 1) Toast (any kind of bread, with butter), eggs (1 or 2, fried in maybe a tbsp of olive oil) and fruit (1 piece), sometimes with a glass of skim milk 2) Oatme...

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Hey Deb! Welcome back too! Just curious, did you continue to do No S while you were away from the boards? Tapper47, thank you for the advice. You are definitley right about the protein - I think that's where I faultered. The thing is, it may not look like much food but it was over 2000 calories. I d...

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This is such a simple, common sense way of eating. But so much harder than one could realize living in this snack-obsessed culture!!! Go Katie! I think it's a great idea to wait and let him see for himself. That way you're also putting a little less pressure on yourself to "live up" to what you said...

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Haven't been following No S as planned. Writing it down should definitely help for accountability. Tuesday August 14, 2007 Breakfast : Coffee with cream One fried egg with a piece of toast Few pieces kiwi and pineapple Lunch : Few chunks of pineapple, spoon of yogurt 1/2 pita with cream cheese Pasta...

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I just remembered this and thought it may be worth mentioning even though I didn't think much of it at the time. I have been walking, pretty much every day, for about 30-40 minutes, sometimes more, sometimes less. I do this not through self-discipline and motivation, but through necessity as I bough...

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Hey everyone, Some of you may remember me, to the newer members, hello! I used to do No S (rather half essed, I must admit) but found it worked quite well even though it was hard! For awhile I started doing a eat-only-when-hungry kind of plan which worked wonders. I can't say that I will stay here f...

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I love the idea. I am definitely going to try using it starting today.

Thank you Reinhard! Your work is really so much appreciated.

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Thanks Paul, and luckily I am hanging in there and im'a keep on going. So far today has been good. I had a banana on the way to a meeting and part way through morning my stomach started grumbling and there were only muffins available. I had half of a extra-large blueberry one. Lunch was 1/2 a sandwi...

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I ended up failing Friday, then Saturday and Sunday. I thought I should fess up, since there is a discussion about dealing with failures on the main board. It's because I haven't been putting my whole heart in it, and I get discouraged and distracted easily these days. Since the binging I am not hun...

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Thursday was a failure, but today actually went fine. I think I had a pop at lunch, but I think that's it. I'm going out for a coffee, as long as i stick to a coffee, it's all good

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Wed. May 2, 2007

Breakfast:
Cornflakes, 2% milk, coffee, apple

Lunch:
Beef, chinese noodles, vegetables, can of regular coke, apple, coffee

Dinner:
tortilla w/ cheese, 1/2 veggie dog, caesar salad, bit of chicken soup, frozen fruit with yogurt, and piece of toast w/ pb and jam w/ tea for dessert.

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Yesterday was a bust, I was just so discouraged that I gave up. Today I'm somewhat back to my senses: Breakfast - granola bar, lots of strawberries, apple Lunch - soup, tortilla w/ cheese, caesar salad, gingerale (oops), 2 cookies with milk (oops) Dinner - at a friends, so TBA Even if I screw up, th...

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I returned from my vacation in the early hours of the day. I weighed in this morning and was very disappointed that I've GAINED 2.5 lbs. 137.5 now. I'm just really discouraged because I ate No S basically the whole time. We always split meals and didn't eat dessert, rarely snacked. I guess it was st...

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Saturday: Breakfast - pineapple, coffee with cream, 1 crape with jam Lunch - split a pad thai dish Went to starbucks with friend and got an unsweetened iced tea! Proud for that but it tasted kinda sweet. Hope they didnt screw up but regardless couldnt have done lots of damage, it was a small. Dinner...

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Okay, so yesterday was a....success? Lunch - 2 small containers of yogurt, pineapple, almonds Dinner - this is where it gets sticky. It was the last day of classes so we went out celebrate. I had 3 beers. BUt I stayed away from the snacky/greasy foods getting away with only a handful of a chip mix a...

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I'm really going to try and make today work, so thought it'd be best to write it down. I want to eat, but I'm telling myself how much better lunch will taste. It's actually kinda a good feeling, like my body has switched into fat burning mode. Oh, and weight is still 135 lbs. Breakfast was yogurt, o...

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Hexagon and Pangelsue, great advice. Hexagon, I read through your post very slowly and thoroughly - there is such wisdom to be had in your writings. I like your idea of going to coffee shops to get some work done and something I used to do in the past. I kind of forgot about doing that. It's better ...

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You can do it! I'm rooting for you!

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Great idea -

Well, this morning I had a good, solid breakfast. Just now at about 10:10am I wanted a snack, and usually I would just give in. But I'm not, and not just because it's a "rule" but because I thought about it and realized I'm not even hungry, just habit.

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Hey Mo,

Thanks for telling me not to stop posting, silly as it sounds, I needed to hear that.

~Sinnie

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Mo, you make a good point and I agree. Many times at home I never bother with myself, whether my hair, makeup etc. and I feel crappy. Maybe I should put more effort just for *me* because it does make a difference.

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Definitely a lot of food for thought. It really sucks when one has to resort to food to comfort bad feelings. For me, I don't think a counsellor would help although I'm sure people have had success with that. I am quite open with myself about why I am miserable sometimes. I also have times where I t...

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And already I've gotten this incredible advice I knew I would get if I posted here. I can't help but wonder why I didn't post sooner. My conscience was telling me it wasn't right to "use" your advice since I haven't been a NoS'er for awhile, haven't even tried. I feel touched reading your replies, u...

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Good luck Blondie! Looks like you're off to a great start. I'm getting back on it again for the millionth time. Just scanning through check-ins for motivation (which I terribly need).

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Hi all you NoSer's I haven't been doing No S for a while. I've tried, but like everything else I can't stick to it. I fail before I even start by worrying myself to death with the most stupid thoughts (i.e. what if my friends want to get a drink and appetizers one night after dinner, what if dessert...

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Excellent podcast. I concur it to be totally true. I've been up on the scale to 138.5 lbs as of this morning, I was bummed but not really surprised. I need to work on the habit more than the weight.

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So Friday February 9 was a true failure. I ate after dinner when I wasn't hungry, but that lil monster on my shoulder got the best of me. I ate loads of chips (damn, I knew I shouldn't have bought those). I also had trail mix. I think the solution for me is to not buy snacky foods at all, really. I ...

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Hey milczar, I know what you mean and you really have to let go of the diet mentality. I've been working on doing that for years so I'm at a point with No S that I eat 'fattening' foods all the time. I had pizza last week and let me tell you it was to die for. I use real butter all the time (used to...

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Sue, thank you so much for posting this. I always read Linda Moran's site. She has a blog which she posts little articles on intuitive eating. Very cool to hear what her book is about.

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Hey Deb! Aww it's so great to hear from you. How have you been!?! I hope 2007 has been treatin' ya fantastic so far :D Today was a FAILURE . I ate between lunch and dinner. Now I just have to watch myself that I don't fall into the old mentality of "it's friday night, i've alraedy screwed up, lets e...

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I really like this thread and needed it today. Sue, what a great post. You are so intelligent and described a side of us worriers that few remember when telling us to stop worrying. I used to be a big worrier, although I've learned to just stop sometimes. It almosts feels like "screw it, this stress...

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Friday February 9, 2007 Really stressed out today and frustrated to boot. Thought about eating before lunch but made coffee instead and actually had a good cry. Worked wonders, I feel better and the idea of food is not appealing at all anymore. I think I'll wait and make myself a well-deserved delic...

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Thursday February 8, 2007 - SUCCESS I would've never expected that I'd get back on track! I always have to ask myself the question "why"? What am I doing differently? It doesn't feel any different except for the lightbulb moment I had reading Reinhard saying not to risk habit for calories. So I don'...

Sinnie · **Wednesday February 7, 2007**: **SUCCESS**

Wednesday February 7, 2007: SUCCESS

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Hey Reinhard, I agree about the clarity of calendar months. I'm going to act this month as though I haven't screwed up, but not get any medals. Then come March I should be really ready to go! As a side note, I finally didn't screw up today! I didn't think about food at all. This is almost unheard of...

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Excellent podcast. I really liked this one. I had an early lunch because for some reason my short workout left me unable to concentrate on work. So at 11am I heated up leftover oatmeal loaded with natural peanut butter and I couldn't finish it. It's been two hours and miraculously I haven't thought ...

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Reinhard, I adore this idea. It's highly motivating for me and I am definitely going to give it a try. But, since I haven't been perfect since Feb.1, should I make my "month" from February 7 - March 7 instead? Or practice the rest of the month and start in March... In any case, I feel much better, t...

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I'm not sure why I was only able to stick to No S the week before Christmas. It's totally bizarre. The only difference was I had no stress of school/work. I could do absolutely whatever I wanted on my own holiday schedule. It seems when I'm stressed/bored with a lot of work, my only solace is food. :x

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Weight is holding steady, but I want to LOSE so I'm tracking again. Breakfast: coffee w/ half and half, yogurt, homemade carrot muffin, orange Lunch (went to the bakery after church): Cheesy garlicky bread, deep-fried potato wedges, piece of brie, 3 chocolate covered wafers -->not the healthiest or ...

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I think I have to agree with you on that, Annie. I have found my successful days on NO S included putting all my food on the plate (rather than eat this and that all during one time period which I would consider lunch) and sitting down at the table. When I don't do these things I find I'm more likel...

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Hexagon, I really understand where you're coming from. I could have written the part myself about staying the same weight since high school when you've constantly been trying to *lose* it. For me, I effortlessly stayed at 120 lbs but always strived for lower. Finally mid-high school I lost control a...

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Today appears to have gone well. The reason I say "appears" is because I usually blow it in those last two hours before bedtime

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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for you

What an accomplishment. Goes to show the power of this system.

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Things haven't quite been on track, a really excessive weekend. Monday and Tuesday were fine, but I didn't follow No S parameters. I was up in the middle of the night with a sick dog and weighed myself around 3am. I was up a couple pounds to 137 which infuriated me. I was about to go downstairs and ...

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Wicked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO happy for you

I adore the context in which you put the story - made for very vivid reading! haha And perfectly appropriate! good going.

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You know what, that is so true. Thinking of it like that helps tremendously. I can eat, but afterwards I'll still be depressed, just depressed and fatter. I guess feeling badly sometimes isn't the worst thing in the world and I shouldn't just pretend those feelings aren't there. Like you say, acknow...

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I'm a little depressed today. It's so hard not to eat when I feel this way.
So far the day has gone fine nosing, but tonight im meeting friends for drinks and I have to make sure I don't nibble on any appetizers they may order

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Thanks for the encouragement Jan and Shamrock! It really helps to have the support. I'm going to work really hard to do this right...but I've had more downs then ups this week! I guess the main thing is just not to give up because eventually the good days will outweigh the bad.

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Today went well. Phew!

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Reinhard, Thanks so much for stopping by. There's no motivation like hearing from 'the master' and knowing that he's watching :twisted: I totally agree that habit is by far the strongest thing we have on our side when it comes to weight loss. I've been having a hard time for some reason but I am NOT...

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I intend to make today perfect . January 3, 2007 Breakfast: Apple, shredded wheat with 2% milk Lunch: Leftovers, buttered toast, peanuts, nectarine Dinner: Nectarine, few bites mashed potatoes in gravy-like sauce, apple strudel and cheese strudel I did also have a nonfat small latte in the afternoon...

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Jan 2, 2007 Breakfast: Small glass of orange juice, apple, egg cooked in olive oil, slice homemade bread toasted with butter, black coffee Lunch: Diet coke, trail mix and crackers Dinner: Salad; Black beans in a tomato sauce with pieces of chicken breast over rice *I had some peanuts while cooking ...

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Thanks, Pangelsue! Happy New Year you as well. I know 134 lbs doesn't sounds like a lot, but trust me I am still quite curvy. What does your goal look like weight-wise? As far as today, I counted it as an S day but pretty much followed structure. Yesterday was too much junk food and wine up at a fri...

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Since I have recently started No S again, I thought it would be appropriate to re-organize and start this for the new year. It feels clean and a nice way to see my progress as 2007 rolls along. As I think back to last year of this time, I was 144-ish pounds. This morning I weighed 134 lbs. Pretty co...

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Merry (late) Christmas everyone! Hope everyone had a great time. I'm just wondering how you all did in regards to No S. Last Monday I randomly picked up following it strictly again and it was so easy all week, I wondered why I ever lost track with it. I dropped a couple pounds and I'm very proud to ...

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Hi there sis, Glad to see you made it here. You'll love it. Everyone is very supportive, highly motivational and have some great tricks up their sleeve for following No S. This week I also re-committed myself and oddly enough I'm finding it very easy. Let's hope this keeps up. Keep reading, there is...

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I can't say how incredibly happy I am to read this. This is a whole new motivation to get on track! Congratulations - you so deserve this, Reinhard.

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Oh Deb!!!!!!!!!! I am incredibly happy for you :D I know I haven't been around the board much (because I can't seem to stay on track) but I still check in. You are an inspiration because it's so admirable how you stick with things. When I feel a little bit of hunger I run the other way. I can only i...

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YESSS!!! Thank you

I couldn't have been happier to read that. Now that I know this, No S is even more sustainable for me...woohoo! LOL

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Say maybe once every two or three weeks, my friend and I like to go out for drinks (alcoholic). I generally would not have more than two, but we always go out after dinner time. My question is does this violate the rules and considered a snack? I read Reinhard's thoughts on the subject: "I don't cou...

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I loved it! What a clear and fantastic way to get the message across. Very interesting to listen to and Deb is right your speaking voice is great.

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I love reading about other people's experiences in other places. It really is so different, isn't it.

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Wow, that's great! Way to go

Keep it up.

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Great article! Quite inspiring for me too.

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Hey Hillary! Welcome and great to have you here. I love newcomer questions because they make me think about rules and such more carefully. Now the Starbucks cafe mocha with breakfast in my opinion is okay. I'm guessing you just get a tall. The mocha syrup is actually only bittersweet and there are n...

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I've been doing okay despite being up one pound this week. I am trying to look at it as two steps forward, one step back.

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Deb, that is such great news! You have so much patience and it is admirable to read that you are going on 2 years. Thanks for being such a contributive member on this board and congrats on the weight loss

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Thank you Deb, your pep talks always strike a chord with me. Patience, patience, patience. I don't mind losing slowly, because you are right, it will be slow. I guess I am really sucking at just staying on habit i.e. 3 meals - I can't do it. But that's why I just need to try harder and keep my eye o...

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I really feel the need to start a new "sign-in" page to start fresh - a new beginning. I have really been suffering with making No S a habit and before it starts affecting my weight I want to nip it in the bud. I am pretending to be a beginner as though I've never done this before and put all new ef...

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Since I tend to screw up everyday, I figure it's at least good to see precisely what I'm eating. So far today has been ok. Breakfast: 3/4 bagel with cream cheese, 1/2 orange Lunch: Veggie sausage, rice and broccoli, 1/2 pb and honey sandwich, 1 chocolate mint I was going to automatically eat when I ...

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So to update...I still didn't get back on track. Was actually all over the place with eating. Somehow, on my Sunday weigh-in, I saw an all-time low number, 133.5lbs. I weighed a few times and it stayed the same. Then I weighed with my clothes on and it was 134.5 lbs so I tried again with my clothes ...

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Well I screwed up almost everyday this week so my weigh in was no surprise, albeit better than I imagined. I'm up 1.5 lbs and considering I decided to have second helpings of dinner right before bed, I can only imagine that I might have only gained 1 lb if I didn't succumb. Oh well, I still don't fe...

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Now that's what I like to hear!!! You go girl

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Another great post about people who knew what we are trying to (or some have already) accomplished. Thank you - I love reading these.

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As an update for today, unfortunately it did not go well either. I wasn't even going to post, and I even contemplated lying on here because it would be easier than have everyone think I'm hopeless. Truth is, yes it's very embarassing to constantly screw up, but I think I can do this, even if its not...

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Thanks MerryKat, its good to know I'm not alone in needing to get back on track. Since last night was a bust (I ended up eating more), I'm just going to try again today. I really don't feel discouraged at all, which is a new phenomenon for me. I decided to make sure I really eat good, healthy and fi...

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Day 1: Monday July 17, 2006 Breakfast: Kashi GoLean cereal with skim milk 1 nectarine and few cherries Small piece of leftover pizza Lunch: Salad Cauliflower with cheese sauce Cherries and a nectarine Licorice :? Slice of bread with peanut butter Dinner: Small piece of steak and veggies Tangerine S...

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In the spirit of doing No S properly, I'm going to solely focus on the "rules" again. Despite the fact that I'm still losing while half-essing it a lot, I don't want it to become any worse of a habit than it is, and it could just be sheer luck that I haven't put on weight which could come back and b...

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Thanks for the kind words Daisy. So I'm not the only one who thinks puppies are comparable to children! haha. I was up three or four times last night to let him out and he woke me up at seven. I'm lucky with 4 hours of sleep. Today he is 8 weeks old and despite the trouble I love him to death :) I c...

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Well I had prepped myself to possibly be back close to 140 lbs because of the junk I was eating the past week, and nightly eating sessions. I am truly confused now as my weigh in showed I not only maintained last week's loss which I thought was only water weight but also lost another 0.5lb. I am 134...

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Holy Moly! You are such a beautiful woman. Deb is right, the during picture looks more in the vicinity of 160ish. Fantastic job you've done. Thanks for sharing.

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This whole week has been a big flop. I really did not do well one day. I think I should still weigh in tomorrow just to see what kind of damage can be done. I think I need to start strictly monitoring again.

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Happy Belated Birthday!

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Hey! Wow, thanks so much for the helpful suggestions and hints! I'm having an interesting time with my puppy. I don't have kids but I think this is the closest I've come so far. I knew it would be a lot of work, but I did underestimate! His name is Tyson and he is a fawn coloured boxer. He is only t...

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I got a new puppy. He is an adorable pup and I've never owned (what will be) a big dog before! This is very exciting but also nerve-wrecking because I don't know if I'm doing everything right. But the great part is the exercise I'll be getting in. I haven't been exercising much at all, so this will ...

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Big victory: last night we rented a movie and bought junk food (something my sis and I do maybe once a week or every couple weeks) and pig out until we feel icky. Yesterday I only had some popcorn and maybe 2 chips. No chocolate at all. I didn't have to white-knuckle it at all...I am truly amazed. I...

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Bacon and eggs!

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Mia,

I just wanted to say that you are a HUGE inspiration. Congrats

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