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kbits,

great news!

I love No S. It has ruined me for "diets" and I think this is a good thing!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

Yes I CAN wait for an S day and YES I will ENJOY it if I wait for an S day and Yes I function much much much better with the right balance of discipline and freedom,

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blueskighs

Very interesting. I suspect taking photos does effect me on some level, certainly on how I "set up" my plate :D but I don't take a photo of every bite I put in my month, usually just one meal a day. I wonder if there were days I would have eaten less if I had taken a picture of every meal ... thinki...

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Joelle, monavie is what they call a "functional beverage" :D it is basically a fruit juice with nineteen fruits and acai berry ... mostly I take it because macular degeneration runs in my family and fruits are most preventative for that ... also it tastes good, so basically it is a whole fruit juice...

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Debs, thank you for your lovely reply! I think that for sure one thing No S HAS DONE is that it has absolutely ruined me for diets. And I think that is a VERY GOOD THING! Debs, so glad you are here! Day 164 9/4 B: mixed grains plus scrambled eggs L:organic free range turkey chili, swiss chard, figs ...

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Joelle, Your schedule does sound challenging. I don't have any great ideas, but if I think of something I'll let you know. Seems like you need to eat something in that fifteen minutes that easy to prepare, quick to eat, but also fulfilling and satisfying..... Hmmmmm.... I am doing a yogurt thing at ...

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KAxelrod, please let us know your preference, but personally I would not like people COUNTING MY CALORIES :D on my personal daily checkin - seems pretty intrusive to me, I think if you want to count calories you should definitely "count your own" ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NO S IS ANTI-SAD (STANDARD ACCOUNT...

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DeeDee

yes WELCOME!

oy the words "seventeen magazine" sent shudders up and down my spine ... think that is where I found my first diet and unlike you ... i tried it ... oh well,

Blueskighs

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KAxelrod, WELCOME! and yes I have had major problems with food and self-control ... NO S is great for that IMHO ... anyway, people do different things with salads ... technically ... all goes on one plate, you can check out some of my "maximizing the real estate" on your plate photos on my blogs ......

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Hungry Girl,

this is great perspective and "nature abhors a vacuum"

No means a void, and Yes fills it with something, I too find it much more helpful to think of looking forward to and saying YES YES YES to my YUMMY DELICIOUS healthful foods that I love then thinking no no no no

Blueskighs

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Day 163 9/3 SUCCESS B: mixed grains, with 2 eggs scrambled in evoo (this breakfast has stuck, this is breakfast of champions :D quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat YUM, i eat it every N day now L:organic free range turkey BLT GASP! yes, Apparently I am not vegan or even vegetarian anymore :( D: organic y...

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KCCC thank you for your kind words of encouragement! It will be watershed if HABIT sustains me beyond the "6 month" mark .... and it seems like it should ... ah well, before too long we will know :D Jill, thank you for your nice message. I thought that what you said about NO S helping you to be will...

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Resting,

sounds like you are doing good

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so I can stay motivated, even when the scale is being a pain in the "beep" LOL... Deb, hey just want to reiterate this is a great idea, my weight has stayed withing 2-4 pounds max range for four months but my body fat continues to decrease as I now ... s-l-o-w-l-y get smaller. I have learned I can ...

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Don't worry about the trainwrecks -- they were useful experiments. Reinhard, thank you for the input. I think that is true ... they are useful experiments. It is kind of interesting to have the data to provide information about when and how "life" in all its demanding glory interrupts! This month I...

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Coming up on my 6 month anniversary of No S this month. It will be interesting to see what happens after that, because I have not ever been able to sustain any eating plan/diet/self-control :D over my eating for more than six months. It will be interesting if the right balance of discipline and free...

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laguna, it was good to hear from you, I hope you are sticking with No S and seeing how it works for you. It is true that I am very committed. I have found something with No S that nothing else that I have tried with food has given. A balance of freedom and discipline! Chip sounds like a great friend...

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wow, just got on and updated my habitcals, have been keeping them manual while on hiatus, for July get a Gold for No S Diet, but my Project and Oxycise HabitCals were pretty much trainwrecks with lots of red :( oh well - no medals there, there was kitty trauma and vacation, it has been nice to get b...

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Katie, your concerns are obviously very valid, good for you that you have had the summer to build your foundation of No S HABIT, for food I would find way to make that discipline HOLD STEADY exercise is important BUT you really don't have to do that much, it is more about intensity, you could easily...

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Hence all of my cardio exercise there is a lot of info coming out that excess cardio, especially steady state is not so good for weight loss, excessive steady state is catabolic, tears down your muscle and that of course will increase your bodyfat and crash your metabolism, maybe try substituting 1...

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Curious about y'alls thoughts about this...

Betty,

for me being "mentally restrictive" still triggers overeating ... so i really just try not to "mentally restrict" myself,

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but just stop feeding and caring for all the excess weight oooh CrazyCatLady, what a great way to say it!!!!!!! :D My weight loss has been so weird. I gained 5 pounds initially. Now, in 7 months, I am down a total of 20 pounds. I lost the last five pounds in the last 3 weeks, with all the red days!...

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P. S. - I saw and bought the book.

Weehawk,

WELCOME, I have found book to be HUGELY HELPFUL!!!

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I will never be truly successful at no-S until I tame the emotional eating beast Betty, nov 2007-feb 2008 i did on-line program www.shrinkyourself.com it is very deep/intense and well put together but hard, HOWEVER the longer I am on NO S i really beleive it helped me address some critical emotiona...

blueskighs

I am just starting and just want to know if most people are sticking to 3 meals?

littlebitcountry,

definitely sticking to 3 meals on my N days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Debs,

sounds like this new change is working well for you, and perhaps that you were simply "ready" sometimes that is a big part of the "win" just being ready!

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reinhard said: No S is

powerful but slow.

for me can't overemphasize how much power is in that powerful

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your behavior is more pleasant, frugal, attractive, generous; you become more fully human by exercising your will and your control over the appetites of the self.

phosphorus,

very elegantly put!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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blueskighs

I felt so much better about myself and my self esteem improved. Ideal behavior and ideal habits really affects your frame of mind for the better! this is true for me too, because ... feeling out of control around food makes me feel infantile and puts my self esteem in the toilet :( Blueskighs

blueskighs

"If I back into a pole, I'm not gonna say,'Oh well, the car is wrecked' and drive into a brick wall!"

Joelle,

this is classic! thank you for sharing it, it put a big old smile on my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3aday,

great quote....

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Gudrun,

SO COOL!

No S goes INTERNATIONAL,

if you don't mind I will put a link up to your blog on mine, www.nosdiet.blogspot.com

Blueskighs

blueskighs

I just have to add -

What's The Point?

that little 'slogan" has probably done more to help me stay green on my N days than any other, i.e. what is the point of eating this or that now when I can have it guilt free and ENJOY it on my S days

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Reinhard,

you are so great about keeping up with us on the boards! Hope you thoroughly enjoy your downtime and NWS days!

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OrganicGal,

sounds like you are keeping busy and having fun! most important stuff huh?!?!?!?!?!

glad your headaches went away, headaches are MISERABLE STUFF!!!!!!!

and congratulations on your weight loss! that is TREMENDOUS

Blueskighs

blueskighs

NoS is a solid comfort. It gives me one less thing to think about. Maybe I should say 100 less things since I don't consider food all day long except when it IS time to eat. resting52, i find that too! Dealing with fear, grief, exhaustion, all the well wishes and prayers, calls, doctor's visits, dr...

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mel1974c,

you are doing so great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you for your kind words on my thread!

don't forget to let us know when you are officially engaged

so we can congratulate you!

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Adagia,

sounds like you are doing GREAT!

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I'm sticking with my Habit Cal and will be aiming for all green for the rest of the month

Debs,

sending you lots of good energy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

little steps can take you really far - just with a bit of patience. And no, you don't even need perfect feet to get there.

trytrytry

HEAR! HEAR! Very Well Said! I am finding this true, my messy S days are apparently balanced out by my consistency with my N days ....
WHO KNEW????

Blueskighs

blueskighs

I feel awake.

Joelle,

glad you are hanging in, even though you are having a difficult time right now. when i was reading your thread when I read what you wrote ... I AM AWAKE... i thought YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

I have faith in you.
Please don't give up!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

I must say after reading the book (accidently found it a bookstore...wasnt looking) I am excited and believe I have found the answer to my weight. jobroker1 that was my same experience on how I start with No S, so far last 4 1/2 months have been great, I am really EVEN MORE :D (if that is possible)...

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That has coincided with lots of compliments over the weekend on my "new shape" funfuture, that is when my S days started getted wacky too!!!!!!! at the gym people started making comments (postive :D ) I guess I completely FREAKED OUT! Strange I know, its taken me about five to six weeks to calm tho...

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My menus have been pretty much the same on regular days laguna, as i stay with No S my N days also get into pretty much the same and I use my S days to get more variety, it just kind of happened that way and kind of works out nice, using my favorite staples during the week and then just having diff...

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KCCC,

sounds like you had a fun vacation and great job and jumping right back on track when you got home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey you guys! I could not stay away an entire month without checking in at least once! I MISS YOU GUYS! SO its Sunday and I am relaxing and listen to the incredible (IMHO) playlist I have created on my Zune. Well it was my husbands, he won it at a tech conference but never got into it, so instead of...

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Tink, just wanted to say HEy and let you know I am taking a break from boards and checking in, just want to reduce my effort a bit as nosing is going so well right now. Hope all is going well, planning my break til at least end of August, but will check in if I RED but hopefully plan to stay GREEN :...

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Resting,

just wanted to let you know I'll be taking a break from the boards and checking in at least though August. Want to spread the wings of my new found freedom a bit,

take care and thank you for all of your support, etc,

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Irish,

sounds like you are doing good,

just want to let you know I'll be taking a check in break but still nosing,

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KCCC,

you sound like you are having FUN!

just want to let you know I am taking a "vacation" going to spread my wings a bit and stop checking in, at least through August,

take care and thank you for all your inspiration and wisdom,

Blueskighs

blueskighs

OrganicGal, so sorry to hear about your headache :D just want to let you know i'll be taking a break. I am tired of checking in, etc and taking a "vacation" through end of August, when I may or may not be back :D all is going well for me with my nosing, just wanting to spread my wings a bit! you are...

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Day 125 SUCCESS B: yogurt, walnuts, blackberries and honey Treat: chai tea latte ... see photo at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com 2nd treat: iced green tea ... see photo at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com L/D: chipotle hummus, with flat bread, grilled romaine salad with red onions and cape...

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Joelle, Mavilu, Cvmom, funfuture,

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

I cannot beleive that I am actually into month 5, it is kind of amazing!!!!!!!!

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Hungry Girl

www.blogspot.com is where I do my blog. It's pretty straigtforward. As far as your username I guess you just have to keep trying,

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OrganicGal, Vmelo, Rose and Debs, thank you for your support! OrganicGal, I hope you enjoy working with a trainer. It is fun and for me makes gym less stressful and mysterious! And besides I have learned a lot about ... well, training. As far as my habits that is really what I feel most good about! ...

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article supports the "natural" structure of NO S, huh, that we expect to be more "lax" about our eating on weekends. Stay tuned, but I am hoping over time as the psychological residue of years of binging/restricting/dieting is left behind that my inclination to overeat on weekends will lessen. Since...

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laloser,

that is great!

for me, majority of S days I don't feel like I was an idiot, but there have been four of five weekends now where i did overeat.

For me not being an idiot means waking up hungry the next morning!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

Found a huge lump in my dog's stomach today. It's freaking me out. hope your puppy is ok! I can't overstate how empowering I find No S. In a weird way, it's not even about weight loss right now. It's as if by sticking to the program, I am rewiring my brain and that will make it possible for me to l...

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We leave for vacation tomorrow.

KCCC

HAVE FUN!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

my youngest daughter passed a half eaten bag of popcorn for me to dispose of, so tempting but I didn't eat any.

SO COOL!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

I'm still quietly amazed at how well I'm doing No S and how much easier it has become

OrganicGal
this seems like one of the greatest benefits of No S, Huh?

CONGRATULATIONS on your SUCCESS!

Blueskighs

blueskighs

There will be another weekend!!! In fact, there will be another Sday tomorrow!!!

I think this is the key in re-building trust with ourselves and our bodies, that we are NOT going to throw ourselves in another food prison/lock down situation

Blueskighs

blueskighs

Stepped on the scale today after a month of serious no-sing. Didnt gain, but certainly didn't lose. Thought I had lost, but. Stepping on the scale ruined my mood and I've already failed today. Check out my four month results at www.nosdiet.blogspot.com the scale on its own can be quite deceiving! H...

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Organic Gal, thank you for dropping in and picking me up :D Day 124 (Friday) SUCCESS b: WHOLE GRAINS plus l: Z Pizza Arugula Salad add avocado, baked tofu, and plums d: curried egg salad sandwich on whole grain bread (every now and then just gotta have it :D ) with carrot sticks Yummy food day, lots...

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Heyya everyone .... for those who care or are curious, etc., etc. have posted four month results on my blog ... as a preparation I will let you know that my weight has been maintaining 125-126 for past TEN WEEKS! more detail at www.nosdiet.blogspot.com under the post titled .... I Guess This is What...

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DAY123 SUCCESS b: whole grains plus l:pear and gorgonzola salad add avocado and two plums ... picture at blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com d:scrambled eggs and tofu sausage my nos diet habit cal is fine this month but my project and oxycise ones are looking somewhat like a train wreck :D i got two y...

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Joelle,

me too!

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The industrialization -- and dehumanization -- of American animal farming is a relatively new, evitable and local phenomenon: no other country raises and slaughters its food animals quite as intensively or as brutally as we do. Were the walls of our meat industry to become transparent, literally or...

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Really beautiful love story ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGKWoJi5qM

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I have never met anyone this in touch with their feelings on a natural basis with regards to food. It was really fascinating to me. Cvmom, have a VERY THIN friend :D she is interesting to watch with food, she eats slowly and when she is at work she disappears to a break room and will not allow any ...

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laptop girl, not a coffee drinker but straight green tea may be another alternative .... is there coffee bean and tea leaf www.coffeebean.com anywhere convenient to you? I drink their machine brewed green teas iced or hot and enjoy them without anything, i.e. "black", my favorites are jasmine dragon...

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modern growing practices have them hatching year round actually it is true they use "synthetic lighting" into "tricking" the chickens into thinking that its "spring" all year round, this information from the lady who sells eggs at the farmers market. She has more eggs in spring and less in winter a...

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Day 122 SUCCESS B: WHOLE GRAINS plus L: Z pizza arugula salad add avocado D: baked tofy with plums ... picture at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com FOOD RUT :D at least I got a change of scenery today when I went to go eat my salad at the restaruant rather than swinging by and picking it up on th...

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marf,

WELCOME!

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Did not binge. Am very hungry and waiting for DH to get home for dinner.

WAY TO GO, ZEAHPUG!

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blueskighs

it is interesting that I am noticing changes in this, just this month. Friday I will be four months on No S. In the beginning, Monday's were really hard for me. I also have had HUGE sugar BAD HABIT. You know the if I have one bite I will be face down in a cake somewhere pretty soon :D Sometime this ...

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I've lived years without tv in my life in the past and found it very refreshing. Now I am married so difficult to boot it out of the house completely :D So we just watch DVDs and shows we tape. Don't do random watching. ALSO no commercials on DVDS and you can fast forward though them when you tape. ...

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Thanks, blue

your welcome

We have popcorn every night for dinner

I thought my husband was the only that did that!

Irish, sounds like you are doing good,

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trytrytry

what a very visually beautiful graph!

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Tink and Resting, we just discovered the joys of House a few weeks ago and are having fun watching numerous episodes on the weekends... we are right now in the middle of season 2. I don't know anything medical, but now I know about MRIs intubation LPs and get those paddles :D He is truly a character...

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I'm one of those strange people who enjoys going to the gym.

me too

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Every day that I stick with it does wonders for my sense of integrity and self-control. and that is a LOT! and a foundation to really build your future on, it sounds like you have really gotten the spirt of No S! Sounds like you did amazing with your glass of milk last night, I am so happy for you,...

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Debs,

have seen your posts throughout the forum! so glad you are here and checking in.

I really appreciate the wisdom, insight and experience of veteran nosers,

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Tink,

Congratulations on your 21 Days!

That is FABU!

Blueksighs

blueskighs

Yes!

Go YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WOW! OrganicGal, that is a LOT! It always amazes me all the costs and work that goes on behind the scenes in running a business. YIKES! I have said it before and I will say it again, I am amazed about how you are sticking with No S through all of your STUFF! which BTW you are also handling extremely...

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cfrbdm,

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!

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Randall, Very Nice Job! on your blog. Your weight loss autobiography is really well done with all the pictures. Reading through it I can relate to a lot. I didn't start gaining weight until I was a teenager either but since then I have also tried many "diets" and "methods" of weight loss but none ha...

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have noticed that the more time I spend in the sun (I use sunscreen) I tend to be less hungry, and actually will eat less. I have also heard that sun exposre promotes weight loss. (Sorry about the citation on this, I can't remember where I heard it.) first of all hugely jealous of your 10 weeks off...

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good to hear from you Catholic Cajun,

sounds like your REALLY busy season is fast approaching,

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Resting, yes that Dr. House! We have found we like watching tv shows on DVD, no commercials and you get the whole season although it is not "new" it is new for us. I don't watch any other medical shows either but House is fun. Thank you for your compliment on my attitude :wink: Support from people l...

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I have struggled with sugar almost my entire life, if I eat too much it does make me feel really AWFUL! No S has been the ONLY way I have been able to reach any level of manageability with sugar. I tried to QUIT sugar many times for over 20 years. I was never successful for more than 14 months. No S...

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GrammaMarla, WELCOME! glad you ordered the book, I found it really helpful and it answers many questions that will come up along the way, that being said- red and green days refer to HabitCal, at the top of each web page beneath the heading EVERYDAY SYSTEMS are some links ... one is for HabitCal. Us...

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Vicki, WELCOME! I can see myself following this plan for life--it has seamlessly slipped into my already reasonably ordered life and eating, and has already made a difference in how I feel. So, No S has something to offer even for the person with reasonable habits--No S is just the tweaking I needed...

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It really IS a habit, but gets easier and easier.

Gail,

this is what I am experiencing too, it gets easier and easier. YAY!

CONGRATULATIONS on your SUCCESS!

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I put this on another thread, but thought it fit well into this discussion as well, I am Accountable for all my food choices. BrightAngel, it is interesting that all of your efforts toward accountability have not allowed you to stop snacking for any appreciable length of time. I know you give these ...

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Day 119 (Sunday) SUCCESS B: donuts, chai tea latte, green tea L: I CHEATED!!!! we went back to Il Fornaio, it was the last day of this regional menu, my husband wanted to try the bluenose seabass the waiter recommended the night before. I jumped on the "seafood band wagon" with him and we shared cra...

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not a bad weekend, no binging, no grazing, especially on Sun.

COOL!

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