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Blithe Morning

Today was a little different in that I didn't have many veggies at lunch or dinner. Lunch was a turkey salad wrap, dinner was eggs, bacon and potatoes. I am on the road tonight and I brought food with me. It will be pretty simple fare. And now that I think about it I realize I forgot the cereal but ...

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I've been doing No S in various stages of compliance for more than three years. Since May of this year, I've been doing what I call Doable Fitness which is vanilla No S with various guidelines and a minimum of cardio and weight training for a minimum of 45 minutes 5 days a week. My participation in ...

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I really tucked in on Friday to the chips and cookies. (Fail) Then I went to dinner and feasted there. Then Sat. was a travel day which meant no workout and way too much sitting. Between my illness and travel I didn't get in my workout which makes me feel bloated. I am on the road again this week as...

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Oh sure. Even now, I still eat stuff I don't really want. I'm getting better but I'm a long way from where I think I should be. But it's much easier to shake off the guilt by refocusing on the positives of the plan and it's much MUCH easier to catch myself eating unsatisfying food and stop it. Keep ...

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Food wise the day was meh. I stayed compliant but all my meals were eaten out so the quality was so so. I didn't exercise because a recurring medical condition flared. Again. Out of town. Fortunately, there was an urgent care place close by so I was able to be seen w/o paying an emergency room co-pa...

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Today was a travel day. Had late breakfast of buttered toast with some oatmeal. The oatmeal wasn't that good so I didn't finish it. Skipped lunch because the timing didn't work out and had dinner with a friend I haven't seen in 20 years. We shared an appetizer, salad and 12" pizza and a half carafe ...

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NoSnacker wrote:Hi, wanted to stop by to say I ordered the book on my kindle, so I started to read it..hope it can shed some insight on my binging.

Well done! Being kind but firm with yourself is the best course of action.

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Weight lifting class in the morning. Boy was I tired. Can't say I rocked the class. Food was fine though I popped a cucumber in my mouth before dinner and one chip afterwards. I've been feeling a bit petulant and rebellious lately. I picked up some ice cream for DH tonight and felt an unexpected fla...

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When you are ready, you might want to read The End of Overeating by Dr David Kessler. He explains the brain chemistry behind bingeing. It might help to know that what you are experiencing is part physiological rather than purely psychological. There are very real, very compelling reasons why you fee...

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We call those NWS (Non Weekend S) days or events. They are a legitmate and important part of the plan. Personally, I call my birthday a NWS Day while the birthdays of my nearest and dearest are NWS Events, meaning I stay on habit most of the day except for when I'm actually celebrating. So yesterday...

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I weigh once a day and only once a day, at the same time under the same conditions. If I can't weigh then, I don't weigh at all since my data won't be consistent. Weight is data. It's how you interpret it that determines how or even whether you should weigh. If you are doing it for strictly informat...

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Today, I ate a late but normal breakfast and dinner (roast chicken, potatoes, gravy, salad, bread) because that was just the way it worked out, schedule wise. I had to go into work for a bit this morning even though I was officially off. I did have a pumpkin bar after dinner as it is a quasi S day. ...

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We hit 25 years this past June. We didn't do anything special. I'm actually thinner and fitter than when we got married, thanks in part to No S. I'm sure you will rock the holidays.

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Oh sure. You can even have bit o' sugar if it helps.

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r.jean, no I don't have a travel DVD player. Normally, I could use my laptop but I'd rather not bring that for this trip if I don't have to.

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Welcome! When I was a kid my favorite stuffed animal was a yellow dog name Ruff Ruff. I am partial to dog's named Ruff.

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Oatmeal makes me ravenous by 10AM, even a goodly portion of steel cut oatmeal with nuts and dried fruit. Instead, I have a small serving of full fat yogurt with a piece of fruit and a little cereal or whole grain toast with peanut butter. I have no idea why this happens and the research I've read in...

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What's WATP?

Blithe Morning

I made pumpkin bars yesterday. I noticed that the recipe from 1986 called for a 16oz can of pumpkin but the can I had was 15. The size has probably shrunk in order to keep the price low. The bars came out good but not terribly pumpkiny. I put them in the freezer and they do taste better. Plus they a...

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Didn't exercise yesterday either. Two days in a row without working out - I don't recommend it unless sick. Which I wasn't. I did hit the Y this morning. Homemade treats when at home is going well. I rocked the blondies I made last night. Maybe I'll make something w/ pumpkin for later in the weekend.

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Completely off the diet roller coaster. Left diet land. Got rid of diet head. Whatever metaphor you want to use for losing the obsession with weight loss and hyper focus on food, No S is it.

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Lunch yesterday was called vegetable pasta primavera but looked more like a fettucini alfredo with a few veggies thrown in as an afterthought. It was a huge serving and I was hungry. So I ate every last noodle despite the fact it wasn't that good. It kept me full for quite a while till I was able to...

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Long walk yesterday. Not exactly a hike but it will do. It was also something of a tapeworm day. It didn't help matters that dinner was late and I didn't have my protein powder fix. So dinner was a really, really big vegetarian burrito, but still one plate. Dinner is going to be late again today as ...

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On the road. I brought my lunch with me so I had my PBJ and banana in the car. Worked out this morning at home. I brought my workout clothes, I'll get in a hike tomorrow. Dinner tonight came on three plates: bread, salad and main course. It probably was more than I would have eaten at home but it wa...

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Welcome Matt! You will do just fine. Focus on vanilla No S, one day at a time. Set up a habitcal and/or a daily check in thread for accountability. Expect to not be perfect. That's ok. You are going to eat this way the rest of your life. Expect to be hungry between meals. That's ok too. It does get ...

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The homemade treats when at home guideline had a good start. I did have some Halloween oreos in the house that I indulged in but as I said, this is a guideline, not a rule. If this is going to work, I think I will need to master a few basic dessert recipes. So far, I think chocolate chip cookies/bar...

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1. Does anyone subscribe to Cook's Illustrated -- the magazine or online? Supposedly they have a recipe for beef stock that uses ground beef and I'd like to try it. I do not. That sounds interesting though. How do you get stock without bones? Have you checked the library? 2. I can't find my recipe ...

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I can't get my guys on board with bean only dishes, either.

So, I cave and add/offer meat. It's a start.

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Wow! Thanks everyone. I'm feeling better about this. I just really needed to know that it was possible. I will try to eat lunch a little bit later so there's more time between breakfast and lunch and less between lunch and dinner. I had thought of that but just hadn't acted on it. Now if I can just...

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I think this is an amazing testimony. This is No S on Real Life. The whole point is to get everything so ingrained that you don't need to be a committed No Ser. It's no longer what you do but who you are. Well done!

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I googled my name. Apparently, I'm a writer, political consultant, MD, lawyer, and studying for the clergy according to my NY Times wedding announcement.

No wonder I'm tired.

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I am toying with adding another guideline. In addition to the No S Rules, I have guidelines which I strive for most of the time. Guidelines different from rules in that I don't track them and as long as I'm hitting them most of the time, I consider myself good:. My current guidelines: Guideline 1 is...

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I know that my husband and son would love the bacon and cream version. Thank you!

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"Love what you do." Great advice.

For something like this, the means IS the end.

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Pizza for dinner last night. I love a good cheese pizza. I've noticed my weight has been creeping slowly back up from my low of 133.2. I think this will be good motivation to help calm the weekends. I'm a little chagrined in that it's taking the threat of weight gain to help me manage weekends bette...

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wosnes wrote:Mark Bittman's Shared Meals, Shared Knowledge. His piece about Junk Food is good, too.

Wonderful article.

I clicked through to the recipes on the $5/person (real food value meals) and I am putting corn potato chowder on the menu for this weekend, made with a carcass soup base.

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Thank you Nicest! Have a wonderful holiday. Enjoy this special day.

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If you really want to figure this out, you could do a one time experiment with plating. Serve the meat onto 1/4 of plate, the beans onto 1/4 , veggies onto a 1/4 - 1/3. Leave whatever space remains as a placeholder for the shells/tortillas. Make your tacos from that plate using however many shells o...

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On habit. Walked to work this morning; it was a lovely fall morning and I want to take every advantage of this nice weather. At best we have about another month. It's been hectic around here lately. I notice I default more to mindless decisions when it gets busy. Some of the nobler reasons why I do ...

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Humdrum kind of day yesterday. Compliant all the way around. Today, I have lentil stew for lunch, wishing I had a good hunk of whole wheat bread to go with it. I do have white Italian but it's not quite the same. I am of the mindset that there is value in eating what is set before you and being than...

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I would stick with the beverages if only because it's less likely to lead to indiscriminate snacking.

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Went to spinning class this weekend . It's been a while since I've been to one of those. I'd forgotten what a cardio workout they can be. I liked it so much I went back this morning. My schedule is such that I will be able to incorporate it into a weekly workout at least through the new year. I real...

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Welcome back, Shirls. Too many habits at once sets me up for failure. I'm trying to do No S and some Flylady stuff and find myself not doing either one very well. So, I am going back to doable fitness and focusing on just a few Flylady habits: shiny sink, hotspots, weekly home blessing, and before b...

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Welcome, confusion. Since milk and other unsweetened beverages are allowed, I don't count protein drinks as an S. I often use one to get me through a long afternoon.

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I agree! I have homemade soup in the fridge even as I type. But I have six cans of soup in my cupboards even though they are ridiculously high in sodium for the following reasons: 1. Convenience. 2. Variety. 3. Canned soups are the lesser of convenience food evils as some brands have relatively few ...

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I don't know what happened last night but it was a major fail, all the way around: seconds AND sweets AND snacks. I think contributing causes were: 1. I've stepped up my Flylady practice. I wonder if I have been using some of my "discipline muscle" on that. 2. The days are getting noticeably shorter...

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You don't HAVE to eat breakfast you know. You could have brunch, tea and supper. Or just eat the two meals. Many cultures do.

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I too use half and half. I used to use love Cinnamon Creme Coffeemate. I don't think you should limit Coffeemate unless you think it's causing you to binge. Cliff and Luna bars are a personal judgement call. I toyed with the idea of eating one when I was traveling a bit ago but decided against it. I...

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I walked to work this morning. It was on the chilly side mainly because of the wind. Still, it's nice to be outside. I figure I have about a month, maybe two, before it becomes too cold for a three mile walk in the morning. Too bad, because it's an easy way to get in a good chunk of exercise. I trav...

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This is the second article on the Lancet research.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/health/20brody.html

I think for most people No S really will help them lose weight and keep it off.

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Whew. Made it though today. We had 300 kids through the center today and it's great fun, lots of energy and learning.... but lots of work building up to it. I'm pretty sure I stayed on habit. I dunno - it was so busy. I had a small homemade banana muffin for breakfast. Sandwich and soup for lunch. W...

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When I hear pie hole I think of a hole where pie should never go. I have no idea why.

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Well done, finallyfull. I've dialed back my portions so I do eat less than a plateful at breakfast and lunch. Just because you can eat a plateful doesn't mean you should. A plateful is the max and a good place to start mastering the habits. Once you get those down you can start tweaking your persona...

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Insanity approaches. Holy cow, why do I sign up for these things? I'm gone Tues-Thurs ever week in October. For one of those week it's Tues - Sun.

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Glad you are in a beautiful spot. Take care of yourself.

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The experts would say that you are adding years to your life. Who knows if that's true on the individual level. One thing is for sure, you are adding life to your years.

Golf and skiing sound way more enjoyable to me than sitting at home watching TV.

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I had to look up cevapcici. The recipe sounds like like fancy little beef/lamb/pork meatballs. The spices were pretty interesting - basil, fennel, paprika. How delicious!

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Home!

Despite the fails (small and contained) and not being able to exercise, I did not gain any weight.

No S works, I tell ya.

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I also caved this morning on having half a scone.

I will be glad to get home.

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Thanks, KCCC. I need to find my stride. The hike went well. There were five of us and a baby so I didn't get left too far behind which is good as we were in bear country. I did have two handfuls of almonds not because I was hungry but because they were passing them around after the hike. I did manag...

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Bright Angel,

Have you tried weight training? Not 24 reps with 3 lb weights where you merely tire the muscle but going to failure in 8-12 reps with heavier weights? Adding muscle mass will help, maybe.

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Research published in the Lancet on how to address the obesity epidemic. From the NY Times article about the research: The Lancet authors reported that to bring the weights of Americans back to 1978 levels, steep reductions in caloric intake are needed: about 240 calories a day less for the average ...

Blithe Morning

I brought my own yogurt because I like full fat yogurt for breakfast. So breakfast was normal, lunch was maybe slightly heavier than normal (soup and salad) and dinner was about normal. Though the two pints of Moose Drool was not normal. I was tempted to have cookies for lunch and cobbler for dinner...

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I really don't like working on Sundays.

I dislike it so much that I am making today a No S day. We are scheduled to wrap up tonight at 8. I hope that I can sneak out for a 45 minute walk between the last session and dinner.

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I did my emotional eating last night! Technically not a fail since I start my S days on Friday night but it just goes to show just how deep rooted food as a soother can be. It didn't help that we were traveling 2 hours away to a foodball game and it's so easy to stop in the gas station and buy snack...

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I was tempted to do emotional eating last night due to some conflicts that came up that made me feel bad. Both last night and this morning walking to work I kept turning the matter over and over in my mind, trying to figure out what my position should be. I decided to go with my original position as...

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A latte is not a sweet. A mocha latte is because it has chocolate syrup.

Corn muffins that are a side with dinner is not a sweet. A fruit muffin (or whatever) as a breakfast item is.

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We are having amazing weather. Dinner tonight will be on the deck, fettucine chicken alfredo, salad, bread and wine. I want to make it a little extra special as this will be our last meal home together for a few days. Tomorrow night, we travel for a football game and then I'm out of town on Saturday...

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I think the idea of No Snacks is so against conventional wisdom that people literally cannot understand it. I have never had a question like that although I haven't told too many people about No S. A common response among the people I have told is "That is what I do" meaning the 3 No S. "I have a ha...

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NoSnacker wrote:I
I always enjoyed either walking or my elliptical which I do 6 days a week, but have since added a little weight training for my upper body..

Very Biblical. She makes her arms strong

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Cardio machines for 40 minutes this AM, 15 minute walkies at lunch. I had the last scrapings of leftover homemade baked beans in additional to my usual salad, bread and fruit for lunch. Last night I did a taste test comparison between my beans and Bush's. I won for flavor but DH gave the texture to ...

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Compliant on all counts. I was a pound heavier than last Tuesday. I wonder if I am slowly gaining weight. Just to be clear, I am cool with this. My parameters are do-able fitness. If do-able fitness is a pound heavier this week, then that is what it is. I also wonder if a few ounces (assuming I am t...

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Ladies, thank you for such open and honest sharing. No S is a sane, safe way of living. You have a bright future ahead of you.

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Welcome! You are off to a great start. I have every confidence you will continue on to a healthy and happy future. Well done on the habits, the weight loss and responding to the "wake up call". And if it took a rude awakening to get you to this point, then so be it. If you need it, one is the perfec...

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ANother book for the list! Thanks for the heads up.

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Interesting and helpful. Natural Family Planning did use a red and green color scheme. The problem they encountered was that red and green had different connotations depending on whether you were trying to conceive or avoid pregnancy. Do you use green to show fertility(trying to conceive) or did you...

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I pretty much save bagels for S days anymore. My normal breakfast is yogurt (plain, full fat) and a sprinkle of granola. I think it's the fat and protein that keep me feeling full.

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Oh, I'm a geek too! I am so glad I live in the time of electronic spreadsheets.

Well done on 100 days and the 25 lb weight loss. That's phenomenal.

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Welcome Gardengrl!

Tell hubby it DOES get easier.

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Eat from a stomach growl? How are you supposed to work family meals and a full work day around this? I'm generally hungry when meal time rolls around. It can range from feeling empty to peckish to ravenous. If I'm absolutely not hungry at a meal time, I skip the meal and wait for the next one. Somet...

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When I am religious about taking cranberry supplements, I don't get UTIs. When I slack, I do. DH is on niacin and fish oil to help his cholesterol levels which have improved since he started taking them. I'm not a huge fan of popping vitamins just because. But if you have a certain condition then it...

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Even though I stayed home from work today, it's been quite busy. I got my drawers decluttered and the mud porch cleaned up. I walked for 45 minutes then I went for a cut and color. Did grocery shopping phase 1, and am on a short lunch break before going to grocery shopping phase 2. Which I will do, ...

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For lunch, I tried making soup out of a batch of homemade baked beans I had frozen (see Tuesday Aug. 30). I added too much water so they didn't taste very good. I decided to throw out the rest instead of forcing myself to eat it over the next few days. Usually, I hate hate hate wasting food but deci...

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Saturday is farmer's market day and I bought five different heirloom tomatoes. I want to have a tomato sampling. According to my farmer's market friends, a crisp white wine is the perfect accompaniment. I think if I got some sharp NY white cheddar and fresh Parmesan we will have ourselves quite the ...

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Belated condolences. I firmly believe pets go to heaven. They don't have souls in the technical sense since they don't have the ability to make moral choices but they do have personalities.

Zippy looks like he had a lot of personality.

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Yogurt and granola for breakfast. Salad and bread for lunch.

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Another technical fail last night. Snitched a bit of noodle from a salad. I don't get my smiley face for No Seconds. (I use Joe's Goals instead of Habitcal since I respond better to not getting a smiley than I do a red mark). This is the second such event in a week. Time to be strict with myself. I ...

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Who, I have the same opinions about Starbucks.

We like a light or medium roast. I too prefer fair trade coffee. I was told by a coffee importer that fair trade tends to be shade grown but if that's important to you then you should find out.

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Yes, it is allowed. Drinking alcohol is managed with a system called Glass Ceiling. http://www.everydaysystems.com/glassceiling/

It doesn't sound like you need it, though.

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I'm a pound heavier than I was last Thursday. I think this might be PMS related. I've noticed that about five days before menses, I nudge up a little in weight. Today's workout will be weightlifting at the Y. The weightlifting class ends at the same time that I have to my dish at the football carb f...

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Oh, that sneaky feeling of being cheated. Good on you for marking and moving on. I try to eat something that is defiantly not "good for me" like kettle cooked potato chips or homemade ranch dressing almost every day just to circumvent that feeling of being shortchanged. Thus if I start thinking smac...

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My food bills won't go down till the last of my teenage sons is launched. It's football season so food bills go UP.

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In the off topic section? Sure.

I'm assuming that I'm not the only one who uses No S to live out their faith.

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Cardio machines this morning. Compliant all day. Had dinner late because of church function so I was quite hungry. It took a while for the hunger to abate. I had beans on a hotdog bun, salad and chips. The beans were made with bacon so it wasn't vegetarian. Last night at dinner, we had pot pie made ...

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Cardio machines this morning. Compliant all day. Had dinner late because of church function so I was quite hungry. It took a while for the hunger to abate. I had beans on a hotdog bun, salad and chips. The beans were made with bacon so it wasn't vegetarian. Last night at dinner, we had pot pie made ...

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I gained about 35 lbs w/ all my pregnancies. It's been 17 years but I seem to recall that was in the acceptable range. In my mother's day, you were supposed to gain 20lbs and that was IT.

Pregnancy is a great time to focus on habits and not worry about weight.

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Welcome Bella. May I make some suggestions?

Forgive yourself.
Practice gratitude.
Since you mention prayer, read and meditate on things which are true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and of good report.

It does get easier.

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I am a big fan of the glass ceiling. In fact, I lower the glass ceiling on weeknights to one glass and even then have a guideline of needing a reason to have a glass of wine like finishing my master's. My reasons don't have to be S worthy but I don't feel comfortable drinking just because I want to ...

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Who, email Reinhard.

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I did weight lifting this morning and took a 10 minute walk at lunch. I'll try for another 10 minutes around 3:30. Last night I had grilled mushrooms on pumpernickel w/ homemade baked beans, chips and salad. The beans were mushy, perhaps because I froze them? Still good though. Next time I won't coo...

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