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I'm issuing a challenge to you to have an excellent month and to concentrate on respectable plates, or choose another thing on your hit list. :shock: I thought we needed a thought provoking, new thing to focus on. I think we can all do this and certainly have room for improvement. I think we should...

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Good substitions... find something you like and you'll get used to that in time and love it! Then years from now you'll have a regular loaded cola and think "yuck!" I did!

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Alright... the 4th is on a Saturday, and although company will be here 4 days for sure... I'm going to try my best to stick to the Sdays of Saturday and Sunday only. It makes it easier for me if I have something to look forward to...that will get me through Friday, then back to the old grind on Mond...

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That is hillarious!

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Awe Marc... you have white socks!!! We really need to get you some neon green! Thanks for posting your pix. We can't wait to see the after.

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I'll be issuing another challenge probably Sunday or Monday so be on the look out and start mentally preparing! :wink: It's a fresh start! I'm considering new ideas and I don't want to get too wild and scare anyone off... if you have any ideas, please send me a private message. Thanks! Also... some...

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My weigh in was today and I'm down 18 total which is O.K. since it's where I was a month ago, but after Memorial Day weekend... at least I lost it and am back. I'm learning that it's hard to recoup from those long S weekends. I really am at 21 because of the scale switch, and I plan on not mentionin...

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Good goin'! Now, go lift a big 8 lb. roast at the grocery store for perspective.

It's a lot!

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That woman's Day article is what brought me here. I tore it out and it took a few (6) months to actually find the site and read it, but I sure wish I'd have done it sooner! Thanks again Reinhard... you deserve more publicity!

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sgstarling... to put in your order for emerald jewelery, you have to talk to Marc. He's the one we all voted to be the one to buy them all for us. In return, we're going to all pitch in and buy him some green socks? Wasn't that it? There was a thread going about those emeralds...quite funny, huh Marc?

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My teen has been told by her varsity coach that they should eat carbs and lots of them before a game... they all eat bread things and nothing else. Never mind what Mom says, coach knows best! I was shocked one day when my 7 year old got a twinkie, 2 cookies and a can of caffienated pop after soccer ...

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"Mommmm... you said that we could make these wheatberry muffins and I've been waiting since school got out.. for over 3 weeks!!!!!"

I'm not off to a good day. Tough, but hangin' in there... so far.

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All (4) of my kids have gone through that snack every hour Mom mentality that seems to be out there these days. When I was little I think I stopped "snack time" at school around 1st grade, and that was just milk. I lived. We ate meals. 3. It wasn't until the college dorm buffet that I gained 50 my f...

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When I first started No S I didn't tell my kids (4 of them) because I don't want to pass on my unhappy-with-myself-so-I-need-to-diet mentality. I then later decided that they could be my allies and help me. Kind of my own cheering section. Ha! That worked for a day... now my teens hold up food in my...

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I'm so happy for you Mimi! You go girl! Did you see above that my ring is on sale! Hurry Marc!

Should I issue another challenge for July?

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If you take a bit of the yogurt and mix it with the peanutbutter, then mix it with the rest of the yogurt, you won't have to microwave it. That's what you do when you mix thicker stuff in with runny stuff.

Am I a Mom or what?

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Thanks! If I used popcorn, It would not be good. Maybe on the weekend, but not on an N day. I can't stop. I'm a binger and I haven't had a binge since mid April! That's a record I think. The Jolly rancher saves the day...when I think of it. Just one and I'm good. I have started to find wrappers in t...

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It'll come... and by the way, although we have the creek... I see more rabbits squished on the road out front than turtles!

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Welcome! I think that once a month desert could certainly be called an S day or even an S event. As long there aren't too many of those "events" and you don't start thinking of more. I would. Good luck and I really think you'll love no S! Especially rule followers like me! Keep in touch!

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Good idea... I'm sick of my repeated annual resolution, it's always the same and always fails. I like the positive approach! Remind us of that mid-December!

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Remember my order... white gold and a big emerald ! Oh, it's on sale!!! http://www.angara.com/shop.do?cID=1944&pID=625444 You know, I kind of am an anti-electronics person, so when I finally got my MP3 player, I thought I'd never use it, but I lost the little thing and now I really miss it!!! I kno...

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I tried the peanutbutter in my homeade yogurt. I definitely had to add some sweetener, but it was really good! Half that and half made with my Jam and we've got somethin' good! A PB&J-yougurt!

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Did you remain strong? After my cookie fiasco, I recommend freezing every temptation.

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Looks like you're doing good! Keep it up!

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Thanks guys! I need those comments! My panic post the other day over the sugar cookies that my kids cooked on an N day really helped me. I kind of.. no honestly... felt like a fool posting it, but I was in panic mode and there for a while. The windows were shut because it was hot out so the smell wa...

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Welcome! You're going to love the peace that this way of life gives. I recommend reading the boards a ton and maybe a daily check-in for personal comments and help from others. Keep in touch!

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Leave it to you guys to give me such help and laughs! Solid...yep. kids + recipes = red day wosnes... homebaked sugar cookies are the toughest! Kathleen... you seem so wise... You're right, I need patience. Marc... leave it to you to come up with a funny visual! Except I wanted to BE the cookie mon...

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Aren't we glad to see Marc's hang over is gone. By the wayMarc... when you're done purchasing all of those emerald rings for us, you'll need to compile a CD of all of these great songs you come up with! You can call it the "Blue Bunny's Band Balads for Big Bike-ridin' Bodies"... or Marc's Mad Music ...

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All those "invisible" bites probably added up to several hundred calories a day. Yikes! Around the end of March (it's written on my daily check-in if you want to see) when I "thought" I was doing good and not loosing, I realized that I had been snitching a bit, so I sat down and calculated the day....

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Someone please hurry and tell me how bad cookies are right now! I refuse to make them or any desert on N days, which has been a wonderful transformation for me since I eat so much dough... but my 4 kids decided to take it upon themselves and bake cookies. Sugar. One of my favorites. And it's only M...

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I made delicious cookies yesterday and they were still out and I was soooooooooooo close to eating one with lunch but I didn't. I probably would have if it weren't for all of you that may be reading this post. Isn't it funny how that works... kinda stinks, huh? But I love it for the long run! Yep.....

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I had to go so far down on the list to find you, I got worried!

We're wondering how you're doing!

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You're doing great!!!

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I came here from sparkpeople... that was sure a lot of calculating! This is way easier and it works.

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Welcome!!! No S is like a breath of fresh air when you've been dieting and it really works. I think of it as the duh diet because it's how people used to eat when we were a thinner society. Read a lot on here for inspiration and read the diet all the way through. I highly recommend the book... it g...

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Marc...I think that comments like "you look great, it must have been tough being so big" and stuff like that sometimes are attempts at compliments, but someone that has never been big doesn't understand that it is still you, not a new person. Try to brush it off and take it as an "idiot's compliment...

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Saturday S day was mild and I successfully banked my Sunday S! It wasn't even that hard!!!!!! Now I feel good. If I plan it ahead, I can psych myself into it. It was the first good weekend in a loooooooooooooooooooong time! Woohoo!

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vmsurbat wrote that the average bite is 25 calories... Wow! What a concept! I'll ponder that one for a while and I'm sure it will save me many a bite.

Still no rootbeer float and I'm banking my S day today and trying for only 1. My S day recovery should be faster...

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vmsurbat wrote:

I once read that the average "bite" of food is 25 calories.

Wow... Great new concept for me! I'll give that one some thought! It puts it into perspective, and I'm sure it will save me a few bites.

Thank you!!!

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Marc... all I can say is...Ha! O.K. maybe I'll say more... So, they really said that you were eating like a bunny? You probably weren't turning blue yet or they might have said you were the blue bunny! Did you want to prove them wrong, or what? Boy, you showed them, huh? :wink: I bet the rich cake ...

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You're a funny guy, Marc.

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I started to post my weight remember? Then I told all of my friends and relatives about no S and then I felt embarrased to post it. When I get to half-way, I will. Then I won't feel quite so shameful. :cry: I post my loss, but it's at a stand-still at 17 lost (20 really because of my new scale). I t...

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I wouldn't worry about it health -wise, because this is healthier than most diets and you'll get plenty of food with 3 plates. I had 4 kids and the whole "eat for 2" thing is highly over rated. I thought I continued to eat the same and I gained 70 lb. 4 times!!!!!!! Besides, the cravings aren't alwa...

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So far I'm having a very good S day. And... I waited all week for a rootbeer float and now my family is all having them and I don't want one. Hmmmm.... Wow! :shock: I wonder if I'll want it all week long if I don't have one. I guess I'll see! Tomorrow I'm going to bank my S for if I need it later. I...

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congratulations on your new membership to 21!!!!

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I just wanted to say congratulations to Vigilant and sgstarling for joining the 21 day club! Woohoo!!!!

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Good to see that you're still keeping your head with all that's going on... stay green, these busy and fun days are a good trial to keeping the No S plan forever. Keep it up!

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I used to sometimes eat food off of my kids' plates until one evening I was chewing a piece of steak from my son's plate and I laughingly said "Mmm... really tender...you didn't already chew this did you?" He said "yea". That was it for me, I remember it over and over. I don't even steal dry looking...

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maybe you could make a mod for 1 serving of 1 desert on say, Wed. and sit down to really enjoy it, then make up for it by not having too much on Saturday. Did I really sound that logical? Ha! Don't listen to me. It hasn't worked for me... but there's my advice.

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The Blue Bunny ice cream company isn't that far from me... I know a few employees... including the flavor inventor! I can't picture you as a blue bunny. :? Maybe it's your avatar... now you need to find a bunny for that too... to keep everyone off you trail. You're not singing the blues... but you ...

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Thank you for the cheer Mimi and thanks also for pointing out that it wasn't a binge (which it would have been in the past). I needed that. So, now I need to gain control of the weekends, so I can still have the best month ever... or look like an idiot on the challenge. :roll: I now realize that it ...

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Splurge Day?!?!? Yea, that's what happened to my day today. Red after a streak of 48. Hmmm... sounds like a good excuse to me, I needed one.

Thanks! Now back to the green highway.

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I got

defiant

and ate 1/2 a bar just because I wanted to be defiant. Hmmmm... then I had a tiny bag of popcorn and a can of sugery pop (which I never ever have) just because of my defiant mood. Hmmm... I'll annalyze it when I have more time.

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Yesterday was green and today will be too. I'm planning on taking only Saturday as an S day for sure. :? We'll see how this goes. I should take my own advice that I just gave vigilant and clean my house as exercise. There's always more that can be cleaned, right? I wish I had more time. I might next...

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I so understand and relate to your problems. I can't go into detail because they know I'm doing noS (and could read this), but believe me... I understand. Try to think long term, and just keep plugging along. It's for the better long term because that will last. I also find that my belly goes first,...

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I rinse and rinse dry beans, then soak over night and rinse and rinse, then cook and rinse some more. I have no problem. Others have, but say it's less than the canned beans. I think the natural way is just to keep rinsing and keep eating them, I think your body adjusts.

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Awesome Nicole!! Good goin'!

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Yep, Reinhard... we need a ring. With emeralds to reward and remind us! Maybe fake emeralds,

adjustable, but not cheapy. I may be interested. Or maybe flipflops, green socks, or bike racing sports wear. I had to mention those.

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bumping it up... great greens out there!! Keep it up!

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Definitely an S ! That happened to us once, they called it straight line winds and we lost half of our huge trees, with lots of roof damage. Everything outside blew away. We had no electricity for a week. It was too hard to toss all of the food in our deep freezer. We grilled probably 7 pizzas and a...

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I love peanut butter... Mimi, tell us if you like it. I may try it, but I think I need a second opinion on that one.

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I write my month of menus on a calendar for myself and the week of suppers on a chalkboard in my kitchen so the kids would stop asking "what's for supper?" The calendar helps with planning and staying on track. The kids even expect me to change my mind on the weekends, or not make anything and we "f...

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Good point Thalia! I plan my meals Mon-Fri and kind of not on the weekend. I have ideas, but don't really follow them. I need to do that! Duh, Thanks! Why didn't I think of that? Quadopt... I tried for an N day Sunday and failed, but I think that if I planned an S day ahead, I maybe could do it! I'm...

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I hear ya! S days are my biggest problem right now. Kathleen has me talked onto trying only 1 S day. I'm sticking to Saturday. This will be my first 1-S day week. My mental struggle is written in my daily checkin if interested. I seem to be trying everything!!

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My squirrels are out during the day and I had a skunk 2 feet under me when I was on my deck this spring. The raccoons steal our bird food. In my opinion... get big tires and run some over! Sorry animal activists... I live amongst too much nature.

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my 3 habitcals are all green (except S days) and I'm doing good.

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Welcome! Keep in touch!

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What's mesclun?

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"it's better to be fat before heaven than thin before hell."

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Good point... I'd too rather enjoy 1 Sday without guilt than try to tame 2 every weekend and feel bad. I think you may be right. I tried to have a green day Sunday, but it wasn't preplanned and I failed. Maybe if I planned ahead to mentally prepare :wink: I'd be alright. That may be my plan! I'll p...

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You have my total sympathy! My full time working days were a breeze compared to staying home with your own kids! I'm a SAHM and we have 4 kids and the oldest was 8 when the youngest was born. There were days when I just burst in tears of frustration and couldn't wait for relief. Sometimes my hubby w...

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How are ya doin'? Another stinkin' weekend for me...

I need to be brainwashed onto thinking Saturday is Wednesday!!

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Well... I ate all of those healthy things plus! I feel the need to explain about my Saturday mornings... It's the first S day for the week, and yes, I do keep S days in mind for a goal to get through the week, however I don't plan conciously to get up and snack and snitch all day!!! When I wake on S...

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It's a boy!!! It's a boy!! Congratulations to all of you!!!
I too love the name! What a sweet blessing... enjoy your time!

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You're doing great... still!

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I have a ton of fresh fruits and veggies, so if I think I haaaaaave to snack, they'll be better... cherries, corn on the cob, fresh garden salads, apricots, green onions... good intentions anyway.

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we're all waiting...

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There are a lot of us turning Thalia boring green, huh? That's awesome!

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Wow, you guys really make a person feel good about a tiny seed! I have it sitting in my kitchen window sill, and will try to look at it this weekend, although it's so tiny. I'm growing a mighty oak of good habits. I just need to do a bit of weeding. :wink: Speaking of weeding... I am really enjoying...

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Weigh in today and still at a stand still. I know that if my S days were like my N days, I'd loose a lot more! I feel like the habit is much easier, with few temptations, and only a couple true struggles, because I've made up my mind on N days. It's those stinkin' S days that set me back. I'll try m...

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You're way ahead of me... it was 2 hours worth of struggle! Be proud of that chocolate! And really enjoy it the next S day, guilt free!

Or save it as a trophy.

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I did 60 minutes (2X30min.) of exercise today.

While doing my Leslie Sansone CD I noticed one of my hubbies CDs is Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire!It was right in front. I was so surprised, especially since he's a rock type of guy. I think I need to download it. I'm reminded at every turn!

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That's funny that you said that... I just did another 30 min. for the day (told ya I was motivated) and came in to drink my 4 cup water bottle with a splash of cranberry. Yep, I felt good

remind me of that when I get lazy.

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I also eat more all day long if I make myself have an early breakfast. I usually eat my first meal around 11:00 (brunch) and I end up having 2 meals most days. If I eat early, it's like opening up those flood gates. We all do what works. 2 meals isn't going against No S either, so you don't even hav...

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Your talk about exercise is starting to get to me... I've had good intentions and that's about it lately, but I did a hard half hour today and plan on doing a minimum of 15-30 daily. I'm tracking it on a habitcal. It's so easy to get lazy when tired and busy. Thanks for your incentive and energy-tra...

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Good going!!!! Keep at it!

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You go girl!!!

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StrawberryRoan wrote:
And it was so simple, makes me want to smack my head with a can of V8,

would that be a snack?

Ha! Only if you drank it... but then if you hit hard enough, you'd be injured and could probably call it a special day.

It is simple, huh?

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I just had to mention what happened last night. I sat through an entire softball game next to my sunflower-seed-eating hubby and I didn't even have one!!! I could smell them and they fit into the salty and crunchy category that I love. It was tough. I almost went to sit in the car. Then later at hom...

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Welcome! Wow! My sympathies and congratulations. This seems to me to be a perfect time in your life for a fresh start! Go for it!

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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

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That's true defiance to the pull of the chocolate ! Good job! It's kind of a symbol now... you could keep it forever as a reminder of your inner strength of steel...like a trophy... or eat it this weekend. :wink: I'm impressed. I'd try it if pizza kept that long on the counter. :shock: Edit: Last ni...

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Yep, I'm down to my last yogurt too, and that means I need a spoon of it for the next batch I'll make today. Thanks for the reminder.

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I do what I call my heart and soul exercises. Heart is physical exercises and soul is reading the Bible. I have been at a stand still (weight) for a bit now and I notices that I also haven't been keeping up with my heart and soul... so I'm reinstating it. I'm on a read-the-Bible-in-a-year plan and I...

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Good goin! Doesn't it feel good?

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Marc...If you're still around in November, remind us of the soup idea.

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It depends on how big your bowl is I suppose. If it's a broth base and a "good for you" soup, then I suppose you could use a bigger bowl . I know I do when I have something like an all veggie soup and I know it won't stick around long in my tum. Be reasonable when you use a bigger bowl though, and r...

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I'm still green despite being in the line of fire (more fire :wink: ) when the kids are home. If we were all on the same schedule and not so busy, I'd be alright. When I see food, I want it. Hey, that's another way to think of the ring of fire... you're in the line of fire when you are being tempted...

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Yep, I've noticed that my brain kind of starts to drift off and I start to make my own rules for myself, then I shake out of it, read more of Reinhard's book and go back to the vanilla no s. It feels like a breath of fresh air. I just need to trust and keep plugging along, it works when I do... alth...

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Sorry if I'm confusing you guys with all of my rambling with out details. I don't know how to transfer a quote from one thread to another, so I wrote it down... here it is. On the 21 day club thread (page 9), Reinhard said "at some point, if you keep it up it'll become harder to fail that to succee...

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I have noticed that the longer I'm doing no S, the less junk I'm eating. I started out thinking that I can eat some junk on my plate at meal time, say a side of chips and stay in control of it. That's what got me going in the first place... the promise of having it later, just waiting. I still "plan...

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