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Good job, Anne! Way to go on not letting that little failure get you down.

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Anne - Thank you. It definitely is slow, but it is coming off. This week, I'm hitting in the 127's a lot more often whereas I've been in the 128's mostly before. I'm really learning patience . . . TexArk - I tend to spike on Monday's! So the Monday after the two S days is definitely the worst. I thi...

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Still testing!!

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Thanks so much for sticking with me on this - - but unfortunately, that didn't seem to work. I was able to make the image so it was the only thing in the browser window, but when I copy the URL, it just appears here as a URL and not as an image. At any rate, you've spent enough time helping me out! ...

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Yeah! It worked :). Somehow it doesn't look anything like yours though. Mine is a tiny thumbnail that you click on to see it . . .but it'll do!! Thank you so much for guiding me through it. I posted it up on my daily check in. Now I just need to play with Excel to make the chart look better and be a...

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I'm testing out a way to post my weigh in results over time . . .this is only a test (though the data is the real thing - - it's not a very pretty graphic yet).

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Thanks so much for that set of directions! Awesome - - I will try them out and let you know how it goes. They seem easy to follow. . .

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Hey, there RedChina, we must have the same nerd gene because I have that body fat measuring scale, AND I track my weight daily. What I can't figure out it HOW to get my graph to display on my updates. I have 60 days of tracking, and mine is a lot more up and down than yours - - I'd love to share it ...

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Sounds like all is well with you TexArk - - great weekend and great N day! Hope today is progressing just as smoothly.

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Maybe you could teach me your baking skills - - I'm a pretty good cook, but a terrible baker. I try, but nothing I make really tastes great .

So sorry about the failure - - hopefully life will calm down a bit and make it easier to stay on plan. . .

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DAY 61: Success It felt good to be back to N days for me. It's wierd how I sort of like N days better than S days. I can't really fathom that . . .I thought it might be hard after eating so much on Sunday, but it really wasn't. My hubbie came home on the later side which freaked me out a little, but...

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Sara, I just wanted to chime in with some support! I must admit that your fight with the wheat thins box made for interesting reading, and I find myself rooting for you to prevail!! I'm about 60 days into No S with a very high N day success rate. I will say that it gets MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier. If y...

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Brilliantly stated, TexArk.

I can simply add that I'm 42, and in my experience, everything TexArk is saying is soooo true.

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Way to go on your calm S day, TexArk!!! Hope your second one went that well too. You'll laugh when you read my log . . .my weekend didn't go quite as I had hoped. Oh well, moving on . . .

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DAY 59: S Day DAY 60: S Day So, how did my weekend go you might ask? Well . . .Saturday went great! Basically an N day with one dessert. I didn't stick to my premise of eating the dessert after dinner because I forgot about my son's play that night. But I was great. And then yesterday went to hell i...

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The culprit was one of those broken pieces that used not to count because it was after all "BROKEN" I am not too concerned, OMG, I thought I was the only one for whom tiny pieces of broken baked goods had zero calories. So sorry about the F day on your N day - - but in the scheme of things, it won'...

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DAY 58: Success I had a luncheon and a dinner out yesterday, and it all went well. I resisted dessert at the luncheon which I thought might be hard. Fortunately, they served it buffet style so no one noticed I wasn't eating it. Then, at dinner, I had my single plate - - no appetizer, no dessert - - ...

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Cassie, You'll do awesome after you get past the first three weeks or so. I can feel your motivation through the computer! One thing that really did help me initially was a cup of coffee just because the caffeine really does dull my hunger pangs. But they really do go away, and I'll wish that they g...

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Cassie, I found that initially, it was very, very challenging to get from meal to meal, but I stuck with the rigid formula because I felt that if I had a snack, I would be sliding down that slippery slope. I just don't trust myself to keep that snack small. You may not have that challenge, but I kno...

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I can't remember if I reviewed it on Amazon or not - - I will check, and if not, I will. I know I reviewed it on Shelfari.

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It sure will be nice when the weather gets a little more on the nice side so we can workout outside. Looks like you are having no trouble at all on the eating side! Yeah!! Another weekend approaches. Are you going to use the same strategy as last weekend? Mine will be trickier because Sunday I'm coo...

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Ok, I find it very interesting that all THREE of us are avid readers. TexArk - - you must try out Shelfari. Ok, "must" may be a little strong, but I think you would so love it. It can be totally anonymous if you want it to be. There's no need to reveal anything to anyone, and you can set your settin...

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I feel your pain, Patty. Unfortunately, the private practitioners are so squeezed now. They have to see a certain number of patients per day to cover their office expenses, and sadly, that "rushing" around doesn't help their bedside manner at all. And of course the ones near retirement are probably ...

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DAY 56: Success DAY 57: Success The N days are getting really easy for me. In fact, I'm not even feeling all that hungry until it is the time I'm supposed to eat. I'm sort of thinking that I could cut my meals down in size a little bit perhaps . . .this week I have definitely been eating more bready...

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P.S. FEEL BETTER SOON!!!!

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Anne, You make a good point! My online friends are a lot lower maintenance than my face to face ones, and I'll admit to rather liking that. It's unfortunate though because I do find them very engaging. I never thought of it that way. If you try Shelfari, please connect with me there (it has a social...

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A barbie shoe!!! That's pretty funny. It's nice to see all the sensible comments here coming out against this though . . . I feel that a lot of these supposed "remedies" are put together just to take innocent people's money. It makes me angry that a substance that you ingest is not regulated by the ...

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Our energy intake has to match or exceed our energy output. (I think you mean "match or be less than" but I knew what you meant) There's no way around this in the end, is there? I'm hopeful that No S is an easy way of achieving this (combined with copious exercise, which I happen to enjoy by and la...

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Patty, I applaud you for all you've done so far! The fact that you've gotten off the sweets habit (boy, do I know how hard that was) and you've stabilized your weight is awesome. And I hear some willingness in there to exercise! That will make a HUGE difference to you. I have a small suggestion. Whe...

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Don't worry about the names thing, TexArk! I understand. In fact, I have had some visions of folks googling my name only to find I've been eating like a PIG most of my life. Sigh.

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DAY 55: Success My only qualm at all is that some diet soda has crept back into my days. Reinhard is not a fan, so initially I eliminated all of the diet soda, but I MUST remember to carry water with me, and I haven't done that. I work out in the am, and then when I'm waiting for my kids at school, ...

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Nichole, Ok, you look gorgeous and fit to me!! I wish you could see a picture of me. We have a very similar body type. I'd call it both athletic and curvy. And I suspect we have a similar issue. Our weight is on the high side for our heights, but truthfully you look very fit (I do triathlon and runn...

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Nichole, I've been tracking my weight daily since starting No S on January 13th. I have pretty much the exact same thing. A lot of up and down fluctuation over time, but not much in the way of a big loss. I'm short and fairly close to normal weight (just over the normal BMI range and dipping into it...

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Hmmm - - that's odd. It says there are 1306 comments for the article, but I can only see the first 25 comments. There doesn't seem to be a way to see the rest. Can anyone else read further along?

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I tried to add a comment yesterday about No S - - they have to approve each comment so I'm not sure how long that takes . . .I'll check to see if it made it up. You don't have to nudge us, Reinhard. We are fans.

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Anne, It is amazing, but I have found some wonderful friendships on the Internet based on the fact that you can find commonalities with people that you don't have with anyone else. I find it rather astounding actually. I run two online book groups on a platform called Shelfari.com, and honestly some...

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DAY 54: Success Yesterday went so easily for a Monday. I was a little hungry at my usual time - 3:30 pm, but honestly it just seemed natural to hang on until dinner. I've learned that lunch really needs to be my biggest meal of the day. That's a revelation! I always make a big dinner because my hubb...

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Congratulations on your wonderful successes!! 49 green days!! Amazing. It is getting easier isn't it? The green days. I feel it. My transition from Sunday to Monday this week seemed so much simpler. Keep up the great work. My biggest struggles are with the strength work too - - mine takes like 40 mi...

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KCCC - Sadly, your method won't work with steel cut, though soaking will make the cooking time shorter. But the cooking time is sooo long to begin with!

Thalia - - lol - - it's way smarter than me, I will admit.

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Thalia, Let me know if you need assistance identifying a brand or anything - - mine is a few years old already, but it is fabulous. But you could probably look at reviews on Amazon to see what works well. Just make sure it is "fuzzy logic" and has a timer . . .the fuzzy logic ones are SO easy to use...

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Thalia, It's a little bit of an investment, but I so so recommend buying a rice cooker (a fuzzy logic one). Not only does it make cooking rice completely foolproof and fabulous, BUT it comes with a timer, and you can set up your oatmeal the night before so it will be all wonderful and delicious in t...

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The plain Fiber One is very, very healthy and low sugar - - but I must confess that, to me, it tastes an awful lot like shirt cardboard.

There are many Fiber One varieties, but some have quite a bit more sugar. I can't speak to how those taste.

I do love oatmeal -- especially steel cut oats!

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Oh dear . . .it's tough when life happens like the way you are describing. I'm sorry.

Try to continue checking in just so food doesn't become a concern during this difficult time.

Our thoughts are with you, Anne.

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DAY 53: S Day I'm really happy this morning because I really didn't "act like an idiot" this weekend. I mostly stuck to the three meals. I had one bowl of ice cream after dinner on Sunday. That was it for the sweets, and honestly I didn't miss them. My meals were a little bread heavy. But all in all...

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You must be motivating me because I had the best weekend since starting No S. By far. Oddly, it sounds extremely similar to yours. I did three meals. I didn't snack. It was a tad heavy on the bread (especially last night). I had one bowl of ice cream for sweets and that was after dinner on Sunday ni...

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You must be motivating me because I had the best weekend since starting No S. By far. Oddly, it sounds extremely similar to yours. I did three meals. I didn't snack. It was a tad heavy on the bread (especially last night). I had one bowl of ice cream for sweets and that was after dinner on Sunday ni...

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I'm following along here Tex-Ark! I like your ideas for the S days - - though it seems like a lot of concepts to implement at once (for me). I'm going to adopt some of the ideas too if you don't mind. I'm definitely going to stick to the three plate structure - - which truthfully I really have been ...

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I'm following along here Tex-Ark! I like your ideas for the S days - - though it seems like a lot of concepts to implement at once (for me). I'm going to adopt some of the ideas too if you don't mind. I'm definitely going to stick to the three plate structure - - which truthfully I really have been ...

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Ever since reading this thread, I've been hemming and hawing a bit about the amount of sugar in my favorite cereal (9 grams for 3/4 cup). So I bought a much lower sugar (and lower calorie) cereal (Special K) and am now mixing the two cereals together about 50/50. The Special K texture is pretty simi...

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DAY 51: SUCCESS DAY 52: S DAY Yesterday's S Day was pretty good. I was very busy as we went to Toronto to see the World Baseball Classic. I actually only ate three meals - - no snacks. And I had one bite of a frosty. My lunch was pretty caloric as we were eating in a ballpark . ..and I had fries tha...

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LA Loser - - Just wanted to say that your post is really helping me. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm just over normal weight, and so far, I love No S, but I'm really more maintaining than losing weight. Truthfully, I am seeing some changes in my body, so I'm not discouraged. AND, my S days h...

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DAY 50: SUCCESS

Ok, success came easy for once! I didn't eat enormous portions, and yet somehow I wasn't all that hungry. It was a nice change. I wonder if it was the weather. It went from 10 degrees early in the week to 20 degrees to suddenly hitting 55. It felt like summer. I'm not kidding.

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You are a better person that I am. I would have thrown the donuts away promptly. The alternative being EAT THEM. Congratulations on your strong willpower. Glad the explosives didn't detonate

.

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DAY 49: SUCCESS I don't get it. My scale weight seems to be really flat now. Not down, not up. What strikes me as odd is that now it's not following the patterns it has before. Yesterday, I ran 12 miles - - you'd think that in daily weighing, the scale would reflect that. Every other week, when I di...

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DAY 48: SUCCESS

Had to do some virtual plating at a restaurant, but the plate sizes were small so I think I did pretty well. Otherwise all was good!

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I like the concept of a heavy drinker losing control after the first drink - - I do think it is something like that. It's like all judgement goes out the window, and I just am stuffing sugar in my face without regard to the consequences. Like you, I hate to pile on new rules. On the other side, I kn...

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It's really interesting to me how similar our "stories" are when it comes to food. I could have really written the EXACT SAME THING. I just can't go without sugar for the rest of my life, but when I eat it - - all hell breaks loose. I don't think it is a physical addiction per se, but I DO believe t...

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I think I'd actually feel better if the reason my S days were over the top was that I was hungry. I'm not hungry. I'm certainly no more hungry than N days. I think what is going on is that when I eat sugar, it sets up very bad cravings. I've had this problem FOREVER. So I have some sugar on Saturday...

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DAY 45: S DAY DAY 46: S DAY DAY 47: SUCCESS Yesterday (Monday) was totally fine, but holy smokes, I really need to do something about my S days. They just seem ridiculous to me. I do feel like some of my eating was out of control this weekend, and it bums me out. I really sort of wish that the plan ...

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Congratulations on your weigh in!!! You've done the work and now you've got the payoff. I'm really pleased for you :). I loved your "blog" about your experience and what you've learned. It's definitely motivating to read. And, I, too, would miss your posts if you didn't check in daily so I am so hap...

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DAY 44: Success Yesterday was one of the easier days for me. Unusual for a Friday. Maybe I was fuller from eating more on Thursday. Also, I did a 15 mile run - - and that hard a workout sort of kills my hunger pangs for a few hours afterward. I had a large dinner at Red Robin (but within a single pl...

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Congrats on two months of No S!!!! And two pretty darn awesome months I might add. I will admit to being curious about how your weight loss goes . . .I seem to be kinda maintaining myself right now. But my body feels different to me . . .so I think maybe it is changing in a positive way despite the ...

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Look at those stats! Each month you've improved. I see a habit forming :). Fridays are the hardest. We went to Red Robin and movie last night. Red Robin went okay (though my plate was full and certainly NOT healthy), but of course at the movies I wanted a treat - - popcorn, candy, give me sumthin'. ...

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DAY 41: SUCCESS DAY 42: SUCCESS DAY 43: SUCCESS I think a post or two got gobbled up somehow - - I'm pretty sure I posted somewhere about DAY 41 and 42. Hopefully I didn't post on someone else's update by mistake!! I won't lie. I've been successful, but I've also been darned hungry. Yesterday, I fin...

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I think that syrup would be considered a "sweet" . . . so if you are trying to really follow no sweets, no snacks, no seconds, I don't think syrup fits the program.

I love pancakes too, but only have them on weekends.

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You won't mess up ;). There's an interesting discussion of cereal going on in the main forums, and apparently the cereal I've been eating all month is "borderline" sweet. LOL!! I don't know - - it didn't taste like a dessert to me so I figured it was just fine. Now I'm a little unsure how to proceed...

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I do have to laugh that Raisin Bran seems to have by far the most sugar in it, and if I were asked to stand in the cereal aisle and sort cereals by healthfulness - - I am sure I'd have put it in the healthy pile. I mean it has raisins and BRAN - - how bad could it be? Worse than Captain Crunch appar...

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DAY 40: SUCCESS Had a good, strong day yesterday even though I was quite hungry by dinner time. It seemed a little harder than it has been. Probably because on vacation I was eating more fat at each meal (restaurant food!) which I think really holds you so much better. Like I had bacon every day on ...

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Congrats on yesterday's success. I had a tough one yesterday too! I was HUNGRY. It's nice that you are seeing some non-scale related benefits to your healthy eating. I've always quite loved fruits and vegetables so I don't have a hard time incorporating them. I just like to incorporate lots of choco...

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Ok, your failure sounds like EXACTLY something that would happen to me. You are human, and I admire the fact that you owned up to the failure right away and up front. You know what caused it, and you even have a good idea to remedy it next time. I KNOW that in that exact same circumstance, I'd have ...

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Here's a great comparison of breakfast cereals. http://www.acaloriecounter.com/breakfast-cereal.php I eat Post's Selects Great Grains (pecan only) which has 9 grams of sugar - - ironically the exact same amount as Honey Nut Cheerios. My recollection from the book was to choose an adult cereal that w...

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Happy N Day, TexArk! I hope you are feeling a little better this morning. I have asore throat, but no other symptoms. Sigh. I hope your weigh in doesn't disappoint you. I know I have the same issue - - too much eating on S days still. But I still feel No S can and will ultimately work for me. And ev...

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Great week, Anne - - get ready for another one! You are doing really well in February. It is interesting, but I haven't told many people about No S either (that I'm doing it). I think people are very sick of hearing me talk about diets (ones I've tried) and food and what I can and cannot eat. And I'...

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Oh, it's so nice to see both of you, TexArk and Anne. Thanks for the cheery notes!! My weight is up this morning, but I'm trying not to take is too seriously because although I did stick to No S pretty well last week, I also ate every single meal at a restaurant so the calorie input had to be higher...

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Hi Anne,

Back from vacation! So sorry to see you are ill. UGH. Hope you feel better today.

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Hi Friend, Just checking in after vacation. Looks like you had an awesome week :). Way to go!! So sorry you aren't feeling well today. It's funny because I feel like I might be coming down with that cold too. My throat is sore. I hope not, but I feel draggy . . .I hate flying. It seems like I always...

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Hi everyone! I've missed it here. I'm back from vacation, and things really didn't go too badly. DAY 32 - S Day DAY 33 - SUCCESS DAY 34 - SUCCESS DAY 35 - planned as NWS Day, but ended up as N Day - SUCCESS DAY 36 - SUCCESS DAY 37 - FAILURE DAY 38 - S Day DAY 37 was interesting. It shows the power o...

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Great attitude on the working out, TexArk. I've really grown to enjoy my working out time . . .sounds like you are well on your way. I, too, have noticed that the sensation of fullness has gotten easier to obtain. I didn't notice that until this weekend. Last night, we went out for Valentine's Day. ...

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DAY 31: S Day Um, it was Valentine's Day, and I went out to dinner. The food was AMAZING. I was fair the rest of the day - - no snacks, but big meals, one of which was pancakes. I haven't had pancakes since starting No S, and I was totally craving them. No doubt I ate a lot - - but it was all "worth...

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I'm so impressed that you quit smoking cold turkey like that. What a wonderful gift to yourself!! Losing the weight will probably be a lot more fun that that :) as it does have some gratification in the long run. I think you are going to do awesome on No S. It's a really easy follow philosophy becau...

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So glad to hear you are confident the chest pain isn't angina!

Then onward and upward with No S

. I'm sure as a guy you'll lose a lot of weight really quickly - - which will be motivating. Look forward to watching your progress!

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I'm sad to say that I concur on the exercise. It's sort of depressing, but you get BETTER at exercise so that it becomes more efficient. And then you either need to really up the intensity or go longer. I have been working up slowly to the one hour mark, and I do a double once per week. So now, I'm ...

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DAY 30: SUCCESS I stuck to the plan yesterday, but I will confess to piling my plates high. I was a little tired of feeling so hungry. And that worked - - I was much better. I mostly piled on extra salad and a bit more protein. It seemed to do the trick as I wasn't quite so ravenous. Today is an S d...

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Hey there . . . I know you were looking for diet advice, but I am married to a cardiologist, and before you embark on the exercise routine, I think you should consult with a cardiologist (as opposed to an internist). An EKG doesn't measure whether your arteries are blocked or how much (cause of angi...

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Well I'm voting for you because who could possibly stick to raw fruit and veggies from now until JUNE! That sounds like a prescription for disaster . . .lol . . .

He'll probably get off to a great start, but you can do this for the long haul.

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DAY 29: SUCCESS Yesterday, I ate quite a lot. Big bowl of cereal with berries in the morning. Went to a Jewish deli for lunch and had a cup of lentil soup and a chopped liver sandwich (love it and totally fattening!) on rye. Then, I made panko encrusted pork chops for dinner with whole grains and a ...

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It's so funny that both of you (TexArk and Anne) have experienced the same "vacation" effect. Now I KNOW we are all partners in crime, because don't most people complain about gaining weight on vacation?? I do agree that boredom was a big driving factor in my eating - - and eliminating that factor j...

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Hi John, On my "log" (Anita's), I just posted an entire month of weigh-ins. Since you are also weighing in daily, I thought you might find it interesting. Each week, my weight zips up and down like crazy - - but on Saturday mornings, it seems to reach a new low each week. And my highs (Monday mornin...

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I feel like a child learning to walk. Each time I fall, I stand up and start walking again until the next fall. Eventually, I will know how to walk What a wonderful analogy!! I'm so glad you aren't too discouraged and just realize that the "falling down" is part of the learning process. Re-learning...

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I totally give you credit for taking this "failure" in stride. It really was a small one in the scheme of things, but I think you are wise to acknowledge it because otherwise it is sort of a slippery slope. The fact that you can verbalize the boundaries is really good. I need and institute the same ...

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Thanks for the tips, Thalia. I must confess that my plates are pretty full and have lots of fiber (salad, whole grains), but my appetite is just strong right now . . .hopefully it will abate soon. I just ate dinner and wanted seconds really, really badly. I didn't have them, and now I'm starting to ...

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I must confess that your menus look a lot healthier than mine, TexArk. I don't eat a lot of junk, but I definitely have more fat in my diet . . .I find I need the satiating effect of some fat to get through to the next meal. A few nuts or some avocado or some cheese really help me out . . . But I ad...

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Anne, Be kind to yourself and definitely go with Option #1 . . .you DESERVE to go with Option #1. These tricky behaviors are called "bad habits" for a reason. Habits are hard to break, and you are going a long way toward breaking yours. We are going to fall down time and again . . .and that's okay. ...

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Anne, Be kind to yourself and definitely go with Option #1 . . .you DESERVE to go with Option #1. These tricky behaviors are called "bad habits" for a reason. Habits are hard to break, and you are going a long way toward breaking yours. We are going to fall down time and again . . .and that's okay. ...

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DAY 28: SUCCESS Ok, this is day 28 of tracking, but I've actually been on No S for exactly 30 days. I'm dying to show a graph of what has been going on with my weight, but for some reason, I can't get it to display here (even using the IMG tag). The graph is so much more compelling. Soo, instead I'l...

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Thank you so much for that vote of confidence! Sadly, I was usually in the camp of "I'll worry about eating AFTER vacation is over." However, I'm going to share something very, very interesting about my vacations that actually supports No S theory. I used to go on vacations, and for some reason, on ...

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Thanks so much for your reply, Mavilu! You know what - - there has been an abrupt weather change here - - from extremely cold to temperate. That's so interesting that you've noticed a link between that and a hunger change (wonder if that's from our caveperson ancestry somehow??). What I think happen...

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I've been happily on no S for about 4 weeks now, and it has been going great! I love it and am more motivated then ever to stick with it. However, for the last three days, I've suddenly gotten a LOT hungrier. I don't think I'm doing anything different at all. But I'm just really feeling more hungry,...

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What an awesome week you had, Anne!!! Congratulations

. I hope you are feeling good (and proud of yourself too).

I definitely agree that with No S, you just don't need to think about food so much - - which I think is a huge plus. Thinking about it (for me) = wanting it.

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DAY 27: SUCCESS Ok, yesterday I was really, really hungry, but I made it through. I did a long run in the morning, and I just think that extra calorie burning set off the hunger pangs big time. I really wanted to keep eating after dinner. But I didn't. I feel like I have more strategies now for avoi...

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