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Day 22 & 23 Results Okay, so maybe posting every day is ambitious. But I will not allow another huge gap to slide by. Both Days 22 and 23 were moderate successes, even if they did include some poor food choices. Day 22: Raisin Bran with almond milk for breakfast, three small-sied gorditas (two with ...

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Day 21 Results Arrgh, so I stayed up too late again and didn't get up early enough again and didn't run AGAIN. I'm starting to think that maybe running this 5k is not a good idea. I have until the morning of to decide, I guess. If I can get out of bed early enough tomorrow, and if my run goes well, ...

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Nichole, this is great! I am totally behind you on your decision. Even if it's not completely adherent to the rules, you're taking aspects of NoS and applying them to a more realistic plan for you. Plus, sometimes it really, really helps to shake things up a bit. And I'm happy to hear that you're gi...

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Thanks for that banana bread recipe! I will definitely try it. And I've also now started listening to the VeganFreak podcast - a bit less "refined" than Colleen, I think, but still pretty entertaining. So I'm basically just a few hang-ups away from going totally vegan (and not one of those hang-ups ...

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I swear I won't do it again! I swear! I'm here! And I'm still sticking to it. Actually, I'm completely shocked at how easy it was to get back into the swing of it. I mean, here I am, only on (looks at calendar) Day 22, and already living without snacks is a breeze. Actually, I had an especially weir...

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Eh, it's really more social in nature. I certainly can sleep. And I certainly do sleep. But to be as frank as I'll allow myself to be, certain relationships could be seriously damaged if I went to bed as early as I want to. As it stands, I struggle to stay awake all day, until somewhere between 11:0...

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WARNING: SELF-LOATHING AHEAD!!! I totally suck. I apparently have two choices: either get more sleep, or continue with this foolish idea that I can get through every day without a crutch. Since getting more sleep is highly unlikely, I'm going to need the crutch to keep from losing my job. About half...

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Days 11-13 Results Friday was a good S-Day. I didn't go too crazy, as I had predicted. Saturday was also a good S-Day, particularly since I got to do a long run, which felt AWESOME. Sunday was the annual Mother's Day picnic in my family, and I ate way, way too much food. But that's okay, because it ...

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Mmm, running. Oh, and Mmm, baking. I've started baking bread recently because I'm tired of shelling out 2.59 for a generic brand of whole wheat, and we've manged to accumulate at least four different types of flour for various recipes, so I'm doing my best to use them up. Speaking of which, if you h...

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Oh my, yes. I am terribly, terribly bored at work. Just this morning I sat down with one of my supervisors and gave him a real talking-to. Actually, it went more like this, "STEVE GIVE ME MORE WORK PLEEEEZE." And he said, "...okay. Let me find something." So now I'm waiting. I may ultimately end up ...

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I haven't, but that's definitely been on my list for a while. I'll probably bump it up closer to the top. Thanks! Day Eight and Nine Results Again, normal-type days. Been thinking/pondering/obsessing on food for a few days now, and trying to reconcile that with my sudden burning desire to become a m...

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Have you tried adding whatever you would normally eat for a snack to the meal before? For instance, if you have a cheese stick between lunch and dinner, maybe eat it during lunch instead? If it comes down to timing though, I think you're probably okay, even by No-S standards. I mean, the point of th...

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Day Seven Results Another fairly normal day. I was surprised that I was able to eat a (relatively) small plate at lunch and didn't end up having dinner until around nine. It was probably because I had so much to do - like paying rent and baking more bread (this recipe didn't end up being very good, ...

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Eggplant Chickpea "Curry" Okay, so I called this "curry" because of the consistency, and not because of the spices. You can flavor this however you want. I was in the mood for Middle Eastern food, so I used turmeric, cumin, chili powder, ginger, and garlic. I have no idea if any of these spices are...

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Days Four - Six Results I know I slacked on posting last week, but that was mostly because, well, nothing happened. It was the same old-same old, I ate large meals, struggled between lunch and dinner, but succeeded on Thursday and Friday to stay away from the sweets and the snacks. Staying away from...

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Wow, that sounds like a really awesome weekend. I like the killers, and I also like suddenly discovering that I have to buy smaller clothes now.

Excellent job, Marleah!

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Ah. Ahem.

I didn't realize you were talking about Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Now my comment sounds kind of pervy.

ANYWAY!

Sounds like a good day so far!

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Marleah! That's awesome! Congratulations! This is the kind of indelible proof that will make NoS really big one day.

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Judy Garland was a sexy woman. Post a picture when you're done.

Also, I love quiche. I'd need a pretty big slice to avoid seconds though. That's one of those foods for me...Mmmmmmm.

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Day Three Results Wednesdays are no less difficult now than they were before. I have a new rule. On Wednesdays, I will allow myself both an afternoon meal and a night time meal, each about half the size of a normal dinner (which is admittedly pretty big - I load that plate up at night). That way, th...

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Yeah, I did South Beach for a while, and even though I dropped inches like a bad habit (ha!) I felt like killing myself the whole time I was on the damn thing. And at that time, I was working out of my apartment and therefore able to eat all day. So I know how you feel.

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Day Two Results Not bad, not bad. The stretch between lunch and dinner wasn't as bad, thanks in no small part to a well-timed glass of V8 (my new best friend) in the afternoon. Dinner was spaghetti with eggplant parmesan, which was nothing short of kick-ass, and it gave me a ton of leftovers. That s...

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Well, there are a lot of reasons (I usually need a lot of reasons to decide to do something life-changing like that). Mostly, though, the knowledge of what caffeine actually does to keep you awake kind of freaks me out. It basically alters the way this one gland in your brain works - essentially it ...

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Day One Results: It's Day Two, which means yesterday was Day One. And I passed! The afternoon stretch was just as miserable as I remember it being when I first started, which was a pain because now I know I'll have to go through the process of "getting over it" again. But I had that latte I mentione...

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Yes, weak is bad. It was a good call, and definitely a better choice than a chocolate bar, which is what I surely would have reached for immediately.

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I enjoyed it very much, although I used some different ingredients based on what I had. Same concept though, and man, was it awesome!

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Okay, so here it is: Day One. Again. I'm not really that upset about this. I'm actually kind of excited, actually. Here's my plan: There's a certain event that occurs at the end of May/start of June every year. (Okay, fine, I'll tell you.) It's an anime convention. (Are you happy now??) And yes, I g...

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By the way, I forgot to mention that when I looked up "vegetarian hobo meals" I found your wordpress site.

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Of course your husband and nieces and nephews and your mom adore you. You're a good person, and it doesn't matter to them at all what you look like. Looking or feeling "unhealthy" doesn't just affect your body. It can screw with your mind as well. People who have a feeling that they aren't as health...

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Oh well - not really beating myself up about it, just realizing I maybe need to re-commit a bit. I think I was getting cocky, and I had a big weekend out of town last week, so it kind of took away some of my resolve I think. This is exactly where I am right now. By the way, I had to look up "hobo m...

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Thanks guys. For a variety of reasons, I've decided to push back my "rededication ceremony" to Monday. Yes, some of those reasons are in fact excuses. But some of them are legitimate (or at least I'd like to think they are). In any case, I'll give a brief synopsis of what's been going on: 1. I was r...

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Hmph. Well. It's time for a rededication to this concept. I haven't been failing everyday, but I've been caring less and less about days I do fail. Probably because I haven't been updating this thread, nor have I been relying on the immense amount of support I know I can get here. Y'all are great. I...

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Wow, that sounds amazing.

I don't have curry sauce or couscous, but I think I'll have to try it with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and brown rice. Which, you know, kind of totally changes the whole ethnicity of the dish, but that's cool.

*drool*

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Sounds like you're doing really well during a time of stress. These times really are our tests, aren't they? But you're doing a great job.

And I'm totally going to need to steal your meal ideas. That curry couscous sounds friggin' awesome.

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Day Seventeen Results: Oh my. This is not good. I need to set some more parameters for myself, especially now that I'm learning so very much about my eating habits. First of all, I refuse to call an S-Day on a whim. All my S-Days will be planned out in advance. Secondly, I will not eat FIVE DIFFEREN...

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Day Sixteen Results Gaaahh! I need things to pick up at work, like now. As it turns out, even if I'm not chronically an emotional eater, I definitely AM a "bored" eater. And in this economy, someone in my position has little to do except be bored all day long. It was so, so very difficult not to rea...

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Hey thanks VG, and I think I stole the term from one of Reinhard's posts actually, so feel free to take it! :) Excellent! I should have guessed, haha. But then someone broke out some animal crackers at a meeting (we have a giant community tub of animal crackers at work), which are vegan, but rememb...

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Deb, that was a Ghirardelli chocolate bar, and can be purchased at any major grocery store. There are other kinds as well.

And thanks for the encouragement. I'm pulling for a good week too.

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Day Fifteen Results Sorry for the brief and downtrodden post yesterday, but I had a craptacular weekend, and if I had not had that bar of dark chocolate with blueberries and almonds, well, I almost assuredly would have consumed a full dozen doughnuts in my need for emotional snackery. This does not ...

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I agree with all of the above (except the kissing part, because that wouldn't be nice of me).

Hopeful, you rock. I've never wanted to be in accounting for the reason you're describing right now. That said, your progress has been quite admirable.

And I did my taxes waaaay back in February.

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It's cool! You're cool! Everything's cool! No-S is a benevolent master. It has already forgiven you.

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There you are. I'd been wondering. I'm glad to hear that your absence was filled with green days. And I'm really glad to see that the chart is looking more like you want it to look. Your goal is 180, correct? You're very well on your way, sir.

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Awesome job catching where you went wrong before and correcting it this time. It's so tempting to call spur-of-the-moment S-Days like that, and while I think that's technically in the rules, it kind of defeats the purpose of the plan to begin with. I like your term "funny business," and I may have t...

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Hi geekmom. It's nice to see another geek on the site. There are a few of us here.

Splitting up your meal is a great idea, and it's a trick that I've used before, although not in the context of No-S.

Good luck with everything. No-S is far superior and much more sustainable than Atkins.

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Let me just say...

Thank God for S-Days.

What a miserable weekend.

Days Thirteen and Fourteen: S Days Rock

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Day Twelve Results So yesterday was okay. Breakfast and lunch were pretty normal. I found that if I eat lunch slowly, the full feeling lasts longer. When I got home, I wasn't too hungry, but I knew I had to eat, because I was going to a big movie event that night (yeah, I watch a lot of movies). The...

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I quit smoking in September. I had tried a thousand times, but for some reason this time it just stuck. It's the best decision you'll ever make. And food will taste better (as they all say). That's an excellent realization, wosnes. You're exactly right. Here are two things that helped me: 1) I reali...

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Day Eleven Results: It does not feel like I've been doing this for eleven days already. How timely, then, that I would have my first big FAILURE on the eleventh day. I was fine, all day. Ate a big breakfast, a healthy lunch, but I knew that dinner was going to be a challenge. Every once in a while, ...

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Day Ten Results: Man, I hate Wednesdays. Even though I do fun stuff after work on Wednesdays, for some reason they just drain the life out of me, and by the end of the night I'm ready to start rolling some heads. Last night I didn't have time after getting home from work to eat, so I had to struggle...

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Huzzah for bento. I use a tin tiered canister I got from reusablebags.com. Not exactly bento, but when I fill it, it's almost the exact right amount of food.

Glad you started a Check-in thread. Looking forward to seeing how it goes for you!

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I'll just say that Wednesdays are always a bad day for me. Yesterday, for instance, I had to actually sit on my hands to keep from grabbing a chocolate thing. I guess I mean that it's more a time for emotional eating. They say Wednesday is hump day - but for me it's more like "emotional slaughterhou...

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Delicious, Filling N-Day Pasta Puttanesca Fun Fact: As some of you may know, Pasta Puttanesca means "Whore's Pasta," so named because it can be thrown together using the few measly ingredients often found in a prostitute's cupboard. Even More Fun: In the movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortuna...

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That is totally fine. I'm just glad we'll have an official recipe thread now. Thanks for checking with me though. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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Welcome aboard. Sounds like you're already on the right track, big time. Seriously, congratulations on being vegan, especially for moral reasons. I feel strongly about this issue as well, and I'm working towards veganism in my own life. Currently, I'm a pescetarian (fish about once a week, although ...

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Pi Day is held on March 14 of every year, and at 1:59 pm you consume a piece of pie. It's not like an all day celebration or anything, it's just a piece of pie.

Why is it called Pi day instead of Pie day?

Pi = 3.14159. Do you see it? 3.14 = March 14. 159 = 1:59 pm.

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Day Nine Results: So yeah, I'm going to be running in the afternoons now. The knowledge that, upon arriving at the house, I would be able to turn around and go sweat for half an hour made my long, food-less afternoon a great deal more reasonable. And once the run was over, I cooked a huge dinner, cl...

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Vigilant....wow. Just...wow.

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Have I ever mentioned how much I love living in Texas?

I'll be honest - I don't particularly like spring. The only reason I get excited around the equinox is because I dislike winter more. I'm more summer/autumn.

It's nice to see some green on the trees again, though, that's for sure.

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Please slap me smartly on the cheek if there is already a recipe thread somewhere. I didn't see one (but I didn't look too hard). I thought it might be a good idea to have a place where we can come together and talk about the food. The real, actual food that we put in our mouths day after day. So if...

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O.O Is there a recipes thread somewhere? Because I think that exchanging hearty, filling, one-plate recipes would be a really excellent idea.

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*weeps a little* Do we really need to be talking about apple pie on TUESDAY?! I'm kidding. It's good to plan these things so you don't end up just baking batch after batch of cookies the whole weekend. See, the problem with that kind of thing is that, come Monday, there might be one or two cookies l...

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I was equally surprised by how nice everyone was. I have a lot of internet experience and I've found that generally people are jerkwads.

But echoing everyone else, yeah you should find the supportive community you're looking for right here. It's a good place to be. So welcome aboard!

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Am I the only person in the world who eats sweets for an emotional boost, then ends up feeling even crappier? I mean, it might be nice for a minute, but let's face it America...it's a flawed concept. PS: I'll bet no one knew I believed that! The quote in your signature kind of gives you away. 8)

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Hey woods. Sounds like you're on a roll! The right kind of roll, too, not the kind that has frosting and a cream filling.

Keep it up (the food choices and the posting)!

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The cellulite is probably getting worse because running makes your muscles firm up quickly, not giving your skin and other fleshy bits time to respond the way they're supposed to. It's like the liposuction phenomenon - get rid of all that fat quickly, but the skin is still flabby looking. That said,...

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I'm so glad to hear that you tried and liked it! I had no idea that Morningstar Farms makes sausage crumbles now. That sounds awesome, especially since their Italian Sausage and Breakfast Sausage are possibly their best accomplishments. You are living proof that just because you eat meat, that doesn...

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Great article. The food companies really know what they're doing. Cake tastes good - hence, companies make cake readily available whenever a person might want cake. Which is, you know, always. May I just say, however, that it's extremely difficult to achieve certain caloric goals using vegetables as...

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janmarie wrote:Stopped getting on the dang scale every day.

Huzzah! I think I may have to make the banning of daily weighing my personal goal in life.

Jan, you're an inspiration. Thanks for joining the forum and letting us all see what a great job you're doing.

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Moderately on-topic comment. I was discussing the concept of "health food" with a trusted friend yesterday, and he was (as usual) giving me crap for being a vegetarian. We talked about the pesticides used in growing fresh produce, and the chemicals used in the processing of "fake" meats. While these...

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Bad graph. It's okay. I wager by Wednesday you're feeling much happier about the graph. Think of it this way: you have a steady average decline, that's filled with lots of little ups and downs that make this adventure way more exciting. Don't know if you're a Tolkien fan, but how exciting would Frod...

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gratefuldeb67 wrote:I like their veggie sausage patties.

Me too. They're my favorites.

gratefuldeb67 wrote:Would probably be really good to add a can of cooked beans and make it chili style, for extra protein and taste.

I love you.

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Sane weekends are great. It's good that you're being so honest about your failures, not just for the "guilt" factor, but because it's only when you can be truly honest with yourself that any kind of real progress will be made. I have to weigh in (sorry) on this weighing topic as well, although my ad...

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Day Seven Results, or how I've come to love No S in one short week. Because of my schedule on Sundays, I sort of already inadvertently eat like it's an N day. Big breakfast, stuff to do all morning, big lunch, long nap, big dinner. No second helpings of anything, and no snacks, although I did have a...

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BTW I think I've lost the taste for Coffee Mate flavored creamers. Yuck. I'm sorry, I simply do not understand this sentence. Did something happen with your Coffee Mate creamers? Did you read the ingredients list? Never read the ingredients list for products you like. I'm partly kidding, because I ...

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Day Six Results My first S day wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be. As I posted yesterday, it started with an eclair, but it went uphill from there. True, true, lunch was half a bag of popcorn shared with a friend while watching a movie, and true that the vegetarian Hamburger Helper I made for ...

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Day Five Results: I'm afraid I may have waited too long to post this, because quite frankly I can't really remember very much about what happened yesterday. No, I am not a heavy drinker, nor do I smoke anything, I just have trouble recalling day-to-day details, even shortly after they occur. That sa...

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I like your avatar.

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Those are excellent thoughts, deb. Thank you. I'm not very good at interpreting my hunger signals - I never really have been. It seems (and I'm fairly certain this isn't actually what's happening) that I'll be fine, fine, fine...then it feels like I've been punched in the face by the Hunger Monster....

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Day Four Results: So I think I may have hit on the right amount of food (or possibly too much) yesterday. I had a big bowl of Grapenuts with almond milk and almonds (yeah, it's redundant, but the almond milk doesn't taste like almonds and it doesn't have much protein) and a huge banana. This tided m...

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Yes, I clearly can't read dates. :? So, to rephrase what I said earlier, congratulations on your big even that you celebrated last year . Everything bagels are winners. Just glancing at your meals, I have to ask - are you a pescetarian? I ask because I am too, and it might be interesting to meet som...

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Does it make anyone else sad that those other dumb diets out there have made us believe that fruit might be on some "bad list" somewhere? I think so. Like caroleann said, don't worry about failures right away, Catlady. You were facing a tough situation on your first day. Just by thinking about it, y...

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Dude, you rock! I hope I can have half the success you've already had. I've been doing this less than a week, but I've already found the "thing" (to steal from a couple of people here who quite rightly can't call it a "diet") to be very sound, and I imagine very doable on a long-term rest-of-my-life...

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That's a good idea. As an alternative, if you have a Gmail account you can access an application called Google Notebook, in which you can store snippets of text, web pages, pictures, etc. virtually. I've always thought it would make a good scrapbook-type thing for something like this.

Hmm...

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Starbucks is teh evil. :evil: Why? Because in the fall they have pumpkin cheesecake danish. Oh, and they also sell one of the most addictive substances known to mankind at prices usually associated with highway robbery. Of course, you should totally be able to enjoy a Starbucks cake every once in a ...

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Hey Nichole, it sounds like you're doing a great job. Also, congratulations on your upcoming event. I'm also a runner/jogger. I've only been doing it for about six months, but I've found that running before a meal works out better, since you can use the meal to recover from the run (especially if th...

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So I've given up coffee. There are various reasons behind this decision, none of which are particularly important for the purpose of this thread. As I was researching caffeine addiction, I came across some startling information about caffeine itself - primarily, how it works and what it can do to yo...

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found a house I want to buy... maybe Well that's exciting. I hear it's a good time to buy a house, but a bad time to own one. :lol: Assuming you're in the States, that is. Oh, the social obligations we hold ourselves and others to. If only we could be sober in peace. Sounds like you're doing great....

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I like wosnes's #2. Making sure the sweets are high quality will probably make this experience a whole lot better. I like experiences myself - I'm thinking about going to this awesome bakery down the street from my house (an opportunity for walking) for breakfast on Saturday. And actually, I think t...

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Day Three Results: So I managed to avoid the birthday cake temptation all morning, since it (surprisingly) took that long for it to vanish. That stretch between lunch and dinner nearly killed me - I feel hunger to distraction, which isn't good for me or my job. I'm thinking very seriously about addi...

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Huzzah, sir, huzzah!

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It's funny how powerful naming things can be. If you're doing something good, and you name it, you're more likely to keep on doing it. I never actually thought about it like that before, but now that you mention it, that does seem to be true across the board. Nice avatar! Ultima? Final Fantasy I. A...

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Is it me, or are there a lot of Texans on this site? Living up to our reputation as being one of the fattest states in the union.

Welcome Catlady. I'm only on my third day myself, but it seems like you're off to a good start. Good luck!

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I've been wanting to try parkour forever, but I've never heard of Movnat. I'll have to look into it.

Sounds like you're doing good. Keep it up!

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Day Two Results So I adjusted the size of my breakfast and lunch, and made both just a little bit too much to eat (for example, at breakfast I usually have half a cup of Grape Nuts with half a cup of soy milk - I've upped both measurements to two-thirds of a cup). This was kind of nice, because at b...

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Good deal, Red. It's a good idea to have rules like that I think (i.e. "Every pot luck day will be an S day"). Instead of taking every pot luck day as a possible exception, you're just blanketing them with one rule. This is good, because it eliminates confusion, guilt, and frustration later. So huzz...

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nubiennelady wrote:Day 1: Monday (3/16)
Felt so ridiculous doing it that I only managed 15 minutes but it's 15 minutes more than I did last week.

I like this. Good job.

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Something that always stuck with me: When asked how the heck she looks so good, Sofia Loren (possibly the most beautiful woman who ever lived) said, "Everything you see before you, I owe entirely to pasta." In an Italian accent, no less. Ah, Italians. Also, I like Reinhard's Hades analogy. Once you ...

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I may need to steal your Other Good Stuff idea. It's a good idea. Also, I dig yoga, but I'm too impatient to do it "right." I need quick-paced stuff. And I have the EXACT same problem with alcohol that you do. I just don't ever really want to drink it, even when everyone around me is doing it. Some ...

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That green "SUCCESS" needs all kinds of bells and whistles around it. Good job.

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End of Day One Results I guess I probably ought to start posting my daily results the next day, so there aren't any cliffhangers like yesterday's. I was able to face the birthday cake giant and escape unscathed, but I did have to scarf down a pretty hasty and awkwardly thrown-together dinner. I norm...

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