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Totally failed last night. I had an event to attend at a mexican restaurant. I had every intention of being good and did not want to take it as an S-day or event. I ordered beer instead of a margarita and tried to control my chip intake but once everyone was chatting and eating, well... I ordered a ...

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I think I reached a milestone with my S-days this weekend. I had no urge to eat as much as I wanted or could just because it was an S-day. I know, from years of experience, that there will always be more ice cream and cookies and candy and there is no need for me to eat everything presented to me on...

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My husband doesn't officially follow no-S but he has stopped snacking on his own. He used to bring lots of little things to work for lunch - yogurt, granola bar, raisins, apple, sandwich, pretzels - and he would eat them all at separate times throughout the day. He has been working from home since F...

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Thank you, Jean. I am ready to try. It was so easy last time. Well, not really easy but not painful. I did well yesterday even though our evening was completely disrupted by last minute plan changes and unexpected visitors but I had a one plate meal and no alcohol. Lunch and breakfast were uneventfu...

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It has been more than a year since I posted here. I still keep no-S in mind but I can't say that I have been following it at all. And now it is time to get back to these habits. Here is what I wrote 18months ago. OK, so today is my one year anniversary with No S. Yay. Just reread my initial check-in...

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June 18 - F
No S
Exercise
Alcohol

June 19 - S
No S
Exercise
Alcohol

June 20 - S
No S - yeah, not sure how to explain that. Just ate may too much Mexican food and felt sick the rest of the night for it.
Exercise
Alcohol

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June 15 - T No S Exercise - no exercise today. I am trying to be mindful of stretching and walking as much as possible but won't count that as exercise. Alcohol June 16 - W No S - I had a planned S-event. I had hoped I would actually be able to do one plate and resist cupcakes but they actually didn...

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June 14
No S
Exercise
Alcohol
All green. No problems. Did some good upper body work at the gym that I am totally feeling today. I am not feeling well right now so I am having to fight the urge to eat but I think I will be ok.

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I think the whole FAILURE thing isn't working for me anymore so I will just stick with color-coding. I made a great dinner last night with lots of veggies. Even the hubby enjoyed it. Then he asked if we were going to have ice cream. So he had ice cream alone and I was fine without. June 13 - Sunday ...

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So next week I will re-read this post and get myself back on track. Well, next week became 3 months and I am still in the same place I was then except 4 pounds heavier now - up to 189.4 today . I am ready to get back on track. Again. So I am going to be back to the Daily Check-in and HabitCal. S da...

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Yesterday was my first green day in a while. at least in a week. And I realized why I have been having so much trouble lately. I have forgotten how nice it feels to be a little hungry. I especially like going to sleep a little hungry. And I definitely slept better than I have in the last couple week...

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OK, so today is my one year anniversary with No S. Yay. Just reread my initial check-ins. So idealistic. Needless to say, I am obviously not the same dieter I was then. But let's focus on some positives first. My starting weight - March 17, 2009 - was 196.8. Today's weight - March 17, 2010 - is 185....

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March 7 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success March 8 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success March 9 - Tuesday No S = Failure - I had a good dinner but I just really wanted something else so I had 2 girl scout cookies. Exercise = Success - still bruised a...

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March 4 - Thursday No S = Success - Fasting Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success March 5 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success - and it's a good thing because I fell down as soon as I got home and really hurt my knees so I don't know when I will be able to have a good workout again. Alcohol = Ex...

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March 1 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt March 2 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success March 3 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt This week has been hard but I have managed to resist the urge to eat candy. I was seriously...

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Feb 25 - Thursday No S = Success - 24 hour fast followed by healthy dinner. I remembered not to drink any alcohol too so I felt great. I didn't get a headache all day and even had enough energy for a great workout after work. I plan to stick with Thursday fasting for a while. It had a great impact o...

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Feb 24 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt 183.6 lbs today so I am feeling good. I am ready to test my new resolve for S-day eating. I want to stick to a minimum of 2 real meals a day. That means no cookies for breakfast. Then, if I have the hunger and desire for something...

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Feb 22 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Feb 23 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success I had a very vivid dream last night about eating a maple glazed donut. When I woke up I really felt like I could still taste it. And it was so good that I actually...

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Feb 18 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Feb 19 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt Feb 20 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt Feb 21 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success Another bunch of days with n...

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Feb 16 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success Feb 17 - Wednesday No S = Success - lunch was way too big though. Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success I had planned on fasting again today to see if Thursdays would work better for me but I didn't. I am really having a hard time g...

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Feb 15 - Monday No S = Success - I was supposed to be fasting until dinner but this time it just didn't work and I got a horrible headache and had to eat around noon. So I really just skipped breakfast but I didn't snack. The fasting is something I am trying and had enjoyed until yesterday. It is ni...

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Feb 11 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success Feb 12 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt Feb 13 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt Feb 14 - Sunday No S = Failure Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt I had no plans to make Valent...

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Feb 9 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Feb 10 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success Avoiding alcohol is so easy when my husband isn't drinking. But I am not having as much luck in the exercise dept. Even when I give myself the option of doing AN...

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I have my S days on Fridays and Saturdays. I know that trying to do part of 2 days would throw me off too much. Only having one weekend morning also cuts down on the big weekend breakfasts which can be my downfall. I save Sunday to do all of the things I don't like - grocery shopping, laundry, clean...

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Feb 3 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Success Feb 4 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt Feb 5 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt Feb 6 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt Feb 7 - Sunday - Took an S-day...

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Feb 2 - Tuesday
No S = Success
Exercise = Failure
Alcohol = Exempt

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If you are already pleased with the physical results you are seeing and you know that you are easily discouraged by the numbers on the scale - DON'T WEIGH YOURSELF! You have done a fabulous job so far. Be proud of yourself and stick to it. Lots of people never weigh themselves. There is no reason to...

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Feb 1 - Monday No S = Success - fasting until dinner Exercise = Exempt - It wasn't a success or a failure - No structured exercise but I did walk 3-4 times more than I do on a normal workday showing around visitor so I will count that as some exercise. I plan to mark my calendar as green for 15 min ...

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October 25, 2009 was my last post. Now I am back. I have definitely fallen off track although I still say that I am doing No-S. But tracking myself on my little calendar is not the same as writing it here and marking a day as red there doesn't seem to make me flinch. In fact, the months of December ...

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Oct 22 - Thursday No S = Failure Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt Oct 23 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - 1 beer Oct 24 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure - no excuse. I did get in a lot of walking while shopping but not enough to count as exercise. Alcohol = ...

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Oct 21 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - 1 glass of white wine - gave me a migraine. I know better than to drink during this week but I never really learn my lesson. I can go ahead and note that today, Thursday, is a big old failure. I went to pick up lunch and decided...

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Oct 20 - Tuesday
No S = Success
Exercise = Exempt - I left work early yesterday with my monthy migraine and felt better by 5:30 but by then my husband was home with take-out so I didn't work-out. Unfortunately, that is 2 in a row.

Alcohol = Success

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Oct 19 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt - I wasn't feeling great so I decided to skip the workout. Alcohol = Success The last 2 days my dinners have been very satisfying but they haven't stuck around for long and I have gone to bed hungry. Not a bad thing but strange since I felt so good ri...

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Oct 17 - Saturday
No S = Exempt
Exercise = Failure - why didn't I work out? I really don't know.
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 beer

Oct 18 - Sunday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 beer

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Oct 15 - Thursday No S = Exempt Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt Well, this event made it more difficult than I had hoped to maintain No-S. There were very few food options and too much alcohol flowing. I stuck with only 2 glasses of champagne but to balance that out I did eat some chocolate becau...

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Oct 13 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Oct 14 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Nothing new or special to report. Chugging along just fine with my exercise and eating. I haven't had any really bad cravings or urges to snack this week so tha...

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Oct 12 - Monday
No S = Success - Dinner was a bit too much. I can definitely tell when I try to sleep. I just can't get comfortable and I have the strangest dreams

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Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success

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Oct 8 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Oct 9 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success - When was the last time I didn't have a drink on a Friday night? Oct 10 - Saturday No S = Exempt - wedding cake - mmmm. It was an S day anyway. Exercise = Exempt Al...

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Yum - soft-serve ice cream is my favorite. Lucky for me it is not readily available. We were driving to an out of town wedding this weekend and I saw a Dairy Queen. I told my husband that, if we were still hungry after the wedding, we would stop there for a chocolate dipped cone. I haven't had one s...

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For you, being at home all day, try to stay out of the kitchen. Prepare your breakfast and eat it at the table. If you need to prep something for dinner or the kids or do some cleaning, do it at the same time that you are making your meal so that you don't have a reason to go back in the kitchen lat...

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Oct 7 - Wednesday No S = Success - I made it through the night. I still really wanted something sweet. I told my husband that and his response was - "We still have some baklava left." Very helpful. :x Exercise = Success - Did a yoga video. My shoulders were killing me this morning. But in a good way...

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Oct 5 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Oct 6 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Success Tuesday was rough and today isn't looking much better as far as stress and really wanting candy. Last night I made it until dinner and had a larger than necessary bur...

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Hi Kit. It is great that you have seen success so quickly. Keep up the good work.

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Oct 4 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success I've decided to go to the gym only 3 days a week (instead of aiming for 5) and doing videos at home the other 2 days. My hips have really been hurting lately so I need to cut down on the treadmill work. At home I can do yoga and weig...

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Oct 3 - Saturday No S = Exempt - too much food all weekend. I am glad to be back to N days. Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt - 2 glasses of white wine My husband has decided that he is ready to do No S too, with some mods. Mainly he just wants me to help remind him not to have seconds and he wants...

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Oct 1 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Oct 2 - Friday No S = Exempt - The Greek Fest was great. Saw lots of people I hadn't seen for a year or more. Lots of compliments on my weight loss. Some people didn't even recognize me and they have known me more than 10 years. Ex...

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Friday is my S day anyway so it's allowed. And it's only once a year. I really can't eat that much anyway but I will buy some extra to have on Saturday too. So yummy. :D Sept 30 - Wedneesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success - no alcohol. Yay! Down to my lowest weight today - 180.0...

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Sept 29 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - OJ with tequila. The alcohol is getting a little out of hand again. Sticking to one glass a night but that's not necessary. I am so looking forward to Friday. Going to the Greek Festival to gorge on baklava and other treats. It's...

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Sept 28- Monday
No S = Success
Exercise = Exempt - My hips can definitely feel when I have been walking a lot so I decided to give them a break after 3 good days.
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 glass of white wine

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Sept 25 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - 1 margarita Sept 26 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Sept 27 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - 1 glass of white wine I had a great 3 days of exercise. Not much variety but I ...

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Sept 24 - Thursday
No S = Success
Exercise = Failure - no excuse
Alcohol = Exempt - 2 glasses of white wine - and it really went to my head.

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Sept 23 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt - 1 glass of white wine I mentioned my dissatisfaction with meals to my husband so we decided to try a different restaurant last night. We emailed each other ideas and checked out menus online and decided on a Turkish place that w...

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WOW! That thing looks so heavy. I've noticed that my left leg has become MUCH stronger due to all the one-legged traveling to and from kitchen and bathroom, and I must be strengthening my core muscles as well with all this balancing on one leg I like the way you are thinking here. You are doing grea...

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Sept 22 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success I think I have figured out a bit of what makes following the rules hard for me sometimes. And luckily it is fixable but not really easy. I just don't find a lot of my meals satisfying. So I am left craving something else. I need t...

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Sept 21 - Sunday No S = Success - I had jury duty so I had to get up extra early to eat breakfast - I usually eat at my desk when I get to work. I brought an emergency granola bar with me but we got a lunch break at a reasonable time and I got a sensible meal. In previous times I would have used thi...

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Sept 17 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Sept 18 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt - 1 margarita Sept 19 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Failure - So, I knew this was going to happen since I was going to a party. Comparative...

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Sept 16 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success Well, I finally bought the book. I am not one to buy new, full-price books - ever - so I kept putting it off but now that it has been 6 months and I have lost 15 pounds I figured Reinhard deserved it. I gave him a little extra t...

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Sept 15 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt - 1 big glass of white wine. Is this the slowest week ever or is it just me? Lordy. Time to refocus again. I haven't lost any weight recently and today my weight is higher than it has been in the last 2 months. Only 2 lbs more than ...

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Sept 14 - Monday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success - I did have 2 sips of my husband's wine to see if I wanted my own glass but that was enough.

midtownfg

It's a good thing I eat my lunch with my door closed because when I just read your post I screamed.

Literally. That is so scary. Yikes. Please tell me you didn't do it on the treadmill.
Speedy, speedy recovery. I know you can do it. You're a strong lady.

midtownfg

Sept 13 - Sunday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success
All green. Had a great Sunday. Now I am ready to get back in the groove.

midtownfg

Hi Vig. I hope your new job is OK. I hope it won't keep you away from your blog too much or too long. It's a great outlet and you're a great writer so you need to keep it up. Sept 10 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Failure - I did part of a pilates video and a yoga video but it wasn't really ex...

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Sept 9 - Wednesday No S = Success - no problems. I don't know why some days are so much harder than others. This was an easy one. Exercise = Failure - I was lazy and didn't go to the gym. I have already skipped twice this week so that is a Failure. But it was a good thing that I didn't go because we...

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Sept 8 - Tuesday No S = Failure - very strange. I couldn't sleep and I started thinking about food and I actually got up and started eating candy and stayed up until 2am. I have never done that before. Get up and eat, that is. And I had a very satisfying and substantial dinner so I wasn't hungry. I ...

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Sept 5 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Exempt - 1 beer Sept 6 - Sunday No S = Exempt - Well, I said I was going to make this a controlled S day but it didn't really work out that way. Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Failure - 1/2 a pitcher of margaritas - oops :shock: Sept 7 - Monda...

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Sept 4 - Friday
No S = Exempt
Exercise = Success - 65 minutes straight - yay!
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 margarita

midtownfg

I've done the Master Cleanse at least twice for 10 days at a time (and a couple other short periods) and I would still make my husband dinner and sit and watch him eat. I've even been out to dinner with friends without eating. For some reason, on the Cleanse, I can really convince myself that eating...

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Sept 3 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - white wine Dinner was too big and too salty but I was still down 4 tenths of a pound this morning so.... I really need to work on making the weekend good. I have decided to take Sunday as a holiday S day. It will just be too hard...

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Sept 2 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Exempt - white wine I haven't even thought about the holiday weekend. Since my S days are Friday and Saturday, I definitely don't want to take 4 S days in a row. I have nothing special planned other than watching my husband watch college...

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It sounds like your vacation went very well No S-wise. Congratulations. I don't think I could handle an all inclusive resort. But maybe I could. I think I am getting better about not eating to excess in unlimited food situations. But a whole week - that would be tough.
Glad to have you back.

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Sept 1 - Tuesday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt - I had to work late and I needed to do some shopping so I skipped the gym. I will have to work late again tonight but I will go to the gym anyway. If I can find parking. Alcohol = Exempt - vodka & OJ Hey Vig. I really wanted to cheat yest. I even bo...

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August 31 - Monday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Exempt - vodka & OJ

I have noticed several times that Mondays are hard for me and No S. I do fine on Sundays so I don't know why Mondays would give me so much trouble. I guess it is because I would rather not be at work.

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August 28 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success August 29 - Saturday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure Alcohol = Exempt - white wine August 30 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Success Alcohol = Success No excessive eating this weekend. I had some really good Ben & Jerry's as m...

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Hi aoc,
I really like your calendar-marking plan. You'll get the benefit of using HabitCal but with the flexibility that will work for you when you are starting out. You have really thought it through and you are ready to go. Best of luck. You can do it.

midtownfg

August 27 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Success - I don't want to get into the habit of logging the exact things I did at the gym. Yest I switched between several machines and I like it that way. If I am going to log it, I am more likely to just do the same thing every day and that's not my g...

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August 26 - Wednesday No S = Success Exercise = Success - 20 min on elliptical, 30 min on treadmill Alcohol = Exempt - 2 small glasses of white wine I didn't see the point of keeping up my daily check-in when I wasn't exercising but, since I did work out yesterday, I think documenting it here and st...

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I'm with Blithe. Snacking is not my friend. I am so much happier since I stopped eating between meals. And I wasn't usually snacking on junk. I was eating grapes or dried apricots, raw almonds or unsalted soy nuts. But I was eating them all day. I am enjoying my 3 meals so much more now without snac...

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It's so nice to see you back, Tiffani. I'm so glad to hear everything is going well. It is amazing how much food affects us - and most of us never make that connection. Keep up the good work and listen to your body.

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Big No S failure yesterday. It started with an S-event. I was perfectly fine with it. It wasn't planned but someone brought pie for the boss's b-day so I had to join in the celebration. There are only 4 of us so I can't just hide or say no. Well, I could have if it was really important but I don't s...

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Thanks Mimi and Vig. Well, I haven't been very good about doing my check-in all week. It has been very busy at work getting ready for the new school year (I'm admin, not a teacher, but still tons of paperwork). I have still been marking my HabitCal and using my food journal. My last kidney flair up ...

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August 17 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt - I got the husband to go for a walk again but I started to feel like the kidney infection was coming back almost as soon as we left the house so we kept it short - just 20 minutes. I drank a lot of water and cranberry juice and feel fine today. I ...

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August 15 - Saturday No S = Exempt - more ice cream for dinner. Exercise = Success - 70 minute walk Alcohol = Success August 16 - Sunday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt - no reason. I think it is going to be harder than I thought to get back into the habit. Alcohol = Success I just reread my entire...

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Hi Mimi - I really hope you can get over your fears soon. It is no fun to be scared like that, I know. And I'm sorry that I can't offer any good advice since I am still afraid of dogs and it has been more than 15 years since a Rottweiler lunged at my face and ended up with a good clamp on my upper a...

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August 14 - Friday No S = Exempt - I had 2 bowls of ice cream for dinner. I admit it. And it was good :oops: Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Success Husband and I went for our big walk this morning. It was very nice. I want to do whatever I can to encourage him to keep doing it. He really needs some reg...

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I agree with Bushranger. Goals centered around physical appearance always fail or lead to short-term success followed by a return to old habits. While I will admit to having a smaller pant size in mind as I continue to lose weight, my biggest goal is to be as healthy as possible while still enjoying...

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August 13 - Thursday No S = Success Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Success I am still amazed by how well I have been sleeping this week. I wonder if there wasn't some other infection lingering in my body that the antibiotics killed. Hopefully it isn't because I haven't been working out. That would be b...

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August 12 - Wednesday No S = Success - I felt a bit hungry after dinner but that's a good thing. It means I didn't eat too much like I did the day before. Exercise = Exempt Alcohol = Success Yesterday my husband said he wanted to start walking around the neighborhood but he didn't think I would want...

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Since I only started in March, I am very interested to see how I will do starting with Halloween and going through the holidays and my birthday in January. I think I am ready but it will definitely be different. I'm usually the one who wants to make sure that no bit of cake or candy goes to waste. T...

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August 11 - Tuesday
No S = Success - I ate a bit too much for dinner. I need to watch that.
Exercise = Exempt
Alcohol = Success

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Well I can really tell that I am getting better because I was so tempted to cheat yesterday. Not b/c I was weak and needed a snack or I couldn't manage a full meal and needed to have multiple. No, I wanted candy, plain and simple. So I am back on track. August 10 - Monday No S = Success Exercise = E...

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Thank you, Bushranger. I am definitely feeling better today. I am eager to get back to the gym but it is a long walk in the blazing sun and I think I should avoid that until the antibiotics have worked completely through my system. I wish I could avoid that sun a lot more in general but that's a dif...

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Well, I actually am sick :( I felt worse on Monday so I went to the doctor. Kidney Infection. Yuck. The first round of antibiotics didn't help at all but the new round seems to be working. So this whole week was an exempt on No S and Exercise. Success every day on alcohol :D I still haven't eaten mu...

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August 2 - Sunday
No S = Success
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success

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August 1 - Saturday
No S = Exempt
Exercise = Failure - again
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 glass of white wine

Strangely, I weighed 183.8 this morning - 2 lbs less than yesterday. Maybe I am sick.

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July 31 - Friday No S = Exempt Exercise = Failure - I really haven't felt well all week and have had a hectic week at work but I should have found a way to work in the exercise anyway so I'm not going to make any excuses. Alcohol = Exempt - 1 margarita Even with the lack of exercise and 2 sick days ...

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July 30 - Thursday
No S = Success - I was tempted to continue my sick days *just because* but there was no reason to and, once I convinced myself of that, I did fine.
Exercise = Success
Alcohol = Success

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July 29 - Wednesday
No S = Exempt - sick day
Exercise = Exempt
Alcohol = Success

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July 28 - Tuesday No S = Exempt - sick day. I did manage to get in my workout before I started to feel really sick. My breakfast and lunch were strict No-S but the evening was random nibbles trying to find something to make me feel better. Today will probably be a sick day too but I will stick to pl...

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July 27 - Monday
No S = Success
Exercise = Exempt - too busy with work but I am going to try to get out on time today.
Alcohol = Exempt - 1 big glass of white wine

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