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Thanks Merry! I've been dieting since childhood and am now in my sixties so finally maintaining a loss means a lot. You are doing great!

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I just thought I'd drop by to say that "No S" has remained in my mind since I first read the book and joined. I've maintained a 20 pound loss since then and in the last four months have lost another 6. Ideally, I'd like to lose at least another 20. Compared to all of my diet books, this will always ...

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Thanks, eschano for your always positive words ðŸ˜€.
Tues. - Failure. A few sweet potato fries (seconds), but nothing before bed.

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Wed - Fri - Failure
Only between dinner (6:30) and bedtime, nothing big but still an S.

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Tues. - Success

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Mon. - Success

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Tue., Wed., Thur. - Failure
Fri. - Success! Even with my grandson trying to put a twizzler in my mouth - I've explained No-S to him. He's a real character.
I'm not giving up. Have a nice weekend everyone.

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Mon. - Success

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Today's going pretty well so far . . . Thanks for the encouragement aspencer27

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Wed. - Success
Thurs. - Failure
Fri. - Failure
Ugh ðŸ˜•

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Mon. Success
Tue. Failure I think serving "family style" rather than fixing my plate at the stove, is not so good for me.

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Thanks, aspencer27 -

Maybe I will do some mending or cross stitch

Then there's always exercise.

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Tues. Success Wed. Failure Thurs. Success Fri. Failure Most of my failures happen in the evening. Not big binging, but still some snacking. Fridays are the toughest because it's so easy to be in "weekend mode". I try brushing my teeth after dinner but that doesn't always work especially when my husb...

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Mon. Failure. Almost made it : /

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Thur. Success
Fri. Failure

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Thank you Marianna and r.jean. Today's a new day.

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Tues. Failure
Wed. Failure

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Mon. Failure I should have put the weekend dessert out of sight or out of the house.

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I think I need to start posting daily again..I'm starting to slowly gain back what I lost (2 of the 8 lbs )

I guess this helps my accountability and of course when I'm here I read something inspiring.

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I haven't posted for more than 2 weeks and was surprised to see I have maintained my loss from March. Something must have sunk in! But .... I have not lost any more so I need to be here and read all the encouraging posts. Also, my husband has to cut back on s...

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Well, I'm still here but haven't been doing too well with no s habits. I'd like to blame not having Internet at home a little, because so much of my inspiration came from this forum! For some reason my reception has been better on my Ipad right now so I'm here :) I stayed on habit only one day so fa...

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Mon - Success
Tue - Success
Wed - Success
Thur - Failure - handful of tortilla chips between lunch and dinner
Fri - Failure - seconds on fries, and a few sips of a milkshake
I have no internet at home and no reception for smartphone : /
Happy S-days everyone !

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Today is my last weekday of vacation. Attempted to stay on N day habits, but not able to as much as I wished. Chips are my biggest weakness! Anyway, I don't think I did too much damage, and got some needed rest.

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Friday - Success

Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend!

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Have a nice weekend, Strawberry. Glad to read your husband is doing so well.

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Thursday - Success

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Tuesday - Failure. Not too bad, but ate a few (cold!) fries my grandson left from his lunch. I really could have had some with my lunch but didn't. They would have tasted better too. Wednesday - Failure. Ate dinner alone - a salad with vegetables and broccoli slaw. Forgot to put the crumbled bacon I...

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Weekend S days went ok except I think I may have consumed more sodium than usual and the scale showed a gain this morning. I knew I shouldn't have weighed myself on a Monday. :shock: Monday - Failure. I had some dental work this morning and really didn't feel well afterwards. I had a baked potato wi...

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Thursday - Success

Friday - Success, except I piled my plate a little too high at dinner and was too full. I find I feel better if I have more salads and vegetables but didn't yesterday. Still learning

Today, had that piece of cake I've been saving for the weekend

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Wednesday - Failure

Had a cheese stick between breakfast and lunch because I didn't have any milk and was feeling kind of weak. Then in the evening I was dizzy - think it was sinus problems - and had a half of a yogurt and a few tortilla chips. At least I didn't go for the cake.

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Looks like you're having lots of success!

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Looks like you are doing great, snapdragon!

I like the idea of putting advantages for losing weight in my phone and reading them. I think I'll try that! I have a smart phone but I'm a little embarrassed to say I need a little help from my daughter with all it can do

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Thanks, snapdragon!

Tuesday - Success
Having leftover cake in my house is tempting, so I'm giving it to others, and I'm going to try to freeze a piece for the weekend because it was so good.

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Monday - S day with family.
That's two 3-S day weekends in a row. Kind of challenging but not as crazy as in the beginning. Weekly habits are starting to flow into the weekends more. Its good to be back to Ndays

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Thanks Auto !

We're losing anyway and that's our goal, right? and habit of course

. I'd like to lose another 35 or so and that's to get to a healthy weight, not my high school weight. Sooo, I'll be around here for a while, and with NoS permanently I hope.

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Friday - Success I like that NoS is becoming a little easier most of the time. It really simplifies my life after over 40 years of dieting - I wish I had realized this when I was younger. I didn't have Reinhard's book back then, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't have been willing to go the NoS ...

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Catching up . . Fri 5/23 - Success S-days - ok Tues -Success Weds - Failure - snacked on some peanuts Thurs - Failure - handful of popcorn I made for my grandson, sent the rest home with him :wink: I think my NoS habits were in me enough to keep me from going off too much this past week. But I have ...

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Wed and Thur - Success

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Thank you, Strawberry. That saying must be true. I'm still very emotional so trying not to dwell on it too much. My other dog is depressed without her here, so I just took him for a walk (good for me too). Having the NoS structure in my life is helping me not turn to food. I did go off a little yest...

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A belated welcome to No S, samosaurus

I gave it a short try several years ago, but don't think I "got it" until this March. The forum has made a big difference for me too. I wish you the best success. - I'm enjoying your posts.

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Thurs, Fri - success

Thank you, eschano, auto, and samosaurus for your comforting words.

Following No S this week hasn't been hard, I guess because I haven't felt like eating much.

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Mon, Tues, Wed - Success

Somehow I think No S is helping me through this time. I had to put my sweet dog to sleep yesterday. Her pain in her back and neck had increased and she'd just suffered too much. It wasn't fair to keep her here, but the sadness is overwhelming.

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Thanks eschano, hope yours was good too. Mine was a little calmer than last, enjoyed a sweet time with my mother and my daughter. Really didn't need that last cupcake though. Then was up with my dog a good part of the night. Her back leg that she's been using due to her torn knee kept giving out, so...

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Thursday - Success
Friday - Success
Here we go another weekend

Trying to have a better attitude about S days and enjoy them more.

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Hi MJ,

I too get discouraged with the scale. One night last week I weighed myself before bed and was happy to see I was down a pound, then weighed in the morning and it was back

I didn't spend much time trying to figure that one out. Congratulations on your 10K success!

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Wednesday - Success Auto - you always seem to say the right words :) I've never been the most confident or positive kind of person, so being gentle with myself came back to me yesterday. No S is the way I want and need to live. It's simple, and sensible. But it takes time, and its easy to get impati...

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Monday - Success
Today - Failure

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Happy to say I've stuck with No S for 8 weeks now. I hope my weekends start to settle down a bit. I always feel like I'm taking a step back, but I know we take more steps forward than back.

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Friday - Success Saturday - Knowing it was an S day, I bought a favorite snack food but really went overboard on that and other things. I know it was an S day, but ugh. So much for "sometimes". I'm tempted to make up for it today, but know that's probably not a good idea. That's an old diet behavior...

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Thursday - Success My dog is 11, was born deaf, and has had back and neck problems for a few years. I wish she could talk, but she has her way of telling me things and for now she wants to keep going. Being on NoS, I think has even helped me deal with this. It simplifies my eating, helping me not ea...

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Wednesday - Success Didn't eat the healthiest but still an N day. Thanks for all the well wishes for my dog. She's a little better today, already on meds for her back, and after a long talk with Vet feel surgery wouldn't be the best route. Rest, meds and therapy. No walks for 3 months is going to be...

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Monday and Tuesday - success.
The younger of my two senior dogs tore her cruciate ligament yesterday. Very little sleep for both of us. I don't even feel like eating.

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Congratulations auto! You have been an inspiration and encouragement to me from the beginning of my No S journey.

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Thanks auto - Yes we ARE in it for the long haul :) Lots of support here is helping me stay with it I know. Today my husband announced he was going to make the rest of today an N day, that was after he finished his Arby's cherry turnover. I have mixed feelings about him joining me I think because he...

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Friday - Success. We have a routine of eating supper late (like 7) which seems to help me from getting too hungry in the evening. But since No S, I get so hungry close to dinner I feel weak. I'm trying to drink water when that happens. Also, my S days have calmed down and I know I'm eating quite a b...

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Thursday - Success

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Wednesday - Success Thanks eschano - Welcome back! Hope you had a great time. That must have been nice having others notice your weight loss. I haven't lost enough yet but someday :wink: Yes, I just never know what that scale is going to say, just can't seem to get away from the habit of checking. I...

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Hi Lily x, I just want to encourage you to follow No S and receive the support that's here :). I came across No S in 2009 but didn't really get into it until this March. I've been up and down for years and now in my 50s its harder to lose, but it can be done. You are young! You are here and you can ...

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Thanks Auto - I won't get too comfortable - you never know what snack might be lurking around the corner

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Tuesday - Success. I'm in my 7th week of No S and starting to feel more comfortable with it even on S days which made me kind of nervous before. The inspiration I get from this forum is so helpful! The weight is slow coming off but it is coming off, and I know what foods I need to eat to satisfy and...

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I know you have been at this longer than I have but I still want to say don't give up. You've had a lot of success!

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Weekend and Monday S days (family member's B-day) Didn't go crazy.

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Thursday - Success Friday - Success I know some of us get discouraged when the weight isn't melting off as fast as we'd like. I was thinking of the "sometimes" on days that start with S. I know there are no rules on S days, but I want to remember that S's are optional. My husband, just trying to hel...

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Hi weebly, Thanks for starting this thread. I've been feeling the same way, I'm sure because I've lost faster on other diets, but of course gained it all back plus more. Like you, I'm sick of counting, tracking and thinking about how I can lose weight. I told my husband at lunch, that No S is such a...

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Wednesday - Success. Braved the scale this morning and was hoping for better news. Only 5 pounds lost since March 10 and S days are coming. It may be partly my metabolism since I'm a little older? I know its the habit I need to focus on, but its taking some time.

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Tuesday - Success

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I enjoyed the weekend although I am still a little fearful of them. Since we also had a celebration, there were more treats around, and I found myself eating more but not really enjoying everything. So maybe I just need to be more selective if I want them. I found myself in the kitchen more, opening...

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Keep it up! I've been a Vanilla No S-er a little more than a month and was told it gets easier. I do believe that

and the boards have been key for me.

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Friday - Success. Hope you enjoy your S days

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Wednesday - Success Thursday - Success. My son, who works with me, offered me an extra order of fries he had. At first I said no, but they smelled so good I changed my mind. I thought I would take them home and make them part of my lunch. I wrapped them up so I couldn't smell them and possibly eat t...

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Tuesday - Success

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Hi Noel,

I'm enjoying your posts and just copied your chicken recipe. I can't wait to try it and more!

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Monday - Success. I skipped stepping on the scale since the Monday weight can be a shocker. Plus, I don't want to focus too much on numbers, at least pounds. As for days, today is day 30 for me on No S and I'm very happy to still be here.

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Thanks Auto and eschano, I know you are right, I guess I'm just hanging on to old dieting habits (over 40 years of them

) I will definitely listen to the podcast. Well, the rest of yesterday went fine and I got some sleep last night, which helps everything.

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I still like N days better. Unexpected (but welcomed) family here last night meant unplanned food which I ate too much of. I know it was an S day, but I wanted to be more in control. Today I thought I'd compensate by not eating as much, but a 5 am call regarding a family member's health meant only f...

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Thursday and Friday - success. I was wishing Friday was an S day because I really wanted something more. Evenings are the most tempting time for me, but seeing success, even though its slow, is helping. It seems Spring is taking forever to arrive here, but its not raining so I hope to get some exerc...

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Wednesday - Success. A friend was talking to me yesterday about a diet her daughter was on and how, even though its very healthy, she could never do it. I was tempted to bring up NoS, but thought I should wait until I'm more of a "testimony". It just reminded me of how many diets I have tried and ho...

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Evenlightwriter - I totally agree. I have been on NoS for 24 days now but had first tried it in 2009. I never stayed on the forum, and didn't last long. The support has made all the difference for me this time.

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Tuesday - success. I think I could have been satisfied with less on my dinner plate, but it made it easier seeing my husband snacking in the evening. I took a chance and weighed myself today and was back down from that depressing Monday weigh-in. Thanks eschano! :wink: I'm still trying to get over a...

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Monday - Failure. I had seconds of vegetables at dinner. I know that doesn't sound like a big deal, but I was eating out of the serving bowl. We ate late, and I had already had my plate of vegetables, salad and cheese pizza. New day, new month, vanilla No S

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Yesterday was my 21st day on No S. I definitely prefer N days. It is difficult for me to focus on habit rather than numbers. Since I started, my weight dropped 4 lbs., but after the weekend it is back up almost to where I started. I did some mindless snacking on the weekend, but didn't expect that m...

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Friday was a success. I didn't feel like cooking last night so dinner wasn't the healthiest (KFC), but put it on a plate. Still a little afraid of S days, got to get over that.

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Thursday - Success. As the day went on, I realized the headache I had was the beginning of a cold. My throat is raw today. But I'm happy to be approaching my 21st day on No S, and really don't think I'd be this far without you all!

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Have a Great Birthday eschano and enjoy that cake!

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Wednesday - success, a little easier than Tuesday. Thank you eschano and automatedeating (may I call you auto?) for your encouraging words! With years of dieting its hard not to look for a way, like a mod, to make weight loss faster. I think I will do best on Vanilla NoS :) . I have a health screeni...

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Tuesday - success but harder than usual between meals. Today is my 17th day on No S and I'm thinking, maybe its hard because this is about when I usually gave up on other diets. This forum and the book are helping me keep focused.

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Made it through the weekend S days; listened to a podcast on mods. I know its early for me, but I thought not eating out of a container (like a potato chip bag) on S days, might help. Any thoughts or experiences? Monday was good, a vanilla day, even with unexpected family here for dinner. No one not...

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Saturday was more relaxed than last weekend. I did plan a meal and dessert. Snacking came back, but I felt some control.

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Friday - success. My hunger or that feeling I'm not used to, seems to be less. I enjoyed breakfast today while reading No-S. I'm reading through slowly, not jumping around like I did on my first attempt at this. Hope you all enjoy your S days

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Thank you, Eschano. I made it through Thursday - a vanilla day

. I want to look forward to the weekend, but N days feel safe. Maybe it would help to plan our weekend meals ahead of time.

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Wednesday was a success, but I felt like I could have been satisfied with a smaller portion of chicken on my dinner plate. I started reading No S Diet again and am really enjoying it. I'm wondering what to do with all my old diet books. Eschano or anyone - I'm curious, what is Vanilla No S?

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NoS success Tuesday. I looked up the phases of No-S KCCC posted - so helpful, thanks! I have that "diet mentality" and need to find my normal. I tried explaining No-S to my husband, but told him I'm afraid of jinxing myself by talking about it. He said, yeah don't talk about it. I laughed because I ...

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I'm glad to be starting my second week here! The weekend included my mom's birthday, so I was very busy. I enjoyed cake with the family, but was happy to leave the rest with the caregiving staff. Monday was successful, but kind of felt like starting over. I think I like N days better.

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No S success Friday. I really appreciate this board. I want to see No S for what it needs to be for me - a behavior change. I definitely am doing it to lose weight, but if my behavior doesn't change permanently, I will just be failing another "diet".

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Yesterday - success

Automatedeating and Eschano, maybe its both - thanks. Last night's sleep helped. I'm hoping to read some of No S this weekend. I'm a little anxious about S days.

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Thanks for all the encouraging input! Third day was successful. I'm still hungry between meals but either I'm getting used to it or its a little less. I'm trying to drink more water. Some serious family drama is going on right now and I'm very emotional. I'm wondering if some of it could be hunger r...

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Thanks for the welcomes! Second day went well except last minute my daughter invited us over for a very healthy dinner and refilled my wine glass. Oops. Other than that "Second", I stuck to No-S but was hungry. I'm not used to that feeling. Today is good so far. Oh, and I found my book

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Success on my first day (yesterday) back on No-S. I realized how much I had been snacking. Maybe that's why I failed in the past. Hopefully this check-in will help, this forum, and the book when I find it.

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Hello! I first tried No S back in April 2009. I didn't last more than a month or so. Maybe I thought I needed something more defined with what I could and couldn't eat. I'm not quite sure, but right now I'm tired and overwhelmed with diets, and I've decided to give No S another go. No S makes sense....

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So tired of so many diets, I came across noS Diet on amazon and was impressed with the reviews. I am waiting for my book, but started today. I got pretty hungry between meals, but did it except for a little popcorn. I'm sure I will be turning here for help and motivation. Thanks!

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