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Sunday 2/21: No Weight. Am: coffee/splenda/half and half, 1 cliff bar Exercise: 30 min spinning Lunch: diet coke and 1 cliff bar (b-day party tactic to avoid pizza/cake) Dinner: few chips & salsa, 3 chicken taquitos with fresh guac & sour cream, few sips Dos Equis. Wait for it --- NO EVENING SNACK! ...

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Hi- Work very busy - I usually check in after eating lunch. Wednesday night was tough after class. Thursday Wt: 175.8 Friday: 176.2 I haven't weighed in over the weekend. I'm not exercising enough! Exercise: Walked dog 2 mi on Sat. Was nice to walk my 2 mile route. Picked up one bag trash... Well I ...

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2/16 Dinner: 85% of a steak-n-shake single cheeseburger, cottage cheese with one slice pineapple, maybe 1 small fry, caff free diet coke. Snack: at 2 am I had one blow pop while watching olympics... Exercise: 0 on Tuesday didn't get home until 8:30 PM & tired... 2/17: Ash Wednesday & Class Tonight W...

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2/15 Wrap Up Dinner: 1 svg fresh brocooli/cauliflower dipped lightly in chip dip, 1 svg low fat fettucini, 1 svg caesar salad, 4 oz V-8 Fusion with sparkling water. Exercise: 35 minutes Leslie Sansone Snack: 1 cup Boy Scout popcorn 2/16 Wt: 176.2 (I hope this is not dehydration...) Bx: Carnation ins...

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Wt today: #178.2 Did not exercise Sat/Sun. I had something pinching in my shoulder area such that I could not turn my head fromside to side easily. Easing up today so maybe I can do something calm. Slacked a bit this weekend. Craved chocolate a lot. But it is a new week! Mon Bx: 0 bc it was a white ...

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2/11 Wrap up Dinner @ Applebees: 1 raspberry iced tea, one cup tomato basil soup with some cheese, few croutons on top, 1/2 asian chicken salad, 5 spoons of chocolate cake. Later in evening I had about 10 jelly belly beans. 2/12 Wt: 178.4 Exercise: Spinning 30 minutes in am Bx: 1.5 Cherry Poptarts, ...

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2/10 Wrap Up Pre-Class Dinner: 1 banana, 1 large rice krispy treat Post-Class Dinenr: 1 eggo waffle with 2 T PB, about 20 jelly belly beans. I drank 48 oz of water thru the day 2/11 - Very tired today from class. No exercise in am. Wt: #178.4 Breakfast: 1 banana Lunch: salad with chicken breast, 2 c...

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When I take night classes, I do not get home until 11 PM. I try to eat a small dinner around 5 (typically sandwich/fruit), then at home I allow myself another small 'dinner' which is usually toast with PB, or maybe yogurt with fruit. I wish I could just go to bed, but usually I need at least an hour...

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2/9 Wrap Up No snacks at work Dinner: 1 corn on cob, 1/2 slice cheese bread, 1 svg bbq pork ribs, 10 oz skim milk No exercise - worked on Valentine party prep and mom taxi service Ate some jelly bellies after 8 PM :( 2/10 Exercised Leslie Sansone 30 Min am Breakfast - 1 cup coffee with 1 T half and ...

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Something about bad weather and the stressful commute exhausted me yesterday. I was perfectly content to mindlessly watch TV last night. Nor did I exercise while watching TV. Dinner: 1 svg left over pasta with chicken, 1 shot rum in cf diet coke. I ate several small pieces of chocolate, but stopped ...

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Work evening out. I'm taking an art glass course this semester. Weight: 180.2 Did not overeat during the superbowl. I spun 30 minutes on Sat and again on Sunday before the TV gamefest. My exercise has been sporadic. Goals this week: 1. Don't eat past 8 PM 2. Exercise 30 min Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat Food ...

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Super day yesterday. No issues at work. DH made awesome chili for dinner. No evening snack. Did about 25 minutes of Wii Fit and got a better feel for the program. Kind of fun, kind of annoying. Wt: 180.8 :( Weekend: Going to stick on No S through the weekend as I have a special day next week and nex...

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Had a good night last night. At the end of my dinner I sort of panicked and did eat 2 mini pb cups. But I then recovered and managed to make it the rest of the evening just fine. I tried out Wii fit last night. It was a bit annoying but I think I'll get better and pacing my movements to the Wii read...

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Good Morning, Did fine yesterday. No snacks at work. Energy level zapped by 8 pm. I just drank hot chocolate last night. It was rich enough to feel like a treat. I made it with skim milk. Fine so far today. Hope to exercise tonight. I have plantar fasciitis in right foot, so not too excited about th...

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Happy New Year! Holidays are over for me. Yesterday I took off the day and got a pedicure and massage. It was a nice way to kick off this year focusing on myself a bit. That is my major goal this year - to keep my own self in focus. Weight: 181.4 Goal: Lose 21.4 pounds this year. For No S, I am goin...

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In assessment of this year, I finally resolved my insomnia and night sweats. I stopped the weight gain. I've kept a food diary sporadically enough to know what my trouble spots are and No S is a good program for me which I discovered. Wt: 176.0 Exercise: Very busy with holiday commitments but I've b...

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Hi- Resetting this week. I had a great week of exercise 2 weeks ago, but last week was pretty bad. This week I'm doing well on exercise. No S I'm still having evening snack issues. I'm keeping a food diary on paper. I carry it around so any free time I can update my meals. I'm also tracking exercise...

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Hi there- I forgot that I drank a sugar free spiced cider yesterday morning. 15 calories but 100% Vit C. Dinner: 2 svgs turkey meatloaf with 2 T ketchup, 2 svg corn, 1 slice toasted cheese bread, crystal light. Evening snack: 2 fun size paydays, 1 fun size hot tomales, 1 fun size tootsie roll (RED) ...

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11/2 - Food lunchtime - ate some honey nut peanuts and candy corn (RED!) lunch: 1 wheat bagel with chicken salad, brown mustard, lett, tom, cuke slices. 2 svg mixed fresh fruit. tea with splenda. Dinner: 1.5 svg flank steak rolled with provolone and italian ham. 1 svg roasted red potatoes and green ...

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Goal 1. Exercise 30 min qd this week. Not sure can do SG due to R shoulder pain.

Goal 2: Food track/SG.

Bx: 1 12 oz can diet coke, 250 cal Clif Bar.

Work is hectic. Home is hectic. Halloween candy EVERYWHERE.

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Hi there! I'm still hanging around. Work is really busy. I weighed in last week at #175.4. This is the lowest weight I've managed on No S thus far. I haven't been doing any exercise. Although I am strict during the day on No S, I'm still sporadic with evening successes. The other night I was content...

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Back from vacation! Weight: 176.8 (Basically I did great on vacation since I didnâ€™t gain anything!) Intervention #1: Pulled the birth control this am. Weâ€™ll see if that is the cause of my night sweats, insomnia, and some of my weight gainâ€¦ Back on No S today. Also back at work. Doing OK but I ...

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Hi Buttercream Pillow! Iâ€™ve been trying to rationalize why I need to stick with the changes Iâ€™ve been working hard at with No S. You are right. Thanks for writing me & helping me keep up the effort even if the scale is not impacted. I do eat healthier with No S in my life & my exercise routine (...

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I am having a terrible week. Part of it is cravings with my period. I haven't lost or gained any weight. I've been snacking at night. Not good. I haven't exercised very much this week either. I know mentally I am down bc I haven't lost any weight despite all of this effort, focus & change. Went to t...

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Had a nice weekend. I did C25K on Saturday.

Back into No S today. Doing fine thus far. Plan to SG & finish week 1 of C25K tonight. After tonight I think I'll do week 3 of C25K & see how it goes. Since I've been jogging a bit, I started at 2/2 intervals rather than at the baseline of C25K.

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9/15: green SG, started C25K with 2 minute intervals, red evening snack. 9/16: off day for SG, volunteered at school, red evening snack. 9/17: red for SG, late night with parent teacher conference and guitar lessons. Red evening snack (66 calorie fun size Hershey bar). Notes from last 3 days: 1. I r...

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Hi- The last time I lost 30 pounds, I still wore the same size jeans. Now I do like things loose fit, but that was a BIG bummer in my mind. I agree to purchase a few belts and long scarfs. Use them to define your waist or as funky belts with sweaters or longer tunic shirts. Stretch your exisisting c...

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Monday night finished badly. Red on SG & Red on No S. I rather dislike grocery shopping, & last night I ran DS over with the grocery cart. After a multitude of warnings to stay off the front of the cart and noting that if he slips off, he's going to get hit - het slipped off and got hit. No blood, b...

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Did very well on Saturday. Didn't oversnack and tried to visualize one plate during the football game. Sunday was a no SG day. Walked for 70 minutes on a gorgeous day with dog. Felt great. I snacked a bit too much. I printed off C25K. I'm thinking I can step up with that exercise-wise for more calor...

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Hi Arismum!

Hang in there with C25K. It is a great program that will have you feeling like a true runner in no time! What, six more weeks and you will have strung all of this training into running 30 minutes altogether!

Burnnotice ( former C25K grad)

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Did FINE last night! Drank a glass of wine when I got home as I wandered through most of the week's junk mail. Very relaxing to take the edge off the day, but alas once I drink any alcohol I have NO exercise motivation. I did pretty good at a restaurant last night. I again stopped when I felt full. ...

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OK my kid wouldn't even eat the hotdogs they were so tortured! I need my glasses on to identify the food!

Hilarious!

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I've known the 8x8 rule is not scientifically backed for a while, but I've got to say during the work week I get at least 8 qd! To avoid snacking I drink fluids all day! I suppose it is a somewhat harmless habit as opposed to focusing on food. One thing I do is once I've drank the original Vitamin w...

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Weird No S evening. I ate dinner before 5 last night due to guitar lessons. Usually we donâ€™t eat until 7 pm. Eggbeaters, one piece of bacon, & 2 pieces of French toast. Yummy & filling. Unfortunately, I actually got hungry at 9:30 PM. I couldnâ€™t believe I was actually hungry and not just dealing...

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Hi Buttercream Pillow, I have a coworker who told me the following although I have no idea where she got this info: in a divorce, a child will not begin to process that the parents are not getting back together again & possibly accept another life partner until they are twice the age they were at th...

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A coworker had me try Trader Joe flax seed tortilla chips & they rocked! I'm sure Whole Foods and other health stores have something similar.

Nothing like eating a treat like that and getting a little extra nutritional kick.

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Thanks for checking in with me Debs and Buttercream Pillow! I appreciate the support! It is nice to know I'm not alone. Posting today to admit to my red night. This week Iâ€™m doing SG every other day, and it was not a SG night. HOWEVER, I have a red evening snack to report. I didnâ€™t get home unti...

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Had a good, tough night. Green for SG and Green for No S. I did SG & helped roll on concrete sealant. Watching R shoulder, so once I felt the twinge with SG, I finished out the second set and called it a night. Went shopping. That was good & bad. Good for resolution. After seeing self in mirror and ...

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Thank you for posting this link. I've been at No S one month with about 3o pounds to lose. I stopped the weight gain in my first month & was self discovering that calorie counting and intense exercise are probably the next steps I will need to take.

Colleen

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Had a rather poor weekend. I didnâ€™t exercise. I snacked a LOT. And I kept it up all weekend. So RED on Monday as I had promised myself I would not treat Monday as a special day. My shoulder has stopped hurting, so I can get moving again on SG. Tonight I have a special real life exercise, I will be...

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9/3- Green (but barely!) Thursday exercise rest day due to guitar lessons. Shoulder pain so no SG. Last night evening snack period was awful at 9:30. I went into the kitchen and sought out the mini Reeseâ€™s pb cups. I pulled the bag from the freezer, and it was empty! Then I pulled out a Clif bar. ...

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Hi there Natural Eater! Thanks for coming by and reading up on my progress with No S. I'm hanging in there with all of these changes despite my poor patience. Finished out 9/2 GREEN with SG & No S. Evening snack time was super tough but I stuck it out with just one glass of wine. Managed SG then wal...

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Hi there- I've really been struggling to build up to the recommended 5 day ina row SG work out. I've been managing 3-4 times a week (I don't take off Sat/Sun as I have more time to exercise on the weekends). I am fatiguing so fast that it seems sort of not worth doing it every day. Also I wondered f...

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9/1 - GREEN Exercise: Did SG and some hula hooping, went for a brief walk Evening Snack: OK had 1.5 glasses of wine and fought the sweet urge 9/2: Fine so Far today. Weighed my sledgehammer. It is 15 pounds! No wonder I have been slow to get SG in 5 days a week. I am slinging some serious weight aro...

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Hello- Had a green night. Got in the SG before dinner and even walked the dog (Claybrook Subdivision walk). I did hula hoop a bit too. Even pushed myself to wash the dog last night, so I had a little extra energy. Dinner was wonderful. I choose not to eat the fruit salad at dinner as I figured I wou...

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I'm really off on my reading this year as a whole, but just before vacation I stayed up late to read the novella, I am Legend by Richard Matheson. Then when I was on vacation, I found out the same author also wrote Somewhere in Time (which was filmed on Mackinac Island with Christopher Reeves and Ja...

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Hi - I'm having the same problem Buttercream pillow! I want results for my hard work & tough changes I've made in the past month. I too weighed today and realized that my female cycle probably just stymied a true reading of any weigh loss. Hang in there! It is a scale and a number. It is going to ev...

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Hi John, I'd speak to your physician about your hunger level. I recommend keeping a food journal for a week or two for him/her to review with you. I'd also log your hunger level before you eat each time. Your hunger level sounds very high despite mini-meal intervention (if I am reading your post cor...

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This rule made me discover that I don't like my food to touch on a plate. Because of this, I keep my salad separately. I've had to work on sticking everything I plan to eat on my plate. It is a good visual exercise & several times in the past month I've not eaten all I had initially thought I would ...

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Goal: 21 days of conquering the evening snack time. I will allow a fruit serving or an occasional glass of wine.

This is big. I'll keep it simple.

Good luck and heavy willpower to all!

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Hi- I'm a sucker for pb & honey sandwiches on multigrain bread. I buy hard apples to survive being toted around as I dislike brown spots. I have the worst luck with bananas. I don't like them ripe or mushy. I like oatmeal or Kashi hot cereal packets if I can get some hot water. A friend of mine alwa...

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Hi Bunny88 I've been working at No S for only a month. A half pound to a pound is accurate for me thus far. One thing I've had to focus on to keep my resolution higher than my impatiences is how much overeating I was doing and how I'm not gaining weight any longer. Also by changing your eating patte...

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Had a nice weekend. I walked 2.5 miles and ran .5 miles on Saturday. Walked an hour on Sunday with a friend on a beautiful urban-eco walk along the MS river. It was a lovely outing and nice to have an hour fly by while visiting. Also cleaned my house something serious. Doing fine so far today. Iâ€™v...

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Last night. Worked late. Guitar lesson. I did not eat dinner until about 8:30 PM. Luckily I wasn't hungry until late! I ate half of a mufaletta sandwich, broccoli with ranch dip, and pasta salad. I did eat some cherries too. GREEN DAY! No exercise though. Slept until 5 AM in ONE PLACE! Wt: no change...

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Iâ€™ve heard this diet advice before. It sounds so logical. But in practice, Iâ€™ve wanted something â€˜unhealthyâ€™ and then I ate 2-3 â€˜healthy optionsâ€™ trying to deflect the initial food craving. After an hour or so, I end up eating the initial food craving anyway. Iâ€™ve also heard the opposi...

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Sigh. Another evening red last night for the evening snack. I had a good dinner out last night. Ate some tilapia & mixed veggies. Tried a MGD light pomegranate beer for fun. DS had a mighty fun cookie sundae after dinner. I only had 5-6 bites before stopping. So even though I hit red, my amounts of ...

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8/25 Eve update: Red last night. Very tired. Did not exercise. Chest tight from allergy congestion. Snacked. Rats. The good news is I slept in one place for almost 7 hours straight! Green so far today. I have chewed a TON of gum this week. I should have stock in Wrigley. The past 2 days Iâ€™ve had f...

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Thanks for the details on your lovely wigwam trip. I'll have to look into these as they might be a fun road trip for DS (8 yo). We watch "Cars' rather regularly. For days with a class, would you space out 4 meals? Eat a quick brown bag between classes and then another small meal when you get home? O...

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Last Night was tough: At Target I had two bites of DSâ€™s soft pretzel. I had half planned to eat dinner at their deli but I just couldnâ€™t get excited about the bland looking salad with chicken option. Since I did first walk away to let DS eat in peace, I zoomed thru 1/3 of the store before succum...

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Hi- I drink V8 when I want to nosh during food prep. I tend to be down on my veggies anyway. It is salty and thick enough to temporarily satisfy me. When I worked at home, I would sometimes stick on those teeth whitening strips instead of snacking. I am not a foodie, so I really don't taste for a se...

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Had a great weekend. I just lost all of what I previously typed. I guess I type too slowly and the system logs me out before I submit. Sat was a great day. Had one piece of fruit in the late afternoon. Savored the remaining baklava slice in the evening snack slot. Sun was fine too. I was not focused...

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Since I am now recovering from sinusitis, I really want to focus on exercise next week. I started with SG every other day and it is time to increase my frequency. I started with 14 minutes from the start and I'm now resting a lot less & doing more of a 2 full circuit approach with a small rest in be...

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Hi Arismum and Buttercream pillow! Thanks for checking in on me and the supportive words! There are some good things about having a different image of yourself in your mind. I truly believe in the phrase, 'Age is a state of mind.' :wink: So, we are working on getting our mental body image more in li...

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Hi Buttercream pillow-

Do tell about the wigwam hotel when you get back! Enjoy your S days!

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Hi buttercream! Thanks for visiting and the kind note. I really appreciate it! Oh boy. Saw myself in a different mirror last night. I did not recognize myself bc I am fat. I was trapped there as this is location of DS's new guitar lessons so I had some time to calm down and think things through. The...

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Hi- I'm really fighting at 'bedtime snack' period. I wanted to thank everyone for this section. I saw the FAT, fruit any time, and decided to allow myself a piece of fruit if needed during my trouble time. Knowing I had this option took some of the anxiety from plating my evening meal and anxiety aw...

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So I read a bit of the mod section on No S. I am doing SO WELL with no seconds and no snacks during daylight hours. Tremendous changes that at some juncture will surely take off weight. I saw one person allowed for FAT, 'fruit any time'. I mulled it over and decided, yes, I will allow the FAT option...

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Hello- So I have a sinus infection. I'm almost worse today as the stuff is starting to break up! Had a nice afternoon. Went shopping. Did not snack. I didn't even eat lunch bc I wasn't hungry. Of course at 4 pm this started to worry me as I get anxious about dinner. One plate of food!? No evening sn...

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Super Red Light Evening Snacking last night. REALLY Bad, non stop snack fest. I could cop out and say I am sick so it should be a S day; however, I have allergies so I can have this crap a fair amount of each year! It was emotional stress eating - no excuses. In a fit of guilt, I walked the dog 2 mi...

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Hi there- Had an OK weekend. Allergy cold has come back. I'm coughing up green gunk & really dragging. I have a dr. appt. tomorrow am. I walked the dog on Sunday, but other than that, I feel pretty blah. I'm trying a new doc. I felt like I ate pretty mindful this weekend. I stuck to no seconds. One ...

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Oh my. Big red evening snack last night. DS was sitting right next to me on couch watching TV and was eating Pringles. I ate a serving of those, then a serving of pretzels, & then some Reese's Pieces. The glass of wine was not enough, nor was my willpower. Disappointed in myself, but today is anothe...

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Hi! Thanks for all of the kind messages! I'm going to stick to the every other day for a little while with SG. My goal on non SG days is to DO something else, so that in itself is a new habit... Before I never consistently kept my exercise routine together. Last night I exercised in the pool for 35 ...

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Hiya! Did SG last night. Watched a few videos again on the form & some other moves afterwards. I need to weigh my sledgehammer. DH thinks it is a pretty heavy one. He was a bit bemused watching me perform the 5 moves I've been working on (butter churn, chopping wood, shoveling, flip the lever, and t...

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Hmm. I just typed a bunch and lost it somehow when I had to log in again. Thanks for the welcome and the greetings! Janie, I have those drinks lying around for DS's school lunches. I love repurposing things! Going to try it very soon! Sat. Luau went fine. I did spin for 45 minutes. I told myself, "W...

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Dinner was tough last night. I went to the grocery store after work, so I was hungry when I got home. That in itself was odd. I did not need to buy any snacks for myself. To not snack during dinner prep, I drank a glass of V8. We had BLTs and usually I eat two then we all sit and argue over who gets...

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I just ran across No S this week. Simple, so I immediately started on August 4th. My main problem is at night. Night snacker since I was a kid. Also if I get upset or stressed, I want sweets. These first few days I'm just trying to wean off the night snacks. 8/3: 2 gl chardonnay, 1 svg whole grain c...

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