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Wow this past week went by so fast! I need to post more regularly, but I did keep track. Day 24 Tues SUCCESS PP: I hung out my co-wokers and had a great time with them. I really enjoyed that social time. Day 25 Wed SUCCESS PP: I was very productive and am settling into a routine. Day 26 Thurs SUCCES...

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so i was out of town for a little while and didn't get to post, but luckily all my days were successes! Day 18 Wed SUCCESS PP: I had a very productive day and met some of my new co-workers and enjoyed that time. Day 19 Thurs SUCCESS PP: I realized I'm much more confident than I used to be, what a gr...

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Day 16 Mon SUCCESS PP: I had an extremely productive day and am working on certain areas of my life that I am trying to improve. I also had a day where I totally and completely understood my math class which is a completely new feeling and I was overwhelmed with this great feeling of empowerment and...

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Day 12 Thurs SUCCESS PP: This week was much easier than last week, I'm relieved by that. Day 13 Fri SUCCESS PP: I had an S-dinner with a friend which I enjoyed very much. Day 14 Sat SUCCESS PP: I had a really enjoyable S-Day with lots of delicious things. Day 15 Sun SUCCESS PP: I worked on a farm to...

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Day 10 Tues SUCCESS PP: I went to my first yoga class in awhile, it kicked my butt but felt fantastic afterwards. I walked home in the rain and spent a long time catching up with an old friend. My relationship with my roomie seems to be getting better by the day. Day 11 Wed SUCCESS PP: I went on one...

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Day 6 Fri SUCCESS PP: Fridays are always the hardest day for me, if I make it through until Friday honestly then Sat. and Sun. are so easy, which I did this week! Day 7 Sat and Day 8 Sun BOTH SUCCESSES PP: Lots of delicious food and tons of socializing at a BBQ and movie night. I'm happy that I'm ge...

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Day 5 SUCCESS PP: I decided to post for today even though the day has just begun and if it changes then I'll edit this. I am so happy because my morning movement (in place of shovel glove) now consists of a mixture of yoga, meditation, and squats and is very satisfying and I no longer have to make t...

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Day 4 Wed Failure PP: I think Day 4 was the hardest day I've had in awhile for some reason. I did eat 2 pieces of chocolate but the great thing was that I didn't let that tip me over into "I've already failed so I guess I"ll eat everything mode" I actually had a normal No-S day despite that which is...

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Day 2 Mon SUCCESS

Positive Point: I was extremely productive and it felt great. I walked a ridiculous amount.

Day 3 Tues SUCCESS

PP: I was as productive as yesterday but learned a lot about how to make my life easier in my new home. I also walked a ton again.

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Day 1 SUCESS Sun.

Positive Point: Just moved and am settling in but this morning I had a nice walk with the woman that I'm living with and got to see a little of the area. Off to be productive!

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Hi Milczar, sorry it's taken me awhile to get back to you, it's funny that I have no trouble sticking to No-S but can't seem to make the habit of posting on my check-in daily (or even often) but I'm going to work on that. To answer your questions: Yes I eat everything. I'm not vegan but I live in a ...

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I had to post this on the main page because I am so proud of this and it proves No-S works since that and my walking is the only thing that I've changed in terms of my lifestyle over the past 2 years. Today I found out that in past 2 years that I've been on No-S my cholesterol has dropped from 229 t...

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Blondie- I agree completely!! Thanks for stopping by my check-in :) Ok let's try this posting thing again (at least sticking to the habit isn't the problem, only posting it :)) Day 1 Friday= No-S: SUCCESS Positive Point: Finding out that in 2 years on No-S (actually 3 total but 2 since I first got m...

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I'm happy to say that this is not Day 1 at all since I have been following No-S since my last posting and beyond but I miss the deliberateness of posting a "postive point" of my day. I'm always looking on the board anyway especially since it's been a lot more active recently thanks to the book so wh...

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Day 2

SUCCESS!!

I had a productive day that was incredibly busy but I dealt with it in a positive way, even things that would have normally upset me I took in stride. My eating was enjoyable too. Life is good, hectic, but good.

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Day 1- Wed.

SUCCESS!!

Positive Point: Resisted homemade donuts and found that it increased my willpower tremendously. Also I spent some quality time with a good friend who I had been trying to catch up with.

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Sun Day 72 SUCCESS PP: I felt some really strong feelings today and cried awhile too, but I know that I finally can feel my feelings even if they're scary I know I don't have to use food to dull/mask them. I've waited so long to get to this moment. I'm so proud of myself. Mon Day 73 SUCCESS PP: Had ...

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Thanks Jan!!! I find that the positive points really help me keep moving forward and staying consistent even if everyday isn't that great or as perfect as I want it to be. Tues Day 67 SUCCESS PP: Have been doing better with one of the habits that I am working on (responding to email in a timely fash...

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Thanks Jan!!! You inspire me!! I wish you the best.

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Once again I made notes to myself to post my positive points (pp) later here we go... Sat Day 53 SUCCESS PP: Felt productive with studying Sun Day 54 SUCCESS PP: Had a great bonding session with someone that I work with who's having brain surgery, really gave me some much needed life perspective Mon...

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So I've been super busy lately studying but everything is going swimmingly!! I jotted down my positive points in my planner so i would remember them Wed Day 43 SUCCESS PP: Went for a great walk with my friend Thurs Day 44 SUCCESS PP: Felt very productive Fri Day 45 SUCCESS PP: Appreciated the beauty...

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Mon Day 41 SUCCESS
PP: One of my closest friends left for 6 months abroad but another came back from 2 months abroad the same day!

Tues Day 42 SUCCESS
PP: Really productive with studying. Feeling confident.

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Fri Day 38 SUCCESS Positive Point: I studied and felt productive Sat Day 39: SUCCESS PP: Huge party, lots of friends and family, tons of food all day. Great S Day Sun Day 40 (!!): SUCCESS PP: So my "adopted" mom told me yesterday that I shouldn't eat anymore because I had eaten a couple hours earlie...

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You can do it Judy!! Hang in there!!! I'm rooting for you!!

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Tues Day 35- Failure- involving rice krispie treats made with peanut butter instead of marshmallows and lots of cheese and bread. hhhmm... PP: Delicious. Wed Day 36- SUCCESS Back on track like it never even happened :) Sometimes you have to look failure in the face and just smile PP: I smiled at the...

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Mon Day 34 SUCCESS PP: I decided that yesterday I'd have dinner as an S meal with my friend who's moving away permanently, and so I had ice cream and this amazing toasted sandwich with salami, pepperoni, cheese, hot peppers, ham, turkey, bacon, italian seasoning, mustard and mayo but rather than fin...

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Hi Judy, Glad you find it helpful, I really do especially because in eating and particularly dieting we tend to focus on what we're doing wrong on what we still have left to do this a positive point keeps my mind in the right place. But did you mean mine or Charis' check-in? I think you meant mine, ...

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Thurs Day 30 SUCCESS
Positive Point: Had a nice walk.

Fri Day 31 SUCCESS
PP: Spent quality time with a wonderful friend and her family

Sat Day 32 SUCCESS
PP: Was very productive in terms of my studies.

Sun Day 33 SUCCESS
PP: Was even more productive in terms of my studies.

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Tues Day 28 SUCCESS Positive Point: Had a nice dinner with a person that I'd like to become friends with, ordered a big platter dinner and couldn't finish it and also felt my habit really ingrained well when I didn't even feel any desire to eat the delicious naan that was sitting in front of me the ...

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Thanks Jan, I'll stop by your check-in soon!

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Wed Day 22 SUCCESS Positive point: Relaxed and spent great time with friends Thurs Day 23 SUCCESS Positive Point: Tried to work on the most difficult relationship in my life Fri Day 24 SUCCESS Positive Point: Revisted a difficult part of my past in a healthy way Sat Day 25 SUCCESS Positive Point: Bo...

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I think that's a fantastic idea, I know I would benefit from that too. It's really those little things that can make a huge difference. Great suggestion Zoolina!

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You can do it!!! Don't give up!!! No-S is the way... just think, at some point you're going to get tired of WW and come back to no-s and have so much more to make up (mentally and physically) than if you just had stuck it out with no-s WW is not sustainable, No S is. This is for the long haul. You'l...

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Tues Day 21 SUCCESS Positive Point: My habits are so well-trained it's amazing!!! Mungo is behaving very well :) Even my hunger seems to be better trained and I only get hungry before meals and night hunger is much more rare and when it happens it doesn't bother me anymore I just drink some more wat...

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Thurs. Day 16 SUCCESS Positive Point: I am really enjoying my walk to work in the morning. It gets me ready for the day and gives me a lot of energy. Fri Day 17 SUCCESS Positive Point: I find that I only have difficulty with keeping no-s when I'm under the influence, so I don't know if I will count ...

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Tues Day 14 SUCCESS Positive Point: Again I really felt today that I can finally enjoy the pace of my life and take things in. What a great feeling after the hellish pace of my life over the past year. I still have tons of stuff going on, but I can enjoy it much more. Wed Day 15 SUCCESS Positive Poi...

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Sunday Day 12 SUCCESS Positive Point- Feel much less stressed about the GRE have been really productive and proactive about studying and trying to deal with it positively instead of stressing and procrastinating and making myself a mess. Monday Day 13 SUCCESS Positive Point- I'm normally social and ...

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Day 11 SUCCESS! I had a really pleasurable s day yesterday. Some homemade granola in the morning with brown sugar, peanuts, pumpkin seeds and cranberries, an amazing pasta dish with lots of basil, garlic, olive oil, spinach, spicy sausage, parmesan cheese, and toasted almonds. Delicious!! I also had...

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Day 10 SUCCESS

Positive Point- I am currently studying for the GREs and I had a very productive study day yesterday.

I also felt a lot of negative feelings and didn't feel the need to eat over them, I just felt them! It was hard but it felt good at the same time.

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Day 9 SUCCESS Positive Point: Doing really well on habit. Enjoying the peace of mind that no-s gives me :) I've resisted homemade double layer chocolate cake with hm choc. frosting for 4 days now. It's sitting in my fridge for me until tomorrow. I don't even know if it will be good then but I've bee...

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Thanks GettnBusy how have you been? Doing well I hope!! Good luck!!

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So I realized that I had 2 Day 3's so yesterday was technically Day 8 and not Day 7 Day 8 SUCCESS - Positive Point: Was really feeling upset and stressed but managed to avoid a very tempting binge with a little self talk about how going down that road would turn out. It was hard to feel those feelin...

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Day 6 SUCCESS

Positive Point: I spent time with a good friend that I hadn't spent time with in awhile. I also flexed my brain a lot which felt good. AND I have been walking to work one way in the morning (1 hour approx. 4 miles) and I have been doing it for 2 days now and it feels FANTASTIC!!!!

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Thanks Bee!! Actually I always post the morning after the day that I'm talking about to make sure that the day is done with so I don't have to change my post. So the failure that I had was technically on a friday (so close!!). Weekends are definitely S days though I am experimenting with only having...

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Day 4- SUCCESS
Positive Point- I discovered that I don't want to have a certain relationship in my life and I did something about it.

Day 5- SUCCESS
Positive Point- I went to a great gathering of close friends and families and it was really beautiful and fun and I felt really relaxed.

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Day 3 Failure

Sense of inhibition went down while under the influence

Oh well, today is a new day.

Positive Point: Had a great time

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Day 3 SUCCESS

Positive Point: Had a little extra but then stopped and got right back on track which felt really great.

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Day 2 SUCCESS

positive point: I made a huge effort to consciously relax throughout the day and I was rewarded with no pain from my usual tense and painful shoulders. I also enjoyed bonding again with my friend who moved today.

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Day 1 (last night) SUCCESS

Something positive about the day: Spent quality time with 6 of my closest friends and had a wonderful relaxing time.

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::Deep breath::

Day 1

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For Feb. my personal olympics monthly resolution will be: Focusing on the positive (I know this sounds abstract and unmeasurable but it's something that I would really like to focus on, so go with me here.) Gold medal: List one positive thing about the day, Zero binges (which are usually a direct re...

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You can do it Sue!! Hang in there, and good luck regrouping!!

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Thanks Carol! Though It's taken me about a year to get to this point. You'll get there as long as you keep at it. I mean Reinhard has been doing this for what? 5 years now? So it's totally doable. This is definitely about the long haul and about finally making peace with food. Good luck!!

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Zoolina,

Keep it at, you'll get there. I like your monthly resolutions too. Which one did you decide on for Feb?

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Day 12 Tues- SUCCESS Day 13 Wed- SUCCESS Day 14 Thurs- SUCCESS Day 15 Fri- SUCCESS Day 16 Today I decided to post this on my check-in from another thread b/c it's relevant: I've lost 20 lbs. since I've been on No-S which has been about a year since I was lurking for awhile before I started posting. ...

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I've lost 20 lbs. since I've been on No-S which has been about a year since I was lurking for awhile before I started posting. It has been incredibly enjoyable and liberating when I let it be, in other words, when I don't put extra restrictions on myself that cause me to binge more, and when I stop ...

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Day 6 Wed SUCCESS Day 7 Thurs SUCCESS Day 8 Fri SUCCESS Day 9 Sat SUCCESS Day 10 Sun SUCCESS Day 11 Mon SUCCESS Day 12 Tues- Today I am going to be kinder to myself. I've noticed that whenever I feel negative my eating is also worse and unejnjoyable and i feel much less in control. Now everday I am ...

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Day 4- Monday Success Day 5- Tuesday Success Today could have been better, could have been worse, but Monday was great. I just need to work on stopping immediately when I eat too much instead of feeling guilty eating more, feeling worse, eating more etc. Anyway tomorrow is another day and the key is...

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Hi Jan, Glad to see that you're here and doing well!! Thanks for "stopping by" earlier. So I'm curious how did you get to the McDougall plan originally, how was it to be on it, and what made you stop after, what was it, 5 years? I'm curious because my friend just started on it though I'm trying to c...

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Tibetan barley bread, that sounds very interesting. Glad that your last s-days were less idiotic, it took a lot longer for me to get to that point originally and you're already there, so nice job. Yes I'm back to the board, though I never left no-s I did leave posting for awhile. So I wanted to ask ...

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Thanks Jan! It's good to be back on the board even if I never left no-S. I'll drop by your check-in soon. Day 3- SUCCESS! (s-day) I've decided that I will only fail on S-days if I let myself feel guilty, which I often do. Today was quite an s-day but that's ok b/c it only happens once a week (for me...

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Hi Pangelsue, It's been awhile! I've been reading through your posts and I'm not quite finished but it sounds like you've been going through a lot and I'm glad to see that you're still here and trucking through it all. I'm also happy that things are going well now. I have faith that you'll reach you...

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Day 2 SUCCESS

The no snacking and 1 plate boundaries that I've put on myself were impressively well set today even in a social situation with lots of pizza and such. I'm proud of that. Today was a good day.

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So brkfst, lunch, and dinner were fine though right after i had my 1 plate at dinner i stood in front the pantry and wanted something else, but then i took my cup of tea upstairs and starting thinking about other things and the urge completely disappeared! That felt great to realize! Just one day at...

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I'm starting my thread over today. Day 1 of posting again. I feel that it will be a success. I have learned so much since joining unofficially in January 2006, but I started posting April 26, 2006. So I'll consider that date my one year anniversary. I've been doing No-S diligently I'm proud to say b...

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I think the fence around the law aspect of no-s is really important in the beginning both in making the habit a helpful one (no sneaking anything) and making that helpful habit stick. so good for you for being strict about it, it is difficult. Good luck!! especially with Sundays. (Sorry you don't ge...

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Great job British Chap!! Keep going strong!!

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This is a great post Hexagon. And I can't add anything else b/c everyone's posts to this are so insightful and complete. The only thing I can add is my support and to say that I didn't have a very good night tonite and I was going to post about it right now, but when I read yours, you send everythin...

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Sue, I'm sorry that I haven't "stopped by" lately, but I read your post and really wished that I could give you a hug. :) I'm sorry about everything that happened lately but these bumps in the road can have positive consequences too, like you said, your rededication to no-s and adjusting the things ...

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Zoolina, I hope you enjoy the weekend. My boyfriend is originally from Apeldoorn though now he's getting his Ph.D. in England. If you don't mind my asking how did you and your husband meet? How has it been living in Holland? I spent this past summer there with my boyfriend and found it a very intere...

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Why are (some) humans, with all our ability to plan and think things through, so ridiculously unable to remember and learn from the consequences of our indulgences? Zoolina, I love what you said above. I often wonder that same thing myself, so I can't give you any definitive answers, but just tell ...

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DEB THAT IS AWESOME AND FANTASTIC!!! WAY TO GO!!! I admire you so much for sticking to No-S and the slow and permanent path, it's not easy. You have brought so much inspiration and support to me and many others on this board. What a great feeling to achieve a goal you've had for so long. I'm so happ...

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Sue,

I'm very happy for your successes, keep going strong!! And thanks so much for your support, it means a lot to me and I'm sure to everyone else on this board that you leave little "gifts" of encouragement to

Have a glorious S-day tomorrow.

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You can do it. One step at a time. One day at a time. Just try to get through today. No S is the answer, it just may take awhile to realize that. Good luck.

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For those of you that are feeling that you can't make it through the day... "Don't Quit" (author anonymous) "When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road your trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When ca...

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Sue, I admire you so much for sticking to the fight. You can do it!! We all can do it!! I found this poem, the author is anonymous but it's very inspirational, like you've been to me and I'm sure many others. Don't Quit: When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road your trudging seems...

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Welcome!! (sort of). I really appreciated your post and am hoping that you got some useful information off that thread too. As we know, heart disease is all too common, but I think that no-s (with some other additions) really is the key. Oh and I definitely agree with you on the eating in other part...

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Thank you all so much for your incredibly helpful and thoughtful posts. This is exactly what I needed! Knowledge is power, so armed with information that I've researched and input from you all, I feel much better about this situation and am already implementing many of the changes that I need to. Th...

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Congrats Deb! This is what I posted on my daily check-in I just wanted to post it here too to make sure you'd see it: Deb- I've been trying to choose more healthy meals lately that are still good tasting, because of my cholesterol. Thanks so much for your post though, I will definitely start making ...

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I recently found out that my cholesterol is 229, with 200 being the highest end of the normal range. I am upset by this because I'm healthier now than I've ever been in my life and because I love cheese, eggs, any dairy products, and basically everything that I'm not supposed to eat with my choleste...

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Welcome and good luck Christi!!

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That's great Robin, way to go! And I'm glad that your doctor approved of No-S, it's great to have some professional confirmation of the concept, though I can't think of why he wouldn't approve of it. Have a great day.

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Great post Operababe, what you wrote really made me think.

Mschalock-- I hope that everything works out with your sister and that she heals completely and soon. Good luck with helping her, that is a big role to manage.

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Operababe and Simon-- You know what's funny, I have in fact seen some obese Dutch people and I asked my boyfriend why and he said that more and more Dutch (and the world in general) no longer follow the "traditional" way of eating and also eat more fast food. I was in France 2 weeks ago and I saw th...

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I find that recording my meals helps me too, though in the past I haven't recorded my s-days and because I've had a few unplanned s-days (birthdays and the like) and lots of traveling my recording hasn't been as consistent and I find that I miss it. Even if you record for just 2 or (even better) 3 w...

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A big trip with hiking sounds great! I also think you're doing the right thing by making a long-term goal and focusing on the bigger picture. Have a great day!

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Focus on the positive! Don't give up Harpista! You can overcome this!! For me personally one of my biggest challenges is to not eat when I'm feeling very emotional (it used to be any strong emotion, even happiness, but now I've reduced it to just having the urge because of unpleasant emotions). You ...

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I also hope that your grandson gets better soon. Please keep us updated.

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That's awesome Deb, way to go!! And thanks for posting, it's always nice to see good hard evidence that No-S really does work in an everyday kind of way and in the real world (for most people that does include some amount of fast food, chips and salsa and hot dogs

). Have a great day!!

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welcome back. you've just taken the first step again by returning to no-s, keep at it and good luck. hope you have a successful day today.

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Welcome and good luck JS. Have a great day.

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Hello Hikermom and welcome!! Glad you stopped lurking and joined the board because it's a great source of support and feedback. I'd like to get into hiking someday, can you tell me more about how long you go and if you had any kind of training program before you started? Have a great day.

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Great job HG sounds like you're doing really well, and thanks for keeping up the posting. Have a great day.

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Welcome back Harpista!! I am wishing you a successful day. You can do it. Just think about the next 1 or 2 weeks and getting there. No-S is for life, so I'm glad that you've found your way back again.

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Sue, I'm glad that you sound like you're still on the right track and moving forward. That's what it's all about, in my opinion right now, is just getting through the day and it's hard for awhile and then suddenly one day it just becomes easier again even if I had taken a break before and took awhil...

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Sounds like you're on a roll Merrykat, keep it up!!

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Jan, it's nice to "see" you around again! I hope the rehabituation goes well along with your move. Keep us up to date! Have a great day.

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I made it!! 21 days officially!! Actually I made it this past Thurs. but I left for a long weekend to London in the morning and didn't want to post until Thurs. night, but then I didn't have internet access the whole weekend. Anyway, I'm in a great place right now and am looking more towards the big...

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I hadn't seen this before so thanks for the post Harpista. It really reinforces No-S for me to see it work for other people and to see that so many people have adopted No-S as a life philosophy already without calling it No-S, but still stumbling upon the same "secret". Have a great day.

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cool innovations samurai. great to see you back and enthusiastic!

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No-S Victory Over Cholesterol!!!

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Day 1 of posting again

"Don't Quit"

cholesterol...