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I did notice that I gained weight after I stopped carrying my DD around and picking her up a lot. (She was four, I think.) I carried her piggy back for a while after that, but it wasn't enough to keep the pounds down.

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Time to get back in the saddle. Christmas is over, we made it through January (dark and gray here, if I could sleep though January I would), the birthday cake is gone - and I've gained weight. Three pounds and Christmas, and five since then. I've had snacks here and there and sweets too(a lot this p...

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Thank you, Oolala! It was an awesome birthday!

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Sinnie, I'm sorry that you are going through this. I think you should stick with No-S and it can help you in two ways: 1) When going through tough, uncertain times routines can provide structure and stability for you. Three meals per day can provide a great structure and a stable way to help organiz...

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Eat regularly on Saturday, less if you want, and enjoy your Sunday feast. That is what I'm planning to do. I'm going to a combination 50th birthday party (for me!)/Superbowl Party and I plan to enjoy every minute.

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Wow, I didn't realize it had been quite this long since posting. A few days after I posted last a family member died unexpectedly. That sent many of us into a tailspin of sorts. . . took quite a while to deal with that. Then I just never got back here. I've combined No-S with some of the information...

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Looks like you're having a very successful week! Keep up the good work!

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Day 6 - January 5 No - S - Failure (slight) Day 7 - January 6 No-S - Failure (larger) Well, the last two days haven't been great, but they haven't been epic failures by any stretch of the imagination. Day 6 failure was slight - eating leftover rice off a serving spoon. I did this without thinking - ...

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Day 5 - January 4

No S - success

Exercise class tomorrow.

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How was your dinner?

I'm back with No-S after doing pretty well, then floundering, then falling completely.

My dinner tonight was fabulous!

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So a new year, and time to get back on No-S, which, although I didn't stick with it long term, has been the only diet concept that has ever worked for me. I am NOT going to figure out why I stopped - instead I plan to celebrate that I am starting again! That's the ticket! And, I totally agree - no ...

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Day 4 - January 3
No-S - success

Also went to exercise class this morning.

It was easier than I expected. Last time, starting up, I felt so hungry all the time, but today. . . a little hunger before meals but other than that, not much.

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Day 1 - December 31
No S - NWS Day - Exempt

Day 2 - January 1
No S - Exempt

Day 3 - January 2
No S - Exempt

Three days in and No S is going great!

It's easy when you start with an NWS day and go into two S days.

Tomorrow - will be the real test.

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Looks like a great 2010.

Best wishes for success during 2011!

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Although I didn't post, I actually was doing pretty well on No S until summer vacation in late July. I maintained a pretty steady 165 until then. I gained 5 pounds on my vacation, and then just kept eating. Dumb! Should I ask why I have to learn this lesson again and again? Last month I started a cr...

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I rarely wander over here (to this part of the forum), but just happened to see this post and thought I would comment. If you hunt around you'll find reports of holy men and women in many traditions that don't eat much, or enough to maintain their weight. I don't think this man's abilities are commo...

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At some point in the not-too-distant past I realized that I was obese. (Technically, now, I'm about 6 pounds past "overweight".) There are an awful lot of people who look a lot like me and are even heavier. I don't think I stand out at all. I don't think the gentleman in the picture would stand out ...

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Welcome! Yes, it gets easier. . . but maybe not right away. It got easier for me between weeks 2 and 3. The first week I was ready to gnaw on the table leg between meals.

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Not snacking was the hardest S, by far. I felt ravenous between meals. Plus, food is everywhere! Every meeting. Every get together. Every kid event. I started to feel better between weeks two and three, and after week three my appetite dropped off by a surprising amount. It alarmed me actually, but ...

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Day 146 - Monday March 1 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 147 - Tuesday March 2 No-S - Success (so far) Exercise - Success - DD and I took the bus to the local university to use the library. Walked around campus with backpacks full of books. (Mine was full, hers was not.) As for days 117-145. ....

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Welcome Sparkle! Yes, that first year with a baby is a bit disorienting. I remember being ravenous, at least the first few months, every time I nursed. I'm a slow loser - about two pounds per month - and it's working out pretty well.

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Welcome!

I do know people who stay up until 12:01 and then have their treats. Feel free to do so. I do so enjoy my sweets on S days!

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Welcome Heather! I can't stand to count things (calories, points, etc) either. You'll find a lot of us non-counters here.

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Hi Laura! How was your week?

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Day 108 - Thursday January 21 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 109 - Friday January 22 No-S - Success Exercise - Success Walk 20 minutes Day 110 - Saturday January 23 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 111 - Sunday January 24 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 112 - Monday January 25 No-S - S...

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Day 105 - Monday January 18 No-S - Failure Exercise - Failure Day 106 - Tuesday January 19 No-S - Success Exercise - Success - Walked 1/2 hour Day 107 - Wednesday January 20 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure - although I did get out in our gorgeous weather and walk to the end of the block. It's just...

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Welcome Aquapixie! Looks like we have similar heights and goals.

Not snacking was the hardest things for me at first - maybe for two weeks - I was ravenous! I found that the more I did it the easier it got.

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I didn't lose weight at first. Now I'm losing it very slowly. Is it possible that you're retaining water? Hormonal fluctuations and increased exercise are just two of the things that can cause that. One thing I have noticed - on other "diets" I'd lose weight much more quickly and the inches would fo...

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Hi mrsj! I tend to feel impatient about my slow pace of weight loss about every two weeks. . . then I get on the scale and discover I've lost about a pound. I think my weight is coming off at the same pace it went on. If it stays off, well, I guess I don't mind. :) Looks like you're doing great with...

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Maybe I should do something like this too. . . my track record for exercise is dismal! Good work Deb!

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Way to go, Laura! Looks like you made it through December very well, even with travel and holiday food.

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Day 97 - Sunday January 10 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 98 - Monday January 11 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 99 - Tuesday January 12 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 100 - Wednesday January 13 No-S - Success Exercise - Success - walk to store Day 101 - Thursday January 14 No-S - ...

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Day 96 - Saturday January 9 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt - but went dancing I think I'm approaching N-irvana, where your S days aren't too far off of your N days. Today I ate my three one-plate meals, plus my early morning bread with coffee, and I ate dessert after lunch and dinner. We had no big...

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Looks like you're getting back in to it pretty well after the holidays. I had a bit of a hard time on Monday, but since then it's been smooth sailing.

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frugaltexan wrote:I'm sorry for you and your family's loss.

Thank you Laura.

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Day 90 - Sunday January 3 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 91 - Monday January 4 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 92 - Tuesday January 5 No-S - Success Exercise - Success Day 93 - Wednesday January 6 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 94 - Thursday January 7 No-S - Success Exercise - Fail...

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Woo-hoo! Congratulations!

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Hi Tricia, I also have a mod of one small sweet per day. I've been able to stick with it, and I think it's because I only have it with my lunch. I think I would have a harder time if it could be at any meal because it would be too easy to forget I had one at lunch and have another one at dinner. I'v...

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Just dropping by to say hi!

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Besides all the great tips you've gotten. . . for me there was some getting used to not snacking. I was ravenous before lunch and dinner when I started on No-S. I stuck it out and about 3 to 4 weeks in I noticed my appetite had diminished considerably. My portions got smaller then, because I felt ov...

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Well, maybe not not being hungry. . . but I noticed that my appetite diminished considerably about 3 to 4 weeks in to No-S. It surprised and concerned me actually, and then lead to smaller amounts on my plate.

I do like the regularity of my three meals per day.

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Oh my goodness. Your SIL sounds. . . like some of my relatives, actually, except most of what happens is conversations held behind my back. I don't know how things are generally but it's great that your husband stood up for you and your family.

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Day 83 - Sunday December 27 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 84 - Monday December 28 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 85 - Tuesday December 29 No-S - Failure - two pieces of a friend's Christmas delicacies - yum! Exercise - Failure Day 86 - Wednesday December 30 No-S - Success Exercise - Fai...

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I also found that I was really getting in to the habits after about a month. It surprised me. It helps that I grew up eating this way and that I've had success in the past eating this way, but I thought getting into the habits would be much harder.

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Day 76 - Sunday December 20 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 77 - Monday December 21 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 78 - Tuesday December 22 No-S - Failure - just ate too much (more than a plate full) at dinner Exercise - Failure Day 79 - Wednesday December 23 No-S - Success Exercise - Fai...

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Day 73 - Thursday December 17 No-S - Success Exercise - Success - walk 1/2 hour Day 74 - Friday December 18 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 75 - Saturday December 19 No-S - Exempt (buckeye count: 3) Exercise - Exempt, but went roller skating with DD's scout troop As for the upcoming week, I've...

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I started with No-S in October and have had three expected results: a modest weight loss, a decrease in my food obsession and more enjoyment of my meals. But I've also had two unexpected results from doing No-S: 1. I can wear earrings again. My ears don't burn anymore when I put them in. 2. My left ...

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Hi Tricia! Sounds like you are making progress. Awareness is the hardest part, I think. I also have had my hand on tasty morsels and then my brain kicked in and I put them back. After about four weeks that part got easier - I developed much more awareness just from constant practice. This is a tough...

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Day 68 - Saturday December 12 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 69 - Sunday December 13 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt - but DH and I did take a nice walk around the neighborhood after church Day 70 - Monday December 14 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 71 - Tuesday December 15 No-S - Success...

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Happy Birthday, Laura!

Interesting observation about the amount of sugar. Did that surprise you? Even though I've been down the less-sweets road before it still always kind of surprises me.

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Another no pop week - good for you! Sounds like things are progressing well for you. I've gone in fits and starts with my house. . . we are home a lot, and DD loves arts and crafts. We have so much paper, crayons, craft supplies, completed and half-done crafts. . . Unfortunately I'm almost as big a ...

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frugaltexan wrote: Yep. I think it's truly becoming a habit.

Woo-hoo! Go Laura!

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Day 63 - Monday December 7 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 64 - Tuesday December 8 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 65 - Wednesday December 9 No-S - NWS - Out of town family visiting Exercise - Failure Day 66 - Thursday December 10 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 67 - Friday Decembe...

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How was your chocolate orange?

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my kids' bedroom was cleaner :roll: I got a laugh out of this. I have been working on room tidiness with DD - same things, day in and day out. . . and it always seems like such a surprise to her. ("What? You didn't tell me I had to make my bed/put my shoes away/throw away used kleenex!" etc.) Congr...

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It sounds like things are really going well for you, mrsj. Keep up the good work!

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Day 57 - Tuesday December 1 No-S - Success Exercise - Exempt - still pretty sick Day 58 - Wednesday December 2 No-S - Success Exercise - Exempt - sick Day 59 - Thursday December 3 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 60 - Friday December 4 No-S - Success Exercise - Success - walked to Starbucks wit...

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I learned the secret to how to NOT have an idiotic S weekend. What is it? Why, keep yourself very, very busy! This also works for me on N days, LOL. I've also been sick with a cold - would not recommend it - hope you're able to fend off whatever is causing you not to feel well. Good for you for pla...

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Congrats on your loss. It sounds like things are going well for you - keep up the good work!

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Thanks Kevin and frugaltexan! I wondered if something was wrong with me. . . I do enjoy my food! I went back through the archives and a few people noted this. It's a definite benefit!

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My goodness, I need to stop being so lazy about checking in. Day 50 - Tuesday November 24 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 51 - Wednesday November 25 No-S - Success Exercise - Success - Walk to the grocery store to pick up green beans, cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions for Thanksgi...

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Day 43 - Tuesday November 17 No-S - Success Exercise - Success Day 44 - Wednesday November 18 No-S - Success Exercise - Success Day 45 - Thursday November 19 No-S - Success Exercise - Success Day 46 - Friday November 20 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure Day 47 - Saturday November 21 No-S - Exempt Ex...

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Looks like you're getting on a green streak! Keep up the good work!

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wosnes wrote:Did you know...because of the large amounts of chemicals in our diets, our bodies are decomposing more slowing after death? We're already "preserved!"

I did know that. . . and I think it's totally weird!

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Oh, yeah :) I did want to clarify one thing. When I said I was having the kind of S day I was hoping for - it wasn't that I was hoping I would not eat sugar or junk or anything like that on an S day. What I has hoping for was to lose that feeling that I 'must' eat snacks/sweets/seconds on S days si...

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Day 41 - Sunday November 15 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt (but had an unexpected 4 to 5 mile urban ranger experience) Day 42 - Monday November 16 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Failure Still have problems with exercise when a day doesn't fit in a certain pattern. I did end up walking about 4 to 5 miles ...

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Thanks Frugal Texan! Day 40 - Saturday November 14 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Okay. . . so today I relaxed and ate some snacks. . . but I haven't had much of an appetite, surprisingly. (Perhaps it's the smaller jeans that are slightly tight in the waist, I don't know.) Didn't really eat much lu...

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Congratulations on your weight loss & quitting smoking!

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A maintain is always better than a gain! It looks like you're really working on the No-S habits and not sliding back into your previous habits. Keep up the good work!

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Day 38 - Thursday November 12 No-S - Success Exercise - Success? I guess. I ended up taking a walk instead of doing a video. Had an all day, out of routine family committment. Day 39 - Friday November 13 No-S - Success Exercise - Failure. The exercise habit is going to be way harder for me than the ...

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Congratulations on your successes. Keep up the good work!

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Day 35 - Monday November 9 No-S - Success Exercise (walk) - Failure. We had extra kids at our house all day, and I didn't get to it. In the future I need to have a plan for days that are out of the ordinary. Day 36 - Tuesday November 10 No-S - Success Exercise (video) - Success Day 37 - Wednesday No...

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Hi Janie! Thanks for the hello and encouragement! and before you know it, your job is done and you're texting back & forth with a college kid! I can't imagine. . . still have a few years though. We're not complete Luddites, but we have old electronics. I tell people we live in a cave and we like it ...

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Day 31 - Thursday November 5 No-S - Success Exercise (video) - Success Day 32 - Friday November 6 No-S - NWS Day Exercise (walking) - Success Day 33 - Saturday November 7 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt Day 34 - Sunday November 8 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Exempt We went camping with the scouts this w...

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Hi Mimi!

I find myself reading the bulletin board regularly to keep myself on track. . . hope you've been reinspired.

How is your ankle doing? Are you feeling more mobile?

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Good to see you again. I hear you on the office goodies problem. Food is everywhere! But I suppose if you can see it as a potential problem, it gives you time to come up with good strategies to handle the situation. Sometimes it's less that the food is sitting there winking at you, and more that peo...

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Day 28 - Monday November 2 No-S - Success Exercise (walk) - Success Day 29 - Tuesday November 3 No-S - Success Exercise (video) - Success Day 30 - Wednesday November 4 No-S - Success Exercise (walk) - Success Today DD and I walked to the grocery store to pick up one item. The grocery store is a much...

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Day 5: S DAY Day 6: S DAY Can't begin to explain what I ate these two days. I took friday as my s day in place of sunday, so I have to be good tomorrow! Happy Halloween! Yes, I find I don't pay a huge amount of attention on S days either. Although, interestingly, the one weekend (so far) I've had t...

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When my daughter was younger and she had school assignments that required memorization, or "patternization" of some kind or another, we used to walk. Walking while doing multiplication tables, memorization of lines, etc. is natural, and an *amazing* way to reinforce such skills. Maybe you could wor...

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Day 25 - Friday October 30 No-S - Exempt Exercise - Failure Day 26 - Saturday October 31 No-S/Exercise - Exempt Day 27 - Sunday November 1 No-S/Exercise - Exempt I think in the future I'm going to make my No-S exempt days exercise exempt too. Either that, or I'll have to get up and walk very early b...

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In some other lifetime, I was a very serious music student. I saw "music moms" doing all of the following: - napping - taking notes on instructions to the student - knitting, crocheting, tatting... Bonus: you can't eat at the same time, and if you tried you couldn't do it because your hands would t...

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Day 24 - Thursday October 29 - No-S - Success. I passed up tasting some treats that my DH and DD made for Halloween. (Usually I'm in there having little spoonfuls.) I will have some today - I'm taking an NWS. Exercise - Success I debated about giving exercise its own day count (this would be Day 1 f...

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Day 23 - Wednesday October 28 - Success. Delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner. I wouldn't say my habits are firmly established but they are increasing in stability. I'm going to continue with my modifications until I feel they are no longer serving me well. Three meals per day, at regular times, wa...

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Live and learn, right? You'll do better next time. Hope your mom is doing okay after her surgery.

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Day 19 Saturday October 24 - Exempt. Not so overboard as the last funeral reception, but a little too much free range eating for the day. Day 20 - Sunday October 25 - Exempt. Noticed I was not hungry at my meals. A little too much snacking and treats, I think. Day 21 - Monday October 26 - Success. I...

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Kevin, It's possible that I could be falling into scrupulosity. . . I've read a lot on this site, and in general, regarding habit. I'm very concerned about forming a solid "No-S" habit, and I think unconscious tasting could be the undoing of the habit for me. I also read reneew's (older) revelation ...

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Day 18 - Friday October 23 - Failure. Not an epic failure. I had a taste of soup while I was making dinner without even thinking about it. If I had thought about it and made a decision for it I would have counted it as a success. But it was like. . . automatic hand-to-mouth. I haven't done any think...

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Since you're never more than five days from an S day, this has a fantastic built-in prevention against quitting. Who even wants to quit after an S day? LOL. The desire to quit will pass by the time you get to an S day! LOL - isn't that the truth? I started on a Tuesday - if I'd started on a Saturda...

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Day 17 - Success. I didn't sleep well last night (probably due to yesterday afternoon's late coffee), and felt sad, so there were some big plates. We went to visit friends today - they live almost an hour away - we usually snack there but I just had a cup of tea instead. Another snacking obstacle ov...

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Checking my new avatar. . .

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Day 16 - Success. Ballet today, combined with sad feelings. . . a difficult combination. Put gas in my car, got a cup of coffee, then visited with another ballet mom. And put a huge amount on my dinner plate. Phew! Made it past that hurdle.

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This is what stood out to me: "The way round this, says Newby-Clark and others, is to see that habits are responses to needs. This sounds obvious, but countless efforts at habit change ignore its implications. If you eat badly, you might resolve to start eating well, but if you're eating burgers and...

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Sucess! Keep up the good work!

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Day 14 - Monday October 19 - Success. Like I said, I need to write the 14 words on a file card. I'm afraid that I'll forget that I'm doing this! I had a small treat at lunch today. . . still okay, since that (and my 1/2 slice of bread with my coffee) are part of the agreements I've made with myself....

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Day 11 - Friday October 16 - Success. I had planned to pick up a few things at the grocery store during DD's ballet class and then get a cup of coffee. I was hungry. DD's ballet class happens during our normal dinner hour. I ended up chatting for the whole hour with another homeschooling mom. C'mon ...

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frugaltexan wrote:Well .... tomorrow will be Day 1.

That's it - just keep going. I had an oops today too. I love what Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) said - "Tomorrow is a brand new day with no mistakes in it."

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Day 10 - Thursday October 15. Fail. Oops. Although I'll admit to thinking about snacking, sweets and Saturday pretty much all day, they weren't the cause of my oops. It was just inattention. My daughter and I went grocery shopping today. We had lunch at the store from the deli counter before we star...

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Pants. . . they never lie. Sounds like you are making good progress though. I cannot handle pants that are too tight . . . part of the reason I'm wearing more skirts. :) What kind of folk dancing do you do? I did international in the 80's and have recently gotten back into it with my 10 year old DD ...

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Good for you - glad the first day went well!

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Keep up the good work!

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