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24 May, day 6A:

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renew, if it works for you, then do it. I admire your self discipline if you can stick to it. I've done the same thing. The problem was that when I started eating normally again the weight came right back with interest. I HATE breakfast. What works for me is a hearty, healthy brunch around 1030 and ...

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Renew, please be VERY careful skipping meals. You know what happens when we get too hungry. Maybe some lighter choices the next few days?

Welcome Home!

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21 May: :D Looked forward to S day! 22 May: S day, wasn't an idiot! Was active, but forgot my pedometer. 23 May : S Day. Did have some sweets and a late night snack. Tomorrow, 24 May is a national holiday, but I declare it an N day for me. 3 S days in a rwo is too much for me! This is day 5 A for my...

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PetVet: Good weapons! Let's remember to use them!

paulawylma: Life just happens. It sometimes happens to normal weight people too. What No S teaches us is to eat like normal weight people. Don't beat yourself up, just get back on track and continue vanilla. Life goes on...

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Thanks oolala and Reinhard! After reading KCCC's lovely sticky, I'm committing myself to 2 consecutive 21 day periods before moving on to phase 2. After some REDS

, todays is day 3. See ya!

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Elena, I'm hoping that you've just been too busy to post anything and haven't forgotten us.

Just out of curiosity- Has spring in Romania been as lousy as here in Denmark? We're still getting frost at night! Must be the volcano in Iceland...

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Butterfly, S days are just that-S days. It's 21 days in a row, including S days. Fx: If you start on 1 May, after 21 May you will have completed 21 days. 20 May, day 2 for 21 day club: :D :D :D :D :D :D Was tempted to snack in the evening, but resisted! I consoled myself that it's an S day soon. I w...

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KCCC, thanks for your post about the phases of No S. You claim that it's over simplified, but it really helped me figure out exactly where I am. I'm still at phase 1 and have tried to move too quickly to phase 2. So-back to phase 1 and stick to it until it's really HABIT. Because of your post I've i...

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Congratulations on your GREENS!

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Only 11 days left, including today! Yay!

Come on, folks, let's hear some chatter!

Have a vanilla day!

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Butterfly, I forgot something... 60 pounds is a lost to shrink. I have 31 Kilos to shrink. It's overwhelming. Instead of looking at the big picture, try setting mini goals. Think 5 or 10 pounds at a time. Again, polease read KCCC's post about the phases of No S. It's now a sticky. It really clarifie...

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Here in Denmark it's recommended to drink 1/2 liter chocolate milk after weight lifting to build muscle instead of those fancy expensive protein shakes and bars. I don't know about the U.S., but in Europe nutritionists are discovering the benefits of bitter chocolate. Lots of anti-oxidents and healt...

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Butterfly, if you've counted calories in the past as we all have, then you know approximately how many calories your food contains. You know how to make healthier choices. The beaty of No S is that it teaches us new and healthier eating HABITS. Once No S is habit, weight slowly comes off. Just the s...

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Thanks for your post KCC! It made me realize that I'm still at phase 1 and trying to do the other phases too soon. It really clarifies a lot for me.
I read phase 1 every morning so that it will really sink in. Thanks!

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renew, so am I! 19 May: Green. Day 1 for 21 day club. After reading KCC's sticky, I realize that I'm still at phase 1. I read phase 1 every morning so that it will really sink in. I am now committing myself to the 21 day club, with vanilla No S. No tweeks, mods or anything. I'm more or less starting...

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Butterfly, you CAN do this. Just take one day at a time. wouldyoueva: Congratulations on your weight reduction and all your GREENS! Julialovesvanilla: Take it on the chin and have a vanilla day. Nobody's perfect. WAR ON COOKIES, BROWNIES AND JUNK!!! Pick the weapon of your choice. Trash can, dog, bl...

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What KCC said. You could buy a leather cord and string a green bead on it. Attach it to your wrist. You could get a cheap green worry stone and put it in your pocket and worry it often. Every day that you've been vanilla, get yourself a small souvenir as a reward and memento of your trip. Have a gre...

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Bunny, I'm also where you are now. I hate the sight of myself. Some days I'm really motivated and other days I just want to quit. I want to be skinny yesterday! I haven't shrunk very much YET, but with new healthier habits something has to happen. What helps me is to take one day at a time. I don't ...

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I read KCC's post about phases of No S. I realize that I'm stuck in phase 1 still. All 3 S's aren't habit to me yet. It's the goodies that are my downfall. I've got to figure out something other than goodies for instant gratification. No seconds IS habit to me now. I don't even take seconds on an S ...

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17 May:

red. Couldn't resist cookies.

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Welcome, Julia! I'm seeing a lot of GREENS and it warms my heart. (Does that burn a few calories?) WouldYouEva, you are an inspiration to me. renew, if you can't afford a real emerald, have you considered other green stones? PetVet, pizza is a downfall. I love it too and I can GORGE on the stuff. I ...

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I've been really busy the last few days. Thankfully I record my days in my pocket calendar! Here goes:

13,14 and 15 May: Green. My back is much better so I'm slowly starting to Urban Range and garden again.

16 May: S day. Too wet and cold to garden, so I'm taking a day of rest.

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I'm baaaaaaaack!!!!! 21 days as of 12 May. I haven't had time to post before today. See you all again in 17 days!

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10&11 May: Green. Back is better. I could vacuum yesterday! Today is my last treatment at the chiropractor. Today is also day 21, so I just have to get through today! Yay! What really motivates me is Team Vanilla. I crawled carefully on the scales today and I've maintained my weight. That makes me h...

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renew, protect that spark at all costs! sorry to hear that you're still awful. Remember that Sick days are exempt-whatever it takes to make you feel better. I know that you WILL reach your half-way mark and get your new camera. Please remember to give yourself small rewards for smaller goals. It's a...

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I'm posting this now, as tomorrow is a holiday here in Dk (Ascention Day) and DH has taken Friday off. The secret to having non wild S days is to keep busy. A lot of us have families, and week-ends can be the time for the family to be together doing active things. If the kids are teen-agers and have...

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07 May: Green. Still defective
08 May: Same
09 May: Same

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I've got kindling and matches for you...

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Congrats to all the Greens!

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Welcome! I'll try to answer your questions, but first off: YOU DO NOT EAT ENOUGH FOOD DURING THE DAY WHICH IS WHY YOU BINGE IN THE EVENINGS!!! Your breakfast: If you read the ingredients of your granola bar you'll see that it's mostly sugar. Granola bars are a SWEET! How about some scrambled eggs, a...

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I disagree very strongly with losing weight fast. 4 years ago I lost 24 kilos in 6 months. I gained 14 of those kilos back within 4 months. I ate a very reduced calory diet and I excersized my feet off. I just couldn't maintain that lifestyle in the long run. After I lost the weight I didn't recogni...

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06 May: Green. Ouch! Enough said.

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ShannaR, I'm an ice person on the advice of my chiropracter. 05 May: Green. Was tempted to eat sweets out of boredom, but I resisted. I can't do anything and I'm bored! If I sit for more that 10 mins. my back locks. So that excludes reading or knitting much. My chiropracter said no gardening this we...

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Renew, is banking S days vanilla? That's what got you in trouble before(lifts forefinger and frowns).

Butterfly1000, congratulations!

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04 May: Green. Threw my back out shopping. (Hekseskud) translated to Witch Shot. Whatever. I won't be declaring sick days as it will be about a week until I can move normally. Stuffing my face isn't going to help my back one bit. As a matter of fact, that's the problem. My huge tummy puts a strain o...

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Maybe this will motivate you to get that afghan done. I read in a Danish ladies' magazine that one hour of knitting or crocheting burns about 100 calories. While watching TV. Now 100 cals a day is 700 cals a week. Sometimes it's just that little extra calorie burn that's needed to get things going t...

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Thanks, Renew! I'll try this.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

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Renew, I HATE excersizing! However, I love Reinhard's movement with purpose. Now, I've never been able to eat while I vacuum or do dishes or dig in the garden. Once I start something it leads to something else, kind of a domino effect. The whole purpose of No S is NO SNACKING! If I'm tired and take ...

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Thanks, Renew!

03 May: Green. Not as active, but acccomplished a lot by puttering. My body was tired from Sunday, but I didn't want to just sit.

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Bumping this thread because I think that it's a great idea to reward ourselves with something GREEN and sparkly! If not a ring, then maybe a charm bracelet? Green ear-rings?Green beaded necklace? WHEN I reach my goal my wedding ring will be much too big. As DH and I were dirt poor when we married, m...

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:D Real motivating, Renew, but where's your edit for 03 May? Yahoo! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the flowers blooming... A great day for some serious Urban Ranging! I think I'll have VANILLA yoghurt for breakfast. Anybody have any suggestions for vanilla flavored things that comply wit...

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02 May: Whew, what a day! First off, I forgot to eat dinner last night as I was so pooped. Today I started gardening already at 0830, so no time to eat. Knocked off early, at about 1500. Ranged home some groceries, ranged with Thor BACK to the garden and did a little more. Finaly at 1700 had somethi...

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We're all off to a roaring start! Just think, with warmer weather, we're all more active. Add Vanilla No S to more activity and something good is bound to happen to all of us!

Happy Shrinking!

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30 April: Green
01 May: Today is a day off for everybody here in DK. Something about International Worker's Day. Technically it's an S day, but I'm going for green with one single yellow. Don't know what it will be though. The garden is calling...

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You're too hard on yourself. Lemonade is a beverage-allowed. No S isn't about calorie counting, weighing and measuring. Making the refreshments after your meeting a third meal was a very wise choice. You stuck to the rules and YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF! Starting No S, make sure your meals are ...

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29 April, day 7 for 21 Day Club. Green. Very busy. DH took day off, so we went shopping in the morning. My green sparkly is a pond vac. Just had to try it out, so the day flew by!

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Take it on the chin and to quote Scarlett O'Hara, "After all, tomorrow is another day." I think you're beating yourself up too much. Congratulate yourself that it could have been a lot worse.

I fully agree with Marc's post above. Take baby steps.

God Bless, and I pray for you.

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Congratulations! Thanks so much for your testimonial. It inspires me to keep at it.

Happy Shrinking!

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27 April: Green! Vanilla! I feel so free now. Unburdened. 28 April: Too early to post yet-it's 0850 here. Renew started up the Vanilla Team. Yay! As soon as I saw it I rushed to join. Something has happened mentally to me. I'm craving a GREEN SALAD! I feel so much more at peace with myself after I'v...

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Welcome, Baron. Urban Rangeing is really good exercize without killing yourself. If you UR every day there's no reason you shouldn't lose weight. Check out the Shovelglove threads. Really great for upper body toning and strength.

Happy Shrinking!

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:D :D I'm in! Thanks, Renew! Vanilla No S, no mods or tweaks. Emphasis on Sometimes. I'll jump start too. :D :D 26 April: :o Green. Threw in the towel. Please read my post for more info. Appetite crashed down. 27 April: :D Green. I feel free! 28 April: :D Green. 29 April: :D Green. Very busy as DH t...

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Thanks, folks. I must warn you that it WILL cost a good healthy crying jag.

The irony of ironies is that since letting go I'm not rebelling against myself. My inner child isn't screaming "Iwant,I want" anymore.

Thanks for your supportive comments.

Happy Shrinking!

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This is really OFF topic! DH and I dug a garden pond last September. We put in lots of water lilies and other water plants. We only have 12 fish, so it's not over stocked. Our pond is 14,200 liters. This spring our pond water is pea green soup. I cant see more than a few inches below the water surfa...

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Sorry that I've taken so long. I range every day with trusty Thor. I range home the groceries. I home range and now I garden range. I find myself "forgetting" things so I have to range again! My pedometer is registering anywhere between 7-8000 steps a day. I have a really good quality pedometer that...

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I shovel! In the winter. When I started I was so weak that I used a mop. Then I used the garden shovel. Now I use a 7 lb sledgehammer with a broken shaft. I don't shovel now as I use a real shovel with real soil in my allotment garden. I also use a hoe and a cultivator. I'm surviving thanks to shove...

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Welcome! When I first started shoveling, I started with a mop! Then I advanced to a garden shovel. I now have a 7 lb. sledgehammer with a broken handle. The shorter length works for me. I'm not shoveling now, I use those muscles doing heavy garden work.

Good luck!

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Don't get nervous! I'm letting go of my obsession with my weight. I've been maintaining for over a month. Nothing is happening. I've GAINED 2 cm on my waist and 3 cm on my hips. I'm tired of always being depressed about my size. I've concluded that I have the body that I have. I let go of all my neg...

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I am a proud Sometimesian! I am also a Vanillasian! I adhere to the original Creed and it works for me.

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You go, girl! Throw out all those mods, they're just confusion! It's the devil tempting you! Throw out all those other diets that you've combined with No S! Resist temptation-it's evil trying to get you to stray from the path of righteousness! Onward Christian Soldiers, Marching as to WAR... May you...

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26 April: Xtra GREEN. Since throwing in the towel, my appetite has evaporated. It sounds like I'm giving up, but I'm not. I'm just letting go. I've battled my weight for over 20 years and I'm tired. I'm 50 yrs old and I've got 20-25 yrs left. I don't want to spend the rest of my life obsessing over ...

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April 21-25: Green. Forgot about S days because we were so busy in the garden. Measured myself yesterday. Gaine 2 cm on my waist. Gained 3.5 cm on hips. Waaah!!! Am maintaining at 91 kilos. I'm working like a dog and reducing my portions. I'm throwing in the towel and not thinking about shrinking. I...

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Take a piece of string, an old shoe lace or scrap of yarn. Tie it tightly around your waist. (Under your clothes. You are allowed bathroom breaks, right?). Cut the string off right at the knot. Put the string in your desk drawer and 1 month later try the string on your waist. There should be a diffe...

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21 Mar: Finally a GREEN day! Not so much excersize, but I managed 7100 on my pedometer.
I'm giving up on weighing myself as it's the same 3 kilos I'm fighting. I'm going for shrinkage of my measurements instead. As long as I'm active and control my portions my body has no choice but to shrink.

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Oh dear, it's been a while since checking in. Here goes: 12,13&14 Mar: Green Gardening 15&16Mar: RED 17 Mar: Green. Really busy in the garden. 18Mar: Yellow, but kind of forgot. Our garden pond is really out of balance and some damned bird has eaten EVERY SINGLE FISH! Fishies survived the winter, bu...

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I HEREBY PUBLICLY DECLARE THAT I WILL STICK TO VANILLA NO S.

I ALSO DECLARE THAT I WILL FROM THIS DAY FORWARD FORCE MYSELF TO EAT BREAKFAST.

I'm making the breakfast declaration because I usually don't eat until about 11 a.m. Then I'm insatiable.

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What an inspiration! Thanks for posting and greetings to your son. Please tell him that he has given a 50 year old Danish woman food for thought.

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Gardening season has started with a bang, and thanks to Shovelglove I'm surviving! This weekend DH and I were in the garden all day weeding, digging up old shrubs and preparing the soil for planting. Real hard work. Thanks to Shovelglove I'm not sore at all. I have learned my lesson. In winter, Shov...

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April 5: Yellow. Holiday here in Dk April 6: RED!!! Bad Girl! April 7: Green April 8: Red!!! April 9: RED!!! April 10: Yellow April 11: Yellow I've had a whole lot of RED days in a row. Have to pull myself together. On the upside, I'm moving a lot more. Gardening and spring cleaning. Longer ranging ...

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Welcome, petvet! Sorry to be so late in my welcome, but I've been gardening.

Regarding your question about Sat. If you put it on a plate, if it's part of your meal and if it isn't a sweet, it's o.k. That's the beauty of No S!

Happy Shrinking!

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1 april: RED!!! No kidding.

2 april, Day 1 for 21 day club! Yellow. Planned and executed a 75th birthday party for a dear friend.
3 April, Day 2 for 21 Day Club: Green. Gardened.
4 April, Day 3 for 21 Day Club: Easter, Yellow.

Got on my scale yesterday and I'm 1 kilo lighter.

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Good going, Renew! Happy Easter!

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Mar 28,29,30&31: Green. Yesterday I completed another 21 days! I'm maintaining my 3 kg. shrinkage from when I was sick. Now I just have to pull myself together to shrink a little more. Renew is taking a break from the monthly challenges, so I'll be posting here more. I'll miss those challenges. I'll...

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Time really flies when I'm having fun! Yesterday I completed another 21 days!

Congrats, Blueangel!

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renew, I tried to make some tiny tiny mods and found myself confused and overwhelmed. I found myself starting to make mods for almost any reason. Thankfully, I caught myself in time. Vanilla No S is what works best for me. Please don't give up. I must say that you have been a real inspiration to me....

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Thanks so much for your challenges, renew. They have really helped to keep me motivated. What will I do without them? Hopefully, your well earned break will be short...

TRA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA (to the tune of Stars and Stripes Forever)

We did it!

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DH means darling husband.

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Mar 26: Green. Did some gardening and am very happy. The soil is very wet and heavy, but I could cultivate the soil by hand, and my arms didn't fall off! Thanks to shovelglove! Mar 27: Green. Didn't eat very much. Mar 27: Yellow. DH borrowed a car, so we went shopping for garden things. Walking thro...

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Yesterday DH found an old sledgehammer in a field and took it home for me. The shaft is broken, so it's only as long as a hand held axe. My question is, can I use this to shovelglove? I thought I'd wrap the broken handle with tape so I don't get splinters. Will it be harmful to shovel with so short ...

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Mar 23 and 24: Still a little shaky and weak. Appetite is strange. Starting to feel hungry, but when I start to eat I get full on not very much. I think my stomache sac has shrunk. I see no need to stretch it out again. Today: Green. Although it's still afternoon here, I'm posting now. I ranged with...

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Thanks so much for your advice! I'm forceing myself to move more. Thankfully my appetite is still kind of shaky, so overeating isn't a problem.
I'm eating very low-cal healthy foods and not nearly as much as befor I got sick. Maybe my stomache sac has shrunk? No need to stretch it out again!

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It certainly can't hurt. The last few years I've read and heard a lot about how getting 30 mins. a day of excersize can be done in spurts throughout the day is just as effective as all at once. It should at least help to clear your mind and get some oxygen to your brain. If nothing else, your work w...

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gemma52, hang in there! Walls are for climbing or knocking down. Try using housework for excersize. You'll see instant results in your home-kind of gratifies the instant gratification needs. It's great excersize. Throw your scales in the closet and use a tape measure instead. If you have a red day, ...

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Each and every one of us is doing just fantastic! When March is finally over, we should all reward ourselves with something GREEN! Yay!

Sorry for the rambling, I'm still kind of foggy!

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Fantastic! I keep saying to myself, if he can do it, so can I!

The next time some ladies' magasine wants a success story, have you considered yourself? I'm sure you have some before pics of yourself without a t-shirt. The difference between before and maintaining are really dramatic.

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Mar 16-22: Been sick. Still am. Feel like I'm in a fog. Really congested.
I'm weak as a kitten and am living on O.J and H2Orange. No appetite at all. BLAH!

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Congratulations on your maintence! Your posts are always an inspiration to me and I need all the help I can get! I do have a question for you. I've been under the weather for the past 8 days. No appetite-living on O.J and H2Orange. Fever and the whole 9 yards. Crawled on the scale this morning and a...

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I also learned to use a timer with FlyLady. I'm still fluttering though. It really is amazing how much one can get done in 15 minutes! I try to combine FlyLady with No S. I set my timer for 15 minutes and trot to each room. I call it home ranging. I get a lot of excersize this way. I hate excersize!

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Mar 13: Green Mar 14: Green. Went to General Assembly at the Allotment Garden Society and it dragged out. There's never food served, only drinks. By the time it was over, I was too tired to even think about eating. I did keep my fluid balance up though! Mar 15: Took my S day, but again didn't have t...

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Mar 11: Green. It's getting harder and harder to stay green. I do it though. Mar 12: Green by a hanging hair. These days I'm just constantly hungry. It's like I just can't get full. Must be spring fever. I'm scared to death to even get near a scale. My clothes are feeling a little looser, but it cou...

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Congrats, frugaltexan and oolala! See ya next round?

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Day 01, Mar 09: Didn't wear pedometer, but home ranged. Scrubbed down the kitchen. Ranged home groceries.

Day 02, Mar 10: Ranged to visit friends. Home ranged. Pedometer 5019 steps. Not bad for a former couch potato!

I'm SO HAPPY THAT I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE!!!

GOOD TO SEE YOU, PIRATEMAN!

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9 Mar: Green. My clothes are feeling a little looser now. Don't want to weigh myself. I'll wait until April and (hopefully) be pleasantly surprised.

10 Mar. Green. Completed another 21 Days.

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Yesterday I completed another 21 days! My clothes are finally feeling a little looser...

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O.K. I'm going to commit myself to another 21 days of rangering. I've been getting lazy. Spring ud, spring ud pÃ¥ dine skÃ¦ve ben...

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Thanks, Mimi! Congrats on your starting up again. Take it easy though.

I've been so alone on this thread that my last 2 posts in my check-in are in Danish, and NOBODY NOTICED!!! I expected a comment from Rienhard that posts should be in English.

Happy rangering and happy shrinking.

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8 Mar: Green. I had a really bad craving for a piece of spice cake that's in the goodies cabinet. I brewed a pot of winter tea instead. It was like drinking cake! I'll have to remember this.

I didn't move that much. I don't know why but I'm really tired lately. Must be spring fever!

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I haven't bothered posting for a while, but I have ranged every day, even on S days. So, I know that I've completed 21 days and am well on my way to another 21 days. Apparantly everyone is too busy ranging to post about it. That's fantastic, I wish it were me! I'm doing everything I can to get up to...

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Mar 6: Green. 7 Mar: Yellow. My S day went a little wild, so I'm going to really watch what I eat this week. I'm going to try slightly smaller portions this week. I really want my wieght to go down because I get so tired every day. Sometimes I want to throw in the towel because I'm not shrinking at ...

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4 Mar: Green. Starting my normal routine up again. Still feel a little weak, but fine. 5 Mar: Green. Felt incredibly lazy, but forced myself to vacuum and tidy up. Then I HAD to range into town. As of now I have 9560 steps on my pedometer. I haven't had this many steps since I started No S. I'm real...

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