Everyday Systems

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Quite evening at home alone, had popcorn for dinner. Is that NoS? I didn't have seconds..... :wink: We have had so much drama this month - one kid leaving for college, another starting new life in RI, my Mom having serious health issues, now hubby have health issues. I'm finding it hard to focus on ...

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Oh,KCCC - thinking about you friend.......

Not an easy time I know.....

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I'm missing you Grammy - you ok?

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Better today, but MAN this has been one stressful month! Hubby & I were cataloging all the 'stuff' that's been happening and we're both exhausted just thinking of it!

Had a wonderful dinner tonite - stuffed eggplant, roasted new potatoes and onions....mmmmmmm!

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Smile. Breathe. Move slowly.

Thinking of you KCCC, and good luck to your Mom!

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Chaotic day today - no time for lunch, early dinner and I didn't overeat. But I feel cheated of a meal. How childish!

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What a wonderful weekend I've had - went to a 'hike inn' in the mountains with three women/friends. We had such a great time, and I felt completely disengaged from the stresses of day-to-day life. Five miles uphill, an overnight stay in the eco-friendly lodge, great food, great company - then five m...

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Hey Sonya - I've been absent a bit (family stuff, travel, etc.) but wanted to catch up with you - looks like you're doing really well with a thoughtful approach to fine-tuning what works for YOU.......I really admire your ability to self-examine and adjust......

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Thanks so much KCCC - Hubby & I decided to truly embrace the moment and go through some old photos of both of our kids - both now away - and torture ourselves with nostalgia. We were both in tears within 5minutes...... :roll: Raising kids the most intense, challenging, fun, rewarding thing I've ever...

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Remarkably, I am doing well........ .....despite a painful day Tuesday dropping son off at college ("Mom, I don't think I'm ready for you & Dad to go yet......oh wait, I see 15 gorgeous girls. You can leave now!"). Food - check Sleep - check Exercise - check Happy with hubby - check Work - ok, well ...

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Such a long week last week, and this week off to a rough start too. We take our son to college today, and I'm up at 4am with Mom-anxiety. But food-wise, actually doing better, although I'm not posting here as much as I'd like. I can't access this site from work, computer at home glitchy. Weighed mys...

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Wow Grammy - that's GREAT~ Welcome back - we missed you!

(and I l-o-v-e Glacier -so gorgeous!)

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You can definitely bake in your bread machine, but I like the texture and shape from the pan/oven method.

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Larisa - this is a MOST inspiring post! Love it, and love the way you've marshalled your innate talents and desires to achieve what you want from life.

ps - your parents were wrong

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Scrybil's Best Whole Wheat Bread :wink: Load up bread machine (in order your machine directs - mine says liquids first)with: 1 1/2 cups warm water; 2 1/2 T butter' 2 T molasses or honey; 2 cups WholeWheat Flour; 2 cups all purpose flour (I use unbleached); 1 1/2 t salt; 1 1/2 t yeast. Select 'dough'...

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L-O-N-G day at work two days in a row - making up for being out of town several days. No dinner tonite til I got home at 10:30(!) and then had some leftover salad and a few Triscuits - not ideal,but better than in the past.

Heading to bed - whew!

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KCCC, just getting caught up on your posts since my return to town. I have a wonderful whole wheat bread recipe that I put together in my bread machine, then bake in the oven you might like...great sandwich loaf. Let me know if you want me to post.

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I'm back home and relieved to be out of elder-care mode, despite how much I love my Mom. She is in pain, and that makes her emotionally fragile - and THAT is not fun! But, she has an overall great attitude, and I admire how she's dealing with her inevitable decline. I hope I got her 'tough gal' gene...

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Back in business now - idk, thanks for the braces info, thinking about Invisalign since my firm has a reimbursement plan for such expenses and I can get the cost down significantly.

Sounds like you're doing really well - with all things mouth-related!

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idk, you're down almost 5 lbs,right? GREAT!

I want to hear about those braces - did you get the invisible ones or go for the shiny smile?

I hear it's pretty uncomfortable for adults.....but I'm considering it myself!

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KCCC, that Tower of Tortilla thing sounds wonderful - can't wait to try it!

And it IS too hot to be outside! I've been running at 6am, and it's still killin' me!

Georgia! In July!

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Hi guys - you really are the best! I have been struggling, with food and so many things. And checking back in here & getting your terrific support means so much! Lots happening, not much of it good. Came back from my business trip to face multiple issues with my mother (starting to decline, a heart ...

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I've been out of touch a bit- several-day business trip, husband in a testy mood, elderly parent issues..... All contribute to me not being as plugged in as I need to be. I handled food well while traveling (hotel life actually is easier than having ready access to food at home), but I feel I'm in t...

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Hi idk - just checking in on you, I've been traveling for work & absent a few days. Looks like you're recovering nicely from a dental crisis and a 'mild food crisis - 'mild' because you are right back on track.

Nice work

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Wow - this is really interesting! I have changed jobs in the last few months and have amuch longer commute and am at the computer many more hours. Net result = much more sitting. And, even though I exercise every day, I can see - and feel - a difference. Hmmmm, probably need to quit this job before ...

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I like the 'contained red' summary of that day. It's all relative, isn't it KCCC? And being kind and accepting of yourself - even on a bad day - is so reasonable. Those words: 'reasonable' 'moderate' 'accepting' 'kind' What great words to describe where you are with your red day. Not bad at all........

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Yes, I'm doing the medal thing - got a gold on exercising, but still just beneath bronze on NoS. Just as I get close to medal - DISASTER! Perhaps I'm medal-phobic? I think (don't hold me to this)I'll weigh in monthly - probably first of each month. And post here the day before so everyone will keep ...

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You know, I think I gave up on avoiding 'weird' a while back - I'm a vegetarian, and so have often found myself in situations in which I had to bring my own food. And as a pretty frequent hostess, I really do appreciate it when a guest is (1) clear about what they will/won't or can/cannot eat, and (...

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I'm an expert on the salt-response. I can stare down chocolate anytime, but a bag of potato chips will be my downfall!

Glad you're better - you're making great strides!

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Salty foods do it everytime. Drink a TON of water and get that processed stuff outtathere!

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Hi & Welcome!

You might try checking into some of the other discussion threads, particularly in the Daily Check Ins.....lots of support there, especially from those of us who have that 'night crawler' stuff

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osoniye, you & I came here at about the same time, so I can see the parallels in our progress. Reinhard says these Sdays get better as we settle in, and I feel some progress - at least in my awareness of what & how I am eating - without guilt. Observing my eating habits without guilt has been enligh...

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mmmm, tomatoes from the garden! They ARE good this year, aren't they? We have been feasting on tomato sandwiches on homemade wheat bread......heaven!

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Thanks for all the input, guys - really! I do love how people on this board just jump in & offer to help......so generous! When I was in OA-HOW, I had good luck with that monthly check in, particularly since I had some support for whatever the results might be. And it's clear I have that support her...

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Well, I had a reasonable couple of Sdays, but I have to say that I feel I'm just treading water here..... Since I don't weigh myself, I don't know how much - or if - I've lost weight. So now, I'm trying to decide. If I weigh myself, I could be setting myself up for disappointment. But if I don't, am...

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OK, here's the strategy so far (10pm) Started day with meditation Worked from home today - more relaxed Made a VERY good dinner (homemade pesto pizza with fresh tomatoes & avocados) Figured I should treat myself to avoid resenting the restrictions of my life Went for a walk after dinner to get out o...

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KCCC is so diplomatic. And, if I had a weapon in your situation (as Graham suggests), I probably couldn't be trusted. I'm going to take the role of DB (Designated B!%@#). I have found that when I allow others to dictate my actions, I have resentment and bitterness. Doesn't work out too well. My sugg...

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KCCC, you're my inspiration! All this time, all this consistentcy......

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WOW! Great idk - so pleased for you!

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OH MY word! Bill Clinton, Eleanor Roosevelt and Willie Nelson all in one post! How did you DO that??? You crack me up Grammy! If I'm channeling while you're gone, I'm going to visualize Eleanor in hat & gloves sipping tea serenely, Willie ordering a tofu shake for the munchies, and Bill passing up b...

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Ah, I thought so! I make those too, just didn't want to miss out on some English delecacy!

Wow - 75minutes of yoga - I'm impressed!

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Starla - oolala - LALoser - what great advice and wise feedback! And idk is right - we really miss your wisdom when you're not here! This IS a wonderful place. But it's much like exercise - it's that first step out the door to walk that's the hardest...so the hardest part is STOPPING what we're doin...

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LOL idontknow! I love to read diet books gnawing my way through a box of Triscuits.

I'm thinking I might need to change up my Friday nite routine somehow, find another 'tradition' to blow off the week's steam.

Suggestions anyone?

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Oh yeah, wasn't it wonderful? And I really enjoy her writing style. Intelligent but engaging.

I KNEW you would like that one Grammy! It was 'our era'!

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Weighing in late here, and Grammy you are away I know. But I'm all for NoS Book CLub!

(Reading The Heretics Daughter right now - will let you know how it is.....)

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Thank you for your wonderful note KCCC. Yes, I do have ebbs and flows, run hot and cold. I'm working on balance, and NoS is a part of that effort. Like with food, I take a mild binge/purge approach to life. Overcommit myself, then back off. Surround myself with tons of people, then need a lot of tim...

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That KCCC - she is one smart lady! I agree, it's GREAT that you are recognizing what works for you. If you know that the structure is of your own choosing - chosen from a place of taking care of yourself - then the structure is indeed comfort. KCCC has pointed this out: if we are as kind to ourselve...

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KCCC, enjoyed the travelogs, but glad you're back into the routine....Habit,habit,habit........

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oolala, that is truly incredible progress, and it's good that you can recognize your success and not beat yourself up about the S Days. Love the visual of string of islands.....beautiful! I too continue to struggle with the weekends. It seems to start on Friday night for me, and then I am sorta wrec...

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Late checking in here, had my Fri nite meltdown again and am frustrated that I seem to keep mistakes. But I'm on track now - and Saturday (an SDay) was actually moderate. It's the first time I've had an SDay that didn't send me into obsessing about food (much) and I think it might have something to ...

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Hi Grammy - you are really honing in on what works for you, great insights here.

We'll MISS you!

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Oh Grammy, how familiar this is to me! Last night, in my hotel room at the college, if I there had been cookies anywhere near me I would have done the same. In fact, I almost went out to GET food, because I could not stop thinking about wanting something to eat. All (I think) because my baby boy is ...

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Hello everybody - and THANK YOU for your thoughtful words as I work my way out of feeling sorry for myself..... Just returning from taking our son to college orientation and we survived it. He is a reluctant student at this school - he set his sights very high, didn't get into his top choice school,...

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Oh my, idk no offense at all - I'm pleased that someone(like you & llb) actually cares! I think perhaps much of my unhappiness is temporary, and of my own creation. And I am one of those people who always has a plan - far too many! One issue for me is that I have no time to THINK, I just DO.....That...

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One more thing.....

I just listened to Reinhard's podcast about SDays.....very comforting...

http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=34

Is it possible we're being too hard on ourselves?

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I struggle so with the weekends....Friday nights seem to be difficult (as KCCC also reported) as a particularly stressful week seems to make me want to cut LOOSE! And, since I don't quite 'cut loose' as I did in my younger years, it's up to the food to give me my rebellion. Then Saturday and Sunday ...

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Grammy, you may not be 35, but I do believe you can tackle the world....

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Nice reward system my friend!

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KCCC, I like the 'one S Event' plan for vacation - I may plagarize that one later this summer. btw, heading to your hometown tomorrow for two days of college orientation with my son. I'd ask you to keep tabs on him this Fall, but why make requests I couldn't fulfill myself, right? Sounds like you're...

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Me too! Me too! Thank you reneew for looking out for all of us - glad you're back & doing well.... I still need to master the NoS Days, but like Grammy, am finding that a floating calendar on exercise works best for me. So I'll do Vanilla NoS tracking here, and commit to 5 days/week of exercise. 1 :...

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There IS a lot of wisdom here, and I'm trying to be understanding of myself: my lifelong diet/binge cycles, my many years of accumulated guilt, resentment and rebellion about eating. It's hard to change that quickly at a deep level - it took a long time for me to get this screwed up LOL! I know I wo...

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Good day today - gave myself a much-needed break from being in the office and worked from home - got to go for my run in the morning, had a homegrown tomato and avocado sandwich on homemade bread for lunch...Mmmmmmm!

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Hi Foxtrotter - welcome - yes we ARE sane & supportive. Or at least supportive.

Looking forward to getting to know you!

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Wow - I've been here on the DB, but have forgotten to do my own check-in. I'm having a high old time reading others' posts, learning more from everyone, etc. The week has been up & down - I'm generally doing well...in fact, I ran my HabitCal last night and I've had 3 FAILURES since May 17th - so, al...

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I LOVED Water for Elephnats - a beautiful book! Can't wait to hear what you think,Grammy! I have aforementioned hammock down by the water (we live on a small lake) - shady, cool, private. I just finished doing a 'use what you have redecorating' binge and moved acomfy chair & ottoman up to thebedroom...

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idk, I stand corrected -just read your post about hobbling around London in heels. Not fun! I think I have this romantisized vision of life in England - too many British chick flicks? I want to be one of those dotty old women on a bike with the basket out in the countryside. How about that for the i...

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I'm thinking bedroom lockdown might be good for those days when I know the stress is getting to me. I can track back to every deviation from what works for me and see how I enetered into my evening with pent-up frustration or nursing hurt feelings. And,somehow, I think food will resolve all of that....

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Sounds like you're doing great! The floating S day seems to be comfortable for you......

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Well idk, it beats sitting in traffic for hours, burning fossil fuel and getting angry with other,more aggressive drivers. But, perhaps not? Doesn't it sometimes seem that GETTING places is more than you want to have to do?We're all readers here on this thread (obviously).....no doubt we'd prefer cu...

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So, maybe we all start locking ourselves in our bedrooms at 8pm? I had the same problem last night. Couldn't sleep, got up to read a while,said what the heck ataround midnight - DUMB! I had a perfect NoSday, then screwed up -literally - in tthe 11th hour. It really does come down to habit for me. Th...

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Wow! FIFTEEN years younger! And you look happy~

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Oooh, sense of foreboding! LOVE that in a book - sort of like knowing you shouldn't look but you can't help yourself,right?

But TRAIN travel! Lucky you!

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idk, I can't beat the mousefight, that's for sure! Grammy, I think those little buggers are nocturnal, and sounds like you will be too :wink: Grammy, I don't keep in touch with folks from HS well, but Facebook seems to be changing that. Our last HS reunion, I was too pregnant to travel. I won the aw...

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Good day today- ANOTHER broiling bike ride, but I needed to get moving and glad I did. Lasagna for Father'sDay!

Used today as a NoS Day since Friday (when I was feeling lousy) didn't go so great.

It is HOT here today - and likely to be all week,with no rain in sight.....sigh...Georgia.......

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Read a second - even better - bookby Meg Wolitzer this weekend - "The Wife". Grammy, I think you would like this one a lot....about the wife of a world-renowned author and story of their marriage through late 50's-present. Captures the era, along with dawn of feminism movement. Wolitzer a fine write...

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LOL - I am cracking up over your battle with the mouse in the wee hours! Sounds like you won, though? :wink: In answer to your questions about the South - grew up during Civil Rights movement, but remember the 'colored' entrances to public places, and of course, segregated schools. My early years we...

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KCCC, that pattern sounds so familiar to me, and frankly you 'contained the damage' quite well I think. I do find late Friday nites difficult. I don't WANT to go to bed - I want some time alone with my book in my comfy chair and - of course -my comfy food. I too notice the rebelliousness I feel: "Wh...

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Wow - I feel SO much better today, hit the on-coming cold with "ColdEze" lozenges and I seem to have (as Barney Fife used to say) 'nipped it in the bud!" Food yesterday was dicey, but I'm hereby declaring Friday an Sday and moving on. I was feeling too bad to eat well - fruit for breakfast, soup for...

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Grammy, so glad you enjoyed "The Help" -I grew up in a town just like that one,with women - white and black - just like those characters.

Sounds like you're doing really well....and the yoga - are you taking a class, practicing on your own?

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reneew, I really like the aspect of NoS that makes me feel like an 'adult' - you know, one of those people who knows what works & what doesn't? Sounds like you are doing exactly that - fine-tuning your personal best approach. I can completely relate to the scale-fear. I don't ever weigh anymore. The...

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It's been a bad week - high stress at work, two nights of getting in after 9, lots of conflict. And all the pressure hit me last night with aches and sore throat and coughing. Ugh! I'll be back here tomorrow.....

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Thanks for the shout-outs Liz & Grammy - I DID enjoy my day Sunday & felt better going into Monday with a 'normal' day under my belt!

Had a bad days at work, both Mon & Tue - came home tonight to torrential rain, hail and no power. Had to eat out, can't cook in the dark!

later~

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You really are thinking deeply - and well - about all of this. It's amazing how complex all of this food-related stuff can be. But that awareness is a great thing, and if you're only sitting down to 3 meals a day, you have TIME to think about what you eat. I often wonder if I didn't set myself up to...

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lbb, your habits - both good & mine -sound exactly like mine! That gum chewing - I'm a chain chewer. I can go without indefinitely. If I have a pack in my desk, gone in a couple of hours. A hundred years ago, when I smoked (in a galaxy far,far away) I was equally chain-driven. I also talk too damn m...

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I love your posts too! And I laughed out loud at your sweet little Southern ladies choosing"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and them NOT reading it (and you were so good to slog through it!) and then kicking you out of bookclub. You know, of course, what they were saying behind your back:...

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osoniya - hope you're doing well! As a fellow HOW refugee, keeping an eye out for you

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Must be that 'child of the 60's thing'. Zen and the Art of Self Maintenance

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Had a really nice day today - long hot bike ride w/hubby out in the sticks of Georgia, and rewarded ourselves with a stop at a DQ - interestingly, I ate only about 1/2 of my ice cream, it just wasn't that good frankly. Then had a great dinner at home with blackened tilapia, fresh tomato & avocado sa...

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Just finished "The Ten Year Nap" by Meg Wolitzer (sp?)- really well-written, about four 40ish professional women who step off the career path to raise their children. I'm well beyond those child-rearing days, but could relate to much in the book. Recommended!

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osoniye - yes, I was in HOW - successfully - for a long time. And one day woke up (for my daily 5:15am call to my sponsor)and said "I don't want to do this anymore." I felt like I had found the answer to my constant preoccupation with food and weight, because I could "turn it over' everyday. But my ...

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Well, your life is indeed happening, and quite nicely I might add! And you sound full of energy, optimism and commitment - helped along I'm sure by getting results! Regarding those 'things' - Have you noticed that there's actually nothing left to buy? LOL I honestly can't think of one thing I need, ...

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Recovering from the bowling debacle. Let's just say the pro-bowling tour won't be searching me out. On the other hand, I can tell (via sore muscles) that it was actual exercise. And I fully embraced the cultural aspect of the game with pizza afterwards. How downright STRANGE to have a big slice of p...

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Oh dear Graham - how sad! And scares the hell out of me! I've had some scarey near-misses and find myself on high alert every time I'm on my bike. I just keep reassuring myself with the higher statistics for auto accidents.

Wait! That's not reassuring at all! Heck, I'm staying home!

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As long as the bathrooms are clean and the dishes aren't stacked in the sink, no one will notice!

Feel better(your husband too) and enjoy your friends. Life's too short to clean

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So sounds like today is better than yesterday, and that's definitely progress. It's strange how something beneath our dignity can make us compromise a commitment. I'm with KCCC - you DESERVE better, and today you gave that to yourself I love 'mark it and move on'. I've spent too many day/weeks/month...

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Woops! Behind updating here....it's been a great week,doing well on my NoS days, but skipped exercise Monday because I THOUGHT I had planned a day off. So do I log that as a FAILURE on my HabitCal for exercise. Rats! We have 15 interns at my company and took them bowling tonight. I was the Mom-in-Ch...

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I noticed that I've added foods - like homemade bread. I'm having a piece of home-baked whole wheat bread with my breakfast every morning - I NEVER would have done that in the past! "Too many carbs" I do find that we seem to have a longer 'box life' of things like chips, crackers, 'pick up foods'. C...

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Wow! You are my hero! You stood down the obligatory now-you're-the-matriarch hostessing duties! Rock on sister! Last year, I refused to host the annual Christmas Eve brunch gathering that kept growing, and growing. I ended up crying in the bedroom from the tension of being that assertive, but - you ...

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My husband's family is from New Jersey. Those Stephanie Plum books are just like a family reunion. Never have I seen that much hair & makeup outside a Miss America contest! And I live in the South . The women are all named Dawn. One of the cousins married a guy in the garbage business named Vinnie. ...

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Thanks G - we are having great exercise-outdoors weather, but we'll soon (like tomorrow) hit 90o and then when the humidity kicks in - can't bearto be outside. Back to the gym then unfortunately. Yeah, I'm definitely feeling the relief of not thinking about food. I noticed that I had more food thoug...

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