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Strawberry Roan

Afternoon KCCC, And even worse, she offered to take me to lunch at a Mexican restaurant but I told her I had lunch already planned, we'd do it another time. oolala, As absurd as somebody saying to put leftover cookies in the freezer so you won't eat them - duh, like I couldn't eat a frozen cooke. :D...

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Hi to some of my favorite gals. Glad to see things are going well for both of you, Grammy and oolala. Hang in there idon'tknow, it does get easier. I did NO S a couple years ago, so very strict that a mint didn't even pass my lips, rarely ate any differently on S days, lost 25 pounds or more in a co...

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Well, I am going to do a June Challenge to keep on working the No S plan exactly as intended, planning my meals and sticking to the plan. And exercise every day. June 1 :wink: June 2 :wink: June 3 :wink: June 4 :wink: June 5 :wink: June 6 :wink: June 7 :wink:' June 8 :wink: June 9 :wink: June 10 :wi...

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The language was a bit raw but I agree with your assessment. Slow and steady and sane.

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I agree that any diet works if followed. The difference with just eating three normal meals a day is that there is never the, No, I can't go out to eat with you, I'm on a diet. No, I can't enjoy Thanksgiving dinner because I am on a diet. No, I can't come to your bbq because I am on a diet. My boss ...

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Welcome, I love your name as well.

This way of eating is very liberating, the control is all yours - not some group who weigh you, discuss you, assign you points, you are the captan of your ship here.

And if you can't change the direction of the wind, adjust the sails.

One meal at a time.

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Yeah!! Clothes getting big is a good sign. Someone sent me a cartoon that stated: "Ever notice when you hang something in your closet for 2 or more months, it tends to shrink?" In your closet, clothes are growing larger...had to change this statement (thus the edit) as it sounded like clothes were ...

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Here I am hard at work 8) Ate a fudgesicle at 10pm yesterday with the hubby. It was nice and cold and yummy on a 95 degree evening on the back deck. That is my goal - to try and enjoy a simple treat instead of eating half a bag of red string licorice. It's a process, I'm working on it. Brought a cin...

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KCCC, I work for an attorney who bikes to work each day (10 miles each way) She then showers (we work in an old Victorian home so it has actual bathrooms and bedrooms, etc.) and dresses for the day. Says she HATES when she has early court and misses her bike ride. I live on a gravel road in the coun...

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Happy Sunday everbody. Just got back from church, came home instead of eating out which is a good thing. I enjoy the social aspect of the diner in town but now the food choices. SOOOO, I made me, yes a large salad with pomegranate vinegar and cantaloupe chunks on the side (same plate). This whole de...

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Saturday's here :D Going to be 100 degrees so I won't be doing much outside. Going to town to go to the library, grocery store, Dollar General etc. this morning. Won't eat breakfast but might eat in town depending on who we run in to, etc. Ran into friends at Dollar General, she said Where are we al...

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4:10 Friday afternoon, hope everybody is having a great day. Didn't eat any breakfast, ate a veggie burger at Burger King, drank water. Not sure about dinner yet. Walked around shopping for an hour and a half but still want to get in my formal exercise. Went to the son and DIL's house for an impromp...

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Hey - Way to Go Grammy !!!!

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Kathleen, I often fast on Mondays, drinking nothing but hot lemon tea from when I get up until dinner time (well, not non stop but as my only "food" or drink). I do think that sometimes our bodies just get overwhelmed with stuff it needs to digest, process, etc. that a break is a good idea - barring...

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Happy Thursday :wink: Just ate breakfast (off work today), two scrambled eggs, one slice of lightly buttered wheat toast and some cut up cantaloupe (maybe a cup or so) that was amazing. They are Athenas and are always so good. I bought two and wish I had bought more but I didn't want them to go bad....

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Very interesting, Kathleen. You are so informed when it comes to all of this. I, too, am a big salad fan, many nights I just eat a dinner plate full of salad greens, a boiled egg cut up, shredded cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, green onions, carrots, whatever I have on hand, top it with crouto...

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Hi, I have been reading your enitre thread and I am just exhausted. I am no expert at this, although having been interested in the field of health and fitness my entire life I should be doing something along those lines rather than being a legal secretary. Congratulations on your weight loss, it see...

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Happy Wednesday, beautiful day here. Ate as planned last night, almost couldn't finish the salad but did (it was a dinner plate full, lots of veggies - sliced boiled egg - shredded cheese - croutons, etc. Drank unsweetened ice tea. Plan to eat the other half of my raisin bagel for breakfast with the...

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Well, Happy Monday - oh wait, it's Tuesday.... :oops: It is 930, I just ate half a raisin bagel, toasted and spread with a bit of peanut butter (really, less than half a teaspoon covered it just fine, cannot believe a serving is 2 Tablespoons !) and a squiggle of honey. Also ate a banana, am drinkin...

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Grammy, Hired Help just aren't as reliable as they used to be, huh? 8) What a cute story but I bet it did startle you, my daughter did the same thing once with a jar of Noxzema, she looked pretty scared, and scary... Just ate my Boca burger and, at my husband's insistence, had some potato salad on t...

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Hey, look, it IS tomorrow. :D Not sure what I will eat today, not having a picnic or anything, we try not to "celebrate" Memorial Day for personal reasons, more a day of reflection than a party. Ate breakfast at 9:30, rye/pump toast, I slice with a bit of the healthy dark chocolate/peanut butter spr...

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Welcome, Carolyn, good luck on your journey to better health.

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Happy Sunday All, So, let's see, it is 240 in the afternoon. I didn't eat anything before church, ending up gong with a group to a little diner thing at the lake where we live, nothing really decent there for me to eat - their salads are nothing but shredded lettuce with a teaspoon of shredded chees...

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Hello and Welcome.... This is a wonderful plan and a great group to post with, very supportive, friendly and fun :lol: Speaking of $$$$, I quickly became aware that I was the person eating most of the snacks as I didn't have to buy them nearly as often anymore, walking down the aisles of the store a...

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My grandpa used to say that if you learned something from an experience, it wasn't a mistake.

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Sure, you can do it. And we will all help you.

Take it one meal at a time, celebrate each small victory, brush off each small defeat - check in here and post when you can, check the other threads as they are very helpful.

Glad to "meet" you.

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Happy Saturday all, Went out shopping for a few hours this morning, didn't eat breakfast, ate a croissant with cheese and scrambled egg at 1p.m. It was fine - needed to use it up as it was in the fridge or would have had a grilled cheese on marbled rye/pump bread. Will have that another time Drinkin...

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Thanks so much Grammy, ain't it the truth? If I feel that I look good, I feel good about everything else. Not movie star good, not runway model good, just 62 year old woman good.

I like to walk past a mirror in a mall and not GASP in horror but think, well, okay...

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Chocolate licorice? Yeah, oolala, it's with the others, same twisted shape (not the pull apart stringy kind which I love in the cherry flavor), etc. but softer to chew. It is flavored with real Hershey's chocolate. Pretty good, threw away the bag already and had them in a Ziploc bag but I know they...

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Happy Friday morning all, No breakfast, off for a shopping trip with friends and we will be eating brunch/lunch, something I am sure. The sun is out and it is beautiful here. The clothes I have on today (jeans, a sleeveless lilac shell and a waist length purple jacket) feel great, no need to tug or ...

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yes Blithe Morning, vanilla is sublime and so is NoS in it's simplicity :).. but the meaning behind vanilla, besides "plain" in the NoS context is basically that *nothing is added*.... re: extra rules and mods i guess if someone tweaked NoS enough, they could call their version, "double chocolate f...

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* If you aren't hungry enough to eat raw vegetables, you aren't really hungry! *

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Noticed an older post at the bottom of the page: Oops, I accidentally lost too much weight. What now? :o Yeah, I'd be so lucky! Actually this happened to me for real when I first joined NO S a couple years ago. (Had to re-register last summer for some reason, it wouldn't accept my StrawberryRoan na...

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You're welcome Pangelasue :wink: You seem like you are in the right mindset which is the ONLY thing needed as no one else can lose the weight for you, but you. Easy to say, hard to do, trust me I know. (Ironically, I was just reading on CalorieCountPlus - I have been a member there since 2007, one o...

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Sounds like you are doing great, very motivated. Just tell yourself that you are going to be a strong, vital, healthy person who enjoys good food. Take one meal at a time, if you have a set-back, brush it off and move on. Don't worry about losing a lot of weight at once, heck a pound a week is 52 po...

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First visit to your post. You are doing so great. It really makes me think I can do this if I just start being my own coach like you seem to be doing. Thanks for the role model posts. Keep on with those self motivators. How sweet of you Pangelsue, please stop by again and chat. I do love the challe...

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Happy Tuesday, Just had breakfast, a rye and pumpernickel slice of toast with a slathering of peanut butter topped with dried cranberries. Drinking Lemon Zinger green tea, perfect. Will do the same for lunch, probably. And I will add a Diet Dr. Pepper. :D Also have a cheese stick and boiled egg to a...

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You can do it Deb

I agree that night eating is a hard habit to break, I just gave the hubby a few of the soft homestyle oatmeal raisin cookies (Archway) and a glass of cold milk. I didn't indulge but they looked mighty tasty....

Hubby happens to be 5'11 and 159 lbs.

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Just read your journal and am very inspired. You are doing great, glad to see that you love incorporating exercise, so do I. That's actually the easiest part for me, easier than passing up the snacks

Keep up the good work !

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Way to go Grammy and Mr. Grammy

I actually haven't had cracklin' cornbread for about thirty or forty years but it was good, nice crunchy real pork rinds - cannot imagine eating it now but if my grandma was here and made it for me, I sure would

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I think many (not all, unfortunately) in this country don't even know what it is like to be hungry as we eat round the clock. I embrace the feeling of being empty, that means my body has used up the fuel I have given it, not stored it as excess. As said before, no one who is eating three balanced me...

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Oh Grammy, I know cracklin' s

- ever had cracklin' cornbread? Yummy.. Loved your pig decorating story, I could do that before I could eat one

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I think the Peeps is an S Event, I mean really. how S weet

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Congratulations on your new job

That is wonderful news.

I wish you well with your sons. Being a mother can be heartbreaking at times, that's for sure.

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Happy Tuesday, feeling great. :wink: It is ten a.m. and I haven't eaten a bite yet, just not hungry. Will have a peanut butter/jelly on toast and a Diet Dr Pepper for lunch. (Had a handful of pretzel sticks and a Coke Zero a little later, needed the salt from the pretzels, as I felt my blood pressur...

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Happy Monday All, Ate a peanut butter and all fruit jelly on one slice of toast "sandwich" for breakfast, so far have had pretzels and a Diet Dr Pepper for lunch but will add another slice of peanutbutter/jelly toast. (Never got around to the second pband j toast, very very busy at work today). Will...

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If you were a failure 8 times in a 30 day month,

doesn't that mean you were a success 22 times?

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Salad makes you ill? That's horrible. Love reading this thread, what a fun bunch. Wow, salad a no-no, I wouldn't know what to eat - I eat a huge salad every day it seems, every veggie I can think of, cheese, chopped boiled egg, croutons, etc.. I will be very grateful and thankful , when I eat my sa...

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I am so sorry to read how bad you have been feeling. I don't really know what to offer other than hot lemon ginger herb tea, that cures everything

Feel better,

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Thanks a lot Who Me?... :wink: Let's see, yesterday went well. I had an apple and pretzels for a snack I suppose, maybe it was lunch. I had a big salad as planned for dinner and maybe a half cup of plain spaghetti - really was testing it. Hubby ate his later with sauce, cheese, etc. My salad was fil...

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Happy Saturday All, Rain/Sun/Rain/Sun - I'm getting dizzy :roll: Ate a bowl of Cinnamon Cheerios with 2pct milk for breakfast, - two cups of coffee with cinnamon vanilla creamer, now I am drinking hot lemon water, plan to stay strict today as we are attending a gradation party tomorrow afternoon, a ...

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Congrats on the weight loss, I think you are a bit too hard on yourself as far as the plan - you are doing great.

Wishing you well with your son's health issues.

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Happy Friday All :D Just had breakfast, two fluffy pancakes with sugar free syrup (only because I got it accidentally once and we both prefer the taste and texture) - don't purposely buy sugar free, fat free, etc. Drank a couple cups of coffee with french vanilla creamer, have switched to ice water ...

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Happy Thursday :D Didn't eat any breakfast, went to a committee meeting/ lunch and ate steamed carrots, green beans, homemade dinner roll, sliced peaches, salad and a grilled ham/cheese sandwich (odd combo but I didn't want the other entree of glazed chicken breasts - the glaze???? is what I was uns...

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Happy Wednesday All, Just had my yogurt/Kashi crunch breakfast, am drinking hot lemon ginger tea, had a cup of coffee wtih french vanilla creamer at home. Think I will have a peanut butter/honey sandwich for lunch, will drink tea all day as the boss keeps the kitchen stocked with dozens and dozens o...

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Wow, what amazing results TexArk Way to go...

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Ahh, root beer floats, watermelon and strawberry shortcake. Summer indeed.

We had summer for about two weeks, it was in the 90s now it is in the 40s. Oh well, it will warm up again, I am sure.

Just stopping by to say Hey and see what good healthy food KCCC is eating now.

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Sure - go for it. !!! I am so boring, one of those peach/pale pink kinda gals.

You are doing great and sound wonderful.

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Happy Tuesday, Breakfast at work - lowfat strawbery yogurt and Kashi Go Lean crunch (co worker brought in a caramel apple coffeecake which I declined as I had already eaten.) Lunch was a can of Select Harvest caramelized french onion soup and the last piece of cornbread :cry: Never fear, I'll make m...

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Happy Monday all, Ended up having a big chef salad (no meat but cheese and egg and lots of yummy veggies, had raspberry vineegrette dressing (too sweet so I thinned it with pomegranate vinegar). Drank water and later Sleepytime tea. Had one cup of strawberry low fat yogurt (or so it says 8) ) with a...

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Happy Sunday all, No breakfast, just a few cups of hot lemon tea before church. Ate a cheeseburger on whole wheat bread for lunch, coffee/french vanilla creamer (sugar free, not that it matters but I prefer the taste) an two little spinach cream cheese appetizer thingies leftover from a couple night...

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I agree that learning to embrace the hunger as a signal that your body is actually burning, not storing, the food we eat is a big step on this journey we are taking. I have actually learned to enjoy the feeling knowing that it is temporary. Makes me feel for those in regions of the world that might ...

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Found out what a louquat is, how cool - what a pretty bush/tree? Okay, will now post lunch. Think I do better if I am more accountable. Homemade egg salad on two pieces of whole wheat toast, water and more GogiBerry tea. Dinner will be a big salad along with whatever veggies I make the hubby to go w...

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I have an orange, lemon, loquat, tangerine, and avocado tree. I don't get many avos, though. How cool that would be, not even sure what a loquat is, will have to Google :D Ate a very healthy breakfast of oatmeal (whole oats) with raisins and cinnamon with one slice of whole wheat toast with peanut ...

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Yes, it is amazing to be in control, isn't it?
Good luck on your journey to better health.

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When I was about five, I said i didn't like tapioca pudding. Yet, for some reason I started calling it Chicken ala King, and then I would eat it. Didn't matter that it had no chicken in it or that I had never tasted Chicken ala King! go figure. How funny :D I have never liked tapioca pudding either...

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If I take breakfast to work, it might be a boiled egg, a cheese stick and a piece of fruit like an orange or something - or flavored yogurt with a handful of Kashi Go Lean cereal or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on toasted bread or a bagel (raisin cinnamon or blueberry) All with hot lemon water...

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I don't appreciate nearly enough our lovely weather in San Diego. Glad you're taking advantage. I'm enjoying looking out of my windows seeing the hummingbirds whirring in on the hanging red geranium and the cape honeysuckle that winds into the tangerines. So lucky! Sounds heavenly, enjoy :wink: Do ...

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Thought I had better stop by and check on my fellow Nosers :D Gotta get more serious about this thing, the pounds are creeping back up to the 150 range, just at the time of the year that I need to wear less clothes (well, not drastically less :shock: , just not blazers and coats, etc.) Exercise is g...

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Hey, Congrats, you're doing great.

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Just wanted to stop by and say what a great job you are doing, a sane safe healthy way of losing weight. Way to go, I love how optimistic you are. I tried to tell a relative once (who was asking, I didn't butt in) what would be the good of losing just a pound a week as she had a lot to lose. I told ...

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Just stopping by to say HEY ! Things are going well, I am not eating as "clean" as I should but the weight is staying in the 145-150 range so that's not the issue, I just feel better the better I eat so I am going to try harder. Haven't had any problems at all with the exercise, have been getting ev...

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librarylady,

Had to stop by as I love libraries and love books

My husband and I literally get a dozen books from our small town library every couple of weeks.

Congrats on your success, I enjoy sharing your enthusiasm.

I am sure you are on your way to a happier, healthier life!

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Welcome to the boards, a new baby - how wonderful. I am happy that you are trying to be a good role model (and I am sure you will need all the energy you can get with a new little one to chase around.) I am certain that you are on the road to a healthier lifestyle.

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So glad to have you aboard. This is a great place, full of wonderful, caring people.

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Yeah, got my walking in yesterday. Felt so good but climbing up that last steep hill had me a bit winded. But, I will get used to it again. Exercising outside in no way compares to the indoor equipment - I never get out of breath in my exercise room :D Ate the other half of my yogurt/Kashi crunch an...

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I work with a girl who spent $2200.00 for a two month supply of a whole bunch of pills she got from a "nutritionist" at the mall kiosk to help her lose weight.

She is higher than a kite

Just think of all the healthy food she could buy with that much money.

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Over43 wrote:My mother in law has done HgC. She's lost a bit of weight. But it would still take her a bit of time to starve to death on 500 kc a day.

That made me laugh

No fear of her wasting away in the near future, huh?

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I just faced down this demon myself, not five minutes ago. I work for attorneys and the Courthouse has a soda machine where a nice cold Diet Dr Pepper or Coke Zero is still only fifty cents (hey, it's an old courthouse) :D Add to the mix, I have a box full of quarters in my desk drawer. But, NOOOO, ...

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Hello Journal and Journalers :D Doing great, trying to eat better at work has really been a challenge as the bosses keep the place stocked with lots of yummy stuff - whenever the female boss brings in a bag of goodies, We Scream, MOM, what did you buy us? (Even though she is 20 years younger than me...

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Gosh, Deb, I just read what all you (and your son) have gone through this past year. Sounds like you are on the mend and I am so happy to hear that. How's he doing? I am sure you will get back on track as you know this system better than anybody on here I imagine. I do know that you were one of the ...

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Hi, Just wanted to welcome you to the boards and wish you luck on the journey we are all traveling together. I am certainly no expert (although I should be as I have lost the same twenty pounds over and over and over for the past 30 years) but I will tell you to just relax, enjoy some good healthy f...

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There is a poster named Nicole who posted throughout her pregnancy, gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl and came out of the pregnancy thinner than she started and has lost weight since. Look for her daily check in thread and you will see her beautiful baby girl and read how well she has done...

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Aww, poor things. I am so sorry that you have sick kiddos. I know that the desire to just snack the day away is strong

Hang tough!

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Thanks, montanajack, for sharing all your thoughts. I love reading what is working for other people.

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I think several people have posted that they adjusted their NO S days based n lifestyle, days off of work different from the weekend, etc. Whatever works for you I would say as long as the principals of the plan stay the same.

Best of luck.

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Hey, I was wondering what Marc was up to. I am SO glad to see you back. I can well relate to what you posted and agree, just climb back on board the No S train. :D It's a journey we are all on together. Since finding this wonderful board a couple of years ago, I have been 158 (too heavy) 132 (too th...

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I can sure identify with the lowering of the food bill when I am seriously avoiding the snacks and sweets. It only goes to show how many I was actually buying. :shock: As far as fasting, I often will start the week off at work on Mondays with a day of just drinking hot lemon water - just feels rathe...

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Hey, thanks so much and Happy Birthday to all my fellow Pisceans :D Doing great with the exercise thing, loving the new ab machine :wink: Could eat better, am working on it. Weight is staying okay but I just don't like the feeling of eating too much I think what I am going to have to do is make Thur...

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Wow, that's great, very empowering to be able to say No, thanks, not right now. I, too, want to congratulate your daughter. I participated in spelling bees and it is very stressful :shock: I also know what you mean about craving a nice big healthy salad. I recently was out and ordered onion rings as...

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oolala53 wrote:I bet you are looking great, too!

I look like this today

- too many chips and salsa. But, I will look like this again soon

Good to see you....

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You are welcome Amy, thanks for saying hi :wink: It really is a journey we are on to a happier healthier lifestyle for the long haul. And thanks for the birthday wishes ! I survived the birthday celebrations thus far, about three pounds up but I am hoping most of that is salt as I did eat at the loc...

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Happy March ! Doing great, feeling great, looking great :lol: Oh wait, I just made up that last one. Tomorrow is my birthday and yesterday my bosses at work bought and had installed a whole new computer system, with a new cool keyboard and wireless mouse, etc. Sorta had a mixed matched set before. L...

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Wow, I just read your thread (trying to read them all, I love seeing all the imspirational stories). You have done great. It might be hard for you to see as it is slow on a day by day basis but when reading and seeing the outstanding results, all I can say is

Way to go!

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Nicole, your body might adjust on its own a bit after you quit breast feeding, if not I would just play it by ear. If you have plenty of energy and don't look too thin, just keep eating the way you are :wink: You are doing so great, I can remember reading your thread from the very, very beginning. T...

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I didn't wake up Grumpy this morning -----

I decided to let him sleep

An oldie but a goodie....

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Hey I am in ! Trying to exercise at least 45 mins a day and eat like a sane person. :D Each day I will post on how I did in each category. So glad to see your challenges back Reneew !! March 1 - Check - Check March 2 - S Day - Its My Birthday !!!! Ate out twice today with DESSERT :D Oh dear, I forgo...

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I'm in !

The only thing that works for me is to follow the plan strictly.

Good luck to all.

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Good Luck. I would just put what would be considered a "normal" amount of food on your plate for each meal. I look at it like, If you were in a restaurant and the person at the next table had their meal served and they had a fourth of a pork chop and four peas, you would say Wow they don't have much...

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