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Thanks milliem and janie! It was very encouraging to see your posts. That's what I love about this place......so many others who know exactly what you're going through and cheering you on the whole way.

gk

Congrats on taking that step to make some major changes. Best of luck to you!

And Happy Birthday! What a wonderful gift you are giving yourself.

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Thanks Blithe Morning!

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FRIDAY - SUCCESS! Breakfast : Oatmeal w/raisins and cinnamon Lunch : Turkey/cheese wrap w/sunflower seeds, apple w/peanut butter, few veggies w/dip, ranch-flavored pretzels (a bit overfull but nervous about going into Friday night) Dinner : Okay, this has to be the most ridiculous meal I've ever ea...

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I've stopped No S so many times in the past year, only to find myself coming back every time knowing it is the most sane approach to healthy eating. Why do we try to convince ourselves otherwise?? I'm here to stay this time. :) Good for you for returning! Good luck to you! (And yes, I have been ther...

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I lost 3 lbs. this week!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!! :D :D :D In the past it was so easy to say I was following the no seconds rule, but I piled my plate so high I might as well been. I think the food journaling has prevented me from doing that. I think that's gonna have to be a requirement for me from now on....

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I'm still having difficult days & I am anticipating those to continue for years, but sometimes I'm going days without even a thought of snacks (my typical downfall). I find this amazing. But, this whole journey is amazing. My goal has always been to lose weight & be healthy, but I had no idea I wou...

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THURSDAY - SUCCESS Breakfast : Oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins Lunch : Turkey/cheese wrap w/sunflower seeds, apple/peanut butter, baked cheetos Dinner : Western omlette casserole, english muffin, orange Don't seem to have much variety in my breakfast and lunch choices, but I will continue to do s...

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Thanks ljk! Hang in there - you're doing great. The restraint of stopping after a few pieces of candy is a sure success in my book.

Pangelsue2 - Thanks for your post. Your words were very encouraging to me!

gk

I'm in! (and here to stay this time :) ). My goal is vanilla No S. 11/1 - Success 11/2 - Success 11/3 - Success 11/4 - Success 11/5 - S Day 11/6 - S Day 11/7 - Success (struggled! :shock: ) 11/8 - Success 11/9 - Success 11/10 - Success 11/11 - Success (1st time in a LONG time I've made it this far g...

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Good job resisting the Halloween candy! Boy, the days after Halloween sure test the willpower, don't they?!?

Thanks for posting your note about success measured via the scale. That was very encouraging.

Keep up the great work!

gk

WEDNESDAY - SUCCESS Breakfast : Oatmeal with cinammon and raisins Lunch : Turkey/cheese wrap w/sunflower seeds, cheesy potatoes, apple/peanut butter Dinner : Two tostadas, veggies/dip Such a good day! I've been forcing myself to go to bed earlier, and I can really tell the difference. Seems so much...

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Congrats! That's wonderful! You are an inspiration to us all.

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TUESDAY - SUCCESS Breakfast : Raisin Bran Lunch : Turkey/cheese wrap w/sunflower seeds, veggies/dip, apple/peanut butter, baked cheetos Dinner : Spaghetti, lettuce salad, Italian bread/butter Wanted to snack on sweets so much today, but could distinctly tell it was from habit/comfort only, not hung...

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Love the pic! How neat for your trick or treaters!

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Welcome! You're doing great!

gk

Liked your post - thanks. Those are all very good habits that you've achieved. You've done so well for so long, it sounds as though it has become second nature to you. I've read that before on other posts......people suddenly realize that they are sticking to No S and other healthy habits and aren't...

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Thanks, O43 . :) Ljk : Really liked your post! That way of approaching No S makes perfect sense to me. The whole idea of trying to be perfect every week and then feeling low when you don't reach that goal can get very discouraging, and your approach seems much less intimidating. I will use that tip ...

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ljk2009 wrote:Sunday: SUCCESS!

Today was a hard day but I stuck to No S and feel good this morning.

Awesome!!!!!

gk

Your continuous Successes amaze me. What's your secret? What do you think is the "key thing" that makes you stay on track???

gk

I'm back.

Looks like you're doing great. Good to see you hanging in there.

gk

SOOOO......experiment time......I'm going to take an extended break again. I'm going to focus on just using common sense (basically eating healthy and trying to decrease snacks and not go crazy with the sweets). Hopefully, this new approach will work for me. If not.....you know I'll be baaaack. :D ...

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Thanks everyone for your support - really helps and I appreciate it! Well, as you might have guessed already, I've taken a bit of a break from No S this past week. As simple as No S is, I think just having the mindframe of "I'm sticking to a diet" makes me ultimately obsess about food even more than...

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Monday Woke up with absolutely no desire to do No S. Didn't even attempt to struggle with it today. Sometimes I'm just so sick of focusing on this, ya know? I still think No S is awesome.....just sometimes wish I didn't have this constant battle with food hanging over me. So today.....I just didn't...

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I want to say that gaining one pound isn't worth obsessing over. Don't let that scale trip you up. Actually, it's not the one pound that I'm obsessing/fretting over. It's the 25 pounds that I've gained over the past three years that's getting me nervous. Not to mention the alarming rate at which it...

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Thanks NoSnacker for stopping by! I like the October challenge as well. I'll take all the support I can get. :) One of my biggest problems is emotional eating and bingeing....always has been. If I can just somehow get that figured out, I'm home-free. But, it's a habit that I've had since I was a tee...

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gk - i completely agree with scrapping the 21 day challenge. i only made it two days anyway!! i think it is much healthy to just track on habitcal and try and reduce the reds. the only thing i really struggle with is if i have a red day or two during the week, i don't have the guilt-free enjoyment ...

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At 55 I can sympathize with the slowing metabolism. That is why I am so committed to exercise. I have read that a middle aged person needs to exercise 1 hour a day just to maintain or they need to reduce what they eat. That of course is a statistic geared toward the average person maintaining..not ...

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Thanks NoSnacker for stopping by! You're support is very much appreciated! :) Well, I'm eating a chocolate poptart as we speak, so that pretty much tells you that my Friday is a FAIL . After balancing on my diet tightrope all week and then waking up to find that I actually gained a pound despite my ...

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Day 9 - Thursday Diet: Success Exercise: Success I'm in unchartered territory now (for this year anyway). Haven't made it this far without a string of reds. However, I'm not having fun anymore.....I'm grumpy because I want some sweets, and am basically just limping through the final hours with a sc...

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I had a minor slip up yesterday so I can't claim the green. It was a few sun chips and a very small handful of cereal after a dinner with friends (think it was the alcohol weakening my willpower!) The only positive is usually I totally binge in that situation and I stopped and just went to bed so I...

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Who Me? wrote:(At least the project that required me to wear a respirator while suffering from a runny nose got cancelled.)

You can always see the silver lining...

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You know, you make getting all that green look so easy. And your meals....they always seem so "controlled". I guess that's just how the pro's do it.

I hope someday to achieve that behavior (or least stop my Jenga-like dinner plates).

gk

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Hope you feel better soon!

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determined wrote:nlb....Yup, it was the Bible study table. It was REALLY loud today! I heard it call my name a couple of times. I had to plug my ears and say, "La la la la la la la la la" until I got far enough away!

LOL! Good job resisting - you're doing great!

gk

You're doing so great! Way to go!! One step at a time.....if we just hang in there, before ya know it, this will be "normal behavior" and "binging" will be a thing of the past. Keep it up!

Have a great day!

gk

Day 8 - Wednesday Diet: Success Exercise: Success JEESH......I feel like I'm AGING this week. It occurred to me that this is a repeat occurrence.......if I have an all-green week one week, the next week is HARD and I usually end up caving, resulting in mostly a red week. I'm on Day 8 of my 21-day c...

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Hi gk! Skimmed through your posts. I do some sort of workout everyday even if it's just walking or golf or bike or 2/3 and the 1 day I did Pilates I dang near died the next day. It was Stott Pilates for Golf and in no way did I feel I was overdoing it - til the next day. Oh, and I had a cookie in m...

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I was green yesterday too and it was a big struggle!! I just keep telling myself I will have my sweets but I just have to wait a few days and then I will really be able to enjoy them without the guilt I always seem to feel. Great job! :) I've been trying to remind myself of that as well.....just a ...

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And being a perfectionist..one piece of extra anything, snack, etc. can send us off and running. At least I think you struggle as I do... But I think for the most part it is emotional eating that starts it and we need to come up with our personal game plans...most of the time I don't fight the thou...

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You don't need to eat that now, you can have it on the weekend. You can't even make it for another green day, there ya go again. You'll have to report a red to your friends. Remember how good it feels to wake up feeling empty. Remember how good you'll feel emotionally. Wow, I was struggling with ha...

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My mouth waters every time I check this thread......so many desserts to try......YUM!!! How many more days until another S Day???......

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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Hope you feel better soon!

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Great job Nosnacker and Ljk !! Keep it up! :D Day 7 - Tuesday Diet: Success Exercise: Success Today was a STRUGGLE. Amazing how it changes from day to day. The emotional tug of war of wanting to binge and wanting to stay green was actually physically exhausting! At one point, I was actually holding ...

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Way to go!

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Day 6 - Monday Diet: Success Exercise: Success I can't believe I stayed on track today. I was a nervous mess today, worrying about something, and usually that's when I ditch the diet and have my sweets. Especially, at the end of the day when I'm more tired and sick of battling my willpower. Yay! It...

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Well, I haven't reached that point yet, but reading all of your posts gives me hope. Thanks for sharing!

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Good luck!

gk

S Days Well, I always have the intention of eating normal meals and just adding snacks, sweets and seconds casually here and there, but always end up eating unhealthy meals and grazing all day. Oh well. That part will come eventually. Right now, aiming for solid N Days is enough for me. Got lots of...

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Great job!

gk

Good luck on your October goals!!!

gk

2 weeks of non-stop binging is hurting me...emotionally and physically as well as spiritually... I know what you mean. Whenever I've binged for awhile, I can tell the difference in my entire outlook.....I feel weighed down (physically and emotionally), sluggish, frustrated, etc. etc......but when I...

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Great job this week!

gk

determined wrote:SATURDAY!!!! I am so relieved to have conquered the week. I don't know what made it so difficult, but I was tempted to snack every day. I just stuck to the program & I'm on the other side....and very happy about it.

Great job sticking with it! Enjoy your guilt-free S's!

gk

r.jean, NoSRocks - Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate it! :) ljk - Sounds like you're doing great! Week by week, we'll get there. We've done it before, after all, right? :wink: Thanks for your support! Day 5 - Friday Diet: Success Exercise: Success I did it! Friday night was little more of a strugg...

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determined wrote:
Sweetness wrote:It's going to get better. Give yourself a hug and ask yourself, if my friend were going through this what would I tell them? Now be your own best friend, tell yourself those things.
Great advice!

janie

I agree - great advice!

gk

Weight Loss This Week - 9/30/11 - 0 lbs. I've decided to start posting my weight loss weekly. Normally, a big fat 0 would frustrate or discourage me after a week of all green, but I'm choosing to look at it this way...... The way I ate candy last weekend (let me tell ya, it was ugly), I wouldn't be...

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I'm in! :D My goal is vanilla No S and exercise Monday through Friday. 10/1 - S Day 10/2 - S Day 10/3 - :D (Resisted "nervous munching" & made time for exercise in a too-busy day. Yay!) 10/4 - :) ( barely - UGH) 10/5 - :) ...limping by here.... 10/6 - :) ...will the weekend ever get here? :shock: 10...

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Omigosh!! Definately an S Day! Glad to hear you are all okay!

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Day 4 - Thursday Diet: Success Exercise: Success Today was so ridiculously different from this Monday, it's hard to believe that they are in the same week! I struggled ALL DAY LONG Monday......Today, I think I had a stray thought about desserts for probably a minute or so and the rest of the day I ...

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[b]NoSnacker[/b] wrote:
too bad I have to pick up food 3 times a day , cigs I can avoid.
I've thought the same thing more than once myself. Other bad habits you just stop completely. There's no way to "stop food". Much harder to control!

gk

It's possible!

But, what makes it much easier for me is having a later lunch.....sometimes I'm not eating lunch until 1:30 or 2:00. If that's at all possible for you, give it a try. It made my 4:00 munchies much more bearable!!

Good luck!

gk

Good luck with your new plan and your baby steps. Wishing you contentment.....hang in there!

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snapdragon wrote:Millie come back we miss you!!!!

I second that!

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Day 3 - Wednesday Diet: Success Exercise: Success Yay! I made it through three consecutive days! I feel like I'm getting back on track. I had a good day with exercise, too. I tried a new video that combined pilates and yoga....took it easy and stretched during the parts that I thought might aggrava...

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Normally I would give up on something by now, but I find I really don't want to yet even though I'm struggling to get even one day under my belt again Good job......persistence is key here. It may take 2 attempts, it may take 20.....but in the end you will get there, and you will be glad that you s...

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Hubby and I are doing a 6 week ballroom class..waltz, fox trot, swing, cha cha. We are going on a cruise in November and figured it would be more fun with some dancing skills. We have taken this same class before and probably will again. It is fun and good exercise and inexpensive since it is at th...

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Welcome!

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The Violet Pimpernel wrote:This recipe from Jamie Oliver looks nice.... I haven't tried it yet, but it definitely fulfils the criteria of being chocolatey! http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/past ... uscan-tart

Thanks for sharing - looks delicious!

gk

r.jean wrote:PM
Getting readY to leave for 90 minute dance class with hubby.

Sounds like fun! What kind of dance do you do?

gk

I enjoyed your real truth post as well - thanks for sharing. You're doing so well - keep up the great work!

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You're doing so wonderful! Congrats! Enjoy those new jeans!

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Over43 wrote:Lunch: A soggy turkey sandwwich, a muchy apple, and a bag of non-fried vegetable crisps. (Disgusting)

Yummy. No problem with wanting to eat seconds there, eh?

gk

You're doing great! Way to go!

gk

well, i technically have to start at day 1 again! ugh. nothing major...a few potato chips but seriously why am i struggling so much with this night time snacking? i'm not even hungry!! hope you had more luck and willpower than me! ljk You are definately not alone in this struggle! I have wavered so...

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Thanks Janie and Tobiasmom for stopping by! Looking at this as a "group effort" somehow makes it seem a little less daunting.

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Over43 wrote:I have thrown in the towel before day one on many attempts at various things.

Good to hear that I'm not alone.

gk

Day 2 - Tuesday Diet: Success Exercise: Success I did much better today until about 7:00. By that time, I didn't even feel like eating supper---I just wanted to sit down with a plate of chocolates. But, I didn't. So I'm green today. :) Looks like I got a little too agressive with my pilates on Mond...

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Not sure what is going on with me...using food for comfort I'm guessing...as No S is not a hard lifestyle to follow..truly it isn't, it is me and my not dealing with my relationship when it comes to emotional eating or just plan eating just because... No exercise this morning..too bummed about bing...

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Janie - Thanks for stopping by! So nice to see your encouraging words when I check in!

Lisa - Sounds like we're in the same boat.....barely hanging on but determined not to quit! We can do this!!

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Day 1 - Monday Diet: Success Exercise: Success Man, oh MAN, did I have a tug-of-war with my willpower today! So many times I thought about throwing in the towel (on Day ONE), but I took Lisa's advice and reminded myself of how good I'll feel if I just get through this part of it, and I made it thro...

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A new start AGAIN today. Hey...at least I haven't just given up; right? I will be the No-S poster child that tried 15 times and finally got to her goal!!!! I don't care how long it takes. I KNOW this plan will work for me. I just need to follow it...one meal at at time! It's like I wrote this post....

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Barely made it last night. I felt a little bad about eating such a big dinner because it was pretty high in calories. I feel better about it this morning because I could of made it much worse by eating junk late last night. I did what I had to, to get through that moment. I agree....you do what hav...

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The Schweddy Balls flavor is a reference to an SNL skit: http://www.hulu.com/watch/4156/saturday-night-live-nprs-delicious-dish-schweddy-balls I have NOT seen any Schweddy Balls in a store, and I'm terribly disappointed. OMG....Hilarious!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for sharing!!!!! :lol:

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Part of me says moderate exercise is good for the health and makes you feel better don't do it to lose weight. Then I get on the Yoga thing. I love Yoga, like doing it. Have a ton of tapes and CD's I can do. SO, do what you love, right? Ah, we'll see I just started doing yoga, alternating with pila...

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Well, my children (13 and 16) saw a pint of a new Ben and Jerry's flavor in the grocery store and cracked up so hard we had to try the flavor. Schweddy balls. Yes, marketing got us good on that one. So that's going to be our treat this weekend. Heaven help us... (Though I think the flavor will be g...

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Next weekend I'll make Peanut Butter Killers for a party. They are pb brownies with chocolate frosting. I'll list the recipe if anyone wants it....Janie Whenever you have the time, I'd love the recipe for your brownies. They sound YUMMY - my two favorites are chocolate and peanut butter! Thanks! :)

gk

Thanks so much everyone for the ideas! I will definately give them a try!

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My extras yesterday were a slice of chocolate chip zucchini bread (delicious) and a few handfuls of popcorn with my daughter. Overall it was a very successful yellow day. I'm off to church & I think I'll wear the jeans I haven't been able to wear in years. Wow....talk about control on your S days -...

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I'm really looking forward to getting it right over the next weeks and months. I've had one successful run with this diet a year ago......I lost about 10 lbs. in 2 months. The weight loss was great but even better was how I felt SO good with my new eating habits. I had been keeping steady in my new...

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MMM, I found not being on here I end up binging..this was not a good week for me...so off to a new start. Perhaps I feel accountable in a way being on here. :( Yes, I notice a BIG difference in my eating when I'm not checking in. I usually approach my eating differently when I know that I will have...

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r.jean wrote:Today I had a time of 34:08 (11:01 per mile pace). This is my best time in my 50s, and I think I can gradually do better as I lose more weight.

Yes!

Way to go!!!!

gk

Lily x - Thanks for stopping by and for the much-needed encouragement! :) Lisa - Yes, I need to remember that reaching a couple weeks of green will make all the difference (I mean, we HAVE done it before, right? :) ) I have been eating my lunch later, too (around 2:00), and that has helped with my ...

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I think maybe we are all going through a learning process and we need each other to slog through that process. We listen to each other, support each other, expose our vulnerability to food to each other and slowly work with each other to find solutions. That's not accountability. That is wonderful ...

gk

Good job on the bike ride! 25 miles is quite a feat, but to do it while not feeling well is even more impressive!!

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I'm proud to say that today marks Day 15 of my No S-ing life and so far I've had no failures. I already feel so much more in control of my eating habits, rather than them controlling me. Welcome! It sounds like you are off to a great start! I strongly believe that the good habits gained here are ju...

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I've decided to start putting a little more effort into my S Day desserts. Grazing on a buffet of endless chocolate, pre-packaged desserts is just fine and dandy for a while, but I'm finding that if I take the time to make something nice and put it in a nice dessert dish (thank you, Noel), it's much...

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r.jean wrote:I weighed in today and was happy to see a 2.2 lb loss. I wanted to hit that 40 lb mark!

Way to go! Congrats on the weight loss - you're very inspiring!

gk

But for now I am going to make my motivation winning. Bruised and bloody but the winner. Atta girl! Great post! It's unreal how food can be such a constant struggle. But, I LOVE your determination. You CAN beat this.....and as Janie said, you make me want to beat it even more, too! Thanks! :)

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JudyPatooty wrote:if I had tried stacking all that food onto one normal plate, it would have been a tower.)

Don't you know that's part of the challenge? Consider it your very own food Jenga game.

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