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What makes it more disastrous is that counting calories is diet mode and for me at least the moment I go over a certain calorie allottment then I think I failed and then that can lead to an all out binge for me. Also, I don't want to be calorie counting so this is just not for me.

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That's too funny that you think I measure and am meticulous. I report just what fits on my plate so if only 3/4 of an apple fit that's what I say here. I don't plan it out that way it just works out that way. Thank you for your kind words. I am truthful to the point where I often feel embarrassed ab...

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I have tried ACV in the past and I really dislike the taste. I mean I don't like it in my salsa, salad dressings etc. Would capsules work? I get very hungry between meals but with water, tea and even coffee and milk (I just can't seem to quit) it helps. I don't want to rely on something to help my h...

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Whenever I eat a meal now if it was not very satisfying or yummy I sort of feel a little pissed off right after for some reason and I want to eat something else. I stop myself but I need to take more care with my meals and put it together nicely and make them enjoyable. With only 3 meals I want to m...

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Thanks Cricket. I'll check them out!

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So I was standing in line at the check out buying my BLT salad for work the next day so I was prepared and I gravitated towards one of those ladies mags... you know, lose 10lbs in a week bla bla bla. I know, I know I shouldn't even look at them but it's the last part of my diet head that I am workin...

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Should we be reporting our daily food intake or just our status?

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I've done Pick Your Level: Weight Loss Pilates DVD a few times and I really like it. I am a little sore in the legs the next day and I should really stick with it because I like it even though it feels a little too easy. I just saw the infomercial for Winsor Slimming Pilates which looks amazing. But...

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Best of luck. Sounds like you're off to a good start. You don't have much to lose at all so it will likely go slower for you. Don't get discouraged!

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Thank you so much for your suggestions because I think it's good to concentrate on something doable. It's funny because I recently discovered I really love pilates but I was concerned that it is not a "workout" that you don't burn real calories so what's the point so I didn't take it up as I have a ...

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I know, I thought about that too but I went completely wild on a few S days so I considered them Fail because they felt very binge like.

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Yep, I'd consider it a snack too.

A drink might be different though.

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I hear you GK. That's why I wanted to get the food under control first instead of feeling like I have to do everything at once. Now that I've had 4 days under my belt now I feel like I can even think about excercise and figure out a schedule, what I plan on doing etc. I have to apply the same logic ...

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Hi, In response to your post... I am actually doing vanilla no-s right now and I am on day 4 (I've started over from December 27th as I consider everything I did previously as training wheels). I do not count my calories and I try to make each plate very filling so that I'm not starving later. Somet...

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cute!

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So I decided to surrender to my current weight. I don't love it but I sort of got so obsessed with it that it became too consuming and in a blinding flash, within 3 weeks of no-s I just lost interest in dieting and trying to be thin. After a week of binge eating combined with PMS I swear I looked an...

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I am so hungry right now. I ate early because my whole schedule was off today but I WILL NOT give in and eat outside of my plate because I know full well what this will lead to. Oh hell no will I go through what I went through last week with those binges. Just wanted to vent because I am so tired an...

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I was just looking at my habitcal and thinking that considering I started no-s on December 27th the following is not that terrible... 20 green days 8 red days 2 yellow days Ok I would have preferred not to have any red days, BUT they were DEFINITE learning opportunities (don't go unprepared, don't g...

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Day 4 and still green! Breakfast: hot water and lemon high protein pita with 1.5 tbsp natural peanut butter, 3/4 small banana, few sips of a vanilla protein shake. Lunch: 1 cup lentil soup, 1/4 cup red & yellow peppers, 2 slices eskiel bread, 2 slices cheddar cheese, chai tea with milk and vanilla s...

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Sorry, but I have to vent about this show because it irritates me so much. So the people on this show are morbidly obese and are on a 6 month program to lose weight and change their lives. For the first 30 days they are sent to a clinic and are basically yelled at by fitness trainers where all you e...

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The one I read was called the Mega Meyr Diet based on some spa in Austria.

Ya, just eating junk wouldn't work. That's pretty much what I did on Weight Watchers. It didn't teach me anything and I gained everything I lost back extremely quickly.

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That's a great idea but unfortunately I already threw them out. It did feel good to chuck em in the garbage because even though donating them is a good thing to do, I needed to symbolically chuck them as a statement to and for myself that I am DONE with all those "diets". No-S is giving me my life/m...

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Thank you Nicest of the Damned

What a great way to explain this. It totally makes sense and now that I've had the experience of not being on plan and basically going nuts I appreciate it that much more.

Day 3 of my vanilla re-start and all green!

Thanks again for posting that. It was a big help.

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It sounds to me like you're doing well. A lot of green/success days!

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WOW, you must think I'm such a pig compared to what you eat!

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wow, amazing!

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When I'm on plan with no-s I find when I start thinking about calories or panicking about my weight, or anything that has to do with dieting... I say to myself " I'll think about it later " and it seems to work. Yes, I say it to myself a lot but it helps me so I thought I would pass it on. I do a si...

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Thanks Roxy, good luck with the rest of your week too. I'm sure we'll be talking/encouraging each other this week. I had a nice diner and had room on my plate for something I had been craving so I decided to have it or else it wouldn't be good later if you know what I mean. It was yogurt with granol...

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Thanks. I'm trying to accept myself but with PMS bloat and a week of straight binge eating I honestly look 3-4 months pregnant. I have to wear bigger/baggier clothes for a few days and drink a lot of water. Anyways I think it's great what you have learned and applied to your life and I'm going to tr...

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Roxy, was that the one with the tummy tuck diet on the cover? I hate to admit it but I leafed through it at the checkout. Anyways, I was holding on to all my diet books for far too long and maybe in the back of my mind I thought I could always go back to one of them but they don't work or else I wou...

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wow, 5 years is a long time. that's awesome! And you never feel tempted by the "latest craze"?

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Day 2 and on track Breakfast: Eggwhites, chedar cheese, spinach and sundried tomatoes on high fibre pita w coffee and milk Lunch: chicken, tiny bit of couscous, 1/2 cup pesto pasta, 3/4 apple and coffee w milk What else... 1. Threw out all traces of coffee and have officially quit. 2. Threw out all ...

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I just threw out the last of my diet books and it felt great. I could have given them away but to me they are sort of evil and why put anyone else through the nonsense. It was also cathartic to physically throw them out.

Much needed and long overdue!

No-S is for me... why read anything else!

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AWESOME work Roxy. Sounds like you are moving closer away from "diet head". I found that when I was tracking what I ate, it was still keeping me in diet head and I felt happier and better when I just ate intuitively before my meals asking myself what I felt like eating and just made sure to add some...

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Sensitive re: shakes yes, I think I am addicted because I can't go a day without it and when I have a cup I want another one which always leads to more and more. It definitely controls me and not the other way around which is why I know I have to quit. My husband even noticed and commented that I am...

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This is more of an FYI post. In doing research about treating binge eating I have found the following "diets" revolve around only having 3 meals a day... so this anti-snacking is catching on! The Crave Diet Mega Mayr Diet The Leptin Diet Overeaters Anonymous A Plan for Eating An eating disorder book...

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So after saying 1 coffee yesterday and then 2 today I realize that I am majorly addicted. And since this experiment I can tell that it is definitely the coffee that is giving me the shakes. I just went to the cupboard and threw out my instant and organic ground coffee and am quitting for sure. Water...

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Thanks NoSRocks! I'll still be on the board.. I'm just not going to be so obsessive, trying to be so perfect and chill a bit more. Thanks for all your support. When I said "green" days I meant no more binges which means no more "red" days. I am feeling a lot better and determined. I feel like no-s w...

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And it saves money! Those 100 snack packs are pricey!

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THANK YOU EVERYONE! I started no-s all over again and I DID IT! I feel soooooooo much better. I can't explain what a relief it felt like today not to binge and I found so much comfort in the 3 plates. I kept myself busy cleaning and working inbetween meals. I had 1 coffee in the morning with my brea...

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I know. I'm pre-menstrual and not myself from all the sugar I had today. I am committed to no-s because I know this is the only thing that will help me and I know how good I felt when I was on track. I just got unravelled and am finding it hard to get back on track for some strange reason. I am so t...

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I know... that's why I feel so pathetic. Think I'm going to get off this board and figure this problem out some way or for myself.

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I was going strong on no-s for a few weeks and then BAM I hit a brick wall, got extremely hungry and binged. This one binge has led to several days of binge eating. I get back on track and then I get very hungry around 4pm and I get the shakes and then I find I am just too hungry to just have the 1 ...

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Day 2: On track. Breakfast: small coffee w milk, 1 cup plain yogurt with peaches and 2 tbsp pecans, 1 slice eskiel bread with pat of butter, another small coffee w cream Lunch: High protein pita bread w 2 tbsp natural peanut butter, homemade protein shake (1 cup light almond milk, frozen strawberrie...

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Hiya, I think you will lose more weight than you even realize. I looked at your food yesterday and today and I have to say it's pretty low in calories. I feel like a piglet next to you. You're not hungry just eating a scone for lunch? I have completely stopped weighing myself and I can't tell you ho...

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Way to go NoelFigart!!

And your dinner sounds delicious!

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Today is day 1 of no-s with no diet head. I mentally stopped myself today about 4 times when I tried to add up calories. Instead I am focussing on not dieting. Breakfast: High protein pita bread w 1.5 tbsp natural peanut butter, 3/4 orange, coffee w 2% milk Lunch: 2 Poached eggs on Eskiel bread with...

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FANTASTIC decision! You should feel very proud of yourself. I just read what you logged for your food and I think it looks terrific, very balanced and healthy. You will lose weight eating like that for sure. I am impressed too that you don't drink coffee as this has become quite the addiction for me...

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Sitting around talking about a food addiction and doing 12 steps for it is not my idea of resolving this problem. I think I should spend my time more wisely and get my focus off of this stuff instead of staying in it all the time.

Thanks for the insight all!

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I'd say cancel your membership because your story sounds very familiar to mine and if it is the case you will most likely lose on this plan/club you will probably gain it back (sorry to sound so negative) because you'll be "falling off" because these plans are difficult, they restrict calories and y...

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Hi All, Just wanted to put a big THANK YOU out there. I have been struggling lately but I am back on track now and your encouragement has been AMAZING. I am embarrassed that I have posted so much but that is what I have felt I needed to get through and you guys took the time to respond to me and now...

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Has anyone ever tried this? The reason I'm wondering is just because I'm very open to getting over this whole diet mentality and was wondering if it would help. I understand that they do 3 plates of food a day like us - of course no S days... I don't want to look at myself as an "addict" because it ...

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Oh thank you. It's great to know I'm not alone. I know it is normal to fail and it's part of life and this is new and it's going to take some trial and error. I just take the "failing" part so hard especially when I no longer fit into my "fat clothes" I just have to take the pressure off of myself, ...

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If some of you have followed my posts you know that I was doing great on no-s for 2 weeks and that I honestly felt like it changed my life. However, with PMS and "diet head" over the past week you know I have struggled really hard with the following issues on no-s: 1. Getting out of "diet head" 2. W...

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I appreciate the encouragement more than you will ever know. I was feeling so distraught and mad at myself for feeling like I failed especially since I was really feeling like I had this binge eating under control with no-s. As far as listing what my "binge" was it would be way too embarassing and h...

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OMG I can't even believe how amazing, nuturing, supportive, caring and helpful you guys are. You took the time to write such encouraging and supportive words that have really helped me. I think I just need to relax, calm down and keep going because it will get easier. I really did panick because tha...

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So I did fantastic all week and then Friday night came where I had a party so I considered it an S day. I indulged and then my cravings came back with a vengeance and before I knew it I was an "idiot" and went crazy. Whenever I binge I feel awful the next day and then start binge eating more the nex...

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I like that suggestion of the black coffee but the thing is I actually think coffee is kind of gross and I put so much cream and milk in it so it tastes good. I'm not a big tea fan either so I guess it's the warm milk with flavour that I actually like. I don't particularly like the way I feel with c...

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4 cups a day

i was always a 1 cup person so i don't know what happened that it turned into 3-4

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No one is pressuring me at all...it's all me and my "diet head". I've only been doing this 2.5 weeks so it's going to take me some time to get rid of this thinking completely. When I get nervous that this won't work I turn to these boards but because I've been reading too much I just got confused ab...

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I know. I'm just going to keep on keeping on. I just want to get the weight off so badly and I sometimes freak out because I'm not watching my calories and get nervous that this won't work even though I was down 2 last week. I just have to eat healthy, reasonable portions and reduce all that coffee ...

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Oh no, my clothes feel tight and I fear I may have gained a bit this past week. Feeling a little panicked. I have been very hungry and my plates are a little fuller this week. I do think it is better for me to eat a little bit more than to go crazy and binge eat which is what I normally do when I'm ...

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Thanks. I am hanging in.

Today I was very hungry for some reason and ate quite a bit and had way too much coffee.

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Does it make sense to make coffee an S day treat? I had 4 cups today and this is just getting out of control because now I'm having it inbetween meals like a snack which doesn't feel right to me even though technically it is allowed. Thanks for all your input it has already helped. I started a habit...

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Thanks everyone.

I'm just sticking to no-s vanilla.

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I'm reading all this conflicting information on these boards now and I'm getting confused as to what to eat. From what I understand, as long as it's not sweet, it's not a second and it's not a snack and it fits on my plate I can eat it. I know we can all choose what that plate consists of but many h...

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Hi, I recently quit coffee for two weeks but as the mother of two small kids I felt I needed the energy and quickly found myself drinking it again. Now I'm up to 3-4 cups a day with lots of cream and not only am I fiding my weight loss has stalled but I feel like crap, up and down and thinking about...

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Is it possible that with all that with all the information out there beating us over the head about certain foods being "bad for us" we have brainwashed ourselves to the point of our "physical" cravings too. For instance I used to beleive that if I had white flour I would get sick or it would lead m...

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I have many, many years of sugar addiction experience and have read everything and tried everything so all I can do is offer my experience to help you end these cravings.... 1. Remove all sugar in your diet including honey, xylitol. The only sweetener that works for me without causing cravings is St...

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Doing well today.

Had to prepare breakfast and lunch in a hurry. Not very tasty or satisfying but I am sticking to my meals.

Breakfast: High protein pita with 2 tbsp peanut butter, coffee w milk & cream

Lunch: oatmeal, 2 tbsp pecans, banana, vanilla stevia, coffee w milk & cream

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I know for me that I have spent too much money and time trying to "be healthy" and never felt all that much better to be perfectly honest and if I did lose any weight I certainly couldn't maintain it. Every day Dr. Oz for example is talking about a different health problem, weight loss and super foo...

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I've been struggling with being messy for a long, long time and was thinking of implementing a habitcal for cleaning but didn't think i would stick with it so I didn't bother. Now that the clutter in my head is clearing with No-S -- it's time to concentrate on my house. It's really out of control. I...

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... I'm starting to on my own! All of the diets out there that I have read either... * provided a list of foods you can and cannot eat - I couldn't stick to the foods for long and now I am feeling less guilty everyday about eating what I want so I don't have a reason to binge and throw in the towel ...

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I got busy with other things and moved away from the kitchen and decided to get an early night. The hunger completely passed but I couldn't get to sleep and was hungry again. I had 1 glass of crystal light lemonade, which totally did the trick and I was fine. I guess this is all about trial and erro...

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So yesterday was a challenge not feeling very full at dinner but I did not cave and eat something off of my plate and soon I just forgot about it. Absolutely amazing for me. I am in awe that I am actually doing this. Today I ate breakfast late so it's going to be a late lunch and dinner and we'll se...

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great advice.

i'm just sucking it up and having an extra cup of tea with a little milk.

thanks guys!

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... and you still feel hungry?

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I usually prepare before I go out to eat at a chain restaurant (rare for me) by checking out the nutritional value on a website before I order. I'm not a fan of fried food in general so I never order that. In this case a grilled chicken salad w dressing and the yogurt was about 470 calories which I ...

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Yesterday I had one of these little Activia fibre yogurts in vanilla and it was pretty tasty but I noticed that it kept me quite full. This morning I had another with my breakfast and the same thing happened. I am posting this because if you are anything like me I do like to feel a bit full and I ca...

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You know when you are flipping channels on the tv, either nothing is on or there are commercials and there is just so much noise and clutter going on? That is how I felt whenever I was on a "diet". And NOW on No-S I feel like I am on one channel. I have to say I don't ever remember feeling like this...

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6th day with no fails and loving No-S more than ever. Breakfast I was in such a rush to get to work, 1/2 stale whole wheat bagel with cream cheese on the way out the door and in the car, dropped off my daughter to school, back in the car 2 min. later and finished breakfast with an activia fibre yogu...

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I'm so happy and excited to report that I am down a few lbs. I know I said I wasn't going to weigh myself but my mom and her friend are starting a little support group and we only weigh in once a week at the office (in private). My mom is holding our weekly weigh in of $10 so that in a few months we...

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WOW your treats sound great.

I'm still in diet mode I think because I haven't allowed myself to get that decadent yet without fear that I would go insane and eat everything but with each passing week this diet head is diminishing.

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AWESOME!!!! Did you save one for an S-day?

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What do you guys have on your s-days?

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I did it.. I did it.

My second week on No-S had my S-day today and I did it without going crazy.

Yes, this can be done!

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I needed to hear all of that. Everything you guys said is so true.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to me because I really felt the need for some support and encouragement today.

I really appreciate it.

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Thanks so much guys. I actually really craved the asian salad with a yogurt parfait. In my diet head I have stayed away from a salad w dressing because it would have been too fattening and the yogurt had too many calories and sugar in it for me then. Today that's what I craved. BUT... Here's what ha...

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So I'm meeting another family for a play date at McDonalds. I know it's not healthy but it's not like the kids eat there often. I already feel guilty about it, I hope no one bashes me here for taking the kids there to eat. In any case, I'll have to eat too. I planned ahead and looked at the nutritio...

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I am feeling a huge relief in not counting calories and getting over my "diet head" and just concentrating on building the habit of 3 meals a day....BUT I am sort of panicking a bit that I am just going to maintain my weight instead of losing these stubborn lbs. I'm just trying to make good choices ...

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Fantastic!

I appreciate that you posted this because I know for me at least all these testimonials help to keep me going on this plan.

Very encouraging.

Keep up the great work and looking forward to your next posts!

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LOVE this.

Thanks for posting!

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OMG I love what you ladies suggested, makes so much sense and makes the s for splurge more decadent, more special!

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OMG I love what you ladies suggested, makes so much sense and makes the s for splurge more decadent, more special!

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I would take that expense any day!

Congratulations.

I hope to have this same experience one day.

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So today is an S day and I can't believe it but I am actually managing. I ate my treat, it didn't taste that great but I didn't move on to other foods and have a wild day and I don't intend to either.

Waiting to dinner to eat again and that's that!

Feeling proud of myself.

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So I was planning to eat a chocolate protein bar for my treat as I alwasy thought it tasted like a chocolate bar, but after thinking about it for days and looking forward to it you know what... it just did not live up to my expectations. Not only that but I had already realized that cocoa makes me c...

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So by now if you've read my posts you know I've tried just about every diet out there but for some reason this plan gives me a lot more energy.

The only problem is I have more energy at night and I'm having difficulty sleeping.

Anyone else experience this?

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I am on board with 21 days no-s and that is what I am doing. Honsestly, I have stopped all the madness in my head and to me that means modifications. I am no longer depriving myself of food groups for instance or telling myself that I will not have s-days because i do see the value in them. I planne...

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Breakfast: high protein pita bread, 2 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1/4 cup pineapple, coffee w light half/half

Lunch: Turkey, pesto, cheese panini, cup of coffee w cream/milk

Dinner: Sheppards pie, snow peas in oil, 1/4 cup pineapple, chai tea w whipping cream

Feeling good and on track!

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