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Oh, Pink, I am so sorry to hear about the uncertainty about your job. Especially because you are so happy with your current situation. I do hope things end up evolving positively for you. I can really relate to your thoughts around IF. I have done 5/2 fasting in the past, and it did really work for ...

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Yes, a very hard pattern to break...I have been trying to shift my focus from that more towards gentle consistency in my daily life. It is definitely a work in progress. Sometimes it feels very discouraging, like this morning, looking back on a week with lots of red. But I always remind myself that ...

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I have a very vivid memory as a child when we lived in Birmingham, AL, being lifted out of bed to shelter from a really big tornado...scary stuff. I hope all of you in the Southeast stay safe!

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Hi Pink, welcome back from vacation! Ugh, it does sound like a lot of things going on to trigger stress...so frustrating when that translates to eating we don't actually want to be doing. I hope by taking note of it, you manage to figure out what is going on and are able to find a way to manage it. ...

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Congrats on not crossing the line over to diabetic. It must be so challenging to be surrounded by so many treats at work!

Fingers crossed that the heat doesn't affect your sleep too much...

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Hang in there!

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Also 100% with Pink here, Sinnie - everyone is welcome and free to eat the way that works best for them!

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A big yes to gorgeous outfits!!!

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Thanks, Ellis :mrgreen: I've been continuing to chug along, marking my HabitCal daily - lots of red :oops: but I am still trying to keep my focus on habits and avoid diet head...not always easy when I see how I still respond to stress with overeating, and then feel like drastic measures are called f...

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I totally understand the event related anxiety! We just got our tickets to go to a family wedding in December and I can already observe my brain going into logistics and prep mode, including diet-related thoughts...

How did the gym trial go?

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Welcome back, Minimizer! Sounds like things are going well

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Hi Auto! Nice to see you here again...I remember when your boys were little. Crazy how fast they grow up, isn't it? I'm so sorry you and your family went through what sounds like a very difficult time. Those old coping habits do tend to come back up to the surface at times like that...good for you f...

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Hi Soprano! Nice to see you here again

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Oh, Pink, I am sorry to hear your reflux has flared up again. Hopefully the new schedule helps! Such a tricky balance to find between hunger and activity...I remember when I was running, a longer run would make me ravenous. Now a really long day hike can do that. But like you said, sitting around al...

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Hi Pink! Same here - and it goes way beyond vanity, I believe. I genuinely feel better in myself at that little bit lower weight range. Thanks for the encouragement! Had a solid green day yesterday :mrgreen: We went to Antwerp for the day to visit the photography museum and some galleries (big moder...

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Thanks, Pink! :mrgreen: It really does seem to get harder, the closer you get to your goal weight! Sometimes it does feel like such a struggle - to maintain, I have to be mindful about what I am eating most of the time; to get to that lower weight range I have to be very vigilant pretty much all of ...

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Smart to track calories for a little bit to get a realistic idea of what your meals are, calorie-wise. I think a lot of us underestimate how much we are taking in, and it is easier than we realize to eat way over what we should be eating.

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Hi Ellis! I am still aiming for weight loss, I would like to get down about 3 - 4 kg and maintain there. I was in that range in 2022 and I really felt happy there. When I started working at my current job in 2023, my weight started creeping up again - I got sloppy with my habits, stress eating start...

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I am so sorry that the diabetes weighs so heavily! It makes all of your decisions around food and eating much more complicated. I understand how you would be anxious after your eye appointment, even if the doctor didn't seem too concerned. And it makes sense that you keep trying to figure out an app...

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I applaud you for how you have encouraged your girls to have a normal relationship with food! The fact that they are able to listen to their body's hunger signals will serve them well. My grandma always told us that not eating all our food was "throwing pennies down the sink" and that was a message ...

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You are doing such a great job really tuning into your hunger, but also the underlying reasons that trigger you to eat more than you need. I bet a lot of us could trace our current eating issues back to when we were kids...

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Way to go on using info you've been noting about how you feel after meals to adjust them -it sounds like it really made a difference to have a bit more protein and fat with breakfast and lunch! I make up three portions of overnight oats in advance and I love being able to just pull it out of the fri...

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It really does, Pink!

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Oh no! Wishing you a quick recovery!

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:mrgreen: Getting back on track is the best feeling! :mrgreen: M 28/4: :mrgreen: T 29/4: :mrgreen: W 30/4: :mrgreen: T 1/5: :mrgreen: F 2/5: :mrgreen: S 3/5: :D S 4/5: :D M 5/5: :oops: T 6/5: :mrgreen: W 7/5: :mrgreen: T 8/5: :oops: F 9/5: :D S 10/5: :D S 11/5: :D M 12/5: :oops: T 13/5: :oops: W 14/...

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Almond milk is definitely lower calorie density than regular milk or soy milk, so that could certainly have been an issue. I notice the same thing when I am craving peanut butter, it tends to signal that I'm not getting enough protein or fat. For the past year or so, I have been adding a scoop of pr...

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Thanks, Pink!

Had my tea in the evening...helps a lot.

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Being so mindful of how you feel after eating and taking care to note it down is giving you really good data, which I imagine should be encouraging to make changes?

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Thanks, Pink! Yesterday was a non-weekend S day (book club in the evening) and the roofers are now done, so from today it will be back to normal programming. I am determined to finish the month out green! :mrgreen: M 28/4: :mrgreen: T 29/4: :mrgreen: W 30/4: :mrgreen: T 1/5: :mrgreen: F 2/5: :mrgree...

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This is a very interesting experiment you are doing, Pink! And that sandwich sounded wonderful

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Hi guys, and thanks for the support! I wish I didn't get thrown off so easily by this kind of stuff, but I do... Yes, the roofers were here super early, but they did a great job. They will be back tomorrow and possibly Tuesday but then it will be done and we can start putting stuff back in the attic...

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Hi Pink! I turned into a fast eater with my babies, too! :wink: Such a good idea to go back and look at your food logs to see your patterns, and where you need to adjust things. It really is hard to change habits, but once a habit is established, it becomes much easier to maintain it, and that is wh...

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Thanks, Pink! It was a good time. This week has been a struggle with habits because our roofers started with planned work unexpectedly ahead of schedule and we have been scrambling to get things out of our attic and garage, which has been stressful and thrown my routines for a loop. Sigh. Oh well. I...

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Hi RG and welcome to the boards! It sounds like you are really exploring how No-S can work for you - I think a lot of us here have gone through a similar process and we wish you success

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Travelling can be so hard - I hope you get your luggage soon! And hopefully No-S can give you some structure and peace of mind so you can enjoy yourself.

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My mom is in Texas and we love eating Tex-Mex when we visit - but yes, the portions are huge. This weekend in Paris, we really noticed how reasonable the portions were at the restaurants...and we also noticed that most people are slim. Of course, with all the walking people do there, as well... Here...

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Oh wow, the story about you and your co-workers and the speed of eating lunch - I am the person who cleans her plate and finishes before everyone else, always have been :lol: By the time I remember to tell myself to slow down, I have usually already eaten 2/3 of my meal. But I know it is something I...

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What Imogen says about eating to manage a health issue adding an extra layer of restriction is so true, and makes it that much harder! And sometimes it feels so unfair to have that extra burden.

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Thank you! We had a great weekend, walked a ton - the weather was gorgeous. Explored some new-to-us areas of Paris and ate great food! In the end I granted myself an S day for Friday, not that I went overboard, but we shared appetizers with dinner, so not technically a one-plate meal... Back home no...

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Hi Imogen and Pink! I definitely get sucked into WTH thinking at times, too! :wink: I have been tracking on the HabitCal for years, it is one of the first things I do every morning and I think it has evolved over time to be a kind of reminder to myself to look at each day as a new opportunity to eat...

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It's so hard to get off the diet roller coaster...I totally understand your struggle, I think so many of us here have been there, many times. It's worth focusing on building the habits, even if it takes you temporarily off course for your weight goals...but this is a frightening thing to do. I think...

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Wow, Pink - I never heard of the Bragg diet - is that the same Bragg as the aminos condiment? What was that like for you as a child? It sounds like your body fully incorporated that eating rhythm.

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Hi Pink! Eating a little bit less of "real" food to make room on your plate for a special occasion cupcake - this sounds like a perfectly rational, normal eating thing to do. And I am in awe of your ability to do 19/5 IF - I have read/seen a lot about IF and the benefits, but the thought of actually...

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Thanks, Pink!

What is it about exercising in water that makes you so hungry???

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You're welcome :D :D Something that is helping me lately is focusing on being consistent rather than being perfect. If I make a mistake, get right back into my habits without beating myself up. And like you, aim for reasonably healthy meals at home, and enjoying those infrequent meals out without le...

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Hi Ellis! at the moment my favorite meal is a vegan version of "asperges op vlaamse wijze" with a creamy tofu scramble on top of the asparagus :D After my good start last week, I have to mark yesterday as red - I had dates and walnuts after dinner, felt super hungry after aquagym. Better today! M 28...

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Oh, Ellis, it sucks to be in this spiral that feels so endless... I am sure that a lot of us here (myself included) can relate to how indecisive and lost you feel right now, like being on a roller coaster that you can never get off of. I hope you won't beat yourself up for this weekend for too long....

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Glad to hear your weekend went well! :mrgreen: And well done on being okay with skipping ice cream and also saving some Easter chocolate for later - good strategy! It is a very fine line between maintaining the habits you need to promote health and a healthy weight, and having those habits trigger d...

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Hi Ellis, thanks for popping in! My diet in Texas... :lol: I do my best to stick to healthy choices while I am there, and to my usual habits as much as I can, but it can be challenging because the tendency is to eat out a lot more than we do at home. And everything is big in Texas, including restaur...

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Welcome back, Sammy! I think a small piece of dark chocolate is okay, too, if it doesn't trigger you to go off what you planned for yourself.

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Hi Ellis - nice to see you here again!

How did your weekend end up going?

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It's all about finding that sweet spot where you eat enough to satisfy your appetite, but not so much that it's more than your body needs. And if you're small it's so easy to go over that, isn't it? But it sounds like being busy this weekend really helped you!

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Thanks for popping in, Imogen! And thanks for the reminder about being sure to eat enough at lunch to stave off afternoon snacking :mrgreen: I actually did have quite a big lunch yesterday and it really made a difference. I have also noticed that making sure I have a good source of protein with my l...

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How nice to see so much activity on the boards! :mrgreen: It took me a while (way too long :wink: ) to get back into normal routine after coming back from TX. So I set a consistency challenge for myself for the next 90 days, committing to really focusing on my habits for this period. I will set an e...

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Welcome!

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Welcome back!

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I totally agree - onward and upward is the only way to go. What other option do we have?
Hang in there!

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Thanks for checking in with me :) Visiting my family in TX took a lot out of me. My mom is experiencing mobility issues, and while I was glad to be there to help her with them, it is also hard to see what she is going through. Also the realization for myself that the habits I cultivate now as far as...

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Hi Pink! I think what you said about choosing your hungry is interesting - I think a lot of us have a hard time dealing with feeling hungry, and the idea that we have to accept it to a certain extent is sometimes a hard realization. It sounds like you have found a way to deal with this for yourself....

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Hi folks! Thanks for checking in! I've been having lots of red days - busy at work, busy outside of work and also getting ready to travel to see my mom in Texas has impacted my usual habits. But I always tell myself, just keep chugging along. The protein bar was actually quite helpful! I won't be on...

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Good for you!

I think it's those non-scale, habit victories, that in the end, have the most impact! Have a great weekend!

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Thanks, Oolala - I honestly hadn't thought of this, I was just lazy about formatting :lol: But looking at it, I think you are right about less drama, and more focus on the behavior that I want to positively reinforce. I seem to be in a good groove at the moment and am on the cusp of my first 100% gr...

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It is sobering to see how few calories we get as older women, just for maintenance. And then the struggle to make sure we get enough protein...

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That's exactly what I mean about figuring out things for yourself! We all have to find the best way to apply moderation and habits to our own lives.

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Thanks! :D Just chugging along here, as usual. Having a stressful week at work, and gave into some snacky behavior yesterday. The thing is, it does not actually help, just makes me feel bad about myself. Sigh. Mark it and move on. Three more possible green days to go this month! :mrgreen: WED 1: YEL...

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Calorie counting is triggering for me, too, so I understand where you are coming from. Don't worry about what we might think about anything, this is your process and you are figuring things out for yourself, we are here to support you and be a sounding board!

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Progress, not perfection!

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You got this, Win!

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Thanks, Win :lol: Five more opportunities to get green this month - let's do this! WED 1: YELLOW THU 2: GREEN :mrgreen: FRI 3: RED SAT 4: YELLOW SUN 5: YELLOW MON 6: RED TUE 7: GREEN :mrgreen: WED 8: RED THU 9: RED FRI 10: GREEN :mrgreen: SAT 11: GREEN :mrgreen: SUN 12: YELLOW MON 13: GREEN :mrgreen...

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Thanks for your support, folks :D Co-opt away, Win, my pleasure! Red days happen when I let what I want in the moment override what I want for my future self. A great way to prevent this is reminding myself of my reasons for doing this (reading my list of reasons), but sometimes I don't think of thi...

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Hi Win! I love the idea of a habit tune-up - welcome back!

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My goal as the month progresses is to book more green days than red days. On the edge, but I'm working on it! :mrgreen: Room for 10 more green days this month! WED 1: YELLOW THU 2: GREEN :mrgreen: FRI 3: RED SAT 4: YELLOW SUN 5: YELLOW MON 6: RED TUE 7: GREEN :mrgreen: WED 8: RED THU 9: RED FRI 10: ...

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The scale is my biggest motivator, too :lol: But I do my best to focus on process goals instead of outcome goals as much as I can. I think that's what keeps me here with No-S all this time - it's part of my process. How interesting to learn about amylin, and sobering to realize that having Type 1 di...

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Pink, it sounds like you are really on track, focusing on habits that help you get into a good eating groove - well done!

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You have an additional struggle with your blood sugars which makes it extra challenging for you...and after trying out different approaches if you have found that option B works the best, after taking everything into consideration, then it sounds like that is the best option right now, even if it's ...

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Thanks Pink, thanks Ellis! Yes, checking in helps a lot :mrgreen: I am glad you both are active here :D WED 1: YELLOW THU 2: GREEN :mrgreen: FRI 3: RED SAT 4: YELLOW SUN 5: YELLOW MON 6: RED TUE 7: GREEN :mrgreen: WED 8: RED THU 9: RED FRI 10: GREEN :mrgreen: SAT 11: GREEN :mrgreen: SUN 12: YELLOW M...

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I think I will keep doing an additional check in here for the month of January, it seemed to help me be extra vigilant last month

WED 1: YELLOW
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For me it really depends on the situation. For example, we have book club every 6 weeks on a Monday. The person who picked the book brings a food treat - usually homemade cake. After struggling with how to fit it into No-S, I finally decided to treat book club as an "S event", which means I can simp...

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A year of moderate eating - congratulations!

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Thanks, Ellis. I find radical honesty the best policy - who am I fooling, other than myself? :wink: I do usually limit myself on S-days but not in a way that makes me feel restricted - it's more limiting myself to what I will enjoy and won't make me feel like crap later. Which means I don't go overb...

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So glad you had a lovely Christmas! We had a good one, too :D You are making hard changes to your eating habits because of a serious health issue, and even then, it is challenging to navigate all the situations where you are tempted to eat food that is not in your best interest. Our culture is so fo...

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It feels like the quiet before the storm here this morning - going to be a busy week. I work today, tomorrow and Friday, so my goal is to treat those days as normal N days as much as I possibly can. In the meantime, wishing everyone here happy holidays and peace with food. :mrgreen: SUN 1: YELLOW MO...

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Hope you're feeling better in time for the holidays, Linda!

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Happy Holidays, Oolala!

Sorry to hear about the struggle with your shoulder...hopefully it can still be improved. It's great to hear that you have made such progress with your hip! It's encouraging to hear that focusing on increasing muscle strength really does help.

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Oh, gosh, Pink, what a rough day you had at work :cry: But, wow, I am so impressed how you used it to reinforce your eating habits, instead of letting it drag you down! :D I love where you say "I was so happy and grateful I didn't destroy my habit for basically no reason." It makes me think, is ther...

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Hi Pink, hi Ellis! Thanks for your supportive comments :D - I did the tea all week (thanks for the suggestion!), and then yesterday evening, after my volunteer shift, I felt like joining my husband in having a beer (you know, that celebratory Friday night feeling?) and some nibbles successfully temp...

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Welcome back, Ellis! The most important thing here is the learning you have done on what works and what doesn't work for you - if it's not sustainable, then that is good to know. It's all about finding that balance between what you know you can do, and being able to accept your health/body/weight si...

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If knowing you will have a dessert is helping you to establish the habit of one plate meals, then I am with Soprano - that definitely sounds like a win! :mrgreen: I think teaching ourselves to be moderate, especially at this time of year, is just as important as establishing our habits. I think prob...

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Oh, I feel you on the frustration of the red week last week! How did Monday go? I think it's great that despite the frustration of the weekdays, you were able to give yourself credit for the wins over the weekend - I think sometimes we tend to disregard the steps in the right direction that we take ...

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Hi Pink! Yes, it's so interesting how one person can really struggle with one habit, while another person nails it easily. I am going to try out your hot tea after dinner as a signal that the day is done - thanks for the suggestion! I actually did have tea after dinner yesterday, with my son and his...

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Hi Oolala, nice to see you here again! Well, it has been a crazy week and I am sorry to have to mark red on so many days, but there is no way around it, red they were. :oops: But I always tell myself, just keep going, mark them and move on. Keep striving! :mrgreen: SUN 1: YELLOW MON 2: GREEN TUE 3: ...

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Ugh, I recognize that feeling after an indulgent weekend! And anxiety about work!

I feel you - it's like these two things feed each other, isn't it?

I hope you were able to turn things around as the week started - just getting back to a normal eating routine sometimes helps tamp down anxiety.

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Hi Pink, Thank you - that means a lot to me. I have been doing this for years, with lots and lots and lots of red days! I just keep going because what other option is there? Over the years, one of the habits has become second nature (one plate meals) but I still struggle with No Snacks (mostly in th...

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Happy Sunday, folks! Hope everyone is enjoying a good S-Day today. SUN 1: YELLOW MON 2: GREEN TUE 3: RED WED 4: RED (unplanned snack after dinner) THU 5: GREEN FRI 6: YELLOW (holiday - Sinterklaas - got treated both at work and at my volunteer gig to chocolate, gingerbread and clementines) SAT 7: YE...

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Sounds like some great insight...hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner!

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I hear you on the taste of protein powders in the oats - it took me a while to get used to it. Greek yogurt on the side is a great solution to getting more protein with breakfast. I love how you are using your observations of how things were on vacation to trouble-shoot for solutions in your daily l...

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Thanks, Pink and Soprano - and indeed, long term, we have to be able to roll with these kinds of food situations and not let them get us off the wider track of living our lives with good eating habits. SUN 1: YELLOW MON 2: GREEN TUE 3: RED WED 4: RED (unplanned snack after dinner) Today is a new day...

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Thank you, Soprano. And Melderin, condolences to you and your family, as well.

Yesterday has to be marked red (away day with work, colleague brought cake she had made, and it would have been awkward not to partake

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MON 2: GREEN
TUE 3: RED

I will shoot for better today.

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I think it is great that you are experimenting with things to see what works - I am sure you will figure out what it is on vacation that works so well. Probably a combination of habits and mindset? I find having a filling breakfast is really important to set me up for having a good day. I usually ma...

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Thank you Melderin and Pink - even when someone was 86 and had a good life, it still takes time to adjust.

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