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Yesterday: Fail Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese Lunch: Jelly Beans!! Loaded plate with refried beans, rice, tortilla chips, guac, sour cream, cheese dip Snacked on more jelly beans! Supper: Beef and bean burrito Last night, I started a book that is supposed to help you with any diet: The Beck Die...

sweetaj

Thanks Linda! I think gaining some sanity would be glorious! I also think that my constant snacking is my main problem, and if I could get that under control, my weight should have a downward trend. Thanks for sharing what you drink during the day! I am definitely going to follow this approach. I ca...

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I loved it as a kid, then hated it as an adult. But, now that I have a kid of my own, I love it again! (As long as I don't have to drive in it! Or shovel it. Or get wet socks from not remembering to wear my boots.)

sweetaj

Thanks for the welcome back eschano!! I think I will definitely try the milky drinks tip. Not chewing between meals is the first habit I need to work on, and if a glass of milk helps me to get to that point, then I'm going to do it. And I'm also going to TRY REALLY HARD to come here everyday and kee...

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Hmmmmm. Here again. I always find myself back here. I start some new diet, some new way of eating, and then eventually, my sanity returns, and I remember that I REALLY want to give NoS a proper try. Without reading back through this thread, I'm pretty certain that I haven't even made it 2 weeks no-s...

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HI Sweetaj I know just how you feel about eating and eating just because.... so do many many people on this board. You really struck a chord with me with your plea for some normalcy around food. I keep saying I just want to be an ordinary person about food.... I wish!! It will come for us both I am...

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I took it. I wasn't going to, since we weren't really doing anything, but since I just started back on nos, I gave in to all of my snacking temptations. Ugh.

sweetaj

I took the time this weekend to read the NoS diet book for the fourth time. And I ate a lot. It wasn't a mindless binge, but more of a "I know I'm not hungry, but I'm going to eat this anyway until I feel sick." It's so weird to type that out, but that's exactly what I was thinking. The volume of fo...

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Thank you MerryKat! Day 2: Success! Thankfully I deterred myself from snacking between meals. I was really mad about something and was ready to just eat and eat and eat, but I realized that's what I always do when I'm mad/anxious/sad/stressed/happy. It doesn't matter what emotion it is. This is why ...

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r.jean wrote:Good for you! Staying with it no matter what is a good choice. No S is not known for rapid weight loss, it definitely promotes a peace of mind about food!

And if I'm being honest, that's what I really want more than weight loss: peace of mind about food! Thanks for reminding me of that!

sweetaj

Thanks for the welcome back eschano! I hope I'm here to stay this time. I'm sitting my butt down and not moving!

Day 1 Success

I'm piling my plates high, but that's okay! The first day is always the roughest.

sweetaj

Recommitting again, starting today. I'm not surprised with my failed behavior, since I think it's probably a common process that many go through. I KNOW that nos is the way for me, but yet I still want the weight to come off quickly, which leads to examining different diets and veering from my origi...

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Recommitting today...I'm joining this challenge!

1 Success!
2 Success!
3 Fail
4 NWS day
5 S day
6 S day
7 Fail (This is getting embarrassing!)

sweetaj

Still here, and still moving forward.

I have tried to put as little thought into food as possible, it makes it easier to eat 3 meals without obsessing about things!

sweetaj

Finally, one N day under my belt. I feel a little more in control today. Yesterday, I just wanted to EAT, EAT, EAT because I scare myself into thinking I'll get too hungry. Pile up the plates!!

sweetaj

Do you weigh in on any other days of the week? Weighing in on Mondays would scare me even though I know it's typically only water weight gain from eating more sweets. When I was being "good", I liked my Saturday morning weigh ins because they showed a nice loss after being on track for 5 days.

sweetaj

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves when tempted how we will feel later if we overindulge. I find this technique extremely helpful when I am considering drinking too much! But I use it to prevent overeating, sometimes, too. :) I have had to do this several times today! (With eating, not drinking....

sweetaj

Thanks gals! I appreciate your support. I am determined to make this time different, so I will keep pushing forward with this. One N day, and then the weekend! I can do it!!

Seriously though, after the way I felt yesterday, how could I possibly still think that overeating is pleasurable????

sweetaj

Ugh, I am trying to get back on track, but obviously, I'm not trying hard enough. I talked myself into having all red days this week, because of the prednisone (just an excuse). Now, I can't seem to stop the binge. I just ate so much candy that I feel sick: headache, racing heart, lethargic, etc. I ...

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Thanks guys! Yesterday was another fail day. And now I'm going through the typical diet mind: OMG, I am feeling so fat, maybe I need to start counting calories again... So, I'm trying to remind myself that this time period is a minor blimp in my lifetime, and I will get back on track as soon as thin...

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Cutting myself some slack for a couple of days, because I'm starting to feel guilty for my overeating. Guilt is not a helpful emotion!! I am super hungry since I'm on prednisone to get over this sinus crap. I only have a day and a half left of it, so I'm just going to take a few NWS days and hopeful...

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Well, that's an S day not a fail then! So give yourself some slack :) I'm trying!! :D I'm actually not being hard on myself about it at all, which is surprising! Before, when I've been on diets, if I had a "fail" day, I would think I've failed the whole diet. But now, I'm not viewing NoS as a diet,...

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eschano - I actually am still currently sick. I've got a really bad sinus infection that won't go away. Now I'm on prednisone, so everyone has been telling me how hungry that's going to make me! Day 18: Fail ! Yes, another fail. It was all fine until we got free Dairy Queen blizzards at work in the ...

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Yes, forget the cleaning system, haha!! I think that the habits we put into place should make our life more enjoyable, and while a clean house is enjoyable, the process is only enjoyable if someone else is doing the cleaning! I hate to clean. And we just found out that my husband has dust allergies!...

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Congrats on your successes! I hope you're feeling better soon. Thank you very much! This sinus stuff is hanging on too long! Day 17: Fail ! I broke down yesterday afternoon and snacked!!! I wasn't even hungry, I just did it. This is how my mind justified it: 1) You've been sick, it's okay to have a...

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I will join you! 1 Fail Dairy Queen blizzard at work in the afternoon. 2 Fail 3 S-Day 4 S-Day 5 Fail 6 Fail 7 Fail 8 Fail 9 Fail 10 S-Day 11 S-Day 12 Success 13 Success 14 Success 15 Fail 16 17 S-Day 18 S-Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 S-Day 25 S-Day 26 27 28 29 30 31 S-Day :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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I'm so glad you've been updating as you went along! Your story is so encouraging to me!

sweetaj

Day 16: Success ! B: Sausage, egg, cheese flatbread L: Beef panini and jalapeno potato chips D: Spaghetti This sinus infection/cold of mine has probably happened at the best time ever. It's really helping me to not be hungry and snack in the afternoons. Hopefully by the time I get better, any hunger...

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I love reading about your realizations about yourself, your appetite, etc., as you meader the long and winding road that is your NoS journey! Thanks! It's amazing what I can perceive without the food obsession that comes with calorie counting. I hope this is a nice long road for me - I'm ready for ...

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Day 12: Success ! Day 13: S day Day 14: S day One thing I noticed this weekend for my 2nd set of S days: I realized that my treat for the weekend was simply to snack. Sweet treats aren't really anything I miss, although I did have some really good chocolate chip cookies this weekend. I also noticed ...

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Day 11: Success!

B: Egg bake, bacon, fruit, orange juice
L: Big Mac, Fries
D: ham, mashed potatoes

Still sick, so nothing tastes good yet. I'm sure I'll get my appetite back after this cold leaves me.

sweetaj

Day 10: Success!

B: fruit/yogurt/granola parfait and chocolate milk
L: Spaghetti O's with meatballs
S: 2 pieces pizza

sweetaj

Two weeks in is barely getting going. It's not possible to have it all figured out fast! You've got to live it week after week, month after month. Expect it to change but try not to be watching it under a microscope. Exactly! Which is why I'm not attaching any guilt to my loaded plates. Or trying t...

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Yet as a new no s-er I struggle at the moment to find the right amount to see me through to the next meal, but not fill me to bloating point. The ....you can always have some more later if you are hungry.....solution doesn't work for us. We have to get it right first time. Agreed! This is why I get...

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Day 9: Success ! B: Breakfast sandwich: ham, egg, cheese, english muffin and orange juice L: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, roll with butter, a few bites of macaroni salad D: Taco salad - ground beef, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, salsa, shell I have a major cold right now, and I think al...

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Day 8: Success!

B: Blueberry Muffin, Quest bar
L: Cheeseburger, fries, Dr. Pepper
S: Grilled chicken sandwich with bacon, potato wedges

Surprisingly, I didn't get hungry at all yesterday. I thought that with my out of control weekend, I'd be starving all day!

sweetaj

I love your StrategicSpending system!! I really need to implement #1 on your list. I have a bad habit of stopping by the convenience store during the week and spending $2-3 every day on pop (and candy before NoS). If I stopped doing that, I'd save at least $500 a year!

sweetaj

I forgot to mention my weight loss for last week. (Keeping in mind that I was quite bloated from my wild eating in the weeks before I started NoS.) I started at 168.8 on Monday morning before my first N day. I weighed on Saturday morning after 5 successful N days - at 164.6. A loss of 4.2 pounds (mo...

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I think it's great that you are focusing on just getting the habit down. Reinhard makes a point of saying that fixing overeating and fixing nutrition are different problems, requiring different habits. Right now, you are working on fixing overeating. Eventually (maybe not for a year or more) you'll...

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Day 3: Success!

B: Noosa yogurt, Quest bar

L: Santa Fe Rice and Beans (WW meal), Baked Tostitos

S: Pizza

Obviously, my eating isn't the most healthy, but I know that will evolve over time. Right now, my only focus is making NoS a habit.

sweetaj

Well done for sticking it out! Remember also: if you manage to replace the habit with a psychologically satisfying new ritual it's even easier. I sip my favourite tea or take a bath or cuddle or do something similarly nice and occupying instead of late-night snacking. I love that idea, thanks! I wi...

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Thanks for the confirmation on that eschano! I am trying to remember that this is not a race, and one habit at a time is going to be the quickest route to success! Speaking of success...Day 1: Success ! B: cup of fruit, fruit/yogurt/granola parfait L: chicken salad sandwich, celery & peanut butter, ...

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Wow, afternoons are going to be tough! My prime snacking time is from lunch until dinner. Non-stop. I am trying to quit my diet pop habit also, but I think establishing the "no snacking" rule is most important - so I am drinking my 2nd diet pop of the day!

sweetaj

Thanks for the welcome eschano! I can't wait until I forget I ever had food issues to begin with! Since Days 1 and 2 were both S days, they were successful. I did have a little bit of "last supper" mentality going on, and ate all of my favorite foods. I am trying to remind myself though, that this i...

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Wow, I made it a whole 2 days before I derailed myself... No matter what systems/diets I try, I always find myself coming back to this. I think No S is how a "normal" person eats, and I need to be normal. Counting calories leads me to abnormal binge behavior. My current weight is around 166, so I'm ...

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Can you eat a later lunch those days so that you aren't going so long between meals?

sweetaj

Day 2: Success! Weight: 175.4 Breakfast: Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl Lunch: Chicken Sandwich and Cheese and Bacon Soup Supper: Beefy Nacho Soup with crushed tortilla chips, 1/2 slice of beer bread with butter I ordered out at lunch, and I usually get the 1/2 chicken sandwich...but, I decided to get th...

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I am still drinking diet pop too! I figure that is the least of my problems for now, and once I have "no snacks" down as a good habit, I'll work on my Diet Pepsi addiction!

sweetaj

Day 1: Success! Weight: 174 (I weigh daily, because I have an app on my phone that smooths out the daily fluctuations.) Breakfast: Jimmy Dean Sausage Gravy & Egg breakfast bowl Lunch: small portions of two different chicken casseroles, a few grapes, chocolate chip cookie Supper: Beefy nacho cheese s...

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Linda and eschano - Thank you for the welcome! I am ready to make the commitment to make eating like this a habit - it definitely reduces the stress of thinking about food all day!

sweetaj

I am starting today also! I didn't even think about it being Thanksgiving week, but maybe that will work in our favor: we can ease into our first week with only 4 "N" days, and hopefully prevent the holiday weight gain at the same time.

sweetaj

Hello everyone! I am horrible at keeping up with online journals, but hopefully this time will be different. I can't even remember when I first heard about the No S Diet, but I've come back to it a few times since. I've tried almost everything, I think. WW, South Beach, Atkins, 17 day diet, 5:2, Bod...

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