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automatedeating, I love your epiphany of hunger giving you something to look forward to. That's a great way of looking at it.

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automatedeating (love the name), Thank you very much for the support!

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The first few days of restarting this plan I really filled my plate full. But the past couple of days I decided to reduce my portions and I didn't starve to death between meals, like I thought I might. I am loving eating like a "normal" person for the first time in many years. As for the chocolate. ...

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Congratulations on the green days! Here's to one more. One day at a time.

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Thank you eschano! I can hardly wait, but knowing the day is coming is helping!

It's been the start of a good week thus far!

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Thank you JW! It's nice to be back to something that makes sense. I am going to give No S a real run this time. No quitting after a couple of weeks! The Lindt truffles are hard to resist, but I couldn't resist the deal. Aside from homemade candy, they're my absolute favorite. Thankfully, knowing I c...

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Yesterday was a good N day. I am only recently restarting No S, and right now I do feel I'm probably putting more on my plate than I need, but I'm using a reasonably sized plate, (8.5"). So, maybe I'm not doing too badly. I went shopping yesterday for Lindt Truffles because there was a deal on them ...

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I'm so glad it's the start of a new N day! I told myself that I would behave on S days and not overdo it. Saturday was fantastic. I had popcorn for a snack, no sweets, no seconds. But yesterday, I found myself falling back into the old habit of searching the fridge and the cabinets and snacking at r...

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Wirth7, Like you, I get so excited at the start and then the excitement begins to fizzle out, which is why this is again, a new start for me. I am determined to give it a real go this time, no matter how many mistakes I make. Reading the posts are and definitely will be helpful! We can do it! Formin...

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finallyfull, You've offered the greatest advice! I'm taking it, myself! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!

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Your post made me LOL. I also love lists, and also remember when Ayds was a diet aid. Boy were they yummy! My husband also remembers his mom having those and he was skinny as a rail back in the day and says he ate more of them than his mom did just because they were so good. And I love your #12. Ame...

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Amen to taking things one day at a time! Here is to success this go round for the both of us!

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I'm restarting with you today! I've also started/stopped and went back to calorie counting, intuitive eating, etc. I'm tired of the cycle and decided that this time I'm going to give this at least six full months and if I see results, this will be it for the rest of my life. Best wishes on your new ...

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I'm in the challenge with you! Restarting Vanilla No S after months away from it! Glad to be back! 01 - :) 02 - S Day (Good Day!) 03 - S Day (Not so good, munched on and off all day.) 04 - :) 05 - :) 06 - :) 07 - :) 08 - :) 09 - S Day 10 - S Day 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - S Day 17 - S Day 18 - 19...

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I know what you mean. I think, why not have a small bite of something when food is what I'm really craving? But, I guess having a drink of something nutritious (though that's not usually my choice) will help us finally get out of the habit of snacking mindlessly.

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Shortformyweight, (Love your name, btw because I can really relate!)..I hope you made it through the craving. I didn't do so hot today, myself. But coming off a good week last week, so not kicking myself too hard. Let's pray for a better and easier tomorrow!

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LOL Oolala. I love the comparison to No S vs. other diets..the whole menu vs. the meager snack bar! That's so true! Thanks for the giggles this morning! I know there are going to be tough times. I just had a very tough week last week and almost gave up then came to my senses! :) Have a wonderful Fri...

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Oolala, Thank you for this link. As for myself, that article could have been written about me, because that's been my experience over the years. I've always said that I've "dieted" my way up to well over 200 pounds over the last 30+ years. I wonder if I'd never dieted at all if I'd now be at slightl...

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I'm so sorry for having been a slacker about posting! Thank you all for your nice replies and supportive comments! A big YES to ditching the scales and anything related to weight loss. I will know by how my clothes feel. The thing that's most important to me is I'm learning to finally have peace wit...

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MJ, Your last post could have been written by me! There are so many points you hit on that I think you must be my clone! lol We will put our best foot/fin forward! Let's just keep on swimming!

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MJ, Thank you so much for your post. I've been having the same thoughts lately. I used to be obsessed by the scale and put way too much stock into what is had to say. I agree with you about passing on the scale and that our clothes will tell us if we need to make changes. Thank you!

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Thank you Amy! I am aiming for stars next week. Hoping you stay on track, too! I appreciate your support!

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Well, I stayed derailed on Thursday, but got back on track yesterday. Today is an S day so I'm going to treat it as such. On a good note: Our bathroom scales finally bit the dust and I'm glad of it. Instead of replacing them immediately, I'm going to wait a while because I want to focus less on weig...

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LOL I understand!

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Sorry to hear about your husbands health problems Strawberry. I hope his procedure goes well and he's in good health soon!

WTG on purchasing the fresh fruits and veggies! That seems to be the hardest thing for us, but we're getting there slowly!

Enjoy your NS day!

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Amen to all you said MJ!

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As I posted in another post, it's been a bad three days for me and I almost decided to give up. But I'm going to quit giving up on myself. As I stated in that earlier post, I know this is the most sensible way to eat that I've found, same as we ate growing up. I won't stop here. Even though I've had...

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Oolala, I would love to see the results of that study, myself. I'm sorry to say I've had three fail days in a row and I almost talked myself back into the mentality of forgetting about doing any kind of program. But I won't do that to myself anymore. I know this is the most sensible way to eat that ...

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Same here butterfly. I've read so many time that people who journal their food eat less....yeah right! Not always! lol

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I couldn't agree more Leafy_Greens. Writing down every morsel for me never helped a thing. Yes, I saw how much I was eating and the next day I was doing the same thing all over again. So what good did that do? lol

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A big Yes to that!

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Sweetness, Congratulations! I can relate to the calorie counting and gaining the weight back. Yes, calorie counting works, but it's not sustainable unless you have super human strength. No way will I ever go back to it. No S makes more sense than any program I've tried and I've tried a lot of them! ...

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lol I hear you, SpiritSong. I'd have never thought to do that if I weren't doing low carb at the time, but oh wow..when you get it nice and brown and crispy around the edges, so good!

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I agree with that quote, too. I will never go back to IE and journaling food. With IE I pretty much stayed hungry throughout the day because I never really ate enough to be truly satisfied. And writing down every morsel never helped me in any way, shape or form. I love this way of eating. I try to e...

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LOL Yes I have done that..back when I was doing induction on Atkins. I will never torture myself that way again! The Atkins, I mean...the crunchy cheese treat, I still love!

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I look forward to getting to where you are with your S days. I found myself eating some things yesterday just because I could, but realized that I wasn't really enjoying them. These are things I want to start being more mindful of and only eat what I REALLY want! I understand about loving going to c...

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Anything with cheese sounds heavenly!

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Wow! You are doing great! The beans and cornbread sound so good. That's one of our favorite meals. WTG with the exercise!

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Thank you Strawberry! I am eating much more than I'd planned today, but it's an S day and I am not going to sweat it! Hoping you're having a great S Day!

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Oolalah, I didn't think about the hamburger in the fridge needing to be used up until late last night. That's when I decided to make the meatballs.

I agree with staying busy when cooking, being a taster!

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Thank you Sweetness! We'll make it!

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Sweetness, I'm hanging in here with you, with 4 more days left. I think I'm going to try to make the whole month of March green. I am going to have to figure out how to use the habit cal for motivation. Good luck with the rest of your 21!

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Thank you GratefulDeb! :) Too Solid, I'm sorry you had a bad evening. Don't give up, just hang in there. I completely understand how easy it can be to have a red day. Tomorrow and the next day we will have S days! Hallelujah! Let's enjoy them to the hilt and then rev ourselves up for a good week nex...

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Too solid flesh, Thank you very much. It wasn't easy. I hope next time I'm so tempted I can remember the elation I felt this morning for having not given in.

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April, Afternoons have always been the worst time to want to snack for me, but I've found that eating a pretty full plate of food at lunchtime is helping me keep from snacking in the afternoons. I'm not saying the temptation is never there because it is there more than I'd like to admit. I've found ...

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Thank you MJ. Believe me, it was a last ditch effort on my part because I was closer to the verge than I've been since I started No S on February 20th. My hubby and son saved a few for me and I'm going to have them tomorrow. It's nice to know tomorrow is only a day away! This may help you. Finallyfu...

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I love this idea and will use it. Thank you for sharing!

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I don't know why, but I have really wanted to eat more than my three plates of food today. I think I could eat the plates themselves at this point. I had some hamburger that needed to be cooked before it goes bad, so I made some meatballs for my husband and son to snack on. Boy do they smell delicio...

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Emmay, I agree with you. I'm grateful for this challenge. I'm struggling tonight because I didn't eat a healthy dinner and boy what a difference it is making. While I don't feel really hungry, I sure don't feel satisfied right now. It's so late right now that I can hold off until morning, but if it ...

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The ideas I have only make it easier for me to feel good about sdays and that is the most important part. I agree with this. I think we each need to tweak our "s" days to what works for us as individuals so that we don't go too crazy on those days. And you're right that no matter what, we cannot fa...

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Thank you for the info about the starches included on the protein side. Good to know to include non starchy vegetables on the other side of the plate. That's good information!

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Thank you for your input on my plan Wosnes. I also like the idea of 1/2 plate being vegetables or vegetables/fruit, both of which I never eat enough of and I'm going to start doing that, at least for two meals each day.

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MJ7910, I'm just starting out and you've been at this longer than I have, but I wanted to throw in my version of this past weekend (my second weekend on No S, which didn't go as well as the first. I know that "S" days are considered "free" days, but I went a little crazy yesterday because I cooked o...

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I read that section just before going to sleep last night. Thank you Oolala.

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Hi Zippadee! I remember your smiling face here! Congrats on your restart, too! Thank you for the welcome back!

Thank you also Vmsurbat! Yes it is nice to back back to a sane place! Congrats on your weight loss..awesome!

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MJ791 Here is to no more counting calories! I'm with you on that!

April, I'm looking forward to keeping up with you, too! We can do this. It's just too easy not to!

Wosnes, Thank you for the welcome back. It's nice to step back into a doable program!

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April, I'm glad you're feeling better about it since you received the book. I'm coming back to No S after a long time away and I'd given my book away but just got my new one in the mail yesterday. That being said, I haven't had time to read much of it yet and don't remember what was said about "diet...

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Hi everyone. I have tried No S in the past. It's been a long time and I couldn't remember my name and password because I wasn't here for very long, so I created a new account. The last time I tried No S, I was struggling, for some reason. I don't think I trusted the diet, nor myself because of all t...

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