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Great job ginger pie!!! Daughters are such an incredible blessing:)

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I hear you DSTSS! Ditto to everything you said. But, I am starting to notice small things, like not wanting chocolate because it doesn't sound good, as small rays of hope. I think our diet minds will change slowly and gradually. It took many years for some of us to develop diet brain, and it will ta...

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I am also struggling with the "now's my chance" mentality. Hopefully the longer we do it, the more it will go away. I noticed this weekend that I didn't want chocolate. Before, I would have eaten it anyway because I mentally see chocolate as the ultimate in indulgence. But, I am starting to notice h...

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lpearlmom, I know some genres of dance are much more forgiving than others, and as I said, I am OLD, so many things have probably changed since my prime, but I am very protective of my daughters and I am trying everything to thwart off possible eating disorders, and I believe NoS is a great tool for...

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Kittson, we all do lyrical, ballet, jazz and color guard flag. I also do lindy hopping and color guard weapons. When I was in my prime, I was told I needed to have a BMI of 18 or less to perform at college or professional level. Even with severe eating disorders, I was only able to get to a BMI of 1...

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Congratulations Kittson! Keep it up:). Enjoy your weekend.

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Great reflections! Keep going strong and enjoy the weekend!

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Thank you Cowboy and Kittson; and congratulations to both of you on your personal successes. Maybe we can all hit the 21 day mark together? That would be fun:) Kittson, I am very lucky my kids are hopping on board. They are probably relieved that mom isn't on one of her insane diets or exercise kick...

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fantastic!!!! You are an inspirationðŸŽ‰ðŸŽˆ. Keep up the good work.

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Gingerpie, that is huge! Well done:)

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Weight: 141#. Down 2# since start weight, 1# since last week weigh in Habit: 12 days successfully on habit; successful week 2 Exercise for week 2: 7 miles running, 4 miles walking, 1 hour dancing, 1 1/2 hours arms, 6+ hours cooking/cleaning including kneading yeast dough Positives: sugar cravings ar...

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Great job!!

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Studied nutrition in college (please don't judge). Anyway, there are several factors which effect metabolism: hormones, growth spurts (that one is too late for me), gender, muscle mass (men naturally have more), age, body mass (men generally weigh more than women). There are things you can do to qui...

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Hmmm......I had problems for years. This may not help, but for me I got a new mattress (temperpedic) and I have not had trouble since. Best money I ever spent. I do not get any commission for suggesting this. Could it be your mattress?

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So happy for you Gingerpie!! Keep up the good work. You are inspiring me to persevere

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I have had 3 successful N days this week, for a running total of 10 successful days on habit. However, I am writing today because I am feeling overwhelmed with temptation. I'm not sure why, but I want to eat seconds, snacks and sweets. I am really hungry, and I have noticed I haven't been eating muc...

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Way to go!!! Keep up the good work:)

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Don't quit....you can do this:). According to Daily Mail it takes 7 attempts and 5 years for a person to quit smoking....but you know what, I had 3 grandparents and my father who quit permanently. You can do this!

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You can do this

Old fashioned oatmeal is the only thing that works for me. I can go from 6:30-12 on it; 1pm if I must.

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Happy Birthday!!ðŸŽ‰ðŸŽ. Have fun. This is a lifestyle, not a diet, so no worries, it will be waiting here for you in the morning whatever your decision.

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Thanks everyone for all of the encouraging words:). I think the idea of weighing in on Friday or Saturday morning is right-thanks everyone for the tip. Had a great N day yesterday! I think I am going to start weighing on Fridays/Saturdays and checking in at that time. I hope everyone has a great N w...

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Good for you

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Sounds like you're doing great! Keep up the good work:)

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So....I gained a pound from my starting weight which means I gained 2 pounds since Friday. I guess I was an "idiot." I listened to Mr. Engel's podcasts, and I remember him saying you needed to try to over do it on S days. I think he greatly underestimated the power of the sweet tooth, or at least MY...

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I just wrote a list of all the positive outcomes which happened as a result of this program. I am afraid the weight loss will be painfully slow for me or non existent. I am trying to remember all the good even if the pounds don't fall off. I don't know if this will help you or not, but keep your chi...

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Think I over did sugar. Even thinking of sugar makes me a tad nauseous :oops: Hopefully that will translate into not desiring it for the next week. I want to log some thoughts so that I don't forget for the future. Effective strategies for N days: make palette satisfying meals to curb sugar cravings...

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Great job! Enjoy your S days:)

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Good job Cowboy! Enjoy the weekend-you earned it:)

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My first S day-yippee! Had five successful N days with food and exercise. Lost a little over a pound so far and hoping that the S days do not undo that. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend:)

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Good for you!

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Best of luck to you on your journey. I am also ready for my S days and have already planned the treats I'm eating this weekend, which I hope is not counterproductive:)

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Gingerpie, my goals are for both because I have a tendency to go to extremes in regards to exercise and diets and I want to avoid that in the future.

Day 4: Success/14 min exercise and No S

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Welcome! I started Monday as well:). Keep up the good work.

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Woo-hoo!!! Great job!

Sounds like I need to hire your wife as my PT.

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Best of luck to you on this new journey! I started Monday as well, so far so good. Keep up the winning streak:)

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On Pinterest there are oatmeal mason jars that I use. You can make them up a month at a time and they are really tasty, portable and convenient. Best of luck to you with all your health endeavors

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Day 3: success
Exercise: 14 min. mile + some dance
Challenges: already can see that I will need to implement some changes in my routine to be able to do this permanently.

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Welcome to the board. I am a newbie also. Like you, I have struggled with over restricting and had dangerously low BMI's; not suggesting you have or ever had too low BMI or ED. Some would call it an eating disorder, but I find that obnoxious like I need to spend hours in a therapist room? I'd rather...

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Keep going....that's great! This does take a lot of focus; at least it does for me. Hopefully it will get easier the longer we do it.

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Day 2: success Exercise: 6 hours spring cleaning with family Challenges: taming sweet tooth of me and my kids. Find it easier to go without sweets if I have a really good meal and if I'm not making the goodies myself. Kids disappointed I didn't make sweets. Guess they will start no s or else learn t...

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WTG, Lin47!

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Dust yourself off, you got this

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How did you do on your first day?

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Day 1: success I listened/read some material and discovered I should be more focused on behavior vs. results....oops, my bad. My teenagers yesterday were feeling particularly generous and insistently offered me their candy again and again. I declined with a "no thanks." My son wanted me to watch "Sp...

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Weight: 143#
Goal: 135#
Day 1 N day
Last ten pounds seem impossible to lose. Gonna give this my all.

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