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~reneew

You guys give me so so much! Love ya!

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So, do we want another challenge in March? Who's ready???
February was way too short.

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Yep... big detour, but just a detour. I am trying to adopt the turtle-pace mentality knowing that statistically I will have a better chance of keeping it off. If there's one thing I've learned it's that when you loose it fast eating fakey diet foods instead of real food I like, I won't keep it off f...

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~emilyr wrote:February has been very rough..... I am going to join the March challenge if one becomes available!! ((BIG hint Renee))...

sure, just when I decide to call it quits... I'll think on it.

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I'm still trying to get back to where I was before Christmas. I had lost 26, but now I'm only at 15 lost. Frustrating. If I could avoid my Holiday mentality, I'd be thin. So, now that I've confessed, I'll be updating my first page where I record that stuff.

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I too want to thank everyone for all of their heart felt entries of encouragement, success, failures, hopes, dreams, and the daily fun stuff. Thanks all!!! You've saved me from many a binge!!!

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Thank you Mimi! I am still here, and doing my habit-cal, however I am testing out my theory that the more I think about food, the more I feed my food addiction. Thinking about it does indeed strengthen the pull-me-to-the-pantry muscle. In order to put God before food in my life, food needs to take a...

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glad to see you're still with it! Stay well too.

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only 12 days left of February... how are we all?

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clarinetgal...

Happy belated birthday to you,
Happy belated birthday to you,
Happy belated birthday dear clarinetgal,
Happy belated birthday to you... ooooo!

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Getting back on track is tough, but I'm on it.

I think

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For lent last year I gave up Pizza... all...lllll...ll lent. That was tough, but I did it. This year I'm taking heed of this Bible verse: Matthew 6:16 When you fast do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have r...

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Ooooops, I forgot to transfer my January here. My plan? 3 dishes of food. Period . January 1 :mrgreen: great start! 2 :wink: S day and a very respectable one it was! 3 :wink: S day enjoyable :roll: 4 :mrgreen: I'm really charged to do well today. 5 :mrgreen: today too! Doin' great! I love new years ...

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Most of us are doing great. Keep going!!! I saw a bunch of us wrote down "lent starts" on the 17th. I think we should all encourage eachother especially during lent. I love this group!

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Emily... you seem to be on the right track though with 46 lost! Wow!
I still need to get back to where I was before the Christmas season!
I'm not giving up. I'll make the announcement some day that I'm back to 26 lost.

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That's 46!!!! You should be our famous person Reinhard is looking for!!!

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I don't remember where that ring post was, but...
I'm still working toward my half way mark and my sparkly emerald.

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That's up to Reinhard. I don't mind, but he'd need to switch it every month for it to be effective in checking out eachother's easily.

Feel free to bump it up any time!

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Thanks Frugal.

I blew it today. Just an average Thursday and WAMO.

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I'm doing well and even though it's our 20th anniversary, I plan on staying green today.

My current plan:
M - F: 2 dishes max! period.
S + S : 3 to 4 dishes max! period.
heart and soul exercises M - F, no minimum

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I was wondering about that electric cinderella too.

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As a parent raises a child to learn and be able to go out into the world and to not depend on the parent, but continue on in a successful life of their own... Reinhard helps us to learn, and become independant also to go out and not rely on this site because we will have internalized the good habit...

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Still doing good? We need an update on your progress.

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On round 2 of carithromiacin (spelling?) and the taste in my mouth is constantly yuck! You'd think it would help me to not eat, but all I want to do is have another taste in my mouth. 10 days to go. Hmmm... To get rid of the taste, I'm drinking a lot of ice water with a splash of cranberry juice. I ...

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... and don't leave us! No S is the vanilla icecream base, and the other stuff we add are the sprinkles.

I'm always changing the sprinkles, but the No S principles are always there too. It seems that Reinhard even encourages the sprinkles and gives us tips.

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I'm in! I had 3 reds :oops: in January, and I went a bit wild every darn weekend :? so I definitely have room to improve. :roll: I really wanna be a repeater to the 21 day club just to get my good habits going again, so that's my goal for now. If I can't, I'll just do my best. I really get alot out ...

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* * * I'm issuing a challenge for you to have the best month that you can... or if you wannabe in the 21 day club, go 21 days straight with no reds on your habitcal * * * - This is for those enthusiastic people and for those that need encouragement and accountability. After all, the world can see t...

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Start thinking about the February challenge! I may try to combine my "challenge" with the "wannabe club" that I started. Keep a look out!

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Kids went in late AGAIN to school. It's still blowing snow out there. I've been having a very hard time on the weekends still. I am trying a new approach this week. I'm not going to spend my time on here just thinking MORE about food. I am going to avoid food. I am also going to put my dishes out on...

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keep going Marc!

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ughhghh plahblah pucky meutt! ANOTHER day out of school and I Fail so big when others are around! Can I just be put into solitary confinement for a year?

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Cool cool!

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Ha! My kids often remind me with "Mom, it's not Suesday".

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My meds are leaving me feel yucky all day, and the eating doesn't seem to help other than getting this yucky taste temporarily out of my mouth.

All I want to do is suck on hard candy all day so I can't taste it.

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Even though dieters now go on "juce fasts" and other kind of food "fasts" etc., the term "fast" traditionally has been used to mean the intake of zero calories, i.e. water or non-caloric liquids only. I've noticed that the practice of dieters calling a restriction of only specific foods "fasts" has...

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Even though dieters now go on "juce fasts" and other kind of food "fasts" etc., the term "fast" traditionally has been used to mean the intake of zero calories, i.e. water or non-caloric liquids only. I've noticed that the practice of dieters calling a restriction of only specific foods "fasts" has...

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This eat-all-the-time thing bothers me a ton! Food is everywhere. At our church we have a mid-week class for the kids on Wednesday and they used to serve a couple cookies and juice. It then became stuff like crackers and cheese with carmel and apples. Now it has blown to a full meal at 3:30. They ge...

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Check through others' posts and see that we're really doing great!!! Send some encouragement, there's only a week left to the month.

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Go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go!

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I just read that these meds for my sinus infection cause weight gain... I thought "oh yea???" Besides nausia is a side effect and I'm there. Bluck

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Well, so much for my waiting for supper plan. I went to my DR. for a sinus issue and I now have 3, yes 3 meds which I have to take with food twice a day (at least not 5 ) and one will leave me with a metalic after taste and one will just give me a constant bad taste. Yea. 12 days of bad taste. I'm t...

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Thank you very much you two! It is a huge struggle for me. At times I feel like I've got a grip on it, and others I don't. I have been thinking all or nothing. I need to find the peace.

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Several things come to mind. First of all, you can choose your friends, not your family. I sometimes think God sends individual family members to us for a kind of training experience. To teach us. At times I feel like I'm in a boot camp! :wink: I too have tried the one day a week fast. I did it on W...

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Yea, go buy some glasses so you can read what I write to you. Maybe I should write this way all of the time! It's kinda fun, and I'll keep you on your toes. My struggle is ongoing and I need the peace that you and Kathleen seem to have found. Have a good day, and go buy those glasses.

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Jan... up until 4-5 years ago I lived in Shakopee for 15 years, but I was a true blue Minnesotan my whole life until I moved here. I now live 5 miles into Iowa, but consider myself still a Minnesotan. :wink: Kathleen...I should be refered to a therapist. :? I don't feel that I've "crossed over" as I...

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Yea, peace man!

I'm looking for it still.

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Kathleen... keep talking your words of wisdom and I just may get it.

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Kathleen wrote: I think that normal eating or less is the natural result of an S Day!

I hope. I'll get there eventually. I try to remember Reinhard saying that you'll eventually build a psychological ring of fire around the S es.

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Kathleen... yep, you got the right thermometer. The soft ball means that when you cook it to that temp. it will form a soft ball. If you cook it hotter, when it cools it will be harder. The hard crack temp. is for very hard candy. I can't wait 'til you have your carmels. Let me know if you need help...

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Just a couple things I've read and I need to ponder... While it's true that you shouldn't forget that lovely little "sometimes" in "Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"" you have to remember that if you weld shut your release valve there will eventually be an explosion. S-days, with the po...

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Usually, I have terrible weekends also. It's not an odd thing for me to wake up and have cookies or pizza or chips for breakfast on Saturday. Monday through Friday I don't even want any breakfast. Eating that early makes me not feel good. I do it because I can. I have not found a ballance, obviously...

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Yea. It's a great tool to show you how you're doing. And it feels so good to color it green!

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Where to begin? We are off to a wonderful start of 2010! me...I'm slowly getting back on track. Now if my schedule stays put I'd be happy. Jammin'... saved the day by waiting for supper after a snack. Good job, and thanks for the reminder that we can do that! aGAgirl...how's the vanilla? mrsj... kn...

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Welcome! :D You'll love No S! It's sane. Be sure to read through the "No S Diet" You can get there by clicking on it in blue at the top. For the calendar "habitcal" if your day is successful, you color it green. I color Saturdays and Sundays yellow for S days. Days that you aren't successful, say yo...

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You're funny. O.K. I threw out my 1 bag, but I still have the big thing left. I can not do it! We'll eat it tomorrow. I'll try to stay busy today and not think about it.

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bumpin' up.

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Hi all... maybe I should combine my "wannabe club" and my "monthly challenge" when February rolls around. What do you guys think? I like to try new things so I switched it up in November. Send me a message if you want to, or if you have a good idea. Thanks Renee'

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I'm doing fairly well. Routine definitely works well for me... it's the off scedule stuff that throws me off. Wednesday at midweek we had 3 huge bags of popcorn leftover and I brought them home because nobody wanted them. I am thrifty ya know, and I thought with a family of 6 we'd eat it. Well, it's...

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yea, and dinner

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13 days in on the new year... I'm seeing lots of green successes and smiles! Keep it going

Encourage eachother. Recharge!

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Just had to say that I'm lovin' this heat wave! After 2 1/2 weeks of below zero temps... it's 35'! Woohoo! Enjoy that sunshine!

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Good idea!

Hope you enjoyed it.

Now, it's finally warming up. It's not only finally above 0', my thermometer says 35 !!!!!!!!! Woohoo! I don't even need a coat after that 2 1/2 week cold snap. Get out there and enjoy that sunshine!

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I feel back on track. It's a good thing since I derailed over Christmas... O.K. the entire month of December. I still refuse to say how much I gained until I get back to where I was with 26 lost. All I can say is DUH ! Right when I think that I'm doing well and I didn't gain too bad, the scale cont...

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I've always said "I'm just a flu away from my weekly goal". Ha! Not that I want it. Everyone around here (besides my family... knock on wood) seems to be getting the barfy flu. My littlest still has bronchitis, but the rest of us are healthy.

Hope you feel better Marc!!

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... your plate hits the top dishwasher rack. I used some cool dishes this Christmas and the plates did hit the top rack!!! I had to wash them by hand. Hmmm. I may need to get rid of them. Or, maybe I'll keep the salad plates that are 9" and only 2 of the "dinner" plates to use as platters!!! Good i...

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I read in an old magazine lately that if you dish your plates up too full that if you take a picture of your plates, you may be able to view them as someone else might. Maybe it might help. I wonder if I try to take a picture of every plate I have... if it might help. It might help to remind me tha...

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Welcome! There seems to be a bunch of new people around here. I know you're going to love it. No S is the most sane, normal way to eat.

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join on in everyone... the more the merrier! The more support we get the better.

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Thank you Em... You know that I've been trying to think about being a content turtle instead of a rabbit... Well, today while I was reading a magazine, I turned the page to a huge photo of a fuzzy rabbit nose to nose with a turtle!!! It was titled "8 reasons to slooooow down". I had to laugh. God kn...

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Kathleen... Oh oh!!! Don't toss it out! You can save it. I wish I could call you to help. I'll send you a message...

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Kathleen... or like my thin 8 year old, stay outside getting frostbite until it's bad and then you will be the one taking care of poor him inside. :roll: I have a new thought that may get me through a tough time or two. When I'm tempted, I'm going to remind myself that for every good day, it's one d...

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I can't even imagine how bad I'd feel. I'd end up eating like a king for breakfast, lunch and supper. When I'm at hotels with great continental breakfasts and I know I won't be able to eat for quite a while... and I want to get my money's worth, I eat WAY too much and the trend continues for the day.

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Thank you so much for that TexArk... I really needed to hear that right now. We have another snow day and the 4 kids are home. It's tough with temptations then... I plan on trying to keep busy.

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Don't eat what you don't enjoy. Read the virtual-plating ideas from Reinhard. I'd replace it with another like-size item that you enjoy more. Then call it good and don't stress over it.

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Marc... thanks for the support and input. However... I have lost over 50 pounds 2 times in my life. The first time I ate 800 or less calories and exercised hard for 30 minutes every day. I lost it all very fast, but I ended up in the emergency room with no balance which may have been the jumping/jog...

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Although I'm totally lovin' the snow snow snow... my suggestion to you is to get a great summer romance book, a very hot tub, way too many bubbles, a glass of lemonade or better yet wine cooler (summery) and lock the door for as long as you can. Is your tub in front of a window? I don't think it is,...

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Emily... but you're the slow and steady turtle and are actually getting somewhere faster than me! I'm all or nothing... and lately nothing. I'm the rabbit asleep on the side of the path. If I'm not careful I'll get run over! Snow day today. Total blizzard. I'm lovin' it!!! I love snow, but having th...

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Thank you thank you Jammin'!

I'm really tempted today. Last night for supper I had Cedrick Adam's hot dish and I think it doesn't fill you up as much (mostly cabbage) but I love it. I'm hungry though. I actually had breakfast!!!

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~emilyr wrote:Total weight loss to date ~ 40 pounds! I feel great.

Incredible Em! I'm jealous! Keep it up. I will catch up to you this year for sure!

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Thanks Em! G had bronchitis in November and was on antibiotics. E and T have both had this 1-2 month long cough too. They got better, he didn't. Poor guy. I try to see if he'll heal on his own, but he's back on meds. Last night was pitiful. He flops around like a fish out of water all night. He's be...

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Here I go with my new year's good habits: -heart and soul exercises before going online -3 dishes max. -trying to get more sleep My youngest has bronchitis and he is coughing terribly at night, so therefore, I don't sleep. I struggle to keep his chest elevated, then he does so much better. The vapor...

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We're off to a great start! Let's keep it up! Keep going!

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Do you feel guilty about throwing perishable food away ?? Oh yea... Especially expensive stuff ?? Especially for a thrifty person like me! Does it cause you to overeat (because you don't want to throw away food or have food get spoiled in the fridge that sort of thing ??) yea, usually ... maybe it'...

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boogbite... I love your little picture! And congratulations and welcome. Gosh, I should rename this "congratulations and welcome". Maybe I will. It's funny how these threads kind of take a turn and stuff comes out. Great group we have here!

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I'm usually never hungry until around 11:00... that is unless I over eat the night before. I've always thought it was like they say, I stretched out my tum. I hardly never go out, but I'll try to pay more attention to what it is that I eat when I'm hungry the next morning. The more aware I am the be...

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This is how my December went: 1 - yea It's going great! I have hope that I'll not gain for once in December!!! If I mention making carmels, remind me to give them away. 2 - yea 3 - yea looooong car ride. I did good! 4 - yea so far, and I'm trying to hold off more baking and making my carmels until t...

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Wooohoooo! Congratulations Nichole!!!!!!

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Wow! Some of you guys did great!!! Notice I said "you". :wink: I've only recently not felt terrible when I "fail" on these challenges. I thought I'd look really stupid failing my own challenges, but then I realized that I'm normal. ha! Besides, if it helps to keep one of us on track, it's well wort...

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Yep. It's greed. Thanks for that!

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Hey, tell me how the carmels turn out. Isn't it great to have them with out the guilt-after-taste. !

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30 pounds is a huge success! next time you're in the grocery store, go find 2 turkeys that are about 15 pounds and carry those around for a while and you'll see what a great thing you've done. EVERY SINGLE POUND COUNTS!!!

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I use 1% milk just because that's what I have around, although I know my great Gram probably used whole. I figure, if you're using whipping cream, butter and sugar, go for it. Whole would probably taste better than skim.

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Thanks for this... in really encourages us!

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I eat a brunch when I first get hungry around 11. Then I eat dinner around 5:30. I feel yucky sometimes when I eat breakfast.

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Thanks Kathleen. They keep for maybe a month in a tin on my counter. If you want to keep them longer, you can refrigerate them or freeze for a long time. When you freeze, I'd put them in a thicker airtight container. I put them in a baggie in my freezer and they picked up an odd flavor. Nobody else ...

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KCCC... I'm doing so bad lately that I don't like to come here and admit it either. Jan. 1 will be a real incentive. I'll try on Monday, but the kids are still home and that's tough. Kathleen... sorry I didn't read this until after the weekend, and I wish I could just ship my carmels to you so they ...

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Really, you don't want it! They are so so good and terrible for you. All cream, butter and sugar. Think hard and if you still want it I'll send it to you. Shhh... family secret recipe.

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It's good to see :shock: you on here again. Are you at peace with food??? Or do you struggle? Have you built that ring of fire around the S es ? I worry about how my mind will adjust when I finally loose it all (weight). I'm wondering if you're wandering too far away from no S and what was working f...

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Happy New year!!! My plan? 3 dishes of food. Period . January 1 :mrgreen: great start! 2 :wink: S day and a very respectable one it was! 3 :wink: S day enjoyable :roll: 4 :mrgreen: I'm really charged to do well today. 5 :mrgreen: today too! Doin' great! I love new years 6 :mrgreen: "legally" but ju...

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* * * I'm issuing a challenge for you to have a "perfect" January * * * - your personal "perfect" is defined however you wish. - *Remember* to only post once at the top and edit that first post all month. - Please re-read that last one, some people don't get it. :roll: - after January 3rd we will c...

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