Everyday Systems

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Hang in there - the next meal and in-between period is already here and you can succeed at that!

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Thanks so much everyone for your comments! I have been MIA - we got two kittens. I am completely infatuated to the point where my boyfriend is a bit jealous :) I still hope to get the older cat too but they never got back to me. I was also off the boards because I was sick over the weekend which was...

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Oh that's so true! I feel like that when permasnacking!

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Welcome to your new try palmas!

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Auto, don't panic! I often go up as much as two kilos for a month and then suddenly drop again. Honestly, no worries. Often I find that my gain precedes a bigger drop. So I'd be on the upper limit of my new plateau and then suddenly go under if that makes sense. Also, are you walking as much as you ...

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Or ironbaby is just delightful by design

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The cooler idea sounds great and I adore California maki.

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Imogen, your NoS success sounds amazing! I am delighted for you. If I want something sweet, I often add sweet fruit or coconut rice so I don't consider that cheating :) As for your new apartment: very exciting, although it also sounds like a lot to do. I find it wonderful that you are looking after ...

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Thanks r.jean - I'm going back to let them fix it :) Thanks ironchef, you are probably right, I will aim for something very gentle. Also, you are completely right about the dog. Auto, your cats sound awesome. Yes, I wouldn't mind an older cat at all! It's a bit more difficult than I thought. It take...

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Oh I had massive problems at the beginning with hunger. What really helped me was to have: a coffee with milk another hot drink with milk a glass of milk in between lunch and dinner. Full fat is best suited for this purpose. Your meals sound quite substantial so I wouldn't add another meal if you wa...

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It's never too late

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Thank you MerryKat, ironchef, Linda, and Heather :) I love the DS3 too, although I got a nasty cold from the aircon at the office (who puts on an aircon in England? Tomorrow's the "hottest day of the year" at 26 Degrees Celsius -that's like autumn in Austria). I will try to stick to it anyways. Very...

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Oh how sweet is that? Where is his mummy! You are so blessed!

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Ooh, good suggestions ironchef.

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Sounds like a brilliant plan Linda! And yum - your food

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Hi Imogen,

I haven't posted on your thread in a while but wanted to let you know that I'm following it with interest

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Good luck Kookie!

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Welcome back!

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Happy Canada Day!

Aehm - a good problem to have?? I don't think you should force yourself to use S days as S days. Just don't deny yourself an S day when it happens to be one

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Oh fantastic! That is some fast progress

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Oh Merrycat, I landed exactly where you are with the coffee- 1 cup per day.

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catservant: I think I made 1 challenge once in the last 2 years

So not a big deal if you don't do it. But it's good practice to be accountable.

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I feel better already for just having had a green day yesterday. And I have a new goal - do something 3x/week. DS3 Yesterday NoS - Green . For good measure I haven't weighted myself and I won't weigh myself for another week at least if not two. Not worth the stress. LAM - Backfired completely. Went ...

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Oh Linda, sorry if it came across like this! I didn't mean to imply that at all! Just wanted to state a different perspective. I grew up in a town just like what you are describing and not having a choice of moving away until I was older I had to get on with people and I have to say that over the ye...

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Oh that sounds amazing sam! And I had to laugh about your tap water comment.

Good on you for having found a new relaxedness with food

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Hi Heather, if 4 meals work for you they are perfectly NoS! Reinhard even says somewhere 2-4 meals. I think the routine of them is more important and in the case of 4 meals you might want to aim for smaller plates, which you probably do. As for unmessy things: I'm a big fan of fajitas. If you perfec...

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Welcome!

My number one tip: keep posting. For me it makes all the difference between going off for weeks/months/or only a small number of meals. And the support here is incredible!

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Lost it a bit at the end of the month to be honest. I wasn't that sick when I took the sick day. And the weekends were quite heavy. I marked it and now I am moving on.

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I'm totally in :) 1 Green After a very red day last week it's much easier to be on the green side again haha. 2 Green An easy one as we had to rush off after dinner. NoS is a lot easier when there's a lot going on. 3 Green 4 SICK DAY 5 S Day 6 S Day 7 NWS day - boyfriend's bday 8 Green 9 Sick Day 10...

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Thank you all! I scrapped the rest of the week - I didn't feel well and just botched it. It was less sick days than red days to be honest. But I'm back now and even managed to get to the gym this morning before work (only because I had stayed at a friends after a concert and the commuting time was a...

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Yeah, I had a "just kept on eating" experience last week. It's good to learn habits to deal with this.

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Well done!

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Your friend Jay sounds like a good laugh ironchef! In fact even the chaos sounds a bit like from a slapstick comedy. It sounds like everyone had a good lunch though.

Well done on your June success!

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Hi Linda! What a wonderful surprise - it sounds like the best weekend! Just brilliant and I love the matching pyjamas. I like your insight about walking and breakfast smoothies. As for your neighbours who sound like from a former century: I would bite the bullet and extend an invite to them too. You...

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Hi auto,

Just caught up with your thread. You're an amazing mum - don't let anyone, especially your own doubts, tell you otherwise.

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That's some fast results Deb! Good for you - but then you already know a lot of tips and tricks

, which you so helpfully posted when you were around the first time. Thanks so much!

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Hang in there worth it! It might be that the 5 failures pushed you up a bit temporarily but that will pass.

I always weigh more after/during weekends so wouldn't weigh myself then anyways hun!

Also, look at your great post and all of the other benefits you got. Seems worth it to me (pun intended).

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Love your posts - so beautiful!

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I had some spectacular failures too last week - new week = clean slate!

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That's brilliant 1 Congrats!

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Exciting! I hope you had a great time.

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Hmmm what's cheesies? Doritos are definitely allowed on N days you know, as long as it's part of your meal.

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Thank you MerryKat! I'm home sick and so is my boyfriend. I'm sure we got the same thing. While he feels exhausted and sick I only feel extremely exhausted and have a headache. So it's an S day. I did get drugs so I also spend money - S day all around. However, I managed to do not spend money on Mon...

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Happy Anniversary!

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sounds like an eaton mess. Took me ages to get used to that dessert. But now I kind of like it haha.

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Hahaha, MerryKat, the exact same happened to me with coffee - I'm on one a day on weekdays at the moment and hope to get them back down after 8th July when our events go into a summer break.

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Thank you Dandelion and Linda: yes, flowers are lovely! And glad you can relate Linda! I used to be so spontaneous but since time has become the most precious currency I am a complete planner. Yesterday: NoS NWS Day - my boss' birthday with an amazing fruity birthday cake from one of the finest bake...

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Oh well done for telling your guests about NoS! And your husband seems a great support. My boyfriend is too - it makes life easier

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Well done Linda on the ice cream! Unrelated to that it sounds like a great day

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They advised me to eat breakfast not later than 1-2 hours after getting up in the morning to avoid stressing the adrenaline gland. ____________ h That's en par with people advising you to eat 5-6 meals a day to not let the blood sugar fall - complete BS unless you have a medical problem with blood ...

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I think it's fantastic your boy has great arguing skills. He'll be a brilliant negotiator - in fact, as annoying as it is it's a great life skill. Just sit down and explain when it's appropriate and when it isn't. Maybe you can even "negotiate" a deal, so to give a little somewhere so he feels he ha...

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Oh I love the fish story! I'd be proud too.

I figure if you felt fine after your big plate you probably needed it otherwise you would feel like I feel right now - completely over the top stuffed haha! (still from this S day weekend)

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I'm all for the better clothes! I am also for only picking one thing at a time to work on and making it a habit. If there are too many things to list than take the biggest offender and start there.

I love your benefits though!

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Brilliant advice here already. I remember sitting on a beach in Brazil seeing lots of bigger ladies and men (yes, Brazil was not string bikini models they way I experienced it) moving so freely and being so happy in their body. It dawned on me when I watched them that I found them beautiful, their l...

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Welcome back and Congratulations!

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Hahaha, yes 3 days. But it wasn't actually that he stayed for 5 it was that he unexpectedly stayed. for all I care people can come over for a month but I am a planner and I hate unexpected visitors, even for 3 hours (especially if they stay in the room where I keep all of my clothes. I think a lot o...

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Ursula, how's it going?

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Thanks for the link auto! I looked at their methods and the fourth rule is the only one I haven't come across yet in my "personal finance" research :) thanks a lot! As for the weekend: I had one of those really bad over the top S weekends and still feel sick. I haven't done one of those in a very lo...

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Wow, this was an inspirational weekend for you guys, eh? Brilliant stuff here to think about.

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Auto, I'd say you are doing much better than you think you are. It's hard with two kids, especially when your husband is away. (How single mothers do it I do not know- they deserve medals!). Thank you for the personal finance link. I went through their method and really like it, especially the fourt...

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It does sounds like a wonderful feast!

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Welcome back! I know you can do it

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A boat would be nice Dandelion! A paid-off mortgage even more so but we're looking at paying the mortgage for another 24 years ha! So yesterday: NoS Green - was so tempted to mod NoS and start eating some sweets everyday instead of a lot on weekends and my bf said: "If that means you don't eat more ...

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Fantastic attitude!

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ironchef wrote: I'm feeling sick and grotty => I need something to stop feeling so bad => mmm S foods => RED.

Hahahahaha! I know how that goes. The chocolate cake, however, sounds completely fail worthy!

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Lol Auto! I love your posts. Remember when we had this discussion about NWS days and you said there is no rule that it could be more than 2? Well, I think that's the biggest reason I bounce back fast now from my fails. It's made such a positive difference, even if it's not "fencing around the law". ...

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Well done! And good for you to notice what works and what doesn't work.

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Lol snapdragon - same for me on Wednesday but hey, mark and move on

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Love your attitude! I think not gaining is a win if pre No-S gaining was the norm. Also, you need to give your body time to adjust. I believe once it understands that it gets three square meals a day and also more-food weekends the pounds start to come off (still slowly). It took me ages to get over...

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Yes, unfortunately! Currently, I'm trying to just save 6months worth of income into an emergency fund that really won't be touched unless I lose my job or something similarly great. So it's not very exciting but very important for me. It occurred to me rather late in life to save for this so I'm wor...

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Yay - welcome back!

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That's so interesting Dandelion! A lot to think about.

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Ah finallyfull, you probably won't have time for WTH on your vacation! There's more exciting things to do

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Yummy menu Imogen! How are you doing?

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Sounds delicious!

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Feel better soon ironchef!

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Amazing Linda! I also wonder if that is why it was so hard to stick to vanilla NoS before as all these feelings were welling up and needed to be stuffed down (the main reason I used to eat sweets).

All great news.

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Well done! I think the main reason I made it through so many of the harder days is that I made sure I had a dinner planned (and often also lunch) that I really looked forward to. Something super yummy that is still NoS. And auto is right: don't go too low on calories at the beginning. You'll figure ...

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Well, not the worst fail auto :) Well done for not letting it become an "avalanche". This, for me, is one of the key skills NoS taught me and is no doubt the main reason I'm maintaining/losing. I love what you said on Jess' thread about enjoying your holiday has nothing to do with how thin she is. S...

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You were close to morbidly obese and are now healthy weight/overweight? Well, big fat WELL DONE! So this is how I thought about my own fantasy of being thin pre-holiday: I am in fact thinner than I have been in a decade. More importantly, I am healthy. Most importantly, I have a body that allows me ...

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Welcome! Everyone is different so you will see IF it's difficult for you. There are things you can change if it turn out it is but you never know, you might be sailing through this.

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Welcome! Just as a reminder: You ARE who you are. You HAVE a binge eating HABIT and you HAVE a YO-YO dieting HABIT. You ARE not a binge eater. Big difference, I promise as you're about to embark to HAVE a 3 square meal habit

Looking forward to your thread.

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Thanks Auto - yes, my bf is very supportive and I even went so far as to wake him up to read over my covering letter once more before sending it off. He was a little less supportive then lol but did it without complaining. Yay indeed Linda :) Oops, that was confusing of me. I do drink on N days but ...

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Thank you Auto and Linda! It's funny because while I failed last week with my no spending - I do spend a lot less than I used to. I'm just so much more aware of the little spends now and I stopped buying lunch just because I don't fancy the one I packed and I stopped going out for food because it's ...

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Linda, thank you so much for sharing this. What a courageous and wonderful step towards healing. Your examples are heart breaking. My mother used to leave me for drinking as well so I can relate to that. For me, it helped a lot to realise that she does love me immensely and that she is showing it as...

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Well done! Don't worry about the cooking too much. I don't count this as non NoS. I guess it depends on whether the tasting while cooking is a particular problem for you but if not don't stress.

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I've pulled these quotes out because I see a strong pattern here - this eating approach seems to require perfect timing / company / life circumstances. Can I gently suggest that an eating plan that requires "all the ducks in a row" even to start is not an effective choice? Our lives are full and co...

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Very interesting!

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Hahaha, that was some fast work auto! Delighted you found a client already.

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If your week was better than pre NoS then YAY!! Progress is progress no matter what.

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How about MAKING money and offering your services as a dog walker to one or two families? Even if you only charge a tiny bit, it might be fun as well!

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Oolala, brilliant question, I'd love to see the film and see how it will transform the sugar industry or the subsidies. Supersize Me had massive implications for McDonalds in Austria. We don't have a supersize anymore (which they had started to roll out just pre-film) and now there are lots of healt...

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Oh Linda, I know exactly how that feels. I have two girl friends I grew up with and they make me feel exactly like that. And I am so different when with them! Either way, don't be angry at yourself if you do end up behaving this way. I figure it's just very old patterns that are on autopilot so not ...

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it really tells me that you are giving those 0.1's of a pound readings exactly the head space they deserve - none. Hahahaha! So true! As for walking during the summer auto: I think the best thing would be to find a new routine thing you can do. Is there anywhere you could walk to 5 times a week tha...

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Well done on resisting the am snack!

I think it's fine to take the food off the plate as the important thing is that you saw how much it is so you will have an idea for how normal/abnormal your portion sizes are. I often virtual plate.

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Ironchef, thank you so much for your considered response, I think there are great points there and I will take them to heart. Worth it, many thanks for your suggestions and giving me confidence. I think you too are absolutely right. Auto, it's so true what you say about "Stockholm Syndrome", that ma...

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Hi Alice, So sorry that you're having such a tough time. All the best wishes! I've had weeks and weeks on end where most of them were red. I never framed it in my mind as a failure or falling off the wagon. I just focused on the next meal and on making it through the period in between and every litt...

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Vegetables are not most people's snack of choice. Oh, I totally agree with this, my point was just that one can't blame the sheer quantitiy of food (if there was a massive over-production of broccoli no one would be obese) but I think it's more complex. It's the fact there is sugar in a ridiculous ...

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Hahahaha! Oolala, that's such horrendously bad advice I think it is hilarious!

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So..... After talking it through with my manager and letting him know quite clearly that his communication makes me anxious, I didn't quit. I seem incapable of it. But they offered me a management course and a person I can manage. Which is a good thing either way. I guess. And also get involved in a...

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