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grothkat wrote:4/30/14
No weigh in as I got up at 4 AM for a run then to work

Uuuh, yeah, you're my hero! 4am is mental but very very cool.

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Hi Kookie, Ugh, that work situation sounds bad! I hate when an otherwise enjoyable job becomes horrid do to unhappy people. As for the holiday with your mum: I suggest if you don't go you should plan your own holiday at the same time so you have something fun to look forward to instead of sitting at...

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Sorry to hear that you had upsetting news! Do something nice for yourself

(ideally, non-food)

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I don't know if you were like me pre No-S which was me continuously stuffing my face until the Easter candy was gone. So the way I see it that every meal period you don't do that (so I count breakfast to lunch without snacks, lunch to dinner, dinner to the next morning as the meal periods) is a litt...

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Hi Mimi,

Thanks for sharing your mod with your during the week S events. I am thinking of incorporating something like that.

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Yesterday NoS was a fail as I was so hungry I ate seconds and a bit of chocolate too. I'm still very proud of myself as I had a green day until after dinner and that while working from home! My weight is still where I want it to be so that's good. I think I might relax the rules a tiny bit for mysel...

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Weebly, I understand what you said about going against the idea of the NoS diet. If you mean the idea is to have it all become unconscious habit then yes, you are right, this won't happen with bite counting. You can't unconsciously count. Just doesn't work. (on that note, I always wonder what it doe...

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Wohooo! So close now.

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I know, it's one more day but I'm already so excited to start! 1 Green 2 Green 3 S-Day 4 S-Day 5 NWS - Day 6 Green heavy green 7 Green 8 Green 9 Green 10 S-Day 11 S-Day 12 Green 13 Fail - lovely lemon cake at the Italian Restaurant we hold events in. Worthy. 14 Green 15 Green 16 Green 17 S-Day 18 S-...

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Hi Anra, I'm from the Salzkammergut in Upper Austria but live in the UK :) Graz is beautiful! Vanilla NoS is following the rules of NoS without any modifications (mods, such as what you eat or how many sweets you can eat and so on). I strongly recommend doing Vanilla NoS for at least 6 months if not...

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Oh, that gym sounds awesome! I wish I could make my classes in time.

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Oh poor thing! I hope your treasure heals fast!

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I hope this works for you Imogen!

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Welcome back! Injuries suck. I'm glad you're back and looking forward to following your thread.

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Jibaholic wrote:The downside is that I was farting like a vegetarian yesterday.

LOL!!! I think we needed another man on these boards. Made me laugh so much. Just to be clear: I'm a woman but still enjoyed this nugget of honesty.

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Yesterday

NoS
Success - a bit heavy on the plate but needed it.

LAM
Success - managed to get a day working from home today!

So my second day working from home this year. I hope it will go as well as the last one

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Hi Andrea,

I'm originally from Austria too

Welcome to the sanity of NoS.

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This deserves a bump for all newbies on the boards and everyone else. My favourites: Don't worry about S Day eating. It is more an indication of where you have been than where you are going. Kathleen on Fri Jul 01 2011 and Just because something is simple, doesn't mean it is easy. from Nicest of the...

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Unless I feel sick I don't believe in meal skipping either. It leads me to binge as well. Even when I'm overstuffed I try to eat at least something (even a handful) so my body understands the three meals habit. However, that has only happened three time since I started and usually after a fail.

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Oh Kookie, I'm so delighted I could be of some help! You seem to know the truth of your youth anyways

Sometimes it just needs a stranger to remind ourselves. Also, your food sounds amazing. I always get inspired by what recipes people put here.

Oh, and Linda, I'm checking out that book.

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Oh yummy! Your day sounds delicious.

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Auto, you are so sweet! Thank you but believe me I am in fact so far removed from wisdom that I just learn EVERYTHING the hard way ;) As for your clean house: are you sure those people don't have a cleaner? Or that something much more valuable than a clean house, such as spending quality time readin...

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No worries, I've been an idiot for a year on NoS before it calmed down. I still developed great habits and also lost weight.

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Welcome back! Vanilla rocks!

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Oh, that sounds like a really good book oolala! And thank you ironchef and auto for your lovely and funny comments. I agree there are beautiful women all sizes and I also agree that I feel healthier on NoS and therefore being slim but I still appreciate everyone's beauty. Sometimes I want to tell st...

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Oh definitely let him join you. My boyfriend starts doing it just unconsciously but I love that he is getting healthier now. Your husband will probably drop a lot more than you in a lesser time frame but that's just nature. Don't compare an apple with an orange :) You're doing well and you'll be a h...

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Hi Dandelion,

It would be great if one day you could write that post. I think so many of us could benefit from it. But understood if it's too painful still.

Also, I love your attitude in regards to healthy food. Personally, I just like trying new things.

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Brilliant to see this check-in every 12 weeks. Already looking forward to the next one.

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Lol! good one.

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Dandelion posted this on the daily check-in and I really hope that I'm not overstepping by sharing it here but I thought it's a good fit:

http://www.livingthenourishedlife.com/2 ... the-toilet

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Ah auto - I love your systems! And thanks a lot for stopping by my thread and your support.

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Hi Kookie, I've just been catching up on your thread and my heart goes out to you. You have a great attitude and I agree that gratefulness is very important for happiness. For me, comparing myself is always a bad idea. Also, your age is meaningless. If you worried about a family think about freezing...

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Welcome back Chani! Packed with brilliant insights I see.

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Oh well done for a new start! And I bet your colleagues were delighted.

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Ooh, I've never heard of forbidden rice so thanks for posting and thanks for the link as well. I'm about to read it now but maybe it might be worth adding to the General Discussion thread?: What would you say to your younger self? http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=9955

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Well done and welcome to the sane-weight-loss-diet!

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Yes, happy birthday!

It's a great experiment to forgo sugar. Some slip ups will be nearly inevitable as there is so much hidden sugar in food. Will read your thread with interest.

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Hi oolala and auto, thank you so much for stopping by and the support! I think part of why NoS works for me because I might have a different sense of beauty than most people. I like voluptuous, healthy bodies, not the super skinny model type - it just doesn't appeal to me. While I acknowledge that m...

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Sounds like a good goal Sinnie!

Also, 119 pounds seems very low so you can probably relax some more than people trying to lose weight on NoS.

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Sorry to hear that thepowerofcheese! I'm glad you found a way to rein in your bloodsugar. Feel free to stop by anyways and all the best.

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Sorry to hear about your loss ELW! Don't worry too much about NoS - just try not to overdo it and get right back to it once everything calmed down. Being there for your husband and his family is more important now.

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Hi Oolala! I think you are right in that moderate eating will never be easy all the time. However, there is one massive advantage NoS has over every other diet I know of and that is a wonderfully supportive community. Also, because NoS is so easy to explain I have told nearly everyone in my life abo...

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Incredible result, fantastic!

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Yesterday: NoS Success - an easy green day after a week of indulgence. LAM Success - cut a friend short on the phone to enjoy the evening and get on with my own stuff as I have felt I'm constantly there for her lately and it's getting too much. I notice a lot of my LAM is about minimizing rather tha...

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Thank you BrightAngel!

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Exciting new phase!

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Sorry for your loss Graham! What a sad day. Remember all the good times together.

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Wow, BrightAngel, your highest BMI was 52.9??? What a fantastic accomplishment to rein that in. Now I understand why I often don't understand your posts. I was only ever overweight, maybe boarderline obese so we have a very different starting point coming to NoS and I understand that it takes a lot ...

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Sounds like so much fun!!!

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Hi Mustloseweight, I wrote a long post with lots of tips how to improve this situation but in the end it only comes down to what really matters (which is not having lots of friends): Help your daughter find something she loves doing that makes her happy no matter what and encourage her to meet other...

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Hi Larissa, you might want to check out Automatedeating's NoS Daily Check-in thread. She has a system for her children to limit computer use and one to read to them more. Might be worth a try. Personally, I read books when I commute (1-2 hours a day) so that's my system, although that might be less ...

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I'm trying to remind myself of Reinhard's podcast wisdom - it isn't the holidays that mess us up, it is the throwing up of hands and saying "stuff it, I've overindulged in Easter eggs (or Christmas cookies, or Thanksgiving treats or whatever), may as well keep on going". Completely true ironchef! I...

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Hi Auto, just catching up on your thread. I don't even know what to pick out here as there are so many amazing insights here! I'm delighted about your LAM! I think of you as organised as well. Surely, organized people are just people with systems (conscious or unconscious). I am delighted your stude...

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It's very slow weight loss but it is weight loss so hang in there :) I often feel like dreading on the same spot as it goes up and down and depending on the day you weight etc. However, I'm just back from my holiday where people see me ever 4 months or so and they all saw the weight loss! Can you im...

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Just catching up with your thread and I just love your positive attitude! You spread a good mood whereever you go on this forum!

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The fact that I have started slacking after reaching healthy weight proves that I've always treated No S like a diet. This time around I want to do it to establish healthy habits that will carry me through life, and not just to see some arbitrary number on a scale. And I see plenty of solid, scient...

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Well done Tobiasmom! I am so delighted for you! It's about your health in the end, not the scale

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Delighted your doctor noticed the change and encouraged it!

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I like the sound of all of them too! I think start with what sounds most fun to you

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Hi Sweetness,

I hope your husband gets his visa! All sounds quite stressful but also as if you are able to handle it. And delighted you didn't quit NoS. You'll be thankful later. I also hope you're still running as you really enjoyed running in Mexico and it might relieve some stress.

Best wishes!

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jw wrote: so my diet researches are paying off! And Spring is here!

Well done! Sounds delicious too.

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I'm back from a wonderful Easter holiday! I was delighted that this very slow weight-loss that registers for me as an up and down that feels like dreading on the same spot all the time is indeed visible to people who only see me every 4 months or so. Delighted about all the compliments I received. I...

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Hiya, Hmmm. I don't run, however, I go hiking a lot, sometimes on 8-hour hikes in the mountains which might be a similar activity to a 5 hour run as it's up-hill and all. I usually do that for a week of holidaying where I alternate long and shorter hikes. I make sure I have three substantial meals t...

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Thanks MerryKat! It's so interesting with the coffee, isn't it? Like you I'm an addict if I don't keep a glass ceiling (which I've never tried so that will be interesting). Water retention could be the reason why. Yes, vodka tonic is great. I get a headache from gin tonics unfortunately. However, I'...

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I should have known you're already onto the apps

I find for me it's become a habit to as soon as I tuck away my wallet I type it into my app.

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Oh well done on the measurement reduction! That is what weight loss really is about after all

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Hi weebly, I'm a bit on and off with exercise, probably averaging one half-hour exercise per week. It only recently increased a bit. I do, however, walk nearly everywhere and walk about one hour per day just to get to and from the train station. So in my books walking is definitely enough. I do walk...

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Hi Auto, I know you like it old-school when it comes to keeping track but just thought I tell you anyways that I have a brilliant budget app on my smartphone. There are loads of them and what I like is that I can immediately note any expenses there and then so I have none that escape me. Plus, they ...

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Last day at work pre-holiday! YAY!!!!! NoS Green - I had pizza but it fit on one plate and I didn't give into my munchies afterwards so it's still green. LAM S-Day - My boyfriend was poorly so I looked after him all evening. Thankfully he stayed home today as he was in no state but I hope that he wi...

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To give you an idea: 20 pounds is roughly what I had to lose to be in a healthy BMI. 1 2/3 years in I have now lost 30 pounds. So it's slow but definitely worked. In the meantime, I loved every week on it!

Delighted you are doing the 12 weeks.

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I would tell myself: you will never weigh as little as now so stop comparing yourself to your friends with eating disorders (I'm not being mean here, each of them has confessed and two are seeing a psychotherapist), start looking for healthy role models and most of all start loving yourself and don'...

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Bump up!

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Welcome! And congrats on 15 years.

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Oh boy, that was confusing of me :) I meant my soda glass ceiling doesn't include tonic for vodka tonics :) Straight up is a bit too much for me and it's my bar-drink-of-choice. Not that I get to have it much more than 2x a month if that. Well, it's so difficult to tell. I used to drink coffee that ...

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Yesterday afternoon was pretty touchy for a few hours. That was my prime snacking time, so I know it's going to be a tough (but satisfying) habit to break. 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....

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With a lot of headache ELW :lol: No, seriously, I had pretty bad headaches the first two days. Once they subsided that scared me enough to not want to get back to my daily coffee routine, although I will be drinking it from time to time. Love the taste and an espresso after an S day dinner is a good...

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Hey MerryKat! A lot of great insights in these last two posts.

Just for the record: I do weigh daily, I just learned slowly not to care but I do think not weighing is better if it influences you a lot.

Also, delighted about your bloodwork.

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Great LAM and happy you managed your ravenous hunger! Well done! Those days are tough and it's great to build the willpower to hang in there.

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Congratulations ironchef on your mild S day

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Best of all is just charting behavior, not results. Habit theory says track the target behavior. and cheer all victories, no matter how small. I totally agree with that oolala! I think grothkat stick to recording behaviour. I am the same with when I see a new low on the scale I immediately eat swee...

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Hiya, I think it's wise to take it a habit a time. Reinhard talks of monthly resolutions instead of yearly ones where you get one or two months down solidly before you add another. NoS is a big one on it's own. So as someone who just kicked the diet pop habit: it makes it easier to stick to NoS as y...

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Thank you so much girls! Just two more working days before the holiday

NoS
Green - A relieve after a very heavy weekend.

LAM
Green - Hairdresser with a lovely head massage and a great new cut- need I say more?

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My answer would be: It all depends. What is your starting weight and height (the less you have to lose the slower and the smaller you are the harder if you have 11" plates) and are you sticking to one plate per meal? If you have a lot to lose and you have been sticking to NoS properly than weight lo...

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Welcome back Grothkat! Can't wait to see you succeed because if you focus on habit and not weight you will!

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Sounds like a wonderful day!

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We barely ever get take-out. If we want something quick and easy we get a Â£1.50 pizza from the supermarket's fresh section. We go to the restaurant once or twice a week, which is quite a lot but figure that take-out is a bit of a waste of money as it's nearly as expensive as a restaurant without th...

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Ooh well done, though the fries are fair game in vanilla NoS

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Welcome back! I'm all in favour of putting food issues behind us.

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Well navigated

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Imogen, I'm going to my hometown in upper Austria but will drop into Vienna and Salzburg. Just three work days in front of me. Cannot wait :) Thank you MJ, Dandelion, auto and ironchef! Great weekend although on the heavy eating side. Lots of LAM and even entertained the first guests for dinner sinc...

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Congratulations! Well done.

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ELW, you are doing great! Don't let the clothes discourage you. As for the hunger: often people misinterpret thirst with hunger. Are you drinking enough water and herbal tea? I wonder if part of the reason for permasnacking in the past was that I just didn't feel psychologically very satisfied from ...

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Thank you auto and ironchef! I think there is consensus for giving up diet soda. I told my boyfriend today that I'll keep it up so that's a bit of a commitment. Going on holiday in Austria next week and will definitely drink coffee there. It's a pervasive coffee culture so that's going to be fine. Y...

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Really great to see that you are doing so well! As you might know, I believe in "failworthy S events", which happen so rarely but sounds like you made the right decision.

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Absolutely love your new system auto! Can't wait to read more.

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Great LAM! Love it

I'll try my local gym's yoga on Sunday if I can make the time (It's quite early)

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Hi Tracy, don't worry if you have a hard time or even have a red day. It took me a year and a half to be able to spend all day at home and have a green day. Until then I used my NWS days for those situations. Anyways, well done for staving off snacking most if not all of the day!

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Well done tobiasmom for not giving into the emotional eating! This is where your habits are tested but also gain real muscle. Good luck with the move! Those can be very stressful but also a great time to downsize unnecessary things. I always feel relieved after a move-induced purge of things I never...

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I certainly have up and downs when it comes to my appetite! Just load up your plate, realise your body needs slightly heavier meals for now and go for it. As soon as you don't feel that hungry for your next meal anymore ease up again. At least that works for me!

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Wow Imogen, sounds amazing. As my S days are just around the corner: do you mind sharing the crÃ¨me brulee chocolate brand?

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