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eschano

LOL Linda! Glad you're still around

Just commented on your thread as well.

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Linda, you definitely should stick around! While I love Vanilla NoS, mods are completely fair game, especially after having stuck to vanilla for a considerable time. I wish you from the bottom of my heart that this works for you! For me vanilla is enough but that does not mean I wouldn't support oth...

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Good idea MerryKat! I think I'll have a weekly glass ceiling of 2 coffees a week. I like the way I feel without the coffee up and down so I want to avoid a renewed caffeine addiction but sometimes it's great to wake you up

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So so true Berry! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and thank you Merry Kat too! NoS Green - delighted I didn't break lent for a diet coke at the cinema - an until now very ingrained habit. Didn't miss it at all. Coffee however, will be added back on my list of acceptable things after lent. I'm so ti...

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Eschano - do you know that they are making a tv series for the books? I had no idea but no I am really excited about it! You're right, GoTh is a great adaptation although I find myself sitting in front of the TV with my SO and biting my lip not to give him lots and lots of backstories when somethin...

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Hi Berry, thanks for stopping by my thread, you are so right that the little things are the big things!

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No not at all, thanks a lot for mentioning it! It would have been possible that you were 100% right and I had never considered it until now. In my case, I just had a check up to rule it out so I know I don't but you can never be too careful about those things! You'd want to catch them early so thanks!

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Hi All, just saw this and I hope I'm not duplicating this but found it supports NoS principles: Diets That Work: 10 Things They All Have In Common http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/diets-that-work Note: they say eat regularly and only one nutritionist takes it as meaning meals and snacks but...

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I think oolala, if your body doesn't need it you don't need to force it. I'm constantly thirsty if I drink less than 1.5 litres. Maybe it's like a weight set-point where when you're used to more water you automatically need more water? I come from Austria, a culture that is so water drinking obsesse...

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If you think Wolf Hall is good, wait for Bringing Up The Bodies! Just finshed that one and it's sooooo good! Can't wait for the third one to come out.

Great insight about lunch!

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Yummy! Thank you for sharing NoelFigart!

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I guess everyone is different. I used to get a lot of kidney infections until I started drinking 2+ litres a day - no more kidney infections. What the reason is I don't know but that's the only thing I changed according to doctors advice. So while I agree that it might not be helpful for everyone at...

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Thanks for this amazing fact Linda! And auto for your support. I had a massive emotional eating urge yesterday and for at least 20 minutes I thought a lot about the chocolate in the cupboard but I just knew I wouldn't savour it, I'd just wolf it down to stuff my frustration further down. We want to ...

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I have thought for YEARS I would buy new clothes when I get to goal.... Nonsense!! I've decided to love the body I have NOW! Dress nicely instead of frumpy. Put on some jewelry. LOVE my body. If I treat it that way my feelings about food and weight loss and all of it will be transformed! I just kno...

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A few years ago, I actually went as Snow White for Halloween, and someone ended up hiring me to show up at her granddaughters princess-themed birthday party! So much fun! [/img] How awesome!! What a great story. You should make it your second career. Also, delighted the milk worked and great work f...

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Thank you auto!! It's very liberating. However, I still do Vanilla NoS as I feel healthier and mentally in a better place. Had an emotional eating urge yesterday as well so yay us to beat it. I hate office politics/school politics/social politics but they are where random groups of people meet regul...

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So delighted your husband is recovering well!!

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NoelFigart wrote:Orange ginger chicken with pasta, red peppers, grapes and broccoli

Wow! Do you have a recipe by any chance? It sounds delicious!

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Your Julia Child quote is great. I totally know what you mean about snacking and how pervasive it is. It's true that believing in a value system like less is more makes it so much easier to stick with it.

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I love seeing old-timers check back in! The sanity aspect is great and I think it's wonderful that you know what you need to make NoS work for you without feeling deprived.

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Great attitude and remember, you are only ever 1 meal away from success. Don't sweat the fails to much, notice them and what caused them and make sure to fill up your lunch plate. Doing well!

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Another great day auto! I wanted to thank you as your and others recent conversations about diet-head and being happy with the weight loss have inspired me to stop dieting. I gave up "goal weights" that supposedly will make me happy and decided to cherish having a "normal" BMI and being healthy righ...

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Ah, beautiful Croatia! Welcome back and lots of success with veganish vanilla for now

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Glad NoS won out over WW. It's going to be a bit slower on NoS but a lot more sustainable. Welcome and well done on your first day!

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Well done snowwhite! I know your name is Tracy but I love your screen name. Hope it's going well with your meds and the milk.

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Thank you Simpless! You and auto inspired me to give up dieting NOW. I am maintaining and feel much better for it

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I thought a lot about the things I read on here lately and realised that it is time to wave goodbye to Diethead for good. Until recently I still had a new "goal weight" in my mind and I noticed, as so many others here, that while I weigh less now than for the majority of my 20s, I am in no way as ha...

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Thanks Over43. I drink 2-3 litres a day and don't think I could have stuck to NoS without it! Although I don't drink it cold.

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That's a great tip!

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ELW, I'm fighting diet-head as well lately! So worth the fight! I already know I am much healthier than my mother ever was when it comes to food and if I ever have children I'll have them knowing I'm not going to pass on horrendous self-talk and bad diet-habits.

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Well done!!

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Get better soon Auto! And remember: Sick Days are S days so don't hold yourself to impossible standards

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I agree with auto, the worst thing you could do is to try to "make up for it" review the strictness podcast if you want to

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Ha! We all have those and it made me laugh when you said And this is how I used to eat all the time? Someone, I think Linda or ironchef said that S days are a safety valve and from time to time when the pressure builds up that's how we release it. So true. A couple of S-days-gone-wild are not a bad ...

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Welcome Tracy! Looking forward to reading your thread and can only echo Sonya's advice.

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It's easy to put yourself last. Today I did put myself first though and it was well worth it. I often think of it as if you're in an airplane. You know, when they tell you that in case the oxygen fails you need to put the oxygen mask on yourself first THEN help others. I think that's fair to say fo...

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Hahaha, WalkerLori! Friday: NoS Success - didn't even have a treat at night although my S days start Friday night, Friday is when "Sometimes" really kicks in. LAM Success - Flamenco - Ole! Weekend: NoS S-Days - Permasnacking on Saturday which wasn't great or to be precise, didn't feel great. And an ...

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Linda, I completely relate to your fail. This kind of selfsabotage is what I often do ;) Don't be harsh to yourself about it. As for not losing weight: you might just be on a plateau. Your body needs time to understand all your new habits. My plateaus have lasted for months and months and suddenly t...

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Congrats!! Well done, all the hard work seems to pay off.

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With pleasure :) Yesterday: NoS Success - breakfast smoothie, cucumber-tuna-feta-cranberry-pumkin seed salad (my healthy default otpion), dinner: a really really late-night small chicken shish kebab with salad. LAM Success - Went for a good few rounds of pool and drinks with a bunch of friends. It w...

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Thank you BrightAngel! Will check it out.

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Hi Joasia, thanks! and of course you can ask. I try to give you all the information you could need: I'm 31 years old. I go to flamenco 3x every month, go to the gym 2-3x per month(nothing exhausting, just the crosstrainer and a few moves as I don't enjoy streneous exercise so far), and walk to and f...

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Don't stay away for too long because you'd be missed

Feel free to share your GF recipes here as well - it can never hurt to mix it up!

Also, thank you for the kind words! I can only give them back to you!

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Happy Thursday to you too!

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JW, where's your post on the testimonial page? 10% qualifies!!

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LoL Reinhard! I'll start telling people about the mysterious S after a year on the system asap. I bet they'll bite!

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Well done! Delighted you're feeling great!

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Nothing beats 3 meals

I don't think there's a single habit that can't be upset by a life change and your project seems like a life change! But it should be easier to get back to your NoS habits because you had already figured out how to incorporate everything into your life

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Great article!

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Thank you Chani! I think you're right about the TV. While I love eating in front of it I always end up getting the munchies. It's just a very ingrained habit of mine to eat in front of the TV. It reminds me of popcorn at the cinema. And while I'm fine to watch TV and not eat I find it really hard to...

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Congratulations! What a wonderful testimony! It's extremely inspiring to hear this and I had to laugh when you mentioned the excuses why this won't work for others: I have had a similar experience.

Also: Happy Birthday!!!

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Auto, you are doing so well! Love your posts. Maybe it's a RaisingReaders S day if you travel that much? I love watching kids play when there's lots of them - so imaginative! I'm trying to err on the side of having process goals (e.g. stick with No-S) instead of outcome goals (weigh x kg). I so agre...

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Nothing that works is silly

and it's better to be silly and fun than to be boring and stop working on something

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Chani, just read on JW's thread you figured out what the sneezing was - delighted for you!

The jewellery sounds beautiful and what a touching gesture! Wait two years and DD's is going to be there as well. She clearly loves you a lot! What a nice gesture to give you a goodnight kiss!

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JW, you are such an inspiration. You can do hard things - proven and done! What a wonderful, empowering testimonial! You rock!!!

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Well done!!! I had the munchies too yesterday and didn't give in - hard fought green days, eh?

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Well done!!!

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I did my usual drinking coffee trick, but man, could we have a few weeks off all this food at the office? I'm sure it isn't good for people to have so much food here all the time. I have to make a confession here about something I did last week that I feel a bit guilty about :oops: Last week for my...

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Ironchef: your mum rocks!!!

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Well done!

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ELW, happy first month!!!

Simpless, I had months going off the boards and the reds kept coming. It's great to dabble in and out of it once the habits are firm but my recent relatively green streak is definitely down to all of you guys!!!

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Haha, I also read it as a project regarding lifetime eating. We just had a major upgrade of our IS system - not a fun time for the IT staff and managers so: BIG HUG!!!

Your food sounds yummy!!

eschano

Thank you auto, Linda, Tobiasmom! I had a plate of lasagne, salad, some bread. yummy! I put on half a kilo again of the 1 kilo I lost miraculously last week. Not the least bit worried about it though as I know the weekend was on the heavy side and my N days are going well. However, since yesterday e...

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Haha, I know what you mean about missing an S.

Don't forget you also have 2 special NWS days. I wouldn't trade forward. Take an extra S day, be reasonable and only have one S and keep trading backwards. I think that might be your key to success

Happy S day!

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Well done! You can do it!

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LOL tobiasmom, yes it's "rough" indeed! I chatted with a waiter in the restaurant we do our events in who is fascinated by Nos as he saw my progress and knows I kept it off well (thin as a stick himself but for his sister - gave him my book to give to her). I was chatting away, saying: "And I still ...

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Welcome to plateau world! I just jumped off one. My advice: shrug your shoulders, shut up diet head, and keep on NoSing as if nothing had happened. At least for another 6 months. If nothing happens you can consider mods but before, take pride in your habits!

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Hi Linda, It's funny, I'm in a job and I still think "I should be doing something more with my life". My friend just got named "Young xx of the year" in her industry. She told me yesterday she feels like she's not doing enough with her life (totally ridiculous that is of course). I think we're all s...

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Hey, what happened with not stepping on the scale in April? Think you should stick to that

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Sounds reasonable to trade for today. And: I think trading backwards is much better as you already know you had your green sunday rather than you'll have to give it up later. That would make a massive difference to me! Worst case scenario you end up obliging the "sometimes" for S days. I also had a ...

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Such great insight! You can do it!

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Sorry to hear about your father-in-law's dog!

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Such a great thread!!!

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Really like "old ways won't open new doors" Mimi!

Thanks for all the plate ideas.

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I don't know. Looks good to me. You beat the year to date stats!

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I wouldn't waste a second feeling guilty. You're amazing and it's your life. You do whatever you and your family want!

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Nice LAM, yummy food, all good otherwise, and I completely agree about the NWS days. Also, the spirit was not to spend money on superfluous things like lattes, right? So you stuck to that

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Hi Chani, I think you're doing really well with everyone, even if it doesn't always look it :) As for other people giving to you: I once read an article that changed my whole philosophie around this. It basically said: "Light your own ********* candles". It's not other people's responsibility to fil...

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You certainly seem to be back on track with your yummy Monday menu. Don't let diet head get the best of you. Wild S days die down eventually. It's inevitable

in the meantime: practice your patience-muscle

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Aehm, yummy!?! wow, sounds amazing, both lunch and dinner. Will certainly copy them soon.

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I've never traded an S day so curious to hear how it works in the long term. I do think other people have used this mod.

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Yesterday: NoS Success - all green. My boyfriend is "juicing" every morning so I am getting delicious fresh smoothies as breakfast . Hopefully my metabolism will catch on soon that the winter-porridge days are over. Lunch was a delicious Cucumber, Feta, cranberry, pumpkin seed oil salad with tortill...

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Thank you Minimizer! I'm in too... For my holiday N days, I'll aim for 3 meals a day and one or two desserts/sweets per day (yep, excessive but if you know about the Austrian cakes) and for Easter no rules apply. 1 N Green 2 N Green 3 N Green 4 N Green 5 S- Day perma-snacking 6 S- Day ok S day, even...

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Great post. Thanks ironchef for bumping it up again

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Thanks for the recipe ELW!!

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Funnily, I just commented on another thread that I wouldn't give too much weight to Monday weigh-ins. They are likely to measure water retention and volume in the stomach. If I count one weigh in daily (I actually always take an average and weigh daily but care most about...) it would be Wednesday, ...

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Welcome back!!! Looking forward to reading your thread.

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I wouldn't worry about Monday weigh-ins too much. It's mostly water retention in my experience. I weigh myself daily, however, I subconsciously pay most attention to my Wednesday weight as it's right bang in the middle.

You're doing well! 21st Day

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It would definitely be helpful to others! What you said about the other benefits of NoS resonates with me deeply. I feel that is the best part of NoS.

When I have a low day I always look at the testimonial pages to see that it can be done and from all you're saying: it can be done brilliantly

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Well done!!!

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automatedeating wrote:First stop, NoS Systems. Next stop: loony bin.

It's been ten minutes and I'm still laughing LOL!

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You're doing so well! Brilliant!

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Berry, your meals make me drool! What a wonderful selection of food.

Your weekend sounds great too. Glad you're doing well!

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If you don't choose to make Thursday an S day, you might just give it some special attention... plan a really nice dinner, with maybe some fruit to finish it off. Brush your teeth right after and take a bubble bath or do something else relaxing to occupy yourself and take your mind off food. Maybe ...

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If it works for you and you're enjoying this then that's delightful!

Seems like you're going strong.

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Hi Skipper,
I never ate breakfast before NoS. After doing the 1 plate a day for dinner only for a while I started waking up quite hungry. I have a light breakfast now every morning to tie me over to lunch.

Hope you find a way to making it work for you!

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Thank you Skipper! I had a wonderful bday week and weekend. Friday: NoS Success - all green. Had a lovely dim sum dinner with my friends. LAM Success - well, it was my birthday :mrgreen: Weekend: NoS S days - with lots of meals for my birthday and for mother's day with my boyfriend's family. (Austri...

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Mimi, this is awesome! First of, you look stunning and happy, which is lovely to see. Second, I think your post is testimonial worthy! Third, delighted to hear of a long-term NoSer who sticks to vanilla with no mods.

You rock! Thanks for inspiring us to stick to it.

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