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Amen Wrigley!
ps.. I love your chewing gum!
LOL

Congratulations Vicki!! Terrific to read of your excellent experience!!
Very inspirational!

Debs

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Hey Thomer! Your post inspired me, and I just had my first UR session for 2009 too! Was so nice here and tomorrow is supposed to be cold again, so I took advantage of the good weather. Wow, I was so out of shape, but it felt good to move again! I can't believe how detrimental it is to just sit on ye...

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Good for you New Hope!!! You will find that S days taper off naturally over time. It took me about six months in my initial time on NoS between 2005-2006, for my S days and serving sizes on N days, to become less of a free for all. The fact that you don't even like this behaviour is the first step i...

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Hi Plaid Dad :) First thanks for stopping by my Son's thread. I really appreciate that! I'd say you should stick to three meals a day, regardless of the time frame. Some days I get up early and only have coffee, but if I totally skip breakfast I pay for it later, by either eating too much for lunch ...

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Try and think of a few S's you know you really will enjoy and only get them.
Congratulations on your great week!

Debs

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I personally let my feelings of enjoyment guide my S days.
Truly, I don't really enjoy stuffing myself to the gills anymore..
Generally, I tend to have about two moderate S's per S day, but sometimes three..
They aren't all Sweets.
Have a good weekend!

Debs

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That's great you got outside for a walk! I did a little bit myself yesterday, tho only to and from the stores at a little strip mall.. but something is better than nothing! I'm really looking forward to Spring because I miss the nice long walks and I am just not really into staying out in the cold f...

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Hi friends! I just wanted to take the time to let you all know about my Son Richard. So many of you are relatively new members, and so I'm guessing that you don't know that Richard is 12 years old. He has his own check in thread now and I'd love it if people take the time to stop by his thread and h...

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Hahah you should see the stats compared to 100 years ago!!
I think Reinhard had a quote in his book about the average persons consumption of sugar per year from back then and it was only 10 lbs per year!!

Debs

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Hi *Girl*

Whatever you call yourself, you are back..
Now stick around and give yourself a big pat on the back for taking back the responsibility for your own health!!
You can do it!!!

Debs

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Hi Katie May

Wonderful to hear you have taken so well to NoS and it's changed your habits and you have lost weight!
Welcome and congratulations!

Debs

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Hi Ting Ting :) It just means, doing NoS without making any additional restrictions or extra rules or modifications. Plain NoS, with nothing extra added. "Vanilla" just represents "Plain"... So many people often try to change NoS to make it more "Diet like" but it's enough of a challenge to do the p...

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Hey folks :) I just came across a funny link someone sent me a while back. Thought I'd share it here. I don't get too many joke "forwards" these days, so if this one has been circulating a lot and you've seen it already, apologies! :wink: It really made me chuckle. 8) Debs x http://www.economicshelp...

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Good job!!!!! I've been watching you rack up the Successes on your checkin and seeing that you kept the 21 days on habit in your mind that whole time!!
Congratulations 15n@50!!

Debs

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Hi Charis!! Keep at it girl!

Have a good weekend.

Debs x

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Sorry for double posting here Fun, but just read what you wrote a few days back and want to reply to that.. I don't really believe that we "self sabotage" after doing well, and losing weight, consciously.. For me, it's just letting down of my guard and almost a smug and very false sense of security ...

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Wow!! Good luck with your move to China Fun!!! Very exciting!!!

Let us know how you are when you are back around.
Love

Debs x

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Christi, I just thought of you again and something that always helps me, when I'm thinking of something tempting.. The funny, but powerful line from Reinhard, "You are pre-disapproved" Sometimes you just have to be a hard ass on yourself and give yourself that "It's not an S day" tough love talk :wi...

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And I should mention that even tho I ate in the middle of the night, which is definitely a habit I want to totally eradicate from my life, when I did eat stuff the last two days, it wasn't very much.. not like a huge "eat three bowls of cereal" type of binge.. So even that habit, is not as bad.. I j...

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Thank you Sis! You too! :) Well this week so far, I have had two nights in a row where I ate past my bedtime and broke my "No eating in the middle of the night" rule. The days were fine, in fact they were NoS perfect up til then.. I could have bs'd myself and called what I ate late as night, virtual...

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Way to go!!!!

Have a good weekend Christi

Just save your sweets for the weekend. You will really enjoy them most if you know it's an S day..

Debs x

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paulrone wrote:I'm a guy, so the idea of crocheting during the latest episode of "24" isn't too appealing. I'm open to suggestions, though.

How bout a Rubick's Cube

ps.. My Son loves to sew

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Rule Brittania SG!

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Nice one Paul!!

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ps.. I have found that it's good to have the number of the nearest Fire Dept nearby, because they usually can get to you very fast with a paramedic, as opposed to calling 911 which then has to get re routed to the nearest emergency care.

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reinhard wrote: Sat Jan 3: exempt day from Weekend Luddite. Our 4 year old got a concussion and I had to google directions to the hospital. She's totally fine, thank God. Anyway, no way I'm going to give myself "red."

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Wow, I missed this before Reinhard!
Hope she is alright now.

Debs x

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That restriction seems too annoying to me to find it livable..
Some days I do the 10 inch plate others a 6 inch plate... etc.. as long as it's on a human sized plate, that's good enough for me.

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reinhard wrote:Thanks, all! Glad you liked them.

Here's hoping 2009 will be of me standing beside my good buddy Oprah

Reinhard

From your mouth to God's ears

Debs x

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Actually, I heard that anything you do with your hands to keep them busy is a good idea..
Except open a bag of cheetos..

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Good for you!!!
Congrats and welcome!!

Debs

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I know there is one woman, who now I can't remember her name, from Washington who lost about 90 lbs on NoS, but she was also doing about 5 miles of jogging a day or something.. Also, I believe Silverfish from Australia lost quite a lot, in the sixty pounds range, and my friend JWL lost at least 40 o...

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I'm glad he is here too Christi! Thank you! :D This week with the extra added help of having Richie be my NoS partner and a much more committed approach to N days, I am very very happy to report I've lost between four and five pounds since when we started!!!!!!!!!! Woooo hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More deta...

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Richard, I just wanted to say I hope you have a great week this week and I'm really proud of how well you did last week!
I'm lucky to have such a great NoS partner!!

Love,

Mom xxx

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Good for you!
I keep getting side tracked from my own goal of daily meditation.
Thanks for the reminder!
Have a great week

Debs x

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Congrats again!!! That is wonderful!!

Debs

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I am really proud of you Richie!!!

Mom xxx

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Just a note to myself about yesterdays HabitCal.. I had a very hard day yesterday emotionally. Just crying for hours.. I was so close to just chucking it all in and ordering Chinese food, which would have been both out of my budget for this week, and also would have lead to over eating, but I didn't...

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Good for you Christy :) I hope you don't mind if I'd suggest not to make it harder for yourself by adding extra restrictions.. You can have chips with meals, you can have toppings on pizza.. Having one breadstick and marinara sauce doesn't sound that satisfying, if that's all you ate? Have normal si...

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You have a Spiritual Patina of awesomeness Reinhard for being so inspirational and great!

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Richie, I am so very proud of you!!!! I'm glad to have such a positive and hard working, smart and wonderful Son! And,,, guess what day tomorrow is????? hahahah... I'll give you three guesses what I bought at the supermarket this morning to make for a special S!! Hint: 1. It has chocolate chips in i...

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Big hug to you Christi!!!!!!! I am also very close to my highest weight, after a tough year. But you will turn this around and good for you for posting and making your situation public. You've been away for a while. This is one of the most supportive groups of NoS'sers I have had the pleasure to be ...

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Well if you must eat, why not involve them and all make some kind of nourishing and enjoyable meal. Are they old enough to help you prep the food? You could always make fresh bread or something and a big pot of home made soup... I go nuts being inside, and often turn to food if bored, stressed and s...

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Thanks Christi!

Great to hear from you!
Hope you and the boys are great!
Love

Debs

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Well, I guess if you look at his posts, you can kind of mentally fill in that gap. Long term commitment to SG definitely changed his body. After a year of doing Shovelglove, he lost 25 lbs and went from a 27 percent body fat measurement at the doctors office, to 17 percent.. That's pretty impressive...

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Those are all very nice!! You look terrific!!!

Debs x

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That's great Bright Angel!
I tried a six pound hammer the other day and thought it was quite a nice and hefty weight, contrary to what I had imagined it would be.
I would have got it for myself, for quick moves, but the handle felt too short for me.
Congrats!

Debs

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Why does the before pic matter so much?
Just curious.

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Hi Resting! I don't think virutal plating is bad, as long as you really are doing it consciously, and proactively, and not just as a retroactive way of explaining away snacking patterns. It's far better I think, to have a red day marked down, than to pretend about stuff. So just try to be honest wit...

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Okay I found the pic.
It's on the first page of Kayvan's thread here, somewhere near the bottom of the page.
This is him after a year of doing SG..
You can see he's fit and has good muscle definition.

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1525

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I remember that the poster Kayvan had some very impressive pix of before and during SG.
Not sure where they are here.

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You go girl!!!

Debs

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Thanks Bright Angel!
By the way, I just came over here from the other thread to find your pictures and couldn't see where they are.
Have a nice day

Debs

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Hi Oooh lala.. Just read your post :) I read a great book years ago.. A bit new agey, but I go for that stuff :wink: It's not really a classic of literature, but the story is good and the lessons are great and I recommend finding it.. It's called Mutant Message from Down Under, by Marlo Morgan. It's...

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Hi Ezuk. It's *really* easy to over do it the first day. People don't realise till they try it, how much of a workout this can be, and you are exercising muscles that you probably haven't been using much. If you go more slowly and carefully that will really help. And make sure to breathe.. Once you ...

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My guess is that you may not be fully hydrated. Drink a whole glass of water before and if possible have some after your meals. It will help you digest better and stay hydrated. The brain interprets dehydration in a similar way as hunger and it often feels that way. How much water do you drink? Try ...

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Yes, this is a very humane diet!
Hope you feel better soon.

Debs

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Hi guys. Well, after a whole week last week of failures I am finally back on track this week. I've had three solid N days for both NoS and exercise.. I have only SG'd one time this week, but that was because for the past two days I had massage clients to treat, and I let that be my exercise. Frankly...

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Wow you are doing awesome!!!
Good for you

Keep it up!

Debs

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Hi again! Okay, much to my surprise, I was very easily able to get right back to using the SG.. I think I will try it 5 days a week after all.. This was a good workout, but not as hard as I thought it would be after so much time off. My special SG music, which I had used for a few years, goes for ab...

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Okay folks, I'm trying this again, but with a small mod. I'm going to alternate SG days with days I dance around the room, as my 14 mins a day of exercise default. I will be happy if I do SG between 2 and 3 times a week, and that's what it will be if I alternate it with dancing. I've never seemed to...

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Wow, I would put some foam and tape it all around the wedge end just to make it safer..
Good luck!

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Well New Year came and went and I've backslid quite a lot into my bad habits.. See!! Those stupid New Years Resolutions really don't work!!!!!!!! :twisted: Anyway,,, I'm picking myself up after, basically a whole week of failures and one day of exercise and am starting another 21 days on Habit perso...

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Hi Paulrone, I'm sorry about your situation and especially your injury. I hope it's all healing up. I'd say that the more you let any outsider delegate how and what you should be doing, in terms of your own diet, I'm guessing, the more you will resent it. I sure as hell know I would! These are life ...

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PS.. By the way, Richie was so proud of himself for having the two green days, and I applauded him very very loudly for it!!

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Hi Blithe Morning! I just wanted to thank you for your message to Richie. I read it and then passed it on to him, but he may also write you back at some point. To reply to your kind words about the hormone changes possibly having something to do with gaining weight, that may be very true, but I'd sa...

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Congratulations Bizzy Bee!!

Debs

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Good for you Bright Angel! You are maintaining and not gaining, and not resentful of having to account for calories and stuff.. The reason people usually come to NoS is because that method gets tiresome and eventually ineffective for many people. If you are having success that way, and actually enjo...

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Good for you Merry! Last night I opened a bag of Hersheys Kisses which I bought for someone else for a belated Christmas gift, and I ate about five of them sometime in the middle of the night. This morning I flushed the whole rest of the bag down the toilet!!! I'm sorry I didn't take off the wrapper...

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Go Karen!
I'm trying too as well..
Hard time of year to find the motivation, but if not now, then when?
Good luck!

Debs

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Don't worry Reinhard, you always sound great on those podcasts whether you are um'ing or not.

Congrats on the promo.
Tanks for NoS

Debs

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Awwww!!!
I love those pics Rein!!
*Finally* get to see your beautiful family

Bless you all!!!

Debs x

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Richie says thanks! We are both feeling great about making the commitment together

Sorry, for taking so long to respond.. Been having a hard time getting on the site cos one of our computers has a lot of viruses on it and screws up the display.
Have a great week all!

Debs

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Hello Heidi

I hope your daughter felt better once you both enjoyed her cake

Continued good luck.
Seems you are off to a great start!

Debs

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Good luck Anwen!
What part of the UK are you from?
I have friends all over England.
Hoping to visit there in the Summer.
Peace,
Debs

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Welcome Laurie :) From what I have seen here, people usually find that snacking is actually the easiest S to conquer in their first weeks of NoS. If you must, add the little snack type foods to your plate at mealtime, if you feel you are dying to have them. As long as you aren't unconsciously stuffi...

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Thanks Crazy Cat Lady (hahah that name kills me!) and Reinhard! :) Yes, Reinhard, only exercise on N days.. If I do it on the weekend I'll still mark it a success, but weekends are just optional. I believe that these goals are doable and yes, you are right, I have learned a lot about myself this yea...

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Good for you!!

Debs x

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Fantastic Dave!!!
What a transformation

Congrats and keep it up!!

Debs

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I'm looking forward to a very successful year this year. I like Becky, haven't really made any officially *new* resolutions, but will be ultra strict about getting the habits I've been fighting to change to finally change.. These are, for me: 1. No night time eating.. with new rule that I am stoppin...

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Best to you Anne!!
Congratulations on your successes this week!
Hope you enjoyed NY

Where were some of the places you ended up dining at?

Debs x

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Great job on your awesome week Becky!!
Amazing to hear how well you did!!
It's inspiring to me!
Happy New Year to you too!
Let's rock it in 2009!!
Love,

Debs x

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Welcome Angela! Good luck :) I'm not a "noob" but this year, after a few really off track years half heartedly doing half "S'sed" version of NoS and not hardly any exercise, I've gained back everything I lost in the first two years I had lost when I first joined in 2005.. I am treating this year *as...

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Also, do you drink enough water?
Dehydration can disguise itself as "hunger" as the brain interprets it in a similar way.
Try upping your intake of water.
I agree that protein and also whole foods are very important in keeping hunger at bay.
Congrats on your weight loss John!

Debs

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Thanks Kasey and Reinhard!
This is such a lovely support group.
It was nice just to be able to "unload" at the time and I truly appreciate all the great responses.

Bless you all friends!

Debs

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Thanks Janie! LOL :) Well I just wanted to say that I am going to be taking a bit of a breather from posting here. I may lurk a bit and I am definitely keeping my Habit Cals going, but I plan on only posting once every few weeks or so, or maybe even once a month, regarding NoS and exercising. I want...

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Popping in on your thread again Reinhard :) Just wanted to let you know that we actually went to check out eight pound or less, sledgehammers today for Richie. But he was very uncomfortable with it right away, and said he didn't like the way it felt, and even with the four pound short handled sledge...

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Good luck Jane!
Glad you found NoS

Debs

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Good for you! That's a nice bit of NoS evolution KCCC!

Debs x

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Hi Reinhard. Richie was talking to me about wanting to do a bit of weight lifting, with small weights. He's going on thirteen now and I think he's ready to try Shovelglove with a light hammer. Maybe eight pounds. I dug out your before and during pix to show him how great you look and was pleasantly ...

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Haha!! Nuffink can kill Keef

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Hi Purplefleck, yes it's very sad that kids have such role models as rake thin anorexics on shows like Americas next top model etc, and that they really have a very warped perspective on what is considered "fat".. I wish you good luck with your daughter. I am sure if you shared your concerns with he...

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Thanks KCCC!
Much appreciated!
I'm all recovered now

Love,
Debs

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Hi Kathleen, I don't mean for this to sound negative, but I'd say that expecting weight loss, especially during Winter, is a setup for being disappointed.. Most people put on weight this time of year, for a variety of reasons.. I myself have and believe me, I've had that "I will lose a pound a week"...

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Thanks Resting! That was so nice of you

Debs x

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Thanks again Winnie!
Have a nice week everyone.. I really appreciate being able to share and it really did help.
Love

Debs x

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ps.. Wosnes.. I love the four agreements. Putting them into practice is the hard part!
But yes, great rules to live by!
Debs x

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Thanks again friends!! Apparently, after speaking with my Mother this morning, I found out that *she* told the lady how hurtful it was for her to say that, and that it wasn't even one of her friends.. Just happened they were sitting together.. According to Mom, she used to say stuff like that all th...

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Thank you so much friends! Your posts are all wonderfully supportive and really made me feel so nice!!

Love

Debs x

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I should have said "Your wig seems to be off center" hahahah

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My Son Richard :)

Very Funny!

Returning to SG

New year here we come! :-)