Everyday Systems

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Have I told you recently how much I love your signature? I really do!

I'd like to hear more about your set of goals for the next 100 days.

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I'm saving up to $10,000 and I will hopefully buy a 3-year old Toyota Corolla with 40K miles or less on it. Not sure what your budget is, but I feel pretty good about my plan.

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congrats on that anniversary! 35th! Wow!

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Yes! I have tried Skyr! I am sort of obsessed with yogurts.
My favorites are Zoi, Siggis, Grace Harbor (local) and Alexandre (local)

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sounds like a very tiny fail.

And yes, I think "grades" of fails is entirely reasonable!

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This may sound sort of counter-NoS, but ya know, we aren't wired as humans for extremely slow progress. When Reinhard made up NoS, he lost 20-freaking pounds in ONE MONTH. But the women that follow his plan don't have that kind of success. When I combined NoS rules with some further restrictions tha...

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That's a lot of hearts!

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Clarinetgal, something tells me that if we could combine your night-time energy with my morning-time energy we would have a woman of inexhaustible productivity.

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Well. Sounds like you have reached your max out point with the different rules and stuff. Good luck finding a balance point that works for you without driving you batty.

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I'm sure the "mindless screening" was very linked to you having been sick. Things like that knock us off our newer habits, ya know?

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Happy Birthday!!!

Was reading that the postprandial numbers are far more significant in predicting diabetic complications. For what it's worth.

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Hi Linda! I was very glad to see your post. And wonderful that your top people and issues are going well right now.

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Well, you did ask for suggestions, so take this with a grain of salt and filter as desired. Toss if offensive.

Try reducing the grains. It was the key for me and the weight fell off after that.

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Hi all! I'm back from Challenger's State Basketball Tourney! Weekend went pretty well food-wise considering we were traveling. Hi Clarinetgal! Thanks for popping by. yes, priorities are tricky but it was useful (and kind of enlightening) to list them like that. Octavia - if I weren't so tired right ...

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Thursday, March 14 122.2 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: (will be) yogurt w/berries D: (will be) tilapia Drinking Mod Day, then F/Sat/Sun will be Abs Days because I will be staying with my brother, who is a recovering alcoholic. Also I will be with Challenger, driving him to all of his basketball games....

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10 pounds less would be ideal. But at what price? And would that be sustainable? Excellent question that always is worth pondering before we make changes. I suppose finding what we are willing to sustain indefinitely is our best plan and then just learning to accept the weight that follows. For me,...

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Wednesday, March 13 121.6 Eating B: coffee w/milk followed by a cappuccino at work L: yogurt w/berries D: (will be) date night? Drinking Mod Day, although I had a giant fail yesterday. I'm S-Daying alcohol for the rest of the quarter, lol. Moving Missed my walk this morning because I was up with in...

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Tuesday, March 12 121.4 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries D: (will be) Moving 45 min walk/jog PersonalTorture Continuing to angst over the development of my courses next quarter. The pressure is intense and I am squirming on the inside. Yesterday was like a massive roadblock. Today hard t...

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Thanks Ladybird! Staffy - it's funny that I got irritated with Sexy for buying extra stuff at Costco but then I spent extra money on something I cared about and didn't say a word to him about it. :roll: :oops: Monday, March 11 121.6 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries D: (will be) beef salad...

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Sunday, March 10 S Day! 121.0 Eating B: coffee w/milk, apple slices L: tortilla chips & cheese dip dessert 1: 6 pieces of chocolate from Creator's Halloween candy. :oops: Wow, that was more than I'd realized I'd had - but I have the wrappers as evidence..... they were fun to eat today, for some reas...

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My kiddos took mugs to school yesterday to read and have hot choc! Read a million minutes, yes?

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I like that you have a nice planned dessert with the family! During these times though I wonder when it will get hard again, and how will I manage it? I do not have a solution here, but I can SO SO SO relate. Throughout my years on NoS, I've voiced this same concern. I guess I can encourage you by s...

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Spring can't come soon enough.

Agreed! We had another big snow yesterday, but it literally melted away in one day. This morning I was imagining what it will be like to get ready for work and be able to wear fewer layers. And then I imagined the feel of the sun's warmth on my face. Ahhh

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Oh my goodness - that sounds like you guys were looking for ages. So sorry about the added stress to your evening - but great that the silver lining is more movement! And probably a bonding time for you and kiddo.

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Thanks for popping by liveitup! :-) Saturday, March 9 S Day! 121.4 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: tortilla chips w/ 3 cheese dip D: steak and a glass of milk dessert: (will be) vanilla ice cream Drinking Mod Day Moving 3 basketball games today, so I will work in walks in that 30 min window before games ...

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Friday, March 8 120.4 Eating B: coffee w/milk, bacon & eggs L: yogurt w/berries cup of milk D: salmon, tortilla chips w/cream cheese dip one more cup of milk. I did this because I was thinking it would help me handle the second glass of wine better, haha. And it did! Drinking Abs Day Moving 1 hour ...

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I spend probably 30 minutes a day on this forum. But I enjoy it as a journaling process. I think I probably only spend 2 minutes on the food tracking? Not sure why it would take much longer than that since we don't snack, haha.

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Thursday, March 7 120.4 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries coffee w/milk at 3pm D: (will be) tuna fish salad/tuna melts for kids update - this is turning into a royal/planned fail night. Thursday night of Week 9 of the quarter. Ugh. Trying to gut this quarter out. Blame Sexy! He BROUGHT me...

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you are on a roll!

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I have started doing something I have been resisting, which is doing more meal planning and making my meals more consistent. I so relate to resisting doing this. But I find it makes all the difference in how I feed myself and my family. good luck! And great (as always) with being a "moving a lot" i...

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My various urinalysis results always come back that I eat 1g/kg body weight protein, which is about 55 g/protein a day. I'm not sure the percentage of my intake that is, because I've never tried counting calories. I do find protein to be satiating and hard to overeat. For some reason, the idea of pr...

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Going out for meals and being in social situations is always going to derail people. I approach my eating choices according to the "normal" day, and don't let my fear of a social situation affect my normal eating plan. That way, whatever happens when I go out is not considered part of my real eating...

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Wednesday, March 6 121.0 Eating B: coffee w/milk, 2 salted eggs L: (will be) yogurt w/berries D: (will be) date-night at home - steak & salad (+ shrimp for Sexy) - mac & cheese for kids Drinking Mod Day - 2 glass max Moving 1 hour walk w/HappyHerder - both knees hurt a tiny bit this morning, so no j...

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Sharon - it's really interesting that keeping this journal, as well as pretty much eating the same things most days, helps me identify patterns. Quite interesting! Tuesday, March 5 121.6 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries D: salmon burgers and salad Drinking Abs Day Moving 1 hour walk/jog w...

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Monday, March 4 122.0 morning blood pressure: 110/68 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: out to lunch with coworkers - ground beef salad w/ sour cream, guacamole, and cheese - felt like a huge meal coffee w/milk in the afternoon D: yogurt w/berries that I didn't eat for lunch (tator tot casserole for kids) ...

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Margot - I agree that most naturally thin women don't eat a lot (especially if they are small, they just don't need it) - but I would argue that most of them do that because they are NOT as hungry as you were. Precisely because of your (probable) insulin resistance, would be my theory, actually. And...

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RawCookie - I am not wheat-free, but "grain-minimized", I would say, compared to my previous life. :lol: And loving it. Octavia - the pounding heart! That's EXACTLY what happened to me both times! When I did a bit of googling, I even saw that it can trigger panic attacks in some people, which would ...

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Hi RawCookie! I had no idea you were 64! I've always thought of you as an energetic 20-something!

Guess you are an energetic 60-something!

So nice to see you posting here.

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Sunday, March 3 S Day! 121.4 morning blood pressure: 120/74 Eating B: coffee w/milk, steak & egg (leftover steak and last egg!) L: yogurt w/berries D: burger w/cheese, pickles, tomato, onion, guacamole, bacon dessert: (will be) vanilla ice cream Drinking Mod Day - yesterday I did really well. I pour...

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This is great to hear! I'm very happy for you!

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And the only problem I ever had is just that I was a snacker! Well, yes, in some ways that is so so true. But honestly, people have different metabolisms and different reactions to different foods weight-wise, so I suspect you were dealing with the not-easiest-metabolism-to-stay-thin-with, ya know?...

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Yes! Glad to hear you got your hair done and the reprieve of a play date. Do you and your husband get to go on date night once a week or once a month? We didn't when the kids were your kids' age, but I wish we had. I needed it so badly. We do now and it is so worth the $$. This past year we have sta...

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I'm up in the middle of the night again! :evil: I checked through my journal, because this happened last week, too. Yep - pizza. Last week it was Sunday night, though - and so Monday I had to stagger through the work day on very little sleep. At least tomorrow I don't work, but I do have to drive fo...

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At first when you mentioned "gradeless" I thought, hmm... :mrgreen: I know! That's basically part of my own reaction, too, and I'm the one trying to design something here. Crazy stuff. Part of me thinks I like to change things up drastically as a teacher to avoid boredom and keep things fresh. Mayb...

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And I like nos's idea of leaving the weekend alone. I think, in all future good habits I track, I will adopt the same weekend valve concept, as without it I kind of get claustrophobic after a while. NoS spilled over into how I approached systems change in so many areas of my life. I even used to ha...

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I bet that chocolate cake wasn't really that good.

Chocolate cakes are the dessert that wins for "good looks with a shallow interior".

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Hi Dandelion! So wonderful to see you here! You sound much better than you did in December - hope you are having time for some self-care.

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Octavia - thanks for sharing your experience about menopause. It's actually something I've never really thought about so all these people's experiences are fascinating to me. Friday, March 1 121.2 morning blood pressure : 105/74 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: (will be) yogurt w/berries D: (will be) Stea...

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That's a good thought working out is causing some fluid retention.

I think you're right-on to focus on habits.

Maybe just go on a walk today instead of a run?

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Yeah, too-big meals sometimes is just part of the learning process. It is fun to see over time as we find experientially that normal-sized meals satisfy us EVEN though we were quite hungry when sat at the table.
But I most definitely wouldn't force it. Fill that plate at first.

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So happy for your great success with the month! Also, I'm really glad to hear that compliance is not too difficult for you; that bodes well for long-term sticking-with-it! The weekends can be frustrating, yes. But please don't worry about them right now. Just keep your eyes on the great N Days you a...

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Yay! Here's to a successful spring!

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Great news, Simmstone! Hope March is wonderful for you!

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Thursday, February 28 120.8 Don't laugh too hard - but I took a sick day from work so I could stay home and catch up on work. :roll: How crazy is that?! But it's worked out great - I pounded out some paperwork & committee work that is due tomorrow and now I'm going to go through some practice proble...

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I am one of the last hold-outs on my floor without a stand-up desk! I like it in theory, but I think it makes my desk look messy. Just a thing for me. Luckily, I'm racing around most of the day at work anyway. I think a stand-up desk AT HOME would be good for me. LOL, I guess I do that when I put my...

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Hi Sinnie! So wonderful to see you on here and learn all about your current life situation. Amazing how time flies and little babies turn into kindergarteners and toddlers! Although I know you are crazy busy, I hope you have time to check in here just to share your day. I use my thread as an online ...

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premium vanilla ice cream from Costco. Love that stuff. We all have a bowl every Sat and Sun night.

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Oooh, great article!

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Loved this post! You made me laugh on one occasion

I do worry I will eat too much fruit (query: Do we think it killed Steve Jobs?) or that I will get into a Thing,

and completely confused me on at least one (WTH is a rug-hooking injury and an Umbrella Academy Marathon?)

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thinking about getting a paper journal/planner for my food and weight tomorrow as a kind of low tech way to keep up with everything since I'm trying to limit screen time

But then we won't get to see your posts as much! Oh, well, I understand!

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Hi! Welcome back to posting!

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Hi Worth It! Amazing weight loss you've achieved. I'm not sure whether you still feel you are overweight or not, but I'm sure if you were to compare blood pressure, blood glucose, and overall energy you are in a much better place health-wise than a year ago. I turned 42 last October, and I really fe...

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Is stodge basically like saying "junk"?

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Hi Staffy - Interestingly, toward the end of the podcast the author (a long-time feminist) speaks directly to your comments. It was almost as if she had heard you! :-) I'm particularly interested in HRT for its protective benefits against osteoporosis (as much as 50% reduction in risk!), since I hav...

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Pizza is nearly impossible for me to moderate.

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Isaac is really liking Wind in the Door. I remember reading A Swiftly Tilting Planet (the 3rd book) and being disappointed because the cover had a unicorn on it and I was expecting the whole book to be about unicorns. :lol: Tuesday, February 26 121.0 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries latte...

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Nice avatar! Re: dogs - I have one. He was always pretty skinny and then he got this weird autoimmune disease last summer (long story) and he was on very high prednisone for a few months. He gained 10 pounds!!! He was jumping on the table, getting into the cat's stuff, begging more successfully from...

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Can you remind your general location? Getting summer already? I woke up to light snow.

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I agree that you are probably already getting enough fiber and may not need a supplement.

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Agree about the food planning thing. Critical to green days for me is planning out the WHOLE week in advance. I already know what I'll have for each meal, for the most part.

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pectin is often mentioned as a particularly beneficial soluble fiber.

LOL, I console myself with this when I can't get my kids to eat other freggies.

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Great news about your hip! I don't blame you for being cautious, though!! And back to tennis! That is cause for celebration!!!

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I keep wondering about applying more N day rules to them, creating more rules and mods, but I think it would backfire. I agree. Focus on N Days. If you are gung-ho about wanting to see some sort of weight change, I would perhaps suggest that you consider go stricter on N Days, whatever that means f...

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r.jean - my goodness, I will have to be ambitious to get this thing published before my kids go to college - ha! Octavia - yeah, I enjoy the (relative) anonymity of this forum. As much as reasonable, I'd like to keep this (wonderful) aspect of my life separate from all the politics at my work. Monda...

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Sunday, February 24 121.8 Eating B: coffee w/milk, bacon & eggs L: jalapeno poppers dessert 1: toffee/chocolate almonds D: 3 pieces of pizza Dessert 2: vanilla ice cream Drinking Mod Day - 2 glass limit Moving No real plans - I'm obsessed with building my website right now. So my blood is probably p...

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You guys are making me extra nervous about menopause!

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I think some of these "old" threads resurfaced, thanks to SpamALot. We've deleted most of them, but they brought old threads to the forefront. In a way, it's like a little gift from the SpamMonsters, kind of like finding an old childhood picture while you are cleaning out a closet.

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Good luck finding an app (or restarting Habitcal). I agree that tracking is important. Glad the run felt good, and I think it's so awesome that you do hot yoga.

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My early S days, I couldn't wait to go back to my usual style of eating and grab food out of the pantry or fridge throughout the day. It was really difficult not to eat between lunch and dinner or after dinner. Now "grazing" feels really odd. I might add a planned snack mid-afternoon on the weekend...

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I'm probably the only one who thinks this way, but S days are S days whether I have an S or not. Remember the SOMETIMES part of the rules. So talking about taking non-S days isn't the way I think about it. When I'm compliant, if I don't have an S on S day, it makes no difference for the rest of the...

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cookbook club?

Go you!

And......

This post provides permission for lpearlmom to stop worrying about her weight loss and enjoy the beautiful body she has right now.

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I think its like how i feel guilty everytime i see a cop even though im a law abiding citizen in every possible way. Exactly! I think I overdo the "imagination" thing sometimes and imagine that someone thinks I am lying (when I'm not) and then I turn red or act like I AM lying! What a funny thing h...

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Never forget that what's " allowed " and what gives you the benefits you desire may not be the same thing. Long term weight losers on just about any program will adjust over a period of a few years, and sometimes again later as needs change. This. Oh, and I'm one of the milk drinkers in a pinch (of...

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I think one of the reasons people don’t want to get too hungry is because they’re convinced they will overeat, and there is some evidence that they do, but that’s what getting used to moderate meals is about. This has been one of the slower-to-learn lessons for me, but as I read your post, I realiz...

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Linda - we are just going down the road to a local resort. We decided to do something pretty tame for our anniversary and then spend a little more on a road trip this summer down the Oregon coast. Hi Staffy - Yes, everything worked out OK this morning on the walk. It just was not as relaxing as norm...

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Am I getting mixed up on people on the thread, or have you basically been sick on and off for months now? Maybe I'm just mixed up, but if that is the case, I'm starting to be a little worried about you!

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It sounds like you are finding your way, and maybe we can just consider tinkering to be part of the fun.

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chirp chirp happy to have you back!!!

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I do something a little like this on many days - just coffee (with milk) early and then eat a little at 9 or 10am.

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Yep, lunch sounds fancy and amazing and - can you come cook for me?

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Welcome! So many things about your original post make this seem like a really great fit for you!
Here's to moderation and great conversation!

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Friday, February 22 122.0 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries when I got home, I was ravenous. I wanted to open my wine bottle but that would have been HORRIBLE. Instead I had a glass of milk, then ate my delicious dinner, and now I am fine again. And ready to open that bottle of wine. :win...

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Thursday, Feb 21 122.2 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries D: bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin w/ green beans and apple slices Drinking Abs Day Moving 3.3 mi/1 hr 3 min walk/jog w/HappyHerder Spending No plans - although last night I reserved a 2 night get-away for Sexy and I for our upcoming ...

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Ugh - sorry you are sick.

And what an exciting new phase for you with the FB page!

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Very good to hear!

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Wednesday, February 20th 122.4 Eating B: coffee w/milk L: yogurt w/berries D: date night!! - plan is a burger - yes, had a blue cheese burger w/onion, tomato, and bacon. Also a side salad that was meh. Drinking Mod Day - tonight I'm going to try to EITHER have the two drinks separated by TWO hours,...

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Eeek, hope you're feeling better soon!

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Margot - my dog would give me a dirty look if I went on the stepper instead of going outside with him.

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Hi there TBmom! Love to see you posting!

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Sharon - I feel your pain. I also had to face that Vanilla NoS was not adequate for me without looking at the types of food I was eating. And I waited 4 years before making that decision, so you are moving much quicker along the journey that I did. :-) Margot - I feel that compliance has only gotten...

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