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What?! Did I miss another week? I am SO CRAZY busy!!!! This is just wild. Where does my time go. Monday -- S Day-- kids and husband threw me a surprise birthday party!! Tuesday -- S Day for my birthday family night Wed, Thur, Frid all green for food (albeit meals were heavy); reading (finished Warre...

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Thursday and Friday
Thursday green, Friday red--decided to start my weekend on Friday night.

both high count walking days (well over 10,000 steps)

missed reading to my 7-yr old both days.

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Tuesday NoSEating B: toast, coffee L: nada D: chicken with zucchini NoSloth 13000 steps! RaisingReaders Warren the 13th Wednesday 138.0 I REALLY want to stay in this range of 136-138. It seems like a long time I am the range from 138 to 140. Tired of that! NoSEating B:toast, coffee L: few nuts, crac...

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Monday, 9/26

139

Whew, big S weekend. Enjoyed it, but back on N Days.

NoSEating
B: toast, coffee
L: oops, ran out of time
D:

NoSloth
10870 steps by 4pm

RaisingReaders

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Hi Merry! PB on toast is a great breakfast to carry me through. ;) I homeschooled my oldest son for 4 years! Love it, but my regular job kept me too busy to do a good job with him (and his younger brother) once they got a bit older. Friday, 9/23 138.1 NoSEating B: egg on toast, coffee L: chimichanga...

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Thursday, 9/22

136.1

NoSEating
B: toast
L: turkey sandwich, chips, apple, diet coke
D: pizza, rice and beans

NoSloth
8593 by dinner (need to move a bit more!!!)

RaisingReaders

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I know that I'm a little late to the reflux problems you've been having. I'm so sorry. Has this been plaguing you for about 6 months? Or lots longer? I really hope you can find a way to heal and then not have to be so careful about triggers -- long-term, that is. I realize right now you have to cons...

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Wednesday, 9/21 Is today the first day of fall? I guess yesterday was a small fail because I ate my cheese stick after I'd finished lunch. Didn't even realize it until last night. Still working to get back to NoS habits, clearly...... NoSEating B: pb on toast and coffee L: tuna sandwich, chips, appl...

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Hi Whosonfirst! Great username! I just use a simple Garmin ($40, comes in a variety of cute colored bands). It is basically a watch (with a watch battery) that tells: a) time b) date c) steps d) miles completed My husband has a fancy fitbit that he's always having to charge. I didn't want one, but h...

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Tuesday, 9/20 NoSEating B: toast and coffee L: pb&j, chips, apple, cheese stick D: pizza, diet coke NoSloth: 7578 after work 9038 by dinner 10183 by 7:20pm RaisingReaders Warren the 13th--Warren's terrible stepmother is actually a witch! She locked him in the boiler room, and a scary octopus monster...

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Monday, 9/19

140.2

NoSEating
B: coffee with cream
L: chimichanga, rice and beans
D: cheeseburger, apple

NoSloth
5172 steps by 10am
8812 by 7:20pm

RaisingReaders
Warren the 13th

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Thank you, Linda. I'm going to the doc -- and I will be asking for a massage referral. Now I'm thinking I will also ask for a therapy/counselor referral! I have some super-easy buttons to push. I hope that by recognizing them I can prepare and plan more mature responses. One that I have been previou...

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Weekend S Days -- 9/17 and 9/18 138.5 (Sat) and 137.7 (Sun) goals--walk one of the two days (most likely Sunday morning), eat whatever I feel like but still log here for the habit part. It's embarrassing to realize just how much I crave attention, admiration, and praise. It bothers me to be passed o...

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so sweet that you and your husband had a great time together!!!! Love that.

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Thanks for the kind words, Linda. I think things are resolved OK with that situation.... I really need to work on: *being grateful for such a wonderful job, husband, kiddos, pets, house, extended family, food, health, and so many other blessings. *going out of my way to help others and lessening my ...

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Friday, 9/16 138.9 NoSEating B: bagel with cream cheese L: salad and pasta D: philly cheesesteak NoSloth 10,500 steps by dinner RaisingReaders Just having one of those awful mood days. I had a meeting at work where I got into a public conflict. I am hating myself. I keep replaying the convo in my he...

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Linda, thanks for the empathy about the dog! He really is a nice dog, I'm sure I will continue to calm down gradually. It was particularly hard to deal with the cats and the dog together; my cats are 7 years old and definitely have not been happy. One basically went feral for a few weeks. But everyo...

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Wednesday, 9/13

140.1

NoSEating
B: Toast with butter
L: beans and rice, 1/2 chimichanga, apple
D: Chicken taco, beans and rice

NoSloth
4000 steps by end of work
8300 by dinner
9200 by bedtime

RaisingReaders:
Warren the 13th 25 minutes

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That is so cool that you take your kids to art museums!!!!

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Tuesday, 9/13/16 139.1 NoSEating B: english muffin with pb; apple; coffee with cream L: 2 hot dogs, apple, tortilla chips, diet coke D: tostada fresco, tortilla chips and salsa NoSloth -- 8015 steps for morning walk with dog up to 9573 when I got home from work up to 11556 by 8:30pm RaisingReaders W...

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Monday, 9/12/16 140.2 NoSEating B: scone, yogurt parfait, 1/2 banana, coffee L: nachos, apple, diet coke D: honey nut cheerios 2 glasses of wine oops--grabbed a few tortilla chips without thinking. Small fail. Getting back into the habit. NoSloth (goal = 10,000 steps 6 days/week) 10500 RaisingReader...

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This thread has been super helpful! I even copied and pasted a summary of suggestions on my own Daily Thread for reminding/inspiring. I think......my biggest downfall on NoS was the nutrition bit. I was doing amazing following the rules for about a year, but I ate chips, hot dogs, hamburgers, chimic...

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Sunday, 9/11/16 Go Hawks! Weight: 140 NoSEating -- S Day! NoSloth -- walked 1 hour, 7000 steps RaisingReaders -- kids have both logged 30 minutes, aiming for 1 hour each 7-yr old is reading Dory Fantasmagory (for the zillionth time) and I am reading Warren the 13th out loud to him. The 10-year old i...

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Thank you librarylady for your cool-headed encouragement. Exactly what I needed. We had a great vacation! We just got back last night. I haven't weighed yet....not really sure what to expect. I exercised a lot and felt like I ate normally, so I'm hoping to not have gained. I'll wait until tomorrow m...

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Thursday

143

B: raspberries, coffee with cream
L: work party potluck; various on one plate
D:

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Tuesday:

NOSEeating:
B: banana, coffee with cream
L: cheeseburger and french fries
D: chicken chili with corn bread

Wednesday:

144.7

Wednesday:
B: raspberries, coffee with cream
L: fish tacos and tortilla chips with guacamole
D: raspberries, strawberries, cherries

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Hope your trip is going wonderfully! Love it!

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Tuesday, June 14th Weight: 145.4 Ah, guess I've been eating too much. I'm a little panicked. Can't remember the last time my eating has been this out of control. I'm eating all the time! Reds flying fast and furious. I'm like a bull-fighter, waving my red flag to and fro. Ack! So much for my great p...

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Weight this morning: 140.7 NoSEating (past week): one red day on Thursday (cake at work!) NoSpending: Red almost EVERY day. buying take-out NoSloth: Red Thursday and Friday Raising Readers: One red day (Wednesday) Kids had their last day of school yesterday. The latent homeschooler-mom in me has all...

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Tuesday, May 24th
141.8

NoSEating: Green
NoSpending: Green
NoSloth: Green (biking and walking)
RaisingReaders: Green--Invention of Hugo Cabret

Wednesday, May 25th
141.2

NoSEating: Green
NoSpending: Red
NoSloth: Red
RaisingReaders:

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Monday, May 23rd Wow, I lost a whole week without posting. I kept thinking about NoS, but for some reason didn't post. Bummer. I think I continued to have lots of fails in all areas, but some documentation would be excellent. Weight this morning: 141.8 Goal Weight: 135 NoSEating: Green NoSpending: R...

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Monday, May 16th

NoSEating: I'm not eating today. What?!

I'd call that green.
NoSpending: Green so far
NoSloth: fail
RaisingReaders: not yet

Thanks Linda, for encouraging me to keep trying, keep posting.

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OK, almost done with another weekend. I have had so many red days strung together that a weekend loses all its glory. Green, be my friend again. SillyMonkey, I hardly ever weigh. ;) There was a time when I did, but it's been ages since I did that. In fact--your post has inspired me to start weighing...

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Thanks ironchef and Linda for the support. I survived this day. YES YES, work is stressful. Crazy wild. Almost every day. And it's been a really different atmosphere in the past year than in previous years (suffice it to say---new management). So, I ended up with a fail for eating. But not terrible....

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Hi Kaalii, I try not to spend any money Monday-Friday! I take S Days on the weekends for all my shopping (online, bills, groceries). I take S Days for special outings. Monday, May 9th NoSEating: Massive Fail. I think you might even call it a binge!!!!!! OMG NoSpending: Success NoSloth: FAIL RaisingR...

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Wednesday, May 4th NoSEating: FAIL -- ate chocolate at work NoSpending: FAIL--bought pizza for dinner NoSloth: FAIL RaisingReaders: SUCCESS -- Sasquatch Escape Thursday, May 5th NoSEating: FAIL -- ate chocolate at work NoSpending: FAIL -- bought teriyaki for dinner NoSloth: SUCCESS -- rode bike to w...

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Today was a little better. Of course, I got to teach, and I generally love that. It's funny. When I solely taught, if you asked me if I liked my job, I'd say I really loved it. Sure, some tough days, but I really loved it. Now, since I do much more admin, if you asked me that same question, I'd hesi...

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Monday, May 2nd

NoSEating--FAIL FAIL FAIL I eat chocolates when I'm stressed at work.
NoSpending--Success
NoSloth--FAIL FAIL FAIL
RaisingReaders--I scraped by with Success

Work sucked today.

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Thursday, April 28th NoSEating--Success! NoSpending--Success! NoSloth--Success (bike-riding) RaisingReaders--Success! (BeastQuest) Friday, April 29th NoSEating--Massive Fail. Stress-eating at work (chocolates) and ice cream once I got home. NoSpending--Success! NoSloth--Fail. RaisingReaders--Success...

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Ah, hope you recover soon!

But good job to have your meals all packed. Next time you'll be ready!

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Wednesday, April 27th NoSEating: Fail--ate more than one plate at dinner NoSpending: Green. But there was one moment that I had to really resist buying a bottle of wine on the way home after chaperoning kids all around in the evening. NoSloth: GREEN! I parked at my kids school, walked 20 minutes to ...

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Tuesday, April 26th

NoSEating: Success
NoSpending: Success (barely, temptations resisted)
NoSloth: Success!!! Bike riding
RaisingReaders: Success! Finished Water Dragon and Started BeastQuest

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certainly haven't worn out your welcome with me.

but wow, couple busy months coming your way!!!!

Enjoy, and "see" you soon, hopefully.

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That would be so interesting if those capsules are helping. Please keep us updated, I'm very curious.

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Thanks for the gift ideas, and for the tabata pep talk! ;) We found an old canister, decorated it like a piggy bank, and put $9 bucks in quarters in there (she was turning 9). Then we taped 9 chuck e cheese tokens to a card the kids made. Perfect. I was proud of myself and saved a shopping trip. Mon...

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Glad you're getting sufficiently "worked out" with tabata. I have an app on my phone. Now if I would only use it......

Enjoy your tapas with Mr. Chef

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Yes, I have really gotten a lot out of therapy in the past. I have no idea how I could fit that into my schedule these days, although it's probably exactly what I need. --what's more important--getting my hair done once every 7 weeks or going to a counselor? Hehehe I'm almost not joking. NoSEating: ...

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Ah thanks queenie. Makes sense now!

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Enjoy your nice warm evening walks. Sounds meditative and peaceful.

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All sounds delicious, Imogen. Congrats on your approaching nuptials. For some reason when I read "civil" ceremony, for a second I thought you meant you were determined not to get in a fight during the ceremony. Hehehehe I'm all for saving money on the wedding and spending outrageously on a get-away ...

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I have heard that too, Queenie. And it doesn't make sense to me either. What do you think, Linda? You've probably been reading lots about reflux theories. Do you think reflux could actually stem from an initial lack of acid followed by overproduction at inappropriate times? I don't quite get it.... ...

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Wednesday, April 20 NoSEating: FAIL -- basically ate two dinners because my husband brought home pizza after I'd already had dinner. Couldn't turn down Round Table..... NoSpending: Success NoSloth: Fail RaisingReaders: Success Thursday, April 21 NoSEating: Green NoSpending: Fail :cry: Bought Teriyak...

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I like tabata....I think that's what it's called anyway. It seems right up your alley! Do you ever try that?

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Whenever anyone apologizes for hijacking a thread, I think--uh-oh I do that all the time. Oops.

Was this a hijack? I guess so.....

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Monday, April 18th NoSEating: Success NoSpending: Success NoSloth: Fail RaisingReaders: Fail Tuesday, April 19th NoSEating: Success NoSpending: Success NoSloth: Fail (although I did attach the bike rack so that I can drive kids to school and then bike the rest of the way on my own. Also, I am taking...

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Great idea, Imogen. I really should get back to Basics and the No S Way of exercising (I could use tabata instead of shovelglove).

Linda, you have been such an inspiration for reading out-loud to my kids!! Thanks for the encouragement so that I can keep with it.

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Monday, April 18th

I'm back from a work conference and several S days.
Tired but ready for some sane N Days.

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How super exciting about the girls! So you have 3 children now? Are the twins identical or fraternal?

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Oolala, I am going to get busy teaching my 10-year old better manners! I do NOT want him to eat like that when he is an adult! Well, I guess I don't want him eating like that now, either. :shock: So much for my amazing biking. Tuesday and Wednesday ended up big fat zeros worth of exercise. Argh. My ...

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Hang in there, Linda. Sorry about not feeling good, and also about your crazy tenant. Excellent idea to block!!!! Well, maybe the additional protein in the meat is what's up. Same idea, though, may apply about your body needing to readjust to what you're eating. Protein in the stomach is the primary...

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Monday, April 11, 2016 Wow, Linda--that was quite a back 9 of golf yesterday! NoSEating: cheerios, noodles, tortilla with cheese and beans NoSpending: Green (I had to think about it, I forgot all about that rule today!) NoSloth: rode bike: to kids' school; to work; back to kids' school (to volunteer...

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Western Washington!

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ironchef, are you mostly at home with kiddos these days? I can't remember if you quit altogether, or are working part-time, or what. Do you still bike much? I'm looking for inspiration, and I know you are quite the biker. BTW, I have this monster 1-mile hill. It's awful. I have to pull over to the c...

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Pretty cool about the juicing! Make me one, because there's no way I'd remember to buy all those ingredients! :roll: And I'd probably never get the juicer cleaned our properly! I do enjoy smoothies--but I keep them simple--frozen bananas, strawberries, plain yogurt, and a handful of salad leaves of ...

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sounds like a very pleasant lunch!

My donut and coffee was spot-on delicious this morning!

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"They're dudes, there's no drama" Ha, that got me laughing. The tenant situation sounds icky. Sorry that you are stuck in the middle of it. How did you go on a 1.5 hour bike ride? Are there trails or something? Did the girls go? That's impressive! I wonder if some of your acid reflux is from bringin...

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Yes, I'm with Linda. Great comments.

Life is about relationships. Our body is just the vehicle for those, ya know? Food can often enhance those interactions--like doubling up the pleasure, hehe.

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You are sounding like you are in a pretty good place right now--keep going!

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Saturday, April 9th S Day! Weight: 137.1 Had donuts and coffee for breakfast, paid some bills, played on my budget, and checked in with my other hobby--NoS forum! :D Looking forward to a beautiful day today--the weather's been amazing (Clarinetgal can vouch for me on this). Also looking forward to w...

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Friday, April 8th

NoSEating: Green: toast, tai noodles, and pizza

NoSpending: S Day for Family Outing. Took kids and a friend of theirs roller-skating last night.

NoSloth: Rode bike to and from work.

RaisingReaders: RED. AGAIN. I throw my hands up. Spring break.

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It is so hard to be disciplined in our eating when we are having to focus on specific food items to heal. I remember when I had C.dif and all I cared about was making sure I ate fermented foods and lots of soluble fiber, drank tons of water etc, etc.---I ended up running out of steam for making sure...

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Thursday, April 7th NoSEating: Green yesterday and green so far today. Cheerios, mac and beef, and probably a microwaveable dinner of some kind. NoSpending: Greenie. NoSloth: Rode bike to and from work today. RaisingReaders: Red again yesterday! The kids are on spring break, the weather has been gor...

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What, is April the time when all NoSers pop in for a hello and rejuvenation?

Welcome, Imogen! Ironchef and myself just popped back in recently, too. And who knows who else.

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Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 NoSEating: cheerios, beef stew, and .... NoSpending: Oh, I am loving the return to this financial sanity. Green wads. NoSloth: Sheesh, I have to bike up this awful hill on the way home. If you see someone huffing and puffing and having to take "curb breaks", it's probably ...

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Joasia, I'm hanging back around here, and what do I see but you finally posted your amazing, honest, poignant testimonial! I love it! I don't suppose you like biking? I have started biking to work instead of walking, and I enjoy three things in particular: 1) it makes me feel like a kid 2) it takes ...

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joasia!!!!!!!! you finally posted your testimonial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so so proud of you. You are my favorite Eoyore on the planet.

And I say that with all the love that a fellow NoSer can have for a forum buddy.

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Welcome back! Don't waste time or energy being ashamed of yourself (although I get it, we all do it sometimes).

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I think whenever you are struggling with your hunger between meals, you are doing it right to eat lots at your meals. Otherwise the fear factor may bring on the urge to eat. And like oolala said, fence around the law. Do not spend ONE second of your valuable emotional energy thinking about what you ...

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ironchef! We came back at the same time for a little time with the NoS family!

So how old is Squiggle? And is ironbaby 4... or something like that?

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April 5th, 2016: Hi all, nice to hear from some old friends and some new ones (Rawcookie hahaha). I used NoSpending for a year, and then moved away from it because our crazy schedule required me to make a lot of exceptions. Those always undermine my best intentions! But our schedule is calmer now. A...

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Hi Clarinetgal!

I was thinking about your son the other day--hope that you are finding therapies that work well with him.

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Fascinating, Oolala, about your patterns of weight loss.

And I think I'm quite possibly the best weekend-couch warrior that ever lived. It's teaching that does it to us.

Speaking of, when do you get to retire?

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Linda, I am not surprised you are doing awesome (although sorry to hear about the weird health things).

Always the chef-extraordinaire. And in my book, you ALREADY cooked everything from scratch. What are you doing now, grinding up the wheat berries to make your own flour?

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Such an inspiring year you've had, minimizer!

Yay!

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I weighed in this morning: 139, so I continue to be the perpetual "not skinny not overweight" gal. Infuriating in its own way, but I also think my body is pretty dang strong and healthy. I simply am not convinced happiness lies in the way of the smaller size, and I'm not willing to make eating (or n...

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Shoot! I forgot to weigh in this morning. But, I had a green habit week, so I'm content with my weight, whatever it is.

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hi everybody, thanks for the support. I had a pretty good week so far; all green days. I'll weigh in on Saturday.

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We have cats that annoy our neighbors, big time! We also try to keep them in; but one in particular is so awful to live with when he's cooped up. They were also strays and so they were used to more freedom. Anyway, the one particular drives my husband bonkers because he goes and sits on the neighbor...

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Sunday Friday was RED, but barely (by one bowl of evening chips). I told myself maybe I'd start making Friday nights S nights, but I was just trying to justify. I was good without having an extra S night for 20 months, and there's no reason to change that. The weekend has been reasonable. Weight: 14...

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Thursday, Green so far I need to borrow a can opener so that we can open our tuna fish for dinner. It's pretty bad when I avoid real cooking--and then can't even use my can opener. Weather is so gorgeous--I am going to go sit outside. I'm looking forward to this weekend, when I'm going to buy some w...

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Whoop, whoop, this is awesome!!!!!!!!! So excited and happy for you.

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Cool beans, Linda, lots of great stuff you shared.

I immediately have decided I'm switching to red wine spritzers for the summer, lol! I was thinking I could use Diet Sprite to make it--do you have any other thoughts?

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Wednesday is shaping up to be green! And my hunger pangs were way way less today. My body is adjusting to normal food intake rather than over-eating. I'm wondering how much my alcohol intake has affected my weight gain in recent months, too--I never track that, LOL, and I have been drinking quite a ...

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I vote for the buying new clothes! :) And I agree with ironchef and others for sure. People are never going to all have the reaction we want/need/deserve. You're doing this for you, anyway, and I know you know that. BTW, I'm sure I'm eons behind in your story, but I would like to know what has reall...

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Monday and Tuesday-green days! Yay, feels great. Although I must admit, getting my body trained for no snacks hasn't been comfortable. Usual insights: once I decided that snacking wasn't an option, I wasn't really craving food anymore until the next meal. And, I found that I didn't need a huge meal ...

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So awesome that your girls WANT to cook! Yay! What an impressive role model you are for them about enjoying food preparation.

I am not kidding--last night we cracked open the Costco Food Can (for societal collapse) and ate a bag of that for dinner. Not bad, actually.

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Happy Birthday to IronBaby! What are you going to call this next little person?

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Monday, May 25th Well, Thursday ended up RED--I can't even remember why, now. Maybe it was the last of the Reese's Pieces! (They are a little like an M&M, ironchef, except with Peanut butter inside). Ironchef, the candy is now gone from the house! :) The last few days have been "S" Days--Friday was ...

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I ALWAYS have post-social-activity anxiety. It's a plague on my house.

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Oh, no! Wednesday was RED. I ate a bowl of Reese's Pieces while watching the Survivor Finale.

Thursday: Green so far

Ah, shoot. Guess I have to change my signature to show how much weight I've gained.

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