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Thank you all for the warm welcome back! Much appreciated. I'm already feeling a bit more calm. I was just in the office copy room and saw chocolate, and grapes, and cheeses--and just said to myself, "No, grazing doesn't work for me." Monday was RED Tuesday was RED Wednesday will be GREEN -- :) Yes,...

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 143.4 Ahh, yeah, not so good. I stopped following NoS about a month ago, and wow! I had already been gaining weight, I think from stress of becoming an administrator at my job. I've been stress-eating and knowing it, but not stopping. I guess my mind/body didn't have any bett...

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Congrats, Linda! You sound like you have laser-like intensity these days! Just the inspiration I needed when I came back on the boards today!

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Hi Eschano! When is the wedding? And "hear-hear": no diets for brides! There is way too much going on to add that to the mix. And my goodness, no expensive treatments. Save the $$ for a honeymoon, LOL! Just party it up that day, that's my vote. :) It was a little hard to read through your thread, be...

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Hello! Eschano sweetly sent me a private message, so here I am, publicly checking in. :) I am doing pretty well, although I weighed myself this morning: 137. Not sure what that means, though, since I hardly ever weigh myself now. NoS is my life-style, for sure. I rarely have a fail day, and I can't ...

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I've starting using the MyFitnessPal app to keep track of my C.diff experiment (50 grams fiber daily, 40 of it soluble). I do like it, but I realize that it could replace my tracking on here, that I did so happily for about a year. I also found another app I like, called Google Keep. It's a neat not...

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Hi ironchef! I really liked that "ChiWalking" book. I think I read that just about a year ago. Also, I just want to continue the encouragement for you to be gentle with yourself during this time. It appears to me that you are pushing hard to get "control" over yourself--whether it's your attitude, y...

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Oh, you gals are all so kind to support me through my hellish time. I am still feeling pretty good, but I have to keep up on the pro and prebiotics. On two mornings in the past 2 weeks, I went to work and forgot my supplements. I ended up having to leave work early BOTH TIMES due to massive GI upset...

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Thank you, clarinetgal, eschano, linda and walkerlori! :) I appreciate the encouragement on my current simplification plan, and the empathy for my recent "crappy" health fiasco. While on antibiotics for C.diff (the hospital and antibiotic associated diarrheal infection), and for the next (at least) ...

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Vicki--thank you SOOOOOOOOOO much for posting your continued SOS NoS journey. I appreciate it more than you can ever imagine.

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That's funny about the TV rule. I have made a similar one in my house!!! I kick them outside from 4-5, then they can come in an play X-box until dinner. All electronics go off at 7 and everybody in the family reads until 8. Read to ourselves, or each other. It's been working great this year, and I'v...

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Oolala, in less than 2 months you'll be in the ultrastats of weight loss maintenance, right?

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Congrats wonderful eschano! He is a lucky man!

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Hi Linda! My condolences on the loss of your Father-in-law. I hope your husband is weathering this tough time, OK, too. I would recommend it's time for another spa day for you, my dear! Supporting your family through this loss, deaing with that jerk of a physical therapist, and your ongoing discoura...

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ironchef, my 2nd pregnancy I was SO much sicker than the first. You mentioned fatigue made it worse. I believe that was true for me as well. Working full-time and chasing an ultra-intense and active 2 year old boy just about put me over the edge (and have i mentioned my husband was deep in the hell ...

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Clarinetgal--sorry that the first procedure wasn't entirely successful, but it's always good to have a plan of action going forward.

hemp latte? Maybe that's what I need for my anxiety!

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Sunday, November 16th, 2014 Weight: 135? Well, not sure what brought me on here today. I guess I actually had some free time! :) I have had a WILD month. On October 18th--ER visit in the middle night for massive flank pain. I told triage nurse I must have a kidney stone. ER doc didn't want to do CT ...

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hey, what did the doc say today about your leg still hurting so much?

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Hello! Saturday was my birthday, and we had ice cream cake left over--so I had to help my kids finish it off tonight! S-worthy event, for sure. :) I've found some peace with lifting weights by doing them really fast and not worrying too much about proper set amounts, or doing the reps slowly. I can ...

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Today was a beautiful fall day, so I walk/jogged around the jogging trail at my work (instead of going on the elliptical). It's only about a mile, so not too vigorous, but I did at least sweat a little. While walk/jogging, I began thinking of how I would be going next to lift weights for the remaind...

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Hi there! Nice to "finally" see you again!

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hey, thanks all for the encouragement. Thanks also for the book suggestions, Tessy and ironchef.

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That was NOT long-winded! It was awesome!

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Linda,
How did the girls like the walk back????

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Avoiding the WTH effect is also cause for celebration, in my opinion!

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Ah, eschano, first the diet soda, now the coffee?? My dear, you are becoming such a goody-two-shoes!

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow morning when I'm swimming in my coffee.......

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Eeks, I sometimes have "day-mares" about getting a flat tire on the freeway. Yeek!

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Exciting news!

LOL, I tell my students that there is no such thing as a false positive on a pregnancy test (now, technically there is, but for all practical situations--no)

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Yes, Linda--I'm getting back into my groove! :) LOL, summer was awful on my systems!!!! Or shall I say "SYKEE" (get it, psyche???/systems) I don't know if that's even a joke, but for some reason it seemed funny to me. I fell apart during the summer! I still can't decide if a) it's terrible and I nee...

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I definitely use lattes as rewards (or "prewards" haha) for anticipated tough days.

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Thanks for giving me a good laugh! Too funny!

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Lots of dancing going on-- that's great! People always mention the squirt gun thing with cats and counters. I don't know...in our house they just stopped doing that once they were about a year old. Well, except when we're not looking, LOL! Sorry about your friend. That can be really emotionally hard...

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Do you think it's the night owls that struggle with the after-dinner temptations to snack? Or do y'all think that's unrelated?

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Hi Linda! I went on a rowing machine and I have to say.... I'm not totally sure I'm doing it right. It appears to require more coordination than I first assumed,

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Your meals look yummy (and I'm hungry right now, I'm waiting for dinner!) How's the menu going? Last night was hard at our house because I had planned to use up the last of the breaded fish and some salmon burgers (from the freezer). My hubby was not exactly delighted, but I plowed ahead and I must ...

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NoSEating: I'm happily getting back into my NoS groove. I'm so busy during the weekdays for the schoolyear that I have to eat a very basic-sized, simple lunch, and then I am hungry for dinner! This is a good thing, and one of the key components for me. Sad to say, but if I don't get hungry between m...

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I hear you on the meal planning thing...... constant struggle for me.

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LOL, eschano!

But (nerd alert), it was a Black Rider, not a Nazgul yet.

Ironchef, you know our cats are Frodo and Sam, don't you? Frodo is a black/white tabby and his brother Sam is an orange/white tabby. Get it? Hair color?

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Hi eschano! I really enjoyed reading about your adventure with your kittens. :) I'm sitting here typing with my big black/white tabby curled up next to me. Not sure where his brother is right now. Probably with the kids upstairs, who are playing XBox! it was encouraging for me to hear you are in an ...

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Hi Linda, thanks for checking in on me. I just read through a bit of your thread and I loved catching up on your goings-on! :) You should write a book. I'm serious. Aren't you eager for a new hobby anyway, wink wink?! So about the Italy thing: I'm with the crew that says couldn't do it!!! When they ...

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Saturday, 9/20 I've started really loving Saturday mornings in the recent weeks. Sticking to Vanilla during the week hasn't been exactly hard, but I love the freedom I feel on Saturday morning. My weight has continued to climb. I weighed myself this week, can't remember when, and I was 137.4--and th...

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How is your leg feeling? What is the general time-frame for recovery and physical therapy?

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Hi Linda--Good job braving the scale.

I am still too afraid!

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Oh, thanks for the suggestions, especially the thought to use a kettlebell. Lol, WalkerLori would love it if I took up kettlebells!!

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Oh, good luck with your recovery! This is great news that they are able to treat it; yay! And definitely just relax and take it easy (as much as you can with two kids!!) in order to recover well.

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Weight-training might be the ticket for you. Have you checked out shovelglove?

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I totally get it about the "over-systems" approach that can lead to burn out. I think I might be a good poster child for that problem, LOL!

I love that you cycle to work; I bet you feel like you're flying.

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"systems holiday", I like that phrase, eschano!

And cool about how 2 years on NoS has brought you closer to truly listening to your body, the way we could when we were kids.

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Hi everybody--
I'm going to lift weights and push it hard on the elliptical for a total of 20-30 minutes on M/Th. Tues/Wed. I'll be walking to work.

Have stayed green, but ate a lot of fun stuff over the weekend.

Still haven't weighed in!

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Hi Everybody--thanks for encouraaging me to avoid the scale. I haven't weighed all week, and have just focused on having a normal week. I definitely think I've gained, but oh well, I will chug onward. Eschano had said something about just focusing on making changes to only one meal a day, if I do ma...

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Y2, W2, Tuesday NoSEating -N Day (and a tough one) Today was my first N day since last Wednesday. I took S Days for family visiting, then for Labor Day, and I was THIS close to taking one again today so I could make a milkshake. On "shaky" ground I am. B: leftover pizza, coffee with cream L: leftove...

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Hey, welcome back! I'm always happy to hear that you got to go "home" for a while.

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Ironchef, just catching up on your thread! Ironbaby will soon need to be called Irontoddler, won't he? :) I laughed about the caffeine thing. I had NO caffeine with baby #1. Baby #1 was 7 pounds and is hyperactive. I had like 2-3 cups a day with baby #2. Baby #2 was almost 9 pounds and is fairly cal...

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School is better? how long have you been back at it?

And eschano, Oolala only likes to dance for exercise!!! She needs to find some serious dance groups.

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Clarinetgal, I vote for you hiding the jelly beans from yourself if you're working on your after-dinner snack habit!

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Welcome back! Is there any other way to go through Europe, other than eating and drinking????

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LOL, I hope you were at least able to drink a lot of sangrias!

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Wow, worthit, I am really glad to hear you say that you are beginning to see the virtue in patience with NoS (even without the weight loss, as you said). I think you and I might be similar in that we might ... eventually .... have to focus on what's on the plate. I hesitated to even write that becau...

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You gals are great! Clarinetgal, eschano, worthit, ironchef and Linda--thank you all for your encouraging comments on my one-year check-in. Linda and worthit--thanks for commenting on my "template". :) It's the teacher in me--I have to outline everything! Ironchef, when I was 25, I joined WW and wen...

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Hey, welcome back!

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Linda, thanks so much for your support on my check-in thread. As usual, you gave me a little much-needed mothering. Thanks......

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Worth it, I've also been a plate piler. Just in recent weeks I've noticed I'm never hungry for meals. In my early months of NoSing I was always hungry by mealtime. So, just in the last two days I've consciously put less on my plate--and then I just read your entry. Sounds like we are on the same wav...

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LOL, Sonya, I think chips provide great satisfaction.

They definitely increase my pleasure with a basic sandwich lunch! Re: wanting more, well, just like any meal, when it's over, it's time for me to wait for the next meal.

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Ironchef, I ended up watching a bunch of links from Checkout. Love them!

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About Me: I am married, and have 2 boys (8 and 5) that we (sort of!) homeschool. My husband and I both teach full-time at our local community college. We do not have family nearby and finding decompression time is hard. I have used food to feel better at very tired and overwhelmed times. Generally,...

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OK, so I reposted my 6-month update from February 25th. Now I'm thinking about the entire year in review. One Year Of Automated Eating (this is posted on the testimonial board, too, I just like having it on my main thread to refer back to) About Me: I am married, and have 2 boys (8 and 5) that we (s...

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OK, I'm going to work on my testimonial and keep it here on my check-in thread, too, so it will be in two places. Forgive me while I work on it. Edits surely coming. Here is my copy and paste from 6 months complete (written Feb. 25th) *NoSEating is solid. I know my first red day will eventually arri...

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LOL, girls, I spent the weekend eating and have no intention of writing it all down.

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Thanks, everybody. It's funny; I just had declared to the boys that they are on "vacation" for the next week--no chores--and then I read the idea about taking a week off. So I am embracing that idea. One week of no accounting--no food accounting, no movement accounting, no spending accounting, no el...

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Cool stuff, eschano! Maybe part of my discouragement lately is that I have been spreading my willpower pretty thin for a long time.....

ah, life abundant--that's awesome!

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Tessy--thanks for the encouragement. I have been feeling the opposite--actually--a big fat failure lately. Linda, you bet I am discouraged. Not hopelessly so, but I'm struggling. I've been mulling things over a lot, and I am trying to figure out how to write my 1-yr testimonial next week without mak...

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Sunday, Week 52 NoSEating -S Day B: 2 English muffins, hashbrowns, eggs (totally stuffed, ate way too much) L: chocolate milkshake D: can't remember.... wine JustMoveIt -S Day Rest Day StrategicSpending -S Day Don't think I spent any money... KidsUnplugged -S Day No Chores, semi-free electronics Rai...

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Congrats! You are a wonderful inspiration to me!

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Friday, Week 51 NoSEating -S(ick) Day B: coffee with cream L: pizza, breadsticks D: chocolate milkshake why is it I always crave chocolate milkshakes when I am sick? JustMoveIt -N Day walked Cooper 30 minutes StrategicSpending -S Day ordered a delivery pizza, of all things. My, what has come over me...

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Thursday, Week 51 NoSEating -N Day B: egg, bacon, cheese on english muffin, coffee with cream L: chocolate milkshake: FAIL D: chicken and corn wine JustMoveIt -N Day walked 30 minutes StrategicSpending -N Day All Clear KidsUnplugged -S/N Day I only assigned afternoon chores since they had had a frie...

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Wednesday, Week 51 134.9 NoSEating -S Day (dear friend's birthday outing) B: coffee with cream L: pizza and salad D: popcorn, reese's pieces margarita JustMoveIt -N Day walked 30 minutes StrategicSpending -S Day took kids to pizza place to celebrate end of Summer Reading program (the library gave th...

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Over43, I totally agree with you, but I think you mean boorish, but I consider it a Freudian slip, because of how "boring" it is to write off someone because they have a visible habit we don't like. I'd take those bad habits in my friends anyday over the scary hidden one that everyone is shocked whe...

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Linda--you are so right about how hard you push yourself!!! That is why I found it astounding that you think of yourself as laid-back compared to your sister. From the couch I am lazily sitting on right now, you are a driven woman! :) But good for you to acknowledge you are exhausted. May I suggest ...

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Tuesday, Week 51 NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: yogurt/fruit smoothie and PB&J sandwich D: chicken with rice and broccoli JustMoveIt -N Day walked dogs 1 hour StrategicSpending -N Day All Clear I'm reading that book I downloaded (paid for) yesterday and all the while feeling like a schmuck...

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Hi Linda--Good point about them being able to stay home alone in couple of years. We only work 5 minutes away (which is why I can walk!), and we know several stay-at-home moms just a few doors away. Plus we live within sight of the fire station! Haha maybe I could leave my boys there. Yes, clarinetg...

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Skelton and ironchef, I'm so glad to have introduced you to yet another American fried food....the tator tot. :) We DO homeschool, eschano, but that means gads of babysitters (at $10/hour) while my husband and I are at work. The kids stay with friends that are also homeschooled. This year it's looki...

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Powering through--not so much! You know what I do? If I'm having a bad week, I just declare it an S Day! LOL, I have done that so many times. It's a good way to save face and not have to call it a fail!!!! I imagine we could plumb that psychology for awhile.....

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Well, if regular fails is typical for long-term compliance, I have joined good company--because my fails seem to be piling up lately!!!

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Haha ladies, tator tot casserole is on the menu again next week: my husband requested it again! :) Saturday, Week 50 NoSEating -S Day B: cheerios, coffee with cream L: 2 donuts snack: nectarine D: piece of pizza, salad dessert: chocolate chip cookie snack: popcorn wine JustMoveIt -N Day walked dogs ...

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Linda, sorry to hear about the frustrating situation at school. I'm not sure how forthcoming the school was, but could you find out what the cut-off was for the advanced program? Maybe it is 98th percentile, and they are being reasonably fair--or maybe they have to score 97th percentile in both math...

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Hi Linda! Tator tot casserole is ground beef, corn, and cream of mushroom soup topped with tator tots and baked for 45 minutes. Sorry to have to tell you..... :) Friday, Week 50 NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: PB& honey sandwich, chips, string cheese D: burger and fries JustMoveIt -N Day fa...

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I had PB& honey for lunch yesterday and never even thought of it as an S. I'm going to keep my blinders on.

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Thursday, Week 50
NoSEating-N Day
B: coffee with milk
L: beef burrito and chips
D: tator tot casserole and chips
JustMoveIt-N Day
walked the dogs 1 hour
StrategicSpending-N Day
All Clear
KidsUnplugged-N Day
All clear
RaisingReaders-N Day
Read 30 minutes

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Haha yes eschano I found one more dog to walk, but only until the end of this week! Dandelion, I should check out that app again.....I vaguely remember looking into a while back, but didn't make much progress with setting it up. Clarinetgal, thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes days go by and I c...

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Hi Linda! Glad to see your check-in. It might be that you were only losing a pound or two a month on NoS. As you know, that's all that I've lost. And so my clothes have remained the same--I never got to go buy a smaller size! And in all my time doing NoS, I have had only 2 people ask if I've lost we...

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Monday, Week 50 NoSEating -N Day B: bacon and eggs, hashbrowns, coffee with cream, peach L: 2 snack-bags of chips, peach D: chicken stir-fry Update: FAIL! I guess I am more internally rocked than I even understood (some stuff going on) because I distinctly was like, "I'm eating this bag of chips, an...

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Sunday, Week 50 NoSEating -S Day Emotional eating day!!!!!! I've had some .... stuff ..... going on, and I ate..ate...ate... today. B: cheerios, peach, coffee with cream L: chocolate milkshake and brownie, 2 snack bags of chips, 1 peach D: not yet JustMoveIt -S Day StrategicSpending -S Day Nothing s...

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That's great, ironchef! Saturday, Week 49 NoSEating -N Day B: bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, toast, coffee with cream snacks: chips, cantaloupe (at a party), watermelon D: fettuccine, salad, lemonade, coffee with cream dessert: frosty snack: popcorn JustMoveIt -N Day walked dogs 1 hour StrategicSpending -...

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Friday, Week 49 133.3 NoSEating -N Day B: bacon, egg, toast L: pizza, peach D: not yet lots of wine at a party! JustMoveIt -N Day walked 2 different dogs for a total of 1 hour StrategicSpending -S Day Costco for groceries and gas KidsUnplugged -N Day All Clear RaisingReaders -N Day Yes! Read 30 minu...

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, eschano and ironchef. All I have to add is something many others have noticed before me: even though I have lost weight and I'm taking better care of myself, my body image hasn't changed. I stil feel fat some days, and sexy on other days..... regardless of what the ...

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Hi Eschano, I like your moving plans. :) I obviously am in agreement that moving more is key to maintaining a comfortable weight. I'm dealing with that right now too! Also, re: SavingToBuyAMiniYacht. I don't count when my husband spends, and so I let him pay for date night (out of our joint account!...

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Thursday, Week 49 Good point, eschano. I had not really noticed that my weight has stabilized again....and even drifted downward slightly. I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. :) NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: 2 beef burritos D: salmon burger and baked beans JustMoveIt -N Day walked 30...

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Tuesday, Week 49 NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: 2 beef burritos D: tuna melts JustMoveIt -N Day walked Cooper for 40 minutes StrategicSpending -N Day All Clear KidsUnplugged -N Day All Clear RaisingReaders -N Day Fail. Wednesday, Week 49 133.6 NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: 2 bee...

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Monday, Week 49 NoSEating -N Day B: coffee with cream L: PB&J, popcorn D: meat burritos JustMoveIt -N Day walked Cooper for 45 minutes StrategicSpending -S Day Went to the thrift store for much-needed shorts and shirts KidsUnplugged -N Day All Clear. I've modified their electronics again, mostly for...

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Have fun on your upcoming vacation! If it's any consolation, I've been on lots of vacations where I stick to NoS without having to do any "funny stuff". Three meals a day is easily available on most travels. :wink: My biggest challenge is that I end up eating three huge meals, so I obey NoS to the l...

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