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Looks like Kittson, Chilipepper and Swuddly are going for GOLD - brilliant!

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Hey, thanks Sonja! Thursday SUCCESS I packed my lunch and dinner ready for work - but ended up coming back home and phoning in sick; I had a coughing attack on the bus and just couldn't stop - so I got off and walked back home! Had a big mug of tumeric, ginger, lemon etc 'tea' which is supposed to b...

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Wednesday

lunch is packed, dinner is packed - off to work I go!

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Yeah, I'll figure it out eventually!

Tuesday FAILURE

This is harsh - because the day became red because of FOUR measly chocolate-covered coffee beans - why? oh why? a bit annoyed with myself over that today - but trying to recover my self-compassion.

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Congratulations on your calm oasis of a No S Monday - looking after yourself is the best way of staying sane through this distressing period with you daughter. Much love coming your way xxx

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Wow! Things are happening........... interesting, eh?!

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:lol: oh, thanks for taking the time to share that Imogen - nice to know I have a pal who shares my 'traits'! I do try with the pre-commitment, but I am not so good at honouring that commitment, yet! One tactic I did read about (can't remember who wrote it) was making my own S day treats; the theory...

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Hi! I find the HabitCal great for just keeping going day-by-day, rather than thinking that I have to 'restart'. I hope you are doing well.

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Monday FAILURE I was fine until about 3pm. Then, after saying goodbye to a couple of friends who'd been with me for about 4 hrs (including lunch), I went to make a cup of tea............ my hand wandered into the box containing the remaining shortbread biscuits from the weekend. Then, I chose to ope...

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Sunday

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... my goal really is no-snacking and no-bingeing, which has been the case so far, and which I'm very happy about. I think, though, that further fat loss will occur, either upon picking up work, and/or because, in time, the meals will adjust. Wait and see. Right on! You're doing really well, workin...

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Well done! Enjoy those chocolate bars! It's Saturday

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I don't have quite the same gap between breakfast and lunch as you - but I generally have to have my breakfast at 5.30-6am and then have lunch at 12-1pm. (I'm 61 yrs old, 5'3" and work in a care environment - so on the go mentally and physically at work). I think you could train your body to accept ...

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Saturday - S day I set off with the intention to not eat any chocolate whilst at work - because it's done in a hurried, secretive way and leads to more and more. I failed. I discovered some chocolate someone had left in the staff fridge, and had a bit of that, then a bit more - oh dear! oh well! Not...

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Hi Linda, No worries! I did read it all and chose to stay out of it. A bit like what Reinhard says about No S - just don't tell people!

I posted a little explanation of my vegetarian journey for Jackn's benefit really.

Friday SUCCESS

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Wednesday FAILURE I had a snack mid-afternoon; I'd spent the day with my friend and she suggested going out for tea and cake. I chose a 'raw' cake which was made with bananas, pecans and almonds - really nice - sugar, flour free). In the evening I hardly wanted my dinner (soup and a roll) but I did ...

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Nice one!

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Yes, I agree too; the feeling of self-empowerment, and 'control' over one's own behaviour around food, is a very good feeling!

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I'm couching that in "may be" language because I know it might be two steps forward, one step back for a while. :lol: I know what you mean! As soon as I announce some success or what I think might be a permanent change on here - I go and do the exact opposite! At least two forward and one back is s...

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Thanks for your comments Jackn and Queenie! My cold is much better, but I hurt some ribs at work a few days' ago - and they're giving me quite a bit of discomfort. My 'social eating' event today was really nice - there was vegetarian lentil cutlet for me whilst everyone else had chicken. I've been a...

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Great suggestions... my only reservation is the screen real estate the existing stickies already take up. But maybe I can come up with a creative solution for that... For example, maybe a "sticky of stickies?" for help with the different specific esses? (a sticky note linking to non-stick treads fo...

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Wednesday will be an S day as I've been invited to a neighbours' get-together at lunch-time and I don't want to be picky in a small group - I'll join in (with moderation! - no seconds for example!)

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Tuesday an N day with some cough sweets thrown in - I'd call it a SUCCESS personally - but I've marked in my HabitCal as an S day

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Monday SUCCESS It was a SUCCESS because I had three meals. BUT it was a 'sick day' because I have an awful cough, and sucked cough sweets throughout the day. The difference between this and my pre-NoS days, is that I still have cough sweets in my bag! In the past, I'd just have eaten all the sweets ...

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I choose to buy unsalted butter, because I know, from experience, that salted butter is irresistible to me! I love ice-cream; I have just put two ripe bananas in the freezer to make an ice-cream later today - frozen banana whizzed in the processor. (I may elaborate it :wink: with vanilla and/or coco...

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Congratulations on a good week.

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No, I don't think my cooking is elaborate -but I suppose it depends who/what you are comparing it to! Thanks for the links to Rat Park - interesting. The book 'The End of Overeating' by David Kessler is one that covers the topics you raise. Eating for reason other than hunger, as you say, don't need...

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Sunday I'm coughing well! The user-name RAWCOOKIE is one I've had for quite a while, and just stuck to it. However, yes, it started a few years' back when I was following a raw vegan life-style. I managed to stick to it for about a year - felt great and was slim at 110lbs. I drifted away from it aga...

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Well done! I think one of the most helpful long-term things I have learned from the No S system is the 'mark it as FAIL, then move on!' I'm glad that posting about my RED days helped you with how you dealt with yours. I have never been a binge-eater (I think I told you that before) but I certainly e...

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lovely! that's interesting about the traditional recipe having been distorted in the West.

I have a recipe for Tabouli from a raw food recipe book which is the same as yours, plus a little chopped tomato and some mint.

Parsley is SO good!

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Saturday

have a cold and am enjoying some Golden Milk (tumeric, cinnamon, black pepper, honey, milk)

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Thanks for that quote - The End of Overeating (David Kessler) was a life-changing book for me to read - I have underlinings and notes all through the book!

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Kittson wrote: I am feeling confident in my habit and am thankful for the food peace!

here! here!

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Friday SICKDAY I only had three meals, but sucked half a roll of cough sweets during the afternoon. Heading to bed for an early night.......... 8stone 6lbs Tai Chi - I am very much a beginner. I started going to classes in November last year. The classes are 90 mins long and include 'Wu Chi' Qi Kung...

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Thursday SUCCESS

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Interesting result from your coffee experiment.

I took 18 months to wean myself off all tea and coffee a few years' ago - but it crept back again. I do find that caffeine in the evening makes it harder for me to fall asleep - so I try to avoid that.

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Wednesday SUCCESS

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Good work! Well done! Be Gone Mountain Dew!!!

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I don't think you're at all unusual in having these food-thoughts - or food-gaps which you don't know how to fill. I am always aware of my next meal. I can also relate to looking forward to breakfast. I have also experienced that feeling of loss when I can't fill my time with baking, or making food ...

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Hi! I'm new to you - it's always nice to meet people who've been No S-ing longer and read about your journey. Congrats on the TWINS! and sorry to hear about your Dad. Not easy. Not easy at all.

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I had a RED day on Monday too - and ended up with briny salty-sour pickled gherkins too! Hope you're

today? I've made it!

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Tuesday SUCCESS

Tai Chi this morning.
Shopping.
Laundry.
Evening Class this evening.

Kept myself occupied and away from food. I had a lunch in a cafe after Tai Chi this morning - one plate (sandwich, a handful of salad, a handful of crisps).

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Those 'long leisure hours' can be tricky - this afternoon I had to make a mug of coffee and actually go to another room in the house to just lay down on my tummy and read for half-an-hour; because I had to get away from the kitchen and thoughts of food!

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Well, at least you know why it's not happening for you! Sounds like it's time to modify what's on your plate on your N days - and what you are drinking maybe. I got myself a 9" plate some time ago - and that has reduced the amount I eat at each meal quite a bit. With the sugary drinks, maybe you cou...

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Damn! I knew I shouldn't brag about how robust my N days were!

Monday FAILURE

never mind - onward!

no weigh because I was at work last night/this morning

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I feel I can trust myself with food and allow myself more leeway without fearing going overboard. One thing that's helped me greatly recently is the growing realization of how tiredness causes excessive eating and eating of unwholesome food. Finally, noticed that while it's Saturday night, and the ...

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Sunday I had a very yummy S day on Saturday - enjoyed a slice of very gooey, chocolate Guiness cake which was divine! Off to work today with a Gooseberry Mousse to have after my sandwich dinner this evening, a shortbread biscuit for mid-afternoon, and a packet of crisps for an additional weekend sna...

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Saturday - looking forward to an S day!

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Friday night here now

and I'm trying to get an early night and failing - but not eating

Enjoy your weekend

(I fancy chips .......... will have them next weekend probably as I'm at work from midday to bed-time on Saturday and Sunday this week. Next week - chips!

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Friday SUCCESSS

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Thursday JUICING

Juicing is going well - not as easy as the one I did in January which was juice plus soup or salad - but it's been a good 5 days. Last day today.

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Happy Scale sounds good. I personally weigh every day to give myself that same overall view of how things are going. But, like you, I am cool about the ups and downs that happen whilst on an overall downward trend.

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Yup - really helpful to see the whole sequence like that - thank you.

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Hooray! So happy to hear you had a positive outcome from that.

Right - onwards, eh?! See you tomorrow

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Wednesday JUICING

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If you're going down the No S route, then you need to commit to it. And if you commit to it, then, no, you don't need to weigh yourself - you need to establish the No S habit on N days. If you haven't already - then I would think that re-reading the book, and listening to the podcasts will support y...

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Wahine wrote:Yay I am feeling steady, as though NoS is really the easiest thing to do.

Excellent!

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Mumble away - we don't mind! It's lovely to feel yourself getting smaller - and I hope that feeling will motivate you to keep going!

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Hi! April seems to be a good time for a re-boot!

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Fascinating - thanks for sharing that bit of info

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Tuesday JUICING

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You're making great progress!

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Monday JUICING I'm juicing today, and having supper with a friend this evening (she cooks healthy stuff) Ginger Shot - apple and ginger - awesome hit for the system first thing - love it! Super Juice - lime, pineapple, apple, cucumber, avocado, wheatgrass, spirulina h2o Red Body Tonic - beetroot, cu...

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I discovered No S in June 2015 and have been doing it consistently since then (10 months no breaks). I'm doing really well on it - my brain accepts it. You are right that I am not drawn to over-eating, but I do quite like sweet things. Being sweet-free Monday-Friday has reduced the impact that has o...

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"NoSpending: No Spending M-F. Shop on the weekends. Pay bills on the weekends. Anything I want on Amazon I can put in the cart but have to wait for Saturday to purchase." This No Spending thing caught my eye - is it something you've been doing for a while? Does it help? I am forever having to 'check...

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My S weekend has been a bit crazy! On Saturday, I hardly ate any proper food at all! I went for a 5k run, in the rain, and afterwards had a coffee and an ice-cream (well, I was hot!) - then ate a humungous flapjack on the bus journey home (it was wonderful!). I then bought a single-serving bag of cr...

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I have never been a real binger-eater, so I'm not qualified to give you any advice on that. I hear you say you are afraid of the 'monster' rearing it's ugly head - and I hope that you will ride the storm if it does. Just mark it down as a RED day - and move on. I love the HabitCal for this - the abi...

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If I'm feeling actively hungry, then I'll make a cup of what I call Angry Hot Coco. I take cocoa powder, a dash of cinnamon, and a tiny bit of cayenne, and add hot water slowly. Once the mug is about halfway full with water and cocoa, I fill the rest of the mug up with whole milk. I find the milk m...

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High Five!
I totally agree - the FREEDOM and reduction in stress is wonderful - three meals a day - easy!

I have to say, I still get 'wobbled' by the 'expert' food advice re cabs/fats etc - but I don't let the wobbles knock me off No S.

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Friday SUCCESS

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I love butter too - even though I try to eat a mainly plant-based diet! Every now and then I will eat Shortbread (butter, sugar, flour) or just crave butter on hot toast! I limit it to S days at least - which is better than nothing.

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Swuddly wrote: I copy mine by using the quote button. It pulls up the quote, I copy only the emoticon calendar, and then go back, make a new post and paste the calendar into that post. It sounds convoluted, but it's really quite quick.

awesome - good trick!

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Thursday SUCCESS

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Waaa, how come my icons don't work? Did everybody do theirs by hand or could you copy and paste? Mine is a copy and paste. No, a copy and paste won't work, it doesn't work because the coding's wrong - you need to set it up yourself using the emoticons. If you know how to do it, you can type it in s...

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Funnily enough, I just had a uniquely disrupted day food-wise. Normally I just eat my packed lunch around midday - then eat again about 7pm. Today I didn't get to eat lunch until gone 2pm - then had to stop and attend to something at work - so came back to it about 30-45 mins later. This eve I wasn'...

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I think I ate my dinner quite early, then stayed up quite late - but it could have been for other reasons - who knows? My oven-baked chips/fries are not often really crisp - they get a bit crunchy round the edges - but not like deep-fried chips/fries. I know they are crisper if you cook the potatoes...

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APRIL! 9 S days! My weeks start with Monday and end with Sunday I'm juicing for 5 days from 3rd-7th :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :mrgreen: :) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :mrgreen: :) :) :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen::mrgreen: :cry: :) :) :cry: :cry: :) :oops: :mrgreen: :) :) :oops: :oops::mrgreen::mrgreen: :mrgre...

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Thanks! Yes, we are lucky. I love this system - it appeals to my brain. I think Reinhard says it somewhere - if you have the kind of mind that likes systems, it works really well. Tuesday SUCCSS A friend brought a HUGE peanut butter and salted caramel flapjack to my house 'for breakfast'. I'd alread...

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Hi! Thanks for the lovely comments on my thread - yes, we ARE lucky! I am really lucky to have found that I have the kind of brain that enjoys systems

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I'm with you on your 'marking' strategy - saving breakfast for later in case you're hungry doesn't encourage a regular 3-meals-a-day habit. I remember early on in my No S (started last June) I gave myself a RED for getting a sweetened bottled drink after work - I knew I was allowed to have drinks, b...

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Hey Queenie! I just went through all the posts on the March Challenge thread - and you've done brilliantly in March! Well done!

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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you feel better soon. Reinhard talks about keeping our plans to ourselves, and I think it's wise advice! Keep on eating well and No S-ing - you're doing fine! I am so happy to be 'maintaining' a lower weight these days - I hope it will go slowly down, bu...

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Monday FAILURE Thank heavens Easter is over - seems worse than Xmas somehow - I guess because it ALL chocolate! No weigh this morning as I was at work. I ate really moderately on Sunday - only one small bit of cake. This afternoon I ate the last of the chocolate, then the last of the cookies - which...

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Hey - my Easter got to me with RED days! But it's great to see everyone else's check-ins too - keeps things in perspective!

Bump!

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Sunday I've been following the No S diet for about 10 months now: this has regulated my weight (reducing it very slowly) and my appetite. What I am finding now is that when, at the weekend, I introduce baked goods, sweets, chocolate, cookies into my day - then my system gets clogged up, I don't have...

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Saturday

I was moderate all day - then deliberately over-ate this evening (chocolate and Twiglets) for some reason (I ate my 'proper' meal first!)

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Friday - Good Friday FAILURE

I had a complete day off today, did some baking and making - and ended up nibbling... I didn't think Easter was a big deal for me - but obviously it is!

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A 'bun' in England is maybe not the same as a 'bun in America - a Chelsea bun is a very sweet bread dough filled with sultanas and spices, and baked with more sugar sprinkled on top - it's a 'cake'

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Jon Gabriel has just posted this on YouTube about IF - don't know if you are 'into' Jon Gabriel - but here's the link in case you're curious. (he doesn't recommend 3 meals a day - he's more into snacks)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r42esKtZ_I0

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Thursday FAILURE Mid-morning I chose to have a Saffron Chelsea Bun with coffee at my friend's house.... it was a conscious choice, not a mistake. I had a green smoothie for lunch. As the bun was definitely a Sweet, and eaten as a Snack - it's made me a red day. I did toy with the idea of making it a...

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I think a bit of cream is OK - this isn't a low-fat diet - it's just three meals No S. I keep my fat pretty low generally - and too much refined wheat will push my weight up (flour, pastry, pizza, bread). I've probably said this before, but I almost always have a piece of fruit with each of my three...

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Hello!

Wednesday SUCCESS

I think I'll leave intermittent fasting until I've been doing NoS for a whole year. You're right Linda - having three meals a day and no snacks is already enough of a habit to be working on - and it's going well. I don't want to upset it!

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Thanks for sharing your experience - I'm still a bit 'conflicted' about fasting as I don't want to 'restrict' my food and tip myself into deprivation/rebellion. I am thinking I might experiment on a day off from work (I 'need' my food at work - emotionally more than anything - that's where I am at t...

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Thanks!

Sunday - a good S day

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You have mentioned Brad Pilon (?) to me a couple of times and I've just spent an hour or so reading about his IF on-line. I think I saw on SP that you've bought the book now? I also read a review about the different types of IF and the good thing about Eat Stop Eat seems to be that you can gradually...

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So you go have one meal a day at 7pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays? is that right?

How do you feel about eating breakfast? and lunch on Thursday?

There's a lot going round about IF at the moment - I'm interested in people's different experiences/methods of doing this.

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NOW THAT'S SUCCESS! Thank you for taking the time to post your testimonial. There are SO many different schools of food-thought out there it can be tempting to go off-piste. I've been doing No S for while now and very happy with the stability it brings to my weight and eating behaviour. I hope to b...

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Saturday

A very welcome rest from work after a busy few days! Tired, haven't got much of a plan today - but have already eaten chocolate for breakfast - because I can!

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Hi! I'm glad you found my little system of

motivating - I do too; funny isn't it? we're all different!

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