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Friday SUCCESS When I finished work today, I really wanted to eat something to mark the end - knowing that I have two days' off now, it felt like a 'release' thing. I chewed some gum on the way home, prepared a meal for my 9" plate, ended the day with a hot chocolate with a small tot of rum in! now ...

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Thursday SUCCESS

long day at work - leaving home 9am - back 11pm - food packed - hot chocolate for that long evening stretch!

8stone 7lbs

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Wednesday SUCCESS I don't cook many grains actuallly - rice, quinoa, pasta. I will freeze single-portions of rice. My preferred carbs are bread and potatoes (I freeze bread in slices). Beans - I buy cans, and often freeze half-a-can. Like you, I still think about food a lot. My stock does get very l...

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Thanks for the love, Kate - much appreciated.

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Tuesday SUCCESS After the Garibaldi biscuits yesterday afternoon, I didn't have dinner - it completely took my appetite away. Today I have a meal plan (and Wednesday) - and must plan for Thursday and Friday as I have early/late work days to prepare for. To fail to plan is to plan to fail! On Sunday ...

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Great! I hope all goes well with the new job - change is always a challenge, but you can use it to launch your 21 Day challenge too - like a big re-start. With the soda etc, do you need to go cold turkey on them, or could you gradually reduce them whilst replacing with other less-harmful drinks? Jus...

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Morning! Wishing you a great N day today! Putting off eating early in the day is, as Linda said, likely to backfire, unless you have a very firm plan for re-fuelling at your first meal of the day (even if that's not until 11am or something). You note about the travellers caught my eye - I have chose...

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Hi, I've been doing similar sort of work all my adult life - nursing, therapy, support work - I have some qualifications, but there is no requirement for any particular entry qualification for the support work I do - more to do with values and competencies. I'm on the lowest rung of the ladder as a ...

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Sunday I ate more than I would on an N day yesterday - in the evening I had four Picnic bars - they were nice! 187 cals each, in a 4-for-a-pound pack. It was the end of late shift, and I wanted to, because I could. When I do this, it's like I feel like I'm going back to 'old behaviour' - and it's so...

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I don't think the water weight from bread is 'harmful' as such, but it makes me swell up and feel fat round the middle - and I don't like that feeling!

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Enjoy your Saturday Sweets

I am interested in your mods - Friday night, Saturday S days, and counting S events. I'm keeping going as I am until I've been doing this a year before I consider any mods - but it's interesting to see how they work.

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Yes, the sun DID feel like a lovely gift 8) Saturday long day at work - food packed (and snacks) because I weigh every day, I am interested in the numbers - and my weight has gone up just a little every morning - I'm pretty sure it's bread that does this for me. Well, whether the numbers reflect the...

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I agree - those little green faces motivate me!

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ceo418 wrote:If someone in my department brings treats in, I will go and have a look at them. Often I'll find a cookie or brownie to take and put it in a bag to save for the weekend. Otherwise, I'm able to walk away.

Yup, this is how I deal with them these days - it's easy if you decide. Good luck!

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Hey, it's tough not to revert to old eating patterns when disasters hit us. You're doing well. I had a really miserable day recently, and it was the first time when I was conscious that eating something was not going to help - and I stayed with the feeling. This No S system is a quietly powerful sys...

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Welcome back, and thank you for writing about your experience. I'm sorry that you gained all your weight back, text-book style! but happy that you've made the decision to come back to No S. Well done on your good start!

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I usually have a piece of fruit with my lunch and dinner (and often breakfast as well) - always just fruit, sometimes it might be dates. We all know our own boundaries with 'dessert' - this is not 'dessert' for me - it's just part of my regular meal - I like fruit and it's good for me.

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I've been doing No S since last June, and been all over the place with S days. At first I had things I definitely knew I wanted to eat on an S day (sweets, snacks, cakes etc) - then I started feeling a bit unsatisfied with the chaotic eating at the weekends. Now I find that I plan three meals on S d...

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Wow! have a great time in Hawaii! I hope you can unwind and enjoy your husband and family too.
love
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thanks Linda - yes, I'm glad to say, I AM doing great on No S - it's brilliant, isn't it! I'm doing things to help myself feel better....... and the last couple of days we've had sunshine, co-coinciding with my days off too! so I've been able to sit and relax in the sun a bit. Friday SUCCESS 8 stone...

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Yup, I agree! Thanks for posting your update - I look forward to posting my 'first year' report when it comes around

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Hi Queenie - thanks for stopping by my thread - yes, No S is working well for me

I'm currently enjoying stocking up an Easter treats shelf in my cupboard - it's great to be able to do that and know I won't eat any of it unless it's Easter Saturday/Sunday!

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Hi OLL- no, I didn't think you were advocating IF - I was just saying there seems to be a lot about it going around at the moment!

Thursday SUCCESS

8stone 6.25lbs

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Eating just should not be that complicated........... everytime I catch onto some new 'fad' it can take me a while before I realise I'm being obsessive again! I read somewhere that if you are going to be addicted to anything, be addicted to healthy things - I'm kind of obsessed with eating three mea...

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Thanks for that OLL - I'm seeing a lot about intermittent fasting at the moment - but I'm pretty sure I don't want to go there - I'm liking the three meals a day thing too much! Wednesday SUCCESS I had my cooked breakfast this morning (I'm going to be out from 11am to 10pm - so packed lunch and dinn...

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Tuesday SUCCESS I really thought I was going to have a 'fail' today - I felt really down all day, think I'm coming down with a cold or something. I woke up too late to have the 'proper' breakfast I'd planned and only grabbed a couple of crispbreads with honey on! I went to a training session at work...

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Hi Linda! Oh dear, it must be trying at times for your girls to be such Anglophiles! Monday morning and I'm 8stone 9.75lbs this morning. Now I know that the scale isn't a reliable source of information, and that you can't put on weight overnight etc - but I weigh myself pretty much everyday; this is...

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Sunday - and I've over-eaten somewhat this weekend (but still not as bad as I was pre-NoS!). It was Mothers' Day here in the UK - I had an ice-cream when I went out for a walk this afternoon, I made a cake (albeit fat & sugar-free!), and ate some chocolate.

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8) is it safe to come out now? You did well to go out for a family dinner (even if it was disappointing food) and keep to 3 meals for the day - well done! Thanks for supporting me on my thread - hope you have a good S weekend too (whatever your parameters/mods are) - (oh, I just realized - I think F...

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Yup, I DID stay strong! I knew it was 'wrong' to eat at one minute past midnight! I think somewhere Reinhard says something about the one plate - you can pile it up and make it excessive, but you KNOW it's excessive (not hidden like snacking or seconds) - same with the after midnight thing - I'd KNO...

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Yes, it feels good to be getting smaller, and not bigger, without really trying very hard at all! Friday SUCCESS It's 23.28h and I'm just back from work - and for the first time EVER I am considering eating something just after mid-night. I think this is NOT a good idea, and I'm aiming to get to bed...

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Thursday SUCCESS

My boss asked if I'd lost weight today - I said I'd been running, and I'd also bought some smarter, better-fitting trousers.

8stone 6.25lbs

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Wednesday SUCCESS

8stone 6.25lbs

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Thanks for the comments/support ;) Tuesday SUCCESS I had a couple of temptation-moments today - the first was mid-morning (which is 4 hours after breakfast) - I had to go to the bank to get petty cash (for work) and on the way back I stopped at the bakery and got a take-out coffee.......... and was ...

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Monday FAIL Well, I spent the afternoon with a friend, and had a flapjack with afternoon tea. I stayed for supper - which was one-plate - but a large one! I feel over-full and I don't like that feeling these days! February had four red days - which is my highest ever! None of them were pig-outs thou...

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Sunday - S day

yes, I work today: start at 16.30 and sleep-over (22.00-07.00) then finish at 09.30 on Monday

I've made the most of my day so far though - went out for a lovely hike this morning, done some yoga - all-in-all a great day.

8stone 7.75lbs

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yes, great article, thanks!

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Saturday - an S day at work - it included chocolate and crisps!

8 stone 7.5lbs

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Woo Hoo! Thanks Sonya! :arrow: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :oops: :) :) :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: hooray! looking forward to ...

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Congratulations on a great week - enjoy your weekend

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Excellent application of the principles to your personal 'problems' . I like it!

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haha, yes, it was a lovely loaf of bread! I did something dangerous this afternoon - baked up a batch of 6 choc chip cookies (from the freezer) for TOMORROW to take to work for my S day yums. Today is GREEN so far - but a bit weird, as I had a late breakfast (after a run) - then went to Tai Chi and ...

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Thursday FAIL Breakfast was fine. Lunch was fine. I spent the day outdoors walking with a friend - got home at 4.30pm - then had some bread and jam with my cup of tea - then finished the loaf off during the evening - call that 'dinner'! It was a gorgeous, multi-seeded, malted cob - I had it mostly w...

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Wednesday SUCCESS

8stone 6.75lbs

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I'm a bit late coming to this discussion - but I've been through SO many restrictive eating trends in my life I've lost count! I've ended up here with No S, which I love, and which is teaching me moderation! I'm currently mostly vegan, and mostly no fat/low-fat - but not exclusively. I just enjoyed ...

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I've tried to eliminate all sugar in the distant past - anti-candida diets etc etc. Now I appreciate the No S system which asks me to judge whether something is really a sweet or not! I ate 'healthy' cookies on Saturday last week - and I felt pretty yukky the next day. I certainly do need something ...

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thanks oolala

Tuesday SUCCESS

8stone 8.75lbs

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Monday SUCCESS My S weekends wasn't really 'wild', but I did eat well! I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies on Saturday - and that was Dinner on Saturday! I felt groggy on Sunday morning due to the sugar mostly I think (and lack of fruit & veg!). Sunday was OK - I felt hungry and had a fruit bar...

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How annoyed would I make everyone if I said I wasn't taking any S days till I reached my -15 lb goal? I second that! I'd be concerned - what's the rush? S days are important psychologically - and restriction leads to rebellion/resentment/failure.... dangerous water to swim in! How about considering...

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Saturday I weighed in at 8stone 7.5lbs this morning - that's fine, but it's interesting to me that those extra things in my meals for the past two days (the crisps, the nuts & raisins & raw choc bits) have pushed my weight up slightly. Now that I eat in a No S way - I am really starting to see how t...

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I'm generally the same as you Merry: on N days I can stay off it, but on S days I can go wild. I have got MUCH better at controlling how much I buy. I no longer fool myself into thinking I can have a multi-pack in the house - I just buy a single-serving size bar of chocolate. If I buy more, I eat mo...

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Welcome back - daily accountability keeps me on track.

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Enjoy!

I know what you mean about the calm waters not being 'exciting' - I think that's another reason why S days are SO important; we're human - we need a bit of drama to keep us interested!

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love it! I'm just off to bed on Friday night - but am looking forward to my S day. (I do actually have some chocolate cookies in the cupboard.................. )

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The UK guidelines on alcohol are tighter - I had a single-serving (one large glass) bottle of wine on Valentine's Day (I think it was 185 ml) - and I was surprised to see it had 2 units of alcohol, and that was the daily amount for a women. If I did drink, I'm pretty sure I'd drink more than the rec...

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Friday SUCCESS I was encouraged by yesterday's success and packed a hearty dinner for my late shift at work today. It feels great to be able to check in here with a :mrgreen: I've bought myself some treats for the weekend: 2 small lemon single-serve sized cheese-cakes (I'd seem someone eating them i...

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Thursday SUCCESS My lunch & dinner were both packed meals at work - and I made them hearty. For lunch at 12.30 I ate a sandwich, and a packet of crisps, and a fruit&nut bar (like a Lara bar) and a banana - it almost felt like too much to eat, but I have noticed that if I don't load up, I'm more like...

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Wednesday SUCCESS no weigh today (away from home) ate three hearty meals today - and read a gripping novel (day off relaxation) (OK- the gripping novel is The Girl on the Train - oh my goodness, I just can't stop reading! I might be up late into the night!) PS - I got it all read by 10pm - but it wa...

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Tuesday FAIL I spoke too soon! I was fine until mid-afternoon, then I had a small snack, then when I left work I had another snack - then I had a sweet after my dinner. It was almost a sort of What The Hell evening. I made less harmful choices than I would have done previously - which was heartening...

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bump - half-way through the month - how're y'all doin'?

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Monday SUCCESS

N day - easy! where do all those S day urges disappear to on Monday morning - it really is like turning a switch off - I had no idea my brain was so easy to manipulate!

8stone 7.25lbs

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You're welcome!

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That's interesting, isn't it? not eating between meals - but enjoying a yummy S day!

Awesome!

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Valentine's Day It's not as wild an S day today - I've eaten fewer vitamins and minerals (more carbs and fats) but am not stuffing my face today. It quite often seems to be that Saturday is a 'heavy' eating day, then Sunday I am calmer. I've listened to podcast 34 again - S days gone wild - really h...

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Am I reading this right - are you down 6.2lbs since 9th February already?!?!

Enjoy your weekend!

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Wahine wrote: Food is just food. There is not good food and evil food. Spending time with people is good. Life is good. A tummy is just a tummy. Breathe.

I love this x

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Happy Valentine's Day Sonya!

I have some heart-shaped chocolates hanging on a branch here by my desk - a sort of Valentine's decoration thing I made. I'm glad it's an S day!

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Thanks for that oolala - I've been doing No S for 8 months now - successfully - and still find that I toy with the idea of modifying my S days to try to 'control' myself. I've just listened again to Podcast 34 about S days gone wild - so helpful. The No S behavioural system really does work, as long...

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I am about 8 months in now. My month usually has 0-3 red days and N days are going well. I have listened to this podcast several times - it really helps me not to panic about having a 'bad' S day. My experience now is that eating snacks and sweets on an S day, instead of meals, doesn't make me FEEL ...

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Friday was SUCCESS I ate more heavily, but I only ate three times I had overnight oats for breakfast, a vegetable pasty for lunch, a vegan pizza for dinner. It's Saturday morning - I'm off to work for a long shift and have packed soup for lunch, a hearty salad jar for dinner. I've got three snacks a...

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I agree with Linda - don't wait to feel hungry - you really do get used to eating at regular times. I used to be someone who thought she needed to eat every 3hrs without fail - wrong! I now eat three times a day without any problem at all. I usually eat breakfast between 6.30-8.30 depending what tim...

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Thursday SUCCESS

I have a good plan for today: breakfast, lunch, dinner

I'm doing a sleep-in shift at work, so I shall include a hot-chocolate drink to enjoy late evening when I need a sort of 'hug-in-a-mug'. Overnight oats for Friday morning's breakfast at work.

8stone 6lbs

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Wednesday SUCCESS

Back on habit

8stone 7.25lbs

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Phase II - I like it!

I like posting my weight each day, because I never know how anyone finds their exact 'true' weight - I don't think there is such a thing. I kind of take my average as my weight. Anyway - I'll be cheering you on!

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Tuesday FAIL Pancakes were enjoyed for breakfast! Banana-oatmeal pancakes - one plate, with lemon, banana, vegan cream cheese, agave - delish! http://potatostrong.com/banana-oat-pancakes/ Today was RED because I nibbled grapes and cheese whilst I was preparing dinner, then I ate a second course afte...

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I slid into a bit of a permasnacking mode this weekend - and I didn't feel good for it either! I'm definitely going to revert to planning my S day treats!

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Monday - I took an S day today as it was my town's Feast Day - and there were 'irregular' eating events that I wanted to partake of!

8stone 9lbs

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Yes, I sometimes find Monday's difficult, especially if I've had sugar/snack foods on Sunday. Sometimes it's a relief to get to Monday. In general, I seem to have settled into a pattern of doing most of my S day eating on the Saturday, and have a more moderate Sunday - so Monday isn't too hard. The ...

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I had a go with SG when I first started the No S diet - but I too kind of forgot about it. I think that women generally don't have as much muscle concentrated in the upper body - therefore there's less drive to do this sort of exercise perhaps. However, reading through these posts is re-inspiring me!

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I'm very glad to hear that the new therapist feels right - good luck with that Linda!

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Sunday

8stone 6lbs

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Saturday Yes Linda - I have been down to 111lbs and still had fat to lose - I'm hoping that be going down SLOWLY it might actually become my 'normal' state. (also avoid any unwanted comments from well-meaning friends!). I haven't been brave enough to measure myself yet - and there is a skirt in the ...

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Friday SUCCESS

I am looking forward to my S days

8stone 4lbs (it's the third time I've seen 8.4 now!)

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A cold beer sounds just right in your hot weather - enjoy!

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Thursday - it's a Juice Day

and it went well; four juices - lots of vitamins and minerals consumed - yay! I tweaked it to make sure I had something kind of sweet at 4pm and something with avocado in at 7pm - that worked for me this week. I daresay every week will be different!

8stone 5.25lbs

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Thanks Linda! Yes - things seem to be going well for me! It's funny how No S sort of gets into your brain, isn't it? I met with a friend this morning and had a diary-check for planning a day out walking. This would be a sort of 'eating day' with a packed lunch, and possibly stopping for coffee/tea s...

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Wednesday SUCCESS and after my one day of juice (and avocado) my weight has gone down to 8stone 4.25lbs (which it did last week as well - just for a day) - this is very encouraging! It will be back up again tomorrow after a day of food - but I'm curious to watch what effect this system (Jason Vales ...

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Thanks for that Queenie!

One of the slight 'problems' I'm encountering with No S is that there are now fewer opportunities to eat! I'm not complaining about that in itself - but I now have so many delicious recipe ideas that I want to try out - and not enough meal-times to fit them all in!

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Hi Queenie - thanks for commenting on my post about being a lone person (and for thinking I was a young person - that's the beauty of the internet!)

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Welcome Carolyn - No S is a really great way to help your body get back to it's right weight without crazy food restrictions. I agree that four meals are probably wise if you are feeding a baby - but remember to change to three when you stop breast-feeding :wink: When I began No S I allowed myself t...

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Tuesday is a JUICE day! Four juices totally approx 500-600 cals - it's an intermittent fasting sort of thing I'm trying.

I had to add in an avocado at 6pm - before going to evening class. So I've had about 600 cals in juice, plus an avocado: that feels like 'success' to me

8 stone 7.25lbs

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Thanks Linda. One person came to chant with me - and stayed for a cup of tea and a chat (and I could offer and share the cookies as it was an S day!)

Monday SUCCESS

8 stone 7.25 this morning - if that's my 'set point' after an S weekend, I'm more than happy with that!

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Hi, I don't have anything helpful to say, but I want to let you know that I'm reading, and sending you supportive vibes - I can't imagine what it feels like to know that your child is hurting so much.
hugs x

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Thanks for your reading my posts Linda and Sonya - lovely to see your comments. I'm not sure what's happening with the cold - I'm coughing at night. Yes, I do have a handle on my S days (mostly!). And, yes, I am lucky to have my 'freedom'. I did my 'time' bringing up children (my son, and two step-c...

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This feels like New Year #2! I'm planning on starting to work the 2 days-a-week juice, with the No S: that will be 3 N :mrgreen: days, 2 J :P days, then the normal S :D days at the weekend. What a nice 'neat' month - starting on a Monday! I was going for Gold! but looks like I might achieve a Bronze...

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Hiya - thanks for stopping in on my thread to say 'hello!'. Yes, I am doing well with No S - it really seems to suit me. I had a couple of RED days in January - but nothing terrible.

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Hi! I've had a lovely day today - and used my S day 'allowances' enjoyably: I woke early (at 5am!) so got a cup of decaff and a couple of bits of shortbread and went back to bed to read - then I dozed again until about 8am. I went for a run along the coast path - which was SO good! Then came home an...

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Saturday

It's an S day - I might defrost a slice of cake to enjoy with a cup of tea this afternoon. It's also a minor 'sick day' as I have a blasted cold again - but it doesn't require any extra food! I have bought a bag of Hot Bombay Mix for my snacks this weekend - l love it!

8 stone 6.75lbs

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