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Mavilu

I started No Snacking on Feb. 14, I added No Sweets on March. 14, I added No Seconds on April 14, on that day, also, I weighted myself: 150 lbs. Today, May 15 I weighted myself again and the scale says (roll drum, please): 147. I can't express how pleased I am; I have noticed that in the last year m...

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Well, we are talking about salt as if people all over the globe has been using it since the beginning of human kind. Salt wasn't always at hand for everyone and most people lived their entire lives without it, have you ever hear the phrase "worth it's weight in salt'?, that's because salt used to be...

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Well, of course sizes vary and there's vanity sizing, however, generally you do know your personal sizes. Measuring weight-loss success isn't about going to a store you've never been before and going OMG now I fit on a smaller size, I must have lost weight!!, it is about that range of sizes (general...

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Great, Moxie, I'm glad you finally enjoyed your meal!.
Here's to many happy meals (er, it sounds like I'm promoting McDonalds!).

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Good luck on your experiment, I know it's not exactly what you are going for, but it reminds me of the transition between lacto-ovo-vegetarian into vegan and I know many people pull it off succesfully.

You made me laugh with the bondage bit, because that's the first thing that came to my mind.

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Oh, so you are just 5' tall, but still, 97 lbs is a bit too light. My sister is 5' too (I'm 5'3") and only after a very fretful wedding planning period in which she was just too nervous to eat and was running to and fro with all the pre-wedding activities she went down to 99 lbs, she looked so very ...

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Grrrr!: â€œWe do know that snacking controls hunger,â€ she says. Yeah, so does eating all day long, did this woman even read the book, when she criticizes this she implies that the book is about deprivation. So there goes the premise of the book: Moderation . Grrr!, I'm beginning to really, really b...

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I drink milk and use it for cooking too, although I drink lactose free milk. I went for a while with whole milk, but, honestly I don't notice that much difference from when I use 2%, so I buy whichever one I find first; our local favorite store, Trader Joe's doesn't carry whole, if we go there first...

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I'm starting to sound like a scratched record, but okay, here it goes again: I wasn't raised on snacks, netiher were my friends or any of my compatriots, for that matter, we don't get snacks in kindergarden or in school. We do have a fourth (or third) meal for the children, however; afternoon tea, w...

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I don't have a set list of preferences, I just see what the day develops into and then act on that. Yesterday I had some lemon sorbet and today, we had a long complicated day and I have slept badly and shortly for two nightsin a row, today, for first time since I was a toddler, I cried out of exhaus...

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I wish you all a wondeful day, ladies, God knows you deserve it!.

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Today is Eat What You Want Day??, but, I did that yesterday!. Just kidding, I'll keep that in mind for today, though. Today, all I have eaten was a brisket sandwich for breakfast (I'll tell ya: these car and truck expos my husband is so fond of aren't the best places to find sensible food) and I'm n...

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Welcome back!.

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After I stopped smoking, I would have those dreams, too; I would catch myself smoking and I would be all shocked. I think it's a sign that you are changing for real and your brain is catching on the fact that, yes, this time it is for real and so it resorts to tricks as in "hey you, remember when we...

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On the contrary, Trytrytry, thank you for being so nice!.

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Ah!, olive oil... I can't live without it. I did pretty good on EDiets, I lost weight, maintained it and enjoyed it, except... every day, I had to ration the fat to the extreme and there went my olive oil... I just knew I couldn't keep it forever. As to starches or carbs, or whatever, I never got in...

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Well, you've just described 99% of the world's home kitchens! You don't need a highly efficient kitchen and a dishwasher to get meals on the table and do your dishes. What you need is the desire to do it. Hahaha, exactly!. I lived on my own for seven years and cooked for myself every time I could, ...

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I have just a touch of IBS, so I feel for ya; eating with IBS can be a scary business!. I was told by my doctor to eat small meals because of IBS, I figured he meant "tiny" but it turned out to be more of a "don't stuff yourself" recomendation. I find that eating a decent-not-too-small-not-too-big a...

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Yes, you do have to drink lots of water, but it is not impossible for anyone to go overboard when it comes to liquid consumption, it is difficult for a regular person, but no one is excempt. Those athletes that died of hyponatremia didn't drink water in excess because some special athlete frame of m...

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I was kinda wondering this myself. Two nights ago, I was feeling like a cold was coming up and my throat was sore, I really didn't feel like having my third meal -not hungry and I didn't feel like using the throat- but my husband made me think when he said that this was about getting good habits and...

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Yes, but Hyponatremia wasn't invented by food companies, so, drink your water but don't go overboard, it is a rare occurence but it can be fatal. I personally drink nothing but tea all day long, I make a big teapot of tea as many times as needed and cover it with a thick tea cozy and reach for a cup...

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Well, I don't think that tasting your food will give you that many additional calories, it's just a taste or two max, after all. I would never think of not tasting what I've ccoked right before I send it to the table on the grounds that it will cause me to significantly increase my daily calories re...

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I don't know what to tell you, because my approach is rather blunt, I just tell myself NOOOO! (mentally of course), but that might not work with everyone.

But I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry about your grampa.

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My particular knee problem is Patella-femoral Syndrome; I neglected training my inner thighs and I used bad form while cycling and ended up with a muscle imbalance that threw the tendon or the fascia, whichever it is, over my patellas to the outside of each knee. I've since corrected the problem sin...

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You are welcome!.
Too bad you have bad knees too, though...

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I"m not a sugar junkie either, so I didn't have any cravings, well I never get cravings, just the anxiety that this or that is off-limits, but since anything I want, I can have on the weekends, I really didn't get any sugar-related issues at all; I just figured I could wait a few days and I did.

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Okay, I know this is expensive to get, but being a videogamer, I own a Nintendo Wii, which comes with a sports package game. For those that don't know, with this particular console, you have to move to get things moving the same way in the game. Anyway, the package comes with Baseball, Tennis, Golf,...

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You better change your socks mister! Hee :P I assume you will change pants too! Heehee!, when I first got into these boards, I went through every page reading this or that thread, as soon as I read this today, I knew this was a very old post!. Good thing you brought it back, BrighAngel, until now, ...

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In my country, a large percentage of the population doesn't ever have breakfast, only a cup of tea or coffee and off they go, without eating anything until lunch at 1-2 in the afternoon. And I never heard of anyone complaining of having to eat more later, probably because they don't really think abo...

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I am just a beginner... Wondering how long people last... Well, I ate this way most of my life, until I got all the bad habits of a society that was new to me at the time. Now, I'm coming back to my old roots and my old basics. You sound discouraged from the get-go, as others say, eating this way m...

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There's a dish I've been wanting to try, it involves chickpeas, spinach, yogurt and a whole bunch of middle eastern spices on a bed of couscous, I think I'll do that tonight.

I'm also contemplating baking either almond bread or a good chocolate bread, if I can find one.

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Last night, I spent some good five minutes considering whether I should by imported irish butter or not, then I remembered that I still have a lot of regular butter in the fridge and I refrained. I have always been a food snob, that has always been a source of teasing from my family and a constant h...

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My mom died when I was twelve. She had battled kidney failure most of her life and had seen her only sister taken by the same condition. It was very difficult to her, but always tried her best; she had a wicked sense of humor and loved to share dirty jokes with a few trusted friends, she was also ve...

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Hello and welcome!, you'll love it here.

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Mavilu, I find this to be absolutely true for me... Yes, it just like Reinhard says But I want an excuse, not a solution! It sounds crazy, but a lot of people think like this. They'd prefer to stay fat and blame McDonalds or refined carbohydrates or hydrogenated vegetable oil or their lousy genes o...

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Well, what do you know, my behaviour is endorsed by a book author!, this is a first.

I might have to buy Mindless Eating, I keep hearing about it.

Organic Gal, good luck on your buffet adventures!.

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Goof for you!. I don't know where you live, but if you do live in the U.S. (and even maybe if you don;t), I thought that this could inspire you and anyone else that has taken on to walking or is thinking about it http://aom.americaonthemove.org/site/c.krLXJ3PJKuG/b.1524889/k.BFFA/Home.htm Good luck!.

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I remember a couple of fellas that posted on my first thread a while ago, but I haven't seen post since.

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Fkwan, are you a buddhist?. I researched diferent religions a few years ago, to try to find my spirituality and of all, Buddhism is the one I resonated with the most, sadly, I did not continue studying because I became confused as how is that one becomes a buddhist, there really isn't a baptism, an ...

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You don't begin to compare with the pros, you say? I don't begin to compare with you!, Jeez Louise, I'm impressed!. I'm beginning to lift my puny 15lb dumbells for 2 sets of 10 reps after about 7 years of lifting and I was feeling quite proud. You have made me confront the fact that I have been slac...

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I Accept that I am Greedy, and a Glutton . What does that really mean? Webster defines " Greedy " as "having a strong desire for food or drink"; " Glutton as "one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking"; " Voracious " is having a huge appetite: Ravenous; or excessively eater: ...

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But feeling like I gained that much really scared me that this diet is not working. I need to see some sort of results to know I am doing it right! Ain't that the truth, chica; I panicked when I realized that I had obviously gotten bigger, I thought that I was living in an alternate universe or som...

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I don't count calories, but in the last 10 days or so, I've been trying to monitor my portion sizes by how I feel four and a half hours to five after I ate. Mostly, I've been overeating, even if the portions seem to be getting smaller and smaller in my eyes, and yesterday, I obviously ate far too li...

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I wonder, NoelFigart: how much do you lift? and do you do free weights or machines?

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I had to eat at a casino buffet last week, so what I did was to walk up and down the buffet tables first, decided only to try the most asbsolutely scrumptious dishes and pass the not so fabulous ones and had very small portions of each, about two three tastes worth of each, even if I had to use two ...

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Oh, I'm not quitting, ever!.
This is the best that has happened to me food wise in a long time.

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Because starvation mode only kicks in when the body can't afford to lose any more weight before shutting down; it's an emergency system, your body will eat itself out and will only stop when it's time to start feeding on the brain (gross I know). I have been very poor, one step short of homeless in ...

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I def. think dieting wrecks our metabolisms -- My daughter amazes me sometimes with what she eats and she stays 120 #. (She's 5'7" tall.) Becky I dieted only three time before in my entire life and the longest time I did was for 8 weeks and succesfully (Discovery Health Chanel National Body Challen...

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My post about gaining weight with quesadillas didn't spark this thread, I hope. Nevermind others, do what feels okay with you, my case?, I'm very short, very small frame, I have a fairly sedentary lifestyle, I have no more than ten pounds to lose, I've been pursuing a degree in nutrition and I'm a s...

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I think I've gained some weight, as well, you started short time ago, right?, maybe your initial meal choices have been bombastic?, I spent a good chunk of last month having quesadillas and other very rich meals because being free to eat them again sent me into a bit of a frenzy, even if everything ...

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Laff wrote:Tonight is Lemon Chicken with Capers.

Hey!, I was thinking about making chicken scallopini, which is pretty much the same!.

Mavilu

Garlic and basil fresh linguine with cream and parmesan cheese and lemon sorbet!.
Mm-mm, can't wait.

Mavilu

Yes, when it comes down to the brass tacks, weight loss is about a calorie deficit. But if you're confining your meals to single plate meals, it's about as unobtrusive as you can get! Exactly!. And limiting your food to one plate is not only something that comes naturaly, but much easier to practic...

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I feel pretty good on S-days, I felt kind of bad the very first few weekends because I felt I had overdone it when I realized I was stuffed, eventually, I learned not to eat too much on S-days and make it more of a "special treat" kinda thing. Today, I had a second slice of bread spreaded with a mou...

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I also tried Tai-Chi briefly and fell in love with it, unfortunately, I don't have the space inside to practice and there are never ongoing classes nearby my house. C'est la vie. Egad! How small is your room? Tai chi requires little more than space to stand! Have another exclamation mark for good m...

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Great article!. It reminds me that the other day I read an article about... snacking, of all things, in an old magazine and in it it says that the CEO of one of these food companies (I think it was Kraft) was known for asking always the same thing when presented with a new food project: "Can it be e...

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Well, if we are not influencing others right away, then, this is another think to look up to in the future: a time in which our good habits will have taken enough root as to make others finally notice!.
I do agree that inspiring ourselves is good enough reward, too.
Thanks everyone for answering!.

Mavilu

My husband knows that I'm NoSing my way around and while he was alarmed at first (no snacks, whaa?, you'll starve!!) now, he has gotten used to that, the no snacking, the anticipation of some sort of desert on the weekends for sure and something he has noticed: smaller food and supermarket bills , b...

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How interesting to hear this, Mary!, you know, yesterday, we went out with my husband, we don't do that much, only a few times a year, so when we do, we go all out!. Anyway, we went to a casino and to the buffet restaurant in it, once we paid, my husband looked at me with a frown and said : you are ...

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I bike on a stationary bike, walk outside and do moderate weight training; I've been doing that for almost ten years now. A couple of years ago, tired of my regime, I left it all behind to start practicing Ashtanga Yoga, but after I year I had to come to terms with the fact that for me yoga = sciati...

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You know, even if I do know the gal and I defend her, I still think that Nutrisystem is a scam: my husband's son in law bought the program and couldn't stay on it for more than a week, so my husband's daughter gave all the remaining "food" to my husband... It is all dehydrated food-all of it-, it's ...

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Wow -- This is all so interesting. I can't stand those nutrisystem commercials that are on certain cable news shows. That bottle blone who says that she isn't a typical female because she loves football . . . ! From the angle the footage of her was shot it all looks photo-shopped. We will all be cl...

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I asked this same question in another post, but I think it might get lost without being answered: the scale said I was 146, but I didn't freak out because I drink a lot less water on the weekends. I knew it was probably just a little dehydration. I go from 8 water bottles a day to only about 2 cups...

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We had kofka (grilled hamburger patties mixed with onion, parsley, allspice and cinammon), grilled zucchini and tomatoes and rice with butter.

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I like eating big meals, as well, but, if you keep it up for the first weeks and eat just one moderate portion, out of sheer willingness, after a while, a big plate or seconds simply don't feel so good to have any longer, trust me on that. Mavilu, that is my experience exactly. It is kind of amazin...

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I like eating big meals, as well, but, if you keep it up for the first weeks and eat just one moderate portion, out of sheer willingness, after a while, a big plate or seconds simply don't feel so good to have any longer, trust me on that. If you know what a big portion is, then you know what a mode...

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Well, if you don't like your meal and only eat a couple of bites before deciding so, you count those bites as two bites and serve yourself some other stuff. If you don't like your meal, but finish it off anyway, for whatever reason (your mother in law made it??), then, even if you didn't like it, it...

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Why was this the case? I think the answer is simple. Food was scarce. It was expensive, both in terms of money and in terms of the time and effort it took to prepare. Reinhard Oh, sure!, in my country still is expensive, that's partly where the No Seconds come from; when you make a meal for more th...

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Facepalm!, duuuh!.
Thanks!.

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My S day routine got changed up a bit yesterday. No problem because it's an S day. Unfortunately while thinking back I intellectually believe I didn't overdo it, my body feels icky and I know otherwise. I think it was the soda. I know the feeling; I had a few chocolate covered mint wafers and I had...

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How did we ever get along without all the experts to tell us what to eat? But seriously, I'd question the qualifications of anyone who suggests the blood-type diet. I'd also say to do what makes sense to you. Yes. A Registered Dietititan would never, ever suggest a diet such as The Blood Type Diet,...

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Now, I was born in '69 so I don't have all these '50s and '60s memories, but, as I wrote in my intro, I was born into a country that (still) is comparatively old-fashioned when it comes to eating, and I'm curious about something: for those of you growing up in the good ole times in which good rules ...

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On S days, I have an after dinner dessert and then seconds of it.
That's what works for me, but then again, snacking is a big issue for me, so I feel better if I don't do any snacking, because I just don't want to be even close to picking up the habit again.

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Well, do you drink it every day or just a couple of times a week?. From the No S Diet page: "I wouldn't worry too much about borderline foods like yoghurt and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If these are a problem for you, i.e., you eat them every day and lay it on thick, then make them esses. I...

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Eating in a disorderly manner is such a pain!, it can take over your life.
So, I'm happy that you found NoS, now you can bake that probervial cake and eat it and be happy about it and healthy and fell confortable to boot!.
Welcome aboard!.

Congrats on finishing Culinary School, that's quite a feat.

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I'm just about to hide our scale somewhere, otherwise, I get tempted to use it most times before taking a shower and then go through the proccess Bonnie goes and it's getting exhausting. I would rather see how my clothes fit than measure with a tape, because I would think that as easily as one picks...

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I could swear he recommends drinking full fat milk in "In Defense of Food".
Oh well... now I'm confused, which exactly what he said it would happen if I listen to every piece of nutritional advice, heh!.

I love full fat milk, though.

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Ah!, well, I was onto something, then. I'm getting acquainted to the right habits first and then I'll eat the NoS way properly and as I have tackled most Ss already I'm getting ready to fully start NoSing in a few days, I was trying to figure out when too much was too much without necesarily having ...

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Since last night, I've been pondering about something related to food ammounts and, if you don't mind, Jesseco, I'll think I'll ask for opinions here!. :wink: Would you guys say that if you still aren't hungry after 4-5 hours of your last meal, then you had too much on that last meal?. Is the key to...

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I'm eating this way and working out and I've been doing it since the 15th of march, and kinda doing it since the 14th of february. Today, I hopped on the scale, the number hadn't budged BUT! later on, I put on my parka and zipped it to go out somewhere, the parka fits noticeably looser than a couple...

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bonnieUK wrote:my reward at the moment is to play Guitar Hero

I tend to forget/gradually stop doing stuff over time, I just get lax and go back to bad habits, so I had actually planned that if I'm still going strong by my birthday in November, I'll give myself a PSP as a present.

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Hahaha, Jules, I didn't notice that I was talking about the same thing you were talking about, whoops!.

Anyway, from your likn, I have the Isokinetics chunky one, bought at Amazon, as well, expensive but dependable.

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At about 9:00-10:00, latin american-style late!.

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Lostnfound: Welcome, it's nice to have you here!. I'm not quite on the same boat, but I can relate to the knee problem; I busted mine while biking too much and now a days, unless I rigorously stretch every night, I can't bike the next day, sometimes, they'll hurt no matter what, but!, I bought a "ha...

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LOL! One day you are going to wake up on a Monday and be like "Omigod" I didn't have anything special for my S days! That happened once to me. I forgot to eat a sweet! I was devastated when I woke up that Monday morning! And secretly thrilled because that hadn't happened in decades. It really is on...

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I'm a newbie too, but I assume cereals that contain sugar on N days is a no.... I had Puffins (they contain cane sugar) for breakfast this morning (Saturday) because they have sugar, but I'm not going to eat them during my N days. If I'm wrong someone please advise! I LOVE Puffins!, it's the only c...

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Thank you, gals for the attitude,I feared I was going to get yelled at, for my rather unsympathetic response. I'm sure we feel the effects of our periods, because we are going through a body proccess that involves losing blood every 28 days or so. By the way, I was taught that we need average an ext...

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Sure!. I'm just at 25 on the BMI scale and I had already lost a little bit of weight. But if weight loss is not what you are looking for, there are other perks, too. If you are worrying about some habits, eating the NoS way will put an end to it. If you are on your way to gain weight over the years,...

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Sheesh, 3aday, i'm sorry you had to go through all that.

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Yes, but I have to admit that it is an habit that I picked over the years here in California and being close to a girl that told me I *had* to have cravings, it couldn't be that I didn't. Eventually, she got me thinking that having cravings is a normal, physical thing. It's not, it's cultural. Where...

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I'm one of those night owls; I fall asleep at about five in the morning and then I sleep eight hours after that. Luckily, I've been able to function my entire life in accordance to the rest of the world, but, when living with other people that meant that my breakfast would usually be their lunch. So...

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Yes, it does perfect sense. I found myself doing the exact same after I recently got my cholesterol checked; before that I was eating disorderly but very conscious and guilty about every "not that healthy" morsel I was putting in my mouth; but then I got my lab results and it turned out that I'm eat...

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Why, that's weird.
Probably true, though, although I would doubt if this specific in calories and date.

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I was registered here first and then I bought the book.
And even before that, I lurked for a while before registering/deciding to give NoS a go.
I bought the book to help, you know, sales, spreading the word, etc. and because I had a couple of questions, which were answered in the book.

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I eat yogurt, too, our favorite brand is the greek Fage and sometimes we have the 2%, sometimes the full fat one. But I only eat it as breakfast in the summer; when you wake up and it's hot outside (and inside!!), nothing better than some cold yogurt with mangoes or bananas!. In terms of breakfast, ...

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Or, make your own: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_32503,00.html http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/060226/060226cooksmart.html I've done Kathy Daelemans' one from Food Network many times and we love it: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_16667,...

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You know, 2Poodles, I've done a month of No Snacking and two weeks of complete NoS and I don't think I lost any "weight" per se, I even think that I haven't lost any inches in the places that you are supposed to measure, but I can tell I have lost some fat in my upper arms, in my thighs (no hips) an...

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I want to wait a little bit before I post my review, because everyone has already said everything that I wanted to say in a reviw.
After a while, I'll have some more personal insight into what is like to follow NoS and then, I'll be able to contribute.

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For example, I truly love to bake. And I used not to "allow" myself to do so, because I didn't "need" cookies or cake or whatever. Now, I bake on weekends. Sometimes I eat a lot, sometimes not very much... but I enjoy baking. And that's a gift. That's one of the things that make me so happy to have...

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This is very interesting.
I always enjoy reading about Nutrition and I have taken classes about it (even if mister Pollan tells me Nutritional Sciences are flawed!).
Understanding your food, I think, is another tool for healthy eating.
Thanks for posting this!.

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