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Congratulations on your success, consistency is key

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Try not to think of it as a diet you are on. For it to work and for you to maintain your losses you have to make permanent changes to your eating habits.

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Perhaps not met your goal but I wouldn't class it as a failure in the strictest sense if you were genuinely hungry due to not enough at dinner

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Thanks Pinkhippie. I am hoping to have more control, I recognise those panic feelings when you feel out of control of when you can eat

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Thanks all, I'm still a couple of pounds over my lowest weight...

I start a new job at the end of August and will be working from home some of the time which may or may not make things easier!!

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Good to hear from you again. Congratulations on your loss.

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That's great news Ladybird well done being consistent and moderate.

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I've been tracking drinking too, it's easy to get carried away when socialising which we do a lot these days.

I count no alcohol or 1 glass a success

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Congratulations on your engagement!

Enjoy your trip.

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That's really interesting about your half apple, so pleased it is working for you.

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Good luck, nos works well with low carb and IF. I'm sure you will get things under control. Small changes you can maintain will get you there.

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Wise words, thanks for posting.

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It takes time to not let one thing derail you. Don't beat yourself up. Just mentally note how it made you feel.

Having sugar often makes you crave more.

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I agree and find myself in a similar place. I was quite stressed last week and had a stirring of the old feelings. I gave in a little to them but not with the usual high carb high sugar foods and they passed uneventfully.

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Good advice from Oolala, my weightloss was successful and sustained when I did it for health not just to be thin!

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Acknowledging where you are is a huge step in this in my opinion. You will have days where you over indulge and feel bad but the best thing to do is quietly think about what caused it, accept how it made you feel, don't beat yourself up about it and don't try anything drastic to put it right. Just c...

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I would say definitely get the 3 meals a day habit formed. Do it for 3 months then review. Forget hunger for now like you have found it can be a difficult thing to follow. I've followed your posts for a long time and really feel for you. Have you read Nos recently? Sometimes going back to basics re-...

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When I tried intuitive eating I struggled to identify my hunger but don't generally have a problem now having followed No s and IF.

I am generally hungry at mealtimes but can miss breakfast and cope.

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Good luck with the exercise regime, I agree re the restrictive eating, be careful. Well done on maintaining your BMI.

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Thank you Amy

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Excellent advice from Ladybird. Remember it is a journey and you will occasionally step backwards but as long as you make incremental moves in the right direction you will be fine.

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Thank you

I got on the scales this morning, that's helped too as they have crept up a little more

. Hope you can lose your few pounds.

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I would still like to lose a few more pounds to help with my insulin resistance/blood sugar levels but do seem to be struggling getting into a losing rather than maintenance way if eating.

Somebody give me a kick up the backside please

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I think once you are well established on no s you can tweak the rules to make it doable for you long term.

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Thats so great that you are there too Soprano. It really does feel great, and Im amazed I got here. I think age definitely helps, but my friend is only a year younger than me who posted that, and a lot of her friends are the same age as well (In their forties) I think another thing that really help...

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Not hating your body is a great place to be. I feel much the same way about myself now as you do, so much more accepting. Like you everything I do now food and exercise wise is for health and it just makes it so much easier. Wonder if it's an age thing

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Having the habit ingrained does make it easier, especially if you make your mind up to get back on it.

My habits have slipped of late but I decided yesterday to get back in the groove and didn't have any problem doing so.

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Well done

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Good luck with the coaching, I suspect you will be great.

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Mentally noting something can have huge impacts on habits, well done and congratulations on the weight loss.

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Hope you managed to deal with the craving. Best time to restart a plan if you fell off the wagon is right now

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I just moved some weights to my bedroom in the hope that seeing them will make me use them. I have blood sugar issues to address and think it might help.

I have stuck to my yoga twice a week for years now so hope to slowly incorporate weights too.

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Great to hear you are back in the groove:)

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Good to hear from you Oolala. I've had a steady month, not yet at pre Christmas weight a couple of pounds over. I don't particularly track my adherence to Nos as I only loosely follow it now. I am trying to achieve a place where I'm not following rules but have changed my eating to better habits. I ...

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Thanks Oolala, nice to see you here. I have found my groove, disappointingly my blood sugars hadn't improved but neither had they worsened. I reached a weight if 9st 5.2 but put a couple of pounds on over Christmas. I'm confident now I'm back in routine it will come off again. I am starting a 4 day ...

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Sorry to hear you have had a difficult month. Great news about the trousers. Sometimes I think our bodies change composition.

Consistency in eating will keep you on the right track.

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Well done on resisting! Hope you get the car sorted.

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Sounds like a good month, it is quite freeing not having to write it all down.

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Your daughter sounds like my nephew, I think it is something to do with a shortened tendon, she may benefit from physio and some stretching exercises.

Worth getting it checked out.

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Oolala, I love reading your posts, I too am trying to reduce blood sugar as a year ago my Hba1c was in the prediabetic range. Just waiting results of latest test! I am reasonably consistent at missing breakfast and eating low carb. I am avoiding ultra processed foods where possible. The last thing I...

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Looking Great

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That's great to hear, well done on your loss.

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Sounds like you are doing well, I weigh weekly on a Friday.

Don't let a gain derail you, out if interest I weighed Friday and Saturday and there was a pound difference each time. Our weight can fluctuate for so many reasons.

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Please don't view it as a diet, it is your permanent new way of eating.

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I agree, sounds like you are in a great place.

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Well done, new lows are a great feeling

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Great stuf

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Thank you both

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I've now lost 23lbs since starting Nos. My weight yesterday was 9st 8.6. I was last this weight after following weight watchers about 27 years ago and didn't maintain it for long. I should get a new Hba1c test in a few weeks so will be interesting to see if everything over the last year has had a po...

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Don't beat yourself up about red days. I think the most important thing about making this a success and lifelong habit is what you learn on the way.

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That's good to hear

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Welcome back

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I think some current and past members that only visit occasionally might appreciate you keeping the boards as read only for a while at least.

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I much prefer forums to Facebook for discussion but the board is practically dead these days.

It's a shame as it has been a useful way to learn from each other.

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Sounds like a good way forward, our bodies know what they need. I struggle to decide what I want, I do occasionally know what I don't want though

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Welcome, you have a good plan. I wish you luck.

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It's not a fail if you learn something, it's a journey. Keep on trekking

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Great news

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well done

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I agree just maintaing is a win. So many go hard at weight loss and are successful but don't learn how to maintain and then they rebound.

Slowly slowly wins the race in permanent weight loss.

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Perhaps aim to get one habit solid first? Don't stop aiming for the others but perhaps not view it as a fail if you don't manage it.

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Welcome back. Your body will soon adapt and the hunger in between meals will be less of a problem. Then you can address the amount you eat at each meal.

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Congratulations on a pretty successful July and on the weight dip. Consistency really does pay off.

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Thanks Linda

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I pretty much sailed through mine. The odd hot flush from memory. I suffered more as a teen with pain and moods so was pleasantly surprised.

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Still following same way of eating, my weight has been pretty stable but today dropped another 1.4lbs which was quite pleasing.

I cannot get used to thinking if my weight as 9 stone something instead of in the 10s!

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It definitely works, I found it was a great first step in my journey.

I started with nos rules then went low carb with IF to address blood sugar issues.

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If it helps, my son was very intense, I was very ready for him to go to uni. He came back after and was difficult but got a job in London, matured massively and is an absolute delight now.

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Welcome, sounds like you are sorted with your plan.

You may change things as you go but that's ok.

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Sat Jul 24, 2021 9:07 am
Welcome. My own experience suggests that overeating can improve with time, especially if dieting is avoided. Congrats on your progress so far.

That has definitely been my experience, it's a journey....

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I think I read somewhere that high cholesterol isn't necessarily a problem if the ratio of HDL/LDL is good.

So many changing thoughts a studies on diet it is hard to keep up.

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It's not just the benefit of calories burned. The reduction in glucose in your blood and consequent reduction in insulin required contributes to weight loss.

Keep it up

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Sorry to read your numbers went the wrong way but great you found out and can do something about it. The one thing that puts me off Zoe from all I've read us that it doesn't include enough meat. I think some people naturally do better with more meat protein and less carbs. Do keep us updated. Jx

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Great news Ladybird, focusing can really help sometimes, congratulations on the new low.

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Welcome back- it might help if you think of NoS as a way of changing habits for the long term rather than a diet. I think this is the absolute key to any so called diet. You have to make permanent changes to maintain any loss. I just saw Nos as part of my journey to find what works for me. It's a g...

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It's amazing how when you stop and taste the foods you binge on that you find you really don't like them. It's enabled me to give a lot up without feeling deprived. Also have you considered it might be the toast with the bacon causing the indigestion. I've been eating low carb high fat for a while n...

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I am glad you enjoyed London and Bath. Bath is beautiful but I find London too busy, though there are some wonderful parks and architecture. I have been following Tim Spector for some time, read his 2 books. I do believe our gut biome has a huge impact on our health. I was wondering about having one...

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Crikey, can't believe it's about 5 months since I updated here. I log in most days and read other people's threads but don't always get chance to respond. My weight is still as it was in Feb it has been a little up at times but no more than 3lbs. My blood sugars are improving I think, certainly my m...

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Glad your evening snack is working well. I walk for exercise and agree sometimes good to slow it and take in the scenery.

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Welcome back, always good to have an experienced member posting.

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Hope you are ok Auto?

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Did you make it over to the UK?

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Welcome back, you've taken a sensible approach, stick with it.

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Would be good to see you back!

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Don't count calories. Trust the process

That was me, good to see you back

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That's great news

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Welcome back

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It's great to read how well you are doing

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Sounds sensible

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Well done on your losses to date, it's not a race, slow and sustainable is what counts.

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Welcome back!

Interesting to read your experience. Hope you get back on track for your health.

Take care.

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Well done

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Welcome, sounds like you got off to a great start.

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I have lost over a stone following No's and a little IF. Don't think of it as a diet though. It's a journey to better eating habits that help you lose and maintain

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You are doing great

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Auto you are so supportive of everyone, I'm sure no one will mind if you don't always post on their threads. Though I think we all welcome your support and expertise, thank you

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Hope you are ok?

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I love what you are doing re drink, focusing on how something makes us feel to make better future decisions is much better than just setting rules. I have been doing similar though not actually journalling

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Thanks auto, glad your sugars are stable. I currently only take a blood sugar test once a week. The last one which had gone up was the morning after a low carb day. Evening meal was early and was an omelette with sausage bacon and red pepper, hence my surprise.... I'm hoping it is just a dawn effect...

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Pinkie, so hope your dog is ok. It's horrible watching them get old. Fingers crossed it's nothing more serious than her teeth.

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