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It varies for me, and has over the years.
But the conventional wisdom is to get the NoS habits down really well and THEN worry about changing/monitoring what is on your plates.

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Yay for February!
It was good to see so many of us hanging in there through thick and thin!
Onward!...

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Isn't it just too easy to overeat with friends?!
Well, Feb 29th won't happen for another 4 yrs! Looking forward to March...

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Had one of those kind of excessive S events on Saturday evening. A meeting ran late, and a friend served snacks at her house. Of course there was fruit, but that was still covered in cellophane when we started in, and there were the open plates of pastries, fried dough things (like unsweetened dough...

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Yay, tobiasmom, good for you!!!!!

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I'm setting up the March Challenge a few days early, so we can all get ready. March: :arrow: :arrow: :roll: :roll: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :roll: :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :roll: 8) :mrgreen: 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :...

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We're aaaaaalmost there!

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Sorry about the "red" but it sounds like that was a very nice loaf of bread! I imagine you were hungry extra after that walk.

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Glad to see everyone here, posting!
Let's finish well!

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Thanks for stopping by, Rawcookie, Linda and Oolala, with encouragement to keep going even when it doesn't feel exciting. I'm getting in my saved S days this week. I guess I have a couple of mods going... that I can save an S day or 2 if there is nothing going on at the weekend, and there is some vi...

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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? Hi Linda, I wouldn't be annoyed, but I might be slightly concerned! I'd hate to see you get real frustrated with that. You know, sweets/snacks/seconds are optional on every S day... might it not be...

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I'm glad to see the weekend.
I have a lunch thing with friends on Saturday, and hope to enjoy whatever is there, but not to overeat. There is supposed to be a hot entree, salad and fruit salad, so I hope to eat a healthy yummy meal but not be overstuffed.

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I have! It has taken about 8 months to root out all the chocolate that I had hidden in odd corners, boxes and shelves. Now there is absolutely none in my house. I know I have the strength to say "No" to it in the supermarket, and that I do not have any strength against it in my house. This year so f...

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I'm not a betting woman, but if I were, I'd bet the reason the chicken is rated so highly is that people tend to sub it out for red meat. I kinda doubt it has anything to do with the chicken itself, but I could be wrong.

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Thanks, RawCookie, hope you enjoyed a few of the valentine's chocolates! Things are going fine on NoS... I have been eating a bowl of soup and a side slice of bread or a plate of stir fry for supper lately. There haven't been a lot of sweet temptations laying around on N days, at the office or elsew...

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Hi Linda- Yes, obligation food is not so tasty! Doing fine on NoS here. I didn't have anything special I wanted food-wise this weekend, so decide to shift my S days around, and have these 2 in reserve for whenever something comes up. I had already planned to have a Valentine's Day candy thing with t...

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Sounds like an eating weekend!
You're one of few people around here whose days start and end even earlier than mine (here in Africa).
Here's to a moderate new weeks for both of us!

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CDee wrote:... No S should be fine for now.

Plain ol' NoS is a good thing! I hope you really enjoy your weekend. Don't let the weight gain get you down... the habit is the important thing in the beginning.

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On the days I work at the office (maybe 70% of weekdays) I have to eat at 7:30a, 1p, 6-6:30p because of my schedule. Other days, I enjoy eating breakfast whenever I feel hungry for it (not starving, but I don't tend to wake up wanting food... I do start with the coffee kind of early, though). Then I...

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I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday!
I like to keep bumping this up, so people can see it. (It's never to late to join in!)

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Thanks, Linda! Things are pretty normal here... I had a bit of funny stuff last night with supper (virtual plating), but the overall volume was less than a plate, so I'm considering it green. I resisted some store bought cookies that I might have eaten just to be polite, so that is a step in the rig...

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Hi Jess, If I understood you correctly, you want to eat 3 plates per day no snacks, no sweets 7 days per week? I do that much of the time, but I have been doing this for over 5 years. There is no rule that you HAVE to have any sweets, seconds or snacks on the weekend. The rules say "Sometimes". BUT ...

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Hi MaggieMae- Yay for the green day! Sounds good, what you have decided for your son. It's kind of a shame that you're not getting the support that you should from your family. It may be that they just don't want/know how to handle the reality, so they are kind of stuck in denial and you are the one...

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Hi Linda, That Renaissance Festival sounds like loads of fun! Glad you were able to enjoy it with your girls. That's super that you have found a good fit for your therapist. Makes all the difference in the world. I totally agree about planning special treats instead of just permasnacking all day on ...

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Thanks for the birthday wishes, Linda, and yes I hope that with patience, the scales with start moving! Thanks so much for catching me up on your news, gingerpie. I'm glad the weight loss challenge at work seems to be getting you moving in the right direction again. Also the fact that you can spend ...

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ceo418 wrote:I've been keeping track of my S-days recently and I'm happy with the direction they're taking.

That's great, ceo, I'm glad to hear it! Sounds like you're really finding your way here. I think contentment with S days is a really good sign, as that can be very challenging for a lot of people!

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It helps, whenever you're ready, to have discreet events on S days, so you aren't recovering from a free for all on Monday. For a few years, I would eat a hearty plate of food for Sunday lunch (just a plate, but a full one) and have cake and coffee at a cafe with a friend in the afternoon. Then, tha...

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Hi Kathleen,
Just wanted to pop in and say "Hi". Thanks for continuing sharing your story. I hope you have a really great February!

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Looks like February is off to a good start for everybody!
Glad to see all of you here posting. We're in this together!

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That's the basic recipe I use but I tend to change it up each time. This time I used canned tomatoes and peppers instead of marinara sauce. I also added smoked paprika, a jalapeño and extra garlic. You can also use cooked butternut squash in place of the carrots if desired. Hi Linda- I know I could...

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Hi Merry, Yes, edit the posts.

So good to see everybody getting started here this month! Let's make it a good one!!

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I find that 1/2 melatonin pill helps me.
I think my body was used to having carbs to digest during the night and it takes a while for the sleep hormones to catch up. Good luck.

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So glad you're enjoying your weekend off! Sounds like you're mostly over the cold?

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How are things going, Ginger?

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Thanks for stopping by my thread and for the birthday greetings!
Glad you're enjoying your S's this weekend.
(Sorry to hear about the flashbacks... imagine that will improve with the therapy, but that the only way out is through-?)

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Great observation!

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Well, I'll kick this off a little bit early, as I have a good internet connection today, and the rest of January is S days anyway! :arrow: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :m...

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I think you're doing great Maggie! See you over in the February thread.

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Hope you get to feeling better really soon!

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Let's finish well, Everybody!!

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I love hearing about your salads, too!!

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Hope all goes really well with the therapist. That's a great step in the direction of self care. I wish you all the best!

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Wow, you look great, joasia. I'm so glad for you!
Thanks so much for taking the trouble to get the pictures up.

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Had a red day Monday. Stupidly, over a bite of not very good chocolate. Don't know what was up with that... it was in this sparkly wrapper, you see...

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Thanks so much for the empathy, natj! I hope we can both get past this soon.

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I don't feel like I'm losing weight, though I've been following NoS very well. I guess I need to gravitate toward lighter plates again, but I'm not really looking forward to that. I had a good glazed doughnut yesterday as an S day treat, as well as a rather large plate of chicken and chips. Today I ...

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Thanks for the encouragement! You're doing great too, Rawcookie.

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I'm doing fine here, with work generated travel for a couple of weeks. I felt really tired when I arrived, so had beans on pita for lunch/supper at 4pm, and got plenty of sleep with an evening nap and then full night's sleep. (The night before had been to bed at 11 pm and up at 3 am, to get ready fo...

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Hi Rawcookie- Looks like you've done a great job with the challenge. Good on you. Hope the transition to your regular eating goes well. Is there somewhere that you can take a nap at your workplace in the middle of the night, or must you be making rounds during the night or helping people who are not...

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Thanks so much RawCookie! Yes the French chocolate is great- just finished off the 125g bar this morning (Sunday).

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Hi Allisonmeg, Thanks for sharing about what's going on in your life/family. I hope NoS can be one of those constants in your life when other things feel so beyond your control. I wish you all the best as you try to help your daughter and work through what this means in your family life. I know this...

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Wound up not really celebrating ON my birthday. Through a series of events, it became necessary for me to clean the house. Not my first choice, but I'm thankful for another year of life and all that it contains. Today I am celebrating my birthday late with friends across town at lunch time. Also sta...

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Hi, Manishavyas, Great to see you here again! I'm so glad that NoS worked for you while you were making such a big move. Another 5kg is great progress. I thought of you when I was in Cape Town over the Christmas/New Year's holidays, as I had the opportunity to have some great tasting Indian food. Th...

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Taking an S day tomorrow for my birthday. Not sure how to spend the day, or what the S should be. The friends I would normally see on such an occasion are out of town or have guests from home countries that they are ferrying around. Another friend lost her nephew in a tragic accident on New Year's, ...

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CDee wrote:If you drink a hot drink after dinner (tea or cocoa), does it count as seconds or a snack?

Nope, totally allowable, and a strategy many use to avoid snacking. (Just make sure the sugar is a teasp or so, so it's not actually a sweet!)

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natj wrote:I'm going to try like heck to get the habit down and not worry about anything else. Let's see how this goes.

That sounds like the way to do it! I'm trying to concentrate on habit myself and genuinely not worry about the weight for now. I need to depend on habit.

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This thread has been super helpful to me this month (and the December one was super helpful last month).
Just bumping this up so others see it. It's never too late to join in the month, and it's so much more fun using the emoticons, rather than just "green" "yellow" or "red". Give it a try!

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Hi Rawcookie, I haven't done it, and I don't have a juicer, but have thought it would be fun if I did. (I also like the raw foodie idea of making crackers out of the leftover fiber, but the juicers are so expensive!) Anyway, I wonder if you do the 5 consumption "events" as 3 heavy juices (or smoothi...

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Hi Linda, Thanks for stopping by my check-in thread. Sounds like you are keeping to small meals on N days, and enjoying your weight loss and wearing new clothes! All good. I am finding I feel better on a mostly vegan diet, too. I enjoyed my meals while away, but think it's a whole lot healthier to b...

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Thanks for stopping by, Linda and oolala. Yes, the coffee drinks were at a couple of cafe's. And yes, it is the beginning of summer there, but it was SO HOT, it's hard to think it's the beginning! (It was in the 102-104 F degree range some days- not ideal for touring the gardens, so we cut that part...

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Looks like many of us had some reds, but we made it through!! It was a month with so many food landmines.
I'm thrilled to have kept it to 3 red days, and wish everyone a successful and Happy New Year!

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Things are mostly going OK with NoS travel. I've eating my meals and they are usually heavier than at home, but it hasn't been a disaster. I only went over my glass ceiling twice ( one time being 3 smallish beers yesterday). My treats so far have been seconds of really yummy Indian food at Christmas...

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CT is beautiful, no matter what time of year you visit - just keep in mind that everywhere will be crowded, and expect some wind. You speak the truth on all counts, Giada! It is lovely, but very windy. We enjoyed a carol service at St.George's cathedral last night, and wound up eating Christmas lun...

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Thanks for stopping by, Linda and oolala with commiseration about the tooth. At least it isn't causing any pain so far. Glad you like the get out of jail free S day idea, Rawcookie! Thanks for dropping by! I'm off on for some travel, to South Africa this evening. I'm looking forward to the change of...

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Chew some sugar free gum while in the kitchen. Something like mint or cinnamon can be satisfying when you are around other food smells.

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Hi Giada,
Greetings.
I'm heading down to Cape Town next week for 2 weeks over Christmas. I understand it's really hot this time of year. I'm looking forward to seeing more of that part of the continent, I have only been down there for a few days, several years ago.
Glad to have you here on NoS.

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ceo418 wrote:Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are most definitely S-days, but I am finding that it will be smart to go in with a plan.

That is a really good idea! It will probably help so much!
Good for you, at the work breakfast!! I find those social situations to be a real challenge!

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Hi Tortie, and welcome! You can probably make it work with 2 normal sized meals and 2 light meals. No reason why not. I have read of someone around here doing something like that. But really, what works for me is to eat at 7:30 am, 12 noon and 4 pm or a tad later. The feeling of the need to eat in t...

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Well, m'Dear, if cheese straws, a boxed salad and 1 roll was a reckless as it got, I think you're doing OK, heh... but I know you'll feel better to get back on habit tomorrow.
You're doing so well overall!

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Thanks, gingerpie! Had a good eating weekend. I've been lucky that the 2 Christmas events I've been to so far (Friday night and Sunday afternoon) have had plenty of nice savory foods, so there hasn't been any temptation to eat things with added sugar just to be satisfied. I really do feel better phy...

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That's great news, joasia!

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Hey, that's really great news! Congratulations on your weight loss!

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Wow, this really struck a chord with me! I have been active lately on another wellness/diet website, with a different ethos from NoS, in general. Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the difference between the average participant there and here is really striking. I wouldn't be able to count up al...

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Hi Linda, Sorry to hear the tasting while cooking thing is a struggle. Your meals still look so good and healthy! I read somewhere about a chef using a toothpick to taste with when he was cooking to keep from taking too much. Don't know if that would work for the type of food you're cooking or not. ...

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OK, I'm in. I may decide to add another NWS day, we'll see. :arrow: :arrow: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8)8) 8) :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgree...

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Thanks for stopping by Oolala and Rawcookie! I'm glad your relatives are happy to eat your healthy way over the hols, Rawcookie, but yeah, alcohol can be a bit of a game changer. I had 2 large plates today, no S's. I enjoyed my meals very much! Feeling a little bit under the weather again, which is ...

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My mom just made peanut butter fudge. Help me !!!! Ooo, that's a tough one. Sounds like time for a little bit of damage control- try to pick a few favorite things and have a controlled snack, or decide what you want for desert and have a piece of whatever and really enjoy it, after a meal-? It migh...

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Hi Allisonmeg, Sorry to hear you're having a hard time with the S days. It just might be time to invoke the "Sometimes" clause. There's nothing that says you have to S all day and make yourself miserable. I find it's nice to plan something out as my S rather than seeing it as a whole day event. That...

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Hi Rawcookie, Congratulations on a perfect November of NoS! Interesting comment you made on a check-in thread about providing food for visiting relatives at Christmas. There is always the challenge of saying "no" to people who are trying to push unwanted holiday food on us, but the challenge of prov...

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Enjoy your S days, Octavia!

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Enjoy your leftovers, Noel!

Hope you can enjoy the pies over the weekend, Blithe Morning, or find some worthy people to share them with!

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I did sit down and eat, and even ate the cheesecake at the table instead of off a kid's plate that I was throwing away. Thanks, Allisonmeg. I think that is a real victory, sitting down for your meal, when that is not your usual habit. I know there is nothing in NoS that says you have to sit down fo...

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Happy belated Thanksgiving to you, too!
Hope you have a nice N day today! Back to sanity is always a good thing!

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Good, Allisonmeg, hang in there!

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Well, here it is Thanksgiving Day! I plan to go to a potluck this evening, so the day seems to be playing out as a sort of moderate S day. I had a heavy plate of my usual fare for breakfast, and then a large bowl of salad with a banana for lunch. The potluck is at 6pm, but I imagine we won't really ...

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Great job avoiding the cakes and pie!

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Maybe give just a little thought to making your N day plates slightly lighter. S days often eventually take care of themselves.

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Hubby said to me today that he thinks this diet is really working for me. I said it's not a diet, it's a habit. He said, whatever, it really works well with me--yay!!! Hi Allisonmeg, Glad things are going well and that your husband is supportive and can see the good NoS is doing you! We're allowed ...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GINGERPIE!!

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Congratulations on a successful day. Enjoy the honeymoon phase, and may it just blend into a happy habitual way of living.

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Nice to see that you're doing so well, Rawcookie, and that it just gets easier and easier for you. Heh, my mealtime policy is kind of the mirror image of yours... no matter how late I eat breakfast (even if it's 10 am), I can eat my lunch at whatever time I want to (even if that is 11 am), supper is...

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It's nice to see you back. I'm with your husband... better to eat 3 delicious meals per day than lesser meals with the freedom to snack. Just not worth it.

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For right now when I'm on a medicine that makes me hungry throughout the day (no way I could fast for long periods) and with my husband having to eat regular meals for his diabetes care, No-S makes the most sense by far. It seems like NoS can go along with a wide variety of schedules and special co...

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Thanks a bunch for stopping by, Linda and Oolala! Long day on the bus brought me back to where I usually live and work. It was nice to have an S day, though I've only had a 5g sugar sweet thing as an S today. I'm eating kind of a snacky supper, and may have another snack later if I want to. I follow...

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Your focus on the positive sounds great!

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I traveled in Peru several years ago, where the poverty rate is 50%. However, there are tons of obese people... the restaurants served lunches and dinners with typically a mountain of French fries. In East Africa there is a new-ish idea for small business, where someone is set up with a deep fat fr...

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Well, Gingerpie, I guess it can all be chalked up to "valuable information". For me, when I maintain or gain with good compliance, it lets me know that the "what" on my plates is too heavy for me at this weight, age, etc. It's not always pleasant, but the information can be helpful. I often have to ...

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The thing that helps me most with that problem is eating supper fairly early. Much earlier than most people. If I go to bed sort of hungry I don't wake up that much hungrier for breakfast. But if I have to wait to eat until late in the evening, I really suffer from feeling too hungry before I get to...

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Welcome back for the holidays, KCCC!!

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