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You're doing great, Mimi. Keep it up!

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Yeah, successful *so far*! I'm optimistic, though. :D I don't know why, but I just couldn't do all three rules at once from the get-go. I knew that binge eating on sweets and permasnacking were 95% of my problem, so I decided to work the two rules that would help me most. Now that I'm fairly used to...

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Really useful! I might print this out! Thanks for this.

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Reminder to self to revisit this idea in July or August: an unplanned S day or event is a failure (red), not a yellow. Unless you are cashing in on S days/events you've saved or "banked"---> "Banking" S days? I think I will always need to have one treat on the weekend, just so I don't feel deprived....

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I made it through 21 days and then decided to go an extra week before posting on here. I have been adhering to a "no sweets/no snacks except on S-days" regimen for the past 28 days. I've lost five pounds during that time and maybe as much as ten--the scale consistently shows -5, but the other day I ...

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Congratulations and thanks for sharing your pictures--very motivating indeed!

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JUNE CHECK-IN June 1st: green June 2nd: green June 3rd: yellow --->average weight June 1-3 indicates -5lbs since May's weigh-in June 4th: green June 5th: green June 6th: yellow June 7th: yellow -->EARNED CURTAINS June 8th: green June 9th: green June 10th: green --------but I weighed myself June 11th...

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Mimi, good for you! Bravo! ********************************* As a reminder to myself and for accountability: I've completed 30 days "on plan", but the plan was defined as no sweets and no snacks on weekdays. I didn't worry about "seconds"/portion sizes in general for the first thirty days. Most days...

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Congratulations to your entire family! What a joy!

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Home made chocolate chip cookies and lemon pound cake?! Oh my. That is some serious temptation. A huge round of applause for giving all that stuff away! So glad you like your ring. :) And have fun with iTunes--that's a cool reward in itself. I've thought about doing something with that when money ge...

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Yeah, I'm sure the one year anniversary will happen sooner than the goal weight, so it will be for the anniversary. I'm actually feeling rather positive about it, and I've got an endless list of rewards, both large and small, to mark the the weeks and months in between. 8) Ummm, but I *did* weigh my...

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thanks for this--i've never seen/eaten muffin-like chocolate chip cookies. sounds interesting.

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Thanks, reneew! I'm curious about what "halfway" is for you. Is it a certain amount of time, or halfway to a goal weight, or something else? I ask because I haven't decided how I'm going to earn the ring myself, exactly. I guess either one year of seriously sticking to the plan, or getting to my goa...

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I'm amazed at how calm, cool, and collected you sound, given everything that's going on right now. End of school year, goodies/temptations, grandbaby on the way, full weekends...

you continue to inspire me! Did your ring come yet? My curtains came today and I like them! (last week's reward)

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Thanks. ;) ************************* Friday nights are still the worst, like nails on a chalkboard. I stayed up watching a documentary and at 12:05 a.m. on Saturday morning I had an ice cream cone in hand. Sounds sad, right? I think (hope!) this reaction will go away over time. I'm not going to over...

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Congratulations on your entrance into the 21 day club! Good work! Have a lovely weekend, Mimi.

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Great perspectives and ideas! Thanks everyone! I especially like the free/inexpensive options.

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I'm not sure about the guilt part.... but I wanted to congratulate you on your weight loss so far! I'm starting out at the same weight you did so it is motivating to see your stats. Maybe remind yourself that if you don't eat your three meals and therefore don't consume adequate calories, your metab...

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Thanks for doing that post, reneew. It really took off! I have an emerald ring from high school that I have virtually never worn because I'm not fond of it. It was a thoughtful gift, but not my style at all. I'm wearing it today, though, on my pinkie because it no longer fits my ring finger! :oops: ...

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Mimi and I have been working towards weekly rewards for a little while now, and we find that it really motivates us to accomplish a green Monday-Friday. If this idea appeals to anyone else--whether your reward is daily, weekly, monthly, or at some interval--feel free to share your ideas for rewards ...

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Thanks again to everyone. It was such a relief to just come on here, admit that things suck right now, and receive some friendly nudges from you all. KCCC, thanks for sharing your personal story as well as your list of strategies and such. I especially need to remember this one: Make slow changes. A...

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The idea of bedazzling a sledgehammer so that shovelglove can be performed in style!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Hilarious! MMmmm, emeralds, jade, maybe peridot for any August birthdays out there...plants...flip flops. You guys are brilliant! Here's some other options in terms of jewelry: http://www.gemolog...

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Thanks to ALL of you for your wonderful suggestions and support. I'm gonna take a little time to process the advice and will post again soon.

Again, I really appreciate it! More later.

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Yep, we are in it for the long haul. I will pick my S's better going forward, especially since I've been exploring where the best stuff is to be found in my area. I moved to this town about six months ago but I'm still learning the region. Mimi, everytime you write about DQ I miss it! The closest DQ...

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I have always been an emotional eater, even as a child, but binge eating pretty much took over my life towards the end of college. After five years of binging and various attempts to stop (a spell with intuitive eating, nine months of weekly cognitive behavioral therapy sessions, etc.), No-S is the ...

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Mimi, glad to hear you treated yourself after all with the sandals. :) The jewelry is a really good idea too, since it would be a visual reminder on your body--with you at all times. Very cool. How's the week going so far? It's only Tuesday but I feel like pulling my hair out. I had a work meeting a...

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Hope you rewarded yourself with something lasting for a job well done last week!

(I bought a bunch of bike accessories, so I counted that as last week's reward and decided to aim for the curtains again this week.)

My well wishes for the upcoming birth of your grandchild!

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Another weekend of overdoing it. It's starting to sink in that ingesting tons of sugar gives me a headache, so having a dessert free-for-all on the weekends is losing its appeal. All I have to do is make this weekend better/smarter than last weekend. And that's do-able! The main thing is identifying...

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Best month yet? Count me in! I think I'll update this in one week chunks, since I do the day-by-day record in my personal update thread. June 1: green June 2: green June 3: yellow June 4: green June 5: green June 6 & 7: yellow June 8: green June 9: green June 10: green June 11: green June 12: green ...

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Stopping with the cake and cookies (for a very legitimate occasion, I might add), and NOT going home and proceeding to raid the fridge, is a huge achievement! At least in my book. You rock.

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Randall, I really like your blog so I'm glad to see you've resumed! Keep up the good work!

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Yesterday and today are only green in the sense that I haven't eaten sweets and haven't been permasnacking all day long. But as far as portion sizes or even sitting down to real meals and acknowledging what I'm eating? :oops: The problem is that I'm lazy. I keep grabbing things like bread and butter...

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Great job, Mimi! You are Wonder Woman to have stopped at 2 s'mores! heehee! I bet you'll think of something cool, rewards-wise, for the week. And maybe I'll join you and everyone else in the June challenge. That sounds like good motivation.

Here's to another successful week!

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Oh my gosh that sounds like such a blast! And now I am craving s'mores.

The rewards system seemed to work for both of us, which is what I hoped...whatcha shootin' for this week?

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Note to self: Even on S days, you need to think before you eat. If too much of something is going to make you sick, DON'T OVERDO IT JUST BECAUSE YOU "CAN"! DUH! Sunday, I ate these caramel/chocolate/pecan cluster things (among other stuff) from Trader Joe's until I developed a headache. If I had put...

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Best thread of all time!

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Got a slice of chocolate cake and a slice of blueberry cheesecake from the local diner and brought them home for my weekend treat. Shared both with my husband, really enjoyed them, and feel satisfied!

What a contrast to sneaking and eating furtively. This is so much better.

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Hoping your Friday went wonderfully and that you are digging in the dirt today! I'm so glad to have helped this week, especially since you reached out to me after my first depressed check-in post and got me going again. I really, really appreciate it and I'll be your cheerleader always because of it!

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YES, I did it! I went to a late movie and was happy for the distraction because I knew when I got out, it would be after midnight and my objective for the week would have been reached. So I've earned my bike and got through the first 1/3 of the 21-day trial.

Mimi, thanks for all your encouragement!

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You did great and of course you're still in the running for the 21 day club! Oh, and the weekend is almost here! Rewards!

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Oh my goodness, Fridays are going to become my least favorite day of the week! I'm thinking "come ON, already, let the weekend arrive!" Isn't that perverse? It's a beautiful day outside and a long weekend is approaching and I'm not even craving any specific treat, but I just want the harness to come...

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Whoa, HUGE dinner tonight but I am such a permasnacker that the seven hour stretch between lunch and dinner made me ravenous! Biggest triumph of the day was ignoring the siren call of junk in the grocery store today.

The meals will get smaller as I do.

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Stealing this idea from various others! The Countdown to the 21 day Club: May 16th: yellow May 17th: yellow May 18th: green May 19th: green May 20th: green May 21st: green May 22nd: green EARNED BIKE! May 23rd: yellow May 24th: yellow May 25th: yellow --Memorial Day (big dinner) May 26th: green May ...

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Yesterday was green too, albeit another "wobbly" questionable green. I really don't want to stretch the rules and test the limits like this all the time, as it doesn't feel good (on a psychological level). But I'm chalking my less than perfect performance up to rustiness. My biggest problem is desse...

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Woo Hoo, Good Job! You made it through Monday's faculty meeting!

Rock on!

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No Mimi, thank YOU for keeping me on the straight and narrow! Because of my reoccurring "what would Mimi think?" question, I have made it through the first two days of the week! :P Now in all honesty, the plates have been pretty large and pretty packed, and I've eaten some things that I believe in t...

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Yes, GREEN! You can do it!

Think green day and green week and green plants (and then flowers of all colors). What kinds of "unusual" flowers are you planning on?

I have some packets of portulaca seeds that I've been meaning to plant. Those are kinda weird.

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Agggh I know! I've been thinking about it all day! Been telling myself, "self, you CANNOT screw up and then go slinking on the board and announce a failure! What would Mimi think?!" haha!

I will get through Day 3. I will I will I will.

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I frequently think in terms of the debt analogy too! Nice to hear it from someone else. Sending good wishes your way!

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We could all learn from that!

Okay, so Day 2 on the way to Day 21. Gotta think of something really special as a reward for that third week....

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Just some random observations I want to capture: I've been missing the way that adhering to No-S makes me feel about dessert. When I fell off the wagon completely a couple of weeks ago and started eating sweets every day again, I wasn't enjoying them. In fact, I felt impatient to buy and eat my junk...

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Hi, Rewards Buddy!

Hope you're having enjoyable S days this weekend, and I'll be rooting for you and your new flower bed this week!

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Yay, I have a rewards buddy! This is awesome and very motivating! The reward I'm trying to earn this week is a bicycle. I haven't owned one since childhood, the weather is lovely now, we have trails all around, and I enjoy outdoor exercise the most. And after that I'll start on the master bedroom ma...

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Wow, Mimi. Since you were so supportive on my thread I checked to see if you have your own check-in thread. I've just finished reading all of May and I have to say you are unbelievable! Your exercise record rocks! It really inspires me because you clearly have so much going on in your life, yet stil...

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Congratulations on your first week back! I know how hard it is to come back after straying--it's what I'm going through right now. Hmm, rewards. Now that your toes are done, do you need a manicure, by chance? :lol: I mentioned massage earlier because I've never had a professional massage, and my you...

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Cool, Mimi! I'm curious--do you tie your treats (like the pedicure) to good performance in the No-S arena as an incentive, the way I'm thinking of doing? If so, how is that working out? Or are they regularly scheduled, or whenever you feel like it, or based around some other system? Just gathering i...

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Thanks, Mimi. Seems to be just what I needed to hear on a day like today. I *will* try to be kinder to myself and take it a day at a time. I've been playing with the idea of giving myself a reward at the end of the week every time I accomplish a green Monday-Friday, whether it's something for the ho...

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Well, right about now the name "Vigilant" seems like a sarcastic joke. I have really gotten off course since starting a new job. To be honest, I was struggling even before the job started but was managing to hang on and keep my objectives in sight. At this point, though, it feels like starting from ...

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This thread is just what I needed to re-motivate me! I've been having some serious compliance problems lately and I'm not sure when my last truly green day was. :oops: Biggest issues are with sweets and snacks, not so much seconds. Need to move more, too. I did step aerobics faithfully throughout Ma...

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I ate my way--"intuitively", of course--to my current weight, which is at its all-time high. I paid money to join a discussion board/support group, and found it to have a very negative and anxious vibe. (Who wouldn't be anxious, trying to constantly discern if they're at a 5 or a 9 or a 2 on the hun...

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Really helpful to someone just starting out, like me. Thanks!

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If you have an iPod or portable CD player with headphones, maybe listening to some music would be nice. You can make playlists of the songs you find most relaxing as well as songs that really pump you up. Then pick accordingly, depending on what your emotional needs are on that particular break. Jus...

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Oh, and on the potential dangers of permasnacking, I liked this little article: http://www.utmatters.com/archive_uhm.php?article=46 Excerpt: Causes of liver disease When people overeat or snack too frequently, the pancreas secretes insulin on a more continual basis,â€ explains Dr. Najjar. â€œBecause...

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Ehhh, we'll give you credit for "permasnacking." :D It's a great term. I liked the NYT article too, and I bet Warner or someone at a major paper will be writing about No-S soon, due to the book release and increased awareness. I know several print and online mags have already written about it, so it...

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Thanks, LA and VintageGeek. Love your avatars.

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Thanks Anita and KCCC! I didn't mean to be so graphic in my description of the ice cream and cookies, lol! But I guess I was trying to convey how tempting it was for me. I got through Day 4, but let's see if I even make it to Day 64, as you have. :) Good for you! And I'm impressed by what you said a...

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Really impressive and inspiring! Congratulations!

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This is only Day 4 of No-S for me, and I find the "no sweets" part toughest. That said, my husband came home from work and asked me to put some chocolate chip cookies in the oven for him (we have dough shaped into individual balls in the freezer, leftover from a recent event). This task would be tor...

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KCCC--love the car analogy. I'm writing that one down.

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Thank you for this fantastic post. I am going to be 27 in August and plan to start a family in the next 1-2 years. What you have written reassures me that I am doing the right thing by getting on board with no-S.

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Thanks you guys! I'm so impressed by the friendliness of this community.

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Thanks for the welcome, Too Solid and Deb. :) I think I confused you, though--I haven't lost any weight yet. I should have said "when I've lost..." instead of "because I've lost...". What I meant was that Reinhard suggested that a person add to the testimonials when they have been with the program f...

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Hi Wren! I'm new too and today was my first day of posting and introducing myself as well. Wishing you great success with this!

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Hi Thalia, I don't have any answers for you, because I do and think the exact same things! Not only do I feel bad, but I feel bad about feeling bad because I think I should know better due to being educated, well-read, and in possession of a critical and probing mind. I applaud your very honest and ...

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Hi Everyone! I've been lurking on the boards and the Everyday Systems site for a few days now, so I figured it is time to make myself known. This is Day 3 of No S for me and I have to admit that I am excited, hopeful, and nervous all at once. Yet I feel confident that I have found, in No S, the righ...

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