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Merlekins,

CONGRATULATIONS on YOUR 21 DAYS!!!!!!!!

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This is a separate tag/habit I am tracking.. I am still giving myself yellow boxes for my general NoS habitcal, on S days. Debs, your clarification makes sense, habits are hard to break but I have the UTMOST confidence YOU WILL "reengineer" this one! I had a crummy S day on Sunday, its seems like i...

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KCCC, very interesting article. I have found as I have "healed" my relationship with food that eating MORE is not pleasurable. Interesting to have some physiological evidence to support this. Some of this also might be the tolerance threshold, i.e. for the first hit ... sweets whatever is potent but...

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Kathleen, thank you :D Day 209 10/18 SUCCESS Cinnamin Raising Ezekiel Toast with Earth Balance Caramel Macchiotos Godiva Chocolate Salmon, mache salad, butternut squash soup, rosemary bread with EVOO Godiva Chocolate Day 210 10/19 SUCCESS Godiva Chocolate Caramel Macchiato Godiva Chocolate Organic F...

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Debs,

that is FANTASTIC!

(are you sure you want to mark reds on S days?

)

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Debs, COOL 8) glad we arrived at same page! Day 208 10/17 SUCCESS B: mixed grains, scrambled egg, cafe misto L: grilled salmon salad, with avocado, tomato, shredded carrot, arugula, romaine and evoo ... photo at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com D: watermelon ahhhhh ... the weekend is finally her...

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becca, Kathleen and Winnie gave great responses I ditto. An additional option is finding SOMETHING other than food after dinner to "look forward to" I don't know what that might be for you, but some little evening ritual that leaves you feeling treated and emotionally satisfied, doesn't have to be a...

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I'm not sure if I came across as if it wasn't real or in any way was invalidating your experience. I hope you didn't take it that way.. In fact, I was just trying to say it's a universal experience which many share during this time. Debs, oh dear! I did not in any way think you were invalidating my...

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Geez, I could not beleive the kind and thoughtful and supportive responses when I checked in today. THANK YOU. I feel loved :) Debs, I like your *objective* take on fall and the shift to internal, helps to put things in perspective! But I have to say it is V. REAL, you know ... the sorrow that just ...

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Enjoyed my lunch pizza today, and had my kick-ass Pilates workout so I'm full of virtue.

Sounds like a V. GOOD day KCCC!!!

I cook more too on NO S, hmmmmmmm ...

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One more day & I get a weekend to enjoy. janie, that is exactly where I am at, ONE MORE DAY AND I GET A WEEKEND TO ENJOY! I can't wait until my 1st caramel macchiato ... probably about 24 hours away :D and I have a nice stash of Godiva chocolates to indulge in ... oy ... what a nut job I am, SO GLA...

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Jill,

Get Well Soon!

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Tiffani and clicklbd, the things you are both talking about are TUFF! I love what clicklbd said about just "one day in years of nosing", one of the things No S is helping me with is just deal with the "mess and unexpectedness" of life, makes me think of the book The Road Less Traveled , I read somew...

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Hey Gals, for me working with a trainer is fun, but I could not have done it 10 or 20 years ago, in fact, about 15 years ago I did have a membership and it didn't pan out. what i am learning is the more that I bring to my working relationship with my personal trainer the better it is. I think when I...

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Hey Resting, thank you for your support, yes something about the sadness is JUST OVERWHELMING ... probably because it is an implicit memory ... "flooding" is a sign, anyway, it does wash in and wash out, the melancholy, amazing how many "food thoughts" i have had in October, today picking up godiva ...

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I am discovering that it takes about as much will power to NOT RESTRICT as it does to not binge. Gingercake, It is good to hear from you. It is interesting, Kathleen has brought up why do some people start No S and then just "disappear". Of course, we all hope that their "disappearances" are becaus...

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Day 204 10/13 SUCCESS b: mixed grains, scrambled egg, cafe misto l:homemade tuna salad sandwich, white peach cafe misto ... photo at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com d:one big bowl of watermelon frenzy new entry at my blog ... Implicit Memories ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com did a bunch of CRUNK t...

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Resting,

SOUNDS GOOD!

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But still, the thought was definitely there! I almost feel like a failure because of my thoughts even. They are so sabotaging! I can get through the week just fine (even though I'm thinking about snacks or sweets all he time) and then I feel like I go crazy on the weekend. Jenny, if you just keep p...

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The real reward is my little sweetheart 9 year old, who hugged me around the middle and said she can tell I'm losing weight!

What a SWEETIE!

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What happens if you're an idiot on the weekend, does that mess up your countdown to 21 days?

Heavens NO

... THAT IS WHAT S DAYS ARE FOR

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janie, thank you for the kind words about my blog, it is fun to do and keeps me on track, the sushi was really PRETTY ... made for good pix as well as good taste! BTW you are doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Day 203 10/12 SUCCESS Caramel Macchiato Homemade Tuna Fish Salad sandwich with fixin's on ...

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JerryLee, WELCOME! There is a LOT of hope in NO S diet. It is an uncanny way of eating that can lead you to a healthy and joyous relationship with food and eating and positively effect every other area of your life, especially relationships and work! Kind of amazing. Don't worry about weight loss pe...

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For me the point of habitcal is to record an honest assessment for me of my progress, I think Kathleen's modification is great. She has set it up that way, to allow herself to take her NWS days as she pleases. I plan my NWS days because that is what works for me, and for me, I beleive the discipline...

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Debs, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Day 202 10/11 SUCCESS Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Toast wih Earth Balance Caramel Macchiato Caramel Macchiato .... guess this is my "new" saturday thing going to starbucks and getting two .... Dark Chocolate with Rasins and pecan Sushi, beautiful ... going to get the pict...

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To measure body fat I have two ways, one is the thing at the gym i do about once a month and then i have measurements and a chart that i got out of a book "protien power" where you use the abdominal, hip and height measurments to caluculate with some constants, for the most part, both measurements a...

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Merry, I mark my NWS days yellow. I don't usually mark them until I use them, although at the beginning of the month I pretty much know when they will be. For me, eating impulsively is part of my problem, so for me, it helps to plan my NWS days - it also gives me something to look forward to. Since ...

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janie, thank you for that cyber hug, wow, i don't meet that many people who have a lot of loss in their life, both parents and your grandparents ... you are now officially an orphan :( ok, maybe an adult, my dad is the only one I have left and we are not too close, but yeah, Grandma absolutely ROCKE...

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....I'm not in a hurry to get the rest of my weight off as I was when I was trying complicated & painful diets...and I'm absolutely convinced that I'm working on being healthy for the rest of my life. YAY! Janie, I actually found the slower weight loss worked well for me, since one of my triggers (...

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Whew, my first week back on the plan with all Green!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suskiokla,

good to hear from you,

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for me 21 days was a great start, however, i beleive that for me, it will take a good two years to develop a REAL No S HABIT, why so long? 1. i have a forty year plus habit of binging and restricting, that is my default eating pattern when i am stressed or at the other end very relaxed, i don't real...

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If I'm very stressed about one thing in particular, then I don't eat. I sit and fret. If I've got a lot of low level stress on a bunch of things going on, then I absolutely do eat! clicklbd, Great Insight! I never really saw it that way before, but it perfectly explains the times I lost weight due ...

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I have never been this excited about a "diet" nor has this ever been so easy to follow. Merlekins, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Only good things have happened to me in all areas of my life since I started last week!!!! I can relate. Early on I was particularly and pleasantly astonished with how the simpl...

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ENJOY!

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I once had a nutritionist tell me to eat a candybar once in a while. clicklbd, that is so funny! I can relate, that is why i absolutely LOVE S days .... they are the ONLY thing that have been able to keep me from swinging from puritinacal self righteous clean eating to ravenous out of control junk ...

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Resting, thanks :wink: Day 196 10/5 SUCCESS Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Toast with Earth Balance Caramel Macchiato Dark Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans Bar B Q Salmon, Sauteed Spinach Caramel Macchiato i think that was it .... Day 197 10/6 SUCCESS B: mixed grains, scrambled egg, cafe misto L:bar b q ha...

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and also find a way to get enough magnesium in my food... Rose, interesting point about magnesium, when i started eating my N day breakfast of quinoa, buckwheat and amaranth, i stopped getting headaches, apparently they have magnesium which apparently helps with migraines ... not sure why you are w...

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I'm very proud of myself that I didn't use that as an excuse to go off habit

Debs,

v. COOL!

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He was happy eating his snacks; I am happy cuz I enjoyed success

Tink,

Great way to make the point that, yes success, is very satisfying in itself,

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"The Peanut Cluster Diet with Restrictions"

I love it

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resting,

LOVE your attitude,

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Kathleen,

THAT is FANTASIC!

Yay you! and thank you for bringing so much to the boards,

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clickbld, I was vegan for two years, then moved to vegetarian, now I am a "fish eater" too .... :) so this is the Clean Eating magazine I was thinking of, I mean to check it out but have not got around to it. I have that book, "clean eating" is pretty much how i have approached food for years, the d...

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Yep!

Boy all of that sounds like a LOT of fun and VERY DELICIOUS!

I am so looking forward to when I DO travel again and not have to worry about food!

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Tiffani, you have been a big help to me as well and to many people on these boards, i think that's how it works, we just kind of encourage each other along, it is kind of wonderful! 3aday, thank you! good to seeing you doing some posting, your words are always refreshing, inspiring and motivating! B...

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clicklbd,

thank you for your kind words about my blog,

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Savita, COOL! 8) sounds like you are doing great! it is a tuff habit to break but i beleive it really is absolutely breakable, part of the thing i think is really BELEIVING we can, that is where Reinhard's book really helped me, it really made me open up my mind and see it is possible, Betty and Jil...

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It was a lovely No S Monday

3aday,

it sounds lovely, and also highly ENJOYABLE and STRESS-FREE!

woo hoo!

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i don't necessarily low carb but i am not a big bread/pasta eater simply because wheat does not agree with me so i usually save that for weekends ... i eat mixed grains for breakfast most every N day - for me more satisfying and cause me no problem, in fact probably couldn't live without them now th...

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amieru and Floridagirl,

WELCOME! have ya'll had a chance to check out the book? it is great, huge help and good, easy read, i highly recommend!

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oops! amieru, see you have already read it!

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Is Clean Eating the magazine edited? produced? by Tosca Reno (sp?) the lady connected with Oxygen magazine? I LOVE LOVE LOVE Oxygen Magazine and am planning to do a blog entry on it in the near future, it is one of my healthy "tools"

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clicklbd 1. for purposes of No S when I have a meal I don't like or is unsatisfying i just accept that and move on, i think that is just how life is, i also note whatever went into those particular choices and figure out how to do things different next time :D 2. as far as timing, i hear that you wo...

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One of the big mental obstacles I faced when I started No S Diet was the idea that I was "addicted to sugar" ... i have been "sober" for over 20 years from alcohol and for over 20 years had been trying to make Overeatears Anonymous work for me the way Alcoholics Anonymous did. I was completely convi...

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thephatsister,

WELCOME ... and good luck!

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Jill,

sounds like your new way is going good!
KEWL

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janie,

Me too!
sometimes i am just really relieved for the "life raft" of those N days ...

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But if nothing else, I have gained a new, wonderful, normal relationship with food that complements my newly found peace with my body.

Crystal,

that sounds absolutely wonderful,

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Neptunus,

Welcome and Cool Name

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I'm tired of using or hearing the excuse, "Oh, this went wrong or that got in the way." It's irrelevant! Slim people have things go wrong, get upset, etc. and they don't gorge and gain weight. That doesn't mean they handle things better; they just don't use food. I want to be one of them! oolala53,...

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Blueskighs, thanks for your post. I have to tell you, I've been reading about the rules that some people have for S days, and it makes me *feel* like they are changing everything to make it a diet. I even had some weightwatchers flashbacks! I'm not saying this is how it seems to them, just how it f...

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Gail,

that is so great!!!!!!!!!

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This is not dieting, it is a cure for those trying to undo the damage that dieting inflicts on our bodies, minds and spirits. ironlily, have to agree with you! also - if you see some of the posts on the board ... yours was not long at all :) I just finished Week 10 and can't imagine wanting to ever...

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(ie. I don't want Blueskighs to be pressured to always reply to me when really all I am doing is writing another check-in...) Merlekins, when you "post reply" you are not responding directly to me, but i do enjoy reading the daily check-ins and comment when I relate or whatever, some people like th...

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habitualrunner, for me it really is about ENJOYING my food, I have and do and will overeat on S days, not every S day and some overeating is definitely ok, but the truth is if you really focus on ENJOYING your S day, it will make a big difference, it is really hard to ENJOY eating that is rapid and ...

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Day 195 10/4 SUCCESS Peaches Caramel Macchiato Caramel Macchiato ... the ladies at Starbucks were sooooo sweet to me yesterday when I went back for my second, it made it all the more fun! Organic Dark Chocolate with raisins and pecans Spinach empanada, roquefort and celery empanada with chimichurri ...

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still, it was nice to have nomz at the movies and not feel guilty. I lost 2 pounds this week!

COOL!

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KCCC,

it is always good to hear from you on the boards!

It still seems a little counter-intuitive that being extra-nice works, but it's true - much more effective than any other course of action.

it does seem counter-intuitive, but fortunately it works. YAY!

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In the end, I ate at least 300 calories (sometimes more) less than "normal," for the handful of days I tracked. After that, I stopped tracking. Who needs that hassle! clicklbd, thank you for "proving" and "sharing" what Reinhard has been telling us all along ... if we DO cut out those snacks sweets...

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Reinhard, Crazy Cat Lady, and KAxelrod, thank you for your kind words of support. It is great that "maintenance" is the same as the "weight loss" phase! I think Kathleen pointed out this is a great quality of the NO S Diet and I have to heartily agree! And as Reinhards said, this is where No S reall...

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Day 194 10/3

SUCCESS

B: Ezekiel cinnamon raisin toast with Earth Balance, cafe misto
L: wild salmon grilled, sauteed spinach, cafe misto
D: MV Pudding ... picture at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com

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Kathleen, you're thoughtfulness towards this No S diet is wonderful. I think the topics you are bringing up are great and I appreciate it! I think that "unconditional permission to eat" on the weekends may be the key. Your body needs to know that you can be completely satisfied on the weekends. Kath...

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erratic scientific weigher ... mostly i weigh when i am "in the mood" :D except for when i post monthly results for my blog, truth be told i am very glad i have reached maintenance, cause i will just post monthly results for month 8, month 10 and then just yearly, i don't really like the whole "weig...

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Do any other local food fans find that it is difficult not to overeat when you are always thinking about how to use your fresh food? play_outside, I have been going to farmer's markets regularly for over seven years, it took me a long time to stop overbuying because everything always looked so good...

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Kathleen, are you talking about "conditional permission to eat" vs. "unconditional permission to eat" or is that just typing .... bottom line is i basically IGNORE "Sometimes" as far as my S days go and give myself "unconditional permission to eat" not exactly sure how that would be described in Int...

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Tink Congratulations on your upcoming anniversary, those are definitely SPECIAL days ... and won't it be fun to enjoy whatever "treat" we want on Halloween! Day 193 10/2 SUCCESS Doctor this morning, I was thinking on the way over, these are some of the things I used to "binge" over ... doctor and de...

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I know AA preaches that you are one drink away from being a drunk again. i have learned that "one drink away from a drunk" does not in fact mean that you will get drunk the first time you have one drink, in fact you could, after a period of abstinence, go days, months, weeks and even years before s...

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i think for me the answer is not so much "how many failures" or "will failure send me over the edge" i am more motivated by can i "just for today" eat 3 meals, with nothing in between. it's kind of a game, but what i have learned is guess what, this is a game i can win :D other diets or eating progr...

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September No S Diet BRONZE September PROJECT No medal September Oxycise/Stretch No Medal LOVE LOVE LOVE the new stats function on Habit Cal, no need for me to "figure out" my medals, habitcal call does it for me. With a 2 1/2 week staycation in September and 4 NWS days this is the results I pretty m...

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Jill,

sounds like you are doing well! yes, if it helps you, STAY OFF THOSE SCALES

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Happy Birthday Reinhard!

May the coming year bring you and your loved ones much happiness, many blessings, and abundant prosperity!

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i am one of those that oats, even steel-cut slow cooked doesn't work well for, even with add-ons, i am not sure why they just don't satisfy me, but i have found that a mix of amanranth, quinoa and buckwheat with 1 or 2 eggs in the morning has amazing staying power ! however when I started no s my br...

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Tink, it is so good to hear from you, you have been missed! Day 192 - 10/1 SUCCESS B: mixed grains and scrambled eggs, cafe misto L: organic turkey bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, carrot sticks, cafe misto D: cottage cheese, vanilla, cinnamon, fresh pineapple chunks, this has been a great week f...

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the website is great but when I read the boards I get so bogged (blogged?) down by everybody's take on it i had the chance to read the book before i even knew there was a website. There is a lot of great information on the boards, especially the podcasts, but the book has the nuts and bolts of the ...

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Tink,

glad you're hiatus was breif!

it is so good to hear from you and thank you for popping in!

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Day 189 9/28 SUCCESS Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Toast with Earth Balance Caramel Macchiato Salmon and Broccoli ... see picture at my blog ... www.nosdiet.blogspot.com Caramel Macchiato Watermelon Day 190 9/29 SUCCESS B: mixed grains and scrambled egg, cafe misto L: tuna, broccoli, carrots red onion, 1/...

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Merlikens,

Welcome!

yup ... no sweets with your 3 squares on N Days, good you are getting the book, it pretty much covers the bases about what is "considered" a "sweet"

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wosnes, Joelle, jennyp, funfuture, Merry, rose, KCCC, mel1974c and Too Solid Flesh, THANK YOU! I am completely certain that all of you guys insight, support, and examples of patience has been a foundation of my success! and as far the mysterious world of maintenance .... that is a great way to descr...

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Merry,

No S is very exciting!

my favorite sweet - mini Reese's cups.

Silky,
I have ENJOYED MANY mini peanut butter cups on my S Days!!!!!

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If I ate Mexican food on an N Day and wanted to eat chips I would definitely put them on my one plate,

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wosnes said: When I grocery shop on the weekend, I have 5 meals planned for the next week. The meals usually aren't planned for a specific day. But narrowing the choices to those 5 things makes cooking easier. I kind of do the same thing. Every Saturday when I go to the Farmer's Market I have an ide...

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I'm convinced that all of my excess weight I have, came from eating junk food at night. Me Too, I was pretty sure the NO S Diet would work for me too because of my binging which wasn't necessarily restricted to night time eating. I just KNEW that if I could JUST STOP binging I wouldn't have to worr...

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Guess what the Dr. said was his goal for patients after surgery? 3 meals a day, no snacks and limited sweets! I

Wow Joelle, that is great information!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bonnie,

CONGRATULATIONS on a year on the NO S Diet. That must feel really good. It sounds like you have many postive gains, thank you for posting your testimonial.

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Funfuture and Gratefuldebs, thank you! Reinhard, aw shucks :oops: I just continue to hope that over time more and more people get "turned on" to the No S Diet. I just continue to believe that it holds out a real solution for many people, like me, who have struggled for a short or long time with thei...

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Me Too,

thank you, when I get a chance I'll check it out!

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KCCC,

LOVE YOUR STORY thank you for sharing it so well and LOVE YOUR PEACEFUL, WISE, PERSEVERING, HONEST AND ENCOURAGING PRESENCE ON THE BOARDS!

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:UPDATE:UPDATE:UPDATE: Didn't thing I would be posting again so soon on "results" but just wanted to record that I Have OFFICIALLY Reached MAINTENANCE ... The six months result I posted yesterday on my testimonial thread was from my Tuesday, September 24 anniversary date, but guess what? I weighed ...

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Silky,

THANK YOU!

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Didn't thing I would be posting again so soon on "results" but just wanted to record that I Have Reached MAINTENANCE ... Houston Houston the space ship has landed The six months result I posted yesterday on my blog was from my Tuesday, September 24 date, but guess what? I weighed and took my measure...

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