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Thursday was great, then came Friday. Good Friday I might add... my holiday... I wasn't going to take an extra S day for Easter weekend, but I needed to fill Easter baskets today (Friday) because company is coming. So, instead of being beaten by peeps, I'm calling it an S event. If I colored the who...

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Is anyone still trying here?

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Very cute tigger picture zippadee! So, are you going to bounce around more now? More energy?

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I made it through Wed. eve... on to Thursday. I had better plan supper now with some great thing to look forward to or I might not make it!

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Yikes! Out of the blue comes an attack of the "weekend" mind-set. The kids (4) have 5 days off over the Easter weekend, so as soon as I realized that today was like a Friday... it hit! The URGE. I could have salted my shoe and ate it! Why? Habit? Yea, pretty much. I usually get through my Friday loo...

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This is so insightful... I think I'll read the posts over again.

Habit slowly dissolves urge. Really! And strict repetition creates habit.
Gluttony has been defined since the beginning. Even Adam and Eve had to go and eat that darn fruit.

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I boxed up my old diet stuff (2 huge boxes) and donated one and put one out in my garage. 2 years later I broke open the box... don't go there! If you can get rid of them do it! I still have that box plus another one. ug!

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My gut feels like it's shrinking a bit.

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Butterfly ~ Yea! Think strict! Ann ~ milk is Reinhard's suggestion and fine! Keep going! no snacker ~ only 3 days! (for 1st round :wink: ) mricem ~ get moving! :wink: xippadee ~ we seem to be in sync with the 21 and now a month... lets do this thing! Oolala ~ I think that 10 min. of ex. might be my ...

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Thanks guys!!! I have hope now.

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I felt it personally necessary to renew my membership as I have been totally unable to do more than a couple days in... oh, about a year and a half. So, I'm here to say that I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it I did it...

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Welcome! I agree about the menu planning ahead helping! I plan Mon-Sat. once a week and it really helps me a lot!

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From the NoS book "Nothing builds power like practice. When you resist these pangs (hunger), it isn't just a one-time act of virtue, it builds the muscle of resistance."
Each time you resist, the easier you'll make it for next time. Each time you give in, you're making it harder for next time.

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great reminder!

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I totally agree! I gained my first 50 (yes, 50) pounds in college my first year alone! Mostly all from snacking and seconds. That set a tough trend that I've struggled with since.

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Welcome!!! My best advice is to be very strict with the rules, especially at first. I was wishy-washy for so long that I couldn't do 2 days in a row. When I became strict, I accomplished 21 days straight so far. Also, read the book if you haven't. It really helps. Good luck!

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...concentrate on vanilla No S and exercise. We have our first camping trip in less than two months, and I wonder if I'll be able to sleep in a sleeping bag. Great plan! Vanilla is strictly written with reinforced rules and support system for it's simplicity right here. Go buy another book :wink: a...

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March 13 not even tempted. I feel strong. 14 tempted but strong! 15 16 very tough, but tomorrow is S! 17 b-day and WAY over the top. I feel sick. 18 not quite as drastic. Had an eye opener today. :cry: (see daily) 19 Mondays are as tough as Fridays, and I did it!!! I did it! Yea me! 20 whew close o...

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Yea zippadee! You did it!

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I'm in! I want to do [the rest of the] entire perfect month of vanilla No S. April 1 :wink: 2 :mrgreen: This is day 21 straight for me! I haven't been able to do that for a year and a half!! Woohoo! 3 :mrgreen: and a good day it was! 4 :mrgreen: 5 :mrgreen: kids (4) are out of school until Tuesday....

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I challenge you to set a goal to meet by the end of the month! This is for anybody who needs encouragement and daily accountability. We will all keep tabs on each other. Think of this as your own little cheering section. - Write down what your goal is at the top of your post and then update that po...

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I'm going to start a monthly challenge again... then we can choose to either do 21 or whatever you wish. When you complete this 21, join me there, or do both, or whatever you want. If you really want to do the 21 and keep trying, I'll still be here for ya! I hope we all make it!!!

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Only one more green day 'til I hit 21!!!

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Perhaps I should start over again since I have an extra yellow day mixed in with my N Days on this 21 day stint. Debating on that. I feel like I should have all green with just my normal S days to be in the 21 club. What do ya think? I do fee like a birthday for my immediate family constitutes an S...

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reinhard wrote:And of course, I'm fond of this book as well:

And every time I read it I get re-inspired. Thank you so much Reinhard. Yours is the best "diet" book!

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Oh Mimi! A green turtle! How perfect! I still think I'm the rabbit, so that's hard for me to choke down yet. Of course I remember Mark and his green jewelery that he was going to buy for all of us. Ha! He stopped chatting with me probably because I'm taking to long with my ups and downs... I am sooo...

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They have mounds of food upon thars. :wink: (thinking of the star-bellied sneeches.) Anyway... Nichole! Nichole, Nichole! I've been there 4 times sweetheart! I know you have too. Take care of yourself! Nap! I fell asleep driving when 9 months pregnant with our first. I rolled to a gentle stop at the...

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Thanks! I will. I never made it past the count down... I feel better about it.

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Husband, 4 kids, 2 cats, 1 dog, beige carpet, 8 acres with a creek running through it, new carpet steamer.

Guess what I'm going to do for the rest of today?

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Are you sure? It really creeped me out. I kept thinking I would "come around" driving or some unsafe thing. I'm a sleep-walker. Are you positive he just makes good suggestions? Because it was really helping my head!

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I came back today to tell you about my mental games that I had at lunch... About 10:00 I was thinking that maybe I should fast until supper since I was going so strong and drinking water. I was sure I could do it, but I thought I'd leave it open and see what happens since I don't want to be the hare...

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Zippadee ~ if you ever do find a great NoS diet- backer book, let us all know. At the beginning of this year I bought the Paul McKenna book/CD called I Can Make You Thin . It really really helped me with my mental state. I did eventually feel the need for more definite rules and came back to NOS, bu...

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Sara, I feel your extreme frustration! I am not diabetic, but have hypothyroidism. I've struggled with it for over 15 years. I don't believe it is regulated. I have been from one extreme to another mentally with panic being the main problem. No S is the only Sane calm approach that I have found that...

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You're helping me as much or more as I'm helping you! I couldn't get more than a day green before... I have hope! :o I want to keep going. It's getting easier! :wink: Keep going everyone! You can do it if you are strict and firm with yourself! Wishy washy = squishy tushy (or gut in my case)

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happy birthday snapdragon! Thanks everyone! I come here for encouragement when I need it! It works because of you guys! Still on track!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ...

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Mimi said "Practice makes permanent!"
So true, I hope!

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good one! I'm saving it on my daily

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Thank you sooooo much you guys! You really motivate me!
I am STILL doing great!

Gk - I'll send you a message with my ideas about crochetting

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Lots of water. I usually have a big waterbottle of ice water with a splash of unsweetened cranberry juice. Also, if really tired I usually eat, but a 15 minute nap curbs that.

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Oh I'm fighting! This time around I was at an all-time high, my 16 year old son looked at my dish of cake with double frosting and told me I was killing myself with such sincerity I choked, and I know that this whole last year was a waste of time because I never got seriously strict. This diet works...

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thanks! I know! It felt good to get back to an N day.

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Seems we all could write and edit the same book.. :) So true! What you two write are a reflection of me. ZippaDee - You are doing Awesome! Only one week left! What control you have. 8) I have a 16 year old son with attitude. He hasn't giving me a peace offering of a pop yet, but he did sit right by...

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Hi! Just wondering how you've been doing... still doing the challenge? I get queezy when I eat bad foods. I'm usually feeling that every weekend. Duh, huh?

Keep going!

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Great weekend! You want to stay in that happy place.

Both of our weekends were binge-free. Yea!

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Hi! I read through your pages a ways and wanted to say that I'm so sorry about your Dad. I hope you didn't start smoking! I'm wondering how long you typically fast. I too have done some fasting with mostly success, and am interested in how well it goes for others.

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My weekend was sane, controlled, forgiving, on track, and enjoyable. I had a few controlled treats. Wonderful weekend! I have hope. I definitely feel like this is getting easier. I thought of the weekend as N days with a bit of forgiveness. Only a week and a day until I get to 21 days! Keep going! :...

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I'm seeing lots of greens! Thanks guys, you're really motivating me! If you flub, try again. That wasn't saying it is okay to flub... well, you know what I mean! :roll: The strictness seems to really be the key. This works when I actually do it. Hmmm... go figure. ~hf - how are you doing? ZippaDee ...

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You guys are great! What encouragement this is for me. I actually went to bed early because I couldn't face temptation anymore. I was craving popcorn something fierce, slamming water and crocheting away (I haven't touched that afghan in over a year) when my dear dear husband sits down next to me wit...

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Welcome back! Simply do it... and it will prove itself.

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Reinhard says "...one physical plate, and I think for beginners especially it's good to stick with this, even if it means a fairly overloaded plate. If the amount of food on your one plate is a little bestial and disgusting, that's part of the educational process." I imagine that if I were surrounde...

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Today I strongly needed encouragement to make it through the weekend without a continual flub feast. I have lost 26 lb. twice and gained it back, and I feel this is my time... and I need to face my weekends. As I've said before, I loose all week, then gain on the weekends. Every week. I did so great...

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Wednesday and I am still on track. Day 9. This is the longest streak that I've had in a very long time. Pitiful isn't it? Anyway, this one will stick!

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Great job! Hug yourself for me! (really)

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oolala53 wrote:I met my wish, not goal, of entering the normal BMI range today.

Yea! Good for you!

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First of all... write down details including what you're thinking on your daily check-in because you can motivate yourself by re-visiting what was going on in your head when it was working. Also, read the "history" on earlier pages of check-ins from people who have lost. Notice that the loosers too ...

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I think fresh start has been used dozens of time, I change mine all of the time. No problem.

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I've moved most of my "dinner" plates to the top shelf and kept the smaller lunch size plates and salad plates down low. It's amazing how used-to-it you get. My family didn't say a thing.

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I just had to re-visit my scale saga. So much has happened. #1 regular digital scale - died in toilet flood my daughter made #2 dial unfloodable - son dropped scented oil on it and it etched it so bad I can't read it. #3 washable waterproof glass - same daughter shattered it into a zillion peices #4...

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I've been doing more thinking about the scale again... I really should bring up the scale history thread because I again am on a new scale. What is it #5? I do weigh almost daily. I've tried to not, but I think it helps to keep me in focus and not ignore it. I try to only record once a week though s...

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I love the "marriage" concept. Too funny. But really, I've been married for 22 years and if I would have walked every time I wanted to I'd be at the bottom of the ocean... if I eat every time I want to I'd not be able to walk. Also, affairs might be fun, but they destroy the marriage. Don't even go...

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I got through a Monday, which is as hard as Fridays because I need to jump back on the track and this heavy steam engine has problems getting back on the track! :roll: I eat so much when everyone is around that I BLOW every weekend, but I have been able to loose weight in August before, so I know it...

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I just realised that I haven't renewed my membership to the 21 day club since May'09! No wonder I can't loose. I am going to be as strict as possible! I've started a 21 day challenge. Here I go!

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I'm in, and I get to cheat because I started early. :wink: March 13 not even tempted. I feel strong. 14 tempted but strong! 15 16 very tough, but tomorrow is S! 17 b-day and WAY over the top. I feel sick. 18 not quite as drastic. Had an eye opener today. :cry: (see daily) 19 Mondays are as tough as...

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21 day challenge I challenge you to do 21 successful (green or yellow, no red according to habitcal) days in a row. If you succeed, you get to declare your success to the world on the "21 day club" thread and on here! This is for anybody who needs encouragement and daily accountability. We will all...

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After browsing around looking for help, I re-read KCCC's thread about the phases of noS: Phase I: Establishing habit Phase II: S-day worries Phase III: Got it! Phase IV: Maintenance and fine-tuning for individual needs I am solidly back at the first phase and need to get my habit on... Phase I: Est...

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I had a bit of an eye opener last night. It was my birthday Saturday and I had looked forward to cake all week, so last night I got a piece of cake to eat about 9 pm. If I was going to have to watch others eat MY birthday cake this week, I'd better squeeze another one in quick before an N day. Oh an...

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You go girl! keep it up!

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Zippadee ~ it really helps me knowing there are people out there just like me! Thanks, I needed that! Keep in touch! r.jean ~ DON"T FEEL DISCOURAGED! You've lost 46 pounds! I feel the need to tell you to go to your grocery store and pick up 4 of the biggest turkeys that you can find... If you can. T...

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Thanks for your encouragement! We're in this together!

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I just remembered something I had forgotten for a while: Food tastes absolutely incredible when you are actually hungry!!! yea! I'm doing great! I even behaved today and it's a Friday! Pizza is really hard to control... but it was easier today because it tasted absolutely incredible and that was onl...

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I don't think I've made it a habit and habit is the key to controling those binges! I personally think that I am a food addict, that being in my terms as someone who is controled by food. I am also a diet addict. Every darn day I start out with a plan that I AM going to follow. I go into all of the ...

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I hear ya Kathleen. We've both been around and around with our thoughts, mostly trying the same things, but I am here to tell you that I REALLY think that you shouldn't give up on noS. Here's why: Like me, I don't think you've made it a habit and habit is the key to controling those binges! I person...

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Wonderful! Congratulations!!!
What you've done is incredible, so don't sell yourself short! There are many of us that wish we were in your shoes. You give us incentive.

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Yea! You're doing great!
Thanks for the encouragement. I myself made it to 26 pounds lost twice and gained it all back... twice! So I am back at the beginning again and so glad that I read your post!

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I was really inspired by r.jean who has lost 45 pounds in a year and has about 25 to go. I got the feeling that she feels it's going slow now. This is what I said... After just reading your post, I feel very hopeful. I started NoS way before you, but lost and gained the same 26 pounds doing exactly ...

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I wasn't tempted at all yesterday, probably because I was soooo determined. I even made lasagna without snitching ANY hamburger (one of my favorites is fresh cook & salted hamburger). That was probably a first. This morning I went to the grocery store and when I hit the candy isle, I looked up and s...

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CONGRATULATIONS!
Jolly ranchers used to be my panic treat. They take forever to eat (long enough for the BAD to pass) and you can't chew them or loose a filling.

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Thanks guys! I came back again today just to color my habitcal green for today and I have 4 people cheering me on! WOW! I love this place. I also told my family that I'm doing NoS again and that they should feel free to police me. I figure I need to be as strict as I can, and they will watch me clos...

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I just wiped out my way-too-red habitcal to start a fresh one. Boy, that felt good!

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Fresh start for me! I'm turning 45 (ug!) this Saturday (St. Patrick's day). I went to the doctor for my physical yesterday and I'm depressed about my weight. Twice I've lost 26 pounds doing NoS. And twice I've gained it all back. My oldest child started college and moved out last year and my younge...

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bumpity

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good grief. another bump. I really want to start at the top of the page.

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bumping to the top for my fresh start instead of starting a new thread.

yep I feel this necessary

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bumping it up for a much needed fresh start.

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I just read someone's post about having trouble with Fridays, and I just wanted to comment to myself on this issue. I HAD lost 26 pounds following vanilla noS. Fridays threw me off for the whole weekend, and I usually had a very difficult time getting back on track myself, but consider the alternat...

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Done! I put all Easter candy away with the Easter basket stuff (which is why I bought it all in the first place) and made sure no junk is around. Things are looking up! Maybe I'll actually be successful today!

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Those horrible great tasting Reeses easter eggs! UG! I'm starting to hate the pull they have. I've just decided to pack them away for the 4 Easter baskets I'll be making. Gee, good idea... it's almost what I bought them for :roll: Actually, I'm going to clean out my kitchen and vow to not buy ANY j...

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Day 3 was fine, considering I allow sweets. I had 2 dishes of food and one hand-scoop of Reeses Easter eggs. I'm calling it a dish. I may need to re-think that sweets thing if it gets out of hand. Why do I buy those little self-control busters anyway??? Today, Thursday, I will avoid those as much as...

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2 successful days in a row... joy, happy, yipee!

how pitiful was that! It was once my norm. I guess I was quite a bit thinner then also. duh

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Yesterday I started my new plan: I keep track of the little things that help me on a calendar... - 3 dishes of food max. - heart exercises, no minimum. - soul exercises, no minimum. - water, 6 glasses minimum. - 8 hours of sleep or a nap. I will keep track of all, but get a sticker if I eat nothing...

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Woohoo! inspiring.

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Quote I read "Change from eating whenever you can and exercising only when you must' to 'eating only when you must and exercising whenever you can".

"Nobody is ever hungry when they reach for the desert!"

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I just read this on an Iowa blue zones e-mail and thought it was great advice: FOLLOW THE 80 PERCENT RULE. Blue ZonesÂ® learned that residents of Okinawa, Japan, have a smart strategy for maintaining a healthy weight. Before meals they say "hara hachi bu," which means to stop eating when you're 80 ...

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Yea! Congratulations!

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I have a 9 day vacation coming up and I just want to maintain during that. It will be hard. Sitting in the car with the family for 23 hours, eating out most of the time for 8 days, then another 23 hour car ride in which they will most likely be eating when THEY get hungry... I have 3 teens and a tw...

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Since the new year I've tried: Paul McKenna's book and hypnosis CD counting calories counting fat grams waiting until supper to eat only fruit until supper exercising a minimum of 1 hour a week rule (I usually do 30 a day M-F) Drinking 8 glasses of water before supper time Needless to say, I'm so so...

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