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jackn

I'd do likewise, for what it's worth.

Yes, one choc is harder than none.
Good luck.

jackn

day 49 All's well. Sleep: 5.5 hours, so-so rested. For lunch contemplated treats, but ended up realizing was full anyway, and would feel bad if stuffed myself. So, regular lunch. Furthermore, less was enough. Meals seem to be growing smaller. Other than no-snacking for some time, and the resulting a...

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Yes, Raw, I do wonder whether it's just a phase and will go away. Won't have been the first time, either. I will say, however, that this has gone on for long, that during this time I faced the usual stresses, and, yet, the sane eating and keeping danger foods at home have hung around. I'll stick my ...

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Get well soon.

Can't happen overnight, can it.
Please don't beat yourself up over it.
We are people.

Good luck on coming days.

jackn

Thanx, Walker.
I'll take congrats anytime.

I mean to go on following the 21-day term, but by now I feel the habit is quite ingrained, and I'm looking more long range.

What a relief, what relative ease.

I appreciate the feedback.

jackn

I'm amazed at how happy I am in the moderation zone. For years and years I've been drawn to extremes. Exactly how I feel. And feeling happy I'm sure helps me stick to it. And, I, too, notice the same in exercise. I allow myself not to push, and I go more for yoga, depending on desire and state of b...

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Hey, Nell, I guess UK weather is on the NoS diet: notSunny, except Sometimes.

A Brit could set S-Days by the sun and stay pretty sober most of the time.

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Hey, TunaFishKid, like it alott'll.

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Hey, raw, looking good.

Keep it up.

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day 48 All's well. Sleep: 5.5? hours, so-so rested Long weekend over with no overeating. Given that started pooped out, happy with it. Also, still and more so, lots of treats and temptations lying aound in the kitchen, but they seem safe. Something as basic as apples, not to mention chocolate, I cou...

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joasia wrote:because i overdid it this weekend, my breakfast this morning is light

Joasia, do you mean 'don't feel like eating much', or 'should lower intake to make up for weekend excess?

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I agree, Cedar. For what it's worth, I saw some fat loss at the beginning, and that pretty much stood still for a month or so. Now, again, I'm losing, slowly, I think (no measurements). Most of all, I'm beginning to notice that I only can and want to eat less. I'm quite sure where this will lead. An...

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Gratitude is often counseled, indeed. What struck me about that morning was how it emerged spontaneously. I would be a wreck with so little sleep! Tell me about it. What is it that makes grading papers so awful? The sameness of it all or the fact that there's never any end in sight? Take your pick. ...

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Got it, thanx.

Yes, you are lucky to be keep good company.

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Will look into Ellyn Satter. I like the sound of moderate and relaxed. Dh gave me a cool high techy thing for my bike and I got gift cards from my fav clothing stores. My girls made me sweet gifts with love coupons and pictures. We went to brunch today and the food was amazing. Now, that's an S-Day!...

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Nell12 wrote:one of our first sunny days in the uk

An S-Day.

Sounds like an OK S-Day.

jackn

day 47 All's well. Sleep: 3.5 hours. So-so rested. Peckish. These few days of regular eating show. Nice relatively empty belly feel much of the time, facial tonus... Feel like roasted peanuts as my carbs at some point today. And for my meat meal, have crockpot stew finishing overnight. The aroma is ...

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Sounds delicate and hard.

Hope it works out well.

Congrats on the three day streak.

jackn

Hey, Cedar, how kind of you to pay attention.
I'm flattered.

Many happy returns of your 3x GREEN.

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We're conditioned by the silent Bogart type... Could be. Boy, do I hate that old (well...) Hollywood image and what it has wrought. Though, of course, Hollywood has been as much a reflection of our culture as an influence. I haven't thought much about it, just struck me, and was hoping to get input ...

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Come to think of it, though, I'd say it differently: "'Enough is a feast." I mean that there's no feast to be had other than in enough. The meal that goes beyond enough, and is referred to as a 'feast' is actually unpleasant, and leaves me frustrated, vaguely puzzled, dazed and unhappy with myself. ...

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Hey, MaggieMae and TobiasMom.

TobiasMom's message could have been written by me, too, MaggieMae. I was thinking that as I was reading it, and then saw the thought echoed in MaggieMae's answer...

Sounds like a good, calm plan.

Good luck to us all.

jackn

Most participants around here, it seems, are women.

In your opinion, what accounts for that?

jackn

Interesting about the S-Day issues and how you handle them by waiting it out till things settle down.

Was it a group run?
Or, do you do this regularly, on your own?
8km is no mean feat.

Hope dinner went off well.
Happy Mother's Day. S-Day, too?

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Yes, I can see MagggieMae, what you mean.

You can see where it's at.

Good luck to us all.

jackn

RAWCOOKIE wrote:
Saturday

I actually didn't think about my S day treats as soon as I opened my eyes this morning! That's new!

Funny.
Looking forward to the weekend recap.

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day 46 All's well. Sleep: ?, very so-so rested Slight hunger, delayed breakfast as, on Saturday, have it after farmers' market, at a cafe, so around 8, instead of 5-5:30. After workout, no hunger. Also, amazing how it happens, almost a certainty born as to what would like to have today: nettle with ...

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My favourite cooking style: KISS.
And, lots of raw - tasty, no hassle.

Yes, for years now, I'm finding it hard to find places to eat out that are half-way reasonable.
Whole food and home-cooking will definitely reform your buds.

Happty bday!

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Oh, yes, cafe as usual, right after the farmers' market. Balmy day over here. It's not the UK. Or am I wrong?! Don't know where I got the impression you lived across the Channel. Cae mornin was particularly good, as we were five around the table, and a very rich conversation was held. Also, treated ...

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Planning food - I love it! I always need to know what I'm going to eat for my next meal (at least!). I sometimes go to bed with my cookery books :roll: You indulge yourself freely. Good for you. If I could improve my enjoyment of other things in my life, though, food wouldn't always be such a go-to...

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Hey, Raw, interesting. In my book, it's a success. You did what you thought right, rather than slipping into something against your best judgement. And as to the occasion, seems perfectly right to me. I've personally long made a point of always saying 'yes' to social eating occasions. It may be one ...

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day 45 Sleep: ?, ok rested Peckish. Planning food day when woke up in the middle of the night. Is that pathetic or what? Decided on treat-meal for lunch, a very modest one, though, just not my home-cooked whole food: falafel with my own raw veg brought along. And, for dinner, savoury oatmeal, that i...

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Nell12 wrote:after eating our steak dinner I didn't fancy any sweets - so I treated it as normal noS day.

Sounds good.

Hope to often do likewise.
Not eat just because "I can".

10th day on the 10th anniversary.

jackn

Third time's a charm.

Kudos.

Keep it up.

jackn

Thanx a bunch, Linda.

Not offering a slice of the cake as it is, really, way too sweet.
Next time around.
Possibly, tonite.

jackn

The crockpot is a lifesaver.
Not to mention a great chef.

So, biking.
Nice.

Yes, posting daily is very helpful to me, too.

jackn

Sounds great.

Having gone through all these life stages, yet stuck to habit and kept weight and exercise habit.

Congrtulations, chentegt, and keep it up.

jackn

Joasia.

A beautiful woman, and the picture of health.
What a sight and how encouraging.

Thanx.
Good luck to us all.

jackn

Welcome back...

Yes, 1-year-post will be an interesting one.

Keep well.

jackn

Hearty thanx.

The S-day licking of spoons put a smile on my face.
No-Spoon-licking, ekSept Sometimes.

Good luck to us all.

jackn

joasia wrote: maybe I need to take a joint

I know the feeling.

jackn

Got you.

RAWCOOKIE wrote:a Buddhist meeting

indeed:

Jaffa cakes and Bakewell Tart on the table. I had absolutely no desire for it at all - truly!

Good for you.
Must feel great.

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No coffee withdrawal for you, Linda... Lucky you to have an Ericka in your life. Boy, do I like the car sent to do the picking up. What form of exercise are you most attracted to, if at all? I say, do something which appears ridiculously little, just to get it going. The rest will follow. What do yo...

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Hey, 13plus.

Good to have you.
Good luck.
And you bring good news, what with the weight loss and then stability.

I have personally found checking in daily very helpful.

Good luck to us all.

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day 44 All's well. Sleep: 5.5 hours, quite rested. Nice. Sleep... A raw, delish breakfast - very fresh kholrabi - gotten yesterday, at the farmers' market. I'm also thinking that much of yesterday spent in bed, and some walking in town, was a very good sign, as they were reactions to tiredness and d...

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Hey, Joasia, thank you kindly.

And here I was, thinking that I invented being hard on myself.

Walk on!

I've recently read a biography of Bernarr Macfadden, one of the fathers of America's exercise and health trend.
Among other things, walking daily was something he tirelessly advocated.

jackn

Sounds great, ceo, and congrats.

I so agree with the habit in place most of all, and then possible fine tuning.

Good luck to us all.

jackn

Hey, Joasia.
I already had misgivings when posting this last post above, and now, I worry even more.

Did I put my foot in it, coming on too strong and preachy?
Please feel free, if you don't mind, to give me a piece of your mind.

jackn

Appreciate it, Cedar.

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day 43 All's well. Sleep: ?, middle of the night, so-so rested. Peckish, but OK. Feel good. Please let this go on. Please no more overeating and binges. Boy, it's like night and day between eating sanely and pigging out. Fingers crossed. What's funny and great is that what I regard as sane eating fe...

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Dana Falsetti, a yoga teacher, didn't lose weight with yoga. But she did stop binge eating and find pride and self-love: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3428948/I-thought-big-bend-Plus-size-yogi-battled-binge-eating-anxiety-reveals-twisting-body-complex-poses-helped-learn-love-again.html T...

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Hey, Raw, thanx.

This has gone on long enough that I'm actually beginning to believe it.

Cool.

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then I chose to overeat Yes, I choose to overeat - not '...happened to me', or '... took place'. Yet, I have no one to blame but me. I'm mad at me. strikes me as neither true nor helpful. Aren't we surrounded by a food environment (products, advertising, availability) which bypasses our natural reg...

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Hi, Raw.

Have you experimented with spreading your treats over the week as opposed to S-Days?
What's your take on that?

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day 42 All's well. Sleep: 4.5 hours. So-so rested. Not hungry 'in the morning' (3:30am). Not feeling the lightness I felt before the recent binge yet. Or seeing sane eating on my face. It shows as tonus in my facial skin, as opposed to flab. Observation or mindgame? It occurs to me that the 'blips' ...

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lpearlmom wrote:"mark it and move on".

Like that.
Will keep it up my sleeve for a rainy day.

Good luck to all.

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anra wrote:i'm still with the three meals a day, sometimes portions are too big, but that's okay for now.

Sounds great.
Exactly, it's ok.

Good luck to all.

jackn

Thanx, Walker.
You're off to a good start yourself, by the looks of it.

jackn

the feeling of having that extra food in my stomach was SO unpleasant, it helped reinforce the idea that eating late evening is not worth it! Delish story. Thanx. To the point that I wonder about whether it'd be advisable to purposely eat very moderately at dinner, something like 'just enough'. It ...

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Merry wrote:feel that I can support others too.

Definitely comes across as helpful support.
Thank you.

I often feel like a navel-gazer, and like your way of going about it, namely being present on others' threads.

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Where's the dotted line? Let me sign. No-snacking. Boy, what a winner. And, Walker, it sometimes occurs to me as a question. something that's ill-defined, but has been brewing: so, if snacking is wrong, what about physical activity? Is the intense, concentrated activity 'wrong'?! Could it be that re...

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day 41 All's well. Sleep: 5 hours, quite rested. Overall, feeling positive about yesterday's binge. It did look like a binge: shifting to being unaware at some point, eating whatever, including an almost frozen burger, going on in spite of clear pain in the stomach... sad and shocking that I can do ...

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Yes, I'm surprised at having stopped mid-binge. And pleased.

On top of the built-in license in NoS you referred to, I think it helped to see RawCookie, and was it yourself, Linda, take it easy when a slip occurred.

Thanx for the input.
Fingers crossed.

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Hey, Red, somehow missed your response. so late response. You do have my curiosity - a cake on a bread...!? Not 'on', but with. For one thing, it's mainly sugar, butter and eggs, with little flour, so it's a bit like bread with chocolate. For another, my latest recipe is flourless, so all the more s...

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I need to feel like I own it and it's customized to me to continue on enthusiastically. Boy, do I agree. Also, I feel I need to adapt anything as we're all different and have different circumstances. I think the goals of NoS are excellent, and the spirit, and I've considerably modified the means. I...

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This is very kind and helpful, Raw.
I'm grateful.

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Hey, Linda, no one forced to follow...

Busy, yes, a plague.
And I think that I can make it worse by dreading it in advance. Something to work on.

Would love to hear more about the 'NoS burnout' and the mod(s) you're experimenting with.

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Looking up, Nell. How odd this thing about people 'insisting' that we share. Does happen, though, don't it. Personally, I have an alcohol quota. Feel perfectly comfortable with it eating-wise. To me, its main role is to make sure I stick to the straight and narrow drinking-wise. Used to have only be...

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You're exploring, moderate.
Sounds hopeful to me.

Yes, it's hard not to binge once I break the rules even slightly.

Good luck to all of us.

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day 40 Fail, and the biggest, and most blatant since began 40 days ago. Sleep: 6.5 hours, rested Relief. Went back and edited yesterday's post, as realized it was a fail day, and not ok, as I posted, cheating myself and the world. This morning peckish, but won't snack, as no exercise will do. And fe...

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day 39 All's well. No! Fail... This 'All's well' was posted yesterday. This morning, I think I cheated. Cheated myself and others. At breakfast, I went beyong what I set myself as my 'meal'. That's how I decide whether it was a 'legit meal' or not. Namely, I set an amount, with essentially the prote...

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Hey, Raw, thanx for sharing.
I appreciate knowing that concerns are not only my own.

Yes, I hope I've quit practicing the NoStopping diet.

jackn

Hey, Walker, in the small print, doesn't it say NoSermonizingnt?!
Except when Solicited, mind you.

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* This topic seems to excite many of us, certainly myself. * As to moderatemeals' point about blunting the morning hunger, to me, two things will do that well. First, a wake-up protein snack. This I picked up from Tim Ferris. I haven't done it in a few days, but some 30g of beef, say, and raw veg si...

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day 38 All's well. Sleep: ?, so-so rested. I do go on worrying that it's all a dream, and I'm gonna wake up wallowing in a morass of self-loathing, stuffed the gills. I wonder whether I should go on posting daily. At first, it felt helpful. Now, I wonder whether it's become a challenge, a goal I hav...

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I always accept when people offer, as the social side matters a lot to me. That, though it does seem like an obvious hot potato the other person is passing to me. Having said that, if it's on the spot, I'll just have a token. If it's to take, I feel free to offload the lot or discard it. All too oft...

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Mostly beef, about 80g, though it can be fish or 3 eggs
Veg, usually cooked, but can be raw, about 400g
Depending on day, some whole carb, such as cereal, legumes or root - about 100-150g, depending.

Sometimes peckish, mostly just enough to have lunch with relish.

I like the q, too.

jackn

Mostly beef, about 80g, though it can be fish or 3 eggs
Veg, usually cooked, but can be raw, about 400g
Depending on day, some whole carb, such as cereal, legumes or root - about 100-150g, depending.

Sometimes peckish, mostly just enough to have lunch with relish.

I like the q, too.

jackn

Sorry, Merry, I guess I wasn't clear.

The article does say that Americans eat out every other time, and that the French do so once every seven.

That's my understanding.

jackn

A possible appetizer before my next meal:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuO4OZJ5ncY

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day 37
All's well.
Sleep: ? so-so rested.

Exercise: morning yoga video.

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Hi Merry. Thanx for the heads-up. Swallowed it gullibly myself... The quotation means what you took it to mean, as shown by the previous sentence in the story, that McDonalds accounts for only an 1/8 of overall dining-out in France. Yes, does look odd that Americans should eat out so frequently. Bus...

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Fifteenth worldwide...
Darn good.

Congrats.

But yes, the attitude is the prize.

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Cindy1969 wrote: Also happy to report that I seriously contemplated buying the Trim Healthy Momma diet book yesterday - and did not!

Yes, diet-hopping.
Boy, the diets I've been through. Let me count the ways.

Good for you, and thanx for sharing.

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Thank you kindly for your interest, Joasia. I'm Israeli, born and raised. Went to the U of Chicago in the USA, for seven years. Have been living in France for family reasons for the last 21 years. I've posted on France and overweight: https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=10877&highlight=fr...

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"The True Story Of How McDonald's Conquered France": http://www.businessinsider.com/how-mcdonalds-conquered-france-2014-8?IR=T (in response to a post by Joasia). One take-home: France is the suburban Chicago-based chain's most profitable country outside the U.S. So much for the French halo of old. S...

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It's a book with you, Linda? At least something worthwhile... It's surfing that's my downfall... Give me a couch, a laptop and anything to keep my mouth stuffed and... I'm lost. And I have started and drifted off many times. And I have no idea whether this trend will hold. NoSurfing. Your encouragem...

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day 36 All's well. Sleep: 6.5 hours? rested. No wake-up snack, not hungry. To do with large dinner? With relatively good sleep? Don't at all feel like cake when contemplate food. Not food-averse - savoury-inclined, rather. The thought of blowing a meal on cake and bread, my go-to treat, doesn't appe...

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Why, Cindy, this is delicious.
Sounds like it's worth a watch.

Thank you kindly.

jackn

joasia wrote:My start BMI was 44.5
now my BMI is 30

Amazing and encouraging.

Keep it up.

jackn

Good luck, Nell.

We're all on the path.

jackn

day 35 All's well. Sleep: 5 hours, so-so rested. Wake-up snack. Was ravenous. As usual, between the snack (?) and the morning workout, the hunger subsided, and I could have breakfast calmly. Hungry in the early afternoon, in spite of full square meal lunch. Figured had to with tiredness. Was easy to...

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Thanx, leafy.

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Could you please share some of the more striking moments in the movie, Cindy, and your impressions?

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Yes, Raw.
Hope it lasts.

Thanx for the feedback.

jackn

Today, I made nettle for the first time. Nettle is often vaunted for its rich nutrients: http://www.livestrong.com/article/350785-stinging-nettles-nutrition/ . I'm sharing as it struck me by its taste, rather. I found it strongly flavorful in a pleasant way. In short, delish. Several ways to make it...

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Looking up, Cedar.
Good for you.

Let's all keep on the path.

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day 34 All's well. Sleep: 7 hours? rested. A fascinating morning. No wake-up snack, as didn't feel very hungry. And have been thinking that I could seek ways of not going overboard. During the morning workout, at the end felt less able to go through with it, a sort of weakness. To do with no snack? ...

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Oh, boy.
Bummer.

Nice boss.

jackn

Wonderful news.

Never mind the ranking.
Divisions do go by age, don't they?!

Each one of the women in the Master's Division is a star.

It's an S-day: Stupendous results, and the Sixty-second (?) birthday of a Star.

Keep it up.

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