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Plus, for the first time in my life, I am actually NOT craving sweets!!!???? I can't figure out if its because I am eating satisfying, delicious meals and so I just don't need it or because I am not thinking about the calories, points, carbs, etc in what I am eating... ? Before I could hardly make ...

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Pattys53

I was pretty much right there with you, I think a lot of us are... no more diets ... but then it sounds so common sensical ...
hard to turn down.

It works,
Ok I am basically a newbie, just a little bit over two weeks, but let me tell you ... it works,

so WELCOME ...

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blueskighs

I have donated my diet books to the library too, but with one caveat: I wrote www.nosdiet.com on the inside of the books. It helped relieve me of any guilt as I was passing the books along. cvmom, that is such an incredibly cool idea. I can't believe this subject came up on the threads today. I was...

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Day Number 17

SUCCESS

B: yogut, blueberries, walnuts

L: soy sausage, steamed peas with EVOO, mixed lettuce salad with EVOO

D: snack chikpeas with onion, ginger and green chiles

PRETTY MUCH YUM YUM!

Only two more days ... until an S day

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DJ,

sounds like you are doing good!

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Welcome BrightAngel,
congratulations on your weightloss,
hopefully thiswill be great for your maintenance,

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but now I think I really need to read it for clarification Cornelia, I read the book before I ever came to the forums so that is the only experience I can speak to... but reading the book was a huge factore for me in being able to understand why I am not snacking and why I am having S days :) Blues...

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But a few days ago, I realized, no this is something I need to do for my own sanity and happiness. This is the best way I can take care of myself in this aspect of my life. I may not have a full blown eating disordered but my eating is definitely disordered and the No-S plan can give me the peace t...

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Someone had suggested to take a calender and mark your N days with green marker and your S days with yellow That is what I have started doing and It shows that I am on track and doing everything the right way lindalou, I am doing that too on the Habit Cal program. I love to see all the little boxes...

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Suntana,

Happy Birthday! You must be an Aries!!!!!!!!

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viggie, I am not sure what other people would say, I am fairly new, but I would maybe drink some water ... ok a LOT of water :lol: go to bed early? remember that tomorrow will come and the first thing you can do when it gets here is eat breakfast? I am pretty new, seventeen days, so I am still worki...

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I have been going to OA meetings for the past seven months but have great difficulties with the disease paradigm and other aspects of that program. My food obsession has diminished more in the past three days than in the previous seven months. flipturn, I am a complete and total OA failure, I tried...

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I have only had two weekends of S days so far. They have been pretty good in that I have not binged or gotten crazy. For both those weekends I pretty much planned my treats. I think they call this "proactive"? I don't know I am pretty new too. Anyways since that has worked so well for me for two wee...

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What a relief this easy program is.

I think so too!

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This IS the plan that will work.

Lilly, I absolutely agree!

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NoS is pretty much the only diet which has that "Light bulb going on in your head" factor to it when you first read it.

gratefuldeb67,

that is a great way to put it, my experience exactly,

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3 - I like having larger meals. Because my calorie needs have continued to drop as I lose weight and I was still trying to budget three snacks in, my meals were getting pretty small. So the luxury of eating decent size portions is kind of fun. 4 - I'm really, really savoring my food now. Since I kn...

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Day number 16 SUCCESS B: eggs, soy sausge, yogurt, blueberries L: salad mixed lettuce, arugula, carrots, tomatoes, black olives, avocado, block tofu, EVVO D: homemade curry with tofu,peas and cauliflour, indian brown rice hanging in there ... can't beleive it is day 16. Was tired yesterday and went ...

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bettyp,

welcome,

have just been two weeks. I have not weighed yet but my clothes are fitting better.

The big boosts are:

the relief
the pleasure with eating
S days
the wonderful boards,

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Camp Cook, sounds like you are off to a great start! Yahoo! I woke up this morning hungry!! It's such a good feeling. I know ... eating all of those mini-meals and gaining ten pounds as I was doing before NO S ... that while trying to LOSE ten pounds ... hahahahha I completely forgot ... did not hav...

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And every diet down the pike has advocated snacking, and none of them work for long. anniecbee, I got sucked into the whole snacking phenomenon too .... like I was going to lie down and starve to death between lunch and dinner if I didn't eat something .... :lol: now I think about it that is just s...

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I love Amy's frozen rice bowls ... www.amys.com .... five minutes in the microwave ... I add steamed veggies steamed also in microwave in glad or ziploc steam bags. I do enjoy salads at lunch but make them at home lettuce mix, carrtos tomatoes black olives avocadow and baked tofu I work at home but ...

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I AM GOING TO HAVE TO FILL MY TIME & BOOK CHOICES WITH SOMETHING BESIDES WEIGHT STUFF!!!! Glenda, me too! I was just talking about this with my husband last night. I have been reading diet, health, nutrition books for over twenty years ... NOW WHAT? I am sure I will come up with something :wink: Me...

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It's honestly not as hard as it seems like it will be -- it's more enlightening than anything else to realize just how much you think about food and reach for food.

Tracey,

that has pretty much been the same as my experience.

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I tend to weigh less on the hard woods, but gain 3 pounds on ceramic tile.

lola628,

that is so funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Honie,

Welcome!
I am on day 16 and I love it.

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How's it working out for you so far? Stacy much better than 6 meals a day ... ! I am on day 16 of building my twenty-one day habits, I feel sane and free of food obsessions. Even my husband has noticed. He has seen me try many things ... sometimes he joined in ... but now he just watches from a saf...

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Day 15 SUCCESS B: eggs, tofu sausage, yogurt, blueberries L: Amy's Brown Rice tofu bowl, baked tofu, steamed broccoli, carrots, red onions with EVOO D: homemade dal I noticed I was a bit grumpy this morning and wanted a chai tea latte. It was fairly easy to say no to myself and get on with my day. F...

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sometimes after lunch?

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I've been trying the 6 small meals a day,

Stacy Jo,

I was trying the six small meals a day before No S too and I gained 10 pounds... I just have to laugh. I have been nosing two weeks and I love love love it ...

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I told her about No S diet & she said-you really need to get in more fruits & veg. Glenda, ironically it is possible I am eating more veggies on No S because I use them to "fill my plate" :D it actually works pretty good. I use these Glad and Ziplic Steam bags ... you can steam anything in them, gr...

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Well, I am finding this so much easier than past diet efforts! I am able to delay gratification until my s-days-AMAZING!

Glenda,

I have had the same stunning experience!

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Cornelia and tgp157,

I am excited about NO S because I am pretty sure it is going to help me get on with my life.

SO far it has been working well for two weeks,

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I picked up the book last Wed. and read it in a day. Jamiebf, I bought the book and read it in a day as well. My first two weeks have gone great too! Although everything IS already on the website I wonder if reading the book helps with the CLICK factor? I was kind of skeptical before I read the boo...

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Nossuzy I am a dietaholic, I am either on some restrictive diet, or falling off and bingeing. I can relate completely! and welcome! Buffalo Gal I think reading the book pretty much in one afternoon and evening really helped with the CLICK factor. By the time I put the book down it pretty much did no...

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Day 14 SUCCESS B: donuts, chai tea latte L/D: white bean dip with garlic, lemonjuice, garlic and parsley pita chips with oregano, carrot sticks, steamed greens with lemon juice and EVOO small for me! box of godiva chocolate ... shared with my husband my appetite is decreasing. I started noticing it ...

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I can't say enough good things about Glad and Ziplioc steam bags ... just did mixed greens in them myself tonight ... fresh spinach, kale, and chard rinsed and deveined :lol: steamed four minutes in microwave with a teaspoon of good olive oil a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and sea salt ... quick and...

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homeostacis welcome! it is great that you are being exposed to this concept at such a young age with your life ahead of you. Since you are in highschool ... do you have any "discipline" with your three meals? Really focussing on getting those three one plate meals and making them as pleasurable, tas...

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TheMadLady,

welcome. I have been on the diet for two weeks and it has changed my life .... my relationship with food.

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Summer, buying the book is a really good idea. I bought it two weeks ago - Monday March 24, 2008 ... I had never heard of this diet or this website. I read the book throughout that afternoon and evening. I had started that day with two distinct meals ... they had sweets and seconds ... but once I go...

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Shamrockmommy

Exercise totally helps me with anxiety and worry.

Me too! it really takes the edge off

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Sweetsong32, welcome! I am a newbie too. Have been nosing two weeks today. It is working really well for me. I haven't weighed myself but I feel tons better and my clothes are fitting better. From what I understand it is really about developing the habits and not only weight loss but the ability to ...

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shamrock mommy My "hungry between meals" has improved a BUNCH since I have stuck to the new habits, told myself its' ok to be a little hungry sometimes (it's just a feeling after all, I won't die from it!) ... The more I ignore the less I even notice what my innards are doing that is so cool! Bluesk...

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Jan,

I am tired of the people who say you have to snack and eat every three hours or you will gain weight.

ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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pechzancrm,

Welcome!

I have struggled with binging/sweets for many many many years... I am new to No S, at about two weeks ...
so far it has worked REALLY well for me ...
like some one has turned on a light in the darkness,

Blueskighs

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Interesting quotes and ideas. Rumbling around in the back of my mind I have been aware that the most pervasive "message" I got from both sides of the family was "SUFFER" ... I say it was in the back of my mind becasue of course it is never OUT FRONT nor ever said DIRECTLY ... but there does seem to ...

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To me, feasting seems more natural if done in social situations and not all by myself.

Jesseco,

I think that is a great point!

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Day 13

SUCCESS

B: donuts, chai tea

YUM!

L/D: Vegan Nachos,
mini-mini carrot cake, chai tea ... not so yummy...

TOO SWEET

blueskighs

Today is my first S day and I got up and....didn't want to eat a damned thing.

Isn't the power of NO S profound!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Tracey,

it sounds like you are doing great!

Dory,

welcome!

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It is AMAZING how our palate changes!

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I was reviewing two books I have on eating disorders (I've struggled with being borderline anorexic and then binge eating). One of them (from a man who escaped from Russia years ago) says to only eat 3 meals a day, period. Only water in between. No snacks ever. Desserts o.k. with meals (his rule wa...

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Queenmom, Welcome! I have only been doing NO S diet since march 24 but have had a complete illumination experience with food. It is wonderful. Yes yes yes give it a try before WW ... and ENJOY! I think this is really the big deal about No S it really allows us to lay down our weapons and make peace ...

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trinid8097

Welcom,

I am new too ... almost two weeks!

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Day Number 12

Success

B: yogurt, blueberries, walnuts

L: salad with tofu, aco olives, mixed greens, carrot, tomato and EVOO

D: homemade brown dal

good day .... tomorrow well deserved treats ... YAY!

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amygarcia, welcome! I am new too! we are so glad to have you here. There is a daily check in part of the forum for the No S Diet. If you click on Everyday Systems Fourm Index on Top RIght it is the section on NO S diet below General Discussion. A lot of people write what the eat there .... you might...

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Do No S over and over again and you will get more and more motivated to do it. Then...bam...out of nowhere...it's just habit. Then you can work on something else over and over again. For the first time in my life I really beleive I can do just that... get No S to be a habit and then finally with th...

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She wrote she felt she had a sugar addiction until last Monday! What a great example of a perfect mental shift! 3aday, you said it just right. That is what happened. The crazy thing is this is such a big deal for me ... I really feel liberated ... new life ... reborn as it were ... so unexpected .....

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3aday,

I really appreciate your post a lot.

I feel like you are really speaking the truth.

I used to go to OA and everyone would say getting off sugar is worse than getting off drugs, but I think your distinction was very elegant.

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Day Number 11 SUCCESS B: scrambled eggs, soy sausage, yogurt, blueberries L: Amy's black-eyed pea bowl, steamed broccoli, carrots and red onion with EVOO, cashews D: homemade yellow dal YUM YUM my appetite was much more low key today. I think my body ... my blood sugar levels? are adjusting. I am fe...

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clevagirl73,

I am new too. I am on my second week. I found the book at B&N too and was also intrigued. I read it all in one day.

This is my 10th day and it has been really good.

Welcome to the threads,

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fkwan you are so funny ... I HATE MENOPAUSE I am a few years behind you so I have that to look forward to :wink: Anyway me and my husband went vegan in May 2006 after reading the World Peace Diet ... a little bit esoteric ... but pretty eye-opening about the horrendous cruelties in the animal farmin...

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Yo Ho! Bonnie ... always nice to meet another veg-n I use the dash because I was vegan for 22 months and just turned vegetarian ... I too became vegan for ethical reasons ... but my hair was totally falling out in gobs and when I added organic yogurt and free range eggs to my diet it stopped ... the...

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Day Number 10

SUCCESS

B: scrambled eggs, soy sausage, yogurt, blueberries

L: Salad with mixed greens, carrot, tomato, avocado, black olive, baked tofu and EVOO

D: Spinach and tofu curry with brown rice.

What can I say the NO S diet is a miracle in my life,

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being a recovering twelve stepper I am familiar with the mental setup of "sugar addiction" I have been slave to this concept for over twenty years ... until last Monday :D I really BELIEVED I could not control my sugar intake ... I'd be careful about using the word "addiction." It sort of suggests t...

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lots of ex-mcdougallers ... I tried it in my twenties and just didn't work at all for me. I am a vegan just turning vegetarian who eats healthy amounts of olive oil, avocado, nuts and seeds ... I found this really makes me enjoy all of my veggies and beans etc much more. I don't get the no fat thing...

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f - yup it's my blog ... thanks for adding it to your feeder ... ANYWAY ... lets see ... I think more clearly ... My weight actually went up on vegan cause at first I added lots of bread and vegan treats ... but my health is just really good. I am kind of 45 years old and thriving. I think I notice ...

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Chesney,

I too have already had to stop myself many times from automatically reaching for something I didn't think twice about consuming before NO S ... it's actually kind of fun, like a game, increasing our awareness....

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Hey Rainbow I just started too!

Welcome ... it is fun ... I can relate it addresses all my bad habits too!

Maybe that is why it works so well.

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Day Number 9!
SUCCESS

B: yogurt, blueberries, walnuts

L: tofu sausage, green peas with EVOO, mixed green salad with EVOO

D: homemade Rajma curry and brown rice

Another great N Day!

blueskighs

yes you can! I have been reading boards and I guess everyone looks at S days different. I think this thing "proactive" treats ...i.e. planning ahead some things you really want ... I have actually been spending last two to three months ... before I discovered NO S discovering the treats I really enj...

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Hey I am vegetarian too... vegan plus real free range eggs and organic yogurt.... then whatever dairy I get in my treats......... I have been a big huge sugar binger ... and was convinced I could not handle them ...I don't know why since I started no S last monday I have been able to eat them in mod...

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tiffani, not much experience here only one full S weekend ...but I found since I ate a bit more on the weekends it actually took me longer to get hungry on Monday ... I ate my breakfast and lunch anway ...but it wasn't til dinner I got I good real hunger mojo going ... Monday's however are NOT my fa...

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I found that reading the book a couple of things clicked more solidly in my stuborn brain (mainly the habits are the most important issue). MerryKat, that was kind of what I was wondering. When I read the diet on the cover of the book I thought this does kind of make sense ... but how could it poss...

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Well this is day number 8. I get to mark green on habitcal. YAY! SUCCESS Today was: B: 2eggs scrambled w/1 tsp. EVOO, 1 soy sausage, 1 c. plain yogurt, 1 c. blueberries L: 1 Amy's Tofu Brown Rice Bowl, 1 block of Baked tofu, Steamed veggies: Carrots Broccoli Red Onion w/ 1 Tsp. EVOO D: 1 bowl of hom...

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Nay, I think getting off diet sodas cold turkey could possibly make you feel subuman :D It is so great thought that you are doing it though, YAY YOU!!!!! I don't know if you stopped drinking them on Monday's but it usually takes me a good five days to get past the BLEYCH whenever taking anything che...

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Hi, I was just wondering? I read the book on Monday and had never heard of this website before I read the book. When I first read the diet on the cover I was a bit skeptical. But when I was finished with the book all of the bases had been covered so thoroughly covered it didn't make sense to not eat...

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I'll jump on the real food bandwagon too!

There is just nothing as satisfying or fulfilling. I have used protein shakes and bars through the years I ditched them several years ago and have not one regret!

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)Hi Did you start Monday? Me too, My first S days are also going well. I can't answer how your S days are? I imagine it's kind of how did they feel to you? Yesterday my breakfast was 2 donuts and a grande chai tea latte for lunch a healthy salad with tofu avocado black olives carrots and tomatoes I ...

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Steve cooper THANK you for your support! Jesseco isn't it lovely the way the discipline spreads out into the other areas of our lives? 3aday thank you for you post! Boy I am just off a round of working on my emotional eating issues and gained 15 pounds in 4 months doing so :lol: hohoheeheehaha!!!! I...

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Hi, Two things that help me tremendously are Amy's Rice Bowls and Ziploc are Glad microwave steam bags. A great one plate meal for me is an Amy's Frozen Rice Bowl on one plate surrounded by veggies steamed in the microwave in a Glad or Ziploc Microwave Steam Bags. When the veggies are finished steam...

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Does nobody eat yogurt anymore????????? 8) I am vegetarian I love for breakfast organic yogurt ... with some fresh fruit ... and free range chicken eggs that I buy only at the local farmers market ... where the chickens are really free.... we can stop by the farm anytime and visit! Also good to thro...

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I just wanted to share a really positive I experience I had this past Thursday morning as a result of the No S Diet. I was up early and had gone to the gym. I needed to go by the UPS store on the way home to copy some papers for my evening class. When I got to the UPS store they were not open yet :c...

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Hi, I have a history of binging and serious calorie restriction and food deprivation cycles. This is my first S day. I hear you. Drink a lot of water? This hugely helps me. Take a walk even if just for five minutes. Write a letter to yourself and purge all the feelings your having about how your S d...

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Hi, I am new at No S. I find the whole S day thing ... provacative :D to say the least. When I first read the book cover and therefore the entire diet, I was convinced this had to be the flawed part of the program. After purchasing the book and reading the entire thing through cover to cover Monday ...

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