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Welcome, gettheweightoff, and congratulations on a successful first day.

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Season's greetings to all.

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Over43 wrote:It took me a bit of time to figure out who Kate Middleton is.

"The Mountains" are obviously not in the UK. We have endured a barage of tabloid speculation for the last nine years.

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Great post, oolala53. Thank you.

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Welcome, -HOPEFUL-!

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It is frustrating when you get off track, but you have successfully established habits, so you know that you can do it again. We all have periods when we do less well, and holidays are difficult.

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Sorry, Callie, it was several years ago now and I can't remember exactly how long it took. A matter of months, I think, and some deeper rooted changes (like being able to eat part of an individual serving of ice cream, realise that I had had enough, and throw the rest away) took years. Others will b...

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Welcome, Callie! You are off to a great start. You might like to check Reinhard's podcast Episode 34: S-days Gone Wild http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/episode.php?id=34 and KCCC's "Phases of No S" post: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6437 A lot of people on the bulletin board find ...

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Congratulations, Flora.

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I am sorry for your loss.

When I suffered a bereavement, a friend sent a message saying that "All things pass given time", which was comforting.

Look after yourself.

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Different festival, but I once read in a slimming magazine that it's not what you eat between 24 December and 26 December that matters, it's what you eat between 26 December and 24 December.

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oliviamanda wrote:a movie theater with all different types of cardio machines... it's great!

I want one.

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magrat wrote:That's great, I still need to get the book myself! Maybe for Christmas...

The fridge magnet is a nice reminder, too.

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I'm so sorry to hear of your bereavement. There is such a lot for you to deal with at the moment.

I know exactly what you mean about the waves of grief.

After a bereavement a kind colleague sent me a text saying that "All things pass given time", and it was a comfort.

Thinking of you.

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Congratulations, Nichole! What a beautiful baby she is.

Look after yourself, too.

Very best wishes.

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Welcome, Charles!

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harpista wrote:My favourite soup, which I just made/served at our (Canadian) family Thanksgiving:

Apple-Butternut Squash Soup

I used your recipe a couple of weeks ago, and it was delicious. Thank you, harpista.

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Welcome, He>mE, and congratulations! That is great news.

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Thank you , Starla, KCCC, leVictoria, Sienna, sophiasapientia, ShannahR, Kathi, wosnes and OT, for all the thought and time you have put into replying. You have made lots of really helpful points. This thread will be a great resource to come back to in future, as well as as being a support just now...

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Welcome, Darrell. You might like to look at the No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in") forum: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=13 There are a number of men who have posted stories of large weight losses, including Bookman Old Style: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=...

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Kathi wrote:Counting these as small victories....

They sound like big victories to me.

Good luck with the weekend.

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You did really well yesterday. What difficult circumstances, particularly with the stress of presenting.

I hope that today is easier.

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I used to find this time of day very difficult, and for quite a while I had a modification of No S of allowing myself to eat some fruit or cottage cheese late afternoon to tide me over until dinner. This did the trick, and enabled me to get the structure of No S established without bingeing while pr...

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Please do you have any suggestions for getting through stressful times successfully with NoS? We all have challenging times in life, and I would guess that the ability to get through these without gaining weight is a big factor in determining success at losing or maintaining weight. One thing that h...

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Welcome, jojo2010. It sounds as though you are making great strides, if you will excuse the pun!

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Your lunches sound great.

It might be worth having a look at the Intelligent Dietary Defaults thread, because a number of people have posted lunch suggestions:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1732

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Welcome, mailgirl!

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Many happy returns!

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I'm really sorry that you've been having such a hard time, KCCC, and hope that things look up soon. Thinking of you.

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reinhard wrote:kids starting school, my wife starting a very demanding new job as a 4th grade teacher, and me taking a class for the first time in a decade

Best wishes to you all.

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reinhard wrote:I just ordered my ipod touch today. Should arrive in a couple of weeks.

Reinhard

I hope that you are having fun with it!

Any chance of an Android HabitCal app, too, please?

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Aleria wrote:when I first saw your topic title I thought "three squares of dark chocolate?"

I thought, "Three squares of HabitCal? Diet, exercise and what?".

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Well done for noticing, and catching yourself.

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You look delightful, Aleria, and I like the cosplay outfits.

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Welcome back, janie47!

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Welcome back, Jammin' Jan.

Jammin' Jan wrote:I want to arrive at New Year's Day walking tall instead of crawling in with desperate resolutions I know I won't keep.

That's a really good way of thinking about the New Year.

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audiomama wrote:Iâ€™ve lost 30 lbs, and Iâ€™m more productive and balanced than I have ever been in my adult life.

Congratulations, audiomama! The changes you have made in your life are really impressive, as is the 30 lbs weight loss.

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Starla, that is fantastic! Congratulations. And what a wonderful, inspiring post.

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There are some good fictitious diets in the poem The crunch in Simon Armitage's new collection, Seeing stars I tried the Nine Plums a Day Diet, the Pine Needle Diet, then the Eat Your Way to Health and Happiness with Pencil Shavings and Talc Plan, then ate nothing but road salt and hen feathers for ...

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Just bumping this up for 2010.

I'm going to cheat by putting in a book I read last summer, because nothing has grabbed me as much this year. The city and the city (or The city & ytic eht) by China Mieville. A really thought provoking, gripping satirical thriller.

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Welcome, machelle!

Walking outside can be a real treat on a lovely day. Good luck with the Shovelglove, too.

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Greetings, NERunner!

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Welcome, jellybeans01!

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Welcome back, Aleria.

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Many happy returns!

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It's been tried ... somewhere here there's a thread where somebody posted the link to Oprah's suggest-a-guest site. It didn't work, alas, but we could keep trying ... This is the thread: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=74742 The idea was mooted previously, too. The link for making rec...

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Hmm - If I'm correct in assuming you are in the US somewhere, would it reassure your husband if, when you walk alone, you carried a revolver? Just a thought... I hope that you're joking, Graham! This reminds me of Bree in Desperate Housewives: Try "Gun City" on route 6 by the Baptist church. Tell t...

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Welcome, kassabma, and congratulations!

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I'm so sorry that you and your husband have been having such an awful time. It's good to see you back here.

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Congratulations, DaveMc! What a cheering post.

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Congratulations to your husband and you on your marriage. I wish you every happiness together.

And congratulations on eating normally, and on your weight loss! That is a tremendous achievement.

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Welcome back, Gabe!

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It's good to see you back here. Best wishes.

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Congratulations, Marc, you look great!

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It's great that you've had 21 successful S days. My two penn'orth: 1 I didn't need to consciously tackle S days - they just gradually got better over time, as I became used to eating less. 2 I haven't used it myself, but Which (the Consumer Association) tested Wii Fit and was impressed with it. The ...

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Welcome back, mbjackson!

Have you tried using HabitCal? I find the prospect of another green square surprisingly motivating. It might be worth a go, if you are not already using it.

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do we know how many total members there are here? We ended up with 68 replies to the poll. There are currently 4977 people who have registered (click on Memberlist near the top of the screen, and go to the final page, currently p. 100). So there will soon be a 5,000th member! A lot of people come a...

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I am also a woman of a certain age with new trainers! It looks as though this may be a UK phenomenon. We have a long tradition of Going For A Walk here, and particularly the elderly people I know make a habit of going for a constitutional.

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Poor you. I hope you feel better soon.

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That does sound disheartening, suz. You have had such a lot to deal with. Maybe you would have gained more weight if you had not put NoS habits in place? The good news is that you did well at getting the habits down. If you are getting a No S framework in place, you can look at what the problems are...

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Welcome, rhi! No S really can work very well. Habitcal can be a great help in tracking your successes, and it is amazing what a good incentive the prospect of a green square is.

You could start today if you wanted to: your first S day!

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That is tricky.

Might it be appropriate to take some delicious fruit to contribute to the meals, and eat some fruit as desert?

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reinhard wrote:If you're having trouble falling asleep, I've found that audiobooks are great. They knock me out in minutes, tops.

My mother finds unabridged Jane Austen audiobooks perfect for falling asleep to. I doubt that this was what Jane Austen had in mind.

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I read something in a UK magazine saying that lots of people are giving up their expensive gym memberships, and taking up walking instead. In my local area there seem to be masses of plump women of a certain age striding briskly along in shiny new running shoes. Are people observing this elsewhere?

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Thank you all for the advice. The combination of well fitted shoes and good socks is wonderful. I can do a lot of walking with no discomfort in my joints, which is great.

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A wildlife safari sounds wonderful, paprad. For future reference, Brian Wansink's practical and readable book Mindless eating includes some helpful tips for dealing with buffets. It's worth checking round the table for particularly delicious items before starting to load up a plate, as people who do...

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From my experience, being good at least 70% of the time with the diet and exercise is enough for me to maintain. I was aiming for at least 80% compliance for both of those habits when I was trying harder to lose weight, so that's a 10-15% 'reduction' only in the maintenance phase compared to before...

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Good to see you again, Blondie, and to hear that things are going well for you. Your story in the magazine article was very encouraging!

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You're doing really well, Marc. The National Weight Control Register says that: weight loss maintenance may get easier over time; after individuals have successfully maintained their weight loss for 2-5 y, the chance of longer-term success greatly increases. See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...

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DaveMc wrote:I'm 39. Later this year, I have to decide if I'll turn 40, or if I'm going to continue being 39 indefinitely.

Either way, you stay inside Doran's 34-41 age band. But if you turn 40, you can have a party.

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I tried to open it, and got a "page not found" link (though it seemed to be at the right site). Can you give us the title, so we can search for it on that site? That's odd. I think that something must have changed at the Rudd site, because the link opened successfully on Saturday but does not work ...

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Where are all the silver surfers?

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After four years of No S-ing, I still get hungry between meals, but it has become more tolerable and I am not panic-stricken by it! I find that I only lose weight when I get hungry between meals. However, I am still trying to lose weight, not to maintain. According to the National Weight Control Reg...

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leafy_greens wrote:
"Thin people keep their gas tanks [i.e., their stomachs] between one-quarter and three-quarters full all the time," says Fleming.

No, no, no! That's how I got fat.

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Vanilla No S is basic No S:

No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"

without any personal modifications.

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Welcome back, Rea!

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This must vary between individuals. I have never succeeded in keeping weight off when I have lost it fast; it is only now that I am losing slowly that I am managing to maintain the loss.

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Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has podcasts which might be of interest:

http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/podcasts.aspx

There are some fascinating abstracts of their research publications, too (text, though, not podcasts):

http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/news.aspx?id=35&s=D

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I agree with KCCC.

If you are really keen to eat eggs, though, have you tried top quality ones? Organic eggs from free range, grain-fed hens taste very much better than battery eggs from hens fed on fish meal.

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TunaFishKid wrote:Fat prejudice is truly the last acceptable prejudice.

Certainly in the UK obesity is stigmatised, and increasingly so as the government pushes health issues.

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Yes, I've been thinking about this recently too, and something that resonates with me is Reinhard's comment on page 20-21 of The No S diet book: ... simple excess, and not the lack of any particular dietary substance, is the most pressing nutritional problem today. The single healthiest thing most o...

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As for the loose skin - I have been wondering about that - does anybody have any experience with major no-s weight loss actually resulting in less/no loose skin? I've lost a lot of weight on No S, but relatively slowly (compared to the crash diets I did when younger), and have not so far had proble...

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On the No S homepage, Reinhard says:

A "sweet"... means "lots of sugar." If you have to wonder, it's probably OK.

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At least you are building up some useful information, and tracking your habits honestly, which should help you to make the changes you want to make.

Most people find that the first three weeks is the hardest, so things should look up over time.

Very best wishes.

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Congratulations, Bookman Old Style! That is really impressive, and the graph is super.

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Aleria wrote:I chose to go on No S as my first diet ever

You're in a better place than many of us! Lots of us went through some terrible diets before finding our way here.

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I am sorry to hear about your hospital stay, and hope that you are feeling better now.

Congratulations on your wonderful progress.

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That's fantastic news, Deb! Congratulations especially on beating the night time snacking, which has taken great determination.

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I hope that you have sweet dreams tonight.

I once dreamed that I was at a No S "reunion" - more of a convention, really, as we've never met, but in my dream it was a "reunion" - meeting people in real life who are so familiar online.

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I'm sorry that you're having such a difficult time, Tiffani. You have been coping with very difficult circumstances, looking after young children single handed while worrying about your husband's safety.

I am sure that your husband will just be delighted to get home to you and the children.

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Welcome, cescadarling!

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Congratulations on your successful week, babyprrr.

And congratulations on reaching your first goal, connorcream!

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I'm sorry that you're having such a tough time, RJLupin. I hope that they are able to get your medication sorted out, and that things get easier soon.

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Thank you very much for your advice, Finnigan, NoelFigart, Spudd, Thalia, kwidener7 and Over43. I had some shoes fitted at a running shop yesterday and also bought good socks, so I'll see how I get on with them.

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According to my replies, I've got one "I use to have that problem too" Which I take to mean "Stop". Sorry, Croaker, I was not clear in my reply. The comments I made were about dealing with evening snacking on N days. Evening snacking on S days is fine. I agree with Wosnes that As long as you're eat...

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Welcome back, drswife, it's good to see you again.

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Welcome, Croaker, and congratulations on your successful first week. I found the evening snacking hard to beat at first (and still have a piece of fruit in the late evening). There is a thread here about activities to distract from evening eating, which you might find interesting: http://everydaysys...

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Finnigan wrote:Ut! Looks like I'm late to the party. Sorry.

You made some interesting points, Finnigan, and I'm glad to have had the chance to read about this study more than once - it can take a while to absorb these things. Thank you.

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Welcome, Jane, and best wishes.

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I've been wondering about shoes, too. Walking boots are good in the countryside, but for city walking I need more cushioning.

Please could anyone advise? Would running shoes be appropriate for walking?

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