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butterfly1000

It is hard in the evening and in situations where food is placed in front of you. Yesterday, Wednesday I couldn't resist and had a bowl of cereal in the evening -- but overall the day was good, my meals were very sensible. Today I was in a meeting all day and there was food -- cookies and muffins in...

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Tuesday
Just finished supper -- so far so good. Had some fruit in afternoon, but that's o.k. Now the tougher part -- after supper. Hopefully I'll have 2 good days in a row.

butterfly1000

Monday So far so good -- still have a few hours till bedtime but I'm hoping not to eat anything else. I had a yoghurt in the afternoon but for now I allow myself yoghurt or fruit if I'm really hungry in between meals -- I know it's something I won't abuse. Hoping to start walking more often ... not ...

butterfly1000

You're absolutely right Mimi. I have to be patient, give it a legitimate chance, and not let the discouragement lead me to quit.

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Going to try again -- hopefully long enough to see results this time.

butterfly1000

Congratulations! It's inspirational.

butterfly1000

I agree! I keep leaving (because I haven't been successful at No S -- then I try other diets -- not successful either), but somehow I keep coming back. I haven't been here in a while and today I just felt like coming back to see what people were writing about. It's like "coming home", the support an...

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Somehow I keep coming back, haven't been successful yet but I refuse to give up. October: Will work on the No Sweets SAT 1: Exempt (was totally out of control) :oops: SUN 2: Exempt (was totally out of control) :oops: MON 3: :oops: Did fine during the day but messed up after supper -- it didn't get o...

butterfly1000

I still have the feeling that I am in control of my eating..and it is still a peaceful calm that is flowing into all aspects of my life... Thanks for keeping an eye on me -- I hope so much to make it work this time. I guess, as you say, we strive for feeling in control of food and not the other way...

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Thursday The support on this site is awesome! No sweets today! :mrgreen: Had a couple of snack, but not very high in calories and it was because I was feeling hungry. Tomorrow, Friday, I will count as an S day because I have something special. I'll try not to have sweets on Saturday or Sunday becau...

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Wednesday: Had some snacks (about a tsp of nuts, some crackers & a yoghurt) ... had seconds at supper ... but was successful in the No Sweets department. :mrgreen: I have to try and concentrate on the successes and not on the failures because even though I say I'm tackling one S at a time, when I t...

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Wednesday June 8 The last couple of days I've been eating anything and everything. Going to try another approach. I like Grammy's advice to take baby steps, but instead of trying to eliminate snacks I think I'll try to eliminate sweets. Often my snacks are sweets and it's not necessarily because I'...

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Mon June 6 Another week starting. Have to try not to get discouraged and give NoS a real chance. B: :D O: :D L: :) (no seconds, but ate too much) O: :oops: (not starting the week too well -- can't give up though) S: :D O: :oops: Not a great day, in many aspects. Hope tomorrow is better.

butterfly1000

It's wonderfull to hear everyone's encouragement ... the support is incredible!

butterfly1000

Thank you so much Sienna, for taking the time to reply to me. It's really inspiring to read about your success!
Butterfly

butterfly1000

Hi Sienna, I just read your post on the " Any big losers here?" topic, and it's really inspiring. I too have more than 50lbs to lose and have been dieting on and off for the longest time without much success. I get discouraged because I don't see fast results and then I eat more, and it's an up and ...

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Week of May 30: (objective of the week -- work on eliminating snacks) Mon:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :D ... Tue:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Wed:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Thu:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D .....

butterfly1000

Week of May 30: (objective of the week -- work on eliminating snacks) Mon:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :D ... Tue:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Wed:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Thu:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D .....

butterfly1000

Week of May 30: (objective of the week -- work on eliminating snacks) Mon:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :D ... Tue:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Wed:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Thu:....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O...

butterfly1000

Week of May 30: (objective of the week -- work on eliminating snacks) Mon:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :D ...S= :D ...O= :D ... Tue:....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O=...S=...O=... Wed:...B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Thu:....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Fri:.....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=......

butterfly1000

Same here -- I'd love to read some stories of people who have lost weight on just No S (i.e. no calorie or other kind of tracking on the side). It's inspiring to read those stories, especially when we're feeling discouraged -- it reminds us that it is possible.

butterfly1000

I agree that taking baby steps is the way to go (not always easy, because we want fast results), but they will probably be long-lasting results. We can't give up, even when we have small setbacks. When I don't stick to my daily goal I tend to sabotage the rest of the day ... I'm trying to avoid that...

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Week of May 30: (objective of the week -- work on eliminating snacks) Mon:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O=...S=...O=... Tue:....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Wed:...B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Thu:....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Fri:.....B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Sat:....B=...O=...L=......

butterfly1000

Hi Grammy,
I thank you for your comments on my Daily Check In. I hesitated before joining again because I feel that I can never stick to anything long enough to see results. But giving up is not an option, so I'm just going to keep trying.

Good luck to you too.

Butterfly

butterfly1000

Week of May 23 (but started on Thu): Mon:...B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Tue:...B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Wed:...B=...O=...L=...O=...S=...O=... Thu:...B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :oops: ...S= :D ...O= :D ... Fri:.....B= :D ...O= :D ...L= :D ...O= :oops: ...S= :D ...O= :oops: ... Sat:...B= ...

butterfly1000

Been gone for a while ... lost a few pounds in the last couple of months by counting points ... during last week got tired of counting and tracking so I gained back a couple ... quite discouraged. No S came to mind ... read some of the recent posts ... impressed by how long some people have been doi...

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Here we go again ... to re-start tracking on Thursday ... Week of July 12: 10 lbs at a time: :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :D :D :D Mon: B=.....Snack=.....L=.....Snack=.....S=.....Snack=.....Ex= Tue: B=.....Snack=.....L=.....Snack=.....S=.....Snack=.....Ex= Wed: B=.....Snack=.....L=.....Snack=.....S=.....Sna...

butterfly1000

Congratulations! It's an inspiration to hear success stories like yours.

butterfly1000

Haven't been doing well with food & exercise lately -- here goes another try ... Week of June 21: 10 lbs at a time: :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( Mon: B= :) .....Snack= :) .....L= :) .....Snack= :oops: .....S= :) .....Snack= :oops: .....Ex= :mrgreen: Tue: B= :) .....Snack= :) .....L= :) .....Snack= ...

butterfly1000

I started to weigh myself on Mondays thinking that I'd have to behave on the weekend. It seems to be working! My rollercoaster ride has been on the flat-to-downward trend for 2 weeks. :wink: :D :D :D :D :wink: We're all looking for a system that works for us individually and I'm realizing more and ...

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So... be gentle with yourself, and celebrate every accomplishment! :) Thank you for the encouragement KCCC. I really have to work on the "mark it and move on" habit, instead of "I messed up ... well, let's just sabotage the rest of the day, or days". Like you say, I need to celebrate the accomplish...

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Week of June 14: Mon: B= :D .....Snack= :oops: .....L= :oops: .....Snack= :oops: .....S= :oops: ..... Snack= :oops: .....Ex= :oops: Tue: B= :) .....Snack= :mrgreen: .....L= :) .....Snack= :mrgreen: .....S= :) ..... Snack= :oops: .....Ex= :oops: Wed: B= :D .....Snack= :mrgreen: .....L= :oops: .....S...

butterfly1000

Waiting for the weekends works somewhat but I never lose that craving for sweets. The only time I have been able to lose a considerable amount of weight was when I didn't eat sweets at all. At first it was a little hard but then I lost my desire for them completely and it became quite easy. I know ...

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paulawylma wrote:Butterfly,
Have you read the Urban ranger posts? It sounds like you are headed that way.

No, I don't usually read those -- I'll check them out. Thanks!

butterfly1000

I met my objective this week -- some kind of physical activity on at least 5 days per week. Will try to do some physical activity over the week-end as well -- but if I'm not able to, it still feels good that I at least met my 5 times objective this week.

I'll try to do it again next week!

butterfly1000

Don't confuse the "best" with perfection -- they're not the same thing. Doing your best just means putting forth your best effort. I used to tell my kids to do their best in school. If that meant they got a C in some subject, so be it -- as long as they had done their best. You're right. I tell my ...

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Reneew,
You're incredible -- taking the time for a personalized message to each of us. Support like this is the main reason I keep coming back to this site.
Thank you!!!

butterfly1000

It sounds like you have a lot to be proud of, lbaucom! I like that your choices start with good and go to best; that leaves room for "good enough" when best isn't possible. I like that -- leaving room for "good enough". For the longest time I've tried for "the best" all the time (unsuccessfully) an...

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Trying a new tracking system ... Week of June 7: Mon: B= :).....Snack= :mrgreen:.....L= :).....Snack= :|.....S= :)..... Snack= :mrgreen:.....Ex= :mrgreen: Tue: B= :D.....Snack= :mrgreen:.....L= :).....Snack= :mrgreen: .....S= :) .....Snack= :oops: ..... Ex= :) Wed: B= :D .....Snack= :mrgreen: .....L...

butterfly1000

You're probably right Mimi, I should give No S a chance (without mods) before trying something else, but there are some days that I get so discouraged :cry: , I have several events coming up this summer and I have nothing to wear (actually I do have stuff to wear, but it doesn't fit me). When I go s...

butterfly1000

I'm feeling really discouraged today. I've increased exercising, been more careful in my choices of snacks (I haven't been able to eliminate them completely yet), and when I got on the scale this morning, no change. I was hoping for at least a little decrease. :( I've been reading the intermitent fa...

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Thu May 3 B: 2 toast with butter L: sandwich & a few sun chips S: healthy meal which fit on one plate O: cereal I almost had a No-S day ... I just can't seem to get rid of the 10 pm snack habit ... even when I have a good supper, I still feel the need for a snack. :oops: Went to the gym, that's a g...

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Wed June 2 B: cereal :) L: soup & muffin O: small handful of nuts S: 2 bowls of cereal (strange supper, I know, but I was at the office from 8 in the morning to 8 at night and by the time I got home that's all I was in the mood for) After such a long day at work, I still went for a little walk afte...

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Tue June 1 B: Cereal :mrgreen: L: Fit in 1 plate (I was full before finishing the plate, I should have stopped eating when I was full :oops: ) O: 1 cracker & cheese (someone offered -- wasn't hungry -- should have said no :oops: ) O: Banana (worked until 6:30 and was starting to get really hungry) ...

butterfly1000

Today is a new beginning for me - how many new beginnings I've already had I don't know - but I know that Reinhard says for some people it may take a dozen or more...I think I may be one of those people. But that's okay - I'll pick myself up, brush off the crumbs, and begin anew today. Just for tod...

butterfly1000

One dress size smaller by end of Summer is a great objective. YOU CAN DO IT !!

butterfly1000

Yes you can do this! I know how you feel about counting calories and measuring things... me too, I end up thinking of food all the time when I have to count & measure. I'm trying to take 1 meal at a time ... and do the best I can with it (make healthy choices as often as I can and when I don't I'm g...

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testing

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Haven't posted since Friday (crazy week-end), Friday was :oops: and week-end went overboard. Mon May 31 9.0 left B: Cereal L: Cafeteria (fit in 1 plate, but still feel hungry -- probably because there was no protein) O: Applesauce S: Pasta (reasonable portion) O: Sugarless jello Went for a 20 min st...

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Hey Butterfly1000, Are you still checking posts? I hope so. I haven't been reading other people's post,but today I'm trying to put off a road trip that I should already be on. :-) Isn't procrastination wonderful? Too bad I don't procrastinate eating. . .:-) Anyway, the point. . .I noticed that you ...

butterfly1000

Fri May 28 9.5 left
Went to the gym 30 min.

B: Cereal with milk

L:

butterfly1000

I like the challenge name you chose Reneew! I challenge myself to do at least 15 minutes of physical activity 5 times a week (could be the gym, walking, playing games outside, etc.). I know it's not a very big challenge, but I'm hoping that by increasing exercise, it will motivate me to change eatin...

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I've been feeling really discouraged lately, but reading the posts on this board and receiving personal encouragement makes me realize that I can't give up. I'm realizing that at this time strictly vanilla No-S isn't for me. I'm not able to stick to it, and then I get discouraged and binge. I'm tryi...

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I'm going to do this team thing again for June, but I want it to be for whatever anyone wants to do... and skip the vanilla part. I wasn't going to participate in a June challenge because I'm having too much trouble doing straight vanilla, but if the challenge is not strictly vanilla, and more of a...

butterfly1000

renew, if it works for you, then do it. I agree, that you have to do what works for you. I started the May challenge really motivated, but when I wasn't able to stick to it I got very discouraged ... I haven't posted there recently because I got tired of writing FAILURE. I was thinking of trying th...

butterfly1000

Thanks for the info mrsj!

Keep up the good work on your 21 day challenge!

butterfly1000

Having 60 lbs to lose probably makes it *more* likely that "vanilla" NoS will allow you to lose weight: just the calorie intake reduction from eating more moderately overall will probably lead to weight loss. True -- I have an easier time controlling meals than controlling what I eat in between. If...

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After reading KCC's sticky, I realize that I'm still at phase 1. I read phase 1 every morning so that it will really sink in. I am now committing myself to the 21 day club, with vanilla No S. No tweeks, mods or anything. I'm more or less starting all over again. Thankfully, the no seconds S is as n...

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I've been trying to get it all perfect (unsuccessfully) and getting discouraged in the process. This is a great breakdown of the different phases. As recommended, I'm going to take one phase at a time and work on it before going to the next. Question: How do you count the 21 day challenge, is it 21 ...

butterfly1000

Thank you mrsj & wosnes -- you're right, I need to be patient and stick to it until it becomes a habit -- it's just that sometimes I panic and think that I'll never reach my goal and that I'll always feel crappy and self-conscious and out of shape. But like you said, if it's too quick and I can't st...

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Let me tell you a little bit about myself, I first discovered No S last Spring and have been on again, off again since then (not very successfully unfortunately â€“ even though I know that, if I were to get the habits in place, I could do it long-term). I have been struggling with my weight for a lo...

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It's not easy to change old habits, and I too am often tempted to say I'll start again tomorrow (and sometimes I do, and then I pig out and end up feeling terrible). But like it was mentioned in one of the replies above, we can have our sweets and whatever else we want, on S days -- and that's what ...

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Yesterday was a success :) , people on this board are so supportive, it's amazing. Renee: You're doing fantastic, keep it up! Mimi: I don't see any update for you in the last couple of days. I hope that it's going well, but you just haven't had time. Renee has good advice, when you don't have a good...

butterfly1000

Thanks for the clarification Renee. I'm going to try that approach as well.

butterfly1000

Keep it up Mimi! All we can do is keep trying, and take one day or one meal at a time. I too, am striving to have a good relationship with food. For now I'm just trying to stick to the rules of No-S without necessarily changing what I eat at meals. I find that this helps to resist the temptation of ...

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~reneew wrote:8- I'm going to try to bank this day... or tomorrow.

Renee,
When you say you're going to bank an S Day, does it mean you treat a weekend day as a weekday (i.e. as a No-S Day), and you use it at some point in the future during the week as an allowed S day?

butterfly1000

I was scrolling down the posts, and it looks pretty green overall. Let's keep it up -- WE CAN DO IT!

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JulieMM wrote:Butterfly~

You can do it! Today is a new day!

Thanks for the encouragement! I just recorded my first fully successful day!

butterfly1000

I would have marked it an S-day. Since all you had was a piece of cake, and it was for your birthday, and you didn't take advantage of the fact that you had cake to eat sweets for the rest of the day, I think an S-day would be o.k. Maybe I'm not strict enough, but if I had called it a failure, in my...

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I've been hesitating whether to join this challenge or not because I haven't been able to stick to anything lately, but I guess I've got nothing to lose in trying, so here it goes ... at least May starts on an S day, so I can't really mess that one up ... May 1: S-DAY (went overboard with sweets -- ...

butterfly1000

I'm going to do my Daily Check In on an Excel worksheet for the next while because I want to incorporate some personal comments that I might not want to share online. But I do plan to return regularly to read and post on general discussions.

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WEEK OF APRIL 26 Mon Apr 26: It was an almost green day -- I took a small piece of cookie that was offered me... but on the upside, I went to the gym. So, overall, not a bad day. :) Tue Apr 27: Had 4 marshmallows and a big bowl of cereal in between meals. Not doing too well, but I want to keep post...

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I see it! Thank you Clarica!

butterfly1000

Is there a way for us to set up our personal profile to show the newest postings first rather than starting with the oldest? This would be useful for the multiple page postings. I usually just switch the selection at the bottom to have the newest first, but was wondering if I could set it up by defa...

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Congratulations! I think perseverance is the key -- and you're doing it!!

butterfly1000

A new week is starting, hope to have a few greens this time! Mon Apr 19 : It was ALMOST a complete success. I was doing fine until supper. Around 9:00 p.m. I thought I was starting to feel hungry (not sure if it was really hunger because I had a reasonable supper at 6:30). I managed to hold off unti...

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My week hasn't gone too well ... lots of red. I'm going to try to be reasonable this week-end. Next week I really have to get some green days in -- WHY IS IT SO HARD ????????????

butterfly1000

Here we are, Friday, and so far this week it's all been red. Gotta keep trying, can't give up!

butterfly1000

Thanks for the encouragement Mimi! I know that I have to take one day at a time. Also, I can't let one small slip destroy the rest my day. I know that No S is the way to go for me -- I've spent most of my life counting something (calories, points) or measuring food -- I just can't do it anymore. I d...

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Tuesday April 13
Complete & Total Failure -- I'm even too embarrassed to write down all the junk I ate. I messed up at lunch time with sweets and it's as if it gave me permission to continue the day in the same trend.

butterfly1000

It's been almost a year that I haven't posted here.

I've been back reading the posts for the last couple of weeks (tried other diets in the last few months -- none of which I was able to stick to). I heard that it can take a few tries before NoS becomes a habit, so I'm trying again.

butterfly1000

I'M IN TOO !!!

butterfly1000

Welcome back! I came back also a couple of weeks ago (it's my third try, I think) ... I've had more bad days than good, but I come back to read the posts and I find them inspiring. I don't see myself counting calories or points for the rest of my life, I've tried that many many times over the years,...

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Hi, I haven't posted in a while (don't remember when the last time was). Since I've been off this site, I've tried online weight watchers, online calorie counter, and nothing worked (motivation not there) :oops: :cry: . This past week-end I was considering a protein diet -- but I know it's not the s...

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bluebunny27 wrote: Remember, 100% motivated and no quitting, right ?

Right! No quitting! Make a plan, stick to it, and stay motivated!

Thanks Marc! Reading about your great results encourages me to keep trying.

butterfly1000

Well, I haven't been on this site for the last while because I've been having red days on a regular basis and I kind of got discouraged. I've been tempted to go back on other diets that I've tried in the past (doesn't make sense, I know, because I had no success with them). So today I decided to log...

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Congratulations!!!

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Thanks for the link Mimi -- I'll take a look at it later. Also, thanks for the encouragement!

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Second, some of my biggest failures have been after extended periods of extra willpower - as if I've exercised the muscle to exhaustion. I like the notion of S-days as "rest." For me, they reasure the unreasoning emotional part of myself that I am NOT going through a period of deprivation, that I c...

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June 9(Tue) GREEN for no sweets No walk Had snacks No seconds Wow, today was a really tough day with food -- if I had given in to my cravings, I would have eaten junk all day. I had a few snacks (cheese with a couple of crackers, and nuts) to see if I woudn't cave in to the sweets because I know th...

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Thank you Mimi. Yes, I did feel good about the week-end -- I felt a certain amount of control, contrary to the other times where it was non-stop eating. June 8(Mon) GREEN for no sweets Went for a walk in the evening Had seconds at supper -- first time since starting NoS. I still had leftovers from t...

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~reneew wrote:Still plugging along, although I'm frustrated at the weight. I know it's because I make bad choices. At least I'm not all red since the kids are home.

I know what you mean about being frustrated at the weight -- but yes, we do have to keep plugging along. We can do it!

butterfly1000

However, I don't think of NoS as a diet, but rather a lifetime way to handle meals, sweets, and snacks. I so much agree with what you're saying. Everytime I have gone on a diet in the past, in the back of my mind, I've always said that I don't think I could spend the rest of my life counting, measu...

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My Weekends are definitely like my weekdays ("N Days"). That's the only way I could see to stick to this diet with results.--Weekends are like weekdays, maybe one delicious treat I've been thinking about treating weekends like weekdays also, unless there is something special. I know we're not suppo...

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June 6 (Sat) & June 7 (Sun) Well, managed to get through the week-end without too much damage (I think), even though I had a big party with lots of food. I was hoping to get through the week-end with only 1 dessert, but I ended up having 2 desserts + chips. However, this was much better than it usu...

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Congratulations Mimi!

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June 5(Fri)
GREEN for no sweets
No walk today -- got up too late and after work was too busy organizing tomorrow's party. I know, I should have been able to find 15 minutes in my day, it's really not that long.
I hope the week-end goes well and that I don't overdo it.

butterfly1000

I tend to follow the same *three-a-day* system that Winnie does...and I too don't think of it as obsessive because I get SO MUCH out of everyone's posts. But I agree - you can't read everything! Mimi :D It's true that we get so much out of everyone's posts, which is why I was trying to read everyth...

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Something KCCC pointed out to me - and worth mentioning again - is that the constant *chattering* in my head is gone because of NoS and that, in itself, is a HUGE reward. Those of you who battle yourselves all the time know what I am talking about! NoS brings so much peace with it - at least it doe...

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I love the colors Renee!

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