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Wooohooo! Congratulations Eschano!

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I see more green than red! Yea! I once froze a fairly large container of all of the sweets that tempted me during the week and forgot them all weekend until sunday evening and then I didn't want them. Notice I said "once". But, I almost always only want only a portion of it, not all which I would ha...

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No prob. Jan! We all help eachother. Last Monday the t.v. in front of my tredmill had cable issues and I couldn't watch HGTV so, I only exercised for 20 minutes because I got bored. Tuesday was 15 minutes. I channel surfed for those 15 minutes. Wednesday it still wasn't fixed (I tried but hubby need...

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Sweetness wrote:Renee, wish I would have followed your advice before yesterday! The rest is in the freezer now!

If only I could have followed my own advice. Cake blew 2 days for me!
I will freeze all sweets that I covet this week and eat some on Saturday.

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Sugar is my current enemy

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I get migraines too. Be sure you're staying hydrated. I've noticed that's a big contributer. I drink ice water with a bit of unsweetened cranbery juice. I think the constant tiny bit of calories keeps me going and I stay hydrated. I have a 4 cup water bottle and I try to drink 2 daily.

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I just noticed that you've hit "one"derland! Yea! Your weight now starts with a one! That's my goal! Keep it up, you're doing great!

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I just wanted to point out that freegirl has entered "one"derland. That's my goal... I'm going to catch up with you! Keep it up! Also, for those of us (M's sick of dieting) tempted by all of these Christmas treats ... freeze them until Saturday! Even if it doesn't need refrigeration. It helps! :wink...

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Hi! Boy you sure do well when you're doing it! I found that's the key to it all... actually doing it. When I start to get frustrated that it isn't working, I realize I'm the one not working it. It works when you do it. You can do it! I gain fast when I am not. No S really is eating normally. Keep it...

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broccoli and carrot cheese soup in a bread bowl... no snacking... no seconds... no dessert...

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I think my long-term thinking is helping me. My mental state is more positive anyway. I used to record my weight on Friday mornings because that was when I was at my lowest. I now weigh daily and record on here my very lowest. This way, Saturdays aren't "whew I made it through the week" but more of ...

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Lets go everybody! Start the month off right!

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I'm not sure if it's the No S effect, but it seemed like I was tasting flavors in the food that I haven't been able to detect - perhaps the grease and junk food depopulating the taste buds? Has anyone else had an experience like that?:D Welcome to NoS! Yep! Food has so so much more satisfying flavo...

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Yea! Congratulations! Give your precious a tiny kiss from me.

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Yea! December challenge posted. Finish off the month green people! I am so impressed by all of the green.

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Oh my. Winter is when I gain (see my daily page 1 for ugly details). But this year its all going to change! The only goal I REALLY want to meet is to maintain this weight through Christmas. I know the scale shouldn't be the measure, but it is a definite one and long-term which I think I need right ...

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I challenge you to publicly set a goal for the month of December and tell us how it goes! This is for anybody who needs encouragement and daily accountability, and boy do i need accountability during the holidays! Think of this as your own little cheering section. - post your progress once at the t...

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Haha, now I feel rediculously over-treated. In my defense I do have to say that my Mom makes those too, and I think it was ingrained that I need to also, and I did spread them out over the month... yea, anyway... no excuses. If you look at page one here, you'll see the yearly damage it did to me. I ...

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Well, I failed miserably over Thanksgiving (week) but am back on track now. I have to laugh. As I read through here, I see such a variety of "successes" and "fails". I read of habit cals colored brightly for the h o l i d a y s , weightloss during a vacation (wow!), lots of pepto bismol , and I was...

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Back on track and I've come to some conclusions. I record my weight almost every day because I discovered that when I do I seem to have much more drive during the day... out of sight (scale) out of mind(control). I record on my calendar most days and compare with previous times so that I know where ...

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I was doing great until the week of Thanksgiving. Ug. According to the scale, I gained 10 pounds in exactly a week. Yea, I know alot of it is retension, and the pie for breakfast was a stupid way to start off the 2 days leading up to turkey day... boy do I need to get back on track! I also have a te...

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It's working... give it time. Look at the big picture. Think long-term.

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Thank you sweetness! Unfortunately all of the little celebrations involve food and I am struggling to get back on track.

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Welcome!

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My big tip is to stick to it! I stopped and gained the same 26 back twice! Just keep plugging along. Also, don't start cheating. It snowballs.

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For those of us showing a tad bit of red... Keep going!!! If it makes you feel better, the title does say "the rest of November" so you COULD legally erase it and start from here... or continue and shoot for greens! We can do it!

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I started a challenge for the rest of the month of November. I will be green the rest of the month! I'm doing vanilla and trying to wait until I'm hungry and stop when full also. When I do that, I am at least hungry at meal time. It seems to be helping as I am down a bit again. Woohoo! I can't wear ...

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Thank you so much for this post! Very encouraging!

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I want to finish the month all successfully green. This will be tough for me since I have been getting really wishy-washy. I need to set my mind on track before the holidays! :roll: November 7- :mrgreen: yea! and I might add my first green day in a week and a half. 8- :mrgreen: I can't even tell yo...

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I challenge you to publicly set a goal for the rest of the month! This is for anybody who needs encouragement and daily accountability. Think of this as your own little cheering section. - post your progress once at the top with your goal and edit that first post all month. It's easier to skim-read...

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I have been struggling the past several months. I guess you wouldn't even call it struggling because that would indicate some kind of effort. And honestly I haven't been making much of an effort at all. I understand totally! I was so wishy-washy-half-heartedly doing noS for a year and a half and ga...

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More fails than successes. I'm feeling more

than

and I'm thinking that's a good thing.

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Shooting for 21 is what got me going again after a year and a half of wishy-washiness.

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Good job! Changes can certainly cause problems at times.

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Thanks!

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Jaxhil wrote: "Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."-St Augustine

love that!

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Jaxhil wrote: "Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity."-St Augustine

love that!

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Wow, I'm inspired! I have 4 kids and have been terribly sleep deprived since 1993. I know that when I'm well rested, I don't feel that mid-afternoon snack attack. Its like my body says, "well, if you won't sleep, I guess we need more energy in calorie form". At least that's what I imagine it saying....

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I'm pumped and just going one day at a time. I've lost 32 pounds now. Woohoo! I didn't think another pound would be all that big, but since I made it past my previous low, that means that I have not been this low since......... um... probably at least 6 years. When I loose another few I know that I'...

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go mommies!

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If tempted by a perishable sweet, stick it in a container, label it with your name and a threat (ha...I have 4 kids)and pop it in the freezer for an S day. Then you know it will be fresher and saved for you. The freezer is my close friend.

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I read about others who seem to get the habit, but if I have 3 or 4 successful days in a row, I seem to get defiant or something and snack and not even care about it. I think I need to shoot for a week (5 N days)again. I thought I'd earn my S undays, but I flub during the week and then I don't care ...

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Wow! Success! I KNOW I can not do that without taping my mouth shut ...or at least a severe struggle the entire time.

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Thank you very much! I needed to hear that!

On to my next goal

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Welcome back! Stick to it and give it your all. Reruns are sometimes all it takes!

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Yea!!! :D I finally finally got back to where I was before I got off track and gained it all... again! I am extatic! I spent 2 years kicking myself and trying everything out of desperation when I should have just stuck with it. Slow and steady does win the race. I do NoS but wait for hunger. I now ...

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just a little ps.. for myself, as i've just remembered that i ate a whole container of pickles and had a slice of pizza yesterday.. those foods alone could explain at least 4 of the lbs i gained, just from water retention.. i feel a little better now.. i guess pickles are just not the best choice f...

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Welcome! NoS is sane. Grains are supposed to be the main part of our diet... so say the "real" experts. I believe you will do great on this. S days give the pressure release, but don't go hog wild like I do, that just prolongs it. Get the habit of N days.

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I'm down 30 as of right now. I feel like spitting and weighing again. I really want to get to 31. That's where I was before I gained my loss back. (see page 1 here on my daily for pitiful details) Maybe I'll fast until I get there after all just to see it!!! I will feel really good to just mentally ...

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Wow! Look at you go! Good job girl!!!

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The 7 I was referring to was vanilla including the 2 S days. Believe me, I need S days!

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Thanks berry, I can't say that exercising helps me to loose weight though. I feel better, have a little more energy and I know it's good for me, but I have tested my theory many times. I exercise 30 minutes 5 days a week for 3 months and see absolutely no weight difference. I'm not sure why... there...

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Today I was walking around in a dollar store when a nutritionist came on the radio through the speaker. My thought was "Good grief! Do I have to see and hear about food and nutrition EVERYWHERE I go?!!!" I couldn't avoid listening, although I'd have prefered dull elevator music. She was talking abou...

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Today I was walking around in a dollar store when a nutritionist came on the radio through the speaker. My thought was "Good grief! Do I have to see and hear about food and nutrition EVERYWHERE I go?!!!" I couldn't avoid listening, although I'd have prefered dull elevator music. She was talking abou...

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I always eat brunch and supper. I read an article a couple years ago about the oldest man in the U.S. that had recently died. I can't remember how old he was, but obviously over 100. When asked why he thought he lived so long, he had told them that he thinks it's because he only ate 2 meals every d...

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I'm becoming impatient with my lack of ability to loose while attempting (usually not succeeding) vanilla NoS. When I am successful on NoS I loose weight all week then gain on the weekends, and then I slowly loose my incentive to do it at all since the scale remains stationary. 2 steps forward 2 ste...

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Yea! Welcome. This diet is normal eating and sane dieting.

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The 21 day challenge got me going again after over a year of wishywashy gaining!

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And, people do not get the same calories out of food like scientists say. Anyone who's ever seen whole corn or peas in a diaper or toilet can see that the center was not totally "used".

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mimi wrote: My message to anyone who is struggling is to never give up. Keep at it - make up your mind that you're going to do it, and just do it...you are the only one standing in your way.

Love that!
Mimi has reached her goal and has lost 40!

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mimi wrote: My message to anyone who is struggling is to never give up. Keep at it - make up your mind that you're going to do it, and just do it...you are the only one standing in your way.

Love that!

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I am okay with where I am but so so close to a goal (my previous low before I gained it all back) that I could scream. Part of me just wants to starve until I get there just to see that number.

really

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Alright, now that I'm back to vanilla no S, I seem to struggle again with the moments when I have my plate in front of me with half of the food still on it and "full" hits. I have been paying attention to it for the last 2 months and it's a good thing, but now I wonder if I stop eating now before I ...

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And that is the point!

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I just made a double batch of cookies and didn't snitch one single crumb! And I didn't even have to tape my mouth shut with duct tape (yes, I've done that) Usually I eat at least 8 cookies worth of dough just while scooping them on the baking sheet! Woohoo! Go me!

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I always use my credit card at the pump so I get the points for it. I don't go in. If I go in, I buy junk. If you are and that isn't working, get a card through the gas station, even bigger savings. Use it for gas only, no exceptions. Tell yourself that you're trying to calculate how much you spend ...

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I've been a bit wishy-washy lately. To be more honest, I've been cheating more. I'm thinking that it is because I've been trying to wait to eat until hunger hits, then eat my 3. It works for the times when I feel strong and need a change. I guess I now need a change back, for I am back to vanilla wi...

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Eileen7316 wrote:Oolala,

YOU should be a counselor! Thanks for the time it took you to write that all out - it helped me immensely.

Me too! It was very encouraging! Thanks for being there for us

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I am finally in a healthy "normal" BMI range and no longer considered overweight. From the start of my NoS journey until today I have lost 40.7 pounds. PTL! Congratulations! And you were going to just sneak that by us? Announce it girl! Woohoo!!! MIMI GOT TO HER GOAL WEIGHT AND LOST OVER 40!!! GO M...

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Weekend S Days are like opening a can of pop slowly to let out the pressure before it explodes. "slowly" is the key. My pop can seems to be a shaken one that explodes all over. I remember once finding that I had terribly bad breath and so I had one Tic Tac which led to an S Day being taken which le...

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Happy birthday! At least they only come once a year. We learn as we go. I usually see an issue like a birthday coming far in advance. I'm learning to plan it in... like maybe "recover" with soup or salad for the next meal or two.

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Copied from testimonials... very encouraging: 26 lbs down and still losing ! :) :) After a few false starts (!) I started the No S Plan back in December 2009, after a life time of struggling with binge eating and food/diet anxiety as well as a host of other things including poor body image and self ...

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Awesome! Keep it up. Thanks for the details, they give incentive and encouragement to others. My stubborn mind longs for the days that I can say that "I no longer treat my S Days any differently from my N Days." Congratulations!

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Oh, sometimes it takes a while to learn things... then we forget them and have to re-learn them again. ug. I like the idea of S events or fail during the week. I tend to abuse declared S days myself.

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Well, for the record, this is how my month is going... I've been trying to either call it a success :mrgreen: or fail :oops: since my weekend fails are rediculously bad lately. I'm also still trying to wait and only eat when hungry too. This really helps on the weekends. September 1 :oops: 2 :mrgree...

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wosnes wrote: "You'll never get anything worth having unless you go all out to get it." Meaning, worthwhile things take effort and sometimes continual effort. It applies to No-S as well.

love that!

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wosnes wrote: "You'll never get anything worth having unless you go all out to get it." Meaning, worthwhile things take effort and sometimes continual effort. It applies to No-S as well.

love that!

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Weirdest thing... I've never heard of vertical sleeve surgery before and I Just got done watching a news clip about someone who lost 80 pounds doing that. I'll try to find that link again. I'm not condoning doing it at all, but I also don't believe in coincidents. http://www.mediacomtoday.com/tv/3/p...

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I did a rebound from that flu I had. I guess I could have figured I would. It seems every time I get ahead, I get too confident and let down my guard toward temptation. Then I get on a fail-streak. I'm breaking that now. I need to concentrate on vanilla period right now. When I'm strong, I add waiti...

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We're here! You go girl!

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Hmmmm... a little thought about habit. I think this opens my eyes and I need to dig deep for reasons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0fTwtP ... ture=share

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You're doing great! Keep it up! I've recently just started exercising again (I bought a treadmill) and I know how hard it is to get motivated sometimes.
Consider it mandidtory and non-negotiable. 100%.

You can do it! I know you can!

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Jethro wrote:I did weight watchers for a while.
Unfortunately for me the points count eventually wore me out. And I'm an accountant by profession.

Hahahaha! Sorry, but isn't that classic! If an accountant can't do it long-term, who can?

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Welcome back Marc! I'm confident that you can do it. I gained all that I lost while still coming here.

I have problems thinking 100% and not "just this once". We learn as we go. Keep at it!

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Yea! Continue on...

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Well, there's nothing quite like a 4 day flu to give you a jump in your weightloss... stratigically placed over the weekend. Still weak and achey, but kinda glad I had it. Hahaha.

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I need popcorn. I tend to save it for a weekend night, dish a heaping helping (or 2) and call it supper. I sometimes eat a small supper prior... But weekends are my big problem, so don't listen to me! Oh, and my grandma ate popcorn for breakfast all of the time, but she ate it like cereal with milk ...

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Fresh start! Just do it! I went for over a year, half-way-kinda-not doing this and any other plan that came to mind and gained all of my weight back (26 pounds). In march I turned 45, hit an all-time high, had a depressing physical, and my son told me I was killing myself, all within the same week....

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I went to weightwatchers faithfully for over 2 years. I lost 50 pounds, but the biggest thing that I learned is to eat constantly... low point foods all of the time. That is insane! I analized every bite. I thought about food waaaaay too much, but that is part of it all. Thinking about food constant...

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Due to the treadmill and these 2 perfect weeks of walking 30 minutes daily, I feel stronger, less tired, and this morning I was actually looking forward to it! I tried to search my feelings for why exactly and there was only a hint of "to-get-it-over-with". Hmmm... I wanted to give it 100% for a mon...

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I feel for ya! Our oldest left for college last year and she has always been so dern independant. We agreed ahead of time to talk on the phone one a week. That was hard to do for her I guess. She kept forgetting. I guess that's a good thing, huh? Well, we now text quite frequently about little stuff...

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I bought a treadmill and a grill. Hmmm... I've gone from doing pretty much nothing for exercise other than my daily stuff, to 30 minutes of treading every darn day. I'm realizing that I'm good at keeping at things when I have that 100% attitude. I HAVE to walk every day. There is no debate and no ch...

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Yea! Some of you very well!!! Be proud and keep going.

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I'm loosing about maybe a pound a month which is driving me crazy!!! When I follow vanilla NoS, I struggle with not loosing at all because what-the-heck strikes bad every fail and certainly every weekend. I have issues every time I am hungry and it isn't time to eat, and it is soooooo hard to not ea...

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If you ever feel like throwing it out again, hide it in a corner of your garage. Out of sight, but there for when you come to your senses again.

Wishing you well!

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Rachelocity wrote: I slammed thru Day 1 like the Hulk!

I love that! I might borrow it. Keep it up!
It sounds like you don't like to be told what to do. I don't either, and NoS seems to be the only one that I can really internalize to make it seem less rule-sy. It's "normal" eating.

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I eat 2 meals most days. Legal. Works better actually.

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Every time I try it (since it seems sensible) it just seems to open the door for more. It keeps the eat-all-the-time mentality going and that is what I really need to break. Experiment ~ do what works.

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Go Kathleen!

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Thanks!
I've been looking at my first page here on my daily where I post my progress every month and I'm getting scared. I loose through September every year and then gain every winter. I need to break that trend of mine once and for all!

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