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It's pizza in my home every Saturday night. I buy it or make it. If my son is home from school, it's 2 large pizzas devoured, but if not, the four of us (three men),leave 3-4 slices behind. In the freezer it goes. I'll make a collection of them until we don't have to buy/make it that week. Not as go...

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Yeah, wasn't Fresca the first diet soda?

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Welcome back reneew! I similarly have yo-yoed with No S and felt the same way about myself for being a dope; silly excuses for giving it up. But I've been back. Each time I leave and come back, I'm a little bit older, and it's slower going with the weight loss, but I've reaped other benefits in the ...

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Thanks for this, Nantahala and jackn! I now know what to do with my surplus tomatoes from the garden.

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Kaalii wrote:

"but green days do feel like mini victories always because im still pretty fresh in noS.."

They feel like mini victories even when one is a No S veteran!

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By golly, I've got! Thank you, Buns. Not sure I'll keep it up because now I have 2 rigamaroles to go thru: quote/edit button and now mr. green.

It's just nice knowing I can do it, you know?

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"I think this is very true as one of the sources of overeating. We're all spiritual beings and we will have yearnings that we don't always understand, or that we try to fill in unspiritual ways like eating. When I notice this in myself, I turn to Christ and the Bible. Am I really going to God to ha...

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Welcome! I had a lot of heartburn before no S. Three meals a day with no sweets M-F did the trick for me. But it took a few weeks for my digestive system to adjust. Even though I enjoy some sweets on weekends, it doesn't come back. My heartburn did come back when I forsook no S. Now, sometimes when ...

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Thank you, buns. Since the edit button won't appear on my original post, I need to hit the quote button, submit my post, cancel it (so it doesn't appear twice), and then the edit button will show up on the original post. Weird. This is why last time I felt too lazy to do it more than one month. I ca...

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When I first get onto the August challenge each day, I don't have an edit button. I have to click the quote button and go thru this rigamarole to have the edit button show up. Also, I don't know how to get those cute green smiley faces onto my dates. Can someone help this pathetic computer-unsavvy p...

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I'm in! :arrow: 01 02 03 04 05 8) 8) 08 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 12 8) 8) 15 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 19 8) 8) :) :) :) :) :) 8) 8) :mrgreen: 30 :mrgreen: Day 3: I allow myself a dessert when I have company. It was one of the reasons (or excuses) that caused me to quit no s the first time....

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It sounds like your N day plates could use tweaking. You could load up a smaller size plate if you need that full-plate visual effect, or just put a little bit less food on your plate for a while. Then, when you get use to that, then take a little more food away, this way your stomach will learn to ...

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I have a conventional oven with a convectional option which I use sometimes. It doesn't seem the same as this air fryer, though. It circulates the air in the oven for even heating, and drops the temperature you chose automatically 25 degrees. It may cook a chicken a little faster, but I never notice...

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I wish our American government loved Americans more.

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When I have a sandwich, I'll add a small amount of chips to my plate. It's No S OK.

I used to eat salty snacks all day. I think that's what the book is focusing on.

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"Whosonfirst" "Now recovered and want to use a diet approach during the next phase of life that doesn't involve food selection, calorie counting, yada yada yada."

Then you are in the right place. Welcome, and wishing you the best! Please let us know your progress.

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roseha, I hear you about the nuts. They are my weakness, too. I store certain nuts that I use for recipes in the freezer so I don't have to look at them all the time. I tried obeying the mantra, " have a small handful each day because they're good for you." Don't work for me. MIL regularly visits an...

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Sounds like you're going through a lot right now. Comforting ourselves with food? We've all been there. Your rebelliousness, as you call it, sounds like you're attempting to take control in an out of control situation. Doesn't sound like any harm done (I would have eaten the raspberry almond tart wi...

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Hi Life, The 4th is an S-day, so I stayed on plan for that...lol. I ate only the food I wanted, ignored potato chips and those things I have on hand at home. It amounted to more than I would eat on an N-day, though, and even a typical S-day. I only had room for a small amount of dessert. I felt like...

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I hear you, Livitup. I've been at NoS for years, sometimes taking a reprieve, unfortunately, then gaining all my weight back. You've got to know yourself. For instance, I cannot stock my favorite candy bars. I've tried this over and over, but I end up eating the multipack in one S-weekend. I would l...

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Sound is louder and richer than the two podcasts before it. I don't have to turn the volume up.

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I would imagine by pleasure he meant, "instant gratification" of eating whatever, whenever.

Sustainable joy? Maybe applying good habits, which would help her shed the weight and gain health and the good feeling of being in control...much like following the No S diet.

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I just sprinkle on salt. A lot of times when I find myself eating a bland meal, it's missing the correct amount of this seasoning. I even have a small container in my purse for potlucks; they never know I'm salting their food, as I try to be discreet. Sometimes someone will make a delicious looking ...

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The teacher deserves it. Have a safe and enjoyable trip!

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Thank you, Reinhard, for your personal update. It seems that many of us are still struggling with S-days, and would love to know how your personal S-days go, for example. When I would do shovelglove, I would turn on Netflix and watch a particular program. I would lose count, but as long as that hamm...

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I always think it sounds fun, but wonder...will it be hard on the knees? And the other thing I wonder...there's a (ahem, female) reason I don't do jumping jacks--will a mini tramp be equally uncomfortable? An elderly female friend of mine, who used to be a competitive runner, has damaged knees, use...

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If you're not a snacker, then the two meals may not be a problem. I sometimes go without breakfast. Test it and see. If you become too hungry by lunch and want to eat everything in sight, then have some breakfast.

Welcome, and I hope you find success here.

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My biggest problem with seconds are actually "firsts". That is, before dinner is served. Making a roast - beef, pork, lamb - and popping the crispy ends into my mouth. I was thinking of getting one of my sons to carve it for me, but I had a better plan: tuck the end parts under the main roast and re...

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My second attempt at No S was combined with IF 2X 24hr fasts (or close to it). I lost almost 30 pounds, a record for me that brought me to a normal BMI. My weekends were almost always gluttonous, so near the end of my one and a half years of doing this, the weight I lost, started creeping back up. N...

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I refuse to eat 'Hannibal the Cannibal's' side dish.

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Thank you Life and LL. I'm all over the place with my first two meals, and I think a routine would be helpful.

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Making lunch for my sons and husband for school/work. I need to be very diligent not to plop peanut butter or a slice of cheese into my mouth to ease the drudgery of the task. The Christmas holiday throws me off every time. I bake a lot and a lot is baked for my family for gifts. I make various type...

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I cook a lot of different dishes, but when it comes down to it, the minute steak sandwiches with fried onions and cheese is everyone's favorite in my home. I make it 2X monthly.

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It would be a gift to your girls not to see you on "diets" and talking a lot about them. I wish I can have a do-over. My daughters now know I only do the No S diet, a normal way to eat. Unfortunately, they also saw me lose and gain back the weight twice on the No S diet! They are now in their 30's a...

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Hi Life, I noticed your breakfasts and lunches do not vary much. Is this because it's merely convenient? I remember an author of a book who lost a lot of weight, saying, she keeps breakfast and lunch the same to help keep her slim. She knows about what she eats, calorie-wise, those two times, so it'...

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Jen, Go to the top of this page, and under 'Everyday Systems', click on 'Discussion Home'. Click on the second topic, 'Daily Check-ins', from multiple nos-ers

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Merry wrote: "That's an interesting recipe. Do you think it really needs the flour and egg-whites? Wondering if one could just do eggs and milk for the base..." Merry, this recipe looks like one of those Impossible Pie recipes. You would probably need the flour, but you can substitute 2 whole eggs f...

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Not having seconds became a lot easier for me because I learned how to slow down my eating. My husband and sons are finished their seconds while I'm still on my one plate. I like to point that out to them to remind them to slow down. If there is enough food for me to take seconds, and I particularly...

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Yes! There is so much more satisfaction in eating at meals only, rather then that awful snacking habit, which diminishes keener taste buds and natural hunger. Every time I eat far away from No S I could kick myself because, not only for of the eventual weight gain, but the disruption of good habit-f...

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I just listened and enjoyed your soothing voice! IMO, for what's it's worth, instead of saying, "Box", perhaps say something like, "Statistics say", (if appropriate), or "As a side note..." One more thing, I promise: instead of saying, "Question mark or Exclamation point," just make your voice go th...

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I also lost weight at first with crazy weekends. But as I got closer to a normal weight, that didn't work anymore. For me, the one S on S-days that helps me the most is no snacks. It cuts out a lot of junk, because once I start snacking I can't stop. Then I'll long for that sane Monday on Sunday, bu...

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America's test kitchen has a good burger. I outdoor grill it normally, but I also have cooked it in a cast iron fry pan. This is for a fry pan. I hope it works the same for your griddle: 1-1/2 lbs on 80% ground beef, mixed with 3/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp blk pepper. Shape into 3/4" thick patties. Will...

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Are you talking about cooking burgers on the grill or frying pan?

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In 2009, I was on No S about 8 months. I lost nearly 25 lbs, in spite of my weekend gorging. But that caught up to me, along with too many red days. Went off No S and gained every pound back along with my heartburn. In 2012, I went back on No S, this time along with intermittent fasting 2X a week. T...

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Thank you Reinhard; it looks good on you! Can you make this a "Sticky" so we can find it when the mood hits? I was in better shape when I used to do this 5 days a week. I do stretching now, but I wanted to add in light weight- lifting, and this is a motivator. Congratulations on your 19 year old cat...

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I'm happy noS is working well for you! Thank you for your inspirational blog.

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This is true...you do get pickier, but you can also retrain your taste buds to eat badly again. I've done this time and again.

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So Oolala, to lessen the incidence of Alzhemers, it is believed that avoiding chemically laden food helps?

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Well, I see I'm not alone in this. I take some morbid comfort in that...lol. Thank you all for sharing your experience and advice. Very helpful!

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I could eat only one piece of pie, or one piece of cake, but when it comes to chocolate candy bars I lose all sanity. I don't normally buy the cheap kind, but they are given to us by well meaning relatives who are really treating my slender and grown sons in the house who eat them moderately. Around...

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If it's holiday baking, I do it on an S day so I can sample a couple. Then freeze the rest. If they are not in the freezer a long time, they are the next best thing. Want it warm-like from the oven taste? Zap it in the micro for a few seconds. My problem is the 9 large trays of fudge I make every ye...

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I also try a lot of new recipes. I may taste a couple small spoons, but it's mainly for salt. Sometimes I chop something like a carrot and pop a piece. Not a lot of calories, but a habit I try to avoid, because carrots become scraping out the mac n cheese pot into my mouth that just felt like 1,000 ...

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MODS: none INTELLIGENT DIETARY DEFAULTS: Small breakfast (when I eat it), anything goes. Lunch is usually dinner leftovers. Dinners are home cooked. ALCOHOL: Wine on special occasions when my brother brings it. COFFEE: 1 cup every morning with a bit of cream. Big black-tea drinker, no sugar or milk....

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"I've been toying with the idea of going back to cream in my coffee but I haven't decided yet."

I enjoy taking cream in my coffee every morning. A little dab will do ya.

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Octavia- They call it "normal eating," but I fail to see how normal it is. Cooking dinner and watching your family eat it while you wait around until your stomach growls, doesn't seem normal to me. I would eat a smidgen of a lunch in fear I wouldn't be hungry for dinner. IE keep me from a lot of foo...

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Always good to hear from you, Vicki, and congratulations! It's very encouraging, esp. for this post-menopausal 5'2" woman.
I'm making a fresh start, yet again, so it's not only beneficial to hear from the "old-timers" but also those who are new to NoS and the methods they employ.

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My son has a vitamin D deficiency, and the Dr. stressed to take Vitamin D3. I googled it and it seems the better of the D Vitamins to take.

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Good job, uschi! Locks on cabinets will at the least slow you down and give you time to think about what you're doing. We all need to take various measures right for us that accomplish this. I have active boys at home, too, which becomes challenging. I have them put away their treats in their room, ...

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My mother was raised to say "No, thank you" to a food the first time it's offered, then when they ask you again, you may accept. This was considered polite in her house. But when she dealt with her Italian future mother-in-law, she learned to accept her offering the first time. If she "politely" ref...

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Oolala, if you have a particular weakness for a certain snack food or sweet, do you keep it around the house and control yourself until an S-day?

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I did try to only eats sweets on S-days in front of others, but it's my family who lives with me. I found myself saying, "Hey guys...want to watch me make this Milkyway disappear?"

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Oolala, may I ask what your two S-day mods are?

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From what I read about "natural flavors" they are anything but natural. I don't believe they have calories unless chemicals have calories.

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My husband and I are heavy hot tea drinkers. He'd put two tsp of sugar in his and I would drink it with milk and one sugar, the way I was raised on it, like an Englishman (not English, tho'). Out of laziness of getting out milk from the fridge and sugar from the cupboard, I omitted the milk and star...

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I have salad as a side for dinner often, so if I have only three different foods on the table, the salad would take up about 1/3 the plate. If I have four foods, then about 1/4 of my plate.

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I have the hardest time throwing away leftovers! If there are any on Sunday night and I really like it, I will freeze a portion for the next S day. It keeps me from thinking about my "loss." And sometimes I'll even forget it"s in there! I have anywhere from 3-4 slender males living in my house. They...

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KCCC, I do try to stock things in the house that don't tempt me too much. I can say no to the ice cream that the boys like. But they also come home from visiting grandma with bags of chocolate bars. I told them to take them directly to their room, as when before everything got dumped on the kitchen ...

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Good to hear from you again, KCCC! I'm glad you're feeling better. How do you deal with a 14 year old son in the house? I have one of those plus an 18 year old son. "Are we out of cookies, Mom?" "I need more snacks for lunch." "Do we have ice cream in the freezer downstairs?" It gets harder as I get...

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I had a friend with dark spotted teeth. She said she sucked on a lot of lemons when she was young.

Didn't they say to pour cola down the drain when you had a clogged sink?

Oolala: I don't even want to imagine what they did to that stevia to make it taste less bitter.

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Good article, wosnes! I remember reading from a book Linda Moran wrote about weighing yourself: When you weigh, vary the time, days, clothes etc...to avoid obsessing over scale weight.

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Sounds like there is no good in any kind of soda! Thanks for the article, eschano.

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We should have a sticky to simply list anyone's pros and cons about the normal way of eating on NoS. Pros: All the good it has done; Cons: All the bad of NOT following this WOE. When feeling weak, we can come back to it and read not only our own, but others as well for encouragement, and boy do I ne...

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Happy Birthday, oolala!

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A nice bowl of soup, homemade bread slice and a salad sound like a deliciously sufficient meal. Regarding the mom thing: My mother always struggled with her weight in the far past. She would find out about the next crazy diet and enlist me to accompany her, even tho' I was normal in weight or someti...

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Hi Graham, I also had a mixed experience with fasting 2Xwkly. I combined it with No S so I wouldn't go hog-wild with eating in between fasts. It did help me loose weight quicker as an older, short female who is basically sedentary. But as soon as I hit the normal BMI range, it became harder to keep ...

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My school age child had a printout telling the students that when they were loaded down with homework, they should do the middle-of-the-road type of tasks first, then tackle the harder tasks next, then the easiest last.

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aspencer27 wrote:I debated about whether or not to call today a success, but I had a tiny bite of dessert when I was out with friends last night, so technically a fail, but a pretty insignificant one.

You'll keep all of us honest!

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Is having cookies and milk instead of lunch and dinner a fail? :P If you are doing vanilla No s, then it is, even tho' you may have taken in less food overall. It's about establishing the no-sweet-during-the-week habit. I've been doing No S for quite some time, so I tried modifying out of boredom, ...

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Welcome aboard, Amy!

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"Oh well, a new day, and I'll focus on making it green."

Thank you, aspencer. And you also have it figured out!

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I used to chew gum so much when I was younger that one side of my jaw looked like it belonged to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now I chew it as I please to freshen breath. I don't see gum as a problem, though.

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Why doesn't my edit button show first off on my challenge post? For two days I had to hit the quote button, then I have to delete the post or it will be doubled. After that, then my edit button shows on the original post and I can write on it properly.

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I weigh weekly. Being older and not too active, 2-3 meals a day may not be enough to keep my weight steady. My meal density or S-days can be intense, so weighing myself shows me where I am and what needs adjusting.

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Count me in, eschano. I've been needing a kick in the pants lately. September 1 NWSD/HOLIDAY 2 GREEN :) 3 GREEN :) 4 GREEN :) 5 GREEN Now to face the S-Day giant! 6 S-Day 7 S-Day 8 NWSD I treat the kids to their favorite Chinese buffet at the beginning of each school year. It's a good evening to tak...

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After two years of "anything goes" weekends, I'm in the process of No Snacking on S days. I'll be having sweets with my meals, or instead of, such as a cinnamon bun for breakfast. Snacking just makes me want to snack more. Even a piece of fruit can get me started.

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wosnes, do you know when you've gained weight by the way your clothes fit? I purposely haven't weighed myself for a few weeks now, but I know I've gained. I get sloppy with my eating, but the scale is something I would love to do away with. (I can't throw it out, because of the remaining high school...

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Hi Redrockin, welcome! I mostly cook from scratch and I'm 3 years younger than you. Yes, being post-menopausal is harder to get the larder off and keep it off, but No S is simple in terms of rules, the execution of those rules are a little harder, of course, but I know no other way as most here can ...

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The report is that IF has other health benefits, not just weight loss, but it is true that if you can't see yourself doing this for life, then it just becomes another fad diet.

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I had done 24 hour fasting 2Xwkly for 1-1/2 years. It did not cause me to overeat on N-days and actually helped me lose the weight I wanted along with No S. But last years holidays did me in. I gained 10 lbs, even with the fasting. I dropped the fasting for 4-5 months, tried to start it up again lat...

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My garden yielded a lot of strawberries this year, so I made strawberry syrup and rhubarb syrup to make my own sodas. Very delicious, but very unwise as I'm the only one who drank it. I have to stick with jam. Even tho' I'm having a hard time with eating right now, I'm am learning about what works a...

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Warm weather calls for ice cream novelties. They have good sales, and every time I go to the store I give in to the temptation. I have a husband and 3 sons at home yet, and they told me it's okay to skip the novelties, but they still want the cartons of icecream. So no one else to blame. Cartons are...

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My schedule looks a lot like wosnes: I get up M-F at 6am, mostly, I skip breakfast, just have coffee. At noon is lunch, and it's filling enough not to be very hungry by 7-8pm when I have dinner.

This is M-F. You don't want to know the rest.

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The "red" periods of wobbling get shorter as you become wiser at knowing yourself. My first wobbling period lasted two years. This time is was last Thanksgiving through last month. See? Shorter and shorter

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Every now and then I tweak Vanilla No S. It normally involves a treat or dessert after lunch and/or dinner. It starts out slowly and balloons (no pun intended). I then go back to vanilla and things work out fine again. Altho' I gain pounds in the process, I also gain some wisdom about myself. I prob...

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That's sad and funny at the same time.

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Mariposa, I wish I had the forethought to do that from the start!

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Wosnes, love your moderation! Whether we do No S as Vanilla or add mods we are practicing moderation. And isn't that what no S is all about?

By the way, I've thrown popcorn into my salad. But it doesn't hold it's crunch like croutons

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heather and r. jean, you both observe the spirit of No S. Thanks for the encouragement!

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Jethro said,
"And it is even greater that Reinhard does not censor our comments.

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It's true... we are really this nice!

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Oolala, the N-days compliancy with me started out almost 100%, but as the wild weekends continued, the N-day compliancy dropped. It became discouraging that I couldn't get control over my S-day eating. I use these days to bake, (and unlike wosnes, I do like the over-the-top desserts!) and I always h...

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