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Noel,

Too funny! I'm so ready to put an end to this very long chapter in my life. I can't remember a time when I was not on a diet. How sad.

Resting

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Having weighed myself for 40+ years, daily, & on some days multiple times..... Having subjected myself to weigh-ins at Weight Watchers, TOPS, etc.... Having decided that this piece of equipment RULES my state of mind..... I've added a new line to my HabitCal: NoScale. Today being Day 1, I'm taking t...

resting52

Enjoyed nibbling my way through the Godiva at work on Saturday-it was a memorable treat. Instead of plopping the entire piece in my mouth at once, I actually savored it!

Maybe, just maybe, I need to slow down and enjoy all my meals that way.

Resting

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It's funny how things work out. I was worried about NOT having pie with my friends and then NO one had pie-so, no issue there. I was worried about going to the beach and having today be an S day after the weekend. Well, I messed up my back putting in the veggie garden so we will just call my mother-...

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Hey Blue,

I think you are the BEST at picturing (for all of us) how wonderful eating the No S way can be. Your food is always so full of color and variety-I enjoy having to google to find out what these things are that you eat. They all look delicious.

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Hey Tink,

You just voiced everything I've been feeling, especially today. YOU are an encouragement to me!

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resting52

loved the yogurt and fruit-I do blueberries, yogurt, walnuts, and musli in the mornings. Maybe I should start taking pictures of my food! Last night I had weird sushi type stuff with my 24 year old. It was wonderful.

I second the cookbook idea.

Resting

resting52

Hey OrganicGal, I noticed that I've been getting hungrier lately and have added a bit of bulk to my meals. What is funny is that the first week I was so loading my plates that I couldn't even finish! One wonderful thing about NoS is leaving behind awful non-foods like fat-free half and half and usin...

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Welcome Cathis4Him, I can't imagine owning a bakery! Talk about temptation. My first S weekend was pretty much a gluttonous rant and I gained 4 pounds. My second was more by the book. I ate my 3 meals and then had an incredible dessert from a French bakery. On Sunday I did go a little snack-happy bu...

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After saying that about the weighing yesterday, I was down significantly this morning. Well cheers to NOT dieting and losing weight. Out for sushi with one daughter last night. Ate stuff I would never dream of eating before because it would be too hard to count the points. Tonight out with dear frie...

resting52

What are Belgian fries???

That chocolate thing certainly looks S worthy!

What a joy to NoS around the world without counting points or portions, only plates! Thank you for sharing all this with us landlocked Americans.

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resting52

Hey Becky, Looks like you are doing SO WELL!!! I know that feeling of "I'd like something sweet." The sweetest thing is knowing that I can have what I want on the weekend without the guilt! I guess we have just conditioned ourselves to want that little bit of extra-at least I have. Congrats on the h...

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Now I'm a complete week on habit on my habitcal. I guess I'm an obsessive weigher. There is a scale to hop on first thing in the morning. My weight has gone up and down but is actually about the same since I started. But, no fear, I'm thrilled with NoS. I've eaten stuff in the last 3 weeks that I've...

resting52

Hey Blue,

Congrats on the 30 and the 10 and the healthy weight loss! You are an inspiration!

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Well, I had a real victory yesterday. Went with dh to the coast overnight and stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast. There beside the bed was a Godiva chocolate. All I could think of was that I wasn't going to let that little square of chocolate keep me from getting a green day on my HabitCal. What a...

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so encouraging to do this in a group!! Well, I had a real victory yesterday. Went with dh to the coast to look at a little, and I mean really little, sailboat (something I've never done-sailing) and we stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast. There beside the bed was a Godiva chocolate. All I could thi...

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I could have written your post. My biggest thrill was this morning when I was down 3 pounds from last Monday-but that equates to only 1/2 pound over all. I think we are all young in the area of experiencing freedom to eat without counting portions or choices or points or forbidden foods, etc. (excep...

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Hey Becky, I did more mindless-or should I say purposeful overeating yesterday than Saturday. Still I'm down 3 pounds from last Monday. But to put that in perspective I was UP 2-1/2 pounds last Monday from my starting weight. I was just thrilled to get on the scales today and NOT have gained at all ...

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Still looking at a much calmer and less stuffed weekend compared to last weekend. Yesterday after work I went to an incredible French pastry shop with one of my daughters. We picked out 4 amazing desserts and made fresh coffee. I enjoyed bites of each which still totaled less than one dessert. What ...

resting52

Hey Blue,

How do you make dal? I looked it up on line and it seems like there are many ways to do this-all complicated.

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Hey Becky,

How did your weekend go?

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CatholicCajun,

Oh my, makes me long for my days as LSU and USL, crawfish boils with those yummy potatoes, onions, and corn!

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After work today I picked up my 20 something daughter and we went to a wonderful French pastry shop. Bought 4 incredible pastries and have had maybe 3 bites of each-with a really good cup of coffee. Sure beats the heck out of diet ice cream. Oh, and those 12 or so bites totaled less than one entire ...

resting52

Would love to take Reinhard up on that suggestion of adding a weight tracker to HabitCal. That way we could weigh or not and have a place to post it that only we can see. I would love that! When ever I think I want to write my weights down somewhere, then I get paranoid that someone-like my dear hus...

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Hey All, Hey Becky, Hey Diane, I know in the book it says not to trade S days for N days because then you have given yourself permission to take that option. He says it is better to keep the days as a failure, learn from your mistakes, and move on. I like that. I think the same way about exercise. I...

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Hey Carla, I'm with you in that weight range thing. Did you do Weight Watchers? That is where I've heard the bite it, write it thing before-I'm still a member but just so that my daughter doesn't have to go alone. You are right! This is NOT about writing down everything we eat (unless that encourage...

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Becky,

Are you working on your RN? I'm one of those although I don't practice any more.

NoS has been wonderful to keep me from snacking.

Good Luck!

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resting52

YIPEE, another green day. Am tending to really enjoy my food. For example, had an entire taco salad last night.

Planning to plan my next 2 days of S instead of grazing like a mad cow.

Becky, Diane, how funny that you met again here at NOS!

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I really liked the comment: "One could easily say; "I'm so stuffed but, I just need to try that cake. Would you mind if I took a piece home with me?" " Now that I'm actually looking at and listening to my own group eating behaviors, I see that this has been much more ME focused. I was afraid I would...

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Hey Nicole,

What will you do next time?

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Put this same post on General Discussion Board Had my first Red day yesterday and didn't even want to admit it to myself until this morning. Went to a covered dish meeting with good friends and took about a 2 tablespoon second helping of egg salad. I didn't even want it, but the lady that made the s...

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Had my first Red day yesterday and didn't even want to admit it to myself until this morning. Went to a covered dish meeting with good friends and took about a 2 tablespoon second helping of egg salad. I didn't even want it, but the lady that made the salad was sitting next to me. In my mind I was t...

resting52

Hey Blueskies,

I saw from your blog that you are going to post physical results at 30 days. Does this mean you are not weighing now?

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Dear Ready2win,

Have you tried logging on to the HabitCal? It is a wonderful tool to motivate you to stick with the plan. Like your name. I think we are all so tired of losing at the losing battle.

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I would like to know if after a year you have lost weight???
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Welcome Candigirl,

Have you signed up for HabitCal yet? It is an encouragement to me to know that I can only color the days green if I'm sticking with the No S rules. So far, so good!!!!

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Well, now it has been a solid week and I get to do all my HabitCal in the pretty colors. It is a real incentive to paint those N days green. So far, so good-but got pretty hungry yesterday.

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deealison and Becky, That sounds like a great idea. I wonder if I could MAKE myself not weigh until Saturday morning. By the way, although this was a daughter's birthday, and I'd planned to make it an S day, she ended up going out with friends and I ended up heading downtown with her cake and strawb...

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Go Lola!

I blew both my first S days although I know that technically you can't blow them. Good for you to "wise up" after one. I'm going to read the S chapter again before next week.
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Now have to recover from my S days. Actually looking forward to having the fence around me. After doing Weight Watchers for so long, this first weekend was more freedom than I chose to use in a healthy way. I ate so much that I didn't even enjoy it. Will do more strategy for my next S days. Actually...

resting52

just wondered about reserving the wine for the S days. I know we can have 1-2 per day so are you saving them because of the sweetness. Wonder if I should do that.

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okay okay okay. Now I need to read more about S days. Was up a couple of pounds this morning after "enjoying" my first Saturday. I've read enough to know I'm not supposed to weigh all the time, but realistically it is hard not to. Maybe No S should stand for No Scale! Still didn't eat nearly as much...

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Like so many, I bought the magazine, then the book and now this is day 5. How wonderful to have simple guidelines. Out with dh last night and DIDN'T do dessert. Also, have carried chocolate around in my car since last Monday when I found this plan and not had the first nibble. Will have a piece toda...

resting52

Bought the magazine Sunday and the book on Monday. Today is day 3 and I'm enjoying actually being hungry. Have been doing Weight Watchers for a year and a half and down 24 pounds but am so weary of it. What a relief this easy program is.

resting52

I'm 52 and on Weight Watchers. Just read the article and bought the book today. Need to finish it. Sounds very freeing to me

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