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Over43 wrote: I am noticing that my meals don't need to be big like they were at the beginning.

It's amazing how our bodies will automatically seek a healthy balance when given regular meals & regular exercise & regular habits!

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More and more I am replacing my own words in my head with the kind things I hear on this board. I do think it makes a difference. BINGO !! It totally makes a huge difference, Amy, and I am proof positive of that fact! :roll: I permanently gagged my inner senselessly cruel & dishonest critic and hav...

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Congratulations on your progress, Jonas!

Good job.

It is astounding to me how fast the time is flying by. It seems like I will just have to *blink* and it will fast be Apr 1.

Knowing that the weight is coming off the whole time is so empowering!

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jasper wrote:My name is Jasper and I am a slothful glutton.

I see by your recent outstanding successes that you need to add the word "recovering" to your earlier statement!

Good job! Congratulations on all your hard work, Jasper!

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milczar wrote:I am down about 50 pounds.

Seriously good work! Slow and steady, you kept your focus with life happening all around you. That is such an incredible accomplishment.

Congratulations!

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milliem, what an awesome week and an even more awesome month! Super stats! Fantastic news on your running leg!

Your hard work is really paying off!

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Congratulations, SpiritSong! Good job.

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I quit smoking many times before I quit for good. All that practice helped me figure out how to finally quit "right" for me. During the process, I learned lots about making a habit, breaking a habit, and exactly where my desire for change ranked on the continuum. And entropy. Learned more than I eve...

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Hi Sinnie:

Good to see you back!

Yes, I did move up here a while back from southern Canada.

I admire your self-control in reining yourself in at a 5 pound limit. I suspect the 3-plates will deliver your goal!

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Mar 1 - Day 5 - Physical Challenge I am so happy I did this challenge. 5 out of 15 days DONE!! And with doing the three weekends that will make it 21-days. I CAN DO THIS!!! :lol: I feel astonishingly energized and proud and happy with myself. Terrific feeling. And it wasn't difficult at all. I just ...

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Whoo-hoo, Amy I made it through the first FIVE, ten more to go!!!

Yahoo!

Two days off!! Double Yahoo!!!

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I expect your snacking dream would only be a nightmare if it wasn't the weekend!!

When I quit smoking I used to dream I was still puffing away on a cig.

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One more day to go until we can cut ourselves some slack!

Have a perfectly wonderful Friday, MJ!

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You go, girl! You are always very upbeat & positive!

I enjoy reading your thread!

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I felt tired, cold and sore today. Which probably contributed to my eating too much at lunch and then later this evening. I tend to overeat too when I am tired, cold and sore. Or stressed out. Particularly the comfort food carbs! Quite frankly I am astonished by how much food I can cram onto a plat...

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FEB 28 DAY 57 â€“ SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: polenta, mozzarella, salsa Dinner: red wine, arctic char, wild rice w/coconut milk & cranberry salsa, strawberries w/maple syrup Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -42C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:45 am), shugging (6:00 pm)

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Hi SpiritSong ! You get acclimatized to the cold fairly quickly. In fact, I go through two trays of ice cubes daily in my ice water. And I adore cold meals and cold raw fish. My biggest response to the cold weather is craving carbs (like wild rice, pasta, sweet potatoes,polenta). Plus I eat a lot of...

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Hi Berry ! You are quite correct. -14C would look awfully warm these days. When it gets up to -30C it even seems nice in comparison!! :wink: Our low tonight is supposed to be -44C. I am not so steady on the elliptical if I don't hang on!! I end up wobbling all over. I like it primarily because it is...

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Feb 28 - Day 4 - Physical Challenge

Tired but happy today. One more day to go and I will have two days off from this physical routine. Unlike with the food habits, I am actually looking forward to a break this weekend!

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Hi clarinetgal . "Shugging" is the casual name for Reinhard's fabulous sledgehammer exercise routines known as "Shovelgloving or Shugging". Just click on the Shovelglove link at the top of the page, under the Everyday Systems heading. I basically am doing the Canonical Movements for 14 minutes daily...

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Thanks, MJ, for your kind wishes!

You and the steady physical activities you report on your thread have been an inspiration to me! I will keep the faith, too!

I absolutely love your Anais Nin quote!

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The world doesn't end when we fail.

And the world doesn't end when we succeed.

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Aren't days off due to weather just a perfect bonus?? I hope you had a blast with your day. :D Sometimes the winds are so high here that everything shuts down and we cannot get to work. My house just rocks & rolls in the wind and me & my dogs hunker down until it is calm. I have 2 45-gallon drums we...

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Congrats on the SUCCESS!!! YES!

Mar 1 is your weigh-in day. Good luck. It is all good when we have the commitment just to keep plugging away on No "S".

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there is positivity in the air, so perhaps this will be the time I do make it? That's the ticket!! Send your wish out to the universe & then make it come true!! :wink: Friends in France told me that the crocuses are blooming. It is hard to imagine when we are still in the depths of hard winter.

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Why is pizza contagious???

I am not even a pizza fan and suddenly I am craving a greasy, cheesy, doughy, meaty slab!!

Thanks a lot, eh!!

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Some of the guys went up island on ski-doo for four days, hunting caribou. Camping in tents at -48C (windchill -58C).

Makes me feel rather silly complaining about the cold when I hike around the village with my dogs.

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clarinetgal - Thanks for your kind words of encouragement! It means a lot!! :D Feb 27 - Day 3 Physical Challenge - :mrgreen: Surprising how quickly a body adapts to a new "routine" and starts expecting that activity!! I am bouncing when I walk, have way more energy, and feel like my systems are all...

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FEB 27 DAY 56 â€“ SUCCESS Breakfast: orange Lunch: hamburger soup, cheddar cheese, macademia nuts Dinner: mushroom, onion, mozzarella omelette; baked sweet potato slices w/cinnamon Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -41C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm)

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Feb 26 - Day 2 - Physical Challenge - :mrgreen: Insanely busy day at the office & more meetings tonight. Just simpler to do my workouts & get them completed rather than do the obligatory theatrics: b1tch, moan, whine, complain, procrastinate and feel guilty if I do not even bother. :roll: Makes me f...

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FEB 26 DAY 55 â€“ SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: seal meat soup, orange Dinner: rye,wheat,flax porridge with cream, butter, applesauce, cinnamon, maple syrup Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -40C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:30 am), shugging (5:30 pm)

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Hi MJ: Totally agree about the elliptical being kind to the knees & joints, especially in my plus 50 rather heavy body!!

It is about the easiest way I can think of (besides shugging) for me to work up a relatively "painless" sweat!

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Thanks, Amy. I'm going to keep plugging away at it.

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ZippaDee wrote: I just kept telling myself "Ive put a fence around the rules and it is not an S day so I will not snack...that simple" And I did not partake!

Good on you, Zippadee Do Da!!! It takes a lot of courage to stick to your convictions!

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Everyone is sounding so positive with good things to report.

All that positive energy is contagious!!

Have a great & green week!

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CONGRATS on your happy leg & your run!!!

Your chocolate covered toffee popcorn sounds delicious! I definitely could make a big dent in a bag of that

!!

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OMG, Berry! I am absolutely salivating at your dinner salad!!

It sounds so tasty! When I go down south again I am going to live off of greens.

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i did have success today though. just feeling frustrated from the legs not behaving as i want them to behave. it's ok though. just have to go slower again to get started this spring. I am sitting here on the sidelines, MJ, cheering so mightily for you!! I suspect if you listen hard you will hear me...

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Feb 25 - Day 1 - Physical Challenge - :mrgreen: Doing the elliptical first thing in the morning (well, second thing, really since walking the dogs always comes first) left me energized all day. It is a wonderful feeling. :) Shugging forces me to admit how terribly out of shape I am in the upper body...

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FEB 25 DAY 54 â€“ SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: hamburger soup, orange Dinner: halibut ceviche (turbot, onion, cucumber, seaweed), orange pepper Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -40C, hike with the dogs, stairs x 1 Indoors : elliptical (7:45 am), shugging (6:00 pm)

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Thanks, MJ!

I note, too, on your new thread that you are working on your second 21-day cycle! Good job!

It does seem to get easier with practice, doesn't it!

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FEB 24 DAY 53 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: almonds, cheddar cheese, cranberry salsa, applesauce
Lunch: seal meat soup, lemon poppy seed cake
Dinner: cherry compote

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -37C, hike with the dogs

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Thanks Patty & ZippaDee for your kind comments! :D I really am pleased with No "S" and the positive impact it is having on my day-to-day life. Now, when I go 52 days with my elliptical, no fails, then I'll be doing my happy dance in my livingroom! And I suspect I will be able to dance for a long tim...

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Totally agree with your most excellent analysis of snacks & the propaganda surrounding snacking.

How was the biscuits & gravy?!?!!!!

I like to think I am a good cook but I cannot master biscuits.

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Hi Patty Seriously good week you have recorded! Love the emoticons as your markers. Don't worry too much about your Friday night faux pas, the rest of your week was really green. And birthdays are special :lol: I think it is absolutely fabulous that you get out and run 3x in a week - even if your k...

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MJ

Your rational, thoughtful, step by step evolution with No "S" is going a long way to ensure your ongoing success. Keep up the focus & the good work!

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FEB 23 DAY 52 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: sweet potato, eggs
Lunch: sesame snaps, tootsie roll

Dinner: red wine, almonds, cheddar cheese, orange

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -28C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical (8:00 am)

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Hi Patty : Thanks for your cheery comments! :D Yes, that is 51 days, well, with today it is now 52 days, of No "S" without a fail. I'm working on my third 21-day cycle without a fail. I find the food framework (no snacks, no seconds, no sweets) relatively easy to accommodate. My struggle is with hab...

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Interesting thing, commitment. If I donâ€™t make a commitment I canâ€™t really â€œfailâ€, I just end up â€œtryingâ€ instead. That is me with my elliptical. I â€œneedâ€ to do it daily. And yet I have been careful *NOT* to commit to a 21-day challenge with it to lock in the habit. :( I â€œneedâ€ to do...

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Interesting thing, commitment. If I donâ€™t make a commitment I canâ€™t really â€œfailâ€, I just end up â€œtryingâ€ instead. That is me with my elliptical. I â€œneedâ€ to do it daily. And yet I have been careful *NOT* to commit to a 21-day challenge with it to lock in the habit. :( I â€œneedâ€ to do...

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FABULOUS job, MJ!!!

That is an incredible accomplishment!! Good on you!!

Simply amazing what can be done when you put your mind to it

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Thank goodness tomorrow is always a fresh start. It's like every plate is a fresh start as well. My beloved friend from down south kindly sent me a care package in the mail of much needed items: ie: capers, great olive oil, jars chili peppers, etc. But he also managed to tuck CANDY in the box. Loose...

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OMG, Strawberry Roan, I absolutely collapsed in laughter with your "for the record" comment. :lol: Good on you for adding to the camaraderie of this BB and role modeling healthy eating behaviors! :wink: I am holding onto the idea there is a possibility I may lose TOO MUCH weight on No "S". What an i...

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FEB 22 DAY 51 â€“ SUCCESS Breakfast: none Lunch: hamburger soup, medjool dates Dinner: pasta with roasted red peppers, cream, butter, mozzarella, parmesan Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -28C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 2 It really warmed up & was a joy to be outside!

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Thanks, Amy! I'm still "playing" with it.

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Kittykat150 wrote:I am comfortably hungry, if that makes sense.

It makes perfect sense, Kat! Good job.

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Good growlies (food), good exercise AND a great boss!!

Can life get better than that????

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I have worked so hard to monitor my inner thoughts, esp regarding food! I am getting better at it. There is no easy way out from the honest & tough self-examination & introspection necessary for us to succeed at these deeply personal challenges. But the rewards are tremendous. :wink: Congratulation...

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Amy & MJ : I admire you both so much for your exercise discipline, which is what I am struggling with. The food discipline is way easier for me: I cannot handle disappointing myself with poor food choices or self-sabotage so I make damn sure I don't drop the ball in that regard. And yet the same st...

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Glad to hear your update. I know there is green on your calendar as well.

Whatever colour I concentrate on, it seems to spread. So I always concentrate on green.

Have a great (& green

) week!!

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FEB 21 DAY 50 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: steel cut oats w/butter, cinnamon, vanilla, cream
Lunch: orange
Dinner: turbot, wild rice w/coconut milk & cranberry salsa

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -41C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1
Indoors : elliptical

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Hi MJ : I love my elliptical. I appreciate it because even in brutally cold weather and 24 hour a day darkness I can get a fabulous sweaty workout without leaving my house. I am still dicking around with upholding my commitment to workout on it daily. :oops: I know that cardio is so important for bl...

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Hi Sweetness (Patty) : Buenas dias, Senora. :D Thank you for your kind words. The sun is back now, since @ Feb 11. It really is great walking to/from work in daylight! Our temperatures are quite cold though and will be so for about another month. It's not too often, even here, when I get a chance to...

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That's a pretty awesome looking February!!

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FEB 20 DAY 49 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: none
Lunch: hamburger soup, orange
Dinner: red wine, arctic char, wild rice w/butter

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -41C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1

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Hi Strawberry Roan : I like reading everyone's threads, too, and appreciate the international flavour to the posts. Also the differences in time zones make for even more interesting "comments" as everyones' day progresses. And I totally adore reading the various "menus". Infinite possibilities, eh! :D

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Amy3010 wrote:Aha! I see the elliptical on there! Good job!

Thanks, Amy!! Yes, I always feel a million times better (mentally & physically) when I sweat my "excess" (XS??!!

) off on the elliptical!!

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I actually looked up hamburger soup because I live near Hamburg. Jonas, your comment absolutely made my day! Thanks so much. :D I never met anyone who lives near Hamburg!! And I will think of you every time I eat my soup! My "hamburger" soup is just fried ground/minced beef thrown in a crockpot wit...

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Jonas Jonasson wrote:
I think I will wait until 1 January 2014 before I start to worry about the results.

Totally agree, Jonas! I honestly believe the No "S" journey is more important than the destination.

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Strawberry Roan wrote: Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul"

What a brilliant poem. Thanks for posting it! And it sounds like you have a super boss!

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Oolala, your measured & informative posts are always an inspiration.

We move mountains to move inches. And learn so much in the process.

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The triumphs of our hardest fought battles are the sweetest. Congratulations for having the courage of your convictions. Learning to plan, and actually planning, have been the hardest thing for me to do. It consumes a lot of my time but is the only thing that stands between me & binge eating. That a...

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I suspect you'll be pleased with No "S" and integrating it into your life.

Good luck! Looking forward to following your progress.

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Okay done eating for the day! Now the wait until breakfast...can I do it? Now that indeed is the question ..... and the answers is "Of course I can!" :D Whenever I put away my plate for the evening I promise myself the best & biggest breakfast in the world the next morning as long as I don't eat an...

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Aha, milliem, the sweet smell of SUCCESS is permeating your thread!!

Good job!

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Good luck with the new job, MJ. I'm quite sure it won't take you long to find your balance!

Your self-awareness is excellent. I enjoy your ongoing evaluations of No "S" & how to fine tune it to best serve you.

Keep the faith. You are really doing a good job!

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@ MJ : Exactly! :D I stay away from seconds, though, on all days. Based on my past issues with food, I desperately need the practice (& reinforcement) of accurately judging my appetite and relating it solely to mealtimes and solely to a "finite" plateful of food. Left unchecked, I've spent years (or...

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FEB 19 DAY 48 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: pasta with butter, cream, parmesan
Lunch: polenta w/cream, butter & roasted red peppers, eggs
Dinner: orange

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -40C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1
Indoors: elliptical

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Jonas Jonasson wrote:Hamburger soup? I bet the buns get soppy very fast.

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Hi Amy , my daily exercise ritual that happens no matter what is the dogs walking me for one hour every day, even in -40C. And I do run the stairs most every day, at least once, sometimes two or three runs, as well. But I don't call that "real" exercise. That's just like breathing, just as reflexive...

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milliem wrote:Logging today's S day again, gotta stay accountable for the choices I make on S days

I do the same, milliem. It helps me better track how I am doing & what works for me, seven days a week.

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Kat: I don't snack on weekends. I can't willfully undermine on weekends the habits I work so hard to create during the week. But that is just me. And my biggest failing before No "S" was NOT eating meals and grazing all night, every night, instead. One thing about this system is that it sure gives y...

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SpiritSong wrote:
Thanks for the brownie support.

It's a monumental shift in food therapy thinking when "brownie support" means chucking a brownie rather than eating a whole pan as was my usual practice!

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Strawberry Roan wrote:

Ate exactly as planned yesterday and got in all my exercise.

Life is so simple when we stick to the plan!!

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KUDOS, Amy, you are so totally in the groove!!

Not only that, your menu for the day looks tasty AND nutritious!!

It is easier to do your workout & get it over with than to agonize over it all day long; I'm learning that the hard way!

Hope you are feeling better tomorrow!

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Brilliant idea purchasing fresh flowers !! They are such a wonderful reward.

I find the more beautiful, orderly, special I make my surroundings, including my kitchen & table, the more careful & organized I am about my food & meals & planning.

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Bummer.

No worries, tomorrow is another day.

What you call a mini-binge I call an appetizer!!

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MJ, awesome!!!

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Don't get discouraged. You really have been doing awesome!

Tomorrow is another day.

By the way, great workout!

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Sounds like you are doing really good!

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Amy, the colour green, you wear it well!!

Keep up the good work!!

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FEB 18 DAY 47 â€“ SUCCESS

Breakfast: macademia nuts
Lunch: hamburger soup
Dinner: red wine, medjool dates, macademia nuts, strawberries w/apple sauce & maple syrup

Stella : SUCCESS
Outdoors : -39C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1

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Thanks, MJ! I am enjoying myself with this No "S" but find I struggle every day with my commitment for significant exercise.

I refuse to give up trying, though.

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Congrats on your 3rd N-day week, MJ!!! Already that is a huge commitment and huge accomplishment! You'll definitely make it through to Friday to complete your 'trial period'. And good luck with the buffet tomorrow. :) I think you are on the right path, already planning how you are going to successfu...

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FEB 17 DAY 46 â€“ SUCCESS Brunch: halibut ceviche (turbot, tomato, onion, pepper, lentils, rice wine vinegar) Dinner: red wine, soup (beef hamburger, tomatoes, carrots, onions, turnip, adzuki beans, barley, garlic), macademia nuts Stella : SUCCESS Outdoors : -39C, hike with the dogs; stairs x 1 Ind...

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Belated Happy Birthday Wishes!!!

If your own birthday isn't worth cake, champagne & a Special Day designation, I don't know exactly what is!!

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Hi Kat:

Now that definitely is a true measure of SUCCESS !!

A box of Belgian chocolates is my personal kryptonite

I haven't dared to bring a box in the house for decades! Really.

Have a great No "S" week, Kat.

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Sinnie, fabulous brunch! You just reminded me how much I miss my sister.

Have a great week. Be kind to yourself!

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Hi Music1107:

Terrific idea starting on an "S" Day!

Hope you have a super week & enjoy contributing to this forum regularly!!

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I weigh myself once every 21-day cycle and I am not sure I should even be doing that....... I believe the No "S" journey is more important than the destination so I am concerned my "markers" might get in the way of the trip. My clothes always tell me the true story, every day. My niece emailed my ph...

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