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A good day today. My husband asked me if I wanted a bite of something he was eating, and when I said 'no, I thought about it, but eating something because it's there even if I don't want it isn't a good enough reason.' He surprised me by saying '..and it's not an 'S''. LOL. I didn't even know he kne...

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Reinhard - when you get the chance, the fan page could use a link to the website

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Looking back over some of the posts I want to comment on white bread and butter. Whole wheat products that are not properly prepared contain substances that bind with minerals and make them unavailable - so the whole issue of white or whole grain being more/less nutritious isn't as black and white a...

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I think of all the causes of disordered eating, those 'looks good on paper' diets are the most significant. The whole issue of guilt, perfection, good food and bad food, black and white. And so many of them are based on fallacies - like the idea that low fat is good for us, calories is all that coun...

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I read this series a few years ago about a family that committed to eating locally produced food for a year. Summer was easy, but in the winter they had a lot of trouble until they laid aside their modern thinking. They started looking into what people in the area ate a few generations ago and how f...

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I was nodding my head when I read that one...

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Monday after a fail and two S days. I hope I can make this a good week.

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Becoming a FB fan is just one more way to spread the word. Especially this time of year when so many people are looking for diets - and as those diets fail them, an alternative. I wouldn't just direct my friends here without an opening, but if I fan it, then my friends see it and ask about it..I dir...

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There is now a FB fan page for No S. No fans yet - Wonder how many we can get by the time the weekend is over??

http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-S-Diet ... 1452612..1

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Rats. Usually if I make it from 3-5 pm I'm in the clear. Not so today.

Epic Fail

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Not a problem. I've been keeping up my habitcal (thanks!) but don't check the board that often these days.

Not checking my FB as often, either. I'll have to have a look

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I have hot chocolate frequently - not just on S days, either. I don't use packets or a microwave and make it with whole milk, un-homogonized milk, a teaspoon cocoa and a bit less than a teaspoon of sugar. Most days I add a blob of virgin coconut oil. Other days I might add extra cream, cinnamon or a...

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Sorry to hear about your wrist. Hope it heals quickly

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So far, no red days, and I've started to lose again even though I'm using a looser interpretation of NoS. Not really a mod - but just not quite as strict as I used to be.

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It's always easier, I think, when there is a good dinner to look forward to. Morning and evening are no problem for me - but the afternoon is not easy at all. That's where having a good dinner to look forward to really helps me get through.

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Good for you not letting someone else mess you up!

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I read that comment in the context of how eating less makes you feel more energetic. it seemed a bit contrary to me. I don't like a huge breakfast - a big meal makes me feel sleepy. I eat a big breakfast and I want to go back to bed - not go out and tackle my day! I eat a small breakfast about 7.30,...

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I've had occasions where lunch is noon and dinner is 10 hours later. In the early stages of NoS, I couldn't have done it, but now I'm okay with whatever happens. If I started to feel ill, I'd eat something, but I have not had to. usually a cup of tea works - but I don't mind being hungry anymore, ei...

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The weather is still gorgeous. Cloudless blue skies and nearly 60 degrees. Went for a walk today. I am hanging in, but it's not as easy as it was in the beginning. I'm not sure why. Haven't lost weight in about a month. During December that was fine, since it was...well..December. Wish it would get ...

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Today was such a good day. We slept late, had breakfast, messed about the house a bit, then went to the movie. We saw Avatar at the IMAX - which was very cool. We didn't have lunch til 3 and didn't even miss it. After all our below zero weather during the week, it was beautifully sunny, and warm eno...

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Good going

What is Cincinnati chili?

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how true

Today was a close one. I very nearly said ' oh, what the heck. I'll take the red day'

but I did not. I'm so glad now I didn't. I hope I remember that next time I'm tempted to wuss out and take a red day.

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I feel the same about 'longing' to get back to the three meals and no snacks.

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Excellent all 'round

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I like the sound of this

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Thanks

. It was great for my mood - and my motivation.

And it's Thursday - one more N day til the weekend

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For me, they are not sweets. But I bake them all myself and they are just part of a meal.

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I just love it when someone comes up to me and says 'you're losing so much weight - you look great!'

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Your SIL sounds like someone who could use a few lessons herself - like manners, respect and minding her own business.

I know what you mean about IE and the rest of life. I ended up ending an abusive marriage. Life's too short to fill it with people who make us unhappy.

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Totally agree, Wosnes.

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I'm so glad it's an S day and the worst I can do is be an idiot.

But, darn, that was good cake

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Someone here said s/he used a string of coloured paper clips as a visual 'habitcal'.

I'm thinking that might be fun for my 90 days of NoS. Just wondering who that was - and where they bought red/green/yellow paper clips.

Oh..wait...just green and yellow, right?

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I think one of the problems is deciding calorie values or how food 'behaves' in a lab not the same thing as how it actually works in our bodies. There's also the tendency to pick apart diets - as if you could take one or two items from another culture, like olive oil, and add it to a generally unhea...

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I don't want to keep track of anything - life's too short, which is one of the best things about NoS - there's more time for 'life' without all that tracking. It took me two full weeks of total NoS compliance before I started losing, but then since then it has been steady and surprisingly easy to st...

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yes, you can do it! Take it a day at a time and come here often for support. We're all in this together

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I wanted to say hi and welcome :) I no longer eat cereals, but as far as sugar goes, I'm in the 'the less sugar the better', not so much from a NoS standpoint, but just health in general and most cereal is fairly sweet on it's own - except something like grapenuts. I don't know how much would be 'to...

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I very rarely eat food that isn't 'real' and since NoS I'm almost always hungry for breakfast. I think it's because my system is working better now - after all, after not eating for 10 hours, I *should* be hungry!

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We try to eat a fairly traditional diet - not one that has been tweaked either to reflect modern biases against saturated fat as so many are these days. We soak/sprout grains, meat and dairy is usually grass-fed and includes the fat it comes with. We culture dairy, fruits and vegetables and pay atte...

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Good to see you! I feel pretty good about how everything has been going. It feels like food is a total non-issue and NoS is just part of normal everyday life for me. Whatever happens, happens and it will all work out.

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Happy New year to you as well :) My new challenge isn't very challenging so far - although in a way, it is more challenging, come to think of it. I got unexpected company the other day - family I see maybe once a year or so. I declared the days when they were here as S days - now it's New Year's Day...

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I"m so new to this - I don't even know what garter stitch is <blush>

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I've started something new - haven't decided whether to start an entirely new thread for it.

I'm doing a 90 day challenge, now through March 27th. Ninety days of green N days and not being an idiot on S days which will take me up to March 27th.

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I've got the week off work, and one of the things I've been planning to do with it is try this bread. I have a great bread recipe that I normally use - but I never seem to be able to fit it in my schedule. I"m hoping this solves that problem My first batch is mixed and rising. I'm glad to have all t...

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I'm so glad to have two responses! I'd love to know how to make socks and toys both :) Welcome Maria - I've been doing NoS since September. I hope you like it a much as I do. I look forward to getting to know you. MrsJ Five years ago today I was in Denmark :). We were in Esbjerg and Copenhagen. It w...

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I'm just starting to knit, and my interest exceeds my ability by far :). I keeps seeing cool things I'd like to make - but don't have a clue about some of the stitches, but have no one to ask. I don't know that asking someone here would work that well...but who knows? :) If nothing else it's fun to ...

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and I wanted to set up my habitcal. When will 2010 be available?

Also, I'm still looking for the opportunity to fan NoS on FB

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Hi buttercream - glad to see you here. I haven't been around much. Too busy with other things. If I was keeping track, there would be quite a few red days this last week or so. I feel like at this point in the year, I'm doing well to have any green days at all. Monday is back to real life - and maki...

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I haven't read that, but I have read some IF blogs which outline a lot of the benefits. Not just weight loss. It's amazing how much benefit there is simply from allowing the body a few hours break from eating and digesting.

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My husband usually eats two meals a day. He seldom eats breakfast and often doesn't eat lunch until there is a convenient break in his schedule - which sometimes isn't until 3 pm. He eats a reasonably large lunch when he does get 'round to it and a large dinner. A single, large, well-filled plate. A...

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Adding my wish for everyone here for a Happy Christmas and fantastic new year!

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Mine is same as Wosnes on days I work all day. If I work a short day, I don't have lunch til around 2.

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I've been going through a combination of what everyone is saying here. Take it as it comes - figure I'm doing as well as I can for now - and reminding myself that these days will be over and things will be back to 'normal' soon - and Next year will be so much easier!

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I don't drink coffee, but I do drink hot chocolate. I make it with a teaspoon each cocoa and sugar and whole milk (we don't use low fat milk since it's not as healthy as full fat dairy, and eating fat does not make one fat). With only a teaspoon of sugar, I do not consider it a sweet and have it any...

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I think it depends more on whether someone really is 5-10 pounds over their healthiest weight - or whether they only think they are. I think you can force a body to go to a weight lower than it really functions best at, but it doesn't happen so easily with a natural and healthy way of eating like No...

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Something you might like:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pbnn ... des/player

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I would't consider PB& J a 'sweet' either. But I would skip the Uncrustables and all the unhealthy ingredients therein, and go with the real thing.

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I have been thinking something similar Wos. After all we know about HFCS, trans fats, etc, it doesn't seem to make any difference in what the average person purchases - and eats. Junk is the norm - cheetos, pop tarts, granola bars, soft drinks, lunchables, a sea of chemicals instead of food. And man...

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I've had a red day or two this week, but I haven't been feeling well. Rotten germs. I'm sick and tired and looking forward to time off.

At least the weather is better. The sun is out and the temps are back in the double digits above zero...rather than double digits below

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I know what you mean about structure. The crazier life gets, the better that structure feels.

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Sounds like you're doing very well. I also like the sound of that soup

We had some snow - but mostly serious cold. It felt like a heat wave today - all the way up to 27 degrees

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Lotta green there

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I feel the same way. I want it to just be natural - not something I have to 'do' or think about all the time. I also eat 'weird' things. Since I"m not eating snacks - it's mealtime or nothing :) yesterday I wanted two things for breakfast - and couldn't decide between brioche and hot chocolate, or y...

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It's so amazing how much easier this gets over time. Habit really does do all the work.

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My freezer is well stocked with baked goods :). I keep a stock of shallow, rectangular, pyrex glass dishes with plastic lids for storing food. When I bake something, we usually have it for a day or two, then I'll put the rest in a container in the freezer. When I make cookies, I bake a sheet or two,...

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Not a good holiday, indeed. I hope you're feeling better!

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I'd skip the squash. It may be 'low cal' but it's filled with nasty stuff, and continues the habit of having sweet tasting things, and between meal 'treats' I also agree with the person who said there is nothing wrong with being hungry. As long as you're not getting ill from it. I gained a bit at fi...

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I have decided I"m going to have to start making stuffing at other times of the year. It was the only part of dinner that I wanted more of. I realise it's because everything else I have more than once a year.

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We had french toast for breakfast

We participate in 'Buy Nothing Day'. We went for a walk, ate what was on hand, hung out around the house and didn't buy a thing.

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That was how I felt, too. I ended up telling some of my family about it, and what they commented on was not that I'd lost weight, but how obvious it was that I was enjoying it so much

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I hope your day was a good one - pecan pie and all. I didn't have any yesterday, but brought some home..for tomorrow

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Totally agree Grammy!

I hope all who celebrate Thanksgiving had a great one. I was amazed at how easy it was not to overeat. And today i'm happily back to an N day

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Left over buffet - Interesting name. We do this on Wednesday - but I always call it 'Whatever Wednesday'

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I"m finally reaching the point when habit is taking over - where the way I feel *not snacking* is normal and preferable to the way I feel when I do snack. It is totally worth it!

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I'll be very glad to have slimmer fingers!

Glad you aren't discouraged. I didn't lose anything for the last two weeks. Now I'm losing again and even more glad I stuck to it.

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GND - I believe you will :) Grammy - no one in my house likes parsnips, either. I make them for me :) I've been cutting back on my computer time, and one of the things I've decided to do is do weekly updates with maybe a random visit here or there during the week - as long as it doesn't get too freq...

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I wouldn't worry about such little things as a few strands of pasta while cooking, cough drops or crisps at lunch. It's often better to make changes more slowly - and three meals a day with no snacks is such a big one for many people, it's enough all by itself without worrying about micromanaging th...

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Ah..that inner brat. I think I have, in addition to an inner brat, an inner skeptic? Loser? Pessimist?. Not sure what to call her - but she's the one that says 'it won't matter if you eat this - it's not like you're going to lose weight anyway' I have more trouble with her than the brat. Thankfully ...

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I'm with Kevin :). I don't like 'exercise'. But I love 'doing stuff' - using natural body movements and a range of activities :) So that's what I do. It's so great that you got all that stuff and were able to set it aside for the weekend. Isn't it amazing that *not* eating something could be so much...

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I prefer vegetables to fruit, especially in winter, but even I miss them sometimes. I just make them part of my meal.

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My favourite version is Indian. I don't now how authentic it is, since I've never been to India, but I get this often from our local Indian restaurant:

http://www.indianfoodforever.com/non-ve ... icken.html

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Monday, Monday. I probably didn't eat enough for breakfast and lunch. I'm hungry, but I'll survive and dinner will just be extra good tonight - whatever it is

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LOL Grammy G! I was sitting here reading what you two have written, and it's so familiar to me. Staying Vanilla is so much easier for me, especially now that the structure is finally starting to become a habit. I love that I don't have to think about it all the time. I'm with you on the little S eve...

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I had to look up that Danish town last night. I've heard of it, but didn't know much about it. It looks very interesting. We went to Denmark a few years ago, but that's not going to happen again for a while..if ever.

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Oh, yeah :) I did want to clarify one thing. When I said I was having the kind of S day I was hoping for - it wasn't that I was hoping I would not eat sugar or junk or anything like that on an S day. What I has hoping for was to lose that feeling that I 'must' eat snacks/sweets/seconds on S days sim...

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That sounds like a very nice trip!

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It's 8.30 pm on Saturday and I realised I've been having the S Day I have been hoping for! We had croissants for breakfast - no biggie. We have those often. They're fairly large, so I only ate half. Lunchtime we were out shopping, etc, and after all that burger and fries talk, I wanted a bacon burge...

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I was okay with everything up until the digestives. They didn't have a purpose - except taste good

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Not yesterday apparently. I think it was a combination of things. I was sick on Monday and it's left me coughing day and night. Which also means I haven't slept well in days. Yesterday I got home from work worn out and desperate for something that might help the coughing. I tried a cough drop, and a...

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I often think of writing down my thoughts like you did - but never get around to it before I change my mind

. Maybe I should.

So you'll be posting less? I'm cutting back on my posting. If it helps, great - if I start wandering..I'll post more.

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It sounds like we're in a similar place.

Where are you going on vacation?

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What. A. Day. Correction. What a week. So many things have gone wrong. Just not my eating and I intend to keep it that way.

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I am so glad that such places exist and there are people who do this kind of work. Two months ago we got a flame point siamese from a shelter. He is the best cat I've ever had. He's so much fun, and so loving. He runs to the door when we get home. I hate to think what would have happened to him had ...

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Sorry to hear that

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I wouldn't be surprise, Starla. I have been eating 'real' food for so long - haven't even used a microwave in at least 7 years that all that stuff tastes nasty to me.

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keeping fingers crossed for you.

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It felt like a day of celebration for me. My 21st day, a missing paycheck arrived and my husband and I both had the day off. Not to mention the weather was fabulous.

Back to work tomorrow - and on to day 22.

Thanks all for your support!

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Thanks!

I"m just getting started

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and wanted to share.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 7661765149#

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Yippee! Today is 21 for me!

On to my next goal

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Back to the buttermilk...

I make fil mjolk, which is similar to yogurt, though less tart, and it cultures at room temperature. I use it in place of buttermilk and I think it improves the recipe - plus I never have to buy yogurt

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