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So glad you're feeling better

How nice to wake up feeling great-- I am inclined to be a little ball of worries sometimes, and it's hard for me to do that. Good inspiration

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What a great idea about the garden bee!

I'm glad you were able to hold onto your NoS practice when things got tough.

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Hope all is more peaceful on the home front. It seems to be the nature of being human not to have everything pulled together all at once. I suppose there's a mindfulness & gratitude lesson in there somewhere-- there usually is :) How nice to have a good recent picture of you with friends-- that's a ...

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This weather! Bleh!

How have you been doing with your walks?

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I think it's true that time restricted eating is good for body composition. My son and husband haven't lost a lot of pounds but they are definitely leaner. My very weight and appearance conscious SIL pronounced my husband "not overweight" at her last visit

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I am job hunting and things are not going according to my expectation-- I don't think my expectations were unreasonable, but things don't always work out the way you want. I am 51 so that complicates things-- I'm not in a particularly youth oriented line of work, but still. It's been a small psychic...

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Good luck, Jen! You are wise to be extra good to your body right now.

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Phone stores represent the very worst of modern life. My husband always does it because it drives me bats--t. So sorry! I hope your husband is all straightened out with his phone!

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If it helps, I think time restricted eating (I try to use that term as less triggering for people than the F word :)) does a lot towards healing the gut and lowering inflammation and blood sugar. Sometimes it's helpful to remember it's not always and eternally about the weight (for me anyway!) I hav...

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I often wonder how much of slim vs not has to do with genetics/metabolism, and how much with "getting into a thing." Does your sister go light on the chocolates because her body isn't prompting her to eat more, or because they don't have the "you mustn't" label on them, or because when she does eat ...

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Reading about your struggles with anxiety. It's funny, that what got me into the pool and to Zumba this week-- not because it's Good for Me, but because it helps so much with my free floating anxiety.

Sleep well!

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Butterfly, if it helps, I do agree there is a mental component, but I wouldn't discount the physical habit. If you're used to eating a certain time, your body ramps up a symphony of hormones and responses, and it's not happy when the expectation does not materialize! You really truly can train yours...

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Looks like you're doing great. The mod sounds helpful, and more freggies is always a good thing. Unfortunate about the layoffs. We are pretty close to each other geographically as I recall? My husband is in a sort of niche branch of healthcare and it's scary when these big conglomerates come in and ...

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Awesome, Oolala. I love the just-a-bit approach-- I have a book about it, and I can't remember the name (change of life brain). I do one Sun Salutation a day. Just one, but it makes a difference. So-- A solid A for exercise this week. A little off on the 16 hour fasting window b/c of Daylight Saving...

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Gratz on 3K days!

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Indian food is the best.

You are doing so great

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 144831.htm

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On reflection-- relatively easy to adopt: -- overnight fast of 15-16 hours (awesome for hot flashes/aches and pains) -- adding "gut food" every meal. I actually quite like that stuff, thanks to my hippie mother. I was not such a good mother to my kids that way, alas. little harder -- not snacking be...

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Great update! Gratz on the Dyson

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Just read "The Good Gut" but two Stanford microbiologists. Rather hair raising to consider the influence our intestinal tenants have-- not just on digestion, but anxiety and cognition. Yikes. Note to self: more yogurt, fruit, veg, seed, and whole grains. Sending out an all points bulletin to the kid...

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Youâ€™ve done so great.

Feel better!

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All great advice!

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Glad you got some rest

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Yupper, I think we are all on board with this being a NoS site. But I'm so glad time restricted eating was mentioned here, because I am (for now at least) free of chronic pain & hot flashes, and it was a modest adjustment for somebody already accustomed to No S. The discussion might be helpful for o...

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Sorry to hear about your foot! Hope it heals soon.

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Well, if dying overweight were the worst thing that could happen to you, it would be gloomy. Personally I would rather that than death at 25 or 40 from, say, spinal tuberculosis, untreated syphilis, breast cancer, coronary artery disease or any of the other lovely things that could kill you back whe...

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So, mixed success today. Did a ten minute kettlebell workout this morning, which may explain why I feel so good tonight. I curled up under my afghan by the fire near my daughter, and I just feel so good. There are two things that make my body feel like that-- weights being one LOL. Did not do perfec...

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Well done!

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Sorry about the toast. Sounds like a lovely day otherwise.

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Oh, way to go, Jen! Gratz on the great bloodwork! That feels so good, doesn't it?

I do find it interesting how positive results can sway us just like bad ones. A better number on the scale can actually tempt me to loosen up more rather than less... Gratz for doing good things under temptation!

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He is self employed with a busy practice. The ACA is so expensive and unstable right now, my Cobra is the best bet. (I stopped working full time this year. The job was pleasant & low stress but comically low paid except for the insurance.) I like some aspects of working-- the people, being useful, n...

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Are you near a beach, Oolala? How splendid. What are you thinking of retirement? I am part time this year (subbing in health rooms.) I have to go back next year for the benefits-- Cobra is killing us LOL. I hope you are rejoicing in your puttering time.

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Hey all, I feel bad if I came across as "the science says this," when of course it's anything but settled. It never is settled, right? Anyway, what you can actually get done is far more important than your theory. A lot of these results are 30% better this or 40% less chance of that. But if your odd...

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Wordy ramblings on recent diet/health science ahead: On a FB group for intermittent fasters (or time restricted eaters), someone noted with dismay that Valter Longo of Fasting Mimetic Diet fame had come out firmly against skipping breakfast. I followed the link with interest. His objection are the m...

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Looks good!

Admiring of your no-refined-carbs mod. I don't think I'm there yet, but it looks like a good mod.

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Yesterday I had two meals, noon and around 5:30 and that worked well. I was working and busy in the morning and that made it pretty easy. What the IFers call appetite correction kind of comes and goes. But the reduced aches and pains seem to be consistent-- my husband is feeling so much better-- and...

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Awesomesauce!

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Did you enjoy your party?

The Shakespeare and scones sounds great

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Gratz on meeting goal! That was fast! <bows>

We make our own pizza crusts and prebake to help with crispiness, but I might look for the ones you mention.

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I'm kind of hoping you had tea with Auntie. It sounds so UK and wonderful.

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Really enjoyed your history post and your experiences/thinking. There is so much that goes into this process, you could be endlessly fascinated. The three plates of anything sounds like a good mod which has worked well for others here. At the moment I am moving back from Holiday Zone (gosh, that's h...

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You're doing so well. I'm similar height and age but about 20 lbs heavier than you so your success is extra inspiring

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Maybe delay breakfast till 10 or so? Or (not canon) eat two quite large meals during the day and skip dinner?

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Hm. Cool discussion. I have encountered in other places (even long ago when I was first struggling with this post-baby weight, when the baby was a baby) that a low carb dinner is helpful. And if you think in terms of using carbs to fuel your daily activities that makes more sense. I do weigh almost ...

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Chugging along :) The good: * pretty much 3 meals in an 8 to 9 hour window. Digestion is notably better with the longer overnight fast and I am much less achy. So, middle aged people with poor digestion and occasional aches, consider checking out Time Restricted Eating. I think it would make a good ...

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Kathleen, I think having a loving parent makes grief less complicated though perhaps sharper at first. I had a loving, engaged mother who did her best by me, and though I lost her early (I was 24) I think my grieving process was easier because I didn't have too much ambivalence to work through. And ...

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So sorry about your dad.

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I checked the scale when I subbed in my old health room. Down 10 from when I started No S so that's all to the good. I have been feeling terribly svelte and self admiring, and then I saw the Xmas pictures (people don't take pictures of me, it's a mom thing I guess? but my dear friend did.) And I def...

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So very sorry to hear about your dog. ((()))

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Good advice from gingerpie. Here's my $.02. What if it weren't possible to change your weight? What if it were like your height? Would you stay home and stop doing fun things because you're too short or tall? Weight is the end result of a slew of complicated hormonal/environmental inputs. It is not ...

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Thanks, Octavia! I worked today and enjoyed it, in spite of a tummy ache. I kept to a window (not No S, but a helpful mod from IF) 10-6. But I didn't worry about meal structure because Tummy. Feeling better, yay. I talked to my dad who watched the Jason Fung talk on obesity. I'd sent him an article ...

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Yay on the dancing!

Not snacking was really tough for me at first. I ate some big meals and drank homemade lattes to get me through. But I am so, so glad I hung in there. So many benefits and it's so much easier now. The best part is the normalcy and peace around food. Keep up the good work

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Ate what I expected to be BF at ten this morning. I was hungry, had 2 1/2 small square pita pockets with pizza toppings, a piece of leftover French toast, a milky coffee and 2 cookies (ahem)-- about 850 calories worth, I figure? And I was stuffed. Like, in distress stuffed. Like, could not consider ...

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I think you are very wise, Merry. Your compliance has been awesome, it sounds like you're feeling good, and I think it makes a lot of sense to continue to care for loved ones & self in this peaceful and nurturing way versus potentially getting into a tussle with your body. I have 2 out of the nest (...

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Whew on the CT scan! Happy news. I think dr's scales vary. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I hope you don't have to give up your nice IPAs. My husband has one beer a day and it gives me great satisfaction to see him drink it. He works really hard and he benefits from the bottled relaxation :)

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How are things going? I for one am not expecting to lose during December-- if I feel good, have nice meals, and hold the line, that works for me. I'll revisit weight loss in January.

Cheers!

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Been noticing this weird urge to proselytize. Not sure what's up with that. I'm not thin, so I don't think I will gather much of an audience <G>. Maybe among the perimenopausal suffering hot flashes (now peri again, I guess. After 6 months I got another and quite real visitation of what we in colleg...

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Yes, it's so awesome that way!

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I'm with you. I don't think snacking agrees with me on any day. I have embraced all kinds of health benefits from reduced eating frequency, and I don't get enough out of snacking to justify it. To be fair, I sometimes have an "appetizer" while I'm cooking the meal

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So I have been off work since I left my job at the end of the school year last year. I subbed for the first time today. Shopping day is tomorrow and that meant I had to put together a makeshift lunch-- homemade baked beans, an apple and cheese. I didn't get to eat until 1230. Did fine with that (big...

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Sounds like you're doing great. Well done!

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Hang in there. The job news sounds stressful. My husband's department was closed eight years ago. He moved into a different setting (private practice) which has been much more fulfilling and lucrative though stressful of course. This is not to make light of your worries but to point out that the nex...

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Just checking in to wave at everybody and say hi! I'm still doing NoS plus Weeny Intermittent Fasting. I'm swimming for exercise 2-3 x a week plus a Sun Salutation with 30 second plank daily. So on a steady course there. I find the modified fasting helps with No S because it seems to provide the nex...

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What's the book, Oolala? Youth and beauty is such a siren call, worse for women I think. But I find it helpful to remember that like so many things, it's good for some things, not so good for others. My most physically beautiful friends have not necessarily had the easiest time of it. What is best i...

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Ironchef, my theory is that nerds age well :) Boring thyroid story: I think I may have a clue to my poor sleep/joint aches. I got my TSH back (thyroid stimulating hormone) and it's 0.6 something, with reference range of 0.3 to 5. I started Synthroid a couple years ago for a modestly elevated TSH (7 ...

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Oh my goodness, we are have a terrible time here with trying to "win" instead of trying to pull in harness for the good of the country. I hope better times are ahead.

Enjoy your S's tonight!

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Sorry about all the body work needed. If you lead an active life, I guess there's going to be wear and tear. I hope it all goes really smoothly and you can plough ahead with minimal life disruption.

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Some of us use Happy Scale, an app that averages weight and kind of helps you not get too worked up about it. I do weigh most days, but I am fairly good (FAIRLY) about not getting too freaked out over numbers. I think I could actually safely weigh much less often now, but for most of my life not loo...

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Oh, that's so great! Gratz!

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I'm sorry it wasn't good. That's a bummer.

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So I have not been feeling the best-- sleep has not been great since last summer, when my estrogen dived. I've had some right hip pain off and on and yesterday I was just sore all over, neck and both hips and knee and bleh. I suspect I'm a little ball of inflammation and the thought of having to eat...

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I was so pleased to hear about the vote. Way to go, Australia. Sounds like such a nice place to live.

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Feeling very enthusiastic and convicted about the Intermittent Fasting component. Once again, we will have to see if it results in more actual poundage liberated, but I plan to do it anyway for insulin sensitivity/health benefits unless some new studies come out to the contrary. The insulin theory o...

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Tea sounds delightful. On S-days, I wanted to do Tea, but Americans don't easily have a spot for it. I like your systems approach

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I'm glad you faced the bills and found your fears to be unfounded. I've been having anxiety too-- do you think it's the time of year? <G> This morning I started with a thing I had been avoiding, and I feel better. Whew. I like Mint for doing the money, but it doesn't write the actual painful checks....

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You're doing so great, Bluebell. Seconding Ironchef's wisdom on the habits.

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Gratz on the grant completion and your many green days! You go!

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Hey, all. Now combining NoS with 16:8 intermittent fasting. It is easy thanks to the 8 months of training in not snacking. I still keep sweets for the weekend and I am sort of trained out of seconds too, lol, though thatâ€™s less of a temptation when meals are 4 hours apart. I looked slimmer, friend...

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Itâ€™s not too hard, is it, to go 16 hours if you are used to NoS. Iâ€™m definitely noticing some lost inches, although the scale is very slow to move. I remind myself that the longer overnight fasts are thought to be better for health. So even people who are trim do it for health reasons. It seems ...

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How did you feel on fewer carbs?

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You rock! Gratz on the run!

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Looks good, Gracie! You're doing so well. Does the buttermilk help your tummy?

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Yesterday-- 10/ shredded wheat, pb&J sandwich, fruit/yogurt smoothie 315/ 1/2 a bagel with cheese, few chunks of stew beef, 6 pecans, 3 prunes 540/ stew, 2 pieces sourdough with butter and jam, latte with ovaltine (OK, weird but tasty) Swam/water jogged half an hour with my lovie, band says I walked...

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Oh well done! Enjoy the zoo with your squiggle. I am proud of my lovely grown-up or nearly grown-up children, but I miss the little kid days.

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Last nightâ€™s dinner at Wegmans was lovely Broccoli/cheese soup, this yummy raw veggie crunch salad they have, some apple fennel salad (also fabulous), and half a piece of stromboli. We ate at six, and it got me fine through the night. So yesterday I had about 9 hour eating window, and Iâ€™m going ...

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Oh, keep posting! I think the spirit of NoS is not snacking and eating normal meals. If expanding the hours when you donâ€™t snack works for you, I canâ€™t imagine that anybody would object to your sharing your results. Personally, I am trying to eat in an eight hour window. I think the main advanta...

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Another vote to hear which page? I joined the IF one but itâ€™s pretty wild and woolly. Not lovely like it is here

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So last night I had a rough time sleeping. I definitely felt empty, though not hungry per se. I toughed it out, finally slept around 2. Got up at 7 but was able to go back to bed for an hour or two after I got my daughter off to school. I delayed BF till about ten. Lunch at 2, dinner at 6:30. I ate ...

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If it helps, all those calorie/timed eating researchers seem to eat one or two meals a day, not to lose weight (the ones I've seen are trim) but to improve health.

Did you see Thor Ragnorok yet? We all loved it

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Yeah, I agree with this-- the importance of keeping faith with yourself. Either decide it's not worth it (I have done that) or that it is worth it, conditionally (I've done that too.) But to keep trying and failing, ugh. Very hard on the psyche.

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I'm listening to the Jason Fung book on Audible and also watching some of the videos on Foundmyfitness, scientist interviews. Interesting how many of those people eat only 1 or 2 meals a day and do 4-5 day water fasts during the year. I am still not feeling ready for a long fast. One of these days, ...

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Oolala, I comforted myself with the thought that my S days are Friday and Saturday LOL. I don't like plain milk, but a hot Ovaltine might have been a good way to go. It was cereal and applesauce (I wanted the insulin spike to make me sleep) but it sat there like lead and altogether made me feel disg...

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Visited my dear friend and her husband yesterday. Had a totally lovely day, and enjoyed listening to IF podcasts (see above!) on the drive to and from. So I was very determined to keep a decent fasting window at night. But my friends are hobbits, practically (like 5'2" and rather trim) and the dinne...

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Love your blog. It inspired me to attempt a bullet journal

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I app-tracked today as well (and I limited my eating window ala Lpearlmom. I am such a copycat.) I came up around 1950, though I suspect that's very ballpark, as I didn't measure things. I am going to recommit to eating my biggest meal at lunch, and trying for an earlier/lighter dinner. Pretty sure ...

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Hope things are back to normal/less stressful.

New month already!

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Welcome! Happy Halloween/unplanned-S-Day! All we have left in the house are things I don't care about much. I did discover in my MIL's cupboard some very nice candy I hid there, but I didn't get into it. I'm doing much better avoiding candy on NoS.

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In the category of un-asked for advice-- I have found it helpful when something feels out of control, to make a point of slowing down and really enjoying whatever it is. I think it kind of helps shortcut that self-recrimination piece, and, anyway, at least you get to enjoy your nice candy or whateve...

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Happy late birthday!

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The 3 meal structure of NoS is not that difficult once you get your pancreas trained, so why not NoS while you're making up your mind? Weight aside, you will be doing your body a kindness and building a structure that will make other eating plans easier, if that's what you decide. I've lost only a f...

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