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Stressful times, but some great conclusions, automated: that you can rely on the three meal habit in the midst of stress goes so far toward making it a permanent routine in your life! And wanting to pass on the good habits to your kids (instead of letting the kids sidetrack you into junk food!) is r...

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Grammy G, it sounds like you grew up in my childhood home! Right down to the Sunday evening pop and pretzels! I felt a wave of nostalgia just reading that -- thanks!

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Healing thoughts to you and your husband, Berry.

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You're fighting yourself, reneew -- relax and breathe and ask how can you work with yourself? How can you turn your mind away from whatever it is that is dragging you into old habits? It's not food -- food is your friend. But you wouldn't want your friends hanging around in your private life 24/7 --...

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These are great! And so true -- I am constantly tricking myself into good behavior! My Lazy Self has turned out to be a great ally -- reluctant to go out into the cold and shop for treats when it's so comfy here on the sofa, for example. And my Elephant is feeling well taken care of, so no running a...

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"But I think it's easier to put food in its place first & deal w the emotions as they pop up between meals instead of the other way around." Hear, hear! Linda, I think you are so right! If you remove the food, the feelings will appear and you can then deal with them. Also, I love your idea of taking...

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Kookie, I still haven't started a walk to work routine -- I keep having other places to go where I need the car. I did a lot more walking in the city -- in this rural area, everything you need is 8 miles away (in three different directions!) Anyway, my older boy, Crockett, is 12 and has congestive h...

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You're on a roll, Sinnie! Fantastic!

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I have been there, Linda -- making a new circle of friends as an adult is tough. Don't take the other moms' inability to help you out personally, though -- I have learned over time that it's almost never about me, which can be oddly comforting! The fact that you are not turning to food, on the other...

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Wow, Imogen -- so glad that struck a chord! I'll tell my mum -- she's 86 and still avidly interested in health questions. And no hijack -- it's all just good conversations!

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You're back on track, eschano! A slip of a couple of days at a stressful time won't determine the long-term you!

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I do it, too, Clarebear and Imogen -- in spite of my mother's cautionary example! This past weekend, I didn't shop for treats specifically for the first time, telling myself there was a party anyway on Saturday and if I really craved something Sunday, I could go out to get it. The real craving didn'...

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I was just thinking, all the upperclassmen came out for KCCC's post -- we're the freshmen! (Teachers: Do they even say that anymore? Or is it all Grade 9, grade 12 these days?)

Anyway, yes -- you all are our role models!

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Phases of No S sticky! You are famous around here! Wonderful to see you active on the boards!

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Glad you returned, Harpista -- this is a very supportive group and it sounds like you could use some cheerleaders. Here's the thing -- many people gain 30-40 pounds during a pregnancy and see an increase in breast size as well. It's just that you started at a higher weight. You have a happy, healthy...

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Lindt truffles! good for you on resisting! It's really hard for me to have something like that around -- my mind just keeps going there.

Glad you have come back to No S!

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Linda, I am feeling plumper these days, too -- and I am not weighing because I don't want bad news! Hang in there -- we're on the right track (even if we're not running!)

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Cheerful and excited are good, Kookie! glad to see you so upbeat!

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finallyfull, there's something to that -- about ten years ago, my mother lost her sense of taste for almost a year. She ate MORE -- she said she had to keep trying different things to see if this next bite wasn't the one that would make a difference. When we're not hungry and eat, maybe we're also h...

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Wow -- school full time is exciting! Good for you! And you'll be going into a new venture with some good, well-established habits. Sounds like you are OK well before Xmas!

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Take whatever time you need and come back when you are ready, Tessy! Best wishes!

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Add my welcome as well! This forum is a good place!

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Love the idea of a self-arrest, automated! That's really what it was, too -- I had a double handful of spicy snacks, then stopped. There's plenty more in the bag! I didn't weigh myself this past week. I feel like I am putting on my winter body, just like the cats and squirrels, plumping up for the c...

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Yes! this weekend was "obligatory food fest" at a potluck party with only baked goods on Saturday -- but I overdid it enough on Saturday evening that Sunday was just another N day -- not as self-punishment, I just couldn't face another dessert! A little "chunk of sanity!" And I also faced that food ...

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Here's a link to one description of the rotation I mentioned: http://www.glutenfreegigi.com/rotation-diet-101-for-food-allergies-and-intolerances/ I think one reason No S is great for food sensitivities is because most of my sugar/gluten (baked goods, crackers, snacks), and even dairy intake (ice cr...

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It's the N compliance that is giving you that steady (slow) downward trend -- S days are just S days! Good to see you back!

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Over43, I used to do the same thing -- I once swallowed a line by line translation of Beowulf the night before the exam rather than learn Old English grammar -- and I did ace it! It is an intense, short-term focus rather than long-term application. Since long-term attention doesn't come naturally, h...

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It's a new week, Clarebear -- and you have caught yourself. I learned a new mountain climbing term from automatedeating: when you catch yourself in the middle of a fall, it's called a self-arrest! Have a great week --

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If you are suffering from bad symptoms, it's worth a try, Kookie -- I think the no sugar, no gluten, no dairy 5 days a week sounds doable on No S, especially since you seem to feel comfortable with that idea. What you are proposing sounds like a kind of rotation diet for food intolerances (if you do...

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The honeymoon is over. Real life is setting in -- good thought, automated!

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Hi cd -- I have experienced the same thing, over-the-top Saturdays and then much calmer Sundays. Just take them as they come while you build your habits. Otherwise, you end up feeling cheated sometime in the middle of next week, which opens the door to cheating! Looks like you are off to a great sta...

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It's all on an S day, Linda -- don't worry! Seems like a lot of us are out of sorts right now. I am going to blame it on the change of the seasons, time of year, first taste of the holiday chaos to come -- I am also feeling very uneasy about food. Seeing others go through the same thing and handle i...

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automated, I used to teach adults and though I loved it, I also remember that feeling of crawling toward the oasis on my belly! And I am sure as we get deeper into the holiday season, you won't be the only one on here venting! Do what you need to do to keep your head on straight -- if that means let...

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I ended up starting off November with a red day, my third -- took seconds on a new cornbread recipe I was trying out, and then a short bout of WTH with snack mix after dinner. Yesterday was one of those potlucks where everybody brought either bread or dessert -- all good, all S -- but I woke up with...

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Good to see you over here on the daily check-ins, lderoc! You've got a great attitude, have your exercise routine in place, and seem very health conscious. I'm sure No S will give you another piece of the puzzle!

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Interesting question! I tend to focus a lot when I am on a diet, and I was hoping with No S to make good eating habits more automatic, so that I don't have to!

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Yes! Here's to no more forbidden foods, Kat! For me, it's bread and potatoes and fruit, all those carbs. I never got into imitation foods (zero fat sour cream, low carb baked goods, fake eggs -- awful stuff) but some real foods remain highly charged with guilt! Like you, I am slowly losing that alon...

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Automated, if I had a more outdoorsy life (and/or a herd of sheep!), a border collie would be my dog of choice. Friends in Wales had three of them and I fell in love -- so smart and good! They herded us (their humans) across a field with a bull once, I'll never forget! But back to No S -- I thought ...

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Just out of curiosity, I scrolled back to last year at this time and you were at 223 -- so in a year, you've lost ten pounds, maybe a little more -- about a pound a month. Slow but sure. I think it's really frustrating to measure yourself against yesterday, what with fluctuations from the weather, s...

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Yay you! if you don't feel good about the experiment aspect of it, then you shouldn't do it -- and doesn't he have a receptionist? the busiest, most expensive practice in London can surely afford someone to screen calls.

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El Fug doesn't post often, but the posts are great!

And yesterday, I succumbed to the idea that everybody else was having an S day, so I had a couple of ounces of candied ginger after dinner and did not count it as a fail!

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Well, technically Halloween is an S day, so it's really nothing to worry about! Just keep going!

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idon'tknow, it sounds like you have gotten off to an excellent restart!

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Hang on, automated -- the clocks change this weekend and we get an extra hour of sleep (I hope that's true where you are, too!) It would be great if you could schedule yourself something on weekends -- my mom insisted on Saturdays off when we were small, she just went downtown shopping or something ...

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Good for you, finallyfull! I forgot about Halloween until I read this morning's posts -- no trick or treat age kids in my life and no treats in the house at the moment -- and the one party I am attending is not until Saturday. So I am going to N it today -- if I completely forgot it, how"S"pecial ca...

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Day 90! Now you can do a countdown! this is so impressive!

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What a dilemma! I am curious about what the supplements are that your doc is recommending. Celiac disease runs in my family and I thought I was having reactions to wheat some years ago. I haven't had any bad reactions in reintroducing bread, though -- and my recent colonoscopy had normal results, ju...

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A wolf hybrid, Linda! beautiful, I'll bet! Katie is a lab mix; Crockett is Heinz 57 varieties and looks a bit like a wolfhound, though not so tall. They have both eaten things that are supposed to be toxic without ill effects, but you never know!

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I don't live that far away from my workplace, automated -- maybe a half mile, but down two steep hills, and the thought of climbing back up at the end of the day is daunting! I also often run errands on the way home. When I lived in Cambridge (and didn't drive), I used to walk to work (2 miles) and ...

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Gosh, what a scare! I am just glad all is well now -- a collapsed lung is nothing to fool around with!

As for red days -- once you finally have one behind you, it's just proof that you can succeed at No S without a perfect track record. Just go back to doing what works, you're fine!

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I have not really settled into any exercise routine beyond parking several blocks away from work and not taking the elevator . . . if you find something good, let us know, MerryKat!

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You did the right thing, Linda! Now if it had been a cantaloupe, or a cheesecake, not so sure . . .

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Go for it, Junebug! And if you fall a little short, go for it again -- don't let numbers (of days, of pounds lost, of calories, of ANYTHING) get in the way of building your new good habits! Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride!

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Katie thanks you all -- she must have a cast-iron digestive tract, but she's fine. I called the vet and she took a wait and see attitude (it was Sunday morning and she was going to church!), but really -- don't try this at home. According to every source I could find on the internet, raw yeast dough...

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Yes, the no-knead -- I have made regular kneaded bread and even sourdough years ago, but this was new to me, so easy! And I like the results better!

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Belated thanks for that bread blog you posted, OK -- I tried it over the weekend and it is fantastically easy and very crusty and chewy, just the way it should be! A small loaf, too, which will insure that I don't overdo it. After so many years as a low carb gal, it is a real luxury to bake good bre...

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Only two pieces of See's at a time -- that is real self control! I agree about how wonderful it is to eat a piece of bread and feel normal -- I made another loaf yesterday to replace the stolen one. The only bread I really like is the $5/loaf artisan bread, so okbyxmas' link to a homemade artisan re...

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Isn't it amazing how difficult it is to get a healthy meal in a hospital? I hope things settle down for you (and your husband) soon, Berry.

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Welcome back, Kate! I just read MerryKat's check in -- she's been starting over since 2005, and has enjoyed a lot of success over the years. You just took a little detour, and now you're back on the main road!

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That's an incredible history, MerryKat -- I am so glad you condensed it for us so that the No S success pattern is obvious. Welcome back! Lots of people like me have joined in the meantime and can learn from your long experience!

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I finally got around to trying the no-knead artisan bread OKbyXmas has been baking -- Miss Low Carb me hasn't baked bread for years and it looked so good! So, I mixed it up last night, let it proof overnight -- when I lit the oven to preheat for 30 minutes, as required, I moved the dough wrapped in ...

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Yikes, Joasia -- Sorry you can't depend on your mom for support or even as a diet buddy. Maybe she secretly would like to lose her extra weight, too, and that's why she's so touchy. I'm probably older than your mom -- just turned 62. I also have about 50 pounds to lose. Anyway, hang in there -- slow...

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Eating too much? I don't know, Joasia -- I thought you were juice fasting these last weeks! Very healthy foods, but not much of them. I am glad automatedeating reached out to you -- it gives a better perspective of where you are. I have read that sometimes after a big loss like yours, the body takes...

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Lori, not sure how the numbers work, but you are definitely one of the Stars!

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Saw this and thought how applicable it was to No S.

OPTIMIST: someone who figures that taking a step backward after a step forward is not a disaster, it's more like a cha-cha.

Happy dancing!

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Ditto the congrats on having your wedding all paid for in advance. That's quite an accomplishment! I'll be watching Kookie's and your S day plan with great interest, Clarebear!

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Just read what you posted on another thread about liking NO S being like falling in love in an arranged marriage -- what a great way to put it, automated! Happy S days!

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Hope all is well, Tessy, and that your silence is part of your new plan!

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Uneventful week of green No S, another pound down, and still feeling the urge to weigh in weekly -- in another five pounds, I will have lost 10% of my body weight and be moving out of the obese range on the BMI. Can't miss out on that -- it's momentous, like watching the mileage indicator in the car...

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Agreed -- once the food is on the plate, it's really hard not to consider it fair game! You are doing some pretty advanced manoeuvres there, Linda! Enjoy your S days and the rest of your trip --

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Hi Harpista! Just looking in to welcome you and wish you good luck with No S. I gained about 35 pounds I could ill afford last fall/winter, also for medical reasons (I was on high doses of prednisone for three months). This works beyond my wildest expectations, now that I can put my focus into it! M...

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"Reinhard is a very interesting man, he could've made a killing with this 'diet' if he'd marketed it slightly differently..." Agreed! We're all benefiting from that early computer geek ethos of generosity: if you create something beneficial, share it and make it available to as many people as possib...

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Did you change your signature from "Free me . . ." to "I have been freed . . .?" That alone is such a powerful statement! You suddenly sound so calm and sure -- I love it!

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Love it, reneew, French Vanilla! As for the family -- it's not just your health, it's also your kids' good eating habits you are supporting. One reason I think No S feels so natural to me is that my mother used sweets to enhance special occasions for us kids: Sundays, birthdays, holidays (sound fami...

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Linda, why would this be it? Just keep going, one pound at a time, one meal at a time -- one size at a time! Size 16 jeans lie so far back in my past (and so far ahead in my future!), I can hardly imagine them . . . Have a lovely road trip!

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Awesome commitment, Kookie -- I hope you saved yourself a piece for the upcoming S days!

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I am so sorry to hear you are having a rough patch, ok -- please take care of yourself! Sending healing and calming thoughts your way . . .

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"But because I didn't act on it, the underlying feelings eventually bubbled up to the surface and I had a bit of a cry and then felt fine again!"

This is huge, Kookie! Well done!

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The goal is within reach -- only a few days to go before you reach 100 days! You are amazing! (and I haven't started exercising yet, either!)

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Automated, I know! It's as if by focusing on the weekly number on the scale, I am making it happen -- and if I stop, the weight loss will stop. I'd love to just drop it, but the only times I have not weighed as an adult are when I've ditched weight loss and just done as I please and (of course) gain...

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yay, 21! that's a real achievement! You go, girl!

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When my maternal Grandma said "You're looking stout," she meant it as a compliment!

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Did you notice how automatedeating and Linda look forward to Mondays, Kookie? I do too! There's such a safety in the N day structure -- but we wouldn't appreciate it without the S day excesses we've all gone through! Try buying the smaller size bag but promising yourself you can go out and get anoth...

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I hate it when my careful plans get disrupted, Tessy! There won't be a student crisis every day, though -- and you may want to start letting it be known at work that you are not available at 4 pm (daily swim, doctor's orders, you know). Maybe you could get your doctor to back you up! I work part tim...

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When I was on low carb, I read one book after another -- for two and a half years, I didn't read a novel, only diet books. I memorized the carb values of every food, I had an online tracker, I collected recipes that duplicated carb-y favorites -- yes, it did take over my life to a certain extent! My...

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Welcome, Alex! Home cooked food is a great habit to cultivate, guilt about food, not so much! Feeling shame about how we eat can actually lead to binges, they say. Just eat what you like and what fits on one plate three times a day during the week. Don't worry about the fat/carb/protein makeup of yo...

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Linda, you've lost a clothing size! you're feeling (temporarily, unaccountably) chubby in a whole size smaller than you used to feel chubby in! Happy anniversary -- enjoy those S's!

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I think that's what Reinhard means by "fence around the law," Kookie. If we don't keep it fairly black and white, it's easy to make exceptions for ourselves and tweak the rules and then justify that until what we're doing is just as random as before. So much easier just to do what works!

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Wow, thanks for the thoughtful input, ladies! I weigh once a week now, more or less. And my check-ins have been about once a week, too -- though I do like to drop in to other people's check-ins during the week. Kat seems to have found the perfect middle ground -- she doesn't weigh or check in or use...

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Kat --

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Good green week. I continue to lose at the rate of about a pound a week: 15 weeks, 17 pounds. I am satisfied with my meals, the automated breakfasts and lunches are working out well, my S days are fun rather than guilt-inducing. I wonder if I could stop the weigh-ins and check-ins now and just trust...

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I'd call it a pass -- it would've fit and if you hadn't had one foot in S mode all day, you would have put it on the plate anyway. But good for you, to catch yourself in the self-justification game! You have made wonderful changes in a relatively short time!

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Zoid, you're making such great progress! The understanding and the habit go hand in hand -- time to relax with an S day now!

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"I think that is a sign of crisis and challenge, part of me, the binge baby, is very fearful that I will overcome it and change" Tessy, that is so insightful! It reminds me of somebody on this board referring to her appetite as being like a toddler, needing boundaries. Don't give up! Show that baby ...

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I am very, very sorry to hear of your loss, finallyfull. You are taking care of yourself, and that's the main thing right now. You have already developed strong habits -- let this self-nurturing be a positive for you at an otherwise sad time.

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Welcome aboard, Ramona -- I hope 3, 4, and 5 will cancel out 6! You're in good company here. Enjoy the ride!

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"Now if people went around trick or treating for French fries and potato chips, I'd be in big trouble" --

LOL! My weakness, too!

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fchenaj has also spammed here, last entry: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=9070

(Hi Clarebear!)

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My mistake, Graham -- I'm sorry, I didn't read back through your posts, just noticed the chicken vs quorn. I had spent a month in the UK about 5 years ago with vegetarian friends who used a lot of quorn, and when I came back and ate meat again, I had some problems digesting it. Your situation is qui...

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I love this, Kat! the less you fight yourself, the more successful you are, and the more naturally you find your own way!

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