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Happy New Year, everyone! So nice to have a fresh start - and on an S-day to boot! I decided to ask to join in on the one year challenge for this year. One year of committing to sticking with No-S and not being swayed by other fleeting fads or diet techniques. My main goal is sanity around food but ...

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I think this is a great idea! Can I join in?

I'll make a new Check-In Thread for 2017...

Happy 2017 everyone! Looking forward to seeing all of us do really well in our commitment to a full year on No-S.

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Well at least I finished the last N day of the year with green. Phew!

Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year in 2017!

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Good for you - great way to start the week off right!

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That is such a good idea!

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Oh, Linda, I'm sorry you're going through a rough patch - that sucks.

Hope things look brighter in the next few days...

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Thanks, Linda and Merry...yoga class starts back up next week so I'll be able to test it out! I hope everyone had a good Christmas weekend and is now back on track for the week. Yesterday was still a holiday here - my son and I ran the annual Corrida in our town together, which was great fun, and th...

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Nice find at the thrift store! I have found some of my favorite wardrobe items at a secondhand store in Brussels - I guess you just have to have a little luck when you go in, which you did!

Thanks for stopping by my thread - I really appreciate your advice!

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Oolala, thank you for your thoughts. You're right - every tough moment is a chance to re-route the brain and build a different default response, and so we actually need these experiences to crop up to make it possible to do that. It does help to reframe it that way, I will try to keep it in mind, be...

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Good job on getting your exercise in!

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Having a rough week No-S wise, lots of holiday craziness. I don't do well when everything is out of normal routine. I have one small goal for today and that is to have today be green, so I can finish out the week on a positive note.

Thanks for your encouragement along the way!

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Bah humbug - Monday was red. Okay, determined to have the last 9 N days this month green. That will still make it my greenest month in 2016!

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Wow, that does sound awkward... Glad your party went well, though!

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Wow, how lovely to see yourself in pictures and not have the cringe reaction! That is a huge milestone.

Good luck with the party this weekend - I know what you mean about dreading something you've planned and looked forward to... Hope it all goes well and that you end up enjoying it!

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Yesterday was another red day. I've really been stumbling this week, for various reasons, none of them good ones. I looked at my Habitcal and I am determined to finish out the year with two solid green weeks. There is no reason why I can't do that. No-S for me, someone who fails regularly, is very m...

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Hi MaggieMae! Thanks for stopping by my thread.

I love what Jen said about small fails - I totally agree. To succeed at No-S you have to just keep on building the habit, regardless of what happened the day before. Good reminder for me, as I've been stumbling the past three days.

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Glad to help! Have a good Friday!

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Boo - red Thursday.

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Yoga with Adriene has a really good 15 minute gentle routine for back pain I can highly recommend (I use it often when my back is acting up): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeXz8fIZDCE&index=1&list=PLxpKCQrInJ23gc_ncKMlEdt618OftFhXx&t=19s I have never heard of T-Tapp - I am definitely going to chec...

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Tracey, thanks for your encouragement! I hope you'll keep on going - I had multiple red days for months before I started to get better at this. I kept focusing on just doing better than the month before. Small steps over time! Hang in there!

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So, I'm taking a NWS day for yesterday again, because of yoga class. I found it very difficult to split up my meal, partly because of what the meal was (veggie burgers on buns with baked beans and potato salad - I couldn't get my mind around eating any of the things separately and I didn't want to e...

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Tuesday = red. Boo! :oops: I was so good all day, despite a lot of running around and stress, and not even sharing a cinnamon bun at Ikea with my oldest son...and then after dinner time I started picking at food leftover from dinner... I often fail on evenings when my husband is out of town, and thi...

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Bummer on the class being cancelled! I just tried a Leslie Sansome video yesterday for the first time - it was raining outside and I didn't feel like going anywhere. It was a lot more strenuous than I thought it was going to be! Good luck on taking that one hour per day for yourself - you deserve it!

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Oh, exciting - you're going to do a yoga class! I was just answering your question on my thread about that - I can't wait to hear how you like it! I agree with you on incorporating exercise into your life and making it something that you enjoy. I think that's the only way to get to a point where it ...

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Monday = green I am definitely going to try Merry's suggestion for yoga class tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes. Linda, I really am enjoying my yoga class. Even though I can (and do) practice yoga at home - I love the Yoga With Adriene channel on Youtube - the thing I love the most about going...

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You're doing great! I agree with you - I think meditation is great idea to support No-S habits. Learning how to "pause" is an important skill.

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Thanks Merry!

Friday = green. Phew!

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Hang in there! I have been tracking multiple habits since July this year and even though I've had many red days, I've slowly improved over time. You can do this!

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At least you stopped yourself from having more! In my book, that's still a win.

Hope today goes better and you can end the week with a green!

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Thanks for that idea, Merry. I think I'll try that next week.

Yesterday was green. I was at loose ends in the evening and felt like "something" but for once successfully ignored the feeling.

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Hi Oolala, I eat mainly vegan but I feed an omnivore family, so my meals are made more complicated than they'd have to be if I only had to cook for myself. But generally my plates are made up of equal portions of veggies (cooked and raw), starch, and some kind of plant protein (beans, tofu, seitan),...

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Welcome, Scoripo! Being at home with a small child is really challenging when working on improving your eating habits, so definitely be proud of the small steps you are making in the right direction. Hang in there!

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Yes, odd schedules do make No-S tricky - and you're right, planning is key! I hope yesterday went well for you! Good job on not overdoing it on the cookies.

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Thank you, kccc! Yesterday, Wednesday, I took a NWS day... I have yoga class on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8, and I've been trying different approaches the past few weeks to fit my eating around it. I ate something very light at about 5 so as not to have a full stomach while at yoga, and then I at...

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Oh, wow, so glad you found your dog! Well, Jen's mailbox is definitely workout-worthy! It really does make a huge difference to be consistently exercising. I try to get a minimum of 30 minutes in every day, I think it really helps, not just for the calories burned but because of how it lifts my mood...

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Tuesday = green!

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Oh, wow, sorry to hear you were having such a hard time! But it sounds like you were able to handle it well and not let the binge get out of control - well done. Small steps like that over and over lead to big change. Good luck!

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Definitely not an epic fail but interesting how you can pinpoint where you got off track to earlier in the day...

Good luck for the rest of the week!

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Fridays are hard here too. Friday evening is probably the toughest moment of the week. I usually just have to white knuckle it through.

The good news is that we get to practice getting it right again every 7 days!

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I was wondering about Jen's mailbox, too!

I hope things start looking up for you this week, Linda. Hang in there!

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Thank you kccc, Merry and Linda! It was such a relief to have the weekend. It wasn't terribly wild but I definitely enjoyed things I wouldn't normally eat during the week. I had a night shift Sunday to Monday, and had breakfast there before I came home and then successfully managed to have a green M...

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Over time, I believe there's a subtle but powerful mental shift. I think it's easy to look at our body shape and see fat rolls and disrespect ourselves. However, when our focus is on habit, we can see persistence, consistency over time, the ability to handle a failure and get right back into things...

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Well done!

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Hi Linda, I hear you on the feeling of never being finished with stuff that needs to be done - I'm a longtime sahm, too! It can really be overwhelming sometimes. I recently started doing volunteer work and sometimes it is so nice to go into where I volunteer and just be away from all the home stuff ...

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Good job on December 1st! What did you decide to do about yesterday? I hope it went well! Yes, it is neat that we started about the same time. I've come back to No-S many times over the years, when my habits get sloppy. Always so nice to feel welcomed and encouraged by the kind souls on this board.

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Friday was green! It's been a long time since I had a fully green week - Fridays are pizza night here at our house and I've always found it hard to not go along with the TGIF feeling and overindulge. But I proved to myself I can do it.

Now it's TGIS...

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Happy Birthday!

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Way to go on November, Nettee!

The nice thing about December this year is that the major holidays all fall on a weekend, so in my mind, it makes it easier not to have a wild and crazy month full of NWS days.

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Hooray! It sure felt good to finish the month green, didn't it?

Onward and upwards to a green December...

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I agree - sometimes it is worth paying for the extra packaging for the benefit of portion control.

Have a very green Friday!

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Thank you, Merry and Tracey!

Yesterday was green, which means I have only to focus on getting green today. I am determined. It will mean my first fully green week in a long while.

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And...did you make it? I hope so! And today is a fresh start to a new month...

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Well done! It is tempting to look ahead at those bigger milestones but like you, that sometimes trips me up so I try to focus on the smaller ones. Hang in there!

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And...??? Hoping you made it!

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Hi kccc! I remember you! I'm back for pretty much the same reasons - tightening up the habits so the holidays don't get completely out of control.

Nice to see you again and good luck!

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Thanks for stopping by Nettee - Wednesday was green! So glad to have ended the month on a green streak. Now onwards and upwards to a green December! My first goal is just the next two days, of course. Who knows, maybe I can string together 21? But for now, I'm taking it in small chunks. Seems to wor...

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Hang in there! One green day is still better than none.

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Well done - hang in there til 21!

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Hope yesterday went well for you - now let's finish off November today in green!

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Thanks, Tracey!

Tuesday was green, too. Phew! One more green day finish out the month on a roll. Today will be more challenging. But I know I can do it.

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Hi there, welcome to No-S! It must be so challenging to be around food all day. It sounds like you've gotten off to a good start!

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Hi Brocky, welcome to No-S. This is definitely the place to be to get your head in a better place.

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Another long time reader here also trying to be a doer - much success to you!

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Well done! That book sounds like it would be interesting - how does it line up with No-S?

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Wow - congratulations on a really successful Thanksgiving!

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Yesterday was green! Successfully dodged food offered at afternoon coffee as well as book club in the evening. Finally! Why is it so hard to simply tell people "no thank you"? Actually the book club ladies were perfectly okay with me declining. In the afternoon, when I didn't take a cookie, someone ...

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Hi Tessy! Looks like we both joined back in 2012 - I too am looking for accountability during the holidays so things don't swing too much in the other direction...we can do this!

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Fed up with how wishy-washy I've been the past few weeks, I feel like I need to up the ante and commit to an accountability check-in thread. With the holiday season in full swing it would just be too easy to slack off even more. My first goal is making the last three days of November canonical green...

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That's exactly what I've been thinking a lot about lately, as my 50th birthday approaches: what if I could just let go of that feeling that I need to improve myself? What if I could just accept the weight I am on my birthday and be satisfied with that? Could I go on and live the rest of my life cont...

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I find a mid-afernoon glass of soy milk or a V-8 helps me get through til dinner. Good luck!

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What a great shift in perspective - love this post!

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Thanks for bumping this up, Oolala...I've been back reading the boards lately but mainly come back to use the Habitcal to recalibrate eating habits that have slipped and gotten sloppy over time. Again and again I come back to No-S as the most sensible and sane approach to managing them. This is a ha...

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When I feel like complaining tomorrow when the temperature only gets to 10 C (instead of 24 C like today) - I will think of you and hold my tongue! Hope your weather improves soon!

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Thanks for sharing this! I agree with the premise of his new book - that we need to be cooking our own food. I really enjoy reading both Bittman and Pollan - they are two of the most reasonable voices on food around, in my opinion. I also like where he says if you're not hungry enough to eat an appl...

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Phew! Sounds hectic! And you are celebrating Christmas very early by my calendar

And you're not alone - my Habitcal for NoS looks very similar, I am afraid!

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Way to go! Hope you're feeling better soon - make sure before you start Jillian up again - her workouts are HARD!

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Thanks, Tobias&Lincoln's Mom! It was an awesome Monday. And Tuesday was pretty darn good, too, until.... Ugh. Binge when I got home from class last night - 2 gl white wine plus a leftover veggie burger that the kids left out, then 4 ryvitas w/ cheese, followed by 3 ryvitas w/ peanut butter. Bah. Fee...

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In spite of it being red, you handled your day really well. Good for you!

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Way to go, girls! I'm right there with you this week! You can do it!

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Today was a good day. Green for food and exercise. B: green smoothie L: nori rolls w/ brown rice, veggies and tofu D: stir fry w/ tempeh, veggies, brown rice and salad Ex: 30 min walk, 30 min weight circuit (at home), biking to friend's house and back (20 min total) My new weight circuit for at home...

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Good job on Friday, sorry the weekend wasn't how you would have wanted. But still, S days, right? It's those kind of S days that make Mondays a relief, actually.

Here's to a good week!

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Way to go on the weekend! Here's to a very green week ahead!

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Congratulations on 21 days!

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Wow...I'm blushing! You're very welcome, I'm glad something I wrote here was helpful to you. But you must give yourself all the credit for actually doing it and sticking to it. I think the problem so many of us have (myself included!) is that we do know intellectually what we need to do, we are awar...

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Wow - I can only imagine what that jeep ride must have been like! It sounds simply amazing.

Good job on keeping your NoS foundation going even while not feeling your best...and very glad to hear you're doing better. We missed you!

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Everything okay there in the high north? I'm starting to worry about you...

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Boy, I hope you made it!

Have a good weekend!

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Oh, Deb, I know how you feel - how frustrating it is when we sabotage ourselves like this. :( I had a bad day on Thursday, was also mad at myself. But I think we still have to recognize that there were good things - I mean you still had that entirely green day, right? Try not to beat yourself up too...

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I had a big fail on Thursday too...must have been something in the stars

Peanut soup, huh? Does sound a bit strange, I'm intrigued. Keep us posted if you try it! And enjoy your S day!

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3 Amys - cool!

Hope the dinner party went well...

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Thanks! My plan for the next two months (til the end of the school year) is per week: 2 gym workouts, 2 resistance circuits at home, and 30 minutes of walking/biking every day (with one day off on the weekend). My gym workouts are generally a 30 min hill walk on the treadmill, a weight circuit, 20 m...

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And once you really wrap your mind around it, it really doesn't take that much extra time to prepare healthy things, it's just an idea we had in our heads about how much effort and extra time it took. And then after a while you get to a point (at least I did) where you actually look forward to that ...

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This is a great way of looking at things - instead of beating yourself up for having those urges, you are able to almost welcome them as a necessary part of your recovery. Good for you!

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I can relate to this! It is so hard not to get discouraged sometimes. Hang in there, though - you've been doing well and kudos to you on your exercise discipline. I wish I had the guts to get up that early!

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Good job on green! :mrgreen: I don't know about the nuts - were they pretty sweet tasting? And did you have them as part of a meal? Just curious - where did you live in the Chicago area? I lived in Geneva IL for many years and then went to college at the U of I. Have been in Belgium for more than 20...

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Wed - green :mrgreen: I finally completed 30 sessions of the 30 day Shred (not in 30 days straight, but spread out over 3 months). I did 2-3 of them each week and alternated that with walking, biking and gym workouts. I definitely feel fitter, especially my upper body strength. Today I need to make ...

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Monday - green Tuesday - green Started an 8-week mindfulness class last night, the instructor was really good. And I didn't fall into that trap of wanting to eat something when I got back, didn't even have a glass of wine with my husband, went for a cup of tea instead. That is so not me! Hmmm...was ...

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Way to go, Eeyore! And good advice from NoBS!

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Glad to hear you're feeling better - sounds like there is definitely some bug going around the NoS boards

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Good save!

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