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doulachic

Today was success, but i did start my S weekend a little early (just like last week :roll: ) But all i had tonight was a snack pack pudding and a mini cupcake..so not too bad. over all, my eating was good today on portions and i stuck to the rules with the exception of some virtual lunch plating (i ...

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That is too cute! aren't kids funny..?

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Thanks everyone! I will definately consider your suggestions...i guess it's trial and error, huh?

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Great job, Deb! I also had a close call with the bakery section today, but i just kept walking...funny, but i just told myself "hey, i can come back Saturday and pick out whatever i want, i can wait"...and what do ya know? It worked! Sometimes ya just gotta tell that inner child NO!

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Today was yet another success...wow, i'm on a roll! :lol: Didn't get in any exercise today (unless you count three hours with twelve preschoolers at school, and another two hours shopping tonight!) but i did well on my three meals, the portions were better today too...and no sweets! Yea! :D Only one...

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Creaky, I also attend TOPS! But our weigh in is on Tuesdays (which lands on Valentine's Day this year), go figure.

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Hi all, just wondering if anyone had any ideas about what kind of protien to eat at breakfast..something to fill me up and keep me going till lunch? I'm trying to somewhat change my usual breakfast meal of toast (or some other bread) and fruit...i've never been much for breakfast. lately i have been...

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Hey, it's chocolate...sometimes ya just gotta have it! (emphasis on "sometimes") Especially if it is TOM...that's killer. Just get yourself back on track at the next meal...you're an expert at this, i'm preachin' to the chior.

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Is chocolate body paint an S?

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Today was success! Ate my three meals, drank my water, and did my exercise! Well, technically i had a fourth "meal" an hour or so before dinner, but it was just a few saltines with cheddar cheese and some grape/cran juice...just a small glass. but no sweets, so i'm crusin'! 8) Here's to another two ...

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gee, all my cats do is lay around and breath my air! LOL...well, sometimes they leave me a nice plump mouse on the front porch...EEEEWWWW! My poor kitty is so old now that a nice nap is usually what he hunts for.. :lol: Though both of them will get on my counter if there is food involved...little de...

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sounds like you are doing ok then. as for the little guy, i wouldn't worry about weaning him unless you feel like you need to...it's actually refreshing to hear of someone still breastfeeding after that long..some women only nurse for 6 weeks or so and then can't wait to stop...kinda sad...i was una...

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Thanks Deb! I am not too worried about the gain...actually i have noticed a pattern, when i go off of my birth control pills for the week (i take them three weeks, then take a week off to have the "ladies time" :oops: ) i always have a loss, then when i start them back up..bingo, i gain the same pou...

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if you don't mind my asking, have you ever had fertility problems? Have you been trying to get pregnant? if not then i wouldn't worry too much at this point. the myth is that you can't get pregnant while breastfeeding, but that is not really true...some women do have a harder time getting pregnant t...

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Just my two cents, but childbirth and the like are my profession of sorts so just wanted to pipe in and say that if you are breastfeeding, i would highly recommend a fourth meal...producing breastmilk takes a lot out of your own system to make sure the milk for baby is nutritious, so you need to mak...

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Count me in on the Hamburger Helper Anonymous group!

That stuff is addictive!

Glad you are doing better Deb, seems like a lot of people are having a hard week (me included

) must be the weather or something.

take care of you and have a great day!

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My second oldest turns 16 in a few weeks...they grow fast don't they!

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today was ok, but i have been a little disappointed in myself because i have had way too big of portions lately. think i will try adding in that fourth meal in the afternoon, if for no other reason than maybe it will be a good mental thing for me to know i can have it..? i don't know, i'm tired righ...

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Consider yourself squeezed! :D Deb, you know that even though we are all your computer pals and can't see you face to face, that we are still there for you...i know how hard it is to get your own business going, i'm still working on mine! I haven't had a client since last summer (mostly due to my ow...

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Happy Birthday!

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Just wanted to share my news! My Curves contract ended this month, so i went and cancelled my membership and hubby and i joined a gym that we can both attend. as well as weights and cardio stuff, it has classes that are free to members: Kickboxing, Pilates, and a gentle stretching class (and most in...

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Today went well, with the exception of lunch...hubby and i went out to our favorite mexican restraunt and i overindulged a bit. :oops: Should not have had the durned chips and salsa (SOOO GOOOD!) and of course the plate was a little larger than normal...so i didn't use good common sense. am still fu...

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Deb, i'm proud of you for taking your child's health into consideration as well as your own...so many parents these days just let thier kids sit in front of the television and eat a bag of chips or whatever and then say stuff like "well yes he's fat, but it just runs in the family.." :shock: Well, n...

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Wow Navin, that is amazing! Just goes to show you this really works, eh?

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yes, my son has a drum set :shock: But it's actually ok, he and my daughter both are pretty good, so it's actually music and not just a lot of noise...though my neighbors may disagree... :lol: They have actually played in church service at times and for the youth group on Wednesdays. anyway, i am br...

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Hi JoAnn! Glad you found your way here! Well, i just finished up my first week on No-s....i just came back to it after being off plan for awhile, anyway i haven't had any signifigant loss yet of course but i have noticed that i have not gained at all this week and may have even lost a little (offici...

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Good for you! i have found myself doing the same thing...i actually have quiet a few diet books on my shelf that i am planning to donate to the library. there is no sense in keeping them since i don't plan to use them anymore!

Keep up the good work!

doulachic

Well today was good for an s day, but i overindulged a bit....seconds at dinner and some cookies and brownie sundae...yum! But definately looking forward to the N week...wow, never thought i'd hear myself say that! :lol: just going to watch my portions a little closer as last week i was overloading ...

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Hey Deb, glad you are doing better! My older daughter (13 yr old) plays the guitar and the drums and so does my middle boy (soon to be 16). And my daughter also sings...too bad you guys are so far away, they could use a good sax player in thier band!

Tell Richie we are rooting for him!

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Kevin, may you have many years of milk-through-the-nostril episodes my friend... :lol: Deb, i am doing good on the awareness i think. I had a good week and i think that is one of the reasons why. I am no longer mindlessly shoving food into my mouth, so that is something...(did i hear a snicker, Kevi...

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thank you for laughing at my pain.....

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Today was a good S day! I didn't over indulge and i kept to three meals with little snacking...only had a few cookies and a brownie smothered in icecream and hot fudge sauce...YUM! didn't feel the need to have more suprizingly enough. i think i will survive this S weekend! (i was a little worried......

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Today was Success! :D B: 1 blueberry bagel 1 banana green tea Lunch at Wendy's (a bit of an indulgence): 1 grilled chicken sandwich 1 order fries 1 diet pepsi D: potatoe and ham casserole california veggie mix fruit cocktail, light 1/2 pc. french bread, plain Not a bad day, dinner plate was a little...

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I have a four disc set called Bellydancing Fitness for Weight Loss, by Rania. it has a lot of workouts evidently...i got it from amazon and only paid about 25 bucks and that was with shipping...i think it is more of a workout routine, but if i get the moves down good, maybe i will order more of a da...

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Yeah!! My bellydancing dvds are here!! can't wait to try them out...

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Today was a Success! B: 2 scrambled eggs 1 pc. toast with butter green tea L: 1 small frozen pizza (plate size) fruit cocktail, light D: spagetti corn french bread w/butter Today went well. the one exception is that my lunch and dinner plates were a little overloaded. :oops: but i did stick to the t...

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Hi Maria. i think a lot of people on this board have had this kind of trouble when starting out. I think after a while you get better at regulating yourself...This is my first week back on No-S and this time i am planning ahead. Like you, i had a few weekends where i just went hog wild, and even bef...

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Thanks! I love Kashi cereal! I haven't tried their bars though. may give them a try.

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i agree...defiantely tea and toast. :lol: The main reason being that straight coffee HATES me...or maybe it loves me as it tends to hang around afterwards and give me heartburn... :evil: I can have (and LOVE) a good Mocha...mmmmmm.....However, that is only on occasion, my breakfast choice is tea wit...

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thanks for your replies! i wasn't concerned in the way that i wanted to KEEP eating them, just that i had eaten that one on the way home from the grocery store and didn't even think about the sugars until it was halfway gone already! :roll: Had i been thinking and not so hungry at the time, i wouldn...

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this new way of eating takes some getting used to, and even the most seasoned No-Ser has a struggle once in a while. I myself have had a million start-overs and am just now back on plan this week...but during those "false starts" i have learned and ironed out the little problems that were hindering ...

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sorry to hear you aren't feeling well.

Is it a cold? i can't wait for the stupid sick season to be over!

take it easy and feel better soon girl!

doulachic

mmmmmmm...gaaarrrrlllliiiiccccc bread.....

and don't get me started on hamburger helper! YUM! i think there was another conversation dedicated to that topic...i think on Deb's page....mmmmmm hamburger helper....

Obviously i am no help here....

doulachic

ok, maybe i am overthinking this, but are granola bars a sweet? I had one today before i had a chance to think about what i was putting in my mouth and then i realized it and thought "uh oh!" the one i had has chocolate chips in it, but isn't dipped or anything. any opinions?

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Today is Success!! :D B: 1 cinnammon (SP?) and raisin bagel 1 banana green tea w/honey (1 tsp) L: 1/2 roast beef sandwhich 1 orange late afternoon "meal": 1 granola bar and 1 banana..explaination to follow.. D: 1 hamburger (home cooked) baked fries green beans Today was good. ok, i only had 1/2 sand...

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i don't usually eat chips much (my hubby loves them though!)....i find regular potato chips a little greasy or something so that is why i like the baked Lays'...guess i bought the pringles cause they were cheaper..yuk! never again...and i forgot they have olestra...eeeewww! gotta read those labels b...

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Deb you look great!!! you can definately tell the difference...but you still look pretty in the before pic too.

keep up the good work girl!

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Silverfish, that is what i have been doing the last few days...funny that you said that! I'm trying to put my fork down every few bites and just wait a few seconds after i swallow to pick it back up...if i'm having a sandwhich or something, same thing...i put it down between bites and take a drink o...

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yeah, don't know what i was thinking with the pringles...guess i thought it would be healthier (and i was starving when i went to the store...bad thing to do i know)..sounded like a good idea at the time. they are nasty! the baked Lay's chips are really good though! kinda like pringles but without t...

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Today: Success!! :D B: 2 scrambled eggs 2 pieces toast w/butter green tea L: 1 roast beef sandwich (leftovers from yesterday) 16 fat free pringles (NASTY! lesson learned...) water D: 1 roast beef sandwich canned lite peaches (yum!) Ok, i had a pretty good day...i managed to resist the peanut butter ...

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Deb, still going to try that class, just haven't had a minute to look into it! I've been busy here, what with three teenagers and one preschooler! :lol: But i am still thinking of it, maybe it will help my stress level too. I've also ordered some belly dancing dvd's, just for fun and to hopefully to...

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oatmeal cookies are evil...

they are my downfall as well...but at least you didn't eat the whole cookie jar, so that's something, right?

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Tonight i discovered something about myself that i probably knew, but never really thought about til now...i am a FAST eater! I mean, i get my plate full of food and literally SHOVEL it into my mouth...sometimes i will take another bite before i even swallow the first bite! :shock: I've noticed that...

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Today: Success! B: 2 scrambled eggs 1 piece toast w/butter green tea L: 1 bowl Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal (YUM!) Milk S: 2 graham crackers w/peanut butter (Ok i had an afternoon "meal") D: roast beef w/gravy roasted potatoes baby carrots 1 dinner roll No exercise, but i am hoping to start a new gym...

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They also have hula dance workouts...maybe that would be good.

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ok, after several weeks of "off the wagon" behaviour, i am back! Seems like i am having a gazillion starts!!!! :lol: Someday i will be able to disipline myself, all i can do is try, right? was thinking of low carbing, but came to my senses and remembered that is a diet i just couldn't stand...so i a...

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Hey all, just wondering if anyone here has ever done bellydancing for exercise? I am thinking of taking it up for a fun way to exercise...i'll get a few dvd's since we don't have anyone giving classes around here...Thought it would be a great way to tone the abs, hips, rear end, etc... plus if i get...

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that sounds yummy Deb! do you use instant or the cook on the stove type?

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Deb, are you trained in prenatal massage? just an idea, but that may be a good thing to advertise...like put some flyers/brochers in the OBGYN offices, birthing classes, baby stores, ect...this is something i thought about getting training in, but never got around to.. :wink: Just an idea...maybe ta...

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still doing good...i have been having a "snack" or a fourth meal..call it what you will...in the afternoon as i have found that it is just too long of a stretch for me from lunch to dinner...having a healthy snack has actually helped...i find that i am not eating while cooking and then having dinner...

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thanks Deb! i am trying to improve my overall health, especially because i have the high BP...i don't know if it makes any difference, but my BP is hereditary...gee, i'm only 35! :roll: but both my parents have it, as well as a few of my siblings, so i guess i come by it honestly...Fortunately, it w...

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hi all, had a question i was hoping someone would know...today my doctor switched my blood pressure medication...i have been taking a dieretic (spelling?) for a little over a year, but the meds make me really dizzy so he is taking me off of them and putting me on something else...anyway, i was wonde...

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well, i weighed in last night and i lost half a pound! not too bad, at least it wasn't a gain...planning to start up my exercise again this week so maybe that will help....

tootles!

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Oh i LOVE hamburger helper!! it's just good down home comfort food! YUM!

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doing good still...had some hersheys kisses on Sat, but only a few...i was able to stop at a few and still felt happy and not deprived...had a few extra bisquits on Sun...yum! other than that i feel pretty good about things for last week...seem to be getting some control over the sweets and the meal...

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i wonder if you could just get whipping cream (the liquid stuff from the dairy section), add some chocolate syrup or something and whip it up yourself?? maybe worth a try.

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thanks Deb, you're always an encouragement! I didn't mean that i wasn't happy now, just meant that i wouldn't "record" it until Tuesday...i keep a record of my weekly weigh ins (this has actually helped me as i can go back and see what i have been doing when i gain)...anyway, i'm sure i am down at l...

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still doing good. :D went out to lunch with my mom yesterday and ate a little too much, but not stuffed or anything...so i still count that as good...haven't had any candy for days now, pretty good for me! i think the scale is starting to show it a little, but i won't count anything until i have my ...

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Day 2 is a success! yeah! Haven't had any sweets for two days! pretty good for me...funny, i am not missing them. maybe my self motivational talk did some good.

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Wow, what a jerk! :evil: Maybe if you have nothing to do all day but work out in a gym and admire yourself you would need six meals a day...however (speaking for myself mind you) as a SAHM who helps out in my dd's preschool three days a week, i think three meals is more than enough! I can't even ima...

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today was good...i had a good look at myself last night and decided that i have got to get serious! so i had a good day and am feeling pretty good in all areas. i also weighed in tonight at TOPS and i was still the same weight, so no holiday weight gain to deal with! yea! :lol: now i can work on goi...

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ok, meals were a success. i did have a few handfuls of m&m's tonight though, the darn little things are hard to resist! :oops: well, the good news is it didn't turn into a binge or anything, so it is still improvement for me....and after only a few days of eating better (aka: NOT STUFFING MY FACE! :...

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<r>today was a success for the most part....the bad news was that i had a candy bar, the good news is that i didn't have a ton of candy bars! <E>:shock:</E> Considering the sweets binging i have done in the last week and a half or so, i think the last few days have gone pretty well...my meals are go...

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very nice pic...

And for sure a testimony that you can maintain your weight on this diet...good for weight loss, good for maintenence. you continue to inspire....

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today was good on meals, but hubby made some gingerbread cookies (which he NEVER does! :shock: ) and they were soooo good that i had three!...and that led to having a few chocolates from the box that my son gave me for Christmas....sooooo, guess i will start again tomorrow. at least i didn't overeat...

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total success today! had my three meals, and NO SWEETS!! :shock: ok, i had some low fat popcorn late after noon, but i was truely hungry and not just grazing...boy it sure is good not to feel stuffed and bloated! i love the holidays, but i'm glad they are over...maybe next year at this time i will b...

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Deb, it may be too late for it now, but maybe you should try some "Airborne"...i know walmart carries it...it is a tablet that you dissolve in water and drink..it is herbal and it is supposed to boost your immune system...anyway you are supposed to take it at the first sign of a cold and it is suppo...

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I love Chinese on ANY day!

Christmas Eve is always pizza here...also good on any day!

good for you Deb on resisting! hope you feel better, maybe chocolate will help.

oh Navin, i LOVE "A Christmas Story"! A true classic on so many levels...

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Did you try to copy and paste, or just print the whole page?

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Thanks Deb, haven't tried the yoga class yet but i'm planning to call them this week and find out more info on it. i have preschool three days a week, so i have to make sure it isn't during the morning on those days...hopefully it will work with my scheduale! :D hopefully if i get four good no-s day...

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ok, now i am officially sick of sweets! :twisted: Tomorrow i am commiting myself totally to No-s....meaning i am KICKING this sweets addiction! Gonna have to just go cold turkey and i know it is going to be a hard week, but i am totally ready to just do it! the thing is i know that once i cut the sw...

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Merry Christmas! Hope you all have a wonderful day full of His Blessings.

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Hey Deb, i had a question for you...what exactly does yoga exercise help? flexability or more than that? just curious...the health clinic here in town is offering a free yoga class and i was thinking of checking it out...of course it is free so i don't know how good it will be.. :roll: You just neve...

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ok, today was a little out of control with the sweets! :twisted: But i am packing them up tomorrow and delivering them to their new owners, so things should look up. :lol: anyway, right now i am so sick of them that maybe i won't eat any more for a few days... definatley had a bad day with all comfo...

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ok, today i baked and sampled! :shock: but not too much...i only have another week until Christmas Cookie Season is over, so i think i'll be ok with a few treats here and there...not going to send myself into negative thinking by refusing myself...i know it sounds weird, but i know how i get mentall...

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Deb, you sound like you know your own self and are in charge of things! :D I think the 21 day thing sounds like a good idea if you are having trouble...sometimes we just get sloppy and need to recommit, eh? (ok, mostly talking about me here! :lol: ) anyway, keep up the good work and i hope all goes ...

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hey Deb, you're probably right....maybe i will really work on not having sweets this week, after all the next s-day will be Chrismas Eve and Christmas day! can't think of a better s-day than that! maybe that will help to make the goodies more special too. anyway, have to do more baking this week, bu...

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still hanging in here...just been too busy lately to post...still good on eating, but still struggling with sweets although i really haven't binged on them or anything....plan to really get serious in cutting them out in true no-s fashion come january since doing it now would only end in failure...a...

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oh Deb, if only a massage would do it! unfortunately my back problems run a little deeper than that...already have had two surgeries in my lifetime and probably looking at a third somewhere down the line as i have another disc out...not troubling me too much at the moment though...i'm pretty sure it...

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today was ok...had a Christmas party to go to (ironically it was my weight loss group...and no weigh in cause it was a party!) ...anyway, didn't do too bad...actually had about one plate full, although it was a little full for no-s.. :D But i did not stuff myself to the point of being uncomfortable....

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today was success for the most part...a little funny business but nothing serious....haven't been as hungry today for some reason...maybe the smaller meal mindset is setting in physically as well. plus, went to the movies with hubby and kids (Chronicles of Narnia...Super flick!) and i didn't have an...

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Thanks Reinhard...i figure if i can at least maintain my weight over the next few weeks, i will be doing good..not worrying so much about losses right now, that will come in january! :D still doing well on portions and meals, but still fighting the sweet monster... :twisted: Guess it just takes time...

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ok, today was a failure on sweets! :evil: did some baking for family and had to sample...a lot... :roll: but i will not let this discourage me or throw me into a binge...rather, i will consider today a special "seasonal s-day" and get back on track in the morning...by then all those cookies will be ...

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hope you like the book!

Oh, and i wouldn't call one candy bar a total failure, so don't be too down on yourself...you're doing terrific!

doulachic

Still doing good here...no overeating at meals so that is good...though i have added a snack lately, it is usually something healthy like low fat popcorn (which i love)...sometimes it is hard for me to wait the stretch between lunch and dinner so i have found that adding an afternoon snack helps me ...

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TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) is a weight loss support group that i go to... you follow your own diet (well, it's supposed to be what your doctor recommends, but we all just do our own diet). anyway, you follow your own diet, so it's not like weight watchers in that way...but you come every week...

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today was a success! ok, i had a few pieces of fudge, but i can live with that...the rest of the day went pretty well...seem to be doing good so far...glad i came back to you guys! :D oh, also weighed in tonight at TOPS and i lost 1.5 pounds this week...but before you get too excited, this is only h...

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Success today! gee, i'd forgotten how easy this can be... :roll: and i feel so good mentally...not one guilty, obsessive thought! yeah! I think when i try to "diet", i get all freaked out about every little morsel which only leads me to binge, etc...but since i am eating "normally", i haven't really...

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i read part of the Weigh Down Workshop, but i didn't really like it because it kind of gives the message that you will be sinning if you overeat and that God will be disappointed in you or something....i thought that was pretty incorrect in my own opinion since i know gluttony is a sin, but i know t...

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Today was a good day. stuck with no-s rules, except did have some fudge.

but hey, it's an s-day so i'm allowed! Back at it tomorrow!

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