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Aaaaahhhhhhh! I blew it! Red day on the 16th. :oops: I was tempted and caved like a spineless wimp! It wasn't even a good cheat. I snitched making supper. I know I could call it good since it would've fit on my plate, but I'm a cheater and I need to do a strict no S. There goes the 21 day club. I w...

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Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! I blew it! Red day yesterday. I did 15 days straight green , then blew it! It wasn't even anything good, just a couple of meatballs making spaghetti. I was PMSing and caved to temptation like a spineless wimp! It would have even fit on my plate. Of course I keep trying t...

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Hi, I'm so so sorry for your loss. You've got a ton of stuff going on in your life.. I agree with the others in that you really need to take care of yourself. Pamper. Just to introduce myself, I started oct. '08, lost 15-20 then gained it over Christmas. It took me a while to get going again, but he...

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Wow Marc, you eat way better than I do, maybe that's why you're loosing way faster...duh.

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My daughter's 16th birthday is today and I feel old! :? I can't have any chocolate (total caffeine intollerance) so I'm lucky she chose chocolate cake with chocolate frosting! Still green this month. I feel like my temptations are just as frequent, but less difficult. I'm breaking the habit, but I d...

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I'm doing better posting on here than on my daily check in. I think that nobody really reads those because they're like a personal journal or something. If I think that others are checking on me I do better. So, I do both. My kids keep reminding me that I'll need to post it if I blow it!

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Alright, first of all... I'm shocked to hear that so many of you never weigh!!! No kidin', I step on almost every time I use the can when I'm dieting. And I'm at home most of the time. It's not that I expect a big loss, I don't know why. When I went to weight watchers for years (lost a ton, but lea...

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I have officially made it through half a month all green!!! I can't believe it! I'm doin' my best, absolutely no cheating and I do microbites on S days. It's getting easier too! Last night when I was really craving something salty and crunchy, I said "I REALLY want popcorn!!!" My son said "You can'...

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This weekend I was talking to my Mom about no S. Then I was thinking and remembering Great Grandma and Grandpa who were very very thin and ate 3 meals a day, rarely had seconds, napped daily and enjoyed guilt-free deserts once on a while that they appreciated! Sound familiar? They also lived well i...

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I found this and had to revive it. I used to be a defiant non-member of the clean-plate-club because my husband wipes it totally totally spotless every time and it bothered me. Wow! I need to think that way again and leave some! It's a great habit!

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As a scale abuser, I'd like to know how often the average successful person on No S hops on the scale. Please let me know!

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Debs, so, you seriously wake up at 2 or 3 and go eat? Do you have trouble going back to sleep? You should work on that. Maybe go to bed later and later each night and get up earlier and earlier until you sleep through the night. Keep that up until your habit is gone, then SLOWLY go back to normal sl...

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I made it through lent with out any pizza and called Easter Monday an S day... I shouldn't have done the pizza buffet, but yum! I still am feeling the buffet hangover... and I don't think I'll be hungry for a while!! :oops: I need to drink more water! I do better when I do, and I feel better. ..Tha...

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How ya doin' Debs? I'm doin' the ultra strict too since 4/1 and green all month so far, and considering I've only gone 4 days before, that's great! I tried your 2-3 S es on the weekend and it worked. I also tried the micro-bites at Mom's for Easter and it worked. I think that she had over 4 deserts...

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I made it through the weekend with less than average damage because I followed Debs suggestion and limited my S es. It was Easter and food was all around and I feel that I dun good.

Still green!

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I did my first week straight green! woo hoo!

How are you doing Thalia? writing it helps...look at me blab!

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I did my first ever Mon- Fri green week and I'm on my longest green streak ever...10 days so far!

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Where are all of those who were 'in' on this challenge? I feel good about still doin' it! I'm on my longest green streak yet! If I can get through the weekend with a set # of Ses I know I can make it! I'm setting 3 for the max, though trying for 2. I gave up pizza for lent and it's my fav! What a r...

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I like the micro bites idea. Maybe once I have a huge loss I'll feel more confident to take a bite and know that I won't have a landslide of bites. As far as the extra skin thing goes (yucky thought) I've lost over 50lb. a couple of times and the skin did shrink back over time. I can't remember if ...

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I am still green! I can't believe it! One more day and I will have made my first full week green AND be on a 10 day straight streak!!!!!! WooHooo!!

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Been doin' good, but the kids have no school for 5 days for Easter and I bake and eat way too much when they are home. This morning I made an army load of waffles... Hmmm... I haven't even gotten to the holoday! Can I count Maunday Thursday, good Friday, Easter saturday AND Easter???????????????????...

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I've changed the name of this 'check in' to just have my name on it... "please work", if you come back, let me know.

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I plan my suppers a week ahead on a chalk board. I have it in a calendar too so I can have ideas from months past. It helps me to thaw stuff ahead, have everything on hand and generally helps me to not think about food. I am a food addict and I think about food way too much. Doing this helps a ton!...

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I'm doing great. When you get on a roll it gets easier. I'm kickin' my snack habit. I haven't gone a whole week m-f green yet, this april challenge I issued helps!

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Green so far this month (no red anyway). I've been reading back over my daily check-ins from last October when I lost 15 or so , then gained it back over Dec. I know that when I do it, it isn't painful, it seems natural and when I get into the swing of it, it isn't even hard. Remember that 3 days i...

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I think that we have all the people that we'll have, so I'm posting comments at the bottom now... Marc, You're doin' great! I wouldn't change your goal yet. You've lost 8 lb. since March 1st. If you feel like upping your goal, just think... I'd rather leave it and have a better chance of meeting it....

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Debs, I like your idea of setting a number of cheats on an s day. I'm going to do that. Just 2. I think that the farther I get from 'the plan' the more it fails. I need 'the maker' :D to give me permission to modify a plan or my cheating instincts will take over and I create a whole new plan for me...

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I have a new e-mail address and am unable to change it on my profile. I put the new one in and when I either submit or apply it, it changes back to my old old one. Help!

Forget it... I got it. I wasn't typing in my password

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I've tried my own mods off and on, like Fridays and Saturdays being my S days... or not counting beer or wine. They don't help, so I now do No S with one tweak...I ususlly don't eat breakfast. It makes me feel yucky. I wait until I actually get hungry, then eat brunch or lunch. It seems to work, and...

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I feel your panic-pain! I'm right there with ya right now. I need to limit my s es on the s days because I'm on a weekly rollercoaster. I'm going to research to get the best advice on what to do about over the top s days. Any input? And let's all keep in mind that this topic is about Debs!!!

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My s days blow my n days! I'm on a weekly rollercoaster. If there were no weekends, I'd be thin! I need to read the mods for this to see how others do on just 1 s day. If Saturday was the only s day, there'd be less damage! I still call it yellow, therefore my month still has no red

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Friday was hard! I gave up pizza for lent and I made lasagna instead of my every Friday pizza. I had to bring it to my son in the car and put up with the smell for a half an hour! It smelled exactly like Godfather's combo (my favorite food) but I lived to tell about it. I didn't think I would!!! Gr...

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still green today and tomorrow is an S day. WOO hoo!

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As far as the moving away and being a hermit goes... hmmm, I've thought of that! Have you ever duct-taped your mouth shut? I have.

. Still green...

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yep, I've done a habitcal everyday since I started. If I didn't actually come on here to punch in the green, I later colored it red. My habitcal for the last 6 months has been very colorful. Now it will be green and yellow!!

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I was the same way and I had a real eye opener on March 31st. If interested, you can read it in my daily check in... "~reneew and please work's daily check in" It may help you.

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Monday I issued a challenge to be green for the whole month of April. So yesterday, my last day of March, I thought I'd allow myself a couple innocent bites... Then last night when I stepped on the scale and saw that it actually went up a tad, I was mad! I thought that this diet isn't working even w...

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Great answers guys. Thanks all!!!

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If you're in... repeat after me.. "Starting April fool's day I will go green all month and record and edit my loss on this page for all to see" When I say green, I mean green N days on your habitcal. Yellow weekends are good, just no red. Please edit your page instead of adding a new one , so we all...

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I can't believe that I was on page 2!!! I've been slacking and it shows! When I don't come on here to be held accountable...I gain! So, yea, the weight's up. I'm going to do a green April and I'm starting today (2 days early) Spring is almost here and I need to do this!!!

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After loosing 15lb. in October and November, then gaining it all back in December... January and February were kinda on hold months. I kept tracking and discovered that the end of the weeks are the worst. Pizza every Friday set me off the track for sure! SO - now I've givin up all pizza for lent and...

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I HAVE been doing this, I just have no computer time lately. Day 7 in a row green (thanks to the weekends!) I have a renewed mentality due to the new month. Also, our anniversary and Valentines day is in Feb. Good incentive to loose.

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If you live in a cold area, try this: I usually keep my thermostat down to save on utilities, then wear "winter" clothes or a sweater. Last week I was wearing a thinner shirt and actually WANTED to go exercise to warm up!!! I do a Leslie Sansone walk CD. It's easy and I don't have to changemy cloth...

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Does anyone know who the biggest no S looser is? I'd like to know for incentive purposes, because my 80 or so seems insermountable!!!

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It sounds like this new coach has a head on her shoulders! I suggest that if it's going too slow, that you get a bit smaller plate, or kinda watch what is on it... more veggies Etc. The more rules you add and change the less "easy" and then you think MORE about food which is the opposite of what we ...

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I've read a ton of "studies" lately that support this: The first 4 days are the hardest, so strive for that hurdle and when you get to 30 days, it's a habit! Also, I've also been reading a lot about the fact that if you have a bad habit, that your brain is hard wired to do that and we need to erase ...

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I've noticed that since I started, I haven't even done a full 5 days in the week green!!! I lost probably 15 pounds during October and November and gained it ALL in December. Instead of feeling down, I'm telling myself... "at least I have 11 months to loose before December comes again!" I have been ...

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WAY too many snow days off of school! I end up eating when the kids are home!!! HELP!

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All of these snow days make me eat! If the kids are around, it's like a weekend and I eat!!!

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doin' great and loosin'

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I've noticed that the more green days on my habitcal for the week, the more green weeks for weight loss...and the more red...red for weight gain. This obviously works. I just need to... I was going to say focus, but that's not even it. You don't have to think on the no s diet... you just wait. I us...

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O.K. now that the family is off and running and my schedule is back to normal... I'm starting anew. I walked at the Y today and I'm waitng for meal time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm starting all over. Are you with me "pleasework"? I know you have too much going on in your life right now. We're praying f...

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Alrighty! My habitcal since Dec. 11th is all red except s days of course and my wieght loss calendar has gone up the entire month also! I baked and baked, then went on a vacation where I only snacked! I'm beginning anew NOW for the new year. I've gained back 11 of the 15 I lost before. At least I kn...

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In order to hopefully eat less, until Christmas, I plan on a desert (yes, a sweet) after supper. I otherwise snack on sweets non stop because if I have one bite, I "fail" and then have sweet-snacks all day. I'll try it for tomorrow.

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I have been blessed with a terrible miserable cold with which I only crave soup, chips and orange juice and sleep. I am aware that the chips craving is probably because I need more fluids and want salt. Subsequently, I had a good day yesterday, finally! My ho l id a y calendar is looking pretty fest...

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I'd be doing fine if I hadn't have made snickerdoodles, gingercookies, frosted cookies, chex mix, candycane cookies, and of course my famous carmels... and bought nuts galore!!! I am actually making way less that my usual because we'll be gone for a week. No wonder I gain every December!!!

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Off to a good week. I'd like to loose for our vacation on the 17th. During December, just to maintain would be great, but I have great expectations!

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My Gosh!!! I gave new meaning to Thanksgiving Feast!!! I colored 4 days red, then later remembered that at least Thursday and Saturday were S days. I did good today (Sun) so I'm coloring it green. All in all, I just have 2 red days. Better than I thought. This diet is forgiving. I like it!

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great day yesterday! I feel like the tension is building up for the holidays, like I'll fail royally and be back at square one. My habit cal will have lots of green and red for the holidays. I've been doing this for 5 weeks and average only 3-4 good days because I get 1-2 red days a week plus the S-...

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Forget this 21 day streak thing I started... I have enough trouble doing one day. I've done great today. I'm doin' one day at a time. If I get through Thanksgiving without gaining I will really be thankful!!! Just don't gobble gobble gobble!!!

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My weight stayed the same this week. With Thanksgiving coming I may shorted my S weekend to just Saturday. My kids offer me Halloween candy (I wish it was gone) and then say "oh, you can't have any", then I say "I choose not to today". It makes me feel better.

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hmmm... not doin' so good, but WAY better than before. I bought cookies with the thick frosting. Not good. I blew it yesterday. If I could just stop going to Walmart!!! Starting new today. 21 days... and wiegh tomorrow. I'm thinking that I should be more careful on s days.

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normal sized plate at the potluck last night. I did good. I have problems snitching food that I prepare for the kids... if it's in front of me I grab a spoon! I am more aware of it now, though.

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my weekend was annother S-travaganza! I sure enjoyed it, and now Monday seems hard, but I'm doin' great! Potluck tonight. They better have huge plates!!!

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I wieghed today... down 3!!! 13 total! wwoooooo hooooooo!

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I just added a weight loss habitcal. Awesome visual!!!

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:evil: OH MY GOSH!!!!! I did great yesterday until someone brought walking tacos to midweek at church. I am so weak! I could have then skipped supper and called it good but I had a chicken in the crockpot and the smell did it as soon as I walked in the door. I am on a bad 2 day streak. I read in the...

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Annother red day yesterday. It was good other than the icecream... and extra brat...and cookies. In hind sight, I could have avoided all of the temptation. I bought a turkey and it wouldn't fit in the freezer, so the icecream had to go. Then at supper, I still try to not overload my plate, then get ...

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Nice to hear from ya 'please work'. How's Mom? I'm praying for you all! Well, I caved and bought a new scale. I don't like it (I liked it until I stood in it). I got a dial one so that the decimal numbers won't freak me out. Besides, all of the electronic ones have "memory" to track progress. It als...

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I'm a scale-a-holic and find myself on it sometimes several times a day. Well, yesterday I weighed myself after my first 2 weeks of no s and found that I've lost 10 pounds! Then I got overconfident and snacked all afternoon! Duh! So then last night ? (no kidding) one of my kids overloaded the toilet...

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I'm a scale-a-holic and ... guess what happened! Honestly!!! My 10 pound drop yesterday must have made me confident or something, I snacked a lot all afternoon! Duh! So, last night one or all of my 4 kids overloaded the toilet with too much toilet paper so that it clogged, then my "totally innocent"...

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I've lost 10 pounds in my first 2 weeks! Newbies: you can read my daily check in to see that I've had struggles and really felt like I was failing my battle and still lost! Wooohooo! I know tht I'm too hard on myself. :oops: I think that I either have to diet perfect or I fail. Goes to show that I'm...

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* * * * I've dropped 10 pounds in my first 2 weeks!!! * * * *

(need I say more? I'm extatic!) woooohoooo!

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Doin' great! This is so easy to do as far as eating better goes. Controling myself is always hard, but this doesn't take up my life to do this. No counting, no yucky foods, no thinking about food all day. Food is put on the back burner. Pun intended. I'm loosing and I can imagine doing this forever!...

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GREAT day yesterday... and great start today. This way of eating sure frees up my mind, which used to think WAY too much about food! I'm sure that I'm loosing, but I want to weigh in on Thursday mornings because I weigh the least then. Hope to hear from you "please work"... I might have to call to b...

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Let's just say that I'm calling Halloween an S day. My habitcal for October was a little too colorful. I'm going to do better in November. I guess that even my S and failed days are better than before days, because it's Monday and I weigh the same as I usually did on Thursdays, which is 5 lb. less. ...

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RED day yesterday :oops: The bananas did it! They were too ripe, so I made banana bread, then since I spotted the zucchini drying up on the counter, I made zucchini bread, besides the bowl was dirty. Tasted tasted tasted. Sweets AND snacks right? RED DAY! It didn't end there, I snacked on beef jerky...

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Good day yesterday, but I did snitch 2 relatively big bites while cleaning up after supper. :oops: I'm not going to count those because I did so well yesterday and if I think that I failed yesterday, then today will be aweful! If food is in my face, I eat. Today I am doing good so far, but am very v...

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Hi! As everyone on here thinks...don't give up. You're frustrated. I'm relatively new here, but I've come to the conclusion that every diet that makes me think MORE about food is in the long run feeding my food addiction. Put God first, not food! The no s fits into my new diet guidelines because it ...

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Annother great day yesterday, which is amazing since I make a roast in the crockpot and I could smell it all day. I usually graze on it the whole time which adds up to probably 3-5 servings, THEN have supper. I waited all day and then I didn't even snitch a bite before or after! I AM AMAZED at mysel...

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WWWWooooooooooooooooooo HHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO yesterday was perfectly awesome, I'm back on track from the derailment of the s days. Hmmm. Will my s days always be that bad? I suppose that the habit will eventually take over and I'll be a good girl on weekends too someday.... someday! Try water!...

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Wow did I enjoy my s days!!!

I need to forgive myself and start the week out good. I'm still following it, I just over-did my Ss. NO COOKIES! NO SNAX, NO SECONDS, NO SNITCHING CLEANING UP AFTER SUPPER! Make it through Halloween, then you can have some candy on Saturday

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I'm new here and need some incentive. Please quick brag about your loss to get me going and encourage others!

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Doin' good. I'm never hungry at breakfast. Food doesn't even sound good. I couldn't make myself eat it this morning. It seems to me that if someone is overweight and repelled by food at breakfast, they shouldn't eat, so I refuse. I'll eat my usual brunch around 11:00 and call it good. I do need to w...

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thanks!!! I got it

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Notice I didn't start right away. I had to get inspired!

I'm still doing good, if I can get out of the kitchen when I'm done eating I'm better. Maybe if my family did dishes and cleaned up all of it.... Ha!
Keep it up! Water water water!

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I've written my weight loss and goals here at the very beginning of my journey for quick reference so I know where to find it. :wink: I plan to record my best weight each month. 10/08 - 0 starting weight 11/08 - 15 - 20 down. honest. What am I doing? vanilla No S! 12/08 - 20 down, then I got over-c...

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