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StrawberryRoan

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We had a TORNADO last night :shock: No damage to persons, animals or buildings but lots of beautiful century old trees were literally uprooted and a beautiful old split rail fence is no more. Naturally, our power was off and we were literally eating all we could before it melted or spoiled. I ate ea...

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You are doing great, your meals all sound so yummy and so healthy. I used to own a daycare center and PB and J on whole wheat was one of the recommended sandwiches that the nutritionist loved me to serve....

Stay the course...

To your health,

SR

StrawberryRoan

Welcome,

I found this board in April, lost 15 pounds and reached my goal weight - now I am going to use the three healthy meals a day to maintain.

Have made some great friends on the board, hope to count you among them.

To your health,

SR

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Now, now, my little Nicole simply must stop with that defeatist attitude. Look at my June challenge - I have been 142, 141, 140 back and forth - back and forth all month except today I am 139 (can I say I weight 130 something,,, :D ) I imagine I will be back at 141 in a day or so. It is the long ter...

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Packing my bag (luckily I can take my skinny jeans) and heading to marc's house - sounds like some partyin' is gonna be going on!

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Hey, you are doing great

You and marc will get along fine, you both appear to be stat-men...

I have had great success with the No S plan and have made so many new friends here, an added bonus.

I'll be watching you

SR

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Aww, thanks Mimi. Sure you will get there! I am actually surprised as all get out that I have kept eating three healthy meals a day and lost 15 pounds in a little less than seven weeks. However, that is on par with the two pounds a week so I guess it's all good. What's funny is how my mind has retra...

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Thanks jenglish, sounds great. I will check it out. I love the hearty whole grain breads. Happy Monday all, 139 this morning, ate all I wanted to this weekend but also exercise very heavily, both my regular biking/gliding/stepping but also a lot of yardwork like mowing, weeding, transplanting. Plan ...

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Nothing wrong with putting cereal in your yogurt. I often crumble a cereal bar of some kind into my yogurt and add flax seed, yummy. They sell yogurt with grapenut like cereal nuggets in it so I don't see why one coudn't put whatever cereal they wanted in to give it some crunch. I'm not a big breakf...

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Well, I have always loved water so that isn't an issue - we have a wonderful well (live in the country, obviously) and the water is perfect. However, mixing water with fruit juice sounds like a great idea to me. I have always diluted the drinks for the kids, grandkids, greatgrandkids. Now when we ea...

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Happy Sunday all. Weigh 141 this morning. Ate whatever I wanted yesterday, snacks were air popped popcorn (well, made in microwave dish that doesn't use any oil with the butter flavored cooking spray and LOTS of salt.) Also ate some animal crackers in the afternoon. Had pizza for dinner - two slices...

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Prayers being sent your way. Miracles happen every day so keep the faith and stay strong.

Sue

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Congrats from me as well, Mimi.

Love the name Liam and DUH as well. Never even connected WilLIAM together.

So happy everything turned out well.

SR

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Thanks marc. Very interesting. I particularly agree with the one about too many food choices. I have found that if I eat more or less the same breakfast (yogurt with flax seed, fruit, etc.) and the same lunch (a giant salad with boiled egg, shredded cheese, lots of veggies, vinaigrette dressing, etc...

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lovinlee,

I can feel the excitement in your post and I share it.

Good luck on your journey to better health.

SR

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YEAH, I thought about you earlier this morning. Seriously - I really care about the people I post with.

So, your body has accepted the fact that you do not want to be 144 anymore.

WAY to go...And, of course you will lose those 8 pounds.....

Have a great day.

SR

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Tis Saturday. YEAH.... And even bigger YEAH, there isn't a single thing in my entire closet (well, okay, my three closets, that doesn't fit. I don't have to try on ten different tops to make sure my "roll" doesn't show, don't have to wear an overblouse. I can put on my skinny jeans and any little to...

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Happy Friday all, 140 this morning, tried on clothes last night to celebrate my goal, rather than eating. This is sure a good time to be a bit thinner, this is the summer of the long sundress - or so they say. I love long flowy dresss and skirts with a little short sleeved jacket for church and lunc...

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I also agree that No S is most valuable when everything else is out of kilter.

It is good to have control over SOMETHING.

Sorry for all you have been through lately, welcome to the boards and Good Luck....

SR

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You're doing great Deb. You are so much fun to post with

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You are all so sweet, that is what I like about this board (and Calorie Count). Everybody is so supportive, sometimes in our "real" life, others either don't understand, think we don't need to lose weight, have weight issues of their own so that plays into how they accept someone else trying to be b...

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Sounds like a plan to me... I am also a person who, if I start eating early, eat all day long. If I wait until about ten, then I am fine until about two, then eat my third meal about six/seven. Maybe for a sweet, the ten calorie jello with a glob of Cool whip, 25 calories or so total. Or the sugarfr...

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Thanks. Forgot to say that I have graphed my weight over there every day so it is interesting to see how it looks when charted. I can pull it up for the month or the year. The month looks better. I was thinking earlier about how different it would be now if I were trapped in the hospital. I wouldn't...

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Thanks to all of you. I know that I am always inspired by other's results so wanted to share mine, I agree that this is the perfect maintenance plan because - well - people do eat meals so I can certainly continue to do that. No one is going to say when I am at a committee meeting or something, What...

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First of all congratulations Strawberryroan and well done! I'm new here and this is just the sort of thing I need to read. I have a question for you, I see on the Daily Check In that you were using CalorieCount. I have been using it for the last 3-4 weeks. I had some initial success but then got la...

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You are doing everything right, letting your body accept the new weight. Isn't it great to be closer to the 140 mark than the 150? I mean, saying I weighed 140 something sounded so much better than 150 something.

Even if the numbers were 149 and 151.

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Thanks Nicole, I am sure you will (probably pass me up - regardless, trust me, you will look better in the tankini!) It is interesting to watch how our body really tries to hold on to a certain weight, isn't it? I can remember being 157 for a long, long time then suddenly I was 154 for a long time. ...

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Morning guys, missed my check in yesterday. I weighed 141 yesterday, but today I weigh,,,,, Ta Dah, 140... My goal weight. However, here is my plan. I am going to try to maintain my weight between 138 and 143. On January 1, 2008, I weighed 162 pounds :oops: I joined Calorie Count Plus and have been ...

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Started here on April 28, 154 pounds.

Today 140 pounds.

It has been amazing finding this board and meeting so many supportive people.

Thanks to you all (and I am very grateful to you Reinhard).

Now, I have to figure out my maintenance plan....

Hmmm..

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Loved the suit Nicole, bet you will look great. You are doing MAHVELOUS.. I know what you mean. I am starting to see the abs under the flab, just starting. They say that is why it is so important to exercise regardless of your weight because then when you reach goal, you will see the results Way to ...

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My husband doesn't have a weight problem either. As a matter of fact, in an ironic twist, he is recovering from serious surgery and is required to add three Ensure plus (350 calories each) but one with ice cream a DAY to his diet to build up his weight and protein - something about his prealbumin le...

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Happy Tuesday :lol: 141 this morning, a thin feeling 141. Yesterday's 142 felt fatter... :roll: Just gonna stay the course, everything is working out well. I am eating all I want to and just not paying any attention to the snacks. That part has actually gotten so easy now - it doesn't really bother ...

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I guess they might consider it taking pride in their appearance rather than an "obsession".

But, I dunno.

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How strange, just this morning I was thinking that No S would probably be the perfect maintenance plan if a person was at or near their goal. As our bodies are designed to eat when they are hungry, it seems that one would not lose a whole lot of weight eating three healthy meals a day unless they di...

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Happy Monday morning all. Had a great weekend, weigh 142 today. I got in a lot of yardwork exercise then got on the glider for almost an hour last night as I watched The Next Food Network Star. Had some of those little Quaker rice cake caramlecorn snacks yesterday afternoon, even the hubby said they...

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Hi there. I can so identify, I have never had a serous weight problem, just those nagging ten, fifteen, oh my gosh is it really up to twenty pounds, I lose them - I then realize that I don't need to lose any more weight, I re gain them. Repeat, repeat, repeat. I just want to enjoy eating three norma...

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Hi Happy Camper.

Sounds like you are doing great, and even better, enjoying it!

Good luck,

SR

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shamrockmommy,

Perhaps what you are feeling is not guilt so much as awareness.

I have had those moments as well during the last couple of weeks.

I think they are probably normal - and so are we.

Probably

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Yeah, veggie burgers are yummy. The ballet sounds like such a nice way to spend a Sunday... Sounds like you are doing so well, you don't sound stressed, you don't sound like a "dieter" at all, just a person making wise food and exercise choices, even on the weekends. A person I am trying to be. :lol...

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marc, I just read this entire thread and found it to be highly entertaining (and informative.) You are a wonderful writer, creating true visuals. I can just "see" you speeding through the torrents of hail - your black and silver helmet a blur. Congrats, it appears that you are not only accomplishing...

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Thanks, Nicole. Happy to have you aboard. I am glad to have someone with similar stats to bounce off of. I am 141 this morning, ate pretty well yesterday considering it was a Saturday. I made ham and beans with cornbread for my son who was visiting. I only ate one normal sized serving, one piece of ...

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Wow, Marc, lowest in eight years. You are doing amazing-ly well! Yeah, I love the salt. I actually have pretty low blood pressure, usually about 85/55 or so - I have been given carte blance as far as eating all the salt I want. However, it does show up in retained fluid and puffiness at times. 141 t...

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Well, I have the General Discussion page in my Favorite file and I stay logged on so I can do a quick check whenever I want, sometimes respond if there are new posts. Altho I had forgotten for almost a month (couldn't remember where it was, I now click on the Index and go back to the Daily check in ...

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My reward is zipping my skinny jeans without having to lay down on the bed.

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Nicole, Don't you wonder how kids that are constantly snacking can possibly sit through a few hours of school and make it until lunch? A caller called the Dr. Laura show and said she was worried about her ten year old son who was getting too heavy. Dr. Laura said, Does he eat more than a normal meal...

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There is a little girl who visits her grandma in the summer and attends our church. Her family is into the beauty pageant thing (don't get me started on this). She is a cutie, all right but SO overregulated about how she can dress, sit, walk, stand, etc. We go out to dinner after services and I talk...

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I agree, whatever works best for an individual is what they should do. I work best without snacks at all for now because they were my downfall. Actually mindless eating was my downfall, not even a real snack. Should I need to supplement the three meal a day plan in the future, I will do it with a re...

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I agree with winnie.

I love being accountable and appreciate you giving me this place to do so.

I always go back and read everybody's updates.

SR

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ams,

Re the "green days", click on the words HabitCal under the EverydaySystems heading up above. It will explain it all.

I keep a monthly calendar and click on green for each day that I maintain the no sweets, snacks or seconds.

SR

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Morning! 142 this morning, did yard work then came in and ate about half a head of steamed cauliflower with nothing but salt....Lots of salt..... :roll: Also ate some salad. I eat salad about twice a day. Looking forward to wearing some new pants this weekend that have been too tight FOREVER. I wond...

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Welcome ams09, I have been here a little more than a month and have learned to welcome and appreciate the feeling of hunger. Not only does it mean that the plan is working as it was designed to but that my body has used up the food I "fed" it at the last meal. I embrace the hunger, eat my next meal ...

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Wow, way to go. We share the same goal weight so perhaps we can encourage each other. I, too, worry about maintenance. I have always had NO trouble losing weight but then I get there and, well, what? Do I eat more at each meal, do I eat more meals, do I add snacks? We shall see. Again congrats. (are...

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Morning all. Weigh 141 again. Exercised a lot yesterday and had planned a big plate of spaghetti with garlic bread for dinner. Ended up wanting a spinach salad instead so put the spaghetti in the fridge to eat today. Found a huge homemade banana/bran muffin in the freezer yesterday. Stuck it in the ...

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Welcome, I have only been here a month but it has truly been transformational. I can't really explain why, I stumbled upon this site when I read good comments from a nutritionist about it on the Calorie Count message boards. It was what I was looking for, for a long long time. It is normal, it makes...

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Yeah, but we're not fattening!

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Size seven Marc, please. Oval cut - four carats will suffice.

Thansk so much,

SR

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That's great Deb that you are trying to instill healthier lifestyle changes with your son.

I agree, other than the Thanksgiving/Christmas yummies, I find summer to be hard on the healthy eater. All those picnics and ice cream cones..

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Well, if I hadn't seen any weight loss or changes in clothing size after a month, I would up my exercise or watch how much food was being put on each plate. But, I am no expert, fairly new myself. I know that the plan is based on altering lifestyles for the duration but to not lose a single pound wo...

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It is amazing that when one isn't shoving food into their mouths all the times (speaking of me, of course :roll: ), they sometimes think, Geez, I have nothing to do - normally I would just eat. Boredom has a lot to do with eating, that's for sure. And the fact that we can multi-task and still eat. W...

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Morning journal and fellow journalers. I weigh 141 today, the lowest I have weighed this year. I only know that because I also check in at CalorieCountPlus website (I have been a member or a couple years - actually weighed 162 when I joined there. I was steered to NO S by an article posted by their ...

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Congrats on the Green, Deb.

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Sounds like you are doing just great. I have only been here a little over a month but my whole mindset has changed. I was a big time snacker, here a few chips, here a few cookies, here a healthy cheese stick, here a healthy yogurt, here a healthy protein bar. And then I would eat all my meals. Now, ...

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Thanks to you all. I boil a dozen eggs at a time and keep them in a covered container in the fridge. Very easy to grab a healthy bit of protein. Sometimes I will eat a container of yogurt with flax seed, a boiled egg and a chesse stick for a breakfast or lunch. Wrap the cheese stick around a slice o...

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Yeah, and a whole selection of

I Discovered No S Before Oprah Did - tshirts, tote bags, ballcaps, etc.

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Tuesday check in, Weigh 142 still. :o Ate very well yesterday, my yogurt with flaxseed for breakfast/brunch then a HUGE salad with mixed greens, spinach, boiled egg, shredded colby/pepperjack cheese, green onion, peppers, tomatoes, croutons and balsamic vinegar dressing. Couldn't finish it all but i...

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I do the exercise bike for 30-45 minutes early afternoon while listening to talk radio, the time flies. I do floor work, sit ups, leg lifts, yoga stuff at 3 while watching the Discovery Health shows each day (alternates between XWeighted and I Lost It!) They always motivate me. I do the Gazelle glid...

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Happy Birthday and congrats on the three pound loss.

I LOVE Ruby Tuesday's. We have one in our mall. I love the veggie burgers there and of course the salad bar!

Good luck, did you join the June challenge thread?

SR

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Exactly, feel GOOD for your kids. They will thank you when they're night fighting the battle in a decade or so.

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Thanks mimi.

I had a Vanilla May then!

Hoping for June.

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You are doing great cassie. I felt the same way the first couple of weekends. But, now it has moderated (after a month). I might eat a little more because I am more liking to be out and about with friends, the hubby, etc. at a restaurant but I am careful to not undo all my hard work. That would be s...

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Thanks guys.. Today I weigh 142, which would make it 12 pounds. Kinda odd as I ate at a Mexican restaurant with my DIL yesterday. However, I think the plan has gotten into my brain. Instead of ordering the platter I normally do with the chile relleno, rice and chalupa - I just ordered the chalupa an...

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Well, I am too new to give advice probably - but I treat Mon-Fri as green days only if I don't have any sweets, snacks or seconds. Saturdays, Sundays and Special Days I would allow a bit more leeway but not craziness or the work for the entire week would be for naught. I'm not sure what Vanilla S me...

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Well, it is Saturday. I weigh 143 this morning and feel thin. Isn't it funny how a few pounds can make a difference, especially in our clothes? Well, I guess it is actually eleven pounds as I started at 154 when I joined here on April 28th. This has been the easiest, most rewarding eating plan I hav...

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Yeah sgstarling, you can't lose!

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Scooch on over and make way for me. I'm in ! :roll: June 1 - 142 Green June 2 - 142 Green June 3 - 141 Green June 4 - 141 Green June 5 - 142 Green June 6 - 141 Saturday June 7 - 141 Sunday June 8 - 142 Green June 9 - 141 Green June 10 140 GOAL WEIGHT !!!! Green June 11 140 Green June 12 140 Green Ju...

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Thanks guys. I remembered my DAILY check in today... Well, I weighed 144 this morning, let's see if it holds or jumps back to 145. I ate fatfree blueberry yogurt for breakfast with a spoon of flaxseed. Actually I just ate it and it in eleven oclock so maybe it is lunch. We shall see. I will probably...

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I agree with Deb.

I tell people about this plan (and this site) and tell them

and the author of the book is a real person,

he actually talks to us!

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I agree that removing the constant food chatter has been the biggest blessing. I am free from worrying about it. I eat my meal and forget about it until the next meal. Honestly. BTW, I used to grab a nice soft marshmallow several times a day (I mean, really, it is JUST a little marshmallow) However,...

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I too agree with Reinhard. I don't worry about what I will weigh tomorrow, next month or next year. I just plan on staying Green today, tomorrow and next year. (Hey, maybe Al Gore would like this plan.) I have eaten breakfast and lunch. I will eat dinner. I have exercised and drank lots of water. Wh...

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Well, I will admit to (in the past) eating more while getting dinner ready than I did at dinner.

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So does having to know if crispy fried potatoes taste yummy count?

Or would I have to actually be checking to see if they were cooked?

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Well, get this Nicole. My husband is recovering from serious vascular surgery - has lost weight - and has been ORDERED to have a malt or milkshake every night (mixed with EnsurePlus which is actually pretty good, they even have ButterPecan flavor). So, here I am every night saying, What kind of milk...

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You can do it Deb.

You are in control

SR

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I think what you mentioned might be mine as well, the unconscious fried potato out of the skillet on the fork with a little salt, etc. while cooking - the croutons while making a salad - little stuff that adds up.

I am working on that now.

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Nicole, just wanted to say that I read every word of your "journal". Had to smile when I read (way back there) that your undies were getting loose but it was okay to say so as nobody was reading. You sound delightful and I wish you much luck with your marriage, job and life in general. Continued goo...

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Forgot I had a daily check in, Good to read that I weighed 152 on April 30th thought because I weigh 145 today. Thanks to No S. I have weighed 145 for about six or seven days, that's great. I like to stabilize at a weight my body REALLY wants to hold on to, then lose a pound or two because then it w...

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Let's see,

Today's children are more obese than previous generations.

Today's children snack more than previous generations.

Hmm,

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I am a control freak so I will try to stay all greens for June as well.

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And wine gladdeth the heart...

That's one of my favorite scriptures.

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I have read several times over the years that our bodies are programmed to hold on to that stubborn ten to twenty pounds that almost everyone finds difficult to lose and keep off because it is a protective factor. During the early lean years when man/woman depended on the occasional Mastadon or what...

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Don't even know if this old thread will pull up or not but I have been reading the archives. I am 5 foot 4 or five and charts say I should weigh 120/125 or so. I am small/medium boned but I have exercised my entire life so I have quite a bit of muscle weight. I am sixty years old and the absolute lo...

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Still all green here as well. Doing great, down 9 pounds from my join date (almost a month ago) and seven from the beginning of this challenge. I love challenges, keeps me accountable. I like that fact that we are all being honest because we don't fear being judged as we are all in the same boat... ...

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You do sound, understandably, overwhelmed. Give this a thought, So much in your life right now is out of your control - your husband being away, your children being - well - little children, the additional chores that must be done, etc. Wouldn't it be great to be in control of SOMETHING? That is wha...

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Same here, funny how all the experts insist that one must eat breakfast yet we are all seemingly intelligent contributing members of society. Seemingly being the operative word, of course. :roll: If I start eating in the early morning, I don't stop. Since starting the No S plan and giving up snacks ...

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Yes, Congrats - I have been on the plan less than a month and have lost nine pounds.

It has been very easy for me because it is,

well, very easy.

StrawberryRoan

We have low-cal, low-carb, sugarfree, fatfreed ourselves into a major obesity problem in this country.

Sad to say

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I agree, whatever works best for you. Doing something is better than doing nothing, it shows that you are aware and want to change some of your past habits. For me, it is all or nothing I either snack a lot or I don't snack at all. I haven't had a single snack on my No S days for three weeks, not on...

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Way to go, it is working for me as well. If anything, I carry it through to the weekends when I really am supposed to "relax".. Well, being in charge is more relaxing to me. I bought a Boston cream pie at the bakery today for company, didn't even want a piece. It actually didn't look that good to me...

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I can understand what you are saying. If one is given a set amount, say 1200 calories, charts them - eats that amount, one is finished eating. But, is that any way to live - forever? I think we, as a society, have just forgotten what a normal plate of food looks like. Say you are having dinner - jus...

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