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MaggieMae

GREEN! Barely. Chewed a lot of gum and drank a lot of fluids, and there was one episode of slamming the pantry door shut when I saw a forgotten Hershey bar left over from the bonfire. Haha. Tiny tantrum. Glad no one was here to see it.

MaggieMae

Today has been a great s day. I was so busy setting up and cooking for the birthday party that I didn't eat breakfast. I wasn't even hungry! That's a first. For lunch, I just made a soft taco with beans, cheese, and sour cream and a few chips with a drizzle of cheese. I ate so much less than everyon...

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Hi elyn! We have a lot in common! I've tried everything, too. My mom put me on my first diet at the age of 9. My lifetime of diet head is hard to shake. Nos is the way to go. I've tried and failed many times, but I keep trying. Don't be hard on yourself! Mark a red day and move on, don't worry about...

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Success! Was a green day other than our bonfire snack this evening. I definitely worked off the calories though.... A tree fell in our backyard today. My dad came over and used a chain saw to break it into pieces and I walked back and forth dragging pieces and branches out of the yard. Tomorrow is a...

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Thanks, Linda! I'll keep trying. I know that no s is normal and sustainable. My alternative is to keep being a glutton and end up gaining more and more.

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Thank you, Merry, for your words of encouragement! Theymean a lot to me. I know what you mean about that feeling of anticipation the night before an S day. I get that, too! I almost always end up with a red day on Friday because I give in to sweets in the evening. I think theres also some other stre...

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Merry, last night was a success! Today, however... Red day. Ugh. What is my problem. I have heartburn now and I'm glad. It's my punishment for eating like a pig. Feeling pretty hopeless. Tomorrow I'm supposed to only have an s event.... S'more's in the evening with my family. I'm so afraid I'll give...

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Welcome! I love your user name. Sounds like you've developed some great habits. I'm also a carb girl at heart.

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Thanks for the replies! I don't think I'm strong enough to switch things around yet. Oolala, I can't imagine having an s day and NOT having a sweet or, at this point, several sweets. Hopefully someday food won't rule over me.

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Jackn, just popped over to say you're doing great! I enjoy your input on the forum. Your first daily check in mentioned that you were pretty down, even I. a " put". How are you feeling about yourself lately? Day 70 and you're still going strong! That has to make you feel confident.

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Sounds like you're doing great! I'm inspired by so many things that you've shared. Have a great vacation!

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I read on an older thread that someone mentioned 'floating s days'. What exactly is this? I was wondering if it was giving yourself 8 available days a month to use as S days instead of keeping them every weekend? Part of me wants to try that, but then on the weekends I'll be missing my s days. Any t...

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Thanks, JackN! Doing great today. Feeling tempted this evening. I bought some soft chocolate chip cookies for my son. I hid them in the back of the pantry so I wouldn't see them every time I open the pantry door. I had to get some out for him earlier, and I was soooooo tempted. Now, I'm sitting here...

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Welcome, mimimi! Sounds like you're off to a great start!

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Going to go ahead and start the June challenge because I'm excited about getting back on track! Edit because I forgot: Friday the 3rd, we are hosting a bonfire after dark. You know what that means...S'MORES! Used a 'wink' because I am just taking an S event to have a S'more. Going to try to keep the...

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I totally bombed this month! Glad to see so much green on here! I'm encouraged by all of you! It's even encouraging to see that there are a few slip ups. It reassures me that I'm not the only one who has red days, and that it's possible to just mark it and move on! I'm looking forward to starting fr...

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Thanks everyone for sharing all of this information! I'm also glad to know that I'm not the only person without Netflix.

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Even though today is Saturday, I'm starting back on no s officially. Just finished dinner and hope to stay green until next Saturday. I have had the last two weeks of red/ s days so I am soooo ready to start right now. I don't normally record what I eat but I feel like doing it for some reason. Brea...

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I'm going to check out the MIND diet. I've never heard of it before. My grandfather had Alzheimer's and I used to work as a nurse on an Alzheimer's unit. I believe that it is the cruelest disease. I've been a sugar junkie my entire life. This may be the kick in the backside I need to cut out the sug...

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You're definitely not an idiot, mustloseweight! I'm in the same boat. Several degrees and a nurse of all things! Yet, I keep sabotaging my weight loss by going back and forth to things like calorie counting/ fat gram counting, etc. I'm actually restarting today myself after being on vacation and gai...

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Thanks for sharing! I've been thinking of adding in something other than walking just to shake things up a bit.

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Thank you jackn and Jen for asking! I came on here to getmotivation and seeing that you guys are concerned is the best! I am actually on vacation. I've been enjoying a lot of yummy food, trying to not go overboard. Next week I am going to rededicate myself to no s. May has been a complete food disas...

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I agree, it's hard to describe how you know exactly when to stop while dining out. I think I hit a point where my stomach starts to get uncomfortable and the taste of the food goes from"wow ,this is delicious" to "this is okay". I see, MaggieMae - tummy discomfort and food losing its appeal. I'm cu...

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I agree, it's hard to describe how you know exactly when to stop while dining out. I think I hit a point where my stomach starts to get uncomfortable and the taste of the food goes from"wow ,this is delicious" to "this is okay". I think I'm sensitive to that really full feeling, and I don't like it!...

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Hello, cocobea! Welcome. My s days are still pretty crazy. I usually buy stuff Friday night that I'm looking forward to eating on Saturday. Saturday is pretty much a junk food fest. Sunday is much better.... Usually a sweet treat after lunch and maybe some snacking while watching tv that evening.

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That's amazing! Way to go!!

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My husband once pointed out that I give a deep sigh when I'm full. I hadn't noticed, but he was right! Now whenI do a deep sigh i stop and think about whether i am still hungry or ready to quit. I usually finish my plate at home because I'm pretty good at gauging how much I'll eat. When I eat somewh...

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Welcome back! Glad to hear that you had success in the past. I have no words of wisdom regarding the time it will take to lose weight. I'm sure if you stick to no s and throw in a little exercise, you'll lose weight at a nice pace.

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Haha. True! I would really make them disgusted. I often eat leftovers and non breakfast foods for breakfast. Yesterday I had a salad for breakfast. I love toast and eggs and all that but sometimes I want something different. I've also been known to have m&m's and mtn dew breakfast. I'm not proud of ...

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I just went to the website and watched the trailer. Looks very good! I'm the only person in the world without Netflix though. Haha. My mom always said to make your cakes from scratch because you never know what chemicals and stuff are in the mixes. I also had good intentions of making my own bread t...

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Welcome! I'm also struggling with diet head. Best of luck!

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Welcome! Congrats on your first mother's day! I have a three year old boy. You have found the right place to get sanity with food. No S Is definitely the best plan for eating with your family and not having to prepare special meals. You are going to do great. This forum is such a great place of supp...

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After seeing your post, iron chef, I googled the rebuttal. I like the part : 'Anyone engaging in fat loss has to understand taking breaks from a deficit for a period is expected. Your “fat loss” will be in cycles of maintenance and deficits. You will regain water lost during your time in a deficit, ...

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Hi! Tobiasmom! I'm in the same boat! Your post sounds like it could have been written by me. I, too, need to heal whether I ever lose weight or not. Good luck! We can do this! If you feel discourage or think about going back into "diet mode", message me. We'll remind each other why we came back to N...

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Thanks, Jackyn and Sonya! I haven't been doing so great this week. I have been reading and studying about fasting lately, and how good it can be for the body. I was trying 16:8 intermittent fasting this week. It was actually easier than I thought. Of course, even though I wasn't doing it for weight ...

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Haha! :lol: Baseball Tips? Where did that come from? I had one grandmother who was always healthy. She raised a garden and canned food, raised a hog every year and had it , ummm, turned into meat every fall. Hard working woman. Raised nine kids by herself while her husband worked out of town through...

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Very interesting article. I wonder, too, if they would have such a drastic change in metabolism if they had used a slower more moderate approach? Maybe their bodies rebelled to that extreme because they exercised7 hours a day or something? I'm hoping that slow and steady will help the body to adjust...

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Good luck! You've inspired me to think about doing this for" sanity" and not just weight loss. If you are horrified by the diet mentality, I'm your worst nightmare. Haha. I have many years of that inanity to undo. I haven't listened to the podcast on strictness. I'll check that out!

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Haha. I had a vision of Dr Phil saying," so, how's that working for ya'?". Sorry. You're right. Everyone has the answer, but yet we all keep getting bigger.

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Vacation this month. No rules that week, but will definitely try to not go overboard.

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MaggieMae

Hi! I'm the same way! Glad I'm not alone.

I actually skimmed through a few of my old diet books yesterday. I still get drawn back into the dark side from time to time. My diet head is going to take years to go away.

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Welcome, Nell! Sorry to hear about your mum. I have no other words to adds except good luck and let us know how you're doing!

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As someone who grew up in rural Kentucky, obesity is a result of poverty, to some extent. People are POOR.... Junk food is cheap. Food pantries hand out mac n. Cheese, cans of spaghettios,etc because they keep longeron the shelves. Of course lack of education plays in, but do you really need someone...

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Yesterday was RED. I did so good up until 8pm. I'm recognizing a problem. I always buy special treats for my S day on Thursday or Friday. I don't get up and out very early on Saturdays, and I don't want to drag my son around to pick up my junk food. Haha. I've noticed that I want these things in the...

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Great article! Thanks for sharing. A few things that stood out to me: people with a lot of weight to lose should take weight loss breaks. For people under260, one pound a week is too fast. I love the name of the article, too. The turtle way. Haha

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GREEN
I just changed my signature from weight oriented goals to behavior oriented goals. I have my meals planned out for tomorrow. I'm looking forward to eating three delicious meals. I bought a pie and I can't wait until Saturday to have a piece. I'll probably have it for breakfast on Saturday!

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04/20 - I will be finishing this challenge but I won't be posting online for a while. I am taking a break from this discussion board and trying to treat NoS like it's as natural as brushing my teeth which means not talking or thinking about it so much. Good luck chili pepper! Drop in and say hi fro...

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Sounds like you're doing great! Sodium is in EVERYTHING. I feel like its hard to avoid unless you make everything from scratch. Who has time for that!?

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RED DAY Daggone it! So much for the 21 day club. I've gotten to where I can resist most sweets. One of biggest temptations is a big, soft cookie. There just happens to be a restaurant with a drive through right next to the autistm center that has a big chocolate chip cookie. I caved today. Every Tu...

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Yes! I don't feel like a slob anymore , even though I haven't lost weight yet. I am loving being an urban ranger! The other day I was at a park with a nice nature trail and I was walking faster than usual and I felt so strong, so healthy. I could just feel my muscles toning and my heart getting stro...

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You are definitely not alone! Someone just posted a similar topic not too long ago. I still occasionally think "can I do this forever"? Two pounds is actually a really good loss because you started. This is a SLOW weight loss, but it builds habits that will help you keep it off long term. You are a ...

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Sorry to hear you're sick! Get well soon!

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I thought for sure I was going to take a red day today. I couldn't sleep last night, so when it was almost 4am, I was starving. I went ahead and had "breakfast". Of course, now it's 11:00 and I'm hungry. I thought for sure I would end up having a snack. I had a cup of coffee and a ton of water, and ...

MaggieMae

So true! Sticking to the same diet for a year is incredibly boring, especially if you have to count everything or restrict food groups (I'm looking at you Atkins!). Haha. I love No S not only because of the S days, but because my three meals a day can be regular food. I can eat what I cook for my fa...

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Trying for the21 day club again.
DAY 1: GREEN

MaggieMae

Thanks for the tips, everyone! I can't wait to try again. I think I do prefer the thinner patties myself. Maybe I'll go that route and everyone else will have to deal with it. If they want thick,gourmet burgers they can take mama out to eat. Haha.

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I've thoroughly enjoyed my weekend. Friday night I bought ice cream, a mtn dew and my favorite tortilla chips and queso. I enjoyed them yesterday. Today, I had shared a giant chocolate chip cookie from Panera (LOVE those things) and we'll probably try a new Mexican restaurant this evening. Definitle...

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S day! woo hoo! It's sunny and going to be in the 70's today. can't wait to get outside and do some walking. I have been reading the board daily to get inspiration and just finished re-reading the book this morning. I keep a little planner/calendar in my bathroom that I use instead of HabitCal. Ther...

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Hi! After seeing your testimonial I came over here to check out your thread. I'm so glad I did! It's awesome to see that even with lots of ups and downs, the weight will eventually come off if I'm consistent and persevere. Way to go! Ooh la la, you have given me new incentive to be mindful of what I...

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Very inspirational! You look amazing! Thank you for sharing.

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I just looked up old threads about this, myself! It seems some people start their weekend at dinner on Friday and just end earlier on Sunday or at dinner on Sunday. I have been contemplating this, but am afraid that it will throw me off course. It seems some people have had success doing it, while o...

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Okay, Ipulled out my copy of the book. When I read it, I highlighted things that stood out to me. On page 130, it says " When you focus on behavior, you get results thrown into the bargain because behavior causes results. When you focus on results, you get neither because results cannot exist withou...

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Chili pepper, I'm trying really hard to convince myself that even if I never lose a pound, I need to stay on no s. It keeps my blood sugar from going crazy for one thing. I'm not in that mindset yet, but I'm hanging in there. I have so many mental issues to deal with regarding food. It's not going t...

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Inside on an electric griddle.

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Inside on an electric griddle.

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I know it's EXACTLY related to no s, but since we focus onenjoying our meals, I am reaching out for help. I've been trying to cook more and eat out less. I've tried to make a good cheeseburger a few times now. I followed the Bobby Flay method.... Flip once, never press down with the spatula. It tast...

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Welcome, JJ! I love reading everyone's stories about how they ended up here ! You're learning some great habits that are valuable throughout the rest of your life. When I was 15, I exercised a lot and was a healthy weight, but at the time I thought I was soooo fat. I ended up going through a bout of...

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You know which diet definitely doesn't work? The "Someday I Am Going to Go Paleo" Diet. I actually laughed out loud at that! If I had a dollar for every time I said I was going to go Paleo , I'd be rich. I did last two weeks on it when I was pregnant. Then I said screw it and gained 55 pounds. I ha...

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I'm the exact same way, chilipepper! Even the part about always baking, reading diet books, cook books, planning a diet, etc. I know exactly what you're talking about. I wish I had some words of wisdom, but I'm in the same boat. I actually just planned out all of my meals for tomorrow on my fitness ...

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Progress... My son has meetings every Tuesday afternoon at the autism center. Last Tuesday was stressful so on the way home I got a giant cookie and a mtn dew. Today was even worse. I came home and made myself a" cocktail" of 4 oz fruit juice and 2oz seltzer water. Put it in a pretty cocktail glass,...

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My fitness pal preset the goals for me at carbs 50%, fat 30%, and protein20%. I have no idea if that's typical. I left it alone because I don't know that much about macros.

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Thanks, Merry! I did buy some creamer that is caramel macciato flavor and it only takes a tablespoon to make my coffee delicious! I'll definitely use this on n days. Interesting thing, I planned out my meals today, and logged them on calorie tracker. It shows the macros.... and my carb/fat/protein a...

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Thanks for the reply! I think starting tomorrow, I will set the limit to one sugary drinks. That includes soda, fancy coffee drinks ( like Starbucks mocha), and chocolate milk.I've learned things on no s that are important. I no longer feel like I can't resist sweets, which is major for me. Also, I ...

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I keep gaining and losing the same two pounds over and over. After my new med caused my weight to jump up, I thought I would figure out my calorie intake to get an idea of how much I was consuming ( I know, I know. The dreaded calorie counting). I was shocked. It's not the fault of no s. I am still ...

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I like your description of the buffet, mariposa! My brother refers to the Golden Corral restaurant as the Golden Trough. Haha.

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This is very helpful! I've been trying to work on the basic moves, and this will definitely help. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

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Sounds like something I'd like to read. I'll see if I can find a copy.

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Oh, I forgot to add that if spironolactone is given at a higher dose,it's used as a diuretic to decrease blood pressure. Maybe my hormones are just acting crazy because of this med and caused my weight to fluctuate? Oh well. Gonna press on with NO s and hope for the best.

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I've heard amazing things about Accutane, but I'm afraid of it for somr reason. I'm not sure oolala, but I do get hungry between meals lately. After I posted this, I cut my dose in half. I weighed myself and was down two pounds. Hopefully that means it wasn't true fat gain. The medicine is spironola...

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Hi, Jess! Sounds like you've had quite a journey over the last few years. I hope the rest of this year is wonderful and that no s helps you keep your eating habits on point. I know what it's like to have a career change/ divorce/ move to a new state. It's scary to make a lot of changes but it all se...

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Love your post! I'm tired of all the diet rules, too!

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Love your post! I'm tired of all the diet rules, too!

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I went through this, too! I was addicted to sweets, especially chocolate. After a few months( and a lot of red days) I have gotten to where I don't miss them. I never thought that would happen. I just started a few days ago allowing a small snack at night because I get really hungry. We tend to eat ...

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I started spironolactone in December for hormonal acne. It works! I have clear skin for the first time in years. Miracle drug! However, I recently made a post about my weight being up six pounds or so even though my diet is greatly improved. Well, found out today that it's a common side effect of my...

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I LOVE this! Makes me eager for the complete audio book to be available. I didn't feel like there was a lack of breaks,but I've never used audio books before. I agree with what others said about editing the mistakes. Confession time: I have been listening to this at night as I fall asleep... Hoping ...

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Gonna try some mods for April to see if they help decrease my red days. 1. Allow a small evening snack( I've been having trouble sleeping because I'm so hungry at night), and 2. my S days will run from dinner on Friday until3pm on Sunday. UPDATE: I have not been starting s days on Friday evening aft...

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I work in a three story building ,on the third floor. I have to carry a very heavy rolling suitcase to work with charts, medical equipment, etc. It forces me to take elevator. Every day, at least one person gets on with me and gets out on the second floor. They are always very overweight. I try not ...

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I've noticed this, too! M&m's tasted waxy and I couldn't finish them. I was excited about cookies this morning... ate one and tossed the rest. I used to plow through a box of those things. This must be some miraculous side effect.

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GREEN

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GREEN :mrgreen: Thanks, everyone, for the words of encouragement! I think I will try weighing daily for a while and watching the trends. No S is definitely the way to go. Had dinner with my husband tonight at our favorite Italian restaurant. I didn't worry about calories or carbs. I ordered my favor...

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GREEN :mrgreen: Well, my woe is me pity party didn't carry over to today. That's a huge victory. Normally, a bad day would've caused me to overeat the rest of the week and start again on Monday. I really thought my " diet head" would be gone by now. This is month four of no s and all those diethabit...

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The green streak is over.

The scales said I had gained 6-7 pounds and it made me feel very down and defeated. There were 2 boxes of girl scout cookies in the house. WERE. R.I.P. cookies.

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I just checked out your blog. I love it! It's inspiring me to carry on with NoS. I've been at it since November, but still haven't gotten the habits down completely. My favorite thing about NoS is that when I eat out with friends or family, no one knows I'm on a "diet". It does make me eat better. I...

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Thanks for your response, Jen! I needed to be reminded that scales lie!

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I have been doing so good at only weighing on the first of the month. BUT, I've been doing so good at keeping N days green and not going overboard on the weekend that I wanted to make sure I hadn't gained anything back. At last check I had lost a few pounds (190.8). Well, this morning it said 197.5....

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Thanks! I appreciate that!

DAY 9: GREEN

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DAY 8: GREEN

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Day 5: GREEN

DAY 6: S DAY!

DAY 7: S DAY!
I'm 1/3 way to the 21 day club!

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Congrats on maintaining your weight loss! Your story is inspirational. I am one of those of people who "got fat" after having a baby. Haha.

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