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Over43, thanks for sharing your insights about NoS...and a good antidote against the WTH effect. I think it is normal and good to have new ideas and "deeper revelations" while we're in the midst of developing the habit. Myself, I think of NoS as a kind of template or structure, to be filled in with ...

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Wonderful and helpful thread. Thank you! I often have an orange or apple after meals. Minutes later I'll have some loose-leaf (!) green tea with 1/2 small tsp of honey. Mmmh. Citrus fruits and good-quality green tea, I found, help me especially with sweet cravings. Bye the way, about 30 min. after t...

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Thanks Renee! Yes, count me in. Oh boy, do I need this December challenge. My goal is simply vanilla NoS and hiking the nearby hills every other day. The following will be s-days with 0-2 special and/or portioned treats: the weekend before Christmas, the weekend before New Year's Eve, Christmas hol...

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Renee, I am with you! This has been my plan, no sweets this weekend, looking forward to some special pre-determined treats SOMETIMES on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1 and 2. This is a good group of people. I'm glad to have found NoS and its forum :!: Merry Christmas to everyone and a blessed, pro...

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Thank you, eschano, for responding so quickly, now, before the holidays. Your thoughtful and detailed answer really made a difference :!: :wink: I don't consider myself a writer (as of yet); merely enjoy the craft. Since I've been living abroad it has become more difficult to stay fluent in English,...

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Exquisite, Oolala, if I may say so

Thank you much for your post. I suspect it's wisdom saved me tonight. (Kathleen, I hope you don't mind)

Focusing on and learning to appreciate more the pleasures of moderation - that's my/our goal, I believe.
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I am not doing better than you, reneew, clarinetgal, either. Trying real hard for a green day. Last night dinner invitation at friends' house. They cook outstanding Italien food and made my favorite (eggplant parmesan), two different ways). :roll: Well, it was more than a plateful. The Christmas sho...

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Welcome, Sara C.
So glad you decided to come back

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heatherhikes

Thank you for all your thoughtful suggestions, sharing from your personal experiences! In my journal I have been logging loosely (:lol: ) the food items, sometimes the amount, never the calories. It has helped me in so far, as I can go back and see, for e.g., the number of meals over time, why I wou...

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oolala53 wrote:...Small slips and quick recovery are nice deposits in the sane eating bank account.

Oh, I like that, Miss Oola. Great wording, also

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I think we all should congratulate ourselves for taking the time to come to this board, participate in the holiday-seasoned challenge and are TRYING, whether we'll be doing well or our *days on habit* can barely be found... People are very busy Some are away from home and/or family for the holidays ...

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I left this message at the "December challenge", but am saying it again: C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ESCHANO! I am so very happy for you! How wonderful it must feel. I hope to get there myself some day. I do have a question for you, though. I like to write as I know you do, so you'll understand me...

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Great idea, Reinhard!
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CONGRATULATIONS ESCHANO!

I am so happy for you

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An (almost) classic tonight, meatloaf, green beans, brown/wild rice, gravy and mixed salad with apple slivers, dessert: 2 dried figs.

Love and peace

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Awesome Kathleen! When it comes to sweets, I still have a ways to go.
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T'is the Christmas season, and the Lebkuchen (gingerbread cookies) here are fresh and most delicious. So, my fav go-to has changed from ice cream to Elisenlebkuchen. I enjoy eating them with tea, coffee or milk. They are large (tea cup saucer size), round, thinly glaced gingerbread cookies. And, the...

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Tessy,
Welcome to NoS!
Maybe you'd like to consider the December challenge at this forum. It provides some accountability and could be helpful, especially this holiday season. I started it this weekend.
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Ginmarie, I am so glad you enjoy your fitness activities! At this time I exercise in the later afternoon but have done sports for years in the morning. I can relate to your problem and suggest a Carob powder drink (Carob pwdr. and milk) for this situation. If you google the powder... it is natural, ...

heatherhikes

Thanks Renee! Yes, count me in. Oh boy, do I need this December challenge. My goal is simply vanilla NoS and hiking the nearby hills every other day. The following will be s-days with 0-2 special and/or portioned treats: the weekend before Christmas, the weekend before New Year's Eve, Christmas holi...

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Hello y'all. I am keeping a daily journal with a food log, and inspirational ideas, motivations and other helpful tips to myself. While spending a substantial amount of time on this each day and still having only mediocre results with NoS Vanilla as of late, I am considering a change. Would some of ...

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Oolala, just saying hello. (turned 60 last month and don't like it)
Pork kebab in pita with tomato and onions, salad and grapes. Sounds scrumptious. NoS is so freeing in that we can eat anything our little hearts desire.
Have a good week
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Heddi

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oolala53 wrote:No matter what, just keep "getting back on the horse," and by next year, you'll be "jumping fences."

Well said Oolala

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Not many would look forward to going on the exercise bike because they get to listen to lectures on Greek history. This is my way. What is sustainable is to find a way to make the exercise time enjoyable. Kathleen, just wanted to say hello and visit with you. You are an inspiration to me (and I bel...

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Congratulations and many blessings to you and the baby

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At this point in time my favorite S-day treat is "Double CrÃ¨me de la GruyÃ¨re & Meringues" ice cream from MÃ¶venpick, with chocolate shreds. Oh boy

But this can change shortly.
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Just checking out this post (11:30 pm in Switzerland). So, not tonight but tomorrow evening for dinner, a large mixed salad as the main meal: onion, garlic gloves (crushed), Eichblatt lettuce (red and green leaves), cherry tomatoes, cucumber, cicorino leaves (dark red lettuce), shredded carrot, caul...

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I'd like to add something to my earlier post. Actually, I was speaking of the *Mediterranean* food and meal preparations, not merely the Italian, although the Italian and French are my favorites. Just sayn'.
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heatherhikes

Snapdragon,
you are blessed with a thoughtful husband. So important for a father to compliment his daughter(s); well, all his children.

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Wosnes, thank you for this very interesting article. Living in Switzerland, Italy is our nextdoor neighbor. The health conscious Europeans, some of them are, have been gleaning from the traditional Italian food culture for a long time. DH and I love simple and healthy Italian meals. For example, for...

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Sweetness, thank you for your courage and post. It's much appreciated! At the time I am working through "faithfully fit" - a 42-day devotional by Claire Cloninger and Laura Barr. I am also reviewing (again) and implementing principles from Diane Hampton's book "The DIET Alternative" (the revised ver...

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tpaige,
thank you much for sharing this website with us; extremely interesting and helpful, well to me.
It coincides somewhat with the NoS principles.
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Heddi

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I don't know about y'all - - -

Anoulie wrote: ..."y'all"...I did change the title of the post. I hope everyone's happy now...

- - - but I'm happy

Best wishes to you, Anoulie
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Heddi

heatherhikes

...I'm a year older. Having a cold limited my ambitions on Friday, so it was a quiet birthday...Unfinished business on many fronts, liberal use of Focusing is my main asset. I am wondering about when and if I'll get lighter than I am now... Hello Graham! I came across your check-in and saw that you...

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Most of us need to learn -- or relearn -- that we can have it all. We just can't have it all any time we want it, in any quantity we want it. or, the way I remind myself: "I can have ANYTHING I want; just need to wait until the next meal or wait for a few days." That learning to wait and not insist...

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I made rules for tasting food while cooking: Use a teaspoon to taste while cooking, not a larger spoon. One taste per spoon- no double-dipping (that's disgusting, anyway). You may only taste when you have made a modification of some kind to the food since the last taste. These are my basic guidelin...

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At a 75% NOS compliance average since December 2010, it's evident I'm not in the 21 day club. But with 45# lost already - 25 to go - you can say I'm a member of the fall, get up, dust-off and keep moving club. I invite you to join me. Like my high school football coach used to say "hit and drive." ...

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If I know I am rushed the next morning I prepare a simple take-along mini-breakfast the night before (to eat at a free moment, even in the car) like e.g. an apple, carrot, celery (maybe with dip, I like store-bought aubergine/guacamole dip in little jars/glasses) hardboiled egg, a sandwich, nuts, et...

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Happy belated birthday, oolala; wishing you a wonderful year!
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Heddi

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Thanks for sharing, ladies. Simple dishes help me (and others, I'd guess) to assure that I DO cook and don't get lazy, especially during early evening hours when I get home...maybe some of us cook ahead. Sounds delicioso, Blithe! oolala, I appreciate the idea with the winter squash; my mouth is wate...

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oolala, forgive me if I sounded patronizing to you, on your own thread. You have been at this a lot longer than me, It's interesting, though, although we are living in different continents, we're dealing with similar food <--> life issues; at least on the surface so it seems. I have been practicing ...

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...I'm getting more and more clear that food is not my problem. Life is my problem! I need to keep honing my skills on life in between my meals; for me, food-healthy or not- has been the coverup, and I need to face it... oolala, To give you a more focused response than my earlier post... I apprecia...

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I found this marvelous 5-ingredient recipe in NoelFigart's Daily Check-In. Thank you, Noel! Here's a fall recipe for those that like such things: Sweet Potato Bake 3 medium sweet potatoes, sliced into 1/4" discs with skin on 3 cooking apples (You want something firmly tart) 1 small onion, sliced int...

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I decided to use up my "calorie allowance" mostly for solid food; actually started that before NoS. On N-days I drink water, tea with 1/2 tsp honey, juice-water mixes, and when I'm real hungry I might have a milk-carob drink. On S-days I drink water, tea with 1/2 tsp honey, juice-water mixes, soda, ...

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Welcome Tuna!
I haven't been that long here myself but find the atmosphere friendly and supportive; a smart group here, I must say...

Wishing you much success with NoS and normal eating.

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heatherhikes

... food is not my problem. Life is my problem! I need to keep honing my skills on life in between my meals; for me, food-healthy or not- has been the coverup, and I need to face it. Not really any more fun than facing down food has been, but what's the option? I'm 59 now. If not now, when? oolala,...

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I have the ideal situation. I shop almost daily by making a list for my retired husband. He likes to shop, and I hate to shop. It works well. I did have to get him out of the habit of buying me treats that were not on my list though! FUUUNNY :lol: :lol: This reminds me of my DH shopping. I like to ...

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As my first response I'd like to say, I really appreciate all your suggestions and help. DH and I lived 7 years in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. I know many of the fantastic places to eat and play there and didn't want to go when it was time to leave in 2008 (I was born and raised in Bavaria). So, twice...

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How long did it take you to REALLY get this down? I mean to the point eating 3 meals and not snacking was automatic and you really don't think about it anymore. I thought I had it down - the 3-meal default. Then we visited Munich for 6 days...and it's so very hard to get back to what I thought was ...

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Jethro, so true!

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heatherhikes

Hi all. I like this thread - so many quick and interesting recipe/meal ideas to explore and try out. I'll print these out so that I have them handy. In my estimation, the IDD thread is similar to this one but has a somewhat different angle. It targets standbys (which I have myself, and they're very ...

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It has been nearly 2 years since I gave up sweets 99% of the time. I save them for a real S day..not Saturday or Sunday. But I have found that now they do not call my name even if they are in the house. That would not be true I do not think, if I reintroduced the "hit" each weekend. That has been m...

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...My oldest DD waits u til I leave to eat whatever junk I have in the house. I have to have some sort of snack food in the house during the school year because now kids are required to bring snacks to school. I tried just packing fruit for my DD #3 and she skips it and eats whatever snacks the tea...

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Oolala, an IDD could be a good idea. I think I would need to ask Reinhard's opinion on that and how to do this. Reinhard, help! I absolutely love guacamole spread, especially on fresh, crisp, robust bread and therefore do whatever it takes to make it the main part of a meal, whether it's BF, LN or D...

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WOW--that quote was a total "AH HA" moment for me! I think it's what I was trying to say in my long, rambling post but he said it so much more succinctly! Thanks for sharing it with me! Nicole, I didn't perceive your post as rambling at all. It was refreshing and heartwarming to me how you shared a...

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Wonderful (summer) meal, salad and vinaigrette ideas! I also found, sometimes it's the little things in a recipe that makes the big difference in taste. I'll be trying some of these within the next few days. Thank you all.
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heatherhikes

On quoting Reinhard: â€œI don't think there is much point in having an ideal weight. Have ideal behavior -- habits of moderate eating and exertion. Whatever you weigh then is ideal.â€ Thank you for posting, Nicole. You have captured the spirit of NoS and made it your own much faster than some of us ...

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Joy, welcome to NoS and the forum!

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I just checked my last post - at first sight this salad may not be so quick. If I'm in a hurry I buy pre-packaged salad mixes (I try to get the kind with lots of dark greens) and add 1-2 types of vegetables. For the experienced cooks here, you probably roll your eyes about this "basic stuff," but fo...

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Thank you all for posting. Iâ€™ve decided to read this thread after eating...otherwise I get overwhelmed by all these tasteful meal choices. :lol: The other evening (it was very hot here, in the 90â€™s) I threw together a quick salad as a main dish (2-3 servings): Lettuce leaves (my favorite has gre...

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...Sam's Club goodies, sitting on my dining room table for a few days...Because of No S, they are not calling my name. Now perhaps the cadbury bar that oolala mentioned... noni, I find it remarkable that the SC candies don't tempt you because of NoS...This reminds me of myself; some sweets I probab...

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I like meals with these 5 components. A healthy eating culture in our life often fails because of todayâ€™s busy lifestyles. Could I interest you in sharing your H-Q-S-D-H meal/drink ideas in this thread for us all to glean from? Without saying, these terms are not exact parameters but relative and ...

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... - No one dies because they can't have candy. - An S day is not that far away and I can wait. - I feel better when I stay with the plan. - It's OK to have a beverage instead of snacking. And so on! Keep your list somewhere close by so that you can read it, preferably out loud, when you get those...

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Thanks for having started this thread Heddi. It's great to read all the different opinions on the issue. There are really good strategies in here. You are welcome, eschano! I'm learning much here. It's in a way comforting to realize that others are dealing with similar food issues. I'm not home alo...

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Heddi, if you were here, I'd gladly share my really good seaweed with you! And my dental floss, 'cause that stuff really gets stuck in my teeth!! :D :D Funny girl, you! :shock: :lol: But seriously, if you have a delicious seaweed salad recipe, also with glass noodles, would you write me the ingredi...

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Jethro wrote:A 1,000 journey starts with a step...if the horses are blind just circle the wagons.

Jethro, would that be 1000 horsemen or the journey of a 1000 nomads?
Just teasin' ya.
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heatherhikes

... AND I LOVE IT...IT WAS EASY AND WHEN I TRACKED, TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ALL THE NUTRIENTS I NEED, I WAS IN THE LOWER SIDE OF MY CALORIES RANGE... Lise, welcome to the forum! Do keep that positive attitude of yours. It'll help you, just in case you encounter stormy weather. At the onset, try to rela...

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...Living in Europe, DH and I sometimes buy food that turns out to taste different than what we imagined. Since No-essing Iâ€™ve gotten much more particular and fussy with the food...The last thing I remember, I bought seaweed in a delicious looking sesame-oil sauce. And, it was pricey. Well, itâ€™...

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noni, you are hilarious! Want to look at it this way?â€”The One whoâ€™s watching over you protected you from eating the whole package...washed off cat hair and all, LOL The spiel with â€œinto garbage out of garbageâ€ could be from me..been there done that...some time ago. I donâ€™t own a cat, though...

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As somebody who had fair success with NoS last year and ever growing conformity this year Iâ€™d like to give my 2 centsâ€™ worth. (I've practiced the 2-3 meals/day before No-essing) The NoS way of eating was invented to support US. We are not here to support the NoS diet. (forgive my wording; just t...

heatherhikes

Thanks, yâ€™all for the helpful suggestions; Iâ€™ll check out the recommended books. Oolala, the IE bit didnâ€™t work for me either. I tried it for about 5 years, and I remember at some point losing and gaining back the same 20 pounds three different times. Looking back at that totally frustrating t...

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...Go mark a green day on the Habitcal as soon as you finish dinner. And brush and floss your teeth. Have some tea, decaf, or mocha, and make it a special event. Also, for a few nights, think of something specific to do after dinner that takes you away from the kitchen/food and keeps you busy... In...

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Over43, more power to ya! :D We reap and we sow...I hope youâ€™ll continue with this nearly caffeine free lifestyle beyond summer, now that youâ€™ve come so far. I too feel much better when I'm off the coffee, I replaced my morning coffee with cocoa or green tea and find my energy levels are much be...

heatherhikes

Love this thread. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience, the practical day to day strategies, with me/all of us. Iâ€™ll review your answers for a few days and will chime back in. So glad that I finally decided to end my NoS lone-rangerdom (see my previous posts) and join the bo...

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Today it happened againâ€¦I went to the grocery store, and after I had finished buying fruit, vegetables, bread, etc. I was really tempted to get some ice cream. Since one of my most important rules is â€œno sweets in the house during the week,â€ I had a real hard time, going forth and back with my ...

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Thanks oolala! Your phrase is simple yet profound: ---> I don't count calories ---> I count plates ---> Three of them <--- [/color] has a rhythmic quality to it and seems to (at least in MY brain) cut through some of those destructive mental furrows established by years of disordered eating. If it's...

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Good point TUK. Funny you should mention that, but Oolala has the following phrase in her signature: I donâ€™t count calories I count plates three a day. Oolala, I hope you donâ€™t mind me relaying this info..over your head and all, and my plagiarizingâ€¦ This thought is my morning mantra these days...

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BrightAngel, Blithe Morning, thank you for the warm welcome! eschange, I'm glad to meet you too. This is your second week with NoS and you found your N-days â€œeasy enough?â€ Thatâ€™s remarkable! I didnâ€™t do so well with N-days the first couple of weeks. And, the first few weekends I overdid it wi...

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Hello and greetings to all! I have been aware of NoS for some time now and actually have a certain amount of success under my belt. I've lost about 6 kilos (13 American pds.) in the past eating NoS style and began to feel much better physically and emotionally. Then, through stress and sickness I fi...

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Ruamgirl, I like a certain carob drink that I mix with milk (almond/soy milk) and pure carob powder from the health food store. In the States you probably can get the powder in a grocery store. The drink has a natural sweet taste, but some people may like their drinks sweeter and want to add sugar e...

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Hi Paula, hi Jan, I totally agree. That's why I, after more than 40 years of dieting and frustration, finally feel like "coming home" with Reinhard's moderate way of eating and exercising. Personally I call it "from insanity and back." I LOVE No-S. It hasn't always been easy, moderation often isn't....

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