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Hi gingerpie! I'm happy that your husband supports you. My guy is good too, his way of supporting me is not to say negative stuff, I always appreciate it. My next race event is a 12 hour in Las Vegas on Valentines Day. My husband is going to do 6 hours with me. Good luck with your work weight loss c...

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Hiya gingerpie!
Wine. I don't want to cut it out. But it seems like a snack trigger for me too.
Dang it.

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Welcome Philo!
You're gonna like it here!

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Hello my No S friends, thank you for stopping by and leaving comments! oolala...My husband is back to "his way" of eating. That means weighing in once a day, then adjusting his food to according to the number. It works for him so I'm keeping my mouth shut. gingerpie...moderation is such a struggle f...

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I'm sorry for your loss.
I like the Habit of the Month idea. I may have to do this...

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Hi over43!
2015 good luck back atcha!
Also, I love your signature (Bacon and Bourdain!)

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My word is MODERATION.

Easy to type, not so easy for me to do.

I'm going to work on it.

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Well it's done...I completed 63 miles, which is a 100K. I'm happy with that. It seems more "moderate" than doing 100 miles. And I'm all about moderation for 2015! There was a thread that was started, asking to pick a one word resolution for 2015. Moderation is my word. Because moderation is a tough ...

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Hi oolala,
Just wanted to thank you for the eloquent way you write, I always look forward to reading what is on your mind.
Here's to a happy, healthy 2015!

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The No Snacking on N days is a toughie. But, I'm here to tell you it can be broken. For the first couple years I struggled with a 8pm snack. That habit was so strong, some nights I went to bed at 7:45! Persistence finally paid off, now the No Snacks rule is no longer hard for me to follow. You're do...

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Hasn't your husband already seen you using No S for quite awhile? Or have you been "modding" so much that he didn't even realize what it was? Or you used to talk about other plans so much that you decided to keep quiet about it How about all of the above!!!! HA!!! I'm still walking around the 1 mil...

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oolala...Can you come over to my house and talk to my husband? You really have a way with words, I know you could get him to do No S! Or maybe it's because, after 34 years, he tunes me out! He has the perfect personality for No S, he's an all or nothing type. He is well suited for the discipline of ...

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Hi gingerpie! What's that saying "the best laid plans.." I'm on day 2 of my 72 hour race. Yesterday my plan was to complete 30 miles, I ended up doing 33 miles. Problem is my knee. It's swollen, there is no way I can do 40 miles today. Plan B is to complete a 100K instead of 100 miles. I'll be going...

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Just walked over to say hi Gingerpie!

I work for a pistachio company, sometimes I bring home bags. My husband will eat a 1lb bag in one sitting! Only eating 6 pistachios is tough! You've got lots of willpower!

Keep on truckin'

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It's Day 1 of Whole30. I'm sitting at the airport, waiting to go to Phoenix, the 72 hour race begins today. My plan is to complete 30 miles today. Tomorrow I'll shoot for 40 miles, then finish up with 30 miles on Friday. The good thing is when I'm walking I won't be tempted to eat any non compliant ...

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Thanks for the support oolala :) I was thinking about putting my thread on "hiatus" while I'm doing Whole30. It doesn't feel right writing about an extreme diet when we're all about moderation. Upon further reflection, I decided to keep posting. I would miss this community too much! Tomorrow is Day ...

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Hiya oolala! Yes, this will be a very interesting January! Full disclosure, when my husband asked me to join him, I initially said "I don't think so". The bad part of being with someone for 34 years is that he began listing all the times he joined me in all the Pre No S diets I started and stopped. ...

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Glad you're feeling better!
You have my favorite username, avatar and location!

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Still reading up on the Whole30 program I'm doing with my husband on Dec 31.. Besides No Snacking and 3 plates of food a day, the instructions are not to weigh yourself or take measurements during the month. I like that it's not focused on lbs lost, just on changing habits. Like No S. This might not...

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Welcome back!!!

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Thanks for the ideas gingerpie! I like your idea of accepting no sugar as a temporary No S mod. I was reading up on the Whole30 program, most of the template fits with No S... -No Snacking -Eat 3 meals a day The food is like a paleo diet, no grains, dairy or sugar. The sugar part is the toughest one...

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It's only Dec 27 and already 2015 has thrown me a curve ball. My last couple posts have been focused on committing to Vanilla S. No buying new diet books. No tweaking the rules. Vanilla S all the way. Today my husband asked for my support. He joined a Whole30 challenge at work. It begins on Dec 31, ...

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I posted this on my thread but thought I would share it here too.
It's pretty cool.

http://i.imgur.com/ytzSYFt.jpg

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Here's something else that's pretty cool.
It's called "You are the Sculptor of your own body"

http://i.imgur.com/ytzSYFt.jpg

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Speaking of New Year's Resolutions, here's an interesting article.. How to make New Yearâ€™s resolutions that actually work out this time. Itâ€™s the time of year when optimism strikes anew and we think to ourselves: our New Yearâ€™s resolutions will totally work out this time. Never mind that we ab...

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Welcome to our community!

It's tough to shake the "diet dogma" we've been conditioned to accept. Like oolala says, stick with it and take the long view. Escaping from all the obsessive food and body issues takes time but is so worth it.

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Hi KCCC..I'll post a report when I get back home from the workshop. Every Christmas I order books for my husband. This is the first time in forever that I didn't include new "diet" books for myself. The pattern would be that I would read my new purchases before Jan 1. On New Years Day I would procla...

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Hi gingerpie...I'm happy to see another No S long distance walker is here! :D On Friday I'm heading over to Phoenix to attend a workshop on Chi Running and Walking. This technique is supposed to give you a more efficient gait. It's supposed to place less stress on your joints. It's based on Tai Chi,...

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I just registered for my 72 hour race in Phoenix. It begins at 9am on Dec 31 and ends at 9am on Jan 3. This is the 3rd time I've done this race. It's held on a 1.06 mile loop in Glendale. There is no set goal, everybody does their own thing. I'm going to try for 100 miles. If I complete 100 miles I ...

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Thanks for the wise words KCCC.

This week hasn't been Vanilla S. I would label it "Good Enough for the Holiday Season S".

I'm ok with that.

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Thanks for the support rjean! The half marathon in Las Vegas was terrific, I had loads of fun. I think I had an epiphany about my body image. Here's the story.. Since Thanksgiving I've been feeling very bloated. Fat face, muffin top. Berating myself for not doing much about it. About not sticking to...

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Thanks for the support Cgal, I need it!

Tomorrow I'm heading to Las Vegas for another half marathon, I think it's the 40th one since 2012. Moderation is tough, I'm definitely an extreme type of gal!

Back soon....

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Hi cgal! Sticking with Vanilla S does work best for me. I just gotta stick with it! My 2014 resolution was to complete a 21 day Vanilla S Challenge. Tomorrow will be 21 days until Jan 1. I can still complete my resolution! I was thinking about how I can put a positive spin on all the times I started...

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You are chocked full of sense Berry! When my mind attempts to "control" food, it goes something like this... "I'm going to do a 30 day No Sugar challenge" "No wine for a week" "No S days for 21 days" Kind of like that. Control to me usually involves some type of deviation from No S. Which inevitably...

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I just read a post from Isabel Foxen Duke that re-enforces my decision for no diet or weight goals. Here's an excerpt.. I recently told a client who was struggling to â€œeat like a normal person,â€ that the key to â€œnormalâ€ eating (i.e. not dieting, not binge-ing, and generally not thinking about ...

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Wow, you're doing great! Congrats on getting back on track, I'm almost there too.
I'm so happy for you!
Lori

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Welcome!

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I just wrote a post about how supportive our community is, no matter where we are in our journey.
Keep posting!

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Thanks for stopping by Heather and r.jean! My goal is to write a testimonial on the Success Story thread. The opening paragraph will be about never stop working on taming bad habits. When I'm confident that I'm in control of the No Sweets rule I'll be a success! Speaking of goals....I like having th...

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Dang, my sugar habit is strong! Even though today has been a green day, I must have thought "the heck with this Vanilla S thing, I'll start on Jan 1" about a million times today. When I begin to get discouraged I think about the time before I completed my first marathon. The timeline was something l...

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The good thing about starting and stopping No S 587 times is that I know the triggers that cause me to fall off the program. It's time to stop these behaviors so I can move forward. Here's my top 3 triggers that lead to red days... STEPPING ON THE SCALE It doesn't matter if the number is high or low...

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Time for a Vanilla S December!! December 1 Monday :D 2 Tuesday :D 3 Wednesday :( 4 Thursday :( 5 Friday :( 6 Saturday S Day 7 Sunday S Day 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday S Day 14 Sunday S Day 15 Monday 16 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 18 Thursday 19 Friday 20 Saturday S Day...

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Hi Strawberry Roan! One of these days I need to go around and ask people about their usernames. We have some very creative ones around the board, I'm curious about their origin. My username is easy...I walk alot! Speaking of walking, I signed up another half marathon! Dec 13 in Las Vegas. This will ...

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Strawberry Roan...Just stopping by to say howdy.
And a 100 lunge challenge is mega-tough! You rock!

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Alrighty...Today is an official S day! No way to fail on S days! Yesterday I was thinking about the simple genius of the Vanilla S rules. Three rules that can encompass any diet plan or no diet plan at all! I like reading through other people's threads. We are all so different but can share the same...

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Welcome!
You're gonna like it here

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Uh-oh.
I kinda "forgot" the day after Thanksgiving isn't a S day

Oh well...I'll Keep Calm and No S on

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Mark Sisson, author of Mark's Daily Apple blog, wrote a post about Being Thankful For Your Health. Here is an excerpt... Sometimes I think people cut themselves off from this depth of gratitude by living outside of their bodies to some extent â€“ as a result of trauma, distress or distortion. They t...

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING OVER43!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING KOOKIE!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING MERRYKAT!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TESSYTWINKLE!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING KATHLEEN!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING ZIPPADEE!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING LINDA!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING AUTOEATS!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING JEAN!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING DEB!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING OOLALA!!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING CLARINETGAL!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING KCCC!

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Here's a terrific post from Isabel Foxen Duke.... You Might Eat Your Face Off on Thanksgiving ...and that's okay. One of the most classic ways women set themselves up to binge-eat is by anticipating binge-eating. Thereâ€™s sooo much fear of food around the Holidays. So many of us feel like family ho...

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Welcome Desert Rat, you're gonna like it here!

I also start my S day from Friday dinner to Sunday lunch. It works well for my schedule, whatever works for you will be the best approach!

Enjoy your journey!

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Thanks for the support CGal! Easing into the No Snacks habit worked for me. I'm pretty sure that this game plan won't work for No Sweets. I'm such a Sugar Addict, I think I need to do a radical Sugar-ectomy (hey, a new word!) on N days. I've tried to taper back sugar before, I never finish it. It's ...

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Hiya oolala! I bet kicking my nightly snack habit took more than 6 months! Seemed like years! When I referred to No Sweets I mean No Sweets during N days. Yep, it's a challenge for me to endure 5 days without sugar! You captured my intentions in one sentence... Being Moderate and Not Needlessly Rand...

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My November challenge of focusing on the No Snacks rule is going very well. I'm confident that I've broken the behaviors that would sometimes turn an N day into a failure. My sneaky Snacking History... The biggest hurdle was breaking the 8pm nightly snack. I started No S in 2008, it took me a couple...

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KCCC...Thanks for the get well soon shout out.

I still feel like my head is full of cotton but I'm on the road to recovery. The part that sucks is that my taste is gone and it's an S day

The good news is that the ultimate S day, Thanksgiving is around the corner

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Hiya KCCC!

Well, I have a bit of a head cold. I always brag that I don't get sick, this must be illness karma coming back to bite me.

The good news is that it's very easy to not snack when most of your taste is gone!

Time to blow my nose...

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Hiya oolala,
Moderation rocks! ( I need to remember this)

Vegas was fun. Didn't win any money but I gained another half marathon medal!

I'm working out of town and having to deal with a sluggish WIFI connection. Back tomorrow...

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KCCC is back!

It's a happy day for the No S community!

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I thought about you today.

I had a long drive and was listening to a radio broadcast on a new "diet". My mind began to think about giving it a try.

I remembered your tagline..I count plates, not calories, 3 a day".

It brought my sanity back.

Thanks..

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Thanks for the kind words clarinetgal. You rock!

I'm heading to Las Vegas tomorrow for my races. Tomorrow night I have a 5K and on Sunday it will be a half marathon.

Back next week with the details...

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This weekend I'm heading to Las Vegas to do another half marathon. This is a really fun race, it's run on the Strip at night! I used to do full marathons but now I mostly do halfs. It's my way of practicing exercise moderation! Over New Years I do have an extreme plan. I'm going over to Phoenix to w...

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My super-duper focus on No Snacking in November is paying off. Today is Nov 10th without any slip ups. Although I know I could do so, my snacks on S days have been minimized too.

It's almost time to make dinner. No tastes, bites or licks until it's mealtime!

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I'm re-reading Small Move, Big Change by Caroline Arnold. This book is a perfect companion to No S. It's about using micro resolutions to attain your goals. I'm focusing on the No Snacks habit in November. I made a list of potential triggers that cause me to have a red day during the week. As I ment...

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When I'm tempted to have a 4pm snack, I say to myself..
"I enjoy dinner so much more when I'm hungry for it"

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Hiya ironchef! When I have a hankering for some cheese with a glass of wine (like right now), I tell myself "I can have a snack with my pre-dinner glass of wine on Saturday, if I want". That seems to be working. I've gotten control over my previous "Snacking" times. Besides 4pm, my other trigger tim...

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OK, I'm going to admit it....I MISS EATING CHEESE WITH A GLASS OF WINE.

I miss it but I'm not going to do it.

Because that would be a snack.

And I don't eat snacks on an N day.

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Thanks for the kudos Clarinentgal! I realized that there are about 9 weeks left in 2014. I want to spend the remainder of the year to tighten up the 3 No S rules. Although I'm doing Vanilla S, some areas may be a bit...grey instead of black and white. For example, No Snacks. No food is stuffed in my...

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Hi Graham,
Just stopping by to say hi. And that I appreciate how consistently you write in your daily check-in. I've started and stopped over the years, my goal is to a regular contributor like you.
Cheers,
Lori

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No Snacks for November!!! Saturday 02 Sunday 03 SUCCESS 04 SUCCESS 05 SUCCESS 06 SUCCESS 07 SUCCESS 08 Saturday 09 Sunday 10 SUCCESS 11 SUCCESS 12 SUCCESS 13 FAIL dang it... 14 SUCCESS 15 Saturday 16 Sunday 17 SUCCESS 18 SUCCESS 19 SUCCESS 20 SUCCESS 21 22 Saturday 23 Sunday 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving...

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Hi MerryKat :D I refuse to buy another "diet" book! Every diet book I owned (and I had an extensive collection), represented failure. They ranged from raw vegan to no carbs. Different approaches with a common denominator....failure. I'm done! On Saturday, I completed my 6th half marathon in 6 weeks....

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I'm sending healing thoughts to your leg!
Get well soon!
Lori

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I've been listening and reading the transcripts of Reinhard's podcasts. I highly recommend them, they are chocked full of wisdom. Like this segment on sticking to the 3 rules.. So be strict about things that are very clear. The literal rules of the no-s diet, for example. It's both easier to be stri...

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I'm sending good thoughts your way. Stress sucks.

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Sounds like a solid plan!

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Just stopping by to say hi. I recently wrote about how my thoughts run in a circle. I start with Vanilla S, then add a mod, then add a "new" food plan, then, eventually return to Vanilla S. It took me 6 years to see the pattern! It seems like you do something similar. The good news is we don't give ...

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Holy cow! I got a high five, a woohoo and a good job! You guys are the greatest! Now that I have a small string of successes, I notice how my mind thinks in circles. Case in point... This morning I was in a bookstore. The pull of the "diet" section was too strong to conquer. I wandered over to see "...

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Here's my .02...

Mods: My S days runs from Friday at 6pm to Sunday at 6pm
Intelligent Dietary Defaults: None
Alcohol: glass of tasty wine after work
Coffee: black coffee every day
Diet soda: none
Other Notes: I usually do a 24 hr day of fasting 1 or 2X a week

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Hey now...I'm on successful Day 4 of a 21 Day Challenge.

This is a big deal for me....I have never ever made it past 72 hours.

I'm on a roll baby!

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Thanks for the kind words clarinetgal and eschano. You guys are the greatest! The giant stressball has been deflated. Most of the stress was created in my mind, my boss is actually a really nice guy. My mind induced stress was created because I wanted to be "Perfect" when my boss was in town. Strivi...

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Thank you mitchelll. And welcome to the No S community, we're a very supportive bunch :) Today was a red day :( I picked a tough week to begin a 21 Day Challenge, it must have been all those endorphin's from yesterday's race! My stress level will decrease when I drop my boss off at the airport on We...

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I have a posting pattern. When I'm having trouble with my No S habit, I post on a regular basis. When I'm being compliant, I fall off the internet. That's not right! This community has helped me many, many times when I couldn't stop snacking, or shoving cookies in my mouth. I know I can always get i...

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Hi clarinetgal
Yep, I've been doing a "one day at a time approach".

I've also been reading the blog on this website...isabelfoxenduke.com.

I really like her philosophy, "Stop Fighting Food". It's a good companion to No S.

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Thanks for the welcome back guys! Whenever I'm away for awhile I'm afraid you all think I've fallen off the No S wagon. Many times I've fallen off but I always get back up before the wagon runs over me! I'm heading to Las Vegas in a couple hours. I'll be back with a recap on Monday unless I can't ge...

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Hi tessytwinkle!

You're doing great!
You're a green machine!
Good for you!

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Hiya eschano!

Sounds like you're doing great!
I need to reduce the amount of coffees I buy too!

Keep on truckin'!

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Hiya tessytwinkle!

Just stopping by to say hi.
You're doing great!

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Just stopped by to say hi to my No S friend!

You and I are on a similar path. We both began in 2008 and despite the ups and downs, we keep on moving forward.

Good job!

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