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Hi Jen,

I'm glad to see you're doing well. Hope you enjoy your weekend.

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine:Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due to...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine:Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due to...

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, but in fact, no one has noticed. It was just in my head that we needed to order food.

lol yes, that's often how it is. We imagine that everyone else is hanging on our every word and action when in reality they're really just concerned with their own stuff.

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Hi Ruthie, I think you'll have to decide what you want more; the ease of comfort eating or the benefits of developing new ways of dealing with your emotions. Is it time to give up and work on my emotional eating issues instead. Why can't you do both at the same time? Best of luck to you and warm reg...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine:Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due to...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine:Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due to...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine:Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due to...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 2 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. Oct 14th/Day 4 - 2 small bowls of chips/2 small glasses wine - Woke up a million times last night. Most probably due ...

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Hi Kathleen, I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel. A hamster wheel is a circle and a circle can be broken at any point. If you can't break it during the eating event, perhaps it can be broken elsewhere. What do you do after you overeat to the point of pain? Do you behave in a predictable manner afterw...

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Oct 11th/Day 1- 1 largish handful of peanuts and a small glass of red wine. Oct 12th/Day 1 - 2 pita crackers and a large glass of red wine Oct 13th/Day 3 - 1 small glass of red wine. The strict accountability seems to be paying off. I have a lot of cooking to do this weekend and I'm not enthused. I ...

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One of the nicest things about no-s is the freedom to really enjoy family and social events. . . within reasonable boundaries.

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Still more struggling with my cycle of failure-panic-extreme plan-fail-attempt a sane plan Are you still struggling? I'm wondering what exactly you mean by "failure". Could it be reframed as a slip as opposed to a fall? Also, even if you do "fall" why panic? What exactly are you panicking about? An...

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It looks like you had a great week. Congratulations.

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Hi, I hope your Saturday is going well. This jumped out at me when I read your post. and that made me think I wouldn't be able to succeed that day. I firmly believe that what we think is going to happen is what often does happen. Perhaps you could practice consciously thinking something like, "My ro...

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Hey Chrystal, just stopping by to say hi. Sounds like things are going well for you. I read some of your back posts - I think your going to do great on no-s. It's a plan that's perfect for folks who have accepted their imperfections and are willing to let self improvement be measured by something ot...

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We had a breakfast here a few days ago. I wasn't too sure going into it but it worked out well as some people brought savory items. Little social events like that can be a great treat.

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I am somewhat chagrined to realize that I used to eat all the time. I'm amazed how often I think about eating between meals, and how much more time I have when I'm not looking for the next Scooby snack. Shocked Amazing isn't it? I still think about food a lot but I'm responsible for cooking for the...

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Merry, I've had some luck developing default meals that meet my requirements but I don't have to think about. This allows me to follow a low-ish carb, heart-healthy plan without freaking out :wink: Weekend meals I tend to keep to no-s overall although that just came slowly over time and I don't fuss...

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Hi Linda, Sometime ago, in an effort to get focused and start some tasks that I'd been avoiding, I started setting a timer for 15 minutes and would work until the timer went off. The idea was that I'd work for 15 and if I really wanted to stop after that I could without guilt/ill feelings. It's amaz...

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Why are you meeting with the environmental minister? Are you going to run for office?

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good going spirit. Glad to see you're doing well.

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Maybe I'm a bit in the middle? 5 days a week, I have savory oatmeal (smallish bowl) mixed with a full serving of vegetables and a bit of feta cheese. If I'm short on vegetables, I'll substitute a serving of walnuts and 1/2 an apple. All with a cup of black coffee. On the weekends, I'll often have th...

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Don't know why I'm talking so much today but so it is. I was commenting on someone else's thread and realized that it might be helpful to record "shades of red" for awhile. I find the HabitCal a bit discouraging because it doesn't have a way to show imperfect improvement. So, what I'm thinking is to...

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Don't give up that's for sure ;) I've been struggling with evening eating for a long time. I still end up with a lot of "red" but overall I've seen a lot of improvement. The problem I have with the "succeed vs. fail" system is that there is no way to record actual improvement so a "fail" of a handfu...

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As I was eating my savory oatmeal this morning, I wasn't very enthusiastic about it. I had mixed leftover quinoa bowl knock-off with my morning oatmeal but misjudged how much liquid I would need. It turned out gummy and all around less than ideal. At first I though "Well, it's what I have and I'm co...

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I've let myself go cuckoo eating this week and darn if I haven't found that it actually has helped to overeat in response to stress My son recently went off to college and found himself eating a lot of food he normally wouldn't consider eating (he's a vegetarian runner and very aware of how food ef...

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There's a little bit of Fear of Eating going on-- so many things are thought to be Wrong depending on your dietary creed. If you have pain/discomfort when you eat certain foods than I think you probably have a relatively easy way to know what foods you should limit your personal diet. My best-case ...

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I did ok last night. 1 hand-full of nuts. Not a success but also not a flaming failure. I'm actually really struggling in most areas of my life. I'm am literally a month behind schedule on organizing an art contest for a group I belong to; I also am way behind with scheduling household repairs/maint...

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Merry, you are the best at taking it one step at a time ðŸ˜‰slow and thoughtful through and through. Thanks for being here and sharing your process.

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Welcome to the group Gracie, I think you'll find us a happy band of folk. Well, I made it through the evening save for two saltines that I absentmindedly stuck in my mouth before I remembered no to. I also slept like a baby last night. Not a coincidence I'm sure. Eating well has proven to be the bes...

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I think I might actually be at a turning point. I am so massively tired of my 8:00 am self resenting the decisions of my 8:00 pm self. My 8:00 pm self is a devil-may-care, throw-caution-to the-wind kind of person and my 8:00 am self is a I-can't-believe-what-you-did-last-night sort of person. oolala...

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I ended up just getting up and walking the dogs at around 6:30.

That sounds like a fine thing to do at 6:30. I'm a bit jealous.

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I can only manage about 10 minutes at a relatively slow pace. Hi, I'm currently 55 yo and started running when I was 50. There is no way you are as slow as I am :wink: I have two favorite running stories: 1) When my teen-age son had a stress fracture and wasn't allowed to run, he was able to hop-sk...

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2 dishes of food (brunch and dinner) 7 days a week. Period. Nothing else. Hi reneew, do you mean two dishes total for the day or two dishes per meal for a total of 4 dishes per day? Sorry if I'm being dense. I have a few thoughts about it either way but I'm not sure what exactly you mean . :wink: C...

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Hi Spirit, are your s-days split? That would be really hard for me. I'm sure I'd get mixed up on what day it is. I can sympathize with the chips-on-the-couch scenario though. Evening snacks are my nemesis. Does that then make no-s my super power?

Best of luck to you tonight.

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Best of luck to you oolala. When do expect the pressure of the meetings to be past? I'm a para-educator in a public school special ed. dept. I always really feel for the teachers when "iep season" rolls around. They are so stressed.

Virginia

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I've been sleeping better and getting regular exercise too.

Amazing how what we eat effects our sleep isn't it? This is one of the best reasons I've discovered for eliminating evening snacking! How could I have not noticed the connection all these years!?

Hope your week goes well.

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As far as the weekends. I haven't figured it out yet but I don't think having a permanent plan is good for me. I think each weekend might need to be different. Maybe sometimes I need to snack a lot, other times I will want to save my appetite for a special meal out. Either way I get a pass. I think...

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Today I am feeling a little stressed about a work related incident, hoping it will resolve itself on Monday but in the meantime I have that horrible anxious feeling in my stomach I hate that feeling. It doesn't help in any way and yet it's so difficult to alleviate. I've had some success by remindi...

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Hi Vainglorious, I'm sorry to hear you haven't been well. I hope this week goes a bit more smoothly for you. I wonder if I should use a different emoji than Rolling Eyes when the "snacking" is due to illness. I can't really help it. :\ Your emojis are super cute. Personally, I can't do anything othe...

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Oolala, I think your right that I know what I need to do. I just have to accept the discomfort of doing it. I think we often know the answer to our own questions if only we have the courage to listen to it. Happily, I seem to be moving past the feeling of mourning that I carried for such a long time...

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So, what could you choose instead of a snack after dinner?

LOL Merry - just about anything

and don't I know it! I've been having a lot of issues getting myself "unstuck" from negative thinking of all sorts. I'm hoping that going back to daily check-ins will get me past the hump.

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Even though this is about running and not dieting, this is exactly what I needed to hear today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qeg77E ... e=youtu.be

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No snacking or sweets unless eaten in the company of others. There's really no reason for either of them, at least in my experience, unless it's for a bit of celebration, and my meals are enough of a celebration on a daily basis. I know this sounds a lot like mostly three meals a day, but it's funn...

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So annoying that I keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Not huge mistakes but enough to keep me from feeling like I'm continuing to make headway. I do fine until after dinner. I mean really fine. Not much effort except for when I first arrive home from work. I arrive home hungry but I"...

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Nice to meet you. I hope your week goes well.

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Hi Kathleen, I somehow missed your posting last month. I'm sorry to hear about your dog. I agree, our four legged friends sure do add a lot to our lives that we don't even realize till their gone. We also are in the kids-off-to-college stage of life. I totally understand how you just didn't realize ...

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Are you likely to enjoy the cake? Personally, I don't care for cake and just take a drink (tea or coffee if they are available, water if they aren't) to keep my hands busy while everyone else eats. I agree that most people won't notice and those that do probably have their own issues. There certainl...

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It feels great to have real choices doesn't it? Keep up the good work.

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Hi, glad to see you and good luck to you. I hope all goes well your first week.

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Now you know you can do it. Tomorrow aim for just a little bit longer. Maybe a half hour or an hour later than today. You know you can make it to after dinner because you did it today. How did things come undone? Is it possible to eliminate the sweets and snacks from the house? For a while I would o...

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Welcome back. Sounds like you're off to a great (re) start. Best of luck to you.

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Hi. Welcome back. I'm glad you knew where to come back to

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I have often struggled between following hunger/fullness and noS, maybe this can be my happy place Inbetween. If it helps at all . . . I eat significantly less now than when I started. I think I was just overeating a lot!!! Sometimes, I'm actually disappointed in how quickly I feel full/satisfied n...

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I know others have tried variations on this idea. I don't know how it worked out for them thought. I imagine that, in order for it to work successfully, it would have to be a consistent day. For example Wednesday and Saturday are "S" days every week. Not, Wednesday one week, Thursday the next and Tu...

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I actually gave up sweets before I started no-s. It wasn't easy that's for sure! :roll: It was very motivational for me to watch a video by Dr. Robert Lustg about sugar/high fructose corn syrup. I think it's called "Sugar the Bitter Truth" but I'm not sure about that and it's 90 minutes long so You ...

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Good luck to you this week. Don't you hate that very unpleasant 4:00 wake-up call from you stomach? Weirdly, I didn't even realize it was happening until I was able to get a week or two of no-evening snacks under my belt. (no pun intended :wink: ) Slow and steady does indeed win this race. I'm glad ...

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This isn't as easy as I thought it would be, so I definitely need the encouragement.

I sure can relate to this!!

If you are able to identify what is giving you a problem and are comfortable sharing, we may be able to offer ideas to help problem solve.

Kind regards,

gingerpie

Hi, nice to see you back. Best of luck in the coming week.

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Hi Tortie, It is tough when you're stuck at home. You're right, eating that cookie does feel good - for a minute. :? Hopefully next week will be a bit easier on you and you'll be able to get out more. Sometimes when I get wrapped up in eating I search for vegetable recipes and make those instead of ...

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you can't expect to completely take away people's pleasure.

I wonder why pleasure is so wrapped up in food - or vice versa? I mean, why do I not gain as much pleasure from completing a task as I do from a chicken wing?

No need to answer

Just some of my own musing.

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Ah, you got brainwashed by the IF tribe, maybe? Not deliberately oolala, I've actually never read any IF materials until after I saw this post and I went off and looked it up :lol: I just honestly thought that some people didn't have to think about their food like I do. I suppose your right though ...

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-he helps me with the kids and around the house, he never forgets bdays, valentines day etc, we have a lot of fun together, he's loyal, and he's always there for me when I'm feeling down. I'm not sure he can get much more clear than what he's been. It's too bad that you have been having trouble "he...

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Welcome home :) no worries, Imperfect progress is still progress. I've imperfectly been following no-s for years and, although I've never had the amazing stories of success that others have had, I have definitely made great strides and, more importantly, I've never had the feeling that I can't do th...

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was at the doctor's today and had a spot check of my a1c (measure of blood glucose over about 3 months). For the first time in years it was normal! This is great news!! I think that it doesn't matter what kind of "diet" we choose to follow. No-S has to be the foundation to make it work. Congratulat...

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Hi, just want to stop in to say, "I hear ya"! I just recently realized that even as little as one glass of alcohol increases my anxiety in the following 24 hours. How could I have never noticed that before? I don't know, but I'm glad I noticed it now and I'm glad you're working through your anxiety....

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Here's the link. I remember the original post but I don't remember where it was.

http://www.eatlikeanormalperson.com/how ... al-person/

I like some of what she has to to say but I doubt if it's for everyone.

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*Warning* conspiracy theory below :roll: Funny this topic came up just now. I was just recently talking to my sister about my conspiracy theory regarding obesity and the ailments that go along with it. The truth is: if ever American, right now, today, started eating only what they believed to be the...

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hello and welcome, the no-s diet plan is a wonderful tool to help you understand your relationship with food and/or eating. Please do commit to at least a month of good honest effort and see where it takes you. . . I think you'll be pleasantly, surprised.

Warm regards,

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Hi r.jean, Yes, I think you're right. I think I'm ready to give up the tracking and just do what I know I need to do. I'm a bit nervous about it though. It's been a part of my life for quite a while now. Truth be told, I'm a bit saddened because I really thought that the day would come when (for day...

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Hi, I'm glad you found us and that our little tribe is useful to you. No-s really can work wonders.

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Hi and welcome back. It sounds like you have a good handle on what needs to happen in order to see success. Best of luck to you as you continue your journey.

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I guess you didn't have a lot of fails between last September and now. Awesome! I didn't even see this pop up on the board . . . I guess I wasn't checking every day!! Or at all. Anyway, I'm in a bit of a weird spot as I can't decide how I want to handle this phase of the journey. As I mentioned pre...

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I'll be thinking of you today. I hope all goes well with your meeting.

Kind regards,
Virginia

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I'm glad you came back and I'm especially glad that you find the forum a comforting outlet.

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Tonight I decided to fast for the next two days but thought better of it and instead took the dog for another walk.

A fine idea indeed! Mine "talks" me into a nice walk on a very regular basis and and I never regret it.

I'm glad to hear you're doing well.

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However, I am very impatient. :? Aren't we all? Perhaps it will help to realize that 3 weeks will pass regardless of whether or not you've stuck to your plan . . . If you do stick to it, you'll learn a lot about yourself. If you don't, you'll be exactly in the same position that you were on June 1s...

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Welcome back and good luck on your journey.

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My deepest sympathies to you and your family. She was indeed a beautiful and talented girl.

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Hello and welcome. This is a wonderful lifestyle and I think you'll really enjoy it. Just to be clear: you're not required too post your food here. People do it because they find it helpful but you can use the boards in whatever fashion is most useful to you. Good luck in your adventure.

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I hope all goes well

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We had a multi-week trip a few years ago. I just stuck to no-s. There is so much more to see and do than just the food . . . it really wasn't a problem and made the meals that much more enjoyable. In any case, enjoy your trip.

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Hi, I think your #3 is probably the best course of action. It won't harm you to experience an hour or two of hunger and it will start to teach your body not to expect food quite so often. If you are someplace that you can get a drink, that might help. I sometimes have a glass of milk if I'm in a sit...

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Welcome home.

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I think I do want to check my meals for nutrition. Not too long ago (a couple, maybe three months) It popped into my head that maybe my wanting to snack was related to not having adequate nutrition. My thinking was,"If my body/brain expects nutrition at a meal but doesn't get it because I'm stuffin...

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Hello and welcome. I think you'll be pleased with your decision to join our little band of merry wo/men. :) You'll be eating with the family from day one. I was just commenting to my daughter yesterday that I am happy we retained the " eating together as a family unit" habit. It really is a pleasant...

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Oolala - consider it bumped 😉 I'm really bad at remembering as well so you get plenty of heartfelt sympathy from me.

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I'm in.
I forgot I said I'd join in this month. oops

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If it helps: I've been using the mantra "I never regret success"
My father in law has come to visit for 6 weeks and the string of Summer treats have already started so I've been using it a lot!! 😉

Good luck 👍

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Hi Ironchef,

Thanks for stopping bye. It's good to be back among the boards but I'm sorry to hear of your current stresses. I hope the next few days go a bit better but it sounds like you have your priorities well in order.

Kind regards and well wishes,

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Thanks for the welcome everybody. It does feel good to be back. Larkspur, yes it probably is good that I had started addressing the possibility of diabetes long ago (I have a family history of it so it wasn't really that big of a shock.) I'm also very happy to feel like I know where to start. - no s...

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1st day almost over and happily a success so far! Just like riding a bike. Hope I don't crash.

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So, somewhat ashamedly, I have to admit that I haven't been doing well on my plan. More or less a year ago, I dutifully went traipsing off to the doctor for a check-up which included blood-work. Blood-work came back for the second time a bit elevated into the "pre-diabetic" range. Her come the embar...

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So, I'm back . . . Spring and Summer were great and I made huge advances in all aspects of my life. But, as is always the way with me, I still have lots of"cleaning up the details" too do. I'm going to try Reinhardt's idea of "negative quantification" a try. That means I'll only be posting when I fa...

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I'm in.

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If I don't say NO when it's hard, I'm likely to keep reinforcing this habit for the REST OF MY LIFE

I'm finding this useful today. Thanks

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Hi Nell12, Congratulations on you success!! Just keep on doing what you are doing. Most of us have days, weeks, or even months of ups and downs. The longer you can keep at it the easier it is to weather the challenges later. Eventually, I think you'll find that what and how much you eat gradually ch...

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Hi Kathleen,
Just a kindly reminder that you don't have to share your weight. If you just need to "talk", we're willing to "listen". Hope to see you back soon.

Regards,
Virginia

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