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Yesterday was green and today is an S day. I have eaten more than I would have liked but I baked a cake for my son's birthday tomorrow and tasted far too much frosting. Plus i had some chocolate and lollies while filling up my son's party bags and 2 Cronuts this morning which were so amazing! I didn...

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Yes after my month long binge I definitely need weaning. I am happy to report I'm down 3kg mostly if not all water weight. I like to weigh myself frequently in the first week as it helps motivate me to keep going. Then I will switch to weekly or fortnightly weighing and will hopefully go back to bar...

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Thanks oolala. I am happy to report I have stuck to No S for 4 days in a row, something I haven't been able to do for over a month. I did have the urge to binge this afternoon but I managed to stick it out and just have a hot chocolate. I had a really low day today because my son had an appointment ...

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So glad to have found this post as I have been on a month long binge. Pretty much binging daily consuming blocks of chocolate and other crap food. I was doing really well on No S and was feeling great then after 3 S days I spiralled out of control and the binging began causing me to gain 7kg! I have...

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Arghh I'm finding it so hard to get back on track. I think I have depression too so am heading to my GP on Friday to hopefully get some antidepressants. Have just felt so lethargic with no motivation to even do daily chores or activities lately. I know having the structure of No S again will really ...

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Just reading through the No S book again to get me in the right mindset. 2 quotes I need to focus on from the book are 'fight one enemy at a time, not three at once' this resonates with me because I am too focused on what I'm eating being perfect nutritionally when first off I need to just focus on ...

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I have decided to take a week or two break from posting just to give myself time to work on my binging habit. I will be loosely following No S but don't want to feel as though I have to be green or I binge. It usually takes me a week or two to get back out of my binging habit and I can stay on track...

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Thanks oolala. Another pretty good S day yesterday. Had a friend's birthday barbeque dinner that I went to. B- 2 crumpets with butter and marmite L- chicken and vegetable soup, garlic butter toast and an apple T- barbeque meats and salads S day treats- soft serve ice cream, few chicken nuggets and f...

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Today was an S day B- crumpets with butter and marmite and an apple L- Turkish roll with pastrami, cheese, tomato and aioli + watermelon T- Korean spicy pork on rice and stir fried veg S day treats- piece of caramel slice, some of the kids homemade fried rice Glad I was able to have a tame S day tod...

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Thanks ironchef! Glad you had a great day. Your situation with your tenant sounds awful. I definitely recommend getting a property manager. It helps relieve some of the stress with renting out your property. We rent out 2 properties but we are lucky to have pretty good tenants and a great property m...

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I'm back and ready to start the new month fresh with no extra red days! I feel like I'm ready to get back on track, don't think it helped being that time of the month and the weekend sugar binge during my birthday weekend. I was going to make a mod that I only have one S day but I don't want to go i...

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Thanks for your support and advice Larkspur and oolala. Today (Friday) is usually an S day for me so I took it as an S day with the exception of having only one or two S events to help keep me on track with 3 meals a day and to make sure I don't go over a week without an S day. Today's food B- crump...

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Arghh yesterday was a very red day. I baked cookies for the kids and caved in and binged. I don't know what is going on lately, I think I maybe just felt guilty about the weekend and my weight had kind of plateaued after losing the first bit of weight. Which was due to wild S days. Anyway I can't dw...

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Thanks Oolala for your advice. I really struggled through this afternoon but made it through the day. It feels good to have been strong. Just got to take it one meal at a time over the rest of the week. I am a little nervous about only having 2 more N days before being back to my S days again but if...

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Thanks Oolala, it is Monday here today :) Well today was a red day. I did so well until after dinner. I think having 3 S days in a row really throws me out of routine. Plus I felt so fat and bloated after the weekend I felt like I wanted to go on a diet and was thinking about diets throughout the da...

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Well today was my birthday and I are far too much and permasnacked all day but glad to be back to an N day tomorrow as I'm feeling rather blah. I enjoyed chocolate cake, lemon meringue pie and chocolate to name a few things today plus wine. Will be glad to get back to regular S weekends now since Ea...

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Yesterday's food was
B- 2 choc chip pancakes
L- crumpets with baked beans and cheese put under the grill
S- chocolate cake
T- lamb, cheese, salad toasted wrap, some fries and coke
S- picked at more cake

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Yes definitely, it's amazing how much water weight we can hold onto.

Thanks, yesterday was Friday over here and that was my S day. I use Friday and Saturday as my S days as those are my most social days.

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Thank you for the birthday wishes oolala. My S day didn't quite go as planned but it wasn't crazy like last weekend and I am still fairly new. I am about a month in so I am not going to stress about S days just yet, as I am on habit during the week which is the main thing at this stage. B- peanut bu...

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Happy Birthday for Sunday, it's my birthday too on Sunday. Hope you enjoy your morning tea

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Last Green Day for the week completed. I have another 3 S day weekend due to it being my birthday. I vow not to go crazy on all of those days. I am meeting up with a friend for afternoon tea tomorrow so will get some sort of baked item. Then we are Celebrating my birthday Saturday as my proper birth...

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Didn't update yesterday but was Green

B- Crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries
L- ham, egg and noodle mini quiche type things made in muffin tray, tinned pears
T- Thai green curry with carrot, capsicum and green beans + glass of wine

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Green today, feeling good to be back on habit

B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries
L- leftover Korean beef with rice and a few bites of an apple
T- bacon and vegetable risotto with broccoli and a glass of wine

Will be going for a walk with a friend shortly

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Thank you Skycat and oolala for your support :D Today was a tough one after spending 3 days consuming too much sugar my cravings were strong but I made it through the day without touching my kids Easter chocolate so I am certainly proud of myself. I needed to get right back on track today or I knew ...

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Thanks oolala. One S day recently I just ate chocolate because it was an S day and I could. I think I need to be more mindful that I don't have to eat any esses on S days. Although I will definitely have something within the 2 days to keep me going through the week. But I will make sure it is someth...

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Oolala I ate the ears first :) Well I think I am going to have to mark today as red and move on. I know it is officially an S day being Easter Sunday but I planned on not taking it but ate some of my kids chocolate this morning. I now feel rather ill. Also I am thinking I might limit myself to one o...

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Another day with too much chocolate, maybe next year I will be less wild at Easter time. At this stage I'm not too bothered and am enjoying all this chocolate, but not the way it makes me feel. I am looking forward to having an N day tomorrow. B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries L-...

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Thank you Noelfigart. I would certainly like to stick to Vanilla No S. My S days are actually fairly tame so far and I'm only a month in. I had one wild S day last week but it didn't bother me. I am just worried my S days will undo my N day hard work. If I think I am just worried because I only lost...

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Just curious if anyone only takes one S day per week and why you only take one? Thanks

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Thank you Skycat Today I certainly ate too much chocolate but I'm not worried I really enjoyed being able to eat chocolate guilt free for the first Easter since I was a kid. Although I feel ill from eating too much today. I have decided not to take Sunday as an S day. I certainly don't need an extra...

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Thanks Skycat, I stayed strong and ended up having a green day. Now I can enjoy my 3 S days guilt free!

B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries
L- bread roll with pastrami, cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo + 1/2 a pear and small banana
T- pumpkin, spinach and ricotta cannelloni + a pear

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Really struggling today having all this Easter chocolate and hot cross buns in the house after doing my shopping today. I am trying to justify swapping an S day to today but I know it is a bad idea. Just have to hold out until tomorrow morning when I can have a hot cross bun for breakfast!

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Green day

B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries
L- sweet chilli chicken wrap and a plum
T- hot dog in a roll with cheese, onion, tomato sauce and mustard + fries

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Thank you. Exactly i certainly won't be eating all day long for 3 days straight but I'm sure on Sunday there will be a decent amount of chocolate consumed. I'm excited as normally at Easter time I don't buy myself anything and then end up binging on the kids leftover chocolate and going and buying m...

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Another green day. So proud of myself as it is 2 more days and I have been doing No S for 4 weeks and no red days! I am converted to No S for life, I wish I had known about it years ago, although I was still in the must lose weight fast mentality that I honestly don't think I would have stuck to it....

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Larkspur you will either love it or hate it. If you do have it put lots of butter on your toast or crumpets and spread the Marmite very thinly so you can still see most of the surface of the toast or it will be too strong. I think Marmite from England is different in taste to the one in Australia an...

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Green day today B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries L- noodles with stirfried green veg and egg + a plum T- Thai green curry on rice I pretty much have the same breakfast everyday and am still not sick of it. I know it keeps me full and I really enjoy it. Also still really enjoying...

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It felt good to be back into my N day routine today, although wasn't feeling great after all that wine B- sausage and egg mc muffin and hashbrown L- chicken, salad and cheese wrap, yoghurt and raspberries T- Homemade egg and ham fried rice Also had a bottle of sugar free Powerade today, not somethin...

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That's a good idea oolala. Well yesterday was a fairly wild S day. Wasn't intended to be that way until I had too many wines which would have been a lot of calories itself but then I ate 2 sliders and a sugar coated jam donut later in the night plus there was dessert served too. I'm not too worried ...

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Same thing with me, I would normally pick at this and that then have blown the diet and gone on a binge. Instead I drank 2 glasses of water and watched a movie. Suprisingly I didn't wake up starving

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Sorry for your loss Merry. You did well not gaining a lot, I'm like you and tend to gain alot from fluid retention easily and it usually only takes a couple of days to get rid of it.

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S day today, took my boys to see a movie since it is the school holidays. B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries S- 2 small handfuls of choc coated tiny teddies S- mini tub of Pringles and malteasers at the movies Late lunch- baked potato topped with diced ham and grated cheese + 3 cr...

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Another green day. Yay I made it to my S day tomorrow! Was a very stressful day today so I'm glad I didn't turn to food for a pick me up. Just had wine instead :lol: B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with raspberries L- spicy noodles with stir fried pak choy and carrot with a fried egg on top and...

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Thanks osoniye

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Yes oolala I have certainly surprised myself with the fact I am enjoying being hungry before meals, and am enjoying my food so much more as there is no food guilt, I'm getting to enjoy meals that I previously would have avoided. I do have to agree that starving to get compliments is no fun at all, I...

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Another green day. No s is so easy for me to stick to I am loving it. I barely get hunger pangs now. My body knows when to expect meals and I only get hungry within an hour or so of expecting my meal. My meal times are currently 7.30 12/1 and 5.30/7 We have been having slightly later tea times with ...

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B- crumpets with Marmite and yoghurt with berries
L- leftover lasagna and grapes
T- spicy fried rice and stir fried veg + a shot of Korean vodka

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Thank you Merry I certainly am enjoying these new habits

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Green day today

B- Marmite crumpets, yoghurt and raspberries
L- leftover pesto pasta salad, lettuce salad and a piece of buttered bread
T- lasagna, salad and a piece of garlic bread

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Just writing some random thoughts in my head... Since starting No S I have honestly felt so much happier. I'm not writing meal plans out all the time, I don't have to stress that we have visitors staying and I can't eat my 'diet food' I can actually cook a good hearty meal and enjoy it. I really loo...

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Noni, it's hard to explain what Marmite is but it's a yeast extract spread and has a very strong salty taste

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Oolala the pumpkin pasta salad is mixed with basil pesto which is blended cashews, basil olive oil and Parmesan, then I just roasted cubes of pumpkin and mixed them through the pasta with some crumbled feta. It's really yummy. The sweetness of the pumpkin with the salty pesto and feta goes well toge...

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Another reasonable S day today. We had relatives who are travelling around Australia from New Zealand where we are originally from show up to suprise us today. B- Marmite on crumpets and yoghurt with raspberries L- vegetable lasagna and grapes T- barbeque with our relatives grilled marinated chicken...

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Thanks, yes Oolala I am certainly looking forward to the natural progression to less esses on S days. I like that the decision will come from feeling rubbish from eating it, not because I'm not allowed it. The more I'm not allowed it the more desirable it becomes!

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Haha Larkspur yes Marmite is very strange to people who haven't grown up eating it. The key is to spread it very thinly if you ever try it as it has a very strong taste. I love it though. Crumpets are usually eaten with sweet spreads such as honey or jam which I think you call jelly but I prefer the...

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Today was a much looked forward to S day but was suprisingly disappointing in the fact that I have felt so yuck from the sugar, and I haven't enjoyed my meals as much as usual because I wasn't hungry for them. Tomorrow I think I will just have my peanut butter m&ms after dinner so I don't feel full ...

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Thanks noni, I certainly am enjoying my meals at the moment. Your friend sounded rather interesting haha. Glad you were able to get rid of her, I wish it was as easy for me. I think it would be a lot easier if our boys weren't in the same grade at school, then I could just cut all ties with her. My ...

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Thank you. Another green day today, which wasn't without its challenges. After I did my grocery shopping I had a stronger urge to binge on some items I had purchased. However I had a cup of tea and told myself tomorrow is an S day so I can just wait. Am hoping tomorrow will be a tame S day consideri...

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Larkspur yes I definitely need some protein or something in there to keep me going. I find my breakfast of crumpets or an English muffin with yoghurt and berries keeps me full the longest.

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Another green day today and am going for a walk later. Tomorrow will mark 2 weeks of green days. I think that is my longest streak on No S, I usually last about 10 days before I give up as the weight loss is too slow but since I'm not weighing myself I'm finding it easier to stick to. I'm loving how...

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Another green day under my belt and a 30 min walk too. I always feel so much better after a walk and catch up with my friend. Doesn't feel like exercise at all. B- oatmeal with apple, cinnamon and a tsp of brown sugar. I don't know what it is with oatmeal but it never keeps me full for long. Some pe...

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I can't prove my aversion to using the scale is the right thing to do. I just know I hate the emphasis on weight loss rather than on improved delight in eating and function, unless the person really has health issues that requires weight loss. But even that usually means the person will be rewarded...

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Do you prefer the taste of non fat yoghurt to full fat? I personally find it lacking in flavour and really enjoy the creaminess of full fat yoghurt. I also find it helps to keep me full for longer. Some people can't switch to full fat after dieting for so long. My mum only drinks skim milk and think...

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I don't mind walking but prefer the gym classes more. I ended up going for a walk last night for 30 mins with a friend. Another green day today. Am finding this suprisingly easy so far. Only felt a bit hungry this afternoon but kept busy and eventually forgot about it and then it was time to cook te...

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It's funny how we all have different things that we think of as diet foods. I have now switched to full cream milk, regular coca cola (one can on an S day) and high fibre white bread. I used to be scared of fat and refined carbs but for now I am enjoying the pleasure they bring to eating and drinkin...

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I'm very much the same Maggiemae, my feelings about my weight can either cause my day to be good or bad. It is rather sad when you think about it that we let a silly number dictate our life. I am definitely looking forward to feeling free from food and the scales. I am already feeling so much more c...

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Thanks oolala. Green day today. I love how it's starting to feel normal to eat 3 meals already. I have hardly thought about food between meals today. B- low sugar homemade waffles with yoghurt, raspberries and peaches- I don't count these waffles as an S L- homemade satay fried rice T- 2 fish tacos ...

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That is exactly what I need to focus on, my relationship with food not what the scale says. I'm tempted to throw my scales out as I base my eating around what I weigh. I don't think my partner would be happy if I threw them away so I will just try to stay away from them. Maybe even try weigh at the ...

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Thank you, that is great advice. I will certainly enjoy my white products for now and see where that takes me. I don't think I will ever go back to low fat dairy as I much prefer the taste of full fat.

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Since doing No S I have been avoiding certain healthy foods as I associate them with dieting. Such as brown bread, brown rice, low fat products. I do prefer white rice and white bread as well as full fat products more though, but I feel if I eat wholegrain items or anything low fat that I will get m...

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Welcome back! I gently suggest you consider trying also to put more focus on how much more enjoyable food is and how much better you feel between meals after adjusting again to longer gaps. These inner rewards actually bring some lasting pleasure in exchange for the temporary reward of eating more....

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Hi whosonfirst yes it was pretty good! Today has been another tame S day for me. Will be glad to get back to an N day tomorrow. I actually felt really tired and lethargic after my McFlurry ice cream today, nearly fell asleep on the couch in the afternoon. Shows how much better having no sweets durin...

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I have tried No S a few times only for a couple of weeks at a time. I always lose weight. I even lost weight on our holiday we went on following No S eating McDonald's and Chinese takeout a few times and some other heavy meals. I seem to give up on No S when I start seeing slower results after the i...

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Down 5.5lbs in 6 days so far. It is mostly water weight from my binge the week before starting back on No S but still happy with a loss. I like my weigh in days to be Friday as it is the morning of my first S day so I'm not carrying all the extra bloat straight after my S days. My S day was fairly t...

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Just saying Hi from a fellow Aussie. Glad to hear you are ok after having your skin cancer removed

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I am really enjoying this sane way of eating, it feels good not to stress about everything I'm eating. Just hope I can stay focused on the slow and steady approach. Today was another green day B- Marmite on toast and vanilla yoghurt with raspberries L- roast chicken and stuffing sandwich with grapes...

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Another green day. Looking forward to only having one more day tomorrow then it is an S day.

B- egg on toast, vanilla yoghurt and raspberries
L-, vegetarian lasagna, date and nut ball and apple
T- chicken burger and curly fries

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Another green day. Going out to a birthday dinner tomorrow night. Am glad I can choose what I want off the menu and don't have to have a salad. I'm a carb girl, love my carbs. Will probably get a burger and fries as that is one of the cheaper things on the menu and we are on a budget. Will be saying...

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lpearlmom wrote:Great job! Your meals look yummy!

Keep up the good work!

Linda

Thank you Linda

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Another green day today. Had to have a small glass of milk between lunch and dinner though but overall a success B- crumpets with butter and marmite, yoghurt and raspberries L- sweet chilli chicken wrap and an apple T- honey mustard chicken thighs with crispy bacon and rice with broccoli and carrots...

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Today is Monday here but I count Sunday as an N day as Friday and Saturday are my most social days. Yesterday's food B- peanut butter on toast L-plate of pasta in tomato based sauce and a bit of parmesan T- curried sausages, mashed potato, carrot and broccoli Found it fairly easy to stick to my 3 me...

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So yesterday was my first day back on No S and it happened to fall on an S day. I went a little overboard with the cupcakes but I gave the rest away so they aren't tempting me on my first N day today. Was thinking of skipping yesterday as an S day an just make it an N day, but that would have been s...

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I also like to read about foreign foods. For instance, I know that toast and baked beans is not from America, because we would dump a lot of cheese on it...lol But what are pikelets? I remember distancing myself from an acquaintance who enlisted me as her "psychologist", spending collective hours o...

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Good luck today! As an American I so enjoy reading about crumpets and tea :) I think you are sensible to want to maintain a stable weight even if it's higher than you like versus cycling up and down. I think my issue is I go through periods of accepting my weight, and then when I'm trying, I get fr...

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I'm back after falling off the wagon, trying another diet and failing. I'm always at my lower weight when I'm doing No S so I don't know why I stray from it. I would be better off maintaining my lower weight than dieting then binging and gaining a few kilos. Just want to have a sane relationship wit...

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So the last 2 days have been red. Yesterday turned into a binge at lunch time. Something just came over me and I went on a carb binge. Damn PMS! Tonight I had seconds after dinner and some teddy bear cookies. I vow to have a green day tomorrow or I know I will spiral out of control if I let myself h...

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Today was a moderate S day. Felt like I could have gone without my sweet treat of chocolate but didn't want to crave it later in the week when my PMS hits. B- crumpets with butter, yoghurt and a nectarine L- sweet chilli chicken wrap and an apple T- roast chicken breast, curry pasta, coleslaw, cucum...

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Thank you Merry. Today wasn't too bad for an S day, more than I would usually have but I don't go out often. Enjoyed my meal and movie out. Was nice not to feel stuffed and guilty after my meal and ice cream. I even left food on my plate at dinner time as the portion was too big even though it was e...

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Thanks noni! Today was GREEN another successful day, no cravings or down moments to report. Can't wait for my S day tomorrow. Going out for a meal and to see a movie afterwards with a friend. I like to keep my S days as similar to N days as possible and allow for 1 treat. Although I don't stress if ...

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Today was a success. I faced a few obstacles. My friend offered me a donut at her house but I said no thanks. Also had a moment where I felt like giving up and binging tonight after stupidly weighing myself and not liking the number, as well as not liking what I seen in the mirror. Thankfully I talk...

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Well I've never actually posted before but have attempted No S several times over the last few months. In between giving up and calorie counting or having shakes. But I always come back to No S as it is such a life friendly diet. I only want to lose about 22lbs would even be happy with about 15lbs. ...

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