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MaggieMae

DAY 4: GREEN My son and my mom made cupcakes. My son is not good at eating cake with a fork...it's drops all over the place. So, I had to feed it to him. I put a piece of gum in my mouth so I wouldn't mindlessly try to sneak a bite. I wasn't even tempted. I feel the habit forming. It makes me feel l...

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DAY 3: GREEN

Three days in a row?! I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm really doing this!!!!!

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Day 2: GREEN Thanks, Rawcookie! I don't think I could go cold turkey on the soda. Ihad one yesterday, and one today. I would love to have another right now, but I don't feel like it's worth marking a RED day. Work went great today. I stopped to get a salad on the way home, and locked my keys in my c...

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Day 1: GREEN
Trying to get into the 21 day club. Did shovelglove and walked today. Feeling great!

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Wow, Rikki, that is an amazing weight loss! I am your height and I haven't seen 132 since junior high. haha.

Keep it up!

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I'm excited about starting over again tomorrow to try to get into the 21 day club. I watched some shovelglove moves yesterday and tried to learn them and I did them again this morning. I really enjoy it! I should be able to start walking more now that spring is here. My mod will be to include a cont...

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Thank you so much for sharing, farmer Hal! I am so sorry for your loss. Pets become members of our family and it is always hard to say goodbye. I don't think cereal is a strange binge item! I used to go through quite a lot of it every night. Good luck getting back to noS. Sounds like you're already ...

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Awesome! You're an inspiration for me to keep working at building the habit.

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Using my check in today as a confessional. Today was just a wth day of pure gluttony. I think I am going to regroup and start fresh Monday. I can do this. Even if I never lose another pound, I WILL gain control of my appetite and not be enslaved to food. I am learning many valuable things by doing N...

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Thanks for the tips, everyone! I bought some sparkling water and thought I might try adding some fruit juice to it. I think my first step in phasing out soda will be to get down to one a day, then eventually having one only when I eat out. I think this will be the game changer in my weight loss.

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Thanks, oohlala! You always have words of wisdom.

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Thanks, oohlala! You always have words of wisdom.

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So, I searched the NoS discussion board to see if anyone else had started a topic about soda addiction. I am so glad I found this article, because it was hilarious. Ten years ago, I could take it or leave it. I thought it was odd that people were addicted to soda and drank more than one a day. I don...

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I've had similar conversations at work. People can't believe that just eating three meals a day and not snacking could actually make a significant difference. Plus, like you said, our society cannot fathom living without snacks. We might faint and waste away if we don't eat every two hours.

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Starting month 5 of No S. Aiming to have no more than 4 red days. (Baby Steps.) 1. :mrgreen: 2. :mrgreen: - had a tray of cookies warm from the oven placed in front of me....I resisted! BIG victory! 3. :mrgreen: 4. :oops: 5. 8) 6. 8) 7. :mrgreen: 8. :oops: 9. :oops: 10. :oops: - spinach dip and tort...

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Welcome! No S is wonderful. It was liberating to delete allthe calorie counting apps from my phone!

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Welcome! No S is wonderful. It was liberating to delete allthe calorie counting apps from my phone!

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Hi, Cedar! Good article. You sound like me. I'll be doing alright on no S, then I try calorie counting or intermittent fasting and end up bingeing and starting all over. Gonna try to keep it sane for the rest of the year.

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Hi, Cedar! Good article. You sound like me. I'll be doing alright on no S, then I try calorie counting or intermittent fasting and end up bingeing and starting all over. Gonna try to keep it sane for the rest of the year.

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Wow, what has happened to us as a society?! We want everything now! Hungry? Gotta eat RIGHT NOW! So glad I've discovered no S.

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Wow, what has happened to us as a society?! We want everything now! Hungry? Gotta eat RIGHT NOW! So glad I've discovered no S.

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I'm finishing upmonth four on no S. Time to step it up. I've been allowing myself soda and sugary coffee drinks through the week,but now that I'm not working as much, I'm going to try to cut it out on N days. I'm going to move my S days.... S days start at dinner on Friday and end at dinner on Sunda...

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My brother in law and his wife are on this diet. They're having good success. The selling point is that you get one treat day a week to eat whatever you want. They almost had me talked into it, then I thought... Why only have one free day a week when No S gives me TWO!!!

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Thanks for the concern, but nothing triggered me!

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Oh, wow, I don't think I could keep all of that straight, let alone actually practice it! Definitely not enough willpower for that.

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Oh, wow, I don't think I could keep all of that straight, let alone actually practice it! Definitely not enough willpower for that.

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I woke up with a new sense of " I CAN DO THIS!" . Piled my dinner plate pretty full, but not too bad. It included asparagus and half a banana so I'm not going to beat myself up. Made sure my husband hid all the leftover cookies. This is my last week in an office setting, so I'm hoping it will get ea...

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I'm the same way! Several people gave us boxes of chocolate recently, and they are all gone within a few days. I am always amazed when I go to someone's house and they have jars or bowls of mini candy bars that they keep out. How do they not eat them all within a day or two?? That seems impossible t...

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Welcome, Elizabeth! I started back in November, and I've gone back and forth to calorie counting and intermittent fasting. After a few days, I realize that I'm not learning how to have a good relationship with food and I can't log calories every day for the rest of my life. I'm sure I'll have a few ...

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Thank you so much to both of you! Your words of encouragement are greatly appreciated.

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The Venus Index... I haven't heard of that one! You know I'm going to look it up now. :lol: I read French Women Don't Get Fat over the weekend. I wanted to see if it was similar to No S.... no snacking, saving treats for special days, etc. I found myself getting anxious thinking about cooking from o...

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I was going to post earlier that I feel hopeless. NO way in the world I'll ever have 5 green days in a row. Somehow, I pulled off a green day today. Stress eating is going to be a major problem. I have 3 weeks of work left. I've decided to quit my job and stay home with our son. He is starting 25 ho...

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Wow, what a rude thing to say!!! You are going to lose your excess weight.... That woman will always be a classless, ignorant witch. My husband s work had their fancy dinner thingy this past weekend and people were drinking. A lot. Perhaps she had one too many. 😊

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My goal is to decrease my red days from6 to 4. Not a lofty goal, but I'm being honest. I don't have any NWS days but it's my last month at my job,so I'm sure there will be a celebration/ farewell thingy at some point. SU MO T W TH F SAT :arrow: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :oops: 8) 8) :mrgr...

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Well,since the last two days of January are s days, I guess I'm ending the month with a total of 6 red days. I was hoping for" bronze" status and didn't get it this time. It was my birthday month and my son had pneumonia along with some other stressors, so I definitely did better than I would have w...

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Yes, I can at least use the strength training exercises that came with the program, so not a total loss. I haven't used light weights in years and don't know where to start. Yes,he seems very arrogant! I can't stand reading/watching alot of the videos and emails I get from the program because he's s...

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I've been doing yoga on YouTube , and a commercial always comes on after the video for a website called kinobody. Being the professional dieter that I am, I was intrigued and looked at the website. It is basically strength training3 times a week, walking, and intermittent fasting( 16 hours fast ever...

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Just checking in. I'm still doing the January challenge thread,which I am loving. Since it has been too cold to walk, I have been trying different exercises. Walking inside/ step machine. Okay, but boring. Aerobic/ zumba videos.... Couldn't do more than ten minutes. Man, am I out of shape. So I went...

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Good for him! Thanks for sharing the article.

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I saw that meme ! Those Danish cookies are a wonderful childhood memory. Ah, the ads. I used to get mad at the my fitness pal website because for a long time there was an ad for dairy queen that showed a double cheeseburger , fries, glass of coke, and a hot fudge sundae. I was like, really!? Staring...

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Well, I bragged on myself too soon. After writing the above post, I ended up having a donut, mtn dew, McDonald's big Mac, fries, and chocolate shake. Ugh. Indigestion.

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Haven't been checking in here because I've been doing the challenges and keeping track over there. Few thoughts...I'm 2 months in , and yesterday I took an S day for the New Year holiday. I decided to actually not go wild and only had a piece of cake after dinner. Other than that, it was a typical N...

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I'm in! 1. 8) 2. 8) 3. 8) 4. :mrgreen: 5. :mrgreen: 6. :oops: ( Reese hearts got me) 7. :oops: 8. :oops: what is my problem?! 9. 8) 10. 8) 11. :mrgreen: 12. :mrgreen: 13. :mrgreen: 14. :mrgreen: 15. :oops: (2 am and my son has croup. I'm taking a red day) 16. 8) 17. 8) 18. :mrgreen: 19. 8) my birthd...

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Good read. Very interesting! I thought this part from the 1905 section was especially interesting:
"The dyspepsia so common in this country comes from taking, as a habit, more food than is necessary"

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I haven't been checking in on here this week, but Mon/Tues/Wed were green, Thursday was a pre=planned NWS day, and Friday was Green. Yay! Enjoying this S day. :lol: Getting ready to go to a state park that we've never to before and do a little like hiking with our little guy. It's mid-December and i...

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FAIL

Baking chocolate chip cookies again. Daggone it! Love baking this time of year.

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Welcome! I can't believe you've only had one red day! That's amazing!

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Today is the last day of the year. I did NOT achieve bronze status this month, but I think I kept enough green days to prevent weight gain. I'll check tomorrow. Happy New Year every one! :arrow: :arrow: :D :D :D :oops: 8) 8) :D :D :D 8) :D 8) 8) :D :oops: :oops: :oops: 8) :D 8) :D:oops: 8) :D 8) :D ...

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SUcCess

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SUCCESS!

I had managed to lose 2 pounds at my last check, but after Thanksgiving weekend, I'm actually up one pound from my November 1st weigh in. Oh well. That's to be expected when you eat pie, banana pudding, cake, peanut fudge, etc. Hoping to NOT gain at my next weigh in on January 1st.

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SUCCESS

Finally, a successful n day!

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I met my goal which was to achieve" bronze"! I only had2 red days and one nws day. Hoping to achieve the same for the month of December!

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Thanks Sonya and ginger pie, for the tips and words of wisdom! My tummy definitely did not want the treats most of the time. Now that company is gone, I can honestly say that today is the best s day I've had. I'm going to use your advice for the Christmas holidays. I can tell that resolve goes out t...

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Sounds like a great s day! I'm one month in, so my S days are still pretty crazy.

I am hopeful that they will calm down in due time.

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I have only been no s'ing for one month. I have so many weekday holiday get togethers on the calendar for December that I'm scared to commit. I'm going to TRY to only eat one plate of food and pass on the desserts , other than Christmas eve and Christmas day. I'm going to set my goal for" bronze"( n...

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So yesterday( Friday) was a big red failure. My family is still in town so food and snacks are everywhere. Today is an s day. Starting to worry that I'm never going to get back on habit,but I hope I'm wrong. This is the way I used to eat every weekend. Maybe even most days. My mom just made peanut b...

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Happy thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it! Today has been constant snacking. I feel like a stuffed cow. Can't wait for tomorrow so I can get back to sanity.

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Haven't checked in for a few days. Today is success and the last two days as well. I feel lik this is habit for me now. Tomorrow is thanksgiving, so looking forward to an s day of good food and family. Happy thanksgiving to you all!

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Day 20: a day
Didn't feel as special since I had cookies last night. I'm starting to notice how bad I feel when I overeat. I'm aware of the excess,and it feels disgusting.

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DAY 19: FAIL Didn't fail because of a moment of weakness, loss of self control.... just felt like the perfect evening to bake cookies for my family. Tree is up, Christmas movies on tv, rough/stressful week finally over. I just wanted to bake cookies...and enjoy them with my guys. I'll get back on t...

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Day 18: SUCCESS

almost had a sweet this evening, but I'm so close to the 21 day club!

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Oh my goodness, your post made me laugh! I grew up in the south ( think Appalachia) and now live in a very nice suburb in Ohio...it is a completely different world! Anyway, welcome! I check in daily. Today is day 17 for me( this time around).

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Thanks, Rawcookie and Gingerpie for your comments! DAY 17: SUCCESS Stressful day at work. I normally would've stopped and gotten a candy bar on the way home and probably some fast food, too , after such a day. This "diet" HAS to be saving me money! :lol: If I make it through the next 2 days, I will ...

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Day 16: SUCCESS

Just barely. I was starving all day. Had decided I was going to go get ice cream this evening, then I started not feeling well and took a nap. When I woke up the craving had passed.

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DAY 15: SUCCESS

Habit must be kicking in. Went to a ladies meeting this evening and was offered cake...twice....and said no, thanks. Ha! Feeling good. My son also had another meltdown today at the zoo. Didn't turn to snacking.

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Day 14: S day Pretty sure I just ate my weight in queso and chips. My son had an " episode" this morning and they always leave me feeling defeated and depressed. He is afraid of other children. I mean terrified. We go to a small church and he is usually the only kid in the nursery. Today there was a...

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DAY 13: S DAY I am loving my S day. Bought some cookies that I really like and had some of those today. Had a get together with some friends and the host made two kinds of chili. Mmmmm. As I compile my list of things that are "s worthy", I'm realizing that my favorite sweets are chocolate free. Othe...

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Day 12: SUCCESS Tonight is the first time in two weeks that I'm pouting because I can't have sweets. I really wanted to go out with my family to get donuts, or cookies, or hot chocolate. I'm going to enjoy my S day tomorrow! I'm already daydreaming about what I'm going to eat. I'm starting to have t...

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Hi! Glad you discovered no s! I haven't been doing this very long, but it's already making me feel more sane about food. I have a loooong history of dieting/anorexia/bulimia/binge eating. I know what you mean about something in our brains being "broken". Definitely give this a shot! I am a sugar add...

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Hi, Milliem! Welcome back to No S! I counted calories the first 5 months this year and it drove me crazy.

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Hi , natj! You're menus always look healthy and yummy! I can sympathize to those of you who hate your jobs. I have had some doozies. I was a music teacher in public schools, grade 6-12 for one year. I thought I was going to kill myself I hated it so bad. I went back to nursing school when I was 27. ...

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Thanks to everyone who gives me words of encouragement! Sonya, the pizza yesterday was from pizza hut... I had 2 pieces. Their pizzas aren't really long like some places, so they didn't hang over. :D HOnestly, I also had room for 2 mild wings. Day 11: SUCCESS Today was hard won. I woke up early and...

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I had a patient tell me last week about an article on whole milk she read on Forbes (?). We had a conversation about how we shunned it all our lives and now we're learning that it's not evil. I've been a skim milk drinker until recently. I've finally adjusted to 2%. It may take me a while to move up...

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Day 10: SUCCESS I have a calendar that I keep in my bathroom that I use to record my weight, or if I'm doing a diet I'll track my success/ failure. I looked through it last night and this is the 4th time this year that I've started no s. I've never had more than3 green days in a row. Here I am ,on d...

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Hi, alisonmeg! This is my second week of no s and I just stumbled upon your check in thread. Just wanted to say it sounds like you're doing great! I love your comment about not being a human garbage disposal after your kids ate McDonalds. My son didn't finish his pizza for dinner and normally I woul...

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Day 9: SUCCESS Lunch was catered.... There were trays of various brownies and cheesecake cut in little tiny triangles. Normally I would have had about4. I glanced at them as I walked past and didn't even consider it. I just thought a simple,' I don't eat brownies on Tuesdays 'and headed to the salad...

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Day 9: SUCCESS Lunch was catered.... There were trays of various brownies and cheesecake cut in little tiny triangles. Normally I would have had about4. I glanced at them as I walked past and didn't even consider it. I just thought a simple,' I don't eat brownies on Tuesdays 'and headed to the salad...

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Day 8 : SUCCESS I'm cooking dinner now, so I'm going to go ahead and call it success. If I make it to dinner without screwing up, it's pretty much a sure bet. Took my son to an Amish bakery to pick up some early gifts and let him pick out a giant, delicious looking donut. I wasn't even tempted. I ha...

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Thanks, Sonya!

My second S day is more calm. After taking our son to the park and walking a new trail, we stopped at a new locally owned ice cream shop and got a milkshake. Gotta get back on the N day routine tomorrow. I'm off work tomorrow, so it will be tough to resist those afternoon munchies.

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My first S day ! I gotta say, I've been over doing it with sugar today. Tomorrow I will definitely get back to common sense. I was just so excited to break the rules. Go big or go home! I took my son for donuts this morning. I had 2.... Would've been satisfied with one. Drank a mtn dew , had a chees...

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I made it through the first week with no RED days. So far, November is going great.

My other challenge will be not to weigh myself this month. I'm just going to focus on building the No S habit. I weighed myself Nov. 2nd, so I have a starting weight. Tomorrow is my first S day! woo hoo!

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Thanks , lpearlmom! Day 5: SUCCESS Today was rough. I was legitimately hungry at 3:30. I drank a glass of milk and took my son to walk a nature trail. Came home and ate dinner. Yay, me! If I get hungry this evening, I'll make a cup of decaf and add some warm milk. Can't believe I've almost made it t...

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DAY 4: SUCCESS I was bombarded by food at work ! The doctor brought in a giant bowl of left over Halloween candy and sat it at the nurses station. I ignored it all day. I was getting light headed before lunch ( no time to snack, even if I wanted to!). Lunch was catered....Mexican style buffet, inclu...

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Thanks, gingerpie! Day 3: SUCCESS I was looking on the site today for encouragement/motivation and I stumbled across a No S blog by Blueskighs. I am reading it, and it is amazing. So many issues that I have dealt with all of my life like binge eating, emotional eating, etc. are being addressed. I ha...

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Day 2- SUCCESS

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Today is my first day on No S, so I am excited to do a November challenge! I'm aiming for BRONZE. I know that I don't have the habits formed, so I'm expecting a failure or two.

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DAy 1: SUCCESS Thanks for your encouragement, admount and gingerpie! It was hard in the afternoon to resist snacking out of boredom, but I had a few ounces of juice and that helped. This evening, I had a cup of coffee with a few ounces of warm milk in it and I now have no hunger or cravings for a ni...

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Hi, ceo! I am planning on starting No S tomorrow and just read your thread. Sounds like you're doing great at forming the habits! I hope I can pull it together and have all green this week.

Good luck this week!

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Hi! I found out about No S 3 1/2 years ago. I've started it several times, and after I get a RED day I get frustrated and give up. I started a low carb diet a week ago with a coworker, and it is absolute torture! It made me feel like I was going to die. NO energy, people asking me why I was so down ...

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