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Thank you Roxy - it's nice to be back.

140lbs
Success today
B - pineapple/porridge
L - cheese and ham sandwich/yogurt/cereal bar (no fruit left to take to work!!)
D - Hungarian pork chop

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Ok - about to start my third official try at No S. My first try was successful for about ten months, but then for some reason I derailed. I tried again in April, but didn't really succeed. I have now put all the weight back on that I lost and am really cross with myself. I know this way of eating ma...

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5 green days. 2 and 1/2 pounds lost

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I wish your family were the scriptwriters - it would be much more interesting! I haven't really listened all summer - I got fed up with the Chris/Alice storyline that was hammered in. I've listened to a couple of episodes recently - ecoli at Bridge Farm, Phoebe going away, David and Ruth at the dair...

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I've just finished 'Her Fearful Symmetry' by Audrey Niffenegger. I really enjoyed it - a ghost story with a twist.

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Hi Deb, Just read over your thread and I think you have made a brilliant start to No S. You have identified where the challenges are and what you can do about them. Keep up the good work! (just a thought - could you ask your husband to try your plan for a while and then you will look at his? I'm sur...

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And Wednesday, too - thanks debrabuf.

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Thank you debrabuf!

Tuesday - success.

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The house move went well, thank you. We are settling in nicely now.

That's a very intriguing description of events. I will hopefully start to catch up this week.

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Babysteps, babysteps.... Yesterday was a success - 3 meals - nothing else. Lots of leftovers from the party at the weekend. The success also included a step class and some gardening. It was easy to keep to the rules yesterday - I am determined that today will be simple too. Decorating the youngest g...

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Good luck Grammy - and thanks for your post on my thread

Babysteps, babysteps....
(And I'm sure you haven't scrubbed the deck because it wasn't necessary - weren't you only going to do 'good enough' this summer?)

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I think we look fairly metricated in the UK because most measurements on display in shops are metric. However, we do a lot of converting in our heads while shopping and I still ask for 'a pound of' things in shops with no trouble. As a 40 something British person I tend to use imperial measurements ...

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137.4lbs 1 August - fresh start with a more positive attitude. A couple of things have resonated with me while reading this weekend. One was the No S diet explanation page, where Reinhard talks about taking responsibility for one's actions. The other was a Delia Smith cookbook - the pudding section ...

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Just wanted to add my congratulations on your semi-retirement - it sounds like the best of both worlds to me.
I hope your son is recovering ok - it's always worrying when they are ill, but youngsters are very resilient

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Thanks for this link. I think it's probably true - I haven't heard any of the episodes for a couple of weeks (moving house etc) but was taken aback by the Chris/Alice storyline about the loan shark which seemed to intrude on Ambridge life in an odd way. I thought at the time that this was probably a...

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Whew! I've been away for a while. Things have been very hectic since the middle of June with the end of term and moving house. We moved 2 weeks ago and have only had the internet reconnected today. The new house is lovely - we have so much space and a beautiful garden with a resident hedgehog! I thi...

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I'm a bit behind, but loving the book club episode

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Hi Deb - lots of us go through this - some of us for quite a long time unfortunatley :oops: But you can't fail on an S day, so don't beat yourself up. That will be counter productive in the long run. Have you read the 'phases of No S' sticky? It's very useful for putting the whole No S process into ...

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Just looked at my habitcal and it is shocking! I have not managed more than 8 green days in a row (not counting S days) since March. I completed 4 green weeks at the end of January/beginning of Feb and since then the months look like I'm trying to recreate a rainbow :shock: My latest attempt has bee...

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If I'm going to London I do. I work in MK so pass MK central every day - albeit by car. Have you lived in MK?

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Brilliant work, Grammy - keep going for those last two days bringing the sweet smell of success (or whatever your new perfume is called...

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I've never heard of the gay vampire in the English village, but have just done an Amazon search and found 'Decorated To Death: A Simon Kirby-Jones Mystery' by Dean James - is that the one? Maybe you are tiny - I am not huge, but cannot bear how small the seats are on English trains. I would rather s...

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133.8lbs
Success today - picked myself up and got back on the wagon, so to speak.
Had mini-meal about 6.30pm because of an evening yoga class. Small dinner - braces tightened today so I need soft food....

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Weak-willed Wednesday got me. And Thursday has been a car crash.

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I love the actress that plays Debbie - whatever she is in.

Listened up to Monday - has Kate had a personality transplant?? A bit like Helen??

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132.2lbs Weak-willed Wednesday nearly got me.... I've been at a hotel all day with numerous snacks and drinks, a 3 course lunch etc etc. I skipped the starter, had a small plateful of fish and pasta, and then a bowl of fruit salad. More than I normally have for lunch, but within the rules virtually ...

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133.8lbs Temptation Tuesday. It's hard :( Chocolate at work again today - I really wanted some, but didn't have any. Cakes for a colleague's birthday. She had made a special effort to buy cakes for me to eat and I really wanted some, but I didn't have any. I brought them home for the teenagers so th...

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134.2;bs Success today. I was offered chocolate several times, but didn't consider accepting it. Now why can't I do that at weekends? :roll: The weekend was an improvement on previous weekends. I did start grazing a couple of times, but stopped myself before it turned into permasnacking. Monday B - ...

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Is it a good book? (Just being nosey - I love to know what other people are reading!)

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Hi Sue, Thanks for your message. I've tried to keep my S day events contained today. I've done better than usual, but not as well as I'd have liked. Early afternoon was a bit 'picky', but I did manage to rein myself in after a while :roll: Bought 2 things today: chocolates for after dinner - as this...

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Well done! My first green week for ages, too. I'm going for 3 in a row now. Enjoy your S days

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133.2lbs My weight is starting to drift back down as I stick to the rules. I've also been eating less bread as I find it always makes my weight rise when I eat more than one serving a day. I have also tried to balance my mealtimes by eating less at dinner and more at lunch to see me through the afte...

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That's very entertaining. I hadn't seen it before so thank you. Just did a bit of surfing for Lucy Morris - it seems she's at music and drama school and has quite a bit of theatre work - you're probably right about her Showbiz Big Break. Phoebe will definitely be off to South Africa and may never re...

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I love the Grundies - although Will can be a bit grumpy. I like Vicky Tucker - she's good fun. I really struggled to answer this question, though - which is a bit worrying! I'm not really keen on the posh characters at all. Maybe Kate is having a personality transplant - a bit like Helen. Or the wri...

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Thanks, KCCC - I will do that.
Success every day this week, despite a very stressful school inspection. I have been working long hours, but haven't been tempted to reach for food.
Weight is 134.2lbs - inching down slowly.
I am aiming for 21 green days - so far so good

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Like you, I remember it always being on in the background when I was growing up. I've listened through choice for about 20 years, but intermittently. Since I've been able to download the podcast (about 5 years now) I've listened to most episodes in the car on the way to and from work. It's a good 'd...

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Oolala and Grammy - I would love to be at that stage where N days are automatic and S days are peaceful. It's good to know that you are there because I know you have both had to work hard at it sometimes. I will keep you in mind when I am struggling

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Hi Oolala - thanks for the input. You are definitely right - a lot of the pressure to be available is self-imposed. The team I work with most of the time are paid half the salary I earn, and I feel I should be there to support them and to deal with the difficulties. However, I also know that if I di...

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Don't get discouraged - take one day at a time and you'll do fine. We'll be cheering you on every day

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Hi Oolala - thanks for asking. I started a new thread for my second year of No S. I felt like this thread was just charting failures and I needed a 'new start. This is the link to my new thread: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7528 I'm always pleased to read your comments - thanks for ...

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Too much food yesterday - I was bloated by the end of it. Solution: 3 meals today with no permasnacking - just a treat after dinner this evening. I think I need to be more accountable at weekends by posting what I eat, instead of sinking into 'it doesn't matter - it's an S day' mentality.

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Grammy - do you know something? I don't like McDonald's - I don't enjoy the 'ambience', the taste of it, or the after effects. I would never go in if it wasn't someone else's suggestion. My dad likes them, but only goes when we visit, so I put up with it once in while.... Today's weight 134.4lbs. Ye...

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I've been listening to the show for years now and I still don't know what silaging is or understand the single wicket competition! I like Jazzer and Harry as a fairly comic duo, but I am now heartily sick of Elizabeth and her strop. Do you think Jonty (the newcomer moving into Lilian's house) will b...

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Thanks Grammy and Sophia - and it is very good to have you back, Sophiasapientia. I have missed reading your posts over the last few months. Well, after all that planning there were no treats at all! We had a McDonald's for lunch, which always makes me feel like I've eaten a rock and always raises m...

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Good idea, Grammy - babysteps and focus on today. And you had best keep your thoughts to yourself about Friday unless you can come up with something printable :D 134lbs - Weak-willed Wednesday with the added complication of a day with my dad. His eating tends to be a bit random and unplanned so we h...

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Well, Temptation Tuesday is nearly over and it has been a success!

B - fruit/yogurt
L - mackerel/toast/fruit
D - chicken pasta heaven

Just got to navigate Weak-willed Wednesday now....

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Congratulations! Can't wait to hear more

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134.8lbs Success yesterday. I like the feeling of going back to the rules on a Monday and enjoy the feeling I get from it. For some reason, Tuesday and Wednesdays are not so easy. However, on Grammy's thread I've just reminded myself that 'Just for today I will follow the No S rules'. This was worki...

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I completely agree, Butterfly and Grammy. The days where I am most successful are when I don't think about the big picture. I just focus on doing the right thing at that moment. My new mantra is 'just for today I will follow the rules of No S'. It relieves all the pressure to lose weight, or to keep...

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135.8lbs Bank holiday today, but an N day for me. This week is half term, and I will need to plan in a couple of S events, as I'm visiting my dad one day, and he always buys treats for us. We don't see him very often and he makes an effort to give us things we might like - so I'm not going to refuse...

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Do you mean you are self-sabotaging?

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That's a great idea, Grammy - thank you. It's hard when you're a teacher to get any time for yourself during the day, isn't it? It is just full on from the minute you arrive. I have a 30 minute drive to and from work and I often sit in silence on the way home, just to wind down before I get home and...

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Love the idea of donut sunrise - hope you have a great holiday

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Well done on the weight loss, Grammy.

Bad luck on the ice-cream - but well done on finding a solution for the future

And double well done for not using it as an excuse to carry on eating for the rest of the day.

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Thanks for the support everyone. Dinner out at my favourite pub/restaurant last night, a good night's sleep and a week away from work have made me much calmer. Tonight is dinner out with my wonderful in-laws, who I haven't seen for a while. This week will be busy, but there is time for fun, too. The...

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The problem is that at the moment I have no other means of nurturing. On arrival at work this morning I realised that I am so firmly on the work treadmill that I haven't spoken to my 2 closest friends for weeks - I haven't even sent them a text or an email! That is shocking, and is down to being a h...

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They have said it will have implications for years to come, so I think you're right - Elizabeth will probably want to take her share out. They keep hinting that Lower Loxley has financial trouble, but don't seem to be able to decide how far to take it. I'm not sure how planned the future is. Like yo...

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Oooh - please don't worry. It's one of KCCC's analogies - meaning that if you have a small bump in your car, you don't think 'bugger it' and go and wreck the whole car. 1 small sweet leads to non-stop eating for me - ie wrecking the car

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Definitely not your fault. I will be more specific about which episode I've got up to. So - I've listened up to Tuesday's episode. It's all so depressing that I was glad of the scene between Neil and Susan in the pig shed - it made me chuckle out loud :D What happened to the Fallon/Harry storyline? ...

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Hi Karen - thanks for posting. Compulsory school here is up until 16. The actual leaving date is the last Friday in June. Our school system has very universal rules - students have to attend school for so many hours each year, so terms tend to be universal unless you are a private school, or one of ...

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Hi KCCC - just wanted to say thank you for the 'don't wreck the car' catchphrase. Part of my job involves working with students who find it difficult to control their behaviour and we are having a lot of success with this analogy. One boy in particular turns up at my office at the end of the day say...

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Failure today. Hungry all day - just wanted to eat. So I did. Tomorrow I will follow the rules.

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Hi Karen, Well done on your new job - that's excellent news. I'm sorry to hear about your son. I work in a big secondary school in the UK and we have several students with Asperger's who also have depression and anxiety. We have a couple of really good books we use with students in 1:1 sessions. One...

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Success so far today and there's no reason why I should fail now - the danger time has passed. B - toast L - sandwich/fruit/yogurt D - fishcakes/chips/peas Came home from work early as I still wasn't feeling well. I wish this cold that has been threatening for ages would just come out and have done ...

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That's the reason I don't use mine - I don't want it to show. I didn't realise that unobtrusive ones existed or I'd have warned you that this one is large-ish. Sorry.

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Thanks for your message about spoilers- I'm glad I didn't know 'the confession' was coming. I was beginning to think I was attaching too much importance to the scene between Nigel and David on NYE. I'm not sure I like the idea of feuding Archers. I thought the scene was well done, though - especiall...

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135lbs Monday morning and I feel sick. It's my own fault - far too much food this weekend. Saturdays always start off moderately, but by mid-afternoon I am grazing. Sunday mornings I go to a ridiculously difficult step class and then eat all day. Yesterday we went to a chinese buffet in the evening ...

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Ooooh Grammy, that sounds nasty! I'm not sure what icy-hot is - I'm assuming it's a muscle rub type of thing.

But just to show you're not on your own - I once tried to remove my eye make-up with nail polish remover. Like you, the 2 bottles were together and I grabbed the wrong one....

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HI SkyKitty. I love toast - I completely understand why you had 3 slices. I could eat slice after slice after slice.... I've had to make it an S day food because I find it so moreish.
Keep up the good work - you're doing really well so far - building lots of 'resistance muscle'.

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133.6lbs SUCCESS!!!! My first green week since March - I am sooo pleased with myself :D I avoided the doughnuts and cakes through the day, declined a chocolate mini roll in my meeting, only had a drink at the cafe - steamed milk with a touch of vanilla syrup. Should I count this as an S? I didn't dr...

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Finally more or less up-to-date! So Jamie has a girlfriend - will this mean a complete change of character? Did Pip's new boyfriend really lift David's depression? Love the Leonie/James storyline - anything that provides scenes between Lilian and Linda is worth listening to :D Kate is v annoying - b...

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134.4lbs Success B - porridge/fruit L - sandwich/fruit/yogurt D - fish pie fillets/mash/veg We've had some lovely meals this week. Tonight's was delicious yet again. I haven't felt properly well this week - headache/sore throat/aches and pains.... and a stiff neck every morning when I wake up. All g...

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134.8lbs

Success.

B - smoothie/porridge
L - sandwich/fruit/yogurt
D - Greek lamb tray bake - delicious.

Really need to sort out my paperwork. Spent ages searching for a document today and finally found it in the recycling! As always, I'm searching for a system that works for me....

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135.4lbs Success today - against all the odds, so even more reason for celebrating :D It was the last day of my course today and there were chocolates on the table and cakes at break. Plus it was very very dull, which made me want to reach for food - but I resisted. 'Just for today I will stick to t...

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Thanks everyone. I thought I had followed these instructions - I've put the image on picassa, copied the url and pasted it inbetween the img tags, but it doesn't seem to work. I wonder if I'm using the correct url. I'll try again and if not, I'll take you up on your offer Reinhard. Thank you

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Thanks, Grammy - I will

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Success today. Keeping to the mantra of one green day at a time and trusting that the weight loss will follow. I am motivated by Grammy's reward plans so one green week will equal a reward - maybe some jewellery. I love earrings and bracelets.

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Trying to put an image in my daily check-in. I think I've followed all the instructions on the site, but I can't get it to work. All help would be appreciated, please.

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I have an Omron pedometer. It will work in your pocket or bag, as well as on your waist. I've found it to be very accurate. I bought it from Amazon UK at a very reasonable price. Hope you have luck finding a good replacement.

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Me too! In fact, my urge to eat starts at 11am on Fridays when there is always cake 'because it's Friday and we've worked so hard'. I've tried the 'S-day slide' from Friday pm to Sunday pm, but it didn't feel right. I suppose we'll just have to struggle with that Friday feeling or find another way o...

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I love the 'good enough is good enough' point of view and I often say it to other people. But, like you, I always struggle to apply it to myself

Good luck in enjoying your free time - read a book and post us a review

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Thanks for your encouragement Grammy and Milliem. Unfortunately, Friday was not so successful :( The day at work was manic - and that makes everyone around me reach for food - cake, biscuits, sweets - and I just joined in! I caught the 'life is so stressful I need to eat' bug :roll: And then the big...

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135lbs Success. Lots of temptations today - cheese scones, chocolate, biscuits etc etc. I just keep reminding myself that I only need to keep to the rules today - I don't need to think about tomorrow. One green day at a time.... B - fruit/toast L - sandwich/fruit/yogurt D - pan fried fish in lemon s...

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134.8lbs (tom) Success today. Planned mini-meal at 6.30pm because I was meeting a friend and knew dinner would be late. Smaller dinner as a result. B - fruit/muesli L - sandwich/yogurt/fruit MM - half a toastie D - sloppy joe bake - not very nice. Didn't eat it all. Tired and busy. The next 2 months...

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Big supermarkets offering a wide variety of quality foods at fair prices are not thick on the ground in deprived inner cities, favouring wealthier suburbs and out-of-town sites for car-owning customers. And shopping from convenience and corner stores can cost up to 13% more for a nutritionally adeq...

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Thanks Grammy!

134.8lbs
Success today.

B - fruit/muesli
L - sandwich/fruit/yogurt
D - pasta/tomato and pepper sauce

Green day today as planned.

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135.2lbs

Success.

B - fruit/muesli
L - sandwich/fruit/greek yogurt
D - roast pork/chips/peas

One green day. Tomorrow will be another green day.

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Last week was another bad week with 3 fails. The week starts well and I am motivated to complete a week of green days. However, this motivation disappears by Tuesday or Wednesday and the week becomes more red than green. This has been a pattern since the end of February. The problem time is late aft...

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133.4lbs

Fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail. Too many sweets from lunchtime onwards. No reason - I just knew where they were and ate them. Now I feel sick.

Mark it and move on.

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Thanks Grammy and Who Me? I am quite pleased with my willpower at the moment, as I'm refusing to give in at weak moments. In my wardrobe there are several dresses which I bought around Christmas time when I was a few pounds lighter. I'd love to wear them so I need to shed the weight I've gained sinc...

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Hurrah!!

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Glad you're still around Grammy. Bad weather can make you feel awful, I agree. I know that I've felt much better (and therefore have been doing much better with No S) since we've been having warm sunshine. Didn't you walk away from the kitchen in the evenings last year when you were doing No S? I th...

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Success today. After dinner was a bit of a ropey time - we had a roast dinner. We usually have this on Sundays followed by dessert, so it felt a bit strange having to stop eating.

B - fruit/toast
L - gnocchi, cheese/fruit/yogurt
D - roast (chicken, potatoes, broccoli, leeks/cheese, gravy)

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How's it going, Grammy? Are you still around?

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Sunday was less moderate than Saturday, with far too much chocolate in the evening. Bank holiday today, but no S events for me. Definitely an N day.

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Have you read (or re-read) the 'Phases of No-S' sticky? This can help you to work out if you actually need a mod or if you are in a 'normal phase' - if that makes sense. Good luck

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That is a long trip, but very exciting. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Any amount of time in Paris is wonderful - I'm very envious of you. I'm sure your DD will be fine, but I sympathise with how you feel about leaving her. The time we have with our children is very short and needs to be treasur...

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133.8lbs Moderate S day - and it's not often I post that phrase! B - fruit and croissant L - out with girls. Loaded potato skins and salad Snack - 2 biscuits (ie cookies) Will have a light dinner as I am still fairly full from lunch. Didn't need the biscuits really, but was tired from shopping and e...

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Were you at the family party? Just wondering if you're a member of the ruling classes...

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