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Merry

Red today after two Gold Medal months! Oh well. Just an off day. Tomorrow is another day.

Finish strong everyone!

Merry

I'm glad it's going well!

Merry

Good to hear from you! I don't live alone but I find the same thing--it's easier to be in a routine at home than when I'm visiting others. Still, that's not so bad, as we can get back to routine when we're back home. Anyway, glad to hear you are still going strong. Did anything in particular contrib...

Merry

I was at the year mark before I started trying to exercise somewhat regularly. I keep a habitcal for that too, but I don't do red days. I do green if I do 14 minutes of a workout (any type), and I do yellow if I do 14 or more minutes of walking. That way each month I can at least see how many days I...

Merry

Welcome back! I hope you start feeling better soon.

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~reneew wrote:Well... Dang... I'm not doing so well... Trying to get my head on straight.

Vanilla is straight.

I'm reading the book... It's been 8 years I think

Hope the book helps--was very helpful to me (I read and re-read it several times my first year).

Merry

Yes, don't worry about S days at all--make N days your focus. S days often sort themselves out over time, and if not, you can deal with that later (if you need to). My S day today: a 1" piece of egg casserole, a piece of sweet bread, and a 1-bite danish plus 3 cups of coffee with cream and sugar for...

Merry

OMG with today I have 4 weeks of green on my habitcal!!!! I'm in new territory, this is the farthest I've taken No S. Lovin it... I started listening to the podcasts today and for the first time realized that Reinhard really emphasizes the 'sometimes' on days that start with S. I didn't take that i...

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Allisonmeg wrote:S day!
Very ladylike S day. I even had a very small sampling of ice cream. I really think I'm losing the obsession for it, it still didn't taste that great!

I've had that happen with a few things too. It's always surprising! But kinda nice to be able to take or leave something.

Merry

Hang in there, Anne! Post often and let us encourage you when times get hard. I'm with your doctor--change has to be doable and sustainable. Leslie Sansone is great, and you can start off with the easier walking routines and just do it as long as you can and gradually build up. I think the first tim...

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How's everyone doing? We're about halfway through--keep going strong (and it's not too late to end strong even if the first part of the month was off).

Merry

nettee wrote:Success for Monday to Thursday

A new lowest weight today of 11st 3 1/4 lb

Quite pleased with my single S day last weekend

YAY! Congratulations to you!

Merry

I think our culture teaches us to fear hunger, and it's really bizarre. Everywhere we go there are snacks to try to keep us from ever experiencing even the slightest bit of hunger--why? If I'm hungry, I either just wait or I get a cup of coffee or tea (one can do milk but I don't really like milk), ...

Merry

I saw a video of me on fb (thanks sis) and I looked huge! I ate soooo much on my s day birthday (and I have really been eating a lot period, even though I have managed to get quite a few green days. I feel crappy today. What are your suggestions at this point? Is this the feeling that makes you inh...

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For me, holding on to feelings about how I look and then depriving myself until I look "better" is a negative experience. Remembering how my body physically feels after overeating, and taking steps to avoid those sick / painful feelings feels like I am caring for my body and myself. What a really g...

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lagflag wrote:Thanks everyone, I fond that the food is not that great (good but not great) so I decided to stick with my NoS (N day). On my way out I was sure to take the sweets as a reward for the weekend

Sounds like a good choice!

Merry

Monday was a failure :-/. I think I figured out one reason. I didn't pick a lunch, and didn't take time to stop and get lunch, so I figured I'd just eat popcorn and count it as a lunch, but didn't take a set time. And it went downhill from there. I got home and was starving. Waited to eat till dinn...

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You mean we're not supposed to obsess over our kids' college stuff?! It's hard...

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Marina wrote:I've just realised everybody is editing their own post to update their calendars instead of posting new ones to show their progress. OMG, i hadn't noticed this!

Not a problem

Merry

Welcome! Do you have the book? The book talks about "virtual plating" and deals with some of the issues you are questioning. But as others have said, you can use separate plates as long as what you are eating would physically fit on one plate. So reserve a space for that apple or orange if you want ...

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bd88 wrote:Can I join?
I know I'm super late, but I'm a newbie and just started No-S yesterday. I would love to have the accountability!

Welcome!

Merry

Not sure how to answer--I think the most accurate for me would be to say that if it's up over time (not just a fluke), I evaluate why. I weigh daily, and I know just how fluky weights can be (going up or down a few pounds in just a day can't possibly reflect fat gained or lost). So, weight up or dow...

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Welcome! And what an awesome motivation to have your sweet son want you to join the family for meals. You don't need the scale right now--success will look like meals with your family--such a beautiful thing.

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Hope you feel better soon! Sounds like a good weekend otherwise

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Awesome on no seconds for a week!

Merry

My lowest key weekend for a long time. Apart from a dessert after roast lunch with the family on Saturday, not really many S treats. And that's fine with me. Green so far today (Monday). I cycled in today along the river, just beautiful. So peaceful, ducks, swans and pelicans everywhere. Also very ...

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Aw, thanks guys!

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oolala53 wrote:I like the sound of the option, but I don't know if a teen would think it has the same joie de vivre. She might subconsciously sense it doesn't have the same drug effects...

My teen made us a chicken pot pie not too long ago--so delish!

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Thanks!

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Allisonmeg wrote: And flat out told dd I don't want any pie.

Maybe she could make a birthday dinner instead? I love when someone else cooks! If she's hooked on pie, how about a chicken pot pie?!

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oolala53 wrote:I think spelling variations are valid.

Shakespeare did too! But apparently not Webster...

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oolala53 wrote: So what am I dreaming of eating on Saturday? The cherries I bought just before this. My coconut porridge. TWO cups of coffee, if I want both. Edamame spaghetti. Cooked cauliflower. What kind of freak have I become?

LOL!

Merry

Today (Thursday) was the first time the scale dropped to the next lower set of tens! (179.6). There's always something so fun about doing that (yeah, it's the little things, LOL!) I know it will take a bit of time before that's a Monday-Tuesday weight, but it was so exciting to see! (When I'm solidl...

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yellowtulips wrote:
I had days in May as I returned to No S, but kept on going and am having an easier time (*so far*) in June. Partially, I think because of the sense of surrender to the sensible.

Surrender to the sensible...I like this!

Merry

Sounds like a lovely time with your friend!

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Oooh, have a great time reading! So many good nuggets in No-S that encourage us.

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My daughter made bazillion calorie triple cookie dough/oreo/ brownies. This was after I told her a flat out no on the pie. Last time she made them, I couldn't resist. This time there was no way on earth I was even eating a crumb of them. Look at you, exercising your self-control muscles! I love tha...

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Summer is here so that means my kids are home and getting stuff done is even more challenging. But it's been going pretty well. So far they've been busy with sleepovers and hanging out with friends. When my youngest daughter is bored she reads so that's good. They'll go to camp for two weeks and I'...

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You go down a size and it's a rush. You start to wonder if you could go down another size. You get a compliment and it's a big ego boost. You look for more boosts. But once I started to plateau those good feelings were gone. I'm neither fat nor thin yet I still have to stick to this rigid structure...

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I hope you feel better soon! Cough drops are medicine, so they don't count for anything. Will you have to get your tonsils removed?

Merry

So sorry for all the trouble with your tenant. I'm glad the registrar realized what's going on. December is a long time to wait though!

Merry

I chose this path because I felt it was the best solution to my problems. It's about self-care not some philosophical feminist debate. Anyway, I'm back on track and I wrote my list to remind myself of why I'm doing this. It only has three things on it. 1) Sanity & freedom from obsessive diet though...

Merry

:D S day! Had to celebrate my birthday a day early (ds called out on trip) so after 21 days with no slips....we went to the ice cream shop and I had a big praline pecan ice cream cone!! Also this afternoon, dd made scones, so I had one of those. She wants to make a key lime pie for my birthday to h...

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Thanks for sharing Merry! It's helpful to see that we have similar S days. I had imagined that your S days were as calm as your N days somehow. Well, not yet anyway! Though they aren't as crazy as the first two months. I really do think it's the S days that made it possible for me to stick with the...

Merry

That's great, congratulations!

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Congrats Merry! I have to say that you're an inspiration to me. You're steady, patient and consistent. I tend to be more like a roller coaster ride. All over the place. I was wondering if you'd mind sharing what your S days are like and if you have a plan for them or if they've just naturally worke...

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yet how many magazines have I read where it says "keep the fires burning, keep eating frequently to get your metabolism revved up." If I recall correctly, Reinhard actually addresses this in the book. I think he mentions that studies with rats do show a very slight increase in metabolism with eatin...

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Yes--sometimes I'm amazed at how little it takes to make me full and that I can experience hungry and full--and also it stuns me to realize how "stuffed" I was all the time before yet still wanted to eat--it just doesn't make sense!

Merry

1 :mrgreen: 2 :mrgreen: 3 :D 4 :D 5 :mrgreen: Merry I've been following your sugestion and i find tea is really helping me! Thanks! On sunday things got a little out of countrol. Not sure how to handle this... might get better at S days with time. I'm so glad! Focus mainly on N days for awhile, the...

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Oolala, here is what it looks like if I simply copy and paste your calendar right from your post: Arrow Arrow Arrow Mr. Green Embarassed Smile Smile 5 6 7 8 9 Smile Smile 12 13 14 15 16 Smile Smile 19 20 21 22 23 Smile Smile 26 27 28 29 30 And here is what it looks like if I "quote" you, but before ...

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:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :mrgreen: :oops: :) :) 5 6 7 8 9 :) :) 12 13 14 15 16 :) :) 19 20 21 22 23 :) :) 26 27 28 29 30 No matter what I do to the spacing on line 2, it still comes out off, but it's done. Yes, the program doesn't remember spacing. The only way to make it line up is to use "05" inst...

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Congratulations on a great first month!

Merry

Those meals cost good money, so that adds to my head problem of "getting my money's worth." Maybe you can try to play the head game by thinking how nice it is that you don't have to make any of the food. It's not how much you eat that makes the cost worth it--it's being pampered (you didn't have to...

Merry

Just out of curiosity, what would you be willing to change if you found out it reduced sagging skin? Well, when I went looking, if there had been evidence that brushing helps, I would be willing to brush twice a day. Mainly I went looking to see if it always happens when you lose a certain amount o...

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I sometimes think about adding a mod to my S days, but haven't come up with one I'm really willing to do consistently, LOL!

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Sounds yummy! Glad you had a good first week

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Grrhh. I cannot get the hang of the calendar. But also not sure whether I want to post for eating or exercise. But I'll get on the roster. CAn someone PLEASE occasionally bump the thread up when you update? Tx Sorry it's not working for you. I wonder if it's device related (are you posting from a c...

Merry

Welcome Elyssa! It sounds like you're off to a great start

. I hope you'll enjoy both the freedom and the structure of No-S.

Merry

Welcome back! I found the book really helped me when I was recommitting. Hang in there!

Merry

Welcome! It sounds like you're off to a great start! Yes, hungry but not too hungry, that's what you're aiming for. It can take some time in the beginning to figure out what meal size that is. Have a great Sweekend

Merry

Hi! I Just discovered the No-S diet and feel this is the right approach towards healthy eating for me. I started on june1st and so far it's been great although the no snaking is something i've never done and at night i'm finding it dificult. I'll join the challenge so i can keep acountable and so i...

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kaia wrote:Wednesday and Thursday success. One more day till the week-end... yessss

YAY!

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oolala53 wrote:So far the band helped, but it was more from reminding me that I want to prove someone else wrong about what's needed!

LOL, hey, whatever works, right?!

Merry

Sadly no Target near us. Glad you had a great day! (and that you're stylin!)

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automatedeating wrote:Yay! finally a new page without so much scrolling!

If your discussion has any new posts on it, just click on the little yellow page icon (the one the arrow points to)--it will take you right to the new post, no scrolling needed!

congrats on hitting a new page

Merry

Thanks

LifeisaBlessing wrote: So if you're a 150-pound woman, that would amount to 54 grams per day.

Heh-heh-heh! Some day

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Merry

Skycat wrote:Thursday - SUCCESS

b - bircher muesli

L - Bread with ham and cheese. 2 small oranges

D - Bulgar wheat salad. A glass of wine. Grapes

And, I'm back
After 3 red days, another green day to start off June as I hope to continue.

Steps - 10,000

Good for you!

Merry

Cherries, yum! I hope you enjoy! Fun idea about the wristband--I hope it helps.

Merry

Hubby and I going out tonight. We went out and bought me 2 new dresses. I'm taking a bath while he takes kids to the pool for an hour, so this is totally like a DATE date! That's so wonderful! I bought two new dresses recently, actually! I have a couple of summer dresses that "fit," but they are cu...

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carlaD wrote:Green

oolala, I haven't been consistent with HabitCal. I need to use it.

It's amazing to me how much getting to click and fill in one of those little boxes can motivate me if I'm having a tough day! Hang in there!

Merry

So, one of the things that initially got me thinking about losing fat vs. muscle was wondering if I have any choice about ending up with sagging skin (in my mind, it seems like the body should be able to adjust to that somehow!). And the most common suggestion as something that could help was exerci...

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I use a BI combo scale to keep tabs on both my weight and body fat percentage. What's that? Do you have a link to one? The main takeaway from all of this is to eat your protein and stay as active as possible as you lose and eventually maintain your weight--you'll be fine! :) Not sure I do eat enoug...

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And I wouldn't chuck the program over it either way. I wouldn't either! In fact, I purposefully didn't track exercise at all the first year I was on No-S--I didn't want to discourage myself from sticking with it by trying to make myself do TWO things I'd never been consistent with in the past! One ...

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I also had a belief that I shouldn't HAVE to suffer at all to eat less. Yes. That's one reason why other diets always failed for me. It's probably why my No-S losses are slower but also why I feel it's so sustainable. I really don't feel I suffer. At best, there is occasional discomfort (want a tre...

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Thanks for getting us set up! June is going to be a wild month here...hope I stay on track! :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :) :oops: :mrgreen: :oops: :oops: :) :) :) :mrgreen: :mr...

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How does one even know if one has lost muscle? (I'm not especially well-toned...) How did you know you lost a lot, Oolala? I do think it's normal to lose muscle when aging, and also when leading a more sedentary life (both things that are making me realize that some kind of regular exercise is valua...

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Sorry you're having a rough time, but I agree with Oolala--wait and see. I know I've tried other diets and yes, I lost weight faster, but I couldn't stick with them long term and there wasn't a good maintenance plan--I always gained back all I had lost and usually a bit more. I'm done yo-yo dieting!...

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I'm sorry for the ending of your relationship and all the pain you've been in. Two very hard things at once, even though, as you said, there is also some relief in the relationship ending. That's never easy. Praying for you.

Merry

B- Protein bar, watermelon L- 6 l/c rolls w/ ranch, 1/2c cheezits D- Chix strip, potato bite, cantaloupe I read through the last 2 years of my posts; very enlightening! I definitely wrote more from the heart the first year. After the dd "events", I closed off and just started writing my meals on he...

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Glad to see your check-in, Linda

. I think it sounds very reasonable given the length of time you've been doing No-S, and like you said, if it doesn't work out, you know how to do Vanilla.

Merry

Yayyyy Merry....Congrats on your new low!!! My dd also graduated; time to get ready for college! How fun, Allison! Does your dd know what she'd like to do? My dd wants to go into nursing, so we've had lots of running around for that (fingerprints, 2-step TB tests, shopping for scrubs & shoes & book...

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I was doing a little bit of reading over the weekend on this topic, and it started me wondering how we make sure we're losing fat and not muscle. With a slow weight-loss plan like No-S (and I only lose about 2 lbs. a month at most), is this still a concern?

Merry

We're all quiet this month! It's been really busy here. I hope everyone has been able to keep up--finish the month strong!

Merry

Checking in a couple of days early here--down 1.5 lbs to a new low since starting No-S, and feeling like I'm back on track. Ended up with 16 workout days. This has been a busy month with my dd graduating, and next month will also be busy (doing her party, mom visiting for 2 weeks, dd starts a colleg...

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I agree oolala--I think my summer will be MUCH happier green! And YESSSS, I am SO GLAD I passed on the donuts. If I can pass on those, I can pass on anything!!! Great job! I love successes like this one because they show us we really CAN do this--we really DO have self control. It's a muscle that g...

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I'm not sure what happened here--loisemichel23 quoted me in this post:

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and the quote includes spam that wasn't in my initial post. The word "weight" was replaced with a link and the words "pruvit keto supplements australia."

Merry

how do folks lose the weight without being hungry? I've tried increasing veggies but I never actually feel satiated no matter how much vegetables I eat. Or is the reality simply, if you want to lose weight, you have to accept feeling hungry. I'm definitely not hungry all day long, and rarely uncomf...

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Welcome! I found that a cup or two of hot tea helped me overcome those nighttime munchies, so you might try that strategy. It took me a month or two not to WANT the nighttime munchies, but drinking the tea and reminding myself I'd had 3 solid meals and would get 3 more the next day (so I didn't *nee...

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Awesome job, congratulations!

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Hanging in there here too! Just not as much online time these days (my senior is graduating & starting college classes in June!) I think life will slow down again by fall, LOL!

Merry

Good article. I also thought this one was interesting on fats affecting metabolism in just 5 days: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150414130530.htm I know when I go on vacation, I tend to eat very differently (much more fat--and often more sugar too). I put on weight easily, a lot of w...

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It keeps me going untill a late lunch. I only feel about 20 mins to an hour after eating. I'm not sure if it's a psychological thing though. I hate that uncomfortable full feeling. But when I was binge eating I could eat an unlimited quantity of junk and would never be satisfied. I know it's good h...

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I drank decaf/herbal tea a lot at first to just get out of the snacking habit. Now I still might have a cup at night, but no longer have that snacking urge. A lot of it was, I think, just telling myself I'd had 3 great meals, I didn't *need* more food--I was fine and had already had plenty. And then...

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Happy Happy Birthday!

Merry

~reneew wrote:I'm managing about 3-4 successful days a week and am down 15 from my highest. Which is about 5 down this round. At lest it's going in the right direction. I'm not going to quit this time. This is the plan. The only one that works for me.

Sounds like you're headed in the right direction!

Merry

No sweets = nothing with sugar in it, no baked goods with sugar replacers etc. I will think again about the bars - they are cocoa yes, but it's the sugar in the dates in them that I am worried about... if I said no to these, I would say no also to dried fruit. If they're only sweetened with dried f...

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My thoughts-- #1, it should be able to fit all on one plate if you don't literally have it on one plate. But just beware of virtual plating too often because it can be easy to start over-estimating how much really fits on a plate, you know? I do find the psychology of fitting it on one plate is real...

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Thanks! Good yard sale today but now my right arm is sunburnt! The wind was blowing and I didn't realize I was getting so much sun until later (too bad I didn't switch and give the other arm equal opportunity, LOL!) My kids think that's pretty funny! Had a yummy lunch with my friends, but avoided th...

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Welcome, Buttercup! Congratulations on having a couple of being mostly snack-free! I hope your dive into full-on No-S goes well. Post questions and struggles as they come up

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One thing that helped was not getting bogged down in self-blaming thoughts and allowing that to keep me from acting in the present. Don't carry that weight--start fresh. When you do have thoughts about what happens when you get off-plan, let it be motivation for making good choices now. Think about ...

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