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Thursday: failure Definitely had seconds on pizza tonight, having eaten 3.5 slices of a large...but I seem to have marked it and moved on. No sweets, no snacks. It's kind of heartening! I agree with KCCC, to be able to mark a deviation and move on without making it worse is quite an accomplishment....

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June 3 (Thu) GREEN for no sweets No walk today -- should have done it in the morning -- evening was too busy and by the time I finished my evening chores, it was 9:00 p.m. and I was exhausted. Had a handful of nuts as snacks, so it wasn't too bad. I've been feeling a little more in control since Mo...

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Welcome and Good Luck!

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klauver wrote:I'm going to keep on no s'ing. and address the issue of exercise- ugh!

I feel the same way about exercising - ugh! Recently I've been trying to do 15 minutes per day in the hopes that it will grow on me and then I'll try increase the time and intensity.

Good Luck!

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Thalia wrote:French people eat French fries (OK, they call them frites), and they're skinny! They just don't eat too many of them.

That's right! Everything in moderation...

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I am still suffering from that feeling of guilt (about eating food) even before I eat! I was off the wagon for so long that I have really come to think that ANY eating at all is failure (ridiculous, I know). I have to remind myself that eating properly my one plate is FINE and GOOD for me. Anyone e...

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Despite what I told Butterfly on her thread, I counted it as an S-day yellow rather than a red. Psychologically, it's easier to "waste" a NWS than to call that a red this early in the month. (Two NWS S-days a month is my informal limit. So, one down.) I have been SO GOOD this last week under great ...

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June 3 (Wed)
GREEN for no sweets (that's 3 days in a row

)
Went for 10 minute walk this morning.
Almost had a snack this evening, but decided to have a cup of warm milk instead.
Seconds are not an issue.

SO IT WAS A COMPLETELY GREEN DAY!

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StrawberryRoan wrote:Yeah, but we're not fattening!

Very true!

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Thanks KCCC: I can see how that system can be helpful. For example, yesterday I was in a meeting where they had cheese, fruit, and CAKE. I had some cheese, even though I felt like having cake. Under the very strict No S, the cheese would be a red, however, having resisted the cake would be a green i...

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I was just wondering, do all of you manage to read all the posts on a daily basis? I've been trying to read them all, as well as respond to some, but I can't keep up. There are so many (which is great because it means a lot of member participation), but I lack time. Sometimes I go online and tell my...

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Me too !!! Me too I want one!

Marc: You're going to have to get a second job.

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Butterfly, it doesn't matter what the *others* think because you have to find out exactly what will work for you...so if you have to experiment or change your mind, then you do it. Maybe just make sure when you do make a change, that you give it a fair chance to work...that's the most important thi...

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Welcome!

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Congratulations to both you and your son! Keep it up!

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mimi wrote:So far June challenge is going well - it's getting easier. The best part is the constant thoughts about food and eating, the endless chatter about what I did right, what I did wrong, beating myself up, etc. is pretty much gone! I love it!

It's good to hear that it gets easier. Keep it up!

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Hi Butterfly! Good to see you are having some good days :) I just wrote you a lengthy post on Marc's check in thread, so go there :wink: Debs x Debs: I read your post, thanks. I'm still experimenting (and sometimes it gets discouraging) -- it's true that yellows (unless it's an S Day or an S event)...

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I too am very familiar with emotional and binge eating. I'm still working on it -- some days are better than others. The nice thing about no S is that it's simple and you don't have to think about food all day because there is no measuring or counting anything. gratefuldeb67 We all have ways to dist...

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All we can do is keep trying -- eventually we will see long term success.

Good Luck!

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June 1 GREEN for no sweets. Had 2 snacks -- would like to bring it down to 1 and eventually none. Didn't go for walk -- was exhausted at end of day. June 2 A.M. update: Did 15 minutes of treadmill -- was really hard to get out of bed, but I wanted to be able to post that I had done it. It was more ...

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I do the exercise bike for 30-45 minutes early afternoon while listening to talk radio, the time flies. I do floor work, sit ups, leg lifts, yoga stuff at 3 while watching the Discovery Health shows each day (alternates between XWeighted and I Lost It!) They always motivate me. I do the Gazelle gli...

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Haven't posted in a while -- May wasn't a very good month. In June, I'm just going to concentrate on one S -- the No Sweets. I'll try to do the other two as much as possible also, but the No Sweets is the one who does the most damage for me. We'll see how it goes ...

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The consensus seems to be in the morning -- which is what I thought, if we want it to be long lasting. For those of you getting up at 5:00 a.m. to exercise, WOW!! And for those who, regardless of the time, have also developed a regular exercise routine -- also WOW!! I know that if I can develop a re...

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Hi, I was wondering, for those of you who exercise on a regular basis -- what time works best for you. :?: I am really out of shape, and I'd like to try and incorporate regular walking (whether outside or on the treadmill at home) on a daily basis. As part of the June challenge, I'm hoping to do at ...

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Okay, so I'm back again. Twice on plan for a month, twice fallen off the wagon for several months. I'm heavier now than I was 9months pregnant with my first 2 kids! The temptation to hop on a fast loss diet is really eating at me, so I could use some moral support here :( It's the sweets that are k...

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I'm in! May was lousy. :oops: In June I'm just going to focus on No Sweets, and I'll try to walk at least 15 minutes a day. June main objective NO SWEETS & 15 min walk per day June 1 (Mon): No Sweets GREEN ; Walk None June 2 (Tue): No Sweets GREEN ; Walk YES June 3 (Wed): No Sweets GREEN ; Walk YES ...

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My primary focus in June will be on behavior. Same here Mimi -- I plan to focus on behaviour. May hasn't been a good month for me (mostly REDS) :oops: I'm also going to try and break the day down into 3 sections (Bkfst to lunch; Lunch to supper; Supper to bedtime) and evaluate each of those section...

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You can do it Renee! ... only 3 days left ... think of how good you'll feel!

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I too agree that the main focus should be on changing habits. Even though I haven't seen results on the scale, I keep coming back because I have a feeling this is a system I could live with for the long run. Thanks for your input Reinhard!

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Good luck!

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I am having a pretty good May and I like your idea's for June. I will work on accepting one treat or snack as it should be treated and not let the flood gates open ~ seems that will help me stay in control more often :roll: At least that will be my hope..... Happy Birthday Emily! I'm anxious for th...

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gratefuldeb67 It took me a whole frustrating year of attempts (probably about 10 times)my first year on NoS to get 21 days straight.. I wanted to end my first year with a bang Hi Mimi & Debs: I guess we just have to keep trying. I'm feeling kinda discouraged today :cry: because I feel that I can't ...

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Sweets as snacks is my big problem (so it's actually 2 problems). At first, when I had a snack on a non S day, it ended up turning into a free for all day because the day was red anyways. Then I thought that if I let a healthy snack be yellow, I would be less tempted to eat sweets because it would t...

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There are a lot of grey areas, you can be 100% green and that is awesome of course, but even if you have a tiny lil' bit of something it doesn't make you lose your green day, at least that's what I think. I'm starting to agree with that -- I've been giving myself a yellow for a healthy snack, but I...

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Monday May 25 YELLOW day because of snack -- I'm anxious to start seeing more greens, but I guess yellows are better than reds for now. If I weren't allowing myself yellows for snacks, yesterday would have been a red because there was cake at home, and I decided to go with the cereal instead in ord...

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I think that the important thing is to find a system that works for us. At the beginning I was trying to follow all the rules and found myself going completely off track if for example I had a snack (even if it was healthy) -- in my mind, the snack turned my day into a RED, so might as well take adv...

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Marc:

My first language is English, but I do speak some French.

You're right, it's weird how some days are easier than others -- I'll take them whenever they come around!

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SAT May 23 - S Day

Didn't go overboard, but meal choices could have been better.

SUN May 24 - S Day

GREEN on an S-Day, YOUPIII -- didn't even have a snack!

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~emilyr wrote:Okay, I had a raspberry chocolate chunk ice cream cone tonight and so far so good ~ the flood gates have not opened

That's wonderful -- controlling those "flood gates" is a great success. Keep it up.

Butterfly

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Don't get discouraged Renee -- it's worse when we panic (I know). I often have big family gatherings with lots and lots of good food. What I try to do sometimes, instead of eating everything in sight and feeling so stuffed that I feel sick, is to look at what food there is (it's usually buffet style...

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Hi Harpista, Mimi has some sound advice -- you could do the No S but allow snacks and it would comply with doctor's orders. When I started to do No-S I was trying to do it perfectly, and even if I just had a fruit for snack for example I would give myself a RED and it would give me permission to bin...

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Marc:
Thanks for the detailed explanation.

Butterfly

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Butterfly, you are SO right that something is better than nothing! I have a theory that "a body in motion stays in motion and a body at rest stays at rest" is not really about physics, but exercise. If I do even a little, I stay "in motion," but if I stop, it's very very hard to start again. I've a...

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Thu MAY21: The day wasn't too bad -- could have been much worse if I didn't allow a snack to be a yellow instead of a red. Had cereal for breakfast, chicken & vegetables for lunch, smoked meat sandwich for supper. I was home from work, so the food was very tempting throughout the day: snacks were b...

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KCCC wrote: Not much, but doing the best I can.

"No much", is better than nothing at all -- I'm starting to realize that.

Butterfly

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CONGRATULATIONS RENEE !!!

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Marc: You seem to have a very good system that you adjust according to the results you're getting. I think flexibility (without abuse) is the key to success. When I start something I tend to want it to be perfect (diet, exercise plan, etc) -- unfortunately, life isn't perfect and things don't always...

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That's why when I have a 'Yellow' day, it's not as good as a green of course but I still made some effort. It was not perfect but the day was not a total loss either. You can have several yellows in a month and it won't hurt you too much compared to the 'red days' ... Marc ;-) I use yellow for S da...

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Great idea Quadopt -- I'm going to try that.
Thanks!

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That's why yesterday, after wanting to eat all afternoon and having had a largish amount of hummus with dinner (it did fit on my plate but I ate it out of the container), I decided NOT to call it a red day, because I was afraid that would mean, in the same kind of logic you mention, that I may as w...

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10 STRAIGHT GREEN DAYS! AWESOME!

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Debs, It's great that you're incorporating exercise into your daily activities. I keep trying to set a fixed time to do some walking (whether outside or on the treadmill), and every day it's the same story -- in the morning I have trouble getting up earlier and go from a state of being asleep to goi...

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If I am green today and tomorrow, I'll make the 21 day club!!!!!! I'm so pumped right now! Whenever I feel like eating, I come on here and get inspired! That's why some days I'm on 3 times :roll: or more :oops: You can do it!! I agree with you that coming on the site regularly is an inspiration. I ...

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I think you're right Mimi! I rarely eat fruit (I'm not a big fan of fruit) -- so if I were to allow it as a snack when I really feel the need to eat something, it's not a food that I would abuse. I agree with your comment about our way of thinking of it being black or white -- I know it's not a good...

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You're doing great -- keep it up!

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May 19: Well, the second green didn't happen -- it's discouraging, but tomorrow's another day, right? :? Can't give up ... I've been trying for so many years (every diet in the book), not succeeding, getting discouraged and giving up -- I can't give up this time :!: I was doing well until mid aftern...

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Congratulations! You guys inspire me to continue trying!

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You can do it Renee

Just 2 more days to go!

I got through my first day -- 20 more to go! Can't wait to say that I was able to stick to it for 21 days in a row and join the club.

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Well, day one, May 18 is done :) and it was GREEN ! It was tough, especially after supper. I would have easily gone for a bowl of cereal (or something else with more sugar) - but I didn't. This morning I was really hungry and had breakfast at home instead of at work, so because I ate earlier than us...

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Well, I've decided to try the daily check-ins -- hopefully it will help me get rid of the REDS . 01- MAY18(Mon): GREEN :) only 20 non-red days to go 02- MAY19(Tue): RED :oops: :oops: :oops: well, the green didn't last very long -- here we go again... 01- MAY20(Wed): NO COMMENT GOAL: 21 DAYS NO REDS ...

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You're on thyroid meds also? Me too -- and actually I just went for a blood test today to see if they need to be adjusted. I've been feeling totally exhausted in the last while (which hasn't helped as far as the willpower is concerned), so I thought I'd get it checked to see if the dosage is o.k. I ...

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Hi, I just have a few questions on how the 21 day club works: - does it have to be 21 days in a row of only greens, or is it 21 days of no reds? - I presume if for example, at day 10 we "get off track", we have to start over? - do we just post here once we have achieved the 21 days in a row success?...

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It's nice to see the different ways that people find to make No S work for them. I have to try and see what will work for me. The No S days are straightforward and very precise, so it's easier to follow (mind you, with all the reds I've been having these days, it doesn't seem easy -- but it has noth...

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I think I found the 21-day Club -- is it a Sticky in the Daily Check-in? Is the objective to have 21 green days in a row, or not to have any reds for 21 days in a row?

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Butterfly! ... Jump quick, you're in a rut!!! You did at least 7 non-red days in a row... you can do it again! End your little streak of red today! If you need a goal, go for the 21 day club! Thanks RenÃ©e, for the encouragement. You're right! I'm in a major rut. :oops: What exactly is the 21 day c...

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For me, having a weight loss goal in the future allows me to focus on behavior in the present. Kathleen I like that thought, but how can we determine what that weight loss objective should be? - without being too strict, but at the same time if it's too slow, I tend to get discouraged. In the past,...

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I used to weigh myself every day, and since I wasn't really putting much effort into changing my habits (I had full of good intentions in the morning, and they deteriorated as the day went by), it was discouraging. At the beginning of May I told myself that I wouldn't weigh myself until the end of M...

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I have a really bad sweet tooth, and a lot of extra weight to lose. So, loosening the restrictions on the weekend is causing havoc with my psyche. I want to smooth things out by making the S days as similar as possible to the N days, with some exceptions for Special days. Jumping on and off the pro...

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I agree with you Marc, that the support from others helps and that the real motivation needs to come from within ... I'm just having a really hard time finding it.... :cry: .... I'll just have to keep trying. However, it does help to hear success stories, like your own -- it's proof that it works wh...

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I guess I was disturbed and it lead to the 'emotional eating' after the incident ... anyway my day was ruined due to the EMOTIONAL EATING. I'm all too familiar with emotional eating. I was having a good week last week (the first really good one since I started in March), and then on Friday night I ...

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As of May 7 it's still GREEN -- but man, sometimes it's hard. I often stop to run errands on the way home from work, because once I get home and the evening routine starts, I have no more energy to go out. That time, between leaving work and getting home, has always been an opportunity for me to pic...

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tangotime wrote:- no sweets except for in front of others on special occasions ( don't eat them alone)
MaryAnn

I really like this one -- I tend to binge on sweets when I have no witnesses. I think I'll add it to my HabitCal.

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Ref: "Posts since last visit" button Glad this information helped! Feels good to have contributed something (even if it was only technical). I've been reading the posts for the last month and a half, and even though I haven't lost weight yet, I keep coming back because I have a feeling that at some ...

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Renee,
This is how I get on NSD:

Google No S Diet
Select Bulletin Board
Log in with my user and password
Next screen I select "View posts since last visit" (on top right of screen)

Hope this works for you.

butterfly1000

I think that for the time being I'll just stick to the May challenge, and we'll see later on. At least now I have a better understanding of the difference between the two.
Thanks,
Butterfly

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I was wondering what the difference is between posting in the "Daily Check In" versus the "May Challenge", for example. Is it usually one or the other, or do people post on both?
Thanks,
Butterfly

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Just figured out how to edit a post -- I'll start doing that for the daily updates. I have a question. When I log on, I select to see only the new posts since I last logged on. In the cases where people are editing previous posts, does it show up as a new post or do we have to scroll up to see if an...

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[That said, you gotta have a Plan to be committed to a Plan. Did you have a plan for the weekend? In the beginning of my No-S-ing, I thought weekends were sort of a free fall zone, where I didn't have to pay any attention whatsoever. Lately, I've come to the conclusion that although S-Days are kind...

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Had a horrible Saturday & Sunday foodwise. I was full of good intentions on Saturday morning (i.e. hoped for not more than 2 deviations versus a non-S day), but by Saturday afternoon I started getting off track, and it ended up feeling like a runaway train for the rest of the week-end. I hope this w...

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May 1st almost over (it was a tough one). Went grocery shopping after work -- was hungry and thought about eating throughout the whole shopping time. On my way out, passed by a vending machine and caved in -- put in money for a bag of chips, but the machine had no change and was asking for exact cha...

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I'm in also!! Started end of March -- April was horrible -- looking forward to a green May (I hope ...). MAY 1: GREEN MAY 2: S DAY MAY 3: S DAY MAY 4: GREEN Lots of temptations, but didn't give in. MAY 5: GREEN Had a snack but still considered a success because lunch was at noon, and I wasn't going ...

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My logic totally agrees with Wosnes comments, but there is a part of me that has the urge to set an objective -- even if I don't have it on paper, in my head I know what I would like it to be, and when I weigh myself I mentally compare what I see with the objective in my head. I know that my objecti...

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I'll definitely continue to track on HabitCal -- it's easy, not time-consuming and visually very revealing. With regards to setting weight loss objectives, I think I'll just set an overall objective and chart the actuals (without assigning specific dates). I'm hoping that as long as I see the weight...

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Hi, I was just wondering if any of you set yourself weight loss objectives -- for example, lose a number of lbs by a certain date, or lose a certain amount of weight per week? I've always had a tendancy to set specific objectives, and more often than not I'm disappointed because I'm not able to atta...

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Thank you Debs!
After a few tries, I got it. At first I didn't have the correct file type (it finally worked with extension .gif), and then I needed to re-size it, as you mentionned. I used Microsoft Office Picture Manager, and chose Edit Picture to resize it.
Thanks again!

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Hi,
Are there any detailed instructions anywhere on putting an Avatar on my profile? My computer knowledge on these type of things is rather limited, and what I found on previous discussions on this subject is very general.
Thanks for you help.

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Debs:
I watched your son's performance -- he is very talented -- you must be very proud of him.

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KCCC: Yes, there are better choices in the cafeteria. Yesterday I ordered toast instead and today I'm bringing cereal from home. It's not so much the choices that are lacking, it's the fact that I LOVE those freshly baked muffins in the morning. It's kind of become a ritual, where I get my muffin an...

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Doudou: I've only been on No S since end of March and I too haven't lost any weight. I haven't had too many green days, buy I know I've reduced my consumption of food overall compared to what I used to eat before. We can't give up. It's easy to say "just do what you have to do" -- and sometimes I fe...

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Thank you all for your helpful replies. I think I'm going to try quitting the muffins "cold turkey" and keep them only for an occasional treat on S Days. And I'm also going to work really hard on getting more green days.

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Hi, I was wondering if you would count a restaurant-bought muffin (the big ones) like sweets if it's eaten for breakfast? I often buy one for breakfast at the cafeteria at work and I've been wondering how it should be treated on the No S Diet. I know I should be eating a healthier breakfast (and I'd...

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Hi Trudy, Welcome, and I know where you're coming from when you wonder if you are eating too many calories. I've been a member since March, and I still have trouble not estimating how many calories or points (I know most of the Weight Watcher points by heart!) I've had -- when I realize that I've ha...

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Love the quote! And I'd like to add, the stricter the diet, the harder it will be to follow on a long-term basis.

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Hi Daisy, As you, I have been on Atkins (and Weight Watchers, and a multitude of other diets -- I'd hate to calculate how much I've spent on dieting, whether it's buying books or signing up to different programs). I find that these type of diets are not for me because I can lose when I'm on them but...

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I really enjoyed reading this topic. I discovered No S Diet in March and really liked the concept. It started out well, but then I was getting too many reds and got discouraged and in the last week I haven't even been putting anything in the Habitcal (because it's been all reds). However, I haven't ...

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Moxie, I'm in the same situation as you, where I take my thyroid medication when I get up and then I have to wait for breakfast. In the evening I take another medication and my vitamines (when I remember) because my doctor said that I shouldn't mix any other medication with the thyroid one (it seems...

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Your story is inspiring. I've only recently discovered the No S Diet (since March 25th), and it started out pretty good for the first 3 days, but the last few days haven't been so good. However, I keep coming back on a daily basis to read the discussions, and I think that's what helps us not to give...

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FAILURE
Started April 1st motivated to the challenge. Messed up mid afternoon with a snack and then it was downhill all the way.
Hope today will go better.

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