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- Fri May 30, 2008 2:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Noel's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 258
- Views: 166953
I get where you're coming from, Noel. There's truth in what you say, though I also hope that it's not the whole story - I hope that it's more exaggerated in fields where beauty/appearances are given a very high priority. Having said that though, I would agree that if a woman has reached a 'certain a...
- Fri May 30, 2008 2:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Haven't been posting much lately, but am still NoSing quietly away in the background here. :) I intended not to snack at all last weekend and ended up having a vile 3-day weekend of non-stop bingeing. I don't usually have any problem staying on NoS at home, but we tend to spend every weekend at a re...
- Fri May 23, 2008 12:53 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The "My Pants Fell Down" Club.....
- Replies: 60
- Views: 87943
- Thu May 22, 2008 2:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Wed May 21, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Have been running into lots of people lately that I haven't seen for quite some time - and I'm getting a lot of compliments about how I look - which is v nice. :D I haven't lost THAT much weight, but I have gone down a clothing size (top and bottom) and I suspect the regular exercise and a bit more ...
- Mon May 19, 2008 2:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I ate way too much on my S days again - I was just desperate by saturday to eat stuff that I couldn't on N days...so strange. Could have been partly hormonal. Sunday was much better, but still not great. I'm thinking of cutting out snacks on S days and just allowing myself desserts. I know I've ment...
- Thu May 15, 2008 3:02 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Hmm today was interesting - I didn't put any butter on my toast this morning or my roll at lunch. I think that, plus the light dinners lately, left me absolutely starving by tonight. I was still starving after I had finished my evening meal - vegie soup with mixed grains; brown rice, a lamb chop, co...
- Wed May 14, 2008 2:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Am starving tonight, but am enjoying settling back into my NoS routines. I've been having steamed vegies for dinner the last two nights (once with a small can of tuna (100g) and mayonnaise mixed in and tonight with a small can of beans). Steamed vegies on their own used to be my favourite dinner but...
- Mon May 12, 2008 3:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I've been sticking to No-S since we got back from holidays - a managing a walk 3-4 times per week. This weekend was pretty decadent - but it was my birthday and mother's day. :-) My weight seems to be starting to move again - which is good. Only slightly but I can feel it. Two people that I've seen ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:22 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Have been away roughly since my last post - and eating wildly. Was relieved to come back home and back to our routines - and to No-S. Weighed myself after the trip and haven't gained anything (which is miraculous). So this is clearly a plateau. Time to knuckle back down to No-S, get my weekends unde...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Hmmmm - weighed myself on the weekend. No weight lost for 6 weeks. What's going on!! Found that a bit demoralising and had a red day today on my habitcal - seconds at dinner and then some chocolate. I'm wondering if the blowouts on S days are too great or my mealtime servings are too large or I'm no...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:04 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Ah, it must be an Antipodean thing. I'm in Sydney, Australia. I've been making pancakes as a weekend breakfast treat for me and my daughter for the last couple of weeks - they're her favourite. They are really more crepes than pancakes - I make them quite thin - they taste better that way. I'm not s...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:27 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:53 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
aaagh - I still have a tummy ache from the weekend. Strangely, I didn't eat that much - at least not compared to what I might have eaten 6 months ago. I had some easter egg after lunch (1.5 sandwiches and fruit and some seeds) and again after dinner on Saturday. I had a mid-afternoon coffee with ski...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Ok, managed a full successful NoS week - my first week of a 21 day challenge as part of my recommitment to NoS. The weekend may be a bit of a challenge - am craving chocolate at the moment. I resisted having a hot chocolate tonight, so am pleased about that. But I did go out today and get the ingred...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any over 50-ish women having success with this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 36592
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any over 50-ish women having success with this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 36592
A friend of mine reckons that once you hit menopause even a stick of dynamite won't shift the weight... hmmmm.....she could be right. :( but I look at my very very old mum (90) and how slight she now is even though she can barely move past the front gate. Of course, she hardly eats these days. Not m...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:36 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:29 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a sugar addict! help me!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 36227
It might also help to eat some protein at every meal. I can't put my hand on the research but I know that there has been some done in the last few years that has shown that eating protein flicks a switch in your brain that tells you when you have had enough. Carbohydrates on the other hand, don't. T...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any over 50-ish women having success with this?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 36592
I'm 50 and started NoS in mid-Nov. I had and have a lot of weight to lose. I'm not sure how much I've lost (haven't weighed myself for a couple of weeks) but despite a plateau in March I'm down about 11/12 pounds from my starting weight.So, I'm very happy. I dips me lid to Reinhard too. I'm not that...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What happened to sometimes?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 170374
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Have had a successful NoS week so far, though my one plate for lunch today was rather large (grilled fish, chips (fries), salad and a bread roll). I know it's 'legal' but it seemed like rather a lot and I could have done without the fries. Got a long walk in yesterday and today and hope to do so tom...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Crawling back with my proverbial tail between my legs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24585
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:22 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I meant to add that I've lost no weight (and no inches) in the month of March. Not sure why - too much snacking on weekends? The weight plateau coincides with the students coming back and work being full on and stressy. My opportunities for exercise are also much more limited. And my sleep gets disr...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Got in a long walk today (45 mins). Have also managed to control the snacking. Had a bowl of icecream with chocolate for dessert tonight and a glass of wine with dinner. Am happy with that for an S day. I liked the post on the discussion forum (a humorous post) that S day treats could be limited to ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Calorielab interview
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23416
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
well....I managed Good Friday as a No S day; Saturday was a relatively controlled S day, but Sunday and Monday ....wooooaaah. Talk about a chocolate blow out (and a general blow out). And no exercise, except walking around the Royal Easter Show for about 8 hours straight on Monday (hey, that's gotta...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:03 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Before Book
- Replies: 21
- Views: 29478
I was net surfing and found several references to it by posters to the Happiness Project. http://www.happiness-project.com/
I found both it and the Flylady site (http://www.flylady.net/) had really useful suggestions. No S sounded pretty good too. Am glad I found it.
I found both it and the Flylady site (http://www.flylady.net/) had really useful suggestions. No S sounded pretty good too. Am glad I found it.
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:33 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Backsliding...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 31335
I've backslid this week too KCCC. I've been a bit discouraged about not losing weight over the last month and have been a bit slack with tasting food while I've been cooking and going back for another dollop of mashed pumpkin or whatever. But you've called me to account, girl! I'm going to start 21 ...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:55 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
well, the extra weight's gone - don't know what that was about. I'll weigh myself again this weekend and see how I've gone. I don't think I've lost anything - which will make about a month either at the same weight or above. hmmmm. I've switched back to light dairy products and have cut out the yumm...
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:43 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
weighed myself on the weekend... I've gained weight over the last two weeks. sigh....The only things I've done differently are to switch to full cream milk rather than light milk and to have stopped drinking coffee. I wonder if dropping coffee has slowed down my metabolism?? Anyway, I think I'm goin...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Had a bit of a blowout weekend. Couldn't stop snacking. I hate that and would really like to get that under control. Have been sticking to NoS through the week though and that gets easier as the week progresses. By Wed/thurs I'm not really thinking about it. Permasnacking my way through Sat and Sun ...
- Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I've stuck to No-S all week and it's been fine. I was craving something comforting during a PMS day, so resorted to milky decaf coffee a couple of times that day. And plain yoghurt with my lunch (a yummy biodynamic one). I shugged Monday and Tuesday and swam laps and walked on Wednesday. I didn't ex...
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:48 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: hot cross bun
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21118
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:18 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
The weekend was reasonably good for S days. Not permasnacking on weekends helps me and is one of my goals. I didn't get out to exercise this weekend. But I did exercise all 5 days last week, so that's good. I'll shug again tonight before bed. My aim is to shug every day this week. Am on track with N...
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:57 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I haven't had an internet connection at home lately - thus the silence. Basically, I No-S'd successfully last week although I had some plain yoghurt on Friday night in the evening as a snack. I basically swapped Friday night and Sunday night - Friday is our relaxation night at home and it feels like...
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:47 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Successful No-S so far this week (though I'm still eating fairly big meals). Didn't exercise on Tuesday (fell asleep putting my daughter to bed!), but shugged again yesterday. I shugged after dinner - that might be a good time for me - DD's fed, settled and happy to play quietly by herself for a lit...
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:44 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: clearer mind
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9718
clearer mind
Is anyone else finding that they are working more productively on NoS? I think the exercise plus cutting out sugary/fatty/carby snacks is doing wonders for my ability to get things done. I'm beginning to feel like my old (BC - before child) self and I love it.
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "S" day?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6867
I'm with you! My daughter went to school in the colours of the Aboriginal flag to watch the apology with the whole school. I took an hour off work to watch it at home - must say, I was incredibly moved. Just wept when both non-Indigenous leaders walked around the visitors gallery hugging and greatin...
- Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:44 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Had a successful NoS week last week (though I ate a lot of food), reasonable S days and a successful NoS day yesterday. I really like this eating plan! Had intended to shug all 5 days last week, but only managed Monday and Tuesday. Was exhausted by Wednesday and then found busy workdays and pouring ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jennifer's check-in
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17553
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:11 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Daily check in for Charis
- Replies: 167
- Views: 143103
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Willpower during TOM (time of month)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24651
I'm interested in responses to this too. Keeping the daily habit check is showing me that I'm definitely hungrier prior to a period and just after. Those times are also when I get cravings for snacks. Vitamin B does help with my moods then. So does exercise (though I feel like it least then). Keepin...
- Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:31 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Aaagh - a ghastly weekend. I gave up coffee last week and found sticking to No S really hard (am not sure if it was the coffee deprivation or if it was because it was a busy work week or if I was a bit hormonal or if it was just everything at once). I did stick to NoS for the week. Then went out to ...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Well, so much for starting the 21 day challenge again! Was off track over the weekend and a couple of days surrounding it. I know the weekend is made up of S days, but I went a bit overboard on Sunday at a family party - way more than I would on a normal S day. My excuse is that it was a special tim...
- Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jennifer's check-in
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17553
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:51 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Swam laps for half an hour. Didn't shug, but I'll count it as a success for exercise. Am recording a failure on the habit cal for No-S. Virtual plated for lunch, but I'm pretty sure I ate more than a plateful. Then tonight - not a major infringement, but I've been sitting up making cake for mum's 90...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Deb's Check-in
- Replies: 1722
- Views: 1283225
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Mo's Check In
- Replies: 51
- Views: 52092
well done, Mo. the weight loss goal sounds reasonable. My weight loss isn't fast, but as long as it is steady and going downwards, that feels good. I think I'll copy your practice of exercising in the morning. That might be the time for me to shug - found I was just too tired yesterday to do it befo...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Thanks, Mo. I had some fun with the shugging last week, but didn't do it on Sunday and no exercise Monday. Today I swam laps at the pool while DD had her swimming lesson. I've been very out of condition, and in the small amount of lap swimming I did before Xmas, could only manage breaststroke/backst...
- Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:11 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:29 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Jennifer's check-in
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17553
Hi Jennifer, it sounds like you are coping with some heavy emotional issues. I hope you are getting some good professional help for your fear of going out - that sounds like it requires support not just from family and friends but from someone specialised in the field. Meanwhile, there is a lot to b...
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:44 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Not a good idea
- Replies: 46
- Views: 134908
I agree with all the other posters. I'm finding No-S liberating and I'm very thankful I found it. Many years ago now I lived in Japan on a work exchange and over a year I lost two stone and became quite fit without trying at all. From time to time since I have been trying to recreate those lifestyle...
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Still haven't started shugging - am psyching myself up for it. Ended up starting my two S days on Friday night and am finishing them tonight (Sun). Ate quite a lot over these two S days, but I don't think outrageously so. I seemed to eat more as the weekend progressed and I got out of the frame of m...
- Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Well, I've bought the sledgehammer... The thought of making the commitment here to daily shugging fills me with apprehension. But it's time to get started. I want to build up muscle and lose weight. And I'd really like the No-S'ing plan to work as a lifetime way of managing my weight, fitness and he...
- Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Success story
- Replies: 6
- Views: 23311
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
ok, i'm feeling better and back on track. I made this weekend No-S days because of all the recent indulgences - just wanted to be in control again. So I have done 3 no-S days in a row and hope to complete the coming week as No-S, reverting to weekends as S days from next weekend. It was actually qui...
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:30 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Another red day. I managed No-S with no problem till about 5pm when some friends came round for dinner armed with wine, cashew and basil dip and small red peppers stuffed with goats cheese. oivey. I think I like food too much. I had some of that and a normal dinner (baked chicken, vegies and salad),...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:17 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Well, my no-S'ing went out the window over the last few days. We're back from our beach holiday. Only managed a walk one day when one of the other parents minded the small children. The weather was warm and sunny and I swam a lot, but not really for exercise - mostly with the kids. And our hosts are...
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:40 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Weighed myself yesterday and I have maintained my weight, but aaagghhh, the holidays are really putting a dint into my sense of balance between N0-S and S days. Managed 3 no-S days this week, but have been 'enjoying' the S days. Will be glad when New Year is over (and we return from holidays with fr...
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:25 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Habit-management focus needed
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21505
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:22 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:32 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Thanks, Jammin' Jan! Fell off the wagon last night though. I took my DD (Darling Daughter) out to a seafood dinner to celebrate her very good school report :-), then ate half of her meal after I finished mine! Woooah - I don't do that when I'm not dieting. I think it was a reaction to the silly snac...
- Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:20 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Ate too much on the weekend. I just slip into snacking on weekends really easily, partly for emotional reasons and partly because I'm socialising with friends. I don't have the 'sometimes' thing down at all. On the 'good' side, I have been exercising at least several times a week. Between pouring ra...
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:30 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
I bought some dumbells yesterday and found a website with a weight trianing program for women, so here we go. I may also end up getting a 'shovelglove', but won't have a chance anyway to get to the hardware store till next week. One of the things I am not sure about with shovelglove is that emphasis...
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:14 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: ladebbie's check-in
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12346
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
So far I have been puddling along on No-S without too many problems, but tonight was the work Xmas party - dinner in an Italian restaurant. Yum. I was tempted to count it as an S day, but I didn't. Am thinking of keeping it as a green no-S day, mainly because I showed great restraint (!) The restaur...
- Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:09 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Mo's Check In
- Replies: 51
- Views: 52092
HI Mo, I found your posts inspirational - it's very comforting as a newbie to know that if I just follow No-S the weight will come off (albeit slowly). I sympathise with the difficulty of finding time and opportunities to exercise. I'm a single mum of a young child and it's terribly difficult unless...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:23 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
It's 2 weeks tomorrow since I started the No-S and so far so good, though I am starving tonight. Guess that is a good thing as it means the no-snacking and the walking I've been doing are having some effect.:-) Up till now, it hasn't been that difficult. I have been eating quite large plates of food...
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:14 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Thanks, Mo. That's helpful. I went back to the homepage yesterday to have another look at the general guidelines for the No S diet and came to much the same conclusion. I'm not a really big milk drinker (too much compulsory millk in primary school - the milk would be delivered in the early morning a...
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:12 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Wim's check in
- Replies: 72
- Views: 56730
Wim's check in
Discovered this site last week so have started No-S'ing. Am still sorting out what that means, but mostly I've stuck to it. The tricky thing has been flavoured yoghurt. I have eatern it as part of my lunch, but am now thinking it's probably a sweet and I should drop it. The hardest change for me is ...