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Today was a weird day, I had my co-worker over with her toddler to catch up a bit. Maybe it was talking about work and the looming return of it in September, maybe it was just my general anxiety, but afterward I found myself feeling very anxious. Sometimes this happens after I meet with a friend. I ...

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Love that advice Linda. It's so true and I've experienced it myself. I'm not sure why some days it's sparkling and others it seems like the mess magically appears and I can't get it under control. I hate piles of clean dishes sitting on the counter once they are dried out! Anyways, just to update my...

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They really are Linda, and you've been instrumental in helping me get back on track. *Thank you with big hugs* I want to share an insight that occurred to me this morning. So, baby woke up at 4:45am. Weighed in at 118.5 then 118 (not happy seeing this number). Went downstairs, the kitchen is a mess ...

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Just wanted to chime in and say welcome back. Like Imogen said, there are a few of us here ready to get back on the wagon and nothing like doing it with old friends! Let's cheer each other on. I am hoping this time it's for life.

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I really, really appreciate that response Ironchef! I feel almost like a No S newbie these days, but I guess I am starting over in a sense, and it helps immensely to read what other people do to aid in their success. I just love hearing that you at times rely on drinks too, and this Milo sounds good...

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Just thought I'd pop in your thread and say hello! You have such a calm relationship with food and seems like you do not struggle at all. It seems like there is so much room for "life" when you're not obsessing about your diet. What a great place to be, especially with the new baby coming. I'm hopin...

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OMG Imogen there is nothing incoherent about your post but exactly what I needed to read exactly when I read it. Thanks to that post I did not cave in, waited till 1pm for lunch and made a lovely plate. I will actually go back and re-read that post, along with the others who have given me such good,...

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Wow Linda! That's like a small wedding at your house! I bet your place is just beautiful :) I hear you totally on the frustration of the scale. While I always think it's a good idea to be accountable to the darn thing, it certainly gets my blood boiling sometimes. And like eschano, I often take the ...

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Hey Linda, Thanks for such a thoughtful reply. I laughed when I read your DH's reaction to the blood sugar question!!! It's true though, *I* even do the eye rolling thing to myself when I try to tell myself that excuse. I also like the point about not needing to face emotions necessarily. I guess I ...

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Hey CG, that must have been tough with the restrictions but you are doing great! I saw the conversation about coffee and you sound just like me - I am purely taken by the ritual too.

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Hey Imogen! Good job this week. I totally hear you on the rushing through the day making you want sugar. OMG me too. Let's be here for one another, we are like twins seriously.

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Hey guys, I really appreciate the comments. osoniye - I am considering doing the planned meals & planned snacks if I really can't make 3 meals work. I think part of it is just the motivation to really practice this. I like the idea though, so thank you! ironchef - I was thinking of bringing this up ...

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I suppose you are right - maybe making the rules a bit different will make No S easier to adhere to. I just wonder if I stuck it out, if the symptoms would go away, you know. But, I just seem unable to do that. I tried to eat fresh, healthy, whole foods yesterday...and after lunch I had the dreaded ...

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Hey Linda! I just wanted to stop in and say how absolutely amazing you are doing. I envy the meals you make - these days I just cannot fathom that much work in the kitchen (even though I used to cook from scratch all the time). I guess a toddler really makes life that much more tiring that I can't e...

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Thanks Linda, CG and Eschano! I would really like to eat 3 meals, if only because I would eat much healthier. But it is SO hard, like impossible :S I often get low blood sugar symptoms which derails me. I read this and wanted to put it here for later reference. WHAT IS THE BEST DIET FOR HYPOGLYCEMIA...

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Hey girl, I am going through the same thing. But I can't even make it a day. Sigh. I wanted to try today again, but got unbearably shaky before I could even make it home for lunch. Like, scary shaky that I feel it's unsafe to drive or take care of baby properly type of feeling. It's terrible and mos...

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http://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2015/05/14/eat-nourish-glow-author-amelia-freer-espouses-three-meals-a-day-and-no-snacks.html Read this in the newspaper today and found the link online. I have not been doing No S but actively think about it, and this kind of re-sparked my desire. Her philosoph...

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Hey Imogen, Boy do I feel your pain. That might be one of my worst issues too. Ironically, that's where counting calories seemed to save me (not suggesting in any way to switch to that). But just for comparison, last year when I found myself alone A LOT with an infant who didn't interact yet, DH wor...

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Oh Linda, I really feel for you and I think most of us can relate to that feeling in some way very strongly. Mothers are wonderful people, but sometimes they just don't get exactly what they says or shouldn't say. Whether it's a generational thing, or a closeness thing, or whatever it may be, they j...

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Wow, moderate, you are doing so so well! It is very inspiring and I really like the overall percentage idea. What do you do about S days?

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You two bring up a very valid point. Perhaps using NoS as a way to get back on track when things need to be reined in a bit might even take some of the perfectionistic pressure off. I suppose it doesn't have to be all or nothing, does it? I am kinda already doing that, but feel guilty about being so...

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Thanks Linda and Heather. I agree totally with both of you on the definition of a sweet. I usually don't worry at all about things like the muffin - I think it was more that I had a cookies n cream muffin over proper lunch food that was already prepared! And believe it or not, it was very simple foo...

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Alrighty, let's recap what I'm eating today... I was not hungry at all this morning, so had my first meal at noon. This is where it gets interesting. I decided to cook while baby napped, so I rushed like crazy making wings, sausages, pasta salad, veggies and bbq'd corn. Well, I was trying to make my...

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Thank you so much for stopping by Moderatemeals. I am definitely in that camp - binging and permasnacking AND definitely to relax & procrastinate OMG. Sweets get me too. I am just a ball of trouble

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Hey mm! We certainly sound like two peas in a pod, don't we? :D I will be following your check-in for sure. It is always motivating to see other people who have similar issues as me and see how they do it. Do you mind me asking what your height is? Our weight is similar. Are you looking to lose any ...

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Linda you are doing so great. I just want you to know I get extremely stressed and overwhelmed with such things. You are so not alone. It feels so daunting but once you start chipping away at it you'll feel better. LIke you said, it always gets done!

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Things are going great and I am very motivated! I really want to capitalize on this feeling. Saturday was a binge, as I picked cooking dinner and that set me off. Normally, I'd wake up the next morning saying this isn't for me but instead I felt more inspired than ever to get this right. Here's to t...

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Great points Linda. I am feeling actually SUPER positive about this! I do need to learn to tolerate hunger as you said -- there is no way around that. I must just go through it and feel it. I read that sometimes distractions are no help, and I know they are no help for me. Taking a bath, reading, et...

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Today actually went great, even though not textbook perfect, for me, it was. I'm so glad I really gave it the effort. The only thing was my DH had the day off and we were out, and stopped for a coffee when I saw Tim Hortons has a couple new Nutella products. He prompted me to try a little something ...

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Kittson, definitely a very helpful reply! Actually, you hit on the two things I thought of as well. #1) waiting for Dh for dinner - I usually don't do it - but I somehow thought if I'm on No S I'll be doing it "right" by eating dinner with him. I quickly realized that's a recipe for disaster. #2) sw...

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I find it really, really, exceptionally difficult to not eat between meals, or wait more then 3-4 hours for a meal. I am truly astounded, like eyes wide open, at the amazingly disciplined people on here who can make it 6+ hours. Even if I fill my plate way more than normal, I still can't do it. This...

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Linda, I think you explained the whole calorie counting thing perfectly. Although that's what makes us lose weight, it doesn't mean we have to do the math. Any way to make that happen amounts to the same thing. As for my baby girl, she literally makes me happier every day. I can't even explain how b...

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I just love hearing all these great ideas and it's really interesting to me to see different people's ways of making No S their own, and working for them. So cool! Marianna - would you mind sharing some of those delicious sugar free sweets? :D Elizabeth - I like your plan a lot - structure with flex...

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Hey Kittson! Thank you for stopping by :D Just love the friendliness of this board. Seriously, it's so addictive. Ditching Diets is a wonderful book and although it seems it was only that ONE thought that really spoke to me, it was like the most profound statement I've ever read LOL. The whole book ...

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Hi Linda! I just wanted to pop in and say I love reading your thread as always. I am glad to read your DH is doing so well and clearly you are too. I really admire your discipline in both eating and exercising. I relate to you on so many levels (being too nice at the salon even though you weren't qu...

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Thank you so much ladies! Yesterday I got quite shaky-feeling before dinner and had an apple and piece of cheese focaccia. Then, we were at the mall and figured I'll get a small decaf coffee and a timbit (like a one-bite donut). Well, that loosened my resolve and I had waaay more at dinner then I wr...

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This might be a little pre-emptive to decide to post again without having one 3-a-day under my belt, but here goes. No one here is judging, right!? I just feel I need discipline more than weight loss. I hate that I can't go a day without lots of snacks. I hate that I can't say no and I give in to ev...

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I posted this publicly in case anyone else could benefit from the answer. 3-0-7 girl, I am not sure whether you ever check in here anymore, but I LOVED your mod and followed it myself for awhile, and I am sure other people have as well. That is, 3 meals a day, every day, and little bites of dessert ...

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Well, I think I spoke too soon regarding all of this. Yesterday was the worst day I've had in awhile. The few days I've been trying to eat 3 meals I have put on a few lbs and felt like I was eating LESS. It's funny how our needs can change over time. I used to feel restricted when calorie counting a...

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Time to start logging these meals! I'm going to start by also doing a No S-Calorie Counting Combo. After all, No S makes combining that much easier. This will be mostly "guesstimates". Breakfast was Apple strudel (100) +Toast with PB&J (150) +yogurt (75) +coffee with half & half (20)=345 Lunch was t...

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Thank you, clarinetgal :) In a nutshell, I am back to three meals a day because I want to eat more nutritious foods. I might be able to stay quite trim grazing, but who grazes on salads? It's too much work to prepare. No S days, and sweets as part of meals if I want. I have put on a few lbs that I h...

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Guess what? I'm baaaack :) I don't have loads of time to write at the moment, because I can hear my little one waking up. Being as brief as possible, I just wanted to start another year's check in as I am ready for the challenge of three meals again! When I can articulate my thoughts better I will, ...

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So happy to read your update Imogen! Great job. Although I don't post much these days, I really miss reading your check in

But incredibly glad to hear you are binge free.

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Such great advice Ironchef. Thank you for taking the time to post all that. You should feel so proud - you really know what you're doing. I am going to try implementing some older books too I(although last night it didn;t quite work out, she just wanted to get off me and had no interest :() I will k...

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Ironchef, I saw you are having a little girl and had to tell you how I smiled when I read that. It reminded me of finding out when I was pregnant. Little girls might just be the best thing ever :D I'm a little biased ;) Such wonderful news. Also, I have to ask, how old is your little boy and how did...

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Hey Eschano! Just popping by and had to say congrats if I haven't yet!!! I am absolutely with you in regard to eating more veggies. Also, I 100% am in accord with what ironchef said about weddings - yes, yes and yes!!! My wedding day was the best day of my life and I did not follow all the "rules" a...

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Thanks for the comments! I think we all need to find what works for us, and tailor any plan or way of eating to ourselves. Every single person's life, even those who seem to live similarly, will have drastically different home situations, food preferences, families, energy levels, metabolisms and so...

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Hey guys! Just finally getting an opportunity to reply to these posts. I'm very much in agreement with the idea that mindless snacking is best avoided while more and more not being on board with S days, every weekend. Reason being, unless you are the type of person who can coolly continue with reaso...

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CG and Amy - thanks for your encouragement. I can understand the lack of desire to count calories. I grew tired of it myself in years past. This time around has been different, and I suspect it has more to do with how I mentally view it now as opposed to then.

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Hey CG, Thanks for popping by my thread and always being so supportive! I appreciate not feeling like an outcast - I think that's why I love this board because EVERYONE is so darn nice and understanding. Interesting about the lactose intolerance. DH is as well, although I wonder if he ever did the b...

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Hey guys Iâ€™m still here kicking around. Just thought I would pop in to do a little update. I am still counting calories and loving it. In recent times, I just felt like eating more so I upped my calorie budget to around 2500+. Calorie counting doesnâ€™t have to be an all or nothing proposition whe...

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Hey Imogen, I think CG has brought up some good points. I need to give these a hard look myself. I have been struggling again myself big time. Just overeating day in and day out. Never from hunger, always from emotion. Hate it, hate it... I guess we both have similar issues, goal weights and desires...

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Can I just say that I second never, ever wanting to go out right before a social event...but then I usually do end up have a GREAT time. Always happens. I thought I was the only one! I think your meet up is an awesome idea, although I too would clearly be super nervous!

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Ironchef - CONGRATS!!!!!! So happy for you and your family. Such great memories of being pregnant, I hope it all goes smoothly with little morning sickness. Sounds like a great plan, too. I did something similar

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Hi Linda! I'm glad you mentioned the whole writing down food thing on people's checkin's. I never saw it from that perspective! Since I'm a little self conscious about posting since I'm not the poster No S child, I'll be more cognizant of that. I think I'm in the minority in that I LOVE when people ...

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Hey Heather! Just a thought about the calorie counting. I used to find it cumbersome and stressful after a couple days. I never use those logging sites because they take way too long - and I too never meet my goal (probably 99% always over). I stopped seeing it as a requirement. I typically estimate...

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I am not finding time to update much. The last few days were fine but I ate at night quite a bit. Need to work on that. Weight maintained at 111.5 surprisingly. This weekend we ate out which lead to a 2 lb increase and today (Sunday) was the most excessive of the bunch because I got up super early a...

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Thanks aspencer - glad you understand about S days too

Clarinetgal - sounds like you're doing great. Let me know how your plan continues to go.

W: 111.5

Breakfast: coffee, coconut cake, peanut butter/coconut/banana mixture (maybe a little TOO much - my tummy felt very heavy after)

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Thanks, Linda! It's nice to be able to post regularly, sometimes or totally sporadically and still be welcomed so kindly! I've decided, for the next little while at least, to eat 4 meals a day - which is kind of No S!!! Although the snacking wasn't affecting my weight, it was certainly affecting my ...

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Imogen, so envious you vacationed in Croatia. Been dying to go. As someone with a Slovenian background, I really want to get to that part of the world and explore a bit one day. Would love to hear a few things you got to eat!!!

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Thanks, ladies :) Weight is up to 113 lbs which is no surprise given my eating these days. Just can't seem to crack down and be more moderate. I'm not worried, but I like to nip these things in the bud right away. It's been a good couple weeks of care free eating and I'm ready to buckle down again. ...

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Thank you for the positive comments everyone! This is why one can't leave these boards - the people are way too awesome. I'm glad you could relate to my thoughts on being thin. I know its cliche, but worry about what matters most, and make being thin/diets a hobby - at least that's my approach. Perh...

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Linda, can I just say that I totally relate to your mocha attachment. Reading all that those mocha's went through with you -- may sound funny but I lived, ever so briefly, in my mind, each moment you described if only in my imagination and I can feel why you love those drinks. Thats powerful to me. ...

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How lovely of you ladies to check up on me. Of course yesterday I started to respond, wrote a novel explaining where Iâ€™m at , and long story short it got deleted LOL. So here goes another try, albeit less wordy hopefully (probably not). Iâ€™ve thought about updating here but feel it is in bad tast...

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Eschano - I really, really, really appreciate your thoughts on the animals. I am definitely going to further investigate. Believe it or not, this has caused me a lot of stress which probably sounds weird. I don't really know anyone who cares about the welfare of animals. I know two vegetarians, but ...

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Hi people! It's been awhile. I've been meaning to get on here and update what I am up to because you've all been so supportive of my crazy half hearted efforts in the past. I've pretty much tossed No S to the wayside - I finally realized it just WAS NOT working. I tried for years upon years, with we...

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Hey guys, thanks for the support. I haven't really committed as I said I would. I got really grumpy between meals. I adopted a more "normal eating" pattern, similiar to what Anoulie posted on her thread. It worked very well. Then yesterday I got some nutball thinking about how I should try to do a n...

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CG, yet again, sorry for the late response. I teach high school. I think I like teaching, but not in the conventional sense i.e. plan lessons and deliver to a classroom full of students. I have done a bit of alternative teaching (at risk students) which is a bit different and really liked that. I al...

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I'm sorry my replies are so sketchy these days! I feel so rude when I read these thoughtful comments and only respond days later. Linda - I totally understand what you are saying and I like how you phrased it "a practical decision not a philosophical decision" - that's like us too. I've always wante...

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Sorry CG I didn't see your post until now! I am on maternity leave - so kinda a SAHM at the moment. I'll probably go back to work at least part time. Kind of a decision I will struggle with! I'd love nothing more than to stay home with my baby, but a lot of factors to consider. I am a teacher too an...

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Thanks clarinetgal. It helps to feel supported. Such a wonderful board - we all just want each other to find out what works best personally for us. I am feeling really good today. I did a bunch of cleaning today (starting to really use FlyLady!) and my DH will come home to a sparkling house. It kept...

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The more time passes, the more I am relaxing about following rules. If I felt like I screwed up in the past, I would always binge. Now, it's gone down dramatically. I really like that. That's where I've just accepted I will NEVER do vanilla in it's purest form. I'm just not that disciplined. I kinda...

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What wosnes said!

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Breakfast:
1/2 bagel, 30 g brie cheese and roasted garlic with black coffee.

Lunch:
Veggie beef strips in roti with Brie and stir fry.

Snack: oops
Bread with pb and dark chocolate

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Hey Clarinetgal! You ask a good question. I am kind of in a period of transition/shifting habits so I don't really have a solid answer. But I can give you a long-winded one! I don't consciously take S days. I suppose that's because I don't follow a rigid N-day/S-day pattern; if I did, maybe I would....

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clarinetgal - great to hear other people still institute this mod! Mee too

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You are right oolala. I guess the problem is I don't really stick to that pattern, which is why I hesitated saying I'm doing Vanilla. I updated Thursday's food. I ended up getting a little dessert and decided to have that be part of the rules instead of fighting it. I just love and need that time of...

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I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, and I had some thoughts. I think I may re-introduce myself to No S more purely again. I've developed some good routines (namely, including more veggies) and also continued with some bad habits (snacking too much). Through calorie counting, I l...

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Osoniye - thank you for your comment. It's true that most people have a hard time with maintaining and thats why diets lure them in because they can lose but before long it comes back. I am the opposite - I've actually never lost any significant weight on ANY diet until No S. But I maintain like a c...

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Thought I should pop in and update my NoS friends. First off, vacation was great! Surprisingly, it was no problem bringing a 3 month old - can you imagine?!? She is truly my little angel baby, still sleeps through the night although now she goes to bed earlier. She will be 4 months in the next few d...

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Thank you Eschano! :) I'm leaving to Cuba in a few days so I will probably start reporting more here after that (its been pretty busy trying to get ready, make sure I have everything for baby etc). But the weather is FINALLY getting more mild so I am so excited to start going for walks! My poor dog ...

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Hi Auto! How lovely of you to think of me and stop by. Truth be told, I've sauntered over to the dark side once again :lol: Okay, maybe not exactly, it's just calorie counting. But it's really what I need to be doing right now, it's providing me joy (imagine that), and I am learning a lot along the ...

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Except when it bounces up 1.5 lbs overnight LOL All par for the course, right!?! Need to log again for a few days.. B: bagel with butter, few grapes L: canned baked beans, big plate homemade pasta D: sausage, potato/sweet potatoes, few raw veg, 3 small slices bread with pb & honey Tired and cranky, ...

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I've been meaning to post but just have not gotten the chance to get on the computer alone over the weekend (I find typing lots on my iphone too much). I need to get organized bringing the baby on a trip down south. It's overwhelming to think of everything she'll need, nevermind for myself! I've bee...

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Oh my that does sound delish! I must try this one...

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That's awesome - keep it up.

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osoniye, DH said they were the best he's had. Isn't it funny how when you don't try things turn out better? LOL. I went to meet a friend for coffee, so I left them at a low heat in the oven and told DSD to turn off the oven when the timer went. I guess them sitting for awhile made them really tender...

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Thanks auto the ribs were one of my better ones. I slow cooked them. I used the bread recipe from the off-topic section here, the thread called artisan bread and it turned out quite well!

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Okay, this is the plan for today: Breakfast was a bran muffin w/ butter and black coffee Had a cup of half caf coffee w/ vanilla. Lunch I am planning on a grilled cheese sandwich, an apple and 4 walnuts. Edit: also had bean salad Screwed up. Lunch wasn't filling enough and I picked at some bread and...

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123.5 this morning. I am floating around the same weight constantly for a long time now because I can't buckle down. I am doing well with my NO Snacks mod, although my DH is challenging me to 3 weeks of straight no snacks, sweets or seconds to break my "addiction" lol (this is how he eats naturally,...

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That's my plan!!! I just stick to No Snacks...that's the only thing that seems to affect my weight (not seconds or sweets).

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Hey eschano, you are absolutely right, that is the logical thing to do. We've tried it many times before, it doesn't seem to make a difference and she doesn't make friends. Up to 124 which is annoying but fine nonetheless :P B: vanilla mint mocha, raw oatmeal/protein powder/whole milk cereal L: panc...

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Down to 123 lbs which is awesome. I've been logging a trend and it's cool to see that even though I don't seem to be losing weight, it's just happening sooo slowly and the trend shows the real picture. Moving on to a new day and feeling stressed and motivated at the same time. It's March break - whi...

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Doing a little challenge to see how many days I can go without snacking. Hoping for 100. This is day 3. B: eggs, bacon and half bagel with butter L: tuna, mashed potatoes, few tortilla chips, baby carrots and sliced cucumber D: mom made turkey dinner - asparagus soup to start, turkey, stuffing, mash...

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B: cereal w/ protein powder and whole milk. L: chicken, pasta w cheese, bite banana and cookie w coffee D: went to a place with an unlimited tasting menu. Did well and no crazy over eating. Remembered the saying I've never regretted the things I didn't eat. Had sushi, French onion soup, calabrese sa...

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Thanks Linda. Luckily things are not so tense anymore. But the peace never lasts! Today was a good day eating wise. B: half bagel w butter, egg, small bowl raw oatmeal cereal w protein powder. Vanilla latte L: some chicken and brown rice, carrots, popcorn and banana. Watered down oj D: bangers n mas...

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Thank you Eschano. Things are already looking better. Appreciate the sympathy :) Well, two days this week screwed up already. Keep on, keepin' on right? Here we go. 125 again. B: 1/2 bagel w/ pb and 1/2 banana with black coffee. L: leftover chili with cheese, chicken thigh, cornbread, raw veg and va...

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I am admiring your success and thought patterns. I've been derailing a bit this week (two days this week giving in). Love your approach. Keep it up.

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That true eschano I agree. oolala even if that was true, being able to improve your eating and have as much wisdom on the subject as you do, is a monumental task that many people never get. You have no idea how much value your comments add around here! Well, this is totally humiliating. I binged las...

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Hey thanks guys. I know this is the internet, but your comments made me feel really good and warmed my heart. I really have resided on this version of No S as my final decision. It just works. I rarely feel hungry, my meals leave me super happy and I always have something to look forward to. And the...

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