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Hey Blue,

How wonderful to sit on that bench and THINK about what YOU want and realize that it wasn't food. Almost too cool for words!

Our automatic eating days are OOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRR!!!

Woo hoo!

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Thanks for posting this encouraging note. It is exactly what I needed to read this morning.

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Tink wrote:Missing from my celebration:
I noticed that guilt was no where around. Yanno, the guilty feeling from eating "forbidden foods" because the diet starts tomorrow. I also observed shame wasnâ€™t in attendance this year.

Tink, This was amazing! What a joy to enjoy!

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Hey Kwan,

Did you get the book about chi walking or learn it somewhere else? Is it really helping your joint pain or allowing you to walk further? Since my main exercise is my morning walk, I would love to learn how to do it more effectively.

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Hope the seminar goes well and attracts more than the usual number of customers.

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Hey Blue,

What great kitty news!!!!!

I remember eating cherries by the crate full one summer during my college years when I lived in British Columbia. Being from the deep south we just don't have that as a readily available fresh fruit. YUM!!

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Well, I have to take my first RED day in the last 70. I soothed stress with ice cream last night. I know I set myself up by barely eating until 7 at night, not because I was trying not to eat, I just didn't have time. Need to figure out some easy grab and go meals for such times. Back to vanilla nos...

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Spent the weekend with dear old friends, the wife of which has been on a diet for at least as long as we've known them, around 30 years. I told her, and her husband, about NoS. She thought it was "interesting" but in no way embraced it. She would rather DO something whereas NoS is more about leaving...

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Thanks to each of you. You always have such good ideas and words of encouragement that you just bless my socks off! At the beach with dh and dear old friends enjoying the sun and conversation. Glad to be back to N days! Have walked every day and need to mow today so I'm moving with purpose as OG wou...

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I'm so sorry to hear about sweet baby Tyler. My prayers to the family.

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Hey KCCC,

I've noticed the same thing..............with the occasional ravenous between meals hunger. I just figure it means I'm losing weight and my body is trying to hold on to it.

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Hey, CC, I can see the headlines now, "Christian Bookstore Owner Shoots Husband for eating his Birthday Cake on an N day." Of course, we would all get the humor. The fig cake sounds great. Our figs are still all green but the trees are loaded. Would you post the recipe? My dh complains about all the...

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It is cool to see you successful after doing this for 3 years. What an inspiration. Just solidifies the knowledge that this is a lifelong life style! NOT A DIET.

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Thanks, CV, I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels that way. The GOOD news is that I rarely feel that way any more. I have had WAY too many S days this week and now, here is the weekend. There have been various very special events going on and too much virtual plating. I like Tink's idea of a habi...

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Hey Tink,

You're bbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the NoVirtual plating thing sounds like a great habitcal. Have you thought about posting that on the main discussion board???

Hope you had a lovely 4th.

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Hey Kwan,

Great news about the hip! I need to find out more about chi walking????

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Hey Blue,

Good news about Lola Grace. What a sweet name. Hope you had a sparkly 4th.

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Hey OG,

How great for you to help your niece with this. I wish we could inform all the young folks out there about NoS so they wouldn't end up on the evolving diet treadmill.

Again, "WOW" to your results!

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Wonderful!!!! Good for you!
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Here I am at the end of the day and about to snap like a green bean. I would love to fall face first into a tub of chocolate coved ice cream or some such. I'm grateful to NoS, to the pull of the 21 club, to having boxes to check green, to all of you that cheer us on, and, of course, to Reinhard. Tom...

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Thanks, Ya'll,

It is FUN to also be accountable to each of you. We are all watching, learning, rejoicing, weeping, and happy-dancing together. Isn't that wonderful!!!!!

Need to pick the garden and get to work!!

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I think many of us no-scale folks are actually minimal scale folks. Weighed yesterday and down a total of 7.5. That makes 2.5 for the month. Knowing me, if I had weighed every day of the last 30, the VERY SLOW MOVING NUMBERS would have made me consider sliding off of NoS and into something more rest...

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Hey Kwan,

So sorry to hear about your hip doings. Have you tried taking glucosamine-condroiton or however it is spelled? I know my PT told me that it was the only supplement set that has actually been proven to help treat/prevent joint pain.

I hope you can find some help!

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Today marks my 3rd set of 21 days without a red.

Also, did another scale peek and am down 7.5.

2 luscious salads yesterday with lettuce, tomato, squash, hot peppers, and cucumber out of the garden.

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I'm now a member of the 63 day club!!!!!! (3x21)

Down 7.5.

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Thanks, Reinhard,

Haven't you got a bunch of FUNNY LOSERS here?

CCL---that is a HOOT!!!!!!

Resting who continues to be a loser (now down 7.5)

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Hey Meg,

Welcome.

You will be amazed how all of the things you say you want to happen, WILL happen. I would never have imagined how life changing NoS would be-in so many areas of my life.

Enjoy the ride.

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Oh, said on Blue's post about just telling dh I'm doing this, now that it has been 3 months of NoS. He was encouraging. He's seen me go through so much diet drama that this may be just sensible enough to work.

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Agree with the sweets thing. It is almost like they taste TOO sugary or something.

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Sweet success over the weekend. I love eating out of the garden.

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My biggest S yesterday was a snack-a cucumber fresh out of the garden (I did kind of wash it off first)

I'm just thinking here..................how in the WORLD did a cucumber get elevated to a tasty and incredibly satisfying snack?

Must be that NoS diet mentality.

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reading THE book again and just thought it was funny that Reinard's name for excess attention diets is Substance Accounting Diet or S.A.D.

I know they always made ME sad.

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hey OG I've noticed the same thing. At work we always have candy and snacks and at first I really took advantage of my S days. Now I may have a nibble but honestly could care less. This is a big difference from other diets where I felt so deprived that I would go overboard and pig out. NoS is so bal...

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Hey Kwan,

Well that sounds wonderful! I hope you make it back to where you feel and look your best. I'm glad we all get to have your input on this journey.

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Thanks Cajun, Blue, OG, Ya'll are great at encouraging and I'm grateful. Yesterday became an 'S' day when we decided to go to a movie. :lol: Popcorn became my 4th meal of the day plus some of dh's coke. Truly love the flexible boundaries here-knowing where to draw the line and where to wiggle. Think...

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And, you've been doing LOTS more than 20 minutes/day!

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Hey Blue and OG,

Talk about anonymous, I just finally told dh about NoS last night!

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This was the perfect post for me. There have been several times that I have stuck something in my mouth rationalizing that I am virtually putting it on my plate. I see how easily fudging can be an excuse for drifting.

Thanks for the encouraging re-direction.

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Another Success day although it was a pretty tough call last night when I truly wanted to eat. Am thankful at these times that the 21 Day club calls my names and bids me not to leave.

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Dear Kwan, Don't you love everyone putting in their 2 cents? Well, here I go. The joy I've found in NoS is that I don't have to spend my time counting, measuring, and mentally or physically going through gymnastics. Currently I'm re-reading the NoS book. Seems Reinhard's big premise is that all the ...

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Shredded the squash and zucchini and made a quiche with leftover shredded potato as the crust. Yum! Added the cantaloupe for a pretty and delicious touch. Wish I knew how to take pictures and post them. Oh, to be a techie. Really thinking about the emotional side of eating. Now that I don't stuff my...

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Hey Blue, What a treat! I think I'll go pick some veggies and steam them! Did you know you can just stick an ear of corn in the microwave, shuck and all, for about 3 minutes, and it is perfect. The silks and shuck almost fall off. Resting-who is determined to eat more veggies and pay more attention ...

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Hey OG

Isn't it wonderful that we can enjoy events like the cake with the kids and not stress or feel guilty about it?

Joyfully living the NoS way,
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Hey KCCC, Glad I'm not alone! Just don't want to substitute one bad habit (or 3-snacking, seconds, sweets) with another. I don't think that wine is bad. It's just my HABIT of it. Eating IS emotional. We connect with our food. That is one reason it is such a joy to see Blue's food blogging. Pretty fo...

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Oh Man, soft shelled crabs. Yum yum! Resting

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Hey Tink,

where did you go?

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Good Grief!! You certainly earned your rest!

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Another truism for me is that wine is not the answer either! Since not snacking at night, I've gotten in the habit of a glass or 2 of wine. Calorie for calorie this doesn't seem wise. Nor does the HABIT of it.

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Thanks, OG and Blue,

Yesterday was a success, but I'm doing too much virtual plating. Need to access the visual limitations of a plate more. AND need to be eating all that lettuce in the garden before it goes to seed. First cucumber yesterday! Need to heed Blue's remark about the veggies.

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Hey Blue,

Thanks for taking all that time and sharing that China Study. Definitely food for thought. I know that personally, I feel better when I'm eating more fruits and veggies.

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Tuesday, Continued surprises about the S days. Twice this past weekend I indulged in ice cream. Neither times did I even want to finish it. How funny that things I once craved have lost appeal. That makes me think that there must have been some sort of addiction involved-or loop or something. Any wa...

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Hey Blue!

That is so wonderful! Following your blog and progress has been a joy! I completely agree about the poster child thing.

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Saturday morning and I started it with 3 little chocolate almond candies. I got them yesterday with the plan that they would start my day. Now after my big walk with the poochies, I'll have my healthy breakfast and head for work. Enjoying fresh squash, zuchinni, and tomatoes from the garden! Yum! Co...

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Hey Blue, Still always enjoy checking out your beautiful foods on your blog. With the soy thing, one of the most authoritative book I've read about food is Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy written by a Harvard MD/nutritionist. He is talks about using different soy amounts at different times of life. Such ...

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Praying about the screaming ice cream! Too funny, but also too understandable. Congrats on all the successes!

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What a sweet way to look at weekends!

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It is good for me to return to this mantra.

Food does not solve our problem.

Thank you, NoS, for putting food into it's right perspective

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Thank you for keeping us posted.

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Hey Blue,

What do you think about the whole soy debate. I'm so confused about it.

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Wow! That is wonderful news!

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What they said.

Hang in there.

There were so many good things that happened to me as I gave up my undisciplined drive to eat. I would never have believed it if I hadn't experienced it.

We are all there with you and for you!

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Hey Blue, I'm sure, with the right work and attitude and prayer that all things pass. Thanks for your kind words. Continued success! Tonight I would love to dig into those Fritos in the kitchen. But nay, it will not happen. "I can always have a handful for breakfast", I tell myself-----fully knowing...

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As I go through this time, this very rough time, one of the sweetest joys is having overcome my food fight.

Thank you all for helping me on this journey.

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Rheba, That is awesome! My prayers will be with you in this first Father's Day. Been there. Blue, thanks for sharing that quote about Maintenance is more important than progress. What page is that on? I've been thinking about how I know I'm not dropping weight like a rocket, but I'm happy, so happy,...

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Gotta love this heat.............not It was over 100 again today. I went to our store at 7 this morning to put the ac down to 75. By this afternoon it still never got down below 75 with all the warm bodies and the sun in the windows. Whew! I started taking a diuretic about 2 years ago. Have you talk...

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Yes, it is amazing how this has changed my life. Now, as I face tough situations, I'm thankful that it is to my faith and friends and family that I turn instead of to food.

Incredibly busy day.

Now have had my second 21 day milestone.

YIPEE!

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Made my second "21" yesterday. Woo Hoo to me!

Thanks for this wonderful site.

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Isn't it amazing how overeating sweets now makes us feel pretty awful? I guess it always did but now we get to notice it more since we do it less often.

It is good to get back to "N".

Have a wonderful N day!

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both Saturday and Sundays were definitely S days, but they were more moderated. Went to lunch at Golden Corral yesterday. Memo to self, "Yuk!" Last night driving around with baby girl and went to Krispee Kreme. The 'Hot Doughnut" sign was on so we bought a dozen. Actually we had to wait a minute bec...

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I love your post from Sunday. Yes, this fits so well with eating without gluttony and eating mindfully but it adds something else. I know with WeighDown there were really no rules except for eat when you are hungry and stop when you aren't. That caused me to always be wondering if I'm hungry or not,...

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I know the topic sentence is one I've had quoted to me on occasion (WW) but it never hit home until the other night. I was pretty upset, cruising the grocery aisles, aiming for the chocolate section for a fix. It was even an S day so no qualms about candy. Still, when I got there and looked around t...

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fkwan vs the cookies........................

and the winner is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU!

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Thanks, Y'all, Woooo f, 28!!! We saw KungFoo Panda, or whatever it is called. My dh laughed so hard that HE was funny. The choice was Maid of Honor-definitely a chick flick, or the cartoon movie. I'm glad we went with the cartoon. I wish I had known it was Dustin Hoffman playing the kungfoo master b...

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Hey Bright,

Hope the surgery went well. I think that is just SMART to take life into consideration.

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WOW! I can't imagine saying something that personal to a stranger!

Fantastic blood work! Are you taking vitamin D? I started last year and will get a level this fall. Have heard that lots of folks are low.

And you are down again!!

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Hey Tink, The other think I have to remember is that if I don't spend some time getting hungry and letting my own body recover from that hunger, it is never consuming itself-meaning living off the fat of the land-aka my tummy flubber. I could probably fast for a month and live-not that I would ever ...

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Happy 27th anniversary to me and dh. Yesterday was crazy busy and I just have so much I need to get done. Just not worrying about how much and when I'm going to shovel more food in my mouth gives me more time. I love that! Down early for breakfast and there was a box of Dunkin Doughnuts on the kitch...

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Isn't business fun????? I've learned more about business in the years since we started than I ever thought I'd know. Kinda makes me wish I had taken business in school instead of nursing. Oh well, it all shakes out. Hope you get the floor space you need. Isn't overhead the most "wonderful" thing? Gr...

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Hey Blue, No. I used to cook it on high for about 5-6 minutes and then on low for 30. Then I found out that if I just cook it on high for the 5-6 minutes and keep it in the microwave covered, that by the time I got back, it was done. I use a 2 or 3 quart pyrex type dish and set the lid askew so it d...

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Morning to the Bayous,

Enjoying your posts. I like the idea of being made mindful to pray for specifics during the times between meals. It makes NoS that much sweeter.

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TINK DOWN 4!!!! Weigh to go! I'm NOT going to track my calories. I think this is how I got here in the first place. I have been taking Blue's advice about getting hungry for meals. If I'm not hungry, then I put too much on my last plate. Maybe as I get closer to my goal-which is far away, I will cha...

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Thanks, Y'all,

Back to the real world again. And always glad to be here.

Today is day 37 with no reds
Today is day 59 with 2 red days

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Hey Blue, Just "checking-in". I think we all enjoy your food! I agree with y'all about the kindness of this set of folks. Maybe we have all had such negative experiences with the DIET world that we are relieved to find this island. I, for one, am not planning on returning to the mainland. And YOU ma...

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I like to put my steel cut oats in the microwave (1 cup to 3 cups water) before I go for a walk and 50 minutes later they are cooked and the water absorbed. I mix about: 1/2 a cup of this with frozen fruit-like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and heat them through, add 1/2 cup organic fat fre...

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I think that maybe I need to look into AND DO more flexibility exercises. I've heard there is a good program called Yoga for the Inflexible. cute name. I'll look at those programs y'all mentioned.

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Back at the beach. Definitely get my walking in. I love being here! Friends are heading down tonight and I GET TO MISS WORK!!-thank you, dh. Added a new Habitcal today=getting up and down off the floor! Did my scale peek on Friday and was down 5 pounds! I will peek again next month, maybe! Saturday ...

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Baby girl just came home from the other side of the world. There everyone sits on the floor much of the time-like for meals, meetings, etc. I'm talking OLD ladies get up and down off the floor many times a day....and they do it in skirts no less! So, at 52, I've decided to get up and down off the fl...

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I put this on my daily check-in but it might be helpful or pertinent here: SECRETS OF THE 2% In The Body God Designed, Dr. Jantz talks about a study done by the Washington Post. According to the study, it takes one year to be successful with keeping the weight off. It seems that only 2% of the peopl...

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Well, so I peeked today. Actually I looked. Got on the doctor scales in MIL's bathroom after lunch and right after a diet coke. I set the scale on my original weight, closed my eyes and started moving the pound indicator down. It went down enough that I opened my eyes, just for a second, and then I ...

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That is a great idea, Tink!

Ooooo, what will you spend it on?

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Hey Blue,

Your comment about being hungry for your next meal really struck me.

Thanks!

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You know what I just remembered? When I was a youngun' the lady that taught everyone at the local pool to swim was enormous. I mean, REALLY enormous. She was also an amazing swimmer. I remember thinking that it was funny that she was so big. BUT, I also remember that she taught us all so well. We wo...

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I happened across this watching tv while I ate my lunch: SECRETS OF THE 2% In The Body God Designed, Dr. Jantz talks about a study done by the Washington Post. According to the study, it takes one year to be successful with keeping the weight off. It seems that only 2% of the people who lose weight ...

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Noel, since over 1/2 the population is overweight, if we only wanted skinny folks to represent us, not much would get done. In my experience no one seems to care what I look like as long as I help them. I don't find, ""Women, nothing you can do can possibly be valuable unless 80% of the men who see ...

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Hey Blue,

I liked your dental comment on your blog. Hadn't thought of that NoS benefit!

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Yeah, it wouldn't be so bitter if food didn't taste so good.

Are you planning a wonderful treat for this weekend?

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That is a lot on your plate-I mean the stressful things. Wonderful for all the insight you've gained. I wish we had an easy button to push to make us feel better so we wouldn't want to solve it with food. I guess a big problem is that food just works so well, so quickly, and is so available. Is it h...

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Day 52 NoS with 2 red days Day 30 with no red days No Scale for 23 days-I guess that means I have a habit there too now! Baby girl picked strawberries yesterday so guess what we had for dinner! Still need to pay more attention to portion size. Had beans and rice, pineapple, pita chips, peanuts and c...

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Sounds like a woman with a plan!

You go!!

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Re: Missing from my celebration:

substance accounting diets=S.A.D.

If hunger is not the problem, food is not the answer

simple old age exercise