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I really, really, really need a new laptop! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't (kind of like my Vanilla S compliance). So what have I been up to for the last couple months... I'm still doing half marathons. Tomorrow I'm heading to Vegas to do one on Saturday. Gotta keep moving! I've had sev...

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Guess what? I'm working out of town again! Here's something interesting...I'm very very close to being a Vanilla S gal from Monday to Friday. July was only supposed to be 2 Vanilla S`days a week, increasing to 3 in August. I seem to be not craving sweets during the weekdays. If I don't eat sweets, t...

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Random musings while I'm working out of town... If I don't snack, I don't crave sweets. When I don't snack, I seem to drink more than 1 glass of "before my dinner" glass of wine. I may have to implement a glass ceiling of 1 glass a day, especially when I'm out of town. I need to use the hotel gyms m...

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I'm a fan of intermittent fasting too. For me, the dinner to dinner fasting works best.

Dr Jason Fung has some excellent videos on the subject. They can be found on youtube and on this website...http://intensivedietarymanagement.com

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Working out of town again. The half marathon I was supposed to do on Sunday was postponed...that sucked. My next half is in August in Las Vegas. Actually it's in Rachel, Nevada, at Area 51. At midnight! I've done the half and the full before, it's fun being in the middle of nowhere in the dark! Toda...

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I'm working out of town. I'm at a hotel with slow internet so I better type fast before my laptop crashes. My 2 Vanilla S days have been completed for the week. On Sunday I'm doing a half marathon. This time my husband is completing it with me. He usually does 2 or 3 a year with me, the rest I do so...

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Hi Autoeats...You're right, we are opposites and in August we'll be married for 30 years. Opposites do attract! My husband gets exasperated about my 'diet ADD". Except for my micro resolutions, I haven't made any extreme food changes in awhile. Wait, I forgot about declaring "My Year of No Sugar" ar...

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Hi Tessy and Clarinet! I hope using micro resolutions help you as much as they're helping me. My husband is a big resolution guy, he's skeptical of these tiny ones. Everybody is different, once he makes up his mind to do something, it gets done. No grey area. He is very methodical and structured. Mo...

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After careful consideration, my second micro resolution for July will be a 24 hour fast once a week. I know this sounds extreme but a day of fasting is pretty painless for me. I like not thinking about what to eat for a day. I do my fast from 6pm to the following day at 6pm. On a different topic, I'...

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Hi Autoeats...thanks for the smiley face! The Small Move,Big Change book addresses other situations besides diet. There are chapters on organization, finances,relationships, etc. I'm focusing on diet because that's where my major challenges are. I hope you find some successful microsolutions for you...

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Busy week of travel coming up. I leave on Monday and then back home on Thursday. Monday and Tuesday will be my official No S days for July. I'm debating whether to add another food microresolution for July. Adding a No S day is lengthening a microresolution, I would feel comfortable adding a second ...

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Cherries are awesome this year!
I love all the summer fruit. I (almost) prefer a bowl of summer fruit instead of ice cream.
Peach season is around the corner!

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One of the benefits of doing a microresolution is that I'm looking forward to adding another one. On July 1 I'm adding another No S day to the week. I'll be doing No S Mondays and Tuesdays. In the past, when I've attempted to do Vanilla S, I would be conflicted. Yes, I want to do Vanilla S!!! No, I ...

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I'm re-posting from my Keep Calm and No S on thread... From "Small Move, Big Change"... "The habits you are building through microresolutons will ultimately give birth to new preferences.After a bit more time than it takes to move a behavior into autopilot, your preferences will realign with your ne...

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From "Small Move, Big Change"... "The habits you are building through microresolutons will ultimately give birth to new preferences.After a bit more time than it takes to move a behavior into autopilot, your preferences will realign with your new habits, and nostalgia for old routines will fade away...

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Super interesting thread, thanks for posting the articles. My eating patterns have evolved over the years too. I am currently doing the 18 hour fasting/6 hour feeding plan. In an ideal day, the 6 hours would include 2 meals and no snacks. Sometimes it's 2 very light meals with a regular sized dinner...

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I vowed to not "tweak" the advice given in "Small Move, Big Change". The extreme, "let's do it all at once" side of my personality keeps rearing it's head. I keep pushing it down. The book says to not make more than 2 micro resolutions at once. When the habits are ingrained and part of your lifestyl...

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Hi oolala!

I'm loving this book and think it's a perfect companion to Reinhards No S.

My micro resolutions for June are No S Mondays and one push up a day. So far I've been successful.

I'm adding another No S day in July.

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It's Monday and I'm back home. No S Monday was a success. I was flying home this morning but had time to catch the noon kettle bell class. It was hot hot hot in Vegas but I had a fun time. I completed the race on Saturday, Sunday was a "run up every staircase I see" on the Las Vegas strip. I've done...

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Autoeats....I hope you like the book as much as I do. It's really helping to keep me focused and "moderate". I'm at LAX waiting to board a plane. I'm not going home yet, I'll be in Las Vegas for couple of days. I'm doing a half marathon on Saturday. My business trip was a success. My June microresol...

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Greetings from Hollywood! My hotel has free WIFI, I had to check in with a successful Monday. There were potential minefields but I dodged them. The cocktail hour began at 6 and just as I anticipated, lots of appetizers were being passed around. I didn't consume any of them. When dinner was served I...

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Hiya Clarinetgal! My feelings reading this book have paralleled when I read The No S Diet. They both make sense to me. I'm still working on changing my mindset from big, long-term goals. The book says to never think of a micro resolution as a stepping stone on the way to a future goal. The benefit t...

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Back again with more praise for "Small Move, Big Change". This is the best book I've read since "The No S Diet". Here's a bit of text, about why micro resolutions should be limited, reasonable and achievable... "You'll experience the satisfaction and empowerment that come from targeting an action, f...

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My plan will be to at least write on the days I'll be Vanilla S. This month will be on Mondays. In July I'll add a second day. Tomorrow (Monday)I'm flying to Los Angeles for work, I won't have my laptop with me. Here's my plan to make Monday a success. Before my flight, my husband and I are going fo...

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More info about "Small Move, Big Change"... Arnold, corporate executive, finds from personal experience that â€œmicroresolutionâ€ is the first long-term success she achieved in realizing her resolutionsâ€”from losing weight to spending more time with her family, to going to the gym regularly, to bei...

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I'm reading an interesting book. Small Change, Big Move by Carolyn Arnold. Here's the description... Do you constantly make resolutions, but rarely meet your goals? When trying to lose weight, save money, or get organized, do you begin with enthusiasm and determination only to see your progress stal...

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Yippee, I found my check-in thread! I started a new thread last month called "My Year of No Sugar". The "No Sugar" component of No S is the most difficult for me. I figured that if I cut it out of my life for 12 months, I might be able to gain control. My plan was to write about not consuming sugar....

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Thanks for the kind words my No S friends! The No Sugar project is going well. I've had a couple shaky days but mostly I've been sugar-free. My biggest surprise is for me, sugar and snacking go together. I pretty much knew this but now I can confirm it. If it's not sweet, I don't snack. I'm thinking...

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Thanks Clarinetgal :) Now that the No Sweets rule is solid, this week I'm adding back the 2 remaining No S pillars, No Snacks and No Seconds. I don't anticipate any problems with compliance, sugar stuff was the only time I broke these rules. I'm not tempted to snack on turkey or have a second helpin...

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Have a terrific weekend Autoeats! I do need to update more often. I have this old clunky laptop with lots of wires. When I work out of town, I leave it at home. I have a work iPad but don't use it for personal stuff. From now on I'm going to find space in my luggage to pack my dinosaur computer. The...

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Hi Jill d,
Your No Sugar challenge is going great!

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Hi Everybody! Thanks for the b-day greetings, I love this place! Jill d...I hope you're having good luck with your no sugar challenge. I've had several false starts. After some trial and errors, I think I've formulated my gameplan. Wine seems to trigger sugar cravings. Although I enjoy my pre-dinner...

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Hi Autoeats...Yep, for me, Sugar is not an option. At least for the next 12 months... Today has been one week since I started this project. Although I've had a couple slips, overall, I'm off to a good start. I survived Easter without any sugar. Wednesday was my birthday. No celebratory cake (just so...

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AutoEats...thanks for the comment, I feel better now. I need to learn not sweat the small (sugar) stuff. If not, I'm going to go crazy! And then I'll give up. Sugar crept into my food again today. I'm not going to dwell on it. Instead I will pick myself up and continue on. Today is one of those "Thi...

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I'm making a big a$$ salad for dinner. I put in arugula, apple, blue cheese, smoked turkey and avocado. The dressing is olive oil, vinegar and lemon. I top the salad with some uncured bacon. The salad was terrific. All was well until I looked at the back of my uncured, organic, super expensive from ...

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Hi minimizer...I love Trader Joe's Coconut Cream! It's super thick and rich.I whip it with vanilla extract and use it as a topping. I'm giving myself a week or so to adjust to this No Sugar project. Once I feel stable, I'm adding the remaining No S rules. No Snacks and No Seconds will be coming back...

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Just stopping by to say Hi!
I love your Spending plan. Once I quit wrestling the sugar monkey, I may implement it.
Here's a smiley face for you...

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I love your username and avatar!
Cheese is awesome!

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AutoEats...That's what my husband said! "If a whole cake fits on a plate, can you eat the whole thing!" I made a tasty no sugar topping for my breakfast yogurt. Let's Do Organic has a bag of toasted coconut flakes that rock! I mixed in slivered almonds and chopped macadamia nuts and topped plain gre...

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Thanks for the comments MJ7910 :) I know this sounds (heck it is!) radical. I'm 56 years old and frankly, I'm sick of trying to control my sugar intake. I've done just about all the tweaks I can try, portion control, just on S days (I always break that one), only desserts made with honey, or stevia,...

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Thanks for the compliment Autoeats! I'm happy to report that I have all my teeth, I hoping that a couple must be savory instead of sweet! I had a fun time at the race in Las Vegas. It was in honor of the Mustang car's 50th anniversary. It was held on the Las Vegas motor speedway. I love when races a...

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I realize that I don't have a sweet tooth.
I have 24 sweet teeth!
Quitting sugar is hard.

I'm heading to Las Vegas this morning.

Must...Not...Eat...Sugar.

Be back on Monday for the recap.

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Good to hear from you MerryKat and Clarinetgal! Clarinetgal, I just take a spoonful of coconut butter and eat it! It's delish! Today I screwed up and didn't even realize it until the food was consumed. I love these raw flax crackers made in Santa Fe. I usually have a couple at lunch time. I didn't e...

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Two more tasty items with no sugar...

The Mixed Almonds at Starbucks. Three different types of almonds with no sugar!
Artisiana Coconut Butter. I really like the single serve packets, they're great when I have a sugar craving.

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SR....Rut Roh....HA!!!! I'm working out of town until Wednesday. It's easier for me to stick to No S when I'm away from home. I haven't been obsessing about sugar today because I'm out of my routine. I found a very tasty salad dressing made by Tessamaes. No sugar in any of them! Day 2 is coming to a...

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Hi SR, I'm going to have to be a sugar detective, especially when I eat out. Tonight is our weekly dinner out. It's a regular eating spot for us, I usually order a big salad with chicken. Tonight I'm switching it up because I don't want to bring my own salad dressing. I'm going to have to navigate a...

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Thanks for the support my No S friends! I spent over an hour at Whole Foods, reading labels. If any product has any form of sugar, even a tiny bit, it's off limits. If there is no sugar added, I can put it in my mouth. I was happy to find a product called Chia Pod. They look like pudding cups and ar...

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New Thread, Same Person. Since I joined in 2008, I've started several Check In threads. This afternoon I went back and read them. Some posts were about sticking to Vanilla S(I'm gonna complete a 21 day challenge!). Some posts had tweaks (a desert a day!). Sometimes I would make declarations ( I've c...

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WIDRT
-No Snacks (between breakfast and lunch) It's better than nothing!

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I'm working out of town for most of the week.
No S is easier for me when I'm in a hotel room. I guess it's because I'm out of my routine.
WIDRT
-Pulled myself out of bed at at the crack of dawn to do a run before I left for work.
-No Snacks!

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Just stopping by to say hi and that I enjoy reading your thread! I fight the 4pm snack habit too. It's tenacious and sneaky but we will conquer it! I haven't been able to exorcise my "diet mind". After a million years of use (I'm kind of old), it's a well developed muscle. I can shut it up for long ...

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I signed up for the April Challenge. My goal is always Vanilla S. Three rules that should be simple but in reality, kick my butt. I can complete marathons but struggle to avoid snacks. Sometimes the no snack rule is easy. Instead, I fall down at desserts on N days. It's crazy! The good news is that ...

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Just stopping in to say hi.
Happy belated Birthday.
Good job the diet soda

Speedy recovery and healing thoughts to your hubby.

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Stopping by to say hi!
Regarding your cholesterol, there's a book called Cholesterol Clarity by Jimmy Moore. It's a interesting read....

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Hey guys, I'm jumping in too. My goal is to kick the Snack Monkey to the curb, for cryin' out loud! 1 N SUCCESS 2 N SUCCESS 3 N FAILURE 4 N SUCCESS 5 S 6 S 7 N SUCCESS 8 N 9 N 10 N 11 N 12 S 13 S 14 N 15 N 16 N 17 N 18 N 19 S 20 S 21 N 22 N 23 N 24 N 25 N 26 S 27 S 28 N 29 N 30 N

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Just stopping by to say hi.
Also, when I see your tagline "Vanilla rocks", I literally image rocks that taste like vanilla. Yum.

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Just walked over to say hi.
Feel better soon. Colds suck!

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I'm glad that I participated in the 12 week challenge at my kettle bell place. I'm also glad it's over. Even though there wasn't a plan we had to follow, we did have to fill out a food log 5 days a week. And we had a weekly weigh-in. After about 3 weeks, I began to fall back into a "diet" mentality....

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Thanks eschano!

WIDRT
-Vanilla S!!!

My S days window opens at Friday at 4pm to Sunday at 4pm.
It's 4:47pm...WOOHOO!!!

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Back 'atcha Automatedeating! I'm sending you a smiley face... :D I did it! I moved up to Green ranking in Kettle Bells. One of the test requirements was preforming push ups. Done! My next rank test involves pull ups. Yipes! It's time to focus once again on the No S rules. I'm also bringing back WIDR...

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Hi Automatedeating! The Kettlebell challenge is going great! Since my last check-in, I've moved up several ranks. I'm happy to report that I can now do push ups! My desire to move up in Kettlebell ranking has given me the kick in the pants I needed to lose some weight. I lost about 7 lbs to be able ...

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Hi JW, 1930's kettlebells would be awesome!

Check out Tracy Reifkind's blog. She's a kettlebell instructor who lost a ton of weight. She has lots of videos and also a book called The Swing.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Looks like No S is a good fit with my 12 week kettlebell challenge at my local place (I knew it would be). I started the challenge at 144.6 lbs. Two weeks later, using No S, I'm at 141.6. My goal is to shed 10 lbs in 12 weeks so I'm on schedule. We have to fill out food logs 5 days a week. There are...

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WIDRT
-No Snacking!
-Late afternoon kettlebell class (even though I wanted to stay home and snack)

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I was born in Niagara Falls (the town, not the landmark)
It's relevant to me!
Thanks for the info!

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I attended my first "12 week Kettlebell Challenge" meeting on Saturday. I'm relieved that there is no specific diet. There was a handout with some suggestions, but no pressure to follow any of them. I did have to fill out a 12 week goal sheet. I was ok with that. I also have to fill out a food log 5...

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Hi Auto!
In order to move up in ranking, I have to strictly preform certain moves. The moves get harder as you move up in ranks, like karate.

The next ranking involves pushups. After that, I have to preform pullups. They'll be easier if I drop some weight!

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Thanks for the kind words automatedeating :) I signed up for a 12 week "challenge" at my Kettle-bell studio. If I want to move up in ranking, I need to lose a couple (maybe 10-12) pounds. I figured that the accountability would do me good. Last weekend we had our first weigh-in. Just like I thought,...

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Congratulations Sinnie!

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Guess what I got for Xmas?
A slow cooker!
Thank you!

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Thanks Reinhard!

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I had to travel to New Jersey to attend my Mother-in-Law's funeral. She had been sick for several years but it was still sad. Here's the interesting part, my Father-in-Law's side of the family have all lived long lives. My 84 year old FIL is the baby of the family. We stayed with my husband's Aunt R...

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Hi KCCC,
I walked over from my blog to wish you a Happy, Healthy, No S 2014

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Hi Graham,
I walked over from my blog to wish you a Happy, Healthy No S 2014!

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Hi Kathleen,
I walked over from my blog to wish you a Happy, Healthy No S 2014!

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Your posts are so eloquent, I should have guessed you're a teacher!

Here's wishing you a Happy, Healthy, No S 2014!

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Walked over from my blog to wish you A Happy, Healthy No S 2014!

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Stomach problems suck!
Happy New Year anyway...

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WIDR on New Years Day -Attended a noon kettle-bell class that kicked my butt. That's a good thing, my butt needed to be kicked. -Dusted off my slow cooker and actually used it! I put a leg of lamb in and it turned out tasty! I plan on doing more cooking this year. It's so much easier to have stuff i...

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Hi Automatedeating...I love that book! In fact I think it's time to re-read it, alternating with my No S book, of course. Happy New Year to you.

Happy New Year to all of us!

Here's to resisting whatever fad diets are hot in 2014.

Keep Calm and No S on!

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WIDRT
-Kettle bell class at 9
-Afternoon hike with husband

Feels good getting back into my routine again. I'm sick of sitting on my couch binge watching Homeland.

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This thread is an example of why I love this place.

Some people do 16/8 or 5:2 or 24 hr fasts. Some people haven't had success fasting and have decided it's not for them.

No matter what the outcome, everyone is supportive, no "My way is better" or "You didn't do it right".

Our community rocks!

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We're all learning new lessons. I've been around since 2008. I recently realized that I do better following the 3 rules with no tweaking or adding mods. In 2009, 2010, 2011,2012 and most of 2013, I didn't think I was suited for Vanilla S. 3 rules with no mods works for me. I wouldn't have known this...

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Automatedeating...Yes, I did find my No S book. I'm re-reading it now, the holidays have been an eating free-for-all. Time to pick myself back up. Hi Over43 :D I've been re-reading the No S blogs that I started in the past couple years. I've noticed a pattern. Whenever I add a tweak or mod to the 3 ...

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I have diet ADD. Since joining in 2008 I've been a vegetarian, vegan, raw fooder and low carber. I'm currently doing the Wheat Belly plan, designed by Dr William Davis. Cutting out grains seemed to have helped reduce my sugar cravings.I've also been doing different types of intermittent fasting. The...

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Congratulations Bssh!!! You rock

I'm a fan of IF too.

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WIDRT
-I've been working out of town for the past couple days. After work, before I talked myself out of it, I spent some quality time in the hotel gym.
-Instead of ordering room service (I love room service!), I've been shopping at a nearby Whole Foods for my meals.
-No Snacks!!!!

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Thanks Automatedeating! The next rank up is going to be a tough one, it involves push ups!

WIDRT
-Another half marathon completed! Hubby and I were in lovely Mesquite Nevada to do the race on Saturday. Then we spent a couple days in Las Vegas.

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I'm working out of town, for some unknown reason, my keyboard is working again! WOOHOO!!!! WIDRT -Actually this was yesterday. Despite being bloated from all the Thanksgiving food, I signed up at my kettle-bell place to rank test. If I can successfully preform a series of movements, I move up in ran...

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FYI....I'm not hiding, my laptop is acting up. If I type at a normal pace, it looks like this......

ddang iit....I guesss II""LLL HAAVVE TK COTER repaiir store!

Translation....I need to get it repaired.....took me 10 min to write this

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I've been calling S days Success Days.
S days have no rules so I can't fail.
Even if I have 5 Fail days, I am guaranteed 2 Success days per week.
S days are an automatic re-boot!

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Thanks Automatedeating!

This week has been a bit of a struggle. I don't want to dwell on my No S transgressions, just moving on. That's my WIDRT. Instead of discarding the No S rules until after Thanksgiving, I've built a new fence around them.

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What I Did Right The Past Couple Days... -Kettle-bell class this morning -Afternoon trail run with hubby couple days ago -Almost snack-free! I still have to distract myself around 4 pm. That's my biggest trigger time. -I was in a bookstore the other day. Inevitably I drift over to the latest "Diet a...

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Hi Over43, Yep, I changed my whole way of eating. In a nutshell, I was a vegetarian, high carb eater who regularly completed marathons. Despite completing over 50 marathons and a couple ultras, I was still about 20 lbs overweight. I couldn't do more than 2 Vanilla N days because of my carb (mostly d...

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Good job!!!

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WIDRT -Dipped my toe into Intermittent Fasting again. Yesterday I ate dinner around 5pm, I ate again around 23 hours later. I'm a big fan of IF, lately I've been doing a 16 hour fast/8 hour eating window. It's been quite awhile since I've gone beyond 16 hours. I'm happy to say I was able to do it wi...

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I like your username Keep on Going NMW! And kettle-bells rock! WIDRT -Despite working out of town and having a per diem to eat whenever I want, I did not snack today. I am waiting for room service to deliver a tasty salad with a steak for dinner! After 25 years of being a vegetarian, it's still stra...

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WIDRT
-After kettlebell class I signed up for a half marathon in December. I'm on a streak, I've been doing a half marathon a month since August.

...I also signed my hubby up for the December race. I may have to tag this WIDST (What I Did Stupid Today!).

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My committee is riding an elephant.

I gotta lot of work to do....

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I seem to have settled on 2 meals on N days. Meal 1 is around 10:30 and Meal 2 is around 6. On S days I have more flexibility, many times I still do the 2 meals but add desserts.

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