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Jen1974

I was thinking about the 3 S's a week & would not at all be against doing that as a line in the sand at all if I thought that if I didn't have it, I would consistantly go past it. That's my "no seconds", I have to decide ahead of time how much I can have or I will always go past it, but that's my on...

Jen1974

Linda,

Your meals look awesome & not at all over the top, but things that you probably actually feel HAPPY when you eat. I think at some point we all thought that the only way to win with weight & eating was to be miserable. I love that I have found the happy in food again here!!

Jen1974

Cedar I'm totally with you on her writing. I was always restricting & than running out of will power & ended up with a what the hell day or moment & vowing to do better again. It's not fun!! I love how she talks about what to eat. No diet food, what sounds good, and nourishing (she doesn't use healt...

Jen1974

Putting kids to bed always comes at the point where I'm so ready to "clock out" for the day when someone needs a drink of water, or just one more hug LOL. I could totally see that being the hardest time of day (: Good job getting the greens. I've struggled with "what the hell" & binges ever since I ...

Jen1974

Thanks girls for reading my posts (: I love this community!!

Jen1974

I don't see how anyone would have anything negative to say at all after reading what you wrote!! I absolutly loved everything you said (: I read a lot that I liked in that blog too!!

Jen1974

New low on the scale today which is always nice. I gained a little over 3 lbs on a recent vacation, it's been 6 weeks of re-losing that so seeing a new low was really nice!! It is not much fun to re-lose weight, but it was such an eye opening experience that I don't regret it at all. It truly was th...

Jen1974

Love the blog!! Agree with her on so much!!

Jen1974

Had date night on Monday but still got the green. We just ent to sushi which is probably healther than a lot of what I cook at home (: I'm 100% virtual plates. I like eating my food in cources so the eggs are hot, the cereal's not soggy, ect. I always decide what I'm having before the meal begins th...

Jen1974

I notice the same thing Cedar, about eating better, more filling meals & no longer feeling the need to binge. It's so much harder to convince myself that I "deserve" whatever it is that I'm binging on when I'm eating 3 great meals every single day (:

Jen1974

The love of their electronics is such a great bargaining tool LOL!!

Jen1974

Sundays can sometimes be my least favorite day. The week is just looming & a lot of times there is nothing that fun about Sunday so it gets tempting to try & make myself feel better with food. Yesterday was one of those days. It started out fine but by lunch I could have easily turned the day into a...

Jen1974

I have a 14 year old son & teenagers can be such a pain!! But then you turn around & it seems your sweet child is back & wants to talk & is excited to tell you something & you can actually have interesting conversations, like ones you have with friends about things (: I used to be really scared of m...

Jen1974

Yesterday was an S day, but my N day meals are really good so my S days are very similar to N days with a little extra thrown in (: We made mini pizzas & calzones for dinner, my daughter had a friend spend the night (: I had an ice cream for dessert which always amazes me just how good it is. I like...

Jen1974

This is a fun topic to read about!! I didn't like the red day for me because I had a real problem with "what the hell" where if I wasn't going to have a perfectly healthy day in the past I'd figure I might as well enjoy it & eat all the food I had been trying not to eat, so I didn't want a strict gr...

Jen1974

My S days start Friday night, all day Saturday, & then Sunday I can choose to have an S day, or if things are going to happen during the next week I can decide I'd rather "save" the splurge for that instead. I think I read in the No S book that you shouln't trade. I don't allow myself to use a futur...

Jen1974

What I learned: Permasnacking, as I did on Saturday, sucks. The reason permasnackers are always hungry is that they never eat enough at one time to feel satisfied! I don't have any interest in permasnacking anymore. Sunday, I ate real meals again. Most of the Easter candy and the chocolate cake wer...

Jen1974

Even days where you feel like you go too big can be good!! You get it out of your system so you're able to get through your green days which are the ones that really matter (: When I have a few green days that are hard I usually let myself off the hook for enjoying my S days a little more & having t...

Jen1974

I try to make all of my meals something that I really love so it gives me something to look forward to, but that's still easy to make & I don't go out or pick up (bagel pizzas & egg sandwiches are my go to when I don't have much time). I also make sure to add fat to all my meals which makes all the ...

Jen1974

Hi Kaalii (: It's funny that even though I sort of decided what to give up on my own, it was still really useful to find this & read the No S book. I think the best thing I learned was about being strict with my habits!! Once I took no seconds to the extreme of meaning, something small like not even...

Jen1974

I realized last night that I've chosen to be a lot more positive on this plan than most. The past 2 days I have really struggled (I'll blame hormones). I wanted a snack, I wanted more for dinner, I wanted ice cream for dessert. But I made it (: I put a smiley face on any day that I make it though "e...

Jen1974

Thank you so much Cedar!! That totally makes my day (: I think I like writing thinking that if I ever "forget" & start going down the crazy path again I can go back & remind myself just how good not crazy feels LOL!!

Jen1974

So I recently found the daily check-in & thought I'd join in too (: I started No S in Feburary, kind of by accident. I needed something to give up for Lent & I decided to give up snacks, seconds, & desserts. It was working pretty well for me so I did a google search for No Snacks, I found this site ...

Jen1974

Old article but I liked her description of No Snacks, No Sweets, & No Seconds (: Thought some of you might too,

http://jenniferfulwiler.com/2008/06/som ... -gluttony/

Jen1974

Thanks Noni!! I didn't know that existed (: Love it!!!

Jen1974

Welcome to the board. I love reading your posts!! I wish more people did daily check-ins like this!! It's fun to read how others are doing (: I'm Jen & am not too much older than you. 41 (: I too don't have a lot to lose, mostly vanity weight but have spent much longer than you on all sorts of diets...

Jen1974

Reading this made me wonder what would happen if someone like Danny Cahill had lost the weight doing something like No S where it was a lot slower if his metabolism would have slowly shifted. Losing so much weight that quickly seems like it would have done extreme damage to the metabolism. His body ...

Jen1974

I am a lot like you with the same problem with the "what the hell, I've failed, might as well go big". Because that was a bigger problem for me than anything else, while I don't restrict my days off, I do still decide on a portion size & say no more when it's gone, even on S days. The portions can b...

Jen1974

That is the one that is the hardest for me too. I always want "just one more bite" of almost everything. It's always been my biggest problem & was the reason cheat days were horrible for me. I always have room for more!! Before No S I couldn't even make brownies or cookies with my daughter without c...

Jen1974

2 Scrambled Eggs with melted cheddar or pepperjack on 1/2 bagel, or 1/2 tortilla, or Rhodes frozen roll.
Small Bowl of Total with a little whole milk
Bowl of berries
2 cups of coffee with cream (:

I never get hungry before lunch!!

Jen1974

I am the SAME way. It's getting better!! My kids wanted Chicken Teriyaki which in the past I would have made, had a tiny bit of rice, tons of veggies & chicken & very little teriyaki. I didn't do it this time. I told myself those rules were done & had never really worked for me anyway (: Rice with t...

Jen1974

No snacks is a lot easier if you are eating enough at meals. When I was younger I would have made my meals too small & been STARVING & obsessed with snacks between meals. Make sure you are eating enough at meals. Once you are doing that, snacks become so much easier to skip. Make sure you are eating...

Jen1974

Yay! I'm so glad it worked for you (: I do the same thing & it's never been a problem for me. Sunday night is more of a weeknight in my world where Friday & Saturday nights are my weekend nights.

Jen1974

I love that you recognize that you didn't want to be someone who binges!! They feel awful & it's a bad cycle to get into!! I worry if you are sadly watching your family have food at night while you sit & watch that it builds up & it's impossible to continue something that makes you miserable night a...

Jen1974

I don't think I've done S days like most. I've kept my n day rules in mind on S days. I just went on vacation & dropped all rules thinking "how much damage could I do in just 5 days". Boy was I wrong. I didn't do well at all. It kind of ruined what should have been enjoyable. I didn't need to be hea...

Jen1974

I like to weight myself daily too although it can be hard when you see the ups & downs that are natural & have nothing to do with if what you are doing is working or not. When I was having a particulary hard time with the scale & not seeing any drop for a few weeks early on, I downloaded the app Hap...

Jen1974

A lot of nights I don't have much time to cook either so I've got a list of my go to meals that as long as I have some ingredients on hand (see My Pantry) are SUPER QUICK & EASY to make. Not sure if you're taste is at all similar to mine, but thought I'd shoot you over what I do. It's all such easy ...

Jen1974

I too was a big fan of dark chocolate for my sweet after meals. I never liked anything more than 60% cocoa, I liked the sweet (: I'm not doing sweets on No S but I sure wouldn't let that be the reason I gave up on the plan. You COULD eat potato chips at every meal & be following the "rules" of No S....

Jen1974

It's by far the best way of eating I've come across!! I feel like it's teaching me how to eat like I ate when I was a kid again (: I'm a newbie too. I've gained & lost the same weight repeatedly for years so I'm hoping this will be the key to keeping off without having to give up ANYTHING (:

Jen1974

I would be MISERABLE if I expected myself to go from 11:30 until 7:00 & eventually get desperate & HAVE to eat too. I think that is too much time in between meals unless it's overnight & you are asleep (: I change my meal times so that it works with 3 meals. My MAX is 5 1/2 hours. Can you time your ...

Jen1974

I always have a bowl of berries & a cup of coffee with cream early & wait to eat full breakfast until 10:30 or 11:00. It was making me grumpy to wait to eat later breakfast even though I didn't feel hungry so this fixes that. I consider the betters & coffee with cream part of my breakfast though (: ...

Jen1974

Kittson, your blog is awesom too!! It's fun to get to "know" people though their blogs (:

Jen1974

Thanks for checking mine out (: Post your blog too!! I love reading about others & how they are doing on it!!

Jen1974

https://fun2eatagain.wordpress.com/

Jen1974

I think I hate salads after too many in the past so I refuse to eat salads (: I'm better off eating things that taste good in smaller portions vs. a salad that leaves me feeling deprived!! I think you'll be more successful if you eat foods you love but just make sure the amount on your plate isn't t...

Jen1974

Thanks for checking it out!! Calorie counting is a hard one to give up. I have done it for so long that my brain is like a database of nutritional values for all sorts of things (: But seeing as it's never been a long term fix for me, I'm guessing that it doesn't really work. The one thing that has ...

Jen1974

I'm a newbie too. I've been reading posts & doing No S for about a couple of months. I started a blog because I've been so happy with the results I feel like others should find this plan!! It's not a miracle diet or a quick fix but it's a way of life that you can stick with & that doesn't alter anyt...

Jen1974

I had the SAME thing happen to me. I went up 5.8 lbs after 3 weeks of No S & felt super discouraged. 8 days later I registered my lowest weight since starting. Don't let the scale get to you!! It really does lie. I've decided to start looking at the average weight each week because I don't really th...

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