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Welcome back, DaveA!

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kw313 wrote:Amazon recommended the book to me... The irony now being that Amazon will never sell me another diet book!

Shhh - don't tell Amazon! Welcome, Karen.

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That's really interesting. Thank you, BuckeyePink, I hadn't seen this blog before.

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Congratulations, Vicki! It's inspiring to hear of your progress and maintenance.

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Many happy returns!

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What a lovely photo of your beautiful family. Many congratulations and very best wishes to you all.

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I am finding the writing a bit clumsy at the moment. There are too many convoluted explanation sentences - eg - Have you seen Jessica? She's very upset. - Well, that's because Elizabeth has told her that the falconry birds have to go at the end of the season because they cost too much to run, even ...

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I'm British, so: cups of tea. Huge cups of tea. Topped up repeatedly with hot water.

The prospect of a green HabilCal square can be very motivating.

Good luck with this - I struggle with hunger, too.

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Congratulations, Berry!

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Congratulations, Dave! It's really good to hear about your successful maintenance, and thank you for all your lively contributions to the board.

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Congratulations, sheepish! Wonderful news, and a great testimonial.

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I am so sorry that you are both having such a hard time, and hope that things get easier soon.

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DaveMc wrote:behaviours (sorry for the extra "u", I'm Canadian)

Why apologise for spelling a word correctly?

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I used to keep an Excel chart on which I noted down what a failure consisted of. So as well as a red HabitCal square, I'd have a note saying "One piece of chocolate cake for so-and-so's birthday", or whatever. This helped me to keep failures fairly contained.

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Look on the bright side, you are restarting 19lbs down on your original weight (243 lbs down to 224 lbs), and you know that you can successfully lose weight on No S.

Best wishes for this.

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Welcome, Uncle Al! That sounds like a good plan, and an achievable goal. Best wishes.

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1. if you could offer 1 tip for all us newbie's what might that be? Take the long view. It is easy to get discouraged with slow weight loss, but think about the long term impact of slow changes. 2. were you one that got it right away, or have you struggled thru the years? Both of the above... I was...

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The book group was great fun, and much needed light relief. There is a lot of melodrama at the moment - I prefer the lighter elements. I wonder whether Zofia will be here to stay. She is delightful, and certainly easy to distinguish from the other characters! You're right about Kate's personality tr...

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You could always "virtual plate" the fruit: leave space for it on your plate, and eat it after your main course.

Good to see you back here, and best of luck.

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That's really interesting. Thank you, Happy Cooker.

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Welcome back, Captnswife. I'm sorry that you've been having such a hard time, and hope that No S helps.

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Congratulations! Have fun.

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Great results and a fantastic post. Congratulations! And thank you for all the inspiring information.

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Yes, I'm also a Tamsin Greig fan. As well as being wonderful herself, the work she appears in is always interesting. Kate does seem to have acquired a long overdue maturity in a single bound. Harry - Zofia - Jazzer are providing some welcome entertainment, a relief from waiting for the Archer family...

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That's wonderful, ginmarie!

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That's great! You made a clear choice in favour of something more delicious.

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The poster looks great, but what a frustrating effort for you!

You might like to know that there is a No S Diet TM refrigerator magnet available:

http://www.cafepress.com/everydaysystems

which looks really good on my fridge, and as you say it is a useful visual reminder.

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Thalia wrote:Imagine if you tried to nap five or six times a day when you weren't sleepy, because "you might get too tired later if you wait." Or if you lay down for a nap every time you yawned.

Nice analogy.

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Sienna wrote:Top 20 Worst Restaurant Foods in America from Men's Health

Ewwww. Some shocking totals.

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It's always a treat when Debbie comes back from Hungary. But Lucy Davis went for good.

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If you prefer to eat four small meals a day, that is perfectly compatible with No S.

Best of luck, whatever you decide works for you.

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Or the actress playing Phoebe needs to concentrate on her GCSE courses. Or has her showbiz Big Break. While searching for information about the actress (Lucy Morris; there isn't any) I stumbled across this: http://www.ambridgevillage.co.uk/2011/02/valentines-messages.shtml ages old, and you've proba...

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jellybeans01 wrote:I also do better if I don't snack but do my three meals then add sweets in

Me, too. I can do the most damage by grazing.

Lots of good advice from everyone above.

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idon'tknow wrote:Who's your favourite character?

Clarrie Grundy. And I was very fond of the original Hayley (lovely Lucy Davis) and the late Marjorie Antrobus.

Who would be your contenders now?

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I've only just seen this thread. I'm so sorry about your daughter.

Very best wishes for the future. Please let us know when your baby is born. I do admire your determination to get fit for her/him.

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Errands. Newspaper to buy, library books to return etc.

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I've missed Jonty somehow. Would he be the right age for any existing characters who require a mate? Jazzer, Harry and Zofia should provide some light entertainment. And Kate being reasonable... there's a first... my DH says it's a ploy. How long have you been listening to The Archers ? It used to b...

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a grilled cheese sandwich! Cooked it up and it wasn't so great....the 'american cheese', that we always buy and have always had in the house, well, it was kind of sweet. Isn't that wierd? Congratulations on your success! I've consciously started to buy better quality, stronger flavoured cheese (eg ...

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That is marvellous, Sienna! Congratulations.

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Welcome, erialicia! There are a number of us in the No S discussion group who have lost a lot of weight. You will probably have seen accounts here: http://nosdiet.com/testimonials.html Some very successful losers are Starla: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6745 and James Grimes: http:/...

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Thank you for posting the links, wosnes and mamamia. There is lots of good information, and the plate is far clearer than the food pyramid.

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"Dietary guidelines for Americans"

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The book group meeting provided some much needed light relief.

I hope that the cricket does not come to take up too much time. I find it a bit dull.

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I haven't heard the pig shed. I'll find it on Listen Again. Thank you for the tip! I hope that things don't get too grim. I stopped listening for a while after the roof incident, as there was so much angst. Like yours, my teenagers also flee the room. No, we haven't heard anything of Fallon and Harr...

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I'm so glad that you saw the private message first! I did know that the revelation was coming, from something I'd seen in the following week's (now this week's) Radio Times . Yes, the birdsong was a nice touch, like the bouzouki in the cheese shop sketch. I had to listen to the scene again, to work ...

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Blithe Morning wrote:I imagine that some of us have stronger urges to forage for food than others, which today looks like going in search of a snack. You would have been the rock stars back in the hunter gatherer days.

What a lovely way to think of it.

We'll come into our own after the collapse of civilization, too.

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Sorry, it has occurred to me belatedly that you did not mention yesterday's events in your post. I'm so sorry if I have spoiled it for you. Maybe you'll see the header of this in your email and be able to avoid reading it if you are not completely up to date!

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Glad you posted! I was hoping that you had heard yesterday's episode. I have missed a number of episodes, but am fairly up to date all the same because of the redundant information included in the episodes. I've been waiting with bated breath for Elizabeth to find out about David's having initiated ...

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It seems as though I am hungry at the same times no matter what I change. I think that a certain amount of hunger is inevitable. I don't lose weight unless I get hungry at times. That said, have you got a great deal of weight to lose? For my first couple of years or so of No S, I allowed myself a m...

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The deliciousness of "peasant food" probably depended on where the peasants were. Mediterranean peasant food is yummy, but here in the UK it probably involved a lot of turnips.

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Thank you very much for the recipe clarifications, Hoeka. That is really helpful.

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Good to see you again.

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oolala53 wrote:What are the dark "spots" at the bottom of the glasses?

Embryonic tadpoles.

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my current favourite quiche is a courgette mint & feta one. It sounds delicious. I found a recipe online http://simply-delicious.co.za/2011/01/24/zucchini-feta-mint-quiche/ but please could somebody provide illumination as to how a "round of feta" translates into weight in grammes or ounces? Thank ...

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Lovely article. Thanks, Hoeka.

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KCCC wrote:â€œIt is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.â€ - Old Chinese proverb

Interesting article, and lovely quotation. Thank you.

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valerie_19s wrote:the sweets sitting on top of the fridge

Best wishes for your new start. Going for a walk is a great response to a craving.

Are the sweets on the fridge out of sight? It can be much easier to resist the siren call if food is not visible.

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Thalia wrote:I LOVE reading while I eat.

Me, too. Although if I'm eating something particularly glorious, I don't want to be distracted from it.

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That's great, Deb! Best wishes.

I also agree with Hoeka that walking is different every time. We have glorious wisteria here at the moment.

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Blithe Morning wrote:I gave up recreational internet browsing for Lent.

Woah, that's a big thing to give up. Harder than the usual ones, I'd have thought.

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Best wishes for your surgery, ~reneew.

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Welcome back, Mrs.O!

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Welcome back, kariev34.

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Congratulations, r.jean. Those are really impressive results.

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Poor you. We'll be thinking of you.

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Welcome, Melamin!

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Books by Michael Pollen. Brian Wansink's Mindless eating . Younger next year and Younger next year for women by Crowley and Lodge. Books recommended in this thread: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7262 Any of the cookery books recommended by people in this thread: http://everydaysystem...

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Congratulations! Very impressive.

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Terrific bee portrait. My dd wonders whether you will do portraits of all the other bees.

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Don't feel you have to catch up, idon'tknow! I'll wait for you to initiate topics... although I won't remember much detail about things that have come and gone. I only heard part of the inquest. I was expecting a Great Big Row when Elizabeth realized that David was responsible for the roof exploit, ...

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Welcome, Who Me?.

You do have some challenges. I hope that the doctors are able to make progress with the saliva problem. It sounds like a real pain.

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Nice cheery Mother's Day episode today. Poor Cathy. And poor Jamie. Do you usually catch the evening, afternoon, omnibus or Listen Again version? I usually hear the 7 pm broadcasts, but miss them quite often. There is usually enough redundancy that missing episodes is not a problem, but if I've obvi...

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In the UK, we have hot cross buns on Good Friday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_cross_bun

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/hotcrossbuns_397

And Easter eggs on Easter Sunday.

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Congratulations. Great news!

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Sienna wrote:I've been walking indoors... Up and down the stairs, in and out of the bed room...

One of my grandmothers used to walk up and down the stairs for exercise if the weather was uninviting, and she lived to 87.

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There has been a big push on low energy light bulbs in the UK, and you get used to the different quality of the light fairly quickly. We have recycling facilities for the bulbs locally.

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Dum dee dum dee dum dee dum....

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Thank you for letting us know. Very best of luck with getting your health back on track.

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wosnes wrote:Fruit doesn't do it -- in fact, it usually makes the cravings stronger.

Interesting how our experiences can vary. I have fruit during or after most meals, and for me it helps.

Congrats to both for resisting the cravings - it can be so hard.

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gettheweightoff wrote:When I starve myself I binge it's that simple.

Me too, and it's just not worth it.

If you would otherwise be gaining weight, maintaining it is progress. It is fairly early days on NoS for you, and you may find that things change more than you imagine over time.

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funfuture wrote:Reinhard, I think you're looking younger as the years progress, not older!

How does he do it? Oh, wait...

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Lovely photo. Your daughters are beautiful, and you are an inspiration!

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Are there any local potters where you live? I have some lovely tiny hand made bowls from a potter. They are the right size for small portions, and are pretty enough to make everything I eat from them seem special. Also, as others have said, you can get pretty little dishes in second hand or antiques...

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I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World. I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter. Have a look here for some examples: http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/ That just made me hungry. :lol: :lol: ... and made me fee...

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vmsurbat wrote:... for more ideas, read the postings on the testimonial board. I, and many others, have posted in more detail about how we accomplished our successful NoS journeys.

See:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=13

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This is a lot of fun, and doesn't quite fit anywhere else:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx_8gxh76iM

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Whidbey Woman wrote:I've been doing No-S since 1/1/11 and this is my first real failure.

You're doing brilliantly. "Mark it and move on."

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There are lots of different approaches. I incorporate fruit, fresh or dried, into meals, which provides a sweet flavour in a healthy way. Fruit is also satisfying. Maybe going for a walk when you have cravings, if possible, could help: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/health/04really.html Best wish...

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Welcome!

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I'm sorry that you've been ill. I hope that you are feeling better, and that it did not go round the family.

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Congratulations, Kneady. Wonderful!

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Chocolate. And home baking. And I agree with wosnes, good quality, and Nicest, small portions.

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Welcome, montanasky.

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Thank you, Nicest, interesting article.

And wosnes, you must be proud of your generous, thoughtful daughters. They are a real credit to you.

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That sounds great, but don't put pressure on yourself. We know that you're busy with family and work. If you made some kind of lettercal or colourcal, I'd buy that too. Something to track types of exercise: either colours for different activities, or letters (W for walk, C for cycle, S for swim etc)...

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Yes, its relative invisibility in action is one of the great things about No S.

Nicest of the Damned wrote:Larry Niven once said that other people's diets are one of the three most boring topics of conversation in the world.

OK, now I'm curious. What were the other two, please?

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It varies a lot. You might like to know, though, that we get a steady trickle of people coming back to the bulletin board, having got tired of slow weight loss, tried "get slim fast" plans and gained weight before returning to No S. People often say that they wish they had just stuck to No S, becaus...

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Welcome, grahamgoddess.

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Soup is very popular with lots of us on the bulletin board. There is a discussion here: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4531 about how to deal with soup etc within No S. Some people consider a very substantial soup to be a meal in itself, and some consider soup-and-a-sandwich (or simil...

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Welcome, RichTJ99. Good luck! You are off to a good start.

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