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). Not allowed to eat between meals so no sweets/popcorn for me. I don't drink fizzy drinks anyway - find them far too sweet and I hate the taste of diet drinks- so that is no hardship
. I tried to stick to the NoS structure but it wasn't always possible. The Cretans are very hospitable people. There is always a gift of extra food at the end of a meal (fruit/small dessert) and a small drink. They also get very offended if you leave anything on your plate (quite difficult not to when they serve huge portions) but we shared main courses or had selections of starters to get round this. Another factor is alcohol: I normally only drink at weekends but on holiday I tend to drink every day (pour séparer l'après-midi du soir - as the French would say).
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. I'll try again today. . but I don't feel like I've eaten to excess.
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. But I have to try something. His mum and I have to be clever enough so that he thinks it's his idea! Wish me luck 
. It all depends on the two people and the relationship I guess. My fiance wants to lose weight but I try not to nag him. He doesn't do things the same way I do (of course) and it seems to me that his way is haphazard and not very organized or systematic. I want to help, but I don't want to become the diet police! My mom is having the exact same problem with my dad. He's a cancer survivor and she wants him to change his diet--but he's been eating processed meat and really unhealthy stuff his whole life and doesn't want to change. It's sad, but she can't make him change, he has to want to. . This meant they didn't want dinner early - so I had a sausage roll to keep me going as I knew we wouldn't eat until at least 9.30pm. My feet will hurt tomorrow 
I've always felt that getting re-started can be harder than getting started - so go you! I was in 'don't care' mode. I feel I stayed true to the spirit of No S rather than the 'letter' of No S so I'm logging a green day. 
in my head ruled again! 
A very wise friend of mine once told me that whenever I felt like beating myself up about something to "put that energy into the future." That is, instead of regretting the past, to figure out how to make the situation (or a similar one) come out different next time.idon'tknow wrote: Why did last week's bad habits take hold so easily? It's as if my attitude was fatalistic - it's the end of term, chocolate is everywhere, I'm tired... - eat, eat, eat
. I also bought some new clothes - shopping feels good because of No S, and although November and December have been difficult months, I haven't really put weight back on. I'm a stone lighter than I was at this time last year. Thanks Reinhard Both girls were out yesterday so my husband and I decided to go out for a pub lunch. The food was fantastic - we shared a starter (mushrooms with bacon and chilli), then I had smoked haddock risotto - absolutely perfect - followed by apple strudel with clotted cream. And it was great to sit and chat without other distractions. He is very funny and makes me laugh a lot. Dinner was just bread from the breadmaker with a bit of cheese. I really like the stilton with mango and ginger. I was very thirsty last night - probably from the smoked haddock. ). No S fulfills this need as it requires me to plan, reflect, evaluate and make changes. Yoga also fulfils this need - as my teacher says 'there is always another level in yoga'. My job is a huge challenge - but it feels like I am doing the job I was born to do. I have never been happier at work.