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Sorry to hear about the reflux, hope you feel better before your dinner out and especially your cruise!

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I'm back again for the one thousandth time haha.
I went back to fasting but I just can't seem to stick with it. So back to sane No S I go! But it will be without the desserts this time, me and baking equals zero self control and an almost guaranteed binge. I will just indulge in a single serve of ...

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Thanks Linda. I totally get what you mean with restriction. I am such an all or nothing person and it is hard to just do moderation as I feel I should be being super strict.

I need to just commit to the fasting as I started doing well again, but the daily weighing just stressed me out when the ...

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You and me both! I'm over it, don't know what to do.

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Hopefully your guests leave soon, it doesn't sound like much fun. I am the same as you, I say yes to people staying and then when they don't leave I get annoyed but I don't like conflict so I never say anything.

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Yum that keto bark sounds good. I love making my own chocolate bark and adding lots of yummy things like coconut, dried cranberries, pepita's, nuts etc.

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Thank you Candace and Auto for your replies. I guess I do need to be more compassionate towards myself. Binge eating is a hard habit to break. Maybe I don't change anything just yet, I will keep going with my healthier desserts for a few more weeks as it is hard to tell if it the hormones this week ...

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Thank you it was lovely having a day to myself.

I'm getting so tired of my afternoon binges. I am due for my period which is not helping at all. I made a raw chocolate slice to enjoy a piece tonight and binged on it this afternoon. Maybe I just scrap the healthy dessert idea and stick to a sugar ...

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Haha Auto I think I am a bit of a foodie. Thanks Candace.

The last 2 days haven't been great I did fine until dinner time last night and ate too much dinner and way too many cashews and chocolate chips. It was definitely stress eating and not having enough water during the day I think so I felt ...

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Great job on the weight loss, it certainly does feel good to see the scales drop!

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Sounds like a good book, might have to read it. It certainly is tough trying to stick to an eating routine with guests!

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Thanks Candace and Linda. Feeling much better today now that the antibiotics are finally working.

Another good day today, feeling satisfied with my meals. Even had a quick look on the scales and I'm down 2lbs. Not that I am too worried right now as I'm working on having a better relationship with ...

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Thank you Auto, the last 2 days have been super easy as I have had a throat infection so my appetite is down. Hopefully my appetite stays like this once I am better. It is so nice not being hungry and feeling obsessed with food like I did when I was fasting. I can certainly see myself doing this ...

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Thanks yes instead of S days I will try having a small healthier homemade dessert each night. Will see how it goes and if it doesn't work then I will re-evaluate. Hopefully I can have some self control!

Fasting is hard, I was always watching the clock counting down until I could eat and stressing ...

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I feel the same with the hunger, I think mine is due to my stomach being stretched from binging too much lately. I am hoping after a week the hunger goes away after meals. It is more after lunch that I am still hungry, breakfast seems to be fine.

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Thanks. Yes it definitely does feel luxurious. Great idea about using your skinny jeans as a guide. I might do that too since I just brought a new pair that are a bit too tight, I refused to buy the next size up haha.

Yesterday's food
B- granola, Greek yoghurt, apple and raspberries
L- homemade ...

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Thanks Auto, it's great to be back!

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I am thinking I may do 3 meals and a small healthyish dessert before bed each night. It will be homemade and I will be using healthier sweeteners and flour such as coconut sugar, dates, wholemeal flour, dark chocolate. I will see how I go with it and if I need to tweak my plan I will.

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I am back to No S and am done fasting. It worked for a bit but then I was either binging or fasting and I've gained all the weight back. It was so nice to have some granola, greek yoghurt and berries for breakfast this morning. I will update with my food intake each day. I am also contemplating not ...

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Hi Linda, I have also stopped fasting too. I was sick of being hungry and getting so hungry I would binge eat. Today is my first day back on No S and it was so nice to have breakfast. No more torturing myself with fasting, I was only ever able to stick with it for a week before I couldn't take the ...

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Hi Linda

Sorry to hear that IF hasn't worked out for you. I have to admit that I occasionally get caught up in the restrictive eating pattern of IF and the clean fasting camp. IF only ever works for me when I do it Kayla's way, nice and relaxed by allowing myself milk in my tea and coffee and not ...

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Thank you everyone. Rawcookie great job on starting fasting 12-14 hours. Kayla from six miles to supper did that at the start and gradually made her fasting window longer. It's amazing what our bodies get used to. If you would have told me 6 months ago that I would only be eating 1-2 meals a day ...

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Thought I would post an update since I haven't been on here in ages. I'm still enjoying intermittent fasting. Most days I eat dinner, some fruit and dessert and other days I will have lunch or a snack in the afternoon + dinner and dessert. I'm down 16lbs and am feeling great. Still a little way to ...

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That is a great idea about leaving other fasting groups. I swear I need to delete Instagram or stop following the clean eating nutritionists on there. It just messes with your head when you have so many different views going on in your mind.

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Sorry to hear you are having a tough time at the moment. I completely understand being tired of everything; of dieting, thinking about dieting and weight loss etc. I have been there many times, it's not a nice feeling. I'm a person that needs a plan or I just don't feel right. Your new plan of No S ...

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I am looking forward to getting back to fasting tomorrow after a full day of eating. I feel awfully lethargic and sluggish from all the food. It is a great reminder about how great I feel while fasting. It is also nice to enjoy food with family for a day too.

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Congrats on reaching retirement!

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Still fasting approximately 20-23 hours a day and loving it. I feel so relaxed around food at the moment it is great. I'm eating mostly healthy foods and always include lots of veg and some fruit with my meal. With some chocolate, candy or chocolate cake thrown in too. I've just had my period and ...

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Your plan sounds great with having set fasting windows on different days. I love how Kayla says to make it easy. I am terrible for over complicating any eating plans. As it feels like if it is too easy that it won't work, but that isn't the case. Consistency brings results, which is what I need to ...

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Thanks Linda I will download that app. Sorry I meant I am having whole milk in my coffee, we call it full cream milk over here. I find the whole milk doesn't make me hungrier or effect my weight loss which is good. Have you tried using whole milk since the cream gives you reflux?

Thanks ladybird ...

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Thank you automated. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia, although I wish we did. So it has been mostly easy to get back on track. Although had a bad day today.

Today wasn't great and I've been noticing a pattern with my binging. If I finish my fasting window early with snacky type foods ...

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I seem to be heading in the right direction again. It has taken a week and a couple of slip up days but I feel I am getting back into my routine again.

I've discovered an awesome YouTube channel that Linda suggested. Six miles to supper It is a lady that has a nice relaxed approach to intermittent ...

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Automated yes I do find it so much easier to refrain from eating and then being able to eat what I want. I think because the rules are black and white. I just know that during the day I don't eat, there is nothing to think about and I just get on with my day until my eating window opens. I find that ...

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That is a great number one priority. My binges naturally dramatically reduce when I don't place restrictions for what foods I can consume on myself. I have my dinner and my sweet treat and my brain just switches off from thinking about food and feeling guilty. When I place restrictions on myself, I ...

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I have banned myself from all social media and going on nutritionists websites. I even deactivated Facebook for a while. Seriously when will I learn to stop looking up and trying to follow clean eating and avoiding white pasta and potato etc. I swear I just like to self sabotage. I go into binge ...

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Yeah I'm a bit all over the place at the moment too. I'm sure you will find what works for you again soon. Sometimes we just need to change things up again and see what works best.

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I had a moment today where I just craved having breakfast. So I had my 3 meals and felt so tired and sluggish all day, as well as overly full. I think I much prefer my 1-2 hour eating window at night as I don't mind feeling tired and full at night. I completely understand missing the 3 meals though!

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I now really dislike that out of control feeling around food too. My last 2 days have been shocking, been emotional eating due to fighting with hubby although we have talked things through tonight. I can't wait to get back to fasting tomorrow though, I actually miss it when I have a bad day.

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I have to agree. All the Instagram fitness models with the 'perfect' bodies either eat clean or vegan and so many people follow them and try to be like them. I am guilty of following them and have now deleted Instagram so I am not tempted to eat clean or vegan.

I have decided to keep doing what ...

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Yes I can certainly do without adding in the moral element to eating. It takes all the pleasure away from it. I enjoy being able to go to someone's house for dinner and enjoy the meal or go out for dessert without guilt. That is interesting that coconut oil and wholegrains don't agree with you. I ...

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Thanks Linda it certainly was a valuable lesson. I just have to remember not to fall back into the 'clean eating' trap, as tempting as it is sometimes.

Automated clean eating to me is only eating wholegrains such as brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, grainy bread, fruit, veg, organic dairy, free range ...

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Trying to eat healthier/clean back fired on me, it made me obsess and feel deprived which lead to some binges. I find what works best for me is having a long fast 22ish hours, eating a large home cooked enjoyable meal, some fruit and a treat like a chocolate bar, donut or cookie makes me feel ...

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I completely understand about the shorter window being easier. I prefer 22/2 personally and find I am able to be more controlled with my eating.

I follow a few body positive nutritionists on social media and that too makes me question if what I'm doing is right and if I'm eating healthy enough ...

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Had 2 off days where I didn't fast as long and ate too many sugary things. Not too stressed though as I'm sick again, nearly lost my voice and got a horrible cough. Have also decided to try and eat more fruit and veg as I find I'm not eating enough and think it has contributed to me getting sick ...

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Fasted 23.5 hours today. Was down another pound this morning. Down 10lbs all up now. I'm loving how quickly the weight is coming off without feeling deprived

Food:
Banana
Mexican chicken and beans on rice with avocado, sour cream and cheese
Chocolate biscuits

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Thanks automated. Fortunately my youngest son had a nap today so I was able to put my feet up and rest for a bit.

My fast today was 21 hours
Food:
Homemade lasagna and salad
Chocolate
A mango

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Down another pound this morning.
I'm trying to keep my eating window to one big plate of dinner, some sort of dessert and also some fruit. Plus I have a few cups of tea or coffee with milk during the day which technically isn't proper fasting but it helps me get through and makes fasting ...

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I'm still going with the intermittent fasting. I'm really enjoying it. I've been doing some 16 hr and 22hr fasts. I prefer the 22hr ones actually as I get to enjoy more food at night and not feel full and weighed down by food all afternoon. I'm down 7.5lbs since I started intermittent fasting too ...

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Thanks automated, yes I pm'd her about my hunger I was experiencing in the beginning which she was able to reassure me that it gets easier which it certainly has. I'm glad I stuck out the hard part in the beginning as I'm feeling great now.

Looking forward to tonight as I'm going out for dessert ...

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I have been doing intermittent fasting during the day 22/23 hrs fasting and 1-2 hr eating window. I seriously wish I had found this sooner. I'm about a week in and no longer get hungry during the fasting period, especially not during the last 3 days now that my body has adjusted. It is great not to ...

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Green today, I felt like eating the whole pantry when I got home but I resisted and cooked dinner, enjoying every single bite.

B- low sugar granola with coconut yoghurt, blueberries and strawberries
L- quinoa, roast brussel sprouts, pumpkin, carrot, chickpeas, sprinkled with pepitas, dried ...

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Green today

I am going to record what I am eating even though I said I wouldn't, but I want to make sure I'm getting a balanced diet while not eating animal products and keep a record of my vegan meals to get ideas if I ever can't think what to make.

Here's the last 4 days

Thursday
B- low sugar ...

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Sorry to hear of your loss xx

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Thanks Soprano

Also thank you Oolala I will definitely stop trying to hide my legs in long pants, my legs really aren't that bad, I just think they are because I'm not at my ideal weight. Thank you for making me realize that I deserve to wear shorts just like anyone else, and I shouldn't not enjoy ...

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Thank you Ladybird. It certainly isn't a good combination. Although I'm used to suffering through summer wearing long pants, it's not something I want to deal with again.

Today was Green. A bit of hunger this afternoon so I had a coffee and cleaned out the boys clothes which distracted me.

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I have also had another skim read over the No S book which has been good.

My 2 focuses for now are:
Stick to the No S habits- don't worry about what I eat at those 3 meals or whether everything is wholegrain, unprocessed etc. This means I won't be recording what I eat so I can't overanalyze ...

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I like the sound of that book. Might have to purchase a copy. I too think I'm obsessed with food, dieting, the scales and the all or nothing approach. I wish I could just turn off the constant chatter in my brain sometimes

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Happy Birthday!! Hope you enjoyed your day ðŸ™‚

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Thanks for your support everyone.

Automated, I have to agree that once my body gets used to not having as much sugar it definitely doesn't crave it as much during that time of the month. I think the more sugar you consume the more cravings you get and the more sugar you need to get that sweet fix ...

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Very true Oolala but I do find it helps me to stay on track in the beginning. I ended up doing a big cook up and freezing meals for lunch so I don't get to lunch time and spend half an hour looking in the cupboard deciding what to eat and then eating something that doesn't satisfy me. I made black ...

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Well I made it until after lunch but my lunch was so unsatisfying due to needing to do a food shop and throwing something together. I ended up binging on random crap out the cupboard which was also unsatisfying. I also had a chocolate bar and a cookie which I brought at the grocery store today. They ...

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Ahh I'm struggling so much with cravings at the moment. Darn PMS. Only 45 minutes until lunch time. I can do it!

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Thanks Oolala and ladybird

Green today, although I struggled tonight with hunger, I just had a cup of tea which helped a bit.

B- 2 eggs and avocado on toast with a sprinkling of feta
L- vegan black bean enchiladas and an apple
T- chicken, sweet potato, green beans and corn on the cob

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Green again today. Was busy at work which helped the time go fast between meals. Had Mc Donald's for dinner as my partner promised the kids they could get it for being good. I didn't have soft drink, had a Big Mac and a handful of fries. I felt like going WTH I have eaten Mc Donald's so I should ...

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Green today. It was actually nice to look forward to dinner time tonight. Usually I am full from snacking/binging all afternoon.

B- granola, greek yoghurt, strawberries and blueberries
L- burrito
T- sticky Asian pork meatballs, rice, broccoli and carrot

E- 50 minute walk

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Thank you Bluebell, good luck to you on your journey too. We can do this! ðŸ™‚

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Back again for the 100th time. When will I learn that diets don't work for me. This time I will be having 6 N days and 1 S day where I will have one S event. Most likely a sweet. As I need to keep the structure of the N days all week. I am going to start tracking my eating and exercise on habitcal ...

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Thank you Oolala. I need to also stop looking for the next best diet plan to follow too and just purely focus on No S. When I feel like giving up I need to remember that I do not want to count calories, cut food groups out, avoid or dread social events for the rest of my life so No S is the only way ...

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Today is my 1st day back on No S. I am going to start doing habitcal again for my eating and also exercise. I have an exercise routine I have put together which is just lunges, squats, press ups, tricep dips etc. My gym membership expires in a month which I won't be renewing as I want something I ...

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I do definitely need some rules and guidelines but not as rigid as they were. I want to stick to mostly wholegrains but I still want to enjoy one sweet a week on my 1 S day. I find 2 S days sends me well off track. I will stick to the No snacks and No seconds on my S day to keep the structure. I ...

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I'm back, clearly the bright lines didn't work for me. For some reason I expect perfection with my eating and if I don't comply to my perfectionist rules, then I binge.

Back to No S for the 1000th time. Maybe one of these days I will learn to stop being a perfectionist with my eating as it just ...

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I also feel like I over think everything I eat. It's so hard and I just wish I could eat my 3 meals and be done with it. My overthinking of my food choices is one of the main reasons I binge. Not the hunger or anything else. I feel like every meal has to be perfect in my mind or I think WTH and give ...

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Hoping everything is ok with you as you haven't posted in a while

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Well I have been back to binging on sugar badly the last 2 nights as well. I think the only solution to this is to cut sugar again. It really is addictive to me. I really wish I would stop thinking I can be moderate with sugar. Despite the nutritionist's advice, I do not think moderation is a good ...

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No I haven't subscribed to the newsletter I don't think. Although I think I seen a BLE email in my spam folder. I will go back and check.

So i have been doing pretty well with moderation but I have found since I have been including sugar again my cravings are back and I am even embarrassed to admit ...

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Food today

B- oatmeal made with milk and peaches, topped with toasted seeds and coconut
L- satay fried rice with brown rice, egg and lots of veg
T- steak, mashed sweet potato, corn on the cob, steamed green beans and red cabbage
S- chocolate bar and cherries- was a planned S as I do my groceries ...

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Another good day yesterday.

Food:
B- avocado and 2 eggs on a piece of rye toast + a small banana
L- homemade satay fried rice with egg using brown rice and lots of veg + 2 small mandarins
T- Greek lamb meatballs, tzatziki, salad made with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red onion, yellow bell pepper ...

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I know what you mean about the scale. It's hard to find a balance. I find weighing does keep me on track but weighing too often discourages me as well. Although I am currently trying to not weigh as I'm trying to work on my relationship with food and my binge eating issues before I worry too much ...

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Another good day today

B- Slice of rye toast with avocado and 2 eggs + some strawberries
L- salad with spinach leaves, roast pumpkin, pearl cous cous and toasted pepitas and feta with a drizzle of balsalmic glaze + 2 small mandarins
T- lemon and herb chicken thighs, roast sweet potato, white potato ...

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Enjoyed my yummy treats at the movie today. I ended up not being hungry for breakfast so just had a cup of tea. Our movie started at 10.30am and I knew I had food for that so just ended up not eating before we left.

Today's food
Very late breakfast at lunch time: Poke bowl with brown rice, carrot ...

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Thank you Oolala, I always love having you share your knowledge. Yesterday I spent the day going through my video tutorials again from the nutritionist who used to suffer from binge eating. She actually says the opposite to the BLE program and that you should allow yourself your trigger foods but in ...

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I definitely feel much better wearing nice clothes. I also have to realise that having my ideal body shape is the least important thing right now, my relationship with food is the absolute number one priority, and that body shape I am after will come one day once my relationship with food is ...

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Good day today. Been busy clothes shopping, got myself some new jeans and knitwear. It was long over due as I had been putting off buying clothes until I was at my 'ideal' weight. But I needed to get some decent clothes to wear on my holiday in 4 weeks. I managed to squeeze myself into some US size ...

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Pretty good day minus eating too many olives and cheese tonight. Had guests over tonight and had a cheese platter out. I resisted for quite awhile and then thought I would just have an olive and a piece of cheese, but it turned into a few too many pieces of cheese and olives. I didn't break the ...

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Thanks Oolala, I'm feeling really positive these changes will help me be sane around food again!

I'm feeling pretty darn happy with myself after not tasting any cake or frosting while baking it last night and when everyone else ate it today. I don't feel deprived at all I feel good, no sugar ...

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Thank you Linda. Yes and I definitely find it makes me crave it so much more when I do eat it and I certainly don't want to end up with diabetes either!

Today has been pretty good although my son had some cake leftover that he took to daycare to celebrate his birthday (his actual birthday is ...

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Thank you. I am definitely interested to see how it pans out, have you ever tried cutting sugar and flour before you found NoS Oolala?

The last 2 days have been pretty good, minus the lingering dull headache which should pass in a day or 2. Not feeling too hungry apart from after breakfast but I'm ...

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Thanks for the advice Oolala

After lots of thinking and reading including the Bright line book. I am eliminating flour and sugar from my diet while sticking to the 3 meal a day structure. I'm not willing to let binge eating control my life any more. Some may think it is a drastic approach but I ...

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Hi Oolala

I was just looking at NoS again and came across your post. I keep getting drawn back to No S as I like the simplicity of it. I am over trying to eat my healthy snacks that still leave me hungry anyway namely carrot sticks and hummus and Greek yoghurt. I am also over trying to keep within ...

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Thank you for your advice Soprano. It is good to hear about others experiences with binge eating.

I managed to have a binge free day yesterday which is a big achievement lately.

I have got a plan in place with some basic rules/mods
I have decided not to cut out wheat or sugar, instead I will aim ...

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It's so hard to know what approach to take as there is so much conflicting advice out there. Some people say to not obsess about sugar and still allow yourself treats and then others say don't have sugar at all. I do think having 2 S days with no additional mods is too much for people who have ...

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Currently my bmi is 28.4

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Thanks for your advice ladybird. I was looking up food addiction and binge eating last night after I posted on here and how they treat it. Which is to cut out wheat and sugar and pretty much eat whole unprocessed foods. Brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, fruits, veg, full fat dairy, meats, good fats such ...

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Gahhh what a shocking week of binging it has been which has lead to me looking at meal replacement diets. My partner is doing low carb at the moment and is having fast weight loss which is making me feel like I'm missing out on the excitement of fast weight loss I guess. But I know diets don't work ...

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Had a great night last night had a few nibbles and about 5 drinks. There was lots of dancing too.

Today I did good until after dinner. I was unsatisfied with my dinner so started eating granola and then binged on some mini donuts. I have been doing well with avoiding binges but I think because I ...

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Haven't had an extras today but will be going out tonight with a friend for a fair few drinks. I only go out and drink a few times a year so will be enjoying myself tonight. My friend has just stopped breastfeeding too so I'm sure she is looking forward to having some wines too.

Food today

B ...

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A nice tame S day today. Took the boys to the cinema and I got a chocolate and nut coated ice cream in a cone. Then we went to our friends house this afternoon and had some cheese, crackers and olives + 2 glasses of wine.

My meals were:
B- homemade coconut and nut granola with coconut yogurt and ...

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Thanks syfy74 :)

Another green day today, although was quite a hungry day especially during the afternoon but I think it was due to the lack of protein in my lunch. I still stuck to my 3 meals though.

Went for a nice walk this morning and stopped at a cafe on the river where I had a small orange ...

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Green day today. Yesterday was a day full of cravings. Last night after I posted, I had to go to the grocery store and get a few things, and I was craving something sweet. I was so tempted to get chocolate biscuits and just say stuff it. But instead I thought no it will just make me feel awful and ...

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No yesterday was Monday. I usually take Fri and Saturday as my S days

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