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babybird

My yearly updates that I usually feel the urge to post in December.
Little one turning 8 in a few days. She is full of beans, a happy soul.

Felt quite sad at how I’ve lived with weight and eating issues and it’s taken a huge chunk out of just living life.
I currently weight 12 stone 1 and am at ...

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How I can relate to these posts. Really glad I’m back here. It’s amazing to be able to relate to others so intensely. I feel less alone.

babybird

I tried this plan in
2016 but left to follow a hundred of different methods of eating and didn’t stick with this simple and sensible
Plan.

babybird

I rarely commit to any weight loss plan. I have no other option but to follow this plan for
Life. 24 + years of binge eating and bulimia along with a normal imbalance have led to a lifetime of struggles with my weight and eating habits.

I started yesterday and went from feeling uncomfortable From ...

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Wednesday 13th of May
Weight

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Snack

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Tuesday 12th of May
Weight

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Snack

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Monday 11th of May
Weight

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Snack

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Sunday 10th of May
Weight

Breakfast
Ate at 6 am as was hungry.
1 weetabix, 1 banana, handful
Cashews, 1 potato scone 1 picnic bar

Lunch
Prawn salad
Chocolate in your hurt, 1 teaspoon Nutella few smarties

Dinner
Pakoras oven bakes, chicken cheese pasta, lettuce
1 picnic.

Looking at ...

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Saturday 9th of May
Weight 11 stone 13

Breakfast/ tea - 1 oat cake- with avocado/ stewed Apple - 6 cashews half banana

Lunch cous cous

Dinner
Chicken cous cous / bread

Snack
Cornetto
Picnic
4 smarties individual
5 crisps individual

babybird

Hi. I was on this forum back in 2016. I have a history of disordered eating and I’ve never managed to stick with no S. having tried 100 different ways to improve my eating habits and not losing Weight or developing better eating habits I realised this is the only plan that is sustainable.

What my ...

babybird

How ironic it always seems to be yearly in December that I check in.

I currently weight 11stone 8 pound and still struggling with abstaining from sugar.

Had half a box of deterring rocher.

Currently I’m skipping breakfast and I find this easy, having a satisfying lunch and then a large dinner ...

babybird

Iâ€™m back!!

Have taken several months out to evaluate what is actually going on with me.
I have concluded I am a sugar addict. Have done a lot of research on this field and learnt how it can effect the brains chemistry. Went sugar free for several days. This has happens twice. My skin cleared up ...

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Hi. One notification I am going to start from today is one small treat per day. Itâ€™s usullly sugar I crave so will be a biscuit or small chocolate bar or a latte. I will not have any have any S days at weekends.
1- do u think itâ€™s possible for the plan to work and for me to lose weight with ...

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I appreciate each and everyone of you supporting and encouraging me.

From today I want to start a challenge and be consistent and hopefully post daily in this forum
.
My aim, 3 meals a day. 1- small treat daily. Thatâ€™s the modification. Around when my period is due I crave sugar and rather than ...

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Iâ€™ve been away for a very long time!! A quick update. Iâ€™ve been battling binge eating disorder that was quite severe after I began dieting after my second child was born. After being on medication, anti- depressants which did much more harm than good, I am now seeing a psychologist who is making ...

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B- 1 slice bread of bread with peanut butter with banana & small bowl of mini fruit shredded wheat
L- rice lentils and sweetcorn
D- 2 slices of margharita pizza and 2 portions of fruit.

Evening- tiny bit of anxiety while shopping online , panicking if my purchase would arrive on time, felt ...

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Oolala i have slowly are carefully read through your advice trying to process it all.

In terms of saying i shouldnt feel like a failure as this doesnt define me- my husband often says im too harsh on myslef being my own worse critic and i do need to be kinder to my soul. The fact that im still ...

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Thanks oolala. I do appreciate ur advice and know it makes sense.

A little update. There is a definite pattern to my binge eating pre- menstrually. I become famished and no amount of food seems to curb the hunger.

Secondly Iâ€™ve started anti - depressants to help with the binge eating ...

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Still weighing 11 stone 9 pounds so not lost any weight as of yet and its been a year.

My primary goal was to lose weight but enough is enough. As the experienced posters have stated. Its important to get the habit of 3 daily meals ingrained first. So thats my aim.

Weight loss can come after. X

babybird

Back on it!!

Still believe 100% in this plan but find compulsive overeating when stressed difficult to control. Still!!

My plan is to get to 21 days with all green days.

Past few weeks continued with 3 daily meals but had low calorie high protein shakes to try loose some lbs. However ended up ...

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Had a session with the clinical psychologist who will be doing CBT with me. Having evaluated my eating habits/ childhood/ self-esteem she also concluded I was slightly depressed. She said I'm using Food to distract myself from whatever it is that's upsetting me at the time. She also said that ...

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Hi all. Ive decided start shovelgloving as it really appeals to me. It something i feel i can be consist with hopefully.

Basically i wanted to ask If this workout helps tone the hips/ lovehandles/ legs- The lower half of the body.

My arms are pretty slim and toned already from carrying a heavy ...

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Hi oolala53,
I understand what you're saying. I would like to control binge urges. This should eventually lead me to lose weight. But losing weight is ultimately what brought me to this website and way of eating. As I'm not majorly overweight I do worry if I will see the scale moving.

I have ...

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Thanks for the advice, ive decide to weigh in once a week on thursdays.

I am pleased to post that im feeling so much more postive and comitted to the plan. Im still having countless urges to eat every day, but when i think back at when my last meal was i realise i cant be hungry and the urge ...

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RhiVir2016
I would also agree with the previous poster. How about having a daily check in where u write down what your eating at meals. That way some posters can guide you if needed. They r a very supportive bunch!!

babybird

Would like to ask for advice plz-

For those who know about me and my erratic eating. Im feeling much better and the binges have refuced significantly since following vanilla nos s. I know its only been a few days.

Should i start getting weighed or should i monitor my progress by looking at how ...

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Thanks merry and everyone else for your constant support. It means so much. I cant always post and offer encouragement yet as i have my hands full with a wild toddler. I plan to be around on the NO S site for as long as possible and hope to offer others the same guidance and advice that has helped ...

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Im a few days in sticking to vanilla No s. Y did my brain ever tempt me back to diet mentaility/ meal replacements etc. .... i know because i became impatient and wanted instant weight loss.

I completely forgot how much more relaxed i feel about food when sticking to 3 meals a day. Its much easier ...

babybird

Hello again my lovely no S family!
Wow. I'm truly touched by all the detailed responses you have given. Each and everyone one of you understands this emotional eating issue. My desire at the end of my perosnal journey is to put eating in it's correct place. I just turned 35 and I've wasted too much ...

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Started back in november. Stopped and started with good intentions. I just cant stop emotional eating to numb feelings/ distract myself from the reality of whts going on round me.

When im in the moment nothing seems to help. I feel like ive red so much on the topic ive exhausted myslef with ideas ...

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Hi. I started the plan back in november and it hasnt worked for me so far as it i am an emotional eater. I will start afresh tomorrow with the 3-0-7 plan. Great to here your doing so well.

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It keeps me going untill a late lunch. I only feel about 20 mins to an hour after eating. I'm not sure if it's a psychological thing though. I hate that uncomfortable full feeling. But when I was binge eating I could eat an unlimited quantity of junk and would never be satisfied. I know it's good ...

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Thanks for the reply. It was looking at your breakfast that gave me the idea!! But I didn't want to add seeds x

babybird

Hi. I'm currently doing well on No s. Tackling my emotional eating with the help of an excellent self- help book which just resonated with me.

I was eating fruit/ veg for snack in between meals but have weaned off this. My day consists of 3 plates and every second day I have a sweet. So I don't do ...

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Hi guys. Having done No S on and off since November I'm still to loose weight. I haven't yet lost a single pound. I don't have much to loose, approx 14 pounds to be in a healthy weight range and for those of you who have followed me I struggle with emotional eating. It's a working progress ...

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Just a quick update. I havent managed to lose any weight in 4 months but then again, i havent gained any- not even a single pound. Despite all those binges.

Im still struggling with bing eating and with following no s im aware of my triggers- any negative emotion no matter how big or small ...

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I've realised all my shortcomings and am back on vanilla no s.

It's surprising how the mind can make excuses to change without realising. I still thought I was fully following no S but with tweeks but it was taking me further away from the plan.

babybird

I'm back!!
What a difficult month it's been.
I became complacent at hardly losing weight and slowly my mindset adjusted to reducing calories. It's was all subconscious at first. Replace breakfast with a high protein shake etc etc. The positive pattern that I had developed eating 3 daily meals soon ...

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Green day today. Feels great after so many red. Felt the urge to overeat in the evenings but tried to ignore it and it went away.
Also instead of the 21 day challenge I will aim for 5 green days in a row
Something I havent yet managed.

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As its not really a slimming product and its high in nutrients hopefully this will make me less likely to act on a binge knowing I've consumed something calorific and fatty.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

I'm still unsure why the sudden change. I did think it could be hormonal but ...

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Took some effort for me to post my update. I'm just so disappointed and embarrassed. Have been having too many red days. Eating meals during the day is easy, but I'm craving sweets in the evening. It's all emotionally connected when I get anxious I can't resist eating rubbish to suppress how I feel ...

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My non scale victory- ive been following No S since November and here is what ive noticed:

- I look forward to mealtimes. Not something I ever experienced as I was a snacker so was grazzing constantly.

- feeling less guilt about what I do choose to eat. Was at nandos yesterday and I actually ...

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I definitely second what Merry Mae says. Don't quit!! Learn from each and every mistake. I'm new here too. I started in November and this plan is brilliant and unlike any other. It's mentally liberating not having to calculate, can I cant i along with countless other advantages.

babybird

So eating in between the time you would eat breakfast and your mid morning snack. The no S diet doesn't state timings. As long as we stick to three meals a day...but it can be trial and error as to what works depending on our previous eating habits and figuring meal timings that work for us.

babybird

Hi. Welcome on board. All the best for your journey in 2017. How about eating a little later. Delaying the time you would eat and have one meal then.

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Great to here from you. I just needed some reassurance when I start to panic. One thing I have noticed is at meal times on a green day I eat really slowly. I try savour the food more. In addition on non emotional green days I find the plan super easy not having to think about food. However eating ...

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Thanks for the support guys!! Yellow day yesterday and today. Looking forward to a week of green

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Hi guys. The title says it all.
Has anyone followed No S to the letter and not actually lost weight?
I have had some red days so am not expecting a loss, I'm actually too scared to weight myself incase I have gained. In 11 days I've had 3 red.

Recently I have been thinking more about the ...

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I do have a check in thread. Its under Babybirds progress. Not sure how I would link it to here though

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I'm still wanting to do the 1 year challenge. Not sure if that's what you were referring to oolala!

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Another green day. The third one this week. I would love to make it 4 but it's an s day tomorrow. I will aim for a green day though. Sunday I have a party so plan to enjoy it fully!! I really hope to type my progress tomorrow and say I managed a green day!!!

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Hey Allison. I assume they are all green days! If so well done. You're on fire!!

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Green day on Thursday. My first one on a Thursday as I previously took my S day then. Positive and eat green day!!

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Hi. I find this forum focuses a lot habit and behaviour which is great, however after being on and off a diet for the last year I'm sometimes stuck on what shall I cook/ eat today.

So fellow no S'rs what meals did you eat today!

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Sorry for the typos My mobile is playing up.

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Everyone here is so incredibly supportive and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking time out to respond. If it wasn't for your support and encouragement I don't think I would be feeling as positive about this plan as I do.

Oolala- wow. You really understand the psychology behind binge ...

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Moderate meals. Hi. I was a huge evening snacker before no S. I had to have a pudding or cookies after dinner and then some more snacks before bed. I didn't snack as much during the day. Now I only snack if it's stress related fake hunger which I'm working on.

It wasn't until I read your post that ...

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Does anyone have tried/ tested strategies they use when they've been unable to cope with any negative emotion. I've used eating for as long as I can remember (13) as it makes me feel better for a short time. However 10 times worse after.

i can't leave the house to walk it off as I have a baby and ...

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Red day yesterday, red day today. Gutted. Today I initially marked it down as green as if was.

To explain what happed today. Family were over and I made wraps. I put one in a plate. It was not a full plate of food as I was busy feeding the baby. I was full enough but was too busy to eat properly ...

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Hi Lizzie. For breakfast I normally do. As it's quick and easy. 2 boiled eggs, fruit and a crumpet with butter and jam. Other meals not so much as I cook a variety of food for the family and eat accordingly. A quarter of my meals have veg/ fruit with them. That's the only similarity for lunch ...

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Bunsof/ thankyou for posting. Ur right it is a dieter mentality. But currentky my S days are chaotic and stressful so I wouldn't yet be able to add S days on top of red days. It is something to think about in the future though. I will be looking for mods for S days until my eating is under better ...

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This week because I had red days during the week I didn't allow it. I'm starting it from next week raw cookie. I posted this Friday

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Raw cookie- no I didn't- It was a regular day for me.

babybird

Welcome on board Tortie and Lizzie. I wish you both well for the coming year. You will find some incredible support on this forum so feel free to post as much as you want and ask others for their invaluable advice. They truly are a supportive bunch.

One piece of advice I would give is to be kind to ...

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Thanks you rawcookie- . your words are kind. And I hope you enjoyed those mince pies!

Today was a red day for me. Wasn't able to follow the structure after lunch felt an instant sugar craving ( emotional urge) and gave into it. Feels like I'm always battling those urges. If I abstain for even 5-10 ...

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I've decided to start running again. I prefer first thing in the morning and my husband can only accomadate that after the new year as he will look after our daughter whilst I go. He is currently super busy until then.

I can also do the 30 day shred. Something I completed back in 2014 but I have ...

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Seasons greetings Merry Mae! That's sounds like a great idea and you will have some cute things to show for the knitting class! I love knitted newborn baby cardigans. My daughter had some and they were adorable. All the best

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Thanks for your support Merry.
Yesterday was a green day. Very easy to follow, no urges to eat between meals and didn't think much about food all day.

Today is the day I have been following no S for one month. Did I lose weight.NO! Should I be surprised, NO!

Having evaluated this past month, I ...

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Seasons greeting Merry! Hope you and all other posters have a lovely day!!

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Thanks for letting me know. I guess I will be starting again!!

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Awful day today. Felt strong urge to eat marshmallows and gave in. Then decided it would be an S day today instead of Saturday ( tomorrow). So I basically ended up eating on and off all day. Felt uncomfortable and out of control. Technically it would be a red day but I convinced myself I shouldn't ...

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I have 24 continuos N and S daysbut 6 red days. It's my first month! I might never be part of this club!!

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Just to confirm the 21 day club is continuos N and S days with no reds?
Or is it 21 N and S days with the Red days cancelled out. Thanks.

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I would like to ask if others can relate to this but I've noticed that as I don't have anything to follow with no S apart from a set structure-3 plates a day, I've been bored as I'm not reading literature on the diet or googling or calculating/ evaluating a specific diet. I've been bored... As I ...

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Hi MaggyMae!!
Hope your well! I would like to join you in having a No S year, with no other diet involved!

This year I also was chopping and changing plans. With a newborn to look after and points/ syns/ calories/ ,macros to count I was very tired and frustrated. I would always go over my ...

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S day for me today. I take Thursday and Saturdays.
I always look forward to an S day. Eating sweets but I'm always glad when the day ends and although I try to control the amount of sweet I eat I always fail. . This is something I can definately work towards over the coming weeks/ months.

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21/12/16 green day as was yesterday. So many urges to eat Ferraro Rocher!! Several times I had the instant - I need to eat as I was anxious about little things. Kept thinking well I just can't eat sweet as its a N day and the urge passed very quickly.

Previously I would convince myself to have ...

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Thanks for your detailed responses!
Your advice does make sense however I stop being rationale the moment I start worrying about weight loss.

The huge advantage I found both today and yesterday is I was 100% able to control urges to eat sweet food and therefore binge. This is the ONLY plan that ...

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Hi. Just wondering how you are getting on Hhenders. Did you csee minute with the plan?

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Started 25th November. Had mostly green days so far. It's helped significantly with controlling emotional urge to eat. I've lost baby weight this year by following diet plans but was slowly putting the weight on again and it caused me to have uncontrollable binges. More so that usual. I've read the ...

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I did WW for a short period of time. I bought the scales/ book/ app / ww yoghurt/ wraps. I spent a lot of time understanding the Plan and buying specific food. It was mentally very time consuming. I lost weight very quickly. 4 pounds in a week but it all came back on once I had stopped.

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I do plan to add to the daily check in where I can track any progress I make if any. But I have a very demanding 11 month old so it's just finding the time.

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Hi. I'm new to the no S plan and I've had 15 green days and 4 red so far. I've battled with binge eating since my teenage years.

This plan has helped control binge urged significantly and I know it's not a quick fix plan for weight loss. However today I've been riddled with anxiety wondering if ...

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Oolala53- thanks for posting. I've re-read your advice several times. It's a whole new perspective at looking at my weight loss journey.

Basically it come down to me fixing my disordered eating habits first. The noS plan has helped me tremendously in the last few weeks I've been following it.

I ...

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This forum is so wonderfully supportive. I'm not even active on social media but I felt it important to join and ask for help and I hope to support others too.

Bluebell - Food for thought- no one will notice a few pounds weight gain. This process is very much a psychological challenge and it will ...

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Bluebell. Thank you for taking time out to reply to me. Your words make a lot of sense and ice read it before on this form. It's important to form good habits. It's just the thought of gaining weight is scary especially as its been at the forefront of my mind for so many years.
I'm eating foods ...

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Hi guys! I started the no S eating plan last month in November. I've had 10 green days so far and two red days which were PMT induced sugar cravings.
I have had bulimia/ binge eating disorder since I was 13 and I'm now 34.

This is the only plan which has made me control my eating and it so ...

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