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Congrats, that is a small food victory but a huge mental victory. With successes like that you are on your way to having your S days work themselves out. Give it time, they really will work out on their own.

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Thank you, Jan.

Monday: FAILURE Only so much screaming I could take before reaching for a brownie.

Weight: 184.2 lbs

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Don't sell yourself short, 4 lbs is a big deal. It's even bigger when you consider this is a SLOW weight loss plan.

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It's been a few days, so how is it going? If It hasn't gone well, start on a Saturday. It mentally sets you up for success by starting with 2 successful days.

Also the carb lover won't have trouble, the are only restricted on N days to meals. As for the sweets lover, I found they taste better when ...

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I'm back again too. I tried NoS several times in the past. I finally was successful then I got pregnant. I even NoS'd through my pregnancy only to drop it once the baby came.

False starts and stops are part of the process.

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James is born and I'm now the proud mother of a three month old with colic. Thanks to No S I only gained 10 lbs during my pregnancy (don't worry, at 205 lbs pre-pregnancy my midwife was happy and my baby weighed 8 lbs 1 oz at birth). I even lost an additional 20 pounds after the birth. Then the ...

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If you enjoyed WATP, I would talk to your neighbors first. 1) because then they HAVE to face you and come to a compromise and 2) because if you talk to them about this they are more likely to be accomodating on a whole host of other issues. Also, shovelglove is nice a quiet, so is kettlebell and a ...

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We've ALL been there. You don't even want to know how much food was piled on my plate when I started. You really don't want to know how much food is piled on my husband's plate now that he is trying this (again).

Really, it's normal and as everyone else said, successful.

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If you are starting over, use the weight you are now. If you have been tracking all along, just not caring much about success or failure, use your original starting weight. It really is a matter of when you mentally are considering yourself "starting". Personally, it sounds like you are looking at ...

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The balance problems might actually give you a better workout. I've noticed a pretty big part of my workout is the stopping before I actually hit something, like the dog. My only concern would be accidental damage to property, but when you are swinging 8, 10, 16 pounds on the end of stick that is ...

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My bowls have rims that I put bread or what not on. (Okay, not salad, but I'm not really a soup and salad person, I just put the veggies IN the soup :P ) Anyway, taking into consideration the depth of the bowl and the width of the rim doing this accomodates the same amount of food as one of my ...

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The longer I No S the more I understand on a deep level that the only way to success is through failure. As long as I acknowledge the failure, color it red, and try to do better next time I keep moving to success.

This is why I feel the need when new members say how much they want to lose in what ...

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One would think that a "wellness coach" would realize that Â½ to 2 pound loss a week is considered good weight loss. Even on a strict diet and exercise regime I'm lucky if I get close to 1 pound one week let alone on average.

I agree that 1 S day a week is good. Any more and you won't stick to it ...

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Laurie and Paul,

The first weeks are tough. I did this a few times before I got it down. The thing is, failure is part of your success. Each time you slip up, acknowlege it, learn from it and MOVE ON. Really, you need to expect to have failures.

The other important thing I learned was that you ...

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I like the cake in the picture with your wife. Good way to represent the S days. The ladies in your life are quite lovely. You are a lucky man.

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Well, back on the boards anyway. I've stayed on No S I just haven't been as consistant at being on the computer. Anyway, since it looks like there are a lot of new people here and I'm sure the veterans don't remember me, I'll reintroduce myself. My name is Heather. Since getting married two years ...

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Who said it had to be three full meals? If small quantities works better for you what about 4/5/6 mini meals?

That said, from your original post I, too, am worried you aren't eating enough.

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Diane,

I am so sorry. It is a pretty aweful job market right now. My brother in law got promoted only for them to eliminate his position 3 months later. Thankfully you have business opportunity. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you find work with benefits in the mean time. Heck, I won't be working ...

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The ultrasound showed . . . nothing. The tech tried and tried to find something on the monitor, and reminded me the radiologist and my doctor still have to look at it, but neither of us could squint enough to find anything. Being a grandmother and doing one every half hour 5 days a week she asked me ...

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This, not just the habit building, is why No S is a process not just a diet. There are steps (habit building, recognizing and correcting excesses, more habit building, etc) and each of us has to go through the personal process of addressing each of them and how they fit with our lifestyle and bodies ...

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Very few have a birthday by themselves in my family, so we are hoping for one of a few days.

12/21 - mine and my uncle's birthday
12/22 - my best friend's birthday (like a sister, so she is family)
12/23 - my cousin and my late great grandmother's birthday
12/27 - another cousin's birthday
12/30 ...

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I went to the office first thing Monday morning. Found out the patient liason who called me and told me she would call me on Friday had Friday off. Won't go into my irriation with that. She also wasn't there when I appeared in the office. The receptionist was really sweet and understanding and took ...

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lola628 wrote:When and why did our society become so uncivilized??

I'm guessing it is about the same time and for the same reason the television became a substitute for things like quality time, socializing and enjoying outdoor activity. But that is just a guess.

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"It's better than a candy bar."

Um, not really.

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Spend some extra money, get a really cute pair that compliments your face (and your dress) and wear them. I've seen many brides wear glasses and they all were absolutely stunning and they all ended up with a kick butt second pair of glasses.

Looking back at my wedding pictures my favorite photo is ...

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I've worked in the medical field since I was 16. I understand a doctor's office is busy even when patients aren't there. However, when the nurse calls me to say they got the test results back and but the MD wants me to get another test and will give me a script tomorrow, I tend to believe them ...

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You aren't failing at anything. If anything you are succeding quite nicely. You've mastered not eating the Ss on N days and now you are noticing WHAT is on those plates. You've made it to the next level. Now pick which is more important and more livable for you, the quantity or the quality of what ...

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No S: Failure
Shovelglove: Success
Urban Ranger: Failure

Ah, the comfort and stability of routine. Thank heavens today is a busy day at work. Now that I've hit the slow season like a brick wall I'm going to have to come up with a routine for when my daily routine is messed up. After talking with ...

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No S: Failure
Shovelglove: Failure
Urban Ranger: Success

Originally today was going to be an S day, but my father in laws birthday dinner with cake and all the fixings turned into lunch with no cake. Did that stop me from eating cookies and having soda? Nope. So although I can consider this an S ...

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It doesn't say you can't have sugar. It says you can't have sweets, as in obvious sweets. The test for if a food is a sweet is this:

Is it sweet enough to be a dessert or soda? If yes it is a sweet and you should only have it on S days. If no, it is fine for N day meals as well as S days.

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I'm with you. Generally if I snack, it' sweet. I'm not big on other snacking or seconds. Sweets I have to conciously choose not to eat. But it does get easier. I did this for a long time before falling off the wagon last year. Before I was on bedrest with a busted foot I didn't even want sweets on N ...

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You are wise

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Thank you. It's been a trip so far. My doctors office has me on call if they get my test results back early and have a slot they can see me in, so hopefully I'll know sooner. I am definitely being gentle with myself, but I'm finding a lot of comfort in being on habit and not eating to deal with my ...

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Just another example of reinventing old ideas. Thanks for the info.

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No S: Success
Shovelglove: Success
Urban Ranger: Success

Well, it's Monday morning and I'm feeling nauseated. Not really sure why, unless I have the flu or am pregnant again. Ended up not having the popcorn and chips last night. I'm hoping today I have enough of a lunch break to take in a pretty ...

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I find it helps when looking at those magazine to remember that the stars "jobs" are to look a certain way. I then remember why I'm so thankful to have a more meaningful job (if you don't think your job is meaningful it helps to take the effects of your job and create scenarios in which you help ...

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I have a set time for lunch due to work too. I eat a small breakfast, a large lunch and if I am still hungry I'll have a V-8 or milk in the afternoon to hold me over until dinner. A yogurt at 2:30 would be a snack. If it is truly a problem you can have a mini meal lunch and a mini meal in the mid ...

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I address this topic in this thread:
http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2962

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No S: Exempt
Shovelglove: Exempt
Urban Ranger: Success

Again, not really much to report. Didn't get to walk the dog today. He's on some antihistimine meds that make him sleep all day. He physically can't seem to stay awake long enough to walk anywhere. I carried him to see the cows and he didn't ...

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Not a ticker fan myself. Also, as far as days on habit type of tickers, we already have a lot of very zelous newbies. Their zelousness, though understandable, does put them precariously close to the edge of mental failure. Look at the "how am I going to get through the S days" posts or the "how much ...

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No S: Exempt
Shovelglove: Exempt
Urban Ranger: Success

Not really much to report today. Having blood drawn sucks, especially when you have to wait an hour for them to do it. It also sucks having to wait to weeks to find out the results. I don't wait well. In the mean time I have a great dinner ...

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It's only saturday evening. The weekend is still young. Also, if you look on the No S homepage the rule is:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start with S.

Sometimes, a little yet powerful word. Sometimes you may want the chocolate, sometimes you may not. Sometimes ...

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Is it sweet enough that you would consider it a dessert or as sweet as a soda? If yes, you can have them but only on S days. If no you can have it any day. Only you can decide what constitutes a sweet to you.

The fact that it is sweetened with splenda doesn't really make a difference. The rule is ...

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There are too many factors that can cause weight fluctuation. Also, your weight makes a lousy focus when you are building a habit. I promise, from experience, that if you focus on the habit the weight will follow.

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You can do all of those things without wearing a pedometer. I do. I also make opportunities to walk such as grouping my errands so I can park in one place and run several errands on foot. It is much slower that way but I get in a lot more walking, and I save gas to boot.

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Measure your success by days on habit, not by the scale. The first several weeks are about creating the habit. Once the habit takes hold the weight loss comes on its own, but the habit has to come first.

Also, is any of that weight water retention? Dietary changes often cause the body to retain ...

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If you really feel that you want to lose weight more quickly, then you should look elsewhere. I will tell you from personal experience that added restrictions cause No S not to work. If you want to do QOD, then go ahead, no one here will stop you.

I do ask though that you look at your expectations ...

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Ting Ting- I use a paper plate for my lunch at work too. The visual of it actually being on one plate is a pretty powerful thing when it comes to habit building. I get discombobulated when I have something like soup and have to virtual plate on a salad plate the rest of my meal. It still throws my ...

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Hot stir fried veggies are great, and often just as healthy as a salad. Don't worry if you don't like a cold salad, you are still eating your veggies.

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wosnes wrote: Focusing on food is one thing. Fearing it is another. People aren't talking about what they want to eat on "S" days in anticipation of enjoying it; they're talking about being afraid of eating, afraid of overdoing. Focusing on food isn't bad; focusing on fear of food is.

EXACTLY!

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In order not to keep sweets in the house I just don't buy them. On the way home from work I grocery shop on Fridays for everything but produce and my weekend treats. Saturday morning I get up, bright and early and head to the farmer's markets. Yes, there are two. I start at the one in the town I ...

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Isn't it a great feeling? Congratulations!

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No S: Success
Shovelglove: Success
Urban Ranger: Success

Although my plans of running errands went to hell and no one bothered to tell me they scheduled massages for the morning, I made it through the day. I even was able to wonder around while waiting for my oil change without getting a soda or ...

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My great Gram's clam dip (ridiculously simple yet I can't serve it without someone asking for the recipe)

6ish ounce can of minced clams (including juice)
8 ounce block of cream cheese, softened

Mix cream cheese and minced clams thoroughly. Chill 1 hour. Serve with hearty chips like salt and ...

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It is very important to successful N days that you ENJOY YOUR S DAYS. If you overdo it, you overdo it. You will learn what you truly enjoy.

DO NOT RESTRICT YOUR S DAYS. Moderation will come naturally if you let it, but if you "try to be good" you not only will make yourself feel bad for having ...

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lola- in that case I would say seeing Aunt Mary is an s day.

Nichole- I would talk to your mom before the next weekday get together. Tell her that you loved the dessert, but since everyone else is watching their weight and you try not to eat sweets during the week if she could bring something else ...

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Those who have been on restrictive diets for a long period of time will feel like there aren't enough restrictions to lose weight. We've been programmed that way by the people who profit off these diets. However if they did work, and kept working, we wouldn't still need to lose weight. We come to No ...

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What are you eating for lunch? I find that lunch has to be my biggest meal of the day in order to make it to dinner without problem.

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Slip ups are part of the process. And the fact that you jumped right back into habit building this morning is a wonderful sign that you are on your way to success. While you are learning from your experiences, try increasing the size of your breakfast or lunch.

You are doing great.

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Unless it is sweet enough that you would have it for dessert, it is not considered a sweet. Remember it is no sweets, obvious sweets, not no sugar.

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No S: Failure
Shovelglove: Exempt (back pain)
Urban Ranger: Success

So I blew it today. Not totally blew it, but at lunch I CHOSE to have a soda (caffiene free) and a candy bar with my meal. After finding out that I may still be pregnant and running around to do the accompanying blood work to ...

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May I make a request for some "women's work" moves when the shovelglove book comes out. I'm working on a few now, but I'd love to see the ladies historical precident represented.

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Nope. We don't have internet at work.

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Which do you enjoy more? If it satisfies you go with that one. (And that means which you drink may change)

Each has it's pros and cons.

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gracie- yes. If those foods are good (and the salad on the same plate is actually what I do) to you, eat them. Hence my leftovers. I eat what I enjoy for dinner and my husband and I eat leftovers for lunch.

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I drive the interstate (70 mph speed limit) daily. 30 miles there, 30 home. Dropping my speed down to the speed limit, which puts me in the middle lane, from my previous 80 mph driving increased my gas milage 7 mpg. On days I'm in no particular hurry I drive in the right lane with the old folks ...

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Everyone else is right on target with their advice, and reasoning. You are building a habit right now. The more strict you are at first, the easier it will be. It sounds convaluted, but as someone who has started more than once, I promise you it is the truth. You will save yourself several restarts ...

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No S: Success
Shovelglove: Success
Urban Ranger: Success

All in all a good day. While I didn't have the UR opportunities that I would have liked, I did make the most of the ones I had and even created one that wouldn't have been there otherwise. It was small but it was more than what would have ...

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I slipped back to the emotional eating. I've been nervous about the upcoming follow up visit to find out if there is a physical reason why I had the miscarriage. That is Thursday.

The problem is, I have consiously chosen to backslide. Not a good thing. So I'm starting this thread so I HAVE to ...

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Now, 3. What is for breakfast? What is for lunch? What is for dinner?

Before No S: I'd guess 283

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milczar- have you thought about tutoring/educational centers. A girlfriend of mine with similar credentials went from teaching in an inner city 1st grade classroom to working in a center that does tutoring as well as educating young athletes whose training schedule does not fit with public school ...

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Depending on where you live you can find stores that cater to walking shoes. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor or a physical therapist about where they send people for orthodic shoes. You'd be suprised what else they carry. In my area I found Foot Solutions has a great selection and knowledgeable ...

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There is no set number of meals. If you have a medical condition, ie: gastric bypass, and need to eat 4/5/6 smaller meals you can still follow No S. If you scroll down the nosdiet.com home page you will find more info. It is also in the book.

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NoelFigart posted this on the Everyday Systems board. All of us, old and new alike, could use the reminder.

Several of the questions that have been asked lately in the No S Diet forum have gotten me to thinking pretty hard about the concept of "The Basics".

I don't know if you've ever studied ...

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This needs to be posted on the No S board. So many new friends, so many already trying to tweak! I'm going to copy this over there.

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The ONLY reason tweaking (which really wasn't tweaking only making more concrete the SOMETIMES) was recommended was because she had been at this so long with no results.

Newer No Ser's please DO NOT ADD RESTRICTIONS. Give the plan, all 13 words, a chance to work first.

Please listen to someone ...

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There is a reason caregiver support groups exist. ESPECIALLY for those dealing with someone else's mental issues. What kind of therapy or treatment is she currently receiving? Are you seeing a therapist or going to a support group?

As the child of alcoholics who lived with one of them well into ...

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If you have to ask, they are a borderline food. The test for borderline foods is: Is it sweet enough to be considered dessert? If the answer is yes, have them on S days. If the answer is no, have them any day with your meals.

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Normally I'm not a fan of additional restrictions, but given that you have been at this for nearly a year and are having such difficulty with S days and enjoy the structure of N days so much more, it might be time to institute an S day restriction. How about something like you can have 1 snack, 1 ...

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Since the goal right now is to build a no EATING between meals habit, the beer is fine. Obviously he doesn't want to have 6 or 7, but one before dinner won't hurt him. No S has to be livable to work. Too many restrictions now will not help you succeed later.

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I said it before and I'll say it again. Reinhard has conquered the print media and the internet, it's time for television.

But he'll have to show a before and during picture to seal the deal. After seeing his abs who WOULDN'T want to know more about No S?

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The stadium (USF uses a pro stadium) doesn't allow you to bring in your own drinks unless they are for formula for a baby. So $5 water it is.

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As our board welcomes more and more new friends a question keeps coming up that deserves it's very own thread: How much weight will I lose and how fast?

It seems like a simple question. After all, OTHER diets tell you how many pounds you can lose in a specific time frame as part of their sales ...

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My S day routine got changed up a bit yesterday. No problem because it's an S day. Unfortunately while thinking back I intellectually believe I didn't overdo it, my body feels icky and I know otherwise. I think it was the soda. We went to a spring college football game and since I don't like beer ...

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No. Sick days are S days.

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Don't start Monday. Start Saturday.

Really.

You will set yourself up for success in a few ways. First, you can't fail or even make a mistake on your first two days. With two successful days under your belt your first N day is much easier. Second, you won't feel deprived of any S day treat because ...

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Lilly, thank you for posting this. It reminds me *why* I look to my grandmother and great grandmothers (we have kids young in my family, one is still alive and I knew the other growing up) as my inspiration to follow No S. My great grandparents did not believe in snacking. Hors d'ouevres were only ...

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Oh, lord. I never meant to start such a debate with the chocolate milk/chocolate pudding comparison. After years calorie counting I just remember them being similar in calorie/sugar content and they taste equally sweet to me. I never intended for it to be such a sticking point.

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This once, call it an S day (after all it was pre planned, like holidays and birthdays) but DO NOT restrict yourself at all this weekend. Don't even start going down the road of additional restrictions. Set yourself up for psychological success by leaving your S days as S days. Even if you don't ...

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It's not the sugar that makes chocolate milk a sweet. It's whether it is sweet enough to be considered a dessert. If it was a solid form it would be pudding, definately a dessert. If you make it yourself and don't put enough chocolate in it to make it that sweet then it isn't a sweet.

Remember ...

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Congrats on many things: finishing culinary school, knowing what your true motivation is, and having a great outlook and expectations.

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I was flipping through channels over the weekend and came across a show on Fit TV called "Fit TV's Diet Doctor" where a doctor disects the major fad diets and helps a newbie start on the plan. From what I can tell they aren't airing or filming any new episodes. However it did make me think we need ...

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Without at doubt, for me at least, the hardest part of getting No S down was the fad diet mentality. I thought I had to lose a certain amount of weight during the week. WRONG. I thought I had to eat "healthy". WRONG. I thought I had to try to be "good" on S days. WRONG.

I just had to follow No S ...

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As was said before, overfill your plate at first. It really does help. It also helps to realize a few other facts:

* most people living in industrialized countries do not know what hunger really feels like.

* many obese people are malnourished. Quantity/availability of food (ie snacks) does not ...

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No, it wasn't seconds. Yes, it was a learning experience.

Reinhard says quite often that your first few weeks will involve uncomfortably overfilled plates. Believe it or not, it was part of what helped me get where I am. When I first started No S I filled my plates like it was the last food I was ...

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Because I'm hoping to get pregnant again in the coming months I ditched my scale. My midwife measures appropriate weight gain not by the mother's weight, but by how the baby is growing. If I focus on eating well and being physically active the rest will fall into place naturally. So I gave my scale ...

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Leftovers from dinner. It's great! There is no extra effort and I already know I like it and how much a plateful is. I'd believe if your in-laws or wife is cooking they would be willing to make an extra portion for you to take in your lunch.

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I view drinks the same way I view food. If I consider it sweet (ie: mudslide) I only have it on S days. If I don't consider it sweet (ie: wine) I may also have it on N days.

Keep it simple, it sets you up the best for success.

That said, you may want to lurk around the website for Glass Ceiling ...

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Lomolover- you don't mention your family, friends or any kind of support system in your posts. I think back to being your age and remember my family and friends were part of the problem. Well meaning, but part of the problem. Now I look at my husband and he is part of the solution. Where does your ...

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When I went into the store to buy my hammer, the guy behind the cournter asked what I (5'2" girlie) was going to do with it. I told him that I was going to use it to curl my eyelashes, and that was the end of that.

I love SGing, but I do have to admit I don't like doing it around other people ...

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Repost: The Basics

How much weight will I lose and how fast?

Ick!

It's time to go beyond print media