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Holidays over, back first day on No-S! Hello everyone!
Didn't gain more than 5 lbs over holidays, etc. It's a relief to be back on No S again so as not to continue temptation.

So far - success! Will check back in end of day.

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Week of 10/10 - It's now Thursday and I would have to give myself a big FAT "C" lately for sticking to NoS. I have been able NOT to snack, but I have chosen to "sin" the following ways... yesterday I had a small dessert with lunch (rice pudding) and today I had a piece of cake that a patient brought ...

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Week of 10/3 - Mon, Tues, Wed. - today is Thurs - so far success this week with the exception of Tues. evening, when I had a pudding after dinner. Wed. lunch ate at Cascades and really wanted something sweet afterwards - but I held off knowing the weekend is not far away... and I did not succumb to ...

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Sounds good, let me know what day and we'll hook up somewhere!

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I put my salad in a bowl and virtual plate it with my regular food, just not heaping up the food plate. One of my borrowed mottos is that if you don't eat something green every day (ie salad) you will die. This has worked well with my kids. They think that's very funny but they DO eat salad.

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Well, they haven't fallen down yet, but I am back in MOST of them that have been ignored hanging in the closet... so can we start a "back in your pants" club too??

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Week of end of September...
NoS is a HABIT now and each day is successful this week. No funny stuff, no soda, no cheating.

S days are relaxed and easy.

I love this plan!!

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Happy Birthday Reinhard!

Hope you get outside to enjoy this gorgeous day. Thanks for all you have done for us No S'ers!

Cheers!
Karyn

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Pflaumenkuchen facts:

You can use one stick of butter (1/4 lb) instead of 2 to save on some calories and you can't tell the difference. I made it with one stick yesterday and it was fine.

Storage - keeps in the fridge well, if it lasts that long. It usually is gone in 1-2 days at home, so I keep ...

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Last week ended with a camping trip with the girl scouts - anyway, Friday was success and so was Sat and Sun as S days - healthy camping food was eaten - sushi for Sat. lunch - can U imagine sushi while camping?

Monday this week - success again, 2 slice pizza night
Tuesday - am home sick, so there ...

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Hi there folks
Deb requested the following recipe, so I thought to share it with all of you...

Pflaumenkuchen (plum cake)

First you need some prune plums. You can also use apples, pears, any fruit in season, but it has to be fresh. Do not peel the fruit or it gets mushy.
Cut the plums in quarters ...

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Gosh, it's Thursday and I have been totally out of touch this entire week. However, the No S is ingrained now and I don't even have to think about it so much - but I did notice today that I ate 3 of Sue's nori roll pieces off of her plate (she was too full - imagine that!) I did eat some olives and ...

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I am researching all the apple picking info and will report later....

LT

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Friday continued...
Lunch was appetizer sharing at Mexican Radio. Saved us a bunch of cash doing that and we didn't even finish everything - and I did not eat that extra slice of quesadilla - even though it would have been thrown out... this is my dilemma, throwing away good tasty food...I let the ...

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Hey Deb!
You sure are doing great and you are SO exuberant!! I really enjoy your posts.
Enjoy your Sday weekend! (I am going to the Stones concert tomorrow in Albany - hee hee)

When are you coming up to pick apples?

Love, Karyn

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No, I went to a colleague - but he won't take my money for the care, so I feel guilty and don't go as often as I should - so we made a deal and will be trading adjustments every Wednesday AM at 8 AM. That assuages my guilt. I think chiropractic is so valuable, I am willing to pay for it just like my ...

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I just learned that one of Jack LaLanne's daughters is a chiropractor, like me! I remember watching Jack early in the AM - I was one of those kids who liked Happy and tried to get my mom to come watch and do the exercises with me, but she was too busy smoking a Tareyton and having her first scotch ...

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Today is Wed. So...
Success yesterday and today. much less stress over food. Not even tempted by chocolate covered orange jell rings.

Tues - b'fast - i can't remember - oh yeah, egg ham and cheese on an english from dunkin donuts - NO donut or coffee - water and tea
lunch - pizza at baba louie's ...

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You just have to start wondering when the craving for asparagus and brussels sprouts begins... instead of the one for chocolate and ice cream... then you can't understand how you ever got by on anything less than healthier food.

Keep up the good work! This plan is FUN!

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Hey Deb, good luck with the computer virus fix, hope you will be back soon. And congrats on starting Day 1 again. I know this next 21 will go fast.

Karyn

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weekend update - S days - not too bad. Ate grapes, had two small desserts and a glass of wine, otherwise was rather in control and I eat generally pretty well - Oh, I baked health cookies for the kids and have NOT eaten all of them... This is good! After taking the kids out for dinner last night to ...

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Friday - ready for the weekend, tired from work and huge headache.

b-fast - yogurt with maple and cantaloupe. tea, water
lunch - 1/2 a subway veggie delite, 1/2 small bag Fritos, water
dinner - it will be a roast chicken, broccoli rabe and some rice, I think. More tea and water.

Hope everyone has ...

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Netflix is great, I am in the middle of season 3 of the sopranos....
It's cheap by most standards... not as cheap as the library though. GO LIBRARIES!

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Breakfast is essential to fueling your body properly and setting yourself up for a SUCCESSFUL noS lifestyle.

If anyone out there is NOT eating breakfast, your mother is shaking her finger at you! You know better, so EAT BREAKFAST!

( I am particulary opinionated on this topic and my kids know it ...

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I read this book too (from the Library - for Free!) and enjoyed it, I may eventually add it to my collection because I liked the recipes and the author's general attitude toward food.

I agree also that it is all the CRAP we eat that is forced on us for buying decisions in those chemical palaces ...

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A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (july 05) reveals that high protein diet (30% of calories) results in increased weight loss due to increased leptin sensitivity (I think, I have to read it again).

http://www.ajcn.org/misc/release3.shtml#weigle

I just came across this and ...

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Today is my day 21 on the noS diet!!

It feels second nature now.

See you at round 2!

LT

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Wednesday Day 21 (0r 22, not sure) and doing great!

b'fast - yogurt and fruit, tea
lunch - seafood salad sandwich, chips, water
dinner - salad, water and 2 slices pizza

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Welcome, Blue Daisy -
Your story sounds familiar. I've been on NoS almost 21 days and it's been great - I'll keep checking in on you...

LT

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Yes, good luck with all the moving going on and let us know where you are when you get there - I haven't been following all of your posts, but I gather you are in a transition, and a big one at that...

I've moved 5 times in 7 years, there's still unpacked boxes in the garage. I hope your move goes ...

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Hooray for you and your family, Deb - glad to hear they're OK.

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Thanks, Deb for your note and thanks to Carole Jo for checking in too!! Does the UK celebrate a Labor Day?

Tuesday - doing well with food today, back on the program.
B'fast - tea, of course, and a PBJ sandwich AFTER I exercised at Curves. I read somewhere if you can delay b'fast until after you ...

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Monday night -
I am actually GLAD to be coming up to 4 N days in a row now. Labor Day weekend is finally over. I have been to three parties and the fair - and have enjoyed all sorts of unrestricted time with food, happily NOT to excess as compared to my habits before, but nonetheless, I feel a bit ...

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It's simply amazing to note how much more food you eat when you snack plus eating "regular" 3 meals a day. Even if it's carrots, cucumbers, celery, dip or no dip, fat free or low carb, it's all extra calories you DON'T NEED to eat and they all ADD UP no matter how you look at it. A handful of ...

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Saturday- enjoying S day!! I had some linguini with white clam sauce and ice cream for dessert. We stuccoed the foundation - that was hard work, so we ate out!

Sunday - enjoyed a croissant for b'fast. Off to the camp for the rest of the weekend.

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Wild blueberries picked whilst hiking in the hills -
fresh strawberries also picked from the fields
Red apple, crisp, just picked from the tree, still alive...

these are my favorite fruits

also, those Ranier cherries (expensive)
and fresh, small, fuzzy peaches
prune plums (they're almost ready to ...

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The apples look SWEET this year!!!! It's the Hudson Valley thing to do in October! Hurry up when you can!

Enjoy your music this weekend - cool! I LOVE indian food and indian music, I will check out the link.

I just got Richard Thompson tickets for the Egg in Albany in October too, I am psyched!! 8 ...

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Praise Be - the kids actually said No, they didn't want to go out for ice cream after all... so we all had a good time hanging out and playing funny word games.

Had a huge craving for a cookie I used to eat when I was young and they don't make it anymore - remember Sunshine Golden Fruit Raisin ...

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Congratulations on your 21 days, Deb! You are such an inspiration to me and your comments and replies have helped enormously. Give yourself a BIG HUG and enjoy your weekend!

Breathe and relax... you made it!

Hugs,
Karyn

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Catching up on the check-in - haven't had a lot of computer time to spare.

Wed night - hmmm. what did I eat for supper? Well, I can't remember so it must not have been that interesting. Oh yes! I remember! Leftovers from the fridge! A few falafels and yogurt sauce, salad. It was late for dinner ...

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Tuesday was a moderate flunk on the no S

B'fast - 2 corn muffins, tea, but I ate some of the batter.... (Sampling)
Lunch - Taco Bell (yummy) with a few sips of Coke (a Soda and a Sweet)
I snacked on sucking candies - had around 3 of them, but only 15 cal. total (Sweets)
Dinner - spaghetti with ...

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Check in for Monday -

B'fast - cereal and yogurt and tea
lunch - 6 inch subway veggie delite, a few fritos and water
water all afternoon as I was hungry!!
dinner - 2 slices PIZZA eaten alfresco at the viewpoint (it was delivered hot and tasty by Jonathan in his car) with a NA beer - and then a ...

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Wow, what a response!!

Thanks friends, I'm going for 2 slices and salad with WATER!!

Cheers

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Deb, you crack me up!

Steamed carrots indeed!

Now all I have to do is figure out Pizza Night. I posted on the regular board for some input.

Wahoo! It's a great day!

Newbie Nails

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Hello 5'2"-

I'm not quite 50 (just 44), but I have been on this for two weeks solid, starting week #3 and it's been great, I have lost about 2 pounds a week. I also exercise at least 3 times a week at Curves. That definitely helps in many ways.

Welcome!

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Hello Fellow No-S'ers out there....

How do we handle pizza on N days? Mondays are usually Pizza Night at our house. One slice or two? Help~!

Karyn

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Carole Jo and Deb-

Thanks for the notes. THis is really my first No S weekend at home, and frankly I put the "restriction" on myself because every other diet had them on weekends, so it was kind of second nature and - yes - it has been more frustrating and not as rewarding. I think I have made good ...

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Thank you for the link to the retoucher's site - I was intrigued - I have a 13 year old daughter who will be amazed at how these photos look B4 they are retouched, maybe that will get her to stop complaining about her (rather lovely) complexion.

Karyn - Lethaltoenails

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Arlo! At the arboretum! Hope you had a great time Deb!

Did he do the motorcycle song?

Have a great S-Sunday!

Karyn

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Navin - just read your posts from your 5 K - good going! I like smoothies too, I use some vanilla flavored protein powder (from the health food store) in mine which gives it some lasting power through the morning. I have to be honest though, my favorite b'fast is a PBJ on "lite" whole wheat bread ...

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Saturday - not too bad considering there was no routine to the day.
I'd call this S day half success.
B-fast - yogurt and small bowl cereal w/milk, tea
Lunch - hard to say, was spread out over a few hours while we were at a feis - three bites of a turkey pita, water, Propel, a gulp or two of ...

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Yes, Deb, I sure know George Zarillo - a lovely man! He is not far from me in Hudson. I graduated in 1988, a year after him. I haven't seen George in years, glad to hear he is still there and that he had some influence on you becoming a LMT! That's great!

I taught Anatomy & Physiology a few years ...

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Deb -

Thanks for the reply -

I am a chiropractor, practicing for 18 years in upstate NY. I've been obsessed with nutrition, diets, exercise, health, weight loss, staying young, and staying fit for a long time. I've done every diet there is with only frustration ultimately to show for it.

That's ...

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Hi Tonsha, and welcome back!

I'm a chiropractor, so if you have any particular questions and your doc can't answer them, maybe I can help with the exercise issues with SG - I think the main area of concern is to make sure you keep the SG close to your center of gravity and engage your abdominal ...

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Here's the answer to the joke -

No Idea! (No eye deer!) ha ha ha :lol:

I told that joke at curves today and got $1 in curves bucks for my trouble.

Had weigh in and measure and body fat done at curves today, I hadn't measured since May - and today there was success!!! Lost about 3 inches overall ...

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Congratulations on a great day, Deb! You are so supportive of everyone, I couldn't close the day without lending you some love and support too...

Karyn

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Deb, you are right again!!!

THanks for pointing out the self-defeating sabotaging behaviors.

I fit in my pants and I looked HOT today!!

Food was very much on program today. I also went to Curves this morning at 7:30 AM
B'fast - yogurt, 1 peach, tea
Lunch - half a turkey panini, pickle spear ...

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Wednesday 8/24
- another good day with NO SNACKING, NO SAMPLING, NO SWEETS or FUNNY STUFF -
Breakfast - stonyfield plain yogurt w/1 tsp maple syrup and 2 small peaches, a cup of tea
WATER during the day
Lunch - 3 rolls of sushi and miso soup and WATER
A cup of tea when I got home
Dinner - leftover ...

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Good going right past those DD signs Deb, keep breathing!

Enjoy your shirt and your music!

Karyn

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I often drink my tea from the mug I got at Cafe DuMond!

There's nothing like those beignets - and the cajun coffee - I like the grain mixed with the real coffee better than I like plain coffee.

Actually I ate more raw oysters in Abbeville and crawfish in Breaux Bridge than fried fatty food in N ...

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Hi there-
just a thought - when you do the shovelglove routine, if the handle is smooth and slippery you could also be overgripping to hold onto the thing too tight - maybe wear a pair of bike riding gloves with leather or suede palms to help grip the handle so it doesn't slip!

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Thanks for the support, everyone - I enjoy checking in on the b-board and getting a reply (thanks clickbeetle!) means I am truly NOT alone...

I weighed myself today (I try not to obsess but I get on the scale a few times a week) and I am down about 2-3 pounds so far (after that hiking weekend in ...

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So far Tues is a successful day. I have been challenged by not sampling things when I am preparing them. I usually eat one portion by tasting while cooking and then the second when I sit down!!
I have not snacked or had a sweet today - but it is now almost 8 PM and supper is soon- I am HUNGRY!!

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Brilliant - the distinctions between the big idea and the small steps necessary to do what it takes to get the big idea done. It's all in the details. Sometimes changing habits can be so hard that you have to take it minute by minute, or in this case meal by meal or bite by bite. Sometimes the food ...

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Had great weekend in Adks. Eating definitely in control. Hiked 16 miles up and down Blue Mtn, Castle Rock and Sargent Ponds. First day ate PB&J sandwich, dinner had NA beer and fish entree, no dessert!!! Sat. ate good b'fast, trail food and a pasta entree (did not finish it!!! that was the hard part ...

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Deb -

You got me... - My Father's Place - the Ramones - sneaking in with my friends - never got proofed ( I was a few years shy of 18) - then there was that US Blues place down Main St. - that was cool too.
The little brown church by the duck pond was the one I went to (and got married in ...

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Thanks, Deb - I have been reading a few bits and pieces on the posts and it's cool to read your insights - also Freakwitch and everyone else.

I see you're from LI - I grew up just down the road from you in Roslyn. Haven't been back in ages. The LI Expy is too scary now.

See ya -
Karyn

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Wow, what a debate over the Splenda! I knew about the aspartame, but I thought the splenda was the least of several evils out there. I think I will switch back to plain sugar instead - I must have my cuppa Barry's Irish Tea in the AM or life does not proceed - and I can't drink it without some sweet ...

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Wow, was I surprised to see some new posts this morning! Thanks to everyone for the encouragement.

I did great last night - I did end up reading instead of watching the TV, which kept me away from the late night snacking. Dinner was controlled - some hot & sour soup and a small portion of shrimp ...

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First day on NoS. Not hard to do at work, the test will be this evening with the Yankees looming on the tube. Maybe I will go read instead.

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