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Day 5 - N Day

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Just wanted to tell you that you're doing great, and I can see how healthy your meals are getting.
Thanks, operababe. All support is appreciated! I tend to eat pretty sugary on my "S" days, and pretty healthfully on "N" days, so I'm hoping it all balances out.

And your user name is great, too! :D

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Day 4 - N day

meal 1: Oranges & cashews
meal 2: Ham sandwich, carrots, sun chips, orange
meal 3: Grilled burger & bun, onion, tomato, mustard; steamed mixed veggies, small bread round w/nutella, pineapple

Success

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Thanks, Deb!

Day 3 - N Day

meal 1: Peanut butter toast & orange
meal 2: Curried veggies & rice & orange
meal 3: Ham sandw'ch w/veggies, carrots & sunchips; fruit & nut salad

Success

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Day 2 - S Day

meal 1 - Home-made walnut cranberry cookies & milk
meal 2 - Curried veggies, brown rice, one more cookie & milk
meal 3 - Popcorn, cookies & milk, oranges & strawberries

Success

More balanced meals on the agenda for the next five days!

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Hello again, Everyone!

I've had a bit of Funny Stuff lately, so I've decided to do some daily posting for a while.

Emphasis will be on NO SNACKS -- three meals a day.

Day 1 - S Day

meal 1: Pasta w/red sauce & veggies
meal 2: Pickled herring, bagel, & grilled poundcake sundae
meal 3: Veggie ...

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I don't write down my treats, but usually by Tuesday night I'm starting to plan an S day treat. My fav is a Number 1 Grilled Poundcake Sundae at Ella's Deli, but I don't have that every week. Sometimes it's Carrot Cake from Monty's Blue Plate Diner, with a huge glass of milk. Sometimes I want to ...

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I allow myself any- and every- thing in appropriate amounts and at appropriate times.

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Anarchy ( plus good weekday carryover habits ) works fine for me...
emphasis added

Giving this more thought -- although I have not, nor do I intend to, add "rules" to S days -- no shame, no blame -- my experience is that I enjoy my S days more, and feel better afterward, if I continue to eat ...

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.. Something feels very very wrong about fooling with S days rules here... I think people need that rule free day and need to simply exercise their free will for a few days a week...
If they gain a little or don't lose, due to a hedonistic orgy of food, they know, in their heart it's the S days ...

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Thanks, Becky!

I am checking in @ 105 days on habit (fifth set of 21 days).

No Funny Stuff.
One "extra" S day while @ a national conference (luncheon was served).

My weight is stable. Life is good.

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Deb, let me also offer you congratulations. Your sustained effort and good habits have paid off!

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I'm not sure who first posted this idea, but I have really found it helpful:

Get up in the morning. Eat breakfast -- one plate's worth. Go about your life. Concentrate on "not snacking" until lunchtime. Eat lunch -- one plate's worth. Enjoy it! Concentrate on "not snacking" until dinnertime. Eat ...

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gratefuldeb67 wrote: Good for you!!!
Hope you don't develop scars!

No Scars.

I'm nowhere near breaking the skin with a rubber band!

The snaping technique is adapted from hints for people trying to overcome a smoking addiction. Thankfully, I managed to avoid that particular vice.

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So did anyone else deal with that mentality of "Since I can't have it, I want it" and if so, how did you deal with that.

Patty, I totally get your question; I was there too!
I deal with it by telling myself (several times a day) "If I want it, I can have it on an "S" day."

I was very very ...

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LisainCalifornia wrote:I hate doing those tiresome calculations of points and calories--it sucks all the life out of life and eating.

Amen, sister!

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O, CaroleJo! And O, everyone else!

I often write emphatically, as I am quite the emotional gal! I often forget to post my disclaimer:

I always and only speak from my own experience.
Everyone has their own experience, and their own needs.
We all must find what works for each of us, individually ...

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As a clarification, in my humble opinion:

I believe that Reinhard says on the No S homepage that fruits are not sweets, but should also not be considered "snacks".

I believe in three meals a day. No snacks means no snacks. Very very difficult at first. Much easier later. We are strong. We can do ...

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I went directly from permasnacking to 3 meals a day. I made sure I had PLENTY of food on my single plate for every single meal.

This had the dual purpose of physically meeting (or more than meeting) my body's nutritional requirements, and meeting my emotional need of knowing that, even though I ...

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Baby steps are the way we all learned to walk!

You are perservering.

That is the key to lifelong success! Stay with it!

(And I agree with you about the No S Diet.)

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My favorite, from www.whfoods.org

Perfect Oatmeal

"Make sure you use good quality rolled oats for this recipe instead of quick oats, It is well worth the couple extra minutes of cooking time.

2¼ cups water
dash salt
1 cup regular rolled oats
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped walnuts ...

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...I am considering making tomorrow, (Sunday) an N day.

Hi, schmiddtty!

I've had that thought, too, but have decided to keep S-days as S-days. My tendency to really enjoy my Ss, and both my S days each week, is a powerful inspiration to mind my Ps & Qs on N-days!

It's worked for me so far ...

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I am checking in @ 84 successful days on habit (fourth set of 21 days). My weight is down another half pound, for a total of ten and one-half pounds in twelve weeks.

One extra "S" day, my 52nd birthday. I am still eating exuberantly on my "S" days, but have decided to just live with this pattern ...

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And I'm going to put in another plug for drinking water. If you know you're not going to be eating for another two hours, and you really want something, water can be a pretty satisfying choice. Plus, your body needs it!

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I have found, ten weeks into this, that limiting meals to 3 a day allows me to enjoy my food more.

I thought for sure that I'd never be able to get through the day without snacking, but eating a balanced meal, and a meal-sized-meal (not a diet-sized meal) does the trick just fine.

For what it's ...

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piratejenny wrote: Here, at last, is that muffin recipe I alluded to earlier.

I'm still off work today, so I think I'll whip up a batch! Thank you, Jen, for posting!

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O, Deb! You are the sweetest thing!

Thank you for caring, and for your thoughtful reply! There is a lot of wisdom in your words.

It is sometimes hard for me to remember that you folks don't really know me! I use the word "idiot" light-heartedly in my resolution, in much the same spirit that I find ...

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My resolution: Stop being an idiot on S days!

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Better to keep your resolve at the behavior level ("days on habit"). Be firm and consistent, but moderate.

What Reinhard said. I never set weight loss goals for myself, because I can't make my body release weight. All I can do to control the healthy habits that support a body-determined ...

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:oops: Thanks, Deb!

It was much harder in the beginning. Now it just seems natural. If sometimes an effort, it is a natural effort, "just the way things are."

Your encouragement, and this community, has been consistently supportive. I am thankful for all the positive energy evident throughout ...

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I am checking in @ 63 successful days on habit (third set of 21 days). My weight is down another two pounds, for a total of ten pounds in nine weeks.

Funny Stuff: Twice during this past week, I used the "virtual plate" to reserve my customary end-of-the-meal serving of fruit, eating it instead ...

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orange tea wrote:Someone mentioned it on simpleliving.net and I goggled it for the site.

Hey, that was me!

And I found No S by googling "no sugar no flour" which was a diet I had read about in the paper. Much prefer our beloved No S!

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... I would be directly violating the 's contract!' but at least I know what it is my body wants, so I can work with that...

I make a point of finishing each meal with a piece of fruit. Emotionally, that gives me a sense of "here's something sweet" without refined sugar; nutritionally, it ...

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... I would be directly violating the 's contract!' but at least I know what it is my body wants, so I can work with that...

I make a point of finishing each meal with a piece of fruit. Emotionally, that gives me a sense of "here's something sweet" without refined sugar; nutritionally, it ...

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piratejenny wrote:
It's one of my favorite recipes, if you want the recipe, just ask!

Please post the recipe, I want it!

piratejenny wrote:
How cool is it that both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day fall on S days this year?!?!

AND New Year's Eve and Day? Tres cool!

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<r>This was an approximately 9 inch plate: 
 
Baked Salmon 
Garlic Mushrooms 
Cooked Cut Corn 
Cooked Carrots 
Brussel Spouts 
Dinner Rolls (2) (me being very self-indulgent) 
Carrot/Pineapple/Raisin Slaw 
 
I really enjoyed the meal! I love the carrot slaw ...

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I'm not wearing "skinny" jeans, but the black jeans I couldn't wear last summer are getting loose on me now!

Go us!

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My sense of No-S is the most important thing to stick to is eating only meals . That's the rule I try to apply even on S days.

Hey, Kevin, thanks for this thought! I've not been happy with my experience of "S" days. Now I'm thinking that for me, personally, No Snacks No Seconds might be Seven ...

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I am checking in at the conclusion of 42 successful days on habit (my second set of 21 days). No funny business. I am down another two pounds, for a total of 8 pounds lost to date.

I am still calling on my willpower from time to time, but yesterday, for instance, it was easy to three-times refuse ...

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Good for you, choxie!

I started my "S" adventure on a Saturday, and it has worked very nicely for me. By the time I am done with my weekend of treats, I am well into the next week of NoS-ing. Works for me!

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I made it!

21 days since I started NoS. No funny business. Six pounds lighter. Happy to be here.

THANKS TO ALL! And an especially sweet thank-you to reinhard, without whom there would be more angst in the world.

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Yes! to NoS ~day 21 N ~ Friday

I'm celebrating over @ Club 21!

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Gallons of water, I know that one!

When I started NoS'ing, I gave myself permission to use a large plate for breakfast and lunch. I was terrified doing without my mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack.

Now, almost three weeks into it, I have done just fine, and am thinking about cultivating a habit ...

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carolejo wrote: Habits take a while to unbreak and remake in a better mould. 21 days is just a tool, not some 'magic formula' don't forget.

Thanks for the reminder!

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Way to Go JUDY!

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Yes! to NoS ~day 20 N ~ Thursday

Still using willpower ...hmmm

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Yes! to NoS ~day 19 N ~ Wednesday

I had to "willpower" my way through yesterday afternoon, for some reason I can't understand, but I made it!

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Yes! to NoS ~day 18 N ~ Tuesday

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So... since I had a sweet item, I'll begin again with Day #1 until I get this right.

Here's an idea ... don't even think about one day @ a time as a goal. I eat breakfast, then concentrate on not snacking until lunchtime. I enjoy my lunch, then concentrate on not snacking until dinnertime. My ...

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Hi Kimmi!

I absolutely feel better. I feel free of that obsessive dieting relationship with food; I am enjoying my meals; my clothes are no longer tight.

I monitor my weight, but I don't trust what the scale says short-term. I don't believe I could lose that much that fast, so I'm just noting the ...

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Yes! to NoS ~day 17 N ~ Monday

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Yes! to NoS ~day 14 N ~ Friday

Days 15 & 16 ~ S days ~ Yesssssssssss!

Starting my third week of new habits!
Will report back in on Tuesday morning.

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Yes! to NoS ~day 13 N ~ Thursday

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My previous diet was the "Y Yes" diet -- if anyone offered me a treat of any kind, I'd say, "Why, yes!" -- but only on days that ended in "Y".

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Yes! to NoS ~day 12 N ~ Wednesday

Thanks for the encouragement, Deb!

Yesterday, a coworker offered me some banana chips, and without thinking about it, I said: "No thanks, I don't eat between meals."

Habit is beginning to kick in!

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Yes! to NoS ~day 11 N ~ Tuesday

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Sandy wrote:This is an awesome way of life. I now eat to feel good. I am more at peace with myself then I have ever been.

YEAAAAAAAA Sandy!

You are where I want to be. Keep going!

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Yes! to NoS ~day 10 N

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Day 7 - N day ~ YES!

Days 8 & 9 - S days

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Day 6 - N day - SUCCESS!

(popcorn for dinner)

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Before I got rid of all my DIEt books I wrote "www.nosdiet.com" inside the front of each book.

Dru, that is inspired! I will do the same!

I have SO MANY diet books and programs and charts and CD's, but I'm afraid to get rid of them.

I have a fear that when I die, my heirs will find all ...

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This amazing concept actually came to me on my very first "N" day.

I was wondering what I would place on my single plate for dinner, and I realized that I could eat anything I wanted without calorie accounting.

I can eat what I want. Wow! I can cook from a real cookbook.

Today, I am boxing up ...

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Day 5 - N day - SUCCESS

(said NO to sugary "treats" @ work, and did NOt order my customary lemon poppyseed poundcake @ my weekly coffee-date w/friends)

Thanks, CaroleJo. It IS a wonderful feeling!

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Day 4 - Nday - SUCCESS

(was pre-disapproved for the fruit tart that unexpectedly was available at my drawing class!)

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First day - Saturday - SUCCESS!
(ok, it was an "S" day, but I did it without sugar)

Second day - Sunday - SUCCESS!
(another "S" day, ate three separate meals, and then enjoyed hot-from-the-oven-home-made cookies, and milk, with the world series)

Third day - N day - SUCCESS!
(no sugar, no seconds ...

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Hello to everyone!

This is my third day on NoS, and I am absolutely delighted to have found it. I would never have imagined that I could get through a workday without snacking, but I did it easily!

My sincere thanks to Reinhard for his clear thinking, willingness to share good ideas, and all the ...

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