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Thanks from me too! After three days of next to no sleep (not a good S to No) I snacked on brownies about 3 o'clock last night - both a snack and a sweet! Anyway, your post was very timely. I'm back on track for today, and tomorrow is a legitimate S day (as well as my first grandbaby's first ...

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Okay, so I'm not really getting the DAILY aspect of this checkin situation. Life is very busy these days, and I've had few real challenges with this new lifestyle "thingy". I did have my first RED day last week. An old friend of my DH dropped by. We had dinner, then he stayed the night. I made ...

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Hi Noel,
I like your idea. I can see how it would really help. I also find that a cup of V8 often does the trick. It's salty and I get the two servings of vegies it contains, something I sometimes have a challenge with.

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I salute you, eljay,
It takes a lot more courage to keep trying when things get challenging than when things are easy. Keep soldiering on.

I try to remember to get up one more time than I fall. That's my definition of success.

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I LOVED this post. You really have a way with words :lol: It seems a few people around here have been getting a little irritable, so it's nice to read a positive post written by someone with a sense of humor. Congratulations on the healthy meals (still a challenge for me), can I join you for ...

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Glad that you're both back

It gets hard for everyone, but I try to remember that if I pick myself up one more time than I fall, then I'm a success. Hang in, and we'll all do it together

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I've been hearing how fun it is, and would like to try it, but haven't yet. How does it work? Is it good for beginners?

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It's amazing to me that the snacking behavior has disappeared so completely. I was such a late night snacker!! Now I might think about it, but I don't act on it. It's also weird that I don't want to go nuts with sweets when I have the opportunity. Tonight we had strawberries with vanilla ice cream ...

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fkwan,
How do you really feel about that?! :wink: I agree that it has turned into something that the WWII generation wouldn't even recognize, but I also think that those who've served this country by putting their lives on the line deserve to be acknowledged with a special day. I remember going with ...

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Thanks, BlueSkighs, it's going to be going on for at least a month, so I need to find a way to zen out without going for the goodies. So far today, so good.
I did have a much more healthy dinner last night - stir fried asparagus and beef over brown rice, and a few cherries. I forgot to eat breakfast ...

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I've been doing really well since I started No-S April 10th. Today I could technically say that I'm on habit. No Snacking, 2 "meals" so far, but one meal was two pieces of toasted cinnamon bread, and the second meal was one and a half peanut butter and jelly sandwiches -three more pieces of bread ...

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My capris from two summers ago fit perfectly now. I'll give you that they have a little give in them, but there's no way they would have fit before I started noSing. I was looking at having to buy a whole new summer wardrobe in a bigger size. Not anymore

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Noel,

Just reread your post and realized that you meant the actual day of his birthday. As Rosanne Rosanadan would say," NEver Miiiind!..

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Noel,
What a nice idea. I think an acknowledgement of a young man's growth towards adulthood is a really beautiful thing, and I think it does help them understand that they are entering a time of taking on more responsibility. Just wondering, if his birthday is on an S day, which day would you take ...

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I love the simplicity. It's what convinced my that i could finally be successful long-term. I've been successful at other diets before - for a while - then I find myself creeping back up to the point that I'm back where I started, or worse. This is something that I can't see ever needing to change ...

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What I think is wonderful about Reinhard's plan is that it's easy to adjust for what our bodies need on any given day. On previous diets there was no flexibility. Calories were limited, or types of foods, etc. When we lose a certain number of pounds our body needs to adjust, and sometimes it starts ...

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Tomorrow it will have been a week since I stepped on the scales. It's been harder than I thought it would be. My husband likes to have the scale conveniently nearby, so every time I use the loo, it's sitting there staring me in the face. I will be being weighed tomorrow, because I have a doctors ...

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I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. When emotion is so strong, food is the last thing on your mind. Treat yourself kindly, get support from family and friends.

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Very Cool

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Started out the day yesterday with a bowl of shredded wheat, and was glad that I did, because we wound up at an unexpected party in the afternoon. We went to our contractor's house to see the cabinets he's building for us, and his daughter and possible future son in law came over, as well as a ...

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Cool, thanks for bringing it up. The more ways for people to access this great plan the better

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Blueskighs, It's awesome that you've reached a point where the Habits are starting to reinforce themselves. That's a great place to be.

BrightAngel, You've been an inspiration to me since I started here. I'm sorry to hear that you're having a hard day. I see that you've bumped some older posts up ...

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I don't tell people anything. Even my husband doesn't know I'm NoSing. He saw the book delivered, but I've bought tons of books on diet and exercise and they just gather dust (that's one budget item under control) :D He does know that my eating habits have changed, but it's just a matter of a no ...

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Noel, I know exactly what you mean. I could have had anything at all for breakfast today, but I had a bowl of whole wheat shredded wheat cereal :lol:

It is just becoming second nature. My husband doesn't know what to think. The ice cream just sits in the fridge all week, and I don't go diving in to ...

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BrightAngel, Thanks for starting this thread. Emotional Eating has always been a real challenge for me. I realized the other day that the structure of this program really was holding me up, though I might not have thought to put it exactly that way. I was frustrated by something my son had done, and ...

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I've found that stress is generally easier to handle when I feel good about myself, or have taken control in some other area of my life. It sounds like you've really done that! Congratulations. Pat yourself on the back till your arm hurts, you deserve it

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Shamrockmommy,(and anyone else who's interested), there's an awesome site called HysterSisters at Hystersisters.com. As the name implies, it's for women who have fibroids or any other condition that might require a hysterectomy. It also gives lots of alternative information so that a woman can make ...

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I like to:

draw and paint
train wild animals
photograph them
read
visit family and friends
buy scrapbooking stuff (and never use it)
(okay, I don't like the never using it part so much)

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blueskighs, No Sweets till tomorrow,

Good going Dawn. It's always nice when our persistence pays off.

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Way to go.

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There is another thread, Trouble Getting Started, that has lots of great advice that might be helpful to you too. It's sometimes good to see that you're not alone, whatever the exact issue might be.

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Kelela,

Forgive yourself and start over. You're right that you might be eating too much at a meal at first, and that might be what you need to get started. It won't be long before you feel less of a need to pile your plate high. Just realize that it is not a "cheat" to do that if you need to ...

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I thought sick days were S days

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I haven't had any NWS days yet either, but it's really nice to know that I don't need to stress about it when I do, like I would if I were on a diet, instead of a sensible, long term, eating plan. Thanks Reinhard, you really took away all of my excuses, and made this as simple as it could possibly ...

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I agree that if you don't have any medical conditions that warrant it, there's

no reason to stress over salt. When we are controlling sweets and changing

our snacking habits, it's counterproductive to add restrictions if it's not

necessary. People who do have medical issues have to work that ...

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Hope you feel better really soon.

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I think every diet other than this one is of the no-pain-no-gain variety. That's why 98% of them ultimately fail. For most of us, staying with our old eating habits we could expect to gain several pounds a year over the foreseeable future, so just staying even would be an accomplishment But to be ...

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fkwan, what great advice. It is always easiest to break things down and take them a step at a time - like that old Bill Murry movie, baby steps. Mary, you might just take one of those steps, start with that, and when you've done that one for a week add another one. And, most importantly, don't give ...

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YOU GO GIRL!

Enjoy every mouthful, and then go out this weekend and buy the best sweet you can think of. You've made a giant step. This is the most sensible plan we'll ever find and we can really make it work for us. Welcome.

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Hi Rheba,
I'm trying to stay away from salt more now too. It's ridiculous how much there is in almost all processed foods. Cutting out snacks has definitely lowered the salt I get,but I wanted to up my vegies for the day, so I had some V8 with lunch, then my husband pointed out just how high it is ...

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I agree with crazycatlady, I think it's a great blend. I like to see what other people's menus are, might even post mine occasionally, but right now I don't want to have to plan that much. I do want to be a part of this incredibly motivating group,though. And LauraAnn, just keep getting back up ...

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Count me in. No more letting the scales dictate my mood. I succumbed to the siren call of the scales this morning, knowing I shouldn't. Did the step-on-step-off dance, then saw this post. So, no weighing myself again until at least the first of next month. Thanks for starting the ball rolling.

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If you're a night owl like I am, going to bed early often just means tossing and turning. And I know what you mean about the late night snacking. That was always my challenge. My guy goes to bed earlier than I do too, and I would often snack in the evening before I started NoSing. Eating a little ...

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I'm not normally on the computer every day, and the thing I like about NoS is that I don't have to track my every meal, or even think that much about it, just eat, enjoy, and get on with my life. I also don't plan on spending a lot of time on a scale, since I find the normal ups and downs ...

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Shirls,
I know what you mean about people being confused about what you're eating or not eating. I haven't even told my husband that I'm on the No-S eating plan, but he's noticed that I've changed my eating pattern. Today he had a bowl of ice cream for dessert and he didn't offer me any at first ...

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Hi,
Well, today my treat was a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a little kahlua over it. Hit the spot for me

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Okay, some of the natural changes as a result of No-S-ing:

I'm satisfied with less. I don't feel the need to load up my plate.

I'm listening to my body tell me when I'm full, and stopping when I'm no longer hungry.

I'm enjoying my food more because I don't feel guilty for eating things I enjoy ...

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I read the women's world article and set it aside. I was about to have surgery, figured it wouldn't be a great time to start something new. I started No-S-ing in the hospital, and have been on it now for 4 weeks. I figured the lower appetite from not feeling great could only help and gave me a ...

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