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I ordered my copy online - but it didn't arrive. Looks like it's time for me to reorder. I'm certainly happy to buy another one as a thank you to Reinhard, but this time I'll order through another company!

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This post has come at just the right time for me! After some initial success controlling my binging with No-S, 'life' intervened and I reverted to old behaviour in a big way (6 kgs of old behaviour!). I am now coming out of the fog and want to get back into No-S, because it's how I want to live the ...

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I went to see a dietician who had successfully beaten binge eating disorder in her own life. While her eating plan didn't work for me, she gave me key information that helped me to deal with my own binge issues.

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The order of No S is its healing element, if you want my opinion. Please don't give up on it even it's hard to establish the habit. I think it is likely your best chance.

I completely agree with oolala53. I have had great success reducing my binging using No-S. I don't binge during the week ...

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Thanks for asking for our input, Reinhard. It's good to have the opportunity to do something to help you. I agree with everyone else who suggested products that support the Everyday Systems lifestyle. A focus on products that support health, promote realistic outcomes, and encourage enjoyment of ...

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That's a great result! Congratulations

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NoelFigart wrote: Oddly enough, giving the phenomenon a rational name will be helpful for me.

Me too. For me knowledge=power, and that article just gave me some. Thanks!

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Not a holiday I celebrate religiously, in either sense of the word, but I enjoy the candy and egg hunts.

This is my issue. There will be so much food around over the whole Easter long weekend that it will be hard to resist. It's kind of a party weekend for those of us who aren't religious ...

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I think about my next meal all the time. It's getting quite annoying though. I feel like I think about it all the time now.

I did that in my first few months of No S. I still sometimes do it, when I am bored. I suspect it's normal.

I do that too. As far as hunger pangs go, in the very beginning ...

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How are you going to 'do' Easter?

This is my first holiday on No-S. I want to start planning so I can get into the right head space, because there is potential disaster ahead (loooove chocolate!)

Also, in Australia, we have a 5 day weekend over Easter. Do Good Friday and Easter Monday count as ...

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I wish I could have eaten a cookie in front of the class and oohed and ahhed over it, though. Not because of the cookie, but more because of the social part. I feel a little ungracious.
I can completely relate.
Hooray for you, Noel! Cookies are an issue for me. I've discovered that I can't even ...

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I'm in! This month I would like to lose some weight! After 7 weeks on No-S I haven't lost anything (but also haven't gained anything). It doesn't have to be alot, but I would like to see some change on the scales. I'm also going to start exercising. I will take a '14 minutes of anything' approach. I ...

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Laura (and also Jamie), I've been doing No-S since February this year and I just wanted to let you know that the 'waiting for food' part gets easier (it did for me anyway). It took a couple of weeks, but now I am used to going for longer stretches without food. I am still eating the same size meals ...

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I love reading other peoples success stories! Congratulations, librarylady, and good luck with the last 10 pounds

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This forum has been a major reason why I have stuck with No-S longer than my usual diet attempts of 3-4 weeks - talking (or writing) really helps! The friendly people here have taught me that my failures are lessons, not reasons to quit.

you are willing (I am sure) to respond to the same questions ...

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I am yet to reach the 'one cookie only' phase myself, so I think you did well to stop at one! I am currently trying to not feel bad for snacking my way through the day because I've been home from work with a head cold.

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*sigh* I really don't know how to 'fix' my S days, but I definitely understand your emotions on this issue. I keep hoping that, as the long-timers say, S days will eventually moderate themselves.

This is exactly where I am at the moment. 5 weeks of No-S, and hardly a single S-Day where I haven't ...

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I wish I'd found No-S right after the birth of my daughter. I weigh almost exactly the same as I did the day I got home from the hospital, and that was 2 years ago! I've only been doing No-S for a little while and it's done wonders for establishing healthy habits. I'm confident that the weight will ...

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In Australia, our current recommendation is 'Go for 2 and 5'. That is 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of veg. The 'Go for...' makes it feel slightly less prescriptive. I find the 5th serve of vegetables tricky. I'm more likely to do 1 and 4 on an average day.

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Avoiding cookie batter = heaps of will power! Congratulations!

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This is a little psychoanalytical, but I (used to!) eat, rather than 'feel my feelings'. It's a trauma response strategy that I learned when I was young, and I carried the behaviour through to my adult years. Some people use drugs, I use (used!) food. I have had to 'learn to be uncomfortable', that ...

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Nicest of the Damned wrote:I failed my exam, but managed to stick with the No S rules.

Sorry to hear about the exam, but congratulations for sticking to No-S! Failing an exam would probably have been enough for me to justify breaking the rules, even though I know it would be cheating.

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Just made the club for the first time!

I haven't lost any weight yet, but here's what I've gained:
* self control
* enjoyment of food
* energy
* sense of achievement
* better sleep
* weight maintenance

Really, the list could go on, but the most important thing is that for the past 3 weeks I have ...

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There's also the fact that I don't want my stress to control my eating. I know, intellectually at least, that eating when I am stressed is not a good thing. I don't want to be a stress eater. Do you want your food cravings to control your eating?

Short answer: Absolutely not.

Stress-dictated ...

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I've had exactly the same question! Icecream calls me on Friday nights, but so far I've managed to avoid it.

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Thanks for the voices of reason everyone. You have all confirmed what I was trying to deny! I probably could have made the cookies and spent the rest of the day justifying it to myself, so you have made it impossible for me to delude myself.

So the good news is, the window of opportunity has ...

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Opinions please!

I'm a few days away from making my first 21 day stretch. I've been trying to stick to Vanilla No-S, and so far I'm very happy with how I'm going.

I'd like to swap my S-Day, or have a NWS-Day. Circumstances dictate that the 'event' would be restricted to the morning. I feel ...

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I've started baking again this weekend, for the first time in years, because the shop-bought cakes and biscuits that used part of my staple diet are no longer good enough for my S-Days.

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My favourite part was about the mashed potato - "There is no other way." Hilarious!

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gk, I totally understand how 'big' those little wins are when you're starting out. I think you did really well to make 3 healthy choices in one night. Congratulations!

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I have a 2 year old daughter. It is very important to me that I don't pass on any negative habits or attitudes to her - I don't want her to go down the same road that I have. I want her to have a healthy and balanced attitude to food.

No-S is helping with this.

She likes to share, and will often ...

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Hang in there, mrsj. Maybe our pants will fall down at the same time!

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NoelFigart wrote:If it's part of your cultural tradition (Mom did it, Grandma did it, you grew up with it, your husband and kids would expect it) then it's an S-day.

I agree. Go for it, just "don't be an idiot". Your plan sounds good. Enjoy!

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Porridge (oatmeal) is a breakfast staple for me, but I'm very particular about how I like it. Rolled oats (not quick) are a must, just covered with water, add sultanas (raisins?) and cinnamon, cook for 1 minute in the microwave. It has to have a goopy, thick consistency. Pour over milk and a tiny ...

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I'm in...for the first time. I'm feeling very nervous because I have major issues with accountability. Goodbye 'need to fail privately'!

My 'better' thing is to practice using ways to deal with stress that don't involve food. Also to only have the coffees, not coffees and cakes, when my mum visits ...

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After you've got the meal habits down pat, yes yes yes, you'll want to start gently reducing how much you put on those plates. By this time, you will find the idea of being hungry less intimidating -- maybe even a little welcome before a meal. "Hunger is the best sauce" is more of a truism than a ...

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I'm 3 weeks in and the other day I realised that I like feeling hungry. I realised that I hadn't really felt hungry for a long time. I now associate hunger with self control, and I know it's not doing me any harm. Meals come around soon enough, and I am certainly enjoying better meals than I used to ...

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Thanks for your post, NoelFigart. I'm really interested in what other peoples S-days look like, particularly those who have been doing No-S for a while. I've just started, so I'm focusing on getting the N-days right. I love the whole concept of the S-days, and am enjoying mine to the fullest at the ...

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I love the idea for this thread, because I'm a strong believer that No S is "won" in those little moments when we make a different choice than we had been making, and those different choices become habit.

This is exactly where I am at the moment!

Last night I made roast lamb for dinner, and I ...

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This made me chuckle. I actually have a toddler. We are on our journey towards impulse control at the same time!

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I think it's unfortunate that No-S is called a "diet", though I can't think of what else to call it.
When I started No-S I banned the word 'diet' from my head and from my house. To me, this is a system for changing some deeply ingrained unhealthy habits.

queencushion, I only started a few weeks ...

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Woo Hoo! Thanks so much Kevin.

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Ok, testing...

One more time to practice...

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Kevin wrote:Also, if you hit the Quote button, then press the browser's back button, the press another post's Quote button, it will put the second post in, too (see below).

Ok, testing...

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Oh, how obvious! Thanks Kevin. This might be obvious too, but I'm going to ask it anyway. How to I quote just a part of what someone has written?

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See he little "Quote" button right above this post, to the right? Press it and watch what happens ;)

I'm not very tech-savvy. The people here are very eloquent and I'd like to quote them in my replies, but I can't figure out how to do it!

Ok, I pressed it. now I will 'submit' and see what ...

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'My guess would be it's because, for most of human history, binge eating was an adaptive behavior. Having so much food available for the average person is a very new thing, historically. There are people alive today who remember when food wasn't so abundant in the US. My mother was a young child ...

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I'm not very tech-savvy. The people here are very eloquent and I'd like to quote them in my replies, but I can't figure out how to do it!

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One of my favourite parts about No-S is planning delicious meals, something that I haven't done for a long time. I love that my focus is shifting to waiting for - and enjoying - a satisfying main meal, rather than grazing on junk all day.

Not sure if I will ever love cucumber though!

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Thanks so much for the (prompt!) wisdom and advice. I'll definitely be incorporating your strategies into my tool box. It's amazing how helpful just writing my thoughts down was.

For the record, I've just completed my third successful day in a row. I can feel the momentum building. It really does ...

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I wanted to start by confessing to being a lurker. I've been reading for about 3 weeks and have found so much inspiration, encouragement and support among this wonderful community. I didn't want my first post to be complaining about my struggles, because I think No-S is brilliant, but I need advice ...

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