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Kookie

Somebody shoot me but I am going on another 'experiment'. I'm too embarrassed to talk about it though as I fear disapproval - not only from you but from my own Inner Wise Woman!!

I'm incorrigible but I guess a part of me does think I need to do this for 30 days...I am struggling a lot with fatigue ...

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Check-in: All green so far this week.

Food today-
Breakfast: big bowl of muesli (gluten-free) with coconut yogurt and raspberries...yum. A bit too big though as felt very bloated and tired afterwards.
Lunch: Pork sausage, brown rice, stir-fried cabbage in coconut cream, bunch of grapes...delicious ...

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Hi MerryKat,

It's great to read your post...lovely and clear! You had such a good run over the summer and I know it's always hard getting back into a routine after holiday (Kruger! I went there a lot as a kid!) especially with building work going on.

Are you still doing your one coffee after ...

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Ah thanks so much MerryKat! I'm sorry that the 1 little pill doesn't fix everything for you. But great that it controls symptoms!! What were your symptoms? Yeah, I mean I do have low thyroid but also low everything else so I have the symptoms: tired a lot, cold alot, weight gain, bowels. I was ...

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Last night, I had another binge making yesterday a FAIL. No beating myself up though (thanks Iron!). Instead, I'm just going to try to take a dispassionate/compassionate look at what was going on for me...skip to the bottom to avoid gory details!

Firstly, I'd had an appointment with the ...

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Ironchef - thanks so much for that reminder. It's so true, punishing myself paradoxically does not lead to change. I love that podcast and will revisit it. Also, suffice to say, the 'nibbley' supper did NOT work. How are you doing? I hope the sickness has passed or at least isn't so intense ...

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Thanks for your sweet message MerryKat! Yes, NoS Vanilla is the way to go for me....and important to remember the distinction between 'rules' and 'guidellines'.

I'm just checking in to share yesterday and the day before were GREEEN and I intend to make sure today is too. I need to just committ my ...

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Thanks so much Ironchef. Your feedback is totally spot on - thanks for reminding me to be positive and keep the big picture in mind because that fail was indeed a tiny blip compared to what I am capable of! So so true. Perfectionism and perspective/positivity are not compatible bedfellows. I really ...

Kookie

Hey good enough!

Sounds like you're doing really well. And it is early days so I'm sure your S days will calm down....

Well done you!

Kookie

Hi Linda!

I hope you're doing well. You're probably busy with your Hallowe'en prep!

Hope you have fun.

Kookie

Hi Walkerlori,

Just dropping by to say how much I enjoy reading your posts. I LOVE the microresolution thing too and it's funny, whenever I am giving (usually unsolicited) advice to friends about diet or anything else, I also suggest tiny, baby, easy changes. Why not for myself?!

Also, I love ...

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Thanks Heather.

Yesterday was a big fat FAIL. Last night after supper I thought to myself 'I must prepare a more delcious, substantial breakfast'. So I was preparing nut butter on special dense bread and then thought 'WTH' and ate it then and there along with some honey on top. And then, just to ...

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ps/ YUM to your cafe au lait with chai and sugar!!

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Imogen - I think it's the phlegm issue (sorry if TMI!). Ater surgery when my breathing was very tricky, I noticed more than usual that milk caused phlegm and made matters a heck of a lot worse. Plus I guess I have a bit of paleo diethead bullsh1t going on about dairy too.... As a very small baby/kid ...

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Imogen Morley - haha,you made me laugh...that's how I like it too, I was actually boasting about how little I'd eaten rather than bemoaning how much I'd eaten! But when I tell 'normal' people, they marvel that I ate a WHOLE pint of ice-cream. That's usually just for starters!! But at the same time ...

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Imogen Morley - haha,you made me laugh...that's how I like it too, I was actually boasting about how little I'd eaten rather than bemoaning how much I'd eaten! But when I tell 'normal' people, they marvel that I ate a WHOLE pint of ice-cream. That's usually just for starters!! But at the same time ...

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Thanks Heather and ironchef...This mod worked really well on Friday and so far it is going well today. Either way, I want to try and stick to this iteration of NoS until 5th December as I think part of my problem is being impulsive and changing the plan too often before I've had a chance to see if ...

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Ps/
Have decided to make some minor - but significant - changes:
1. Add an afternoon snack/4th meal of fruit (2 pieces if I want) and/or raw carrot (1 fruit, 1 carrot)...this solves my fruit issues as there is no debate about whether to have them with my meals (I wont) AND my between lunch and ...

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Heather and Mitchelll, thanks for feedback on the fourth meal idea and Good enough, thanks for the vote of confidence!

I'm back at work today. Feeling a heck of a lot calmer and stronger. Sleeping much improved although still only sleeping in one hour increments and waking up with a start and the ...

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Oh no iron please don't go (unless you want to!). I LOVE reading about your experience and NoS journey and this will in no way be diminished if you aren't doing Vanilla! You've done SO amazingly well with NoS (have read your testimonials) and the magic and beauty of NoS is the spirit of ...

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Hey Linda!

I'm so glad you've decided not to go back to that jerk!! What an absolutely fool! Argh, that makes me so mad - no wisdom, no compassion and full of his own self-importance! And what's more, he is ignorant because if he had taken the time to talk to you he would realise that you are ...

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Hey good enough...

What a beautiful post. Very poignant and I so relate.

If you can get to that point in which life and love are more important than 'thin' then I'd say the heartbreak of food obsession was worth it. I honestly think my struggles with food are perhaps my soul's way of stripping ...

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Ps/ iron, you're right...it's the snacks that I find throw me off kilter more than anything...well, specifically snacks that are sweets and eaten alone. Much better to have my sweet treat after a meal. Good spot!

Linda...yes ok it's a deal. No drastic solutions! Xx

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You guys are just the best...so kind, wise and supportive. Heather, I literally just posted on your wall - must've been at the same time you posted here.

So...the latest: after one of the most frightening weeks of my life I feel I have (tentatively) turned a corner today. I went for an emergency ...

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Hi Heather..

Just thought I'd swing by and say hello to you. I saw that you read that intuitive eating book by Josie Spinoza (?) or something. I loved it too and although a no-holes barred intuitive eating approach doesn't work for me long term, I also want to marry it wit No S. Freedom within ...

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Hello friends...

I just thought I'd check in before I turn in for the night to try to steady myself as I'm feeling a bit ungrounded.

I have a very big belly tonight. It's probably largely to do with the antibiotics and pain medication I am on but also I ate far too much ice-cream this afternoon ...

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Great mod for your pregnancy iron chef! So important to be realistic and adaptive for our own peace of mind.

Kookie

Surgery was successful yesterday but it's been really, REALLY tough. Nausea and headaches from the general anaesthetic and it's been very hard to breathe. I have to consciously open my throat when I breathe in. Bit better today but I will say that this has been a crash course in staying calm. This ...

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Yay yay yay! Good result

Well done Linda!!

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Linda, that has really made me laugh out loud (your Japanese friend's text). Hilarious! Maybe best not disillusion her!! I know what you mean, you probably will be looked to for leadership initially but if you just ignore everyone's unspoken pleas to play 'host' they'll soon start chatting naturally ...

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Haha ironchef, your post was so helpful/validating and also made me laugh! No S is certainly not no 'F'!! Bring on the FUN! I had bircher muesli with yogurt and fruit for breakky this morning which was absolutely delicious. I used to binge on muesli so it's great to incorporate it. I also remembered ...

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I second what Linda says about yesterday being an S day! But great that you have some salt crackers at work now. Can you make the bandwidth of what is 'okay whilst in the first trimester' a bit broader so that you don't beat yourself up on top of feeling morning sick?

Your ironbaby sounds ...

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Hi Linda!

Happy anniversary! I totally understand your feelings about the coffee meet-up but I have no doubt you will enjoy it - there must've been a reason you set it up! I don't' know if it's the same but I never (EVER) want to go out socially before the event. It's automatic and I wonder why the ...

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Soniya - great to hear from you and thanks for sharing your fruity tendencies ;-) I've enjoyed reading your page about all your adventures.

Clarinetgal - thanks and you're right, worrying about fruit is so small-fry..especially in the face of other more challenging issues. Perfectionism is a hard ...

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Hi ironchef!

I just wanted to swing by and say howdy...I only recently read your testimonial and it really warmed the cockles of my heart :-)

And massive congrats on being preggers!! Such awesome news - and your plan of limiting how you handle morning sickness sounds really wise..

I see that you ...

Kookie

Aw Linda, that's tough. Big hug to you!! I'm sure, as you say, it's just because they are lucky enough to see a lot of you that it's not an 'event' when you witness their progress. Much much better this way round, honestly!! You seem like such a good, solid mother to your girls!!

About reading ...

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Thanks so much Heather and Linda.

Supper with my Mum went well. She loved it. I do love mince - it's really just a vehicle for lots of yummy spices and garlic and onion for me. She did comment that we ate a LOT of food and was very full afterwards even though she had about half what I had. I guess ...

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Hi Linda!

I'm so pleased you're posting again otherwise we would've eclipsed each other. I can't tell you how much I identify with NoS feeling freeing, then claustrophobic. For me, this happens when I start getting tight around my food and the focus shifts from freedom and a love of life to wanting ...

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Ah thanks so much Linda. I have missed you too! Big time. Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom. Yes, there has to be room for food which is not 'nutrient dense'. I think that anything we eat which nourishes us because we relish it and love it and it feeds our souls (even if it's so called ...

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Hi auto! Happy birthday to you.

Just swinging by to say hi as I'm back on the boards.

I totally agree with your approach to do the weights fast if that's what keeps you doing it! I love the clarity I get when I ask myself if I can see myself doing x,y or z for the next 40 years...if the answer is ...

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Oh ironchef, your post did make me laugh at the end! I will have to save that recipe for a toblerone cocktail for one of my S day treats!

Thanks for the vote of confidence and reassurance too. And I agree with you and Oolala that a happy life is primary. I want a body and mind that can support all ...

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It's hard to know where to start as so much as happened since I last posted on this forum but suffice it to say for now that I need some support. And it's either posting here or going back to a 12-step group like OA. I know the latter really worked for me in the past (until it didn't) but I don't ...

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Thanks auto and clarinetgal - your sweet support and feedback really means a lot...

Okay I have really turned a massive corner as a result of my appointment with my MD last Friday. Basically, she could not have met my needs more fully. I am so grateful and feel as though a massive weight has been ...

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Linda - you just always always know what to say. You are so incredibly wise and intuitive. And you're right, I completely agree, making peace with food needs to be my priority - above my physical ailments. And you are spot on when you say that I have been using them to justify driving myself crazy ...

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Honestly, I feel a bit embarrassed about posting. I think you must all think I am barking mad!!!

Clarinetgal â€“ I think there is something in that...honoring your desires.

Auto - thanks for the post. I didn't get a notification so have only just read it. When you say if you change your ...

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Thanks so much Linda. In answer to your questions, I can and will get a new agent. I'm already registered with another agent so will register with another 'nother one so that I have a couple on the case although to be honest, I think it's actually a blessing in disguise because to start a new job ...

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Hey Linda! Just wanted to chime in to say good luck on the trip. If it's any consolation, I always get cold feet before going away. Always. It's really normal, I think, to have slight dread because it's the unknown and none of your familiar routines/stuff and a lot of memories of past hurts too ...

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Auto - I'm definitely not going to rush into looking for another good eye surgeon. The guy I saw was the absolutely top man in the UK. In fairness to him, I think I did and do have genuine misgivings. Have you had it done?

I am getting the feedback that I have a lot going on right now and I don't ...

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Eschano, what a lovely take on the whole affair. I am going to adopt it and stay positive.

Just feel the need to post my plan for tomorrow's food (not doing the fasting thing as realised I have good food that needs eating ;-)):

Breakfast: 2 eggs with spinach and butter
Lunch: steak, mashed potatoe ...

Kookie

Thanks so much ladies:
Linda - you are very intuitive! Always looking for the magic bullet ;-)
Clarinetgal - my keyboard arrived yesterday! Yay!
eschano - hehe, yes let's go a-job huntin' together! Great idea about rental for a while until the job situation becomes clearly but actually events have ...

Kookie

Hi Linda,

I love reading your thread...poor Zoe having a nightmare about laundry! Hilarious! I remember when I first began to see my parents as people in their own right and develop that empathy for them aside from their parental role. I wonder if that's what Zoe is experiencing. Sweet girl!

When ...

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Hi Oolala,

You write that you 'find it helpful to have some kind of signal that the meal is over beyond just eating the last bite.'

What is the signal for you? The fruit? I used to have a stick of gum (sugar free) after my piece of fruit which marked the end of the meal but now it's the piece of ...

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I find a piece of fruit after meals fills in any 'gaps' that the meal - however large! - might have left. I always feel physically full after my plateful but psychologically need the piece of fruit too (which would fit on my plate but I don't put it on there - I try to follow the spirit not the ...

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Hey auto! Just catching up with your thread. You really do have a way with words...ever thought about writing a book?

Honestly, your boys sounds so cute. Favouring reading over movies?! That is testimony to your incredible mothering...

I hope you make a full recovery very soon!

Kookie

Thanks clarinetgal...

Quick update:
Binged my head off Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Nevertheless I managed to register with two employment agencies on Wednesday (one before work and one after). Then took Thursday off work as I was feeling exhausted. Started to feel nauseous and developed a ...

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Yesterday was a bank holiday in the UK so today is my first day back at work. I am amazed at how moderate my weekend was, actually. I really am finding my impulse control a heck of a lot better since instituting a proper breakfast within an hour of waking. I didn't eat anything after the theatre on ...

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ps/ I'm eating a very early dinner (5:30pm) because I'm going to the theatre tonight and didn't want to eat out....so I'm allowing myself a small meal when i got home if I don't think a big milky drink will do the trick.

Kookie

Weigh day: 57.6kg
Goal weight: 54kg

Logging on here has just saved my bacon...5 minutes ago I was thinking I'd just have an apple. In my heart I knew that the apple would lead to a biscuit which would lead to a packet and then a full-blown binge. I know myself well enough by now.

The intensity of ...

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Aw, you guys are so sweet. Linda, I liked your first response just fine!! And something resonated in me when you said you just like to 'face things head on'. I'm the same way, actually. Family situations have defeated me emotionally in the past (and sent me off on the most viciously rampant binges ...

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I have been reading back over my posts and all of the amazing, wise and generous responses from so many of you. Some of them I missed in my black haze and didn't respond directly to so apologies if I haven't thanked anyone!!! (there was one that auto posted which I didn't refer to although I loved ...

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Hey auto...you're doing so well navigating this tricky patch. Thanks for sharing it with us! I'm surprised you were worrying about your weight loss (compared to your new NoS 'recruits') as I've noticed a really healthy downward trend over the course of your posts. I bet you look fantastic! You are ...

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Hey Linda! I know it's stressful and you're exhausted but your life sounds so wonderful and full and fun! Zoe sounds like she's really doing her best as well...being disorganized is hard and it can seem so upsetting can't it? Life just feels out of control. But I'm sure she'll get there!

Hope ...

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I am so touched by all of your responses. It means so much and makes a huge difference to me.

eschano - I think it's a good idea giving myself an S day on therapy days but I just feel reluctant to do that for some reason. As a compromise, I think I'd be prepared to plan an extra meal eg/ a big ...

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I didn't get notifications that I had any new posts! Thank you so so much Linda and Eschano.

Really, I am just desperate now. Have binged every night for ... Don't even know how long, feels like weeks. I keep getting distracted by thoughts of doing Kathleen DesMaisons 'Potatoes not Prozac' or maybe ...

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Thanks so much for the kind words auto...I am going to book a massage tomorrow.

Eschano, I so appreciate the suggestion and I think you're right. Milky drink instead of snack feels much safer.

Another fail today. Life is painful right now! Had an amazing session with trauma EFT woman. Really ...

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Double fail. Just eaten some chocolate. Am SO full. Bleurgh. I hate days like today.

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Today is a FAIL.

After my dinner I had a piece of fruit and then some cashews and then some macadamised and then some pumpkin seeds..basically a nut test.

Grrr.

I'm going nuts!! Maybe it really is a metaphor?!

Mark it and move it...

Still thinking about how a fourth meal in the form of an ...

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Today:
B: 2 boiled eggs, cooked spinach in butter, cashew nuts, 1 orange
L: salmon fillets, roast sweet potatoe, large green salad with olive oil and balsalmic vinegar
S: to be decided....

I'm feeling munchy and it's only 5:15pm. Probably won't eat until 8pm. I definitely could not have eaten more ...

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Weight: 57.4kg
B: delicious smoothie
L: lamb mince, roasted aubergine in coconut oil,green beans, 1 orange...was very full! Saw me through for 6 hours
S: chicken livers, sweet potatoe, steamed courgette, 1 apple

Loving my food at the mo...

Gotta fly!

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Hey auto,

Just stopping by to say 'howdy'! I hear you on the S days gone wilder recently. I started to notice this too, even if it was just an increased 'salivation' for a wild 's' day - I'm feeling that at the moment. For me, I think it's going to help having N day meals which incorporate some ...

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Hey Linda!

I've just caught up with where you're at... It's great that we can come back to NoS isn't it? It's that easy - we just decide. I really love that it's still here waiting for me when I go off and experiment. I also have had a few days of intuitive eating before I came back this time and ...

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Hi Clarinetgal! Thanks so much for posting.... I think potatoes ARE paleo aren't they? I find my guts love potatoes - white potatoes more so than sweet potatoes. What do you have for treats? I find honey and dates a bit hard on my tummy (high fodmap) but I think maple syrup should be okay although ...

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Wednesday's food

B/ 2 boiled eggs (eaten at 7:45am because they spilt), 1 apple, handful of dry roasted pumpkin seeds
L/ chicken breast, roasted butternut squash, stir-fried pointy cabbage with chilli
S/ gluten-free pizza with ham and olives, green side salad with restaurant dressing, 1 glass red ...

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Linda - I think I read about your experience with that friend, if it's the same one you posted about? I agree. Life is too short to hang on to toxic friendships. I barely have time to hang out with the people I really do love let alone time for the d1ckheads :wink: It's hard because this girl is ...

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Hey eschano... Just been catching up with your thread. You sound very sane and also lit sounds like you have a great relationship with yourself, always seeing the positive side of thins. I love that and I'm sure it will protect you as you go along. It's so lovely to witness. I particularly love love ...

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Weigh day: 57.3kg
B/ 3oz raw cashew nuts, 1 banana, 1/2 a Granny Smith apple
Coffee with coconut cream (yuck!)
L/ brown rice, chicken, green beans, roasted red pepper
S/ 5 crackers and a massive mug of hot almond milk

Very gassy after coffee (definitely the guar gum in the coconut cream, I think ...

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B/ homemade coconut flour & linseed roll with almond butter
Black coffee
L/ beef, roasted courgette in olive oil, quinoa, spinach in butter, bunch of red seedless grapes
Black teas throughout afternoon
S/ half a roasted chicken, fries and green beans with garlic butter
1 glass red wine
Tea with ...

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B/ half a pineapple
2 very large milky coffees
L/ lamb with rice noodles and a fennel salad with raisins
2 milky teas
S/ 2 eggs, quinoa, spinach cooked in butter, half a pineapple
3 milky drinks

Stomach much the same. Developing a pattern of going before bed and again in the morning.

It was a very ...

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B/ bit pot of quinoa with 1.5oz tahini, 1 green apple
Large milky coffee
L/ sweet potato and butternut, chicken thighs, green beans
Milky tea x2 throughout afternoon
S/ beef, quinoa, roasted aubergine in coconut oil
Milky tea

In bed now feeling ok. Saw Dr Mantzourani tonight who reiterated the ...

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S/ raw sheep's cheese (3oz), roasted aubergine in coconut oil, big green salad with olive oil and balsamic

Tummy a bit backed up. Feel I will need to give up dairy (mainly milk) as I think it does upset my bowels but just thinking about that for now...

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Eschano, what a lovely, kind and uplifting post. Thank you so much, it has really lifted me up. You're right, 38 is young and there is no cause for despair!!! I was just comparing my life (big mistake) to my peers ALL of whom are married with kids. Even my gay friends are as good as married. But the ...

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Hey auto! I too LOVE the 'Everyminutehelps' title...mind if I get in on that act?? Just to flesh it out for myself, I've decided to write a sort of general list of chores that need doing to give me ideas for my daily house-cleaning. I don't HAVE to stick to the list but if I'm feeling indecisive I ...

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Sunday's food: a continues stream of eating the following..

Kettle crisps
Oatcakes
Cheese
Carrots
Cucumbers
Dip
Maple syrup coated nuts
Dried mango

I'm not unhappy with my food yesterday as above because at least I stayed away from unrefined sugar which is what I know I need to do for my various ...

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Thanks so much for the kind reply Linda! I needed as many virtual hugs as I could get yesterday!! In the bright light of this morning I feel so much stronger and have had a sweet text from my Mum. Sometimes I do wonder how much is my sh1t because although she was very depressed and unavailable ...

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Hey automated! Thanks so much for the comment... I think my Mum does have a personality disorder of some sort too. My therapist thinks she's probably borderline, particularly given her very traumatic childhood. I think you're right, I need to see my brother on my own terms. It's so hard though as a ...

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Saturday
B/ Gluten-free wrap with almond nut butter and milky tea
Big milky coffee
L/ orange and a coconut flour/flaxseed bun
Milky tea
S/ brown rice pasta, roasted submerging in coconut oil, spinach, pesto and bacon followed by a milky tea and a whole bag govinda treats and some walnuts in maple ...

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Hey Sonya! It's good to be back posting again and I'm so grateful for you stopping by my blog and posting encouraging words. It is so reassuring to 'meet' a fellow former GSer too...were you in GS for long? I was on and off for a couple of years, before that it was FA, OA-how etc I did really well ...

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Hey Linda!

I'm back on the boards after a little hiatus and I'm very pleased - like everyone else - to learn that you are staying around to share your journey with food even if it isn't NoS. It actually really helps me because it makes me feel free to be totally honest going forward on my blog. I ...

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Financial 'snacking' - brilliant! I'm now stalking the notion of not spending on N days too...I've been keeping all my figures for about 5 years and whilst it is a momumental achievement for me, it has felt like an info gathering exercise rather than an aid in terms of saving...although having said ...

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Thanks so much automated! I have to watch my perfectionism and am now getting obsessed with how to post on here perfectly ?! Doh.

I'm so pleased my post was reassuring - and don't worry about being needy...it is my middle name! I would love someone to take care of me ALL THE TIME! Harrumph ...

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ps/ Linda, jw and eschano - I'm so sorry I didnt' respond to your posts! You're the best, thank you for your support.
pps/ osoniye - so great to meet a fellow former GS-er too!! Wow, so glad those days are behind me!!! My favourite thing from those times is also an eggplant dish! I used to - and ...

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Weight: 57.95kg
B/ 3 boiled eggs, 1 orange
Milky coffee x 2
L/ beef, quinoa, salad with sugar snap peas, dressing (olive oil, balsalmic)
1 orange
S tbc

Itâ€™s good to be back on the boards! Iâ€™ve missed them and all of the lovely people on them so much. I donâ€™t think posting is something I â ...

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Wow wow wow! Hi auto! Maybe you could just call yourself 'automated' without the caveat of 'eating'. Actually no, that makes you sound like a robot which is certainly not the case, you are a wise and wonderful and sensitive soul with a lovely way with words...

I have been away from NoS for many ...

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Ah, cool! Thanks Linda!!!! :lol:

The thing is, even if I decide to do it, the soonest I would be able to leave would be 1st July because we only get paid our bonus at end of March and then I am on a 3 month notice period....so I have plenty of planning time!!

It'd be so fun to meet some of you ...

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Thanks jw! The course I'm enrolled on runs from October 2014 - March 2015 so it doesn't start until later this year....

I was thinking of going to see my brother in San Fransisco then a friend in Vancouver (and an ex-boyfriend) and the maybe live in Sydney for a few months...

I could come back to ...

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This week (N days) I am going to try to:
* limit milky drinks to 3 per day
* no chewing gum (very bad for my tummy)

I'm feeling okay today. The weekend was sad but okay. I didn't go totally overboard with food but did eat about 200g chocolate over the course of the weekend and a big blob of fudge ...

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I'm so touched by your kindness. Okay, I will cut myself some slack.

I think it would be helpful to think about intelligent dietary defaults which incorporate everything I know works for me. For instance:

Breakfast default:
Apple slices with almond butter (2oz)
Quinoa porridge with nuts & seeds ...

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Hey Clarebear!

Great to be back and to read where you're up to. I totally identify with wanting to lose weight. I haven't' lost any on No S either and am feeling impatient. I think I will buy some scales when I get paid next Friday - one's that show body fat% as well which might be a better guide ...

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Oh shoot. Another red day. Just had a chocolate binge. Yes, a whole box (minus a few which I generously gave away ;-))

Feel sick. Oh God.

I think I just need to acknowledge that I'm having a tough time with grief over my cat and my skin is really bothering me. It's not an excuse, just an ...

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Thanks so much everyone. I am sad this afternoon, having a little cry at my desk. He really was the best cat in the world. He was more like a dog actually. He loved being brushed, would greet me at the dog, would come when I called him, was VERY dependent and demanding....I really miss him so much ...

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