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It is officially one month since I last posted and have completely lost my way with No S. I feel very ashamed and embarrassed to have to admit to gaining 5-6lbs over the past few weeks.

I'm not exactly sure why I decided to take a break from No S. No S definitely improved my mental state but I ...

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Thanks for your good wishes and encouragement Jonas . Similar to you, I am also trying to find my way back to vanilla No S.

Annoyingly, I allowed myself another fail today :oops: Had another 2 gingerbread men that I had baked with the kids yesterday. I realised that they tasted very similar to the ...

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Thanks for visiting my thread Jonas . I've actually been following your thread with particular interest over the past few weeks because we seem to have hit a similar rocky path with No S. Although you are leaps and bounds further than me with your amazing weight loss - congrats! (I haven't lost ...

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Thanks for the encouraging words Oolala . It's good to hear from a more experienced No S-er that I'm doing ok.

My Sunday was very similar to my Saturday. On the plus side, I made a few wise choices and turned down some treats that I didn't actually want (which I wouldn't have turned down before ...

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Last week was ok. Not green but not a total failure. But I did cheat a bit last night. I woke around 1.30am and really wanted a snack. Thankfully there aren't any in the house so all I had at my disposal was some Shreddies cereal. Surprisingly it satisfied me enough. Funny though because I know that ...

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Well, this weekend was a disaster. And it was a long weekend which made it even more of a disaster. I just ate and ate and ate and when I got on the scale on Monday evening - I had gained almost 6lbs in 3 days!! That's crazy. Lesson officially learnt.

We went to a friend's house for the weekend and ...

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Hurray! Made it 5 days green this week. It seems obvious now but I think the key to success for me on a Friday is not to have any treats 'ready' for the weekend. That way, even if I feel like giving in during the midde of the night, there won't be anything available.

Started off this morning with ...

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Yippee, it's nearly the weekend! And it's a long weekend here in the UK as Monday is a public holiday.

So far all green this week. Just need to stay committed for the next 12 hours and I know that I can do that (not easily, but I know that I can).

Sweetness , I've read through the S day podcasts ...

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I, too, have had passing thoughts of taking a day or week off of No S. There have been times when I've thought, 'why shouldn't I be allowed to go to the shop and buy a candy bar if I want one like a 'normal' person?' But then that thought was followed by more a rational thought of 'It's not as ...

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Your new food plan sounds great and it's good to hear that you're now feeling more satisfied.

Well done on all the greens so far. Only one more day until the weekend - hurray!

You know what, it's funny that even though we're only doing the 21 day challenge together virtually, it has really helped ...

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Thanks Patty !

Once again, I overindulged on the weekend. Ate far too many sweets and even kept eating them when I felt overstuffed. I know, not good.

Now that my N days have been green for a few weeks, I've noticed a pattern developing. For the past 2 weeks, by Friday I've noticed that my ...

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Yippee! I made it to the weekend without giving in! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: That makes it 3 weeks without cheating which is my longest streak so far :D Admittedly my plates are still often piled a bit too high but it's definite progress.

I woke a few times in the night and ...

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Thanks Sweetness.

I'm now entering my weakest part of the week...Friday evening...

MUST...STAY...STRONG...

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So far so good this week :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Considering taking a fail yesterday. Really wanted some chocolate treats and started thinking 'Can't I just take one day - or maybe one week - off No S??'. Clearly the right answer was no. So I got my lazy self off the couch and went for a run ...

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Thanks Sweetness and No BS . I'm sure you're both right and that I shouldn't mess with the system. Overall my weekends are slowly becoming more tame so perhaps I just need to be more patient.

Yesterday was green but I'm struggling a bit this week. Normally Mon-Weds fly by and by Thursday I'm just ...

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Ugh. Ate far too many sweets today.

Although I overdid it, I feel more satisfied (although overfull) than I have on past weekends because I felt like the treats I had were ones I really wanted (rather than ones I just had because it was what was available). I had bought some brownies and sea salt ...

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Hurray, I made it to the weekend with 5 greens for the week :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

We're thinking along the same lines Sweetness ! As soon as I got home from the market, I cut the brownies in half and put half in the freezer (I bought 3) and put the other half at the ...

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Yesterday was green :D

Today will be a big challenge for me. Perhaps foolishly, I went to another amazing outdoor food market with my little boy yesterday and bought some amazing brownies for my weekend treat. (I know how yummy they are because I've had them before, not because I had a taste ...

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Congrats on 67 days green and 4lbs down - that's amazing! Try not to stress about losing weight slowly, at least your losing and that's great. I have yet to lose any lbs and although it's disappointing, I'm not overly concerned at the moment because mentally I feel SOOOOOO much better than I did ...

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First of all, amazing progress on your running! Really well done.

Sorry to hear about the slip-up but you know the motto 'mark it and move on'

Only 1 more day until the weekend - thank goodness!

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Today was green. Considered a small cheat of an apple after dinner but decided it wasn't worth a fail. And I'd really only be cheating myself so that would just be foolish.

sleepygirlzzzz

Hi,

Just checking in with you to see how your week's been going and to wish you a very green week

sleepygirlzzzz

Thanks for your encouragement and words of wisdom. I have found that since starting No S, I start feeling a bit ill after eating a lot of sweets much earlier than I would have in the past. So as you say, hopefully with time it will all fall into place.

Have a great week!

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I overdid it over the weekend. Definitely ate too many sweets. Yesterday was a public holiday in the UK and I had every intention of keeping it as a regular N day but then we went to the zoo with friends and I was surrounded by far too many sweets to resist! I was doing really well but then at ...

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Thanks Sophia ! I agree that making Friday dinner a little special is a great idea. In fact, I did just that yesterday after reading your post. The kids and I went out for Thai food and although my plate was piled a bit too high...at least I stayed green for the day :D

So hurray for a green week ...

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Welcome back r.jean!

As they say, just mark it and move on. Here's to a green month of May

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Wow Sweetness - running through sleet with an umbrella?! Now that's hardcore!

Well done on 8 days so far. I've been thinking of you and the 21 day challenge this morning as I dread my upcoming Friday evening cravings...

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Well done for staying on plan even when you have a visitor and your routine gets thrown off.

If you don't feel like weighing yourself, don't stress about it. There isn't anything that says you have to weigh yourself at certain times or even at all. Perhaps you could try just seeing how your ...

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Big congrats on fitting into your old jeans - that's great!

I can only hope that one day No S will be as 'leisurely' for me as it seems to be for you. Monday to Thursdays are generally routine and fine but I start struggling Friday evenings and on my S days. Although the weekends are getting less ...

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Hurray, it's Friday! Yesterday was green. :mrgreen:

Really hoping to finish off the week with a green - Fridays are often my downfall. I'm generally fine during the day but by Friday evening, I just can't stop thinking about the treats I'm going to have on the weekend It often keeps me awake and ...

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Thanks No BS ! The warmer weather and increasing sunshine is definitely helping me to get back into a good running routine.

Yesterday (Weds) was green. I had some homemade banana bread but there isn't any added sugar to it so I think it's allowed. My dinner was also larger than needed but it wasn ...

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Thanks for the encouragement Sweetness.

Tuesday is green. Was tempted to cheat this afternoon when the kids were driving me mad but didn't want to have to own up to a failure. Upon reflection later on, I was very glad that I didn't give in because I remembered that eating does not solve my ...

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Monday was green

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Definitely don't give up because you're already on 54 days and doing so well! As you say, perhaps add some exercise and see if that makes a difference. Even if it doesn't make a difference on the scale, it can generally make you feel better mentally. And for me, it helps keep my mind off food so ...

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Great work on your greens so far! Keep it up

I think I'll join you on your 21 day challenge - well, sort of. I'm still fairly new to this so really, I'm always working towards full green weeks (may have only managed 1-2 to date, can't recall). For sake of ease, I'm going to track my greens for the ...

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You sound like you are doing amazingly well in all areas - exercise, mindset (craving healthy vs junk) and weight loss. It's always inspiring to read about other people's success.

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It's been too long since my last check-in. Makes it hard for me to recall what the past week was like so must remember to check it more often from now on.

I have mixed feelings about last week. I had originally thought I was going to mark it as a full 5 days of green but with a mod. A few times ...

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Sorry to hear about your bad evening. I can completely relate to your 'ideal' conditions. One thing that I found that helps is not to have tempting snacks/treats in the house - even healthy ones. If they're not around then they aren't an easy option when I'm feeling tired/irritated/stressed.

As you ...

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Pretty happy with how the weekend went in terms of S day progress. I had a few instances of overindulgence but overall I ate a lot less than I have on previous weekends and felt a lot more in control. It was the first weekend that I didn't feel the panic of needing to eat as many sweets as possible ...

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Yippee it's Saturday! Really pleased that I managed to finish the week with four greens after a shaky start.

Successfully steered clear of the dessert at last night's dinner party. I was lucky though b/c the hostess is a close friend who knows I'm on No S so I think she may have purposely made a ...

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Sounds like a good solid plan.

Well done on the 4 green days. And hurray for the weekend!!

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I agree with Sweetness that you should count Weds as green. You followed the 3 rules so there's no reason not to count it

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Great work on 30ds! When I was doing it consistently (3-4x/wk), it definitely gave good results. But then I stopped as I seem to yo-yo between preferring to run outdoors and preferring to use home DVDs and my arms have gone all weak again :lol:

Interested to hear what you're next plan will be :wink:

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From one Amy to another, I'm originally from Oak Park (first suburb west of the city). I lived there until I went to Boston for college, travelled and then moved to the UK in 2002.

In regards to the nuts, they are most definitely sweet (but yes, I did eat them with a meal). Now that I've ...

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Thanks MJ, Amy and Jonas !

A green day today with my 2nd run for the week now done and dusted.

I felt a bit frustrated this afternoon when I realised it's only Weds and I have 2 more sweet-free days to go :( But I will stay committed because it feels so much better to go into the weekend guilt ...

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Great seeing nothing but greens on your check-ins! Keep it up!

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Hope you're feeling better today and are able to go back to eating 3 regular meals

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Well done on getting straight back to greens after your holidays.

I like your plan of no more reds in April. I think I'll join you.

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I actually think it was very mature of you to skip the cake. If it was me, I think I'd struggle to pass up on cake even if I had stuffed myself with other sweets beforehand. So perhaps your No S habits did kick in afterall.

Wishing you 3 more green days to finish off the week - you can do it!

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Came very close to a fail today but managed to save it. I was making a new snack for the kids mid-morning and when it was done, I wanted to have a little taste to know what it was like. But then I went back for a few more 'tastes'. I was about to mark it as a fail but then decided that I would have ...

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43 days green and nearly 4lbs lost - that's AMAZING! Really well done. You should be so proud of yourself!

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Thanks childoftheking for believing in me but...

I'm afraid I have to report a fail for today :oops: . It was a completely unnecessary fail too (although I guess are fails are) which makes me more annoyed with myself.

Yesterday was an over-the-top S day. Not comfortable and not sensible. I had ...

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It's near the end of a relatively tame S day (tame for me at least!) and I'm feeling pretty good and more importantly, in control.

I've been trying to think of how I can tame my S days and was toying with the idea of trying to limit myself to 6 S-events each day. That may be alot for some people ...

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P.S. I think a loss of 15lbs is huge and should definitely be celebrated! Really well done

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"2013: Slowly regaining control of my life in plate sized increments."

I loved your 100 day summary, but this statement is what hit home for me. In year three of No S it is still one meal at a time for me. I am not saying that I do not look ahead. After all I shop for more than one meal when I go ...

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Woo hoo - it's Saturday morning!

This may be the first week that I successfully made it to the weekend without first caving in and having a sweet at 11.30pm/12am Friday evening. Really pleased because now I can start the weekend without guilt.

This week... :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen ...

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Finished breakfast this morning and immediately wanted to repeat it. There was lots of drama and emotions with the family this a.m. and I wanted to soothe myself like nobody's business. But one=done and by the grace of God I didn't have anything else - yay :!: :!:

That's great that you were ...

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Love seeing your numbers creeping up again! Really well done. Looking forward to your 7s, 8s and 9s next

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Jonas Jonasson wrote: I can't run fast

This really made me giggle - thanks for putting a smile on my face

I second what No BS said, at least you're running. That's all that counts.

I also love what you said about only negative tracking now. What a huge step in the right direction!

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Look at that - day 99! Congrats, that's amazing and very inspiring.

I am so in awe of your dedication to exercise considering the arctic conditions that you live in. Next time I feel like slacking off due to bad weather, I'll try to keep you in mind for inspiration

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Thanks KL !

Things didn't go exactly as planned because I decided I really was hungry and wanted to eat instead of running first. But after a little time wasting, food prep then cooking time, hurray, it was mealtime! I allowed myself a larger than typical portion to ensure that I'd be satisfied for ...

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It's mid-afternoon on Thursday and I can feel my resolve beginning to weaken...MUST...STAY...STRONG.

Husband's coming home a bit early from work so hopefully that will give me a chance to fit in a run and distract myself from my food thoughts. And then by the time I finish my run and shower, it ...

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Amazing job with your exercise habit!

My jaw dropped though when you equated the pleasure you get from your exercise to sitting down with a bowl of ice cream. I've been a runner for years and while I do enjoy it, I definitely prefer ice cream

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Thanks Jonas, No BS, MJ and gk for your encouragement. It really does help. It's funny because even though we may not actually know one another, it feels good to me to know that people really care that I succeed. Especially at times when I'm feeling a bit low.

The good news is that I'm feeling ...

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Wow, that is very impressive to be able to resist all those goodies (or maybe I should call them baddies...) in your work kitchen. That in itself is a huge achievement - or at least it would be for me as I am a serious sweet-aholic.

Really well done on 4 consecutive days of success! I was reading ...

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You're doing so well and sound like you're in such a great mental place - it's very inspiring!

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Feeling a bit down. Although there technically is no failing on the weekends, I feel like the past 5 days have been fails.

Last Thursday: Stressed. Marked it as a fail and then abused it.

Last Friday: Again, technically, I didn't fail but really, I did. Towards the evening I was feeling desperate ...

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Thanks Spirit and KL for the encouraging words and for helping to put a positive spin on things.

Committing to finishing the week today with a green. So will mark today early as a green day with the knowledge that I'd be too embarrassed to have to revise this later.

Past three weeks....
:mrgreen ...

sleepygirlzzzz

I agree with the others - what a great attitude. The mental freedom from dieting and calorie counting far outweighs this temporary blip.

Have a great weekend.

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:oops: Very disappointed in myself and embarrassed to have to report a fail today. And it was a pretty big fail.

I've been having a tough week with my 2 & 4 yr olds arguing, moaning and crying loads and today it really got to me. It started with a small cheat. I think I've been a bit too lenient ...

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You're doing so well! And congrats on what sounds like a very controlled weekend - yay!

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I just wanted to join in and say congrats on passing the 90 day mark!

Your posts are always so inspiring and uplifting and your outlook always so positive. You may not realise it but you are a huge asset to these threads. Thank you!

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Thanks for the good wishes gk and NoBS . I have to admit that while I was unable to eat much, I did secretly think to myself 'at least I must be getting thinner' :D

Yesterday was another sick day Ate mostly to plan but did have a few snacks in-between meals as I could only stomach a little food at ...

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How has your Monday been? Are your Monday blues getting any better?

Seems we may have a lot in common because I, too, seem to have the starving-kid belly! Seems to run in our family as well as my sister is very seriously thin (too thin but she eats loads) but she tells me that after each meal her ...

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Thanks No BS , gk and MJ for the encouraging words!

Hooray for my first moderate weekend! Although I did eat a bit too much ice cream, this weekend was a HUGE improvement over the past weekends. I never felt overstuffed and actually felt in control. It was such a nice feeling.

(Admittedly, it's ...

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Wow! Look how quickly you're numbers are going up! And really well done sticking to the exercise habit - but please do be careful & make sure you take a rest day if your body really needs it. Keep up the good work. You're doing brilliantly!

Happy Easter!

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Woo-hoo for your 4! Keep it up the great work and enjoy the upcoming S days

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Haha - I love it! Your planned breakfast sounds amazing - I know that it probably shouldn't as I'm meant to be working on learning to be more moderate on S days - but it really does :D

Really great news on the weight loss. Unfortunately my waistline is not as happy about my first few weeks on No S ...

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Thanks gk , MJ , Amy and milliem for your support! It's so nice to feel supported - it definitely gives me a real boost and makes me more motivated to continue reporting green days.

It's 8.45pm Friday evening and I am going to confidently mark today as a green day. So hurray for a green week ...

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Just wanted to say a quick thanks for your email.

Hope you're Friday is going well and that you have a moderately treat-filled weekend

sleepygirlzzzz

Two months with no reds is brilliant! Congrats!

I, too, am eagerly awaiting my chocolate in the morning. If I'm being totally honest, I'm likely to have Ben & Jerry's ice cream as a morning treat

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Really well done on staying on plan even through difficult times. That's a huge accomplishment! And even better that you also went for a run.

Sending you and your family good thoughts and best wishes.

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Thursday nearly finished and I'm definitely finished eating for the day. Just need to hang on for one more day and I'll have completed 2 weeks of green N days (with the exception of my small cheat @ 11.30pm last Friday evening but I'm treating that as a one-time only slip up and feel ok with that ...

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Yay for another green day today :mrgreen:

I think I may be getting better at this No S plan - at least in terms of following the rules. Both yesterday and today there were times when I felt a bit hungry (or possibly just snack-y) between meals. Before No S, I would definitely have found something ...

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Hi gk,

Just wanted to send some good wishes and add my support. Like you, I cannot just have 'one taste' without it sending me into a binge frenzy (which is why I'm still struggling a bit on S days). My only way around this is to keep all tempting treats out of the house during the week. I'm also ...

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Thanks for your post MJ. For the most part, I'm ok with not being driven to eat by my emotions. However I definitely need to take your advice and remember that I'm in control whenever I find myself reaching for food I don't actually want just because it's there.

It's now early evening on Tuesday ...

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Ahhh, it's late afternoon on Monday and I have to say that I feel SO much better having eaten 3 moderate meals today opposed to the non-stop eating I did over the weekend. It's strange how even though I've started to learn over the past few weeks that I prefer how I feel on N days and hate how I ...

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Congrats on managing a moderate, yet treat filled, weekend! It's great to see how far you've come in such a short period of time and I hope to be able to do the same and rein in my weekends in due course.

Wishing you a green-filled week!

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Wow! Congrats on the 21 days - that's a huge accomplishment! At least it is to me as a fairly newbie on No S.

Keep up the great work

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Ugh. Have eaten far too much this weekend. The worst part is that the past two days have consisted of almost zero real meals and mostly lots and lots of sweets.

I should also confess that I did give in and have 1/2 of a large cookie and 1/2 a large brownie at approx 11.30pm on Friday night. As I ...

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Day 5:

It's 9.40pm on Friday night and I have been going back and forth with thoughts of 'it's close enough to Saturday to have a small bite of cookie, right?'. But then I keep remembering how proud I've been feeling for achieving my first week of 5 green N days and also how proud my friend was ...

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Thanks for posting Strawberry. It helps to know that others are actually reading my check-ins - now I really will feel guilty if I have to report a red!

N day success today! I am particularly proud because I walked past loads of food stalls of mouth watering baked goods and I didn't give in ...

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Hi Leafy,

Although Mondays may be hard right now, you're clearly doing brilliantly if you're already on 7 weeks! Mondays are typically hard for me too - along with the other 4 N days :) Just keep reminding yourself how far you've come in such a short period of time. Hooray - only 1.5 more days ...

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Day 3 is :mrgreen: . Hooray!

I will need to be extra vigilant tomorrow as I'm taking my brother to my favourite outdoor food market in London. Contemplating buying some yummy treats with the intention of saving them until the weekend. But then also very worried that I'm tempting fate by bringing my ...

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Day 2 was green and now onto day 3 feeling good.

One thing that I'm finding is that I'm not actually getting that hungry between my meals most days. This is clearly a sign that I'm eating too much at each sitting. So now that my 'trial period' of No S is done, I'm going to stop using the early ...

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Hi,

I think the best thing to do is not to dwell on what you did 'wrong' and to tell yourself that you'll do better next time. I, too, overate this weekend and it didn't feel good. But I'm trying to just look at it as lesson learnt - it does not feel good to eat so much junk and feel overfull- and ...

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18th March 2013 - Day 1

I started my No S journey on the 12th February which makes this the start of week 6. The past few weeks have had its ups and downs. Giving up snacks between meals has been much easier than I anticipated. Seconds is not generally a problem either - although admittedly I'm ...

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Welcome Anoulie!

Confession time...after posting a green N for Friday, I need to change that to a red. I couldn't resist those cookies that my brother brought home and gave in and then that led to more snacking. I was sooo close to making it to the weekend. Very disappointing.

I had FAR too much ...

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Hooray for the weekend! REALLY looking forward to the upcoming S days.

I should be safe to declare today a green day as long as I don't eat anything else tonight. Have made myself a nice cup of decaf coffee to end my day.

3/10 - Day 1 (S day) :mrgreen:
3/11 - Day 2 :mrgreen:
3/12 - Day 3 :oops ...

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Very nearly a red day but have saved myself by logging onto here now and chewing on a piece of gum instead.

Did well today. My brother is here visiting from the US and I took him to my favourite outdoor food market that have gigantic brownies that I love and always always buy. But I didn't and ...

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