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samosaurus

Thank you so much Merry!!!

Today, just breakfast so far - a green smoothie (kale, spinach, coconut milk, avocado, banana, apple, lime, hemp protein). I've planned cereal for lunch because it's way too hot to cook, and a pb&j sandwich for dinner before I head off to the gym.

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We went all over! Started in Beijing (Tianamen Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall), then flew to Xian to see the terracotta warriors, then took a cruise along the Yangtze and ended in Shanghai! It was an incredible, amazing trip.

But seriously, don't drink the tap water.

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Back from vacation (hence the radio silence)! Had a wonderful time - we were in China for two weeks, it was amazing. And we had structured, 3-a-day meals for that entire time (though I did snack a bit, it wasn't often), and, well, I feel so much calmer about my food now. I even lost some weight ...

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End of the week - all green!

Binged this weekend, and felt it ugh, ate a whole bag of kettle corn along with some beers+bbq+regular food and sweets on Saturday and spent most of Sunday in my apartment feeling like I was gonna die lol. Baby steps.

ONE GREEN WEEK!!

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Tuesday - Green!
Wednesday - Green!!!

SO hard, but really satisfying to have those green days.

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Yesterday went AWESOME, had three big meals, wasn't super hungry all day like usual, was a little hungry when I got home after training but had some tea and just went to bed.

GREEN!!!!!

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Thank you Oolala!

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mmmmm...I've got my heart set on pasta this week, but next week I am making that a thing Automated! You've convinced me! ooh with some fresh pepper and chickpeas...maybe a little hummus too SO GOOD.

Today's been an awesome s-day so far! Had a nice and large breakfast (bowl of shredded wheat with a ...

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Yes, excellent idea - moderation, not restriction! Sounds like your first day went well; enjoy your s-days!

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Haha, as a certified doritos addict, I love your meals

glad I'm not the only one on the board! I like the spicy chili ones (in the purple bag)...so yummy!

What's the forest preserve? That sounds like a lovely place for a ramble.

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Thank you Oolala - I'll add a bit more oil in, that should definitely help! I wish avocados were cheaper here in New York - if they weren't $1.50 or more apiece, I'd just eat one of those every day and be set

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I agree. Your posts are so lovely - I often find myself in other threads on the board and reading a particularly thoughtful, kind, empathetic post...And I look at the name and it's you!

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Eschano - you were absolutely right! I put my food into cron-o-meter (https://cronometer.com/) and on the food I was eating minus the binges, I managed to get in about....1200 calories a day. When I calculated the BMR for my ideal weight (115 - gotta get into competition shape lol) at my current ...

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Oh my goodness, Wirth7, you have no idea how much that means to me!!!!

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Green day yesterday...red day today. :oops:
(they brought in these wee little cupcakes to work - so tiny and so tantalizing!)

But if I fail, I keep on going! I'll have a whole slew of red days if I have to, I'm going to keep on going anyway!

Next week: all green. I'll make it happen!

You all ...

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Excellent work, look at all those "Success!"es! Very motivating for me too

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It's tough not to snack when it's EVERYWHERE. We have a candy bowl at work - during the past few days, I've had a lot of red days, and it's exclusively at that candy bowl! It's too easy when all you need to do is walk by lol.

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New motivator - reading everyone else's daily check ins. If they can do it, so can I! I love reading other's success stories, it's lovely.

So far for this week:

Monday: NWS-Day
Tuesday: red day
Wedneday: red day
Thursday: green day so far!
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:

May might be a wash...looking ...

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That's a good idea too!

I actually bought the book - had a gift card for Amazon and thought that maybe reading it would put me back on the right track - and it's super informative. I like the idea of a fourth meal. I'm tired of bingeing as soon as I start to feel hunger, I love being able to enjoy ...

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I'll try, it's hard to eat so much at once - especially since I tend to have a lot of veggies and fruit, and they're low-cal but so filling! Right now I'm pretty sedentary since I'm still healing from surgery, but I'll be back to training next week (as soon as I get the staples out :lol:)

that's a ...

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Well today ended up as a red day - but it's not as bad of a red day as the ones last week! Small victory!

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Linda, Oolala, you are both wonderful. I've been reading and re-reading your messages all weekend, though I couldn't face coming back to the board and posting much.

S-days went fine, and I made Monday a NWS-day as well. Binge ate a little bit, but I think once I've gotten a better record I'll work ...

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bummer

yesterday ended up as a red day and today as well...augh I've really got to sort out this whole "I'm feeling upset/uncomfortable so I'm going to eat to soothe myself". I feel gross.

mark and move on, mark and move on, mark and move on, mark and move on....

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thank you guys so much!!

yesterday was a green day...a hard green day, but I made it anyway. all I want to do is comfort eat or celebratory eat or boredom eat right now. but I need those green days! I really enjoy seeing my chart turn green:

five green days now!

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Thank you so much everyone!

Unfortunately, yesterday was my first red day :( went out for drinks with a coworker, and it turned into a bit of a binge....ah well, mark it and move on!

In other news, I got promoted in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last night! I'm now a blue belt, which involved a year of hard ...

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Went out for Japanese food lay night! Technically multiple plates, but it all would have fit on one plate so I'm calling it a green day. Had some avocado sushi, salad, tempura and rice, and could only get through half the tempura and rice so I'll have the leftovers for dinner! I'm getting more and ...

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LOL I'll be back to large plates soon...since I have to take so much time off the gym, I'm trying to eat more moderate portions - and there's definitely some samosas and tater tots missing from my S-days photos!

What's been interesting photographing my food is that I notice a lot more now when ...

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I agree, great perspective to keep on it!

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Sometimes when food isn't there as the go to 'block' for my emotions, I end up having to feel them - all the anxiety and everything else that pops up when I stop using cake as an emotional buffer. How kind of you to recognize your uncomfortable feelings in yourself; you have a very deep sense of ...

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Hey welcome! I'm a newbie too, so far I've found no-s to be a fantastic plan for all us retired 'calorie accountants' lol. Good luck tomorrow, hope it's a solid green day for you!

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That's an excellent point oolala - I think leaving it up to chance makes it much more likely for me to make a silly last minute decision. My meals tend to be better when I plan them ahead of time, and that includes timing as well!

For the next two weeks I'm off training, but I usually train from ...

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Hi all!

Do you guys plan mealtimes (eg the example of 7am, 1pm and 7pm)? Or do eat your three meals when you're hungry?

I'm experimenting, but I think for me - at least at the beginning - I need to schedule my mealtimes, as I'm a habitual snacker and I'll end up eating my three meals too close ...

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Thank you!!

So far my S-days have been going a little rougher than I expected, but I'm letting myself have some leeway as they're S-days, no rules! Apparently when i'm bored at home I want to snack all day :)

But I've got some healthy lunches packed for the week, so that's nice!

My surgery was ...

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Yesterday ended up being an S-Day anyway...when I woke up from the anesthesia, they gave me crackers and ginger ale, then I went home and had some popsicles (the post-anesthesia sore throat is the worst!) and tater tots for dinner...apparently when I'm sick I have the eating habits of a toddler lol ...

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I am so sorry, Simpless, that's such a hard decision you had to make but you chose the most compassionate thing to do.

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Linda, all of your meals sound AMAZING! Just had to say, you eat delicious food

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Yes, be careful about going down the nutrition rabbit hole - next thing you know, you're eating gluten free paleo vegan high-fat keto raw food and it all becomes ridiculous! Moderate portions of food you like and makes you feel best is probably best, I liked the point you made earlier about quality ...

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I have learned that snacking, even when minor, turns me into someone who trolls around like a fish with it's mouth open, combing the ocean for whatever floats into its gullet. Not a flattering picture.

Omg DYING lol. I like your modifications, maybe once I get to a stable part of No-S I'll do ...

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awesome, welcome! I'm not the only mid-monther

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Day 3 is going well...technically :lol:

So yesterday I did my three meals. Then, I waited until the clock ticked to midnight and did 'breakfast' for today. I'm having surgery today, so I can't eat 8 hours before hand, but my surgery's not until 4pm. I figured that I'd stay up late, eat breakfast so ...

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Thank you Linda!!! Oh I am glad I'm not the only one who's having a really tough time with the snacks - I love snacking, I could graze all darn day. But I can really, really tell that the NoS program is a lot better for me - food is starting to become a joy, not a burden, I look forward to meals and ...

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That's a great idea too, I have some small bowls that I could use to hold watery things like carrots or fruit on the larger plate...I may try that too! That's an excellent solution, thank you!

Day 2 went well but it's SO hard not to snack. I didn't realize how much mindless snacking I did during ...

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Can I join? New to the program, but started yesterday

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That's great, spending is a tough issue to curb - I'm always surprised at the end of the week when I don't have anything left, I'm like "where did it all go?" and I check my bank and it's all sort of ridiculous transactions. Great job on keeping it in check!

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This is super inspiring, thank you. I don't have too much weight to lose, hardly any actually, but I know that my eating has gotten out of control and I'm trying to find ways to fix it. I'm tired of the whole spiral of eating 'bad' food - feeling guilty - eating more to compensate. I've just started ...

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Thanks so much guys! That's a great idea Lpearlmom and Eschano - I'll pick up some soymilk for after the gym in case I get too hungry.

Yesterday wasn't bad, I was definitely hungry by the time I went home but it was pretty late so I just went to bed (Tuesdays and Thursdays are my long days at the ...

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Hi all,

Read about the 'No-S diet' this morning as I was having my midmorning snack...decided to put it away and wait until lunch! I want to check in for at least a month or two, until I feel a bit more solid in my willpower :)

So far I've had breakfast and lunch. It's 4pm now at work, and I am ...

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