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Friday was GREEN and the weekend was a little out of control where sweets are concerned. Also I've started to feel those feelings of "you don't have to be so strict, you need to enjoy your life" that tend to throw me off track. Not sure what to do about that right now, but today's meals are worked ...

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There's no shame in adding one "NoS" at a time, if that works for you. Start with the one that's easiest, and build on it. For example, spend a few weeks establishing the habit of not going back for seconds. After that is established, start working on eliminating sweets, then snacks. Or in whatever ...

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I ended up having four small meals yesterday too, but it wasn't planned (oops). I am an early morning exerciser too, and I was wondering if you have enough protein in your breakfast? That helps me avoid raging hunger around 10:00 am. It sounds like you're doing a great job tweaking the system to ...

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That apple cake sounds fantastic. It's probably not a good idea to say no to things your mother-in-law makes, especially when visits are rare! I'm not vegetarian but your meals sound so delicious! I'm sitting here in 100+ degree heat and dreaming about soup weather...

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There's nothing like a little nature to help put things in perspective. Keep going Linda, you're doing great!

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Lady: in NY they have to be 16 for a permit and 17 for a license. My 17 year old doesn't even have a permit yet and to be perfectly honest I'm OK with that: the drivers on Long Island are certifiably insane and I'm not sure either kid is mature enough to handle it yet.

Thanks for the support about ...

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So I'm calling yesterday a planned S evening. I stuck with NoS for the entire day up until the cruise. They had sandwiches, salads, fruit, and cookies. (I decided to skip the alcohol, not sure if I would get seasick or not). I had a big plate of salad and part of a sandwich at about 4:30. When we ...

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Hi Lady! I suppose technically I could call today a planned S day because technically it's my son's 15th birthday. He just doesn't happen to be here because he's away at camp but why should I be punished for that???? LOL!!!

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Sparkling water after dinner really has helped me to work through some not-actually-hungry-just-craving-dessert issues. Wednesday was GREEN !

Tonight's going to be a challenge though. My husband has a networking "cruise" that's probably going to entail dinner and an open bar. Time to test out my ...

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Yesterday my husband was invited to the sneak peek opening of a new restaurant in town where you build your own pizza, and I was his "plus one". Delicious FREE dinner that carried me right through until this morning. Tuesday was GREEN !

Sadly I was feeling very firm and fit this morning so I ...

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Hi Linda, reaching out with a hug from me to you. I have 2 teenagers and we are also going through financial difficulty, have been for years now since the economic downturn. My husband finally decided to leave the "employment game" and open his own business, which gave us a light at the end of the ...

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A can of sparkling water (unsweetened) helped to derail after-dinner cravings, so Monday was GREEN!

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Friday was GREEN and the weekend was pretty tame by my usual standards LOL. Enjoyed some treats but didn't go overboard.

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Thursday was GREEN! I was feeling extremely nibblish after dinner so I had a glass of white wine instead. That did the trick!

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More yard work, and another late dinner, making it easier to avoid snacking before bedtime. Wednesday was GREEN!

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Tuesday was GREEN!

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We've got this, my friends.

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I love toasted cheese sandwiches with soup, because I'm a big dipper.

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I'm trying that freezer trick this week too! Sounds like you had a very enjoyable weekend!

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I had a weird moment yesterday. I had come home from work and needed to do some yard stuff. After I was done I realized my stomach was growling and my brain kind of went, "Yeah, big deal." The smallest amount of discomfort didn't immediately spiral out into "MUST EAT NOW", which is new. It probably ...

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The cheesecake came out pretty good; I think I would leave it in for just a few more minutes next time because I prefer the drier "New York" style over the creamier version. I had lots left over and cut it into portions and froze it to save for next weekend.

Here's to a green week, and a green ...

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Felt like I was white-knuckling it a couple times this week, but the S days are mere hours away. I used my pressure cooker to make a lovely cheesecake for my husband and me, and when the weekend is over I'm going to put the remainder in the freezer where it's less likely to OOPS fall into my mouth ...

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Doing a quick monthly review to see where I struggled and where I triumphed. Struggle occurred when I had a half gallon of a favorite ice cream in the house, which I bought for my S days. Naturally there was still ice cream when the weekend had passed, and I allowed it to get into my thoughts to the ...

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My pressure cooker is new--I was one of the 215,000 people who bought an Instant Pot on Amazon Prime Day--so I'm using it a LOT to test out its capabilities. So far I've learned I CAN make yogurt, after many failed attempts doing it the 'old-fashioned' way, it makes incredible risotto in a fraction ...

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But you are still PRACTICING No S! I still can't get over that saying, I believe it was moonbat who coined it. Because one of my favorite sayings from meditation is a response to the tired old "practice makes perfect" and it's this: It's all practice; there is no perfect.

Chills. Keep going, you ...

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I'm with you Sonya!

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I had a really good pressure cooker meal last night: chili lime chicken breasts cooked with no oil, shredded and turned into a chicken taco salad. YUM! Lots of leftovers too, so I have a great lunch as well.

Tuesday was GREEN!

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Day 7: I can eat absolutely anything I want, as long as it is gluten-free and has been prepared with silver cookware by a left-handed chef in the light of a full moon.
(Repeat weekly)

I only have stainless steel...and we're all right handed but we lean left politically...can I make this a mod ...

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Friday was GREEN .

This weekend I visited the kids at camp and had a lovely picnic lunch with them. Enjoyed without stress.

Monday was GREEN . I wanted a leftover brownie after dinner but worked through it by analyzing my feelings mindfully and realizing it wasn't hunger but more habit that made ...

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You're doing SO well, great job!

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Emmama wrote:Just keep on keeping on!

I sure will, thank you!

Thursday was GREEN thank goodness.

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The dal sounds so good...would you be willing to share your recipe? I don't have a pressure cooker but I could probably make it in a crockpot.

Here is the pressure cooker recipe that I used:
http://myheartbeets.com/instant-pot-dal-makhani/

But here is another one I referenced, which doesn't ...

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Wednesday, another RED day. Well at least there isn't any more ice cream in the freezer to tempt me, womp womp.

Today will be better.

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Yesterday sounds like it was delicious! Keep on truckin'!

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I'm not a hippy granola type but I do like meditation and one of the reasons is because it teaches you to sit with discomfort, whether physical or emotional. You don't attempt to relieve it, or ignore it, or change it in any way. You just acknowledge it and exist alongside it. The idea is to help ...

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Tuesday was a SUCCESS ! I got in two walks and my yoga, actually did some meditation for the first time in over a week, and made a lovely dal makhani in my pressure cooker that came out SO good. I soaked the lentils and kidney beans for almost 2 days first and I guess what they say is true, that ...

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Go go go!!! You can do it!!

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Monday was a RED day, but I'm not beating myself up over it. That ice cream called me from the freezer and I had a bowl after dinner.

However on the plus side, I immediately thought "As long as it's already a red day I'm going to have some popcorn later." But when later rolled around I recognized ...

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Friday SUCCESS

Weekend BACCHANALIA. OK maybe not that bad but I did eat ice cream twice, flan once, and the ribs we made in the pressure cooker were SO good I ate SIX. So this morning I find I have a real desire to get back to some simpler, "cleaner" eating. It's going to be a good week. :)

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YAAAY!!!!

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Ha me too! Three or four years ago when I first starting trying to lose weight I remember one night when I had logged all my food and was out of calories for the day, got "hangry," snapped my husband's head off with my sharp tongue and cried, "I'm hungry and I can't eat so I'm just going to BED ...

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I'm really enjoying hearing about your adventures.

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Thursday SUCCESS!

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The layers and nuances of how we feel and think and talk to ourselves about food...it's so complicated!!! If you want my opinion, you ate a meal and enjoyed it and you still had a very successful GREEN day. Well done.

I'm also a fiend for ice cream and love the idea of an iced coffee as a ...

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I have the same feelings about the weekend as you, Emmama. When we talk about how many days to the weekend at work we always say "I'm wishing my life away." A little funny but a little sad at the same time because it's kind of true! I hope one day we can come to the point that we relish the N days ...

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Wednesday SUCCESS! Logging today even though it's not over, in an attempt to avoid eating any more before I go to bed lol.

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Bumping up the July challenge and giving myself a big pat on the back for 7 green days interrupted only by regular S days! I'm 1/3 of the way to a 21 day streak.

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Tuesday SUCCESS !

I've had the Instant Pot pressure cooker on my Amazon wishlist for months now, and yesterday it went on super duper sale for Prime Day and I ordered it. It should be here tomorrow. The past day and a half has been spent avoiding work and watching recipe videos for it. LOL

Hump ...

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Hi Linda, I think bathing suit shopping can derail even the most confident among us. I hope you'll be able to see all your progress and feel proud of that. I'm just impressed that you have a daily check in thread that's 24 pages long!!

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Monday SUCCESS !

Actually I did a little test and charted my meals in my old My Fitness Pal account just to see how much I'm generally eating on NoS days, and it was about 1400 calories. That's a lot less than I was eating a year ago, when I was the thinnest I've been since high school, but I was ...

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Well I had to go out for my lunchtime walk because I had to try out this new Pokemon Go game. I felt like a crazy person, 47 years old walking around trying to catch imaginary animals in my phone...

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WOW moonbat, just WOW. That's some gold right there. Liveitup I hope you're having a fantastic week!

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Thank you Blessing, your words really are a blessing! I guess I still feel locked into that mindset of calorie counting and having to "work off" a certain number of calories in order to stay within a normal limit. But you're right, sometimes overworking just makes me hungrier! A miserable Catch-22 ...

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I'm pooped after this busy, busy weekend. I'm also feeling a little depressed, because even after dancing, yard work, heavy cleaning, and zumba, I still feel like I'm not making any progress weight-wise. I enjoyed several snacks and treats over the weekend and I just feel like my clothes are getting ...

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Congrats! Enjoy your weekend with no guilt.

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Someone on this forum recently referred to "extinction burst" by which a system (our bodies) will make one last ditch effort to snuff out a new habit by trying every sneaky trick to make you go back to the way things were before. The body prefers stasis, and freaks out a little when you try to ...

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I've been a little on and off No-S recently, but this is SO FAR from the yo-yo dieting before and so much healthier, especially psychologically.

That's a fantastic revelation, and one I'm striving for myself. Great job and thanks for the inspiration!

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That sounds like a slip off a very tiny wagon to me, LOL! One of my favorite sayings lately came from someone on a meditation forum I think: "It's all practice; there is no perfect." So yeah, you didn't have a technically perfect day but you're thinking very differently about food and I think that's ...

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Thank you Linda! I hope one day to find only mild hunger between meals. The busier I am the easier it seems, and work has been very slow so...not a good thing! :)

Thursday was a rousing success with delicious meals; only needed a small number of almonds at around 11:30 to get me through til lunch ...

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I've been going back to this blog daily since it was posted here. Partly because there is just a LOT to digest over there, but also to try and cement the concept into my head. Unfortunately I think that's part of my semi-obsessive behavior over weight loss and nutrition, having to read and reread ...

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Yesterday was quite good, very hungry before lunch but a few nuts handled it. No snack needed between lunch and dinner. Trying to change my mindset about hunger...it has no control over me, especially when it's not "real" hunger.

Success!

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Sausage pasta sounds so good!!! Congrats on the success, keep building on it!

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Yesterday required nuts between meals twice. Otherwise, SUCCESS.

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I'm in!!

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I'm having some struggles this week too, let's hang in there together! S Days are coming!!! (<--tiny Game of Thrones reference there LOL)

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Yesterday I was off my schedule and it pretty well showed in my eating. I ate a lot more carbs than I wanted, and my husband offered to take us out for ice cream after dinner. We had the dog with us so I stayed outside while he and my son went in to get the ice cream. I asked him to get me a small ...

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I think you're doing great. Congrats on the Monday success, today is a new day!

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Having a blue day, made a mistake at work and can't figure out how, prepping the kids to go away for 7 weeks, feeling just blah and want to eat the world. Hoping my planning and organization will help me stay on track with my eating plan.

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices of bacon, 1 slice ...

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Breakfast: really nice omelet with ham, cheese, and avocado
Lunch: Veggie salad with leftover Mexican chicken, dressing, almond slices, fruit and yogurt
Dinner: probably a bowl of some kind at Moe's; last-minute camp shopping

EDIT: Success

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Good Monday morning all! Quite a nice weekend, did my Zumba class on Saturday and yard work on Sunday, also keeping up with my 30 days of yoga (3 days to go to complete my goal!).

Unfortunately I didn't spend the kind of time I should have getting organized over the weekend. So once again I'm ...

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It's hard to tell what makes the scale do stupid things. Sometimes if I've had an alcoholic drink the day before, or too much salt, i retain a little water. Great reaction to let it go and focus on the 21 day goal! You're doing a great job and having lots of success days, and long term it's going to ...

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Kaalii, so happy to hear your mood is rising. I'm also glad yoga helps you. Starting yoga was the best thing I ever did for my body and my mind. I'm doing Adriene's 30 Days of Yoga program during the month of June, and today was a very restorative practice day. Left me feeling very open and zen.

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Y'ALL. I'm so proud of myself I just have to brag a teeny bit.

Yesterday my eldest texted me at work asking me to stop at the store for some ingredients: ice cream, cake, candies, toppings. I brought them home and she made the most incredible looking dessert. And I asked her to cut off a slice ...

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Hi kaalii, I use the YouTube channel "Yoga with Adriene" for my morning yoga sessions, and I know she has at least one that is themed "yoga for PMS." If you ever want to try something new, I find her teaching to be very generous and kind for all levels, advanced to beginner like me.

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So is that what your user name means, Vietnamese noodle salad of aluminum? LOL!!!

That dish sounds REALLY yummy--I like just about anything with peanut sauce. It's always nice when a day that's turned crummy turns around again before it's over.

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Hi RAWCOOKIE, I'm also watching the election that's going on in the UK with great interest today. Here in the US there is a lot of interesting political stuff happening, but I try hard to keep a global perspective; we all have to share this planet and all decisions can have world-wide effect! I hope ...

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I just marked yesterday as a fail day. I don't really like that word, but I'm trying to approach it from a "Spock-like" attitude of "Well, I did not succeed at following my plan 100% and therefore I failed to meet my goals." But I don't really consider the day a failure because I did follow my plan ...

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Librarylady, that's the exact one my coworker is letting me borrow! She has a hand-cranked one that she likes better; says the manual one needs a lot of muscle but I wanted to try it out before I invest. I'm not sure anyone in my family besides me is interested in "zoodles!" Although part of the ...

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"I need a snack. I am soooooooo hungry and weak and I am not going to survive until lunch. Why can't we have a snack JUST THIS ONE TIME. You are being ridiculous with this whole No S thing. Geez, you haven't even lost any weight yet so is it really worth being hungry ALL THE TIME. Just give me this ...

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Way to go!!!

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I guess I need to get some more avocado, because the tummy growls have already started here at 10:00 in the morning. Three hours til lunch???!!!

Breakfast: 2 eggs, mushrooms, ham, American cheese
Lunch: Salad with tomato, cucumber, carrots, parmesan, almond slices, italian dressing, and topped with ...

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Hi Life! I think tonight will be beef & broccoli with only a small amount of rice for me. As usual, I need it to be quick because Eldest and I have to go shopping for clothes for camp!

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I don't think a piece of pizza is as bad as some people like to make it out to be. I live in New York and even one of our gigantic cheese slices is only about 400-450 calories, so that plus some strawberries is not an unreasonable lunch! As long as it keeps you full til dinner and makes you feel ...

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Good morning Emmama and kaalii!

Yesterday was a success, no snacking and no sweets! (I don't generally go back for seconds anyway so that part has been easier.) I did have a little stomach growling around 11:30 but I made another cup of coffee and that helped me hold off until lunch. Today is ...

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I'm not a nutritionist or a doctor, but I am the mom of a 14 year old and I've watched him go through phases of chunking up and then growing several inches to thin out. My opinion is that putting harsh restrictions on him now will indeed make those kinds of foods way too desirable, leading him to ...

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Hi Haleybeaa, I'm also new and a re-gainer from My Fitness Pal. I got very obsessive logging my meals and once I eased up on that, about half my lost weight came back. I'm proud of us for taking back the reins before we let things go too far! We can do it together!

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My meals have to be fast. I'm always scrambling to get one teen or the other somewhere, and my husband is always working so it's down to me. I'm rarely organized enough to assemble a crock pot meal in the morning before work so I stick with my version of "fast food" LOL. Family favorites that ...

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Hi Emmama, I'm new as of last week too, started Tuesday. So this is my first No S Monday. I did some shopping over the weekend and feel pretty prepared for the week. Glad you enjoyed your weekend, and let's No S this week together!!

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My first No S Monday, my first No S full week. I'm ready! I did go a little overboard on the Saturday, eating when I wasn't even hungry and paying very close attention to how I felt afterward...kind of sick, bloated, not "satisfied" just full. Yesterday was much better, had a dinner party with ...

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My first No S weekend, wonder if I'll pig out or show some restraint?

Fridays I usually get pizza for the kids; last week because I was low-carbing it I got myself a salad and some chicken marsala, which gave me some weekend leftovers. I think that's going to be tonight's plan too, and I'm going to ...

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Back in the day when I was doing My Fitness Pal, I used a weight tracker app (Happy Scale? Something like that.) that would show you your overall trend rather than making you focus on that one day's weight. The problem was, it showed better results if you weighed every day. And I was the type that ...

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You are awesome! Thank you for the inspiration!

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What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing your inspirational success. Good things come to those who...work hard patiently!

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Never heard the word "humane" used to describe a diet plan...torture, maybe...LOL! This was an inspiring story and as a newbie I'll remember your words of wisdom when things get tough. Thank you!

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Oh how I lied. I'll start my check in today.

So last night we had hamburgers for dinner--I skipped the bun so I could have some potato chips--so we have some nice leftovers.

Breakfast: "cheeseburger omelet" with leftover hamburger, eggs, mushrooms, spinach, and muenster cheese

Lunch ...

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Hi everyone, I'm Cindy and I'm new here as of 2 days ago and I think I'd like to do a daily check in. Seems like there are a lot of supportive people on the boards, I'd like to be one too!

I'm 47, 5'10", female (married, working mom of 2 teenagers, Long Island NY) and I went from 212 to 165 about 2 ...

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Thank you for the welcomes! I added my little green man to my first post. I'm calling yesterday a success even though I did have to eat a few almonds between lunch and dinner. I have an embarrassing issue in that no matter how well or often I eat, my stomach always growls REALLY loudly in between ...

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Hi everyone, I'm new and didn't see an "intros" thread so I figured I'd just jump in here if that's OK.

I lost about 47 pounds running and counting calories a few years back. Running eventually hurt my back so I traded it for HIIT and strength training (Fitness Blender), gradually stopped logging ...

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