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freegirlnow

I'm back, after 2.5 weeks of not keeping track or staying on NO S. Just when you think you are on top of the game...wow! ..so easy to come crashing down. What the hell was that about? I'd like to blame this and that, health issues, a serious infection and lack of time and energy to care about No S-i...

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The chicken parmesan bundles look great...I must try them soon!

Tonight it was a baked pork chop with homemade bread stuffing, 1/2 sliced apple and 8 oz milk.

freegirlnow

This was likely my best S weekend thus far. And I still had a fountain Coke Saturday and a bit of frozen yogurt shared with my granddaughter Sunday....but I was just more sensible in general. Monday has also been easier than most Mondays....8 weeks now on No S! I read the post about No S not being ...

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I really like the fact that I am getting a shape. I am feeling positive at the end of 8 weeks on No S. It is a lifestyle, my life. Nearly every time I think about having a snack or faltering in any way I can usually stop myself by asking one question..."Why would I want to do that to myself?" The p...

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I guess I was in a slump...and now I know why I was feeling so fat and so low......you don't have a 'visit' for 6 months, think you are menopausal and voila', outta the blue....grrrrrrrr. I was just bragging how relieved I was to be "through the change." Ha! At least am feeling much more balanced. ...

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I seem to be in a negative mindset..I have not deviated so much from No S. I had a few crackers late last night in addition to my 3 plates...but my plates are not as well balanced nutritionally lately...I am not inclined to plan ahead terribly....I have not been checking in.....am I losing my zeal? ...

freegirlnow

It's been a few days since check in....busy days. I am staying on target and have come to a place where I feel that all I know is No S. Seven weeks on No S tomorrow and one slip up. Not too shabby. It is a most positive thingto have created a new habit and have it just be what it is. I am not sure i...

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Been a few days since check-in. Got the scales out and felt somewhat disappointed that I was actually up 3/4 of a lb....but who knows why. Maybe still eating too much. I did fairly well all weekend...ate some sweets but ate little of anything really. Had a piece of store fried chicken today and reac...

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I'm with all of you. Even every two weeks is frustrating so I am dumping the scales as well. I have been No s-ing for 6 weeks and probably lost 4-5 lbs but the fluctuations don't always show steady progress....I'll pull them back out in May or June. The thing is, there is no magic cure to make the w...

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Steven Tyler screaming in my head..." I'm back! I'm back in the saddle again." Maybe not quite that exhuberent feeling at the moment but 'with the program' for sure. Yesterday was just weird...it felt like a controlled escapade but I guess that's bound to happen. I am thankful that I remain fairly ...

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Not sure what happened today. Normal lunch, then I was starving 2 hours later. Opted for a bowl of cereal...but then went for some homemade peanut brittle the neighbor brought over the other day...ate about 4 pieces. Thennnnn I made a bowl of popcorn and munched the better part of that. Had a bowl ...

freegirlnow

Doing fine, I can see progress. Monday was another perfect N day, Tuesday follows in pattern. I feel sooo much better on N days. I love the feeling of being in control for the first time in so long. I am more comfortable through the week, I like No S-ing better than being wishy washy about what and...

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I decided I am fooling myself and that stopping my S day on Sunday evening won't likely work...trial and error...feeling a bit confident and cocky perhaps last Friday. I was feeling soooo wonderful Friday but I abstained from hopping on the scales....will wait another week or two. Although I am def...

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Well, Friday noonish I ordered Emporer's chicken lunch special & pork lo mein. While I have almost always finished the whole take out order at one sitting, I did manage to successfully divide it into a lunch and supper meal, each w/ 8 oz glass of milk. Around midnight hubby came home with a Wendy's...

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I DO wish you luck. Processed food and refined carbs do a low sugar number on me too. I simply have to avoid them. I need plenty of protein too. It helps immensely. I've taken to drinking more milk...it really helps...so good idea there. I generally have it at meal time (altho I limit it to 8 oz per...

freegirlnow

Successful....sometimes I am just simply amazed that I have stayed diligent on No S since day one. That would likely never have happened on any ordinary diet. Do I feel like I am dieting? Noooooo. I anticipate every weekend and yet, it's all good. I will weigh in maybe in a week or three. I am no l...

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Good idea...I am holding off weighing myself as long as possible...maybe only once a month. While I am diligent about the N days, I am not doing so great in the exercise department but will keep working on that. Trying to find an affordable elliptical trainer as I had one of the more cumbersome styl...

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Tuesday was great, successful. We went out for lunch. Emporer's chicken and fried rice....it was plenty...I brought the egg rolls home. Dinner was a burger on a bun and a fruit salad, late night supper was a bowl of cereal w/ banana. I didn't drink any milk on the side today...just forgot I guess. ...

freegirlnow

You might want to put those scales away in the closet for awhile. ;) I used to have a hard time resisting the scales... I finally had to throw them out. They tend to measure my self esteem on some days more than anything. Although I finally broke down and bought a new set after 3 weeks on N S, I hav...

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It's 11:30 and I have not eaten a 3rd plate...I've had plenty though....keeping it a simple bowl of cereal for late night. A good Monday all in all...and it feels good to get back into the groove. Lunch: (Our main meal of the day) Pork cutlet, scrumptous mixed green salad w/grapes, applesauce, baked...

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Hooray for you! I think that No S-ing is sooooo about personal growth...and isn't it nice to dump the guilt? Keep up the good work..it really does get easier and one day it just begins to feel 'normal'. We all have our good days and bad days but just let them be a matter of feelings and not actions....

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I have arrived at an official month of N S-ing and I have not screwed this up yet. Yeahhhhh! Can't say I count a glass of milk and one slice of PB bread as a screw up so I count all days successful and bow unto myself. It is true what Reinhard says about becoming more moderate as time passes...you ...

freegirlnow

Success continues...although I have days like this where I just feel incredibly fat (justifiably so) I know I must accept myself regardless. I don't want to start that old loathing thing that leads to mistreating myself by stuffing my face. I am worth far too much. I value myself regardless of my we...

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I am 3/4 of the way through the No S book and it is encouraging to say the least. I just posted a review on Amazon. The book goes right to the heart of the whole problem of obesity and opened my eyes to how out of control the epidemic is. No S is my lifeline. Reinhard is the voice of reason and you...

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Monday was a success. Today is Tuesday and so far, so good. I finally bought bathroom scales and weighed in. Suffice it to say I am a minimum two pounds less than where I figure I started...it might be slightly more of a loss but I will give myself the 2lbs. and go from here. Hubby says it looks li...

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The book lets you know right at the get go that you need to adhere to it for life for maintenance. It's just not natural or easy to adhere to such an unbalanced regime for life. No S is the only plan that I feel I can live with because it is not just a diet per se, but a life plan. It is a modified ...

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Being in the NOW is key and you recognize that. I always try to remind myself that 'This moment is the cosmic seed of my destiny"....because each moment truly contains the potentiality which creates either what we do want or what we don't want to manifest in our lives.

freegirlnow

Coming back from the weekend is the hardest part of No S Dieting. But No S gives me hope and a way to manage my life (i.e. my weight). While the weekend was not as 'controlled' as I thought it might be, still...it was the weekend and I ate like I would normally have eaten prior to No S. No binging ...

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Amen. This is the absolute truth.. If we are to create the life we want we must begin within. "One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life, that word is love." ~ Socrates

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Happy Baby! Bless your heart! How exciting!

freegirlnow

Thanks! YES! It really is a great feeling but it has gone by so fast I am amazed....As much as I try to "be here now" I am eager to get a few more weeks behind me and hopefully start seeing a definite difference...and see a break in the weather here in Ohio so that I can begin walking regularly. It...

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Well, this is Day 21 and I rock! This has been the most sensible, easiest answer to a lifetime of doing battle with the feast beast inside of me....because there has never been any reasoning with it.....NOW, I feel as though I have conquered that beast with this simplest of plans which has allowed ...

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I think for me it was the Cambridge Diet, akin to MediFast and Optifast style where you just stay on a liquid fast for two weeks or so and then try to eat 'normally' in between for a week. I was only consuming 330 calories a day (starving) and I must say, adjusting to no food is easier than one mig...

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Hi Jamie, Yes! Congrats on the new addition! Wow! 6 lbs is an incredible weight loss! Please do not think of it as 'messing up"...you know, this is life, you are not trying to set a world's record as per our leaders own words. As Jammin Jan says, "lots of good reading " to be had right here on site....

freegirlnow

Thank you so much! Another day of progress with No S-ing here.

freegirlnow

Sometimes adjusting our thinking helps...I know I've posted this in my daily check-in more than once. Sometimes we feel like we are treating ourselves or being kind to ourselves when we over indulge. But I just feel awful (emotionally and physically) afterwards. These days I try to tell myself that...

freegirlnow

Welcome to No S-ing! Great advice. One day at a time and even sometimes one hour at a time.

I find using the daily check-in forum helps immensely. Also, I just keep reminding myself when tempted...that indulging and over eating are no kindness towards myself. Good luck!

freegirlnow

Doing great...felt like I was having a little set back yesterday, feeling low and when I get down like that it's so hard not to turn to food....I did make myself a sandwich and even put some lousy potatoe chips on it.. :oops: . Afterwards I thought, " Oh well, I am not going to beat myself up emoti...

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It's Monday and I am back in the saddle....I feel as though I have not made every food choice the all time best food choice but I am sticking to the NO S plan regardless. The weekend was real reasonable for me....no going off the deep end or anything. I feel pretty good about everything....I made a...

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I actually managed total success yesterday...and today. I have been drinking tea in the evenings, it seems to help curb the hunger at times. I reviewed some points that I really took to heart. "Be strict before you screw up, not after, and you'll soon find you have very few "after"s to worry about....

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I am really impressed with your consistency...what a great example of daily successes. Do you mind sharing how much weight you have been able to lose? Continued success, Susan

freegirlnow

One plate per meal yesterday but PB on homemade bread and milk before bed...I was starving. Right now is 2.5 hours since I had scrambled eggs, toast and juice and I feel famished....going for another cup of Joe and hope that tides me over. It's only 10AM and a long day ahead. I can do this...but am...

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I love food. I love to eat food. I love to cook food. And yet, for some reason I apply negative vibes and connotations towards food and the act of eating. Case in point: At 4:30 AM I awaken with intense hunger. I am in a quandry...if I snack I am breaking the plan. If I have an entire plate or meal...

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Thanks for the advice. I think I'll be fine...even though this may be the only area of my life I currently have within control. ;) The weekend was indulgent but didn't feel over the top. Of course the Pepsi is always the one thing I look forward to. I snacked Sat. night on some trail mix, a few cho...

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Well, the week has come to a close and s days have arrived. I actually felt ok to have a fortune cookie at midnight last night...teehee. It was, after all officiailly a new day. I think I may have lost weight this week, week one. I started out this first week really filling up my plate at meal time...

freegirlnow

Absolutely fill your plate but do it with healthful, nutritous, mostly whole foods. It goes against everything we dieters have been taught but even after overfilling my plate somewhat this first week I feel I have dropped a pound or two....one day I may even weigh myself. (I threw the scales out whe...

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Still progressing and sticking with the program. One meal yesterday was kinda heavy plated so last night I opted for a bowl of soup and glass of milk for my dinner....I don't own scales so I won't know for sure if and what I've lost but I really don't care....I am not struggling to lose x amount of ...

freegirlnow

Another successful day behind me. I am actually having nice meals and finding it difficult to eat more than twice a day...we'll see how it goes but the bloat I normally feel has already begun receding.

freegirlnow

I think we just have to be reasonable...even though the plan recommends one physical plate at first, which is a good idea to start with...it really means no seconds. You can incorporate bread or fruit, etc. on the side and still not be eating "seconds", snacks, or sugar.

freegirlnow

I have taken to checking -in. I think this is a great incemtive and reading the other posts is helpful in realizing we are all just human. So, Day 5 and doing great! This is the answer to a lifetime of dieting/failing. Thank you for this ingeniously simple solution to self control!

Susan

freegirlnow

Wow! I stumbled upon the No S Diet by accident...saw the link elsewhere and thought, "What the heck is that about?". It was more than a coincidence because I have been at my lowest in awhile lately...gaining weight this winter and getting depressed, feeling helplessly out of control. I awoke that ve...

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I am just starting too... my motto is "Embrace Change....sometimes we need to begin again." It's never too late to do the right thing...for ourselves. Simplicity is definitly the theme here....I am reminding myself to keep it simple, plan ahead and don't obsess.

Everyday Systems

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Don't get too full....of yourself!

I'm back in the saddle again....

In Control

My first bad day

Tuesday check-in and feeling good!

I feel successful

A Good N Day

Monday, Monday

ONE MONTH!

Thursday check-in

Wed. Check-in 'Attitude of Gratitude'

DAY 21- Grateful and pleased

Wednesday 3/12

Oh yeah....Bring on week 3!

Day 13

struggling slightly

March 4th..I am insane :)

Day 6

Thanks for the encouragement....

Susan's Daily Check-in