Everyday Systems

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Thanks CC and Blue for your suggestions and ideas. I gave considerable thought yesterday to what is going on and I have come to the conclusion that my behavior is caused by fear of being hungry. I know that to change that behavior I have to get to ...

JillyBean

BA: I'm glad you are going to hang around. I like your input and would miss hearing from you.

JillyBean

Good for you! I can appreciate the anxiety of waiting for your kids to get home. I do that too. Those are the times that I have to remember this quote: "If hunger is not the problem, eating is not the solution." I have so often used food for comfort that it comes automatically to my mind whenever I ...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! I am a little unhappy this morning with the way my "plating by hunger" habitcal is working (or rather not working). I have discovered that I am still not a good judge of how much (or maybe I should say "how little"...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! OG, CC, and KC: Thanks for your support and just for being here and caring and taking the time to respond. (And there are others too, that respond sometimes that I want to thank too, and hopefully you know who you ...

JillyBean

"Diet" doesn't have to have such awful connotations. Even animals have "diets" after all (as in "the pygmy marmoset has a largely gumnivorous diet"). Everyone has a "way of eating" or "eating tendencies." That's all no-s is. In fact, though it starts out as a bunch of conscious rules, habit turns i...

JillyBean

EOICE = "Equal Opportunity Ice Cream Eater!" That's a good one! I'm glad you enjoyed it. For me, I have what I want on the weekends and then just let it go. It makes my days during the week easy to do that way. At any rate, you are doing great! Keep it up!

JillyBean

Salad with strawberries and feta - an odd combination, but it sounds wonderful!!

And, you got in the exercise! Good for you!

JillyBean

blueskighs wrote:FABULOUS Monday!

I second that! Hooray for us!!

JillyBean

Good for you! I love this too and agree about the mental relief. Glad you found us.

JillyBean

I won't be steppin on the scale until July 1st. I am very proud of myself and how I am developing the No S Habits. I love how as simple as this is ....I can still tweak it just the right amount for me and that makes it sustainable even more. Hi, OG! I'm right there with you. (I put my strongest sen...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! I love Mondays! I cannot believe I just said that. This "diet" is weird ... :P Actually, what I really love is Tuesday morning after a successful Monday. And, CC, I think it's about how I feel about my behavior mor...

JillyBean

No S: S-Day Shovelglove: S-Day Walk: S-Day Plating by Hunger Level: S-Day Back to "normal" today. So far I have had a good breakfast and walked. Reading and cooling off now before doing shovelglove. Then I'll shower and start the other business of the day. Hope to hear of some good successes over th...

JillyBean

By this time I had eaten approximately 1500 calories so can't eat anymore today except more salad. THEN I PROMPTLY WENT ON THE BIGGEST, NASTIEST BINGE SINCE BEGINNING NO S. :cry: I ate a whole meal -- about a cup of tater tots, a homemade roll with about 5 oz. faux pumpkin chicken, a cup of vegan v...

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Welcome and good luck to you, novelgirl!

JillyBean

Nope. I don't miss snacking on No-S days. But, I do still snack on my S-Days.

JillyBean

No S: S-Day Shovelglove: S-Day Walk: S-Day Plating by Hunger Level: S-Day Well, yesterday was a sort of crazy day with food. Margaritas, nachos and salsa in the evening were the most egregious. But, I'm okay with it. It's nice to give myself a break. Also, last night someone asked if I'd lost weight...

JillyBean

OrganicGal wrote: I love No S and the whole Habit building system

Me too!

We really are lucky to have found this, aren't we?

JillyBean

Viggie, I would just say to be careful not to complicate things too much in trying to do both. The beauty of No-S for me is that it is just so simple to follow. And no guilt about points or carbs or calories. I'm not saying WW is not a great diet. I think it's very well-organized, but I just couldn'...

JillyBean

What OrganicGal said.

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! Well, it is Saturday morning and the anticipation of having something sweet today and tomorrow is absent. I can scarcely believe it. It is not that I plan not to have anything sweet, but, rather, I don't feel the u...

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Welcome back, Angelka!

JillyBean

I think if we've dieted a lot in our lives we tend to try to do everything "perfectly". We call eating off our diets a failure, and so then once we think we've failed, well, "might as well really enjoy myself before I start again..." The way I look at it is that this is for life. I'm alive, aren't I...

JillyBean

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, Moxie. I hope you are feeling better today. Thinking of you...

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I think if someone truly follows the core No-S plan they are going to lose weight. With that said, the No-S plan is not just about food, though. Here's what Reinhard has to say about exercise from page 173 and 174 of the book: " What About Exercise? Of course you should exercise. Diet can't substitu...

JillyBean

Yeah, I agree with wosnes on the water. Even if you don't go vegan (I am not, BTW), I think it's important for our internal systems to get lots of water to help "move things along"...

Another thing that helps me is walking more...

JillyBean

I decided to change yesterday to an NWS day... Last night it was Baskin Robbins ice cream....and there is no way I could say no to that!!! I had a single scoop in a cup and enjoyed every bit of it. Today: No Scale: SUCCESS I was tempted a bit though, because I feel and look thinner, at least in my ...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! The shovelglove came late in the day, but I guess that's the beauty of the 14 minutes. I was tired, but anybody can do something for 14 minutes. My walk was accomplished by parking at the far end of the two grocery...

JillyBean

CC, that's a nice idea to offer up your fasting between meals for someone else's benefit. Although I don't even seem to think about eating now between meals (can you believe that?) , it would be good to think about something or someone like that at the occasional times that I wish I could have a swe...

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OG, hang in there! This will all be settled in, what?, a couple of months? What does that amount to in the course of the rest of your life? One thing I do with my daughter (and myself) is ask what's the worst that can happen? And if that happens, then what? Just having some answers in place helps. A...

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Welcome, MB! How's it going today? The talk about accountability intrigues me. I used to think that I needed to have someone to be accountable to (as in having a food sponsor in OA), but as I'm doing this (No-S) more I'm realizing that I only need to be accountable to myself. Because if I put too mu...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: S-Day Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! I did not get my walk in yesterday, but I did do lots of housework and was on my feet all day, so I just didn't think it would be fair to myself to call it a failure. It did not feel like a failed day... PS Thanks OG ...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! Had an emotional incident yesterday that brought memories of past behavior; specifically, using food to escape. It was very interesting to see that I truly have used food to deal with life quite a bit of the time. ...

JillyBean

Here's what I think I would do: Have an early (and very light) breakfast. Eat lunch at 11:30 so I can enjoy it without feeling rushed and I know it's "a real meal." Have a glass of milk (not the skim, watery, blue stuff) later in the day to ward off the hunger before dinner. Have dinner planned or m...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! I felt much better waking up this morning. Now I just need to figure out getting my walks in over the summer. I may set my alarm and get up really early before the heat hits for the day, but it's too late for today...

JillyBean

No S: S-Day
Shovelglove: S-Day
Walk: S-Day
Plating by Hunger Level: S-Day

Too much to eat yesterday. Glad to be back to Monday...

JillyBean

Awesome realizations, Resting!

I used to have this quote as part of my signature when I was on the WW forums. It's a good one...

JillyBean

Since this was brought to the front again... Last Thursday I had to make a trip to "the city" where I attended OA meetings and so it was my opportunity to take back the treasurer's materials. Yes, I was the treasurer for the intergroup here. I did my last treasurer's report and handed over the mater...

JillyBean

No S: S-Day Shovelglove: S-Day Walk: Success! Plating by Hunger Level: Success! Until last evening I could have claimed yesterday an N Day, and not that I was trying, but that's just the way it happened. But, I did have ice cream last night and it was delicious and I was able to be satisfied with th...

JillyBean

No S: FAILURE (About 1/2 C. of blackberries and raspberries 1/2 hour after finishing dinner) Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! They were just sitting there on the kitchen table and I ... well, you probably know the rest of the story. The amazing thing is that I s...

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I just went to my sock drawer and found a Ziploc snack bag with m&m's in it and a note from my 17-year old daughter. The note says: For an "S" day. Love ya, Alecia. Am I lucky or what? She's a great kid. Her boyfriend gave her a big bag of m&m's the other day and apparently she wanted to share, but ...

JillyBean

Welcome back, Marilyn! Glad you had a good vacation! No-S-ing is much easier to stick with on a vacation than any other "diet" I have ever done. Of course, I declared most of my days as S-Days, but even then I was not an idiot because I didn't have to tell myself, "Enjoy now because when you get hom...

JillyBean

I know there is already a post going about optimized oatmeal, but I wanted to be sure this didn't get overlooked by those that have already answered that post and don't think there's a need to check it again... Yesterday I decided to give the optimized oatmeal a try for lunch. I was running errands ...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! I was on the road, so I took optimized oatmeal for lunch. What a great idea! I had a thermos with hot water and I poured some on and let it sit for about 5 minutes, then ate in the car. It lasted well until dinnert...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! Sometimes, when I type all that in the morning, it seems too good to be true. Did I really do it all right? Well, yes, I did. Amazing! I even walked in the rain! ( :wink: Blue) It wasn't pouring, just a gentle rain...

JillyBean

I am the same and I've just started and mine weighs 8 pounds. Don't know if that's the norm, but it works for me (for now)!

JillyBean

Hang in there, BA, you will get the habit! I truly don't miss the snacks now and very rarely even think about eating just for the sake of eating between meals. Even on S-Days. But, I do still miss the sweet stuff. If I could get away with it, I would eat sweets every day. But, the strangest thing is...

JillyBean

So why do I keep checking in, even though I have somewhat of a habit? Hmmmmmm... because I know myself pretty well and things can go south really quickly with food ... doing my daily check-in and my blog helps me stay on track and keep in mind all of the benefits I am experiencing on No S. Plus it'...

JillyBean

When it came time for me to wrap my sledgehammer (an 8 pound one), I couldn't find an old sweater or sweatshirt that I wanted to retire, so I took a couple old white hand towels and folded them to the right dimensions and used black electrical tape to secure it. I think it looks pretty snazzy - blac...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! Another great day yesterday! It's going to be a rainy day today. The kind where I like to stay in and bake! But I won't be "going there" today. I may see how I like walking in the rain with an umbrella instead...

JillyBean

I'm just sticking like glue to everything Reinhard suggests at the moment. His recommendation is to weigh in once a day, for three days in a row, once a month, and take the average of the three weigh ins. Then do not weigh again until the next month. For me that's the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of the month (...

JillyBean

After dinner for No S and plating by hunger level.
After my walk for that.
After shugging for shovelglove.

So, basically, I "score" myself after the fact. To give myself a score before and then have to prove it just wouldn't feel right to me. I think it would add more pressure.

JillyBean

I'm curious what Noel will say, but I've always read that 1/2 your weight in protein is a good way to figure it. I think double that must apply if you really want to bulk up (and if you're a man...). If 1/2 your weight in protein is accurate, then you are doing exactly what is recommended, f!

JillyBean

It's all a mental thing, but I'm pretty mental at this point in my life. Yup, "it's all a mental thing." I've known this for a while, but just did not know how to change it. That's where the habit-forming of this way works so well. When I say I've know this for a while before that I used to think i...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Plating by Hunger Level: SUCCESS! Obviously a good day yesterday. :D Since today is the third, it is the last time I will weigh myself for another month. Good thing. Although the weight has been less each morning of the three, I can tell that it co...

JillyBean

Thanks for the tips, David! I've already done my routine today, but will pay closer attention to my upper arm position tomorrow. I thought about the two-handed thing, but, you know how it is with a perfectionist! Just didn't want to have to go that route... Already it seemed a little better today th...

JillyBean

I'm 52, but I don't call myself "old"! Sure, I am not as flexible as my 17 year old daughter, but I can get up and down off the floor when necessary. I just began shovelgloving last week. I did it for three days and then came the weekend. I am going to do them today as soon as I get off the computer...

JillyBean

S-Day Thanks, Blue, for the reminder. I think I'd better re-read the book and refresh my mind a bit. Paying attention to my hunger is, of course, a much better way to proceed. You have helped me to think about it from a different angle this morning and I will take a few minutes before my meals and ...

JillyBean

S-Day June 1st - Weighed in this morning. Up 3.4 pounds since the first of May. Obviously I am not too happy about that. I still have two more days of weigh-ins, but I think it won't vary much. It didn't last month. So, what that probably means to me is to work toward some better choices. Paying cl...

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Jessies Daughter: Can I come to your house for breakfast when you have the eggs, mushrooms, feta and asparagus? That sounds yummy!! (My body would be happy too!) I could bring some homemade raisin bran muffins and some sliced oranges. We'd be set! And now I have to go fix breakfast for hubby and I b...

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Welcome, Babuci!!

I like the idea of the bronze, silver and gold for weight goals! I think I will give that some thought.

Anyway, good luck to you! Looking forward to hearing more about your journey.

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Yeah, today is not over yet, but I am certain that I will not be having anything else to eat tonight. I will not be able to post in the morning as we are leaving very early for the convention. I've never been (well, not since I was in high school),...

JillyBean

CatholicCajun wrote: girl if you can go that long without going to the potty, you are better than me!!!!

I'm with CatholicCajun on this one, too!!

[And with f on the salad with beans (lentils are what I use) and nuts...] And maybe yogurt??

JillyBean

I'm with CatholicCajun on this one...

Hang in there, f.

JillyBean

I'm brand new (3 days now) to shovelgloving and so far I think it's going well (except my husband wants to know what I did to his sledgehammer, hee hee!); but this move is the one that I seem to be having some difficulty with. In order to keep the hammer from banging into me, I feel like I have to l...

JillyBean

Welcome, Gingercake! I finally came around to the "common sense" way too! I've been on diets since I was a teenager and dieted myself up to about 50 extra pounds. They do not work! I can't say I've lost any weight yet doing this either, but I have not binged once since starting (about 6 weeks ago). ...

JillyBean

Well, I don't really qualify as an urban ranger or even a suburban ranger as I live in a town of under 2000, and the nearest "city," if you could call it that, is about 30 miles away. But I am walking ! I have wondered just how far or how long I need to walk to qualify for the successful day on my h...

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No S: SUCCESS! Shovelglove: SUCCESS! Walk: SUCCESS! Thanks, OG! I hope to! Could've had a failure on shovelglove last night if not for checking in here and keeping a habitcal. It was sort of late in the day and I was tired, but I am sooo glad I did it! It just feels great to know that I am able to d...

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And if you've studied Culinary Arts or worked in a commercial kitchen, you can't forget some of the stuff that goes on normally in some kitchens. Especially unforgettable was the lesson in which we learned that most of those "creams" you find in commercial sweets, cannolis, eclairs, on top of cakes...

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Yee-hah!! Glad to "hear" it!

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CrazyCatLady wrote: I'm not certain that I can say that I won't binge again at some point. But so long as I remain mindful of No S, I will no longer live my life feeling so out of control about food. I will no longer be sneaky or shameful about food.

I love No S!

AMEN!

JillyBean

What about "feedback"? (See my signature...) But, really, I know that "feedback" isn't exactly the word you are looking for, either. But how about this: Why the need to label it at all? If putting a label on it causes the old binge behavior to rear it's ugly head, maybe it's best not to apply labels...

JillyBean

...if I am not getting hungry for every meal, I know I am fooling myself and eating too much for me... Yup, me too, Blue. And I know that I am not getting hungry often enough for meals. It will happen. I'm still learning. I figure I'm working on the vanilla no-s habits and when those are completely...

JillyBean

No S: SUCCESS!

Shovelglove: SUCCESS!

Walk: SUCCESS!

JillyBean

It's still surprising to me the way our bodies adjust...

I remember my mother-in-law telling me once that she didn't like the frosting on cake because it was too sweet. Too sweet? I never had heard of such a thing before! Now I understand. (But I think I still like the frosting.)

JillyBean

I did it! My first day of shovelgloving! I am proud of myself!! (We'll see how I feel tomorrow...)

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Can we at least fill a hot tub or kiddy pool? :twisted: Just kidding, but you are not alone with your ire. In my opinion it is still about women being seen as sex objects. Overweight women are considered second class and thin women are exploited. Don't get me going on Victoria's Secret ads on tv. Oh...

JillyBean

SUCCESS!

This morning I am feeling fat. I will walk in a while and I hope that helps. I may have to start paying closer attention to my food. Even though the days are successful as far as snacks, sweets and seconds go, they still could be too caloric for my body size and my age. Drats!

JillyBean

Good for you, OG!!

JillyBean

Please keep us posted. You have lots of friends here. We'll be praying...

JillyBean

My finners are croxxed so tigthtly, it's haaard to type!!

Seriously, here's hoping it works out, OG...

JillyBean

Thanks, CC and OG! I like it too!

JillyBean

BrightAngel wrote: I think, somehow, many people find it more "morally" acceptable to discount the actual Pleasure one feels
while they are engaging themselves in "unacceptable" behavior.

Aaaah! I think you may be right about that.

"Food for thought" for me today.

JillyBean

When I'm in a public place and I see a woman who is overweight or fat eating something really fattening.....I don't think...."oh, dear...they shouldn't be doing that"....What I intensely know from my own personal experience is the HIGH PRICE they have chosen to pay for that food, and how valuable a...

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CatholicCajun wrote: I have a 9 year old (B)Rat Terrier.

I have a 9 year old Jack Russell Terrier. (He's a spoiled brat too!) But I wouldn't have him any other way. (Well, maybe if he didn't shed, like Resting's poochies...)

JillyBean

Now that I have been NOT dieting for 7 weeks, I'm changing my daily check-in name from 'Me On A Diet' to 'Resting On A Journey'. Just feels right! I like the new check-in name! I agree. We are not on a diet here. It's a whole new outlook, isn't it? PS I just changed my name too. What an impact this...

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Almost didn't eat breakfast because I'm so stressed about something I'm not going to let No S go all to hell, just because some other things are. Keeping that steady and stable is a good thing right now, a balance for the chaos. I'm sorry to hear that you are having some troubles, but want to congr...

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gj wrote: Resting pulse around 80 now

Nice job!

JillyBean

SUCCESS! I did not take yesterday as a special day. Once, for just a few seconds, I sort of wished I had so that I could have something sweet, but I would have had to declare it a failure if I had because it was not in the plan and would have just been an excuse, so I told myself I could wait until...

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Well, I finally did it. I have wanted to change my name from "Just Jill" for a few weeks now, but never actually got around to it until now. I realized after a while that " Just Jill" was not very flattering. It's like saying, "It's only me. No big deal. Who cares?" It took some thinking to come up ...

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I am travelling to Singapore for a week with my family for a holiday. What do I do? a) Treat it as an s-day (although not Saturday, Sunday or a special holiday or celebration) and have one less s-day on the following weekend. I could easily get derailed by this Singapore thing because I am a rules ...

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So now that I have a few s-days behind me I have begun to notice a pattern. Right from the start I didn't have a problem with seconds, so nothing new there. As for snacks, when I first started (and I'm talking about n-days and s-days here) I didn't think I had a problem with snacking, but after a co...

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S-Day So now that I have a few s-days behind me I have begun to notice a pattern. Right from the start I didn't have a problem with seconds, so nothing new there. As for snacks, when I first started (and I'm talking about n-days and s-days here) I didn't think I had a problem with snacking, but aft...

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Nope, never heard of it. I just love No S and that's all I need for now...

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Wow, Blue, I can relate! A couple years ago I was "a skinny petite chick" and I used to wonder if other women hated me like I used to hate the skinny ones when I wasn't. But, you know what? I used to hate the fat women too because I knew they were eating stuff that I wouldn't dream of allowing mysel...

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Marilyn, It is good to see you back. You can do this. I have recently decided that I am what I tell myself I am. If I believe that I am a food addict and I cannot say no after eating a bite of something, that is exactly what I am and what I will do (not stop eating, I mean.) On the other hand, if I ...

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S-Day I wish I had eaten less popcorn last night, but otherwise it was a great day. Maybe popcorn will be one of those things that I'll need a "glass ceiling" for. I certainly could have used it last night and I doubt it would have made it feel like an n-day, if you know what I mean. Hubby and I we...

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OR, when you get your main course, mentally or physically spit it in half on your plate and only eat half, Sorry, but boy did this make me laugh!! I am such a proof-reader, so I have to tell you -- when I envision spitting on my food, well, I don't know if I'd even want to eat half after that! LOL ...

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Jessies Daughter: Way to go!

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This is working for me and as the saying goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! :) I couldn't agree more!! I am weighing myself only once a month too. I am not expecting much of a loss, but I am fine with it (most of the time) because I know the yo-yoing is my other option and that is failure in th...

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