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Still here, still sticking to it. I haven't been losing, but today I weighed in still at my lowest weight. Maybe if I'm super good today and tomorrow I can go down a little more before T-Day. I think maybe I'll do N on Saturday to make up for Thursday.

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Maybe you're feeling in control and optimistic and are standing up straighter.

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Well, this is my first holiday season on No S, but I've already been trying to think up strategies. I stay home so I'm not tempted at the office, but I am missing the treats that make it feel like the holidays. I am planning meals that use pumpkin and squash, so I can get those flavors in healthy wa...

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That's great, I still need to get the book myself! Maybe for Christmas... I started No S hoping to inspire my DH who is obese. He has lost weight over the past year but I thought it was time to set a good example for him. After I was on No S for 5-6 weeks, he decided he would join me! I think it's h...

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This past weekend was the first time I didn't feel like overdoing it. Not to say I didn't anyway, but the urge is getting less strong. Then I went and had a fail on Monday :roll: That's two fails this month already, so I definitely can't do it again for a while. I've lost my cooking mojo a bit. It s...

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So far so good this week. It's so nice having DH doing No S too. Tomorrow is an S evening - we're going out for my mom's birthday.

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I didn't have a great No-S weekend. I intended to start S Friday after dinner, but I started a bit earlier than that and after an indulgent Saturday as well intended to do N on Sunday. I failed, pretty much from the beginning. DD was at my parents' house for the weekend (two nights!) and I spent the...

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Me too! I intended to be good and do N today but that didn't last long. There is just something about the weekend that makes it hard to do N.

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I also think that link to people's pics and their supposed BMI's is interesting. I wonder where they are getting the info on the pictured person's weight? I can't believe it, but I actually recognize one of the people pictured! Shauna is dietgirl (www.dietgirl.org) who has had a popular weightloss ...

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142.6! Okay, that's only down .2 from 10/27, but it's progress. I ended up yesterday with calories around 2100 which is just so much, but I was hoping the fact I was hungry a lot yesterday and am starving this morning indicated I burned more than I ate. And I think it did!

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Yesterday I read connorcream's check in and she inspired me to cut back a bit more on my calories. I'm not going to make a habit of counting them because the food I eat is not easily countable, but I did put in today and it looks like I'm on track for about 1800 calories. According to my age, height...

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Thanks! No S helps me feel so in control of at least one part of my life. Even if I don't always keep my meals as small as they should be, at least I'm not eating desserts all day.

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I'm trying to hold it together today and not cheat, but the election results are not helping. I feel sick to my stomach, which definitely helps my appetite. My parents have DD this morning and will watch both later for a bit. So I get to run to the library by myself and try and enjoy it before the R...

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Yesterday was a small (for me) dinner and I was pretty hungry in the evening. I didn't even have a cup of tea though! The baby was up a lot in the night and I was hungry, but not enough to keep me awake when I got the chance to sleep. I did have a dream where I ate a snack without thinking and then ...

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Success: So glad I'm doing No S so I don't have to rely on good judgement to keep me from eating candy and instead have a hard and fast rule not to. I'd be eating tons of candy today otherwise! I indulged lots over the weekend and am excited to get back to moderation. I think I'm going to need to st...

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Ha, my S days are way worse than that. As were my normal days before No S.... Did everyone get through Halloween okay? I ate a lot of candy and desserts, but am grateful it's Monday and N again. Don't feel too strong of an urge to cheat because I indulged so much over the weekend. Glad to have No S ...

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Today was kind of a fail and kind of not. I've decided to allow myself to start S Friday after dinner and I'll end S after lunch on Sunday. My husband made a beautiful dessert this evening and while I could have waited until tomorrow, I don't want to binge on sweets first thing in the morning and we...

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Success! I'm going to stop counting the days. No point now that I'm over 21. Breakfast was cereal, lunch was a microwave indian meal and couscous and a few blueberries, and dinner was homemade kung pao chicken. It has been pretty hard not sampling any halloween candy, and now DH has made kettle korn...

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I think it's great that you're back and you have a plan! You say you generally adopt healthier eating in company - is there a way you can plan your meals so you always have someone to eat with? I think recognizing the reasons behind your overeating is a huge step, now you can do something about it!

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I was feeling the same way - diet fatigue. And really worried that I was going to stop losing now. But this morning I was down again! And my brand new expensive pants are kind of loose and I have to keep pulling them up

Are you weighing in at all?

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Day 23: Success! Back to the grind. Had a banana and chocolate malt o meal for breakfast (chocolate only because I wanted my daughter to eat some too and she refuses the plain kind completely), a jamaican meat patty, salad, yogurt, and a pear for lunch, and mango chicken stir fry with white rice for...

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Glad to see you're still around, I was starting to worry about your lack of check ins! Just remember the creamer does have a ton of sugar in it. If you look at the nutritional info, it's 5 grams to a teaspoon. I totally understand needing sweetener in your coffee, but it can actually be better to ad...

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I just finished my 21 days and this weekend was kind of wild. All weekend I was feeling so sad about Monday coming again and tried to make up for it by eating tons of sweets. I think it actually worked - today I'm not feeling any desire for sweets or snacks. I feel like weekends are so busy I don't ...

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Day 19: We'll see, it's not over yet... today has been the most challenging since the first week. I am pretty tired today and I am used to eating sweets to make up for lack of sleep. Plus we went out as a family to the apple orchard and I sat and watched my husband and daughter eat an apple sundae a...

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My husband has really bad allergies and zyrtec is the best - better than prescription allergy meds and you can get the generic at Sam's Club super cheap. Hope you start feeling better - it's so hard getting anything done when you're not feeling good! I am loving this lifestyle too, and I'm a major (...

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Funny, because it pretty much is *that* easy.

Exactly, that's the point

I do think No S helps make it that easy though by providing such clear boundaries and the weekend safety valves. No way could I be doing this without S days!

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My husband is similar to you in age and size and in that he's been overweight his whole life. For him, it took a health scare last winter to finally make him really serious about losing weight. When your doctor advises an echocardiogram before you're even 30 and have two small children, it's enough ...

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Day 17: Success! Today I deserve extra pats on the back since I resisted fierce temptation. We had lunch at a Scandinavian cafe that sells my favorite pumpkin cookies that are only available this time of the year. My aunt bought a big variety of cookies and we all went back to her place where everyo...

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Day 16: Success! I have two sick kids at home and a husband with some other unknown illness. I had my parents come and help out - I'm so lucky they're retired and always "on call" for me. I haven't exercised, but did a ton of cleaning including wiping up the kitchen and bathroom floors, so that must...

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Day 15: SUCCESS! Okay, so it's only halfway through the day so far, but no way am I cheating. Weekend was fun - DD was at grandma's, my husband didn't work as much as usual, and I made some yummy desserts. I made iced pumpkin cookies and a pear custard tart with Michigan pears from the co-op. Half o...

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About me: I'm Sarah, 31, and have a 3 year old daughter and a 7 month old son. I was always super skinny as a kid, and was around 125 once I reached high school. Stayed that way until I got married and was making all my own food choices and indulging myself more and dessert became a twice daily nece...

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KCCC I know I'm going to miss these times someday, but that doesn't make it any easier! :) When my daughter asks me to lay next to her for a little while every night when she goes to bed I grind my teeth and remind myself it won't be long before she doesn't even want me in her room! I was down to 1...

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Another green day, though I did have a chai in the evening which isn't quite kosher, and I ate a walnut off my daughter's plate while I was having lunch before I thought, but I don't think that deserves a red. I didn't get any exercise though - I was busy enough giving both kids baths, going grocery...

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For the soup, a little fresh grated parmesan on top goes a long way. Or croutons, or stale bread. It might even just need a bit more salt. I wouldn't do chicken if you want to add meat, it's too bland - I would do sausage. I particularly like a little bit of kielbasa or andouille cubed and fried (to...

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The weekend was a bit more indulgent than I intended, but I feel I learned something. I didn't really enjoy my sweets all that much. When you're hungry between meals on N days, you appreciate your actual dinner so much you don't need sweets. I wasn't big on dessert as a kid, and this is more how I a...

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S day, yay! And I weighed into and am down to 146.4! So I'm definitely losing weight!

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Amy I don't know how you manage with your DH away so much! My husband works from home and I still feel overwhelmed most of the time! This weekend...tomorrow we're going to the Mall of America - I need to make a couple returns and exchanges and a few little errands like that. Not sure about Sunday -...

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Yes, my daughter is 3, so I definitely think she can make it without too many snacks. She doesn't usually snack that much, but I just want to make it a policy so she can't get away with not eating her meal if it's something she doesn't like! The preschool family night was fun, but my meal was pretty...

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LOL Alison ! We cross posted and I just wanted to say the only thing that gets me through this part of the day is a nice cup of tea with whole milk and sugar. Otherwise I'd be on the donuts for sure. I had a little nap and when I woke up (was woken by baby) I was seeing red and thinking screw the di...

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I can't imagine trying to lose weight while breastfeeding (but maybe that's b/c I was just such a gluttonous piggie when preggers/nursing, LOL). Oh, you don't need to tell me, gluttonous pigginess is exactly why I need to diet! And I want Reinhardt to come rushing in here to tell me that nursing mo...

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I'm Sarah, 31, and SAHM to DD - 3 years and DS - 7 months. I spend so much time thinking about menu plans, grocery shopping, and preparing food for my family, no wonder I'm eating all the time, food is always on my mind! I'm using 150 as my starting weight as that was what it was a few days ago when...

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Our eating less food is not going to change anything for the hungry people in the world, I just mean by eating less and being more thoughtful in our eating, we can feel a gratitude for our food and will be better people. I don't think anyone should emulate TE Lawrence - he had serious issues and end...

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Last night (day two of No S) I lay in bed feeling hungry. I realized that my stomach wasn't grumbling or churning, and it didn't hurt or ache. So why on earth did my brain get the idea that I was hungry?? I can only assume it's because I'm so used to feeling full, anything less than that feels like ...

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I think a moms with young children thread would be great! I feel like walking pushing a double stroller with one child and 3 pumpkins and carrying a baby in a sling 5 blocks is better than 10 blocks alone! (That's what I did this evening). Plus - how not to eat the food left on your kids' plate, and...

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Hi! I'm a SAHM to a 3 year old and a 7 month old and I know how easy it is to snack, especially when you spend so much time preparing food for other people and you feel like you never have time to sit down and eat yourself. And my days are so exhausting a dessert can give me that extra bit of energy...

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Today is my first day too! I'm impressed you lost 15 lbs on WW already, I've never had that much will power. In fact, I think this is the longest I've ever been on a diet (21 hours so far) - previously I've only made it until the next meal :lol: This is the first time a diet has ever made sense to m...

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Eating like a kid again

So that's what it feels like to not feel full!