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Jammin' Jan

Hope you are doing much better today, Kevin! I get crabby when I get a migraine, and I have really learned to keep my mouth closed so I don't start arguments at home. So, I sympathize with you! Hope you and your wife are all made up, and you are in better spirits. By the way, I meant to tell you in ...

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Family will be home in a couple of hours :D No sweets :cry: No snacks :cry: No seconds :) Exercise :D [walking: 3.75 miles; dumbbells for upper & lower strength] Now that this week is over, I am re-committing myself to the No-S program. Will begin over again, starting tomorrow. I think that since th...

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I'm glad that the surgery was successful. Hope your lives get back to normal now.

Thanks for the "True Confessions" post. After the week I've had, I really needed to read that. I will be starting over again myself.

Begin. Continue. Repeat.

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Sunday School Supper...sounds like a Special S-day to me!

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Sunday School Supper...sounds like a special s-day to me!

Jammin' Jan

I like the idea of contributing weight in pounds lost in equivalent weight of canned or packaged foods to the local food shelf! No-S: Good for us, good for others, too!

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Gee, I don't know...lemon in Coke. Sugar, empty calories and acid vs. a smidgin of vitamin C. On the other hand, much better than alcohol, which is more empty calories and some toxins to boot. So you get a

I think!

Ooooo...Haagen Daaz. It was 82 F. here today, and that sure sounds good!

Jammin' Jan

Deb, is jelly really no-s friendly? A friend of ours gave us several jars of this really incredible fresh (not cooked) strawberry preserves. I keep it in the freezer because I don't use much even when I am putting it on the toast. It tastes like freshly-picked strawberries! So I can really put it on...

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Welcome to the No-S Diet! Hope you enjoy yourself on this eating plan! Post often

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Jammin' Jan

Family will be back tomorrow night...

So-so day:

No sugar:

(had jelly on my breakfast toast)
No snacks

No seconds

Exercise:

(urban rangering)

Jammin' Jan

Still missing my family...

No sweets:

No snacks:

No seconds:

Exercise: Thursday was a rest day

Have given up on not snacking until next Monday.

Jammin' Jan

Was it good strudel? Might as well eat something really good if you're going to do it at all!

Begin. Continue. Repeat. (life is filled with new beginnings.)

Jammin' Jan

Maybe you didn't really have seconds at dinner. Since lunch was inedible, you simple had lunch at dinner, followed immediately by dinner! So, see, it was a perfect-eating day after all!

What kind of yoga do you do? Is there a style-name or book title you'd recommend?

Jammin' Jan

Good enough day: No sweets :D No snacks :D No seconds :D Exercise: :D Urban rangering = 10,000+ steps and 120 crunches Breakfast: egg, toast, orange juice Lunch: last of the red beans and rice; large apple; diet Coke Dinner: fried chicken breast; corn Food today was too much and too heavy.

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Monday... :roll: No sweets: :D No snacks: :( No seconds: :D Exercise: :D Breakfast: eggs, toast, orange juice Lunch: top ramen with green beans; tuna sandwich Snack: eating out of boredom/loneliness -- husband and daughter are gone all week and I miss 'em! Crackers and peanut butter Dinner: red bean...

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Another good day! :D Breakfast: bacon omelette with a little maple syrup; toast with honey; orange juice Lunch: leftover sweet & sour chicken bowl from yesterday's lunch; some slices of lite bread Dinner: all the leftovers in the fridge (fish, fried chicken, veggies, potatoes). Dessert: 4 Oreos :D E...

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"And how"

So...what did you do?

Jammin' Jan

I am so close to my best weight, that even when I get there, I doubt that anyone would notice. But I will notice, because the clothes at the back of the closet will get moved forward! The perennial difficulty I have is that gaining, losing, and maintaining are all so close together in terms of calor...

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A wonderful S-Day! Breakfast: oatmeal; bacon omelette; orange juice; toast Lunch at Applebee's: sweet & sour chicken bowl thing. Ate only half and brought the other half home for tomorrow's lunch; club soda with lime Dinner: fried chicken; green beans; tiny little baked spud Exercise: 30 minutes on ...

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I have this nice pair of navy blue slacks that I really love, but haven't been able to wear for the last couple of years. Those few pounds over my ideal weight just made them too snug in the waist; I was always thinking, if only I could move that button over a half inch or so. Tonight, I decided to ...

Jammin' Jan

Hey Kevin, that's cool!! Just keep adding one more every so often and you will soon be doing the full 20! Shovelgloving is fun, isn't it!

Jammin' Jan

A Good Day:

No Sweets:

No Snacks:

No Seconds:

Exercise: shovelglove, about 14 min.

Breakfast: egg, toast, orange juice

Lunch at Applebee's: big bacon burger, veggies instead of the fries, club soda with lime

Dinner: macaroni; oven fried spudz; corn; brussles sprouts

Jammin' Jan

Surely, you sound like a winner...I am predicting success for you with your approach.

Jan

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Recipe for success in any area of life, including No-S and weight control:

Begin. Continue. Repeat.

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Oh yucko...there was one that looked like a plate of worms, and another that resembled a dead brain.

Three glasses of cranberry juice would definitely not be enough.

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It may be easy stuff for neurosurgery, but it's awfully tough on Mom and Dad. I will offer a Rosary tomorrow morning, and ask Our Lady Health of the Sick to protect her.

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Way to go, Deb!!

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DAY 22: SUCCESS! No Snacks: :D :!: No Sweets: :D No Seconds: :D Exercise: Gazelle + weights :D Breakfast: egg, toast, orange juice Lunch: leftover tuna rolls, broccoli, baked potato, fruit cocktail Dinner: Alaskan Halibut Steak, baked in lemon-butter, seasoned with onion and sweet paprika; green bea...

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What's happening with your daughter? I will pray for her when I go to Church this evening.

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What Ruth said.

Also, please put the Shovelglove movements into the book, along with pictures.

Jammin' Jan

Recipe: Southwest Corn

1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 can whole kernel corn, drained (I used frozen)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 jar (12 oz.) taco sauce

Brown meat and onion; drain. Add corn and taco sauce. Simmer 5 minutes.

From: The Four Ingredient Cookbooks by Linda Coffee and Emily Cale

Jammin' Jan

RECIPE: CRAB ROLLS 1 can crabmeat (I used tuna), drained little mayo (I used lowfat) 1 can refrigerator biscuits (about 8 biscuits; I made homemade) Mix the crabmeat with the mayo to moisten. Roll the entire can of biscuits out to a rectangle. Flatten it well. Spread the crab/mayo mix down the cente...

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Reinhard: Smileys are back! Are we going to do a recipe thread?

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"Zen and the Art of No-S-ing". Sounds like a bestseller.

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Deb:

Amen! Thanks!

Jan

Jammin' Jan

No snacks: :D No sweets: :D No seconds: :D Exercise(gazelle): :D Breakfast: egg, toast, orange juice Lunch: top ramen, 1/2 can peas, 1/2 can sliced peaches Dinner: tuna rolls, broccoli RECIPE: CRAB ROLLS 1 can crabmeat (I used tuna), drained little mayo (I used lowfat) 1 can refrigerator biscuits (a...

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Wonderful idea!!! I had posted a recipe for Red Beans and Rice on my daily check-in a few days ago, and was thinking of doing this regularly, just for fun. I would love a permanent place to talk about food!

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No sugar

No seconds

No snacks

grrrrrrrrrrrr
urban rangering

shovelglove

sigh.

Jammin' Jan

My daughter uses photobucket all the time. I will have to ask her to help me with it..

Jammin' Jan

All children are miracles; your story is especially inspiring. My two are grown or nearly so: son is 20, married and daughter is 15. Can't imagine life without husband and kids. You have a beautiful family; I loved seeing the pictures. Maybe I will post a picture of mine someday, if I can figure out...

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Monday: 2/3 Success :D :D 1/3 Failure :( Breakfast: egg; lite toast with lite spread; orange juice. Lunch: tuna sandwich on lite bread; bowl of peach slices. I knew lunch was not enough food even while I was eating it, and I should've had more food, but didn't. Afternoon snack: another tuna sandwich...

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I don't know why anyone would want to buy these programs. There are all those commercials on tv for pill-poppin'-programs, and they are all expensive. The fine print at the bottome of the screen always says "results not typical" and then they say that you have to follow a diet and exercise program, ...

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Casey, your kids are so cute!!!! What a blessing children are to us!

Jan

Jammin' Jan

Kevin, sounds like you're doing really well and the insulin is going down, down, down. Keep it up! (the effort, not the insulin).

Jan

Jammin' Jan

Hope your wife is feeling better by now. It's bad enough being sick, but to be travelling, too, is even worse.

Jammin' Jan

Be careful of hurting your lower back if you are bending over and moving the sledgehammer around.

Jammin' Jan

Breakfast: bacon omelette; pineapple juice; toast with fresh strawberry jelly

Lunch: leftover sloppy joe; green beans

Dinner: (restaurant after the Star Wars movie) steak sandwich with grilled onions and mushrooms; chicken gumbo soup. A real lack of vegetables in this meal.

Jammin' Jan

I like that! Are you picking up the sledgehammer and moving it around as if it were the pieces of wood?

Jammin' Jan

Breakfast: French Toast with S-Day maple syrup; orange juice Lunch: "Southwest Corn"; leftover green peas; canned peaches, well drained Dinner: Sloppy Joes (Manwich sauce and ground turkey) on buns; green beans Recipe: Southwest Corn 1 pound ground beef or turkey 1 can whole kernel corn, drained (I ...

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I am 17 days into the No-S Diet, and I have lost 2 pounds. This might not seem like much, but I am a tiny little thing, and am only 8 pounds over my ideal weight, so this is a 25% weight loss for me! I have been struggling with these pounds for a couple of years now, and this is the first time I've ...

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Check-in for Friday: Breakfast: Cinnamon-vanilla French toast with lite veg spread; over easy egg; orange juice Lunch: BLT on thick wheat bread; coleslaw; club soda with lemon and lime slices Dinner: burger at a baseball game; if I get lucky, they might have some sort of fruit or salad available. Ex...

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My husband looked at me kind of funny, too, when he saw the sledgehammer leaning against the wall in the livingroom. But I explained what it was about and he didn't say anything further. It's a really good workout, so don't exceed the 14 minutes or you will feel it the next day. Less than 14 minutes...

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Hi Casey! Congratulations on your new baby :!: When I began playing with shovelgloving, I didn't have a sledgehammer either, so I improvised using one 5-pound dumbbell. It was very short, but still worked okay. I enjoyed the movements so much I went out and bought my very own sledgehammer. Hope you ...

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Very good day. Breakfast: over-hard egg; orange juice; lite bread, toasted, with lite veg spread. Lunch: an hour and a half late, but I didn't snack, even though there were all sorts of goodies calling my name at the Walmart checkout line. Meatloaf; green beans; broccoli; mashed potatoes with lite v...

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Last night was not so good. I had a smaller lunch, which was okay, but then in my enthusiasm for reducing portions, I also had a smaller dinner. By 7 pm I was starving. I waited a little while to see if it would pass, but I just kept getting hungrier and hungrier. Finally, I just went and got a snac...

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Best wishes on the remainder of your exams, Ida!

Jammin' Jan

Hi Elinor,

Sounds like you did really well with a difficult day. It's hard to stay on track when the universe (and trains) are conspiring against you. But you did it!

What is veg tikka masala? Do you make this or buy it? Is it a recipe? (hint, hint

)

Jan

Jammin' Jan

Breakfast: 1 egg, over easy, sprinkled with bacon bits; a toasted bagel, spread with lite veg spread; glass orange juice Lunch: Ate at Applebee's with my husband. I ordered the Baconburger with vegetables instead of fries. Ate all the veggies, but only half the burger. Brought the rest home! Usually...

Jammin' Jan

Hey Jools,

Your story about the key lime pie was very inspiring! May we all become picky eaters!

Jammin' Jan

Reinhard, one of these days when you are looking for something to do, you really should write the No-S Diet & Shovelglove Book. I know the diet itself is really simple and could fit on the cover of the book, but the rest of what you say should be read by people who haven't found this site.

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Day 13 Breakfast: 1 egg, over easy, 1 biscuit with "lite" veg spread, 8 oz. glass orange juice Lunch: tuna-noodle casserole with peas; corn; fruit salad of mandarin oranges and sliced banana (couldn't eat all I put on my plate!) Dinner: red beans and rice with polish sausage; broccoli; garlic bread...

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Gee, Samurai, I love the idea of taking the shovelglove for a walk! I might try that this evening.

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Elinor, you sound like you're off to a good start! Are you vegetarian? I was curious when I saw the soy milk and vege mince in the pasta sauce.

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Will do.

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Checking in on Day 13. My plates are not so full as they were when I began; not sure if the appetite is decreasing, or if I am just not so concerned about hunger. I have discovered that if I balance my meals with protein, starch, and fruit/salad/vegetables, then it is satisfying for a longer period ...

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One of the things I really love about this program is that nothing is forbidden. Postponed, maybe, but not forbidden. On Saturday, I had a little maple syrup on my French Toast, and a morning snack of a bagle with some wonderful strawberry preserves that a friend made. At dinner, I had a second tort...

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For several years, I posted daily "What's Cookin'?" and "Who's Movin'?" threads on another forum that I was on. It was meant to be daily support and accountability. People really participated and it seemed to do some good. I am an early riser, so it was easy for me to get this up on the board early ...

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Oh yeah, I was pretty sore on Sunday! But it was a good sore, not a bad sore, so that was okay. I know what you mean about going at it with gusto!! Well, I was going to do it this afternoon, honest I was, but then I fell asleep on the couch and didn't get to it. It would've been a nice nap, except f...

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PS, after I got up to do some stuff to get dinner on the table... I think what Reinhard had to say in his No-S Diet homepage is the most reasonable and intelligent thing I have ever heard about eatilng. Fat-free vegan definitely fits his description of "focussed gluttony." I could eat all day from p...

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Hi Ariel,

This is instead of rather than in addition to. I like the freedom here. Nothing forbidden, just a time and a place for all good foods. This is easy, this is fun! I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am.

Jammin' Jan

I was so glad to hear about your success. And don't apologize for your English...it's just fine!

Jammin' Jan

One thing that I am finding a help in avoiding the snack attack is to balance my meals with a little protein, a little starch, and lots of fruit/vegetables/salad. The protein is digested slowly, the starch is very filling, and the produce will keep you healthy with vitamins and minerals. When I firs...

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Glad you're here! I cruised around for a while, too, looking for a program that was a good "fit." This seems to be it. I know what you mean about the panic of wondering whether you'll faint between meals. I haven't passed out, so that's a good sign, since I was a pretty heavy snacker before I starte...

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It may be that they can be skinny and eat junk all day, but if you stick with the program, and they stick with the junk, there may be a reversal in ten years or so. They will be fat and sick and you will be slim and healthy. It may be hard to see this now, but later on you will see that this is true...

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Hi Freakwitch, Sorry to hear about the bug! That can really lay you low for a while. Are you able to eat to get some strength back? Remember the BRAT diet for a sick tummy: B ananas R ice A pplesauce T oast (or T ea These foods are easily digested. Chicken soup is good as always, of course. Anyway, ...

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Welcome Elinor! I hope you enjoy this program as much as I am. If you want accountability, try posting something every day. I am looking forward to reading your posts!

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I'm now officially one of you, having gone to Walmart and bought my very own sledgehammer. I bought a shorter one (15 inches long) marked at 4 pounds, but it felt heavier than that, so I weighed it when I got home: 6 pounds. I like it a little shorter than others that I saw because I'm a short perso...

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Ha!Ha! I did it!

I saved the business card as a jpeg into My Documents, then used photo editing software to enlarge without pixelating. As long as I was at it, I framed it into a picture of a piggie-chef, and framed that into a coordinating blue mat frame. Techno-mom strikes again!

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Hi Deb, My family is very supportive, no problems there. I joined this program after five years on the McDougall Program (fat free vegan) and they were always okay with that. I only have about 5 "vanity" pounds to lose, so this isn't a big deal weight-wise. Husband has no sweet tooth whatsoever, and...

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Hey Julia, I'm not a dessert person anyway, so whenever I have to do meals like this, I just tell people at my table that I've really had enough to eat, and would someone like some extra dessert? If no one takes it, then I push it away from me, to the side or center...anywhere except in front of my ...

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Dear Marsha, Your reply was hilarious!!! :lol: Go get that sledgehammer out of the barn, bring it into the house and use it! This is silly, hiding like this. I think I will blow up the No-S "business card" to full-paper size, and post it on the fridge for all to see. When I take my daughter to work ...

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So far, I haven't mentioned this to anyone at all, not even husband or the daughter still at home. No one notices anything because there isn't anything at all to notice....just me eating normal meals with the family! Haven't bought the sledgehammer yet. At the end of the month, I'm going to be here ...

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but it doesn't seem to. Eight days now, and no-s days have been really easy. Surprising, because I have had several days in which dinner has been later than usual and I figured I'd be starving, but it's been okay. My next goal is to buy a genuine sledge hammer. Oh boy, the family is gonna howl when ...

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I have always parked as quickly as possible since I really hate driving and want to get out of the car fast. Usually this means the first spot I see is mine, no matter how far it is from the store. Walmart has a nice big lot, and I'm usually in the space closest to the street. When I drive downtown ...

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"It's so easy to resolve more than you can do, so resolve sparingly."

Yes, and that applies to every area of life, I think.

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I did most of the shovelglove movements last night. All the junk in the garage, but no sledge hammer anywhere, so I used a 5 pound cast iron dumbbell. This might be better for now, since I am a pint-sized middle-age mom; even the lightest of the sledge hammers would probably be too heavy for me. I d...

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Actually, I was just wondering about this in a general sense. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, and even Polaner is too sweet for me at breakfast. Orange juice, and sometimes a piece of fresh fruit, is very satisfying, along with the usual egg and toast.

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Two things: (1) would these exercises work with a body bar instead of sledge hammer? I like the idea of the weight being evenly distributed instead of just at one end. (2) musing on movements, so here's one for you: "Washing Clothes." In exercise parlance, it would be called "Bent-Over Row." Imagine...

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I suppose that putting jelly/jam/preserves on breakfast toast is something to be reserved for an S day because of the sugar content. But how about Polaner All-Fruit or Smucker's All Fruit? They are sweetened with fruit juice only, no sugar added, no artificial sweeteners, either. Legal on no-S days?

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Even if it were real, it doesn't sound like much fun. I like to eat!

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Hey Beth, Looks like you found a home! A diet home, that is. Patience is really a good thing. If you lost whatever weight you need to lose really quickly, your skin would get all baggy and saggy. If weight loss happens slowly, then the skin has a chance to keep up. Plus, you develop the habits you n...

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Reinhard, I sure do like your approach!

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Maybe you could just pick one thing to do on your s day that is not allowed on a no-s day. For example, have a little sweet on Saturday, and then a little snack on Sunday. But don't do more than one each day. Would this work for you? I'm new here, too, and I think this is the most reasonable program...

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I enjoyed my first s day yesterday...a little maple syrup on my French Toast, and a second helping at dinner, which was actually an hour or so after dinner, so it counted as a snack as well. Today not only begins with S, but it is Mother's Day as well, making it a S pecial day as well, hence the Dou...

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Well, no cake, because that would be an s on a no-s day. But, really, yesterday was really easy to get through. I was busy, but ate my three one-helping healthy meals, felt good, and went to bed comfortable. I think today will be more of the same. Today's Saturday, so that means I can put a little m...

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Julia, be strong! You can do this, and you must, given the medical conditions you cited. Try a nice glass of water with a slice or two of lemon or lime squeezed into it. This is so refreshing! Or get an exotic flavored herbal tea. Go exercise, clean house, go for a walk. Remember this is an s day, s...

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I went on that site when it first came out. The info in the newspaper was pretty confusing, so I thought that maybe the website might express the whole thing more clearly. What a big bunch of stupidity! How can anybody do anything useful with it? They would've done much better with the no s diet and...

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Breakfast was kind of light, since I was planning on my usual 10 am snack. Then I found your website. No snack! By the time lunchtime came around I thought I was going to pass out from hunger, but I didn't. So I made a big plate of ham, pasta, and green beans, and a can of mixed fruit (well drained ...

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I figure I'm going to live just as long as God wants me to live and not one day longer. What I am aiming for, though, is to live healthy and strong for whatever time I have so I can do good for those around me. Being overweight (which brings on arthritis in my knees) and poor nutruition are not the ...

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On your hierarchy of drinks, you did not list my favorite. When I am at a restaurant and my friends are all guzzling the soda pop or beer, I am happily sipping a club soda with lime slices. No sugar, no calories, lots of fizz.

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