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Gk, Thanks, I am kinda proud of myself! I feel so much more in control. That said, I have to confess a couple things about my 21 days. I was not real strict on some of the rules, like one plate, especially when we went out to eat, which for me has not been often. DH and I go out once a week, but us...

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[size=0]Milly, I would call your week a huge success! 4 green days, and you managed to stop yourself on Thursday instead of just eating everything! Good job!!

Also congrats on getting up and running! That's also a huge success![/size]

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Today is an S day :lol: I'm very happy. I have been posting daily on the general discussion board from a book I'm using daily and it's a great help to me. Today I posted what I think is the perfect S day prayer, if anyone is interested. I had my dark chocolate this morning and I'm looking forward to...

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Today, I'm posting a prayer from the book that's perfect for an S- day. "Everything is permissible for me -- but not everything I'd beneficial. Everything is permissible for me -- but I desire not to be mastered by anything. (1 Cor. 6:12) Lord God help me to recognize and discern what is not benefic...

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GK, Excuse me, but No S is not exactly about eating healthy, it's about moderation and HABIT. So why don't you eat the junk food you love, just 3 plates a day, till you get the habit down? Then you can work on the healthy part. Just a thought... 8) hope you didn't think I was being sarcastic or cri...

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Gk, Thanks! I'm excited! Happy to announce that TODAY, DAY 18 WAS SUCCESS!!! Breakfast= 3 small quesadillas Din= zucchini dish with tomatoes, onions and cheese sauce, chicken thigh, rice Sup= leftover zucchini dish, with rice And after my 2 S-Days, only one more No S day to go!! :arrow: :mrgreen: :...

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Love the idea of defending your village! Fun!

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Heddi,
I would be interested too, be sure to let us know either on this thread or with a private mail when you start your blog. Thanks also for the tips on the books.

Everyone, feel free to contribute here any spiritual tips, verses, prayers, or stories of success!

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Oh, sorry to hear about Tobias arm! him.

I'll be praying for quick recovery for him.

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I can put some quotes here at least a couple times a week, as long as there's interest. "Lord, what you are commanding me today is not too difficult for me or beyond my reach (Deut. 30:31)." "Lord, please help me not to merely listen to the Word, and so deceive myself. Please help me to do what it s...

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Gepetto, Welcome to No S, you are off to a great start! thanks for stopping by my thread. No S is the best! Hmmmm you got me thinking about going to the hardware store for a sledgehammer! I tried the shovel glove routine once with a metal claw hammer, not big or heavy enough, but it was fun, and eve...

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Iron chef,
Happy anniversary and congrats on all the green! I'm also having a green week.

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GK,
Excuse me, but No S is not exactly about eating healthy, it's about moderation and HABIT. So why don't you eat the junk food you love, just 3 plates a day, till you get the habit down? Then you can work on the healthy part. Just a thought...

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I just got an encouraging book on my Kindle, called "Praying God's Word: Breaking Free... By Beth Moore. It has a chapter on Overcoming Food-Related Strongholds. Anyone else interested? I think I will just post some quotes. I felt so much more hopeful today as I prayed through some of the prayers. (...

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Gepetto, Thanks for the encouragement! It does feel good! I was so out of control just a few weeks ago. I got an amazing book today that I think will help me a lot. It's "Praying God's Word: Breaking Free... By Beth Moore, and it has a chapter called "Overcoming Food-Related Strongholds". Very good....

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Eschano, It wasn't hard, because the words were already written in my journals over 4 years. And the inspiration came from God. But typing, formatting and editing, that was work, and took persistence! It's good that you are committing to writing a little each day, because my book would have gotten d...

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Today is day 16 and a success!! I even did well on portions, and got my walk in.

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eschano wrote:Wow, how exciting - 1 week, eh? I think that totally counts as an NWS day, not a fail.

I agree! It's perfectly fine to allow for a couple NWS days every month. Waiting to hear about your baby boy!

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Eschano, That's awesome that you are writing a novel. I published my first book in February. You have to stick with it to get it done. Mine is not fiction, but more inspirational from my journals.

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A new 21 days ahead of me. Goals: NoS - all green Sport - 3-4 times a week Writing - once daily for 8 minutes (appart from the morning pages I already do) I always felt like I needed to be harder on myself. If only I was harder with my fitness regime, with eating less, advancing my career,... I wou...

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Go for the green!

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That's OK, mark it and move on like you said! YOu are doing so well! Have a great week!

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Brush off the crumbs and move on, Gk. You can still go for green this week!!

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Thanks for stopping by my thread, here's to a green week for both of us!

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Hmmm, you didn't answer... Go buy some new clothes! Shopping will be fun with your new body!

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Ani33 wrote:Today, hard earned but ........ Green!!!!!!

Good for you!!!

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Eschano, Millie, Thanks! I just got back from a two day retreat with my fellow missionaries. Just eight of us in a beautiful camp. We had fun, and I had two green days in spite of some challenges with food. Today I decided to turn an afternoon snack (popcorn and veggies) into lunch, and late dinner ...

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Congrats to you on your weight!
Perhaps you could put the scale on a shelf in the closet. One friend put it in the trunk of her car!

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ljk, sweetness, millie, eschano - Thanks everyone! I just love the support on this forum. It really does mean alot to me and helps keep me on track. Feels better to know you're tackling this task with others and not alone, ya know? :) Well.....I tried their step class and LOVED it. Just when I thin...

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Looking over your thread and OMGoodness you are doing SO WELL!

WOW!
Tell Tobias happy Birthday for all of us, and be sure to let us know when his little sibling shows up! Exciting for you!

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Gk, I would love to see Mr Green smileys all over your thread and anyone else's. When someone wants to copy me I consider that a compliment. It was very freeing to be able to have a burger and fries last night. And to have an S day today. I'm enjoying my S day today! Breakfast= green smoothie, 2 eg...

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Congrats on the green week! several of us also did well!

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Snapdragon, I hear you about the kidnapping. My friend's brother was kidnapped last week, they did get him free a couple days later, but unfortunately its big business here. You would love living here for the food though. I can get handmade corn tortillas for about 8 cents each. You may notice we ha...

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Congrats on the green week!

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Snapdragon,
Thanks for stopping by my thread! The chilaquiles were good, most ppl from the midwest don't even know what those are! These were made with green salsa, just a little hot, with sour cream and grated hard cheese on top. YUM.

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Definitely a green week all the way, wouldn't dare turn back now!!!

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Gk- Have a great weekend!!

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Snapdragon,
Thanks for stopping by my thread! The chilaquiles were good, most ppl from the midwest don't even know what those are! These were made with green salsa, just a little hot, with sour cream and grated hard cheese on top. YUM.

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I just now looked up my advantages for losing weight I wrote down last summer, they're still good today! Good reminders, maybe they will help with motivation on portion control! 1. I'll have more energy 2. My clothes will fit better 3. I'll look better. 4. My knees will feel better 5. Clothes shoppi...

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Some people are so rude!!! Now you need to do something nice for yourself to make up for it, but not food related. It might help to write down all the reasons you want to lose weight and get control of your eating. Then you can look at them a few times a day. You CAN do this and IT WILL get easier. ...

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Today is day 11, and will be green. I passed on the sweet roll AND on dessert at the breakfast. I had one plate, even if it was a bit big and portions could have been smaller. It was what I was served= chilaquiles, beans, and eggs in salsa, I also had one small piece of bread. So I already passed th...

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you can do it!!!
WE CAN!!

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Yes! today, day 10 was success! and only one more day till the weekend. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: B= green smoothie, mushroom omelet, fruit, refried beans and a few chips (i was out for breakfast) I passed on the sweet roll that came wit...

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Good for you!

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Day6 - fail:( I kind if started feeling sorry for myself, I was at work and tired and I weighed myself - not a good idea for me. Anyway what happened today is not important it is what happens from now and that is me dusting myself off and hoping back on my no s journey!!! That's right just brush of...

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Hurrah for us, success for me too! that's 4 down and one to go till the weekend.

Love it!!

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Today, Day nine was success

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eschano wrote:Green week here we come

Yes, we're on our way to a green week!

For me, day 8 yesterday was green!

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eschano wrote:Seems like a good challenge I take it!

Yesterday Success.

Oh good, we can do what we decide to do. Two down

three to go!!!

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Thankyou Ani, It's been warm but really nice, as it cools down at night. We're in a valley surrounded by mountains on 3 sides, about a mile high, so the winter is usually very nice, warms up to the low 80's Fahrenheit in the daytime and cool at night. Today it was getting a bit warm when a rainstor...

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Yay, lets go for a green week!

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I think you are wise to accept that it's good to keep up with this board. Even after 5 years, those few who lose weight and keep it off still have a 25% chance of relapsing. If we live in places that totally supported our habits, it might be different, but we don't. Food is likely available all the...

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Vicki,
Love hearing this! Thanks!

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You're off to a good start! I just now noticed you have this thread, and I missed on the other that you wanted to join me on my 21 day challenge. Of course! We don't have to be on the same day to encourage each other! I just finished day 7. ( See my daily) You'll find that once you have a few greens...

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Milly,
Sounds like a yummy weekend, here's to a green week for all of us!

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Roxy, Hugs back! I'm not kidding, what you have done is so encouraging!!

Did you get your new wardrobe? You deserve it!

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Thanks Jean and Eschano, I am inspired by reading Roxy's testimonial and daily thread. Losing all the weight after being stalled for a long while. If I can get my portions down, I know I can lose the weight. The general habit is simple and as long as I have accountability, it's been pretty easy for ...

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You are doing great! I am doing a re-start at about the same time as you so we can encourage each other.

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Hi Kylie,

Welcome to No S! You will love it, its the best. Good luck!

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Welcome Back! I'm just back myself and this is day 6 of a 21 day challenge for me. Let's encourage each other.

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Congrats to you on the weight loss Roxie! You are an inspiration to me!

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Thanks so much for your testimonial, I'm just back to No S after a disastrous break. This is so inspiring to me. It gives me hope. I had pretty much just maintained my weight after about 8 months of pretty strict No S. But when I let it go for a couple months, I gained several pounds! Maintaining is...

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I just started back on No S too, and I echo all your concerns. One thing that's helped me a lot is being on the daily boards, and I hear you about having a slip-up early in the morning and then feeling like its a red day so I might as well eat what I want. What's helped me there is to decide I'm not...

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My weekend went pretty well, I had some sweets but also had 3 meals each day, nothing too excessive. I also got some exercise, walking around town with my DH.

Here's how Days 1 to 6 look=

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I decided to start tracking on the habit cal again. I really like the look of 4 greens in a row. I'm also tracking walking (my only exercise) and portion control, but decided to NOT track reds or yellows on these at this time, only greens! I think it will motivate me. You can fit a lot of food on on...

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Wow, you are doing great, kudos on the green week, and have a great weekend!

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Today, Day 4 was success!

B= green smoothie, 2 eggs, 1 toast
Din= picadillo, brown rice, salad, one small quesadilla
supper= rice and beans, 4crackers with cheddar cheese, banana

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Wow, glad you found something you love to do. Yes!!

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Tobias mom, Eschano, GK, thanks for stopping by! Yesterday day 3, I'm going to call a Success even though there was some funny stuff, it wasn't intentional. I went out for breakfast with my friends, I had my green smoothie with my vitamins before I left the house. I had a crepe with ham and cheese,...

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Eschano, I would call that a non weekend S day, because it was a special celebration. How often do your good friends get engaged? you don't want to allow one every week, but a couple each month is fine.

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Love black beans and rice, but three meals of them in 2 day and I'm hearing a few reports, if you know what I mean!!

today Day 2 was Success!

Yes!!

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Congrats on the weight loss! You are doing great!

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Ani, I weighed myself before I left the states, but my scale doesn't work here. I probably will buy a new scale. I used to weigh once a week. For now how tight my clothes are is a good barometer. They seem to be loosening a bit, but when I weighed I was at an embarrassing almost all time high weight...

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Ironchef, Stopping by here to say Hi and thanks for posting on my thread. Looks like you are doing well, and congrats on the new baby. :D Something I used to do that helped my babies sleep longer... I was nursing and I would get tired in the evening, so I don't think I had as much milk. I would make...

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When I'm in this situation, as I am quite often with our erratic meals, I try to re-frame as follows: isn't it nice to be truly hungry for a meal, when a good, tasty meal is only an hour or so away? Isn't it going to be so nice to sit down for that meal genuinely hungry for it and honor that good f...

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I'm on day 1 of a 21 day challenge. I'm back after sliding off the no s wagon. getting back on today so I will join you. Welcome to No S. Its the best!

Day one for me was SUCCESS! Hope you are doing well.

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Good for you on the success! I'm wondering, did you finally drink the tea, or just stare at it?

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Eschano, Renee, GK, thanks for the tips , I'm struggling with hunger pangs now. I have a pot of black beans simmering for dinner, and they smell good but they aren't done yet! I didn't realize black beans take longer than others. If they were we'd be eating now. Its only 2:00, and we usually eat di...

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You've made a big start by bringing things out into the light. Sometimes its the hiding of bad habits that gives them power. Glad you liked the video.

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GK, I was thinking about your eating junk, and I thought of this video with Bob Newhart, "Stop it!" If you've never seen it look it up on YOUTube. It may not be helpful but its Hilarious!

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Thanks GK, No S is the best thing for maintaining weight I have ever found so far. Anyone can lose weight, but maintaining is the hard part! Millie, Thanks for the tips. I'm going to be pretty firm with the rules for at least 21 days till I have my good habits back, but after that I agree, an all o...

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Just thought I would say Hi, I'm doing a re-start and can use the support of some people who are doing well. Looks like that's you!

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Gk- Nice to see you back posting, good for you on the class.

I'm back here as well after a few months, and the last two I gained 7 pounds! I guess I do need accountability.

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Jean,
Good to see you are still here and posting. Hope you're feeling better.

I'm back and starting a 21 day challenge tomorrow. I need accountability and encouragement.

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Glad to see you are still here and Congrats on the 32 pounds!! Wow!

I'm back, starting a 21 day challenge tomorrow. Would love some encouragement... I gained 7 pounds in the past 2 months! Ouch.

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Hi! Good to see you are still around. Looks like you're doing well! Congrats! I'm back and starting a 21 day challenge tomorrow. Could use some tips and encouragement as I gained about 7 pounds when I abandoned No S!

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Millie,

Looks like you are doing great on your re-start! . I'm restarting as well. I made a commitment to 21 days strict vanilla NO S. I would love your help and encouragement and any tips!

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Well, I found out that sticking to No S really makes a big difference. I went on 5 trips in July and August, and was pretty loose with the rules during all of them, but maintained my weight. I just pretty much ate what I wanted in September and October. I stepped on the scale last Monday as we were ...

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welcome back

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Hi Patty! I love the idea of your husband paying you to clean your house!!! That would certainly make you feel different about doing it - I think it's the appreciation thing - whenever I clean our house, I feel like no one even notices I've done it... Thanks Amy and Oolala, So far I have a refurbis...

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Tobias mom, thanks.
This,week was no better. Traveling I had 2 fails and an s day. Also Tuesday was a delayed date night so that was red too. Will try to have an n day tomorrow.
Oh well...

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It's been one week- Went out of town this past Friday to Sunday... I think I had a couple greens last week, but Friday was a fail. Traveling. Today was pretty good. I need to keep better track... Will be going on two more trips- this Thurs to Saturday, then Aug 1 to 5. Its challenging!

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Deb, I just read a couple pages of your thread, to catch up with you. I haven't been on here at all since early May and need to re-connect, and you have been my best cheerleader. I have an idea... Would it help to just add No Binges to your list of no's in the No S diet. No Binges, No Sweets, No Sna...

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Hello, everyone. Wow, it's been longer than I thought since I posted. I had trouble finding my thread! Life has been good but EXTREMELY BUSY, and getting busier... juggling work and volunteer ministry with home. We're in the midst of a heat wave so exercise has been a bit sporadic, but I am still do...

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Deb, funny when I was 37 for 2 years in a row I did 150 mile mike treks for the Lung Association, 50 miles a day..my hinny was really sore! Now that I'm 55, I go on shorter rides...I guess I could do it if I wanted to, but at this age I'm not out to kill myself or prove anything to myself. You got m...

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I'm still here!

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Life has been so busy, but very good! I've been posting on the May challenge. Had a successful week. I hosted my extended family for Mother's day, a perfect Minnesota day with everyone in lawn chairs in the back yard. 8) This week flew by, working and ministry, and I just got back from an overnight ...

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21 days!!!!!!!!!! That means 63 good, healthy meals that I was hungry for, and that I felt satisfied for hours afterward. 21 days of not fearing that my habits will cause me to be 10 pounds heavier next year without even trying. 21 days of not thinking up how to diet without feeling like I'm on a d...

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