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Good save!

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Hope you're feeling better soon - we miss you!
Take good care of yourself!

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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well - take it easy on yourself!
Good job on the maintenance - that is always a good thing.

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Thank goodness I finally dug myself out of all that laundry in time to witness your amazing accomplishment of 100 days on habit!!! Congratulations - you are a great inspiration to me! And I am sure that your weigh in today will only confirm all the positive changes you have made since January. Good ...

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How great that you included a 10K on your trip to England! Sounds like you had a wonderful time, and are back on track now that you are home.

I am joining you in your quest for no Reds for the rest of the month. Let's do it!

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Yes, I've finally unburied myself from all those piles of laundry and today my kids went back to school so I can at last have a turn on my own computer! :wink: Thanks for all the comments above - it's good to be back - I missed you all! I didn't do terribly well at NoSing last week, but today is a n...

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Having good shoes makes all the difference in the world! I'm happy for you!

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I just got back from a trip and I know what you mean. I think half of the problem is just being out of routine and not having our familiar (safe) choices in close proximity. Sometimes you have to just do the best you can. That is so exciting your son is applying to Harvard - you must be so proud! My...

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KL, it looks like you are doing really well with lots of green days! Way to go!

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Looks like you had another great, green week! Good for you!

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Gracias, NoBS! :wink: I have to confess I know very little Spanish. Back from Valencia on Thursday with the two oldest teens, husband back from work trip to Lisbon on Friday, and my youngest back from school ski trip on Saturday morning = piles and piles of stinky laundry! Valencia was really nice (...

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Good news on your dad and the way you finished out the month!

Happy Easter!

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I know what you mean about feeling your body is changing even though the scale hasn't really budged - isn't it great?

And yes, I am also craving lots more fruits/greens/veggies now that we are getting more sunshine and things are starting to green up. Yay spring!

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Well, enjoy your four S days in a row - you are right, this is real life!

Happy Easter!

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Thank you for the kind words, r.jean, KL, and Milly... :D Yes, it is good to look back from where you started. I did have a lot of red days in March, but I am glad to have a new month to start fresh and just improve, bit by bit. I am most definitely a work in progress! :wink: I hope everyone here ha...

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Glad to hear your good habits are helping you through this time of stress - that's a good indication that they're very well established for you!

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I hope your hip improves soon - I know how frustrating that can be, I've had hip problems for a long time and am currently not running because of them. I've found that working out on an elliptical does help and allows me to get almost as sweaty as when I used to run! :wink: Have a happy Easter weeke...

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I have to admit I am envious of you having been able to get out and work in the yard - we woke up to another dusting of snow this morning!

Happy Easter - enjoy your lovely weather!

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You're doing really well - good for you!

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Way to go! Hope you have another great day!

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Happy Birthday, NoBS!!!

Hope you had a wonderful day and that you'll enjoy your special birthday cake to the fullest!
I'm also glad you gave yourself the present of NoS this year, as your positive presence on the boards is a gift to all the rest of us here.

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Thanks, NoBS and MJ! You, too!

Finally managed a green day for food yesterday and want to finish out the month with another one today.

I'll keep you posted.

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Congratulations for completing the 21 days - and for carrying on!

You've done great - I knew you could do it!

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Hearing how your kids outed you at the ice cream parlor made me smile - isn't it nice that they're proud?

Have a very happy long Easter weekend - no matter what you decide with the S-days!

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I can relate to this so much - I do great on my exercise but lots of reds on food! Good luck with the 10K training!

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Just catching up here and you've been doing great! I'm with Jonas on the muscles - it's got to be all that exercise you've been doing! Do you notice any difference in the way your clothes fit?

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Patty, I am so sorry to hear this, and sending good thoughts your way. I hope your father gets settled okay - that must be very traumatic for everyone.

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Thanks very much for thinking of me, NoBS! I'm fine, things are just hectic around here - two teenagers having spring exams which means they are home studying in the afternoons, and need to be coddled and fed a lot - and another teen not in exams but needing to be driven back and forth to his girlfr...

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I often have those on Mondays, too. Hope you made it okay!

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Thanks, NoBS! I am certainly planning on having a better week than last week, where I got three red days - argh!

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I'm so sorry to hear you're feeling so low, Sinnie. It must be very hard to go through this. I'm sending good thoughts your way and hoping things brighten up for you soon.

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Hi Mimi!
It's great to hear that you are doing so well and feeling so well! Thanks for sharing because it helps a lot to know the details of how you managed to get where you are - the place a lot of us here are striving to get to.
I hope you get some good news on the cholesterol!

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Oh, I do know that feeling...ugh!

Hang in there - just keep moving forward until the habits click into place. You can do it!

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When you get derailed like that (I know, I've been there many times!) the only thing to do is just get right back up and move forward. So you've done the right thing!

Enjoy your weeked and hope things go better next week!

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It just feels so good and so right! And I am so relieved. When I was 51 I found a lump in my breast. When I was 52 i did the surgery/chemo/radiation thing. When I turned 53 I was healing & trying to recover. And this month I turn 54. I am so grateful for feeling healthy & strong & comfortable in my...

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Hope you're having a great weekend too!

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Sorry you've been sick! It sounds as though you must be feeling better, being able to do the charity run, so that's good.

Have a good weekend!

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Sorry to hear you're sick - get well soon!

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You are really on a roll - doing awesome!

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In addition to the walk in the snow, we also got some upper body exercise because we had to help push a car that was stuck on a snowy country lane - LOL!

Green for exercise and NO-S! Happy days...

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Yesterday was green for exercise (started Level 3 of the Shred - it was hard) but red for eating.

Oh well, mark it and move on. Off to meet a friend for a walk - despite the 20 cm of snow we got dumped on us the past two days! Should be fun!

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Happy Birthday! I like SpiritSong's idea of visualizing where you want to be at your next birthday...

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No BS, you are rocking this challenge!

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Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! We had a very nice evening celebration - and yes, his favorite cake is a good one, a recipe from a dear friend that I've been making for nearly 20 years, chocolate, that everyone loves. Num num!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Good for you on your 64 days of success!

This is inspiring to hear - before you know it you'll be posting a testimonial!

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Today is my middle son's 16th birthday so there will be an S-event of a slice of birthday cake this evening. Happy Friday everyone!

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Fingers crossed for you - hope it goes the right direction!

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LOL! Okay, I'll mind the drips next time, knowing you all are peeking over my shoulder from far away...

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It's such a great feeling when you really start noticing how you've improved physically!

Keep up the great work!

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You're doing really well. I do something similar with my exercise days, I plan out when I can fit them in and write it down in my agenda, just like an appointment, so I don't accidentally schedule something else and end up unable to do it.

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That is a great idea - thanks for sharing!

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Way to go!

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Thanks, guys! My eating day is over, had another good day, although I made buttermilk pancakes for the kids for dinner and it was hard not to just stuff one in my mouth as I was cooking them, but I managed to do it (well, there were a couple of those mini drips of batter that got cooked and found th...

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This has always been a difficult time of day for me too. What I have found that works is having a cup of tea with a teaspoon of sugar. I read a study recently about willpower and how it gets depleted as the day goes on. Apparently restoring blood glucose to a certain level improves our self control,...

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Very hard to believe! I don't eat a beautiful composed salad every day like you, but I do enjoy them very much, and I make sure we have at least one raw veggie with dinner every day - sliced tomatoes or grated carrots for example.

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Don't worry - it sounds like you learned something you can use next time when these kinds of moments crop up. Incremental improvement is what we are going for here, not perfection. Hang in there!

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Way to go! I have the same experience with sleep when I am exercising a lot - I need more of it (by the end of the day it feels so good to crawl in my bed) and the quality is better.

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Wow! Great to hear things are still going so well for you - very inspirational!

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Way to go!

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Great inspiration here! Thanks for sharing!

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Not being able to run right now might have a lot to do with how you are feeling emotionally... I had to stop running due to injuries last August and I really struggled with depression and feelings of almost mourning for a few months until I got into a new groove of movement that made me feel good ag...

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Tuesday - green!

Time to shut down the kitchen for the day (but I still need to go clean it up).

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Aha! One of the early signs of being hooked on exercise, it sounds like... The Shred is a DVD by Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser trainer) - three levels of circuit training workouts that you're supposed to do a full 30 days of. I've had the DVD for ages and never completed it, and wanted to finally ...

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I feel the same way you do about exercise...and cornbread - LOL!

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Sorry yesterday was a struggle - hang in there, MJ! We all have those ups and downs...hope today is an up for you!

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Monday - green!

Hope you all are having a good one!

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LOL!

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Come on, Renee, you can do it!

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Just try for one green day this coming week. You can do it!

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I know what you mean. But I think the longer you do this, the more the habits during the week start to take over on the weekend. I simply kept to my N-day structure today and I feel much happier this evening.

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I would go for an S-event too. That way you can be stress free (about the food at least!) throughout the evening, without needing to sacrifice the entire day.

Good luck!

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This is so interesting - thanks for sharing!

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Happy Birthday, Berry! Hope you had a lovely day!

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Mmmmm...chocolate! With Easter around the corner, the little eggs are everywhere...

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Thank you, NoBS, I needed to hear this today. :D Yesterday was a bit of a wild S-day, but I did go for a hike with a good friend - lots of up and down with the hilly route we picked. We were laughing and saying "What goes up must come down" and I was thinking it was like a metaphor for this weight l...

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Very happy to hear you are content with your progress!

Sounds like you have some good plans for March, too - it's Spring Fever here on the No-S board!

Good luck!

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Way to go!

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I'm happy for you on your weigh-in!

Sounds like there are a lot of us with new goals for March - good luck with yours, they sound very reasonable. Keep up the great work!

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Way to go!!! I have been working on a physical challenge since I started back at No-S in January. My goal is to complete 30 days of the "30 Day Shred" DVD before Easter Sunday and on the days I don't do the Shred, either go to the gym or walk. So that I get a minimum of 30 minutes every day (with on...

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Ok, SpiritSong and R.Jean, here we go - a fresh start indeed!

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You will have certainly earned it! Good job!

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Glad to hear your day did go so well! Hope you have a perfectly enjoyable Friday too!

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TGIF, right?

Have a great day!

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Is the Belgian Tervuren similar to a Malinois? They sound like lovely dogs! I'd love to have one but my husband is very allergic.

Good job on the elliptical! I hope I can be as consistent as you are with this 21 day thing!

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MJ, Berry, and NoBS, thank you very much for your kind words. :) I was listening to a podcast yesterday where they were saying that we need to speak to ourselves in the same way we would speak to a friend, instead of beating ourselves up and saying ugly, mean things to ourselves. More and more I am ...

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If it's any consolation, I can relate 100% to everything you wrote in your rant (even down to finally admitting that I needed to buy two pairs of trousers in a size that was comfortable because nothing else fit!). Every day I have that mental debate with myself about sticking with No-S and embracing...

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LOL! I don't think I've had one of these yet... Funny!

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Thanks for the encouragement, SpiritSong! My eating day is over. I just had a small fail this evening - I was debating about having a glass of wine, but what I really felt like was one of the oatmeal bars I made for the boys, and I decided I was going to be more satisfied with the bar and the calori...

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Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow!

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Strawberry Roan wrote:Eating right with no junk feels so good.

I agree 100%!!!

Here's to many more great days!

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I haven't seen any crocuses yet, but I'll keep my eyes open on the way to the gym today. I did see some daffodil leaves poking up their silly heads, but they are way too early... Green yesterday - now, I'm being cautious here, so as not to jinx myself, but I am pleased. :D I've been at this for 7 we...

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Thanks, guys!

Yeah, for me it works better, in my head, if I can join in with the celebration but can still count the day as green. If I have to take the entire day as an S-day, well... it will end up being a full blown S-day, if you know what I mean!

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Happy Birthday!

My husband, my father-in-law and my brother-in-law all have their birthdays this week, too.

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Haha - I do like the thought of looking back on this later and thinking how cute we were! It's not a word I usually associate with myself, but the frame of mind that goes with it is definitely kinder than my usual way of thinking of myself. I do empathise with the awkward uncomfortable feeling that ...

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Wow! I hadn't realized you were busy with your third cycle of 21 days - congratulations! That's great!

I know you'll be able to do the same with your elliptical with that kind of will power and positive attitude - go for it!

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Sorry to hear the outdoor running was so uncomfortable, MJ! Just a thought, but what about your shoes - do they have enough cushioning for outdoor running? That's how I always used to know I needed new running shoes - it would start to hurt to run outdoors. With the treadmill it didnt' seem to matte...

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MJ: it's funny, isn't it, we all definitely have our own cross to bear! NoBS: I'm thinking it must be spring slowly sneaking up on us, but that might not apply to you just yet, so there must be some other reason for the positivity. Well, it doesn't matter where it comes from, right? I took an S even...

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The weekend was nothing really unusual, just busy. I am therefore glad it's Monday! Although it's my husband's birthday, so we'll have lunch out, but that's not a problem on an N-day. It's actually helpful as the walk downtown to the restaurant will also count towards my daily exercise - LOL! He wan...

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What you write about the snacks is so true! Totally habit and totally not needed!

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