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Hi there, I can surely eat dinner and keep going non stop until I could bust. I'm at a point at this moment (for this moment) disordered eating (binge) free. I don't know, have you asked yourself are you eating enough good fats? I read another No S has a tsp of peanut butter with her meals.. I have ...

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12/19 S - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! Yesterday, was a tad hard waiting until dinner because I had to eat my lunch early (noon) for a medical test....after a few errands on my way home stopped for a cooked chicken and added some sides..I also enjoyed a little applesauce. I ha...

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Deleted my comment - not my place to put a damper on someone's success..

This counting bites reminds me to eat slower..

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I have been eating fuller plates myself so that I don't feel deprived. Also I was going to have my 3 squares on the weekend followed by my snack or treat....Oolala suggested to me that perhaps a couple more S's on S days might help me from binging.. So I'm going to try it this weekend. So sorry abou...

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I think we could all use some slowing down when we eat, I KNOW I can..so slowing down is great thing to learn.

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There is no guarantee what will keep binges away. Or should I say the urge to binge because in the end, we choose to binge or not. It's convenient if we don't get the urges, but it's not necessary. I think the odds are with you this weekend, Deb. Oh I'm sure I'll get the WTH hell urges and will fal...

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NoSnacker, you sound different! You sound calm, determined and aware! I noticed you have added some stats to your signature (I always like those!) Did you ever sound so aware of yourself and your typical challenges in your previous two attempts? Something could be very different this time that will...

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Good job on beating a binge!! A good cry is always so much better :) P.S. I struggled last weekend trying to keep my S day as normal as N day with one sweet... Well that did not work, I binged... But Oolala suggested for me, perhaps stick to my 3 squares and allow 2 or even 3 "S"'s on the weekend......

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Funny you should mention hot chocolate..I actually make a cup now and then using 1% milk, 1 tbs of cocoa powder and 1 packet of splenda. I know, I know, splenda is bad, but it sure beats the heck out of eating

Congrats..It surely is the behavior that warrants success and you surely found it!

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Hi there, I'm a night time eater, right after dinner for a good couple hours.. What I'm doing this time around is "having a piece of fruit on my plate" OR I bought goat cheese rolled in blueberries and have a small slice..it singles that mealtime is over for me. And I have jotted down a couple notes...

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I think one of the things that kept me from bingeing, having food gone wild days, or suffering Last Supper Syndrome on S days was that the only food I restricted on N days was sweets. If I wanted chips, fries, tacos, pizza or any food considered "junk" food during the week, I made it a meal or part...

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Enjoy your time with your family!

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12/18 S - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day ! My attempt this time compared to 2011 and 2012 seems almost like I've been doing this for awhile..and happy to report my obsessive thoughts seemed to have calmed down a bit. Feels like now that I truly know I have my fence/boundaries/str...

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Oh, okay...I will try that....if it will keep a binge away...

My motto very well inspired...I can face this....

Thanks......

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It is so great going to bed not on a full stomach and first thing in the morning when you open your eyes and breath a sigh of relief "thinking I made it through another day following Vanilla No S". Such a great feeling!

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12/17 S - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! You might consider for next week planning MORE S's in. Or you could stick with your original plan and try to plan specific, absorbing activities between meals. Or a composite of both. Hi Oolala, when you suggest More S's, is this for the ...

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I think this is why I never used HabitCal and the Daily Check-In until I'd been here for seven years (I don't use it for the purpose it is intended). For me, using either of those would have made this a "diet." Hi, this is my 3rd attempt, and mmmm, you might be on to something..I saw a sea of red p...

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Thanks for sharing!! This is my 3rd attempt..hope to be in your shoes in a year from now!

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Impressive! 5.2 miles...

I love walking and miss it when the sidewalks are full of ice and snow...I use an elliptical which I like, but surely get bored fast..

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Yes changing up the rules causes problems...I re read the book and he explains why it causes issues..the more you give in to a little mod here or a little mod there...the whole thing can become a mess.. This is my 3rd time and I rather not keep starting over and over, but then again I learned a lot ...

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Oh good, I was worried you would have to eat like that forever

Thanks for sharing!!

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Hi there, welcome back...this is my 3rd attempt since I came back to No S and I do feel different this time.. I do like your new boundaries, I should do the same with my scale as it can derail someone quick. I'm doing Vanilla No S this time as well...I started tweaking here and there...snacking for ...

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So nice that you can walk to work..how many miles is it...both ways? what a great way to get into shape!

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Congrats on the weight loss, I know that can surely be an incentive to continue on knowing you can do it. I was having trouble and Oolala closed a response with "You CAN face this down, Deb"... So can all of us....if we truly want to build the habit to become just that, a habit just like brushing ou...

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oolala53 wrote:You CAN face this down, Deb.

Thanks so much for this...it really helped me to have a successfully Monday.

AND congrats on such a nice BMI!

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12/16 S - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! Yesterday was much better for me to get back on track after a crazy day on Sunday with food. I'm ashamed to say I got into a bag of candy I bought for someone for Christmas on Sunday...NOW I have to replace :( Thanks for everyone's suppor...

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Herbsgirl, I like some of those commitments...I could use some cleaning around my house!!!!

Thanks for sharing!

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To me NOS is like learning to drive. At first you have to be very conscious about everything, but once you do it x number of times, it becomes automatic. The second battle - the hardest one IMHO - is to manage what you eat at the three meals, based on whatever criteria you are using, to create a ca...

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Yes, I shrunk from 5' 5"......funny I would tell the nurse, no you must have that measurement wrong...but I guess not..we shrink as we age..so totally stinks

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Ahhhh how cool you could share your video with us!!! So after the very restrictive phase of your bites, will you increase over time? Your baby is so cute!

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Oolala - I think meant to post this one here...so I moved it for her.. Aargh! I just wrote a long comment and got disconnected before I could post it. Shorter version: there is a great deal of shame and self-disgust associated with eating many times the "normal" amount of food at one sitting. The f...

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Hi Oolala did you mean this one for the What is a binge post? I copied it over there

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Herbsgirl and Oolala, thanks so much for the valuable feedback...I'll take a look at my S day's and perhaps incorporate a couple of S's instead of one..what might have happened is I planned 1 and ended up having another and the guilt and WTH set in... I know if I want to change bad enough I have to ...

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I'm back as my third attempt!! Here's to determination that we can do this!

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12/15 S Day - Was a "Food Gone Wild" day.... I know an "S" day, but my goal this 3rd time around is NOT to binge on "S" days.. I didn't seem to care while in the midst of doing it, until after I was done I was not happy. I posted my Habit Cal on another site I track "and the one red" against all th...

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Overeating is when we eat a little extra of things..Binging to me is when I'm totally full already and the binge starts with eating one thing to consuming a day's worth or more of calories and u know you r doing it and zoned out.or starts out as mini snacks to full blown binge..then when it is all o...

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Hi first I love this last post..just reaffirming we as a cultural have surely let the food industry sell their stuff to us and we bought in on it, the snacking etc. As for your other post about your weekends as I like to call them "Food Gone Wild", get it :) Anyhow, I was in the same boat twice, thi...

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but considering how restrictive i was with myself previously, of course i was going to gain weight. but then i found i got over the binges. i think you will too. you just need to give yourself time. your mind will slowly separate from food thoughts all the time. you might actually think about other...

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12/14 S - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! So for my "S" days I'm still going to mark as green when I have a binge free day :) I was surprised because I had leftover chicken which really lost it's taste and in the past I would just eat it, but yesterday I thought why would I eat s...

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Ahhh, I'm sure it feels great to have your daughter home for the holidays. Does she live far? My daughter is expecting her third child right around Christmas "she is 30" and still wants mummy as she says at the hospital with her and hubby... You had a wonderful S day, and I'm glad your puppy listene...

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Hi there, I'm on the last chapter...I surely highlighted a lot of areas in the book that particulary interested me.

Looks like you had a good S day yesterday!!! Whoaaa!!!

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Maybe it's because other diets we have been on we are so used to obsessing that we are subconsciously wanting to obsess about this one to. Thanks for this...I believe you are right...it all started with starving (diet pills) to lose weight, counting points to counting calories to giving up from the...

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Hi there thanks for stopping by my thread and your comment!

You have inspired me that for sure this too will pass, maybe not go away 100% but will be manageable!

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K, I was wondering how long does it takes to stop thinking of No S all day..kind of feels like I'm on a diet...I'm almost done with the book and I'm on two sites..thinking No S ALL day long, among others things as well. Maybe I'm just an obsessive compulsive thinker...Brain stop please :shock: I've ...

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So far for my Saturday so good.... Ate only brunch today as I was busy running around Christmas shopping...getting ready to eat dinner and thennnnnn have my special piece of cheesecake...whoaaa.... I can't wait to stop thinking of the whole process....done with the book almost... How does one stop t...

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Hello..looking forward to seeing the other one!

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That is too funny! What a nice surprise to you I bet..I never in my life had a pair of pants fall down

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Oh I love lentil soup, I make a large batch and freeze individual servings..very good for you..low glycemic as well which I try to follow. I just read the section in the No S book on emotional eating...and strictness..his book is awesome... Have a great weekend..for me I'm aiming for 3 squares and o...

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JW, Oolala, Automatedeating..............

Thanks all of you for stopping by!

Oolala I do have the Beck book, maybe I will make up some cards...I remember that one "NO CHOICE" - makes more sense to me now!!

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12/13 - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! I've re-read the "I'm an Emotional Eater! When I'm Depressed, Food is my Only Comfort" from the No S book. Actually posted the whole section in sparkpeople as well as the link to Amazon in case any of my spark friends would like to check it...

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So far my day is going well...today having my favorite, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut and turkey sausage..has been awhile!!

Made sure I ate enough at each meal...k

Off for now!

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Surely we can be our own worst enemy...I remember one year everyone brought in homemade cookies, mind you I don't bake or like to cook at all...so to me that was like heaven...I kept sneaking back for more when no on was looking, every time I walked by I would take more..it was pathetic....I guess I...

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Hi there...I think having a calendar and marking with green, yellow and red is a great tool as well. I will print my habit cal sometimes.. Glad you are re reading the book, I'm almost finished with it again, and have highlighted different things this time. Like they say, you learn something new each...

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12/12 - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! [/b] My day yesterday! Well it was fine during the morning hours of work with regards to no snow, but the time I left work it was a blizzard, took my normal 10 minute drive to over hour if not more, my gas empty light came on and I thought ...

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Oolala, such sound advice...

I guess I'm here for the ride, be it bumpy or smooth. I feel good about it this time, in hopes I succeed to be normal...wow what normal must feel like when you don't have to try anymore except during week moments.

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the main reasons I've departed from No S living in the past is that I allowed "sometimes" to, first, become "musts" and then become "all the times" (or at least whenever I wanted). Returning to living No S again, I'm endeavoring to remember that it is except for SOMETIMES on S days. To be honest I ...

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12/11 - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! [/b] I was reading a little more this morning and I was happy to read that some succeed the first attempt, some the 12th, the bottom line from what I took in is that this is doable, regardless of attempts, just never give up...this is my se...

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Hi, yes I surely am visualizing me taking my time, enjoying every bite as I should do. Not sure if you ever smoked, but sometimes people quit the first time and that is it, others like me had many attempts before I succeeded..same with changing our eating patterns..but we can do it! Hope you had a g...

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Hi there, I think I've read here some people get it right away! You may be totally different than I was and make it work from the start. I think my perfectionism worked against me when it came to seeing a red day on my habitcal..but I'm so glad I went back over the data and found what I shared. And ...

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12/10 - Success - No S Vanilla which means binge free day! Relapses CAN lead to more sober determination, and that is a good thing! I think you hit it this one right on the head!!! I know it won't be easy at times and I have to remember that..and I also joted this down from the book! "Don't let the...

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Thank you so much for replying to my post about my past attempts..I posted a reply to the 2 questions :) You are doing fantastic! And most important you don't seem to have that much to lose so you won't see numbers like others. If you lost .5 lbs a month...think of how that adds up over time.. this ...

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And I would like to point out another (possibly) significant pattern: the last month or two in both attempts you have A LOT of reds. So, I speculate it could mean one of two things: 1. the reds made you hate yourself and self-sabotage. you couldn't stand NoSing anymore because reds made you feel te...

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Hi again....hope you had a great day!!!

I did something dangerous, bought a cheese cake (individual) serving sizes, I put the whole thing in the freezer and on the weekend I'll have one and savoir it!!

But if I can stop thinking about it now things will be okay!

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Hi everyone, so I did buy a cheesecake from Aldi's pre-sliced and I put them in the freezer to pull a slice out on the weekend...I'm so looking forward to a special treat...that I plan to savoir.

So it would be one sweet and my 3 squares on the weekend..my aim anyway...

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K, just found this and started back on 12/4! Thanks for starting this thread! My goal is to stick to Vanilla No S and NOT binge on the weekends...strict moderation...I feel off the wagon too many times due to my WTH effect on the weekends carrying over into my weekdays...as my status line says... "E...

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Hi there, I'm so sorry..I checked and I never did stop by to thank you for welcoming me back to No S.

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12/9 - Success I posted on the general thread my past patterns...If it were positive I would have posted to the yearly check in. One big lesson learned from my 2 attempts once in 2011 and once in 2012 was WEEKENDS are not meant to be free for all, GREEN light to binge...this type of thing carries in...

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I love the habitcal!! I'm so glad I used it when I started.. So I was reviewing my past data.. 1st attempt in 2011 Jun - Green Jul - 2 reds Aug - 3 reds Sep - 12 reds Oct - 13 reds AND then I gave up and vanished. I know I was struggling a lot with the weekends - free for all which ended up me bingi...

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Wow girl you are doing fantastic!!!!!!!! Keep up the bites!!

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I read that when using smaller plates like the 8 1/2 and it is full you will feel you have ate a full plate, but if using a larger place and placing the same amount of food that was on the 8 1/2 inch plate, your mind will feel jipped somehow...but it is true..they say if you glass that holds a cup i...

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I totally needed to read this..thanks Oolala. You are a true Ambassador of No S! Imagine being able to practice letting your imagination run away with the pleasure you will feel from not overeating instead of with the pleasure you will get from just chewing and swallowing that extra food. That pleas...

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Sunday - 12/8 - Success - binge free day Thanks Oolala, I like this little section especially from your reply. I so have dropped the whoaaaa eat whatever and whenever I want on the weekend.. This time around, you have permission NOT to eat just because you can on S days. I'm on your side! I'll chec...

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Hi there, I have a lot of slowing down to dooo..once I get my No S back in sync with my life I'll work at slowing down..but waiting for my next meal I'm starving and eat to get rid of the feeling..I hate feeling hungry.......but sure feels good when that feeling goes away..

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Gingerbread cookies....oh one of my favs!!!

Hope you are having a great weekend..

cookiemonster

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Wow reading through you posts I'm so glad I don't enjoy baking :lol: My friend is a baker and she has since stopped giving me Christmas cookies because one year I ate the whole container in one day...If I'm at her house around Christmas I end up getting into her cookies... You can do it. I read NoSR...

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Hi there...I just came back as well and dusted off my No S book. I love all that you said...I think we are our own worst enemy. And I guess if applying the take a bath and call a friend was an easy escape we would all be skinny! I found this quote that I love: "Enemy" of motivation is the tendency t...

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Saturday - 12/7

Success - binge free day

Did have 1 dessert
Followed 3 squares

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Hi there, are you still around??? Congrats on your success on No S..I'm back trying...never to give up

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Day 3 - :mrgreen: Yesterday was day 3 of getting clean again with No S. It was a tad tough yesterday with being hungry. Ate lunch early around 12:00ish, planned to stop at the store on the way home after work...boss called and I didn't leave as planned and didn't eat dinner until 7:00, I was starvin...

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2nd day back on No S and I have to say I can taste the freedom..

I think I'll do a 21 day habit

12/4 N - Success
12/5 N - Success
12/6 N - Success
12/7 S -
12/8 S -

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Hi there Herbsgirl!!!! I think my bites would be huge!!!! I read some of your posts, I'll have to go back..I know one of my biggest problems is eating way to fast, I can kill off my dinner in less than 10 minutes, if not sooner... I might start off by slowing down and not rushing thru my meal.. Cong...

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My first day back wasn't bad at all..it was actually kind of freeing to wake up this morning knowing I followed the No S vanilla.

I know it is a bad time to start with holiday's around, but I was back to tracking calories and going way over leading to over snacking and weight gain.

12/4 - Success!

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Anyone out there that remembers me? Not sure who is left since the last time I was on here. I'm hoping to give this another shot after a few attempts. I was feeling great about things when I did. I just totally let the weekends do me in, well I did me in of course but my weekends were not so good fo...

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Ditto, happy belated birthday!!!!!! I hope to dust off my kindle and try to read and be inspired some more.

Life is what it is...at 190, I feel horrible, uncomfortable, etc. but have been here before...

have a great evening..

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oh ya, nosdiet is on facebook and they posted the link to your testimoney, hence how decided to come back..really hard the first day here..had 1 prune..and stopped...I hope to make it thru the night...i have been so stuffed i can't sleep well. so what kind of special things do you have on the weekend?

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I'm back, I had an urge to start using the habitcal again. I truly have been struggling (hence my absence), but not dieting..can't do it. But seeing Roxy's testimony and how well my friend LouAnne is doing, I'm inspired to try again.

I miss all of you...here's to my 3rd official attempt.

deb

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Hi Roxy....I was on facebook and saw the link to your testimoney! Awesome for you. I need to do something as I'm up to 190, holy moly...but you inspired me, so I think I'll give it a try again. Use my habitcal. Didn't diet while away, can never ever do that again, but need to follow this simple plan...

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Yesterday was a yellow day, I think emotionally I just have a lot going on right now and I tend to turn to food for comfort.

If interested I posted on Off Topic discussion about a benefit our friends are throwing for my husband, hence one of my biggest life drama's

Raining here, so needed..

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Hi, this is a copy of the benefit letter that family put out there..I copied and pasted it here. Dear Friends, Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We know how valuable your time is, so your attention is greatly appreciated. In early 2011, Reverend Chris Miller became ill with a cough o...

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Hi that is what I want to aim for as well, have more veggies, fruit, lean meat with minimal carbs. I think what set me off this last time was I was indulging in white pasta as I missed having it, I usually have whole wheat, but for some reason craved the white stuff :) Today I had a nice brunch and ...

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Hi there, come to think of it, just before all this happened I signed up for ITunes, after reading mimi's response on ITunes, I cancelled and removed application from my computer. Paula , thanks for the insight on the web stuff. I have been very faithful in logging out and then closing my browser on...

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I'm up for a new month...last month didn't go so well! I have been suffering from the WTH effect...not so good, but.......... I plan to do the following which is modified a bit: Green for the perfect No S Vanilla Yellow for not so perfect, but did not binge Red for, you got it a failure (binged) 7/1...

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Thanks for stopping by my daily!!

I was thinking, boy if I could get the thoughts in the right place, dieting, losing weight wouldn't be an issue, as I would be normal

For July I hope to not binge as that is my biggest problem, the WTH effect.

Hope you have a great July as well...

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Hi there, thanks for stopping by...

Surely hoping for a better month!!!

Congrats as well as maintaining your weight...that is an awesome awesome thing to see, lets me know at my age it is not a lost cause.

Have a great July!

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July, yes a fresh new start!

Focus, not to binge..stick to green, yellow, red...

This past week, 2 yellows, 3 reds...

Will apply this to the weekends as well..

So far, went for a walk, hand washed my car, and getting ready to have my coffee!

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Hi, thanks for stopping by. I did have a red day yesterday but had 2 yellows and 1 green this week so far. I truly think that if I don't binge and have one thing out of no s vanilla, is success. I have read here before that this really wasn't meant for eating disorders, so for those of use with bing...

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mmmm, no S days, either yellow, red or green. i had a yellow yesterday, no binge, but did have a snack of grapes and couple tiny pieces of chocolate. ate pretty decent the whole day. for me that is not a fail, cause i didn't binge..my whole point is to break free from binging which is why i'm fat. m...

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So I have decided to mark my calendar with YELLOW for a binge free day, GREEN if was successful with No S rules, RED if binged. So basically for now I'm going to do my best to sick to No S vanilla, but if I have something outside of my 3 squares, I'll mark yellow as long as I did not binge...red for...

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funny you should ask, i decided to try that..as i'm a carb addict for sure...we'll see....i noticed i was eating A LOT of white pasta and chips and candy, ice cream...just way over board, feeling like crap. so trying to see if i cut back on the white stuff how i'll feel... i do make good food choice...

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I'm with you here Amy! Trying to have a good solid week of healthy eating. Didn't know you were sick, glad to hear you are starting to feel better. Like you, being sick never stops me from eating :) Nothing does really. Well once when I had the stomach flu when I was 8 months pregnant with my son bu...

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