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Day 55 - April 24 - Success Major stomach cramps today - not to mention sore joints - and lots of fatigue. I'm thinking from all the sugar on Sat. and Sun. It can be pretty hard on my body to digest all that when I'm not used to it. So, ate lightly today - not diet head (which I totally get lbb ) bu...

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Day 54 - April 23 - Success B - Green Smoothie L - Hummus wrap w/romaine, PB wrap w/banana/romaine, apple D - Same wraps as lunch, cucs & carrots E - some yoga Very hard to eat breakfast today. Wanted to go running and skip meals to compensate for yesterday's indulgences. I didn't follow through on ...

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"I realized this morning, I have been doing this for three weeks now. On other diets, this is when I would start getting sick and tired of all the restrictions and start really feeling like giving up, because I would know deep down it was something I could not do for the rest of my life. But with No...

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"Nope not beating myself up, just looking ahead (feel a tad sick)...but I do have to give myself credit for the whole point up until I started my medium sized binge..and the fact I did not keep eating just to eat later in the evening...thinking oh no, I need to have dinner...well girll you had dinne...

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Yes, think about anything except what is going on right now, right here. Oh, such a terrible web to be caught in. Such great insights - which is what this journey is about, no? All the lessons start to unfold and are there for the taking, if we want them. :) You're doing great - welcome back N days....

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Thanks lbb, Sweetness and NoSnacker :) I appreciate the encouragement. Day 51 - April 20 - Success Day 52 - April 21 - S Day Day 53 - April 22 - S Day Feeling a little burned out - lots going on with my job that is not sitting well with me. Had to do a challenging presentation that I didn't really f...

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For yesterday...

Day 50 - April 19 - Success

B - Oats
L - Wraps
D - Black Bean/Veggie/Quoina Pasta Soup, crackers, apple

Made the soup the other day and added the pasta last night - yummy.

Whew - lots going on - living life between meals - which of course is the goal.

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Day 49 - April 18 - Success Thank you everyone for your kind words - I really need to get to bed so will comment more tomorrow - but wanted to do my check in. B - Oats L - Wrap w/hummus/red pep/romaine, wrap w/pb/banana/romaine, apple D - Lentil soup, chinese cabbage salad, Israeli salad, hummus, ww...

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Yay, yay and another yay for Sweetness - Way to go

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Oh, I know that feeling so well. Being driven by knife point by an unknown force, and then finally after having eaten, feeling the release of not having to battle the compulsion anymore. The hardest, but best, thing to do is to mark it and move on just like you are doing. Dwelling on it, as you know...

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Day 48 - April 17 - Success B - Oats L - Wraps w/hummus/romaine, pb/banana/celery, apple D - Black Bean Soup, salad, ww bread, apple E - none Thanks Sweetness and NoSnacker , I feel so blessed to have found this simple but profound lifestyle. I felt so strong while I was with my family of origin. I ...

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Ann_48 wrote: I would do well to get in three fruits per week in the past, so this is going to be a huge plus.

Great strategy and insight

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"It's my behavior with food, not my weight, that I'm working on here."

Amen to that - couldn't agree more.

Doing great Amy - lots of support on these boards.

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You're dealing with your vacation wonderfully. It can be so challenging to be with lots of people who have different needs/expectations/desires. Great job - seems like posting is giving you a bit of a boost.

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Good work - all these lessons just make us a little stronger, huh? It make take some tweaking to see what works - smaller meals or 3 larger meals. Maybe you have your answer...

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Yes, in time they will calm down. Keep lifting your eyes up to the mountain...

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Back from being with my family - there was a medical emergency - everything is a bit calmer now. The structure of NoS is really what got me through the 4 days I was gone. Followed Vanilla all the days which were very unstructured in and of themselves - yet were structured for me by the way I ate. I ...

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Day 43 - April 12 - Success

B - Oats
L - Hummus wrap, PB/banana wrap, veggies, apple
D - Indian Veggie Korma, carrots/shrooms, crackers
E - none

Thanks for the support Amy and Ann...

Will be off line most likely until Monday. Family stuff going on and will be out-of-town.

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Good job Amy - doing great - isn't it empowering to be able to eat your 3 meals with nothing between - what a concept, huh?!

Keep on posting - it really helps to keep on track. Yay, you.

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Day 42 - April 11 - Success B - Oats L - Hummus/lettuce wrap, PB/banana wrap, carrots, apple D - Same as lunch E - yoga Thanks NoSnacker - yes, 2nd 21 day challenge. Whoo Hooo. Whew was it a hard one today. I was so hungry between each meal. Especially after lunch. Had a lot to do with the fact that...

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Thanks reneew - Yes, I did it! Boy was it a tough one today - soooo hungry after each meal. But the thought of having to post a fail kept me going for the GREEN - the support here is so amazing

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Look at you - doing awesome.

Yes, remember that feeling of being overfull - perhaps it will register next time. Although for me (pre No S) - it wouldn't necessarily stop me. But now that the habit is ingrained again, it is a lot easier.

One day at a time - make that one plate at a time.

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Yay

The fork was in the road, and you choose the one to achieve mental satisfaction.

Well done.

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Yes, sooo important to enjoy one's food. We all know how it can backfire and kick you in the fanny if you don't.

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You sound so confident - it's hard to continue with the mindset of making a substantial meal when something throws you off course. Good for you for not succumbing to something that wouldn't work for you.

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Thanks HM - yes, I love that combo of veggies and I did have a peaceful N day. llb - I believe it is easier when one is a veggie to eat out in restaurants or at someone's house - a bit more challenging being a vegan (no animal products - i.e. beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy - some people say anythi...

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Yes, HabitMaker - I didn't feel like the pendulum swung too far to one side. It was a good reminder of how I felt most of the time before - and I didn't care for it. The best part of this lesson was that 1. I ate dinner and didn't skip it and 2. I moved on and 3. No guilt today - really was able to ...

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Things okay?? Had myself a learning experience today.

Hope all's well...

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Oh - the eat girl comes out - gotta love her - especially around your parents. :lol: It does look like you had a lot of :idea: moments. So, grab onto those. Thank goodness there are more N days than S, huh? I didn't have the best day myself. Got into the old coming home from vaca - don't want to go ...

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"So be very careful when you use words like ADDICTION and CRAVING. By using terminology like this, you frame the problem in a way that suggests that it is hopeless, and that can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think in terms of habit instead, you turn your problem into a powerful potential all...

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Day 39 - April 8 - S Day Thank the Lord today was an S Day. And, not to mention, thank the Lord it was Easter :!: I got into the old behavior of munching on snacks on the way home from a vacation. I ate my breakfast that I have made the night before and then for about the next hour I munched pretty ...

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Day 38 - April 7 - S Day
B - Oats
L - Wraps + Luna
D - S Potato, veggies, salad/hummus
E - Ran

Leaving for home bright an early - gotta get to bed. Happy Easter everyone

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Yahoooooo - you did it NoSnacker - 21 salutes to YOU

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Yay, lbb - you're really seeming to get into the groove - awesome for you with pizza crusts and all. :D :D I never went to treatment - but knew a lot of people in the 12-step meetings who did. Some where helped - others like you said - were repeat offenders. Yes, it is such a selfish disease. But - ...

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SophiaLara - Welcome, welcome to this very sane method of managing food :!: The OAers would scoff at eating sweets on weekends - but personally I think it is brilliant! Yes, we do seem to have a lot in common. I read the French women book as well. As Reinhard points out, most cultures don't snack a...

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Hi Lara, Welcome and thanks for stopping by my thread. :) I, like you, discovered that I needed a little more boundaries on S days. Even though I know that I shouldn't act like an idiot, I need to know how to do that! So, my S days look like yours - 3 meals with sweets at lunch and/or dinner. My hel...

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Day 37 - April 6 - Success B - Oats L - Wraps D - Baked potato, boca burger, sauteed/steamed veggies, salad E - Walked Well the food thieves were at it again at dinner. Long day out in the sun, came home to make dinner at 7 PM. Using up all the varies foods since we leave to go back home on Sunday -...

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lbb - yes, it is such a different mind set to be doing some kind of activity because I want to move my body as opposed to a punitive form of exercise to make-up for an over indulgence of food. I got a heartrate monitor a few years back and was so obsessed with knowing how many exact calories I had ...

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Oh, yay, you're back. I was hoping you didn't fall into a pit. :) Actually, growing up we had Shredded Wheat - the big biscuit kind without the sugar. :lol: Or sometimes granola - which I would promptly eat half of the box - who eats a 1/4 cup for a serving??? It was when I was in college and a youn...

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Great work you're doing...

I would miss all those conveniences as well. When I lived in Thailand, the fresh fruit was beyond amazing. I was a only a teen at the time, but remember it fondly.

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Bernie - Drinking between meals is great - as long as it's not sugar-based. As you can see, diet sodas and gum can create problems in and of themselves. Reinhard even says milk is fine if you want/need something to carry you to the next meal. I drink tea with almond milk and stevia - all herbal-base...

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Wonderful, wonderful! Isn't it empowering to say No, thanks?? I bet your friend was delighted that you wanted to take some home. She may have wanted them out of her house, as well! On my S days, I eat 3 meals but have sweets usually at lunch and dinner on both days - and my plates may be a little bi...

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Thanks for the encouragment NoSnacker, Zippadee, and Ann.

This all about changing my behavior; and the way I have dealt with my food issues, of course, shows up in all areas of my life.

Zippadee - love your quote - YES, it's all about peace of mind! Whoo hoo!

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You're doing great. :) I found it took me a little bit of time to figure out exactly what would carry me over comfortably to the next meal. My dinners seem to be the plates that are still overloaded because I want to make sure that I'm satisfied for the night. Nighttime eating was (past tense!) a hu...

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Yay for you for not giving in to temptation.

As you know, each time you say NO to the URGE, it get's quiter and smaller.

Aim to focus on each meal at a time - it can be overwhelming thinking about the future. This time IS different.

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Just checking in to see if you're feeling better. Thinking of you, sissy.

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Day 35 - April 4 - Success B - Oats L - Hummus wrap, PB wrap, veggies, orange D - Beans&Rice, steamed veggies, salad E - Ran 50 min, walked 20 When I was in OA, I weighed and measured all my food - very precise. This past year, (before NoS) one of my sisters said that she liked that I could share my...

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I used to be BIG into diet sodas. Remember one time going to a party with a 2 liter of diet 7-up. Drank the whole thing within 2 hours. I was sooo bloated - but felt proud that I hadn't eaten anything. :lol: I found that diet sodas perpetuated my sweet tooth - rather than curbing my need to eat, I w...

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Welcome Bert - sounds like you're getting the hang of No S and understanding the simplicity of it. I ran XCountry in H.S. and go through periods of running a lot and then not so much. I've added in yoga and other types of cardio over the years. Since starting NoS (March 1), I haven't done a whole lo...

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Yay! Milk's okay. I usually have tea w/almond milk and stevia after meals or between them. Helps when the hunger in my mind hits.

You're doing awesome - keep on posting...

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It's amazing all the benefits one gets from just one plate - yay.

Hooray for not taking in food before your dinner. No S at its finest.

How 'bout trying a HabitCal (when your're ready) to lower consumption of Diet Soda - just a thought.

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Day 34 - April 3 - Success B - Oat thingamabob L - Hummus wrap, Pb/banana wrap, lots of veggies, apple D - Baked potato, garbonzos, steamed veggies, salad E - Swam a little At dinner hubby ate some of my potato, which was balancing on the heap of veggies. I looked at him in horror and actually conte...

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Ohh, bummer - sorry you're not back to normal. Try for an N day knowing that it's okay to make it an S (for sick, not special!!) if you need to. Don't know about you - but in the past when I didn't feel well - it was always a good opportunity to snarf a box of Capt'n Crunch - I'm talking behavior fr...

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Thanks HabitMaker - I guess I was writing my last response at the same time you posted.

That's funny - I thought the same thing - am I getting sick like HabitMaker??

Yes, I do feel stronger and more solid. ODAT (one day at a time).

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Thanks lbb and Ann - feeling better this morning after a good night's sleep. Bernie - Reinhard coined the phrase "permasnacker" - great visual, huh?? Yes, for me, 3 meals a day is the way to go. No questions or debate come up - am I hungry? Did I wait long enough from my last snack, etc, etc.? Letti...

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High ho, high ho, it's off to GREEN land we go! Yay for you.

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Yes, it's all about training ourselves and developing new behaviors and habits. I tried IE and several other hunger/fullness methods for awhile. I thought they were so brilliant - except when I tried putting it into practice. I had such a challenging time stopping when I was satisfied versus full. W...

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Awesome Zippedee - keep on keeping on

Yay Renee! You rock No S. Keep up with all the GREENS.

Ann_48 - I see you found the challenge - good job with your goals

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I'm in too! I'm carrying this over from the 21 day challenge thread. I just finished my own challenge of 21 days on March 21, so this will keep me accountable until the end of April. Vanilla No S all the way! March 22- Success 23 - Success 24 - S day 25 - S day 26 - Success 27 - Success 28 - Success...

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Great job Crystal - yes, here's to future GREEN days/weeks/months - oh, am I getting ahead of myself.

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Oh good golly, I'm not a techie. :) But click on Discussion Home and scroll down to the Whatever section and there is a Help topic. You could ask Reinhard there. For some reason, HabitCal won't work on our desktop but does on the laptop - go figure?? Anyway, it's a lot of fun to mark the days each d...

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Nothing like rest - take care of yourself. I'll be thinking of you.

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Good job - sounds like you had a relaxed Sunday with some sweetness.

Yay, for N days to help with the S days

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Sweetness - being hard on myself is an understatement. :) I just started feeling like I could go on and on and on and not stop. I'm very acquainted with the feeling of eating to stuff emotions. It's one thing being in a social situation and everyone is enjoying themselves with different foods and I...

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Welcome, Ann_48 - you're doing great! Yes, this is an exciting and rewarding lifestyle. Freedom with boundaries. I'm new as well - started March 1 - but am reaping lots of rewards already. Keep on posting for accountability - it really will help you keep on track. Also, try the HabitCal - very visual.

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llb - I hid my luna bars in my dresser drawer so my daughter wouldn't find them. :) Day 32 - April 1 - Exempt B - Oats - gotta love 'em L - Wrap w/hummus/lettuce/cucs/carrots, wrap w/pb/banana, mini luna D - Blackbean burrito, steamed cabbage/caulif/carrots/hummus, banana, mini soy ice cream sandwi...

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Good job on being VERY specific...you can do this.

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Yay for being loose, free and fun. The way an S day should be.

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Day 31 - March 31 - Exempt B - Oats L - Wrap w/hummus/cucs/carrots, wrap w/pb/bananas, 2 lunas D - Baked potato, boca burger w/sauteed/onions/shrooms, red cabbage slaw w/hummus, cauli., mini soy ice cream bar, cliff bar E - yoga, jumping jacks, lunges, push-ups, core Started feeling a little guilty ...

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You are doing so great - yes, it appears the discipline of the habit is setting in. I would imagine that your resolve was weakened with not feeling up to par. Good job in taking care of yourself yesterday. This is a lifestyle program and that's what you are doing - living your life. :) It's also new...

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Thanks NoSnacker - the 12-step programs were a life-saver for me. I was a big ole mess before I started working on myself in the mid-80's. The 12 steps also introduced me to God - what else can I say about that?? :D We used to say "focus on the weight and lose recovery - focus on recovery and lose t...

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Yay, you did it.

One of my favorite expressions is:

Fail to plan - plan to fail. That may help you when you approach your S days. Just a thought...

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Thanks Sweetness and lbb - yup, had another loaded dinner plate - oh so good. :lol: Day 30 - March 30 - Success B - Oats combo L - Sweet potato, garbonzo beans, carrots, orange, some apple D - Veggie Pot Pie, salad w/caulif/carrots/shrooms/orange E - 5 hours at water park!! Missed my wraps for lunch...

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Good for you for not isolating. The hardest thing is to not dwell and hide out - which just perpetuates the guilt and remorse - which leads to more overeating. There really is a lot of sense in mark it and move one. Stand up, brush yourself off, and on you go. A few months ago, I couldn't last more ...

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Great strategy for next Thursday. Isn't it interesting how habits or patterns form without us even being aware of them?

Good job in getting right back to an N day - yay for you.

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Good for you for moving on - tough situation to be in on Thursday. Perhaps yesterday you were already coming down with something...

Hope you feel better soon.

Thinking of you...

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Hi Sinnie - thanks for stopping by my thread... It seems like we have a lot in common. The reason I started No S was to stop all the grazing and maintain my weight. I needed a behavior change - especially after dinner. I had gotten into the worse habit of eating late into the night watching TV - it ...

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llb , yes, I suppose I could make vegan sweets - but don't really want/need them around. Thanks Sinnie - I eat pretty simply - one doesn't have to make it complicated. And these days there are so many non-dairy alternatives. Day 29 - March 29 - Success B - Oat thingy L - Wrap w/pb/banana/romaine, w...

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One plate, two plate, three plate - GREEN

(inspired by Dr. Seuss)!

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Thanks for the encouragement Sweetness and lbb . Well....since I don't bake, I buy my sweets/desserts. And sometimes it can be challenging to find a vegan treat. So, I buy the chocolate Luna Bars or Cliff Bars or Lara Bars - which I can find anywhere. They really are a cookies wrapped up in a health...

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Good job in moving through the hunger. It's amazing that we don't actually expire when we just eat meals without the snacks between.

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Such good GREEN work :!: I used to exercise at a minimum of an hour a day - usually to compensate for what I had eaten. :lol: Now it's an hour at the most. When I do for some reason move my bod more than that, I too, need to make meals more substantial. Looks like you've discovered that as well.

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Day 28 - March 29 - Success Whew! Tough one today - hungry... Went shopping and got more of a variety of foods - good move on my part. B - Oat combo L - 1 wrap w/hummus/celery/banana, 1 wrap w/pb/banana, carrots D - Brown rice, garbonzo beans, cauliflower, carrots, cucs, apple E - loonggg walk Very ...

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Awesome.

The URGE shows himself in all kinds of ways, doesn't he??

...He who is in your heart is not of the world...right?

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Yahoo HabitMaker - Whoot Whoot :!: :D :D Yes, the 21 days are days on habit - N days and S days - so, you got it girl :mrgreen: I love the idea of 365 days on habit - oh boy, new obsession. :) I'm thinking that I'm going to record my days to 50, then keep marking the HabitCal and go month by month f...

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You're doing great

All those greens

Yay you.

Yes, gluttony, tempation, sin - all wrapped up into one big ugly. I'm with you NoSnacker - not giving any glory to that one!!

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Yes, everytime you say NO the next NO is easier

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So another name for you could be 3.6.12. :) Keep doing what you're doing since it's working - that's what it's all about right? Gotta live the lifestyle as you're building the habit (maker). :) Yes, by starting on the 1st of the month, it makes it easier to keep track of days - don't have to do a wh...

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NoSnacker - Yes, still having sweets on S days (usually at lunch and dinner) and my meals tend to be larger - but the snacking is the killer for me - so for now I don't snack on S days. Now that I'm used to being hungry for meals - I crave/want it all the time. If I snack, then my meal doesn't tast...

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You go girl

GREEN is such a becoming color.

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Peace of mind is what it's all about isn't it? The peace that gets cultivated during N days and ideally transfers to S days. The ultimate goal, I believe. I had disordered eating (not today though!) and all I wanted was the freight train to stop. I just wanted to rest my weary head. You can do this....

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Yay for victories.

I'm sure you're familiar with this...

..I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do...

Paul had it going on, didn't he???

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Yay reneew and No Snacker :!: You two rock. :D Casting Crowns are awesome - I listen to them all the time but never saw the words for Voice of Truth written down - thank you. :) I was reading this book Resisting the Temptation to Overeat (I'm on vaca so I don't have the book but I think that's the t...

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Yes, S days are exempt - days to maybe reflect - and days to appreciate N days. Before I began No S - I had totally overdone it for 2 days straight. I had a lot of family stuff going on and I went right to the food. The 3rd day came and I promised myself that I would just have a normal day - ha! Con...

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Thanks lbb... This method is so SANE - it covers all the aspects. I'm feeling totally blessed. Not too long ago, I couldn't make it longer than a week without turning to the food to self-soothe. Sometimes it would be a lot - sometimes not so much. But the out-of-control feeling would drive me batty....

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Thanks everyone for the encouraging words - it really does keep me on track. :) Day 26 - March 26 - Success So glad that I was able to give No S a chance before going on vaca. Last year this time when we were on vacation I was doing Thin Within, which is a wonderful hunger/fullness plan infused with...

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Thanks reneew for starting this - you're helping lots of people be accountable - such wonderful support.

Yay for us - yay for No S with no debate

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Yay oolala

You're such an inspiration and an example that Vanilla No S really does rock.

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Hi gk - wanted to say "hi" and to add on to your cheering section. :) I just reread Chapter 6 - Building the No S Habit - maybe that may help you feel a little more grounded. Remember the state of mind you were in just a few days ago? How great you felt in the grocery store? Remember how you didn't ...

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Excellent - way to go.

I just reread Chapter 6 - Building the No S Habit - Reinhard address's the emotional eating component. It may resonate with you - sure did with me.

Keep on keeping on.

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