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oolala - horse cookies - gotta love 'em.

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Yay for a guilt-free mind :!: Personally, I just wanted relief from nighttime eating. I would put my daughter to bed and consume the equivalent of 1 to 2 more meals watching TV with my husband. Then I wouldn't be hungry for breakfast the next morning - I would start calculating how many calories I h...

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Day 25 - March 25 - Exempt First day of vacations are always nice - relaxed in the a.m. - then explored some - then went by the pool - ahhhh needed it badly. Best thing about this habit building is that I'm living life again between meals - Yay No S :!: B - Oats, almond milk, banana, apple L - Wrap ...

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Hi Sweetness - wanted to say what a great job you're doing.

You're almost half-way to the 21 club - yay for you

I started No S the first of March, and God is so good to me. I have my sanity back...

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Wow! Great variety in your dinner.

And here's to you for not going wonky.

Isn't it the best feeling when your head hits the pillow to feel blessed with all the goodness?? To know that you are treating your mind, body and soul with respect?

Keep your eye on the prize.

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llb - what an awesome S day. Yay for you! :D All about the mindset, isn't it?? Personally I'm not a baker. My friends tease me because one time I made oatmeal raisin cookies with extra virgin olive oil (wanted them vegan and didn't have any other oil around). My one friend, said "oh they taste healt...

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llb and NoSnacker - thanks for the encouraging words. To be removed from eating at night is no less a miracle. It was such an ugly cycle which I just wasn't able to snap out of with my own will. Definitely had to call on lots of prayer for that one. I actually discovered No S because I saw Alec Bald...

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Good job - how did it go today??

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Yay! NoSnacker - you're doing awesome... I heard somewhere that night eating is simply due to stress. For me, anyway, it is that easy. I want to release the stuff from the day by self-soothing. It's imperative that I eat a satisfying dinner so I don't feel deprived in any manner and want to continue...

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How did today go? Do you feel free?

Keep on keeping on.

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Yes, HM, it's easy to look at the trees instead of the forest. :o I too would like to focus on habit building - although - obviously I like to talk about food. :D Probably because I've just come out of a nightmarish 1.5 yrs where permagrazing and nighttime eating really took over - eating lots of pr...

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Day 23 Success B - Green smoothie - spinach, banana, straw and blueberries, pea/hemp protein powder L - Sprouted wrap w/PB/lettuce, rye crisps w/banana, orange D - Baked potato, ratatouille, salad E - yoga Crazy eating times today. Ate B at 8:30 and didn't have L until 3:30 because of a work situati...

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Hi No Snacker - glad you've decided to come back to No S. It has totally changed my nighttime behavior - I so get where you're coming from. I became a veggie in 2006 - more for ethical reasons, then in 2008 became a raw vegan - no animal products at all and no cooked food - because of respiratory is...

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Aww, so sorry you're not up to par, but it seems you did great navigating that one. Good job!

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Yay! You can be my sib - I have 3 older ones so would like a younger one. We'll keep each other in check...

Yes, I'm glad the vaca is now not a few weeks ago. I'm feeling solid. We're staying in a condo and prepare most meals rather than eating out.

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Hi losingforgood - so glad it's the scale you're giving up. You say that you've been able to cut out binge eating almost entirely. That is HUGE ! Don't discount that. Remember what it felt like when you were into the food. When the food had it's grip on you. Remember the indigestion, bloat, etc. Rem...

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Thanks Crystal... Never made it to Singapore when living in Bangkok, I was there in high school - we were all very jealous of the American girls who visited us in Bangkok from the American school in Singapore. They seemed so cool. 8) Day 22 Success Starting to get ready to leave for 2 weeks - I'm ex...

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Yay for a 21 day challenge. :) I just finished 21 days yesterday so this will keep me accountable for the next 3 weeks. March 22- Success 23 - Success 24 - Exempt 25 - Exempt 26 - Success 27 - Success 28 - Success 29 - Success 30 - Success 31 - Exempt April 1 - Exempt 2 - Success Carrying over to Ap...

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Yay :D Day 21 Success B - Oatbran/meal combo L - Lentil soup, rye crisps, wrap w/pb/banana/celery, orange D - Baked potato, ratatouille , salad, orange E - yoga, walked Tired today - been going to bed too late since hubby's gone. Next goal: 50 days In a couple of days, I'm going on vacation for 2 we...

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Love it! Thanks for sharing this with us.

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Here's the podcast I was referencing:

Episode 40: No Solitary Snacking -- even on S days. It's a different take than Episode 34: S-days Gone Wild. It may make some sense for you.

Ahhh, the ole obligation feeling - get's ya everytime doesn't it.

KL

Here's a big YAY for being able to find your way in ALL situations.

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Hi lbb - thanks for commenting on my thread. I read your blog even before I started doing a daily check in. Love it. :D For the past several years, weekends have been sooo challenging for me. Starts with overdoing it on Friday night, which led to restricting Saturday morning, which led to overeating...

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Glad your back and aiming for Vanilla No S. I'm a newbie to No S - but really ate this way for more than 20 yrs with no special days - so every day was an N day for me. I like the freedom with boundaries this method provides. I used to live in Bangkok. Love Southeast Asia :D . Keep up the honest work.

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Day 20 - Success Thanks for all the support y'all, aww shucks I'm not alone :) I considered not posting what I ate - but it's cathartic for me and very visual. This whole process is about accountability - so I will continue. B - oatbran/meal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein L - 1 flatout with ...

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I love that word urgency. It amazes me how caught up I can get in my head on some days and feel like a freight train and on other days I'm on a sail boat in calm waters.

Your're doing awesome - yay for relaxation and freedom!

KL

Day 19 - Success

B - Oat mixture
L - Salad, wrap w/pb
D - Soup, cracker, veggies, orange
E - yoga, walked

Wanted more for dinner. Said no, made tea and washed dishes. This too shall pass

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Day 18 - Sunday - Exempt B - Oat mix L - PB/bananer wrap, grapes, carrots, 2 mini clif bars D - Baked potato, salad, apple, 2 mini luna bars - picked at daughter's leftovers E - lots of yoga Started to mindlessly eat what my daughter had left on her plate - began to get an out-of-control feeling and...

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Thanks HabitMaker - nice to know I have your support. Saturday, Day 17 - Exempt Small cookie that I had saved from the other day - no guilt - yay B - Oatbran/meal combo L - Sprouted wrap, pb/banana, salad D - Hummus, pita, small greek salad no feta (had more pita than I would have on an N day) E - y...

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Yay for the virtual plate.

It's tough isn't it when things don't go exactly as we want them to go. That's why it's so important to change/build the behavior which then becomes habit. Great job

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Success on Day 16 - headed toward the 21 Club 8) B - Oatbran/meal mix L - 2 flatouts - pb/banana and veggie D - soup n salad E - some yoga Stuff happened with my job which I most definitely would have (past tense) snacked, seconded, and sweeted over - but I'm changing my behavior by learning new ha...

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Yes, I agree that normal almost means without struggling - didn't mean to imply (did I really type implys?? - oh my, cobweb brain) that there is no effort at all. In yoga, we call it the edge - not forcing but not coasting either - maybe a little bit of discomfort, but not intense pain. For most of ...

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Successful day today...day 15

B - Oatbran/oatmeal combo
L - salad w/beans, wrap
D - soup and salad
E - yoga

Treated myself to a massage today - awesome.

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Love the word "natural" - it implys no effort - yay

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Challenging but successful day today. On Wednesday's a large group of us get together for yoga at 7 then have a potluck dinner after - which usually ends up being around 8:30 - pretty late for me. For the past 6 months, I've been trying to navigate how to eat at this dinner. Many, many times I've wo...

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Successful day today. Loving the color green. :D B - Oatbran/oatmeal combo L - 1 flatout with pb/banana, 1 with baba g./raw veggies D - Homemade veggie soup, spinach salad, rye crisps E - walk The most wonderful side effect of eating this way is that my sleep is so deep and restful. Nighttime after...

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Yay for boundaries with freedom - feels wonderful doesn't it? I'm glad you're able to feel the peace on S days - I only feel it if I'm still adhering to some of the "rules" - no snacking - the biggie for me. Eating the sweets and a little bit more at meals seemed natural, but eating between meals fe...

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Thanks for commenting Milliem... the good thing is that I'm starting to really crave the structure of the 3 meals and enjoy being hungry again. Somewhere in the past 4 or so years I started eating outside meal time and then began to eat when I wasn't physically hungry - emotionally hungry yes, but n...

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I know myself too well and permagrazing all weekend has been my down fall - so I liked Reinhard's recent podcast with his mod for S days - to sit down and eat with intention rather than letting food land in your mouth "how did that get there?" type of eating. Basically taking responsibility and acti...

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Too funny about greens in teeth.

Glad you were able to relax today and not feel the need to micro manage.

Keep up the good work - back to N days tomorrow!

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This is so inspiring for those of us just starting out - day 11 for me.

Great job in keeping it fresh and clean.

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You're doing so awesome. :D I totally get the "now what" feeling after all the food is gone - for me it was such a habit to reach for something else to fill the constant void. Maybe trying instilling another habit here - drinking cold water after your meals to signify that meal time is over or brush...

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Saturday - exempt day. I had decided that I would not snack on S days because it has been a big time problem for me in the past and I broke my own rule - not crazy by any stretch - but nonetheless broke it. B - Oatbran/oatmeal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein powder L - Salad bar (one plate), ...

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Saturday - exempt day. I had decided that I would not snack on S days since that it has been a big time problem for me in the past and I broke my own rule - not crazy by any stretch - but nonetheless broke it. B - Oat/bran & meal/almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein powder L - Salad bar (one plate)...

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Thanks for the kind words Emily - yes, I so appreciate hunger now :D Yesterday was another success . B - Oatbran/oatmeal, almond milk, banana, pea/hemp protein poweder L - Salad, refried beans, sprouted wrap D - Salad bar, baked potato, steamed broc/green beans Very interesting at dinner time. Our f...

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Yay! Your're successes are adding up one by one. Do you use the HabitCal? It's a great tool - very visual.

I'm new as well. I believe it takes awhile to figure out when and how much to eat at each meal.

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Love this - thanks for sharing it with us.

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Successful day - started No S one week ago today - I'm starting to get into a rhythm of not snacking. That by far is the hardest thing for me. That and wanting to have all sorts of bowls and plates at each meal. Figuring out how to put it all on one plate. Wanted to eat around 5 PM - too early for ...

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Another successful day - several times I wanted to eat inbetween meals - but said a strong NO - not an option. I'm loving that boundary - used to have it years ago and then lost it and now found it again :D What is really surprising me is the desire to overexercise has totally gone away - which tell...

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Thanks for checking into this. On my laptop it saves and for some reason there is a glitch with my desktop and it doesn't save there, go figure. I added a yoga habit and will change it to exercise to incorporate all activity.

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I just started using it 6 days ago - the first 3 days have been tracked - these last 3 won't save for the life of me. I hit the save button - it says 7 changes saved (created an exercise calendar) and then I back out of the window and go back to HabitCal to see if the save stuck and it's right back ...

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Good day today. I'm getting more of the hang of how much and what to eat for me to make it meal to meal. Yesterday, I felt light headed between meals and realized today that I forgot to add my pea and hemp protein to my cooked cereal in the a.m. and I didn't have enough beans in my salad at lunch. S...

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Thanks oolala53 - When I started OA back in the mid '80's - my eating was out of control and my weight was about 50 lbs more. I lost most of it doing HOW and then FAA (branches of OA - ohh there are so many of them!) I stuck with it maintaining the weight and being abstinent from sugar/flour/wheat u...

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In my women's Bible study this year, we are dissecting Philippians. Soooo many lovely snipets. Here are a few that pop out for me: Phil 1:2 - "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Phil 1:27 - "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ." Phil 2:14 - ...

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Thanks for the encouragement Eileen. I really thought that I had found "it" with Thin Within - a grace approach to weight management. Basically a hunger/fullness method. I had no problem figuring out when I was at a 0 (ready to eat anything) - but stopping at a 5 (satisfied not full) was a challenge...

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Yay, mcs

You're having so many successful days. Keep chipping at them - one day at a time, right??

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Welcome L A.

I'm new too - still in the first week. For over 20 years, I ate meals without sugar, snacking or seconds - a 12-step program. But the difference was there was the word "never" for sugar, flour, wheat. So this concept is very refreshing for me.

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Thanks TSF for the welcome. Developing a new habit really stinks sometimes :D In theory, it seems so easy, but in practice a whole other story... Yesterday was a rough day mentally. I so wanted to numb out with snacking. I'm still trying to navigate how much I need to eat at each meal to comfortably...

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Boy, today was a tough one - but was a solid green. Stuff happened with my job that made me anxious and wanted to self-sooth after I ate lunch. Didn't want to plan dinner - just wanted to start snaking on fruit, which always leads to other foods. Decided to make dinner for family and didn't taste an...

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Thanks for the comments, mcs and oolala. Yes, as I was opening the bar, I felt this nagging feeling of being controlled by the food. I have a tremendous feal of being hungry - that I will lose control. Well, it seems that I lose control even if I'm not hungry, go figure :) For the past few years, I ...

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Welcome mcs.

I'm new too. The HabitCal is such a great visual. No messing around - just move on.

Keep on keeping on.

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I'm new as well. Started this past Thursday - so really haven't had the full effect of 5 No S days in a row. After dinner tonight, I didn't really want a 2nd mini Luna Bar - but thought I might as well since I'm not going to be eating sugar until next Saturday - makes a lot of sense, right? This is ...

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Feel so much hope these days. Even though I started only 4 days ago - my attitude and perspective have shifted as far as my eating goes - actually as far as my life goes too :D The weekends have always been a source of discomfort for me - too much unstructured time would lead to too much unstructure...

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Saturday and Sunday where great days. I sat down for meals - which is a new thing for me. Included mini Luna Bars for my desserts at lunch and dinner and was totally satisfied - yay! Success

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Hi - First time I've every posted on a forum - but feel the need for accountability. This system is brilliant :D I was in 12_ step programs for over 20 years with lots of success - so I like the idea of reporting. I became a vegetarian in 2006 and soon after stopped going to meetings. Relied more on...

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