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That is great you had a weekend you are happy with. I like to workout as well, and sometimes I go 2 days without and feel guilty about it..but our bodies need rest sometimes, at least I think mine does. I did challenge myself recently and worked out about 31 days straight with 1 day not. I have not ...

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Like you I don't have trigger foods....any food causes me to want to keep eating..hence binge. How did you do yesterday. For Monday's I have been keeping in mind "No option" 3 squares... There definitely is a love / hate relationship with food on the weekends...rocky, unpredictable, yet fun and exci...

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I guess the water is too cold in the part of lake erie we fish...nothing....oh well... My best friend who started recently said boy, Monday's are sure hard to get back on track..Of course I agree, but they do get easier the longer one sticks this out. At least I can let my friend know my experience ...

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Welcome..I also was on sparkpeople for a few years and found No S there, actually was introduced there by Oolala..she is the team leader there for the No S team.

Do you have the book?

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Sunday was no better..but today is Monday :) I'm on vacation still this week, and sometimes it feels like a weekend..so I have to remind myself what day of the week it is. Not sure how I can have 9 weeks of No S Vanilla to have such terrible weekends...how long does it take I wonder for the nastines...

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I don't think there is a PDF version. I have a kindle that I downloaded the book. You can order the kindle version and use cloudreader to read it. There is a lot of information here for sure that you would not require the book, especially if you can't get one. This is in the book "So when you fail, ...

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Are you talking about failing on S days, I see your post is Monday? You can't fail on S days. And if you are talking about weekdays, yes, in the past I have let my fails carry on and on until I left and then came back heavier. Best thing to do is nip it in the bud and move on. Vanilla S means follow...

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Hi...I have the exact same problem. I don't just over indulge a tiny bit, I binge eat...wake up staring off okay...I think in the beginning I went hog wild thinking it was okay. I have my N days pretty down, but what happened last time for me was I let the S days bring me down to the point where I g...

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Just wanted to wish all the mom's here a Happy Mother's Day!!

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Saturday started off good, had a great breakfast. My daughter and family came over to do some landscaping and I was starving so grabbed for some nuts and then a chocolate cupcake I made for them (right!), so when my daughter and husband left as I was going to babysit so they could go to a party, we ...

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Hi, I struggle with my S days as well....I read on one of the posts that mimi replied to about Sunday's...I wrote them down to read with my other 3x5 cards to help me thru things...thought you might be interested :) deb 1. Plan ahead. Decide in advance what your treats/sweets will be. 2. Eat only wo...

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Hi there, totally understand your struggle. What I have found that has been helping me is incorporating some of the Beck Solutions...3x5 cards with little notes to myself that I read a couple times a day.. Examples might be: "A binge is just not worth it anymore, does nothing for me in reality, it r...

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You will definitely find sanity here when it comes to building a normal relationship with food and by putting food in it's right place in your life.

I love the sanity the most!!

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Hi there, I started as well in June 2011 only to leave and gain weight trying to diet/count calories....but I came back in March..realizing No S is really the only sensible way to do anything. I read something Reinhardt wrote, don't be discouraged if you don't succeed the first time round, most do. ...

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Me tooooo....I'm going to try and do the same!!! We can do it....I have been struggling way too long with my weekends...time to take the next step. For Mother's day, my daughter is having dinner, I'm making dessert, cheesecake..found a fast and simple recipe seeing I had to bake...so that will be my...

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Today I was pretty active, did another 10 mile bike ride and washed my car by hand and dried it...boy am I tired now... Went to Red Lobster for dinner yesterday about 3:00, put 1/2 of my dinner away before I ate. Enjoyed every mouth full slowly and mindfully...the best I ever had...and even better.....

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wow, you aren't kidding that is a long time to sit in the sun, but i bet you are a very proud mom

and you will be thin one day tooooo...

have a great weekend....

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That is so funny...there are women that also get paid for you know what in some way shape or form ;) You get double benefit as cleaning is a workout :) I just a fruit smootie for what was suppose to be my breakfast but got a late start..(pineapple, blackberries, strawberries, yogurt, flax seed and a...

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Enjoying my vacation, even if the weather is not permitting us to fish liked we planned. Able to try new recipes and enjoy the freedom of not being at work. Went on a 10 mile bike ride, trying to get in shape for next months 17 mile bike ride...when I say shape, not referring to losing weight..I hav...

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Hi Patty, I earned some points on my mastercard and bought a rice cooker, love it....do you have one..I would never had bought one, but a free one why not.. :) so glad I did, keeps nice in the fridge. I have been also having rice and fat free refried beans, salsa, hot sauce and topped with a little ...

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I started in June 2011, after letting my S days get the best of me, I left my membership :) Came back on March 19 and have had 2 successful 21 day cycles ! I'm on my 3rd round of 21 days ..who would have thought..not me..I came back in a different frame of mind this time. Nothing at this point in ti...

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I think that is a great idea, working on one S at a time. I believe it was mentioned in the book as well and I'm sure there are some long timers here that started off that way. When we are bingers when we add stress to our lives it tends to make us binge which adds more stress..go figures right! As ...

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So amazing, stayed up until 10:30 last night, ate dinner at 7:00 and I didn't feel like I needed to eat something. I did have some diet soda that I sipped during the evening. I watched my DH eat his bowl of ice cream. Didn't even phase me to have any...not even a taste..okay well I thought of asking...

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It is funny how if we don't incorporated certain foods with our meals we leave the table unsatisfied. I believe protein is one of those foods ;) I tried a new recipe yesterday...that I love in the Indian restaurants but never made, Chicken Tikka Masala..funny but McCormick sells pre-packaged seasoni...

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Glad to see you back on the threads,,,,we all missed you!!!

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5/8 - N day , 50 minutes walk on treadmill (technically counting this as an N day, even though I had crackers and an apple for dinner. note to self - need to plan healthier meals!) Glad you didn't count as a failed...there are just going to be days where we sit with a plate of crackers and an apple...

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Hi, actually I'll be making chicken tikka masala, I believe it has the red sauce as well. I found a curry chicken..thanks for the link I'll check it out. Check out this site... http://www.justapinch.com/ I bought McCormick's packets that have the recipe and all the spices...they were on sale for 99 ...

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Sure thing, any diet starts the process for binge eating disorders if one is prone, but I also believe that we can all become prone to it when we try that first diet and have success, then the yo yo dieting starts leading to an unnatural relationship with food. At 27 it all started with WW and now a...

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Don't be obsessive about the scale tip from Dr. Oz Weight fluctuates from hour to hour and day to day. Jumping on the scale too often can become frustrating and get in the way of you seeing your overall progress. Weighing yourself once a week gives you enough feedback; meanwhile, be sure to focus o...

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My best friend of 35+ years has joined me on the sanity with food quest..she read the book all about snacking..and the light came on just how much she snacks while she cooks...on everything healthy, but none the less extra calories..now she is doing the 3 squares including her fruit with her meals. ...

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Monday was a nice day with food..I ate what my tummy called for...weekend was definitely over the top...Of course the call of the scale was at my door, but I know me, if not the same or gained...I might give up.. I'm on the quest to make chicken curry today...will surf the net for some recipes...or ...

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moving this up to the top

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I totally agree, WW does give everyone the tools to eat healthy, at least when I went many years ago..never had broccoli until I was 27!! I have learned to make a lot of healthier choices for sure.

Sounds like a perfect weekend!

Keep up the good work!!
deb

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Agree! You are going in the right direction..I saw on Dr. Oz what 5lbs of fat looks like and that is a lot of fat..so 10 lbs in two months is a great deal of fat to lose..we kind of look at the number ya know. I lost like maybe 7-9 lbs, that is a lot of fat.. Each pound is a pound of butter and one ...

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you are such an inspiration...how many days a week do you fast..fasting is so good for the body and soul.

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First I love your avatar!!!! You are doing fantastic!!! I was on WW years ago and tried to go back a few times..I just can't count points, or like you said every morsel I put in my mouth. I was on spark people, same thing there, count calories... The hope for me is sanity with food.. See around the ...

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I keep thinking of "big picture" and want to minimize my binges, make my habits BETTER (not perfect yet), and see an overall less USAGE of food to hide emotions. An enjoyment of food, even sweets instead of drug usage of food. :D You are doing fantastic...the whole thing is being realistic and movi...

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I think for some Friday might serve as an S day for them. Each of us are different and live different lifestyles.. So instead of feeling badly about Friday's turn them into a feeling good S day. I've seen here some start Friday evening and end the S days Sunday at 4:00, something like that...I guess...

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For sure the most important thing is to move on right and you have been very successful in moving on after an unplanned S event. That is the thing with food laying around,,,it has a call button....and sometimes so hard to turn the darn thing off.. AND I like that you don't feed it to your students. ...

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Enjoy!!!!! We went fishing yesterday, but Lake Erie was very windy and it was COLD...an easterly wind so 90% of the time the fish just don't bite...we gave up early and hope for a better day today....was hoping for some walleye for dinner. Your dessert sounded lovely..when I went out for my birthday...

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Hi Gobble, thanks for stopping by my thread..I toooo am finding 3 squares is the only way to feeling good physically and mostly mentally... I still tend to beat myself up for the weekends though..so need to work on that...it all has to do with emotions all kinds of them :) So have you been a No Sr s...

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Hi Oolala, ya know that is a good question...even though in my heart of hearts I want to lose weight I think I would just continue with the habits if I don't..if in time I don't see anything happening, perhaps then I will take a look at how much I'm eating, etc. I just am so enjoying waking up not f...

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I hear ya Roxy, I do the same thing..can be sailing along living life and then the dreaded feeling fat comes over one and the mirror is staring back at you...it is really a form of self-punishment ya know. I hate my body right now, I really do..I just do the best I can to ignore it :) We'll get ther...

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Good one Oolala :) no pun intended..but ya know, that is probably the low end of the range..and these sites don't take into consideration bone structure..someone should come up with something for small, medium, and large bone structure...based on height to me is really not that accurate..so you are ...

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This is such a great post....nice to see how our lives are changing when it comes to food...one event at a time... I'm feel the same...about my weekdays...the urge to have snacks after dinner is pretty nil at this point..I have been back since March 19 and what a difference this time, mindset wise. ...

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Sounds yummy!!!! How do you make pesto chicken? I would love to try that one.

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I surely don't know how you survive the baking...I would weight 300lbs for sure..but it is like gardening for some, very relaxing, etc. I don't like to cook, bake, or garden.. :) Today I start my vacation..took and S event for yesterday..first one since I started back 3/19. Hope to stick to good mea...

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I went to that website as well....yik 59% percentile, my goal weight for my age should be 146, I'm currently 178, so 32 to go..it will be nice to see these numbers drop, but can take a long time and I'm okay with that, finally. Thanks for sharing that... Ya we are like your virtual fans....checking ...

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Went to dinner for my birthday...thankfully we can have S events. Had too much food of course :) and had a nice shot glass dessert of chocolate cake..perfect size, like 6 bites..yummy...and a great idea for those that really have no more room but want that dessert for other reasons than hunger. Toda...

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You are doing fantastic!! Surely this is the best option around as we are learning to enjoy our food and to fend off the URGE attacks!!

Thanks for visiting my thread....

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oolala good point what did i say back to that thought...i said "yes you will care when you wake up disappointed" and is it worth to break my green streak and "it really won't help" AND what was more important was i realized it was emotional eating i was just about to do.... yesterday was a pretty g...

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hey roxy, thanks for the b-day greetings!

sneaking..mmmmm, when no one is looking

i do that all the time, well i used to, and still do on the weekends..when i don't want my husband to know how much i'm grazing which is really binging in steps :0

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reneew!! congrats on your 21 dayssssss.....

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hi...thanks for stopping by..it was surely hard not to binge..my normal pattern under certain kinds of stress. funny you should say spark people, i'm on there and was on there for a few years, found No S from Oolala, she is the team leader there for the No S team.. i did really well once, went from ...

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We'll miss you!!! But enjoy... Thanks for you comments about my cat...he is in a lot of pain this morning, kind of shaking I feel so bad...his meds won't be ready until afternoon..keeps running to the bathroom I feel so bad... His sister is wondering what is going on, why he doesn't want to play... ...

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Just like your signature line says! You are doing it...being persistent while living life. Food definitely is a pleasure in life for us to enjoy normally :) Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by... My cat seems to be in a lot of pain this morning and the stupid pharmacy won't have his meds until ...

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What a rough day...my 8 month old cat had to go to the emergency vet Sunday for a blockage and spent the next night at the vet.. Picked him up today, thank goodness for the pet insurance I bought which I thought might be a waste of money, but not...they'll reimburse me 90% of the $1,500 it cost so f...

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I have to say it felt great to eat my 3 plates yesterday...well the food on the plates...I like what I read on Sweetness daily "Food tastes better if I'm hungry for my meals!? This is so true.. Binging is just a mindless motion, with no real satisfaction in sight...we just end up getting so stuffed ...

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Hi, when you go to post something, to the left of your screen you will see the emoticons, pick one...I think that is what you were asking

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Helllloooo Roxy......Let's go green for May...

I can't believe I'm on my 3rd round of 21 days..who would have thought...
NOT me...

I'm on vacation tooooo starting this weekend..so the pressure is on to maintain my normal N days...fingers crossed.

deb

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Oh you know what I did as well as the Beck cards, I found some key points from the No S book where I struggle and wrote out cards for them, helps a lot as well.. Here's to our response cards.. I think I'll do the same on our May challenge and include the reading the cards at least twice a day! :) In...

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Really great poems!!!

Maybe Reinhardt can use in his NEXT book

I might print and post where I can read both....

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That sounds like a great plan! It surely takes time to build the habit...Monday's used to be a oh no dread day to, oh yes, I'll feel great not eating more than my 3 squares..I'll wake up happy... My first time around last June I was worried too much about my S days, and eventually gave up. I'm still...

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Hi Oolala, here ya go. I moved the thread up..get's lost over time

URGE

U - Untimely
R - Response
G - Greatly
E - Exaggerated

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Hi Sweetness, I started a thread on the general on listing your goals..based on the beck diet..I have my cards as well but have been very naughty and not reading them..I'll have to pull them out of my purse and read them.. One in my head it binging is not an option, it doesn't do anything for me any...

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Ya when I quit smoking I felt like I was losing a best friend, and would think how am I going to live without them..and viola, I did it..and we can all do it...getting past the need to binge...

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What an awesome report!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and congrating me on my 21 days...yes today is back on green, and I can feel it doesn't seem to be such a struggle..looking forward to eating my nice dinner..

You rock...great job....I'm jealous

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Yes the sanity of No S

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Hi there, FIRST, thank you for letting us know that you will be leaving...some people just disappear and that is sad, at least we all know you are heading in a different direction with your life right now..not giving up.

Best of luck..hate to see you go..

deb

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I say your update on the challenge thread...glad you feel asleep..that is too funny in a good way that you wanted to stay green so you feel asleep...

have a great sunday...

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Hi gk, I hear ya as well and agree with everyone, it is not easy, heck I ate candy yesterday that I don't like (white chocolate)..what a waste.. It is like quitting smoking...some people quit cold turkey the first time NEVER pick up again..some like me attempted at least 15 times until finally after...

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Happy to report "No Reds" for my 2nd round of 21 days...again if S days were suppose be N days, I would have had 13 reds :) mmmm 42 green verses 13 reds...must keep that in mind... Tomorrow will start another round of 21 days.... I think it is helping by working on my head...albeit not easy to do wh...

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Hope you are feeling better today...the more we read and learn the better off we'll be....

Oh ya, I forgot to mentioned mixed together blueberries and mango..not sure where my brain was ate...

Have a great weekend!

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Congrats!!!

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My Friday was green even though I was away at a friends house until about a 1/2 hour ago......today so far no binging! :) :) I left my No S book with her to read... Did a 7 mile bike ride, have to get more practice in for the 17 miles which I have a feeling will be hilly because the bike event is in...

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Boy it seems like ages since my 35 year old son went to his prom, but I had a flash of that day...not as special as a girl helping her dress but the "wow, my son looks fantastic" :) And so great to hear you had a great green week..and you feel better emotionally...best thing we all can do for oursel...

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Oh boyyyyyyyyyy, yes will say a prayer for him..how long will it be if he does get sick from it..did they say?

You mean you lost 18lbs or 18 days on green?

Either way...you go girllllll......

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I know what you mean how things might be read, but I totally understood what you were saying..once I get back to 168, my journey starts :) We all have a goal in mind, tucked away.. :) Ya know in Reinharts pods, S days gone wild I think..very helpful, did you ever listen to it? He has some suggestion...

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Congrats...and to think if I would have stuck to No S when I first joined in June 2011, I might have been joining you in celebrating..

So glad to see, gives me encouragement...

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hi there, yes i can attest to that, i did drop out my first go around because of excessive S days, which carried over into my N days...felt like a big failure.. stress, depending on what kind i surely could turn to food. you have done so well, reaching your BMI...can't wait to say that some day..but...

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Hi....well most of us are guilty of the scale thing..I have been hopping on as well. Since January I lost about 9lbs, but that was with counting calories and coming back here last month..so I would say after 6 weeks of No S, I might have lost about 5lbs, but mind you I was 168 when I left and curren...

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Hi Liz, it is good to pay attention to the rationalization going on in your head...suggestion, you may want to jot each one down separately and your response to it. Those notes will help you in the future...keep your eyes on the prize!....sanity. What I have been having with my dinner is some crushe...

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You are too funny....when I read some of the No S book yesterday, Reinhardt does say to plan your special treat..something to look forward to......Here is a couple good ones from his book "The habits that you build during the week will start to carry over to the weekend, as long as you're patient an...

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1. S days>> 3 squares and moderation in the way of "Sometimes" with 2 S events each day. (not sure if I should make such a commitment yet :?: ) 2. N days >> Keep to No S Vanilla during my vacation and for another 3rd round of 21 days 3. 30 minutes of exercise at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week ( mar...

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Hi Oolala, sorry to hear of your struggles and I re read some of the No S book and surely says sometimes...which I hope someday to follow..my plan is to try this weekend.. Do you think in part it is because you are at goal weight and the freedom bell has rang? Hope the weekend is a lot of fun for yo...

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wosnes wrote:I guarantee you, none of them will find their way into my grocery cart.

When I go shopping these days I might pick it up, look at it and put it back down...

Trying to stay on the outside perimeters of the store!!

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I'm looking to implement sometimes this weekend coming as well, but with something really worth it..like a walk to dairy queen for a sunday, or on Sunday stop at the cupcake shop, their frosting is so good, not really sweet at all like the grocery stores... S days are not a license to binge, not at ...

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We all have those days....perhaps next time buy an extra one for you, so you won't feel deprived...the temptation just triggered a desire to fill the want that was not full-filled earlier. I would mark it red and move on..you don't want to start limiting your S days or trying to make up for the red....

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Good adds! Especially mimi's mentioned of a much long awaited dr. appt!

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Just read your not on the reasons one might want to lose weight and you mentioned you made a dr. appt. That is great.........

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So I'm here to say to all those who beat themselves up for failing, quitting, restarting, wash, rinse, repeat - over and over - DON'T GIVE UP. I have quit, tried other diets and weight loss methods, only to restart NoS more times than I can count, but, for whatever reason, this time seems to be the...

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Have a great day!!!

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Wow, I'm going to check out the thread... Glad you had sanity over the weekend...I hope to find a little this weekend... Going to my friends house Friday night and spend the day there...we both eat pretty healthy so looking forward to our bike ride..we may end up for ice cream as we celebrate our bi...

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Noticed on our April challenge, you are doing fantastic!!! Way to go..... Looking forward to our May challenge... I'm on vacation for 2 weeks in May, staying home so my work week schedule will be off, so I'm hoping I keep from sitting around too much and use this time to do some Spring cleaning and ...

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Funny but some days the URGE is definitely larger than life itself...so focus on all the good you have done and not on a slip up. I was hungrier Mon/Tue this week for some reason... You are doing fantastic...keep your eyes on the prize...a sane relationship with food. We are the one's in power, not ...

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Yesterday was hump day as they call it...never knew what it meant...but nice to see the week is almost over....going to my friends overnight tomorrow so we can go on a bike ride Saturday...and celebrate our birthdays, normally in between. Oh and she is my diet buddy as well..we have been at this ove...

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