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You have a habit going, Spiritsong! Keep it up, and congrats!

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Good self analysis on your elliptical behavior! Accountability helps! Kudos to you on making a commitment. I'm sure you'll let us know how it goes! Congrats on 51 days! Does that mean 51 days w/o a fail?

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I have to comment how much I enjoy reading your thread. You are very entertaining and uplifting. Congrats on all the success! Hope the sun shines for you soon. Here in Mexico we have a superabundance of sunshine and fresh produce. Wish I could send some to you! 8) glad to see you have some oranges n...

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Very happy for you on inches lost! Encouraging!

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If you're going to do fast food, Chipotles is the healthiest I think. You are doing great, keep it up!

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Congrats on the Green Streak!!!

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I've begun using the chain of self-command (started back on December 3rd), and WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Productivity here at the Gepetto household has SOARED. I don't mind telling you that my wife keeps telling me how much she loves my cards. Stuff's getting fixed, it's not forgotten, and it's really...

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Milly, NoBS, Thanks for your kind bday wishes. It IS great to be able to enjoy an event without crashing into a binge. I'm 58 years old, but feel younger than I did a couple years ago. Yesterday was green. I was kinda proud of myself today. I had a planning meeting all morning at the restaurant that...

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Good job on tackling that buffet! I think the key is you planned ahead what you would do, then you worked your plan! Also the cake at work, if it really looks good, you can take some home and freeze it for Saturday. You resisted!! KUDOS!

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Milly, I agree with No BS, I always enjoy reading anything you write,makes me feel very cheerful. If you run tomorrow, go easy! Hoping and praying it goes well!

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My girlfriends had a little belated Bday party for me last night. We watched a movie and had popcorn. Later we had a little sandwich and cake and ice cream. I cant say no to my own birthday cake! I'm going to color yesterday green with an "S" event.

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OMG, Sweetness, I love the days of the month recorded in emoticons!! Since eating & emotions are so intrinsically tied, that seems to me a superb system of tracking your days! Too funny! :lol: It's just simple, and I really like seeing the green. I'm glad to be back to a No S day today after overin...

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Stella, Thanks for stopping by my thread. I just browsed through yours for the first time. I will definitely be appreciating all the fresh fruits veggies and meats I have available here more after reading your,experiences. I walk to the open air market every day and buy most everything I need. You s...

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Well, this week was green till last night. I just had a banana. Oh well... And today is valentines day and I must have chocolate to celebrate! My new chair came last night, and after working very hard the past few days, helped host a valentines breakfast this morning... I enjoyed this afternoon recl...

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Thanks Milly, MJ, I like the idea of being pushed a bit but gradually, like the C25K podcasts did. Today I put on some fast music that I enjoy, and just ran with it. It felt good, it's gotten hotter here so I did work up a sweat. MJ, I think you're right, I will gradually run faster. I pushed myself...

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Congrats Over 43! Here's a 21 day salute to you!

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Good for you!

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I need to ask, having been on the net for years and never figuring out what a DH is? I know it as designated hitter. If that is the case my wife might want a DH. :wink: I just had to ask. Congratulations on the success as well. Thanks for the congrats! If your wife likes you she surely wants a DH, ...

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~reneew wrote:Thanks sweetness, how sweet I seem to be still dusting.

I know the feeling... That's OK, when you decide t pick yourself up, you'll remember how to get back on track.

Also I am praying for you, and I have a good track record!

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I tried the C25k plus podcast from NHS yesterday morning for my run. Hmmm.... It coaches you to run to a beat, it was much much faster than I have been going, and I couldn't sustain it, and my knees hurt more afterwards. I need something to work me up to that pace gradually. I need to look around. I...

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MJ, Amy, thanks. I had a good birthday, just me and my DH. He bought a new easy chair for me. For several years we have had nothing comfy in our living room here in Mexico, some of the furniture we had lent out in 2006 was never returned to us, because of an oversight. Not important to him, he likes...

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Friday was a success - level 10. Felt very tempted to finish my leftovers after dinner but b didn't. Onto today. Weigh in at 131.6. Not bad. Would like to lose a few more pounds as I consider 120-128 maintenance. Weighing monthly now, well every 4 weeks. Hoping to not go up over the next 4 weeks, b...

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Nay-Nay wrote:Sweetness, thanks and happy birthday to you too!

Thanks, after a green week, I feel free to celebrate!!

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tobiasmom wrote:Great job!

Thank you ! Today is my birthday, and I feel younger than I did a few months ago, because of No S and running! I'm 58 years young. I had a totally green week, and today I can celebrate!

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Oh, so sorry to hear about your hip! Praying that you're better fast!

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The same app I used for doing the times C25k has a distance version, using the GPS on my phone (I use rundouble). It tracks how long we run and builds up to 5k in the same way although we started at week 6. So this week it's 3 x 4km runs (not including the 5 minutes warm up/cool down). We're doing ...

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You are doing great!

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I know of no other diet with such success in maintaining. You are proof. I like your new signature, which reminds me of "There is joy in the journey." We are all fellow travelers, and you have helped me in my journey more than once. Congrats on your retirement and may your latest journey have many j...

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I highly recommend reading them every day, even a few times a day for awhile. Eight pounds down while eating sanely! That's a coup. Thank you!! You're right, even though in January I had several fails, I was eating sanely, all but one day. Today, I put on a blouse I bought in October, and it is so ...

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I like those reminders! Will be writing them down. :-) 4.2 miles takes me 46 minutes on the treadmill. My outside best time for 4 was 37:49. So I have worked up from about an hour to do 4 miles. Don't worry so much about how long it takes you, just focus on personal improvement. Right now I am trai...

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I just looked through, and I want to especially congratulate TooSolid, Minki, Tami, and TexArk for a STELLAR month with lots of greens! Eschano and Morris did really well too for most of the month. Healthy Mom congrats to you for recording your struggles. Renee, our fearless leader, looks like your...

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Nay Nay, congrats on the weight loss and Happy birthday!

My bday is Saturday so already an Sday. I weighed right before I left Minn on the 30th.Down 8 pounds since October 20th!

Clarinet gal, kudos to you on the weight loss, too!

I'm so happy for all of us!

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Good plan, you are doing so well! Keep it up!

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MJ, Milly, Spirit, Thanks! I just now looked up my advantages for losing weight I wrote down last summer, they're still good today! Good reminders, maybe they will help with motivation on portion control! 1. I'll have more energy 2. My clothes will fit better 3. I'll look better. 4. My knees will f...

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Just wanted to check in here, I'm now on week 7 of the 'distance' plan of C25k, so running 4km on this weeks runs. Yesterdays was TOUGH! I had to stop and walk a couple of times, but I managed to finish it even though I was very tempted to turn around and go home after about halfway haha :) What ar...

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MJ, just curious, how long does it take you to run 4.2 miles? I'm amazed that I can run one mile, but I think I'm running about two! I couldn't run two blocks before! Well, I was right, February is going better so far. It's nice to be back in a more normal routine. So far it's a green week with one ...

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Milly, kudos to you an the green week and the 21 days! Soon you will be svelte and buff with all the greens and working out, and the soreness will be worth it!

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Everyone has such helpful things to say, I'm liking this thread.... ll add mine to the mix. I understand about cravings. I was on a carb restricted diet and remember being amazed how the cravings were under control... For a while. I cant maintain restrictions and counting forever. But when I got bac...

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Yesterday I went out for my run before church. That felt so good! It is still cool here in the mornings before 10. So nice to be back in the warm, although the hottest season is coming in about a month, the weather is almost perfect now. 8) Went to a superbowl party at friends' house yesterday. Ate ...

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I just tried searching that recipe at Spark and it gave me Simply Bake Tilapia with roasted vegetables. Go figure. Here's the link: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=693977 Spark always has a recipe ad that shows when you do a search, you have to scroll down further, but even ...

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I'm already halfway regretting signing up for it haha :D Oh well in for a penny in for a pound as they say... Monday to Thursday all green this week - mostly good solid platefuls of pretty healthy food as well, and although I've noticed hunger, I haven't felt deprived. Last night and tonight are pl...

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Milly, I can't wait to hear how your training goes! Kudos to you for even thinking about it! Heres how january finished out, pretty sorry, but like i said Feb. will be better! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :lol: :P :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgre...

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congratulations :) will you keep running in the future? Most definitely! I am so surprised that I love running! I run 3 times a week, sometimes 4 and have not missed once since I started. I always want to go! I don't run very fast at all, but it's different than walking. I work up a little sweat, a...

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Well girls, I did my last run in the cold and ice this morning. Good thing I got out there early, the temp has been dropping all day! Tomorrow it's back to sunny Cuernavaca. 8) there ill have to get up early to beat the heat! Amy, I agree with the others, do what you enjoy most! Milly, you better do...

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Well it POURED down today but got out there and ran, felt great! We've finished the C25k plan going on the timed basis (ended on 30 mins running) but we were running about 3.6k at the end, so we're switching to distance based and working back up. Started at week 6 today which is a distance of 3.6k ...

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Oolala, Amy, Thanks, it helps that I am a native Minnesotan, and I have all the warm winter clothes and gear, AND I'm not afraid to wear it all! That said, I added my set of footprints to only 5 other sets the other day in the fresh snow by the lake the other day at 10 AM, so I guess I am kinda hard...

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Sweetness, Don't worry about how long it takes. I ran a half marathon in 2007. When I look back, I don't care what my time was, just that I finished. You should enter a 5k this spring. It is an AMAZING feeling and it won't matter what place you're in! Keep running and No S-ing Thanks, I'm definitel...

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Sweetness, Great Job! Are you up to a 5 k distance yet? I am getting back into running myself but will wait till it is more springlike since I don't mind walking on a treadmill but HATE running on one! :D Thanks, Nay-Nay, I feel the same about treadmills. My running is more of a light jog... I thin...

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Congrats on your green. :mrgreen: Oh, sorry about your bad weather. :( I really love running outdoors, yesterday it warmed a bit so I bundled up and drove over to the sheltered side of the lake. It took about 10 minutes for my hands to warm up, but by the end of my run I had taken both pairs of glov...

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Look at you go, you stud!! Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks, I did! It's been a bit crazy since I got here, with caring for my Mom and Dad, a friend in the hospital to have her toes amputated, a 4 day conference, and lots of car trouble, plus dropping my cell phone in the toilet! :roll: I just upda...

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I just updated my habit cal and Jan challenge today, first time since the 10th. I've had 3 reds for no S since then, but have been keeping up with my C25k. Since I arrived back to th deep freeze in Minnesota, I've run 3 times outdoors and 2 times indoors. It's the coldest it's been in 4 years right ...

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I just updated mine today, first time since the 10th. I've had 3 reds since then, but have been keeping up with my C25k. Since I arrived back to th deep freeze in Minnesota, I've run 3 times outdoors and 2 times indoors. It's the coldest it's been in 4 years right now. I had car trouble and I'm kind...

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If feels like a little victory every time I don't eat something that I don't need, no matter how little the treat may be. Even if it's just a fun sized candy bar or a spoonful of ice cream. The little bites not only add up, but sometimes just trigger for me to reach for more and more and more littl...

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I'm surprised the cold hasn't really bothered me too much here in Minn.. Saturday it was 20F with quite a wind when I went out and ran. Had to be careful about icy patches, but did fine. Then it got colder! Yesterday I ran indoors at the mall with all the elderly walkers. There was one younger woman...

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Great job with the meal planning! That can be so helpful, because it takes the "thinking part" out of it. If you know in advance, you can't let your cravings for the day sway healthful choices. Keep up the great work! :) Agreed! I plan all our suppers when I'm in the states so I can shop once a wee...

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Boy, it looks like you still have quite a green streak going! You're doing great! :D Thank you, thank you ... Can you see me taking a bow? Yesterday was also green, and today should be too. Tomorrow I take a NWS day for travel... Up very early.... Car... Bus... Mexico city Airport... Plane... Houst...

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Not sure if I should call today a fail. Went out to dinner after a dance class to Mexican fast food. Had a half a burrito there. If I had been home, I would have put it on a plate with some other items. I had some extra food when I came home but not all of it what I would have had, though it would ...

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Congrats on the 33 lbs lost, well not all LOST, part was baby! You are doing great!

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I checked the weather forecast for St Paul, looks like its dry and above freezing now for high temps, but due to get colder, perhaps some snow... I'm sitting in my living room in Mexico wearing shorts and sleeveless top at 8 PM! Doors and windows open! It definitely will be an adjustment! I'm going ...

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Milly, Thanks, I appreciate you too!

January so far is looking good!

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Ironchef, Oolala, Thanks! I'm hoping I can keep up the running in Minnesota. I'm hoping to be able to run outside, but the cold air may be a shock to my system even if the snow and ice are not dangerous. I might try the big indoor Mall near my parents house. They open 2 hours early for mall walkers,...

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Good for you, keep it up and you'll have a great week! I'm going to miss this great weather. My 28 minutes went OK this morning, got out there a little late and it was a bit hot. One more run this week and then I'll be in Minnesota. I wonder if they allow running in the mall? There's a big mall near...

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Hubby is trying to lose weight too, but he has a very big sweet tooth and I normally keep something sweet around the house for him.. I'll bake cupcakes or cookies or something. I recently introduced the idea that from now on whatever I bake will be baked on Saturday - that way we can both have a li...

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I think my stomach might be finally shrinking a bit. I forgot to eat breakfast today and waited till dinner! Maybe its the small plates? Hope this keeps up and I can finally lose some weight.

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I'm in! My biggest problem is weighing myself. I know better but can't seem to help myself. Then, if I don't see what I want to, I get depressed and binge. Just foolish! So, for the rest of January, starting on the 7th, no scale until February 4th. (my 47th birthday). Let's see what I can do! :wink...

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Happy New Year to everyone! I decided to try again with these mods: - fourth meal 3-4 hours after dinner (carbs to trigger serotonin production and prevent depression) - 1 square of dark chocolate after dinner (it works better for me than eating a lot at once) I am making some other adjustments - I...

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Sarah, welcome to No S. Congrats on 3 years of the right direction, and the weight loss! I love No S!

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It is nice to get back to N days isn't it?

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I'm new here and just started No S yesterday. I thought this would be a great way to help get off to a good start. Makes me accountable to someone. So, my goal is to simply build the habit this month. I have a book club that meets the 3rd Friday evening of each month, so I will take that evening as...

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January so far is

I've been keeping up with the running, and adding fresh fruit or veggies to every meal, and sticking with small plates. I feel much better.

Will be going back to Minnesota to help my mom and Dad for 3 weeks. I fly out on Friday.

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Good for you on the green days... And I agree, No S is the best!

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That's wonderful! You should be excited! My S days are definitely tamer, but this has not happened to me! Happy for you! Lets color it green

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I've run twice this week - 22 minutes on Wednesday and 25 minutes yesterday. The runs were tough (I'm not fit enough to take a 2 week break from running without feeling it!!) but I feel more ready to re-start week 8 next week without DYING! :) Good for you! I finished 7 and will start week 8 on Mon...

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I'm going to recommit to eating better foods next week, I've been trying to use up the leftover foods from Christmas which were in my fridge/freezer (I'm also on a budgeting kick and hate waste!) so have been eating a lot of cheese and savoury baked goods. Delicious and compliant with NoS but reall...

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Yesterday was success with an OOOPS. I'm allowing myself 5 of them this month. We went to Mexico City, had to leave at 6:30 AM. I had my little smoothie, but no breakfast. It was noon by the time we were done with our meeting. Hungry by then, and they served us hot chocolate, bread, and animal crack...

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If you didn't overeat by 7000 calories, it's not fat weight gain. Just playing with water and waste! Keep going for green N days. Thanks, Oolala, not sure how many calories a whole plate of cookies has! I was able to finish December with a good strong green yesterday! I'm eating more fruits and veg...

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I'm in! It will be good to get back on track after that last week of December. My goal is Vanilla No-S, with Renee's OOPS Mod. I like that idea of allowing a few mistakes (5) but NOT allowing the whole day to get messed up. For me, I will color it green, but confess exactly what I did wrong here inc...

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I was doing well till the past week. Funny how 4 S days could mess up my established habit. I look forward to getting back on track too!

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OK, I'm not saying this to make anyone feel bad about their weather, but our weather has been perfect and so I'm thankful for it. I've been a bit lonesome for family, but the weather is WONDERFUL!! Its been fun running.

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OOPS, yesterday was a Fail, I have to put the food away before I have my after dinner coffee. Just an avocado slice and a little bite of chicken, but then in the evening I gave into the thought, "Oh well, I'm red already" and ate some granola. :oops: I think I gained a couple pounds this week. Runni...

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Yes congrats on the fall weight loss, glad you could enjoy some treats! That's the beauty of No S, yes?

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Well Merry Christmas everyone! A little late I know hehe :) I've been caught up in the holidays, lots of socialising and family time which has been nice! Has meant pretty much no NoS tracking though - I'm trying to keep vaguely to the structure but I always find it tough at this time of year so I d...

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Ooh well done you!! I have to admit there I some days when I have to really drag myself around the streets and hate every minute of the actual run but the days that I love it and feel all pumped up and energised make up for it :) I always feel better afterwards though. thanks, Milly. How's it going...

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oolala53 wrote:From soup to nuts... an honest fail, but a minor one, I'd say.

Thanks, I like that "from soup to nuts!"

Today is GREEN all the way. I was smart and made grilled cheese to go with the soup today. A little bowl of granola with a banana for supper.

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Hope you had a wonderful family time for Christmas. Four S days in a row definitely does something to my habit! But I'm brushing off the crumbs and moving on. Today will be GREEN.

How's Gloverton holding up?

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Hope everyone had a great Christmas, I for one am getting back to normal eating today after 4 S-days and a fail! I have kept up with my running, however. It felt really good to run 25 minutes straight today (not fast, more like a jog, but different from walking!)

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You go, runner you! When my wife is running a lot (getting ready for an event, etc.) her metabolism seems to accelerate too, as she just seems to melt away. Although I can never notice it in her, she says it slows just as fast when she's not running. That or her clothes shrink like mine when there'...

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tobiasmom wrote:Well, I had a fail yesterday. I totally ate emotionally. Found out DH is being deployed to Afghanistan. Ugh....

But today I am shooting for green!

Ouch! My heart goes out to you!

I failed yesterday too, No good excuse here, going for green today,too.

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This is a good group of people. I'm glad to have found NoS and its forum :!: Merry Christmas to everyone and a blessed, prosperous New Year. __________ H I feel the same way! Dittos to all! Wishing everyone the best Christmas ever, may all your best dreams and prayers come true! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:...

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Gaining now, red days will do that. Duh. So... I hereby declare a war against all sweets of any kind! I vow to not have any sweets until Christmas eve when my compay comes. Anyone else with me on this? ...Sugar is my enemy. I will support you, but it may be unrealistic for me since I have several C...

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oolala53 wrote: Then again, you're the one jumping around in a skinny body this Christmas!

That's so true! Congrats again on the weight! Have a peaceful happy blessed Christmas!

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Welcome back to the boards, I'm sure you will do fine, you have a good plan!

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I caught key words here: Baking habit. Can you get all that baking stuff out of your house? I'm guessing it was you who put the tub of frosting in your cart, and brought it home and I'm guessing you we're alone when you ate it! Alcoholics don't have alcohol in their houses... Why do so many women fe...

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The sleep deprivation is crazy! He sleeps awesome during the day...but I have a 5 year old that's awake during the day! Ha. It's definitely a rough little season for me sleep wise. But I will continue to enjoy my boys day and night!! Tobias is too old for naps maybe, but old enough to understand th...

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I've lost another pound or two, so according to my trend calculation I'm now 58.7kg (129.4lb) and my BMI is 19.8. It's rather strange, now that I'm past my goal. I'm just kind of floating along, doing No-S and wondering where my weight will "settle out". I've started running a bit more, and I'm con...

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Just browsing around. Nice going! Wanted to say it was not my brilliant idea to allow for two extra S days, though I'm glad to be the bearer of glad tidings. That's actually Vanilla. Reinhard says you CAN (but don't have to) declare two extra S days per month for birthdays, HOLIDAYS, etc. The longe...

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Well, it looks like absolutely everyone is doing better than me. I am maintaining my weight though which was my goal. Shooting for a green today just because I wrote this! Maintaining IS SUCCESS!!! Lets go for green today! I want to see if I can get a totally green week, with S events allowed not S...

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