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thanks r.jean...i would love to stick to my plan

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Yesterday was a good day, sometimes I feel like why can't I just eat a snack, then I have to remind myself that I can just not today. Sanity seems to help me realize I do feel so much better not. Binging does not make one feel good after it is over...it adds no value to one's life. Here's to sanity.

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Just wondering if anyone wanted to join me for 30 days by not getting on the scale..starting on August 1. I have been using the habitcal and giving myself a greenie if I don't weigh myself. It truly puts me in a bad mood or good mood and I shouldn't let it have so much power over my emotions. As for...

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I agree, I wouldn't consider this a fail. If you are getting full and decided to stop that is great, but truly didn't seem like a lot of food to me..especially for dinner but your tummy is the one to follow

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That is so great that you park you car far enough away from work so you can walk..brilliant idea. And I love the standing desk idea...I have a bad back and that surely might help.

You are doing great with your S days..hope to join you in that soon!!

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A couple of my friends in the past experienced what your friend did. The guy was all into them, wining and dining, presents, etc. Then up and leave. Then they would think..mmmm, never gave me his home phone, never invited me to his home, and the mmmm's go on. I guess sometimes men, from what I under...

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You might want to say one afternoon snack each day and seconds only with supper and only one sweet each day. That makes your weekends looser and more indulgent, without giving yourself too much room to blow out. And even if you do blow out, it's still not a failure day, because it's yellow anyways....

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Geeze, I'm truly giving in to my old habits on S days. I have actually gained almost all of the weight I lost in the beginning back. I'm fearful that instead of hating my S days, they seem to bring comfort..I truly am worried about falling back into my old ways again. Today is Monday, and I hope to ...

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Hi I'm sorry to hear you are feeling so terrible, been there, done that. I know life has a way of throwing some unexpected events in there but stay strong because it also has a way of throwing in some great things too.

I don't know you, but I feel for you..truly I do.

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Hi, I hope to someday be saying exactly what you are saying. I'm tasting the sanity a bit now, but know I have a long way to go.

Congrats on your sanity and weight loss..and the shopping experience that must feel so good toooo.

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I know that I feel saner about the food, but now I'm starting to obsess about the scale not moving. I guess it would be nice if I stopped weighing myself everyday knowing it will change daily. If I keep on jumping on the scale, I'll definitely end up with diet head. Now what am I going to do to stop...

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Mmm, I started on June 10 and it seems like a habit for me...still trying to tame my S days a bit. Mostly I noticed that I feel sane for once in my dieting life. With everyone's help on here I know a red day is not me being a failure, it is just a failed day. Snacking causes me to binge, so not snac...

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Hi Deb, just stopping by as I wanted to see how you are doing? You were so kind to welcome me here when I first started. I hope you find yourself in a better place. I know nighttime eating was and can be my downfall. But that is a good idea of making a habitcal for that scenario. I know you have bee...

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Monday/Tuesday were pretty good days, although it seems when I see my husband having a snack in the evening, my mind starts to wonder, then I tell myself, I can wait until the weekend if I want something extra during the day. Which usually works. If I do have some fruit with my lunch and dinner I fa...

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A good old fashioned peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk works. I also buy oatmeal that I just add water to from the hot water cooler and add some walnuts and milk.

Or when I have rice for dinner, I can add milk and some splenda, heated in the microwave or eat cold.

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I'm sure diet soda is bad. I do occasionally allow myself a diet dr pepper now and then..not too often though. I think just like coffee was bad for us at one time, or wine, or butter, etc. they come up with no coffee is good, eggs are good, etc. etc. I use splenda in my coffee, and I truly like it b...

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Nicest of the Damned "I guess I need to read back thru these posts and jot down some notes....thanks for pointing me to Thaila's comment and for your encouragement.

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Thanks Berry! Saturday was a great S day, but Sunday not so great. Grazed all day, but I knew it was okay as Monday was around the corner. At least I can look and say, wow, my Saturday was good even with having a snack. I truly don't want to let binging take hold of me which can come from nowhere. F...

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My Saturday was great, but Sunday was food again that was provided by some really nice Christian friends while my husband recoups. I ate too much of it and my diet mind told me it was fried. I don't eat fried and over the years developed great habits not to fry food. I surely hope all the great thin...

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Hi, how are you making out? I have about 6 weeks now, my S days have been over the top, but getting less and less. It really can give one a sense of sane living without the diet mentality. I believe I had one Red day so far, which is not bad...glad the S days don't count :). Here's to sane living.

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Funny I was 1 in a family of 10, my mom must have learned a lot of these recipes as I'm sure she grew up in the depression: Fried bologna and potatoes (always a 5lb bag :) Fried hot dogs and potatoes Fried onions and potatoes, Our all time favorite was Hot Dog Stew...we sometimes my siblings still m...

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Joyofsix wrote:I've been putting off dinner too. It helps. I also notice my kids eat better. Little do they know I'm switching their lives to no snacking without them noticing

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks for sharing...I definitely agree with the encouragement from others and checking off, like our habitcal.

I find encouragement from my spark friends as well as my new found No S friends.

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Hi there, thanks for stopping by my daily check in and for the encouragement. Seems you are doing quite well, great job on posting..I think it makes a huge difference with keepin on..:) Have a great S day. My S days have been wild, but yesterday was great..I think because I let myself eat what I wan...

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One of the great things about NoS is that it's so easy to pinpoint where the difficulties are, so it's much easier to figure out what to do differently! You seem to be doing really well so far, well done!! Enjoy your S days :) Thanks so much for stopping by. My S day yesterday was filled with the t...

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Great article, for those of here on No S, we come to realize what works for us..for me, it is 3 squares, snacking just promotes binges for me. Thanks for sharing.

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I find I'm weighing myself daily and have come to accept the fluctuations which in the past I would freak out. I used my 10lb weights to make sure it was accurate and go by my numbers. I don't know what it is, but I feel fat (which I am currently :)) or I feel like I gained weight so I jump on, most...

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Had my first red day the other day, not bad, but still snacks at night. I believe I know why, my dinner was not planned and was unsatisfying. I'm learning to feed me what me wants :) . (I know not proper grammar, my intention :)) My husband said to me last night what's going on usually you are starv...

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I know, people that I have talked to think I'm crazy, we must eat every 2-3 hours, no snacks even healthy ones. I interviewed a thin friend of mine who said she eats 3 healthy squares most days of the week and a little less rigid on the weekends. I have a friend that has 10lbs to lose and sees the s...

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I know what you mean, I have been on No S plan for a month now and with not snacking I have not binged except for 1 red day, I won't talk about my S days :). But I truly think that eating snacks triggers binges for me anyway. Like after dinner, if I don't start a snack I don't struggle that often, m...

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It is little over a month that I started No S and I feel saner than I have in a very long time. I have found that if I eat something because that is my only choice and if it is not what I really wanted, I have a slip..which I did the other day. So now I'm trying to make sure it is what I really want...

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Oh ya, Timmy's has been around quite a few years now, well at least 10+ I believe. Of course I'm sure someone went to Canada and loved it so much brought the idea back here! When I used to smoke I went everyday, but since I quit smoking I don't go as often. Yes, I recently discovered their breakfast...

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I have read these comments a few times and they really helped me make it thru my first red day. My diet mentality said see you had to have some snacks after dinner...that I was going to fail at this as well.. But all the wonderful advice helped me to be green the next day. I'm truly aiming not to be...

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Ditto, thank you for the times you do stop by and add your valuable wisdom!

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First thanks to everyone for the well wishes for my husband and me. This is day 3 of his recovery and he is in a lot of pain. We found the epideral did not work and the pain meds they were giving him were not enough..he had the worst night of his life the day of surgery. They finally figured it out ...

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My husband had surgery yesterday and will be in the hospital for up to 10 days so most of my meals will be eaten away from home. At first I was like OH no....I'm thinking. Then I thought, okay this will give me the opportunity to stick to my 3 squares and to experiment with foods other than my norma...

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hi for me, i get up at 4:30-5:00 a.m. and don't eat my first meal until 8:30 a.m., so I guess that could be considered moving my breakfast out a bit, then I eat lunch around 12:30-1:30, and dinner I have since moved off until later, like 6:30-7:00, this helps me not to binge. I think if you start a ...

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I'm new to No S as well, and I agree makes total sense...if I think back to growing up, we ate 3 squares, no seconds as there were none with 9 in the family, and ocassionally a snack at night (very rare), no snacking all day long...my night time binging started later in life.

Much success to you.

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hi welcome back, i'm new and just joined 6/11 and was to the point as well i was tired of dieting. i'm still working on the diet mentality, one meal, one day at a time. i'm happy that for my june habit cal, i trended green, goal for july trend green and keep my fingers crossed no red, but if i do, i...

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Don't compare your performance to perfection. You can't achieve perfection, and neither can anybody else. Instead, compare your eating habits now to your pre-No-S eating habits. This is awesome as I was thinking, wow, I have not binged at night during my N days and I could consume a day's worth of ...

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i bought the kindle version and read it twice, now i'm wanting to get a paperback copy. and perhaps a couple for friends...i have a few that are considering surgery and i hate to see them do that as so permanent.

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Thank you everyone!!! Not sure what the protocol is around here, but does one send a personal e-mail to thank everyone, or a thanks on the original posts? I truly appreciate all of the wonder feedback I have found here. You are all great bunch of people. Thanks.

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"A moment on the lips forever on the hips"
That would apply to going off plan for N days of course. Well I suppose it could apply to overindulges on S days as well.

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Hi, I'm new and am on my 15th day of habit building...so far so good. My questions to all the No S'rs that are successful. 1. if you could offer 1 tip for all us newbie's what might that be? 2. were you one that got it right away, or have you struggled thru the years? Thanksss...look forward to hear...

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sophiasapientia thanks so much for the encouragement!

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wosno thanks for checking back on me...

grammyg, thanks for the advice on the cider!

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my heartburn is gone, i think it was some new herbel supplement I was trying for a few days, grapeseed extract. since stopped taking it i feel 100% better, so it wasn't the good eating.

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I believe I am starting my 14th GREEN day . I know I'm new and on the newbie high, but I'm hoping to be one that get's it right away, I beg for the latter. Just by my giving up my eating anything after dinner will have a big impact on me as I could consume a whole days worth of calories in one eveni...

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i'm new as well to no s and absolutely love it...i'm glad i found a newbie as well.

the dieting mentality from 30 years of it, had put me in a bad way...my goal is to lose it, slowly but surely going back to the basics will cure that.

success to you

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I have been on no s only since the beginning of June and do eat fruit after 2 of my 3 squares, keeps me feeling satisfied longer and takes the sweet tooth away. If I want something else I have a piece of sugar free gum, and it tastes terribly sweet. I also added some green tea during the day that he...

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Hi, I see you started on no s diet site in may, were you on the No S plan prior to that? I did kind of the same thing, I wanted to allow for snowball cupcakes last weekend and had them...and they just were not worth it. I actually look forward to something I feel I deserve after a week of staying gr...

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Hi thanks for sharing...great site. I think I will visit it more often!

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Yesterday was back to the basics for No S. And I'm so excited because IN THE past because I had the freedom over the weekend on this plan, I would have beaten myself silly and I would have thought of myself as a failure and given up and continued to eat on and on until the scale went up and up. Tryi...

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I know now that the first 3 hours after a meal, insulin is released and then for the next 2-3 hours, the liver supplies your snack in the form of glycogen. I never got to that stage but I was throwing my insulin up all the time with constant snacking. Even so called healthy snacks like fruit betwee...

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So yesterday I had this bright idea..mmm I love tuna noodle casserole, so why not eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner...well to my surprise I find myself sick today from the overkill of carbs and the fact that it is not such a favorite food of mine as I thought...and my dessert that I waited all ...

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i'm new and working really hard not to have the diet mentality. i also participate in spark people, but have since stopped tracking my food and exercise. i do use the habitcal, and occassionally check what my calories were for the day and always to my surprise within range. i'm working on stopping t...

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This is mostly for people who are new to No-S. I'm gonna have to say that you should beware the mods for quite awhile. REALLY, no kidding, DO Vanilla No-S (No sweets, no snacks, no seconds, except, sometimes, on days beginning with S) for a long time before you decide to do a mod. mmm, never really...

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I ordered both the bread and oatmeal via amazon thru this website..I also was eligible for free shipping...

Looking forward to trying both..I love a good bread!

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hi all, for the most part i prepare my breakfast/lunch the night before for work, only because i don't have time to mess around in the morning. dinner, i can pretty much have a plan, but if my tummy decides one something else i change up. i rather eat something that satisfies me and not end up bingi...

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Congrats, hey a pound is a lot if you think of a pound of butter...

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thank you EVERYONE..this post has some awesome information in it and something i'll revert back to to help me keep perspective. ya, i do really enjoy my food, BUT for sure i will definitely have some foods that were from my past and not very healthy :) i want to be healthy i guess, so that is my dri...

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I'm so grateful for all the support and great wisdom here. If I'm eating 3 squares that are healthy because of how I learned to eat are we saying that might be a downfall? Would this be considered dieting? I really do enjoy healthy eating. I do have high cholesterol that I need to manage with food a...

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I love tuna noodle casserole and never make it because I always binge on it, but I thought okay, I'll make it and allow for seconds, well the rest of the night was history. Oh ya and I allowed for a special dessert...which turned into 3...I won't mention other things. I love tuna noodle casserole, ...

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Let see yesterday this is what I had, B - 1 c. brown rice, 1/2 c. milk, walnuts/cranraisans/blueberries (little of the later 3) L - 1/2 of turkey sub with mustard and 1 c. watermelon D - salmon 5oz, 1/2 c. spinach, 1/2 c. brussel sprouts, 3/4 cup brown rice and a tad of benocol marg and believe it o...

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K, I'll give slowing down a try, I thought I was eating slower, but perhaps not. I had to eat tums this morning...didn't even eat yet.

Perhaps until my body adjusts I can try an over the counter prilosec or something.

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I like it, too bad you couldn't share with some of us that might like to print it. Nice jobbbbb..

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Sunday was what I consider a perfect S day and yesterday was great too...Funny thing I have been dieing for snowball cupcakes and for years I wouldn't buy them as I'm always dieting and watching what I eat. So when I went grocery shopping I bought a package and put them up on the cupboard until my S...

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Okay, I noticed the last few days after eating my 3 squares on 9 inch plates, not very vertical :D and the foods I normally eat. What I'm finding is heartburn right after I eat. Not sure if this is due to eating larger meals and then no snacking. It lasts for a little a while, I have to eat Tums. An...

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So my saturday was an s day gone wild, but after posting and getting great feedback from people about expectations and how things work, my sunday was fantastic.

Today I start the week of N days.

Keeping my diet mentality at bay as much as possible..dieting for 30 years will take a long time to fix.

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Thank you so much everyone...today I'm getting past the beating myself and still having an S day. It is freeing to know that I can forgive myself and look to make better choices. As hard as it might seem at times, I know it will work out.. I'm enjoying not logging my food into the computer anymore, ...

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I started Friday, June 10 and my first "S" weekend went pretty well, I stayed with my 3 squares and on Sunday allowed myself a special treat...all week I stayed with my 3 squares and did really well looking forward to this weekends S days. I love tuna noodle casserole and never make it because I alw...

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I am 1/2 way thru reading the No S Diet book again, as I really love it and it's no pressure approach. I read a lot too and I think it is great to read as one can take bits and pieces and apply what works for them. I think so far of all the books I've read the no s diet is the best...for me to read ...

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Just started on June 10th..... Fri 10 - Success -Day (No S Diet & Exercise) Sat 11 - S-Day (Exercise) Sun 12 - S-Day Mon 13 - Success (No S Diet & Exercise) Tues 14 - Success (No S Diet & Exercise) Wed 15 - Success (No S Diet & Exercise) Thurs 16 - Success (No S Diet & Exercise) Fri 17 - Success (No...

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Today was a good day, even though I'm not facing uncertainties at work with potential job losses.

I'm enjoying, enjoying my meals and so looking forward to my no S days.

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Definitely is getting a tad easier. I'm finding that I'm actually truly hungry when I eat and the food tastes great. I'm also finding that when I eat something that is not great I stop eating it and put it away. Yesterday ate dinner before bingo and had a vita coca juice while everyone was eating. ....

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So I swear my body is detoxing from giving up all the junk food for the last few days, my tongue has a coating and from detoxing in the past the same symptoms...a good thing... All my 3 squares today were healthy choices. I'm looking forward to the weekend for something not so healthy. Getting ready...

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I decided to start my daily checks in today. I love the No S Diet (hate to call it a diet), but I still find I'm obsessing about it as in the way of starting a new diet, that high you get. I hope this passes as what I found is that once the urge to keep eating passes after lunch/dinner I'm good..I h...

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If you make hot chocolate such as milk/coca powder and use a little sugar as I think sugar is allowed in coffee so when not in milk...but I'm new an can be wrong. heat up the milk add in the coca and sugar. If I'm wrong sorry.

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So I'm a spark person and am to the point where I need to be set free from logging and playing with staying in a range..eating just to eat to meet my quota..I tried this yesterday and today so far and I feel like this makes sense. How long did it take most of you to be comfortable with it. I'm also ...

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