Everyday Systems

pinkhippie

I relate to that too. I will be glad when the election is over at least. I am glad you are taking a personal day. I hope it helped!

pinkhippie

Sounds like some interesting ideas! I also love soup. Especially crockpot soup. All my kids hate it though. One of my favorite meals is a big bowl of soup with a piece of toast. As you can see in my check in, I eat that for lunch quite a lot!

I hope you have a good weekend!

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Its so great to see how well you are doing! It’s made me realize I don’t have to eat perfectly to feel really good & quite honestly feel so much more energetic not trying to eat perfect, not to mention so much less deprived!! It’s also made me realize how much better I do feel focusing at least a li...

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This is a very interesting blood sugar experiment you are doing auto! Are you noticing any change or is it too early?

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Eggs in a hat is a desperation I ran out of food dinner! But it was good. My mom used to make it for me. Octavia, it is just a piece of bread buttered on both sides with a circle cut out of the middle. Then you put it in a frying pan or skillet and crack an egg right into the hole. Meanwhile, you al...

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October 22 2020

Super super busy today.

B Oatmeal

L 1.5 bowls potato soup 1 piece buttered toast half an apple

D 2 eggs in a hat, 2 sausage

Abx snack 3 ritz Crackers

Exercise 30 minutes bike
25 minute walk

pinkhippie

Auto, I am so glad Sexy is on board! That definitely makes things easier. I am sorry you are feeling so bad. :( I know I keep saying it, like a broken record on everyone's thread but do you think some of the depression/fatigue could be pandemic related? I have been depressed and upset and hating my ...

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Hi auto! I have topical AND oral abx. I always go out of my way to try to heal without abx but I couldn't do it this time. I started probiotics the day that I started taking them, thank you for the reminder! I don't want to obliterate all the good bugs without replacing them. And I have been eating ...

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Wow a road trip by yourself! Sounds amazing! Sounds like good self care too. I am glad you are feeling more yourself. It sounds like you have been able to see what some of your shake ups were this year.

Are you leaving soon?

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Aww thank you Alene! I missed everyone too! That is awesome about your jeans! Such a good feeling when you buy new clothes that you think are too small and they fit! I know what you mean about your insides matching with your outsides. After losing weight I often pick out clothes that are way too big...

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Thank you Jen! Yeah, I don't know about things calming down, but a routine is definitely helpful and hopefully will happen soon! Thank you Alene! I really appreciate your words of encouragement. It's just what I needed to hear today. Today I am determined to have a successful vanilla No S day. I nee...

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Welcome back! We are all here to support you and we all love hearing people work through their thoughts and emotions on their threads! :-) We offer free therapy, hahaha! Welcome back! The above is so true! I have worked through a lot with the help of my check in thread and fellow posters. It's so h...

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Sorry about the phone in the toilet! I think that is a risk that has either happened or almost happened to all of us! It almost happened to me last year and I have had a few close calls this year. Congratulations on all your green days! That is really an amazing accomplishment. Your success is very ...

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Hi April! I also had that kind of rubberband hunger after stopping IF. I did it for months and it took quite a while to recover. I agree with going back to the basics. It's what I am working on right now too. It's funny how hard that can be sometimes. Hope you are having a good start to your week!

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Congratulations on your 22 year anniversary! Also that is awesome that your hairdresser is coming to cut everyone's hair outside! Very exciting! I love getting a new cut! Aww poor little cupcake. She is such a cutie! I hope she is recovered quickly! I know what you mean about the boundaries of No S....

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Octavia sounds like you are doing good! I have looked at those mini bike pedaling things too. IT is nice to have a way to get your heart rate up in your own house and work your muscles. It's just motivating yourself to do it that can be tricky! I also have kind of come to that conclusion though late...

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Sounds like a lovely weekend!

Your list of baked goods made me hungry! Those all sound delicious! I am thinking I need to make a carrot cake very soon.

Hope your Monday is going well!

pinkhippie

Finding that sweet spot is so tricky! I have been working on that myself. I have been eating in a way that makes my perfectionist cringe lately. I ate a "healthy" meal yesterday and my body was so happy with me. But then, it really wanted Mcdonalds for dinner. So I had that and it felt like my body ...

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Sorry you have been feeling down and draggy. I also need to re read the power of now. It is a good reminder about the physical energies. That is tough! Eating sustainably in a way that is good for your health needs too. I also like Sopranos suggestion of just having a few days of low carb. It does s...

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Thanks whos! I kind of fell out of long bike rides with this annoying toe infection I got but I am hoping to get back on it. That ultra marathon looks serious! I am glad to know that I am not the only one that experiences that cyclical hunger. I have been busy. Life got a little crazy with school an...

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Same page on political stuff here too Linda. I am sorry to hear that your knee is bothering you. I hope it starts feeling better with a bit of rest. My brain fog has been horrible lately too. I read that its a side effect of the stress of the pandemic and everything going on right now. I don't know ...

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HI Alene! Glad you are figuring out your curriculum. Congratulations on being in the 160's again! All my pants are too big too but no one sees me so I have just been cinching them with a belt. :D I have been pondering changing my dressing style up a bit this fall and winter with more skirts too. I k...

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On the social media discussion: it's funny but I have actually started using Instagram more since the pandemic. I have 7 people who follow me. All family or very close friends, so I just share pictures of our day to day activities or weekend stuff with the kids so that they can keep up with our fami...

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I like your running plan!

Every time I start running I ALWAYS go too fast too far and burn myself out. Sounds like you have a great way to improve, get stronger, enjoy what you are doing, and not burn out. That is awesome!

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I am glad to hear that your son is doing well! I know just what you mean about needing more "fun" foods in your regular week. I have been coming to that conclusion myself. I think any perceived restriction no matter what the reason eventually boomerangs. If you really dont' feel bad eating a few waf...

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I am so glad to hear that sweetpea is doing so much better! That is wonderful. Also wow, day 63 AF? I can't believe its been so long! You are doing so great! Also your exercise continues to amaze me. 35 minute run with sprints at the end? That is some serious cardio! Oh, also, I just wanted to let y...

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Happy Belated Birthday Auto! Welcome to 44!

Those skates sound cool! I have not heard of those.

I see some people on the bike/walking trails occasionally inline skating but I haven't seen it too much. This weekend I saw a 60ish-year-old man wearing old school roller skates on the trail.

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Thanks Octavia, Linda and Jen! I definitely think taking time off can sometimes be just as good as exercise. It's hard to remember that though. I have been busy! We did a 17 mile ride on the weekend. I wanted to do more, but we started out late and ran out of time. The past couple of days I have bee...

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Oh Ok! Got it. Yogurt can be a great sour cream substitute...I have put it on ground beef before.

Glad you have found such a nice balance of brainwork and physical labor!

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Thank you Alene! yes this semester has been a challenge, but I feel like I am starting to get the hang of things. (knock on wood 1,00 times) So true auto! I don't work for the thread! Thank you for the reminder. And yes, DD17 looks adorable! ( At least I think so, apparently her dad isn't a fan) Tod...

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Hi and Welcome!

I just wanted to say to both you and Linda, that I picked up a copy of that book she recommended and it's amazing! Thanks for the recommend Linda, I find it so helpful.

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Hi Alene! Its so nice to hear from you! Sounds like you have been really busy! Congratulations on moving into your house! That is wonderful! Sorry about the stress of school, that sounds INCREDIBLY stressful. I liked auto's ideas, maybe one of them would help? I am glad your eating plan is working f...

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Great job on the steps! I hope you get your car figured out!

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Hi auto!

So, I think of yogurt as a dairy. But it sounds like you are saying you feel really good with cream and milk but not yogurt?

Looks and sounds like this reset has been really good for you!

pinkhippie

So true auto! And lately that feels like every day. :) Today was busy as usual. At least the busyness is becoming routine and uneventful busyness. My 17 year old shaved her head today. I think she is really taking advantage of getting to stay home and experimenting with her look. She had dyed her ha...

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Sounds wonderful! We had another great fall weather day here today too. But tomorrow it's supposed to get back up into the eighties. A busy day. My brain is tired. Lots of technical work and thinking today with the internship and my class. I am working on not eating mindlessly and while looking at m...

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Thank you auto. It is really hard right now, and I hope they find a solution too. My dad and his wife have always been healthy vibrant go-getters who travel all over the country and the world, and have tons of activities. To see them reduced to this is pretty distressing. It is cold today! WOOOOOOOO...

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No worries auto! It's great to have you as a source for dense nutrition articles, I appreciate you summarizing the article for me. That does sound really interesting and good to know. We made the switch to whole milk but still are working on the processed meats thing. Refined carbs are still an issu...

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Soprano I am so sorry for the loss of your dad. Not having a known cause is hard too; we dealt with that with my husband's dad. Big hugs.

I am thinking of you and your family, and I am so sorry about your collie too. <3

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So interesting to hear about your special ground beef auto! Also... yeah... like an enjoyable book, not a plod at all. :D Maybe for a biology professor! I really had a bit of hard time understanding what I was reading. Is the basic idea that whole fat milk, unprocessed meats and dark chocolate a goo...

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Thanks auto! Maybe not a restful Saturday, but a pretty peaceful Sunday. :) Yesterday I went to visit my dad which was pretty tough. His wife(my stepmom) suffers from Trigeminal neuralgia (a facial nerve pain disease) and it has gotten SOOO bad recently. She is on medications that the side effects p...

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Gosh today was a good day. :) Even though I accidentally deleted something that I couldn't bring back on the website I am working on for my internship. Thankfully, they had reassured me that they can easily restore from a back up, and its an outdated inaccurate thing I deleted which is better I supp...

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Hey auto thanks!

Rotisserie sounds good!

I have a wrought iron pan, I will try that way next time!

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Auto do you have a good way that you cook chicken thighs? Every time I make them they just don't taste good to me.

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Thanks Linda! This really is a crazy time. That is nice that your girls have the zoom all day. I just don't know why our teachers didn't choose that option. I think It provides so much more structure and connection. It has been pretty good today. I talked with my 8 year olds teacher and found out ho...

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Look at this lovely green week! Congratulations!

pinkhippie

Thats great that you are figuring out a good glucose stable lunch for yourself. In some ways, lunch is the most important meal of the day for me, because I feel like it sets me up for dinner and making it without snacking.

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I am glad she came through surgery well. That sounds hard to not be able to be with her because of Covid. I hope you can be involved at some point.

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Auto, I totally agree with you on the kids schooling. It's really nice to hear your perspective as a college professor too. Jen, glad I am not the only one. I was thinking about that today. The desire to be the "perfect" mom. I realized that I always put my needs below everyone else's including my k...

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Thank you Jen, Octavia, and auto! It is so helpful to hear your kind words. I appreciate it. I have been very stressed lately and have definitely gained a couple of pounds. It is fascinating to see the correlation so clearly. I am moving less and eating more. I realized that one reason I am stressed...

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Octavia, love those pens! I have always been a huge fan of the four color pens, that set looks amazing. Jen, sounds like you have been doing such a good job listening to yourself, and not your inner diet rebel. Also, I know how it is when you force the family to go hike or something and it turns out...

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Hi Linda! I am glad to read of your realizations with parenting sweetpea. It feels so good when we feel like we are doing the right thing for our child and have a path to follow. I am glad you enjoyed your lighter eating too. I have definitely had my heavier eating this weekend and week but I think ...

pinkhippie

Wow your first day on your different way of eating! How did you feel after the day with no dairy? I guess its kind of early to look for changes.

pinkhippie

Im thinking of your wife and sending good thoughts for her her surgery tomorrow. I hope her surgery goes well and she recovers quickly.

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Healthyskillz! That sounds like such a wonderful weekend! I know what you mean of the victory of feeling like a normal person. I am happy for you.

pinkhippie

Oh my goodness Octavia! I loved your tattoo story! Also, I can't believe you pranked your DD with Jefree Star! Oh my goodness! That is a creative prank! Congratulations on your green day. I have been having a bit of a stressful time lately and have not done a green day yet, but I have noticed when I...

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It sounds like maybe stress is getting to you? I know its really having an effect on me and my eating and food choices. Even my exercise.

pinkhippie

I dont know... I know some members divide their meals when necessary but because its the size of a regular meal they still count it as compliance. I myself often divide my lunch into two on class days because my class is at noon. Highly inconvenient. I have half my lunch at 11:30 so I don't get ligh...

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Your food experiment sounds so interesting! Getting a good baseline is a great idea. I really am interested to see what your results end up being after six weeks.

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Hi whos, I am sorry to see that your wife is having health problems. I hope that her tests go well today.

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Thank you Linda! The internship thing has been the biggest snafu, but my saving grace is my internship adviser. She has my back and she has a backup internship for me if these people don't work out. We will see if they show up for Tuesday's meeting. If they don't I have to do something else. I have ...

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Jen yes I love journalling! It does feel good to physically write stuff down and its great handwriting practice! My handwriting was abysmal before I got back into it. Auto, Oh yes... Office supplies *wipes drool* I love office supplies! I had to make a pretend store for my PHP class last year and I ...

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Thanks auto and Octavia, I think its getting to me. I feel soooooo stressed out this week! Like I am overwhelmed and drowning. I am also stressed about my internship because the people I am supposed to do my internship for have either cancelled or not shown up for 2 virtual meetings. They haven't em...

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Linda I am not surprised we were raised the same way. Seems like sometimes we have similar stuff come up in our parenting. I loved everything you said! I feel the same, and that has been my goal for a while too. I CAN imagine only eating 800 calories a day because I have been there in the past. :( I...

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I do not like soy yogurt at all! But I have never given up dairy. Salad with protein and lots of olive oil sounds like you are covering your protein and fat bases. I will be interested to see the results of your experiment! It's nice you are giving yourself time to prepare. I tend to just jump in im...

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Looks like you are doing great!

I just bought cinnamon raisin bagels myself.

Not sure if I will get one before my kids eat them all though...

Good luck today!

pinkhippie

A 10 mile walk is so impressive! I have noticed sometimes the scale goes up for me after intense exercise. Like after my big bike rides. I agree with you that weight loss shouldn't' be the top priority on why you do the habits but I also know how hard it is to not make that the motivation in return ...

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I totally resonate with your observations as well. Especially the whole idea of higher weight equals less hunger, thinking you have more willpower at the beginning of the diet. It's so true! At a lower weight, I eat MORE than I did when I was trying to lose weight because I am way hungrier. I also j...

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lol brainwash cards! So true. I agree with your idea of waiting to modify the S days. Any kind of perceived restriction can definitely cause what I call the rubber band effect. I love the feeling of freedom on S days too!

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Wow auto this is huge! I can't imagine you not eating dairy! What will you eat for lunch? Can you do soy yogurts and things or is that not recommended? I think if you think of it as an experiment to see how your body reacts you might not rebel too much. I definitely agree, its worth a try! Good luck...

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Linda I can imagine how hard that was to hear what the therapist said. I try my best to be a good mom too and that would be a huge blow. I am glad you have been working it out. I am always struggling with making my girls take more responsibility as well. I think I have swung too much the other way b...

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I am behind! I cant remember all I ate for the weekend. Yesterday I had a big breakfast, 4 pieces of pizza for lunch, and then a piece of chocolate cake for dinner because I wasn't very hungry. :D The weekend was nice. We did a 3 mile hike with the kids on Sunday, I saw my dad on Saturday, but his w...

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Soprano, it is nice to be able to tell if your body genuinely needs seconds. Waiting for 20 minutes has been such a great way to do that for me. Stopping eating is hard mentally for some reason. My kids are so good at it, they always leave food on their plates and say they will eat more later. Somet...

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Sounds like you are doing great! Vanilla No S and 3 pounds less than July IS remarkable since you are eating in a sustainable calm and steady way. I am glad things are going well for you.

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I am glad things are going well and everyone is getting along, and I am glad that you worked things out with doc. Fighting with my husband is one of the worst feelings in the world, so I can imagine that it would shake you up. Glad the Wellbutrin is helping and therapy also. As I am sure you have ex...

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Go Gabbygirl!

You are doing so great!

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Aww thanks whos and Octavia! WHat is so funny about that is the human mind. The first time I did a bike ride over 20 miles I was amazed at myself. Now, even though intellectually I know 24 miles is a long ride, it starts sounding like not a big deal and I want to aim for 30. I am excited for fall we...

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Soprano, that is so cool that you picked it up later in life!

Gabbygirl fellow clarinet player! I liked clarinet but wow did I hate practicing. I also played piano and quit that as well. Ahh well... Maybe someday when life isn't crazy I will pick it up again.

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Thank you Soprano and Jen! I hope this lasts! September 9 2020 B: 1 bowl of shredded wheat with blueberries, milk, and coffee L: leftover chicken with rice and several ritz crackers This was a mistake in hindsight. I wanted ritz so I had them but I noticed i was hungry around 2 30 or 3 pm. I managed...

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Of course I read the whole thing! It was very interesting. I know what you mean about the Beck diet solution. I just remember something to do with index cards... The peace of mind for No S eating is HUGE! I think it really helps those of us who struggle with disordered eating for sure.

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Go you on the running and the green days!

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Congratulations on your second N day! I know what you mean about resentment. If you try to look at it like it's not that you are not "allowed" to snack or have sweets, but that you are choosing this way of eating to feel better and have a better relationship with food, it may help. I think mindset i...

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I hope things slow down for you a bit soon, but it sounds like you have hit the nail on the head re self care. I really agree with you about taking care of yourself and then your eating improves on its own. I have seen that this past couple of weeks myself as they have been so stressful. Obsessing o...

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Looks like you figured some things out! I bet the cream can really add up in your coffee! And I know what you mean about eating at the slightest twinge. I notice when I am less busy I am much more likely to eat at the slightest twinge and then have a harder time telling when I am full.

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Wow auto that is crazy! I feel lucky that we are able to donate without a wait here. Jen, it is interesting after what feels like a lifetime of trying not to eat too much to switch to trying to eat enough. It is glorious to live in a less cluttered house! I love the small changes it is making just i...

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Soprano, that is cool! I didn't know that was where your user name came from. I played the alto sax when I was young briefly, but the clarinet was really the instrument that I loved and got good at. Gabby, I agree with auto. One habit at a time! No snacks is what I started with because it really hel...

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Hey! I loved your blog post. I really resonated with so much of it! I felt like I could have written a lot of it myself. I am also a recovering ED person and I feel my journey has been similar. Counting meals is sustainable, where counting calories just isn't. I read the Beck diet solution but I don...

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Sounds like you have good realistic goals for yourself, and I think that works really well with No S. I can't remember where the term vanilla came from...

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Saturday September 5 2020 Fun day, went and saw my dad and his wife, (from 10 feet away on benches on their porch... hopefully it won't get cold here for a while) Then got rid of a TON of stuff to the thrift store. Thankfully, we don't seem to have the donation trouble of waiting in long lines like ...

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I post not only my meals, but my thoughts and feelings about each one. lol! But really, I find it great to keep myself aware. There are actually times I will think of eating something, but then think, but then I would have to post it in my check in... so I don't eat it. It's not like a harsh thing, ...

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Linda, I often feel we are on the same page too! It's also so helpful to be able to come on here and discuss these things about food and relationship with food and self and all that with like-minded people. I am noticing on days I exercise hard, that I am usually more hungry as well. Feeding your bo...

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No news is good news as they say!

I understand about not wanting to react to the scale! It's tough isn't it? I just remind myself that my worth can't be weighed by the scale. It helps sometimes.

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Hi Whos on first! you and your family look wonderful! So happy! Also, belated congratulations on 50 years of marriage!

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Hi GabbyGirl2!

Glad you decided to start a check in! Welcome.

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Yay its the weekend! I have had a harder time sticking to my exercise now that school is in swing as well. It's an adjustment, you will pick it back up I think once you get used to your new routine.

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Linda yes! I think that is a great way to put it, the difference between self care and self punishment. Absolutely! That is how it feels. Restricting ALWAYS backfires! Eventually.. sometimes it can take years but for me I believe that it does. Thank you Octavia! yeah we do all seem to be in a very s...

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Good luck at work tommorow! Great job keeping it green all week so far!

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Honestly I am so impressed that you are laying the floor yourselves and making it a family affair. That is great that you and Sexy work well together, that can make such a huge difference! 10 pounds in 5 months seems to be indicative of a change. What changes have you made between then and now do yo...

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Congratulations on such a high compliance rate!

Sounds like you learned what helps you stick to things and what causes challenges. Good luck in September!

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oolala sounds very interesting! I have that book and I have NOT been able to get through it. I don't know why. It's one of the few eating books that I have trouble reading. I know that is usually a sign that it is something that I need to read if I am resistant to it. Its on my list! Linda, I am the...

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