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Thanks so much Deb. Last night was so rough. It is as if I can't 
watch tv unless I am eating. Even though I am not "hungry". I do 

like the coffee idea. I drink mine black, so I believe that is a 
suitable solution to pop. I also bought some green tea. Any 
suggestions on curbing the late night snacking that I have become so 
great at??
Karen 
--- In , "Debbie Feder" 
<deborahfederlmt@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> --- In , "backstagebetty77" 
> <backstagebetty77@y...> wrote:
> > Hi all. I feel so fortunate to have stumbled upon this group. 

My 
> name is Karen, I am married with a 15 month old son named 
Benjamin. 
> I have been using him as my excuse for not getting back in shape 
> after the pregnancy. I quit my job when he was born, and this is 
the 
> first time I have ever stayed at home for so long. 
> 
> ...Hey Karen! Welcome :)
> Congrats on your new moherhood status.... the hardest non-paid job 

> around!
> I know what you're talking about... I didn't work full time untill 

> my son was over 4 years old, and those first two years were killer 

> hard... You're giving so much to Benjamin, now congratulate 
yourself 
> for also making YOU a priority... I think most new moms have 
> that "clean the plate" bad habit... Well here's two other options, 

> tupperware, and le garbage...
> I believe wasting food is a big time shame, so if your son doens't 

> have a huge appetite, why not give him one less scoop of mac and 
> cheese? As far as soda is concerned, if you can cut that out for 
> even 50 percent of your usual intake, you will be helping yourself 

> in huge ways! The great thing about NoS is that you really get a 
> new chance every day, and it's designed to help you in the long 
> run...
> I lost weight at about 3 different times since my son was born, 
with 
> different short term fixes... but once I went "off" it all just 

came 
> right back on over one year of terrible overeating... I am proud 
to 
> say that I've been with NoS since last August and got through the 

> rough Winter doldrums without packing on an additional 10-20 lbs...
> My son Richard, who will be celebrating his ninth birthday next 
> Tuesday, is doing a 75% version of NoS with me... We have cut 
> snacking and sweets down to only 2 or 3 days a week for him, as 
> opposed to every day last year, and he has dropped 2 inches from 
his 
> previously, starting to get "husky" tummy...I am so proud of 

him... 
> Just yesterday, my mom had offered him half of a baked potato.. 
Well 
> our dinner wasn't totally ready yet and he simply said "Not right 

> now grandma.. On NoS we have to wait until it's mealtime to eat.." 

I 
> thought I would burst with happiness! There's nothing wrong with 
> half a baked potato, but thank goodness he isn't falling into 
> the "eat whenever food is presented to you" mode, and is 

practicing 
> restraint... If we all ate all day, we would all get fat... Okay, 

if 
> you are doing so much activity and are in the under 25 age range, 

> this might not yet apply to you, but eventually, eating all day, 
> results in gaining... As for me, I'd like to lose about 7 or 8 
more 
> inches from my waist, and somewhere between 30-40 lbs...I am 
> starting to break my plateau again and I lost about 1.5 lbs this 
> week, but because I am doing regular weight lifting with 
> Shovelglove, my body isn't dropping weight as much as "fat and 

> inches"... I am down about 3 inches from my waist and 2 inches 

from 
> my arms... Yay!
> So it's no little thing that NoS is a livable and "Sanity 
Friendly" 
> plan, because, as Reinhard states in his homepage, unless you can 

> see yourself on any diet for the rest of your life, you might as 
> well not even start it... Most diet research backs this up... 
Don't 
> worry if you don't get it perfect immediately... Long term success 

> is like that "tortoise and hare" story... If you gear up for NoS 

to 
> behave like other quicker methods, you will be disappointed, as it 

> is really more a maintainence style of eating... I say, if you can 

> focus on your worst habits first... the soda, and the "I am a 

plate 
> cleaning vacuum mom mouth" then you will be off to a great start...
> It took about 5 or 6 months to change my portion sizes, but I am 
> thrilled to say, that it just happened naturally... painlessly...
> You will be setting a great example for your whole family and 
> especially your son who will follow in your footsteps.
> Reinhard is the greatest group leader, and we are all the luckiest 

> people for finding NOS! Write anytime you need a lift or feel 
like 
> tooting your horn. We are all here to help :)
> Peace,
> Deb