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herbsgirl

Hi NoSnacker! I am having more trouble, I am in the week before my period, so it seems like my desire to eat has gone up! But the good news is, my DH is doing this with me and counting bites. Also scicne I have lost over 8 lbs now, i dont seem to get as physically hungry for as much food. Keep going...

herbsgirl

Breakfast-around 12 bites

herbsgirl

Success!

Breakfast 12 bites

Lunch 14 bite

Supper 25 bites

herbsgirl

Who me- It actually makes me feel in Control. With the regular No S, I was eating too much. It gives me a place to stop, without counting calories. And it shrinks my stomach!!! Like maybe I used to get full at 20 bites, now I am getting full closer to 12 bites! My stomach is most definatly shrinking...

herbsgirl

Success!

Breakfast around 20 bites

Lunch arouund 18 bites

Supper around 22 bites

herbsgirl

Hello! No S was not working for me, I probably would have had to quit it, if I could not make some modifications to it, after being on it for 3 weeks. It is way too discouraging to see myself gaining wieght and close to what I started at. Plus I have dresses in my closet that I want to fit into! MY ...

herbsgirl

Success

Breakfast 16 bites

Lunch 22 bites

Supper 22 bites

herbsgirl

Ive been on NO S for close to 4 weeks and I have started gaining too. I am counting bites now with No S (like calorie counting only easier) to make sure Im not getting too much food. The basic principle of No S...like the habit of mealing- 3 meals a day I think is GREAT, so I am combining the mealin...

herbsgirl

Sucess!

I decided to incorporate some counting into my meals

Breakfast 20 bites aprox

lunch 20 biltes aprox

Supper 20 bites aprox

DH is doing this with me too only 20 bites breakfast, 30 bites supper and lunch for him

herbsgirl

deb, God bless you too!

Thanks for letting me know!

herbsgirl

My S days turned out not so good, well, I ate more than I should have! :shock: Two S days are too many for me, I just totally get off track or something. In other ways, 2 S days helps me stick to the plan, but I just dont know, ya know? Reinhard's system makes sense, but I just dont know if I can ha...

herbsgirl

4 miles! Thats a nice exercise! I am having 3 meals today! Yay! Hows your S days going for you? I feel a little more free not having the scales right now, but I dont want to gain either. I found some information from Rienhard's podcast.... very good! All the quotes on this page are credited to Rienh...

herbsgirl

Im with you on having a moderate weekend! The corelle plate I got looks like this... http://www.walmart.com/ip/Corelle-Livingware-Squared-16-Piece-Dinnerware-Set/9208085 I just got the 8.5 inch one though! I think Im going to get some different designs eventually. Ive been going through the archives...

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Threadbenders wrote:Day 7-September 12, 2011--Success

I weighed myself today. Down 1.2 lbs. Yay! I had expected to gain after my 'Drink All the Soda in Arizona' S days this weekend!

Cathy

Great job on the weight loss!

herbsgirl

You know, I read Reinhard's book last November when I started and thought it was a good read. After reading the quotes you listed, I think I'll read it again. He does make ALOT of good points, doesn't he?? I tend to overthink things......sometimes, I need to remind myself to relax and just make thi...

herbsgirl

Great job on the 2 1/2 pounds!

herbsgirl

Ok, I am going to try to have 3 meals and plan ahead a little too. We can report back to each other how it went! Have a lovely weekend!!! I wanted to post this Quote from Rienhard I found here http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5349 Reinhard wrote.... The official No S Diet way of determi...

herbsgirl

Ive bit the bullet! My DH is hiding the scales for my next 21 day thing, for a trial run. I am going to go on Measurments alone for these 3 weeks, then I can wiegh again if I want to.

My measurments arent perfect, but Im going to see if I can stop being scale focused so much during the 3 weeks here!

herbsgirl

Major problem today with Diet head! I need to just slow down and tell myself, If I change my behavior, it will change my body!

herbsgirl

Have fun on your b-day event!

herbsgirl

My dh told me not to mark it as red either. Im just starting with a new chart on my fridge today! My 1st 21 day chart is off, and my 2nd 21 day chart is up! I got a new Corelle plate at Walmart yesterday, and it was 8.5 inches it said. I also got a new soup bowl, its soup weather now! The normal sou...

herbsgirl

debbie- my day was ok!! :D I had a toast for breakfast, with p. butter and I got so hungry, we didnt eat till around 4 pm or a little before. So I had 1/2 sandwich at Burger King to tide me over till Supper, then had a meal at Culvers, and all of a sudden it hit me that I wasnt supposed to be drinki...

herbsgirl

I'd recommend being on No-S 3 to 6 months before making modifications. Most of us still don't really have the habits down before that. There's no point in modifying something you haven't mastered. That is a good point. 3-6 months is alot better amount of time to be able to see how something is work...

herbsgirl

Yes, that's exactly what I do, Baron. I weigh every morning and then my "Homemade Spreadsheet file" calculates automatically my average weight for the past 7 and also the past 15 days (Weighted Moving Average) .... this gives me a very reliable number since it's not based on a single day. Very help...

herbsgirl

I was getting discouraged due to a long plateau and began to focus on how I needed to eat smaller portions in order to make any further progress. So, in sum, my plan is: 1. Reestablish No S habit 2. Focus exercise on rehabbing knee(s) 3. No weighing in until "skinny" jeans fit again (comfortably en...

herbsgirl

Well Im part of this club as of this evening! 21 days on No S. One red day, all the rest was solid green and yellow on the weekends. My wieght I have been putting in daily on a moving average and according to wieght chart.com the moving average is 1.17 lbs down from around 2 weeks ago. But overall, ...

herbsgirl

I'm thankful for green days! He never saw me binge as I would get up and go in the kitchen or when he was on the computer I would bring the stuff in the living room..sneak eating..I told him that I binge when I snack..so I can't during the week..and that my weekends over time will get better. I'm g...

herbsgirl

I didnt eat as much as I normally was, and I worked out very very hard. I walked 3 miles with a bunch of wieghts around my waist. I had a small headache above my eyes and I didnt feel right, kinda wierd like I do when my blood sugar dips or I need to eat. I forgot before I started eating that I coul...

herbsgirl

I just had my first red day today. Ugh. I felt like my blood sugar or something wierd, so I ate some last tonight. Mark it and move on, right?

herbsgirl

Thanks snapdragon! You too!

NoSnacker-our measurments are close! My hips are around 45" with the tape pulled tight. That would be great to try doing measurments. It sure does encourage one to see them go down no matter what the scale says!

herbsgirl

Hello! Have a wonderful Green Habit day!

herbsgirl

Drum Roll............ Today is around day 20 I started the evening of August 26th I think. I lost around 6 INCHES OFF MY LOWER BELLY in my 1st 3 weeks!!! Wow! I think measurements are a very accurate way of gauging progress! My starting measurements waist 34 1/2 belly button 38 1/2" belly 46" My cur...

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oolala- thanks! Have a great day! NoSnacker- yeah, sometimes my plates are fuller than normal! do you walk outside? I find it hard to get outside, I spend most of my time indoors. I think it makes me feel better to get out more sometimes! Have a wonderful No S day! Me- I remember how little I had to...

herbsgirl

Texark, thanks for the info!

herbsgirl

Also you can easily burn 100 calories per mile, Walking a few miles and not eating snacks more than takes care of that!

herbsgirl

Hello friend! Hang in there with the S days thing. My solution for myself is to tighten the buckle on the N days before I put restricitons on S days, and also exercise more, or more strenously. I recently have been studying that if we put weights on while we walk. (walkvest) it revs up the metabolis...

herbsgirl

Hi! Today is day 19 Yesterday was SUCCESS! Breakfast hamburger with onion, cheese, tomato Lunch bread onion tomato and bread with butter, bread with peanut butter Supper pizza salad I am using wieghtchart.com for my wieght and it averages out my weight, for the moving average. So even if it goes up ...

herbsgirl

Sweetness-Thanks, you too! NoSnacker- Hello! Wow you are really holding out for that no scale! When is your wiegh date, or do you have one? I agree the food tastes better when your hungry! I was so hungry I wolfed down my hamburger for supper, and ugh I ate too much, my tummy was sooo full. Yes Ive ...

herbsgirl

herbsgirl wrote:Perfect week is 3 plates of food M-Friday

ALL GREEN!!!!!!!!!! And 3 miles daily Monday-Friday, more if I want to.

Monday'
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

herbsgirl

Perfect week is 3 plates of food M-Friday

Monday'Success
Tuesday Success
Wednesday Success
Thursday Failure
Friday Failure sort of
Saturday yellow
Sunday Yellow

herbsgirl

NoSnacker, your goal is similar to mine! This morning I got on the scale and I realized i must have overdid it yesterday! Breakfast- less than 2 eggs some apple Lunch part of potato with butter, cooked cauliflower, cheese, tomato with salad dressing Supper huge sandwich with fresh tomato and onion, ...

herbsgirl

oolala53 wrote:I am behind you both 100%.

Great! Im here to support you too!

herbsgirl

My goal till Christmas is to focus on doing Leslie Sansone Walk Challenges each month, at least the walking/mile part of it! That alone will help me! Also to keep green N days Green for the whole time,and focus on really getting my N day habit down, Vanilla No S

herbsgirl

You probably saw I've said on other threads (I've lost track) that I say "never mind" to my suggestion about having a weight loss goal in common. I support whatever version of No S works for you to commit to. No problem, everythings good! :D :D Ok, I posted this on Oolala's thread too, but I want t...

herbsgirl

Good point, Oolala, about the weight loss ticker :D :D I may want to do a challenge later on, too, dont give up yet! Could we do a challenge for something else, exercise, or another habit? I am focused on weight loss, that is my goal ultimatly, but I want to take it easy for a few more months before...

herbsgirl

Welcome to No S!!!

herbsgirl

Hi NoSnacker! I agree with the weight loss thing. My personal goal is 1/2 pound a week over the long term, but even 1/4 pound a week would be ok. I am not sure I am ready for a challenge, because I need to focus on days on habit right now. LIke you said, we have to get out of the diet mentality. I r...

herbsgirl

That's why I said I usually hate it. But I've been at No S for 21 months now with a lot of full compliance time (but wild S days) under my belt, so it's not as if I'm jumping into focusing on weight loss. However, I'm totally willing to jettison the results orientation, and focus on supporting each...

herbsgirl

Oolala- Im having 2nd thoughts about participating in the 5% challenge. 1/2 pound a week is my goal right now, but Im still finding my way in all this. I do need support though, and think that by supporting each other it really helps. I have never in my life lost on a regular basis 1/2 pound a week,...

herbsgirl

S Days Well, the weekend went as expected. Had my fair share of chocolate, but loved that there was no guilt with it. That being said, I didn't get the "zing" I usually get from my sweets. You'd think after a week of being good, I'd be on cloud nine. It tasted good.....just wasn't over the top. Whi...

herbsgirl

OK, just wanted to be sure I am watching your check in thread. Let's do this! I hate using poundage off goals and prefer to go by behaviors but dare we commit to cheer each other (plus herbsgirl) to be a minimum of 5% of our weight off by Christmas? Of course we can go faster, but only if it seems ...

herbsgirl

Way to go Clarica!! You are changing yourself, one day at a time!

herbsgirl

Don't mind at all. Let's be our own little feminista three musketeers. I so need something to keep me going on my mostly failed RE 90X plan (see on main board). I have really been wobbling on eating, which hasn't been typical. Exercise I haven't been regular with for three years. Feeling good today...

herbsgirl

Hi, my husband and I went to Corning Glassware last year for a short vacation...I loved one of the plates "9" inch has a long stem wheat leaf down the side very simple and cute. For xmas this year I bought the whole set and was amazed at how big the dinner plates were since I was using their sandwi...

herbsgirl

I think your DH is right, do not deprive yourself at first. Reinhard says the main goal is to establish the no snacking habit. And I don't think 6 1/2 would be good on a regular basis either. Sometimes when you have salad or something with healthy veggies you just need to eat more of it to get full...

herbsgirl

9 days and no scale...let me tell you I think it is like talking myself out of eating something that I want really bad...but nope I want to see for myself if I can . 3 months in and I'm loving it...I know on other plans if I stuck to it I would be down 10lbs..but I can't stick to them, so this is m...

herbsgirl

Oolala- I see that you and I are around the same hieght! My goal weight is 155 because I kept myself around that wieght (without trying) for years, before I was married at 19 years old. If I was 163 I would be excited!!!

herbsgirl

Okay, I'm back! It's nice having a long weekend. So, I totally FAILED to do either of the things I set out to do from my previous post for Day 24 and 25! I made both Sunday AND Monday S-days, which I guess technically, I was "allowed" to do, but it wasn't what I intended. Was discouraged for a day ...

herbsgirl

~reneew wrote:well, I finally recovered from the long weekend (green Wed.) and another looms on the horizon.

Yay!!!

herbsgirl

NoSnacker, Have a wonderful S day weekend! I made cant leave alone bars so Im having them, they are sooo sweet, Ugh!! I think they taste sweeter and they feel like a lead ball of sweet yuck in my stomach! Lesson learned: eat one cookie or 1/2 and then wait 15 minutes to see if I want more. Hopefully...

herbsgirl

No, it was counting bites and eat when your hungry! I have never tried No S before this!!!!!!!!

herbsgirl

Day 16 success so far 3 miles walked today. Im ready for the weekend! My goals this weekend are to have 3 meals and let the seconds, sweets, and snacks fall where they fall. Girls when I lost around 30 lbs or so this spring, I did it pretty faithful for 2 months, or so, then I started to slip in the...

herbsgirl

My stomach is shrinking so it is becoming more painful to overeat, at least more uncomfortable at times.

herbsgirl

NoSnacker- My stomach is shrinking more it seems especially as I get into the week after the S days, so when I feel full, I think, why not leave some on my plate?! I am also serving myself less too sometimes. I am using a large plate still, but there empty areas on the plate sometimes R Jean- I like...

herbsgirl

Whoo Hoo!! I walked three miles too!

herbsgirl

I consider cookies, muffins, pies, cakes, doughnuts, bars, cream puffs, all Sweets. A little jelly, honey is ok, (NOT alot) and cereal with a little sugar, NOT sugar laden.

Fruit yogurt is ok, Fruit is OK. Just mainly stuff that has tons of sugar//
Thats what I go by.

herbsgirl

Thanks Determined!

Day 14 Sucess!

Left some cheesburger mac on my plate! Also did 3 miles of Leslie Sansone today, broke a sweat and really got it done!

herbsgirl

The problem with eating when hungry is that you have to constantly fight with ourselves whether were hungry, when will we be hungry, will it match up when the family's eating out, when the family birthday party is? That was my problem, it was mental workout to be fussing with all that everyday. BUt ...

herbsgirl

Im green so far! Tonite marks 2 weeks for me on No S!

herbsgirl

Yep! The tape measure is accurate. That being said, Im down 7 lbs as of this morning! And t onite marks 2 weeks of being on No S

herbsgirl

My belly measurement has went from 46" to 42-43" scince starting No S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

herbsgirl

I like anything in a tortilla almost! Day 13 Success!!!!!!! NoSnacker, you are really holding out for not weighing, good job for you,, making your goal so far on not giving in! Im afraid Im going to have to start not wieghing too here after while. I got on the scales and it was close or exactly the ...

herbsgirl

Stopping in to say have a great Week!

Motivation gets us started Habit keeps us going!

I think I need this article about the scales, but maybe you'll find it interesting anyway!

http://www.anytimehealth.com/blog/11546 ... e-rule-you

herbsgirl

This is some interesting information how eating eggs for breakfast can help cravings go down and wieght loss to be better. I have actually found this to make me less hungry/wanting food when I eat eggs for breakfast... The women in the study cut 417 calories from their diet because they werent as hu...

herbsgirl

Sweetness, thanks for commenting with your experience, I will have to try that with my S days sometime, the 3 meals, and then let the snacks, sweets and seconds fall where they fall! NoSnacker- have a green-streaked week! :) Me Breakfast 2 eggs, chips some apple Lunch corn on the cob, salad, and toa...

herbsgirl

To take every one that someone puts out there is not a wise thing to do as again they can cause side effects just as medications do. :) Yep, I am very very sensitive to anything, meds or natural. One time I was taking a supplement for my PCOS, and it made my heart rate go from 60 to 38! I went off ...

herbsgirl

If I did not take my PlusEPA fish oil (proven against the medicine Prozac) I would be on Meds or seriously not feeling well in my head. I have OCD< anxiety and depression tendencies. Ive been on Zoloft (or equiv.) three times and the side effects are not good. That is one supplement that I need! Als...

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Thanks, No Snacker! I will look up those links, :) One thing I remember Rienhard said/wrote in his podcast about S days gone wild, that we could go ahead and start with 3 square meals on S days for starters, at least for a place to start, because if I dont even have meals to start a structure for th...

herbsgirl

Kw313 you are coming right along with NO S!!

Keep going!

herbsgirl

Welcome to No S!!!!!!!

The Podcasts on the main page provide alot of information, and so do these forums!

herbsgirl

Welcome to No S!!!!!! I also have done waiting for hunger in the past. With NO S, I dont having to argue and contend with myself whether Im hungry or not, it seems more regimented and not so many options to cheat, or contstantly be fussing and obsessing with it!

herbsgirl

You can't predict what your weight loss will be. There is no magic in it. No S can't make your body lose weight if you are still overeating. It's just a way to help target excess. And people can still pack it in. I'd say to try to give up the scale for a few months. Give up thinking in terms of try...

herbsgirl

I went Waaaay overboard yesterday. I just dont think Perma-snacking all day long on S days is going to work. Somehow, Im going to have to make a goal or something so I dont snack 15 times on S days, Im afraid its going to mess everything up. I know they say dont make any modifications until 21 days ...

herbsgirl

I am trying to lift wieghts daily till I ovulate and see if I can have a 28 day cycle or so for almost first time in my life. I brought it down to 38 days by exercising, because it was 60 days before that. TMI warning here...We use Ladycomp for birth control (4 kids) see this http://1866uselady.com/...

herbsgirl

NoSnacker hang in there with the S day remember that there is no such thing as a failed S day according to the book?! Your turtle is a good reminder that slow and steady wins the race! Well, I got on the scales this morning, of course scince I ate more yesterday, my wieght went up some. I dont know ...

herbsgirl

Welcome! Here's my 2-cents...someone wrote here that what NoS teaches is maintenance first. That's part of why the weight loss is slow. I've done WW (as well as all sorts of other diets), but I never learned maintenance - not that I ever got to that point anyway...lol. BUT, this plan goes from weig...

herbsgirl

I agree with you on the hunger issue. It's as if we've been programmed to believe that hunger is a bad thing...something to be avoided at all costs. True hunger is a great thing! It tells me that I've used up the fuel from my last meal & my body is ready for more. If I never get hungry, how do I lo...

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NoSnacker wrote:Had a green week, and a good start for September not weighing in...feels the urge is very strong first thing in the morning..but I talk reality to myself and the urge passes.

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Yep you can do it!

herbsgirl

Thanks NoSnacker, you have a great S day weekend too! I agree this is a lifesyle eating plan like no other! Today is day 9 S day It really is almost day 8 because I started on a Thursday nite, if I call that day one, its day 9, but oh well. Today for breakfast Spinach dip, had 3 helpings, applesauce...

herbsgirl

I like Variety! I like to do protien for breakfast though.

herbsgirl

Ooh and I weighed at the doctors today - first time in ages. 79.2kg (around 12 stone 6) which is pretty good considering all my latest failures! :) It's about half a stone less than I was when I started NoS, and keeps me out of the 'obese' BMI range so I'm happy for now :) I think I've been this we...

herbsgirl

Determined- Thanks sooo much for the encouragement. I need it! And I am sure I will need it in the future! I have checked my Vit D levels ,and I am a Vit D fan too, except that it is soo expensive for me to check my levels, I havent checked them in just over a year. Its about 55 dollars for me to ch...

herbsgirl

My Perfect is following Vanilla No S, 3 plates daily no snacks Mon-Friday

Saturday S day
Sunday S day
MondaySucess
TuesdaySucess
WednesdaySucess
ThursdaySucess
FridaySucess

herbsgirl

IF your habits change your wieght will ultimately change eventually. That being said, last night was one week on NO S for me and I lost 4.2 lbs. I always have lost weight fairly fast in the past, 1- 3.5 lbs per week. However what is important is that I stick with it even if I dont lose anymore this ...

herbsgirl

I was pretty hungry last night, but its weird, when I wake up Im hungry, however my appetite is going down down down. Last night at supper, I could just tell, something was different about my usual "wanting to gobble/binge feeling" No S is doing something to my eating hormones! See, the deal is I lo...

herbsgirl

About making something special this weekend... I decided a long time ago it was best for me not to make desserts, its just too hard for me not to eat them all. Even if I put them in the freezer, they call my name. But I will probably go out for an ice cream some time on the weekend, and I love cook...

herbsgirl

Herbsgirl, "Recognize Choice" is one of my "mantras of adulthood." It applies to more areas of life than you might imagine. At least for me. A corollary is "Choose what will make you happy, and be happy with what you chose." (Other mantras of adulthood include "Savor moments of beauty, joy, and con...

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Interesting, but one of the unintended consequences of daily weighing is that I did calm down my S days, which definitely needed calming. This is both good and bad, in that (good) my S days are calmer and (bad) I don't think daily weighing/charting is sustainable for the long term so I won't really...

herbsgirl

Yay! good for you!

herbsgirl

Good testemonial! The part about you trying many many times to do NO S is like It says in the No S book, some people get it right the first time. Others it takes up to 12 trys to try to overcome their wieght problems. ' I think I am nearing 12 times of trying in general to lose weight soon! I have p...

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