Everyday Systems

Melderin

Thanks Imogen - I hadn't heard about that mod - I like that! Giving up drinking (hopefully for good) gave me a sideways knock last week as well as the holiday break...just need to adapt to a new way of eating and drinking. I had a green day yesterday so I'm happy that I'm back on track :D Soprano - ...

Melderin

Hi Imogen,

I can totally sympathise with the small person/large appetite problem! I've always said I'm under-tall, not overweight

Be gentle with yourself and you can hopefully just incrementally reduce over time...that's my plan anyway. Keep up the good work!

M x

Melderin

Thanks Ellis! Well done on your greens! 😀 I’ve come on here to report my first reds since I restarted…however I’m not beating myself up about it. My husband and I are on holiday at home together this week so it’s felt a little different and I wanted to enjoy some time just sitting in the garden and ...

Melderin

Sounds like you’re doing great. I’m starting to realise also that the old diet mentality of giving up after one failure is not necessary. Intentionally having a red day is fine so long as you catch yourself and get back to green! Well done x

Melderin

Hi Soprano, Just checking in post-Easter. That’s brilliant on your weight loss, well done! I’ve kept to 2MAD and been consistently green or yellow but I let Friday 18th be an S day as it was a bank holiday and my friend came round and bought sweet treats. I’ve been much more modest than previous S d...

Melderin

Hope you had a good one soprano. I've been green (2MAD) since committing. I'm especially proud that I haven't had any nibbles on a Friday evening and I requested that we eat with our son this Friday rather than waiting until after he'd gone to bed which helped massively. Weigh seems stable but not d...

Melderin

Hi Imogen,

Just wanted to stop by and add my encouragement - this forum is a great place to be, so supportive!

Melderin

Great news Soprano, well done :) I'd like to be doing similar to you but I really need to embed the rhythm of 2 meals a day first before I start making tweaks or I fear I will rebel. It's great that you can introduce a few snacks without it throwing you off - completely sensible. I haven't been grea...

Melderin

Hi Oolala,

Of course, I know you well from your many insightful contributions on this forum

! I'd be more than happy for you to share the details of the online calculator, thank you so much

M x

Melderin

Checking in again post-S day :) I had a few treats, mostly some chocolate after evening meal and a few crisps pre-dinner on the Sunday. I’ve stuck to 2 meals otherwise though. Feel like I had the treats just because I could rather than because I really wanted them. I’m tracking my weight daily so th...

Melderin

Hope you had a nice evening with your sister and managed to moderate. Alcohol is definitely a weak area for me. I can tend to use it as a means of not eating (as well as for the pleasure of it) so I really need to focus on cutting back. The usual plan is no alcohol Monday to Thursday but we have bot...

Melderin

Thanks…I guess it is possible to wean myself off, I used to have sugar in coffee but managed to completely give it up. Yes as you say, one step at a time! My husband bought a continuous glucose monitor last month to see the impact of our weekly diet, and I’d be really interested to see the impact of...

Melderin

Thanks - I'm sticking to just coffee in the mornings - it's not calorie-free though as I just can't hack black coffee! I read that whole milk was less likely to tip you out of a fasted state so that's what I have...! Definitely agree with you on the snacks - this was also my downfall with OMAD as I ...

Melderin

Yes, perfect thank you! I’ve had 3 today

but otherwise a green day.
2 meals starting tomorrow. Thank you so much!! X

Melderin

Hello soprano,

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my rant! Yes, that sounds really great thank you! I think I could do 2 meals fairly easily. Thanks for the encouragement x

Melderin

Hey NOS world, I'm back on here...feeling shameful for my break with NOS but for the fact that I know others come on, go away and come back again :oops: . I ended up weighing myself after my last NOS venture and I was so horrified at my weight...I was basically 2 kg away from my heaviest which I had...

Melderin

25th Nov - GREEN 26th Nov - GREEN 27th Nov - GREEN 28th Nov - GREEN 29th Nov - RED 30th Nov - YELLOW 1st Dec - YELLOW Felt really fed up this week. I feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger. Not helped by a night out for which I felt like nothing fits and I'm just huge. Still haven't weighed myself....

Melderin

Hi Amy, I lost my FIL this year too - sending you my deepest sympathy. Sometimes life just has to be dealt with in whatever way we have to to get through it so please be kind to yourself. A green Christmas sounds festive as well as NOS-positive :D ! I'll definitely check out the link. Sending you go...

Melderin

19th Nov - RED 20th Nov - GREEN 21st Nov - GREEN 22nd Nov - RED 23rd Nov - YELLOW 24th Nov - YELLOW A couple of red days this week. This was due to there being a high level of goodies left over from my husbands' birthday on the Monday which I did not want to waste, and also we had family staying fro...

Melderin

Thanks Reinhard - nice to see you on here! Yes the habit forming focus is the major change this time - although fighting the urge to worry about weight loss is ongoing

Melderin

11th Nov - GREEN
12th Nov - GREEN
13th Nov - GREEN
14th Nov - GREEN
15th Nov - either RED or YELLOW - we were going on holiday and I had 1 sweet in the car on the way down; husband thinks I should count it as a red day

16th Nov - YELLOW
17th Nov - YELLOW
18th Nov - YELLOW (spouse bday)

Melderin

Thank you

Melderin

Week 1: 4th Nov- SUCCESS 5th Nov- SUCCESS 6th Nov- SUCCESS 7th Nov- SUCCESS 8th Nov- SUCCESS 9th Nov- S DAY 10th Nov- S DAY First week complete and all green. Feeling like some portions were quite large and also feel like I might have put on some weight. However I'm sticking with the principles in t...

Melderin

Thanks Amy!!

Melderin

Thank you Amy!! Reinhard's words in the podcast episode really struck me this time - "What problem does the No S diet aim to solve? Not the problem of being overweight...rather the problem of the behaviour of excessive eating." Focussing on fixing the habit of overeating not on the state of being ov...

Melderin

Back again after still slipping back into OMAD and failing. I've listened to Reinhard's new podcast on the first chapter of NOS diet and re-read the everyday systems page on NOS. I really, really need to get over the quick fix mentality and commit to slow and steady wins the race. I need something t...

Melderin

Hi Amy - welcome back and good luck! Always nice to see a new post on the boards

Melderin

I hear you! For me, it’s trying to keep in mind that the quick fix option is just not sustainable. But it’s always so tempting. Wishing you all the best with it!!

Melderin

Thank you Amy and Oolala, Really appreciate the wisdom you share. The thing that's getting me is that I was successful with OMAD for a number of years...and I've recently been looking back on old photos of myself from a couple of years ago and I was much slimmer. But, a bit like your point Oolala, t...

Melderin

Thanks Sammybunny!!

Melderin

Red days…so many red days

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Starting again today.

Melderin

Day 8 - SUCCESS

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Day 7 - SUCCESS

Melderin

Hi WINhappy, Thank you so much for your lovely words and encouragement. I think the only reason I was successful at one meal a day was because I became obsessed and literally focussed on nothing else. Completely unsustainable as soon as real life kicks in! Something to do with not being fat and fort...

Melderin

Starting No S again after originally starting it back in 2018! Holding myself to account and joining the legends on this forum who know so well why this is the only sane option. Saying goodbye to the one meal a day mentality - it's just clicked that it is completely unsustainable, I really don't kno...

Melderin

Thanks Reinhard! Good luck with the tech progress

Melderin

Hello - gah! I’ve only just logged back in after 6 months and seen everyone’s lovely replies, I’m so sorry! Thank you for the encouragement everyone. Needless to say 6 months on I’ve still been dabbling with OMAD. Seeing these replies has given me a boost though 😀! Glad to know a few are still aroun...

Melderin

I’ve just seen that this bulletin site might be being such down

I shall have to try the Facebook site methinks…

Melderin

Hello all, Not sure if I’m posting this in the right place/wrong place…sorry if it’s the latter. I first heard about and started NOS diet about 5 years ago as a way to lose my baby weight…love everything about it, just makes sense. I had some success but then just went completely on a downward spira...

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