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rose

Alex, if you read Reinhart's nosdiet page carefully you can see that soda is considered an S (even "diet" soda). So technically you're supposed to abstain from drinking soda on N days. It seems it is not uncommon that No-S-Dieting people lose the desire to drink soda even on S days after some time. ...

rose

Stupid browser ate my update. Basically I was complaining that I overate everyday of the past week and that all kinds of device are out of order in my flat. Perhaps I am not in the appropriate mood to summarize my first year of No S Diet and take resolutions for the new year. I am definitely investi...

rose

Mimi: thank you. Please note my no-s-ing is not always perfect, I had a lot of lapses and had to rebuild the habit many times, especially after "very S" family gatherings. My personal situation was less stressful and more stable this year and I had strong health motivations. Also, I live by myself. ...

rose

Posh: I started in January at 164 lbs. I wanted to lose 11 lbs for health reasons, in order to get back to a "normal" BMI instead of an "overweight" BMI. Almost one year later, my weight is 142 lbs. I've lost 22 lbs. And the journey is not over, my weight is still decreasing. I had one annoying plat...

rose

Hmmm... I seem to be in the minority here. Lunch is my main meal for social and practical reasons. I usually have an ordinary plate half-filled with veggies, half-filled with noodles or rice, plus a small piece of meat on top. Then I add a dessert plate of fruit. Yes, technically that's seconds. But...

rose

I passed out twice on Friday and was lucky not to kill myself on sharp furniture. Note to self: chocolate is utterly useless when combined with a stomach bug. Rice and noodles are way more efficient. Out of curiosity I weighed myself yesterday with completely empty bowels and stomach, and still a li...

rose

Yesterday I thought smugly to myself: well I never get sick, so I never have any occasion to take S(ick)-days, wonder whether chocolate has medicinal properties like the HP books seem to imply. I was swiftly served with a stomach bug and overall muscle soreness. One aspirin and a dozen chocolates la...

rose

Quick update: modem and display are fried, sent the CAE letter and subscribed to the car scheme, drove for 40' without accident (except I scratched the side which had already been scratched by someone else - the car park gate is tricky), english courses start next week, unofficial weight-in yesterda...

rose

You're suggesting that there are a significant number of people in rich, developed countries who are malnourished? Can you explain where this idea comes from? No, I am not suggesting quite that . Actually people in those areas are overweight . I was suggesting that this overweight, associated to lo...

rose

I have this theory that people eat mostly crap, i.e. food that contains very little of the nutrients which are necessary to be really healthy (vitamins, minerals, etc.). The only difference is that "thin" people eat less of it than overweight people. So overweight people can reach the necessary leve...

rose

This morning I got up at 10, feeling deflated . The totally unofficial scale reading was 65.5, whereas the official readings this past week were around 67.0. I spent quite some time admiring myself in the mirror and stepping over and over again on the scale. Then I went out for lunch and overate. Wa...

rose

"Habits should be formed that will keep the weight down automatically, instead of relying upon intermittent attempts that are more than likely to fail." quote from: HOW TO LIVE: RULES FOR HEALTHFUL LIVING BASED ON MODERN SCIENCE by IRVING FISHER and EUGENE LYMAN FISK, 1915 available (free) on-line f...

rose

hello katie,

I hope everything is going well for you. Still no-s-ing ?

rose

Pie: mark B. The crust was slightly underbaked. I added a thin layer of jam beneath the chocolate (the jam has been sitting in my fridge for several months), it was too sweet (?!) Size/quantity seems ok. I didn't let it rest in the fridge long enough yesterday and so the chocolate was runny when I f...

rose

Thank you Reinhard ! Unfortunately (but not too worryingly) I am back at 67.0 / 67.1 at the moment, perhaps because I had a bad S day on Sunday (ate waaaay too much again) and a planned S day on Tuesday (but was very disappointed by the food - I expected much tastier). Last weekend's chocolate pie e...

rose

My scale (officially) said 66.5 (146 lbs) yesterday and today. So it makes a total of 8kgs lost since the beginning of the year. I am already counting the days till I can reasonably expect to see figure 65. This last kg has been quite long to go (more than 6 weeks!) but these past two weeks I have h...

rose

At the end of the 1st period, France is leading by 6 to 5. I have not suddenly become a rugby fan but this match will probably be the subject of many lunchtime conversations: I'd rather have a little background about it. The TV was on but I was busy: quite suprisingly I actually bought the ingredien...

rose

Routine: good, not far from previous level. NoS: good. Weight: stable. Meaning 67.3kg. I want to see 66 on my scale!! even 66.9!! I have been expecting it for the past 6 weeks, but for some reason it is very slow to come. Perhaps because of the bananas ? Anyway... Got some chocolate pie recipes from...

rose

Ugh. Got up late and did only part of my usual morning routine. Better than yesterday however. Funny how noS is now the part of my life which remains the most stable through unsettled days. Had a pretty good day food-wise - meaning it was tasty and satisfying and moderate and, well, no-S. Figure 66 ...

rose

This weekend relatives who hadn't seen me for several months commented I looked like I had lost weight. So my scale, mirror and eyesight aren't too faulty... My cousin actually put on weight during the same interval. Wonder whether a french translation of the noSdiet webpage is worth the trouble. Du...

rose

Katie: belated thanks for the great feedback. Have you learnt a language through immersion before ? It's been a while since my last update. I had a series of problems and disappointments and felt low for a while. None of these problems are actually life-threatening, and most are pretty minor (fried ...

rose

Congratulations Katie!

rose

Hi hexagon, I suggest some relaxing activity with breathing emphasis. Examples: relaxation class, belly breathing, chikung, swimming (but not strenuously) with underwater exhalation, singing... I find it helps in stressful times. The belly breathing you can do anywhere, anytime (almost). Chikung is ...

rose

Katie: thank you for your kind comments. I am feeling exhilarated right now because I've just done something very unlike me, and with unexpected results. My new upstairs neighbours are quite noisy, and it had taken much courage on a previous occasion to go and ask them to step a little more lightly ...

rose

Hi TerJan, I am not sure this is the same thing as what I have experienced. For my part it was difficult to give up eating chocolate whenever I felt down. I mean, I used it like a morphin pump except I pumped whenever I felt any uncomfortable feeling (anger, sadness, humiliation etc). So when I real...

rose

Katie: thanks. I'm afraid I didn't realize I used slang. So maybe the CPE is a little too hard (you need to be able to adapt your language to the situation - any situation, no matter how formal or informal). I am considering the CAE instead (a little less difficult) - I still have one month to make ...

rose

I love S days. I just had that delicious pastry the local bakery calls "tout chocolat" ("all chocolate"). I feel just a little too full. This past week, my weight entered the 67.0-67.9 kg range. It's always so exciting to see a "new" unit figure. It feels like I am getting younger! It feels like I a...

rose

And I try to stop. I tell myself, ok, enough is enough, but I just keep eating. S days are much worse than typical days before No S, and though I try to give myself a proactive treat, I end up having that plus so much more. If I give myself a treat early on S days (i.e. before lunch), my eating is ...

rose

My breakfast is usually pretty unimaginative... I like routine in the morning, it sets the mood for the day. I usually have plain yogurt, fruit, herbal tea and bread. No added sugar nor sweeteners. My other meals are less "virtuous" (I do eat butter and cream, and sweetened yogurt, and the one cup o...

rose

I want to add that one thing that has been nice is that I haven't been obsessing about food nearly as much I did in the past. Hi overly beige, not obsessing about food _is_ already a great benefit of noSdiet. I suggest you start experimenting with light changes to your routine. For instance, climb ...

rose

:( It seems that when I try to go 21 days on NOS all I want to do is eat. Hello Atc55, if the 21 day thing stresses you out, just stop counting _straight perfect days_. It can help some people to count those 21 days, it can also be a hindrance to other people. I don't think I've had a perfect 3-wee...

rose

Rose, I want to ask you a question just out of nosey curiosity. Why do you treat a banana as an "s"? Hi John, Actually at first it was an "N", then I used to treat it as an "S" and even as a "don't even buy it" food but now it is a "be careful and buy only 2 pieces" food. It is a very caloric fruit...

rose

Hi Hecaterin, as I understand it, noS isn't about healthy vs non-healthy foods. It's about simple to remember eating rules that give a structure to people who have fogotten how and what to eat. I think people on No-S diet will tend to eat more healthy food, simply because experience shows it is easi...

rose

After 6 months of noSing I thought I'd give an update. I started in january at 74.5 kg (164 lb) for 1.66m (5'5). That's BMI 27 (overweight). I am now about 69.5 kg (153 lb), which is BMI 25.2 (at the limit between "overweight" and "normal"). So I lost about 5kg (11lb) in 6 months. Since weight is my...

rose

Your message was pretty vague! I suggest you analyze what went wrong and take steps to remove the temptation if possible, or find workarounds. In the beginning you need "crutches" to support your new habits. That seems usual. The thing is, not everyone needs the exact same crutches. For instance (de...

rose

hello Washburne, I have (had?) the same problem with sweets, if there were some at home I couldn't help myself. So I made sure there weren't any on N days. S days are a little tricky. To avoid excess I would buy sweets by the unit, for instance ONE little pastry. Then I would go back home and make a...

rose

I have some trouble too with N days at home. I find that it works better if I am busy that day (if I am not then I try to make myself busy...), and if I reproduce my workday routine (get up at the usual time, take a walk/go out shopping/go to the movies at the time you would go to work usually, eat ...

rose

I deliberately treat myself to a delicious little chocolate pastry on saturday afternoon and/or sunday afternoon. If I forgot to go and buy one, and/or the pastry shop is closed, I might go to the supermarket and buy ordinary sweets, but I find they are much less satisfying now, and I tend to overea...

rose

Thank you all for your comments and advice. In my experience, the so called "traditional diet" is only partly tradition (like eating croissants for breakfast and pastry for dessert on sundays only, the rest of the week you get plain bread, and yogurt or cheese and fruit for dessert), partly a lack o...

rose

Hello, I am that supposedly inexistant fat frenchwoman (also I dislike both cooking and wine, and I don't eat baguette if I can help it. Not to mention that I don't own a beret). Anyway my eating habits and weight were pretty normal until I left my parent's home. At first my eating was completely ir...

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