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planner lady

Wow! You guys are awesome. So much good stuff in your responses. Ok. You convinced me I can do this. I just have to remember that it's a habit that can be broken, I won't starve and I CAN do this. Thank you.

planner lady

I've been lurking on the NOS website for years. I have the book and have read it. I've read the stuff on the site. I want to do NOS. It makes sense to me. But I can't do it. Instead I keep going back to Weight Watchers which worked for me once. But I don't have time to go to WW. I don't want to spen...

planner lady

Wow! Thanks everyone. I'm feeling better about this. I just really needed to know that it was possible. I will try to eat lunch a little bit later so there's more time between breakfast and lunch and less between lunch and dinner. I had thought of that but just hadn't acted on it. Now if I can just ...

planner lady

Thank you. That's what I needed to hear.

planner lady

I am going to do this! I keep talking about it and trying but without any success. The hardest part is the period between lunch and dinner. I eat breakfast at 9:00 a.m., lunch at 12:00 and dinner at 6:15. Between lunch and dinner I feel like I'm going to die! I am eating a good lunch so it's not tha...

planner lady

The NOS book allows you to have four meals if that's what you need - they just need to be smaller. I have a hard time between lunch and dinner - it's a six and a half hour stretch - and have been thinking about having four small meals instead of three larger. I think that might fix it for me. And it...

planner lady

I was able to comply with No S right away, but it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I had a much stronger emotional response to not being able to eat until I felt stuffed than I had been expecting. I resented having to be on this diet, and was :evil: that I had to stop eating before I wanted...

planner lady

My son works at a job where he's not allowed a meal break or any other breaks. I did some research thinking it was illegal and found out it wasn't. His employer is not obligated to give him any breaks. I couldn't quite believe it. The rules vary state to state. As far as the meal problem, I'd agree ...

planner lady

I tried weighing myself once a month but couldn't do it. I weigh myself every morning and write my weight down on a chart. The daily numbers don't usually upset me because I try to look at the average. Plus I have lots of fluctuations due to hormonal issues I'm dealing with. I would rather know what...

planner lady

Oh, my gosh - that is it in a nutshell -

"Expert advice and the food industry. They've created products we don't need and then encouraged us to eat all day long."

planner lady

Sienna, when I have mentioned NOS to people I get the same response you do. They're okay with the rules about no seconds or no sweets but heaven forbid we shouldn't be allowed to snack! I mentioned NOS to my accountability partner and she flipped out. She didn't think it was a good idea at all. Why ...

planner lady

Has anyone seen this article from early 2010? It's great. I love that it advocates "thinking for yourself".

http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/02/08/3-me ... t-so-fast/

planner lady

Here's a different idea - track shorter time periods. Instead of tracking failure/success for the entire day, track morning, afternoon and evening. I had that same problem with giving up if I messed up and puncturing the remaining tires, as you said. Plus I was struggling to go all day without snack...

planner lady

I, too, have been/try to be a points counter. I lost 85 pounds in 2000 through WW. I had that "spark" and did what it took to succeed. I was at my goal for about 20 minutes before I started gaining again. I had gained 45 of the 85 back as of 1-1/2 years ago but was staying pretty steady and then I w...

planner lady

Reinhard:

Thanks for the response. I read the articles. Very interesting concept. I am obviously a "planner" and this is something I might like to try. However, did you ever scan samples of your daily cards? I looked around but didn't find them.

Patty

planner lady

What is Reinhard's "punch card system"? It was mentioned in the thread about losing momentum after the first month.

planner lady

I love the idea of baby steps. I've been trying and trying to do this because I know it is the way to go, but I just haven't been able to do it. I think I'll give the baby steps idea a try, too.

Patty

planner lady

Big Phil, thanks for your comments about the simplicity of health. I have been trying hard to lose weight through diet and exercise and am not making any visible progress. So I've been reading every diet and exercise book I can get my hands on (some purchased, some borrowed from the library) to see ...

planner lady

My vote is that you're not eating enough. I used to belong to WW and some of the people there would cut way down and then they didn't lose. They'd up their "points" and start losing again. I did a rough calculation of your calories based on what you wrote and I don't think it's enough. Try eating a ...

planner lady

I have a silly question that I hope you can help me with. I have not been following NOS, per se, but am working up to it. I recently started working part-time, three days a week, and that has really helped with my afternoon snacking. In all honesty, I don't have time to eat and it isn't easy to do w...

planner lady

I don't mean NOS, specifically -- I mean having an eating plan. I started working part-time about five weeks ago and I can't believe how much food there is in the office all the time and everybody seems to be eating eating all the time -- except me. I have found that since I started working again, i...

planner lady

I'm a homeschooler, too. Well, I was. I graduated my second and last last year. I homeschooled two from k-12th. It was a great experience for our family. I'm kind of sad it's over but ready to move on at the same time.

Patty

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Peetie, I have insomnia, too. I could have written your post myself -- exactly same situation. I read about a lady who discovered she was a light sleeper and started wearing ear plugs. She could sleep! I tried them because I am definitely a light sleeper (at times -- other times I sleep through ever...

planner lady

You are all absolutely brilliant!

Patty

planner lady

I was just wondering how many of you keep a food journal. Also, do you have any goals about drinking water or eating a certain number of fruits and vegetables (my Weight Watcher training kicking in here)?
One more question -- how much exercise do you do?

Thanks,

Patty

planner lady

This paragraph is in the September/October issue of Weight Watchers magazine. "Tempted to start eating several mini-meals rather than three squares a day? Turns out the much-touted mini-meal theory may not be a good strategy for dieters after all. In a small study, obese women ate from three to nine...

planner lady

Well, you all were right about it being harder while I was working. I have been SO much busier than usual that I haven't been eating very regular or very good. I haven't been eating as much but I've been eating higher calorie so it's not helping that much. Now, let me tell you something ugly that I'...

planner lady

I still haven't started -- I've just been talking about it. It's just so hard! Did you hear the whine in my voice??? I am a homemaker but starting tomorrow I'm filling in at my church for two days this week and five days next week. I'm planning to start nos tomorrow. It will be a lot easier since I'...

planner lady

I am actually flip flopping back and forth between WW and NOS. What I really want is to be able to eat anything I want, whenever I want and as much as I want. Of course, I know I can do that, but I won't like the results! :) I think I keep going back to WW because it's familiar. But I can't keep it ...

planner lady

Grateful Deb, you were not harsh at all. You had some great, thought-provoking things to say and I appreciated every one of them. I am not easily offended so don't give it another thought. I appreciate your comments.

Patty

planner lady

Thank you for your responses. There were several comments made in the posts that really hit me hard, like Grateful Deb's "you have to choose between your wants and your needs." I know that I am eating in a very child-like way right now -- wanting what I want, when I want it and having little regard ...

planner lady

I went back to Weight Watchers last Monday, 8/8/05. I've posted before that I lost 85 pounds in 2002 and have gained back 45. I went back to WW because it's familiar and it allows me to eat snacks and sugar (unfortunately, the very things that are keeping me overweight). However, I did well for the ...

planner lady

I have a question for everyone about the timing of your meals. Since on NOS we only get three, it seems important to space them out so as to get the most mileage out of the calories. I normally eat my meals at 9:00, 12:00 and 5:30. That eating schedule leaves a pretty long gap between lunch and dinn...

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Jorge actually maps out a plan where you have three meals that are approximately 400 calories each and two snacks consisting of 100 calories and one evening sweet of 50 calories. I was a little confused because the book stresses that you can eat anything you want but you are given a formula where yo...

planner lady

I've read that book, too. The emphasis is on the clock. I couldn't figure out how I could get all the meals in with three hours between each and no eating within three hours of bedtime. You're supposed to diligently stick to three hours within a maximum of 20 minutes. They suggested having a watch t...

planner lady

I have a grilled cheese with 9 honey wheat pretzel rods. It holds me until lunch. On Sundays I don't have time to make it so I have a bowl of cereal and I'm hungry in an hour. By the way, I make the grilled cheese with light bread and 2% cheese slices and buttery spray on the outsides of the bread a...

planner lady

Day 1 - SUCCESS . Also, only one diet coke this morning at 9:00 a.m. I expected to be pretty miserable all day but it wasn't bad. I kept very busy and that helped a lot -- not just with the caffeine withdrawal, but the snack withdrawal, too. Did 20 minutes of DDR (Dance Dance Revolution on PS2) and ...

planner lady

Carolejo -- is that really true about the coca-cola syrup being transported as "hazardous"? How can something hazardous be in something we put in our bodies? Freakwitch -- I'll try the tea. I've gone five hours with no soda and I usually have one with lunch. I'm starting to get a headache and I real...

planner lady

I was thinking I might get a week of No-S eating under my belt before I tackled the diet coke but after reading everyone's posts I think it would be to my benefit to just go ahead and get this over with. I know I'm going to do it at some point and it may as well be now. Navin -- I'm careful about ho...

planner lady

I'd like to know how many of you drink diet pop. If you don't, what do you drink instead. I used to drink about four cans a day of regular pop. In 2001 I switched to diet pop (mostly) and am now drinking four to six cans a day of that. I am a pop addict! I've read various articles on aspartame and d...

planner lady

I have a good friend who is a nutritionist for a local hospital and last fall I asked her about three meals vs. five or six and she said either way was fine. She said the mini-meals idea is overrated and I should do what works for me. Also, this is kind of a weird observation but it intrigued me any...

planner lady

You are all so wonderfully encouraging. I really felt bad about not being able to do WW again. Seemed like I should be able to. I've been starting out each day determined to count points and I just can't do it. It is tedious and time consuming and I'm just sick of it. I can't do it anymore and defin...

planner lady

Thanks for the suggestions and encouragement. I especially liked the comment about how I must have determinations since I lost 85 pounds counting calories. I hadn't thought of that. I can do this. Thanks again and I will plan on posting on the daily check-in.

planner lady

I lost 85 pounds in 2001 and 2002 through Weight Watchers. Almost as soon as I reached goal, I started gaining it back -- very slowly -- about a pound a month. I've gained back 40 pounds and desperately don't want to gain it all back. I want to lose that 40 and get back to "goal". However, I am sick...

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Can't make it from lunch to dinner

Lunch to Dinner

Decide for yourself

Shorter Tracking Periods

Examples

Punch card system?

Silly Question

It's so hard!

Anybody write down what they eat?

Grazing for Trouble?

Is there life after snacks and sweets?

Timing of meals

Planner Lady's Daily Check-In

Diet Pop

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