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by babyprrr
Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

B: coffee with half and half. 1/2 cup porridge cooked with water, splash of milk and half a banana, cinamon sprinkled on top.. yum

L: half a jacket potato plus 1 tbsp coleslaw and salad
Sugar free squash with water.
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why Diet Anyway?
Replies: 10
Views: 15530

After reading your post, I took a good look at myself today. I'm one of these skinny 'fat' people, who look quite slim at a glance and with the right clothes but I'm carrying quite a lot of central weight at the moment. I decided that even if superficially I seem slim and my BMI is within normal ran...
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal with water, splash of milk, one tbsp PB and drizzle of golden syrup. Found out that one tablespoon (15ml) of golden syrup has 80 calories!! So now I'm allowed to have PB or golden syrup not both. Lunch: Starbucks: Iced americano with sugar free hazelnut, falafel panini (34...
by babyprrr
Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

breakfast: toast and peanut butter. Green tea Lunch: chicken salad with olives, roast peppers, few pistachio nuts, lettuce, tomato etc. Dressing on the side ( i didn't make this!) about 1 L of water sipped during day One can sugar free Red Bull Dinner: pasta in tomato sauce with mushrooms, peppers, ...
by babyprrr
Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

All of us on NoS have similar goals: losing/maintaining weight and being healthy, just different ways of reaching them. Anyway, I did some random calculations. I gained six pounds in the last 6 months, and am at my heaviest ever. 6 pounds is a lot on a 5'4" frame. To have done this I only needed to ...
by babyprrr
Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

BrightAngel, what you said really resonated with me too. I no longer make myself feel guilty for thinking about food or planning my meals. So what, its completely natural! You are right, people are obsessed with so many things like cars, sport, shoes etc. I don't see why we're made to feel guilty ab...
by babyprrr
Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:42 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Breakfast: PB+ J sandwich (day old) Lunch: leftover chinese takeaway Snack: cereal bar. one cup espresso chocolate Dinner: chilli con carne and rice Dessert: ice cream drizzled with syrup I ate too much dinner and feel a bit stuffed. next time i'll stop eating when im full regardless of how good it ...
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Further mod: allowed GREEN on weekends provided I stick to an afternoon snack and an evening snack. Today Lunch: sandwich buffet sort of thing, only had 1 plate Sugar-free ribena Dinner: one dish chinese takeaway + second serving Chocolate cake for friend's birthday One glass of red wine One cup of ...
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

mods I have come up with to make me stick to this better. Still allowed a green if pre-declared S day (e.g. birthdays) and S limited to one Allowed a green for 'accidental' S's (e.g. someone offers me food and I accept it before I realize its an N day, or someone wont take no for an answer). again l...
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Breakfast: green tea
Lunch will be peanut butter and jam sandwich with some grapes
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:44 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

back again. Lunch: hummus salad, grapes Dinner: chicken currry with rice. S: chocolate creme egg and some leftover easter chocolate. Need to stop eating easter chocolate Tomorrow is my friend's birthday so plan to limit S to one slice of cake. N day strategies: if I screw up, limit the screw up to O...
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: KCCC's check-in
Replies: 1014
Views: 756308

Just wondering.. do you virtual plate with your dinner and fruit salads?
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

Fell off the wagon again. I started fasting for about 16 hours a day which made me feel really good. I enjoyed the feeling of emptiness and not having to think about food. At one point,I was eating a chocolate bar during my non-fasting period and I didn't even have the urge to have another. I though...
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: My Story / Do any of you count calories?
Replies: 22
Views: 26102

The 200 calories thing really scared me. I've gained six pounds over six months which is quite a lot on my 5'4" frame, since going on the pill ( and going off NoS at the same time)... I was thinking I hadn't eaten THAT much more, but now I can see how that could have happened. The occasional extra d...
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Eggs for breakfast
Replies: 18
Views: 22106

I use an egg poacher in the microwave because I've never been able to do it the traditional dropping eggs in water way ( ive tried everything too!). Only thing is it says on the instructions im supposed to pierce the yolks before microwaving them ( presumably to stop them exploding) but this obvious...
by babyprrr
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

Hi, just letting you know this week's been really good so far (fingers crossed!) Today is Wednesday (normally my screwup day), and its nearly dinner time and the day's been green so far! I've had more 'default' meals, and now breakfast is either cereal or toast, lunch is a sandwich of some sort, and...
by babyprrr
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Turning Your Work Day into Weight Loss
Replies: 14
Views: 20123

This sounds like a great idea, I might start doing revision for finals on treadmill at the gym or start doing the 5 reps an hour thing at home
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

Now I'm back to NoS, because even if normal eaters can have cookies on Wednesdays, I can't-- I would feel bad or say "what the heck" and eat five. This month I've had a bunch of red days (the Wednesday issue, as you mentioned), but I'm just going to stick with it because what other way of eating is...
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: help!!!
Replies: 34
Views: 33252

help!!!

I don't really know what to do anymore. I tried to come back to NoS after a year of being away, and I've not had one perfect week so far. Normally monday, tuesday is good, then things start falling apart weds-fri. Then I decide to start again, going onto an S weekend where I eat more junk than I nor...
by babyprrr
Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm back (again)
Replies: 10
Views: 17402

I failed. To cut a long story short, mon-weds was all good, thurs I had ONE bag of chips after lunch which wasn't pre-planned and made me confused about whether it was an S or not. This led to a binge and deciding i was going to try to be normal about food and not do NoS. Had some chocolate after lu...
by babyprrr
Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Bump. I'm back. Decided to start NoS again due to recent weight-gain. Made this decision after lunch, so lunch wasn't great. Lunch: bbq chicken, bacon and caramelized onion baguette. Apple. Small slice of strawberry cake. Then got bored after lunch and there was some leftover pizza lying around so.....
by babyprrr
Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm back (again)
Replies: 10
Views: 17402

I'm back (again)

Hi just a post to say I'm officially back after losing my way a bit. I did NoS for 3 years and all was fine until I got too complacent and decided I'd dealt with all my food issues and if I wanted a chocolate brownie at 4 pm on Wednesday, why wasn't I allowed to? So I did some 'food balancing' and a...
by babyprrr
Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Eat Stop Eat
Replies: 15
Views: 24902

I really wanna try this. My family are Buddhists and sometimes my mom fasts from midday 12:00 until waking up the next morning. I've tried it a few time and I always feel so great afterwards. The only reason I haven't done this for a while is it means I can't make dinner plans or anything like that....
by babyprrr
Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:20 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: My Floating S-Day Experiment
Replies: 48
Views: 40919

I may try this too. I initially lost weight on NoS then gained back cuz of out of control S weekends. For example, I went to London with a friend last weekend and the WHOLE weekend from sat morning to sunday evening was out of control, three meals a day eating out, and we finished every morsel of fo...
by babyprrr
Sat May 23, 2009 2:37 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Bites
Replies: 2
Views: 6797

Bites

This is a bit unrelated to NoS but I've started counting my bites while eating. I started doing this a few days ago because my mom was telling me about how in Buddhism, it's considered good to be 'mindful' and an example of doing this was counting how many bites you took in with a meal. I tried it o...
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What I've learned from NoS
Replies: 9
Views: 17047

Re: babypurr - On What I've Learned

Excellent reflections, so well said. Thanks for sharing. I've been using the no s diet for one month now and have not lost any weight. I realize that I'm having many of the same experiences that you mention in your post. It's encouraging to hear that others have had these same things happen and cam...
by babyprrr
Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

S-event yesterday: Chocolate cake and some vanilla ice cream

Today: rather large piece of chocolate after breakfast due to tiredness and moodiness. However no dessert after dinner and no snacking despite being offered so generally quite a good day. Still on track
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:03 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

S-event of the day: slice of chocolate birthday cake for housemate.

Still on track so far. Had one S-event a day, no binging
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:24 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What I've learned from NoS
Replies: 9
Views: 17047

What I've learned from NoS

I've been on NoS for about two and a half years. And I thought it would be nice to just learn a few things I've learned. First of all, if you've recently started and are NOT losing any weight, here are the common reasons why.. 1. Really big N day meals. I found this at the start. I got so overexcite...
by babyprrr
Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Jelly and chocolate macadamia nut ice cream after dinner. Don't think I'll be buying the ice cream again..too sweet for me.

Had random cravings during the day but decided my seven s-events of the week would be better spent on nicer things
by babyprrr
Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

S event: a packet of Kettle chips as a snack between lunch and dinner
by babyprrr
Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:15 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hi everyone!
Replies: 7
Views: 13271

Have a glass of milk.

Or leave half of your dinner/one third of your dinner on your plate and heat it up after class and eat it. This would still be sticking to your one plate rule as you're just having whatever you left on your plate.
by babyprrr
Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Monday

S-event: blueberry muffin + ben and jerry's cookie dough ice cream.

Exercise: 50 minutes treadmill, ran 7 k.
by babyprrr
Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:09 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Saturday: No S-events. Was going to have dessert after dinner but was too full and by the time I remembered later it was 11 so went to bed instead. Sunday: slice of amazing lemon cake given to us by housemate's mom. Might have dessert after dinner as I still have my S event from yesterday. Or maybe ...
by babyprrr
Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:45 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Okay I'm going to start doing a regular check in because of a recent mod to my NoS. Instead of having N days and S days, I'm going to give myself seven S-events a week and use them as it goes along. I'm going to post my S events on here to keep track of it, instead of using a conventional habitcal. ...
by babyprrr
Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:38 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shall I stay or shall I go?
Replies: 11
Views: 16570

- Since you're very much in maintenance, changing your variant of No-S to include a certain number of "S-events" per week. You're not into failure unless you go over that amount. I'm sure there are other ideas... you might look at the "mods" thread to see if there's something else that may work. Wh...
by babyprrr
Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:03 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shall I stay or shall I go?
Replies: 11
Views: 16570

Ended up binging yesterday..not even sure what went wrong. I went into town to do some shopping for a friend's birthday present and had a cappuccinno to reward myself afterwards. This was when I started wandering whether I would treat myself to a cake as well..did I want a cake? yes...was I hungry e...
by babyprrr
Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shall I stay or shall I go?
Replies: 11
Views: 16570

Just an update..so far it's been going well. I don't think I've lost any weight ( unsurprisingly) but it's just nice eating without guilt. I find I'm eating smaller portions, healthier foods naturally and not stressing up about things. I'm listening to my body more and stopping when I'm full. But I ...
by babyprrr
Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shall I stay or shall I go?
Replies: 11
Views: 16570

Thanks for all the feedback guys. This is my first weekend since my 'break' from NoS. It was a bit scary waking up and thinking ' I can't binge eat or eat really unhealthily just because it's the weekend'. It's no longer an S day, just a normal day for me. I've been doing well so far. Baked a cinnam...
by babyprrr
Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:14 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shall I stay or shall I go?
Replies: 11
Views: 16570

Shall I stay or shall I go?

I never thought I'd be writing this post. I've been with NoS for two years and throughout that period my weight has been up and down but mainly stable ( my BMI is around 20-21 so I'm quite 'slim' already). The main benefit I have gained from NoS is solving my issues with food. But now I've decided I...
by babyprrr
Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Post Your Proud Moments-I Stayed on Habit and Resisted!
Replies: 101
Views: 103151

Went to my friend's house for a casual birthday get-together. I was stuffed after dinner ( takeaway curry) so I saved a slice of the birthday cake for the next day. ( my noS mod is that I'm allowed to eat whatever I want for breakfast. This stops me from a 'now or never' attitude when it comes to sw...
by babyprrr
Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:04 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Intelligent Dietary Defaults (add yours!)
Replies: 95
Views: 272525

My default lunch: A ton of spinach salad leaves + loads of grated parmasean ( you can use a lot of this for very few calories) + 1 tbsp of blue cheese dressing. I enjoy dipping the leaves in the blue cheese dressing. It's fun and very yummy and although the dressing is quite rich, it makes a boring ...
by babyprrr
Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Post Your Proud Moments-I Stayed on Habit and Resisted!
Replies: 101
Views: 103151

resisted dessert of ice cream and brownies AND mint chocolates.

This was on a Monday night after a weekend of an early Christmas dinner and a buffet with friends. I felt so stuffed on Monday morning that I wasn't even tempted.
by babyprrr
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Post Your Proud Moments-I Stayed on Habit and Resisted!
Replies: 101
Views: 103151

said no to dessert of jelly ( my favorite kind of dessert!) and ice cream. Didn't feel deprived at all really!
by babyprrr
Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

what great advice from everyone! I really appreciate you guys coming in and taking the time to read my ramblings on this thread. I'm still finding myself slightly worrying about what to have for each meal. Hopefully the more I work at NOT worrying the less I'll worry if that makes sense. I'm now not...
by babyprrr
Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:13 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

ugh today was a bad day. I had a slice of walnut cake for breakfast and this meant that I was ravenous by lunchtime. Normally it would be okay because I have my packed lunch at work then just get on with whatever I need to do in the afternoon. But today I came home for lunch, which meant I had all t...
by babyprrr
Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

Re: my slightly controversial tweak

I can't remember your personal situation Babyphrr, forgive me, but maybe you don't really have much weight to lose? I know that if I ate cookies or cake everyday for breakfast, I'd gain at least 20-30 pounds by the end of the year. Then again, I am 41 years old and want to lose about 40-50 lbs. I h...
by babyprrr
Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

So far so good. I was offered some biscuits last night at around 10 whilst watching Desperate Housewives. Normally Sunday night for me is a semi-manic eating session especially if I'm sitting infront of the TV. However I was still full from dinner and I've found that eating so late gives me indigest...
by babyprrr
Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

wosnes wrote:There are people who do this normally. Whatever works!

really? you mean they eat cookies/muffins for breakfast on an N day too?
by babyprrr
Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: my slightly controversial tweak
Replies: 13
Views: 19295

my slightly controversial tweak

Starting from this weekend, I have decided to add a tweak to my NoS regime. I've been with NoS for nearly two years now and stuck to it quite well. My only slight problem is constant snacking on S days then feeling bloated, eating more than I want on S days, and slight N day failures triggering off ...
by babyprrr
Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving Day!
Replies: 13
Views: 18392

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

To celebrate I made this cake.

http://everybodylikessandwiches.blogspo ... -cake.html
by babyprrr
Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Getting in Touch with Hungry and Full
Replies: 5
Views: 11006

I totally understand what you mean. On sunday night after lunch I ended up snacking all day right up to dinner. I had a chicken curry from my favorite Indian for dinner which I was really looking forward to. However come dinner time I found that I couldn't stomach more than a few bites because I was...
by babyprrr
Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Post Your Proud Moments-I Stayed on Habit and Resisted!
Replies: 101
Views: 103151

For some reason today, despite feeling full after dinner I was craving something sweet. I had two plums but all my thoughts went to this batch of peanut butter cookies I had baked on Sunday, just screaming to be eaten. After a great deal of internal conflict and worrying that having one cookie would...
by babyprrr
Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: dinner dilemma
Replies: 9
Views: 13957

dinner dilemma

I have a dinner dilemma. On average six days out of seven, I cook together with my housemates because it is cheaper and more convenient to cook for four people than for one. It works very well apart from one thing. They eat MUCH bigger portions than I do. Normally quite a huge amount of food is cook...
by babyprrr
Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Thank you NoS
Replies: 5
Views: 10258

Thank you NoS

Yesterday was a major S day for me because I turned the ripe old age of twenty-one! Obviously I took an S day and had a four course meal at dinner time with southern fried chicken ( my favorite) as starters, steak pie and roast vegetables as a main course, and birthday cake as dessert and THEN chees...
by babyprrr
Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Post Your Proud Moments-I Stayed on Habit and Resisted!
Replies: 101
Views: 103151

I said no to my housemate's rhubarb crumble last night because I was genuinely full from dinner and it was a TUESDAY so no S. Resisted having a second bowl of granola for breakfast despite feeling quite fragile at the moment due to a big presentation in a few hours. Food isn't going to help me with ...
by babyprrr
Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: cereal serving sizes
Replies: 8
Views: 13422

babyprrr - Are you in the US? I eat a ton of cereal and have never found one that didn't give an amount in grams and cups. However, if you do have a scale I find it much easier to just put your bowl on the scale, zero the scale, then pour the cereal in. It's actually one less step and one less dirt...
by babyprrr
Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: cereal serving sizes
Replies: 8
Views: 13422

cereal serving sizes

First let me apologize if this post is a bit confusing. I gave up eating cereal ages ago for a number of reasons. 1. Most of the stuff I ate had too much sugar in it. and 2. despite what it said on the box about how many calories was in one portion size..I could never work out if I was eating one se...
by babyprrr
Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: couscous
Replies: 5
Views: 10080

couscous

I've recently started eating couscous salad for lunch instead of sandwiches because 1. it's more interesting than a sandwich and 2. i thought it'd be healthier and lower in calorie. However today after some calculations I've found out that my portion of couscous ( half a cup dry) works out to be abo...
by babyprrr
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Crawling back. x_x
Replies: 4
Views: 8663

Yes I've noticed this as well. When I go abroad to non-Western countries ( i.e. Asia) I generally lose weight even if I'm not following NoS. It might be due to less sweets, and less availability of snacks. I think portion sizes are generally smaller as well. And most people are quite slim, so it mak...
by babyprrr
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Fulfilling Unknown Needs vs "Self Sabotaging"
Replies: 10
Views: 15878

I wonder… if perhaps the 'self-sabotage' and 'self-punishment' isn't the binge eating, or the avoidance behaviors, or the disassociation behaviors…. I wonder if it's that nagging and berating voice in the head that should carry the label of 'saboteur', instead. Binge eating may cause physiologi...
by babyprrr
Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Dealing with my first FAILURE day
Replies: 7
Views: 13192

I think two cookies is a very minor slip up. At least you didn't go crazy and turn it into a full-scale binge!
by babyprrr
Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: triggered binge eating
Replies: 7
Views: 13696

"If I back into a pole, I'm not gonna say,'Oh well, the car is wrecked' and drive into a brick wall!" Joelle, this is classic! thank you for sharing it, it put a big old smile on my face!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blueskighs I love this quote too! I'll try to think of this image next time I'm tempted to binge af...
by babyprrr
Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: triggered binge eating
Replies: 7
Views: 13696

triggered binge eating

I've been so good for the last two weeks ( after a disastrous past month) but yesterday ( wednesday) we had a friend over for dinner and had some wine with dinner. After this I was asked whether I wanted dessert . I was going to say no but had to change my mind when I saw everyone else tucking in ( ...
by babyprrr
Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:47 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Morning exercisers?
Replies: 8
Views: 11593

my dad runs 5 miles every morning and he has a glass of milk before starting.
by babyprrr
Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

I've been tremendously backsliding. I now have 4 red days this month which is one of the most I've had recently..as I try to keep my red days to 2 a month maximum. I was going to start afresh today but my housemate's mom bought a chocolate cake from this amazing bakery so I decided it would be a) ru...
by babyprrr
Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: what's wrong with me!???
Replies: 11
Views: 15746

It's a snowball effect. I guess if I keep thinking "I've FAILED"...it just makes me more likely to binge more. I've decided that this was just a blip in my journey and am determined to take it day by day. I keep telling myself that the reason I eat food is to nourish my body and to keep me alive...n...
by babyprrr
Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:23 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: what's wrong with me!???
Replies: 11
Views: 15746

what's wrong with me!???

I've been on NoS for one and a half years and I'd like to think I'm nearly a seasoned veteran at it. After a slight struggle in the beginning, I now have non-idiot S days, perfect N days and also exercise three times a week. However lately I seem to be falling off the wagon a lot. I guess you could ...
by babyprrr
Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:40 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: dairy free?
Replies: 7
Views: 10939

dairy free?

I'm contemplating going on a dairy-free(ish) diet for my N days. I know this is not a part of NoS in any way but just wanted to try something new and see if it makes a difference. I'm quite skinny on top but am abnormally pear shaped so I wanna see if I can lose the few extra pounds from the hips by...
by babyprrr
Sat May 31, 2008 10:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: certain cuisines
Replies: 8
Views: 13032

I'm asian and I can relate. We often eat out in Chinese restaurants where everyone shares dishes set in the middle of the table. Depending on how full I am, I have two servings of each dish, and a third serving for my favorite or one serving of each dish and a second for my favorite. And in case two...
by babyprrr
Thu May 29, 2008 5:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: have I reached my 'happy' weight???
Replies: 30
Views: 31915

For the past two years, I've been exercising for about an hour every day, and have been eating approx 1400 average daily calories, and I still have not been able to drop my weight down to 105 and keep it there for more than a couple of days at at time. At this point, I'd also love to get to 110 and...
by babyprrr
Thu May 29, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: have I reached my 'happy' weight???
Replies: 30
Views: 31915

have I reached my 'happy' weight???

This is my story and it's rather long... I started NoS in March 07 and loved it because it gave me freedom from worrying about food and I had a history of not eating at all/eating a LOT. But even staying within the limits of NoS, I've yo-yo-ed a lot. First I lost about five pounds to go from 120 lbs...
by babyprrr
Thu May 29, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Are you an IDIOT with Sweets on "S" days?
Replies: 10
Views: 15480

I think sharing these desserts is the way to go. Most of the time I'm too full from my main meal to finish a dessert on my own anyway.
by babyprrr
Wed May 28, 2008 4:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The One Plate Rule - fruit issue
Replies: 15
Views: 23194

I think I 'virtual plate' most of the time because putting my fruit and my main meal on one plate at the same time is just too strange for me.

For those of you who DO put everything on the same plate, how do you keep things from touching?
by babyprrr
Fri May 23, 2008 4:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Speed eating...
Replies: 7
Views: 10167

I try to chew 15 times every bite. I read in some magazine that this helps you better enjoy the taste of whatever you're eating. Regardless of whether this is scientifically true I find sticking to this makes me more conscious of the act of eating, and eating is less a frenzied event. I don't follow...
by babyprrr
Thu May 22, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

majorly screwed up. Breakfast: milk+ samosa Lunch: noodle salad Now here comes the 'precipitator' bit...my aunt made these biscuits fresh out the oven and told me to try one..they were teeny..smaller than the size of my fist..and she would have been offended if I'd said no and couldnt even use the e...
by babyprrr
Wed May 21, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Tuesday

Breakfast: skinny iced latte with no sugar vanilla syrup
Lunch: fried rice+ chicken curry, two plums
Dinner: one naan bread+ chicken curry

Exercise: two hours walking
by babyprrr
Tue May 20, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Had two very idiotic S days. I thought I'd gotten this S weekend thing under control but coming home from college has thrown my eating habits into disarray again. I keep telling myself that at least my N days are okay so I'm going to focus on that aspect now. Sunday night..actually felt like I was g...
by babyprrr
Sun May 18, 2008 4:26 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What if you ARE an idiot who WANTS TO punish herself?
Replies: 21
Views: 25273

ugh I know the feeling. I've just had a ridiculously idiotic S day.
by babyprrr
Sat May 17, 2008 4:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Friday

Breakfast: half a pork bun+ two biscuits
Glass of diet coke
Lunch: fish soup with noodles
one piece of mango and four strawberries
diet coke

Dinner: rice+ chilli con carne+ zucchini salad
seven strawberries
diet coke
by babyprrr
Fri May 16, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

back for summer..as I've been backsliding a bit. Yesterday..thursday. Breakfast: milk tea+ one fried dough stick+ half a biscuit Glass of apple juice Lunch: 2/3rd portion of chicken bake+ one small chinese bread bun Strawberries Glass of apple juice Cup of milk tea with condensed milk and sugar Dinn...
by babyprrr
Wed May 07, 2008 8:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Surprise Lesson
Replies: 5
Views: 9050

I had a similar situation. Went out for breakfast and ordered a 3 egg omelette with sausage and mushroom, with a side of baked beans and two slices of buttered toast. I wasnt as virtuous as you though and polished off the omelette and baked beans and one slice of toast. Did feel very full afterwards...
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Gave up last week due to 6 pound weight gain... any ideas?
Replies: 38
Views: 37087

I have also gained weight on NoS for a period of time ( most of the time I lose or maintain which works fine for me!). Looking back, this was because I was eating the same portion meals as my housemates ( who are all taller and more well-built). My weekends were quite crazy, and I was also consuming...
by babyprrr
Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What do YOU mean by sometimes?
Replies: 67
Views: 183147

I've started doing the S days challenge. I get a handful of S treats for every different place I'm at. For example, yesterday I stole one french fry off my friend at the pub, had a rice krispie treat at home, an ice cream at the park, and a two-course dinner for my friend's birthday. It sounds like ...
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: when u can't say no
Replies: 9
Views: 14719

when u can't say no

I know for most occasions, something like "I'm too full" or "I'll have it later" works..but what about when you just CAN'T say no? For example, I've been to two sit-down formal dinners in the past week and saying no to dessert would have offended the host, yet I didn't want to take an S day because ...
by babyprrr
Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:31 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Anyone else actually dread S weekends?
Replies: 12
Views: 16521

I would like to know if after a year you have lost weight??? Resting52 hmm this is a tricky one. First of all, I don't have that much weight to lose..my BMI is about 20, and i started on NoS to lose five or six 'vanity' pounds and also to deal with my unhealthy skip meals/binge habits. I've lost th...
by babyprrr
Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:52 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Better S days Challange
Replies: 45
Views: 43993

Sounds to me like S-days need their own mini everyday system. The thing that makes the everyday systems work is that they are formulated with such precision and clarity; the twelve words of no-s are really really clear, except for S days. What I think may be needed is a new image paired with a new ...
by babyprrr
Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Anyone else actually dread S weekends?
Replies: 12
Views: 16521

Anyone else actually dread S weekends?

I've been on NoS for nearly a year now, and I've got my N days nearly perfect... I very rarely have any reds on my N days now ( touch wood!), and I think I've got the habit thing down quite well. The result of this is that I have grown to nearly 'dread' my weekends. On one hand, I think 'yay! I can ...
by babyprrr
Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I lived it.
Replies: 88
Views: 65568

I love this topic...so interesting! I have a slightly different story. I'm 21, so I don't have memories of growing up in a different era but I was born in a third-world country and lived there until I was 16. We were very well off compared to the general population and certainly not starving ( altho...
by babyprrr
Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Better S days Challange
Replies: 45
Views: 43993

I've found out some things from uncontrolled S days. I don't really like 'cheap' chocolate anymore..the kind u get near the till. If I'm going to have chocolate, it has to be the best kind, even then if I'm going to have a sweet, I'd rather have cake than chocolate. I don't like generic brand ice cr...
by babyprrr
Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:02 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Saturday 2 S's: 'buffet' snack after dinner..at friend's birthday..this was at around 9 pm, but didn't eat that much..one piece of fried chicken, one teeny slice of pizza, a sausage roll, and a samosa..no seconds..had less dinner because i knew i was going to be eating this very small slice of birth...
by babyprrr
Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:16 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Friday Br: green tea+ granola Lunch: granola again Dinner: thai stir fry noodles with chicken and veg strawberries+ blueberry yogurt Feel really bloated..dunno if ive gained lots of weight over the last two days or its just cuz im on my period but I've got a dinner party to go to today and i look pr...
by babyprrr
Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:10 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Weds Breakfast: green tea+ granola cut with bran flakes Lunch: medium portion of fries ( bad i know) Dinner: went out for indian. Poppadom+ 3 onion bhajis+ half paratha+ half lamb curry. Starter was included in the meal but did some virtual plating and was so full that only had half of my main cours...
by babyprrr
Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Wednesday

Breakfast: green tea+ granola
Lunch: more granola
Cup of green tea
Cup of skinny latte
Dinner: mixed grill= two sausages, baked beans, scrambled egg, grilled tomato, mushy peas, 1/3 of a baguette
1 pint of cider at pub

Exercise: none
by babyprrr
Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: granola?
Replies: 26
Views: 34406

I think my obsession with this granola is going overboard. I've managed not to binge-eat the whole box so far, but I spent a whole lecture thinking about how I wanted it for lunch ( although I'd had it for breakfast this morning)....surely craving a certain food that much is not normal??
by babyprrr
Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Tuesday:

Breakfast: green tea+ bowl of granola
Lunch: sandwich with cheese, tomato and chicken. red apple
Cup of cappuccinno
Coke zero
Dinner: pasta with tomato sauce..made too much so saved half for lunch today. + green apple
cup of skinny latte
green tea

exercise: none
by babyprrr
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Monday:

Breakfast: green tea+ banana + orange
Lunch: salad with hummus ( quite a lot of hummus)
cup of skinny latte
green tea
Dinner: chicken teriyaki + broccoli+ mushroom+ courgette stir fry and rice+ apple
cup of skinny latte

Exercise: none
by babyprrr
Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

SATURDAY: Brunch: noodles+ green tea Skinny latte Dinner: one sausage+ fried egg+ couscous Dessert: one slice of chocolate cake and small scoop of chocolate ice cream SUNDAY: Breakfast: sardine sandwich Snack: bowl of granola Lunch: bacon sandwich Dinner: scampi+ french fries+ steamed vegetables Des...
by babyprrr
Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:30 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Friday... Breakfast: granola+ green tea cup of skinny latte Lunch: chicken curry+ two slices of bread ( i like dipping bread into the curry sauce..yummy!) + grapes+ lemonade now it all goes a bit weird cuz i had this craving for more granola ( dunno why) Snack/Dinner: granola+ apple I had this aroun...
by babyprrr
Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: babyprrr's occasional check-in
Replies: 38
Views: 43656

Thursday:Breakfast: tea+ naan bread Lunch: Fiorentina pizza from Pizza Express cup of skinny latte Dinner: granola + glass of wine ( weird dinner i know but i was not too hungry after the pizza) I finished the whole pizza..felt a bit guilty but on the other hand, I was meeting an old friend for lunc...