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- Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Yesterday's failure a no-S success
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9024
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Mama LMT2PT's Check In
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12054
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Starting second week today! Lost four pounds already!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7103
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Starting No S on Monday,worried about cravings first week
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8180
It's been a few days, so how is it going? If It hasn't gone well, start on a Saturday. It mentally sets you up for success by starting with 2 successful days. Also the carb lover won't have trouble, the are only restricted on N days to meals. As for the sweets lover, I found they taste better when y...
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm back to try again ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6215
Welcome back
I'm back again too. I tried NoS several times in the past. I finally was successful then I got pregnant. I even NoS'd through my pregnancy only to drop it once the baby came.
False starts and stops are part of the process.
False starts and stops are part of the process.
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:35 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Mama LMT2PT's Check In
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12054
Mama LMT2PT's Check In
James is born and I'm now the proud mother of a three month old with colic. Thanks to No S I only gained 10 lbs during my pregnancy (don't worry, at 205 lbs pre-pregnancy my midwife was happy and my baby weighed 8 lbs 1 oz at birth). I even lost an additional 20 pounds after the birth. Then the coli...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise????
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18652
If you enjoyed WATP, I would talk to your neighbors first. 1) because then they HAVE to face you and come to a compromise and 2) because if you talk to them about this they are more likely to be accomodating on a whole host of other issues. Also, shovelglove is nice a quiet, so is kettlebell and a w...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Would appreciate opinions: N-Day Success?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12836
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: which starting weight?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7764
If you are starting over, use the weight you are now. If you have been tracking all along, just not caring much about success or failure, use your original starting weight. It really is a matter of when you mentally are considering yourself "starting". Personally, it sounds like you are looking at N...
- Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:07 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Wedge versus two-sided sledge head
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12679
The balance problems might actually give you a better workout. I've noticed a pretty big part of my workout is the stopping before I actually hit something, like the dog. My only concern would be accidental damage to property, but when you are swinging 8, 10, 16 pounds on the end of stick that is go...
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Stuff You Eat in a Bowl
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14599
My bowls have rims that I put bread or what not on. (Okay, not salad, but I'm not really a soup and salad person, I just put the veggies IN the soup :P ) Anyway, taking into consideration the depth of the bowl and the width of the rim doing this accomodates the same amount of food as one of my norma...
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:37 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: More thoughts on "Failure"...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27247
The longer I No S the more I understand on a deep level that the only way to success is through failure. As long as I acknowledge the failure, color it red, and try to do better next time I keep moving to success. This is why I feel the need when new members say how much they want to lose in what ti...
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Oh, Boy. I need some "tweak" help
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27610
One would think that a "wellness coach" would realize that ½ to 2 pound loss a week is considered good weight loss. Even on a strict diet and exercise regime I'm lucky if I get close to 1 pound one week let alone on average. I agree that 1 S day a week is good. Any more and you won't stick to it. U...
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hi - I'm new
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15889
Laurie and Paul, The first weeks are tough. I did this a few times before I got it down. The thing is, failure is part of your success. Each time you slip up, acknowlege it, learn from it and MOVE ON. Really, you need to expect to have failures. The other important thing I learned was that you need ...
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The 2008 "durings" are here!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25853
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:53 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: back again and reintroducing myself
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10724
back again and reintroducing myself
Well, back on the boards anyway. I've stayed on No S I just haven't been as consistant at being on the computer. Anyway, since it looks like there are a lot of new people here and I'm sure the veterans don't remember me, I'll reintroduce myself. My name is Heather. Since getting married two years ag...
- Sat May 10, 2008 1:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I also wonder about skipping meals...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14473
Diane, I am so sorry. It is a pretty aweful job market right now. My brother in law got promoted only for them to eliminate his position 3 months later. Thankfully you have business opportunity. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you find work with benefits in the mean time. Heck, I won't be working ...
- Fri May 02, 2008 10:13 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Just need to vent before I kill someone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22959
The ultrasound showed . . . nothing. The tech tried and tried to find something on the monitor, and reminded me the radiologist and my doctor still have to look at it, but neither of us could squint enough to find anything. Being a grandmother and doing one every half hour 5 days a week she asked me...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Once you get your new habits down- Portion Sizes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20114
This, not just the habit building, is why No S is a process not just a diet. There are steps (habit building, recognizing and correcting excesses, more habit building, etc) and each of us has to go through the personal process of addressing each of them and how they fit with our lifestyle and bodies...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:30 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Just need to vent before I kill someone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22959
Very few have a birthday by themselves in my family, so we are hoping for one of a few days. 12/21 - mine and my uncle's birthday 12/22 - my best friend's birthday (like a sister, so she is family) 12/23 - my cousin and my late great grandmother's birthday 12/27 - another cousin's birthday 12/30 - a...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:21 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Just need to vent before I kill someone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22959
I went to the office first thing Monday morning. Found out the patient liason who called me and told me she would call me on Friday had Friday off. Won't go into my irriation with that. She also wasn't there when I appeared in the office. The receptionist was really sweet and understanding and took ...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Article: Meals Give Way to Grazing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27140
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:23 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Article: Meals Give Way to Grazing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27140
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:10 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Truly Off-Topic: Glasses at my Wedding?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19163
Spend some extra money, get a really cute pair that compliments your face (and your dress) and wear them. I've seen many brides wear glasses and they all were absolutely stunning and they all ended up with a kick butt second pair of glasses. Looking back at my wedding pictures my favorite photo is o...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Just need to vent before I kill someone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22959
Just need to vent before I kill someone
I've worked in the medical field since I was 16. I understand a doctor's office is busy even when patients aren't there. However, when the nurse calls me to say they got the test results back and but the MD wants me to get another test and will give me a script tomorrow, I tend to believe them. Tomo...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Who's kidding who?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29994
You aren't failing at anything. If anything you are succeding quite nicely. You've mastered not eating the Ss on N days and now you are noticing WHAT is on those plates. You've made it to the next level. Now pick which is more important and more livable for you, the quantity or the quality of what i...
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:58 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Wednesday April 23, 2008
No S: Failure Shovelglove: Success Urban Ranger: Failure Ah, the comfort and stability of routine. Thank heavens today is a busy day at work. Now that I've hit the slow season like a brick wall I'm going to have to come up with a routine for when my daily routine is messed up. After talking with a f...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Tuesday April 22, 2008
No S: Failure Shovelglove: Failure Urban Ranger: Success Originally today was going to be an S day, but my father in laws birthday dinner with cake and all the fixings turned into lunch with no cake. Did that stop me from eating cookies and having soda? Nope. So although I can consider this an S day...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:40 pm
- Forum: Help I'm confused!
- Topic: cutting out the sugar
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8610
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Which "S" is hardest for you to let go of?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 42988
I'm with you. Generally if I snack, it' sweet. I'm not big on other snacking or seconds. Sweets I have to conciously choose not to eat. But it does get easier. I did this for a long time before falling off the wagon last year. Before I was on bedrest with a busted foot I didn't even want sweets on N...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Before You Tweak
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20949
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Thank you. It's been a trip so far. My doctors office has me on call if they get my test results back early and have a slot they can see me in, so hopefully I'll know sooner. I am definitely being gentle with myself, but I'm finding a lot of comfort in being on habit and not eating to deal with my e...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The magic of Habitcal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5256
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Monday April 21, 2008
No S: Success Shovelglove: Success Urban Ranger: Success Well, it's Monday morning and I'm feeling nauseated. Not really sure why, unless I have the flu or am pregnant again. Ended up not having the popcorn and chips last night. I'm hoping today I have enough of a lunch break to take in a pretty goo...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:52 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ugh...Back again.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16089
I find it helps when looking at those magazine to remember that the stars "jobs" are to look a certain way. I then remember why I'm so thankful to have a more meaningful job (if you don't think your job is meaningful it helps to take the effects of your job and create scenarios in which you help ran...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:40 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Can I save part of my lunch and eat as a snack later?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16093
I have a set time for lunch due to work too. I eat a small breakfast, a large lunch and if I am still hungry I'll have a V-8 or milk in the afternoon to hold me over until dinner. A yogurt at 2:30 would be a snack. If it is truly a problem you can have a mini meal lunch and a mini meal in the mid af...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:35 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: actual weight loss
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26315
I address this topic in this thread:
http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2962
http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2962
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:27 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Sunday April 20, 2008
No S: Exempt Shovelglove: Exempt Urban Ranger: Success Again, not really much to report. Didn't get to walk the dog today. He's on some antihistimine meds that make him sleep all day. He physically can't seem to stay awake long enough to walk anywhere. I carried him to see the cows and he didn't eve...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: weight loss tickers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21813
Not a ticker fan myself. Also, as far as days on habit type of tickers, we already have a lot of very zelous newbies. Their zelousness, though understandable, does put them precariously close to the edge of mental failure. Look at the "how am I going to get through the S days" posts or the "how much...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Saturday April 19, 2008
No S: Exempt Shovelglove: Exempt Urban Ranger: Success Not really much to report today. Having blood drawn sucks, especially when you have to wait an hour for them to do it. It also sucks having to wait to weeks to find out the results. I don't wait well. In the mean time I have a great dinner plann...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Day 3 should I eat the treat even if I an not craving it????
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11343
It's only saturday evening. The weekend is still young. Also, if you look on the No S homepage the rule is: No Snacks No Sweets No Seconds Except (sometimes) on days that start with S. Sometimes, a little yet powerful word. Sometimes you may want the chocolate, sometimes you may not. Sometimes means...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:24 pm
- Forum: Test Messages
- Topic: water flavoring packets
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10362
Is it sweet enough that you would consider it a dessert or as sweet as a soda? If yes, you can have them but only on S days. If no you can have it any day. Only you can decide what constitutes a sweet to you. The fact that it is sweetened with splenda doesn't really make a difference. The rule is no...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:18 pm
- Forum: Help I'm confused!
- Topic: First week yo-yo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12757
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:40 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: What about wearing pedometers?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23818
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:37 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Despair! End of first week with 2.5lb gain!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21770
Measure your success by days on habit, not by the scale. The first several weeks are about creating the habit. Once the habit takes hold the weight loss comes on its own, but the habit has to come first. Also, is any of that weight water retention? Dietary changes often cause the body to retain wate...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Not restricted enough....
- Replies: 63
- Views: 55609
If you really feel that you want to lose weight more quickly, then you should look elsewhere. I will tell you from personal experience that added restrictions cause No S not to work. If you want to do QOD, then go ahead, no one here will stop you. I do ask though that you look at your expectations a...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard's Rebels
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34201
Ting Ting- I use a paper plate for my lunch at work too. The visual of it actually being on one plate is a pretty powerful thing when it comes to habit building. I get discombobulated when I have something like soup and have to virtual plate on a salad plate the rest of my meal. It still throws my h...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is it just me or ????
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16901
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is it just me or ????
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16901
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Shopping for an S day
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6648
Shopping for an S day
In order not to keep sweets in the house I just don't buy them. On the way home from work I grocery shop on Fridays for everything but produce and my weekend treats. Saturday morning I get up, bright and early and head to the farmer's markets. Yes, there are two. I start at the one in the town I liv...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:24 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: SUGAR TRIUMPH!!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6637
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:17 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Friday April 18, 2008
No S: Success Shovelglove: Success Urban Ranger: Success Although my plans of running errands went to hell and no one bothered to tell me they scheduled massages for the morning, I made it through the day. I even was able to wonder around while waiting for my oil change without getting a soda or a c...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Great recipes to share??
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21004
My great Gram's clam dip (ridiculously simple yet I can't serve it without someone asking for the recipe) 6ish ounce can of minced clams (including juice) 8 ounce block of cream cheese, softened Mix cream cheese and minced clams thoroughly. Chill 1 hour. Serve with hearty chips like salt and pepper ...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Approaching my first S day! Huby and I started diet on Mon.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18599
It is very important to successful N days that you ENJOY YOUR S DAYS. If you overdo it, you overdo it. You will learn what you truly enjoy. DO NOT RESTRICT YOUR S DAYS. Moderation will come naturally if you let it, but if you "try to be good" you not only will make yourself feel bad for having somet...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:04 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Eating to Please Others
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19420
lola- in that case I would say seeing Aunt Mary is an s day. Nichole- I would talk to your mom before the next weekday get together. Tell her that you loved the dessert, but since everyone else is watching their weight and you try not to eat sweets during the week if she could bring something else o...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Not restricted enough....
- Replies: 63
- Views: 55609
Those who have been on restrictive diets for a long period of time will feel like there aren't enough restrictions to lose weight. We've been programmed that way by the people who profit off these diets. However if they did work, and kept working, we wouldn't still need to lose weight. We come to No...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:06 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Feeling shaky
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17173
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:04 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Failure in my first week
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24299
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:01 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: tea with honey
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4611
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:25 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Thursday April 17, 2008 Doctor's visit
No S: Failure Shovelglove: Exempt (back pain) Urban Ranger: Success So I blew it today. Not totally blew it, but at lunch I CHOSE to have a soda (caffiene free) and a candy bar with my meal. After finding out that I may still be pregnant and running around to do the accompanying blood work to find o...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:18 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Sorry No-s is taking up all the oxygen lately...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14424
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:10 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: POLL: Are you on the No-S Discussion while at work?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19207
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:45 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Whole Milk vs. Soy Milk
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12773
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What do you eat at lunch? "Real" food..?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 38126
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:46 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Stick to Speed Limits
- Replies: 18
- Views: 41045
I drive the interstate (70 mph speed limit) daily. 30 miles there, 30 home. Dropping my speed down to the speed limit, which puts me in the middle lane, from my previous 80 mph driving increased my gas milage 7 mpg. On days I'm in no particular hurry I drive in the right lane with the old folks, goi...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:23 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Questions from a second day No S Diet Newbie
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15065
Everyone else is right on target with their advice, and reasoning. You are building a habit right now. The more strict you are at first, the easier it will be. It sounds convaluted, but as someone who has started more than once, I promise you it is the truth. You will save yourself several restarts ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:49 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
Wednesday April 16, 2008
No S: Success Shovelglove: Success Urban Ranger: Success All in all a good day. While I didn't have the UR opportunities that I would have liked, I did make the most of the ones I had and even created one that wouldn't have been there otherwise. It was small but it was more than what would have been...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: lmt2pt Checking In
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14596
lmt2pt Checking In
I slipped back to the emotional eating. I've been nervous about the upcoming follow up visit to find out if there is a physical reason why I had the miscarriage. That is Thursday. The problem is, I have consiously chosen to backslide. Not a good thing. So I'm starting this thread so I HAVE to check ...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How many food decisions do you think you make a day?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 26497
milczar- have you thought about tutoring/educational centers. A girlfriend of mine with similar credentials went from teaching in an inner city 1st grade classroom to working in a center that does tutoring as well as educating young athletes whose training schedule does not fit with public school ho...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:08 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: New Urban Ranger
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12787
Depending on where you live you can find stores that cater to walking shoes. Don't be afraid to ask your doctor or a physical therapist about where they send people for orthodic shoes. You'd be suprised what else they carry. In my area I found Foot Solutions has a great selection and knowledgeable p...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any Gastric Bypass People Here?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19394
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Repost: The Basics
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9812
Repost: The Basics
NoelFigart posted this on the Everyday Systems board. All of us, old and new alike, could use the reminder. Several of the questions that have been asked lately in the No S Diet forum have gotten me to thinking pretty hard about the concept of "The Basics". I don't know if you've ever studied anythi...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:10 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: The Basics
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14073
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone else actually dread S weekends?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16678
The ONLY reason tweaking (which really wasn't tweaking only making more concrete the SOMETIMES) was recommended was because she had been at this so long with no results. Newer No Ser's please DO NOT ADD RESTRICTIONS. Give the plan, all 13 words, a chance to work first. Please listen to someone who h...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:23 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Non-addictive psychological difficulties
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18447
There is a reason caregiver support groups exist. ESPECIALLY for those dealing with someone else's mental issues. What kind of therapy or treatment is she currently receiving? Are you seeing a therapist or going to a support group? As the child of alcoholics who lived with one of them well into adul...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: what about craisins?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5325
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone else actually dread S weekends?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16678
Normally I'm not a fan of additional restrictions, but given that you have been at this for nearly a year and are having such difficulty with S days and enjoy the structure of N days so much more, it might be time to institute an S day restriction. How about something like you can have 1 snack, 1 sw...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question about beer before a meal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19760
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15448
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:49 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ick!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20069
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How much weight will I lose and how fast?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14436
How much weight will I lose and how fast?
As our board welcomes more and more new friends a question keeps coming up that deserves it's very own thread: How much weight will I lose and how fast? It seems like a simple question. After all, OTHER diets tell you how many pounds you can lose in a specific time frame as part of their sales pitch...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:57 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ick!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20069
Ick!
My S day routine got changed up a bit yesterday. No problem because it's an S day. Unfortunately while thinking back I intellectually believe I didn't overdo it, my body feels icky and I know otherwise. I think it was the soda. We went to a spring college football game and since I don't like beer an...
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:59 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: S(ick) days
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7932
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Stay At Home Parents Unite!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9749
Don't start Monday. Start Saturday. Really. You will set yourself up for success in a few ways. First, you can't fail or even make a mistake on your first two days. With two successful days under your belt your first N day is much easier. Second, you won't feel deprived of any S day treat because yo...
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I lived it.
- Replies: 88
- Views: 66391
Lilly, thank you for posting this. It reminds me *why* I look to my grandmother and great grandmothers (we have kids young in my family, one is still alive and I knew the other growing up) as my inspiration to follow No S. My great grandparents did not believe in snacking. Hors d'ouevres were only f...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Where does milk fit in??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23334
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:44 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Fake S Day
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16783
This once, call it an S day (after all it was pre planned, like holidays and birthdays) but DO NOT restrict yourself at all this weekend. Don't even start going down the road of additional restrictions. Set yourself up for psychological success by leaving your S days as S days. Even if you don't cou...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Where does milk fit in??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23334
It's not the sugar that makes chocolate milk a sweet. It's whether it is sweet enough to be considered a dessert. If it was a solid form it would be pudding, definately a dessert. If you make it yourself and don't put enough chocolate in it to make it that sweet then it isn't a sweet. Remember, ther...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Re-joining after finishing Culinary School!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11765
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: It's time to go beyond print media
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8295
It's time to go beyond print media
I was flipping through channels over the weekend and came across a show on Fit TV called "Fit TV's Diet Doctor" where a doctor disects the major fad diets and helps a newbie start on the plan. From what I can tell they aren't airing or filming any new episodes. However it did make me think we need t...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Simple rules yet interpretations confusing
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31149
Without at doubt, for me at least, the hardest part of getting No S down was the fad diet mentality. I thought I had to lose a certain amount of weight during the week. WRONG. I thought I had to eat "healthy". WRONG. I thought I had to try to be "good" on S days. WRONG. I just had to follow No S exa...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:31 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Tell me the Truth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19365
As was said before, overfill your plate at first. It really does help. It also helps to realize a few other facts: * most people living in industrialized countries do not know what hunger really feels like. * many obese people are malnourished. Quantity/availability of food (ie snacks) does not equa...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:49 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Not a failure, was it?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7799
No, it wasn't seconds. Yes, it was a learning experience. Reinhard says quite often that your first few weeks will involve uncomfortably overfilled plates. Believe it or not, it was part of what helped me get where I am. When I first started No S I filled my plates like it was the last food I was go...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: a watched pot never boils, a watched scale never drops
- Replies: 18
- Views: 23771
Because I'm hoping to get pregnant again in the coming months I ditched my scale. My midwife measures appropriate weight gain not by the mother's weight, but by how the baby is growing. If I focus on eating well and being physically active the rest will fall into place naturally. So I gave my scale ...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What do you eat at lunch? "Real" food..?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 38126
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: ooops another question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7953
I view drinks the same way I view food. If I consider it sweet (ie: mudslide) I only have it on S days. If I don't consider it sweet (ie: wine) I may also have it on N days. Keep it simple, it sets you up the best for success. That said, you may want to lurk around the website for Glass Ceiling. Aft...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm a sugar addict! help me!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 36373
Lomolover- you don't mention your family, friends or any kind of support system in your posts. I think back to being your age and remember my family and friends were part of the problem. Well meaning, but part of the problem. Now I look at my husband and he is part of the solution. Where does your f...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Shovelglove General Discussion
- Topic: Ridicule from family and friends:(
- Replies: 24
- Views: 40673
When I went into the store to buy my hammer, the guy behind the cournter asked what I (5'2" girlie) was going to do with it. I told him that I was going to use it to curl my eyelashes, and that was the end of that. I love SGing, but I do have to admit I don't like doing it around other people. Then...