Everyday Systems

I lost a lot of weight a number of years ago by just eating sensibly and getting moderate exercise, but I slid back into bad habits and some of the pounds crept back on. So, desperate to lose it fast, I tried some really silly diets. Like that Special K challenge diet? Where you eat cereal for two m...

I've only been doing this for a few days, but I'm feeling better because I feel like I have a lot more control over my hunger. I cannot concentrate at work at all when I'm hungry, but I slam-dunked a big project today just because I think I was maintaining a more even blood sugar level! :D I used my...

Would just coffee get you to work? Or coffee and fruit? Or coffee and toast? With a real breakfast at 8-ish? This might upset my tummy, actually! Oh, I sound like such a drama queen. I love coffee dearly, but it doesn't work so well for me when I have to wait two hours between home and office. :) I...

When do you eat lunch? How does that affect your breakfast schedule? Are you a coffee-drinker? That is an appetite suppressant, I've been told. (I just like it - but it does seem to fill in "gaps" sometimes.) I eat lunch right at 12:00 noon. Weirdly enough, I'm not hungry after that for the rest of...

I lost a lot of weight a few years ago just by being sensible and getting a little bit more exercise. It was an approach that was actually very similar to the No-S Diet--I just cut out a lot of unnecessary crap and walked more. However, I've been backsliding for awhile now, and I really want to get ...