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- Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Can I do "No S" even though I have acid reflux?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18701
Can I do "No S" even though I have acid reflux?
Hi All! I haven't been here for awhile. I have been suffering from acid reflux for years. My medicines are starting not to work for me anymore. I decided that I should try to eat better and I researched how to eat as a heartburn sufferer. All the websites say I should eat many times throughout the d...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: criticism on amazon
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14692
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What fills you up so you won't get hungry between meals?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 30591
Thank you for all your suggestions and your ideas on how to keep full between meals. I've been thinking alot on what's good for me. I think I'll go more for protein and perhaps less carbs, which I eat too much anyway, and include a piece of fruit with my lunch. The V8 juice as a way to halting hunge...
- Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What fills you up so you won't get hungry between meals?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 30591
What fills you up so you won't get hungry between meals?
I'm really struggling lately with my lion-like hunger and cravings. :oops: If anyone can help with this, I'd really appreciate it! What foods fills you up and satisfies you so you don't get hungry between meals? I made a mistake yesterday. I had a really nice japanese noodle soup with udon noodles a...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Reinhard!!! :)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 25133
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What's The Best Book You Read This Summer?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 31560
My Summer book reading that I really enjoyed was "Born Round, The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater" by Frank Bruni who use to be a restaurant critic of the New York Times. This book is about Frank Bruni who was a major food addict. Here was this man who was mostly successful in practically all ar...
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A No-S Conversation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17614
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: In Memory of Peter
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21392
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:11 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why do so many people need external reasons to lose weight?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 38930
Wanting to look nice and sexy aren't automatically vain I'd say. I'd *LOVE* to look nice and sexy!!! But I don't consider myself vain at all. It's when the person is *obsessed* with the notion that the only worth they have lies in their exterior/superficial qualities, above all else. Ting ting, I'm...
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why do so many people need external reasons to lose weight?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 38930
As for the vanity comment, I don't see being fit and healthy as vanity. Maybe that is why some fat people don’t bother for fear of being seen as vain? I’m not sure, but it’s a thought since you mentioned it. I dislike true vanity though very much. Being fit and healthy is definitely not vanit...
- Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why do so many people need external reasons to lose weight?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 38930
I have noticed on the forums and people in my own life who often comment about needing some goal or reason to lose weight and without one they fall off the wagon, stop trying and put the weight back on again. This perplexes me somewhat as the reason to lose weight and be trim, lean and healthy shou...
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Great article in TIME--Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
- Replies: 42
- Views: 44140
Thank you so much for the link to this incredibly interesting article! I've heard all my life that exercising is suppose to help you lose alot of weight. This article kinda blew my mind. And wow, the only way to lose weight is to eat less food ! Wow! It's just like what Reinhard says! I often felt g...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Baby's Here!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24578
- Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:06 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Snacking addiction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33729
To divert for a moment: Take coffee for example, ok, there's caffeine in there, you might be really annoyed if you can't have coffee for an entire day, but you wouldn't pull your hair out and throw up either if you don't have one. You could go on and on and on without any problems at all, you'd just...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why are thin people not fat
- Replies: 22
- Views: 25366
That was a really interesting documentary! I feel enlightened, a little depressed and kind of nauseated afterwards. So it seems that our genes determine our weight after all! Hmmmmm.....! What is true, now I believe, is that the best thing to do is to lose weight little by little and have behaviors ...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Snacking addiction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33729
Snacking addiction
I've been reading this board for awhile now and I am impressed by how everyone is coping....or not coping. I really don't know if this is the right topic to put in here. But anyway...... I use to think I was addicted to sweets. Now I realize that what I'm really addicted to are potato chips. With sw...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Very Funny!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17768
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Article on fidgeting, very interesting
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6179
I read somewhere the same thing too. It's funny, as a kid I use to fidget alot if I sat for long periods of time, like all kids do. I would get scolded by teachers, my mom and my grandma for not being able to sit still and act like a young lady. At a certain point, I stopped fidgeting just to get th...
- Sun May 17, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 9 inch plate diet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11570
That was a fun book to read. It does tell why our plates have gotten bigger and it talks a bit about the food industry and the mental programming we have about food. Advertising has alot to do with how obese Americans are getting! Personally, I don't know of anyone owning 12 inch plates either. My p...
- Sun May 17, 2009 4:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Between Meal Beverages
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19195
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:01 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No Television Diet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11682
I love my television habit!!!! :lol: But I do agree that we are influenced by TV in our eating choices. Since I've become more aware of my eating (thanks to No S) habits and choices, I've been able to mentally block out all those images of tempting bad foods. Well, almost........ :oops: Hee! I've al...
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ummmm......"Vanilla No-S"?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9042
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ummmm......"Vanilla No-S"?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9042
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ummmm......"Vanilla No-S"?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9042
Ummmm......"Vanilla No-S"?
What is "Vanilla No-S"? I'm seeing this word around the board and I'm not sure what that means.
Could someone please enlighten me?
Thank you!
Could someone please enlighten me?
Thank you!
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: the witching hours...and it's not even dark!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30342
To tell my tale of woe: last night, I innocently went into Walgreen's to buy some cheap steak knives but instead I walked out with "2 Buck Choc"! :oops: I did so well the whole day. I did not snack even though someone bought in cookies to the office and I ate a reasonable breakfast and lunch. It was...
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise????
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18621
Exercise????
The holidays have totally thrown me off, including the death of a relative, and I couldn't control my eating to save my life! This Monday is the day that I've made a conscientious effort to do "No S". I have not been successful, especially with the snacking, but I am more aware of what I put in my m...
- Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A NEW ME BECAUSE OF YOU!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 41563
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Depression Era Cooking
- Replies: 100
- Views: 120576
I made the Poorman's Meal a few days ago. I made it enough to last for a few days as I intend to have it for dinner. It was the best thing I've ever did! I used chicken franks instead of regular beef franks and it still came out incredibly tasty! The hardest part of making this meal was the cutting ...
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The 2008 "durings" are here!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25827
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:37 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Depression Era Cooking
- Replies: 100
- Views: 120576
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Has anyone used Curves??
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17983
Curves is an excellent women's gym. When I was at Curves, I was never bored. I also like the fact that I don't need to wait for class to start, I just go to the first machine and then work my way from there. I did feel myself getting a little stronger and the workouts are always good. The big proble...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm Back
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5057
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: So frustrated with myself!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23695
Oh, Shamrockmommy , please forgive yourself. It's understandable why you turn to food since you are so stressed out. You will get back on track again once you start to cope with the problems you are having. What you are going through right now is not forever. Please be kind to yourself. :) Best of l...
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 85% Cocoa Extra Dark Chocolate
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33144
- Sun May 04, 2008 6:43 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: For women: tips on handling monthly cravings?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15042
Dear Inspired , I really do feel for you! I'm going through some heavy PMS right now and it's making me crave sweets and chocolates like mad! Usually I'm pretty good with not snacking on sweets during the No S days, but lately, I've been going off the rails and I feel very much out of control! All I...
- Thu May 01, 2008 5:49 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Problems with Allergy!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9332
Problems with Allergy!
I am extremely allergic to tree pollen and these days they are flying about like crazy! I took some allergy medicine to help me get through the day at work. I've been extremely miserable! :cry: I was doing OK on the No S Diet for awhile there, until this week! I don't know if it's the allergy medici...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:03 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No-S and Jared
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11991
I read Jared's book a long time ago. It is amazing that he managed to get so skinny after being so morbidly obese! After reading the book, I kept on thinking, how can one survive on 2 subway sandwiches a day for such a long time without losing one's mind? If I tried doing that, my taste buds will be...
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Particularly hard times of day, "trigger" situatio
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16487
I had to make yesterday an S day for me. I indulged in food because I was feeling stressed and anxious. Couldn't really pinpoint exactly what was making me so stressed, but I believe allergies have alot to do with it. I was headachy the whole day and I had to do alot of filing. I ended up eating stu...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:18 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How's everyone's weekend going so far?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19346
This is my first S day! I decided to start off my day with Quaker instant oatmeal with maple sugar. 2 packets as a matter of fact! I mixed it with skim milk and microwaved it. It was very filling, but the problem was that I found it too sweet ! After a whole week without sugar (well, okay, I did use...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Here's a strange dilemma....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 33210
Lately, for me, it's been ice cream! I bought a pint of Walgreen's caramel ice cream for the coming S days and boy, I can't wait to dig in! Chocolate is also my favorite too, though I don't crave it as much as ice cream. I bought a big, thick 3 Musketeers bar and threw it into the back of the freeze...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:55 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is it just me or ????
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16873
You know what's funny. I'm not dreading my first S days. I'm actually looking forward to them and I've bought some snacks just for those days. What really makes me fearful is the No S days! I know I need to pick foods that are healthier for me, but I don't because I know the healthy foods are not sa...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Failure in my first week
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24253
I completely understand you! This is my first week too and I've had alot of slip-ups. Except mine comes mostly at night. You and I are going to be struggling with this for awhile. My only suggestion is to really pile alot of food on that one plate, drink lots and lots of water and hope it will be en...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is it just me or ????
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16873
I think it's very hard for a person that's just begun a diet, to stop focusing on food. I think it's natural to talk about food and what kind of goodies one wants to eat on their S days. Eventually, eventually, there will be less focus on food, but right now, one can't help but think about it. I agr...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:20 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard's Rebels
- Replies: 31
- Views: 34131
If you can find divided plates, even the paper ones, (I think it's Cornett) that have the 3 sections would help with portion control and food running together. I have plastic ones with lids that I use to take my lunch to work in and I just slide it in the mikey, it's real convenient and portions ar...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Starbucks Addict!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22322
I can only drink Starbuck's coffee with 5 packets of sugar and alot of milk. Starbuck's coffee is too strong and very acidic and the only way I can drink it is with too, too much sugar! After awhile, I started getting sick from the strong caffeine and it felt really corrosive to my stomach. I had to...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:42 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Questions from a second day No S Diet Newbie
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15035
Thanking everyone for their thoughts and suggestions! I've decided to make my yogurt/honey my fourth meal as Reinhard suggested. So far, I am more successful today on the no snacking, no sweets thing. I know that I'll get better at it. Now, if I am only willing to put better quality foods into my me...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:52 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Questions from a second day No S Diet Newbie
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15035
Questions from a second day No S Diet Newbie
This is my second day so far. Tonight, I got so hungry that I ate an apple and drank a glass of skim milk before making dinner. I find the one plate thing to be really, really difficult at night. I ended up going for seconds tonight because I felt really hungry. I am going to have to do better at ni...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's the silliest diet you've ever tried?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 82417
SlimFast was the worst diet I've ever been on! When it first came out, I was pretty excited! I thought that I would be able to drop the weight just like that and I wouldn't be hungry because I had something in my stomach ! Boy, was I totally, totally wrong! I lasted on SlimFast for a day. Every 10 s...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Wish me luck!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12872
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:27 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: what about diet sodas?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12443
I think diet sodas are okay. When I am craving something sweet, I have a diet soda and it usually helps me break the craving. Personally, I try not to drink diet sodas all day, I know they are not good for me. I just drink one can or bottle and I'm okay for the rest of the day. Diet sodas are still ...