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- Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:38 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm back (again!)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8474
Thanks
Thanks so much for your welcome. I look forward to roaming boards again.
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I'm back (again!)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8474
I'm back (again!)
Hello everybody. I think I've tried everything now and I'm tired of tracking calories and following weird diets. I really, really know what my downfall is and that is snacks and cookies. And that's because of tiny little breakfasts, no real lunches and"grab anything" dinners. So I've come to the con...
- Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Creeping back...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9156
Creeping back...
Hi everyone. I'm back - nothing has worked and I know it's the sweets and snacks that are my downfall. Lovely to see old friends still here - hi Noel, wosnes and Brightangel :) So the vanilla NoS starts tomorrow 11.1.11 (or 1.11.11 for my American friends) which sounds like an auspicious date howeve...
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Excess and the Culture of Obestity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22235
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Excess and the Culture of Obestity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22235
I really only like plain yogurt. As a vegetarian I read labels constantly to make sure no gelatin is added (there are literally only two brands here that do NOT add gelatin). Also I have tried making my own in an electric yogurt maker but with disappointing results. It comes out watery or curdy. Tri...
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:37 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Still losing steadily...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16862
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Frustrated
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16698
Noel, it is truly annoying, but I have noticed that whenever I change my eating plans it takes at least three weeks before weight comes off. My trouble is I keep "peeking in the oven" and throw in the towel too soon. C'mon, this time we're going to hang in there :D At least I did the exercise thing ...
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Simple Principle for Weight Loss
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13359
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Simple Principle for Weight Loss
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13359
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:24 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Simple Principle for Weight Loss
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13359
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Eating when NOT hungry
- Replies: 43
- Views: 42100
I agree with wosnes: breakfast does seem to "wake up the worms". However I'm thinking that it might well be the kind of breakfast I'm eating which is muesli, plain yogurt and chopped up fresh fruit. Sounds very healthy huh? I take this lot to work to eat because of a long commute and I also take a c...
- Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:12 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: switching to black coffee? anyone done it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21027
I drink coffee black at home where it is freshly ground filter coffee, but the instant at work tastes so awful that I show it the milk jug. At least I've weaned myself off creamer because although I liked the taste, I preferred to save my calories for real food. Tea I've been drinking black for over...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What exercise are you guys doing??
- Replies: 43
- Views: 47284
You guys are so good :oops: I've loaded a lot of sixties rock onto my little mp player that hangs around my neck and I lock my study door at 5.30am and dance wildly around for twenty minutes every morning. DH is stil asleep and not there to laugh at me. However I have just got Leslie Sansone's Walk ...
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Starting over
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9701
Starting over
I'm going back to basics. Why did I think I was so brilliant that I could form five habits all at once? Why didn't I listen to Reinhard? I did it all wrong: carried on counting calories, hopping on the scale and in the end doing just what I always do. So now I'm only going to have only one calendar ...
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Easy and Hard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22433
The hardest for me is no snacking at bedtime. It is a total beast of a habit and the hardest to break. I'm okay with no sweets as long as I don't eat too many sweet things on S days. That seems to mess up my blood glucose levels so I don't dare go too wild. Not total deprivation, but certainly not a...
- Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What does binge mean to you?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29722
I think so, yes. Overeating can be habit or thoughtlessness whereas binging is caused by anger or depression or anxiety. When I binge I know perfectly well what I am doing but just don't care because at that time only a pound of chocolate or a litre of cecream will fill the gaping hole in my psyche....
- Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What does binge mean to you?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29722
Of course it's emotional. It's anger and hatred and loathing, of myself, of my life, of the things that are spiralling out of control around me, and of late, a reaction to the isolation and loneliness and frustration that are threatening to break me down, and the struggle of my will to fight agains...
- Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: my first red day
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16247
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question for Noel: protein
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13890
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19548
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Weekday bean/legume based meals in 15 minutes
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26534
These recipes sound delicious Here's one of my favourites: Veg & bean curry I can curried tomatoes (or a can of plain tomatoes with a tablespoon of curry powder & a dollop of chopped garlic & ginger) 1 can mixed beans (pinto, chickpeas,, butter beans and small white beans) Two or three sliced courge...
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: This is ridiculous!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30280
- Sat May 31, 2008 5:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Losing weight is like eating chocolate. . .
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12181
You're right Laff - this plan has to be the happiest diet ever invented. No guilt, no grimness, no gritting of teeth. I've noticed that even on S days I tend to only want the three meals although I treated myself to a Kit Kat with lunch and ice cream after dinner. Befor NoS I'd eat five Kit Kats mid...
- Sun May 25, 2008 8:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The One Plate Rule - fruit issue
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23350
- Sun May 25, 2008 7:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The One Plate Rule - fruit issue
- Replies: 15
- Views: 23350
The One Plate Rule - fruit issue
I like to use Jorge Cruise's plate suggestion of filling it half with vegetables, one quarter with protein and one quarter with a carb. However this means that apart from breakfast which usually consists of fresh cut up fruit topped with plain yogurt and fibre bran cereal, I never get to eat fruit a...
- Sun May 25, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Memorial Day
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25465
Oh lucky Americans to have an S day tomorrow 8) Our next national holiday is on 16 June: Youth Day. Though I hardly qualify for that :cry: But I need to be careful of S days anyway. We have 12 public holidays and only one falls on a Saturday. Those that fall on a Sunday get an extra holiday on the M...
- Mon May 19, 2008 7:16 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S a form of hypnosis?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10347
- Sat May 17, 2008 8:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Free at last, free at last, free at last...................
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14851
Well done f. You're right about the sugar thing. And being vegan must help a lot. I am a lacto-vegetarian and went to a function last night which had promised a "finger supper". Hah. They meant snacks and every one of them contained eggs or meat or were little cake things. So I had a very late dinne...
- Sat May 17, 2008 7:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S a form of hypnosis?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10347
No S a form of hypnosis?
Do you think the three plate system is a sort of self-hypnosis? Like it sort of burrows deep into the subconscious and that's why we manage to stick to it when every other diet has been an obsession?
Whatever it is I am just so, so grateful.
Whatever it is I am just so, so grateful.
- Sat May 17, 2008 7:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Marmalade
- Replies: 21
- Views: 23853
We have the diabetic marmalade made with no added sugar. Don't ask me how they do it :!: I used to make marmalade for fetes and it takes a LOT of sugar to make it. I remember sending my husband down to the corner shop for another five pounds of the stuff because I'd used up all I had and it still ta...
- Wed May 14, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A few horrible S-days
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10632
A few horrible S-days
Well winter's here on this continent and it's going around: the dreaded flu. And I've got it and these are S days I do not like one bit. Not that I feel much like eating, bur exercising is also out of the window. I went to the doc today and he said to rest and take the meds. I told him about the No ...
- Sat May 10, 2008 1:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Does anyone else do this?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 21959
Hey, Try, I also check the dicussions boards frequently :D It helps to keep me focused: dieting is a lonely business at best but try discussing NoS with family and friends and it gets nerve-wracking as another thread has pointed out. Like on a Sunday when you accept a dish of ice cream with chocolat...
- Sat May 10, 2008 7:42 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Potatoes, rice, pasta...BREAD!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10525
I was never any good at low carbs. After a couple of days I'd feel as though I had a rip roaring hangover, which was really annoying after I'd given up drinkng alcohol years before. But I recognized that feeling and once I realized it would go away by just eating pasta, bread or potatoes I gave up o...
- Fri May 09, 2008 8:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Back AGAIN! :)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18943
Oh Blamey that reminds me of my Dad. He was alwyas a hefty man and one day he decided to cut out his favourite breakfast of fried cheese ( a whole frying pan filled with cheese and fried, served over fried bread with a side plate of bacon) because it was making him feel a little nauseous every morni...
- Fri May 09, 2008 8:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise Equipment
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29872
Merry, I'd go for the treadmill. As you mentioned elsewhere, lovely as our weather is here in South Africa, walks alone outdoors are hazardous. There is a gorgeous Trim Track not far from where I live and it used to be great striding along the path under trees beside the river. It was totally measur...
- Fri May 09, 2008 8:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: irrational fear of hunger?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24328
Blamey, has it actually happened? Getting hungry, I mean. I assume you are talking about getting hungry before it's time to have your next meal? The terrible hunger may have happened to you often in the past because you ate a lot of sweet stuff that zoomed up your blood sugar and then dropped dramat...
- Tue May 06, 2008 8:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Finally Read the Book
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15748
- Sat May 03, 2008 8:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I Feel Like a Cult Person
- Replies: 37
- Views: 39003
Whether it's a diet or not I love it for the removal of guilt. I told my (slender) sister about it today and she stared at me and said that's how she always eats. But she was most interested in it for her husband who snacks non stop. But he doesn't have the guilt even if he has the belly. I'm not te...
- Sat May 03, 2008 8:25 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My first weigh in
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10709
- Sat May 03, 2008 8:10 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: getting up early and consistently tip
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34386
Hey f I like that quote about knowing one's limitations :D I've heard about the cortisol thing and sleep deprivation, but I think it's also that feeling sleepy by midafternoon has a tendency to make a person want something sweet to give an energy boost (which probably wouldn't occur with enough slee...
- Thu May 01, 2008 7:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My first weigh in
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10709
I also got on my scale this morning since it is May 1 and nearly fell off because it showed I had lost five pounds. So I moved it to another part of the room and it showed I had gained five pounds. I'm taking the first weight and have marked very carefully where it was placed. I will not get on it a...
- Thu May 01, 2008 7:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Tales From the Crypt
- Replies: 22
- Views: 25431
I didn't actually plan a binge. I was far too good at fooling myself for that. Instead I would plan "controlled sweet eating". So I'd buy seven Kitkats and decide to have one a day after dinner. This would be on my lunch hour at work. I rarely got to take them home - I'd have eaten the lot by five o...
- Thu May 01, 2008 6:45 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: getting up early and consistently tip
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34386
My problem is not so much getting up early - I have to, in order to get to work on time, but of getting to bed too late. I need to get up at five each morning to leave the house by seven. I get home at six in the evening and by time dinner is cooked and eaten and cleared up and various chores like l...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:52 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Don't give up too soon!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20203
My feelings exactly, Jill. It's great not to be thinking constantly about eating. Only three times a day. It used to be three times an hour. I had a drawerful of health bars, wholewheat crackers, nuts and raisins and trail mix, all in dinky little packets. So very healthy. So very calorific. Every t...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Who's kidding who?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29927
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: First S weekend....not so great....:(
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20248
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:06 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: When will the torture end??? Aka: Menopause!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 55263
It's great to be past the menopause. Towards the end the pms and mood swings became almost unbearable and I couldn't have HRT as I had a thrombosis in my twenties. I never did get hot flashes. My skin looks better than it ever did BUT the pounds piled on an and on. My lovely lady doctor who is a few...
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:20 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
Oy Diane, what's a belt? Oh yes that long leather thing that's been hanging on a hook on my closet door for the last few years. One day soon I'll have to wear it to stop my pants from falling down. I will now forever associate it with not night snacking :D I'm sure I won't want to snack tonight even...
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Just getting Started
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13172
Hey dvmccown I don't think you need to cut your sandwich in half. You can put fresh veggies inside your sandwich. Like lettuce, tomato cucumber. sweet peppers and fresh sprouted lentils or mung beans. You don't say how long the gap is between lunch and dinner but you need to eat enough at lunch to c...
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:55 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: First S weekend....not so great....:(
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20248
It's my first S weekend and working out okay. So far the indulgences have been a couple of squares of dark chocolate after lunch and dinner yesterday and after lunch today. I've never been able to just have two squares before - something's happening to me :D I'm planning a rhubarb crumble for desser...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's the silliest diet you've ever tried?
- Replies: 72
- Views: 82418
I also have a whole shelf full of diet books. Last year it got so bad I was ordering a new one before I'd even finished reading the first. Trouble is they are all so skewed. One set says cut out all fat but carbs are okay. Others say the total opposite. But the maddest I ever tried was that Mayo Cli...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise / Movement in general
- Replies: 35
- Views: 36842
Hey MerrylCat - a fellow South African :D I was about to post that it's none too safe to walk around here but you did it for me. Ah well, there's always mall walking, though it's really hard on my credit card. I'd just love a treadmill, but they are so huge. I'm going to have to stick to crazy danci...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Introducing Myself
- Replies: 34
- Views: 37752
Clever Bright Angel :D I enjoyed those bios. Here's mine: I am 62, married, mother of four and grandmother of six. I am a credit manager and have been with the same company for 34 years. It's good fun being an "elder", you get to scare the hell out of everybody. :wink: Plus all those who scared me h...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: HabitCal on Steroids!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26433
I've know for some time that I'm an all or nothing type of person which is why I've fallen off the wagon in so many diets. So for me the HabitCal is a terrific tool as it is. I either did the N day or I didn't. But a red today doesn't mean a red tomorrow. That's what is so empowering: you get a clea...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Article: Meals Give Way to Grazing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27120
I can relate to that Noel. My husband would have withdrawal symptoms without TV and so we have three (in case one breaks down :roll: ) but although I hear the news in the morning I don't actually watch it. My media addiction is audiobooks - I listen while I cook, wash dishes, make beds and even in t...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
Thursday night: failure again - skim milk cocoa but no biscuits. Friday Night: as above. What is it with this hot milky drink lark? I never used to touch the stuff. Must be the cold weather coming on. So tonight I'll try citrus soother, a rooibos tea with a hint of orange and lemon. Let's see if it'...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:06 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:39 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Shirls night eating check in
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14327
Shirls night eating check in
Thanks to Jazzys Mom's encouragement I have made two nights without the bedtime munchies. And no nightmares either
This No S diet is doing wonders for my self esteem.
This No S diet is doing wonders for my self esteem.
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:30 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Night Cravings!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 24598
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Are there other nearly-former OAers here?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 34405
Noel, I totally agree with you there. I went to AA 15 years ago and came off the alcohol and found it most useful, but to apply it to food - well I can't see it working for me. With booze it is for me simply "not an option". But where does OA draw the line with food? Now the NoS diet seems eminently...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What do you eat at lunch? "Real" food..?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 38042
Sorry, yes I meant cherry tomatoes, though these were rather big ones so five seemed about right. I like to alternate them with the olives when I eat the salad. I forgot to add I also have three or four pickled pepperdews with this salad. A cheese salad sandwich (for me) consists of seed bread (gran...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Night Cravings!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 24598
Oh good, thanks Jazzys Mom. I have some lozenges - I never thought of those. I'm going to give it a go tonight, especially as I feel so full from dinner I can't imagine wanting any more food. Plus I'm going to form a habit of getting to bed by ten instead of midnight. Could be going to bed so late b...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What do you eat at lunch? "Real" food..?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 38042
I usually have a Greek salad which I make at home the night before and put in the fridge - a round of feta cheese, 4 olives, 5 baby tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and red or yellow peppers. On alternate days I have a cheese salad sandwich on multigrain bread. I found that five days of the salad was too...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Night Cravings!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 24598
Hello jazzysmom, I am just wondering how it is going with your night eating? The reason I ask is that I am brand new here and this is my problem too. Whenever I try to stop it I either can't get to sleep or have nightmares. So the fear factor as well as the bad habit factor is mixed up in this. I do...