Everyday Systems

I'm recommitting myself to vanilla No S today. It's the first day of the month, Spring is finally here, and it's my daughter's 13th birthday. All good reasons to focus on positive change. Breakfast - shredded wheat with strawberries and bananas Lunch - a big spinach salad with carrots, tomatoes, che...

I was running late this morning and didn't have time to eat breakfast. I threw a yogurt in my lunch bag, thinking I would eat it when I arrived at work. I hit the ground running, though, and didn't eat it. The strange thing is.....I feel better than I usually do! More alert, more physically comforta...

Today is my second day back on track after my vacation red-fest. Again, I have felt terrible most of the day - headache, queasy, BLAH. This seems to happen every time I hop back on the wagon after a few days of over the top eating. I can equate it to the low carb flu I briefly experienced when I att...

Well, I'm back to work and hoping for a more successful week. I was red every day last week while on vacation. Some days were "better" than others, but to be honest, the "what the hell" effect was in FULL effect most of the time. I've read some stuff online - some on this board, some other sites - a...

Thanks, Liz. I appreciate the support. I really want to get it together before summer vacation. If I think April vacation is tough, then the two + months of summer will be even more challenging!!!

This is really hard. I've had two red days in a row coming off the weekend. School vacations are always rough, but I was hoping to cruise off the momentum of a green week. Grrrr. I have to come up with some strategies to stick to Vanilla No S when I don't have work to provide structure.

Well, my S days were a little wild. I feel ok about "getting back on the wagon" today, but I suspect it could be tough. I'm a teacher on April break. I don't do well with wide open expanses of unstructured time. Lapsing into "old" habits of eating all day is so easy and, frankly, so comfortable. I'm...

OK. I had a five green days in the row this past week. Now it's a yellow/S day. I know that I can have whatever I want, and I want to embrace that. BUT.....I don't want to eat food just to because "I can". So here's to an S day that feels good...no binges...just common sense meals with some treats a...

GREEN DAY!

Breakfast - cereal with berries and almonds, yogurt
Lunch - Lemon chicken pasta, kashi crackers, string cheese, apple
Dinner - pulled pork fajiitas

I narrowly resisted eating some donuts just now. I wanted them but figured there will be donuts on Saturday.

Second successful green N day in a row.....I go rogue in the next few hours! I don't think that will happen, however. I'm feeling pretty good on the food front. Breakfast was toast with peanut butter and banana. Lunch was pasta with ground beef, onions, peppers and sauce. I'm on my own for supper to...

Today has been and will continue to be a green day for me. I ate so much over the Easter weekend that I've felt blah all day. Have to try to remember this feeling on the next yellow day. I had yogurt with bananas, strawberries and almonds for breakfast. Lunch was chili, Kashi crackers and string che...

I don't mind advice. I welcome it! I completely understand what you're saying. One of the things that I like about No S is that I can actually look forward to meals because everything can be yummy! LOL. My wife and I have been spending the morning cooking ahead for the week and making menu plans. It...

Whoa. Yesterday was an extremely "bad" eating day. Technically a yellow, but hard to feel great about it. I've read a lot of accounts that suggest that S days moderate naturally with time. I hope so. I'm looking forward to the day when S days don't turn into "eat everything that isn't nailed down" d...

Thank you for the kind words. You sound like my wife, who often reminds me that tearing myself down is not productive. I'm actually not that torn up about the fact that I only achieved two greens in one week. It's better than the week before. :lol: I'm going to mark my yellows and have a good Easter...

Hello. I'm in a similar boat. I would like to lose about 100 pounds. I'm confident that No S can do that in conjunction with smart food choices. I've investigated lots of plans, but No S is the only one that seems "do-able" for the long term. It seems to mimic the way intuitive eaters eat, and for m...

Stressful day. Big fat fail.

I felt much better this morning. I actually like the feeling of getting truly hungry at meal times. It makes the food much more enjoyable. Today has been green so far. I'm going to a workshop tonight with a meal included. That's always a wild card! Keeping my fingers crossed that it's something reas...

I had a good time at my son's birthday pizza dinner, but I think I overdid it. I ate my own pizza, plus some breadsticks and a nibble of my daughter's chicken finger. I also had diet soda, which I want to considered an "S" because it's such a gateway for me. I changed my Habitcal to red for today. N...

It's almost the end of my second day, and it's going pretty well. Yesterday was a success. I'm not thrilled with all of my food choices, but I did succeed with the Vanilla No S rules. Today I've been suffering from a low grade headache and slight nausea. It feels a lot like the low carb flu. I'm not...

Thanks for the advice. The structure and strictness of No S really appeals to me - no shades of gray to contend with! I have the book, and I've read it....several times, in fact! LOL. As you can tell, my problem tends to be with consistency. I find it very easy to tell myself, "well, I'm just start ...

Hello to the entire No S board. I've been lurking here for about two years with a couple rare posts. I've decided to start a check in thread to create some momentum and accountability. I'm going to turn the big 4-0 this summer, and I'm reluctant to hit that milestone in such a "bad" place with eatin...

Thanks for the reply. I know that you're right. I've been mired in diet mentality for years, always using the slightest mistake as license to eat more and more. I do know that one snack doesn't matter much; it's how I react now that truly matters.

Thanks again.

Ryan

Sigh. I just "caved" and ate a snack on an N day. Not a big deal in the grand scheme, just some chips and salsa. My concern is .... how do you prevent a snack from becoming a full blown binge? I know in my head that I "should" just move on, have a plate of dinner in a couple of hours and go about my...

Does anyone else feel a mild sense of panic when you reach the last bite of a meal because you won't be able to eat again for hours? Maybe the pros can weigh in....does that feeling ever go away?

Is there anyone out there who combines the principles of No S with other plans? I am interested in the concept of Paleo-style eating, but I also like the habit-building system of No S.

I'd love to hear about what other people are eating and what levels of success you are having with it.

I had a classic moment yesterday. I was on my way home from work and grappling with an unreasonable but persistent desire to stop for fast food. The angel and devil were on my shoulders, and the devil was winning! I practically crashed my car making last minute decision to get off the highway and ge...

I have reading about the diet for a couple weeks now and posting on the bulletin board a little, too, but I consider today to be my first "real" day on the No S Diet. I have no problem with the breakfast and lunch habits, but I think of the evening as a big danger zone for me. I am most tempted to s...

I listened the podcast. Thanks for that link. It all seems very common sense. I can certainly relate to the idea of actually enjoying food. Even though I often eat a LOT of food, I don't think I really enjoy it all that much. I can't count the times that I've struggled with the decision about what t...

Thanks for all the replies. I am going to begin the No S Diet in earnest this weekend. I think it will be a challenge for me to approach Saturday and Sunday as S days and not Binge Days! I have a tendency to eat everything that isn't nailed down then "start over" on Monday. I don't expect to lose fa...

That's good to hear. My wife has tried to be supportive, but I haven't made it easy for her. She tried to accommodate my Atkins phase, my vegetarian phase, my Zone phase, etc, etc, etc. It got to a point where she would say to me, "so how are you eating today"? It just wasn't working well for us. Sh...

Hi. I also stumbled across the No S Diet online by accident. I was struck by the simplicity of it. It really is just like the advice that "Grandma" used to give about how to eat. I have struggled with weight almost my whole life. I was a skinny kid but starting gaining as I got older. I was a heavy ...