Everyday Systems

What's your exercise routine? Did you exercise before?

I'm with Sinnie. The one plate rule is great but not if it's a hindrance to you. I like Reinhards default rule. For him it's oatmeal. It's figuring out a meal that you like that is reasonable but will still get you to the next meal. For everyone it's different because we like different foods and we ...

I think society has to enforce this. Being skinny unless you have a great metabolism can be miserable. Normal with good eating rules fine. Kate Moss miserable.

Agree with above. But for me it was also what happens outside cafeteria late night pizza, beer (might want to look into glass ceiling), chips between classes...if I was to go back I'd focus on eating meals. Figuring out items that are there consistently that you like but are reasonable might help. Y...

Chentegt, First,congrats...I've read your updates and you've made awesome progress. Reinhard is an absolute stud so I attaining his look is a tough one. I'm not in the shape as sine of these guys and girls but I remember books by ellington darden who had a program of 3x20 minute sessions a week...us...

Everyone here is right. Skipping meals makes you hungry and you make bad decisions. Had small dinner then skipped breakfast. Boom quarter pounder and large fries for lunch. I'm with you. I can easily binge when I get too hungry. Really this diet is about stopping the binging. I think most people get...

So this girl I'm kind of seeing is into power yoga and faithfully watches this guy's tapes. He's on pretty good shape and if I see a celebrity I'll often google their diet hoping it will lead to the holy grail of the perfect body. Well this guy had a diet page and low and behold its almost exactly n...

I've done the paleo thing too...it does work but my stomach gets upset...I did low fat when younger...when it was the fad...it worked but then but I guess I didn't think how awful the food tasted...I think the more diets you do the harder no s becomes... they all work and usually more quickly than n...

Wow... 20 pounds in three weeks...that really happened? Maybe this does have quick loss effects for some people...loved your story and especially the joy you seem to get from NoS.

Interested about no sugar no flour did you eliminate flour or all carbs like rice corn and all...

First impressive weight loss. Second, you did it the way Reinhard suggested by focusing on habits. I am learning for you that the problem I have is being distracted by diet mentality or not seeing a loss everyday on the scale but instead focusing on three plates a day nothing more. I also need to re...

I'd try to keep it to N days too except for a couple days a week. What's helped me when I mess up which is primarily snacking is to remember that I'm not only taking in extra calories but also ruining my appetite for the next meal and making that meal less enjoyable. Keep track via a notebook. I'd r...

Enjoying all these salad ideas. I like a good vinegarette. Just olive oil, vinegar (either balsamic or red wine or combination of both) sometimes I'll add mustard and then I always add sugar not much but a teaspoon for a cups worth. Sugar makes a huge difference. Other good meal ideas are breakfast....

I think this varies. I'm not sure of the study that exercise is not beneficial. The Africans were much more slight so maybe per pound they started off burning less calories but ended up burning the same because of exercise. I hear what others are saying about exercise making you hungry. If I walk or...

I don't think it's so much missing a meal as what happens after you miss one. Do you overeat at the next meal? Snack? If missing the meal causes you to break a no s rule in the future that is bad. Those who practice IF should be aware. To each his own. Some seem to have great success. Others not so....

60 years ago we did have processed foods. Plenty of white bread and less vegetables. We did not have as much soda. Truth is we eat more of everything and because of many factors but I think because it is cheap and readily available. I think this might meet a clinical definition for many can't stop, ...

I think everyone's food suggestions are great but look at environment and psychology too. We are too accustomed to dieters and then think constantly of food. Takes time to adjust to a low maintenance way of eating. Also look at activities. Fore it is easier to eat while tied to the desk or tv. Put m...

A little off subject but the author of the book is a bit of a fad diet fanatic. He subscribes to the paleo diet/low carb diet of Arthur Devany a fellow economics professor. Good book and I suggest the Black Swan as well. Really it all boils down to how much we don't know except for diet which is sim...

Paleo is great in theory. However, practice can be difficult. The animals you are eating, unless they are truly organically grass fed (and therefore almost certainly prohibitively expensive), are not going to be the same as the animals eaten in ancestoral times. They have different kinds of fat, etc...

First, these are bad, or at least unnecessary. They provide empty calories with no nutritional value (diet soda just gives you chemicals). That being said, it is hard to eliminate something, without a replacement. For diet soda, how about plain iced tea? What has been really effective for me is club...

I think the hardest part of the program is not snacking. However, I think that our current lifestyle contributes to this more than anything. I realized this weekend that watching TV makes me hungry. First, constant ads for food. I know the Baconator looks great on TV, faced with it in real life not ...

Lots of pasta and soda. Feeling really stuffed. Lesson learned. Too much eating is painful.

I think that you need to consider the alternatives and realize you are already successful. First, you did go throught the holiday season and you did not gain weight. That is a big success there. Usually people will weight the most in January that they will weigh all year. More important, even if you...

I think eating meat comes from the idea that you need meat to feel satiated until the next meal. The whole protein keeps you full idea. In reality it is fat that provides satiety. Covert Bailey once said to prove this try an experiment. Wash back some protein power mixed in water for breakfast. You ...

Looking back my analysis was a bit over the top. I just got a Eureka moment when I realized that the problem was my constant snacking. Winnie, I think you nailed it more than anything. The advantage is that this is an automatic diet. Rare is a diet that becomes easier over time rather than harder. I...

I am just getting into this program and I have been thinking why it makes sense. If we believe in calories in vs. calories out you almost have to lower your weight following the rules. I just punched in my numbers in a calories counting program. I am not looking to count calories but just was trying...

Marathon training works with NoS with limitations. If you are not training at an extremely elite level, you do not have to do runs that require extra calories/carbs more than one day a week. That one day is your long run which is the base for the marathon. You would run shorter runs two to four days...

I am a big foodie...and I was reading an interview by a chef more famed for his travels than his cooking. Many might be acquainted with Anthony Bourdain but I do not know if he is a household name. The questioner posed why the chef was skinny. Cigarettes mentioned but otherwise it is the no s diet. ...

Wosnes. Thanks for the heads up on the book. I had read about it months ago but had forgotten it was due to be released. Bittman is an entertaining and great cook. I have his books. I will certainly buy this one. His diet is not NoS but his philosophy is the same. We eat too much. We eat too much cr...

In fact you are worse off if you even try one.....eat in moderation, exercise...try to be happy with the body you have....nothing new here, but this is one of the best studies to demonstrate as such...

http://www.physorg.com/news94906931.html

Blue you and I agree. My point was that other cultures actually practice No S. I agree that many people gain when visiting other countries. Often that is because they make their vacation a gigantic tasting tour. I visited Europe a few years ago. I did jog when there but I normally did at that time a...

I think No S could be a good system for Oprah. The real tale here is that Oprah is really the first celebrity to PUBLICLY demonstrate the failure of American obsession with diets. Others such as Kristie Alley have been linked to one plan. Oprah, however, has gone through the gamut of diet plans from...

Sorry to hear about the weight gain. I can't add anymore than what has been said here. However, crazy as it might sound, it is just six pounds. Maybe there is a retention of water making some of that weight. Try again in a few days. Second, try to be easy on yourself. Reinhard said it best this is n...