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- Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: When did you feel "Grown up"?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 28070
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: When did you feel "Grown up"?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 28070
Maybe everyone feels this way! I'd tend to agree with that. A couple of comics for your perusal: http://xkcd.com/150/ http://xkcd.com/616/ I also find myself wondering if you're right about parents; mine are both still about. A friend of mine lost his father a good while ago, though, and he has a s...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:14 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: When did you feel "Grown up"?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 28070
Thirty next month and still waiting... There have been many small occasions when I've felt 'grown up', but these have all been those things that children see adults do and aspire to for that reason. I felt oddly grown up when I started drinking tea rather than juice; when I landed a job and received...
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:21 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Ideas for adding more protein to my breakfasts
- Replies: 26
- Views: 28826
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Fail or no?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14391
I'd call that a failure (though hardly epic), unless you decided in advance that it was going to be an S-day. I think it's important to be honest in your appraisal of success/failure; letting the odd thing by and still calling it a success won't help to reinforce good habits. As mentioned above, tho...
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:33 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Assortment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10575
Re: Assortment
This appears to be pure evil in a tray and I shall endeavour to assemble one at the weekend. Thanks.wosnes wrote:Something like this?ThomsonsPier wrote:
While I'm here, does anyone have any good cakey-type tray bake recipes?
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007 ... st_chocol/
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:12 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Assortment
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10575
Assortment
It's not really covering any new ground, but this article is quite interesting, and contains SCIENCE(TM)!
While I'm here, does anyone have any good cakey-type tray bake recipes?
While I'm here, does anyone have any good cakey-type tray bake recipes?
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question for the cooks...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 30364
The soup sounds delicious. And I learned what a bread bowl is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_bowl Over here (UK), it would be a bowl with bread in it, I think. And here's a nice version (I recommend the book mentioned here)... http://kneadingthebread.blogspot.com/2009/01/making-bread-bowls-for...
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Yet more science!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5256
Yet more science!
This is interesting, though the report is media-fied.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.htm ... page_id=34
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.htm ... page_id=34
- Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:44 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The Mixed Drink Crisis!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18469
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:22 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Bushranger!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 47431
I do think women have a harder time losing weight then men do. Yup. Oestrogen favours fat acquisition, testosterone favours muscle growth. There's not a lot to do about it, and it means that exercise is often more beneficial to men in terms of weight loss than it is to women. Anyway, back to the po...
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:38 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Scientific Research
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11766
Part of the problem is that researchers get tunnel vision and look at one particular thing -- ignoring everything else. I must disagree with you here; that's how scientific research is (or should be) done. To study one variable, it must be viewed under controlled conditions to ensure that any outpu...
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:28 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: TV time/exercise??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24986
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Great article in TIME--Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin
- Replies: 42
- Views: 44392
I don't think it's an excuse -- he's saying that exercise, alone, is not going to lead to weightloss. Therein lies an error (I'm not arguing with you specifically, this just happens to be the quote that most succinctly makes that point here); he states that exercise taken in isolation doesn't lead ...
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Burgers According to Bobby Flay?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 40338
I shall plump firmly for the option that everyone is right and it's a matter of taste. Also, the quantity of fat in the meat affects its binding qualities, so egg might be necessary. The best variation I've had involves seasoning the beef slightly and adding egg to bind if the meat won't do so itsel...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: You know your plate is too full when....
- Replies: 35
- Views: 37735
You know your plate is too full when...
...passing rodents use your mashed potato as a ski slope.
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: And what do you do on vacations?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18961
I don't worry. It often seems like I get such little time off that it won't make a difference, and when I'm wherever I happen to be going I tend to eat less than usual because there's more fun to be had instead. I am, however, slightly odd and have come to enjoy the feeling of my stomach rumbling. I...
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Help a newbie with a sample day of your food
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27997
Any single day in my case isn't indicative of my overall eating habits; I tend to shift around depending on what I'm doing. Yesterday evening held a martial arts class half an hour's walk away (and back), tonight does not. The other major deciding factor is time; on both days either my girlfriend or...
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Discuss the influence of low carb diets here.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47654
I thought I was a bit low on starchy foods (I refuse to use the term 'carbs' because people keep leaping on it as the sentence buzzword and think they know everything you're about to say; if you're going to eat like your grandparents, you may as well use their terminology) until I checked the quanti...
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Snacking addiction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33941
Re: Potato chips ARE addictive!!!
But what do you do if you're addicted to cold turkey?Ms wrote:grown to love cold turkey
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Snacking addiction
- Replies: 34
- Views: 33941
I have similar preferences; I get around the salt and fat cravings by restricting myself to no more than one serving of crisps per day if it will fit on the plate and seems sensible as part of the meal (I'll have crisps with a sandwich or chilli, but not with, say, sausage, mash and gravy). I end up...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:57 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Keeping up with posts
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17938
- Wed May 06, 2009 8:40 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Whole milk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23164
I agree with the above views on low-fat foods. On holiday a few years ago, I shared a flat with five people obsessed about their food intake and one person like me. Turns taken in cooking generally resulted in the kind of food viewed as healthy by people with poor nutritional awareness; baked potato...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: banana cream pie
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7926
As far as I'm concerned, if you're too weak to move properly, you're sick. Usually when I'm sick (my main criterion is that if I'd rather be at work, I'm ill enough to be at home), I don't want to eat. When I'm improving again, however, I tend to need to make up the deficit from the previous days. S...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:28 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Do you drink tea between meals?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17674
I'm English; of course I drink tea! But only about seven unsweetened cups a day (summing to about a quarter of a pint of semi-skimmed milk). Just to finish the list... And one coffee after lunch, black and unsweetened. Just to round off the fluid intake, I also drink two or three glasses of water an...
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: This really happened!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 37059
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:39 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Curse you Reinhard, You've Ruined Me!!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14820
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:36 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: how often do you weigh yourself?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 29199
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Sweets now top food group in USA
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17456
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:14 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: This is harder than I thought
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17989
Somehow it made TV less enjoyable without the snacks so I turned it off when I kept finding myself looking around the room anxiously rather than watching it. It's 1:51 and I keep watching the clock because the time is passing much slower than usual. I would view both of these things as a bonus; not...
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:31 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Anybody else become more "full" upon standing up
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10529
- Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:21 pm
- Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
- Topic: Franklin!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8678
Franklin!
From a website I found first through this forum, a few thoughts from the age of Benjamin Franklin:
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/02/24/le ... uous-life/
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/02/24/le ... uous-life/
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Syrup
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16711
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: The Sneaky Saboteurs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19656
I do hear people tell me that it won't work. I'm generally able to respond by pointing out that I'm both fitter and healthier than they are. Everyone I know who is in decent shape eats cake and sweets and drinks beer in quantity. Those who think they know better are generally overweight, unfit or bo...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How about storm days?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10910
To add to my earlier post, I'd avoid making it an S-day because it's not a matter of choice. The only S-days over which you have no control are sick days, and your body will largely dictate what you'll eat during those anyway. Assigning power to the weather removes control from you and gives an excu...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:24 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How about storm days?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10910
- Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:12 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting article on gender differences
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3327
Interesting article on gender differences
An interesting article from the BBC on the differences in food cravings between men and women. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7837012.stm It doesn't have a great deal to do with behavioural control, but does offer: "This study demonstrates the need for weight management programmes to recognise th...
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:10 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New and confused...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22142
The body doesn't really start burning fat for about twenty minutes from the start of exercise, before that it's mostly easy energy from simple carbs; your kettlebell workout, therefore, is making you fitter and stronger rather than thinner. This will help in the long run, as you're speeding up your ...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:01 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Fat cells
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13551
Remember, science is all around you!
Sorry chaps, I'm one for mindful living over habit; No-S has given me the guidelines to act on, but that doesn't stop me wanting to know why. With that in mind, some research tells me that: Fat cells are formed in the womb and at puberty; their numbers are not related to overall weight and new cells...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:25 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: A couple short fitness articles related to SG, NoS and UR.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12681
Oops.
Half an hour just disappeared. Another for the anti-bookmarks, methinks.
Thanks for the site.
Thanks for the site.
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:59 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Thanksgiving!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21035
I guess I am enjoying the fact that I don't want 4 days in a row. On a related note, I find that one at a time is usually quite sufficient; if I snack on Saturday, it usually takes until Monday until I want to partake of an S again. This has the splendid advantage any holiday of more than three day...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Giving blood on a nos day
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8569
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:19 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I like my tea Q
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10488
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:37 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: dinner dilemma
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14093
Re: dinner dilemma
I can't even say that I'm watching my weight because I'm the slimmest person in the house. Explain that you'd like it to stay that way (this is easier in the male world). A short while ago, I mentioned to someone that I had exercise to do. They replied that I didn't need it, being one of the slimme...
- Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Re: The issue of Private Messaging
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13798
I don't see the usage of PMs as an "issue" at all. They're there to enable communication between people privately, hence the name; they're simply analogous to a quiet conversation as opposed to a declaration of opinion to the room. It's up to the user to determine the best way to express their thoug...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Getting a life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23792
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:52 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Protein drinks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9174
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: NoS-Low carb (Atkins) combo anyone???????
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12343
I cut down on carbs a lot a while ago and found that I was unable to exercise regularly as a result. The lack of energy took an immediate toll and I put them back in. I have since increased the proportion of my diet which is complex carb based and can now exercise five days a week with no problem. I...
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:24 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's a muffin?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14828
I'd call it a sweet if you speak of the ohsoverytasty cakey things that look like big, delicious mushrooms (which I assume you do). I have one in the fridge that my other (significant) didn't want and which I shall consume merrily on Saturday. If, on the other hand, you're thinking of a proper muffi...
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Coming back from Atkins
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9031
I've just started and am currently working up to five miles, after which I plan to decrease time rather than increasing distance. My schedule is rather random, working as it does around martial arts twice a week and the occasional squash game, but it seems to be having an effect. If it's raining too...
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Gnawing Appetite
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32252
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:02 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Gnawing Appetite
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32252
Many,many thanks to my new friends offering advice for my gnawing hunger dilemma! Hunger times are very predictable midmorning and midafternoon. I usually have a tortilla with greens and cheese before leaving for work(6:30 AM) then high fiber cereal, walnuts,raisens,soymilk when arriving at work( 8...
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:57 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: cereal serving sizes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13541
I'm in the UK..and for some annoying reason they don't put measurements down in cups! To further confuse you, we used to use them and a UK cup is a different size to a US cup. Everything is done by weight now, as a lot of people don't seem to be able to grasp the concept that the same volume of two...
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:53 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Gnawing Appetite
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32252
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S-ing and trying out New Foods
- Replies: 17
- Views: 26496
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:19 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: couscous
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10180
It is higher in calories, but a higher proportion of those calories are from protein rather than carbohydrate. I believe the selection of vitamins on offer is also much improved. Accounting for sandwich fillings / couscous accompaniments, therefore, should balance out overall when you consider the n...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Help! fat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11337
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Another S day?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7731
I thought about this when I kicked up my exercise schedule and elected to try it whilst sticking to the standard three meals. After about two sessions, I found I didn't need any extra snacks or energy drinks, just water. I'd recommend trying without the snacks to start with (whilst carrying somethin...
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: just found diet--why all the diet food
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31951
Regardless of the overall meal structure, it still takes substantially less effort (to start with) to heat a ready meal than it does to prepare one from fresh ingredients, and those things tend to be nutritionally balanced. General perception is that the Lean Cuisine ones are healthier than the stan...
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:17 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New poster and a question for Reinhard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6902
- Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:45 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Losing Weight - Best of both worlds
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15801
I eat according to how hungry I am which, in turn, corresponds to how much exercise I'm doing. Carbs tend to be the things that increase or decrease the most to vary the size of the meal. Your body doesn't necessarily cycle on a daily basis; what you eat today affects you tomorrow (which is a shame,...
- Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 85% Cocoa Extra Dark Chocolate
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33274
Do you add the dark, bitter kind to bolognese and chilli? I add a little bit of sugar to anything that I have added tinned tomato (e.g.bolognese when tomatoes are out of season). It just cuts that slightly sour/tinny taste of the tomatoes... I add pure cocoa in powder form, the best quality I can f...
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Anyone dealt with flour mites?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15022
I had these a while ago; empty the cupboard, throw away anything that was open, disinfect the cupboard and anything that was in the cupboard that you didn't throw away. Remember that pests can live on the outside of food wrappers. Make sure everything is very dry before you restock the cupboard. I f...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: switching to black coffee? anyone done it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21106
I switched to black, unsweetened coffee as a student. My first experience of coffee was the heinous powdered stuff with milk and saccharine. I no longer drink my mother's coffee. This was about ten years ago now, but I seem to recall switching to sugar from sweeteners first, finding it too sweet and...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question for successful No-Sers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8022
For what use it may be: 1) Taking yesterday as an N-day example (as I haven't had dinner yet today), my three meals were, as is fairly typical: Breakfast: cereal Lunch: orange juice, sandwiches; one round cheese, lettuce and pickle, one round egg and lettuce, followed by an apple Dinner: tuna pasta ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:05 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting Scientific American article on decision making
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5765
Interesting Scientific American article on decision making
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=tou ... how-making
Establishing behaviours which eliminate constant decision making leaves the brain free to focus on more important (or interesting) things.
Establishing behaviours which eliminate constant decision making leaves the brain free to focus on more important (or interesting) things.
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I just found a splendid quotation at the bottom of Slashdot.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5374
I just found a splendid quotation at the bottom of Slashdot.
For non-slashdotters, it won't be there any more; the quote changes every few minutes. This one seems to lend some wisdom to the diet mentality.
Somehow I reached excess without ever noticing when I was passing through satisfaction. -- Ashleigh Brilliant
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:03 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Slim Shots?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4703
A quick Google tells me that a slim shot is, in essence, a small caloric unnatural sweetener that costs $40. Eat porridge instead. Observe, if you will, the useful information on this page of theirs: http://www.slimshots.com/?page=tips Mull over the fact that these tips tell you to eat properly and ...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Dieting and frugality
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26097
Wow! Definately food for thought. My TV better watch out. There is only my wife and kids standing between me and it, and I've got a 12 lb hammer in hand. Unforeseen shovelglove benefits! I know that my diet has improved radically since I stopped watching television and started shopping at the local...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Where did we get...???
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16233
I think a lot of it comes from the prevalent over-simplified nutrition models. Protein builds muscle. Fat contains calories, which make you fat. Vegetables are good for you, eat them. The result is over cramming every nutrient possible instead of thinking about food and eating properly. The only cul...
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for feedback. Thanks in advance.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24496
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:19 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What exercise are you guys doing??
- Replies: 43
- Views: 47476
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:18 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How will I do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12923
With that level of work, you'll drop the weight. I can't say how long it will take because it's not a strictly calories in / calories burned relationship. My view on the 3-week rotation is that it's unnecessary for your training goals. You can stick to one balanced program and achieve results, but i...
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: vacations are easier
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18738
I find the opposite; the more I have to do, the easier I find it to stick to three meals a day. I make time for every meal and usually have the flexibility to schedule around food to some extent; when I'm busy, this means that I can only make time for those meals and I don't think about food otherwi...
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:03 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Stacking
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7432
I don't really adhere to slavishly to the one plate rule; I decide how much to eat and eat it. If that's a problem, consider how much space they take up when they're rolled up into edible form rather than flat on the plate. I generally lay one on the plate to catch whatever falls out of the one I'm ...
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:59 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How will I do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12923
You are me ten years ago, but with more exercise. What are you doing in that 45 minutes, and how often are you changing your routine? It's very difficult to say how fast you'll lose those pounds, but they will go. Cutting the snacks will make a huge difference, but I'd say even with a good diet and ...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What I want, when I want.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6664
What I want, when I want.
Prompted by another thread, I feel the need to be positive. I am annoyed by negative people. I've come to realise quite how much of the diet industry is reliant on the attitude in the thread title. I've found, at least partly through No-S, that my main problems were laziness and impatience. As most ...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Should I bother to try again.....????
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26842
Re: Should I bother to try again.....????
Should I just hang in there, keep exercising and let whatever happen happen? Or should just forget it all and live my life? Aren't those the same thing? You state that you'll find your own way to exercise and eat. That way will end up being some combination of eating less and moving more, and will ...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New person with questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17060
For your consideration, I take days when I give blood as S-days. I'm not prepared to sacrifice safety for weight loss. There are a couple of threads regarding this on the board. Somewhere. Your cereal sounds S-ish to me, but then I often pour honey on my oh-so-very-healthy wholegrain cereal and it d...
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:45 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What to do about coffee...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22418
I drink coffee whenever I feel like it and it hasn't been a problem, but then I drink it black. Tea, however, I do drink with milk; about five cups a day. That hasn't been a problem either. I try to avoid it with meals, since it usually overpowers, or goes very badly with, the flavour of what I'm ea...
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:40 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 85% Cocoa Extra Dark Chocolate
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33274
In support of eating the stuff (and in direct contradiction of my last post) I add chocolate to my chilli and bolognese for richness. It goes remarkably well with beef and can sweeten a bitter sauce slightly. When I first read your post, I envisioned the bar as a food in itself, and considered it an...
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:15 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 85% Cocoa Extra Dark Chocolate
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33274
It's a sweet.
It's definitely a sweet (even though it isn't very). It contains practically nothing except calories in the form of sugar and fat, which is pretty much my definition of a sweet.
I suppose the advantage is that it's practically impossible to eat much of it. Oh, and Green & Blacks is better.
I suppose the advantage is that it's practically impossible to eat much of it. Oh, and Green & Blacks is better.
- Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:16 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Are you male or female?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 36628
Yes. Yes, I am. Oh, I see. I'm male, 28 5'9"ish and have only a vague idea of how much I weigh (~150lb, but I haven't seen a scale in six months unless you count the one in the kitchen). I also enjoy the presence of cats. And dogs, in fact. I have neither. Reinhard indicated in a thread a while ago ...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:43 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: dairy free?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11069
I've never cut diary completely from my diet but I have reduced it at times. This has never been a decision taken in advance; I'll just have noticed suddenly that I haven't had many dairy products for a few weeks. A reduction in weight has generally corresponded to these periods, but I've never cont...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:37 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: various tips for beginners.....
- Replies: 28
- Views: 34592
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:35 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: has this ever happened to you???
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16167
Half of this has happened to me; the half where I'm not hungry at a meal. It's not advisable to skip a meal (I've only ever missed meals through illness); if you're not hungry, eat something light. Your body will adapt to use the fuel you're giving it, so it's important, especially in the early stag...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:32 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Bran Muffins
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13123
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:38 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question for vegans- maybe TMI :)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17646
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: sandbagging
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13021
- Mon May 19, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What are your hobbies?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14809
Ah, yes... enjoying life!
My hobbies include, in no particular order; Chinese martial arts cookery and eating reading and writing theatre (viewing, backstage and acting/singing) film watching playing the guitar badly gaming, both computer and board comedy clubs walking I don't think of spending time with friends as a hobby, ...
- Wed May 14, 2008 10:38 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I shouldn't be, but...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27959
- Wed May 14, 2008 10:35 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Milk... it does a body good?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26317
I drink semi-skimmed whenever I feel like it, pour it on cereal and use it in cooking. I also put it in my tea, of which I drink about ten cups a day. If I'm going to drink whole milk, it's raw. I find hardly any point in homogenised whole milk because, to me, it tastes the same as semi, which I use...
- Fri May 09, 2008 1:24 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise Equipment
- Replies: 24
- Views: 30011
I favour a rowing machine over both of them, as it works more of the body (but a decent quality one is expensive). Bikes are probably the easiest to keep in good working order and the cheapest option for a usable one. A treadmill seems like a waste of money to me, as a pair of trainers are generally...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:51 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Menfolk.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10462
Menfolk.
Just out of curiosity, how many of us here are menfolk? It's hard to tell from usernames alone.
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:04 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any Suggestions for Beginning Exercise Again?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 32177
The movements are very slow, as it appears to be the case in all strength training, It depends on your strength training. It's perfectly possible to undertake highly vigorous strength training exercises and build just as much strength. As a general guide, slow builds mass/size and fast builds explo...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:57 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Is a smoothie a sweet?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5592
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Any Suggestions for Beginning Exercise Again?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 32177
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:05 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise / Movement in general
- Replies: 35
- Views: 36992
I also tried Tai-Chi briefly and fell in love with it, unfortunately, I don't have the space inside to practice and there are never ongoing classes nearby my house. C'est la vie. Egad! How small is your room? Tai chi requires little more than space to stand! Have another exclamation mark for good m...
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:24 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Exercise / Movement in general
- Replies: 35
- Views: 36992
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:49 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Tapeworm moments
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19255
And, Anglophile that I am, I too must draw the line at mushy peas being anything other than, well... mushy peas. I don't understand mushy peas. Pea trivia! I found out how to make them a short while ago; it is, apparently, possible to do so without destroying all of the vitamins, but it takes longe...