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- Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Does James Bond No S?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10608
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:47 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: NoS Horrible Hunger
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20077
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:59 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's your No S?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 69205
Mods: One small serving of something sweet after dinner. Right now it's a couple of bites of fat-free, chocolate ice cream. Intelligent Dietary Defaults: Frosted mini-wheats for breakfast every day Alcohol: Very little. Don't like it. Coffee: One mug a day. Diet soda: A few sips in the evening when...
- Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Trying to quit sweets, any help?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 25730
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Need help!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18369
My advice is, don't beat up on yourself. Relax. Have another go at it when you feel up for it. And know this ---- it WILL get easier! These good eating habits will become effortless, eventually. It took me a very long time to get it down and I am still kind of a work in progress. But it is getting m...
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Thinking of dropping an S rule! (No sweets)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33124
I think it sounds like a sensible plan. Your taste buds will eventually adjust to fewer sweets and, in time, you probably won't even want the little dessert after supper. I do real well with no seconds and no snacks, but I love a few bites of something sweet after dinner. Lately I'm satisfied with l...
- Fri May 09, 2014 11:25 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: James Bond's daily check-in
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14289
James Bond's daily check-in
I'm re-reading some of the old James Bond novels by Ian Fleming. Here is what James might eat in a typical day. Breakfast: One boiled egg, two thick slices of whole-wheat toast with butter and jam. 2 cups of black coffee. Lunch: (at a restaurant) Grilled sole, a large mixed salad with dressing, some...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: American Women Didn't Get Fat in the 1950s
- Replies: 35
- Views: 56228
I was a child during the 60's. My mother was quite strict about our eating habits. We almost never snacked. If we were starving, she'd let us nibble on a teaspoon of peanut butter. We never took seconds of anything. That wasn't a rule, just was a habit, somehow. After supper we could have a cookie o...
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: One year anniversary Wednesday, kept off 35 lbs
- Replies: 19
- Views: 49013
- Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:09 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Book Recommendations?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 28858
- Mon May 06, 2013 11:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone really struggle between Breakfast and Lunch?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18564
- Mon May 06, 2013 11:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Food Taste Better
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15537
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: CAN I HAVE A SMALL DESSERT AFTER EVENING MEAL
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17949
- Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The Blessings of Simplicity
- Replies: 1886
- Views: 2413167
I'd like to recommend this book, "Born Round" by Frank Bruni. He fought a life-long battle with his weight. Finally won it. Then was made the New York Times restaurant critic. I found it both entertaining and helpful. http://www.amazon.com/Born-Round-Family-Ferocious-Appetite/dp/014311767X/ref=sr_1_...
- Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Workin' on my head...book recommendations??
- Replies: 34
- Views: 37535
I highly highly highly recommend "Skinny Thinking" by Laura Katleman-Prue!!! It's all about the mental aspect of sticking to your eating plan. For example, when you find yourself in the kitchen and you're not supposed to be there, what story are you telling yourself? "I had a tough day at work, ther...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 2:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I think it's working!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9322
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My MOD, if you're interested
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25367
That's a very good mod! I do the same thing. One or two very small cookies, or 2 Hershey's chocolate kisses after supper. No S days. I think there are a couple of other people here who do the same thing. I don't have any problem with snacking or no seconds, but the no sweets thing was a bit of a cha...
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:00 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Katie's Getting Back on the Wagon
- Replies: 142
- Views: 126513
Hi Katie, That sounds like a very good plan. In fact, I've been thinking about doing something similar. One day my boss brought me a sweet roll to work. How could I say no? But I get enough sweets being out and about. There's no need to buy them for myself. And they are SO tempting, sitting up in th...
- Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:13 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I Just Keep Messing Up
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24557
Re: I Just Keep Messing Up
Hello, everyone! I need help. I'm feeling very discouraged. So far, I have only had 2 No S days, and I have yet to succeed. Yesterday and today, I have slipped up and eaten sweets. All day I was craving them, and I finally gave in. Any advice?? It's pretty pathetic of me to give up so quickly, but ...
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I've been unintentionally following the No S Diet.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8381
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:36 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: the hardest easiest thing ever
- Replies: 18
- Views: 31165
Some people can do No S cold turkey. I was not one. It's been about 2 and 1/2 years and it's pretty much habit now. However, I don't do Vanilla No S. I do the same as 3-0-7 girl. I eat 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. If I occasionally have a snack, I don't count it as a failure, I just jump back in th...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas challenge and beyond.....
- Replies: 26
- Views: 37632
Pangelsue, I agree! I had to make something for a Christmas party at my job, so I baked pumpkin bread. But now, I'm done. No more. I work at a library and well-meaning people are constantly bring us goodies. It's very sweet of them, but those goodies are calling my name all day. It's just too tempti...
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Anonymous 5'5 Woman (-80 pounds!)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 24754
- Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:20 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What my Granny ate
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10647
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:47 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Nighttime sugar cravings (This is gonna be the hard part)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14372
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Doing no S on my own time
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11958
Re: Doing no S on my own time
Hello my fellows no S-ers, I am new here. I started no S on October 10. I am tracking sweets, snacks and seconds separately - snacks are the biggest challenge for me. I am also tracking gym and yoga/relaxation/meditation. Right now I have a lot of failures. But I am not discouraged. I trust that fu...
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Have your taste buds changed?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15718
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Have your taste buds changed?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15718
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: DAILY CHRONICLE'S
- Replies: 48
- Views: 48977
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: DAILY CHRONICLE'S
- Replies: 48
- Views: 48977
Hi, just wanted to tell you that you're doing great!!! And I love reading your daily check-in because you're so positive. Also, I do the exact same thing you do; 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. A few bites of something sweet after dinner. I enjoy having a small treat every day. And I enjoy not snackin...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I am so excited about these changes!! Looooong!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10906
Congratulations!! You're catching on so quickly. I had the same experience of N days leaking over into the weekend. For me, it was because I just felt so much better, after getting all the junk out of my system, that I didn't feel any need to overindulge, just because I was allowed to. (I am Kathy B...
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Andy check in
- Replies: 51
- Views: 56330
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:56 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Thinking of adding mid-morning mini-meal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17653
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:53 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Jennifer Lopez
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7830
Jennifer Lopez
The world's (supposedly) most beautiful woman doesn't snack. I was flipping through the current People magazine and skimmed over the article about her. Breakfast: Cereal with lots of fiber Lunch: Anything from a grilled-turkey-and-cheese sandwich to a salad to chicken breasts. Snack: I'm not a big s...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Question re late-afternoon crashes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 32709
Hi Miffy, I had the same problem with crashing in the afternoon. What I did, and occasionally still do, is have a small afternoon snack as a temporary measure, until my body gets adjusted to less food. Usually just a couple of pieces of cheese with a couple of Triscuits. Or a handful of peanuts. As ...
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Andy check in
- Replies: 51
- Views: 56330
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:47 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: LibraryLady's checkin
- Replies: 68
- Views: 67712
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: H2Orange-- A STRATEGY TO AVOID URGE FOR SNACKS
- Replies: 60
- Views: 218153
This sounds like SUCH a good idea to me! Thanks LA for the idea and thanks everyone for bumping it up. Sometimes between meals I feel a bit draggy. Not really hungry. Just need a little boost. Also, sometimes after supper I want a sweet taste. Not dessert, my cravings have gone away. But this H2Oran...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard's 2010 "during"
- Replies: 31
- Views: 39119
I have no idea who the "P90x guys" are, but I assume this is a complement? :-) Yes, it is. P90X is a fitness system that looks extremely strenuous. The informercials are all over TV. The "Afters" look very fit and muscular. I know people who swear by the system. However, since I am averse to strenu...
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard's 2010 "during"
- Replies: 31
- Views: 39119
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:55 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Memories of Childhood Eating
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14897
I was a little girl during the 60's and the way my family ate was quite similar to NoS. We always ate 3 meals a day. One helping, with no seconds. No snacks, either. No candy or soft drinks. If I wanted something sweet, my mom would let me have a cookie or a small dish of ice cream after supper. But...
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hungry all the time
- Replies: 41
- Views: 38962
Lolly, I had the same problem with gnawing hunger. I decided to take it slowly and gradually weaned myself off snacks. First, I switched all my snacks to non-sweet foods, like chips, Doritos, Combos, etc. Although they weren't healthy, at least they weren't sweet. Sweets have always been very addict...
- Tue May 18, 2010 1:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Miserable failure
- Replies: 23
- Views: 29600
Hi Poptart and vmelo, Some people do better with a more gradual approach! I'd suggest tackling one of the S' at a time and start with the one that sounds the easiest to you. And give yourself plenty of time. Changing your eating habits is HARD! It was for me. Going cold turkey just didn't work. I wa...
- Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard: Is it still OK for me to post?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23205
Hi Kathleen and clarinetgal, I just wanted to add that I started my weight-loss with a program similar to Intuitive Eating. I used a book called I Can Make You Thin by Paul MacKenna and Diets Don't Work by Bob Schwarz. Both advocate eat-when-you're-hungry-stop-when-you're-full. I began losing weight...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Nichole's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 539
- Views: 397766
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: 3 S + 1
- Replies: 60
- Views: 51023
Hi Lori, I've been doing the 10,000 steps per day thing since last January! My favorite cereal started including step counters with each box. I had a pile of 8 of them collecting dust. Then, one day, I decided to try one out and clipped it to my waistband. It was quite a wake-up call. I only logged ...
- Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My favourite thing about NoS so far
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27175
I tried IE, too and it cured me of second helpings, so I'll say that for it. But it was kind of frustrating, not being able to eat a filling meal. And I got hungry every 2 hours. That's inconvenient. Also, I like No-S because it's the way my family ate when I was a little girl, back in the 60's. Non...
- Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: HOW MANY TRIES DID IT TAKE YOU TO STICK WITH THIS?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40063
I'm not an all-or-nothing person, so I don't do the succeed or fail thing. What works for me is gradually and gently molding my eating habits toward Vanilla No-S. It's working, too. I've lost 23 pounds and am holding steady. Some parts come easy - No seconds has become second nature. I'm not tempted...
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:36 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A No-S Conversation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17631
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:43 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Snapshot of an S day
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17875
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:56 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: A No-S Conversation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17631
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Keeping the Minimum the Minimum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14690
Good point! I used to be a runner and fell into the trap of rising expectations. I'd jog 4 miles at a time, even in Georgia, in July, and beat myself up if I couldn't go the whole distance. But I was about 20 pounds overweight. Finally, my knees gave out. I switched to walking and doing the 10,000 s...
- Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:19 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Harmony's Daily Check In
- Replies: 143
- Views: 115734
Your soup sounds delicious. Maybe I should try soup for lunch, too. I am stuck in a sandwich rut and am pretty bored with them. I do like soup, though. Right now I am concentrating on cutting out sweets, so, for now I still snack a little. I'm sorry that you are in pain. Hope you will feel better so...
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Harmony's Daily Check In
- Replies: 143
- Views: 115734
Hi Harmony, I'm enjoying reading your daily check-in. Hang in there. Completely changing your eating habits is NOT an easy undertaking. Mine are a work in progress. Some people can do cold turkey. Some can't. We'll get there. The way I look at it, ANY movement in the right direction is a good thing....
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:45 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Nichole's Daily Check-In
- Replies: 539
- Views: 397766
I am tired of all the stupid articles about why America is overweight. Here's why America is overweight, it's easy: delicious food is SOOO affordable and Americans love delicious, fast, overprocessed food. And we love to eat a lot of it. And we don't exercise. End of story. It's not that hard to fi...
- Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:34 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Poobail's Daily Check In
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14531
- Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New with question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16671
Hi Sierra, I also have a HUGE sweet tooth! Over the years I gradually and gently reduced my sugar consumption and now I'm doing the No S Diet and am doing fine with only eating sweets a little on weekends. Just a small dish of ice cream on Saturday and another one on Sunday. That's it. If you'd told...
- Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's the worst diet you ever tried?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24781
I tried the Atkins Diet when I was about 16. At 5'5" and 125 lbs. I decided I was too fat ( :roll: ) and needed to lose. I got down to 113 lbs, and felt terrible. I got angry at the least little thing and cried all the time. Common sense kicked in and I decided I'd rather go back to the *enormous* w...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:54 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: How to deal with pressure from others?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22315
Yes, what Nichole said. If you persist, they'll get used to the new you and leave you alone. I work at a TV station and we have an older anchorman who just eats 3 meals a day, never snacks and never eats sweets. When people bring treats to the office, no one ever pressures him anymore, because they'...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What Do You Usually Have For Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 25871
Noel, I agree with you! I'm enjoying my meals much more, because I'm really hungry for them. On the other side of the coin, after I eat a one-plate meal, I am quite comfortably full and don't have to think about food for 6 hours or so. A year ago, I started doing the "Eat-when-you're-hungry,-stop-wh...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:46 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: KCCC's check-in
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 761033
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:36 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What Do You Usually Have For Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 25871
For breakfast a moderate-sized bowl of cereal with about 1 c. of whole milk. A small glass of orange juice with sparkling water. Lunch: a sandwich and an apple. Supper: varies. Some meat, a starch, a veggie. Dessert is always fresh fruit. Nothing very fancy. I like to keep things really simple. Kathy
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:42 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: My Success Story
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24462
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Goodbye, 10%!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19384
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Teaspoon ceiling (take two!)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 36661
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:49 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I love this way of eating!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12750
Hi Janie, I think we had the same mom! Mine had strict rules, 3 meals a day, no seconds, no sweets, (except on holidays), no snacks, except for a small bite of peanut butter if you were REALLY hungry. She was very slim all her life, and drank full-fat milk, and put real butter in everything. On holi...
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:40 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S "mods" (add yours!)
- Replies: 167
- Views: 329084
My 1 mod is this, when I sit down to eat, I tell myself I can have 1 average/moderate helping of everything. I love the No S Diet, and follow it strictly, but I think portion sizes might be a loophole that could get people in trouble. No snacks, no sweets, no seconds - those are the rules that come ...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Another newbie says hello
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5067
Another newbie says hello
Hi everyone! My name is Kathy and I've just started the No S Diet. I've been thinking for the past several years, watching the dieting madness in our culture, that when I was a little girl in the 1960's no one was fat! I've noticed it watching old news footage and also looking at old family photogra...