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by osoniye
Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:34 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Snack foods at mealtime?
Replies: 11
Views: 21662

Snack foods at mealtime?

Hi Everybody- Just wondering what people think about including salty snack foods at meal times. I am struggling with the fact that though NoS allows for snack foods with meals, they tend to contribute too many calories and too little satisfaction. Do you eat salty, crunchy things as part of your pla...
by osoniye
Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Imogen's Daily Check In
Replies: 1175
Views: 1180871

Hi Imogen, Thanks for stopping by my check-in thread. I often read your check-in thread with interest to see how you are doing with the sweets issue, and also with keeping binging in check. I struggle with both of those, too. (And also want to take good care of my teeth!) I appreciate that you are h...
by osoniye
Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Worth it check-in
Replies: 535
Views: 654026

Hi worth it- Sounds like you had a good time with your family and that's worth a few fails or NWS days for sure. When it's a special visit like that and not normal life, it seems like the right time to relax a bit on the rules. You'll get back on track once you're home and into the normal routine. H...
by osoniye
Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Sa 140823 S Day! B: veggie burger, lettuce/tomato/avocado salad w/balsamic vinegar, decaf coffee, hot cocoa (2 packets) Snack: 12 bite sized peanut butter cups L: ratatouille with a few beans, grapefruit S: @Cor's: milk and coconut based veg curry, rice, salad, lemon bar, few chips Now that I've pol...
by osoniye
Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:09 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hi Everyone
Replies: 2
Views: 6768

Hi and welcome back, mustloseweight! It sounds like you have your head in the right space for picking back up with healthy habits when your DD starts back to school. When is that for her? I agree with you that housework is good exercise. I wish I would do more! I live in a place where many foreigner...
by osoniye
Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks for stopping by aspencer27! I usually make most of my own food, but this past week I was in some meetings near a good restaurant, so I ate most lunches out. The veggie burgers are a current favorite, and that is the recipe at http://engine2diet.com/the-daily-beet/simple-guide-to-plant-strong-...
by osoniye
Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Mo 140818 B: decaf coffee L: veggie burger, salad S: peanuts and roasted grain, 1/2 bowl soup, ratatouille, hummus Tu 140819 2nd NWS day for August B: decaf coffee, peanuts Snack: tea, very small piece of cake @Simret's farewell L: sauteed lamb cubes, chic pea sauce, millet pancake S: peanuts and ro...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Snapdragon at it again
Replies: 18
Views: 25991

My approach to sane eating is to improve my life and fill it with good things, and not think about food and dieting and my weight. I do consider how the food I eat would make me feel. Hi, snapdragon- Thanks for stopping by my thread with encouraging words. I like your moderate approach. I'm trying ...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 21, 2014 3:36 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: SPAM hit list
Replies: 447
Views: 1031002

by osoniye
Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Fr 140815 NWS day B: fried tofu, grapefruit L: peanuts and roasted grain, veggie burger w/mustard, salad, brie cheese Snack: 4 cookies S: peanuts and roasted grain, brie cheese, soup, chocolate Sa 140816 S Day B: peanuts, ratatouille, veggie burger, decaf coffee, hot chocolate, candy L: soup, rice, ...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Th 140807 B: oatmeal, banana, decaf coffee L: vegan platter at Sisay's pm: cup of steamed milk S: peanuts and roasted grain, veggie burger w/mustard, salad, brie cheese Agreed to meet a friend for coffee after work and didn't want to have any caffeine and steamed milk sounded to me. It had just the ...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:05 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

We 140807
B: oatmeal, banana
L: veggie burger, salad
S: peanuts and roasted grain, veggie burger, salad, 1/2 sweet potato.
Doing fine. Tempted to eat candy out of boredom this evening, but I think I'll go to bed early and avoid that.
by osoniye
Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Tu 140807 B: oatmeal, decaf coffee L: tomatoes +cucumbers w/hummus based dressing, veggie burger (no bread) S: peanuts and roasted grain, veggie burger w/mayo, mustard, tomato, and lettuce (no bread), 1/2 plain baked sweet potato. I made a batch of veggie burgers that turned out great! Just the righ...
by osoniye
Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Mo 140811
B: leftover minestrone soup
L: white jasmine rice with seaweed wrappers, curried beans +eggplant
S: peanuts and roasted grain, cucumber/tomato in vinaigrette, sauteed cauliflower
No coffee of any kind today.
by osoniye
Sun Aug 10, 2014 4:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Su 140810
B: oatmeal, hot cocoa, coffee
L: steak +cheese sandwich, fries +ketchup, papaya and avocado juice
Snack: peanuts, roasted grain
S: Minestrone soup with ham added, grapefruit, few squares chocolate, 1/2 shot cherry kirsch.
by osoniye
Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:15 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: ironchef mostly weekly check in
Replies: 1065
Views: 1089517

Hi Ironchef-
I'm one to enjoy the sugar on oatmeal, etc., but I see real wisdom in doing it your way with avoiding the sweet taste on N days. Maybe I will progress to that one day soon...
by osoniye
Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:13 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: I want to finish a textbook!
Replies: 46
Views: 60181

Hi Rose- You're doing great! That's soo good to be using the NoS principles to get through something worthwhile like continuing learning. I'm currently taking a distance course, so I have the enforced discipline of weekly check-ins with an instructor and assignments, but I'd love to adopt your metho...
by osoniye
Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Sa 140809 S day- Yay! B: Sm. bowl heavily optimized oatmeal, 1 banana, instant decaf coffee. L: Minestrone soup, few slices Black Forest ham (yum!), few squares German chocolate. S-day treat: Cake at Madi's birthday party, some fruit. S: snack food I was invited to a 2 year old's birthday party this...
by osoniye
Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:31 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Fr 140808
Brunch: 1 bowl very optimized oatmeal, instant decaf coffee.
S: Minestrone soup, tomatoes +cucumber, bread roll w/hummus, bananas +grapefruit.
Supper was virtual plated but amounted to about a large plate of food, best I could tell.
by osoniye
Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:50 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Exercise and especially running / Fridays?
Replies: 7
Views: 16833

Hi, lglblonde, and Welcome! In my opinion, a clear, deliberate trading of an S day and an N day some weeks is OK. I have done that some and it works for me a whole lot better than having floating S days (that was a disaster). I think a trade is still clear and obvious and if you get into trouble wit...
by osoniye
Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: >:jess:< intro and check-in
Replies: 32
Views: 42583

Here's to getting back on NoS habit for both of us! (I started back on Aug 2.)
I think the consensus is that skipped meals are fine. Not the ideal, but not a "fail" or red day. I guess I see the upper limit as 3 plates of non-sweet food on an N day, eaten in discrete meals.
by osoniye
Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:55 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Day 2
Replies: 7
Views: 15224

Hi, ammara, and Welcome! I'd say start with your normal dinner plates and don't stack the food, don't fill the rim. My normal plates are from Germany and are 9" all the way across and just less than 7" across the portion that holds food. Unless yours are huge they should be fine. Try to enjoy the we...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:00 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks for the encouragement, eschano! Th 140807 B: Cheese and wasa crackers, instant decaf coffee (not the best!) L: white rice with seaweed wrappers + soy sauce, beans +eggplant curry S: buttered cauliflower, 1/2 grapefruit I'm trying to be off caffeine for a while. It gets to be such an addiction...
by osoniye
Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Gingerpie's 21 day challenge
Replies: 561
Views: 633868

Hi, gingerpie- Sorry about the chips. I have a love hate relationship with them, too. I only buy them when I know I can eat all of them that day, because that what ends up happening anyway!
by osoniye
Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Beginning Week 4
Replies: 4
Views: 11136

Hi, unfoolishone, and welcome! Thanks for sharing your journey so far. My unsolicited advice would be to enjoy your S days this weekend. Get used to the habit over time before making up for red days, which in the future you might make a deliberate "trade", but try to avoid it becoming a kind of puni...
by osoniye
Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

We 140806 B: Cheese and wasa crackers L: Rice and pureed beans soup, sauteed zucchini w/soy sauce S: Mixed broad and soy beans, pea based Chinese noodles, sauteed eggplant Another Green Day- Yay! I think for maximum satiety, it's good for me to eat a light lunch and an early supper. This only works ...
by osoniye
Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:05 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

140804 Tues- Green day! B: Oatmeal with nuts/seeds/fruit/brown sugar, cinnamon cherry mocha coffee w/1 packet sugar (Yum!) L: Cheese and wasa crackers S: Beans and rice Though I had brown sugar on my oatmeal and 1 packet sugar in my coffee, these were normal amounts to the item, so not an actual swe...
by osoniye
Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Ashley's check-in
Replies: 52
Views: 52723

Welcome back, abmindful! I hear you on the travel and getting off schedule. I'm in the same situation with that and am on day 4 back. I have been to much in and out of NoS and on and off the boards, but it really is a great way to eat and I always seem to come back and it helps so much.
by osoniye
Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

140804 Mon B: Oatmeal with nuts/seeds/fruit L: Cheese and crackers S: Beans and rice Well, I had some random squares of chocolate today, so it's red. Lunch was too snacky. I need to get out and buy some fresh fruit and veg to be able to round out the meals. I have been sort of a hermit since getting...
by osoniye
Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:14 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks automated! Hi Everybody, Well, here I am, starting over once again. I had that visit to the US, which did not go well NoS-wise and I regained the 10# I had lost since February and added 4# more. The good news is that I was on vacation after a wedding in Germany and didn't gain any more weight...
by osoniye
Sun May 11, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Should I really worry JUST about N-days?
Replies: 30
Views: 38017

"Take care of N-days, and S-days will take care of themselves". I wonder if my past failures... were due to "premature optimization" of my weekends. Hi, Imogen- I think there is a lot to this quote from your check-in thread. I think the best thing to do is try to get your N days really green for a ...
by osoniye
Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:06 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Things are going along nicely. I haven't been posting a food diary as it's so repetitive, but it's 3 ample plates per day, no sweets during the week. Friday will be an NWS day, as I'm traveling to the US from overseas. I'll probably eat LESS overall, but will eat any sweet those nice folks on the pl...
by osoniye
Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Chani8's Dauntless Thread
Replies: 247
Views: 224215

Please encourage me to not take snacks or seconds, even on Yes S days. I encourage you to not take snacks or seconds, even on Yes S days! Just think how enjoyable it would be to have your sweets as dessert at the end of a meal and leave it at that. You can probably still lose or maintain your weigh...
by osoniye
Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:22 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32371

Hi Andrea- Austria is a beautiful country!
Thanks for telling us a bit of your story. I trust you will continue to find NoS a very good plan for sane eating. These boards are very supportive and helpful. Welcome!
by osoniye
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:51 am
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: One year on
Replies: 6
Views: 18959

Hi Ffwl- Glad to hear how well the NoS diet with mods is working for you!
Just curious- how many bites do you shoot for when you are eating out?
by osoniye
Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Eveninglightwriter's Daily Check In
Replies: 148
Views: 155882

eveninglightwriter wrote:The title of this check-in should be : Why I tried a mod and then why and how it failed.
Heh, Eveninglightwriter- I really could have used that title a while back when I was trying the "Floating S Days" mod!!
by osoniye
Sat Apr 26, 2014 4:54 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

The week has mostly been OK. There has been some funny stuff of virtual plating for breakfast most days... grab something quick on my way out the door, then eat something later with coffee at work... could be virtual breakfast, could be considered a snack. I don't feel too virtuous! Today was a nice...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:18 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Kookie's Daily Check in
Replies: 364
Views: 351103

Hi Kookie- Welcome back. Yeah, eggplant! I think that was the highest carb cooked veg on the GS plan that still went for 8 oz portions. I really ate a LOT of eggplant! (I also learned to love grated raw carrots, as that was a sort of carby-ish option, compared to the others. I just don't think I cou...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:48 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Eveninglightwriter's Daily Check In
Replies: 148
Views: 155882

Hi Eveninglightwriter - I'm sorry to hear about your husband's grandpa's passing. It's nice you could spend some time with him recently. It sounds wise to trust your instincts during this difficult family time. Things will be back to normal soon. (Is this the father of your candy-giving MIL, or the ...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Imogen's Daily Check In
Replies: 1175
Views: 1180871

Hi, Imogen- yeah, I can put away a LOT of dessert, too. I guess I meant to suggest one serving of a pre-planned special sweet, as dessert after any number of your 3 meals on S days. (That would only equal 2-6 servings, I would guess.) However, I still think that S-days teach me to overvalue sweets, ...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:20 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sinnie's Post-Pregnancy Check In 2014
Replies: 195
Views: 176697

Hi Sinnie- Great to hear from you again! I'm glad your vacation went so well and that you were able to maintain your weight loss. There's nothing in the world wrong with combining calorie counting with NoS! (I really like the Hacker's Diet site as well.) You said, "I have an uncanny ability to maint...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:55 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Imogen's Daily Check In
Replies: 1175
Views: 1180871

Hi, Imogen- I think you're doing great staying on habit, and your N day meals sound yummy! So many different kinds of fish. Do you live near the sea? I think your choices for S days are 2. Either eat a big sweet thing in place of a meal as automated suggested, or have a pre-planned special sweet as ...
by osoniye
Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:07 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: SPAM hit list
Replies: 447
Views: 1031002

by osoniye
Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Mo140421 Nice quiet N day!
B: Leftovers from Easter lunch- Yum!
L: mango/banana/pineapple, French toast w/apple butter
S: tofu, roasted vegetables w/hot mustard and pickled ginger
by osoniye
Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:45 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Su140420 Easter and S day, Woohoo! B: coffee, 3 oz carrot cake L: @ Wuleta's: spicy brazed chicken, 1 hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, greens, sourdough flatbread, Snack: bread, banana bread, coffee, muffin S: lunch leftovers, bite sized butterfinger A huge lunch, as expected. Glad "you can't fail o...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: oolala53
Replies: 2369
Views: 2830127

Hi Oolala,
I was just wondering if you take a multivitamin. I know sometimes that helps kids regain their appetite, not sure about adults. Just thought I'd mention it
Any luck with the exercise?
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:19 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Eveninglightwriter's Daily Check In
Replies: 148
Views: 155882

Wow, Eveninglightwriter, I know a lot of people who show love though giving/preparing food, but your MIL seems to have it all narrowed down to CANDY! Glad you were able to have a piece of cake in honor of your hubby's grandpa's birthday... that seems like a worthy event. Hope you can feel good about...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Simpless's check-in
Replies: 148
Views: 144276

Hi, Simpless,
Yeah, that's an advantage of NoS, the eating style is totally up to us! I look forward to hearing about what yummy plant based meals you will be eating in the coming weeks.
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Fr140418 N day B: black coffee, egg salad, baked pumpkin, 1/2 shot spiced rum L: baked fish, green beans w/garlic, coleslaw, sourdough flat bread S: large salad with yogurt and Italian dressing Sa140419 S day B: cinnamon mocha coffee w/1t sugar, egg salad on toast L: tofu, roasted vegetables w/hot m...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:40 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Hi lderoc,
Another Thursday later... just wondering how you're doing. Hope you're doing well!!
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:47 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Help Wanted: Sweetness' New Check In
Replies: 105
Views: 185612

Hi Sweetness- I miss hearing from you. Hope things are going well with your dad, and also with NoS habiit.
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:56 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why do I feel terrible?
Replies: 9
Views: 17352

Sounds like your body is having a hard time adjusting to the new routine. I think whatever we're used to doing, eating pattern-wise gets the body used to that and for some of us it's hard to switch. Do you have a lot of weight to lose? I'd suggest bigger meals for now, and a glass of milk between me...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: finallyfulldailycheckin
Replies: 195
Views: 212215

I had a year of being completely happy with black coffee, green days and freggies, but just let it slide. So no worries, no going hungry, no stupid diets or re-inventing the wheel. I just tighten up my N days and loosen up my pants. Hi Finallyfull- That's a great analysis and clear-headed commitmen...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:11 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back again with gritted teeth....
Replies: 17
Views: 27419

Happy Easter, Benni. Enjoy your baking and S days!
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Tracy's Daily Check-In
Replies: 18
Views: 25578

Hi Snowwhite- Wow, if you're blood sugar levels were lower, definitely go back to NoS, and I would say consider keeping your S days kind of tame, like a small sweet only after meals. If you can keep your blood sugars in control, that is so much more important than how you look in a bathing suit, fro...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:44 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why do I feel terrible?
Replies: 9
Views: 17352

Hi Tomj- I'm sorry to hear you're having a hard time. It would be helpful to know what a typical eating pattern was like for you before NoS. It could be that you're not eating enough food, if you were used to eating a lot more, or perhaps your body is having a hard time adjusting to the gaps, if you...
by osoniye
Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Th140417 B: coffee, malt beverage (non-alcoholic) L: egg salad, mixed grilled vegetables, sourdough flatbread S: stir fried tofu and green beans The past few days have seen too much funny stuff, with virtual plated snacky foods, and some ethnic foods that are eaten off one large plate with other peo...
by osoniye
Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:25 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: back on again
Replies: 6
Views: 12377

Hi Bennedicta- Great to see you around here again. Have a great NoS Thursday, and then thoroughly enjoy those S days!!
by osoniye
Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:37 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: TLMom's 2014 Check-in
Replies: 112
Views: 104692

Sounds like a very fail worthy piece of cake, tobiasmom! Congratulations on making an excellent call!
by osoniye
Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks, Linda ! 8) Mo140414 N day B: fruit salad with avocado L: veggie platter@ Sisay's S: egg salad on toast With regard to the whole "don't be an idiot" on S days and too full plates on N days... something I noticed is that I find myself in the company of a group of people where I am often at a t...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 13, 2014 5:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Su140413 S day B: coffee with milk, smoothie: milk, banana, cocoa nibs, strawberries, pineapple, mango L: (Sara's confirmation day!) chips/carrots/cucumber, goulash, rice, cabbage, salad, cake, coffee S: (skipped. Went for a walk instead.) I did well at the confirmation party at first, with the appe...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Balance and Boundaries
Replies: 5
Views: 9974

No, Noel, I don't think there is much chance of that happening to me :wink: ... I love my food!
by osoniye
Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Balance and Boundaries
Replies: 5
Views: 9974

Thanks for posting, Noel. Lots of good thoughts in there! Having just overindulged at a confirmation party, by overeating off the deserts table, I am wishing I'd thought about how I'd feel physically this evening, leave alone how I'll feel about the lack of discipline and its long term consequences.
by osoniye
Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks, automatedeating, oolala and lderoc for the encouragement! Sa140412 S Day Yummy Brunch @Efoy with Kara: mushroom omelet, hash browns, toast with honey-butter, fruit salad, coffee. S: lentils, brown rice, okra/onion/broccoli, roasted green beans, banana Still getting used to the idea that it's...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4626517

Hi Linda, I'm glad you decided to stick around. It's great to see how NoS with mods can fit with so many different reasonable diets and systems! I noticed I really have to protect my appetite because if I don't come to the meal hungry, it's hard to find ones stopping point. I'm curious- what are the...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:22 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Hi lderoc- Hope you have a great and moderate Thursday, whether you declare it an N or an S day!
by osoniye
Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Th140410
B: (skipped) coffee with milk
L: veggie platter
S: chili, rice, salad, couple of chips and peanuts
by osoniye
Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

We140409 Red day B: fruit salad L: veggie platter, 2nds of green beans S: cabbage/carrots, rice with mushrooms, banana Sooo, I ate a plate of lunch and wanted more green beans, so I ate them. I think the fact that it was healthy food, and still constitutes a fail is significant for habit, and doesn'...
by osoniye
Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:32 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Tu140408 N day B: French toast w/honey, fruit salad, coffee w/milk L: lentils, brown sourdough flatbread, green beans S: snacky supper: bread, toast, potato chips Managed to alter my schedule enough to fit a good breakfast in. Lunch was a very heavy plate, as supper would be late. Supper was not sat...
by osoniye
Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:34 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Mo140407 Red day B: milky coffee, few wafer cookies L: veggie platter, few wafer cookies, a bite of a doughnut S: fish/veg/dark flat bread This is the first red day in a while. I was running late this morning, so didn't eat breakfast. I then had a few wafer cookies with my coffee at work and had a f...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: By Jove, I Think I've Got It!
Replies: 9
Views: 16848

Hi MustLoseWeight- Re: the low fat versions of stuff... there's nothing wrong with reduced fat products like lower fat milk, because all they did in the processing was to remove the fat. If you prefer to consume less saturated fat, that is a fine option for you. However the most popular replacement ...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:57 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Tracy's Daily Check-In
Replies: 18
Views: 25578

Hi Tracy- Welcome! And thanks for telling us a bit about yourself. This is a lovely community to be a part of! That sounds good- to try a glass of milk with your injection and see how it goes. If that's not ideal, a "small meal with medicine" mod would certainly be reasonable! You will likely find t...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:44 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Hi Oolala- yeah, I could see becoming a brunch and dinner person. I think I'd like to eat at 10 am and 4:30 or 5pm. You mentioned wanting to eat at meal time. I suppose I expect that if I got used to eating my 2 meals at a certain time, that would become the default of what "meal time" would mean. S...
by osoniye
Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Jill's check in
Replies: 93
Views: 86546

Hi Jill, Yeah, this sounds like kind of an ideal crossing of the stars, where they are moderate eaters who eat plain food, and (on N days) you are a moderate eater who avoids sweets! Even though the source of these habits are different, the surface behavior is very compatible. I hope it goes very we...
by osoniye
Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Hi Oolala - Yeah, we don't necessarily need a huge volume of food... but even if on the down side food can provide a false comfort, on the up side, it is a normal part of being human to enjoy food and the eating experience. I remember my dad took an early retirement and immediately switched to 2 mea...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Fr140404 NWS day B: (skipped) milky coffee L: fish/rice/mushroom, 1/2 tomato, sm strwb/lettuce cottage cheese salad, a couple of wafer cookies S: @Sishu: burger, fries, 1/3 chocolate chip cookie, few sips coffee (Kara +Justin's birthdays) A fine day with minimal treats, but I was glad I took a NWS d...
by osoniye
Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:38 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Hi, lderoc- Yea for you! Glad you felt in control of your eating on a thurSday! You mention adding a 3rd meal sometimes on N days... do you think there's any chance that trying to keep it down to 2 meals other days might be contributing to the feeling of needing to overdo it on Thursdays? Just a tho...
by osoniye
Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

There is a lot of good in what you say, Eschano! Th140403 N day B: lentils, flatbread L: fish, okra, brown rice with mushrooms S: vegan platter Trying to eat sort of simple, wholesome food, with just a few items at each meal. This is not a law or a mod, just what I think is healthy, at the moment. A...
by osoniye
Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Have a great Thursday, lderoc... eat good, satisfying meals. I'm rooting for you!
by osoniye
Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Hmmm, Automated, if I Reinhard discussed trading days as an example of an "advanced maneuver"... I should be veeery careful. I have been around here for a long time, but I'm not known for streaks of green with no funny business. I'll try to keep it limited, though this week doesn't look like the tim...
by osoniye
Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:23 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: TLMom's 2014 Check-in
Replies: 112
Views: 104692

Re: hey

Ive known about No-S for about three years now. Imagine if I would have just stuck with it this whole time instead of being enticed by other plans I just can't stick to??? ...my birthday came and went and I'm ready to make this year a good one. ... It gets a lot easier after I get a few weeks under...
by osoniye
Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Tu140401 N day B: fruit salad: mango, strawberry, banana, avocado / milky coffee @Kaldi's L: lentil stew/ sourdough flatbread/ tomato, lettuce, cucumber salad with lemon juice/salt/pepper S: milk @IEC, bread, bread sticks, peanuts, grains Well the funny business is about to get worse... I didn't wan...
by osoniye
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Hi eschano- Yeah, I'm curious about how it will work out long term for me, if I do it once in a while. I actually got the idea from our fearless leader's check-in thread, and he called it funny stuff rather than a mod, so I'm following suit. A difference I noted is that he traded forward, along the ...
by osoniye
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:38 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 9" divided plate
Replies: 18
Views: 34278

9" divided plate

Well, I went out and bought myself a 9" (plastic) plate that is divided into 3 sections. It is not a thing of great beauty, but I really enjoyed my lunch today- my salad was not touching my lentil stew, which in turn was not touching my bread, but it all went on 1 (non-virtual) plate. The best thing...
by osoniye
Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's Daily Check-in
Replies: 29
Views: 32211

Hi Noel- Welcome back. Sorry to hear habit has slipped but it is good to see you around here again. Your comments are often very insightful and interesting!
by osoniye
Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Mo140331 B: peanuts, roasted grain, milky decaf coffee L: lentil stew/ sourdough flatbread/ tomato, lettuce, cucumber salad with lemons/salt/pepper S: leftover salad and flatbread I've been thinking about my decision to trade my S day from Sunday (yesterday) to Tuesday (tomorrow). I know it's a litt...
by osoniye
Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:08 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

If you don't choose to make Thursday an S day, you might just give it some special attention... plan a really nice dinner, with maybe some fruit to finish it off. Brush your teeth right after and take a bubble bath or do something else relaxing to occupy yourself and take your mind off food. Maybe j...
by osoniye
Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Thanks for the encouragement, Automated and Linda! Sa140329 S day, and how... B: 1/3 doughnut, 1/2 muffin, coffee, cocoa, few bites eggs w/bread in DD airport, malta drink L: small airline deli meat sandwich, tomato juice S: (@ Meaghan's- late St Patrick's) corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, s...
by osoniye
Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: wine-glass ceiling or S??
Replies: 8
Views: 16089

Hi Jaob,- That's a very individual choice! Personally, I don't drink very often, but my policy is a glass ceiling of: 1 on N days and 2 on S days. I have maybe 1 red day a year, where on an S day I go over a little bit. But this is totally separate from the NoS diet for me. I wouldn't recommend gett...
by osoniye
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Amazon purchases?
Replies: 2
Views: 19583

Amazon purchases?

Hi Reinhard or Anyone Else-
Just wondering, is it still possible to make regular purchases from Amazon and you get some percentage of the sale? Is there a link for that? Any special instructions?
by osoniye
Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Chani8's Dauntless Thread
Replies: 247
Views: 224215

Just another point of view... the idea of 1/2 your plate covered with raw and/or cooked veg (or fruit), and 1/4 with starch and 1/4 with meat or beans works well as a rule of thumb. You can always adjust the amounts if you are overfull or still hungry, as you get used to that as a guideline.
by osoniye
Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Linda's daily check-in
Replies: 4617
Views: 4626517

eschano wrote:Home made espresso ice-cream?? YUM!!!
Indonesian Ginger chicken? Wow. Your check-in thread makes me hungry!
by osoniye
Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Hi, lderoc- Sounds like a very sane S day. I look forward to hearing how Mon/Tue go, and if Thurs is calmer this week. It's amazing how we adjust. I love those Mongolian restaurants, and haven't been to one in years. Something to keep in mind for when I'm next nearer to one! I love the variety they ...
by osoniye
Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:11 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Thanks lderoc- I hope to try that recipe when I get home from this work trip and have access to an oven again! By the way, how many servings does it make? Re: the Thursday night binges- it's great that they are getting tamer and that they have had a good effect on the weekend. I personally would kee...
by osoniye
Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm noticing my thinking is changing!
Replies: 5
Views: 11429

eveninglightwriter wrote:...and I have to step away from the chopped carrot.
Hehe. I think this is one of the fun things about NoS, Sometimes I can have a Doughnut, but on N days, this! 8)
by osoniye
Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What would you say to your younger self?
Replies: 35
Views: 53143

I would tell my younger self: You have no idea how much your metabolism will slow down with age. What weight fell off in your early 30's and took a little work to get rid of in your late 30's, will take a lot of work to lose in your early 40's and be nearly impossible to diet off as you approach 50....
by osoniye
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:48 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: lderoc's daily check-in
Replies: 26
Views: 32165

Hi, lderoc- Welcome back. Sounds like you're doing great!
Care to share your recipe for baked oatmeal??
by osoniye
Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:26 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Struggling ....
Replies: 14
Views: 21917

Sometimes limiting access, especially in the beginning is important. Maybe having your daughter keep her snacks in a different place for a while would help. Or more radically, help her to avoid sweets on weekdays too, by having fruit for her during the week-? (I don't know her age, level of autonomy...
by osoniye
Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Newbie questions - thanks in advance!
Replies: 26
Views: 36402

Hi weebly, and welcome! Re: your questions: I personally treat any chocolate product, including hot chocolate, as an S. I know not everybody on here does. But just imagine how much more awesome it will taste on the weekends after you've been doing without it all week! (Most things that are labeled "...
by osoniye
Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Sonya's checkin
Replies: 619
Views: 805755

Su140316 S day treat: iced mocha (YUM!!), 1/3 doughnut B: veggie burger/carrots, mayo L: beans +beef/carrots, pudding S: toast, butter, pudding Eating everything up before work travel tomorrow morning. Still not feeling great after being sick for several weeks, so started on antibiotics. Blek. I unp...