Everyday Systems

Dale

I don't remember ever having it due to frequent eating. I have it now because of medication and I also had it when I was pregnant.

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Congratulations! Well done!

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Very interesting, thanks for posting!

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Thanks for the link! I love Clarissa Dickson Wright and didn't realise that this series was on.

I don't have much appetite in the early morning, so tend to have a small breakfast. I don't want to "waste" my calories on eating food I don't enjoy!

Dale

I'm not very good at No S (and mix it up with other things, so no wonder ...), so I know where you're coming from! 1) I ended up giving up on Habitcal because I hated seeing a whole day as a failure. I'd rather just try to get back on track from the next meal, rather than write the whole day off. So...

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Oh, I agree and historically it might be also be natural to have periods of starvation or overeating. I was meaning more that it feels natural in terms of weight control (something that wasn't such a big issue in the past). But before I got overweight I (mostly) didn't watch what I ate at all, and y...

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I watched a TV programme about obesity a while ago. The thing that really stuck with me was the programme saying that fat people's levels of hormones which control hunger and satiety followed a different pattern to slim people's, meaning that we're always a bit hungry and never completely satiated. ...

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I was looking at this a while ago on the National Weight Control Registry site.

http://www.nwcr.ws/Research/default.htm

It's a bit more positive about losing weight with a program (like No S, I suppose), rather than without.

Dale

My original goal was 10% for that reason. But now I've lost it, I'm still a bit lost about what I should aim for. Another 10%? My original weight? Is it better/easier/more sustainable to try to maintain that higher weight rather than continue to lose? Or is it always better to aim for a normal BMI? ...

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I've been through long periods of eating what I wanted. I was lucky enough to be one of those people who never seemed to put on weight when I was younger. Then when I did put on weight and I was having problems with diets, I decided to just eat normally and see what happened. I think it was "healthy...

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Did the 42% cut out snacks and deserts entirely? You'd think it would be easier to stick with something more moderate (like No S), but maybe not? It's interesting that such a high proportion didn't use books or groups. I wonder why they chose such low weight loss (10%) to look at, though. I'd like t...

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Yes, I've tried No S without calorie counting for quite a while (can't remember how long exactly) and did lose some weight initially, but I suppose my calorie requirements dropped as my weight dropped! It's now difficult to pick apart how much weight I've lost from No S and how much from calorie cou...

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I think that No S is the most sensible diet I've seen, and I do understand that it's meant to be something that you can do indefinitely without having to obsessively count calories (or anything else). I think that sticking to the rules will mean that you eat less calories. However, speaking as a sho...

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My weight often seems to naturally fluctuate and I can gain or lose two pounds in a day, so if it was me, I wouldn't worry.

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It's not a huge difference in weight loss (between Papas and Babies) - just 2lb over 13 weeks. It also says that the Papas gained muscle (which could explain the slightly smaller weight loss?), whereas the Babies didn't.

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I saw an interesting tv programme about the "skinny fat" issue (although I don't think they called it that) - apparently some people who appear slim or skinny can have excess visceral fat and a high body fat percentage. There seemed to be a link to low birth weight. The whole thing is confusing. It ...

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I have the book (it's a good read). A lot of what he says makes sense. I hadn't thought about it in terms of dieting either.

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Interesting article. I have never lost weight through exercise alone. I have once gained weight through exercise alone (I wasn't overweight at the time)! I think exercise is still useful for possible health benefits (that's why I do it), but I think there's also a slight advantage in that you can ea...

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I suppose that whatever you eat IS your diet, so you're techinically always on a diet. But I'd tend to use "dieting" to mean watching what you eat in some way (with the purpose of weight control). I think it's the exception for dieting to "work" in the sense of making you lose a large amount of weig...

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I don't think they mean that we're heavier than 100% of the world! I think all they mean is that we are heavier (or have a higher BMI) than average person. I already knew that I'd a higher than average BMI. It just tells me my BMI is higher than the average person in each of those countries. I'm not...

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Well done!

I'm not a breakfast person either and my breakfasts are normally fairly small even on No S (about 200 calories). Funnily enough, that seems to be working for me as I still make it through to lunchtime without getting too hungry. The weight loss is going slowly for me, but that's OK.

Dale

I love Grapenuts! As well as the ones mentioned, I'd include muesli, raw oats, weetabix and bran flakes. (I know they aren't all sugar free, but they're not sugary).

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Congratulations on your baby and on breastfeeding :). I put on a lot of weight when I was pregnant, but it all came off (and more) without adjusting my diet. I don't know if that was because I was breastfeeding. I don't think No S would have suited me then as I was feeding night and day. I think I'd...

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I decided at the beginning that if I was really, really hungry I was going to eat something. In practice, it only happened a couple of times. If I do get a bit hungry now, I have something to drink instead of eat. Coffee with hot milk works well for me, but I sometimes have orange juice. This goes a...

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I'm sorry about your mother. It must be a very difficult to time for you all. I would say that there's no harm in trying No S, but don't make it an additional stress. If it's causing you stress then you can stop and go back to it at a better time. It might be that it's actually helpful. I'm finding ...

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I've been drinking less since doing No S. I used to often have a glass of red wine in the evening. I initially intended to continue to do so on No S, but I found that it was making me peckish and I'd want to snack. I now only have alcohol on S days. I think the alcohol I was drinking was added calor...

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I like French toast with salt (nothing sweet). If we're talking about the same thing (fried egg-soaked bread).

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I've found that now I've got into the routine of 3 meals a day, I'm not getting terribly hungry in between them. It feels as if my body is expecting food at mealtimes, but not at other times. I agree with M's sick of dieting above: if you eat every 2 -3 hours, you end up feeling hungry every 2 - 3 h...

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I was out with girlfriends a while ago and have another night out coming up. Last time it turned out that I was able to make it a No S day (I just had one course). If I'd felt that was too difficult I'd have made it an S day (even if I'd been hoping to make it a No S day!). I think that if you don't...

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Hi, Bannana. Congratulations on finishing your bachelor's in difficult circumstances! I like that No S isn't about the "what" too. There's a lot of flexibility.

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I've had a couple of "failures", but I don't even count them as that. The way I look at it, I'm trying to sort out my eating habits for life. Even if I "failed", say, once a month, for life, I don't think it would matter too much. I'm finding that it's getting easier rather than harder (in that the ...

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I've wondered about that too. I often have muesli and greek yoghurt for breakfast which is definitely sweet and sugary (due to the dried fruit), but I think it still fits with the spirit of No S. The book says not to worry about checking ingredients, taking sugar in coffee, etc., so I feel for me th...

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I'm really glad that I gave up smoking too (even though that may have been the start of my weight gain). I've known people who have died of lung cancer, but I haven't personally known anyone who died of obesity which makes the smoking risk feel more immediate for me.

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No S has been going brilliantly for me, but it wasn't a huge change in that I don't have a sweet tooth (so it didn't bother me to give up sweets during the week, and I don't feel like eating them much at weekends either), and I was eating 3 one-course meals a day anyway. So it was just the snacks th...

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I have something in common in you in that I don't feel bad about my body. My boyfriend thinks I look great and he doesn't think I need to lose weight at all. For the past few years I've been happy not dieting and not losing weight. However, I do have some health problems, including heart disease and...

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I've only been trying No S for a few weeks, but it has got easier as time goes on. One thing that helped me was remembering that I had to eat a good amount at each meal if it was going to get me through to the next one. It seems that it's more important to establish the habit than it is to control t...

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Hi Sarah. I've tried the thing of eating when hungry and stopping when satiated and I couldn't get it to work for me. For instance, I know from experience that I should eat breakfast, but I don't feel hungry in the early morning. By the time I'm hungry I'm often at work and can't eat. I think it's d...

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I'm 48, so probably at that age when health problems are likely to get worse rather than better! And I agree that it may feel better at the moment because I've only recently got fat. It's only been the last few years, and in some ways I feel better than when I was slim. But looking ahead, I can see ...

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Carpediem, I wouldn't say that I binge at all. What I meant was that when I diet I sometimes eat something I "shouldn't" and then feel guilty and agitated and end up making myself throw up. I'm really embarrassed to admit that, but there it is. I think it's really bad for me to do that, and that's o...

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No offense taken, and I admire you for going for it wholeheartedly. I was also "naturally" slim for most of my life (could eat whatever I wanted) then started to put on weight fairly quickly (I don't know what the trigger was). I don't have your family history: I'm the biggest in my family! I can se...

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Carpe, I do agree about losing weight because of health problems, and that's the reason I'm trying to lose a bit of weight now. Otherwise, I wouldn't diet at all. I've been the same weight for a good few years now (mostly not dieting) and I'm worried that if I try to lose weight I'll end up even big...

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I am a lot overweight too (I'm not sure by how much, but I'm about double my lowest adult weight), and have thought about surgery but decided I'm not interested. I have heart disease and worry about having an anaesthetic and about the risks of complications. I'm also worried that I would feel unhapp...

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Thank you for bumping this thread! I'm a new No-Ser and enjoyed reading these tips. I suppose you are a seasoned No-Ser now. How's it going and what advice would you give now that you're further down the line?

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The problem (for me) is that it seems like it doesn't stop snacking so much as make you eat less when you snack. No good when I'm trying not to snack at all! Thank you for the tip though. It might be handy on S days, to avoid overindulging.

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