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alice2002

Thanks for the responses! I tried it last week, but it was a total fail! lol I think in the back of my mind I totally felt like I was "cheating", and then it just all derailed from there. Sigh...so I'm going back to almost vanilla. :) I start my weekend on Friday night since it's date night with my ...

alice2002

I've been working on No S since January, and besides one 7 week stint I've not had many good weeks. I've decided to focus on 2 of the S's at this point. No snacking and no seconds. I allow myself a sweet at the end of the day. Since I've been doing this for this many months without a lot of success,...

alice2002

I've been doing No S since the beginning of the year. I had a solid 7 week stretch where I didn't mess up at all in early spring (prior to that, I had a couple weeks all green..but not in a row). I've since gotten off track, (I had a miscarriage, and let my eating relax while I dealt with that) and ...

alice2002

Are you exercising at all? I ask, because between Thanksgiving and today, I've gone down one clothing size, but according to the scale I've lost less than 5 lbs! I've been walking at least 2 miles, 2x a week on average. And I'm guessing I must be gaining some muscle for the scale to stay as high as ...

alice2002

When I first started No S, it was constantly on my mind. All day long, I'd be thinking about it. When I can eat, reminding myself not to snack or lick the spoon or whatever. Several weeks in, I no longer thought that much about it, but I started really noticing how often I would have snacked. For in...

alice2002

I honestly don't think my Friday evening sweet is holding me back. I'm currently on my 3rd successful week! (yay!) In the past few months, up till now, I've only had 1 good week where I got through it all without messing up. So I think that is what has been holding me back so far. :) If I were to st...

alice2002

I've tried the Friday evening to Sunday afternoon thing...and it doesn't work for me. It's super hard for me to switch gears in the middle of a day like that. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

alice2002

Thank you all for your responses. I am 35yo, 153lbs, and 5'5". My goal is about 135...or comfortably in a size 6. Is there any chance that my Friday date night "cheat" could be holding me back? It's hard to believe that one thing is the only thing that is keeping me from losing this weight. Especial...

alice2002

I've not posted in a while! I seriously got started with No S a week into January. I've only managed to get through 2 weeks perfectly (well...I do have a dessert Friday nights...so technically it would be a red day). Most weeks I only had small failures, and other weeks it would be a full day or two...

alice2002

Sonya, Yes, I guess that was my real question! Deciding if muffins and the like are ok on N days. I think I need to cut those out. Now to figure out more breakfast ideas besides eggs. :) I was kind of on a low carb diet a few months ago, and I'm sick of eggs all the time, and was really enjoying mor...

alice2002

Thanks! I am trying not to worry too much about it. I never thought of committing to a certain amount of time. I mean, I figured I'll be doing this forever! :) Does anyone else eat muffins and other typical breakfast foods that could possibly be seen as sweets on N days? I won't touch doughnuts, but...

alice2002

I believe in No S 100% and don't plan on quitting. :) I just wondered about some kind of rule of thumb about seeing progress in weight loss. I want to know if I'm indulging too much in one area or another. For example, I will still have muffins and homemade coffee cake for breakfast, and occasionall...

alice2002

Since No S is a rather slow losing diet, how much time do you give it before perhaps making more changes? In other words...how long do you do Vanilla S before thinking you need to add more rules, or whatever? Right now I'm only focussing on getting through my N days correctly...so I'm not heavily fo...

alice2002

Thank you all for replying! I will keep thinking about how to handle it.

alice2002

Ok, so I first started No S a couple weeks before Thanksgiving. I did fairly well those 2 weeks, then pretty much took off from Thanksgiving through New years, with a few N days thrown in there. :) I've been back on track since then, though. So, I'm still at the beginning stages of this. I'm sure th...

alice2002

Thanks for all the responses! I'll take a super slow weight loss with less stress over food any day! This is the only diet that I can say I can honestly live with forever. Curious...those of you who say it started easy, but then got hard. Why do you think that is? What about the habit aspect of it? ...

alice2002

Ok, this is silly...but I bought the book on Amazon, so how do I send you a reciept?

alice2002

Great! Thank you for the quick response!

alice2002

Ok, thanks! I'm assuming it's ok between meals?

alice2002

Today is day 12 for me on No S. Having had my second weekend, I noticed a couple things. One, I did more snacking on Sunday and decided that I actually prefer the 3 meals no snacking on my N days. I also realized that I'm more thoughtful about what I eat on N days. I'm more purposeful, not the stres...

alice2002

I don't now if this is covered in the book or not (still waiting for it to come in the mail), but are diet drinks ok on N days?
Thanks!

alice2002

In addition, I will eat any holiday foods mindfully . I will fully enjoy those I choose to eat, and will not eat food I don't want for any reason - not because it's there, not because someone made it special (I'll be nice to them over it), not because "it's the holidays!" The things that are genuin...

alice2002

I was worried only going by my clothes, since that would be a larger amount gained before I'd notice. I think I'll stick to once a week for now. That way I can catch it if it goes up even a little.

Thanks for responding!

alice2002

Up 2 lbs from last Friday. And that's not usual for me. My weight doesn't vary that much day to day.

alice2002

I wondering if there is any reason why I should continue to weigh myself? I've officially been on No S for a full week, and I'm up 2/10ths of a lb...so basically I'm the same. However, last Friday's weigh in, I had dropped another 2 lbsor so, so I'm assuming that I will be at least a lb higher from ...

alice2002

All I can say is wow! Really...there is so much more to this than what I thought when I first read the "rules". I find it very interesting and encouraging!

alice2002

wow...thank you all for responding! As for a how long it took me to gain this 20 lbs...I'd say maybe 6 months to a year. I had just lost the baby weight from baby #3, and was so sick and tired of thinking about food that I just ate whatever I wanted. Then I took the next 1-2 years trying to lose it....

alice2002

I'm half tempted to just put my scale away for a while...and get back to it after I've had a month or two to get things down better.

alice2002

Thank you for your responses! The only thing wrong with it taking a year to lose it, is my own impatience and vanity (just being truthful here!)! :) I know that's my problem. I guess I have this small fear that if I follow the program and don't stress over the S days just yet and focus on the N days...

alice2002

Ah! Makes sense...Thanks!

alice2002

I just read that post (and will need to again, as I went through it too fast). I am very sure I need to SLOW down and try to really get a handle on this way of eating. I only have 20 lbs or so to go, but the thought of losing only .5 lbs a week (which I keep reading is kind of average) seems painful...

alice2002

This is a silly question, I'm sure, but how do you do meals that don't really use a full plate of food? We're having soup tonight with some bread and some kind of veggie. Do I just have one bowl of soup, and have a small plate for the other parts to the meal?

Thanks!

alice2002

Thanks!! Just what I needed to hear! :) I am very motivated to be good the rest of the week. The bad thing is, I didn't even enjoy my S days all that much...too much full feelings. I also have a mini trampoline and will try to get my 14 minutes of exercise on it this week. Even small bouncing will b...

alice2002

Who else has done this? I'm UP 4.6 lbs from last Friday. Ugh....any encouragement?? I only started this diet last Thursday, but had lost several lbs last week. Hate to think it's all back!

alice2002

Loved that article!!

alice2002

Have you both being doing No S for a while? I've only just started on Thursday, and went off Friday night to enjoy sweets early! Ugh!

Oh well...I'm just hoping I don't gain any this week, since I'm coming off a low carb diet (that I didn't follow very strictly).

alice2002

Today is my second N day...and so far so good. I'm really looking forward to the weekend, though! Anyone else LOVE sweets, and go overboard at first? I'm guessing that is what will happen, and the last thing I want to do is stress on my S days about that. Any tips for someone in their first week? I'...

alice2002

I was wondering if I could hear some success stories or "in progress" stories from those who don't have a whole lot to lose. I only have about 20 to lose, and I am interested in how long it might take to get down. Thanks!

alice2002

When was your baby born? Mine was on the 10th.

For breakfast today I had a bowl of cereal, a 1/4 of an apple and about 1/2 a banana. I was full and satisfied. Yesterday I was good as well. Making sure my meals are satisifying...but not huge.

alice2002

Ok...here's some more detail. I had a baby in March, and had a lot of weight to lose (baby #4). Trim Healthy Mama is pretty much a low carb diet, but it's a very confusing, time intensive plan to learn and impliment. And some of the ingredients are costly. All through the summer, I stayed on it M-F,...

alice2002

I've actually been on it for about 5 months...with lots of off days.

But I just didn't see eating this way forever. But the No S? I very certain I can keep this up! I can feel normal and eat what the rest of my family is eating, which is less stressful.

alice2002

Yes, I was talking about homemade muffins. Maybe I can cut the sugar some...and be ok with eating those on N days. Thanks!
And cereal? I've been on a kind of low carb diet, but I LOVE cereal...so I'm not sure what to do about that either. I don't want to be too strict, and then give up!

alice2002

I am just wondering what everyone else is doing about breakfast. Eggs are easy, but I get tired of them. When I think of a banana bread, or some kind of muffin or coffee cake, they're usually filled with sugar...so does everyone avoid those and save it for S days? Thanks! I figured pancakes were eas...

alice2002

I know I don't NEED to add in sugar...but I would feel very deprived if I didn't, but at least it's in moderation! Thanks for the responses!

alice2002

Hi, I just found out about this diet, and it sounds very doable long term. My biggest fear is that I'm currently doing Trim Healthy Mama, and have been sticking to it for 10 days now (pathetic I know, but that's excellent for me) and I'm hitting new low numbers on the scale. I have about 20-25 lbs t...

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Not doing all 3 S's at once?

Anyone else worry about this?

I'm noticing my thinking is changing!

wondering how normal this is

How long till you know if it's "working"?

Help with Fridays please!

12 days in

diet drinks

Another scale question

I've been listening to the podcasts!

"Phases of No S" post

how do you do meals that consist of soup?

I weighed myself Monday morning...bad idea! :)

Any tips for a newcomer?

Those who need to lose 20 lbs or less

question about muffins and breakfast breads

New here...fears! Help please