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by anra
Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Bright Line Eating
Replies: 11
Views: 23724

Re: Bright Line Eating

Hi everybody, usually I read here and do not post, but since I have some experience with BLE, I'll give my two cents. Just for a bit of framework, I tried BLE to get a grip on my sometimes raging emotional/addictive eating patterns and had some success - 10 pounds lost in 12 weeks and I still keep t...
by anra
Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

saturday n-day success (strictly no sugar day 3) oolala, that is soo cool, how was life in Iran in the 70s? I only know pictures and a few songs from that time ... and quite a few people who mourn a way of life that seems lost forever ... I study farsi because I have quite a lot of Persian friends....
by anra
Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:53 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

thanks for checking in on me, oolala! :D now I finally got over the cold, after getting better and worse for a few days (my husband as well). we have quite drastic weather changes at the moment (from spring to early summer back to freezing temperatures within two weeks) and yes - so many people I kn...
by anra
Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:36 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

still going fine, been sick with a heavy cold and am still not fully fit again.

friday n-day success

saturday, sunday s-days success
monday n-day success
by anra
Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

boy, what a week! but two important exams are done. just waiting for results.

monday to thursday n-days success

on tuesday no dinner due to lack of hunger/appetite
on thursday no lunch due to lack of hunger (I forgot to eat, more or less).
by anra
Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: "the truth about slim people"
Replies: 17
Views: 29154

thanks ep for summarizing.

and octavia, I find this ironic ... it's a british video by channel 4! :shock:
by anra
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: "the truth about slim people"
Replies: 17
Views: 29154

"the truth about slim people"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoRh5-gCCrc

I found this very interesting and funny to watch. they don't hit you on the nose with it, but no snacking and eating real meals is "a big revelation" in there.

enjoy!
by anra
Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

yes, oolala, I felt much better after just crying it out than after those pieces of chocolate. .... I knew going into therapy that days like this would come. I knew I was probably going to resort to old habits. gladly, they don't work anymore, so it feels a lot like progress. sunday s-day success no...
by anra
Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Vanilla S Strong!
Replies: 6
Views: 14622

hi lori, this sound soo cool! I imagine you being a fit and tough cookie.

welcome back ... from one happy returnee to another :)
by anra
Sat Mar 03, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

oolala - that would be truly interesting to know ... I bump and bang my limbs and my head quite a lot (as I said before I'm a klutz), and many times I wonder "where does this bruise come from?!" thursday n-day fail - a very demanding session with my therapist. I'm getting down to the core of my "iss...
by anra
Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:43 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

hi automatedeating ... I was sitting on the floor by the heater to warm up a bit after I came home. silly me then got up too quick and too straight and banged my head into the windowsill. thanks for your concern! feeling better already, headache almost gone. wednesday n-day success another busy and ...
by anra
Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:35 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

tuesday n-day success b: 2 pieces toast w/ butter, 2 soft boiled eggs, persian cucumber, cheese l: rice, broccoli + cauliflower+cashews dressed w/ olive oil and lots of black pepper d: more rice, spinach frittata drinks: lots of water, herbal tea, almond "milk" cocoa sweetened w/ honey a good day a...
by anra
Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

monday n-day success

nothing special to report, meals were not my usual, it was a busy day and food was more of the "hit and run" type. but three meals, eaten sitting down, with a plate, as I was hungry. good enough.
by anra
Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

hi automatedeating, you know what it is? I just realized that I enjoy my meal so much more when I'm hungry - so I don't want to spoil the next meal by overeating at this one. also, i keep in mind "there is going to be food soon if you get hungry again" - so I don't "panic" and stay out of restrictio...
by anra
Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

hi oolala - thanks for your concern. i'm quite a positive person and always sure that things will turn out good ... so far in my life, all the trouble went away in the end and there's always been some kind of lesson in it ... sunday - s-day - success getting in tune with hunger and fullness again. I...
by anra
Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

success (mild s-day) a small dinner means I wake up hungry for breakfast the next day - I like that. a nice saturday spent with part of the family - went to an italian restaurant, had pasta and salad. the portions were really big, so I decided to finish the salad for lunch and take the leftovers fr...
by anra
Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:44 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

success. a demanding day at work, even if I had brought extra food besides lunch there would not have been time to eat it. I had lunch and then only water and herbal tea. I'll have to figure this out ... did stop eating lunch when I was full, but 3 hours later I was getting hungry again (tough I ha...
by anra
Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

back at it again

... oh wow, time flies. hello everybody, old and new :) never really completely left the no-s lifestyle, just let the diary slip a few days and *boom* 18 months or so have gone by since the last post. a lot has happened since June 2016 - we got married, we renovated our apartment, I started a master...
by anra
Thu Jun 09, 2016 5:27 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

i'm still here!

just another short and quick update. just three more weeks ahead in this semester and i'll be done with my bachelor degree's coursework. just have to write my thesis over the summer (which will be a cakewalk, it's only 5000 words). i am 105 days in on nossing. BUT i only recently started to lose wei...
by anra
Tue May 03, 2016 8:57 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

just a super-quick check-in: my days are, and have been, good, stressful, incredibly challenging. i'm still with the three meals a day, sometimes portions are too big, but that's okay for now. exercise is not happening, but that is also okay for now. i just can't have another layer of stress and thi...
by anra
Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:50 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

hey jackn! thanks for stoppin' by! i really like your signature :) i LOVE the sanity of marking a day red, putting it behind me and just start afresh the next morning. it is a very grown-up, self-empowering thing to do. the 14 minute workout should be stepping the stairs in our building, we have 10 ...
by anra
Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:20 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

ha?! how funny is that? :D

yes, today was :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by anra
Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

hi oolala! i'm doing my 14 minutes of intense working out not every day, because there is no real routine at the moment. so some days just fly by and to be honest, i do completely forget about those 14 minutes. i move a lot by bike, i walk a lot on a daily basis (don't own a car) ... but the intense...
by anra
Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:00 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Hhenders check-in
Replies: 20
Views: 33957

hi, i like how you formulated your goal in the signature. sounds really long-term. and as somebody who is very impatient, i struggle with not seeing immediate results too! that is why keeping a journal is a very valuable tool. one just can't remember forever exactly how the "here and now" feels .. b...
by anra
Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:00 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

thank you everyone! this morning i woke up after a full night's sleep, well rested and ready to face my day. :) completed the last missing hours of my internship, fixed a few exam dates, got a few other things in order and now i am working on a presentation for next week. busy but happy. and i feel ...
by anra
Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Story snacks - chocolate cake
Replies: 16
Views: 27859

oh my ... nothing beats a slice of bread with butter and honey; i prefer this with hot tea at breakfast (sometimes ... on s-days 8) ). and i know from personal experience that industrial butter makes my skin break out and organic butter doesn't. i suspect that all the hormones and medicine those poo...
by anra
Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: SpiritSong singing an old tune with new vigor
Replies: 49
Views: 56237

welcome back and happy no-s-ing!
by anra
Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

thank you cookie and merry! the hearing went fine. the board decided in my favor and with my best interests in mind. and they decided quickly, within an hour. i can finally let this part (bad childhood/father issues) of the past go. this cloud has been over my head for a few weeks now and it feels s...
by anra
Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:21 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

so far, so good. the hearing is tonight. i'm all over the place. at least i'm having a day off and i spent it cleaning the whole place, taking out the garbage, taking old clothes to caritas (a chain of second hand stores that gladly takes donations), ... anything to keep me busy and my mind from rum...
by anra
Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

yes it does. sorry, i took that abbreviation mindlessly from german!
by anra
Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

it sure is efficient; i was sore for two days, in fact i still am. today it was like a summer day and i took my bike to work; that's 50 minutes of riding the bike against the wind :roll: i got out of breath a few times and sure did sweat ... so it counts as a workout. eating-wise all is fine; 3 reas...
by anra
Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Cindy1969's daily check in
Replies: 39
Views: 45751

Welcome, congratulations on your decision to start this way of eating (LIVING!) and i hope all is going well!
by anra
Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Just Starting Out
Replies: 9
Views: 19824

welcome and all the best for your start!
by anra
Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:28 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

oolala .... thanks! for reading, thinking and replying. of course the things are just in my head. the threat i feel is very much one to identity and self-worth, so i feel a bit shaken to the core. i was so down in the dumps over the last few days, i started taking a very small dose of 5-htp (made fr...
by anra
Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:03 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

still behaving. 3 meals straight and drink all the water i need. still under quite some emotional stress. the inner turmoil has passed, i'm just waiting things out. the "hearing" is in two weeks. i noticed a loss of appetite and .... i'm constipated, i guess due to anxiety/tension. which makes me ev...
by anra
Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:53 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

a good day, 3 meals straight, got my water, did my work for uni. am able to focus again. had a little craving for chocolate in the afternoon - but there was none available and i had a glass of water instead. basta! funny thing i noticed: whenever i successfully fight a hankering like this - by letti...
by anra
Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:14 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

at last, a productive day.

monday, an n-day, eating was fine.

feeling a bit better, emotionally and overall. have to get down to studying and doing some research for uni.
by anra
Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

two s-days behind me. nothing to wild, eatingwise. i'm on an emotional rollercoaster, old problems rising up again and need to be dealt with once and for all. i need to sort of testify about things from (my not so nice) childhood and i feel like i'm losing my mind. it is just so much shame and anger...
by anra
Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:11 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

soooo glad that i did not get full on sick. but eating today was not solid. portions too small. felt very bloated before lunch and did not get much down. of course i was hungry two hours later. ravishingly hungry. i gave in and had some bites with tea. :roll: i hate unorganised days like this. i've ...
by anra
Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

things are going good, habitwise. i am a bit under emotional stress (family affairs) and i noticed a tendency to have bigger portions at mealtime, plus a tendency to eat faster and chew less ... a real "stuffing mode". :? good thing i realized, so i can push against it and keep some sanity. today i ...
by anra
Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

i live in southern austria and part of my family comes from living a more farmer lifestyle where polenta and buckwheat is big.
the cake has been around for a good 40, 50 years in my family, when the addition of chocolate became affordable ...

hope you have a good week too!
by anra
Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:42 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 3 Meals even on S days....???
Replies: 9
Views: 18967

"Habit is overcome by habit." (Desiderius Erasmus) (and quoted by Reinhard in his book.)

so just stick with it, have fun with it and i guess somewhere along the way you'll find a happy balance.

happy monday!



:D
by anra
Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:59 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The 21(day) Club
Replies: 839
Views: 1230019

are we allowed to post twice in this thread? :D if you scroll up, you will find my post from 2 (!!) years ago. even though i did stick to nos for quite a while then, i slipped. and then life happened. anyway. i did it again and yesterday was day 21. and i don't want to miss the sanity and calm confi...
by anra
Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:50 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

today is day 22. i think i have to post in the 21 day club :) the weekend was fine, eating-wise. and water-wise. i really get in trouble if i don't drink enough water, but i started to re-establish this habit along with nossing. i always had trouble to get enough water on the weekends. the cake my m...
by anra
Fri Mar 11, 2016 4:08 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

day 19. yaaay! close to being in the 21club again. not much to report, only that i'm not very hungry these days or have much of an appetite. i eat my three plates a day but most of the time there are leftovers. food is a bit boring at the moment. not that i shop well or do my best at cooking ... it'...
by anra
Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Done with dieting and obsessing!!
Replies: 12
Views: 24784

red, i'm nosy (and a bit horrified ....) - what was that program that you were on?
by anra
Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Tex Ark Check In
Replies: 233
Views: 359378

Re: Tex Ark Check In

TexArk wrote: ... but I need to have my fence built...I don't do well with free range.
:lol: i love this!
by anra
Wed Mar 09, 2016 5:58 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

yes. i felt a bit under the weather and wanted lentil soup and cornbread.
by anra
Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 3 Meals even on S days....???
Replies: 9
Views: 18967

hmm. reading your posts i came to realise that we always had kind of a n-day-structure on weekends (3 meals, dinner maybe smaller) plus the goodies from an s-day (sweets/treats with tea). it has always been the weekdays that troubled me - irregular eating, emotional eating, seconds/overeating. now t...
by anra
Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:18 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

"If you see it, you eat it." i completely agree. yesterday was fine. calm. i am getting more in tune with hunger, serving size and satiety. had to leave a slice of bread at breakfast. i hope i can keep the times to eat as they are atm, just would fit so fine. breakfast around 7 (yesterday: 2 large ...
by anra
Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

sonya - this made me laugh. in the end, it IS probably best to keep the stuff in the supermarket :lol: so many times in my life i tried to keep chocolate around and be reasonable with it ... and failed. i came up with the strongbox after once i read about the all-time high in sugar consumption we ha...
by anra
Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:39 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

thanks oolala ... your comment just gave me kind of an epipaphany or vision right into next year ... the habits strongly formed AND being able to fast. so yesterday was monday ... midmorning was a bit tough, it was hard to get into n-day-mode. didn't have any particular snack in mind and definitely ...
by anra
Sun Mar 06, 2016 6:07 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

thanks kittson and linda ... the s-days are just coming to an end and even though i did not go overboard (no snacks or seconds, but chocolate at teatime), i long for the structure of my n-day tomorrow. plus i had a little heartburn from the sugar ... funny how fast the tolerance can go down. due to ...
by anra
Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: If you came to No S as a binge/compulsive/disordered eater..
Replies: 12
Views: 22558

welcome back candice! :D
by anra
Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Do you eat at the same time every day?
Replies: 17
Views: 32061

i'm still working out my routine ... i'm a student and schedule changes every six months .... but at least on the weekends we have it quite steady: breakfast at 8.00 - 8.30 lunch at 2.30 - 3.00 tea at 4.00 - 4.30 small dinner if hungry, but for me no later than 8.00 i hope this semester i can work i...
by anra
Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:21 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: anra's not so daily check-in
Replies: 74
Views: 71360

anra's not so daily check-in

so i'm this plan again since two weeks ago. it is working great so far. earlier this week, i was anxiously awaiting a few things for the new semester ahead and i was tempted very hard to go and get some chocolate. i used to be an emotional eater, very much so when i don't have full control over my l...
by anra
Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: If you came to No S as a binge/compulsive/disordered eater..
Replies: 12
Views: 22558

hi skelton and welcome! i have always been an emotional eater. i overeat/overate at times when i do not have full control over decisions or actions in my life. and i tend to get addicted to sugar. so having this very easy plan of three meals PLUS consciously staying away from sugar is working greatl...
by anra
Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: People concerned with no snacking
Replies: 19
Views: 37117

kittson, great attitude! :D and very important point about boundaries and respecting them. i haven't told my husband until after i was one week in that i'm doing this "thing". he hadn't noticed but since there are three meals and our "holy" teatime on weekends is not affected, he doesn't mind much ....
by anra
Fri Mar 04, 2016 7:06 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Done with dieting and obsessing!!
Replies: 12
Views: 24784

hello and welcome to this "tribe" (as oolala likes to call it). :D

and ... ...what cedar asked! i'm curious as well.
by anra
Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:55 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: People concerned with no snacking
Replies: 19
Views: 37117

congratulations on your weight loss! it always amazes me that even in short periods such remarkable changes can happen. most of the other diets are gone and forgotten by the third month .... :) onto your issue: i would stay calm and insist that the concept of not snacking is working for you and that...
by anra
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:01 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone else only drink water between meals?
Replies: 26
Views: 41031

hello, I HAVE to drink water between meals. if I don't get enough water throughout the day, i suffer the consequences the next day: waking up with dry itchy eyes, getting seriously bloated and ... well ... constipated :roll: ... and enough for me means 8 large glasses at least. but other than that I...
by anra
Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

update

hello everyone, i am quite busy with exam prep at the moment so i am not active here at all, not even reading or lurking. but i just wanted to give a quick update - last weekend was my first official weigh-in (after one solid month in) and i am a bit more than 1 kilo down. i am even more delighted b...
by anra
Thu May 22, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Is skipping meals against the No S rules?
Replies: 6
Views: 13801

hi alicerabbit, i sometimes wait for the breakfast hunger to come and then it is already so late that i eat lunch earlier and then dinner as usual. on the weekends we tend to have breakfast, a late lunch/early dinner and then just tea (with the occasional treats). my husband sometimes isn't hungry i...
by anra
Sat May 17, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The 21(day) Club
Replies: 839
Views: 1230019

thank you mariposa, as is see you are very new to the nossers ... hope you are doing well on it and soon you'll be in the "club 21" yourself =)
by anra
Sat May 17, 2014 10:27 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The 21(day) Club
Replies: 839
Views: 1230019

me too!

time flies when you have fun 8)

today is day 21, green days (n) and yellow days (s).

i'm fine and i will keep counting the days until 100, i always do that with new habits, after that i know that i can stick with it for around three months and i'm good with it.

have lovely day, everyone!
by anra
Sat May 17, 2014 9:49 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Depression Era Cooking
Replies: 100
Views: 119583

yes wosnes, she passed away last year. i love that series so very much.

i cried when i found out she had died, that video of her grandson giving the sad news is just heartbreaking.
by anra
Mon May 12, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Catch Phrase Glossary (add yours!)
Replies: 157
Views: 257323

i once heard karl lagerfeld say in a documentary: "discipline is my normalcy".

i loved that and when things get stressful i think about this sentence and just keep up my good habits and go on doing what needs to be done.
by anra
Mon May 12, 2014 11:53 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

hey merry kat,

that's a great reference =)

the locked box still works ... but i don't think about sweets a lot anymore.
on the weekend (my second s-weekend) the husband had to remind me that i could have something from the box ... i had forgotten about it. :lol:
by anra
Mon May 12, 2014 11:50 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

today is day 16. i just had lunch. i made myself some nice fresh cornbread as a side dish. (an authentic southern us recipe :D ) fresh warm homemade bread is my weakness, and cornbread is even lovelier. before no s i would have been overeating because it's so good. today - i stopped after one piece ...
by anra
Sun May 04, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

hello neighbours and everybody. the first weekend with s-days went pretty good. i ate my 3 plates plus i was allowed some sweet treats with the afternoon tea. i had 2 pieces of my choice and was happy and satisfied. no binging or overdoing it. we have a locked box that contains little chocolates, gl...
by anra
Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Intelligent Dietary Defaults (add yours!)
Replies: 95
Views: 272491

breakfast: 2 soft boiled free range eggs glutenfree slices with flaxseed plus tomato paste and mayonnaise/tahini/almond butter leftover veggies or lentils or fresh cucumber/radishes earl grey with lemon lunch: rice, pasta or quinoa lentils (prepared and frozen stew or fresh quick-cook dhal) or bean ...
by anra
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

thank you everybody for the nice welcome. the more i read and think about this lifestyle, the more sense it makes. today is day 4 and i feel so good and SO normal. (warning, this may be a bit tmi for some ... but i am more than happy to report that my digestion works pretty fine since i started this...
by anra
Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just an introduction
Replies: 22
Views: 32001

just an introduction

hello everybody, my name is andrea, i am from austria, europe and today has been my third day not-s-ing. i love it. i am doing fine with it, i enjoy getting hungry for my meals. i don't need to fight down the slightest feeling of hunger by snacking. you can survive being hungry, WHO KNEW? just wait ...