Amen!NaomiShambles wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:10 amThree meals a day & no snacking definitely satisfies my appetite better than snacking & trying to compensate with smaller meals. And limiting sweets to S days puts a limit on the highly-rewarding foods while still allowing me to enjoy them.
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- Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "Ideal Weight Program" Questionnaire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16856
Re: "Ideal Weight Program" Questionnaire
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "Ideal Weight Program" Questionnaire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16856
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Joined April Challenge. As I was preparing my calendar, I realized that I have a work conference 16-18 and vacation starting on the 27th. Not a good month to try my no-salty-junk mod. Will work on it informally here at home, but not worry about caving under out-of-the-ordinary social/travel conditio...
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:20 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: April Challenge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12713
I'm in, trying a mod this month: One after-dinner mint is not an S. Really working toward re-joining the 21-day Club. Done! :mrgreen: 16-18 = work conference which will be a real challenge but aiming for N days. :mrgreen: :( :mrgreen: 27 = beginning of 2-week vacation which will most likely be all S...
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:30 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Since the first of the year, I have been trying to rein in overspending as well as overeating. The overlap between the two is interesting. Reinhard's comments about habit vs. will-power apply to both. Guess I should re-read those sections in the NoS book... I really am focusing my energy on just adh...
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:48 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S Catch Phrase Glossary (add yours!)
- Replies: 157
- Views: 270496
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:43 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Thanks, Auto. We went away for a couple of days and had a wonderful, quiet, relaxing time for just the two of us. I have been musing on social eating. I think one of my biggest difficulties is that part of me rebels against "having" to follow NoS (any) rules. I tell myself that I should be able to h...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Today I copied recent monthly challenges here to have them all in one place. Reviewing them reveals that one of my major problems is social eating, giving in to dessert for all those dinner meetings or when we have guests...I need to figure out how to handle those. Lately I have been too much turnin...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
March 2019
24 25 26 27 28 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 05 = Fail = second sandwich 06 = Fail = hot fudge sundae 13 = Fail = apple crisp dessert provided by guest 14 = Fail = milkshake, began celebrating a day early 15 = NWS = 35th wedding anniversar...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
February 2019
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13 = Fail = dinner dessert with a guest
22 = Fail = Conference dinner dessert
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13 = Fail = dinner dessert with a guest
22 = Fail = Conference dinner dessert
28 = Fail = cookie with dinner meeting
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
January 2019
How embarrassing to have such a pathetic performance! 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 Blue = S Day 01 = Fail = Last night's party was supposed to be the end... 07 = Fail = small sweet fruit bar with dinner 11 = Fail = dinner wi...
- Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:48 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
December 2018
I managed to white-knuckle through November with only one Fail. Hope I can hang in there for December. 24-31 is all Vacation & my house is overflowing with special treats (not my choice). I will allow myself to count those days green if I have no more than 1 S per day. I want to avoid going complete...
- Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: March Challenge
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13095
Re: March Challenge
24 25 26 27 28 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 05 = Fail = second sandwich 06 = Fail = hot fudge sundae 13 = Fail = apple crisp dessert provided by guest 14 = Fail = milkshake, began celebrating a day early 15 = NWS = 35th wedding anniversar...
- Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: February 2019 Challenge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10795
- Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:13 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: January 2019 Challenge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10386
January 2019 Challenge
How embarrassing to have such a pathetic performance be the first thing everybody sees when they check this thread! 30 31 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01 02 Blue = S Day 01 = Fail = Last night's party was supposed to be the end... 07 = ...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18303
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: December challenge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29521
TexArk, Yes, as you are composing your post, only the codes for the emoticons appear. But if you click the Preview button, your post will be displayed as it will be entered on the Board. The emoticons should display properly in the Preview. When you click the Submit button, your post will show exact...
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:50 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: December challenge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29521
I managed to white-knuckle through November with only one Fail. Hope I can hang in there for December. 24-31 is all Vacation & my house is overflowing with special treats (not my choice). I will allow myself to count those days green if I have no more than 1 S per day. I want to avoid going complete...
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:44 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: December challenge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29521
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Mon Nov 12 was a huge fail. Another dinner meeting, only this time dessert was pumpkin pie with whipped cream. And then after I got home I continued permasnacking until bedtime. It actually is pretty scary how not-habit the NoS guidelines are for me. I just decided I was going to have the pie, with ...
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:15 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Lyrica
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7557
I am so sorry to hear of your pain & the struggles Lyrica causes. Is moving to a more favorable climate at all an option for you? I ask because many years ago I had a friend who suffered greatly with post-polio syndrome, & Montana's climate was literally killing her. Moving away from the altitude, c...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:13 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:01 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Yesterday was actually a tinge pink since I licked a yogurt spoon during clean-up. But since that is a rare thing for me, it is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. On the other hand, I had a real SUCCESS in that we had a dinner guest and I was barely even tempted by the dessert everyone el...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:29 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
But no matter what, it boils down to when am I more unhappy, in the moment when I have to hold out against the desire to eat, or later, when I feel too full and I'm wishing I hadn't eaten as much? Think I will "codeify" to This or fat? where "This" = whatever discomfort I am feeling in the moment &...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:28 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2369
- Views: 2819018
So sorry to hear of your struggles. I was touched that you turned to us that horrible morning at 4 a.m. Once again you have been a great encourager to me. Back on Sep 30 But no matter what, it boils down to when am I more unhappy, in the moment when I have to hold out against the desire to eat, or l...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:06 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:01 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: November 2018 Challenge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15094
I'm here, too! Need to keep my green streak going one more day at a time. :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgre...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 10:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Ever since getting serious again about NoS in February of this year, I have struggled quite a bit with actual hunger. Many days I did not eat enough at breakfast & lunch, meaning that by supper time a VERY full plate was not completely filling. October has been a real struggle. I have been concentra...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What's on YOUR plate? The importance of portion control.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17169
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Performance statements
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11336
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: October 2018 Challenge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7589
October 2018 Challenge
30 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :wink: :wink: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :wink: :wink: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :wink: :wink: :oops: :oops: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :wink: :wink: 29 30 31 01 02 :wink: 08 - meeting with catered dinner, ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:14 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:03 am
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2369
- Views: 2819018
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:59 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: September 2018 challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17112
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Kudos for me! Last night was a class with catered dinner. I arrived with hearty appetite and growling tummy (No Snacks). I had one reasonable plate. The cookies barely tempted me, but in the past I would have had one anyway just because they were there... (No Sweets) When they pushed seconds, I almo...
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Global Fat Scale
- Replies: 35
- Views: 45770
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 5:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 5:24 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: September 2018 challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17112
26 27 28 29 30 31 :) :) :) :oops: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) 03 - Planned NWS - Labor Day special outing with friends 04 - Too genero...
- Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:37 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
At least at this point in my journey, Intermittent Fasting is definitely not for me. I look at some of the other check-in threads for people who have a short eating window, and when they DO eat sounds like a recipe for disordered eating for me. Yesterday, I met a friend for lunch and savored the soc...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: I Need to Get a Life
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13876
I Need to Get a Life
I am finding that my biggest fails come from using food when I should be doing other things. My long-standing habit has been to use food as my "go to" resource. I need your help changing that habit. Specifically, what is your favorite way to treat yourself that does not involve food, alcohol, or spe...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: August 2018 challenge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14056
I definitely need this. 29 30 31 :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) 3 - another slic...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:02 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: July 2018 Challenge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9034
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Global Fat Scale
- Replies: 35
- Views: 45770
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:21 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: May challenge
- Replies: 32
- Views: 35229
05/03 Dreary day wonderful bowl of stew for supper. I did not need the 2d roll. 05/04 Middle son's graduation party followed immediately by meeting means no time for dinner. Snacks at the meeting were irresistible. 05/10 Dessert at dinner meeting. 05/11 Ugh! Jelly beans were the gateway to permasnac...
- Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
I have committed to check in here at least once a month for the year. If I have not posted again by July 15, then someone please PM me & ask what's up. Jan - post-holiday mania, solid red Feb - first half still red, but then solid green Mar - Solid green except for 1 NWS - made 21 Day Club Apr - A r...
- Mon May 14, 2018 3:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: May challenge
- Replies: 32
- Views: 35229
Couldn't you count the snacks at the meeting as your dinner that day? Sure, that was my original plan. BUT I took some of the awful sweet decadent dessert instead of sticking with the healthy nuts & cheese. :roll: My lack of enjoyment for that sweet should be a good lesson, hopefully well learned. ...
- Sat May 12, 2018 12:33 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: May challenge
- Replies: 32
- Views: 35229
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: New here....with a few questions :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15521
Personally, I would focus on healthy and not worry about NoS. Count it an NWS Day if it makes you feel better. Very few people eat too much during an all day hike in the mountains (unless they have a pack animal carrying the food). As for your other questions, no, your roll does not have to swim. No...
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: April Challenge
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27378
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: April Challenge
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27378
8) :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: :oops: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) 8) :mrgreen: April is being a real struggle: 04/02 Continued Easter-size portions of everything...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:51 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: April Challenge
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27378
- Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: SPAM hit list
- Replies: 447
- Views: 1025711
This author josephchacko has appeared with SPAM before.
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- Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:21 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Yay! March was perfect green & yellow with 1 legitimate NWS day. But toward the end of the month, we got a new foster child, and sleepless nights became the norm. That's what happened last time I went totally off the rails, so I am trying to be super diligent. I need to remind myself when I am feeli...
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "the truth about slim people"
- Replies: 17
- Views: 29840
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:57 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: March Challenge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 34804
:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8) :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) :) :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :) 15 NWS = Trip with DH to cel...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "the truth about slim people"
- Replies: 17
- Views: 29840
One of the things I discovered a long time ago is that a lot of the "naturally slim" people I know personally are very unhealthy. The main reason they remain thin is that they have lousy digestive systems and can't enjoy eating nearly as much as I do. I must confess that even today when I see someon...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31843
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S’s
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21572
Thanks for the encouraging post. I especially need to remember this in the moment of temptation for lots of different foods: ...my mental image of eating them was far better than the actual reality. As Oolala so helpfully reminds me, I can wait... Keep up the good work, and congratulations on the cl...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: March Challenge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 34804
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 5:39 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Article "why I never eat between meals"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 22096
I, too, really appreciated this article, especially: I hated the unconscious aspect of all of this, the self-medicating, nonstop orality of it all. Decades ago, one of my former work partners was trying very hard to quit smoking cigarettes. For months he carried around an empty pipe. Frequently he w...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: resources that support No S
- Replies: 42
- Views: 51355
from Cedar's Check-In: 10 Principles
This Blog describes how the author overcame an eating disorder, stopped excessive exercising, & lost weight 18 years ago by focusing on 3 healthy meals.
18 years of maintaining a healthy weight without neurotic obsessive attention is a rare track record.
This Blog describes how the author overcame an eating disorder, stopped excessive exercising, & lost weight 18 years ago by focusing on 3 healthy meals.
18 years of maintaining a healthy weight without neurotic obsessive attention is a rare track record.
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Hi - An Update!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23254
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: No S Catch Phrase Glossary (add yours!)
- Replies: 157
- Views: 270496
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:58 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: SPAM hit list
- Replies: 447
- Views: 1025711
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:07 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: 2018 Year Long Challenge
- Replies: 129
- Views: 155487
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: The 21(day) Club
- Replies: 839
- Views: 1262119
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: March Challenge
- Replies: 26
- Views: 34804
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What did/do you take seconds of?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29482
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:31 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Encouragment to Exercise I need to learn to fidget nonstop. Hey, I bet typing on a keyboard counts! Maybe I am not totally wasting my time by coming here... from The Economist on the dangers of sitting and the importance of activity: "Changes can be reversed by small amounts of fairly relaxed activ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
- Topic: Add Weight to Your Walk
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14881
Add Weight to Your Walk
A Guide to Rucking
Fun article from a Small-Town Ranger with a backpack
Fun article from a Small-Town Ranger with a backpack
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Success from sometime in the last couple of years: We seldom eat out, but it was someone's birthday and we went to Olive Garden for a celebration meal. Of course, that means an S Day, so I could eat whatever I wanted. But I consciously thought about it first !!! DH & I decided to split a meal, whic...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:33 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Why I choose NoS rather than Intuitive Eating 1. "Is it time to eat?" is easier for me to answer & answer correctly than "Am I hungry?" 2. "Is my plate empty?" is easier for me to answer & answer correctly than "Am I full?" 3. "What is the whole family eating?" is easier to answer & prepare for tha...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:17 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31843
In other words, if I didn't eat so much, I would have more time money energy health attention emotion food itself to direct toward & use for better things like feeding the starving fostering world peace cleaning up the environment ... or not. Perhaps I will start with not buying as much junk food sm...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:50 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
...wanting to help avoid dementia affects what I put on my moderate plates. Hey, you middle agers! What you do now has a profound effect on dementia later. This is one of my biggest motivators. Based on family history, dementia is my number 1 health risk nightmare. Many relatives developed it, and ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:32 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:07 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:00 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31843
Funny you should mention the "sin" aspect. Recently I did some research on gluttony and read that St. Thomas Aquinas way back in the 1200s wrote that there are 5 ways to commit the sin of gluttony: 1. Eating too soon or too often (grazing, anyone?), a waste of time 2. Seeking delicacies or better qu...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:33 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: What did/do you take seconds of?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29482
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Elegant Portions Years 3&4
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14123
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:20 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: Elegant Portions Check In
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42242
Elegant Portions Check In
Quick Summary: 5'5" Female Age 62 Dec 2013 Beginning BMI = 26.7 Time to "do something" about my weight Feb 2014 Found this site & began lurking, joined in May Dec 2014 BMI = 24.7 Vanilla NoS works 2015 = 23.1 Good compliance, whittled portions 2016 = 25.8 Lots of Red Days 2017 = 27.2 AWOL 2018 = 25...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:19 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31843
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Elegant Portions Years 3&4
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14123
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:52 pm
- Forum: Daily Check In
- Topic: oolala53
- Replies: 2369
- Views: 2819018
You remind me of ancient memories from high school. We lived near a commercial bread factory (not Wonder brand but of that ilk). Lots of kids got their first job working on the production line there. Company policy was you could eat whatever you want from the conveyor belt. Most people found the fre...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:06 am
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: "the truth about slim people"
- Replies: 17
- Views: 29840
Main Ideas: Eat a healthy diet of real food with plenty of fruits, vegs, nuts & seeds. Sleep well 7-9 hrs/night. Drink little or no alcohol. Cook meals from scratch & eat them sitting down. Avoid snacks. Eat out rarely. Follow a routine. If you eat more than usual one day, eat less the next day. Be ...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Reinhard’s ‘Training wheels’ metaphor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13746
I kinda see it the opposite of what you describe. I tend to think that the ultimate goal of NoS is to eventually get to the place where every day is an S Day, a day with no rules whatsoever. It's just that at that point in my life, I would never want snacks, sweets, nor seconds more than the amounts...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31843
Non-Appearance Reasons for No Gluttony
I am trying to collect a list of reasons to follow NoS apart from the vanity of weight loss. First of all, I do not understand how anyone could follow NoS faithfully without losing weight from the morbidly obese category. So here is what I have found so far for the major obesity "co-morbidity" facto...
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:44 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Elegant Portions Years 3&4
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14123
Elegant Portions Years 3&4
Background for anyone interested: 2014 Year 1 Average 5 reds per month, just learning the habits, losing excess weight slowly 2015 Year 2 posted as a reply on Year 1 Thread referenced above Average 2 reds per month until Dec, still losing weight Dec 2015 & Jan 2016 were almost solid red. 2016 Year 3...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:53 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why did you leave? Why are you back?
- Replies: 273
- Views: 445464
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:26 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Why did you leave? Why are you back?
- Replies: 273
- Views: 445464
I don't count myself as ever actually leaving NoS, but I wanted to put this here to call everyone's attention to the Sticky of the Stickies. My last post was my Year 2 testimonial in late 2015, included as a reply on Year 1. Sorry, I would include a link to that post, but it's been so long since I h...
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:27 pm
- Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
- Topic: Not So Elegant Portions at 1 Year
- Replies: 9
- Views: 26029
Year 2 UPDATE: Another year of success sort of following NoS! Soon after posting this testimonial last year, I got serious and actually followed vanilla NoS for awhile. But my weight remained stable, and I knew I needed to figure out ELEGANT portion sizes. So for awhile I counted bites and was thor...
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:11 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Newbie question: anyone else had binge eating problems?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 26273
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:04 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Struggling
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14444
If you did well on NoS before and are being full at lunch, then probably just waiting to get over the adjustment struggles will work fine. But more proactive things that help me are (1) being sure to drink plenty of water (2) drinking a glass of whole milk sometimes when I am TRULY hungry (protein i...
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:52 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: low blood sugar shakes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16624
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:21 pm
- Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
- Topic: Pursuing Portion Control
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10564
I would feel full to bustin' if I consistently ate 2000 calories these days. Exactly! I'm trying to get my "dished up" measures down so I can clean my plate and stop "wasting" food or having to pay so much attention to whether I am full yet or not. It is just WAY too easy for me to eat whatever is ...