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by Sarah-lara
Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Story snacks
Replies: 22
Views: 31245

If by "grassroots communal education" you mean telling the people you think should be on the stairs to get off the elevator, please remember shaming as a public health incentive does not work. Here's an old Carolyn Hax on the issue. I remember when it ran originally in the Post, people in the commen...
by Sarah-lara
Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Story snacks
Replies: 22
Views: 31245

Sorry, but stories like that just make me worry someone is watching me that closely and writing about my shortcomings somewhere. It really does seem judgmental.
by Sarah-lara
Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 3 Meals even on S days....???
Replies: 9
Views: 18967

On my first real S day I broke all three No-S rules and not only hated the feeling of being out of control again, but couldn't get back in the swing on Monday (which felt like the worst day a dieter ever had). It shook my whole faith in the No-S Diet to the point I tried several times but couldn't r...
by Sarah-lara
Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: People concerned with no snacking
Replies: 19
Views: 37117

If you're taking flack, you might re-frame it as, "I don't eat when I'm not hungry." People tend to get that.

Congrats on your successes!
by Sarah-lara
Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:15 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: It is crunch time ...
Replies: 12
Views: 21205

Well, I haven't lost yet, but I can't blame No-S for my failure to adhere to it for only the 8 days straight I did. I got so derailed by the first real S day that I'm not sure how I want to proceed. I've had some fits and starts since then, but not another good spurt yet. My doctor and I decided I s...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone else only drink water between meals?
Replies: 26
Views: 41029

I drink caffeine-free tea, herbal tea, and decaf coffee as well as lots of water and sometimes a Zevia or Honest Fizz, which are both stevia/erythritol sweetened. Some of the studies on diet drinks have theorized that the brain tastes something sweet (even low- or non-calorie drinks) and just asks f...
by Sarah-lara
Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:49 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: "Snacks Nation"
Replies: 12
Views: 23406

Remember last year or so when, I think it was Reese's but honestly it could have been any of the candy companies, was advertising tiny versions of their candy that were really "convenient" because you didn't have to unwrap them. In other words, you could lift a bag and pour little pb cups right into...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:37 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Throwing Out Nutrition Rules
Replies: 20
Views: 32072

I haven't read it yet because my library doesn't have it, but I just saw a new book called The Wellness Syndrome on this subject: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0745655610/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=MWYBCJ8ZOPJ3&coliid=I2CL3PNMV9FL95 There are ways I eat that are for ethical & environme...
by Sarah-lara
Fri Feb 19, 2016 6:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: chocolate candy mania
Replies: 11
Views: 20587

I can't keep ANY sweets in the house without losing my sanity. I can't keep it in the garage (I've tried) or the trunk or at my husband's office where he'll just bring me one piece a day (because I'll cajole him into bringing more). And if I know I have a piece coming anyway that day I'll buy anothe...
by Sarah-lara
Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:56 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: The Strong Way
Replies: 178
Views: 175324

Whew, that's a big walk! Congrats!! The longest I have done is the usfreedomwalk.org. It's something like 76K if you do all the trails on Saturday and Sunday. You get to see a lot of DC. I highly recommend it. In case you're looking for next year's challenge, there's another one in MD called the Ken...
by Sarah-lara
Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Do you eat at the same time every day?
Replies: 17
Views: 32061

I do, but I'm on a medication that makes me pretty hungry so there isn't a period where I get distracted or just forget to eat. I was bad before the medication, and I'm doubly worse now. Also we get up early, meaning we have to go to bed fairly early and therefore eat dinner early or else suffer ref...
by Sarah-lara
Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:49 pm
Forum: Urban Ranger General Discussion
Topic: Where do you walk if you don't need to go anywhere?
Replies: 23
Views: 58867

I generally walk to the same shopping center every other day. I either do my errands or just turn around for home. I used to have a professor who was big on asking everybody why they drove to the gym to use the treadmill when they could just pick any gym and walk to it for free instead. That's not a...
by Sarah-lara
Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Starting fresh
Replies: 18
Views: 27459

I think that's a wonderful goal. Maybe I should declare it too!

I'm eight days in, so I don't have any big advice, but welcome!
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 08, 2016 2:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The N day after the S day. Hard for you?
Replies: 8
Views: 17205

I didn't take both weekend days as S days because I'm going to be making some Valentine's candy later this week (office thing) and wanted to have a little mid-week. I did have a specific food I wanted to eat on Saturday. I'd been thinking about it all week and didn't dare buy it ahead of time. Of co...
by Sarah-lara
Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The N day after the S day. Hard for you?
Replies: 8
Views: 17205

The N day after the S day. Hard for you?

I'm about one week into No-S. Yesterday was my first S day. I picked it just because it was a Saturday. I wasn't even sure I wanted to do it because things were going so well. The S day was not super crazy. I didn't eat a whole wedding cake or anything, but it did throw me off track. I think that's ...
by Sarah-lara
Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Counting Steps
Replies: 18
Views: 30300

I adore Wii Walk It Out so much that I bought a spare game when it got reissued, but I don't have a great place to play because I have downstairs neighbors. I hula-hooped on the Wii balance board (which isn't necessary to play the game) which kept the stomping noise down. There is something fun abou...
by Sarah-lara
Sat Feb 06, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Counting Steps
Replies: 18
Views: 30300

I like my Fitbit. I have their little one. After all these years, I know how many steps it is to various places around me (for instance, 5K round trip to the shopping center but 6K if I go into a bunch of stores, etc.) I don't always carry my bulky phone, and I noticed the pedometer app I used to ha...
by Sarah-lara
Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: How do you Avoid the What the Hell Effect?
Replies: 10
Views: 21850

NoelFigart, have you tried something like putting some money on the line, either with a friend or with Stickk.com? I tried it once, with the money set up to go to what is, to me, a particularly objectionable lobby group. Unfortunately when I started to fail at the goal, I justified lying to the webs...
by Sarah-lara
Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Catch Phrase Glossary (add yours!)
Replies: 157
Views: 257298

Hello to an old thread. I'm basically new to No-S and the motivational quote that keeps coming up in my mind when I think of No-S is, " if we're facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep walking ." (I used to think it was from the Buddha, but apparently it's from Joseph Goldstein, who...
by Sarah-lara
Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Learning what I need
Replies: 3
Views: 9550

One pound (half kilo) is probably entirely within the range of fluctuation your body naturally goes through based on anything from temporary water retention because of your last workout, not having gone to the bathroom yet, a salty meal the night before, hormonal stuff, etc. (or lack of any of those...
by Sarah-lara
Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:28 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: How do you Avoid the What the Hell Effect?
Replies: 10
Views: 21850

If I could just get over the WTH Effect, I think my whole life would be better! I tend to round up in favor of WTH, so a Thursday morning will be close enough to the weekend to WTH through to Monday and early November is close enough to WTH all the way up to new year's resolutions. It's like that ol...
by Sarah-lara
Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: So I went way off the rails...
Replies: 10
Views: 19711

I'm always worse to myself than other people are; it doesn't take much to trigger that. Giving her the benefit of the doubt, she was less super rude than super drunk (open bar). Still have giant snow mounds covering all the sidewalks and crosswalk buttons, but I did manage to make it to the shops ea...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:14 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Insomnia and no s
Replies: 11
Views: 22838

I had significant, permanent insomnia with the style of intermittent fasting that has you fast for 24 hrs, but no problems with no-S. It sounds like you've identified that something about how you do No-S is unfortunately the problem, so could you try reworking your meal times around so that you aren...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: So I went way off the rails...
Replies: 10
Views: 19711

So I went way off the rails...

I introduced myself here a couple of months ago, got some lovely welcoming posts, and then quickly dove headfirst into an epic food bender. :( Also, we had a large snow over a week ago and the sidewalks got plowed under with 6 ft ice mounds which, going from past experience, will last until some tim...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: i just spent $37 to realize No S is the only way
Replies: 15
Views: 29572

Never heard of Kinobody before, but I do think that the calorie counting add-on to IF is a decent idea, at least if you find yourself guilt-free gorging during the eating window like I did. Back in the stone ages when I hung out on IF boards, it seemed the majority of women weren't losing weight. An...
by Sarah-lara
Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's your No S?
Replies: 45
Views: 68468

Mods: Very newly restarting and mostly focusing on no-snacks while I finish off the sweets in the house in a reasonable manner. Probably will be Vanilla No-S soon. This week I was roped into making dozens of desserts for two different office holiday parties and am very proud I didn't make a buffet ...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Newbie question: anyone else had binge eating problems?
Replies: 15
Views: 26064

Yeah there's an "8 hour diet" (Men's Health book) that is also called intermittent fasting, where you only eat in a small window of the day, usually 6-8 hours. Out of all the many styles of dieting I like that and No-S the best in that neither of them feels like a punishment to me. But I still keep ...
by Sarah-lara
Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Lovedby2
Replies: 25
Views: 39616

There is probably some kind of exercise you like, though you haven't given yourself permission to call it exercise because it wasn't grueling (do you like frisbee? gardening? learning the steps to the Thriller dance?, pretending to be in a light saber fight with your absentee dark lord father?). I h...
by Sarah-lara
Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Newbie question: anyone else had binge eating problems?
Replies: 15
Views: 26064

You could call me a binge eater, though it usually takes me all day to eat the crazy amount of food rather than one sitting. It's the same thing in terms of what it does to the body, but I know that some people wouldn't count me as a binger even though I definitely relate with feeling out of control...
by Sarah-lara
Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hello, I'm new (well, restarting)
Replies: 9
Views: 14991

Thanks for the warm welcoming! 40lbs is what I hope to lose as well. I realize it doesn't come quickly, but I'm already enjoying that feeling of not being crazy with food. Also, I have more time in the day when I'm not preparing snacks every half hour so I'm actually getting stuff done. Yay! Hopeful...
by Sarah-lara
Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Intuitive eating
Replies: 33
Views: 50086

I have read every single book on various intuitive eating programs (which I'm interpreting loosely as ones where you don't have to count points or calories at all) but have never had success (5:2, 4:3, Brian Wansink, Geneen Roth, Beck, 5-hr eating windows, hypnosis, slow food movement, volumetrics, ...
by Sarah-lara
Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hello, I'm new (well, restarting)
Replies: 9
Views: 14991

Hello, I'm new (well, restarting)

Day 2! I wanted to make an account to keep me motivated in making this work long term this time. What I like about NoS is that I can go from being completely out of control with food to having some sanity. Both times now I didn't think that was even possible because I was surely too far gone. Nice t...