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wosnes

So I often through out my life wondered why I never had my Mom's body. I would see old pictures of her and her BFF (who's still her BFF at age 62:), and my Dad or with us when we were little. She was always a little taller then me and my sister, but thin. She had a flat stomach and long skinny legs...

wosnes

I'm so grateful for all the support and great wisdom here. If I'm eating 3 squares that are healthy because of how I learned to eat are we saying that might be a downfall? Would this be considered dieting? I really do enjoy healthy eating. I do have high cholesterol that I need to manage with food ...

wosnes

wosnes, I love that line about not sending your willpower after too many habits at once. I'm going to use it! Great line, but it belongs to Nicest of the Damned. I agree with it, but can't take credit for it. I do think we need to be wary of dietary perfectionism, which is really shoved in our face...

wosnes

I found this a couple of months ago and thought it was interesting. I really do suggest you see a doctor if it doesn't resolve itself soon. My former mil was eating Tums like candy about 20 years ago. It had nothing to do with her digestive system. Bypass surgery cured it; she had heart disease all ...

wosnes

There's also always the possibility that what you're experiencing isn't the result of what or how (No-S) you're eating -- that something else is going on. If it doesn't resolve itself within a short period of time, certainly less than a month, I'd see a doctor.

wosnes

I love tuna noodle casserole and never make it because I always binge on it, but I thought okay, I'll make it and allow for seconds, well the rest of the night was history. Oh ya and I allowed for a special dessert...which turned into 3...I won't mention other things. I love tuna noodle casserole, ...

wosnes

For myself, I find that heartburn is directly related to what I eat and not how much. I've also found that eating too fast often seems to be a problem.

wosnes

As a female who has gone through menopause, I can't say that changes in taste were one of the symptoms, nor were cravings for hot/spicy foods. I have found that taste buds are changing and that spicy foods are more tolerable now, but I still don't crave or especially like them. They just aren't as u...

wosnes

It means following No-S as written with no modifications.

wosnes

First of all, you are not binging because of lack of self control and weakness, you are binging because of a complex interaction of habit, brain chemistry, and external cues that signal you to overeat. This interaction can be overcome, but it's harder to do and takes longer to change than most of u...

wosnes

I don't eat 100% real food. I aim for 80 percent and I'm very happy with that. I regularly consume some things (white flour and white rice) that the purists would consider faux food. But I figure that they've been consumed for hundreds (or more) years without problem, and I'm not about to argue with...

wosnes

I think nearly everyone has gone through this. There are extremely few people who have had moderate S days continuously from the beginning. Don't worry about it. The S days will moderate over time. No matter if you binged, your S day is still not a failure. Don't start making modifications to make y...

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I believe Dr. David Kessler addresses the addictive additives in food in his book The End of Overeating I think he does, too. I don't think that most people have a clue about it, though. I also want to make it very clear that this doesn't mean I abstain from sweets and treats. It means that I eithe...

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Good article. They mentioned spending 30 minutes at a meal and "distracted dining." One of the things that I think leads to eating less is to pay attention when you're eating. The only other things one should be doing while eating is enjoying the company. We eat and read, watch TV, drive, get ready ...

wosnes

Last week I was at a gathering and noticed a man smoking. He had taken the cigarette out of a cigarette case, which is pretty unusual. So I asked him about it. He told me that he had recently started to buy his cigarettes from a tobacco shop because they were about half the price of cigarettes he co...

wosnes

I can't answer the question about if I eat enough "real food" because I don't know what that question is really asking It has been my observation that meat eaters rarely think that vegetarians "eat enough real food." I've come across that sentiment, too. Also the opposite. Here are some clues as to...

wosnes

Interesting article: Should We Bother Believing the Experts? I don't remember exactly when I stopped blindly believing the experts, especially when it came to diet, health and weight loss. I know it was after I started reading a lot about those subjects, and after I'd started reading about the vario...

wosnes

Someone here had a whole set of rules to help determine if an event was "special." As I recall, they're good, but too complicated for me. Here's my basic rule: if I make plans for an event, it's special. Also, special events don't occur frequently. If this happened weekly or monthly I'd question its...

wosnes

. One part of my job is advising people on nutrition, I have spent years styudying and training in all aspects of health food and different systems of nutrition and after all this research I can still say that I am not at my happy weight only 5 - 10lbs over but I have been this much over for years....

wosnes

Is this your list, or did you find it somewhere? Much of it is in my kitchen, with slight variations. I prefer 2% milk, and buy old-fashioned oats instead of steel-cut. I like dried figs, so they're on my pantry list; I make my own chicken stock and freeze it, so it's not. Though I mostly go "whole...

wosnes

I've never eaten at Cheesecake Factory. Are their portions just that big that they end up so calorie inflated or what? My daughter works at The Cheesecake Factory (check out the menu) and it's a combination of both of those things. The portions are HUGE so that they are calorie inflated. Plus, they...

wosnes

I have often missed meals. When I was working it was the nature of the job. If stuff happened, meals were delayed or missed. But I've also gotten so engrossed in a project that I've forgotten to eat.

wosnes

Wosnes, I work with a gal who is about the same age as your daughters (I think - mid 20's?) and hadn't heard of Frances either. I actually don't think I read them to my children, the oldest of whom is 23; the only reason I know of them is that they were read to me as a child. Mine are a little olde...

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osoniye, My wife does something similar to Marianna - she just compressed her day and extends the amount of time she doesn't eat. It really works well for her because she's noticed the same thing; eating early causes her more trouble later on. It's actually improved her adherence to a regular eatin...

wosnes

There ought to be some sort of No S rule or mod that anything with "big", "grand", or similar words, in its name is an S. Maybe someone cleverer than me can come up with one. If you think about it, things with those words in their name are generally not things you should be eating every day. Someon...

wosnes

I enjoyed that a great deal.

wosnes

oolala53 wrote:Not having children, I had never heard of this book before. It sounds great!

I have children and never heard of these books. And we're all book lovers.

wosnes

sheepish wrote:I don't know about the science of it but fasting is fairly normal in my culture (Hindu) and I think it can be a helpful tool for weight maintenance.

I agree with sheepish. I'm not sure that fasting is a helpful tool for weight loss, but I think it might be helpful for some for weight maintenance.

wosnes

I've read that part of the reason people from Greece tend to be healthy is that there is so much fasting in the Greek Orthodox religion. I want to say they fast nearly half of the days of the year. I don't think it's ever a complete fast, but abstinence from specific foods, including olive oil and w...

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You want to add calories to your meals, but not bulk? Oh, wait. I see that sheepish wrote exactly what I was going to write. Not only does fat easily add calories to your meal, it also adds satisfaction and keeps you feeling fuller longer. Food also tastes better with some fat. Over the last half of...

wosnes

ThomsonsPier wrote:I have the bowl and a side plate, or put the bowl on a dinner plate and fill around it.

I do the same.

wosnes

i might also have to walk in capri pants and ditch the shorts, but that would be a shame on nice warm days.. i hope i can find a solution. still i walked over a mile today, so at least i got that far. :) It's personal preference -- I don't like shorts. Never wear them. Ever. Don't own any. I always...

wosnes

Truth be told, I'm not sure I really like cooking or baking. I do, however, like to eat, and I like to eat good, high quality food. I'm not one of those people who goes to the kitchen to fiddle around and have fun. I'm one of those people who goes to the kitchen to make a meal. I don't cook or bake ...

wosnes

I'm actually baking -- and cooking -- more than ever.

wosnes

You must be pretty cook bakers or not around some of the awesome bakeries and such we have around here. Also, I still can't be trusted not to eat too much of the dough or batter. Believe me, I've tried. Maybe next year. I've actually given up most baking just because it's so easy to find good stuff...

wosnes

I think a lot of us have gotten a lot more selective about food since starting No-S. Processed foods, especially sweets, aren't very good anyway, but you don't notice it so much until you eat them less often. Many of us bake our own now. Anything we make is certain to be tastier and better than near...

wosnes

Or, you could choose the wine and skip the dessert. Wine and dessert together doesn't sound good to me.

wosnes

There's no rule that says only 3 meals daily. I agree with KCCC -- and I also always warn against perfectionism. Strive to do your best, not to be perfect.

wosnes

From today's New York Times: Nutrition Plate Unveiled, Replacing Food Pyramid

I love reading the comments. About the only things people agree should be on the plate are vegetables and fruits. Well, protein, too, but the sources are up for debate.

wosnes

This has certainly deviated from my intent!

wosnes

Deconstructing the USDA's New Food Plate

wosnes

It's kind of annoying that they count "oils" as empty calories -- your body NEEDS fat, for healthy skin, digestive motility, raising your "good" cholesterol profile, and absorbtion of fat-soluble vitamins. It's not a magic evil food. I would also change the "grains" group to "grains and starchy veg...

wosnes

And here it is: Choose My Plate

I still like the Canadian one better!

wosnes

Examples of some plates

The first comment to this article pointed to the Canadian plate as ideal. I like that one, too. But in less than an hour we'll have the new US version.

Grammy G, I did find food pyramids from other countries, but I don't think they're as widely promoted as ours is.

wosnes

The lesson I learned, though is that this morning I feel more bloated than I have since I started No-S, which makes me regret some of my Chinese choices yesterday (had a salad for dinner). Too much grease, probably. Next time (and I don't go to these places often) I hope I'll remember this and choo...

wosnes

We've heard that the high grain diet that Egyptians ate caused atherosclerosis and other health problems. I read this article yesterday. This author blames it on their "rich" diet and mentions 50 years worth of research about the ill-effects of saturated fat in the diet (which has been proven to be ...

wosnes

I don't think punishing one's self for not having time for a decent breakfast makes sense. I have to say that I wouldn't consider "marking a day red" as punishment. That's why I'd call this day a failure (and try to not let that happen again). But if you find it very discouraging, just mark it as a...

wosnes

I agree with Thalia. Sorry.

wosnes

One thing I noticed was that when I stopped using reduced-fat, reduced-calorie, reduced-carb, reduced anything aka "diet food", I was more satisfied at meals and less likely to have the desire to eat between meals. After a while, I also noticed I ate less at meals because they were more satisfying. ...

wosnes

Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Dinner Plate. It will be unveiled Thursday.

wosnes

The less you have to lose, the slower it tends to come off. Also, it's not unusual not to lose too much the first few weeks unless following No-S is a major departure from the way you're used to eating.

wosnes

Yes, that's what I do. My meals are not low fat, low carb, high protein, paleo, South Beach, Atkins, Weight Watchers or anything else. What they are is made from ingredients I can pronounce, preferably - but not always - from scratch. And the "from scratch" is my own personal preference, more to do...

wosnes

I've said something similar here, only it was more like "if you're not hungry enough to eat an apple,..."

wosnes

I saw this article at the Well blog in The New York Times : Less Active at Work, Americans Have Packed on Pounds . I've been saying this for years. It's exactly what happened to me. I'll have to agree with the 5th commenter who said something like "Duh." But we're not only less active at work, we're...

wosnes

I think one of the downfalls of all the food/diet information we are exposed to is that it complicates eating. Eating shouldn't be complicated! Personally, I wouldn't try for 21 days with no mess-ups -- especially initially. That's putting a lot of unnecessary pressure on yourself and laying the gro...

wosnes

Welcome back.

The thing I want to comment on is feeling feminine. Feeling feminine is truly more between your ears than it is below your neck. There are many, many very feminine women who aren't small.

wosnes

I don't think there's a thing wrong with modifications. In fact, I think the secret to being able to maintain a way of eating is that it works for you for life. Having said that, I don't think starting out with modifications, except for medical reasons, is wise. I think one should follow vanilla No-...

wosnes

Welcome to it. I usually try to combine with the notion of "S-worthy treats." Some... just aren't. This is exactly why it's been easy to allow myself an S daily -- and not take most of them. So many things we routinely consume before paying attention to the quality of the food we eat just aren't wo...

wosnes

I eventually began to allow myself one S daily. Not a lot of tracking -- I know whether or not I've take an "S". I don't use Habit Cal at all. I still allow myself one daily, but I'm amazed at how infrequently I take them. If I don't use the S on any given day -- it's gone; I can't say "Well, I didn...

wosnes

I don't think your problem with your teeth/gums is related to No-S in any way.

wosnes

I think I've made so many mistakes that I can't count them. I do try and not make the same mistake twice. But new ones keep popping up!

wosnes

I added soy to my diet for a little while while going through menopause. All of my symptoms got worse and I dropped that like a hot potato!

wosnes

ThomsonsPier wrote:I bought some 100% sugar-free lard yesterday. That must be healthy, right?

Yep. Actually, I've read that pure lard (with nothing hydrogenated) is healthier than many of the "healthy" fats we've used to replace it.

wosnes

Healthy and tasty should be, and can be, synonymous. Salt, Fat and Sugar: Why Eating Tasty Food Can Solve America's Food Problem . I think the best way to make food tasty is to learn to cook it properly. It's not that difficult. Know that the reason that corporate chefs (at chain restaurants and th...

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reinhard wrote:This it?

http://www.everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7429

If not, Noel is right -- an unusual word would be our best bet. Also, any idea when it was started?

Reinhard

I agree. If you remember an unusual word or a specific phrase makes it easier to find an old post.

wosnes

The longer I've followed No-S, the less I take S- DAYS . In fact, I almost never take an S-day anymore. There are S-events and even they seem to be fewer and further between. The less often they occur, the more I seem to appreciate them. This hasn't been a conscious decision -- it just happened. I r...

wosnes

Oh....I could go on and on, in fact I have, about diets like this. I followed one for a while and was more than conversationally familiar with others. Recently there have been a few very vocal, passionate vegans who have blogged about their need to revert back to a diet including animal foods for re...

wosnes

Interesting article from the New York Times.

wosnes

@Wosnes - So, towards the end of the month, you have peasant (higher carb) meals which you enjoy, but, as you said earlier, you tend to lose weight when you eat that way. That is just what I've been hypothesising - peasant food is less likely to provoke eating to excess. I'm not saying one can't en...

wosnes

One of my current favorite soups, Potato and Rice soup, would certainly be peasant food. Occasionally I'll add some lentils in place of part of the rice, or a rind of Parmesan if I have it, or a couple of ounces of Italian sausage. But even my itself, it's very tasty. People from all parts of Asia h...

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@Who Me? & Wosnes - are you saying you find a food such as polenta, or grits or rice - without any added items or flavourings (which is the point I was trying to make) interesting? I was thinking the carbohydrate elements of peasant diets were a bit like lab chow for rats - sufficient for bodily ne...

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Someone here has posted about The Martini Diet previously; that's how I found out about it. That person had some confusion about portion sizes on the diet. I found an example of what they should be today. Each constituent in a meal must be able to fit into a 3 oz Martini glass. As an example when se...

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It's Clara's Kitchen by Clara Cannucciari. Great little book -- not a "diet" at all, but an example of how her family ate (and she continued to eat and cook) during the Great Depression. I agree with the books mentioned above and I'll also cast a vote for French Women Don't Get Fat . I'm also intere...

wosnes

Who Me? wrote:Peasant food boring?

Not to this girl!

I agree!

wosnes

I voted "no" because I'm worried about the calories in juice -- which is only partially true. I rarely drink juice; occasionally a glass of orange juice at breakfast. Juice eliminates the "good stuff" in fruit -- the fiber and gives you all the calories and sugar. Plus, it takes more than one servin...

wosnes

There was a segment on The Potato Diet on the Today Show several months ago.

See his web site: 20 Potatoes a Day

wosnes

I agree with you that carbs are not evil, but bread or potatoes certainly can make you fat, if you eat them all day. No S is about giving up the futile search for some magic food that you can eat as much as you want of, whenever you want, feel satisfied, and not gain weight. Sugar-free or carb-free...

wosnes

Healthy and tasty should be, and can be, synonymous. Salt, Fat and Sugar: Why Eating Tasty Food Can Solve America's Food Problem.

I think the best way to make food tasty is to learn to cook it properly. It's not that difficult.

wosnes

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers here.

wosnes

Here's another one: Food Sovereignty

wosnes

Why Being a Foodie Isn't Elitist

wosnes

They like chicken nuggets? Well, show them that chicken nuggets made from scratch aren't difficult and are equally as tasty. You cut some boneless, skinless chicken breast into whatever shapes and sizes you want (fingers and nuggets are pretty easy). You put some bread crumbs and seasoning in a pla...

wosnes

No, it's not a sweet. I think the majority of us think desserts or treats when we think "sweets." Don't over think it!

wosnes

I read that it was ratings too. And I'm sure that's part of it. But I don't think it's ALL of it. I mean, after only two episodes, how bad can the ratings be? It won an Emmy last year which is probably why ABC lined it up for May sweeps month. And now they move it to Friday nights in June which is ...

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I think this week was the second week it wasn't televised. At least it was the second week that DWTS had a recap of the previous night's show before its regularly scheduled show. According to the Belfast Telegraph it was due to lack of ratings -- which very well could be true. I watched every episod...

wosnes

I eat much like milliem. I'm curious, though, what do you eat?

wosnes

I don't think I've EVER had the problem of being bored with how long it takes to finish a meal!! I'm always sad when it's over and already looking forward to the next meal! Gee......I wonder why I need No S.....:D I actually don't think that's a problem. In fact, I think it's pretty normal. It's an...

wosnes

I've never been able to understand why watching TV/reading/whatever and eating at the same time have to be mutually exclusive. Contrary to the popular opinion, it always slows be down BIG TIME. And dividing your attention between the plate and book/screen isn't that hard either. Take a bite or two,...

wosnes

I just started rereading In Defense of Food and noticed the mention of Puritanism, too. I don't recall having noticed that previously. He's not the only one to connect our Puritan roots with the enjoyment of food. Anne Barone did in her book Chic & Sllm (2001). I originally posted this 3 years ago: ...

wosnes

And then there's this one:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magaz ... ise&st=cse

wosnes

Thanks for the comments. I feel torn about organic foods. While I know that it is absolutely better to eat things that are pesticide free and hormone free, I still wonder if the pesticides and hormones cause sickness. I mean, for those of you who read the Bible, you will notice that sickness was ra...

wosnes

Soup almost daily for lunch. Soon I'll be having more salads in addition to the soup. As much as I like food, I could live on some combination of soup, salads, and sandwiches!

wosnes

marygrace wrote: Ideally, you'd buy neither and make your own from scratch!

That's what I do! I don't buy cold cereals at all anymore and I make most of my baked goods or buy them from sources that I know use all real ingredients.

wosnes

I should add that I think that anyone who tells you that organic food is more nutritious than the same food, raised with agro-chemical needs to get their head examined. Here's an article which suggest which foods might be best to buy, if you can possibly get an organic options. http://planetgreen.d...

wosnes

I don't take any.

wosnes

Simple Life, did you see this? It is from How Italian Food Conquered the World by John Mariani. Otherwise, the church preached frugality in extremis . In the monasteries, monks had vegetable and herb gardens, but largely depended on the local farms and towns to provide their sustenance, except for t...

wosnes

This is probably why food costs in many other areas of the world are much higher than in the US -- there's less factory farming, and at least until recently, nearly all the food was organic, though it wasn't labeled organic -- it was the way food was grown. I don't think it's a marketing thing as mu...

wosnes

It might be a little on the slow end, but I think it's reasonable. Although, at one point in time my doctor told me that he'd be happy with 10-12 pounds yearly. In addition, in terms of health, it's the first 5-10 pounds that make the most difference and the last 5-10 pounds makes little difference.

wosnes

. Which leads to the question, "When is a plateau really a plateau?" If you don't lose any weight for a couple of weeks? A month? A couple of months? How do you tell the difference between (1) your body taking a break from weight loss, and (2) you needing to eat better and/or change up your exercis...

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Obviously accidents and such happen -- no matter where you live. But really, assuming you're being careful, you're safer walking than you are in your car. I hear of very few people being attacked (by people or animals) when out walking. While pedestrians being hit by cars isn't unheard of, most ofte...

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