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osoniye

Thanks for keeping up with me, oolala. No, I'm @ 150# and haven't budged since Christmas (on NoS since mid May). I lost 20# from a year ago June up to Christmas and have plateaued. I guess since I lost on low carb I should be (and am!!!) very grateful that I haven't gained any of it back, and I supp...

osoniye

Thanks, oolala. Sun, S day (Happy 4th of July!!): B: 1 slice toast, banana chutney, coffee Snack: bread, coffee w/milk L: (cook out!!, potluck style) 6 oz marinated eggplant- grilled, banana chutney, 1 hot dog w/sauewrkraut and roll, 1 sausage, baked beans, potato salad, sugar-free jello salad w/ban...

osoniye

Wow, BA, I'd like to hear more about what you're doing!!

osoniye

Fri, N day: B: Corn on cob (1),Black coffee L: 8 oz pineapple, cheese, egg S: virtual plate of a piece of veggie pie thing, a pseudo Indian rice dish and a few dollups of broccoli soup, sugar free banana pudding (I also ate a cookie and 1 square of chocolate, but am not counting that as a failure as...

osoniye

Thurs, S day:
B: leftover egg salad, bread, coffee
L: Injera w/ variety of sauces, few handfulls popcorn, coffee
S: Injera w/ more sauces, (sour!) lemonaid
Dessert: 4 chocolate no bake cookies, hot chocolate w/pepermint stick

osoniye

Wed, N day:
B: Oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar, nuts and raisins, black coffee.
L: hamburger (w/bun), fries, catsup, machiatto
S: Virtual plate: Oat porridge w/ butter and spice, sm glass lemonaid, 1/2 roast beef sdw w/mustard and mayo, 1/2 glass milk.

osoniye

Hi Scryb, Sorry things are difficult for you these days. I think parenting of adult and near adult children is a HUGE thing, and it's one of those things no one tells you how hard it's going to be. Kind of like the death of a partent- one of those things that you assume will happen, baring unforseen...

osoniye

Hi oolala- yeah, whether to try to change N or S days a bit to get some wt loss is a dillema. I'm trying to be a bit more moderate in both, without letting feelings of deprivation creep in... Tues N day: B: 1 sm grapefruit, 2 fried eggs, 1 sm slice french toast w/apricot jam, 1 slice whole grain toa...

osoniye

Hi oolala- No, I haven't lost any wt since Jan... I've only been NoSing since May 21, but have no red days, would like to see some wt loss. I had maybe gained a couple # in early May, while traveling that I might have lost starting NoS, but nothing obvious. I wasn't weighing every day and I am now a...

osoniye

Good for you. Glad you enjoyed the ice cream!
Yeah, guilt will get you nowhere.

osoniye

Sun, N day: B: 1/2 small pineapple, few spoons leftover fruit salad, 6 oz greek yogurt, 1 slice french toast w/few drops sweetener. -All fit on 1- 9" plate, piled high :), 2 c black coffee L: fish w/spicy tomato sauce, injera, black coffee. S: 1 grilled cheese sandwich, 7 oz pan fried green beans an...

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Sat, N day: B: 8 oz leftover roasted potatoes, 2 fried eggs, black coffee. Later: 3 c herbal tea L: 1 big plate at potluck: 1/4 egg salad sandwich, 1 small potato w/chilli on top, 1 small slice hamburger and mushroom pizza, small pile snack crackers, banana/pineapple fruit salad, black coffee. S: Op...

osoniye

Thanks for the vote of confidence oolala! Things are going well so far... Fri, N Day: B: 2 oz cheese, 8 oz tomatoes, 2 eggs fried together with olive oil and tarragon (YUM!), 1/3 grapefurit, 1 orange. coffee/peanut drink w/milk. L: oven roasted potatoes (w/red bell pepper, onion & garlic- YUM), sm b...

osoniye

Thanks wos- there are lot of yummy ideas in there to get a person inspired!! Thanks for sharing.

osoniye

Yeah, oolala, the peanut coffee is something I would never in a million years come up with, but someone else gave me a taste of theirs and I've been pretty hooked ever since. It does seem very much "skating on the edge" of snack/beverage. I guess I just want to see if there is wt gain, how I feel af...

osoniye

Good job withstanding the urge for seconds at supper!
(Your lunch looks woderful!!)

osoniye

Hi again blue,
Glad it's going well for you!! (Is the diet basically mung beans/rice fruit/salad? It sounds interesting.)

osoniye

Hi oolala, No, it's something new to me. It's kind of a fad drink where I live. It's basically 1 t of peanut butter wisked into milky coffee, and reheated together. I figure it's similar in calories and protein to cafe au lait that I often drink. If you think it's a really bad idea, I'd love to hear...

osoniye

Yeah, CC, that's the attitude to have, work with what we have. It's so interesting to me that our bodies can respond differently to carbs not only based on the calories they represent/contribute. It makes me want to get back to my lower carb eating, especially at least on N days. I think it makes a ...

osoniye

BA- Thanks for posting this wonderful information!! It is a little bit discouraging, but validates what so many of us have observed. I want to bump this thread up so other newcomers don't miss it!!

osoniye

Decided to go with 3 meals after all and have a second lunch, since I skipped breakfast and was distractingly hungry mid afternoon. 2nd lunch (3 pm): 1 1/2 piece sourdough pancake, lentil stew, cottage cheese, 1 c peanut/coffee drink Supper: 9" plate of grilled veggies, rice, kim che and hard boiled...

osoniye

Hi, and welcome, My 2 cents worth is: avoid the virtual plating, which can just be another word for snacking, at least in the beginning. I try either to be satisfied with tea or coffee w/ milk in it, or eat a bigger or later lunch when supper will be late. As far as hubby eating alone, I don't have ...

osoniye

Scrybil- that is hilarious!!

osoniye

I found an interesting thing re: food addiction, about Yale's approach. They seem to see it as a real thing. There is a Scale people can test themselves with: http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/addiction/FoodAddictionScale09.pdf and an article evaluating it, which I think you h...

osoniye

welcome blue,
Great to have you with us. That looks like a lot of mung beans. Is that your normal diet? Do you enjoy them or just have a lot on hand these days?? Maybe this is the summer solstice diet- I've never heard of it.

osoniye

Thanks guys!!! Good ideas there. I'm trying the 2/3 plate first round through more, and have found myself going back for just veg or salad, which is a turn for the better, if I want the last 1/3 plateful.

osoniye

end of Sun. (N day) Supper: 2 oz pork (it was the only piece left as I joined some eaters in progress) w/ black pepper sauce, salad, baked veggies w/cheese. This was a light meal that was available, cooked by someone else, and I chose to eat it rather than cook something else for myself. It wasn't t...

osoniye

These are good questions/topics. A few thoughts of mine... 1. I think if there isn't a good reason to do a tweak, like you always go bowling on Wednesdays and want a snack there or something, it would be a great idea to do a series of 21 days on vanilla, and see how that feels. Really, probably your...

osoniye

Thanks for checking in w/ me oolala!! Yeah, here's to a little fat in almost every meal! (Friday S day, after the pizza...) machiatto, "peanut butter" drink (yummy, but seems high calorie!!) I "probably" (well no probably about it), ate too much pizza. Not sure how I felt about that. To the question...

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dmarie- your lunch sounds fantastic!!! Making my mouth water as I type.

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S: Bowl veggie soup, 8 oz broccoli, 2 poached eggs, few spoons casserole, few almonds, health tea. This meal seemed really light to me, and I'm feeling hunger shortly after. I think maybe this is one case where I really need the 20 minutes to feel full, because that should have been enough food. Alt...

osoniye

Hi oolala- yeah the freedom is so nice! I did wind up eating that light lunch... late Wed lunch: bowl veggie soup with angel hair pasta, 8 oz grilled eggplant, 10 almonds. S: Virtual plate of: grilled veggies, seasoned rice, yogurt, chopped cashews. Why it was a virtual plate is that I didn't want t...

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A dear friend of ours recently passed away from heart trouble at 76 -- and she had lived the model of a healthy, active, good, generous life. She was as thin a bird, and riding her bike around Manhattan when it happened. She'd been so healthy that she'd only been hospitalized twice in her life befo...

osoniye

I'm back, the stress of negotiations nd the school year are over. Just spent a week in the West Indies (Caymans), snorkeled, swam, walked on the beach, and weigh 175 without even trying. I'm happy about that. So, today, getting a "fresh" start.One thought, and I am nit a drinker, but Anthony Bourda...

osoniye

The rest of Tuesday (N) S: 8" plate of fruit salad, tea I had a dillema: to eat supper and then just have a beverage later, or hold off on eating till an evening meeting where I knew there would be a yummy fruit salad served. (I guess I could have virtual plated, but it would have been a long gap an...

osoniye

Don't know if anyone else has this problem, but maybe someone could share their perspective. I seem more and more often, now that I'm really trying with NoS to be at different gatherings (work buffets, pot lucks, leftover sharing, etc.) where the person in charge says something like "I'd just like t...

osoniye

Oooo Shannah, a cupcake bakery! What a great place to visit on an S day!!

osoniye

[quote="RJLupin"]I think it's very real, sadly. Especially high sugar, high fat foods. Having in the past kicked addictions, I think the problems I have with food are very similar. I've struggled with binge eating for years, and it's always the same thing: intense cravings, followed by uncontrollabl...

osoniye

Thanks, oolala- I feel like I need the encouragement today. I'm feeling all heavy and like this isn't "working". Good reminder about the ratio tipping the scales... proverbially and actually, I think. Thanks, andreamuse- yeah the social thing. Why does eating and drinking alleviate some of that pres...

osoniye

Did you find a suitable alternative? Hope so!

osoniye

Thanks for the encouragement Scrybil!! :P I hope we both can manage to do this, be sane, not have the constant "accountability" but still not succumb to eating tons of X. I've found that eating regular white potatoes a few times in the past couple of days is making me terribly hungry. I'm thinking m...

osoniye

Hi Scrybil, Did I see on another thread that you used to be in the HOW program? I've been in Greysheeters, also strict requiring a sponsor. How has it gone for you adding in more carbs and having S days? I'm trying to do this moderately and have some sanity around the food but not be so restrictive....

osoniye

Yeah, oolala, I am... hard to keep it limited to 1 plate of that stuff, but I'm learing!! It really involves keeping your butt glued to the chair after one round through a buffet, lol. Today is an S day... B: Dee's Fritata- 8 oz potatoes, onion, red bell pepper, olive oil, 3 small eggs, 2 oz gouda c...

osoniye

Thanks for words of encouragement oolala!! Today (N day) B: Yummy cold roast beef slices with mayo and mustard, cantaloupe and wattermellon chunks, black coffee L: 2 rollups of Ethiopian sourdough pancake, spinach, lentil stew, spicy chic pea sauce (all fit nicely on 1 9" plate), water, 1 cup black ...

osoniye

Feeling really tired today. Did manage to get in a swim. Yesterday was a red day for my work goals and my exercise, and I can see where seeing red on there can be kind of motivating, don't want to see that on my habitcal much!! Took a (Floating) S day yesterday to eat a lovely (but big) lunch at a c...

osoniye

OK... another day:
B: big bowl of greek yoghurt w/ cantaloupe, watermellon and grapefruit mixed in (yum)
L: egg salad, fresh tomaotes, grilled carrots and onions
S: Roast beef with curried carrot/onions, lightly stirr fried cabbage & red pepper salad

A nice n day.

osoniye

I'm new at this, but i had a great S day yesterday- I was invited out for a birthday celebration, and ordered the things I really wanted to have at a restaurant and a cafe. Not the healthiest or least healthy "just because", but what I really wanted. That meant a mushroom calzone, a cinnamon spice m...

osoniye

Really huuuuungry today. Don't know if it's b/c of exercise or enjoying my s day yesterday and having a hard time getting back into the groove. B- 9" plate of strawberries, cantaloupe and cheese L- 9" plate of egg salad, raw tomatoes, grilled veggies S- 9" plate teeming with curried beef and veggies...

osoniye

Thanks for writing, oolala! The reason for the floating S days mod is that the weekends are the best days for me to follow NoS (I have veeeery little social life on the W/E and pleanty of time to prepare wonderful satisfying single plate meals), and there are regular social events that I would love ...

osoniye

At your height, I'd shoot for a 90-100# range and if you keep it there for a year or so, see how you feel. If you want to build more muscle and weigh more or whatever, that would give you a baseline to start with. Just my 2 cents.

osoniye

OK... so I'm starting NoS in ernest. I want to have floating S days, as my main mod. I am trying to eat sort of low carb on N days, but don't want to be rigid about it. I weighed myself to start off and I'm 149# with a goal of 135#. I'd actually be happy to be around 140 for a while and let my body ...

osoniye

Just to add my 2 cents... my suggestion would be to get a crock pot. You hardly know you're cooking. Just dump meat, veggies, pre-pared sauce in and leave it on low for a really long time. When you come home just boil some potatoes or rice and voila! Easy dinner with lots of leftovers if you make it...

osoniye

Hi Brent- I mean this playfully- but didn't doing lots of research and reading a great book give you the info that foregoing that glass of beer would do you a world of good compared to figuring out what to eat to off set the effects??

osoniye

Thanks Kathleen. (I think we posted at the same time) I guess I'm hoping to be sort of low carb with the 3 noS rules as my safety net, to keep me from throwing in the towell over small failures. Yeah, I really don't want to get on a cyclical Atkins type of system, definetly moderaiton is preferable....

osoniye

Thanks RJ. What you said has been my experience a lot. I did well for a couple of months where if I couldn't get my low carb foods conveniently, I would just eyeball the aprox amounts of other food I was shooting for and maintained my weight. But then other times, most notably in office meetings, I ...

osoniye

Hi RJ, Thanks for your response. I can see what you mean that moderation from the get go is a good idea. The diet I'm on isn't too nutso... the basic gist is 8 oz fruit for Bfast and 1# low carb veggies for lunch and again at supper. Each meal has a serving of protein and fat. It's not something I'd...

osoniye

Hi Everyone, Greetings. I'm new to NoS and am wondering how to start. I've been on a very strict low carb diet off and on since October. It goes along well with NoS philosophy except for that it's strict. It is also NoSx3, but it allows no exceptions... no S days, no starches or sweets EVER. So when...

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