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by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S breakfast
Replies: 39
Views: 38536

oolala53 wrote:But you are in the beginning stages. I'm afraid you do have to nix the frosted cereals, but don't try to have to many other limits to start. Having too many rules can drive you crazy. Aim for the the No S's to start and adjust the meal contents as you go.
Oh very yes. This.

oolala53 is wise.
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S breakfast
Replies: 39
Views: 38536

I consider frosted cereals sweets. There is no way in HELL you'll ever put as much sugar ON cereal as you get on pre-frosted stuff. If I LIKED cold cereal (I don't), I'd eat a bowl of Cheerios and milk or a bowl of Grape Nuts or corn flakes with no problem -- anything that didn't have Frosted, Honey...
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:09 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

S-day Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Onigiri, 1/2 apple spread with peanut butter. Snack: Bite sized candy bar (snickers) Dinner: Grilled cheese sandwich with bacon, Attitude Adjustment (deceptively sweet drink with rum, peach schnapps, vodka and orange juice) Mostly spent the day coloring my hair (I'm ...
by NoelFigart
Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: S-day thoughts
Replies: 1
Views: 5389

I think that's an intelligent way to handle it. I feel with you, because mentally my "day" starts when I get up in the morning, and I'd feel frustrated at working past midnight. In fact, I take great steps to guard against such things, as sleep deprivation on a long-term basis does Bad Things to me....
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question about drinking
Replies: 11
Views: 17309

Yes, Glass Ceiling is a separate system from No-S.

However...

Alcohol is very calorically dense. I do enjoy my wine, but I'd probably lose faster if I didn't drink it at all. Since I'm more worried about lifelong habit than short term loss, I'm cool with that.
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

No-S
Exercise
Glass Ceiling

Swam a half an hour this morning.

Breakfast: Bacon and Eggs. I was starving after my swim. Not too unusual.
Lunch: Small bowl of leftover clam chowder.
Dinner: Sushi, delicious sushi. Ahhh the N-Day legal perfection of a treat.
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S breakfast
Replies: 39
Views: 38536

My breakfasts often look like KCCC's. Especially the Greek yogurt thing. Though, when I'm in a REAL rush, I make a smoothie -- yogurt, a raw egg (with a salmonella contamination rate of 1 in 10,000 eggs, I took a bigger risk driving to the store to BUY the damn things), some berries, a little milk a...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:55 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question about home fried potatos
Replies: 13
Views: 18960

Re: Question about home fried potatos

It doesn't look excessive to my eye. Yet I felt guilty today finishing the potatoes. Should I feel guilty? Nope. That said... I do eat pizza, french fries, and various other "fattening" dishes. What I don't necessarily do is eat them every DAY. It's that moderation thing going on. The way I do this...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: Everyday Systems General Discussion
Topic: Let the Minimum be the Maximum
Replies: 4
Views: 16048

Let the Minimum be the Maximum

I worked out every day this week. What my commitment is to, because I will DO it, is to swim a half an hour every morning. Now ever summer, my gym runs a fifty mile challenge. This means if you swim fifty miles over four months, you've done the challenge. To give you an idea of what that would take,...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:26 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New member introduction
Replies: 2
Views: 7025

clarkekam if weighing every day is driving you crazy, don't. There's nothing WRONG with weighing every day, but this diet is often sllllooowwwww. (Part of its effectiveness, but my word can it be frustrating when you're used to starting off a diet with a big bang). I HAVE done the weigh every day th...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Wednesday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Oatmeal. I'm boring. Lunch: 2 egg, cheese and salsa wraps. I think this might have been a bit much. Dinner: 15 bean soup over rice. NOM. Swam half a mile. Thursday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Fried rice with broccoli and re...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: NEW a college student!
Replies: 12
Views: 21947

milliem, I eat a lot of soups and things that can go in bowls as well, so I feel your pain. Pasta bowls are probably a bad idea. But the standard bowls that come with place settings are perfectly fine. I also have a set of those bowls like you use to make French onion soup. They hold about a cup and...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ten pounds down!
Replies: 12
Views: 24567

Congratulations.
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:56 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: newbie with a question about snacks
Replies: 10
Views: 17402

I disagree that there can be too many items on a plate as long as the sum total of the plate is not overfull. I don't know if you're familiar with the Japanese concept of bento lunches. Basically, it's food in a very compact box. But a well-made bento has a lot of variety. http://noelfigart.com/blog...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:52 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S is good for stress eaters and boredom eaters
Replies: 12
Views: 21215

I know that it is useful to many people to "feel their feelings" instead of masking them. Not running that down. But, I actually hadda go through some pretty expensive and painful therapy to STOP focusing on my feelings so damn much.

Funny ole world, innit?
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: newbie with a question about snacks
Replies: 10
Views: 17402

Unfortunately, for many of us its not a long way from: "well, I'm still hungry but my plate was only half full so I'll grab an additional piece of fruit, because it would have fit on the plate anyhow" to "well, I still want more food, and I *could* have piled that pasta higher and it wouldn't have ...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Brand New!
Replies: 5
Views: 10351

Re: Brand New!

Also, you shouldn't worry about having cravings. Cravings are just thoughts. It's not bad or a failure to have a craving. Cravings will eventually go away, just like all mental states, even if you don't do anything about them. Nothing bad will happen to you if you have a craving but don't eat anyth...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Brand New!
Replies: 5
Views: 10351

Some people do need to abstain from substances, it seems. I used to think I was one of them, but I've found that for me trusting that there will alway be chocolate available if I want it on an S day is enough. It wasn't always. My internal talk goes like this: Tummy Toddler: Chocolate! Me: Today's T...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

KCCC, I was thinking about this, as I consider myself very sedentary naturally, as well as having a sedentary job (on the days I don't teach. I pace a lot when I teach, and it adds up). The only way I can figure it is that I'm simply more active than I give myself credit for and am comparing my acti...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: General welcome to new folks and FAQs :)
Replies: 57
Views: 60397

I thought of a new question that oughta show up on the FAQ: Do I have to exercise to do No-S? Yes and no. Of course, you could be completely sedentary, stick to No-S and not exercise and you probably won't gain (For reference, I'm a short chronic dieter who is d'une certaine age and naturally sedent...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

NoS Glass Ceiling Exercise Lookie, lookie, lookie.... Two all green days in a row. Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Bacon and eggs (hey, it fit on a plate) Dinner: Chicken, broccoli and green pepper stir fry. (My son's request, claiming it was his favorite meal. Compared to pizza? I think the boy is telli...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Back from the land of Low Carb Diets
Replies: 10
Views: 17662

Depending on your definition of low carb, I actually eat kinda low carb. At least, I tend to eat fewer than 100 carbs a day, according to periodic reality checks. No, I don't TRY to do this. It's just how it pans out. But I eat a LOT of fresh veggies, stir frys and the like. Apparently even the whit...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:36 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Reinhard's 2010 "during"
Replies: 31
Views: 39020

*noogies Dave*

You're a smartybrat, sir.
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:03 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe I did that?
Replies: 8
Views: 11826

oolala53 wrote:I lived in Iran back in the late '70's.
Wow, I'd be fascinated to hear any stories you feel like telling from that time.
by NoelFigart
Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:30 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Oh, yeah, a check in.... No failures since the last time on No-S and Glass Ceiling. Haven't been exercising until this morning when I got up and took a swim before I started my day. I didn't really take any S events on Sunday. Couldn't think of anything I really wanted. Saturday I had one of those b...
by NoelFigart
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:47 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Yes, Reduk74, I am a foodie. Part of my weight problem is being an American foodie not brought up in French moderate traditions.

However, being a foodie on No-S works out well, since it only contains excess rather than making foods evil.
by NoelFigart
Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: P90x or Insanity
Replies: 9
Views: 18310

Except from Screw Skinny, Get Fit (a book I'm doing on getting fit for the very sedentary. My target audience are mostly geeks): 12 Week Programs and the Problem It is possible to hit the gym with Mjollnir-like intensity and get great results. Eat clean, exercise with weights and cardio 45 minutes a...
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Stuffed....and fed up with myself!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 29219

Kevin, it's possible you've never done the diet cycle thing, and that's awesome. It sucks and it distorts your view of things. You feel extreme guilt for even the smallest indulgence, so having a cookie probably is blown all out of proportion. These days? Yeah, I'm more or less where you are. In fac...
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Stuffed....and fed up with myself!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 29219

It is possible you'll want to add more rules, but I'd wait a bit just yet. Over the top S-days are, as many have said, part of the process. But, bundled into this process is the fact that the threshold for "over the top" is going to become smaller and smaller. I've done a few reality checks over the...
by NoelFigart
Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:12 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pizza, Sushi and why I love No-S
Replies: 5
Views: 10511

Pizza, Sushi and why I love No-S

While my family and I don't go out to eat very often, we do sometimes of a Friday night. My husband, son and I all enjoy pizza. My husband and I are also sushi fans, which my son is not. So, if it's my son's choice, we go out for pizza. We did it tonight. No-S makes going out for pizza pretty cool. ...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: picture records work better than written ones
Replies: 4
Views: 7225

That's fascinating, and you know, I bet it would be a really interesting test.

Though I admit that the first thing I thought when I looked at that meal was that I want to make myself a dinner just like it because it looked so GOOD. Diet-schmiet, that looked delicious.
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:38 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar and your mood
Replies: 16
Views: 18760

Vanilla No-S is follow the 14 words of the diet strictly with no explicit modifications. No Sweets No Seconds No Snacks Except (sometimes) on days beginning with S. You don't make extra explicit rules for yourself. (Counting S events, only eating off of smaller plates, whatever modifications you mig...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I can't believe I did that?
Replies: 8
Views: 11826

All of the "cheaper" cuts of meat are now just about as expensive as the expensive cuts of meat. Yes and no. If you're willing to cut up a whole chicken, you can still pretty much count on being able to get it for less than a dollar a pound in my area. That being said, beans and rice is a fairly fr...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Not lasting to lunch!
Replies: 23
Views: 29553

used2bskinny, you can put sugar in your coffee if you want to. LOL. No matter how much sugar you put in your coffee, you won't put as much in as would be added in commercially prepared sweet drinks. It's not "No Sugar", it's "No Sweets". You don't even have to go the fat-free route if you don't want...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:18 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Jaw surgery....soft/liquid diet for 6 weeks!
Replies: 13
Views: 28616

"Sick" is an S. Take the steps you need to in healing from surgery.

If you're worried about habit, sure, do your best to try to have your soft/liquid foods a regular mealtimes. But getting well here is the important thing. It's not like you're likely to gain weight on what you have to eat.
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:20 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Cheating?
Replies: 16
Views: 20685

If you don't usually celebrate it, yes, it's cheating.

I've had an Irish coffee on St. Patrick's day for years, but made properly, it's hardly an S.
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: GAH!! SNACKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 3214

GAH!! SNACKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I taught an afternoon class today --three hour deal. HALF my students brought snacks to eat during class. HALF. A quarter of them actually were so unconscious of the fact they were eating during class time that they asked me a question with a full mouth. These were all people over thirty, mind you, ...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Checking in is starting to get dull mostly cause all I have to report is: Ate three meals, didn't drink too much, didn't exercise... Well, okay, the exerise thing is really something. I'm just not into it. This is unusual for me, and I need to pick something... I like lifting, so I think it's just g...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:28 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Oatmeal, revisited
Replies: 52
Views: 57872

Steel cut oats are oat grains that are milled instead of steamed and pressed out like the "oatmeal" most popular in America. So, it looks like cut grains rather than rolled out flat seeds. It's just less refined, and more of a whole grain. Another term is "pinhead oats". I'm sure steel is used in th...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:56 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar and your mood
Replies: 16
Views: 18760

*wince* There are habits and behaviors that regulate mood, yes. I'd be incredibly reluctant to blame it on One Magic Substance or One Evil Substance. Things that help regulate my mood: Enough sleep, enough interesting work to keep my brain active, an appropriate amount of food, a good, long swim on ...
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:42 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No-S during Pregnancy? Long, sorry.
Replies: 32
Views: 43625

You probably want to discuss at least part of this with your doctor. Common wisdom is that losing weight while pregnant is not ideal, but certainly you have special circumstances. I doubt eating three meals a day will be any real harm to your baby, but get a professional's opinion on that. (I expect...
by NoelFigart
Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:49 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Friday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Bacon and Eggs Dinner: Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli Saturday: Breakfast: Peanut butter sandwich Brunch: bacon, eggs-n-cheese, toast Snack: McDonald's shamrock shake Dinner: burrito, mini sundae for dessert. We went to the roller ska...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Oatmeal, revisited
Replies: 52
Views: 57872

I'm an American, but I know this one. Buy steel-cut oats. The ration of oats to water is 1:4. So for a single serving, you need about 1/4 c. of steel cut oats to 1 c water. Otherwise, you cook it more or less like rice. Put the oats in cold water. Bring to a boil. Lower the temperature and simmer fo...
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: A ridiculous weight-loss strategy
Replies: 16
Views: 26114

For the love of Anoia and all her ladles, of COURSE you'll lose weight quite quickly if you limit your food to 500 calories a day. The hormone has bugger-all to do with it!
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Acai ?
Replies: 7
Views: 11995

Not a miracle substance fan. They get popular because of good marketing, not great health benefits.
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Thursday:

No-S
Glass Ceiling
Exercise

Breakfast: Oatmeal
Lunch: Chicken thigh, broccoli, butternut squash
Dinner: Chicken puttanesca, pasta

I have been really hungry all day today until after dinner. Not sure why. I've eaten fairly normally.
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's a Fail?
Replies: 27
Views: 28319

"Crisp and clean, no caffeine. 7up."

*grin* Sprite doesn't have caffeine, either, as it happens.
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:56 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Wednesday No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Poached Eggs and toast Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich with bacon, yogurt and blueberries. (As opposed to blueberry yogurt. REAL yogurt with blueberries in.) Dinner: Chicken leg, butternut squash, broccoli I didn't go to the gym. Nope. Urban rangered o...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's a Fail?
Replies: 27
Views: 28319

Hi everyone! Whilst we're on the subject of soda, I wondered what your take was on diet soda? I drink several diet sodas throughout the day and hadn't considered them sweets (bit of an oxymoron that one if you know what I mean - :lol: ). I drink diet soda and use artificial sweetener in my coffee a...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's a Fail?
Replies: 27
Views: 28319

Re: What's a Fail?

I am fairly new to the No S life and I have a question about counting failures. On Monday night I had a normal plate of food, but had about 4 sips of root beer from my son's glass (there was nothing else around and I was dying of thirst). Strictly speaking it is a fail -- but I was tempted not to c...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why do I ?
Replies: 6
Views: 11906

Okay, Mama Noel' gonna write a novel about this. If I'm boring the soul out of you, roll your eyes and skip it, and who could blame you. There are two problems you're dealing with -- bad habits and a finite amount of self-discipline. The finite amount of self-discipline is a HUMAN trait. There's not...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

I think I had a positive for every negative I had yesterday. A former client begging me to teach. A present client wanting to know if I wanted to teach more . Got a bunch of handouts for a Beginner Excel 2010 class written. My secretary got a lot of work done. (I hired my fifteen year old son. He ca...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:26 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Swapping S-Days while still establishing N-Days
Replies: 16
Views: 20070

Becoming wrote:So the good news is, the window of opportunity has passed, AND SO HAS THE CRAVING!!
Rawk.

Here's the cool part. It keeps getting EASIER.
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Swapping S-Days while still establishing N-Days
Replies: 16
Views: 20070

Re: Swapping S-Days while still establishing N-Days

I feel like I would be cheating. Do I already have my answer? Yep. Thing is you CAN wait that long. You won't wake up tomorrow morning with that craving. I guarantee it. I would NOT drive myself nuts making that cookie dough, either. (I lick beaters) I'd wait till the weekend to do it, and if I kne...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Incandescent Light bulbs banned by 2014 :(
Replies: 7
Views: 19300

Re: Incandescent Light bulbs banned by 2014 :(

I just heard about the Congresses bill which is going to be signed into law, which will ban incandescent bulbs in favour of CFL and Halogen bulbs, starting next year.. by 2014 there will be no more production of incandescent light bulbs. I am very upset about this and plan on hoarding them this yea...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Finally Did It
Replies: 21
Views: 26508

I think I'm going to start selling "No-bars" so people start taking this diet seriously. It'll look just like a dietcandy bar except when you unwrap it there's nothing inside. Except maybe a relevant fortune cookie style message of encouragement or motivational cracker jack toy. I could fit the ent...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:06 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Oops. Haven't checked in since Thurs. I would have sworn I had written something this weekend, but ah well. The weekend was a bit excessive. Habit hasn't taken over as much as I liked. If I PLAN three meals and a treat or two, I'm all good. If I don't think about it and start nibbling, I eat more. I...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Absolutely shocked!
Replies: 10
Views: 23565

If you can read a message board without signing in (i.e. HERE), yes everything you write gets indexed by Google.

It goes further than that, though. Want a real freak out? Google your legal name.

But, honestly? Don't call yourself names. Seriously. You're too nice to deserve that nonsense.
by NoelFigart
Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: [URGENT] How many NWK S days per month?
Replies: 6
Views: 10374

AVERAGE, darlin' AVERAGE.

Some months I take none.

Some months I might have four.
by NoelFigart
Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Im new
Replies: 7
Views: 12630

If it's not a sweet, you can drink anything you like. I drink coffee between meals a lot. Unless you find you're having a problem, there's no reason to put restrictions on this. I mean, if you were chugging a BigGulp full of orange juice or something, yeah, there might be an issue. Green tea? Pfft! ...
by NoelFigart
Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: So You Want to Lose Weight"
Replies: 20
Views: 25796

The one thing I really REALLY like above NO-S above anything else how it makes it IMPOSSIBLE to fool yourself about how much you're eating. If you load up your plate, you KNOW it.
by NoelFigart
Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:40 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why the French aren't fat: they don't snack!
Replies: 24
Views: 28708

Over43 wrote:I think that this is the thing I don't get: (Why the French don't get Fat? an idea) "which has baffled the world's best scientific brains for a decade"?
It's not about whether or not the scientists were baffled. It's about what is emotive enough to sell books or magazines.
by NoelFigart
Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:05 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Thursday

No-S
Glass Ceiling
Exercise

Breakfast: 2 egg omelet with red peppers, mushrooms, cheese and onions, mini bagel
Lunch: 2 chicken drumsticks and an artichoke.
Dinner: Sushi. Had a professional success and wanted to celebrate. God, I love No-S...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What Helps Me With Sweet Cravings
Replies: 9
Views: 13746

Re: What Helps Me With Sweet Cravings

What are your strategies for dealing with sweet cravings? I do what you do and plan something good for an S day. Sometimes I'll have a cup of coffee. I also have a cup of Berry Zinger tea sometimes, if it's really bad. The tea is naturally sweet. I've gotten to the point, though, where the "I wanna...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Another Helpful S-Day Tip from Tim Ferriss
Replies: 4
Views: 8724

Hey, good ideas can come from odd places, and this isn't a bad one.

I read his book on that short work week. Funny, how he doesn't count promoting that rock star lifestyle as part of his work time. Never mind that it IS his product!
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Wednesday: No S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Chicken drumstick, steamed artichoke, macaroni Dinner: Beans and Rice prepared with red pepper, onions, garlic and carrots. I'm the only one in the house that likes certain veggies, so in a way things like properly prepared artichokes ...
by NoelFigart
Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: My Month in the Wilderness
Replies: 4
Views: 6500

Re: My Month in the Wilderness

It's counter-intuitive, but exercise could be making you gain weight. You are adding muscle mass A young, genetically-gifted, unsupplemented (not taking steriods) female training to failure can expect to gain about a half a pound a week of muscle in the first 20 weeks of her training. That weight p...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day etc.
Replies: 4
Views: 9240

If it's part of your cultural tradition (Mom did it, Grandma did it, you grew up with it, your husband and kids would expect it) then it's an S-day. If I grew up anywhere where Carnival, Mardi Gras and those various holidays were routinely celebrated would most CERTAINLY be an S-day for me! If I had...
by NoelFigart
Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:33 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Tuesday No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Optimized Oatmeal Lunch: Soup, mini bagels Dinner: Burritos, appletini I have really felt like snacking today, but I didn't. I am at the point where I get irritated when I do not refrain from snacking unconsciously from habit, but have to consciously ch...
by NoelFigart
Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:31 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Monday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Bowl of oatmeal Lunch: Bento with a chicken drumstick, rice, broccoli, grape tomatoes and strawberries. Dinner: Chicken Carcass soup (Chicken, carrots, onions, celery, a little red pepper, garlic, black pepper, sage and parsley) and two homemade biscuit...
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Saturday and Sunday: S-days You know how when you don't really go overboard but it feels overboard somehow? Yeah, that. I did something I hadn't done in some months and had a peanut butter sandwich right before bedtime on Saturday night. S-day, it was legal. But it felt WRONG. Habit taking over, I s...
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Suggestions
Replies: 8
Views: 8194

My opinion: Early on, go ahead and eat the full plates if you're scared of being hungry. You want to establish the meal habit first and foremost. You might also gain a little bit of weight if you do this. If that is going to freak you out, this might be a bit of sabotage, so go with the smaller plat...
by NoelFigart
Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:16 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Grumpy
Replies: 12
Views: 19030

Yes, I am sharper when hungry.
by NoelFigart
Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: can you/should you/do you really eat anything on an S day?
Replies: 20
Views: 26534

I let myself be TOTALLY off the hook when I started to see what habit would do. Some days, S days were pretty excessive, but what I was worried about was N-day habit. Straight up, until you have that down, S-days aren't ready to be a concern. When I realized that N-days were always green, I started ...
by NoelFigart
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What an S Day can look like
Replies: 6
Views: 7618

gk, if you've been doing this less than three months of all green on your N-days, I can't recommend in any way worrying about this. Let S-days be off the hook at first. Seriously. THEN worry about S-days if you need to be conscious about it.
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Thursday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exericse Breakfast: Yogurt Lunch: Fried eggs on toast Dinner: chicken stirfry with broccoli and carrots. Friday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: plain oatmeal Lunch: tuna salad wrap and grapes Dinner: Pizza Pizza is one of those foods that I have a hard time with ...
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I am so proud of ME.
Replies: 1
Views: 4579

Re: I am so proud of ME.

Strawberry Roan wrote:THEN it was time for dessert. The dessert was a four layer chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and fresh raspberries and whipped cream on the top.
If it were an S day, I'd have a slice and enjoy it, meeself. Since it wasn't an S-day, dessert wasn't an issue or option, anyway.
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Opened my eyes.....
Replies: 18
Views: 23787

wosnes wrote:Reminds me of a quote from Zig Ziglar: Your children more attention pay to what you do than what you say.
I don't know if my father was quoting Ziglar or not, but when my son was born, he said, "Everything you DO will outshout anything you SAY."

I took it to heart.
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Opened my eyes.....
Replies: 18
Views: 23787

Ain't nuttin' in the world that'll clean up your habits like worrying about what kind of example you're setting your children, is there?

(I had a similar revelation about 12 years ago when I taught myself to eat cooked vegetables because I wanted my kids to be veggie eaters).
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:03 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: KCCC's 2011 Check-in
Replies: 431
Views: 369795

I'll be thinking about you and your family. I'm sorry you all are going through such a stressful time, and am glad your mother's procedure has gone well.
by NoelFigart
Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:55 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tummy Toddler and Will
Replies: 10
Views: 16885

Tummy Toddler and Will

Man, I'm in the mood to snack on comfort food today. Bread, bread, bread... I'm sure the weather turning gray has something to do with it. I did have fried eggs with runny yolks on toast for lunch because I was craving the comfort food. But I'm still wanting to snack. No, I'm not going to. No, I don...
by NoelFigart
Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:27 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm new here and want to start....
Replies: 12
Views: 19511

General Welcome to the Newcomers and FAQ
by NoelFigart
Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:40 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Wednesday

No-S
Glass Ceiling
Exercise

Breakfast: Yogurt again.
Lunch: Peanut butter sandwich, cherry tomatoes, broccoli flowerets dipped in Caesar dressing.
Dinner: Pasta puttanesca
by NoelFigart
Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Day 3 and Sugar Cravings
Replies: 22
Views: 26502

I don't know about studies, but I do know that I do tend to include a wider range of foods and cook from scratch when I have a meal plan. I DONT consider a meal plan a straight jacket, though. If I planned to have Coq au Vin on Monday and Puttanesca (my latest dietary obsession) on Wednesday, and I ...
by NoelFigart
Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:55 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Can't make it 5 hours!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 23025

Yeah, Hunger Games. (Don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear...)
by NoelFigart
Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:23 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Tuesday: No-S Exercise Glass Ceiling Breakfast: Greek yogurt. I've been all about yogurt lately. Dunno why. Lunch: Cheese sandwich, tomatoes Dinner: 2 slices of toast, two eggs over easy Not as much on the veggies as I usually eat, but I'm not really caring right now. In terms of food volume, certai...
by NoelFigart
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Help! Newbie having issues
Replies: 17
Views: 22526

KCCC speaks wisdom. Heed her words.
by NoelFigart
Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:10 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Sunday: S-day I had three meals, but I forgot what I had. I had a brownie with dinner and it was tasty. Monday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Breakfast: Veggie scrambled eggs, cheese Lunch: Cup-o-noodles Dinner: Beans and rice. I think in part I'm finding it a bit hard to keep this up. I'm... well, I'...
by NoelFigart
Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Can't make it 5 hours!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 23025

Yes, you CAN learn go to four or five hours between meals. I found it unpleasantly difficult at first and was eating some pretty large meals to ward off hunger. However, I had breakfast at about four thirty this morning and lunch around one. No, this is not what I usually do, or even what I prefer t...
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Failure Mod "Tracking Bogeys."
Replies: 6
Views: 12590

I like the idea. I'm prone to the, "Screw this. I screwed up, so down the hatch!" idiocy. What's REALLY bad (as you'll likely see from my HabitCal) is that I'll be great for MONTHS and just... quit. I like this as a way to stop-punch that nonsense. And the goofy name of Bogey makes it even neater, a...
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: On "Diet Camps"
Replies: 22
Views: 23517

Joking apart - I guess you don't seriously dispute that organic food is actually better do you? What we call organic agriculture was, for most of human history, totally normal and standard. Yes, but so was famine. Making organic sound like some sort of crank obsession is a reflection of how success...
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:46 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: On "Diet Camps"
Replies: 22
Views: 23517

Sugar is a preservative, wosnes.
by NoelFigart
Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Roxy is Back and Trying Again!!
Replies: 832
Views: 671189

For some reason, I used to think swimming was the best form of exercise --- however, for someone like me who is afraid of water, that was a bit of a bummer. Okay, I'm an incredibly enthusiastic swimmer and love it, but no, it's not the best exercise. The BEST exercise? It's the exercise you DO. For...
by NoelFigart
Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: On "Diet Camps"
Replies: 22
Views: 23517

Well, I don't buy organic produce raised by virgin elves and picked by the light of the first new moon when Venus is in Capricorn, either. I don't think that's necessary no matter what "organic" farmers seem to think. But I buy hunks o'meat, veggies I have to cut up, big bags of WHITE flour and what...
by NoelFigart
Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: On "Diet Camps"
Replies: 22
Views: 23517

I don't know what food costs across the Pond. (IIRC, you live in the UK).

I spend about 60 quid a week on groceries for a family of three, but I buy almost no pre-processed food. If I were buying pre-packaged food, I'd be spending more.
by NoelFigart
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:46 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: RJ's check in
Replies: 71
Views: 54525

Awesome. Congratulations.
by NoelFigart
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Saturday: S-Day! Breakfast: Mini bagel egg sandwich with a slice of cheese Lunch: Half a cup of Greek style yogurt with a peanut butter sandwich Snack: Glazed pound cake cupcake Dinner: 3 slices of whole wheat buttered toast. (Stop looking at me like that. It was what I wanted for dinner, it was mul...
by NoelFigart
Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:04 pm
Forum: Daily Check In
Topic: Noel's 2011 Check-In
Replies: 186
Views: 166119

Thursday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise Friday: No-S Glass Ceiling Exercise I weigh on Saturday mornings. I'm down 7 lbs since the beginning of the year. For the stats people: I did a random sample reality check on my caloric intake. Generally it's around 1600 calories a day. I'm 42, a chronic yo-yo d...
by NoelFigart
Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:28 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Childhood Food Issues and Example
Replies: 2
Views: 5597

Childhood Food Issues and Example

My teenaged son is home from school on vacation this week. In most ways, he's got many of the interests of a 21st Century kid. He likes his Wiii and his computer, all that stuff. What he doesn't have are the snack habits of many of his peers. Yes, he'll sometimes have a snack after school, but left ...
by NoelFigart
Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:04 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Article about actresses and what they eat
Replies: 14
Views: 22292

Exactly! And Amen to that.

It's not my job to be a size 2. I resent the idea I have to do that on TOP of my other job to be considered worthwhile.

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