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milliem

Hehe, British eating is quite different I think :) Scotch eggs are eggs wrapped in sausage meat and then breadcrumbs.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_egg A carvery is a roast dinner served at a restaurant - buffet style http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvery Scotch eggs - not very healthy! Carv...

milliem

One of the things I think is key to NoS is trying to let go of all that 'guilt' and 'diet' mentality where anything that isn't low-fat, low-carb, low-sugar, (low-taste..) is BAD BAD BAD. Ok your choices might not always be brilliant but if your goal is to lose weight at a moderate and sustainable le...

milliem

Sunday 17th April: S day

Breakfast: none
Lunch: prawn kebabs, burger and chips (ate about half before I was full, left the rest)
Snack: 2 mini caramel shortcakes
Dinner: leftover chicken pie, peas and carrots from yesterday
Dessert: slice of pear tart

milliem

Saturday 16th April: S day Breakfast: muesli Snack: Bounty and can of Vimto Lunch: bacon and cheese pastry twist, milkshake Dinner: chicken and asparagus pie, smashed carrots, minty lettuce and peas Dessert: slice of pear and almond tart I'm pleased I managed to stick to one plateful of dinner and o...

milliem

Friday 15th April: Success Breakfast: none Lunch: hummus roll, yoghurt Dinner: ham, egg and chips Also had 2 vodka and cranberry juice and a beer while out with friends (not following the glass ceiling fortunately!) Despite the boozing I've managed to stay NoS today - partially helped by the fact th...

milliem

I've been checking in here for about a month now, always full of friendly advice, tips and support :) Good luck starting NoS! One of the good things about it is that no-one really does NoS exactly the same way - as long as you are keeping the core principles down it's a pretty easy system to adapt t...

milliem

I've got a few DVDs that are '10 minute' workouts that I try and do when I REALLY don't want to exercise or don't think I have time. When do I not have 10 minutes?? You can string together a few of the workouts if you have more time as well.

You're doing brilliantly so far though!

milliem

Really? What if it was something really FILLING and lovely and special and time-consuming? :wink: And you know you'd have leftovers to take for lunch the next day, or have for dinner again? I always love when I make something I really enjoy to eat and know that I'll have some leftover to eat the ne...

milliem

Thursday 14th April: Success Breakfast: muesli with skimmed milk Lunch: salami and hummus roll Dinner: tuna melt (tuna and cheese grilled onto two halves of a small brown roll) Kinda lame eating today, and was working from home so was hungrier than I think I would normally be when I'm in work. Manag...

milliem

My choice in that situation was to put on my big girl panties and realize that my own neurons controlled the reach for the candy dish. Totally agree with this. There are plenty of chocolate bars, cakes and cookies floating around in my office most of the time, but it's my responsibility to NOT dip ...

milliem

I'm actually surprised I've not had more red days since starting NoS! I think a reason why they feel easier to handle is that NoS is about habit building, and it's very reasonable that habits will take a while to build and maintain. Plus, as long as you don't have the 'I've failed=I'm a failure=lets...

milliem

One thing that keeps me away from cinema food/drink is the ridiculous price!! Wednesday 13th April: Success Breakfast: none Lunch: salami and hummus roll, yoghurt Dinner: chicken, pepper and onion fajitas and a few home made sweet potato chips I'm still not eating breakfast regularly, but 2 meals a ...

milliem

It might be worth tracking what you are actually eating for a while to see what your food choices are like - not counting calories or measuring, just food diary stuff. Do you find that your S days are pretty wild or quite tame? I've also read that people tend to focus on fruit as their '5 a day' but...

milliem

Tuesday 12th April: Success Breakfast: None Lunch: small salami and beef roll, yoghurt, half an apple Dinner: 1/2 sausage and red pepper quesadilla, salad I'm going to the cinema later so must try and keep away from the sweets and snacks that I KNOW I'm going to want! Going to have dinner before we ...

milliem

I'm pretty sure I gain over the weekend (although I don't weigh myself religiously). I noticed I was hovering just above 80kg midway through last week, and yesterday I was over 81kg! I'm pretty sure I'm losing more through the week than I'm putting on over the wekend though (I was at 82kg when I sta...

milliem

Monday 11th April: Success

Breakfast: 4 slices malt loaf
Lunch: salami roll, large handful strawberries, yoghurt
Dinner: 2 sausages and 1/2 oven baked sweet potato

milliem

Sunday 10th April: S day Breakfast: none Lunch: beef and salami roll, snack sized pork pie, handful of strawberries Snack: butterscotch frappe and chocolate bar Ugh turned into a fairly wild one...finished off the day with another bunch of baklava and some malt loaf, not exactly the healthiest of di...

milliem

Aw poor you Laura :( I'm not sure whats going on with my body, it doesn't feel quite right but hasn't turned into anything major yet!! Saturday 9th April: S day Breakfast: yoghurt Snack: chocolate milkshake Lunch: None (stole a few chips from OHs plate but stomach was feeling sore) Dinner: BBQ food ...

milliem

Well done on the great week!! As far as I remember NoS doesn't actually specify how many meals you have to eat within a day as long as you don't snack OUTSIDE of your set meals. So if one of your planned meals is a small one for elevenses, then so be it! Better to plan for a piece of fruit than be s...

milliem

Friday 8th April: Success Breakfast: none Lunch: avocado and bacon salad, yoghurt Dinner: chinese food Feeling really dodgy yesterday so I just wanted comfort food in the evening! Stuck to one plate though, just about. Hoping I'm not going to be sick this weekend, I hate the thought of wasting S day...

milliem

Hi Yuka :) 'Vanilla NoS' refers to doing NoS exactly as it is designed - no sweets, no snacks, no seconds except sometimes on days that begin with S. Some people design adaptations or mods to the NoS diet to suit them (for example taking their 'S' day on a different day than a Sat/Sun, or allowing a...

milliem

Thursday 7th April: Success Breakfast: english muffin with peanut butter Lunch: bacon and avocado salad Dinner: Fishcakes, potatos and sugarsnap peas Struggling with hunger today - I think its because I've been working at home this afternoon which hasn't been as 'busy' as a normal work day. Boredom ...

milliem

Wednesday 6th April: Success Breakfast: none Lunch: chicken and mozzarella panini, pineapple, yoghurt Dinner: avocado, bacon and egg salad It's early yet but I am VERY full after my ginormous salad so I'm hoping I won't have any temptations :) I do have some sugar free cream soda to sip on later if ...

milliem

Tuesday 5th April: Success Breakfast: none Lunch: chicken and mozzarella panini,yoghurt Dinner: Carvery Pleased that I had another success today! I did have rather a large plateful of food for dinner, but most of it was veggies :) You are very right snapdragon, its much better to mark and move on th...

milliem

Well done on having a successful day after some days you weren't happy with

milliem

I always take my own food and drink to the cinema if I do take anything (in the UK) - we aren't MEANT to but they don't search you so.... buggered if I'm spending Â£10 on a massive drink and gross food!!

milliem

Bad luck on your red day but well done for not ruining the rest of the day. You've been doing really well and I'm sure you will pick yourself up and 'mark it and move on'. Good luck tomorrow :) Thanks IDK, seeing that red day on habitcal was rubbish! But it's ok, new day tomorrow and all that :) An...

milliem

Day 15: Failure! Bah my first red day! I was doing ok today as well: Breakfast: blueberries and apple juice Lunch: 1 and a half pita breads with hummus, half an apple (got full so stopped eating) Dinner: chimmichanga and corn on the cob But I noticed one solitary chocolate left over from the weekend...

milliem

Day 14: S day Another overboard S day! Much worse than last week, although we had the 'occasion' of mothers day so I wasn't eating alone or choosing my own eating times/meals. Technically I only had one meal today but it was a massive one plus a few too many servings of dessert!! Looking forward to ...

milliem

'I think I need to keep with a view that perfect compliance is essential. I need to tell myself "One failure ends the diet." ' This is such a dangerous thing to tell yourself. Human nature is complex - very few people can be perfectly successful at achieving their goals from the very minute they se...

milliem

Day 13: S day And quite an S day :oops: Started off OK, didn't have any breakfast, bought some tasty chicken goujons and a big pile of green veg for lunch which was yummy. Also bought a small bag of thorntons chocolates for Â£1 while I was buying my paper, as a 'treat'. Ate 4 chocolates after dinner...

milliem

Well, I rarely eat breakfast and if I do it's usually just a piece of fruit or a small low fat yoghurt rather than a 'plateful'. I may overcompensate with larger plates for lunch and dinner though, at the moment I'm struggling to get a grip with plate 'size' and what's appropriate.

milliem

Nice going so far, well done! I dreamed about NoS the first two nights I did it

milliem

Day 12: Success Breakfast: apple Lunch: bbq chicken baguette, orange juice Dinner: toulouse sausage, skinny fries, salad and fried onions Today was a tough one! Had to fend off snacking ALL throughout the day as another day of training - it is much harder to watch other people snack (especially on s...

milliem

In the UK, we have hot cross buns on Good Friday. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_cross_bun http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/hotcrossbuns_397 And Easter eggs on Easter Sunday. Oh god I forgot about hot cross buns..... yum. I'll try and save them for Saturday's S day!! Now you've reminded me how m...

milliem

Hehe, wotsits are like... cheetos? I think? Cheese flavoured corn snacks I think! The 'baked not fried' on the packet is my excuse for indulging :s And thanks! I have another day of training tomorrow so I shall try and stay strong, although Fridays seem tougher. I just FEEL like after a long week in...

milliem

It's a sometimes frustrating fact of life that no-one else will ever change anything about themselves because YOU want them to... as a self confessed control freak, this annoys me somewhat

But I've learned to accept it

milliem

I'll be spending Easter Sunday with family so as an S day, I'll be indulging. We usually have a big meal (3 courses) and lots of chocs around.... my family are all foodies and we're used to any reason for something tasty!! I probably will keep the Friday, Saturday and Monday of Easter weekend as nor...

milliem

Day 11: Success breakfast: apple juice and 'eat natural' bar lunch: coronation chicken sandwich and dried fruit, orange juice dinner: chicken katsu curry, wotsits Think I didn't really need the wotsits on reflection but it was still only one plates-worth. I had to do a LOT of resisting temptation to...

milliem

I drink milk between meals (although skimmed) and fruit juice, which is probably fairly calorific and full of sugar. I also drink diet sodas sometimes, and FULL FAT! soda very occasionally. At the moment I'm building the basic NoS habits, so as long as I'm not drinking giant ice cream milkshakes tha...

milliem

Yum they sound amazing Jamie!

I do something similar with sweet potato but I'm lazy and have a pre-mixed 'jamaican seasoning' powder that I throw on

Not even sure what's in it but it tastes lovely!

milliem

Day 10: success Breakfast: porridge with dried fruit and honey Lunch: pita bread with hummus and chicken, strawberry yoghurt Dinner: pepper and mushroom quesadilla Also had a small can of soda (cherry vimto, yum!) I noticed that I definitely didn't feel hungry until lunchtime after eating a VERY ear...

milliem

I read something once about 'never eat anything with an ingredient you wouldn't find in a normal stocked kitchen, or that a 6 year old couldn't pronounce'.

Makes a lot of sense to me! I don't always abide by it, but it does make me stop and think about what I'm eating a bit more.

milliem

milleum, I can explain by way of a story. Once my two young daughters got into a fight, and I asked each of them when it started. The youngest said, "When I was thinking about putting my legs on Katie's legs." Well, I had to laugh at the accuracy of that assessment! We call her "The Instigator." An...

milliem

Portion control predictably and immediately results in binge behavior. Kathleen Hmm do you know why this happens? I'm not bothered by portion control exactly but man, if someone or something tells me 'you can't!' I just WANT whatever is forbidden. Human nature or possibly my inner petulant child :)...

milliem

I don't get many hunger pangs, I get cravings . Almost like when I gave up smoking! I try and sip a drink when that happens - even a calorific drink like fruit juice or milk is better than snacking for me. Not in terms of calories taken in, but in terms of habit. I prefer that to water sometimes too...

milliem

Well, I'm also a boring old lady who is in bed by nine and up before five, too. Hey, just because you have different waking hours to me doesn't mean you're boring ;) I am just NOT a morning person, never have been. I actually found a cool looking recipe for Ful Medamas http://www.seriouseats.com/re...

milliem

I'm jealous of people with the motivation to get up and exercise BEFORE breakfast! I'm rolling out of bed and out the door to work in half an hour if I'm lucky :lol: I'm trying soaking oats in milk overnight with some dried fruit tonight, i'll nuke it in the microwave with a bit of honey tomorrow mo...

milliem

Day 9: Success Breakfast: apple juice Lunch: chicken, mozzarella and pesto panini, yoghurt Dinner: leftover rice from yesterday with mushrooms and red/yellow peppers. I tried using a much smaller bowl for my dinner today - almost the size of a breakfast bowl but a bit 'taller'. I filled it to the br...

milliem

I really was determined to figure out a diet without portion control and what I have figured out is that there is no such thing.. I didn't want to see it. I didn't want to face it. My experience with portion control has been that terrible. Going forward, I will try to move towards a view that porti...

milliem

Thanks for the suggestions Jamie, I admire you for home making so much! Realistically I am just too lazy for that :lol: I think getting a portable container and making my own porridge to take will be a good idea - it'll have MUCH less sugar and crap if I make it myself with some dried fruit and a bi...

milliem

Thanks a lot everyone! I have a lot of habits that I am going to need to kick while I am at school for the week. Soda is a big one, and energy drinks. Do a few at a time, not all of them at once. As a human, you've got a limited supply of willpower. If you spread it too thin, you'll end up trying t...

milliem

I felt the same way last week! My first day of NoS I was STARVING and all I thought about was food....i think i dreamed about NoS for the first two nights as well! I'm still getting used to it a week in, no failures yet but still eating large-ish portions and not really worrying about eating healthi...

milliem

Well done for exercising!

I try and eat everything 'bad' by the end of the weekend so I'm not tempted!! Not necessarily a good thing, but I've tried to avoid buying LARGE packs of bad food for that purpose

milliem

I'm going to count yesterday as a success ,... Although I'm in a bit of two minds as I think I cheated a little! I was starving at around half 4 and gearing up for exercise, so I had a glassful of skimmed milk and a teaspoon of peanut butter. A bite rather than a snack (didn't even have to chew!) bu...

milliem

Ooh lots of interesting breakfast discussion:) Personally I'd see sugary cereals as a bit to 'sweet' for the NoS diet, but I would eat plain oatmeal with a small spoonful of honey or brown sugar. I don't take sugar in hot drinks, and tend to stick to sugar free squash for drinks throughout the day. ...

milliem

Day 8: Breakfast: yoghurt and apple juice Lunch: wholemeal pita bread with hummus and chicken Dinner: (will be) teriyaki chicken and prawn rice I'm eating with my OH later and he doesn't finish work til 7, so I have to wait til 8pm argh! Thinking how I'm going to manage til then.... maybe a glass of...

milliem

Day 7: another S day Breakfast: None Lunch: half an onion and ham quesadilla Snacks: a bounty (mmm chocolate...) and a few pieces of jerky Dinner: another quesadilla! this time a whole one - pepper, onion, ham and mushroom. It's funny but eating at random times today and snacking a bit seems to make...

milliem

Hey well done on a very successful no S week. Sounds like you're doing GREAT@@@!!! :lol: :D :wink: Thanks for the support! I managed to fit in a bit more snacking yesterday :lol: :roll: A bit of beef jerky after dinner, and some salt and vinegar rice crackers before bed... neither particularly fatt...

milliem

By the way this is the Breakfast Bar recipe: * 1 x 397g can condensed milk * 250g rolled oats (not instant) * 75g shredded coconut * 100g dried cranberries * 125g mixed seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sesame) * 125g natural unsalted peanuts 1. Preheat the oven to 130Ã‚Â°C/gas mark 1/2, and oil a 23 x 33 ...

milliem

Day 6: S day

I haven't gone TOO overboard today...i think...

Breakfast: none
Lunch: prawn roll and custard slice
Dinner: baked sweet potato

Plus two chocolate milkshakes....

No plans for snacking this evening but we'll see!

milliem

You might not have had the most successful week, but you are realising where you've been going wrong which is great. Maybe track each of the 's-es' separately next week to see which one is most difficult - plus it can be a boost to realise that you've changed SOME of your habits even if not all of t...

milliem

Thanks cricket! I'm pretty chuffed that I managed to stick to the three 'no S-es' this week

I'm sure you'll have a good'un next week - it is simple and reasonable but not always easy! Good luck

milliem

Day 5: Success! Breakfast: none Lunch: panini,, split and spread with low fat red pepper hummus, apple, low fat yoghurt Dinner: half a quesadilla and some home made sweet potato fries Also 2 glasses of wine and a pepsi max. Resisted the 'Friday afternoon treat' in work- maltesers and revels were tau...

milliem

Thanks guys, loads of good ideas!

I think I can try and get in the habit of organising and packing a breakfast food the night before. I also found some recipes for savoury muffins that might work well for breakfast!

milliem

I think I should add that any significant cooking in the mornings is out as I work generally pretty early and there's no way I'll be up in time! Also I tend to eat breakfast IN work (which can be one of 3 offices, no set routine) rather than at home. I like my sleep....

milliem

Hi all, I've started the NoS diet this week, and so far so good! One thing I'm struggling with is eating a regular, healthy and decent sized breakfast. Usually I don't eat breakfast at all, or in the past I've gone for 'snack bar' type breakfasts (I made some Nigella breakfast bars but seeing as the...

milliem

Day 4: success Breakfast: apple juice and some bbq flavoured chicken pieces (sounds an odd breakfast but the chicken went down pretty well at 8.30am!) Lunch: prawn salad and bagel (could have done with maybe half a bagel, I didn't finish the whole one) Dinner: large bowl of potato, chorizo, onion an...

milliem

Hmm you're probably right Noel, I have some bowls that are between the small 'breakfast' size and pasta bowls so I'll switch to using those next week - if I see food piling up over the rim I'll know I've overdone it!!

milliem

Hi CJ :) Overeating is my current problem too! I've only been at this for a few days and I think i'm worried that if I don't eat massive meals I'll be starving and tempted to snack.... All my recent meals have been of the pasta/stew variety, which means i've been eating them from pasta bowls - it's ...

milliem

I must fall between old and new, I weigh things in grams/kilograms but measure height in feet and inches not centimetres!

Either that or I'm just confused, it's a possibility

milliem

Ok so Day 3 was a SUCCESS :) Dinner went as planned - although after a full plate of pasta on Tuesday, when I added some tomato and basil pasta sauce to it yesterday I felt absolutely stuffed about 5 minutes later - almost uncomfortably so. I think I'm still learning portion size in terms of what is...

milliem

bettyB wrote:
milliem wrote:Hello, thought i'd introduce myself as I'm new to this NoS thing
Hi millie! Nice to see another UK-based newbie

Hi there

Yep, I measure in grams and weigh in kilograms, definitely a UK-er

milliem

Hello, thought i'd introduce myself as I'm new to this NoS thing :) I'm Millie, I'm 29 and from the UK. I've never really dieted before (as I hate the thought of restricting what I eat) and I don't have an 'ideal' body type or weight. I generally think I have a pretty good body image :) BUT I am ove...

milliem

Day 3: Breakfast: none Lunch: bagel, beetroot salad and 2 mini scotch eggs Dinner (planned): tortellini with tomato pasta sauce I didn't manage to pick up anything for breakfast so I'm looking at 2 main meals today - not sure how it'll go for the rest of the evening! I was planning on having a small...

milliem

Day 2: Success Breakfast: pot of mixed fruit and low fat yoghurt Lunch: bacon and cheese panini and an apple Dinner: tortellini I also had a glass of ginger beer at a friend's house in the evening, but resisted many cookies and muffins in work! Still found the no-snacking quite difficult, particular...

milliem

Day 1: Success! Breakfast: peanut butter bagel Lunch: bagel with cream cheese, low fat yoghurt and apple Dinner: bowl of sweet potato and chorizo stew No snacks or sweets or second helpings - although I really struggled! I felt REALLY hungry after dinner (which I had about 6pm). Four looong hours. I...

milliem

Hi all! So I've decided to give this No-S diet a try! I HATE dieting because i hate cutting things out, so this seems like a sensible plan for me. Today so far I've done pretty well, a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast, and a bagel/yoghurt/apple for lunch. I tend to eat a bunch of small things ...

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