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BrightAngel

Post Below has been copied here for quick Reference: NoS -- as a way of maintenance. I've lost almost 60 pounds on a doctor-supervised high-protein liquid diet. I'm looking for a maintenance plan that I can stick with. I've always been an overeater/constant grazer, and I know I need some "rules" to...

BrightAngel

NoS -- as a way of maintenance. I've lost almost 60 pounds on a doctor-supervised high-protein liquid diet. I'm looking for a maintenance plan that I can stick with. I've always been an overeater/constant grazer, and I know I need some "rules" to reign in my natural tendencies. If NoS is causing pe...

BrightAngel

Now, for me, this three day weekend is also the weekend my daughter is getting married and it all starts Thursday evening. There is something going on every day through Monday. Several of us are already looking forward to next Tuesday when life gets back to "normal." :D CONGRATULATIONS wosnes. http...

BrightAngel

Day 22 â€“ Saturday, August 25, 2012: 218.0 Three weeks and only down 2.6 pounds. I want to change the diet to add fasting, but I made an agreement with BrightAngel that I first must read my journal starting in January of this year. What a pain. That's what I'll do. 7 AM: I got to January 9 before ...

BrightAngel

Congratulations.

BrightAngel

Hello, Joy.

BrightAngel

This sort of stuff usually doesn't irritate me but it did tonight, and I think the reason for my irritation is I would like to eat more and can't. Another way to look at it..... Probably this stuff always irritates you, but when you distract yourself with food, you don't notice it as much. :wink:

BrightAngel

I...PERSONALLY...
consider every recipes I've posted here to be:
Homemade, Quick, Simple, Delicious and Healthy.
http://www.diethobby.com/section.php?n=15&sec=2&cid=all

BrightAngel

oolala53 wrote: the key is to find the combinations that are sustainable by any one individual.

Exactly so.

BrightAngel

Very interesting. I also am curious how with all your experimentation it doesn't look as if you ever tried a more low-fat eating plan, one more around 20% fat, for any length of time. I personally wouldn't want to do it, but given how you have been curious and disciplined enough to try different pl...

BrightAngel

Lise, Welcome

BrightAngel

"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit." :shock: Actually, when applied to No S, the quote could be interpeted as saying that: Excess on occasion ="S" days Moderation = "N" days Excess on "S" days, can keep modernation on "N" days ...

BrightAngel

Here is quite an unusual post
showing detailed food-intake records
for me over a period of THE PAST 8 YEARS
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=642

BrightAngel

Here is quite an unusual post showing detailed food-intake records
for me over a period of THE PAST 8 YEARS
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=642

BrightAngel

what I cannot do is eat each day in the S Day manner and expect it not to turn into a fat gain! Very true. If your careful records show that you are maintaining your current weight by eating an average of 1300 calories per day... that is a total of 9,100 calories per week. So, if you were to eat 20...

BrightAngel

Hopefully it will not take all week to get off the one pound. Every Bite Counts. I totally agree that every bite counts, and the amount of calories we eat is important no matter WHEN we eat them. However... with regard to the issue of immediate weight gain after eating just a bit more on an S day, ...

BrightAngel

SpiritSong wrote:I didn't want to tell myself "no" anymore.
Well, guess what?
Either you tell yourself "no" to unlimited sweets, snacks and seconds,
or you don't lose weight and you gain the weight you lost.
Pretty simple.

So Very True.

BrightAngel

wosnes wrote:Most of us need to learn -- or relearn -- that we can have it all.
We just can't have it all any time we want it, in any quantity we want it.

Love it !

BrightAngel

You have a great website there, BrightAngel. It's very interesting to read the perspective of one of the exceptions, who has lost a large amount of weight and kept it off. I love your honesty about how little you have to eat to avoid regaining. But I also find it quite scary! I find it very difficu...

BrightAngel

The Exceptional Diet: One plateful of food at each of three meals per day. No sweets. Liquids allowed anytime. S Days every weekend. A rolling average of two Exceptional Days (no restrictions just like on S Days) every month. (Month 1) Day 1 - Saturday, August 4, 2012: 220.6 "I am saying this as re...

BrightAngel

The above responses appear to share the idea that a "diet" only means following a specific foods weight-loss plan. Interesting responses to that linked article, because by almost every standard, No S is a "Diet", which people use in their quest to lose weight or maintain their current weight, and m...

BrightAngel

What do YOU think?

http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=635

BrightAngel

After a lifetime of (often morbid) obesity,
retired attorney, BrightAngel (aka Dr. Collins) has achieved a normal weight
by learning to view Dieting as an enjoyable Hobby,
and is now in her 7th year of maintaining that weight-loss.

BrightAngel

Hi Ruff.

BrightAngel

oolala53 wrote: Some things do taste better than being thin feels.

oolala, I'm afraid that I have to agree with you there.

That is ALSO my own experience.

BrightAngel

It looks like it might be an effective tool
to make you more aware of what you're eating.,
and personally, I'm all FOR effective tools.

BrightAngel

But here's the rule I eventually developed: I can offer food as love, ONLY IF I do not demand that it's eaten as proof of being loved back. ....However, I didn't get the reaction I'd expected from him, and felt rather miffed. All this work, unappreciated! Then I realized: He'd never asked me to do ...

BrightAngel

I thought about what threw me off my diet-path in other diets and, like many other No-Sers have noticed for themselves in this forum, it comes down to perfectionism. This is the first diet where I can indeed go from failure to failure without loss of enthusiam (a tweaked quote from Churchill). Happ...

BrightAngel

Kathleen, ANY diet that includes some type of portion control would be better than a vague sort of ...eat when hungry, stop when full, or fast and then binge. Most of the newer Intuivie Eating diets ... .. a couple of these are: "The Eden Diet" and "Beyond Chocolate" .... no longer use the words ea...

BrightAngel

Each of us is an individual, and therefore we all have differences. Some of those differences might be cultural, some physical, and some due to taste preferences. The strength of the No S plan is each person can make personal choices based on individual needs and individual desires. Some eat proces...

BrightAngel

I figured out why NoS works for many but not for me. It is the perfectionism in me that prevents it from working. I'm not ready to return to No S, but I understand why it is effective for many. Perfectionism will keep EVERY diet from working. :!: :idea: SEE: http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&n...

BrightAngel

It's good to meet you.

BrightAngel

I can't remember if it was the No S book, or a podcast, or other similiar type weekday/weekend plans, but I recall reading in several different books, that it is important to define a day as starting in the morning after awakening/arising, and ending at sleeping/bedtime. One could choose to further...

BrightAngel

I'm a strong believer in the effectiveness of combining NoS with other plans.
I do it myself, and I've seen it work for other people.
Also at the end of his book, Reinhard supports this practice.

BrightAngel

My foot has just gotten worse and worse. I'm currently in a "boot", and will go back in 4 weeks for follow-up. Whenever I think it's getting better...I hurt it again.. Wishing you a speedy recovery. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_5_10.gif Due to last year's broken arm, I understand and ...

BrightAngel

oolala53 wrote:Well, it all started with the thought, "But I deserve these...

At times, it happens to us all ... including me.

BrightAngel

oolala53 wrote: I say let the habits do the talkin'.

Good Thinking.

BrightAngel

Last Monday I posted for the first time on this forum, or any forum, and I have to admit, I am a bit antsy. I've been reading through the posts and am impressed with the friendliness, support and also the wisdom I've come across. And you NoS marathoners, I have so much respect for you. The phrase c...

BrightAngel

Here's the plan at this point: I am once again going to consult myfitnesspal.com, enter in my final weight, and see how many calories I can consume daily to maintain that weight. Then, once again, I will track my calories for a few weeks to get a feel for the volume of food at each meal that I may ...

BrightAngel

nosnos, Let me think about it. You have persuaded me to consider the benefit that I got from No S of tuning out any thought of eating between meals and that is what brought peace. If I can give myself an incentive to eat three meals per day, maybe that would be good. The drawback of No S, at least ...

BrightAngel

The Bright Line Diet After diet collapse: keep a food diary. [unquote] Kathleen, my current success began on Sept 20, 2004, when I began keeping track of all of my food (including all of the food I ate during binges) with a computer software program. I have been maintaining that weight loss for the...

BrightAngel

megran wrote: I'm doing what works for me, and -- well -- it's working.

Congratulations, I'm happy to hear you've arrived at a plan that is working for you.

BrightAngel

:roll: Today, Monday July 9, 2012, I re-read Reinhard's book... again... This is my Day 1 of the No S. Diet, because I'm going to make another attempt at developing a zero snacking habit. I will, of course, continue tracking my food in my computer software journal. Good luck to me, and to all of you.

BrightAngel

http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/a194.gif Many of you already know that I've been a member of this No S forum for the past 4 years, and that last year I started a compatible website, named DietHobby. Some of you might be interested in checking it out, so here is a recent article with an overvi...

BrightAngel

http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/a194.gif Many of you already know that I've been a member of this No S forum for the past 4 years, and that last year I started a compatible website, named DietHobby. Some of you might be interested in checking it out, so here is a recent article with an overvi...

BrightAngel

http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/bigs/a194.gif Many of you already know that I've been a member of this No S forum for the past 4 years, and that last year I started a compatible website, named DietHobby. Some of you might be interested in checking it out, so here is a recent article with an overvi...

BrightAngel

Sharing another favorite.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=509

BrightAngel

First off, WLS is not permanent weight loss, it's like an "enforced diet" for the first year or so. After that, it's up to you. It's a tool. Don't get me wrong, I've learned to use my tool well and respect what I have to do to maintain the weight loss, but I'm no different than anyone else now. I h...

BrightAngel

I think the first habit of highly successful dieters is NOT to "diet." That is true for some people, but not for others. :lol: Having maintained a very large weight-loss for 7 plus years, I consider myself to be a highly successful dieter, and I've made Dieting into a Hobby, :idea: which has been i...

BrightAngel

oolala53 wrote:BTW, it is not a dream of mine to live to be 100.
I just want to be in good condition while I'm here.

That is exactly the way that I feel,
and I'm now in my late 60s.

BrightAngel

r.jean wrote:Did you ever notice that people tend to believe
the studies that match their own beliefs
and discount those that are contrary to their beliefs?

When I see a study that validates my needs,
I read it with interest.

So True.

BrightAngel

dirkandwhit wrote:I don't just want a thin body.
I want a thin person's thoughts.

Love it !

BrightAngel

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

BrightAngel

Some of you might find it helpful
to read this recent post on All or Nothing Thinking.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=467

BrightAngel

Another favorite recipe.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=465

BrightAngel

I am totally embarrassed. Let me think about it. Let me take some time. I'll be back in early April, OK? Kathleen You know that I've been watching you for years. Your latest VERY BRIEF attempt to follow Vanilla No S is EXACTLY the SAME as all of your other very brief attempts. Nothing new, nothing ...

BrightAngel

Yesterday, I bought that book on my Kindle,
and began reading it last night.
I liked the first chapter .. which is all I've read so far.

BrightAngel

TexArk wrote: I gained 3 lbs over the last 2 weeks. Why?
I didn't weigh daily,
I didn't log my food in every day,
and I did not get my regular exercise in.

Not logging in my food,
and not weighing daily,
will guarantee a weight-gain for me too.

BrightAngel

AND yet another.

http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=425

BrightAngel

3-0-7 girl wrote:I feel it's important that I keep on keeping on with NO S.
If there is a non perfect day then there just is,
I have to get back on schedule the very next meal
not the next day or next week.

THIS is a very successful attitude.

BrightAngel

Thanks for alerting me to this book.
I bought it.
I read it.
I liked it.

BrightAngel

I'm not interested in a vegan food plan,
but I'm not familiar with her and
your comment interested me.

So I went to Amazon
got one of her books on Kindle...
and started reading it.

I love getting acquainted with new authors,
so Thank You. <3

BrightAngel

I'm BrightAngel, also Phyllis Collins.
I've been here on the No S forum since spring of 2008.
I think The No S Diet is an excellent plan,
and I enjoy being here with all of you.
Here's a very helpful Secret.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=421

BrightAngel

Sharing another of my easy-recipe, low-calorie,cooking videos.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=418

BrightAngel

3 There's some sort of saying I've heard about how thoughts affect feelings which affect behavior, and this hypnosis program tries to change thoughts and feelings. I believe that positive thoughts can change our feelings (emotions) and therefore result in a change in our behavior. However this is a...

BrightAngel

I'm not ready to say the intuitive eating approach is an illusion. I have a little fifth grader who is naturally thin, and I am observing her. Yes, I can see that you still have an intense desire to believe in the intuitive eating lie... despite your extensive history of failure with it. First, you...

BrightAngel

What I need, I think, is a leap of faith. I need to trust that it will be OK for me to trust my body , to wait for hunger, to eat what I want, and to stop when satisfied. I can listen to spiritual and psychological guru's telling me I can fly, that all I need is the faith to jump off the building. ...

BrightAngel

Congratulations.

BrightAngel

Here's an excellent article about Perfection
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=407

BrightAngel

The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 Restart with The Novena Diet Day 1 - Friday, January 13, 2012: 212.6 I cannot do dieting as a habit -- nothing as a habit . Kathleen, just a REALITY reminder here. I've been here watching you since you began in 2008, AND in all that...

BrightAngel

Good one.

BrightAngel

Hi Kathleen, "4:19 PM: I am done dieting. No matter what I do, there is a backlash . " What you call backlash is what everyone else calls real life. You have to be more patient with yourself, and realize that there will be times you fall off the wagon. Instead, you expect perfect compliance, and wh...

BrightAngel

I just started to use a nifty web tool called LoseIt which helps me (gasp) count calories. The addition to the basic No S Diet, of tracking food, calorie counting, or the use of a specific food plan can be extremely helpful for some people. The secret to my weight-loss success, and the past six yea...

BrightAngel

My latest cooking video is a very healthy low calorie recipe
that I frequently have on cold January days.

http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=403

BrightAngel

Congratulations on your current success with No. S.
I am very happy to hear how well you are doing.

BrightAngel

Then he went back to rehab and this time gave up alcohol for good. Working to follow the pattern you've chosen perfectly is an excellent goal Just don't change the "Bright Line" if (and when) you have a slip off the pattern. Many successful recovering alcoholics have had many slips before they were...

BrightAngel

The No S Diet : (Month 1) Day 1 - Monday, September 8, 2008: 215.0 Restart with The Bright Line Diet (Month 1) Day 1 - Thursday, January 5, 2012: 212.8 Here is my diet: 1. No snacks or sweets. 2. One plateful at meals. 3. A rolling average of one Exception Day per month. Day 1 â€“ Thursday, January...

BrightAngel

An old favorite recipe... which is REALLY, REALLY good,
and acceptable in small amounts.

http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=365

BrightAngel

I do love this Forum.

BrightAngel

"Sammybunny711" I was wondering if any of you are having issues with merely maintaining and not losing? I am 5'0" and over 60 years old. I have been maintaining a large weight-loss for more than 6 years. As a "reduced obese" person, my situation is a bit different than some. Nevertheless, I'll chim...

BrightAngel

I am extremely healthy,
and have been maintaining a large weight loss for about 6 years.

I love diet cokes (now I hate the taste of "real" liquid sugar cokes),
and I drink them whenever I wish.
I also use artificial sweeteners all of the time.

BrightAngel

Here's my lunch for today.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=354

BrightAngel

Unfortunately, whether by crash diet, or by slightly reduced calorie diet, a reduced obese person's body wants to put the weight back on. In my own case, I've been maintaining a large weight loss for almost 6 years, In order to lose the weight, I ran about a 500 calorie deficit, for a weight loss a...

BrightAngel

That IS a good deal.
I like using the book to refer back to No S concepts.
Although I already have my hard copy,
I followed the link and bought another one for my Kindle.

BrightAngel

Hi guys, this is something I like a lot.

http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=348

BrightAngel

I've been posting on this forum consistently
since I first began in spring of 2008.
I've been working on different aspects of the Habit concept since then,
but I also count calories, keep a computer food journal,
and eat the same on weekends as on weekdays,
and am not "vanilla" No S.

BrightAngel

Great Job, TexArk

BrightAngel

Sometimes circumstances seem outside our control.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=340

BrightAngel

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5elf/angel5.gif Kathleen, I'm happy to see your current acceptance of the necessity for portion control. In the past I've shared a great deal about this with you. As a Reminder: Even when following the No S Diet, Portion control is necessary to lose or maintain a normal ...

BrightAngel

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5elf/angel5.gif Even when following the No S Diet, Portion control is necessary to lose or maintain a normal weight. Some people are tall, young, and active enough so that the 3 meal 1 plate guideline provides enough portion control. Others are like me, who need to consc...

BrightAngel

Here's today's lunch.
SEE: http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=322

BrightAngel

Why didn't fasting work? I think it led to binge eating. The big problem I have is binge eating. Day 1 â€“ Wednesday, September 28, 2011: 206.0 Once again, I have gone down a bad path. I think that my use of fasting is premature and the fact that I am engaging in binge behavior means that I am not ...

BrightAngel

Interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

BrightAngel

Having this for Breakfast together with plain Greek Yogurt.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php?ax=v&nid=315

BrightAngel

Welcome. I look forward to getting to know you.

BrightAngel

xJocelynx87 wrote:Here's to a successful (first) week...

Good Luck, Jocelyn.

BrightAngel

snapdragon wrote:Bright angel going to try your sweet potato black bean recipe soon

Snapdragon, I think you'll like it.

BrightAngel

Just a note ....
Here is a "diet" website that offers support
without recommending any specific diet,
although it is strongly pro-No S.
http://www.diethobby.com/blog.php

BrightAngel

Bright Angel, Have you tried weight training? Not 24 reps with 3 lb weights where you merely tire the muscle but going to failure in 8-12 reps with heavier weights? Adding muscle mass will help, maybe. Thank you, Yes. That has been part of my ongoing weekly exercise plan for the past 5 years. I do ...

BrightAngel

I remember you too. Welcome back.

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