Everyday Systems

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My other half is an instinctive non snacker, so that particular S is not an issue. Plus he only eats what he can find in the house while I'm at work and what I cook for dinners, so this automatically excludes sweets from his diet (as I never buy them!). With the exception of honey, he is German and ...

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She really makes a good point about just eating less as opposed to eating diet food. I used to eat Lean Cuisines everyday and I was miserable. But then I started eating more whole foods, just smaller portions. And I like it a lot and have lost a lot of weight. Seems like a good plan! Every now and ...

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Hi peeps, I had a "duh" moment regarding protein intake and just thought I'd share! I've been having problems over the last several months with cravings for sweets and carbs (mainly biscuits, cake, cookies etc). I've had many a failure day as a result. I think much of this is to do with stress at wo...

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Hi StrawberryRoan, I had a similar experience too, even though my parents were crazy hippies, they really had old fashioned sensible values regarding food, which is cool I guess. We just didn't have snacky/sugary food in the house, if we wanted something like that it would mean a special trip to a s...

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I tend to have Friday and Saturday as my S days, I find that on the last workday of the week I need a little treat! (this week I've really got my eye on the strawberry cupcakes at Starbucks!) Edit - I've since decided to have Friday and Sunday as S days, so Saturday is now an N day.

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Hey Tuna Kid :) After 10 years of low fat vegan diet, some health issues forced me to say "enough is enough" so I ate an omelette, I waited to be struck by lightening, gain 10 pounds or suffer some other catastrophe, but nothing happened, other than I actually felt satieted for the first time in yea...

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Just thought I'd make an addition here, I know it hasn't been a year yet but I've just had my 30th birthday and feel quite good about it because I realise I feel and look much better now at 30 than I did at 28 (when I started No S ing). I've had several slack weeks due to an inordinate number of S d...

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Something that's made things much easier for me is having 4 meals per day instead of 3, and surprisingly I've not found it difficult to make each meal smaller. Somehow psychologically I can cope with the idea that I can only eat 4 times per day and not in between, but 3 seems too much of a challenge...

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One person said they couldn't make quorn. I've seen quorn products, but really don't know how it's made or whether or not, in theory, it could be made at home. That is an interesting one! I've looked at the quorn website, and also exchanged emails with the quorn company in the past as I was curious...

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Thanks for sharing this babyprrr :) I do have a couple of problem foods though that do seem to make me put on weight even when eating in No S context, which are: 1) too much bread (e.g. if bread somehow sneaks it's way into every meal :lol: ) 2) Peanut butter (simply because I like it too much to be...

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Thanks for sharing these :) I've never been keen on the idea of fake foods, the only one I've been guilty of is margarine, becuase of a dairy intolerance. However, I've discovered that I can tolerate butter in small amounts, so have stopped buying margarine altogether. I do also eat "fake meats" but...

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Hi, I recently read Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin" after my sister had success with it before her wedding (though, I'm sure the stress of organising a wedding was a factor in her weight loss!). He basically says to eat when you're genuinely hungry (not yet ravenous) and stop when you are full ...

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Hi Brotherjohn, I find that I get indigestion if oats aren't soaked before eating. I usually pour boiling water over the oats (enough to just cover them) and do something else for 10 minutes, once they're nicely soaked I heat them up briefly on the hob and stir in some soya milk, but I've found that...

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I live in the Surrey suburbs so am lucky to have the Surrey hills (plus woodland areas and walking trails etc.) practically on my doorstep, I've been lucky to always live in a fairly suburban area so I have access to city life when I need it but can still venture off into some green areas. Our pet p...

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I've recently discovered another oatmeal variation, mixing in a teaspoon of carob powder, which tastes kind of chocolatey but naturally sweet so you don't need sugar. It's not sweet in a sugary way but in a more subtle dark chocolate kind of way. I know many people have an aversion to carob as being...

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p.s. on second thoughts, where I live is probably more like Rivendell than Lothlorien

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"Country walks" seem like a more straightforwardly attractive prospect than city walks. Just pretend you're someone out of a Jane Austin novel going on a "long walk." I'm lucky to be able to fit in both urban and country, and I'd say they both have pros and cons, urban walks have nice flat paths & ...

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p.s. Thanks Deb, I've been taking a B vitamin every day this week and I think it's helped. My hubby works from home, he does a daily walk in the forests, plus some weight training but he doesn't seem to get as tired by exercise as me. We're lucky to have interesting forest/woodland areas practically...

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Thanks for all the tips guys, I appreciate it :) Thanks Reinhard, I wouldn't be too impressed though, perhaps I'm just a slow walker ;) Google maps suggested my walking route should take about 10 mins less than it does in reality! I think perhaps the walking is a bit too much, my husband suggested t...

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In my view, if cereal is neutral in colour, rather plain looking and doesn't make you hyperactive after eating it, it's probably not an S, but if it is colourful, frosted, full of marshmallows, or has you bouncing off the walls afterwards it's probably an S

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Just thought I'd share my default meals, these are what I have if I don't have time to prepare properly or am in a hurry: Default breakfast - half a bagel (toasted) with peanut butter. Default mini meal - handful of nuts, 1 clementine, 1 apple. Default lunch - muesli or oatmeal with soya milk + extr...

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Lately my (non snacker) husband has developed the habit of assembling IKEA furniture in our living room while watching TV. But obviously there is a finite limit to the amount of IKEA furniture one can buy! If he's not doing that he might be assembling a toy airplane or playing with some gadget he's ...

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Hi guys, I've been walking a lot since starting a new job in January, with two walks per day (50-60 mins each way depending on route, with hills! :D). I work at a University so often go around campus running errands. I hate being in elevators almost as much as I hate being in buses (hence my rangeri...

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Hi Mavilu, thanks for sharing your story, very inspiring! Each of us has different eating habits, nutritional needs, activity levels, metabolisms etc. My husband only eats lunch and dinner, nothing else and definitely no snacks (because he can't face food at other times of the day) so he sometimes c...

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As someone who did several years of dance training (many years ago now!), the one thing I never got used to was those full length studio mirrors, I developed a few strategies to cope with them though: * Avoid looking at yourself by watching the teacher & other people instead (tricky I know) * Avoid ...

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Hi all, I'm happy to see a thread I started a while back got revived as a sticky! I haven't been on here much lately, which I think is a good sign that I've not had many issues (aside from a couple of months of job upheaval & related increase in failure days!). My mods haven't changed much, but I ha...

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Hi KCCC I like the sound of the quick egg meal, I may have to try that :) In the UK what we call toad in the hole is sausages cooked in baked in a bubbly yorkshire pudding batter (which I think is much like basic pancake mix, possibly with a raising agent added), my mum sometimes makes it (with vegg...

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Thanks for the examples!.. Scrambling from day to day (the mode I'm in this week!) is definitely more stressful. Hi KCCC! Thanks :) I know what you mean, that's what I was doing a lot lately I realised I needed to get back into menu planning when DH complained one day that all we seem to eat is cou...

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Hi everyone :) I read a good tip recently on a Macrobiotics website (I forget which site) which said to plan each meal around a protein food . I guess for those who regularly eat meat, this won't seem like much of a revelation, but for the more veggie inclined like me this proved a very helpful tip!...

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I've mentioned elsewhere on the boards that due to some health issues I've had to abandon the "mostly vegan" diet I was subsisting on. I basically had to make a decision between my mind (believing in vegan ethics) and my body (which has given clear signals that a vegan diet, even with supplements, j...

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Hi Neptunus! Thanks for clearing that up. I must admit I've been an offender in that respect! I was dietarily 99% vegan for 10 years (I ate honey very very occasionally) until recently. I do still avoid use of leather, wool, silk, furs etc. though. It's a shame there isn't a more suitable concise wo...

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re: eggplant I think these are rather temperamental vegetables that can very easily go spongey and lose their taste/texture. I've rarely found good ones here in the UK, if you're in a cool climate, this may be part of the problem. I used to get a weekly box from a local organic farm and once got egg...

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BonnieUK -- I am totally with you on the breakfast thing ... having a little something like bananas (vs. nothing or something substantial) sets me up for major failure as the day goes on. Not sure what's up with that, but the banana diet thing would definitely lead me down the path to failure. I th...

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Interesting! Personally, there's no way a banana would sustain me past 10am my body only seems to like two kinds of breakfasts: 1) something substaintial that preferably includes fat and protein (e.g. oatmeal, nuts and fruit). 2) nothing at all until lunchtime (not something I do very often!) If I d...

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I've had similar issues lately, partly due to some health problems & low iron levels - which in my case seems to lead to dramatically increased appetite. I've attacked this in a few ways: 1) Tweaked my diet to include more variety, more green vegetables and more protein and iron rich foods. 2) Inclu...

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Itâ€™s been a year since I started No-S! Iâ€™ll try to keep this brief and use bullet points where possible: Problems pre-No S â€¢ The perception of feeling hungry all the time â€“ Iâ€™ve always had a large appetite, but it was starting to get out of hand and affect my quality of life. â€¢ Eating se...

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Ditto from me too :) You said: At this point, I've decided I'm going to build good eating/exercise habits, and let my body be the weight it wants to be... and let go of it. I really need to do this too! I'm coming up to my 30th birthday and now realise that I've spent far too long being unhappy with...

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Is it wholewheat couscous? I think most couscous available in supermarkets isn't, but I've seen the odd wholewheat one, I've tried it and it tastes the same to me but has slightly less calories per cup due to higher fibre content. A good way to make couscous go further is to mix in lots of salad or ...

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Hi everyone, Some of you may have discovered this already, but I thought I'd share anyway, here is a free e-cook book the UK government are distributing in an attempt to get kids to eat healthier and learn to cook real food. It's aimed at kids, but could appeal to anyone who wants to cook some basic...

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Hi all, Just wanted to share my favourite eating catchphrases! â€œNo Snacks, No Sweets, No Seconds - Except (sometimes) on days that start with Sâ€ our fearless leader â€œEat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.â€ Michael Pollan "Animals are my friends...I don't eat my friends." George Bernard Shaw I'...

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reinhard wrote:P.S. I know I've said as much before, but it bears repeating: This is a beautiful blog.

I couldn't agree more! I have to say, I particularly enjoyed this: http://bp0.blogger.com/_0gioqfruaho/SI8 ... quote1.jpg

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For a totally unambiguous N day chocolate fix, you can get raw cocao nibs from health food shops, which are pure 100% cocoa and nothing else. I buy these occasionally (they can be expensive, so not really an everyday thing unless your budget allows) and add a sprinkle to muesli or oatmeal. If you go...

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Thanks for the tips

most of them seem to have gone, but I'm still finding the odd few if I let any crumbs/flour escape, I guess I'll have to do another disinfecting attempt!

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I am doing pretty good not hitting the snack machine or diving into the bowl of chocolates on my co-worker's desk. I never drink sugary drinks either. Firstly, congratulations on the baby :) Secondly, on the above: good for you!! Life in a cube is like a daily exercise in dodging the donuts, chocol...

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I have the same problem with morning exercise too, it's not that I feel tired, but I can feel very weak. I'm thinking about splitting breakfast into 2 mini meals, somekind of quick energy food first thing (e.g. fruit or 1 slice of toast with honey), then my nut & raisin oatmeal after exercise. p.s. ...

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At least I think they're flour mites. Very tiny crawly things that appear on/around/inside any container with a flour or flour related product in it. A couple of days ago I had to empty out my cupboards, disinfect them, and throw away any open packet of dry goods (they'd got into most of them). Anyw...

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Wow - haven't checked in for a while! Double wow - I didn't realise I'd been doing No S for almost a year :D I'm generally on track, have on average about 3 failure days per month (usually in the form of snacking and having seconds on a weekday, I generally don't go crazy with the sweets though, eve...

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Hi, I also thought that was an excellent artcile. Interestingly, I randomly came accross No-S getting another mention in a blog, albeit a very short mention, but at least there are links for people to follow! http://arlinghaus.typepad.com/blog/ (I randomly clicked on the link from another blog, but ...

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lovely graph! Not being able to present my own case so eloquently, it can be summed up as follows: First 2 weeks of cycle - feel thinnest, loose weight easily, appetite low to manageable, crave light foods (veggies, salads, grains, fruit). Last 2 weeks of cycle - feel heavier (even if the scale says...

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Hi laptop girl! I think the variety of the coffee makes a huge difference, I only have about 2 brands of coffee I can drink black (Starbucks, Lyons Rainforest Alliance and Sainsbury's own brand strength grade 3), others are too bitter for my liking. So I'd say try some different brands, and try them...

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Nice tip! There's an additional reason this would work for me, if I consume orange/orange juice I have to avoid eating solid food for at least an hour, as I don't particularly enjoy feeling like my stomach has exploded :D (which seems to be what happens when orange juice comes into contact with food...

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Interesting points about sunlight causing nausea, personally I've often experienced dizziness after sun exposure, but it isn't a particularly unpleasant feeling, and is only noticeable if I'm still for a length of time (e.g. when lying down for an afternoon siesta while on holiday, after 10 mins or ...

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I've noticed a distinct correlation between sunlight exposure and appetite since I was a teenager. I wonder if it has something to do with seratonin levels (sunlight pomotes higher seratonin levels in the brain, if I remember rightly) and as far as I know this is a neurotransmitter associated with m...

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I seem to gravitate towards slow paced activities, like Walking, yoga, and general matwork exercises (a combination of things I learned from dance training years ago, floor barre & pilates type exercises). BTW does anyone still do Callanetics?? When I was a dance student I couldn't afford gym member...

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Hi peeps! I've just got back from holiday in Turkey, very lovely place and people! I thought you might be interested to hear about the food there! The hotel I stayed in served breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea (with cake) and dinner at set times, and I found this meal pattern really reinforced my No S...

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Iâ€™m a very curious person, and often have random impulses to research various things online. As such, Iâ€™ve realised that having a search engine as my internet homepage is a pretty bad idea (especially a personalised one with quick links to Wikipedia among other things). Anyway, today Iâ€™ve set ...

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CrazyCatLady wrote:Bonnie, what does balsamic glaze taste like? I can't imagine it being good on oatmeal?

Not sure about that either, if I get around to making this recipe that's something I'd just leave out (even though the recipe says not to omit it!) because I don't particularly like balsamic vinegar.

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I've read a few productivity oriented blogs, but Zen Habits is the only one I go back to frequently because I find the articles simple and to the point, and his blog is formatted in a nice simple way (not too many ads and other links to distract you!). I also like the various vegan food / recipe blo...

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Oh, here's another one... http://orangette.blogspot.com/2007/01/brown-bag-it.html Good blog :) I particularly liked: "Itâ€™s not as though he never does nice things for me, because he does plenty. For example, he has single-handedly grown my collection of vintage Pyrex dishes from two pieces to six...

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Thanks for the inspiration 3aday! I find that bean based meals for lunch stop me getting that afternoon sleepiness that I can get from other foods, is this to do with the protein I wonder? I get particularly sleepy if I have a bread based lunch, unless it's the kind of bread with seeds in (Vogels so...

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Has the No S helped you get those 5 lbs. off? Almost, I don't bother to weigh myself much, but I feel that I'm almost at my goal weight and think I just need to up the exercise a bit to be good for summer holidays :) HOPEFULLY I have learned my lesson for my body and am done snacking! Me too! It's ...

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I have never had to diet, but I usually gain and lose the same 5-10 pounds each year. I typically go thru periods where I eat a lot and then without trying I cut back and the weight comes off. Hi and welcome :) I think I was similar, with a fluctuation of about 5lbs each year. Generally, gaining a ...

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I saw this panseared oatmeal recipe and thought of this thread! http://dgmgv.blogspot.com/2007/07/for-lack-of-anything-else-to.html Oats are very versatile, on occasion I make an oat cakey thing with soaked oats, chopped apple, chopped nuts & raisins (mixed up together, spread on a baking sheet, bak...

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"Would you be willing to semi-starve in order to live longer?" My answer would be a definite NO! :) I'm all in favour of eating healthily and restricting quantity to a sensible limit (e.g. 3 meals a day and No S's). But I love my food! To me the CR approach seems kind of like having really cool Ferr...

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fwan - Can I butt in on the conversation to ask about your "faux vegan meats"? I'm curious as to what's in them and how you make/cook them. We use some commercial ones at times, but I don't like to use highly processed foods, even "health" processed foods. A "recipe" is different - I know what's in...

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You know, I haven't had peanut butter in the house in years, unless I was binging. I think PB is the next food that I'm going to learn to deal with normally. PB and toast in the morning sounds excellent. I like variety-haven't been bored at all on No-s; quite the contrary, since I'm cooking better ...

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Someone posted that soaked oats were a foundation for muesli-type cereals... don't really know about that, but this is good. :) I think that may have been me, I have a recipe somewhere for swiss muesli which says to soak the oats overnight (with fruit and nuts), the reasoning was something to do wi...

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I have never been that weight as an adult. But that's okay. It just proves, yet again, that we are all different Definitely true! Not only do people have different types of body frames, but also different people distribute their weight differently around their bodies, I never gain any weight on my ...

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This is the reason why I try to avoid going to an Indian restaurant on a weekday

It helps to eat as slowly as possible, that way you enjoy the food more and there is a certain social pressure to not continue eating once everyone else has finished!

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Fantastic post! :) As a fellow non-milk drinker, here's what I prefer as a breakfast alternative to milk: unsweetened soya milk - goes with everything I find, cereal, tea, coffee Homemade almond milk - goes with all cereals, good in coffee too, especially when freshly made and frothy from the blende...

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119 lbs, going for 116 lbs at 5'6' tall, is VERY light. You appear to be doing really, really well. According to the charts, for a person 5'6" tall, overweight starts above 150 lbs, and underweight starts below 115 lbs. [/color] Thanks for that info, quite encouraging :) I'm quite light framed (tin...

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wow, there are certainly some light ladies doing NO S :) I'm 5'6 and while not at all scientific or organised about weighing myself, have a fancy scale that keeps track of things for me. Yesterday I discovered that since doing No S I've gone from 58kgs to 54kgs, or 127lbs to 119lbs if you prefer. I'...

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No S has answered all of these questions for me :D... That is certainly a kind of beautiful freedom... can anyone relate? I've been on both sides of this issue, e.g. I was once the skinny girl who could eat the huge peice of cake without worrying about it, but looking back I think I "got away with ...

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I don't worry about these "daily servings of whatever" Me neither, I think as long as you eat healthy real food, some wholegrains, and include fresh fruit and vegetables daily, then it's all good :) I also think frozen veg is the best convenience food - I made my lunch today by throwing some brown ...

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Hi, just a bit of a late response to this revived thread :) I often have the problem of getting to bed too late too, partly to do with me and DH being on totally different sleep schedules, e.g. he's a night owl who goes to bed late and gets up late. A good thing to ask yourself though if you are lik...

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So I rode the stationary bike in the garage for about 30 minutes. I'm just wondering if you keep anything in your garage that could be causing your headaches, e.g. paint, or any other substance which might give off fumes, even something you can't smell can cause headaches and / or dizziness. Just a...

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A very typical N day for me looks like: Breakfast: 1 bowl of quick oats with soya milk, ground flaxseeds, raisins and cinnamon. Lunch: Hummous and salad sandwich (made with 2 slices of thick wholegrain bread). Handfull of nuts 1 small apple, 1 small banana. Dinner: 2 homemade veggie burgers small se...

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WHAT'S THE POINT? that is kind of my fundamental answer, whenever I am approached with these "things" on N days... what's the point? when I can have my sweet treats, multi course meals, and even throw in another chai tea latte on S days AND NWS days if I really want it ... Guilt Free Pleasure Full ...

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Thanks for the feedback & reasurrances everyone :) From a logical point of view, I know that as long as I'm sticking to 3 healthy meals (and no Ss of course) it shouldn't do any harm to have a week each month of eating more. I just need to undo that "diet mentality" conditioning and realise that fat...

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ok, I realise this subject has been covered a multitude of times. I've made good progress over the last 2 months, not sure how much actual weight I've lost (I don't weigh often enough to keep reliable records), so progress is measured by two facts: 1 - I can now fit into a pair of combat trousers th...

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Angelika - very sorry to hear about your loss. I experienced something similar when I was 18 - I got by on small servings of soups, soft cooked veg, oatmeal, the occasional piece of warm bread with lots of margarine with honey or jam - basically anything that doesn't feel too dry or too bulky (I ima...

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I've always hated cow's milk, and used to just have the bare minimum to make cereal and tea palatable, it wasn't so much the taste I didn't like, something about the texture. I stopped drinking it completely more than 10 years ago when I found out I have lactose intolerance. I drink soy milk now, wh...

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My coffee limiting habit (I can't give it up; cystitis or no cystitis, I just can't) is on target. Well done you for a successful month! I have been plagued by this problem for years too (in my case, interstitial cystitis aka doctors can't find a cause of the pain/inflammation so give it a fancy na...

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This is the fancy Asian version of ""As a man thinketh in his heart so is he". The only difference is that the Buddhist version relies more on the action itself to determine the transformation; you're not thinking about it, but actually changing the behavior. f Great post! I definitely think Buddhi...

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Hi Bonnie, Glad to see you here -- I was recently reading the old post about "habit sticking" and wondered if you were still participating on the board. I just joined recently, today is day 10 of the NoS way of eating for me. Are you still losing weight / maintaining with NoS? (Not trying to be nos...

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I read recently that belief systems we have are kind of like software, sometimes we need to de-bug our software, or un-install it and re-install something better! I think a lot of us probably need to do with with our body image, positive affirmations are probably a good place to start (and avoiding ...

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Boy did I get a shock today. I actually saw a person WALKING without a dog. I looked around to see a broken down car or some other emergency that would have a person walking just to walk and realized, oh, they are EXERCISING. EEK! LOL :) I walk despite not having a dog, but I'm lucky to live in an ...

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23-year-old here. I know who Twiggy is! (Even before she was a judge on America's Next Top Model)... I was . . . kinda raised with snacking. I mean we had snacks in pre-school, but I never heard of it again. Mom discouraged the eating of too many sweets and potato chips. I only got into snacking th...

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Obviously I have been putting more food on my plate than I needed as I did leave food a couple of times. I would like to be able to get back to eating oatmeal for my breakfast so will take your advice and add some almonds and raisins to the oatmeal. Oops, are raisins considered sweets? :? I'm think...

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I know exactly how you feel. I get so angry when crap drinks cost less than water. IT'S WATER!!! I refuse to eat foods that contain high fructose corn syrup. It's in EVERYTHING. (And I just noticed it's even in Campbell's tomato soup -wtf?) Amy's Organics are the BEST. So when I purchase pure simpl...

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I am a vegan, and even I probably don't eat 9 servings of fruit and veg per day. For my 3 meals a day I tend to stick to a meal formula consisting of something like: 1 x starch food + 1-3 veg / salad / fruit + 1 x protein (serving of beans, pulses, seeds, nuts, tofu, veggie burger etc.) Plus extras ...

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So she sold me a fortunes worth of supplements, vitamins, and diagnosed me with a long list of stuff my Dr. thinks is insane. But what really got my attention was her telling me she wants me on the Blood type diet and gave me the little book for it to get me started. Hi Bumbykins, A good nutritioni...

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You condition yourself not to eat snacks and after awhile, it's just like... you don't think about it. It works both ways, though... This is true! I was never a snacker, until for some stupid reason I succombed to the influence of the diet and fitness advice "eat little and often" and started brini...

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Also, just out of curiosity, does anyone enjoy their N days so much that they eliminate their S days altogether? Hi Sandooch, This is partially true for me, I find that the no sweets and no snacks habits usually carry over to S days. For me, S days are about more elaborate meals, picking at things ...

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Even the healthy snacks that I thought were so good for me, nuts and fruit in the middle of the day No S made me realise just how many nuts I was eating! I often snacked on nuts and raisins once or twice a day, in addition to meals (which may also include these!). Nuts and dried fruit are very heal...

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Deviating from topic slightly, but there is an interesting article on the BBC news site about families eating and food buying habits around the world: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7287793.stm It's one of a few articles there about food price concerns etc. I find it interesting that one o...

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We (the human collective we) so overthink these things. I once witnessed a huge argument as to whether ceramic or styrofoam coffee cups were the more environmentally preferable option. True! This is the reason I had to give up posting on vegan bulletin boards, where I made the mistake of mentioning...

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I read somewhere that in "the olden days" people sometimes made almond milk as a subsitute for cow's milk for occasions where they'd run out. It's very easy to make, just google it and you'll find many recipes :) (I make it when I run out of soy milk, I make a very rustic version just by mixing a ha...

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Just by eating less, which you will do if you follow the plan, you will reduce your footprint. Absolutely, especially if your meals include lots of whole foods (wholegrain rice, bread, beans, pulses etc.) I can think of three reasons: 1) These foods can be bought in bulk, meaning less packaging. 2)...

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My tummy is a little flatter, I have lots more energy, I'm sleeping better, I seem less bloated, and I think I might have lost about 1 or so pounds. This was pretty much my experience after the first few days / week too! In the past, I regularly ate seconds after dinner, I was usually bloated and t...

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