Everyday Systems

la_loser

Sounds like a great weekend and now back to the normal N days!

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On the No S diet home page, nosdiet.com there is a link at the top that says Podcasts. . . here it is. http://everydaysystems.com/podcast/ You can listen to them thru your computer; also the text of each of the podcast is included as well where it says "transcript." I actually went to iTunes and sea...

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I'm sure others will weigh in on this but I remember someone has stated a number of times. . . "keep your N days green and the S days will take care of themselves." (over time) Lots of posts about this have shown up on these boards. . . also you may want to listen the podcast "S Days Gone Wild." You...

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Jeanne, It's great that Marc has found such success in a short time with No S--but please keep in mind that No S is really all about creating sustainable life habits. I know that I will never exercise an hour every day or be as, as Marc identifies himself, as Gung Ho with pursuing this. If most of u...

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Ah, you little lurker you! Glad you decided to make yourself known. You'll get all kinds of support here--and you don't even have to go to a meeting. . . or pay a monthly fee. . . or count anything. . . or feel like you have to step on any scales in front of anyone! Yea-No S! Congratulations all the...

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I see that your sign-up date was March 2. If that is when you actually began following No S, I would say that you just haven't given it enough time. Although there may be a few people who join and report some quick pounds lost, that is rarely the way it works. I have been doing No S seriously since ...

la_loser

That's just perfect and too funny. . . Guess as long as we stay on habit we can each say:

"I am still the master of my domain!"

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Winnie,

That sounds great-you should add it to our new "official recipes" thread so we'll all be able to find it!

Yum.

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Apricot Pork Chops 4-5 pork chops (about Â½ inch thick-I usually get boneless ones) 1 yellow or white onion, chopped Â¼ cup butter (1/2 stick) 1-2 cans of apricot halves with juice Â½ cup catsup Â¼ cup Worchestershire sauce In a large skillet, sauteâ€™ onions in butter for a few minutes; then add p...

la_loser

Have fun! What a great way to welcome spring! (As I sit here looking at frost on the deck and knowing we're supposed to have snow this weekend!) You can handle this-but this might be a time to have some S events in order to not feel like you're restricting yourself on vacation. As in they might not ...

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I was going to suggest pasta too. You could prepare all but the pasta itself ahead of time. Eight adults isn't a huge number of people and eight little people won't eat much--but everyone loves spaghetti. A jumbo bag o salad and add chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, maybe some mushrooms, green onions or ...

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Welcome! For the life of me, I can't find it on the main No S page, but I know it's addressed on these boards multiple times, but here's the scoop. Reinhard's theory is that the liquids we should avoid are sugary soft drinks, milkshakes, etc. He actually encourages the use of milk and real juice in ...

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In July of 2008, I read a No S post from Melissa mel1974c about a handy little thing she called portable oat cakes. I've tried them and they're really tasty and handy to keep around. Here's her recipe. Portable Oat Cake (from Melissa-No S mel1974c) 2 egg whites, lightly beaten 1-2 T natural applesau...

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OK--so I renamed the other thread the "official" recipe thread and added Vintage Geek's introductory comments and KCCC's too as well. So if anyone is reading this thinking about adding a recipe, please add it to the other one so we can have one merged set of recipes. look for the one called: Offici...

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Here is the post that VINTAGE GEEK made yesterday to start a recipe thread too. . . and I began a similar thread before I saw that one. VINTAGE GEEK and I have agreed to merge these to avoid redundancy! From VintageGeek: Please slap me smartly on the cheek if there is already a recipe thread somewh...

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Hey what else would a fellow dyed in the wool Texan do!!! :lol: By the way, living elsewhere now, it's funny to me how many restaurants in other places have Texas themes/names. . . we have the the Texas Star, the Amarillo Grill and we're in a small town! And on the menus of lots of places are items ...

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Vintage, I added a recipe a little while ago with the intention of adding it to this thread and having Reinhard delete the one I started. . . but somehow I managed to pull up mine and added to it instead. I had both of them opened in separate windows and replied to the wrong one. . . now Wosnes has ...

la_loser

Wow-that sounds awesome--and sooo healthy! Thanks for sharing!

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Welcome to the boards! Hopefully you'll find that this simple and sustainable structure will be something you can merge into your busy grad student lifestyle. I remember those days. . . and glad they are WAY behind me! I am not vegan but I haven't gotten the sense that it gets a bad rap here--but ma...

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Here's a beginning to our thread. It's definitely a S day treat--homemade yet very quick to prepare. This has saved me many times when we have guests pop in and I want to serve a dessert but haven't prepared anything. I can do this while we're visiting and it's done in no time--and ALWAYS gets rave ...

la_loser

Sounds like a good start. And you are right. You DID stick to the rules!
You will find lots of support here. Welcome.

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In time you will lose--but it isn't always as quick as it is for some people. And I would caution you to make sure your one plate each meal is enough to keep you satisfied between meals. . . in other words, if those celery sticks and oranges didn't cut it, the potatoes might have been worth it. Reme...

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Debs,

Do have a local "Craig's List" or a "free-cycle" active in your area? Someone nearby might be interested in upgrading a sledgehammer (that they probably use for its original intended use!) that they would be willing to trade and it would save you the shipping.

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Nichole, I think you've really made a good point here. We talk about how No S takes us back to the way that people ate decades ago. When did we start putting candy jars on every desk or reception table or thinking that coffee breaks mid-morning have to include multiple kinds of pastries! Good grief-...

la_loser

How cool is this that we all feel so connected by this "force" that Rein has created!

la_loser

Oops--I started one too before I saw this one. We can merge our comments onto one of these and get Reinhard to delete the other one. (He's the only person who can "delete" a thread.

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I've thought of this off and on for months and now that others have suggested it too, I'm hereby starting a RECIPE thread. Post your delicious ideas for something you've cooked that was FABULOUS! It would also be a great place for us to include the method that some of you use to cook those steel cu...

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Now, KCCC, I believe someone around here needs to say, "be gentle with yourself." And I think that your telling the world (or at least "our world") about it will be an affirming message to others that no matter how long one has been keeping strong habits and following what we know works, that there ...

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Yeah, well, we're supposed to maybe have a bit of snow on Friday--but meanwhile last night was thunderstorms, lots of hail and multiple tornado watches! Here I am where anything can and probably will happen! I figure we'll have at least some more snow since I took down all the snowmen figures in my ...

la_loser

Now, little miss new homemaker. . . you just take this as a cue to make you and your new hubby an apple pie this weekend or a cobbler, yum, and add some vanilla ice cream to the top and really enjoy it!

It's bound to be better than that buffet one!

la_loser

And welcome from me too--this group is friendly and positive--you'll always find someone who'll respond to you--and usually pretty quickly too!

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To echo what the others have said. I'll throw in that I'm not even sure my eating was "emotional" as such. . . I've probably described as that before, but it was and could be again since I'm still working it, totally habitual. And although it perhaps was sometimes out of boredom, it wasn't because I...

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You know the drill...mark it and move on! We know you KNOW what to do and what NOT to do. . . just think of the NIKE commercial and DO IT! Is there something else that you can substitute for food at that time? . . . like juice or milk? Or have you tried those Listerine breath strips that you place o...

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Debs, Hope you have a great week. At least one of these days, spring weather will really be here to stay-instead of just teasing us with it! Good job on the walk! I've got to get myself moving more too. Planning on wearing my pedometer to work tomorrow and making some extra loops though the building!

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Donna, Here's hoping that No S can help you find some helpful structure to your eating. As I read your post, you were talking about limiting or eliminating DIET Dr. Pepper rather than regular. And I know that a lot of people are concerned about the use (or overuse/reliance) on artificial sweeteners....

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In another post Reinhard made these comments. They seem worthy of this thread! "Hunger is the prelude to satisfaction." or (adapting from Socrates): "Hunger is the best appetizer." If you don't ever let yourself get hungry, you don't ever really experience the pleasure of eating. I really like the m...

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Anne, What TexArk was referring to is how she's using my idea of having multiple HABITCALS. . . here it a post I made last summer that explains how I do it. It's a simple enough strategy to keep me honest with No S but be able to keep track of my minor issues as well--or if they are major problems! ...

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I know that my scales at home don't give the same weight as the one at my doctor's office--but I'm pretty confident that the loss of pounds is pretty similar. In other words, if beginning weight on doc's scales said 150 then the next time said 145, then my scales at home would have started with 145 ...

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First of all, Deb, thanks for the affirmation and kind words! And CriticalMass-it's all good! Now I see that we all are on the same page on one thing for sure. . . I so totally agree about whole wheat pasta-to me it is like eating cardboard no matter how it's prepared. I'd rather hold out for the re...

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Critical, It may well be that DonnaO was simply trying to figure out a modification for herself but I guess I wasn't quick enough to pick up on that. But as someone who has been following these boards for nearly a year, I've seen a number of posts from people who are just starting who, because of th...

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I meant to reply to this the other day. . . Although my name and location don't reveal it, I am a Native Texan (note the capital letters!) and will never lose my Texas roots. . .Once a Texan, always a Texan. (yeah, we are a proud lot!) Thus the play on "deep in the heart of Texas" lyric since I now ...

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Liz, A "belated" welcome since you've been on No S for a while but hadn't posted till this week. I'm betting you won't have a problem maintaining on No S and would be surprised if you don't continue to lose pounds, although they will definitely come off slowly. I first learned about No S about a yea...

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I was about to head to bed but I saw your posts and thought I'd write a note to you. . . I wrote a long (really long!) post to JoyceC tonight and it seems to me that some of what I said could apply to you as well. You seem to have so much on your mind and it seems like a lot of it is stuff that's wa...

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MM, Enjoy these S days. . . and don't get in a funk about how long your journey may be. Remember that you're already ahead of where you were a month ago when you began No S. You've begun to take charge of your own destiny and that's the hardest part. Now that some of the novelty has worn off, it's p...

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Like KCCC, I'm not sure what factors you are talking about but I can share with you that one thing we can always do for ourselves is to try to own our own actions. . . meaning you get to decide how you react to whatever comes your way. We often can't control the extrinsic parts of our lives-how othe...

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I feel the need to pop back up to the original post on this topic. . . sic. . . this turned into a rant but it's a well-intentioned one! i am very mcuh struggling with the idea of giveing up sugar, diet soda and white flour permantly it is a good theory, but i just don't think that i can really do i...

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I'm glad I didn't offend you. And your family history info definitely is a great reason for you to start being concerned NOW! My history is that I began my teaching career at 85 pounds (5'4")--OMG--I couldn't even wear adult clothes and I hated it! My lesson was be careful what you wish for! I was s...

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Sounds like you're doing great--way to build that willpower muscle--what you're really doing is building habit--which is more powerful and lasting than willpower. . . Willpower you have to think about-habit is just that-habit is automatic or at least it will be after a while. Meanwhile, I would add ...

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Red China, Remember that YOU get to choose what YOU want to use as NWS days--Non-Weekend S days or a SPECIAL day. Although it's important not to declare NWS willy nilly, you do get to choose! If you find you're declaring multiple NWS days a month, you might have to rethink it, but you've been doing ...

la_loser

I appreciate both Reinhard and Wosnes' comments here. As someone who ate seconds and maybe thirds for most of my life and couldn't gain even when I tried (Yeah, my mother warned me that my day was coming!), getting used to that ONE plate rule, no matter the size of the plate, has made a huge differe...

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I love your "pants 'o'meter" concept. I've been doing the same thing--that's how I found yesterday I could get into some jeans that I haven't been able to wear in several years. . . but they were still elastic waist ones. So I've actually got several "stages" of pants 'o' meter stashed away. Of cour...

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Amen, sister TexArk! You said exactly what I've thought about a lot but hadn't gotten around to and you articulated it much better than I could. So to you young ones (or younger ones), if I had known way back then what I know now how much better off . . . and healthier. . . that I would be now. My ...

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Really--really--as per several people who have responded to you, including me and Reinhard. . . losing enough that you daily see a difference on the scales will most likely not continue as quickly and it's difficult to keep it off that way. No S is NOT about fast weight loss. As many have said here ...

la_loser

Oops-somehow I didn't see Reinhard's reply to you before I posted mine!

la_loser

Make sure you don't stress about this "plateau." You can't possibly expect to continue to lose this quickly. Thirteen pounds in 19 days? Expectations for loss on No S aren't even close to three pounds a week. So it's great that you've had a wonderful start; I just want to caution you not to get disc...

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Several discussion topics in the past address the "bowls" issue and something called "virtual plating." http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1797&highlight=bowls This post refers to soup/bowls; it has a comment from Reinhard with a quote from the book: http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopi...

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Nichole--believe all these things people have said to you. . . and I don't think you have low self-esteem issues as much as you have probably been sucked in by the media and marketing that overwhelmingly suggests that being a size zero is the objective. When I was in my early twenties, I was the ski...

la_loser

Welcome to our growing group!

You'll find a wealth of support here. It's amazing how quickly someone will offer an answer if you have a question!

Have a great second week.

la_loser

I have to say I'm with Bright Angel on this one. . . I don't care for and don't incorporate "diet foods" as such into my eating. . . such as no fat mayo (yuck) or no fat cheese, sour cream or "diet" cookies. . . besides my understanding is that often when lots of those are created, they simply take...

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Tiffani, Not that words are what you need right now. . . but after I posted the previous post, I ran across an old post I had made in the Glossary about something that Reinhard had said. This is what I meant in the previous post about maybe No S being able to give you some strength and structure dur...

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KCCC, I just reread this wonderful post from top to bottom and thought it might be helpful to bring it back to the top for those new people who have posed some questions about No S recently. Your common sense, straight-forward message seems to bring the issues of the whether mods are necessary early...

la_loser

:lol:I am glad to hear that. Sometimes I worry that I ramble on. . . And on!

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So as I replied to Brenna about mods to the 2 S days a week question she posed, I accidentally came up with a little line that speaks to the idea of whether one should impose limitations on S days, other than simply "don't be an idiot" -Reinhard's words, not mine! You've heard of "Don't mess with Te...

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Yes, people do "still" lose with two S days a week. It's slow and it's steady, but it's sustainable. This eating style is not going to be fast but it's real. The simplicity of it all is its strength as well. That's how Reinhard came up with this whole thing to begin with--he lost 40 pounds over a p...

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Tiffani, You know you've got a place to share/vent/unload, etc. on these boards. I remember that this move and the deployment has been in the works for a long time and remember how stressed you were when you were planning the move, etc. My memory is that you are back near family at least. I hope th...

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Another thought. . . since you don't really have time to "pack" lunches or really prepare things, do you have a fridge at work where you could store some items for several days? I often take a loaf of some bread that I really like, a small container of (real) mayo, and a bag of deli ham and some ch...

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Oh my goodness-If I tried to survive on half an apple for breakfast and half an apple for lunch, I'd end up eating my arm. And you're doing great with 10 days of success going for you. :) Since you're really just trying to build habits right now, just concentrate on eating three real meals a day, n...

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Brother John, So glad to hear you've gotten yourself mended and that you're feeling much better. . . and kudos for telling the experts about No S. My doc and nutritionist both said the same thing (except they told me to limit my salt and I have to watch the "white carbs") but it's working for me. T...

la_loser

That is simply awesome. . . what a great testament to this way of eating and to you for the patience and determination to let these habits become ingrained in you.

Like the tortoise says, slow and steady wins the race!

Congratulations!

la_loser

KCCC, I'm glad my HabitCal for Non-Idiotic S Days idea has helped. It certainly did me. And I love your breaking it down to purposefulness and effect. I think I'm not a very analytical person so I wouldn't have thought of putting it that way, but as I consider how I have determined what to mark thos...

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I'm glad to hear that you aren't having to get your exercise by toting fallen limbs! Enjoy your daughter's visit-I hope you find some excellent delicacies to enjoy together. We went to a little downtown "homestyle" restaurant in Mountain Home where I bought a whole pie to take back to our trout guys...

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Sounds to me that if you can wear pants you could't (or shouldn't!) wear before that you really are on track. . . It took me a lot longer to reach that point! If I'm understanding what you're saying that if you mess up on N days, you're not going to take an S day? Or maybe that's not what you meant ...

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It really does get easier, but meanwhile here are some thoughts. What time are your three meals each day? I remember you said something about going out to lunch with work colleagues? Is the time for that meal negotiable? And what time are you eating dinner? If you're eating lunch fairly early then h...

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I just brought one of my old topics to the top of the boards again in an effort to address some recent questions. . . regarding a great little beverage to tide us over from meal to meal. . . in addition to the ideas about juice and milk. . . http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=55089#55089...

la_loser

And to the top of the boards again! Since we have several new folks who are looking for ways to "tide them over" legally!

Although milk and juice are legal too, this is a really refreshing way to have a fairly unlimited amount of liquid that's tasty too.

Hope this helps some of you!

la_loser

Welcome! You're right--many of us have had the same struggle! And this is a very freeing way of life. As a matter of fact on the Fourth of July last year, I initiated a post that noted we could declare our independence from crazy eating habits! Glad to see you've been lurking-there's much to gain f...

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Gina, Glad to have you with us. It sounds like No S could be just the kind of structure that you need to get you on track. And you have it right that the counting and restriction of other plans is simply not sustainable for most of us. As you have a chance to peruse old posts, you will see that tho...

la_loser

Congratulations on dropping below the big 200. That is huge (pardon the pun!)

Now enjoy your S day and don't get back on the scale for a few days!

Best wishes.

la_loser

Clara's getting the publicity. . . my yahoo has this big story tonight. . . When I saw the teaser about a 93 year old teaches cooking on then internet, I knew it had to be our Clara!

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92321?fp=1

la_loser

So I guess that's what I do when I always designate specific area/pockets on my purse and briefcase/computer bag for specific things. My purse has multiple zipper compartments and I put little key rings with different charms on each so that I know that the "purple" one is the one where my lipstick g...

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If I'm interpreting your request right, you want words of wisdom on how to lose the weight before you go on the trip? Certainly, it depends on how much weight you're talking about, but as we talked about it a discussion yesterday, No S is not about quick fixes or crash diets. With a little less than...

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Embee,

Welcome to No S! You're a smart gal to be ready to take control of your habits now when you're still young. . . How I wish I'd had your insight when I was your age!

Good luck.

la_loser

Oh, my goodness---you've been doing No S for only 10 days and you've lost 3.2 pounds--that's awesome. . . No S is not a quick fix and scales usually don't tell the whole story anyway. There are several discussions about how you can weigh every day or several times in one morning and get different re...

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I just saw your reply. I'm sad you had to cancel your trip particularly because of the reason for it. I hope your husband is doing better. My in-laws were heavy smokers for many years and even after my father-in-law lost his larynx nearly thirty years ago, it was several years before he could kick t...

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I discovered the 85% Dark Chocolate after reading someone's post about it here last summer. I figured it would be difficult to find but lo and behold, found it in Wal-Mart! The only real tweak/mod I've done from Vanilla No-S (that's what we call doing the diet absolutely exactly by the book-or by th...

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Emily, Welcome to our group! You will find the boards to be quite supportive and informative. Our first word of advice is to buy the book--so you're good so far! And honestly, it really would be ok to have all your S's this weekend. . . that way you won't discover on Wednesday that you wish you'd ha...

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From your post. . . Bottom line is if the NO S purpose here is to cut sugar out of my diet- -and definitely not using nasty sugar substitutes- -or fake chemical foods - -then it is not working for me because I feel myself teetering around convictions that should already be established. Later on I fe...

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Happy First No S Day! Here's to hoping this will truly be the first day of the rest of your life in your journey toward a healthy lifestyle. And--how cool is that--tomorrow will be an S day! (And don't go rationalizing that you've just started so maybe you should take a couple of S days. Nonsense--...

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Yes, I see it. I don't do a daily check-in because that's something I just wouldn't keep up with so I just rely on my HabitCal to keep me honest. (Just like I've never been able to sustain a points diary or a carb diary or a calorie diary!) I'm glad my big mouth could cheer your guys on that day a l...

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And here is another great quote-from the man himself. . . what a mental image this invokes! It is funny how most conventional diets feel like ballast, something extra, that we immediately reach to jettison when seas get too rough. Habitually ingrained no-s is more like the mast, fixed to the ship it...

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MagicMan, a new member, posted this comment tonight on his Intro thread: My weight is not the problem. My weight is the symptom . My problem is my eating habits, and I'm finally sensibly confronting that problem instead of the symptom. It will take some time for the symptom to resolve itself, but it...

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Magic Man, Wow--what a direct and accurate analysis of what most of us are really experiencing. . . I love the way you put this: My weight is not the problem. My weight is the symptom. My problem is my eating habits, and I'm finally sensibly confronting that problem instead of the symptom. It will t...

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Wow--what an awesome start to your new year. Congratulations on pinking up those lungs! And welcome to our growing group. It will be interesting to keep up with your adventure in No S since so many of us have been on every "diet" known to man, including all the "S.A.D." (Substance Accounting Diets-...

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To avoid this sort of issue, I haven't told a lot of people about NO S, just referencing trying to eat smart and healthy and since it's such a slow process, the loss isn't as readily apparent. I suspect after summer break when people haven't seen me in a while, it will be much more obvious. It's lik...

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Welcome to the boards now that you've made your first post! (Although it looks like you've been lurking a while!) I'm not as frequent a poster as you'd need if you're wanting a specific person to check in with online. And if you mean you're looking for someone in your geographical area to be account...

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I love the "12 steps nametag" as well. Since a number of posters are fairly new to No S, let me share a little thing you may have not run across yet. I looked back into the No S Glossary that I started a few months ago (it's near the top of the No S General Discussion as a stickie) On July 31, 2008,...

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Burgher, Since I really didn't have an allegiance to either of the Super Bowl teams, I decided to cheer for the Steelers in your honor. . . Congratulations to your beloved team. I remember your several references to them throughout the season. So today is not only S unday for you--it's S uper Steele...

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Actually, virtually everything you need to know is right here in this link: http://www.nosdiet.com/ Certainly, the book fleshes out some details and is quite entertaining to read, all you really need is here. . . and that's one of the most extraordinary features of this "diet"--it's more of a lifest...

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Debs, I do understand where you're coming from. And you've certainly been a part of No S for years so I know you are aware of all the pitfalls of "tweaking" here and there. I also know that Reinhard has even said that if after a significant time you are not seeing results that we may have to rethink...

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I think everyone will have to decide for themselves on this one because our bodies have different reactions. When I have given blood in the past, I've felt very faint and needed not only the juice and a snack, I had to take it easy the rest of the day. (I'm a wimp!) But when my husband and a number ...

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