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by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: NEW!
Replies: 13
Views: 22293

I love love love the forum here. It's like having a meeting, but you don't have to tell anybody your weight (unless you want to), and you don't have to go out to a meeting. I can post here with Nicest Baby in her swing or her crib, and get up to nurse her anytime if I need to. I don't have to get he...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Down 10 more pounds
Replies: 8
Views: 21960

Thanks!

I'd like to lose about 30 more pounds, but we'll see where No S with mods I can maintain will take me. Even if I don't lose any more weight, 30 pounds overweight is better than 70.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: NEW!
Replies: 13
Views: 22293

Re: NEW!

I did notice my belly growling AWFUL lastnight in bed! It NEVER does that. I ate around 5:50 and went to bed at 10:00. Have you been eating between dinner and bedtime before you started No S? If you're used to eating at a particular time, you'll feel hungry at that time. But that doesn't mean you'l...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:42 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: Down 10 more pounds
Replies: 8
Views: 21960

Down 10 more pounds

I've lost another 10 pounds since November, in addition to the 30 I had lost by then. :D
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:11 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's for dinner?
Replies: 111
Views: 91957

Tonight was lemon chicken, from a recipe from Bee Yinn Low's Easy Chinese Recipes.
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:41 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: the new Jenny
Replies: 22
Views: 30135

snapdragon wrote:I saw my neighbor behind me throwing bricks at squirrles :shock: .
This explains a lot. He's going primal, makes perfect sense.
This kind of thing happens to me if I try to go low carb, too. I get really irritable.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Benefits of getting "back on the horse"
Replies: 7
Views: 11286

Re: Benefits of getting "back on the horse"

Anyway, I have been back on for almost a month, and I am excited to report that I don't have to start from "scratch" every time, at all. Some habits kick back in like riding a bike -- and each time I think I've gathered new healthy insights about my own eating patterns. I don't have to go through t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: having a hard time keeping N days green
Replies: 5
Views: 9145

What do you mean by "really green"?
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Frustrated
Replies: 4
Views: 9298

Re: Frustrated

I have signs of low blood sugar. How would this program help me lose the weight. I like to have a snack in the afternoon, to keep my blood sugar even.... Have you been diagnosed with low blood sugar by a doctor, or is this a self-diagnosis? If you haven't seen a doctor about your low blood sugar, t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Advice for a Newb?
Replies: 14
Views: 21518

Re: Advice for a Newb?

Its too much work to figure out how many calories you've eaten, the exact portion sizes for everything, and what you can eat with the calories you have left for the day. No S is great for people who are not organized enough to keep a food diary. It's also great for people who recoil at the idea of ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:10 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Advice for a Newb?
Replies: 14
Views: 21518

If you don't have any kind of metabolic problem, and you're overweight, it is not possible for you to starve to death in one day, or even to do any serious damage to yourself by not eating for a few hours. Several religions have fasting as a religious practice. If that really were harmful to the ave...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Advice for a Newb?
Replies: 14
Views: 21518

S days are not earned. They are given. You can't get more S days if you exercise, or something like that. They are also not a reward- you shouldn't give yourself another S day because you got that promotion at work. You should celebrate things like that, yes, but if you feel a need to do that in a w...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Breaking a bad S day binge habit
Replies: 7
Views: 13734

I have a couple of mods that I do to keep myself from binging: The Sitting mod. No eating in any position other than sitting, even on S days. The NEP mod. This stands for No Eating from Packages or No Eating without a Plate. If I'm going to eat something, I have to put it on a plate or in a bowl and...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:13 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Advice for a Newb?
Replies: 14
Views: 21518

Re: Advice for a Newb?

So any advice for making it through the first few months? It's common and normal to hit a rough patch about 2-4 weeks in. Initial enthusiasm will get you through the first week or so. After the first month, you start to establish habits, so you don't have to think so much about doing No S. But betw...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New Mod inspired by Mark Bittman's Food Matters
Replies: 7
Views: 12898

Nice idea! But I think the trick will be how to handle the "dinner guest" conundrum. If you cook for yourself it's easy, but if others are cooking for you or you have others' palates to please it's hard. Reinhard Actually, that's why I'm doing it. Nicest Husband is trying to cut down on the white c...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:35 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Americans snacking more than ever, survey shows
Replies: 6
Views: 11826

Americans snacking more than ever, survey shows

http://www.thedailymeal.com/americans-snacking-more-ever-survey-shows This article has something that may hint at why telling people to eat healthy snacks isn't enough: In an interesting bit of irony, the majority of snackers found it important to only snack on healthy food items, but the most comm...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:29 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New Mod inspired by Mark Bittman's Food Matters
Replies: 7
Views: 12898

New Mod inspired by Mark Bittman's Food Matters

I've been reading Mark Bittman's Food Matters cookbook (highly recommended, by the way). He mentioned that he treats white pasta as a treat. I came up with the White Mod: foods that are primarily white carbs, such as white pasta and white rice, are for S days.
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Reading check ins; discouraged at lack of success
Replies: 21
Views: 28459

No S isn't the kind of diet where you should expect to see results in a few days. The time scale for losing weight on No S is more like weeks to months. Think of it as a long-term investment. My lament was centred around the fact that fatties like me( going by the check in threads ) appear to not ev...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Is there a benefit in NEVER weighing yourself ?
Replies: 12
Views: 19862

It keeps you focused on your habits rather than the number on the scale. That's good, because you don't have complete control over your weight. It can fluctuate from day to day for no good reason. On the other hand, you always control whether or not you eat between meals, eat sweets, or take seconds.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:37 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Hi! Finally ready to give this a go!
Replies: 10
Views: 16769

I'm a new mommy, had my baby girl 8/5/12. As of the last time I weighed, I'm down 30 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. You can do No S as a new mom, and it can help you lose your pregnancy weight. One thing I like about No S, as a mom, is that I know, when Nicest Baby gets a bit older, she will be w...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Let's play, "The Price is High"!
Replies: 19
Views: 26342

The reason why you don't want to do lots of mods early on is that you've only got so much willpower. If you try to make too many changes at once, the usual result is that you can't stick to any of them. This is one reason why so few people manage to stick to New Year's resolutions, and why so many o...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:18 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Let's play, "The Price is High"!
Replies: 19
Views: 26342

About five months. I agree, loading on lots of mods too soon is not a great idea.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Let's play, "The Price is High"!
Replies: 19
Views: 26342

A couple of things I do to keep S days under some control, without feeling deprived: The Sitting mod . You can't eat in any position other than sitting. In other words, no eating standing up. The NEP mod . It can stand for No Eating from Packages or No Eating without a Plate. If you're going to eat ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's for dinner?
Replies: 111
Views: 91957

Niceest I adore risotto sounds delicious! I got the recipe from The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook . It has lots of interesting vegetarian risotto recipes, and all the ones I've made have turned out well. One of the great strengths of No S is that we don't have to give up eating any particula...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's for dinner?
Replies: 111
Views: 91957

What's for dinner?

Nicest Husband and I like to cook. One of the things I love about No S is that we can cook anything we want and even eat it on an N day, as long as it is not a sweet. Last night, I made butternut squash and sage risotto for dinner. It turned out rather well, if I do say so myself. For dinner tonight...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 26, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: -30
Replies: 13
Views: 27549

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense, to just count something as medicine if it's only for the purpose of helping with the nausea. You'd have to use some common sense. If you found you were using it as an excuse to eat, then you'd have to revisit that decision. I didn't find that to be a problem with ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:14 am
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: -30
Replies: 13
Views: 27549

Did you have much trouble with morning sickness? I've been wondering how to handle trying not to snack, when eating something dry seems to be the only way to keep the nausea at bay. I did, but eating didn't seem to help much. I did eat candied ginger when I was feeling nauseous. I didn't count that...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: A civil engineering metaphor and Mireille Guiliano
Replies: 12
Views: 23406

emmay wrote:I'm glad the concrete metaphor was appreciated. After I posted it I had an awkward moment when I thought I might be the only person who could see an interesting relationship between concrete and dieting.
I love the concrete metaphor!
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Brand new / Day 3 !! Help!
Replies: 10
Views: 15719

I had a perfect green week last week as my first NoS week. But this week has taken me for a tail spin - haven't had a green day yet. Would it help to hear that this is common? Last week, you had all the initial enthusiasm that anybody starting a new project has. A week or two later, life has happen...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:20 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Brand new / Day 3 !! Help!
Replies: 10
Views: 15719

You can lose weight eating what you're eating now, just less of it. A professor of nutrition proved this a few years ago by losing weight on a diet of junk food: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html Conversely, you don't necessarily have to eat junk food to be overw...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Brand new / Day 3 !! Help!
Replies: 10
Views: 15719

Re: Brand new / Day 3 !! Help!

So far so good- any warnings you can give me about pitfalls I may run into?? Watch out for the extinction burst: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/07/07/extinction-burst/ It can seem like you're on the road to establishing your new habit, but you suddenly get an overwhelming urge to cheat. That's no...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 10 Laws of Thanksgiving Dinner
Replies: 1
Views: 3203

Before my first Thanksgiving on No S, Nicest Husband asked how No S would work on Thanksgiving. I told him it's an S day. He said it should be a T day instead, when you can take thirds :)
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: -30
Replies: 13
Views: 27549

I'm not - just noticing it. :D That was more of a general comment, not aimed at you specifically. I have found that No S is also compatible with being the mother of a newborn, or at least with being the mother of a relatively easy baby like mine. It doesn't require a lot of time or planning. I took...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: rules of longevity Blue Zones
Replies: 8
Views: 12622

Interesting stuff, although I'm not sure that saying don't do exercise is particularly helpful! It might be, for all-or-nothing thinkers who don't like working out. Maybe they don't exercise at all because the all-or-nothing thinking tells them it won't do any good if they aren't going to the gym s...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: -30
Replies: 13
Views: 27549

Obviously, if you are pregnant, you need to discuss any diet with your OB. But mine didn't have a problem with No S for me.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet Testimonials (aka "yearly check in")
Topic: -30
Replies: 13
Views: 27549

-30

I went to the doctor today. She only has weights for me going back to last year (I started No S in 2010), but I'm down 30 lbs over the last year. In that time, I was pregnant and had a wonderful baby girl. I'm now 3 months postpartum and weigh less than I did before I was pregnant. Vanilla No S seem...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Should I Be Depressed, Have Other Negative Emotions on No S?
Replies: 13
Views: 18786

Do you ever get legitimately hungry? Not just an urge to eat, but real, stomach-empty hungry? After two years of No S, I still can't tell the difference. The great thing about No S is, I don't have to. Even if you are legitimately hungry, being hungry for 12 hours or so is not going to hurt you, as...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New Here....
Replies: 5
Views: 10188

Re: New Here....

Not sure why the thought of not being able to eat again until lunch has me nervous though. I know I'm not going to die of starvation or anything. Seems weird Feelings aren't always rational. I had this, too. Eventually, the part of my brain that was panicking over not being able to eat for several ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Should I Be Depressed, Have Other Negative Emotions on No S?
Replies: 13
Views: 18786

You don't have to get rid of all your negative emotions before you can lose weight. If that were true, then it would be even harder than it already is to lose weight. No one would ever be able to do it, because everybody has negative emotions. When I started No S, I felt angry and resentful when I c...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Trying again, with questions!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 9524

Re: Trying again, with questions!!!

I want to lose weight so badly, but sometimes I just ignore this when I'm feeling a little extra hungry, when I'm bored, when there is something delicious in the cabinets and no one else is around. After I'm full I can rationalize forever...but for some reason when I'm in the moment the rational th...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Criticisms for Intuitive Eating?
Replies: 34
Views: 39204

A problem with "eat only when you're hungry": eating isn't always a solitary activity, like going to the bathroom. People like to eat with other people. If you're eating only when you're hungry, you aren't going to be able to schedule times to eat with other people. With No S, you can arrange your s...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Day 1 :)
Replies: 7
Views: 12552

Re: Day 1 :)

I know this is my struggle time, just have to fight it. Tell myself I don't snack anymore. I am not really hungry. It is just habit and boredom. Any tips? Even if you really are hungry, that's not an emergency, as long as you have a normal metabolism (ask your doctor if you have a condition such as...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar free mocha?
Replies: 5
Views: 9574

People have different practices when it comes to drinks. Some people consider all beverages to not be food, and therefore OK for N days. Others consider any sweet-tasting beverage to be a sweet, even if it doesn't have any sugar in it. You'll have to figure out what works for you. Bear in mind that ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Yet Another Newbie with S Day Bingeing Questions
Replies: 13
Views: 20102

It's too early to worry about what happens on S days. One problem with restricting your S days now is that you've only got a fixed amount of willpower. If you try to make yourself follow too many rules at once, what's likely to happen is that you'll end up actually sticking to none of them. And no d...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sweets
Replies: 4
Views: 6614

I consider muffins to be sweets, especially the huge ones that coffee shops sell.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Is it hopeless?
Replies: 7
Views: 12502

I had given up on dieting or eating healthy for 10 years when I started No S. I had bought into all-or-nothing thinking about eating healthy- either you keep food journals, count calories, fat grams, or carbs, and never eat anything remotely unhealthy, or you might as well do nothing and just eat wh...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: A side benefit to No S
Replies: 7
Views: 13403

I think No S helped me with breastfeeding. Not because I'm on No S while breastfeeding (I'm losing weight now on the baby diet, where my baby doesn't give me a lot of time to eat, so No S as well would be overkill), but because I had a hard time breastfeeding at first. Nicest Baby was in the NICU fo...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:05 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: This is great! - This is stupid! - This is great!
Replies: 16
Views: 22469

Re: This is great! - This is stupid! - This is great!

I didn't want to tell myself "no" anymore. If you stay on No S long enough, that will happen . You won't have to tell yourself "no" any more, because the No S rules will be your normal way of doing things, and will seem natural. It just won't occur to you to do anything different most of the time. ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: pay at the pump?
Replies: 5
Views: 10400

I am lazy, so I don't need much convincing to pay at the pump. I don't have to walk as far, don't have to wait in line, and no trips to the ATM to replace cash- my laziness is not hearing anything not to like there. If I do want to get something inside, I find myself thinking, "do I HAVE to?"
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Not a Fan of 21Day Club
Replies: 15
Views: 23471

BTW, in case it applies, I've been listening to audiobooks and reading on this whole topic and it sounds to me like one of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to eat all healthy foods right off the bat. If someone has been eating a hamburger, fries and a shake for lunch, it seems to me the b...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:43 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: seasoning while cooking
Replies: 7
Views: 12142

I made rules for tasting food while cooking:

Use a teaspoon to taste while cooking, not a larger spoon.

One taste per spoon- no double-dipping (that's disgusting, anyway).

You may only taste when you have made a modification of some kind to the food since the last taste.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:38 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: A Good Warning Label in A French Advertisement
Replies: 13
Views: 20262

oolala53 wrote:Cigarettes have warnings on the side, too. I don't think it's made the difference in decreased smoking.
The smoking rate has certainly gone down in the US since we started requiring those warning labels in the 60's.
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:06 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Your best advice
Replies: 14
Views: 23670

Being hungry is NOT an emergency red-alert situation. There are people who would like you to think it is. Many of them are somehow involved in selling food. I wonder why people who sell food might want you to think being hungry is an emergency that needs to be taken care of RIGHT NOW, hmmmm? Don't t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:49 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: pregnancy throwing off my habits...
Replies: 10
Views: 15513

One final motivator - after a certain point (not sure how many weeks) the fetus can "taste" what you eat via amniotic fluid (and later via breast milk). So not only does eating real, healthy food provide you both with nutrients, it helps set them up to like healthy foods later. And after he or she ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar Binge
Replies: 8
Views: 15901

Could your sugar binge have been an extinction burst? http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7503&highlight=extinction+burst These are a NORMAL part of breaking an old habit and making a new one. Most people who break a bad habit or establish a good one don't just decide to start doing things...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: serving sizes
Replies: 6
Views: 11347

But let's face it. if you leave food at the plate in the restaurant, you are not losing money. You are paying to not overeat. What a bargain! If you gave half (or whatever fraction) of your portion back to the waitress when she brings it to the table, do you really think the restaurant would refund...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: pregnancy throwing off my habits...
Replies: 10
Views: 15513

Re: pregnancy throwing off my habits...

I am so grateful to be newly pregnant. But with that, comes waves of nausea and strange cravings and some habits I hope to not sustain. The past few days I have been caught standing in my sister's kitchen eating Ruffles out of the bag. Licking the salt from them. Today with friends I polished off t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: serving sizes
Replies: 6
Views: 11347

Getting more food for your money, if you're talking about food that is to be consumed at one sitting, really isn't a good way to go. Some restaurants have used this as an inexpensive way to differentiate themselves from their competition, and have managed to convince a lot of us that this is a desir...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Secret Weapon!
Replies: 14
Views: 22861

Thanks for your support. I'm actually looking forward to surprising everyone when I lose weight. Maybe then I'll tell them about No S. (Maybe...if they're nice!) You should know, though, that the weight loss on No S is almost always gradual. That's the inevitable result of going on a diet that is s...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Checking in after a bit
Replies: 15
Views: 24187

This is good advice, thank you. I think my biggest thing with the fruit isn't that I eat it because I'm still hungry, but because i just want to be munching on something. Gum can be what I use to replace this sometimes (I tend to be a chain chewer, bad habit). I guess the solution to this would be ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Deflecting Enablers... what do you do?
Replies: 6
Views: 12362

I consider social obligations to be a legitimate reason for an S day. If you feel obligated to go to your dad's birthday party, that's an S day. Do NOT skip regularly scheduled S days to "make up" for something you did in the past. There are a number of problems with doing that: 1. It makes S days a...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Secret Weapon!
Replies: 14
Views: 22861

One of the great things about No S is that you can keep people from finding out about it, if you want. I didn't tell Nicest Husband until I had been on No S for a couple of months. He had noticed that I was eating less, but hadn't figured out the specifics. Keeping your diet a secret is a lot easier...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The No Eating In The Car Mod
Replies: 3
Views: 6317

Amy3010 wrote:Excellent reminder - and gosh, that must have been scary. Glad to hear you and your baby are doing okay - you must be getting ready to deliver soon, right? Best wishes for a smooth birth and a healthy baby!
I'm 34 weeks now. I was a 36-week baby, so I know that she could come pretty soon.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What is wrong with me??!
Replies: 13
Views: 20619

The resentment sounds SO FAMILIAR! I struggle with that too. I try to remember that eating whatever, whenever doesn't actually feel good... at least not more than once in a while. Which is what S days are for, right? If your problem is wanting to eat too much at meals, like mine was, it might be he...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What is wrong with me??!
Replies: 13
Views: 20619

I resented even the mild restriction of the plan because I was (am) totally fed up of being told how to eat. I have been ‘diet hopping’ for maybe the last 20 years (I’m 33). I resented the hell out of No S for not letting me eat until I was full at meals and not letting me snack, at first. I ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: making life not surround thoughts of food is the key
Replies: 26
Views: 29967

But the big difference is the thinking about food is not an obsession, not marked with fear, not filled with "Oh no!" panic....it just fits into the rhythm of life, it is part of life. It involves far more than eating...there is planning, and prepping, and cooking (Lots of this as one gets away fro...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: making life not surround thoughts of food is the key
Replies: 26
Views: 29967

I am going to be working on a plan to limit thinking about food and body issues in the next week or so. It should be a nice adjunct to No S. i for one am very interested in doing this too. i have a vacation coming up and i want to put in some energy researching the local area, planning, etc. so i t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I have been bad...
Replies: 17
Views: 24429

No, a sugar crash isn't about being hungry and grumpy. In a sugar crash, you get this really distant feeling, a buzzing in your ears, and darkness closing in on your field of vision that just about finishes before you see the nice ground coming up to greet you. If something like this happens to you...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I have been bad...
Replies: 17
Views: 24429

I put "low blood sugar" in quotes in my last post, because I'm skeptical of a lot of people's claims to have it. In many cases, they're not diabetic, they've never been diagnosed with a blood sugar problem by a doctor, and they have no evidence of having low blood sugar other than being hungry and ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I have been bad...
Replies: 17
Views: 24429

I put "low blood sugar" in quotes in my last post, because I'm skeptical of a lot of people's claims to have it. In many cases, they're not diabetic, they've never been diagnosed with a blood sugar problem by a doctor, and they have no evidence of having low blood sugar other than being hungry and c...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Obsessed with Food
Replies: 10
Views: 18133

Don't be too hard on yourself. You have no way of actually knowing how often most people think about food. You can't put a meter in someone else's head that will tell you how many hours out of the next 24 they spend thinking about food. You can know how often people think they think about food, how ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I have been bad...
Replies: 17
Views: 24429

Being hungry and grumpy in the first few months of No S is also normal. That will eventually go away, but it takes time, and there's no way to rush it. You don't want to get into counting protein or carbs to try to keep from getting hungry and grumpy, or into modifying your meals (at least not yet)....
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:51 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The No Eating In The Car Mod
Replies: 3
Views: 6317

The No Eating In The Car Mod

This is a mod you may want to consider if you regularly eat in the car, especially if you eat while you are driving. Eating in the car is messy, dangerous (if you're driving), and, think about it, the food most people who eat in the car eat there is not the healthiest. Eating while driving is distra...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I have been bad...
Replies: 17
Views: 24429

Re: I have been bad...

I was going to make Saturday a No-S-day just on principle because I have been bad this week No. Don't do that. It's not a big step from there to two problem behaviors: 1. Making every day an N day. That won't work, because it amounts to giving up sweets forever. You will get cravings for them, and ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:13 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Instant Cup a Soups
Replies: 4
Views: 8535

Re: Instant Cup a Soups

Are instant cup a soups allowed between meals - they are liquid and stave off chocolate attacks when genuinely hungry. Do you consider them food or a beverage? You want to get out of the habit of having anything that you consider to be food between meals. I consider them food, so they would not be ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: hunger is not an emergency
Replies: 3
Views: 8020

There are people who would like you to think that hunger is an emergency. A lot of them are in the business of selling food. They have an obvious motivation for wanting you to think this, and that motivation has nothing to do with your well-being.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:08 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Obsessed with Food
Replies: 10
Views: 18133

Re: Obsessed with Food

Can anyone help me with this problem? I feel like NoS will help but sometimes I make my meals way too big and even when I'm on NoS I'm still constantly thinking about what my next meal will be. I don't want to be this way I just want to think about food like a normal person Any advice?? :( Remember...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Fat Identity?
Replies: 11
Views: 16471

Re: Fat Identity?

I am afraid of being a new person. Well, then, don't be. Just be you, only eating less often. I spent years looking for a diet so I could not eat too much but not be one of "those people", who are always on a diet and always worried about eating something unhealthy. No S lets me do this. Try turnin...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Need a morale boost NOW!
Replies: 21
Views: 26375

Two red days in your first month is normal . You haven't developed habits yet, so you're still relying on conscious effort to keep yourself following the rules. It's easier when you've been following the rules for a while and they become more automatic. And new food rules do become automatic after a...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Baby!
Replies: 23
Views: 29936

I'm at 32 weeks now. I don't track my weight, but my OBs have not said anything about it, so I assume I'm doing OK there. I had an aversion to beef, too, earlier in my pregnancy. At least that seems to be gone now. I'm working cravings into my normal framework of meals. If I'm craving something, I a...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Baby!
Replies: 23
Views: 29936

Congratulations! Good for you for not worrying about your weight gain during pregnancy... I had three kids and my body naturally sought out the same weight at the end of the pregnancy for all three of them. I've heard of this happening. I think the Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy mentioned it, that...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Baby!
Replies: 23
Views: 29936

Re: congrats

I am increased risk cuz I have high blood pressure and take meds. So I'm trying to keep my weight gain down!! So do I. I don't track my weight, or look when they weigh me. But I assume the OBs would say something if they were not satisfied with the changes in my weight. They haven't. One of the ben...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S Baby!
Replies: 23
Views: 29936

No S Baby!

I'm currently 22 weeks pregnant. My due date is August 13. It's a baby girl (we had a CVS) and so far she looks healthy. I'm doing vanilla No S, without the mods I had been doing, while I am pregnant. The OBs have not said anything about my weight, so I think things are going well. I'm still overwei...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Plate size?
Replies: 13
Views: 20650

If you're on day 2, use whatever size plate you've been using for meals. Doesn't matter if that's a saucer or a disk sled. I was doing a mod where I used nine-inch plates (the Nine Inch Mod), but I gave up that mod when I got pregnant (I'm at 22 weeks now). It was working pretty well, and I plan to ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: FRIDAY FAILURE - ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Replies: 12
Views: 19820

I'm Jewish, and have Shabbat dinner on Friday night. I start my No S days at dinner time. There's no rule that says a day must begin when you wake up in the morning.

It does, admittedly, make Sunday nights a little harder.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: New to No S and have questions
Replies: 4
Views: 8761

Okay, you're on your FOURTH DAY. It is way too early to be worrying about whether you are eating too much. Let the process happen and don't expect quick weight loss or everything to be over in a week or two! Way, way, way too early. As Jim Lovell said in Apollo 13 : All right, there's a thousand th...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sigh... fell off the wagon
Replies: 12
Views: 18022

Re: Sigh... fell off the wagon

I was doing ok at keeping track of what I was doing, then I had a bad week and fell off the wagon completely. Well, I have been more-or-less managing to eat real meals at the table instead of snacking in front of the computer, but I have been snacking and eating sweets far too often. So, I am going...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: NoS and college life... compatible?
Replies: 7
Views: 11921

Or are you feeling you don't get to partake in the excesses of youth? Well, that would be true on any other plan, wouldn't it On No S, you get to partake of any excesses you want , just not all the time. And that helps keep them special, rather than their becoming a normal, everyday thing. When I w...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Total newbie needing reassurance!
Replies: 4
Views: 9670

I think one of this things about this (non)diet that appeals to me is the acknowledgment that it's OKAY to be hungry, at least for awhile. The thought comes into your head - "hmm, I'm hungry" - and you can acknowledge it and move on, knowing that you can address that hunger at your next meal. Hunge...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: A vaguely amusing difficulty.
Replies: 9
Views: 16112

You're right. I haven't seen that before. FWIW, I generally don't count small nibbles that are purposeful; i.e. tasting a soup to see if it needs more salt. These aren't fails because you aren't setting yourself up to go off habit. I also include store food samples in this, but only if I'm actually...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No S and Saving Money
Replies: 7
Views: 14007

No S and Saving Money

On another message board I frequent, there is a thread about ways to save money, for a person whose spending is largely on food. I mentioned No S, and said that cutting out snack foods and sweets would probably help save some money. I suspect I'm spending less on food since going on No S, but I don'...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Some tips to help you not push food on people
Replies: 1
Views: 5355

Some tips to help you not push food on people

http://www.postgazette.com/pg/11310/1187532-109-0.stm "No means no", when it comes to food as well as sex. An interesting quote from the article: Food practices of today have their origins in times of food scarcity and hunger. In an environment of too little food, it makes perfect sense to fret ove...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: My lesson learned at least for today
Replies: 13
Views: 23319

Re: My lesson learned at least for today

I went to buy the kind of sauce that I always do that only has 1 gram of fat per 1/2 cup. Hmm... wonder why it has any, my homeade doesn't have any You don't saute onions or garlic in olive oil for your homemade sauce? Fat free cottage cheese!!! I'll strain off the milky part and it'll be JUST like...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Losing momentum/motivation?
Replies: 11
Views: 18479

the no s diet is boring That's the point. It doesn't include a lot of thinking about what you're going to eat, by design. It's supposed to be so boring that eventually you will automate it into habit. This is a diet for people who don't want to have to think about their diet all the time. If what y...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:55 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Starting Fresh!
Replies: 9
Views: 15582

Re: Starting Fresh!

After a hectic summer and an antidepressant-induced (okay, Cheez-It & chocolate induced too) weight gain We don't judge here. That's one of the really nice things about this board. You can't do anything now about whatever made you gain weight in the past (unless you have a time machine- if you do, ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Help please
Replies: 4
Views: 8501

Vanilla No S is No S exactly as written, with no modifications.

No S includes vanilla No S, but also includes No S with mods added.

I'm doing No S, but, since I've added some mods, I'm not doing vanilla No S.
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:33 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why No S works (at least for me)
Replies: 6
Views: 10272

That certainly seems to describe why it works for me. I resent being told "no", even when it's from myself. But "later" just doesn't generate the same resentment.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Losing momentum/motivation?
Replies: 11
Views: 18479

Re: Losing momentum/motivation?

I did the Vanilla No S for about 2 1/2 weeks straight, and before I hit three weeks I got a bit complacent, wasn't seeing any results, and went back to my old eating habits. Before, Vanilla No S was a breeze for me! I refused every snack and sweet and seconds except on S days with absolutely no pro...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I joined Relish! (trying to cook more, eat out less)
Replies: 7
Views: 12206

You're right about that! Although, it does depend on the restaurant. Yes, I should have said chain restaurants. You might have to visit around to find a place that prepares most of their food from scratch/with minimally processed ingredients. Casual chain restaurants (TGI Fridays, Chili's, Applebee...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Holiday sweets
Replies: 9
Views: 15678

I tend to do a mix of options 1 and 2. The hard truth is, if you want to lose weight on No S (or any diet), you're going to have to eat less than you were before. The laws of thermodynamics dictate that. (On this diet, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!) That includes eating fewer home-baked treats...