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by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Finally Did It
Replies: 21
Views: 26417

I was a bit fed up this morning as I weighed myself (after a particularly heavy S Day birthday weekend - well I ate out on Sunday and had a few drinks!) to find out I was NOW 173 lbs! 3lbs up since last week! As you can imagine, I momentarily panicked and thought is there NO END to this weight gain...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why do I ?
Replies: 6
Views: 11853

Have you tried making the sweets harder to get to when the impulse to eat them hits? This could mean not buying the sweets you like, so you don't have them in the house. If that's not practical, you could at least put them away in a cupboard or somewhere else out of sight, so you're not looking at t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: What's a Fail?
Replies: 27
Views: 28213

It could go either way. Root beer does taste sweet and have sugar, so it could be considered a sweet. But it's also a beverage, which a lot of people don't count. This is a decision you'll have to make. If this is a situation that is at all likely to come up again in the future (and I'd say it proba...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:58 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Finally Did It
Replies: 21
Views: 26417

I would recommend against adding any mods (such as fasting) for at least your first month on No S. The reason for this is that your willpower is a finite resource. You've only got so much of it, and if you spread it too thin, you end up trying to do a lot and accomplishing nothing. Wait until No S e...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:49 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Setting a good example
Replies: 5
Views: 9820

That is so true. I know a woman who was always quite slim and had moderate eating habits. She married in her late thirties into to a big happy family which simply loved to eat and eat and eat! The pounds simply piled on - the family loved to get together and when they did - out came the food. I've ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Setting a good example
Replies: 5
Views: 9820

The eating habits of people around you affect you. Children learn their eating habits mostly from their parents. But it's not just children who are affected by this. People who eat with other people adjust the amount and manner in which they eat to not be too far out of line with what the others are...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tummy Toddler and Will
Replies: 10
Views: 16840

And somehow the feeling has seeped into the general consciousness that if you don't respond to that hunger that your metabolism (that precious and apparently precarious thing) will slow down and decide it is starving and you will NEVER LOSE WEIGHT!! The number of people who seem to feel that your b...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tummy Toddler and Will
Replies: 10
Views: 16840

Re: Tummy Toddler and Will

This isn't an emergency that needs to be fixed. I don't think of myself as broken or wrong or helpless in the face of wanting some buttered toast every hour or so. This knowledge is the special technique. Know that being hungry isn't a red-alert emergency. If you ignore your hunger between meals, n...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Another reason not to drink sugared beverages
Replies: 13
Views: 18410

Another reason not to drink sugared beverages

There may be a link between consumption of sugared sodas or fruit drinks and higher blood pressure:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... ce+News%29
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pizza is not Evil?
Replies: 12
Views: 20193

Nope, it's not evil.

I have a special rule for pizza on N days. One slice for breakfast or lunch, two slices for dinner. Two slices is generally what fits on my plate without stacking.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:30 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Grumpy
Replies: 12
Views: 18954

Re: Grumpy

At some point in the next few weeks, the grumpies will give way to the feeling that you are sharp and focused when you are a little hungry. 20 minutes before a meal will always be a hungry time. But two hours after a meal, you'll feel razor sharp in a way that coffee just doesn't provide, capable, ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:16 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Went grocery shopping today and it was so much fun.
Replies: 4
Views: 8953

Re: Went grocery shopping today and it was so much fun.

Strawberry Roan wrote:No tomatoes, they looked awful.
I'd be surprised if you found good or even decent tomatoes this time of year.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:14 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: kid's leftovers....
Replies: 2
Views: 6396

Re: kid's leftovers....

I have had two whole No-S days and wanted to share the good feelings I had from NOT eating the kid's leftovers. They ALWAYS leave at least a spoonful of pasta, the odd meatball, a scrape of grated cheese, some chips (fries). Good for you! It's important to learn that you shouldn't eat just because ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:23 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tummy Toddler and Will
Replies: 10
Views: 16840

It's a good night for a hearty stew with noodles. We're having a Japanese beef stew with butternut squash, over soba noodles. I was inspired to make it when I went to Costco today and they had some good-looking pre-cut butternut squash.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Help! Newbie having issues
Replies: 17
Views: 22440

Nicest of the Damned, my Grandmother was alive in the Depression. She was a big believer in the 'clean plate' - eating every morsel of food on your plate. We were praised if we had a clean plate, and only then would we get dessert. My mom is a big believer in the 'clean plate', as well. I got told ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm new here and want to start....
Replies: 12
Views: 19442

Think of something to do after dinner and between meals that will keep you away from food. Taking a walk would work, but so would surfing the internet, if you don't have food around when you do it. It doesn't have to be a productive or self-improving activity, or something you're proud of doing, it ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: College cafeterias get rid of trays
Replies: 10
Views: 17901

It wasn't salad that I was loading my trays up with in my college dining hall, back in the day. The stuff I'd get besides my main plate of food and my drink was mostly stuff like baked goods that I'd have been better off without. I'd have done better to eat only a single plate of food at each meal (...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Help! Newbie having issues
Replies: 17
Views: 22440

why am I still feeling this horrible compulsion to binge?? My guess would be it's because, for most of human history, binge eating was an adaptive behavior. Having so much food available for the average person is a very new thing, historically. There are people alive today who remember when food wa...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Day 3 and Sugar Cravings
Replies: 22
Views: 26411

I'm trying to do more meal planning. There are studies that show that people who plan meals eat healthier than people who don't. This goes along with my experience, as well. I'm not much of a planner by nature, but I'm trying to plan meals more so that Nicest Husband and I eat healthier.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Can't make it 5 hours!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 22946

You can go 5 or 6 hours without eating. In fact, I'd bet you do it every night (or at least some nights), when you are asleep. If you can do it then, you can do it between lunch and dinner. My advice is this (and you're not going to like it): Go on a water-fast for two days. Not for the sake of losi...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:39 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Can't make it 5 hours!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 22946

I find it's easier to get through the time between lunch and dinner when I've got something to do that keeps me and my thoughts away from food.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:27 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: College cafeterias get rid of trays
Replies: 10
Views: 17901

Some of you undoubtedly think this is a great idea because it will force people to make several trips, which will prevent obesity (HA!) by burning off about 3 calories per trip. Let's not get carried away and insinuate that people are lazy if they want a tray. Actually, making it just that little b...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * February challenge * * *
Replies: 36
Views: 31487

Kathleen wrote:This year, he got a white rose to symbolize him, a red rose to symbolize me, and four little roses to symbolize our children. Our daughter also talked him into a little rose to go in a separate vase to symbolize -- you guessed it -- the dog.
Awwww!
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Childhood Food Issues and Example
Replies: 2
Views: 5576

I found it very helpful, even before I discovered No S, to seriously limit the snack and sweet foods that I have at home. I hate driving, so I'm almost never hungry enough between meals to get in the car and go out for a snack.
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: College cafeterias get rid of trays
Replies: 10
Views: 17901

College cafeterias get rid of trays

Washington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021703343.html New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/nyregion/29tray.html I wish they'd done this back in my college days. I could get a lot of food on one of those trays, much more tha...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:04 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * February challenge * * *
Replies: 36
Views: 31487

I had a really rough day yesterday (I'd rather not talk about the details). I'm quite proud of myself for managing to stick to No S through it.
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: On "Diet Camps"
Replies: 22
Views: 23405

I still think it comes down to " eat real food ." Exactly what food isn't terribly important. I do have to admit that I'm getting very tired of the promotion of all the various camps. I just start to get cranky when I hear about them. "Not too much" is important, too. If you eat a healthy diet, but...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm dreaming of No S
Replies: 4
Views: 7679

Oh my goodness- I thought I was the only one!! I dream that I've snacked, and wake up feeling totally guilty- it takes me a while to realize it was just a dream, and I haven't actually failed. Happens about once a week. :? Took me a minute when I woke up to realize that it couldn't possibly have re...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm dreaming of No S
Replies: 4
Views: 7679

librarylady wrote:Boy that's really internalizing the habit!! That's when you know it is becoming second nature to you!
I think I started having those dreams about 6 months after I started No S, if that tells you anything about how long it takes to internalize the habits. Your mileage may vary.
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:06 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I'm dreaming of No S
Replies: 4
Views: 7679

I'm dreaming of No S

Last night, I dreamed that I had been snacking, and I felt bad because I'd broken the No S rules. I've had dreams like this a couple of times before. Has No S gotten into anybody else's dreams?
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Less is less
Replies: 2
Views: 3942

I commented on the Taubes thread that I wondered if I hadn't lowered carbs just by eating less... but then, I didn't care enough to take the time to check. You probably have on No S. Sweets have a lot of carbs, obviously, and snack foods tend to be more carbs than anything else. I remember a commer...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:33 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Plugging the No S Life Style
Replies: 34
Views: 33911

It is amazing how snacking just permeates the entire country's thinking these days. When I was a little kid in the sixties mothers would always say - "don't snack, because if you do you won't eat your dinner" My mother said that, in the 80's when I was growing up. My sister now allows my niece (who...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * February challenge * * *
Replies: 36
Views: 31487

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to anyone whose Valentine's Day didn't measure up to their hopes or expectations. Mine didn't, but it's nobody's fault. Nicest Husband came back from a conference in Berkeley Sunday night, and woke up feeling sick in the morning. They've been working him to death at his job the last ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:07 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Self Love without Fat Love
Replies: 3
Views: 7763

No S is helpful for people who tend to over-analyze why they eat too much, at the expense of doing something about it. I was one of those people. I thought I couldn't do anything about eating too much until I understood exactly why I did, why I ate more when stressed, et cetera, et cetera, ad infini...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Day 3 and Sugar Cravings
Replies: 22
Views: 26411

After No-S'ing since last June, I don't really feel differently about vegetables (not cucumbers- we don't have them in our house because Nicest Husband hates them, and I don't like them nearly enough to get them just for me). I do feel differently about snack food and sweets, though. I find I enjoy ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:40 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Restaurant Food, Sodium and weight gain
Replies: 11
Views: 15583

Someone tried (unsuccessfully) with the help of the Center for Science in the Public Interest to sue Denny's over the sodium content of their food: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110111/NEWS/101110372/Court-rules-lawsuit-over-Denny-s-sodium-content-isn-t-worth-its-salt If I were getting no...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:30 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ah, spring- when my thoughts turn to emptying the freezer
Replies: 4
Views: 8548

Ah, spring- when my thoughts turn to emptying the freezer

There's still snow on the ground, but Passover is coming in just a couple of months :shock: We get rid of all our leaven at Passover (actually, we keep it separate from other food, and "sell" it to someone else). This involves, among many other things, segregating the not-ok-for-Passover food in the...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:50 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Anybody read Bob Greene's new book?
Replies: 9
Views: 12457

Re: Anybody read Bob Greene's new book?

Kind of reminds me that sometimes I need to quit analyzing the crap out of things and just do something. Sometimes you do have to do just that. There's a famous old Buddhist story about this: It is as if a man had been wounded by an arrow thickly smeared with poison, and his friends, companions rel...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Restaurant Food, Sodium and weight gain
Replies: 11
Views: 15583

Looking through their nutritional information, it looks like most of what Applebee's serves has more than a day's worth of sodium. Even the low-calorie and Weight Watchers items are high in sodium. Other casual chain restaurants are similar, at least the ones I've looked at nutritional info for. One...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:54 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: America's Obsession with Weight Loss
Replies: 8
Views: 12389

Re: America's Obsession with Weight Loss

I very much liked what the woman in the pink sweater (I never saw that she was identified) said: "The message that's being sent is that you will be happy if you look like these women, when in reality the only thing that can actually fulfill you is being confident and happy with ourselves and how we...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:30 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Plugging the No S Life Style
Replies: 34
Views: 33911

amake616 wrote:I went and checked it again.

"Not for me...too many arbitrary rules to remember."
There are three rules. I think my cats manage to follow at least that many rules that must seem arbitrary to them.
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: How long does it take to get over DIET HEAD on No-S?
Replies: 15
Views: 24183

Thank you all. I am bolstered by your experience and wisdom. I, too, have 40+ years of weight gain and weight loss and general obsession with food in my past. I wish I'd read No-S when I was 20; I'm convinced I'd be healthier and about 50 lbs lighter than I am now! I wish I'd known about No S when ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:59 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Just how big is three plates? With Diagrams!
Replies: 24
Views: 39147

Thanks for bumping this thread! I sometimes eat things that don't share a plate very well (something that might make other stuff on the plate soggy, for example), and this is good to know for those times.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Food Culture
Replies: 20
Views: 25534

Unfortunately, my generation (born 1975) and my mother's generation (born 1941) grew up on crap food. My mom's cooking features a lot of canned soups and boxed items. I remember learning a lot of recipes that started with refrigerated biscuit dough in middle school home ec classes (I remember wonder...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Frustrated that I seem to be gaining on No-S
Replies: 38
Views: 39329

I'm going to be very blunt. It is unlikely in the extreme that No-S alone is going to get you into a size 2. You CAN do it, but it will take calorie counting and lots of exercise. I wasn't a size 2 when I weighed 135. I think your goal weight and size might be a tad unrealistic. Have you talked to ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Frustrated that I seem to be gaining on No-S
Replies: 38
Views: 39329

Wosnes, I am 5'2 . I don't weigh myself. My size 0 clothes are from when I was 109 lbs about four years ago and my size 2 clothes are from when I was about 117lbs when I got the weight off from my second pregnancy 3 years ago. I then gained 12 lbs and went to Weight Watchers where I got down to 119...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Some diet and health statements I have come across lately...
Replies: 4
Views: 7201

Re: Some diet and health statements I have come across latel

2) (From Dr. Agatston on Dr. Oz Show) If you follow my diet (South Beach) you will not have a heart attack or stroke. Blanket statements always make me feel unfomfortable, i.e. vegetarians don't get cancer. A lot of people get drawn into a sense of false security because of diet and exercise and ig...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:53 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Frustrated that I seem to be gaining on No-S
Replies: 38
Views: 39329

I just talked to my mom about this today and she told me that it runs in our family over several generations. It would have been nice if she told me this earlier! Our parents' generation were told that mental illness was a shameful thing, something you didn't talk about, by the culture of the times...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:44 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Corning Revere outlet, and the Nine Inch Mod
Replies: 8
Views: 13974

I'm still fond of Corelle because it reminds me of when my kids were young. Nicest Husband and I grew up eating from Corelle plates, so they are nostalgic for us. Our everyday plates are Fiestaware, though. I got 9" Fiestaware plates last fall, and they are nice. But they cost about twice as much p...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:34 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Measuring plates?
Replies: 8
Views: 14520

Re: Measuring plates?

When people recommend 9" plates, do they mean 9" from edge to edge? In that case, how wide is the indented part where they put the food? 9" edge to edge. If they mention a size when they sell plates, it's the diameter, edge to edge. I'm not sure how wide the indented part where you put the food is.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Corning Revere outlet, and the Nine Inch Mod
Replies: 8
Views: 13974

Interesting. Were the plates marketed as salad/lunch plates or were they open stock on sets or where they really just 9" dinner plates? They were open stock. They had three sizes of plates in most of the patterns. They did also have a size larger than the 9" plates. But if you bought the 9" plates,...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:45 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: * * * February challenge * * *
Replies: 36
Views: 31487

I'm in! All green and yellow so far this month. My days start at dinnertime the previous day (I'm Jewish, and I'd rather have my S dinner on Friday night than Sunday night, so Shabbat dinner can be an S meal). Feb 8: Success! Feb 9: Success! Feb 10: Success! Feb 11: Success! Feb 12: S day Feb 13: S ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Books To Read With No-S
Replies: 12
Views: 17115

The Nine Inch "Diet" , by Alex Bogusky. About how plates and serving sizes have crept up in size over the past 50 years in the US. Mindless Eating , by Brian Wansink. About cues other than hunger that tell us to eat or keep eating. Very useful for finding some mods to help you on No S. I don't like...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Corning Revere outlet, and the Nine Inch Mod
Replies: 8
Views: 13974

Corning Revere outlet, and the Nine Inch Mod

I was at the outlets in Hagerstown, Maryland, this weekend. One of our favorite outlets is Corning Revere. They sell Corelle plates, in addition to other kitchen stuff. I noticed that most of the Corelle patterns were available in 8.5" or 9" sizes. They also had larger plates. If you were interested...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:22 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Getting through hungry afternoons
Replies: 14
Views: 19964

Protein powder mixed with water. I know, it's not food. But it works. This usually happens maybe once or twice a week. There are No-S'ers who avoid fake food, and there are No-S'ers who don't. I'm pretty sure I couldn't do any diet that required me to give up my Diet Cokes. I'm really glad No S doe...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:20 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Frustrated that I seem to be gaining on No-S
Replies: 38
Views: 39329

gettheweightoff wrote:perhaps it is time to face the fact that I'm not 18 anymore
You're not 18 any more, and your body has changed since you were. There's no diet in the world that can change that. The only thing you can do about that is accept it, unfortunately.
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:09 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Panick Attack
Replies: 6
Views: 11164

Re: Panick Attack

Without binge eating I can't zone out with food when I'm stressed or anxious I have to just feel it. I have an anxiety disorder. Stress and anxiety are very familiar to me. You know what one of the worst things about stress and anxiety is? It feeds on itself, in a self-perpetuating vicious cycle. Y...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Plugging the No S Life Style
Replies: 34
Views: 33911

I checked it out. This chick: "I'm sorry, but anything that limits you to eating only a few times a day, one serving each regardless of how hungry you are is a fad diet to me." The problem with taking how hungry you are into account when determining how much to eat and when to eat is that other fee...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:40 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Is binge eating just a habit?
Replies: 8
Views: 11422

The word "just" doesn't really have a place in a discussion of habit. Habit is a powerful thing. Look at people who want to quit smoking for an illustration of this. There are two things that keep people who want to quit (about 70% of all smokers, according to some surveys) from doing so. There's th...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:05 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Getting through hungry afternoons
Replies: 14
Views: 19964

I let my laziness fight for me against my desire to snack. I stay out of the kitchen and dining room, except when I am preparing a meal or cleaning up. I don't keep food anywhere other than the kitchen. I tend to stay upstairs, in the computer room. If I were to get a snack, I'd have to walk down to...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Beginner Question
Replies: 7
Views: 13744

You don't have to. I hate writing stuff down, so I'm glad I don't have to. Not wanting to keep a food journal kept me from trying a lot of other diets over the years, so it's good that I found one that doesn't require that. Some people might like keeping a food journal, or find it helpful. When you'...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Anyone not weigh themselves?
Replies: 33
Views: 37661

I don't weigh myself. My clothes tend to be loose-fitting, so I don't go by that, either. I prefer to measure only what I directly and consciously control. I don't control my weight or how my clothes are fitting. I do control how I'm doing at sticking to the No S habits, and to the habits associated...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:39 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Fear of not eating healthy enough
Replies: 31
Views: 35360

If you're significantly overweight, the best thing, by far, that you can do for your health is to lose that weight. Ask your doctor. Doctors weigh you every time you go to the office. They don't ask you how much fiber or whatever other micronutrients you're eating every time you go. Obesity is a ris...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Fallen off the wagon...
Replies: 10
Views: 14334

(((HUGS))))) Perhaps the weather has a lot to do with it? I have been feeling a bit down because of all this winter weather we've been having recently and i feel a bit fed up, stuck inside etc Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow today, so that means we're supposed to get an early spring. Here's...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No more food guilt for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 11429

gettheweightoff wrote:Now I'm craving some rice and vegetables for dinner!
Have it, then. There's nothing in No S that says you can't.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No more food guilt for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 11429

We feel more guilt about eating "bad" foods than the French or the Italians do. If that kind of food guilt were helpful in keeping weight down, we'd expect to see a higher rate of obesity in France and Italy than we do in the US. In fact, that is not what we see: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/he...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:12 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: No more food guilt for me!
Replies: 9
Views: 11429

Re: No more food guilt for me!

Yesterday I was feeling particularly binge like. It is my normal pattern to do well (green) for 4 days and then fall off the wagon but I didn't. I really didn't! Now I didn't make the best choices yesterday as I had lasagna for lunch and I normally stay away from white pasta and for dinner in a rus...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Reinhard's 2010 "during"
Replies: 31
Views: 38865

You look good, and your little girl is very cute.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Snacking is bad for your teeth
Replies: 2
Views: 4144

Snacking is bad for your teeth

I was talking about No S with my dental hygienist today. About snacking, she said that, if you're going to eat five candy bars, it's better to do it all at once than to spread it out over the day. The reason for this is that, when you eat, sugars and starches in the food mingle with bacteria in your...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:24 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Help please, needing some encouragement today
Replies: 12
Views: 16511

The important thing isn't your weight, or how your clothes fit. The important thing is to have a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. If you go on some other less-sustainable diet to lose weight, you'll lose the weight (maybe) ... then what? If that diet isn't something you can stay on for the rest of...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:37 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Sugar Blues
Replies: 6
Views: 11550

Re: Sugar Blues

Sweets are not mandatory on S days. I don't have sweets on a lot of my S days (I'm more of a "seconds" type of gal). No S never requires you to eat anything. What happens if you don't read labels to make sure things don't have sugar in them, but you just don't eat sweets? I could add: depressed, emo...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: I did it!
Replies: 5
Views: 7732

Congratulations!
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:00 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Micro-Managing Our Health
Replies: 11
Views: 15863

Noel, That was/is an excellent article, thank you. I think the only "exception" to this was ancient Rome. If you could get out of childhood alive in the Roman Empire you could expect to live to be 78. If you weren't a slave. :) It helped to not be a woman, too. Childbirth without modern medicine is...
by Nicest of the Damned
Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:04 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
Replies: 26
Views: 31519

Blithe Morning wrote:I wonder how it would work for yams. No sweet taters at the store yesterday but they did have yams.
Grocery stores often call sweet potatoes yams.
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:49 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Micro-Managing Our Health
Replies: 11
Views: 15863

Re: Micro-Managing Our Health

I take a daily multi-vitamin. That's all. If I put all the coconut oil on my skin, ate all the salmon, and downed all of the supplements he suggests I'd have to mortgage my house. That's probably what he wants you to do. He probably gets a cut of the money you spend, at least if you buy the supplem...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:43 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: The new show "Heavy" made me so mad
Replies: 14
Views: 23755

One way to show the difficulty of a weight-loss struggle is to show extremely fat people doing heavy exercise. The REAL weight-loss struggle is to reduce one's eating enough to lose weight, but watching people not eat would be like watching paint dry . Not too entertaining. I suppose No S in partic...
by Nicest of the Damned
Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Ate a pile of French fries - what was I thinking???
Replies: 26
Views: 31519

wosnes wrote:
Over43 wrote:I love fries, and other than doughnuts, they might be the worst food in the World.
I think there are a lot of foods worse than fries -- and even doughnuts for that matter.
Have a look here for some examples:

http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:01 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 3 meals a day catching on in diet world?
Replies: 11
Views: 17891

I agree with you, Yoozer, frequent mini meals drove me crazy. It was expensive and all consuming. If you don't plan your meals, they're more likely to include junk food and not include things like vegetables. I don't like planning meals in advance, but I do it, because I know we eat better when I d...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: just what I thought
Replies: 2
Views: 4473

by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:15 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: 3 meals a day catching on in diet world?
Replies: 11
Views: 17891

The Today Show was talking about the death of Jack LaLane (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong) earlier this week and they cut to a clip of Anne Curry interviewing him a few years ago. For some reason, he was offered some kind of food on set and he refused it. He said he never eats between meals. From...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:54 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: for your consideration, Grocery store samples
Replies: 8
Views: 13582

I consider it a snack, unless I really don't know what the item tastes like, and I'm seriously considering buying it, right now ("might buy it someday" doesn't cut it).
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:49 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: soooo hungry
Replies: 5
Views: 10330

I know you're cutting back on caffeine- I wonder if that is contributing to your tiredness and irritability/frustration right now? I take a break from caffiene every few months or so, and it can be a tired and grumpy week or so until I readjust. It always amazes how dependent I really am on it. Yea...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:39 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why is it when you no longer care that's when things happen?
Replies: 2
Views: 5964

Because, as it says in a song that a guy I dated in college used to like, God has a sick sense of humor.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:34 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: habitcal put things in perspective for me
Replies: 8
Views: 11320

Re: habitcal put things in perspective for me

You done good! 2.5 times as many successes as failures. For every day you failed, there were two and a half days where you didn't. The habitcal is a great motivator because I really want to see lots of green days. At the same time I don't want to obsess over it but it's a good reference every now an...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:29 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: soooo hungry
Replies: 5
Views: 10330

Re: soooo hungry

gettheweightoff wrote:I just wanted to vent because I'm sure many of you have hungry days.
Generally, only on days with an "A" in the name. :wink: I've been getting over a stomach flu, and I knew I was back to normal today when I was hungry from 4:00 till dinnertime (usually around 8 in our house).
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Doughnuts
Replies: 8
Views: 13419

Re: Doughnuts

Sharpie wrote:But now what do I do? Do I eat it as a meal anyway? Throw it away? :( I really wanted to eat it, and if I would have thought about it, I would have stuffed it in last night even though I wasn't hungry.
Eating something when you're not hungry is MORE wasteful, not less, than throwing food away.
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Tip for those with "diet head"
Replies: 4
Views: 9069

I'll give you a general technique for dealing with unwelcome thoughts. I learned this one from a book on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that I read. The technique is called defusion, as in the opposite of fusing with your thoughts. Mentally step back from the thought. Say to yourself, "I notice t...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: You know you're eating less when...
Replies: 3
Views: 7655

You know you're eating less when...

This is a thread for sharing those moments when it became obvious to you that you were eating less than you did before you went on No S. Mine was probably around 6 weeks in. We got bagels for Saturday brunch, as we sometimes do. We used to each eat two bagels with cream cheese and smoked fish. I got...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:35 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: General welcome to new folks and FAQs :)
Replies: 57
Views: 60100

It's now late January. If you started at New Year's, you're in a tough spot - where the initial enthusiasm is flagging but habits are not yet well-formed. Hang in there. It gets easier over time. In fact, you're probably around the point of maximum difficulty, all else being equal. It really does s...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:25 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Why is this getting harder?
Replies: 29
Views: 28218

I think somewhere between 1 week in and the first month might be the maximum point of difficulty for No S. At first, it's new and exciting. Just about any diet is sustainable for a week. This is why some ridiculous crash diets seem to work for some people. After that, the newness and excitement wear...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Stigler Diet
Replies: 12
Views: 18097

wosnes wrote:Cabbage and especially beans are a big part of my diet, and the natural gas exists for about a week -- then no more than "normal."
Your intestinal flora may vary. I've been trying to eat more beans since about the first of the year, and I still try to avoid closed, not-well-ventilated spaces.
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pizza Guilt
Replies: 16
Views: 23378

Food guilt is counterproductive. From the No S Diet page: People talk about the "French Paradox," that the French can eat fatty, carby, delicious food and still stay skinny while health conscious, calorie counting Americans are the fattest people on earth. It seems not only improbable, but unjust. T...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:51 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question about tweaking the 3 meals a day component
Replies: 7
Views: 12183

I don't think 8 or 9 is "late" at night. There are many places around the world where the last meal of the day is consumed at that time and where breakfast is the least important meal of the day. Unless you have some digestive issues, it really doesn't matter. I don't, either. When I went to Italy ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:41 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Stigler Diet
Replies: 12
Views: 18097

If you followed this diet, you'd be the world's largest source of natural gas.

*snicker*

No, I'm not very mature, why do you ask?
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:32 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Surrendering
Replies: 12
Views: 15135

Re: Surrendering

3. Trying to be so perfect and being so afraid of a Fail day and feeling like a failure I can relate to this. I didn't start doing HabitCal until I'd been on No S for about three months, because I was afraid of having to let everybody know I had a red day. Then I had a red day (on August 30, 2010),...
by Nicest of the Damned
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:19 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Pizza Guilt
Replies: 16
Views: 23378

Not all pizzas are created equal, you know. A small amount of a thin-crust pizza without too much cheese or fatty meat is a very different thing, dietarily speaking, from several slices of a deep-dish pizza with lots of meat toppings. Weight Watchers even makes a frozen pizza. I have a special pizza...
by Nicest of the Damned
Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:58 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: S Weekend FAILURE - I can't do this
Replies: 10
Views: 13987

Tell us exactly what you did/ate that made you an idiot. I suspect that it's not nearly as bad as you think it is. In reading your posts, I think (and this is certainly my opinion only) that you're very hard on yourself. The first time you wrote about something like this happening, what you describ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:31 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: General welcome to new folks and FAQs :)
Replies: 57
Views: 60100

"I'm a picky eater. I don't eat X and Y." Or, "I keep kosher", or "I am a vegetarian." Can I do No S? Yes. The only rule in No S about what you eat is "no sweets on N days." Any other rule anyone follows about what to eat or not eat is a mod that that person has added for themselves, not a part of ...
by Nicest of the Damned
Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Dunkin Donuts Coffee
Replies: 8
Views: 20430

You can get Dunkin Donuts ground coffee at Costco, to make it yourself at home. I'm another black coffee drinker who doesn't put sugar in my coffee, and I like the Dunkin Donuts coffee from Costco.
by Nicest of the Damned
Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: No S Diet General Discussion
Topic: Question about S days
Replies: 7
Views: 12875

Re: Question about S days

Has anyone t tried doing S days from Friday evening (dinner) through Sunday afternoon. Basically, sundown Friday to sundown Sunday. I don't want to tweak things too much, too soon (I'm just two weeks into no s), but often Friday evening is when we go out - or I'm just so pooped from a week's work t...