Everyday Systems

I'm in. I did NoS successfully for about a year, then got seriously derailed this summer by my wedding, honeymoon, and a move halfway across the country. I started getting serious about NoS again about two weeks ago, and all my N Days have been green so far. The S Days have been good too, except yes...

I'm wondering if anyone's S Day behavior changes according to mood? Way before I started NoS, I noticed that if I was feeling kind of bummed, lonely, or lethargic, there was a tendency to binge eat. I felt like I had my S Days under control for a while now, but yesterday (my S Days are Friday and Sa...

Vigilant, I had a similar problem as you this summer--only it wasn't after successfully following NoS for 21 days, it was after successfully following NoS for almost a year! I had started NoS at the beginning of my senior year in college, and the school day/weekend setup offered me plenty of routine...

Wosnes- I guess when you break it down, I was running about 4 miles a day, 5 days a week, which took about 40 minutes per day. Certainly, 40 minutes of vigorous exercise 5 times a week isn't obsessive--I certainly wouldn't think anything of it if someone else said they did that. I guess it just felt...

I followed NoS for about a year with great success. I got rid of the vanity weight that was always bothering me, learned to take control of my insane snacking habits (especially late-night snacking) and in general became a lot more comfortable with my body and my relationship with food. What's more,...

It's like those people on THE BIGGEST LOSER, how do they achieve such weight losses ?? They work out 4 hours a day and they have all the perfect foods there, dieticians, personal trainers, etc. That's the most extreme you can get. NoS is the exact opposite of this, which is very important to rememb...

Usually at the end of the week I start really craving sweets. I think its a great opportunity to just throw myself into something else to keep busy! Or I'll go for a run or eat a really healthy meal--after doing either of those things, I'm just not as interested in chocolate or cookies. I don't know...

I recently started writing for a sustainable food blog for Eat.Drink.Better. and thought NoS' message of moderation would be perfect for our audience. You can see the post here! http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/20/eating-moderately-for-your-health-and-the-planet-and-your-wallet/ Hopefully readers a...

I really enjoy dark chocolate--the darker, the better. For a while, even though it technically breaks vanilla NoS rules, I was eating a small square of dark chocolate most nights after dinner. I'd buy a big bar of chocolate that was divided into about 18 smaller squares and break off one each night....

How long have you stuck with NoS for? Perhaps your body just needs some time to adjust to the lack of snacks? Also, a glass of milk or 100% fruit juice is perfectly legitimate if you feel you can't make it to your next meal. There's also been some talk on this forum about "H2Orange," which is mostly...

After following NoS since August, I feel like I've really gotten the hang of the whole "moderation" thing, especially when it comes to S days. I've lost some weight, no longer obsess over food, and have generally developed a positive relationship with eating that I didn't have for a very long time. ...

In terms of being happy with my body, NoS has been a huge help. For years I struggled with my body image, and only after starting NoS realized that a lot of the body hate I had was due to conventional dieting. When I ate too much or didn't eat the right thing, I thought of myself as an ugly fat cow,...

A lot of people on this board have mentioned that nowhere in NoS does it actually specify that you must have *three* meals a day. The idea is that you have a set number of meals a day to create a structure and have a concrete idea of how much food is going in your mouth. With that said, its perfectl...

I've been starting to get a little nervous about Thanksgiving, which of course will be a NWS day. I've been on NoS a couple months and always have been good with my N days, but its taken a while to get the S days under control. I've recently been making progress with them, but am afraid Thanksgiving...

I'm vegetarian in my last year at college, so have been dealing with the crappy meal plans for a while now. Like the others have said, try to make your dining hall meals be lunch and dinner. I know college dining halls don't always have the best veg options, so don't be afraid if your plate looks a ...

Nighttime eating was always a problem for me too, and when I do it on S days it tends to go overboard pretty quickly, resulting in a bloated stomach for a couple days. Honestly, there is nothing I hate more than my stomach feeling puffy and bloated, it makes me feel gross and puts me in a bad mood. ...

Funfuture, Gluten is the protein in flour that gives bread its characteristic chewiness. I noticed that the recipe Merry posted gave no instructions for kneading. When you make bread or pizza dough, a typical recipe doesn't include extra gluten, since the natural gluten in the flour gets developed f...

Larisa, in your case it would probably better to just see how your pants fit (or take measurements) rather than weigh yourself? I was into serious weight training for a while, and the scale never went down. Only slightly up, up, up until I had gained a few pounds of muscle. Similarly, I've always be...

For a while whenever I tried to cook eggplant at home it would turn out nasty. But once I learned how to prepare it correctly it was delicious--the spongy texture disappeared and instead it was soft and creamy. Like some of the others said, you should salt your eggplant for about 30 minutes to remov...

I identify with your situation very much. I'm a vegetarian, but my fiance is vegan so I eat vegan probably 95% of the time. I think in the past, the veg mindset really contributed to my constant snacking. It seems like its a pretty common thing among vegetarians and vegans to graze all day, as our m...

Synthetic? = fake, processed, etc.

I have been doing some lurking and a small amount of posting since I started No-S about two weeks ago, but thought it would be nice to say a formal hello to everyone at this discussion board. I think No-S is really great, and is definitely exactly what I need. I love food and cooking, so its great t...

I agree with Reinhard. I think intuitive eating sounds really nice, but whenever I've tried to do that, I fail. I might be successful for a little while, but eventually I start to make poor choices and overeat, and agonize over trying to justify the whole thing. I find it really is a lot simpler to ...

I think a lot of how you are feeling probably has to do with the way you've eaten recently, and if you seriously get back on track, you'll start feeling a lot better about yourself. Also, if you lost those 5 lbs over the course of 3 months, I think its pretty much impossible that you gained them bac...

While I never had a problem with morning snacking, I had become VERY used to having an after dinner snack. No matter if I was hungry or not, no matter what time I'd eaten dinner or how much I'd eaten, I HAD to have my nighttime snack. I only started No S a couple of days ago, but have been successfu...

Thanks for your ideas, everyone!

I think I'm going to first try the water with honey and lemon. If I still feel I need more energy, I'll move onto some crackers or even a mini-meal. I'll let you know how it goes!

Hi everyone, I just started No S two days ago and am already feeling a lot better about my body and my approach towards food. Snacking at night was always a huge thing for me, and it often got out of control. I'm not overweight by any standards, but the nighttime eating has caused me to gain a coupl...