Everyday Systems

I agree, there is a bit of both. At high school, I remember we were all reviewed by a rowing coach, who then told us who was likely to be an excellent rower given enough training. It had to do with height, build, arm reach, stuff like that. Certainly there are people who put on muscle easier, or who...

Hey Amy3010, thanks for stopping by to encourage me.
Hope your jet lag is improving and you are managing (like me) to avoid eating out of tiredness! Happy S-Days

I have to say that this diet gives every weekend a holiday feeling and I feel like a 5 year old anticipating the amazing treat that is waiting for me. Totally agree with this. I'm taking the baby for a walk this afternoon to my favorite coffee strip for a hot chocolate and a piece of beautiful cake...

I think with exercise, quality is more important than quantity and overexercising can be harmful just as underexercising can be. That may be true for the rare few who are actually over exercising, but I don't see much evidence that there are many people (at least in modern Australian society) with ...

Fri 10th August - GREEN

End of second week totally green vanilla No-S. Thrilled with how this is going so far. If (when) I get to 21 days, I'm going to weight myself and see how things are going

yep, tea is my secret weapon as well. In the middle of the night, it is a glass of milk.
Sounds like you've had a great week!

Thurs 9th August - GREEN Unexpectedly made this day green! Our date lunch turned out to be one plate (steak sandwich and chips), so technically that is a No-S N-day! I love this plan - so easy to stick to and still have a fun date :) We went to a movie beforehand, but I found the ice creams (which I...

Wed 8th August - GREEN Thanks Amy. I did get through without snacking on sweets, but it was a close one. Thursday lunch I have a strange situation - I am going on my first "date" with my husband since bub was born (11 weeks ago). We're leaving our son with my mother in law and going out for lunch to...

Tues 7th August - GREEN

oops, stuffed up the edit on this one

I've only got the rest of today (one more meal) to go, so I think I will extend the 7 days to 21 and keep going in this thread. I hope that fits in OK.

Hi Amy, eschano, glad I'm not the only one quietly relieved to get back to N-days. I'll have to think more carefully about my treats next weekend.

Mon 6th August - GREEN

Felt much better yesterday evening after 3 sensible meals, hold the sugar.

I'm a runner, on pause at the moment after having a baby. I was about 5 weeks away from my first marathon when I found out I was pregnant, and have run several half-marathons. Every runner is different, but I found I needed to drink water every 20 minutes or so, and didn't need any additional sugar ...

Sunday 5th August - S-DAY! Had morning tea cakes at my mother's with a group of her friends who hadn't met the baby yet. Enjoyed the homemade orange and poppyseed cake. Interestingly, had a bit of a headache last night after eating the red velvet cake - too much sugar all at once I think. I find I'm...

The difficult part with exercise is that to make an appreciable difference in energy balance the person needs to have the time (and inclination) to do quite a lot of exercise. Unless one has a physical job, eating less takes a lot less time out of your day than exercising more. For example, I'm a ru...

Saturday 4th August - S-DAY! Thanks for the congrats! Happy S days to you :) One week down, lifetime to go... I've just had a wonderful walk in the winter sunshine to the coffee strip near our house, and bought a slice of my favorite red velvet cake to share with my husband after dinner. I'm happy w...

tobiasmom wrote:Day 7: SUCCESS!

Excited to report a full week of No-S success! Awesome!

Brilliant - what a great week, well done Enjoy your night out - sounds lovely.

The above responses appear to share the idea that a "diet" only means following a specific foods weight-loss plan. I think because the question posed was "do diets work?". People tend to think that means, do diets (as in the weight loss kind) work to help one lose weight. If by diet you mean "what ...

Friday 3rd August - GREEN End of first week - totally green! Just vanilla No-S, so no worrying about portions and content of main meals, just making sure no sweets, snacks or seconds. I've been surprised that this is easier than I expected. I think it is the lack of decision making. If all snacks ar...

Hey Ruff, thanks for stopping by. I'm doing ok on the sitting for proper meals, although they are sometimes at odd hours (breakfast at 4:20am anyone?). I am enjoying the baby time a lot, and get a lot of help from my wonderful husband and family. Watching the baby fall back asleep (slightly "milk dr...

Hi ironchef, Thank you for popping in. Are you a chef? Just an amateur! I love the Iron Chef series though. And I love to cook, which is why I hope No-S will suit me - nothing could get me to give up my confit duck leg recipe :) Thursday 2nd. Good no s-ing. Exercise, 4k walk on the beach with a fri...

ooh, I'll play! ironchef is a subsea engineer who enjoys good wine, dancing to breakbeat music and vegetable gardening. She recently completed her Certificate in Fitness Training and loves yoga and distance running. She lives with her husband, infant son and her middle aged dog in Perth, Western Aus...

Thurs 2nd August - GREEN Big effort today at lunch - I went to my grandmother's place. I was offered every S possible: snacks, seconds, four kinds of sweets! I must have refused food about 50 times. Nanna: I'll put you out some fruit and yoghurt. Me: Not for me, thanks Nan Nanna: OK, just some cake ...

Nice work Ruff and a run as well!
Kudos to you

Wed 1st August - GREEN Tougher today, as we had swimming at 12:30, and I decided to have lunch afterwards. 6am breakfast to 2:30pm lunch was a looong wait, but I made it without snacking. Probably a good way to break out of old habits, as normally I would have used the "I'm going to exercise" excuse...

Hi Ruff , Nice to see a NZ'er here (I'm in Western Australia). Sorry to hear of your rough year, especially with the added stress of the Christchurch / Canterbury earthquakes. Also nice to see a fellow runner here. I'm on pause at the moment after having a child, but have run a couple of half marath...

Congratulations from me too. Wosnes brings up an important point. Women do not need to "eat for two," or at least two whole human beings. It doesn't take many calories to provide for the baby's needs. I heard someone describe this as "you're eating for two, but one of you is the size of an avocado" ...

Tues 31st July - GREEN

So far, so good. Harnessing beginner's enthusiasm by building that "fence around the diet".

Count me in - my first challenge! I'm with you ~reneew , trying to go straight up 7 days Vanilla. MADE IT! I'm going to continue August below and see how far I can get :) August 1 Success :D 2 Success :D 3 Success :D 4 :wink: Sday 5 :wink: Sday 6 Success :D 7 Success :D 8 Success :D 9 Success :D 10 ...

Belated Congratulations - and so exciting you are feeling movement! This little boy needs nutrients, not sugar!!! This is a great realization and was a strong motivator for me during pregnancy too (I'm 9 weeks post partum). Don't forget yourself though - mommy needs real food to stay well during pre...

Newbie here, just found No-S and set up HabitCal. Mon 30th July - GREEN I'm a first time mother of a nine week old (hence typing this 1 handed at 2:30am local time). My main motivation is to get a handle on my eating routine, which has been erratic since the baby was born. Being up every 2 - 3 hours...