No Snacks, no sweets, no seconds. Except on Days that start with S. Too simple for you? Simple is why it works. Look here for questions, introductions, support, success stories.
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jules
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by jules » Fri May 16, 2008 8:54 pm
Vanilla no-s is simply following no-s with no frills, added options, or tweaks.
C'est tout!
jules
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CatholicCajun
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by CatholicCajun » Fri May 16, 2008 9:25 pm
Merci beaucoup!
Je'sus, j'Ai Confiance dans Vous
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tgp157
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by tgp157 » Sat May 17, 2008 3:16 pm
Vanilla No-S--probably the best way to go--actually it is the best way to go.
Pam
A Success Story in the Making
NoS-ing since 6/1/09
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MerryKat
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by MerryKat » Mon May 19, 2008 8:02 am
I speak from experience - Vanilla No S is the way to go.
I started No S in September 2006 and did about 3 to 4 months of vanilla No S and I lost weight (slowly due to my metabolic issues) and it stayed off.
Then I decided I knew better and started tweking, at various points I also tried adding different diet plans to No S (including dieticians). This did not work and all it achieved was gaining weight again and lots more.
November 2007 I packed in all 'diets' and just lived and guess what, I naturally went back to No S. My December was the sanest I can remember for at least 15 years and I did not gain at all. So January I put myself back on vanilla No S.
I have not lost in that time, but I have also not gained which is hugely important to me. I realise I need to address a couple of issues on S days, but they are minor and will be easy to balance out.
Having tried most variations that can be done to No S, I have to encourage you to stick with Vanilla No S, it really works (and most importantly it is enduring - you can imagine doing it for ever!)
Hugs from Sunny South Africa
Vanilla No S with no Sugar due to Health issues - 11 yrs No S - September 2016 (some good, some bad (my own doing) but always the right thing for me!)
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CatholicCajun
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by CatholicCajun » Mon May 19, 2008 1:33 pm
MerryKat wrote:I speak from experience - Vanilla No S is the way to go.
I started No S in September 2006 and did about 3 to 4 months of vanilla No S and I lost weight (slowly due to my metabolic issues) and it stayed off.
Then I decided I knew better and started tweking, at various points I also tried adding different diet plans to No S (including dieticians). This did not work and all it achieved was gaining weight again and lots more.
November 2007 I packed in all 'diets' and just lived and guess what, I naturally went back to No S. My December was the sanest I can remember for at least 15 years and I did not gain at all. So January I put myself back on vanilla No S.
I have not lost in that time, but I have also not gained which is hugely important to me. I realise I need to address a couple of issues on S days, but they are minor and will be easy to balance out.
Having tried most variations that can be done to No S, I have to encourage you to stick with Vanilla No S, it really works (and most importantly it is enduring - you can imagine doing it for ever!)
Thanks MerryKat for the advice. We are so busy in my shops for December, we own 3 Christian stores and it's anything goes as far as meals go, too busy to sit and eat and too tired to care or cook, so I think that by the time that time of year comes around, we will have great habits AND won't be eating all the time.
Je'sus, j'Ai Confiance dans Vous
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reinhard
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by reinhard » Mon May 19, 2008 2:22 pm
I'm pretty fond of vanilla as well
On the
Anna Karenina principle, there are a lot of other flavors that get discussed here, so it's nice (and important) to see a post like this every once in a while.
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blueskighs
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by blueskighs » Mon May 19, 2008 3:40 pm
I started No S with one tweak, keeping my wheat with my sweets on the weekend since i used to be a big bread binger. Now that over time I built confidence in N days I have been able to start having sandwiches and such for lunch.
that has worked out very well for me,
Blueskighs
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Sheiler
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by Sheiler » Mon May 19, 2008 11:19 pm
I love the simplicity. It's what convinced my that i could finally be successful long-term. I've been successful at other diets before - for a while - then I find myself creeping back up to the point that I'm back where I started, or worse. This is something that I can't see ever needing to change. Other than possibly needing smaller meals to be satisfied as I get smaller myself, I foresee doing exactly what I'm doing now for the rest of my life. I think my new motto might be K. I. S. S. - Keep It Simple, Sheiler
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