Why I love No S

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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3aday
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Why I love No S

Post by 3aday » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:08 pm

OK, so I was at work today and was getting hungry for breakfast.
I was going to run to our coffee shop to prepare some optimized oatmeal and to my surprise, my job had a catered breakfast for us!
Soooooo, I strolled up on up the buffet, had ONE plate of food that had eggs, potatoes, bacon, 1/2 of a small bagel with real cream cheese and 1 cup of coffee with whole milk.
I wasn't too hungry during lunch because of the satisfying breakfast so I grabbed a bran muffin from our breakfast buffet and had that with a cup of wild orange herbal tea.
For dinner, hubby wanted to pick up some food at The Fresh Market (a real and rare treat) and I had a lovely dinner of buttery garlic rotisserie chicken, rice stuffed grape leaves and tortellini salad with sun dried tomatoes and two glasses of pinot grigio!

Trust me, I don't always eat so decadently! My mainstays are grilled cheese sandwiches and beans! :wink: But, the beauty of No S is that I don't have to panic about my meals. It was a lovely No S Monday.

I am going to have a cup of herbal tea and am so happy that I survived another Monday without binging thanks to the No S habits.

howfunisthat
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Post by howfunisthat » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:10 am

What a satisfying day!!!! Thanks for sharing your success!

janie
Nothing worthwhile is ever easy...

blueskighs
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Post by blueskighs » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:07 pm

It was a lovely No S Monday
3aday,

it sounds lovely, and also highly ENJOYABLE and STRESS-FREE!

woo hoo!

Blueskighs
www.nosdiet.blogspot.com Where I blog daily about my No S journey

Kathleen
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Post by Kathleen » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:17 pm

Here's part of why I love The No S Diet -- I don't have to be evaluating whether I have emotional or physical hunger!

Is It Physical Hunger or Emotional Hunger?
By Woman's Day

Before you eat that...

Physical hunger
Builds gradually
Strikes below the neck (e.g., growling stomach)
Isn't accompanied by a sense of compulsion
Occurs several hours after a meal
Goes away when full
Leads to feeling of satisfaction after eating

Emotional hunger
Develops suddenly
Hits above the neck (e.g., a "taste" for ice cream)
Results in an urgent need to eat
Is unrelated to time since last meal
Is specific, often for a particular food or brand
Persists despite fullness
Leads to guilt and shame after eating

With The No S Diet, I have to evaluate whether it is an N Day or an S Day, and I have to evaluate whether it is one of three meals or not.

No more listening for hunger growls!

Kathleen

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