Everyday Systems

In the No S Diet website it says:

But I also think that much (if not most) of the fat people consume is in the form of snack foods (chips, crisps, popcorn, etc.) and sweets (candy bars, ice cream, pop tarts, Capt'n Crunch, cake, etc.), which are restricted by the No S Diet (these also tend to be the worst kinds of fat).

But I thought snack foods are a when not a what so couldn't you just eat "chips, crisps, popcorn,etc." during your meals?

nediswizard wrote:But I thought snack foods are a when not a what so couldn't you just eat "chips, crisps, popcorn,etc." during your meals?

I suppose you could, but most people don't consider these "meal-type" foods. You'd probably also feel pretty terrible physically, before too long. In most cases, No-S tends to steer people in the direction of more healthful, nourishing fare, as the body is limited to just three opportunities to feed itself a limited amount of food per day.

When I have a sandwich, I'll add a small amount of chips to my plate. It's No S OK.

I used to eat salty snacks all day. I think that's what the book is focusing on.

Yeah, I mean you could have 3 plates of:

B: Donuts
L: Bag of croutons
D: Peanuts, potato chips, and, and ice cream

But in reality there's no way you can sustain that. I couldn't do that for 2 meals without feeling horrible.

I have to say though, I see nothing wrong with starting an S day out with a couple donuts. As long as it's not every day!

noni wrote:When I have a sandwich, I'll add a small amount of chips to my plate. It's No S OK.

I sometimes do this too. Sometimes I do a half sandwich, small handful of pretzels or chips, and a large piece of fruit cut-up.

Whether you have them or not, they are restricted though--you can't just snack on them whenever or eat them all day on No-S (except on S days)--so you'll naturally eat fewer chips etc...

liveitup wrote:Yeah, I mean you could have 3 plates of:

B: Donuts
L: Bag of croutons
D: Peanuts, potato chips, and, and ice cream

Lol sounds like a great day to me! Seriously, though, there's nothing wrong with doing that on occasion. Meals aren't meant to always be perfect studies in balanced nutrition--where's the fun in that? Especially when you can still achieve your fat loss goals by eating snacks and treats with your meals (it worked for me! ).

You can eat whatever you want as long as it's on one plate!!

lpearlmom wrote:You can eat whatever you want as long as it's on one plate!!

Not if it's a "sweet."

If you want it can be a mod!

I had popcorn instead of dinner one night. HUGE batch, coconut oil popped on the stove, butter, salt, garlic powder YUM.

But haven't done it again, and have never done that with any other snack foods. I prefer a balanced plate, and have been doing that a lot more with NoS than I ever used to.

Oh I do the popcorn for lunch often when we go to a movie. I cannot realistically resist movie popcorn so I just make it my lunch.

The point is, don't stress about the details too much. 3 plates, no snacks is the most important thing to me. Get that down and tweak later if it's not working for ya. I lost 45 lbs doing this so id say it works just fine!