Everyday Systems

Hello Everyone,

My name is Robin and I am a married, 40 y.o. mother of three. I have to tell you, the No S Diet really grabed my attention. It just makes soooooo much sense. This is my 3rd day on the plan. It is so wonderful to go out for a meal, to put a little margarine on that cauliflower, and to fill a plate with no guilt. I love not checking in at some meeting hall, writing a check, jumping on scales, etc.

Here's what I notice after 3 days: it is very very hard to sleep at night without some form of nighttime protein (I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and there are sugar issues here), but it can be done. I am sleeping much better and thru the night when I actually do sleep (not sure why). I am not having sugar cravings (amazing really). There is a wonderful, entitled, intentionality to mealtime that I adore. I am eating more healthily since i know that fruits and veggies give me energy and the plate is but so big (but I am not afraid to put a good measure of rice on it either).

I have failed at many diets many times, and so I am a little unsteady here, but this is more of a lifestyle and it makes such a great deal of sense. I found this during an exasperated google....I think i put in something like "diet" and "free" and "no gimmicks" I am really grateful for this boiled down set of "S"ensible guidelines.

So, I am looking forward to your posts and to continuing to read what you have to say...it's not easy, but so far I am loving it!

Hey Robin!
Welcome and glad another exasperated dieter has, at long last, found solace in NoS! I liked that description you wrote about feeling entitled to your meals.. Yeah! You can actually eat food again and enjoy it!
So good luck and have fun being in the "Grateful" club!

Peace and Love,
Deb

...Funny enough, tonight was easier...it is 10:35 and I am not "nighttime starving." I know this is the Honeymoon period, but i do have high hopes for this and it has been fun reading everyone's posts. I am not from L.I., but my parents and my sister's family live there now...Oceanside and Woodmere.

Have a super night...we all have N days on our radar screens now...not so sure I feel like giving way to an N so fast...we'll see...

Welcome Robin!

The good news about the nos honeymoon is that nos actually gets easier after the you've established your habits -- which is important, since the that initial rush of enthusiasm only lasts so long.

As for the nighttime protein... I think practice and habit will cure you of that. Beware of excuses masquerading in pseudo scientific garb. And you can always have a glass of soporific, protein rich milk.

Reinhard

Welcome and enjoy the freedom.

Dear NSers,

Thank you for the wam welcome and Reinhart, thank you for the advice (website et al). I didn't think of having milk before bed...probably because we have been so well trained that milk is an evil calorie-carrying beverage and we should be chewing our calories.

I just have so many good things to say about all of this. I notice that I really want to sit down and enjoy what is on that plate --- with three kids, I am often eating at the kitchen sink as I run beverages, get extra silverware et al...now no matter what, I seem to be choosing a calm relaxed setting. I find I am also eating more slowly since you can't shovel it in and go back or clear the plates of others. I am not "dreaming of brownies," since there will be a day that starts with my S in the future. I am confident that the calorie reduction that will, by nature, come with these habits, will surely result in weight loss (probably dramatic at first and than slow and steady). I also think that once I adjust, this is great for blood sugar...expecting the hit at roughly the same time of day.

I don't really *ever* post to bulletin boards, but I have been enjoying this so much...along with the posts that I have read....that I couldn't resist. I had my husband hide my scale long ago (talk about habits, how about the one of jumping onto it 20 times a day and letting my feelings rise and fall with those numbers). What has been the group experience with regard to losing weight and/or improving metabolic profiles (sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol)? I'll bet it's been pretty good over time?