Everyday Systems

I know somewhere in Reinhard's intro, it says something about fighting one vice/evil at a time. I would love to eat perfectly tomorrow, but I know I am human. So my plan is to really get this down cold, then I can add things like (eat more organic, or whatever). I will, however, try to eat less junk, because I feel less lethargic afterwards when I avoid it. Any thoughts?

Yes.

No-S is self regulating. Sure you can have fast food for every meal (no softdrinks), but it won't be long before you don't want to I found that the longer I've been on No-S, the more I am aware of what I want and need - some days I really want vegetables. Others I know that it's about time I had fish or a steak.

Also, once you have the No-S part down, it is very easy to add in other things you're personally concerned with - wholemeal bread, or more leafy greens - within that structure. And if after several weeks of that you suddenly really want a Big Mac, and have one, there's no moral failing involved. You probably needed it

Kathleen
(Down from a size 20 to a size 14!)

silverfish,

How did/do you decide between just soup for lunch, or let's say soup, sandwich, and an apple? Do you listen to your hunger?

I plan to eat whatever doesn't make me panic about being hungry.

So, at the start, if I said, "I'll have a sandwich for lunch" and that made me panic, I would pack two sandwiches, some fruit and a drink of some description. When I stopped panicking, I packed less. If I didn't make it through to dinner without milk or a juice, I'd bulk it up a bit the next day.

The other thing I did could be a problem for anyone with an obsessive personality. I don't. At all - too much work for me That warning aside, at some point, out of curiousity I worked out what I should probably aim for as a minimum average kJ intake, divided it by three and used it as a base for deciding in awkward situations. For example, breakfast is usually on autopilot and dinner is never a problem, but if I pick up a can of soup for lunch and its, say 700kJ, then I'll have toast and butter and fruit and milk. If it's a 2200kJ burger I won't usually have anything with it In practice, it's exactly the same as the first method, because I know if I have 1500kJ for lunch, I'll probably be starving by the time I get home late in the evening.