Everyday Systems

The type of parties that are just kinda snacking for hours. I don't have a problem with choices, there's usually healthy NoS choices. Do you virtual plate your food and then eat it for a couple of hours or just get your plate full and then call it good? Is there a time limit on a N meal?

havent' had to deal with anything like this yet

Blueskighs

jaob wrote:The type of parties that are just kinda snacking for hours. I don't have a problem with choices, there's usually healthy NoS choices. Do you virtual plate your food and then eat it for a couple of hours or just get your plate full and then call it good? Is there a time limit on a N meal?

We had something like this in December. Food down all the rows of cubicles. I wasn't on No-S then, but if I had been, I would have just got one plate and filled it with one layer of food (meaning no piling on lots of stuff over eachother). As far as sweets, I think I would allow myself one sweet if these parties are few and far in between. If they're often, then those extra sweet calories will really add up.

thanks! It seems to be endless parties of this type lately! It think it best to fill a plate then be done. As often as these happen I would skip the sweets.

One thing that I learned from No S is that people are really much less concerned about what we are eating than we think. So you can attend the party and eat as you wish, and most likely no one will even notice!

CrazyCatLady,

this is such an excellent point and I have been found it to be true as well!

Blueskighs

I'd say, if it's a party for someone very near and dear, call it an S-day and enjoy.

If it's some work related function, CrazyCatLady makes a good point: no one will be paying the slightest attention to what you're eating. Either hold out for a real meal after, pile up a plate of non-sweets (you *can* eat snacky party food as long as it's not sweet and fits on one plate), or "virtual plate" if you feel you can handle it (be careful!).

Give it a shot. I think you'll be surprised at how easy it usually is.

Reinhard

Hi jaob,

I was actually in quite a similar situation this week. It wasn't even a party, more of an evening with a couple of friends and a table full of snacks. What I did at the end was to skip dinner and make it my 3rd meal.
I sat further away from the table with the food, asked them for a plate, put some things on the plate and keep eating it through the evening. I also brought some fruit, so my dinner wouldn't consist of nachos and alike only.

Perhaps the whole meal wasn't really too healthy, but what I would have normally done in a similar situation pre noS would be to come home, have dinner, go to see friends and keep snacking with them until I'm too full (which normally would trigger a bit of binge eating, so it wouldn't be unlikely that after coming home I would top it up with some ice cream).

But this way I had a controlled portion (one moderate plate) of some snacks (and some fruit!, no sweets of course!), I didn't feel deprived and I didn't have to say I was on a diet, which all together felt like a success.

But at the end I guess it all depends on a party/occasion...

Hope one way or another the party was fun!