UK anyone?

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queencushion
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UK anyone?

Post by queencushion » Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:36 pm

I like the ideas behind the nos diet and am keen to give it a go. With lent coming up I have a perfect time to ingrain some new habits that I desperately need to learn (again: at age 45!!) Just wondered if there were any nos diet Brits out there?

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Post by ThomsonsPier » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:24 pm

Here's one.
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queencushion
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uk anyone?

Post by queencushion » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:00 pm

Good to hear from you! Have you been doing NOS for long? What's been your experience with it?

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Post by mbell » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:29 pm

Me too! 12 days and counting although have done No s very half heartedly on several occasions. Although it's very early days, I seem to be in the right mindset this time.
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Post by coffee » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:49 pm

Hi! Me!
Originally from Tyneside, currently studying in York :)
Stats: female, 22 years old, 5'3".
Starting weight: 125lbs.
No-S since January 17th 2011.
14 Minutes of ANYTHING since February 28th 2011.

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Post by DaveMc » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:26 pm

Sorry, Canadian, here. I hear we share a Queen, though.

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Post by idontknow » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:22 am

Another Brit here.
Dave Mc - are you (ie Canadians - not you personally) entitled to a holiday for the royal wedding?

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Post by DaveMc » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:42 am

idon'tknow wrote:Dave Mc - are you (ie Canadians - not you personally) entitled to a holiday for the royal wedding?
I think we just get to buy the commemorative plates, no day off (and I won't be counting it as an S day).

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Re: uk anyone?

Post by ThomsonsPier » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:29 am

queencushion wrote:Have you been doing NOS for long? What's been your experience with it?
By my count, about five years. I don't really think about it very much any more.

I started as a pre-emptive measure when I noticed an increase in the midriff, and took to it fairly easily. It was the only diet I considered, as I wasn't prepared to focus my entire life on micronutrient balancing and avoidance of anything nice. It helps that my major problems were snacking and seconds (I don't have much of a sweet tooth) and that I enjoy cooking, so switching to meals only was a fairly painless process. I've been pretty much at my ideal weight for health purposes for a couple of years now.

I don't follow any of the other systems (glass ceiling or shovelglove), but could be mistaken for an urban ranger by a casual observer.

Whereabouts in the country are you?
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Post by queencushion » Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:32 pm

I'm in Oxfordshire.
V jealous of you not having a sweet tooth. Chocolate is my biggest downfall... Is it because I'm a girl?
Day one has not been perfect. Half term and cooking with the kids: incredible what unconscious hand mouth action goes on during baking sessions. I need to be more mindful. Still, am now determined not to nibble after supper so am going to clean my teeth straight away.

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Post by Sienna » Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:44 am

Chocolate is my biggest downfall... Is it because I'm a girl?
Maybe. But I read an article some time ago about chocolate lovers/haters and the natural bacterial flora in their stomachs. Apparently the types of bacteria found in the stomachs of people who love chocolate is actually different than what is found in the stomachs of people who don't care for chocolate.

There was no indication of cause versus effect, but I do think it was an interesting observation nonetheless.
Finally a diet that I can make a lifestyle!

Started June 2010
6/27/2010 - 226 lbs
10/17/2010 - 203 lbs - 10% weight loss goal!
1/29/2011 - 182 lbs - 2nd 10% weight loss goal!
5/29/2011 - 165 lbs - 3rd 10% weight loss goal! (one more to go)

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