Everyday Systems

Found this site a while ago, but started No S this week!

Day 1 Monday April 26, 2010
SUCCESS!
Day 2 Tuesday April 27, 2010
SUCCESS!

Glad to be here, No S is so hilariously simple, it might just work!

Day 3 Wednesday April 28th 2010
SUCCESS!

Ha, these rules make it obvious I am used to eating between meals I think I will get used to 3 meals only though! It was pretty unconscious behavior....a nibble while making lunches for school, while cooking dinner, a cookie here...

I started and stopped NoS earlier this year. I did not stay with it long enough for it to become a habit, but the basic concept stayed with me as a very smart solution to the 5-40 lbs I have struggled with for too many years. After trying other diets that were restrictive and got me nowhere in the long run, I am back to NoS. I had been doing it loosely for a few weeks, but for the last week I have been putting "fences around the law". (That is they saying, no?).

I love this system...and it is exactly what I did for 4 years in college. Yes, while most gain "the freshman 15", I actually lost weight and had no problems or issues with eating and my weight for 4 years. Why? I have often reflected on why that was...and I believe it is because I ate 3 meals at the dining hall the first 3 years when I lived in a dorm or suites, ate in from of others (I ate one plate of real food, staying away from all "mystery meat" and casseroles...the soup, salad bar was my staple). I almost never snacked, unless you count alcohol as a snack, LOL. I went to bed a little hungry sometimes, but not starving...and got used to the pattern of 3 meals, no snacks pretty quickly. The dining hall was paid for...we didn't spend $ on snack food or pizza late at night. I know...I was not the norm.

Thanks Reinhard, for putting this into a clear system. I've listened to all the Everyday Systems podcasts...I have them on my ipod. I am not doing any mods, just vanilla NoS. When I look at the mod thread, it seems like a lot of the mods change the simple beauty of this plan (adding meals, snacks, foods that don't "count" etc...that is a slippery slope for ME). I suppose I do have a few dietary defaults; I eat off 8-9" plates just when I am home (I am a woman, I am full with that amount of food) and I lean toward more protein/fat and veggies than I do carbs/fruit, mostly because heavy carbs make me hungry between meals (and I am a fan of the nutritional writing/lectures by Gary Taubes) but it's not a mod...nothing is a rule, or breaking a rule, it's just a tendency. That is what I like about NoS. You can eat what you want!

Anyway, I won't go on and on. The scale is already moving in the right direction. I feel great and am actually enjoying food MORE! I don't feel like I am on a diet. It's just a very smart system. I plan on making it a habit!

Glad to see you back.
I look forward to watching your progess.