thanks you one and all. What wonderful considered replies.
First , can I state clearly, I am NOT in any way knocking NoS as a diet, far from it. It is almost genius in its simplicity.
My lament was centred around the fact that fatties like me( going by the check in threads ) appear to not even be able to get it right with such a basic, seemingly foolproof plan.
What the heck is wrong with us ? !
I hold down a demanding responsible job, I seem to be raising three healthy well mannered children ( fingers crossed, not done yet ). WHy the heck can't I consistently , day in, day out , control what I put in my mouth and hence the size of my belly?
I see why many conventional diets are almost doomed to fail long term for all the reasons Reinhart gives. But following noS , on paper, seems bound to succeed! But still we mess up .
Thanks in particular to JamminJan, for making me laugh with your diet history "Try, fail.. quit " etc. Very funny , and sadly, familiar.
Thanks to those of you who pointed out that many succeed and don't hang around to keep posting.
I am absolutely giving this my best shot and will put my head on the block and start my own check in thread .
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