I gained 7 pounds to 160 in my first year in my real job. Most of it in the winter. I have lost 10 pounds and maybe a little more slowly but surely.
But NOT using strictly NO-S. I had a terrible time on the weekends when i would start off reasonably and be stuffing my face constantly come Sunday night.
But, I wasn't using another diet either. I was using the *principles* of the NO-S diet. I discovered that I personally like to eat 4-5 times a day. And 1 of those times is a snack of sweets, and 1 is a piece of fruit or juice or something.
And NO-S says none of that. I'm still losing weight now slowly but surely, on my modified NO-S, and it doesn't even require thinking for me. I used to have to count my snack calories and tell myself "no" some days when I had big meals, but now its effortless. So I'm on MOD-NO-S. That is "My own darn no-s".
So if you've been trying no-s for many moons (I was on and off for at least a year with varying success), it is OK if no-s doesn't work for you - you can adjust it. For me, I have no self control without more frequent but small rewards.
Please don't be mad, Reinhard
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