Everyday Systems

Hi there - Like Skycat, I think 50gms of oats would be ok, but I think the main thing is that it doesn't really matter what the calories are - if you are uncomfortably stuffed afterwards, then it's too much for you... and I believe that's what counts here - how do you feel about it?

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OK so reporting back!

The same amount of milk as for porridge is too much (for me) as it seems they don't absorb as much of it when cold, but milk until it just cover the oats seems to work v well

Good brekker for when you have limited time in the morning to make something wholesome, thanks!

Ah Linda, you and me both! No advice I am afraid, just a bit of solidarity because I am in exactly the same place as you, by the sounds of it :-/

Not sure where to go either - the first couple of weeks I did fine, but once I started snacking in the evening, that seems to be it. I read somewhere on ...

Progress so far:

May:
1st - Success
2nd - Success
3rd - Failure (chocolate in evening)
4th - Success
5th - Success
6th - Success
7th - Success
8th - Failure (chocolate in evening)
9th - Failure (ice-cream in evening)
10th - Success
11th - Failure (double ice-cream and toast and lemon curd in ...

Thanks Ironchef :)

I know I saw one, but I can't find it now - it's maybe within a different thread? I think they started as isolated incidents, but now I seem to be on a roll...

I am wondering if the whole idea of just no snacks is self-delusion? Evening snacks have re-emerged as a 'Thing' in my ...

In the summer I have a big protein rich salad - chicken, rice and beans/lentils, salmon, egg and ham, and lots of veggies, seeds, a bit of mayo or olive oil.

In the winter I take hearty soups or leftovers of curry, chilli, stew etc that I can heat up.

Either way, I try and stay away from processed ...

OK so, first post to state progress so far:

I started 9 days ago, having done two weeks of just No Snacks before I discovered this place.

So far on No-S I have had 3 fail days already, and this is disheartening. Each time they were sweet things after dinner. I had no fails in the two No Snacks ...

MustLoseWeight - I am another person who has often been at the mercy of negative thought-spirals and bad-mouthing myself to myself etc etc

One thing that has helped me is to be able to acknowledge the thought (ooh there's that thought that I am useless, again) but not argue the truth about it with ...

Thanks again all - OK so I think I should caveat my last response also with *for me* it's not so much the 'what' as the 'when'. For other people, it may be very different and I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression from what I may post.

I am the person who, when talking to the Dr about ...

Thanks everyone - this is all really helpful stuff!

I think I begin to see even more that it's not the 'what' as much as the 'when' on this diet/way of living... just because there are no hard and fast rules really. But I also begin to see that maybe there are the differences of opinion on the ...

Hi all and thank you so much for your words of wisdom... there are a few different takes here, so even on vanilla no s, I can see there may be differences in what people deem ok. So yes, I will have to start learning to trust my judgement right away! I suppose part of the fear around that is the ...

Hi Silk001 - a fellow new starter - good luck to you too :)

Pre no S, I usually have had breakfast, eaten all my 'emergency' snacks before lunch even arrives (because there they are, looking at me funny), and had my actual lunch, all before 12:30...

Not having the snacks there, I am not obsessing ...

Hi - new here too, rather than a returner, but like Silk001, wanted to wish you luck. I have done various diets, and yoyoed all over the place, and it's hard to come back and give it another try - I think you deserve credit for giving it another go.

Also this made me laugh 'that if we're 50 lbs ...

Hey all - I have been reading around the forum a bit, and have some questions... I haven't read everything so apologies if this info is in here somewhere...

1. No Seconds - I don't habitually have seconds anyway, so this isn't a problem, but the 'all on one plate' thing is bothering me... this is ...

Well, I will give it a go over the weekend and report back. To be honest, I never measure the milk when I make porridge either, I just sort of 'know' so I will use the same method.

Hi Skycat - this sounds great

I've seen versions of this recipe that have yoghurt, but not milk. I avoid dairy, but making with almond or coconut milk would be lovely.
How much milk would you use? Is it the same as for porridge?

thank you

Thank you Bluebell and Merry for the welcome! :)

My main aim is to change my way of thinking about food; I am so sick of thinking about it all the time! I am so obsessed with it - what I can/can't eat, how much is OK, how deprived/greedy I am: I never stopped to think that the WHEN could be more ...

Hi all - I'm new to the forum and new to the idea of no S - sort of: a couple of weeks ago, I realised that snacking is the main reason I am unable to lose weight, and I found this website in my search for info on 'no snack' diets.

As it says on here, there is a lot of money to be made from snacks ...