Everyday Systems

In fact, some studies suggest that over the long term, if you had a choice of eating consistently less or exercising consistently more, exercise would be the better weight-loss choice.

I'd like to see those studies, because nearly everything I have read says just the opposite . They say that ...

Over43 wrote:Aside from what I would see as "obvious junkfood"

And, technically, even junk food is allowable, as long as it fits on a single plate.

Yeah, I'm not sure how anyone could get bored doing the NO S Diet.

I'd think the exact opposite would be true.

I mean, the only thing you CAN'T eat on N days are "sweets."

That leaves only like a trillion things you CAN eat.

I have to say, Bookman, that this particular testimonial is very inspirational to me, given the fact that I am about your age (41) and almost exactly the same size as when you started (6' & 265 lbs.).

I have toyed with the idea of doing No S for a while now and think that your story may just be the ...

Reinhard also says "don't be an idiot" in regards to eating on S days. Obviously, if you gorge on pizza and ice cream every weekend, you will probably not lose weight.

However, if you limit yourself to a few scoops of your favorite desert and a limited number of pizza slices on S days, you will ...

Day One (Redux): SUCCESS

Fruit for breakfast. Need to eat more.
Yummy veggie burger & sweet potato fries for lunch.
Two very small chicken and bean burritos and corn chips for dinner.
No snacks.

Day One: FAILURE

But only because I'm adhering to a strict version of No S and think that the only way this will work is if I am completely honest with myself.

Mistake #1: eating a handful of homemade (by a local restaurant) corn chips immediately after getting home from work at 6:30p, an hour ...

reinhard wrote:...my wife is MORTIFIED that I put up a shirtless picture of myself on the internet...

If I looked that good without a shirt, I'd be posting shirtless pix all over the 'net.

...I wrote a best-selling diet book, giving the details of the diet that had helped me lose 140 pounds.

Your diet book was one of the many that I read in the late eighties after I gained a lot of weight as a 17-year-old. Interesting that we should both find our way here to No S so many years ...