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I re-read several of the books last year and noticed that he was very No S!

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I would try adding a small morning snack, but only temporarily. Just to allow your body to gradually adapt to your new eating habits. Something with some protein, like a little cheese on some Triscuits.

As I said, this would only be temporary. Perhaps for a month or two.

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Mods: One small serving of something sweet after dinner. Right now it's a couple of bites of fat-free, chocolate ice cream.
Intelligent Dietary Defaults: Frosted mini-wheats for breakfast every day
Alcohol: Very little. Don't like it.
Coffee: One mug a day.
Diet soda: A few sips in the ...

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Give it time and be very patient with yourself. I recommend grapes as dessert.

Your taste buds will adjust and eventually you will find that your cravings just go away. I used to have a huge sweet tooth. Now, it's much more manageable.

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My advice is, don't beat up on yourself. Relax. Have another go at it when you feel up for it. And know this ---- it WILL get easier! These good eating habits will become effortless, eventually. It took me a very long time to get it down and I am still kind of a work in progress. But it is getting ...

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I think it sounds like a sensible plan. Your taste buds will eventually adjust to fewer sweets and, in time, you probably won't even want the little dessert after supper.

I do real well with no seconds and no snacks, but I love a few bites of something sweet after dinner. Lately I'm satisfied with ...

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I'm re-reading some of the old James Bond novels by Ian Fleming. Here is what James might eat in a typical day.

Breakfast:
One boiled egg, two thick slices of whole-wheat toast with butter and jam. 2 cups of black coffee.

Lunch: (at a restaurant)
Grilled sole, a large mixed salad with dressing ...

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I was a child during the 60's. My mother was quite strict about our eating habits. We almost never snacked. If we were starving, she'd let us nibble on a teaspoon of peanut butter. We never took seconds of anything. That wasn't a rule, just was a habit, somehow. After supper we could have a cookie ...

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You look fabulous!

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I highly recommend "Skinny Thinking" by Laura Katleman-Prue. She doesn't give you any more rules or guidelines, but helps you deal with sabotaging thoughts. I've found that it meshes perfectly with "THe No S Diet."

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Hang in there. This gets easier and easier. Just give it some time.

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I agree, I now enjoy the feeling of hunger! Never thought I'd see the day.

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L A,
That's what I do. It works for me. It took a bit of practice for me to get to stop after one small serving. But it's not an issue anymore. Sometimes I have a cookie, other times a scoop of ice cream, or a piece of chocolate.

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I'd like to recommend this book, "Born Round" by Frank Bruni. He fought a life-long battle with his weight. Finally won it. Then was made the New York Times restaurant critic. I found it both entertaining and helpful.

http://www.amazon.com/Born-Round-Family-Ferocious-Appetite/dp/014311767X/ref=sr_1 ...

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I highly highly highly recommend "Skinny Thinking" by Laura Katleman-Prue!!! It's all about the mental aspect of sticking to your eating plan. For example, when you find yourself in the kitchen and you're not supposed to be there, what story are you telling yourself? "I had a tough day at work ...

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Congratulations! And good for you for not weighing yourself and obsessing over the number.

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That's a very good mod! I do the same thing. One or two very small cookies, or 2 Hershey's chocolate kisses after supper. No S days. I think there are a couple of other people here who do the same thing.

I don't have any problem with snacking or no seconds, but the no sweets thing was a bit of a ...

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Hi Katie,
That sounds like a very good plan. In fact, I've been thinking about doing something similar. One day my boss brought me a sweet roll to work. How could I say no? But I get enough sweets being out and about. There's no need to buy them for myself. And they are SO tempting, sitting up in ...

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Hello, everyone!

I need help. I'm feeling very discouraged. So far, I have only had 2 No S days, and I have yet to succeed. Yesterday and today, I have slipped up and eaten sweets. All day I was craving them, and I finally gave in. Any advice?? It's pretty pathetic of me to give up so quickly, but ...

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It's cool that you did it your own way.

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Some people can do No S cold turkey. I was not one. It's been about 2 and 1/2 years and it's pretty much habit now. However, I don't do Vanilla No S. I do the same as 3-0-7 girl. I eat 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. If I occasionally have a snack, I don't count it as a failure, I just jump back in ...

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Pangelsue, I agree! I had to make something for a Christmas party at my job, so I baked pumpkin bread. But now, I'm done. No more. I work at a library and well-meaning people are constantly bring us goodies. It's very sweet of them, but those goodies are calling my name all day. It's just too ...

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YAY!!!

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As long as you like what she ate, give it a try! Let us know how it works out.

(My mom was 5'6" and 125 lbs her whole adult life. While she ate different foods than you're grandma did, the amounts were pretty similar. For my mom it was no snacks, no junk and portion control.)

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If it feels too hard, give yourself permission to have something sweet, but in the evenings only, and only as a temporary measure. If you're cutting out all sweets before supper, your sweet tooth will start to diminish. Eventually you will be able to cut out the after dinner sweet without pain.

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Hello my fellows no S-ers,

I am new here. I started no S on October 10. I am tracking sweets, snacks and seconds separately - snacks are the biggest challenge for me. I am also tracking gym and yoga/relaxation/meditation.

Right now I have a lot of failures. But I am not discouraged. I trust that ...

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DaveMc wrote:I find fruit a lot sweeter-tasting than I used to, probably because of the lack of contrast with sugary-sweet other stuff during the week.

Me, too, Dave. Sometimes I find I'd rather have a piece of fruit for dessert than a sweet. Unbelieveable!

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I used to be a junk food junkie. I can hardly believe how little junk food I eat these days. It used to be all day, every day. Now I might have a small cookie after dinner, but that's about it. Even on weekends.

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I wear a pedometer and try to get 10,000 steps a day. Don't always make it. But I find that it really does help me keep my weight down.

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Hi, just wanted to tell you that you're doing great!!! And I love reading your daily check-in because you're so positive.

Also, I do the exact same thing you do; 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. A few bites of something sweet after dinner. I enjoy having a small treat every day. And I enjoy not ...

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Congratulations!! You're catching on so quickly.

I had the same experience of N days leaking over into the weekend. For me, it was because I just felt so much better, after getting all the junk out of my system, that I didn't feel any need to overindulge, just because I was allowed to.

(I am ...

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Hi Andy,
I'm doing the same thing; doing No S and accepting whatever weight I land at!

But you're doing great! You seem to have caught on to No S so quickly.

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You gotta do what you gotta do! If you need it, have it.

I agree with Kevin that eventually you will probably find you don't need it. Your body will get used to less food.

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The world's (supposedly) most beautiful woman doesn't snack. I was flipping through the current People magazine and skimmed over the article about her.

Breakfast: Cereal with lots of fiber

Lunch: Anything from a grilled-turkey-and-cheese sandwich to a salad to chicken breasts.

Snack: I'm not a ...

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Hi Miffy,
I had the same problem with crashing in the afternoon. What I did, and occasionally still do, is have a small afternoon snack as a temporary measure, until my body gets adjusted to less food. Usually just a couple of pieces of cheese with a couple of Triscuits. Or a handful of peanuts.

As ...

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You're doing great!!!

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Hi librarylady,
I enjoy reading your daily check-in! You inspire me; you're so disciplined. I'm sure you'll reach your goals.

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This sounds like SUCH a good idea to me! Thanks LA for the idea and thanks everyone for bumping it up.

Sometimes between meals I feel a bit draggy. Not really hungry. Just need a little boost. Also, sometimes after supper I want a sweet taste. Not dessert, my cravings have gone away. But this ...

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I have no idea who the "P90x guys" are, but I assume this is a complement? :-)

Yes, it is.

P90X is a fitness system that looks extremely strenuous. The informercials are all over TV. The "Afters" look very fit and muscular. I know people who swear by the system.

However, since I am averse to ...

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Reinhard, geez, you look like the P90x guys! You really only do 14 minutes of exercise a day?

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I was a little girl during the 60's and the way my family ate was quite similar to NoS. We always ate 3 meals a day. One helping, with no seconds. No snacks, either. No candy or soft drinks. If I wanted something sweet, my mom would let me have a cookie or a small dish of ice cream after supper. But ...

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Lolly, I had the same problem with gnawing hunger. I decided to take it slowly and gradually weaned myself off snacks. First, I switched all my snacks to non-sweet foods, like chips, Doritos, Combos, etc. Although they weren't healthy, at least they weren't sweet. Sweets have always been very ...

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Hi Poptart and vmelo,
Some people do better with a more gradual approach! I'd suggest tackling one of the S' at a time and start with the one that sounds the easiest to you. And give yourself plenty of time.

Changing your eating habits is HARD! It was for me. Going cold turkey just didn't work. I ...

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Hi Kathleen and clarinetgal, I just wanted to add that I started my weight-loss with a program similar to Intuitive Eating. I used a book called I Can Make You Thin by Paul MacKenna and Diets Don't Work by Bob Schwarz. Both advocate eat-when-you're-hungry-stop-when-you're-full. I began losing weight ...

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Hi Nichole,
I've enjoyed reading your daily check-in.

Wow, the chart is impressive! About 1 pound per week?

Kathy

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Hi Lori,
I've been doing the 10,000 steps per day thing since last January! My favorite cereal started including step counters with each box. I had a pile of 8 of them collecting dust. Then, one day, I decided to try one out and clipped it to my waistband.

It was quite a wake-up call. I only logged ...

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I tried IE, too and it cured me of second helpings, so I'll say that for it.

But it was kind of frustrating, not being able to eat a filling meal. And I got hungry every 2 hours. That's inconvenient.

Also, I like No-S because it's the way my family ate when I was a little girl, back in the 60's ...

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I'm not an all-or-nothing person, so I don't do the succeed or fail thing. What works for me is gradually and gently molding my eating habits toward Vanilla No-S. It's working, too. I've lost 23 pounds and am holding steady.

Some parts come easy - No seconds has become second nature. I'm not ...

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BBC America runs it. I don't get it, but I have a friend who records it for me.

Kathy

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My typical S Day is 3 square meals, plus a small dish of ice cream somewhere, and occasionally a handful of Doritos. That's about it.

Kathy

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I LOVE Torchwood!

Kathy

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Good point! I used to be a runner and fell into the trap of rising expectations. I'd jog 4 miles at a time, even in Georgia, in July, and beat myself up if I couldn't go the whole distance.

But I was about 20 pounds overweight.

Finally, my knees gave out. I switched to walking and doing the 10,000 ...

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Your soup sounds delicious. Maybe I should try soup for lunch, too. I am stuck in a sandwich rut and am pretty bored with them. I do like soup, though.

Right now I am concentrating on cutting out sweets, so, for now I still snack a little.

I'm sorry that you are in pain. Hope you will feel better ...

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Hi Harmony,
I'm enjoying reading your daily check-in.

Hang in there. Completely changing your eating habits is NOT an easy undertaking. Mine are a work in progress. Some people can do cold turkey. Some can't. We'll get there. The way I look at it, ANY movement in the right direction is a good thing ...

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I am tired of all the stupid articles about why America is overweight. Here's why America is overweight, it's easy: delicious food is SOOO affordable and Americans love delicious, fast, overprocessed food. And we love to eat a lot of it. And we don't exercise. End of story. It's not that hard to ...

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Welcome to our ranks! I'm a newbie, too. I haven't started a daily check-in yet, but enjoy reading everyone else's.

Kathy

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Hi Sierra, I also have a HUGE sweet tooth! Over the years I gradually and gently reduced my sugar consumption and now I'm doing the No S Diet and am doing fine with only eating sweets a little on weekends. Just a small dish of ice cream on Saturday and another one on Sunday. That's it. If you'd told ...

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I tried the Atkins Diet when I was about 16. At 5'5" and 125 lbs. I decided I was too fat ( :roll: ) and needed to lose.

I got down to 113 lbs, and felt terrible. I got angry at the least little thing and cried all the time. Common sense kicked in and I decided I'd rather go back to the *enormous ...

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Yes, what Nichole said. If you persist, they'll get used to the new you and leave you alone.

I work at a TV station and we have an older anchorman who just eats 3 meals a day, never snacks and never eats sweets. When people bring treats to the office, no one ever pressures him anymore, because they ...

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Noel, I agree with you! I'm enjoying my meals much more, because I'm really hungry for them.

On the other side of the coin, after I eat a one-plate meal, I am quite comfortably full and don't have to think about food for 6 hours or so.

A year ago, I started doing the "Eat-when-you're-hungry,-stop ...

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Thanks for the chocolate mousse recipe. I'll have to try it. I've been looking for one that's good, but also simple to make.

Kathy

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For breakfast a moderate-sized bowl of cereal with about 1 c. of whole milk. A small glass of orange juice with sparkling water.

Lunch: a sandwich and an apple.

Supper: varies. Some meat, a starch, a veggie. Dessert is always fresh fruit. Nothing very fancy. I like to keep things really simple ...

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Congratulations, James! That's very inspiring!!

Kathy

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Congratulations, Thalia!!! You're doing great!

Reinhard, I'd like to second her thanks. This No S Diet is the way I was raised to eat. Guess I just needed to be reminded.

Kathy

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Hi Deb,
I'm very new around here, but just wanted to say that I also am a gradualist. It just works better for me to make slow, gentle changes. You know yourself better than anyone else and you know what you need to do. Sounds like you are already making progress, so, good for you!

Kathy

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Hi Janie,
I think we had the same mom! Mine had strict rules, 3 meals a day, no seconds, no sweets, (except on holidays), no snacks, except for a small bite of peanut butter if you were REALLY hungry. She was very slim all her life, and drank full-fat milk, and put real butter in everything. On ...

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My 1 mod is this, when I sit down to eat, I tell myself I can have 1 average/moderate helping of everything. I love the No S Diet, and follow it strictly, but I think portion sizes might be a loophole that could get people in trouble.

No snacks, no sweets, no seconds - those are the rules that come ...

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Hi everyone! My name is Kathy and I've just started the No S Diet.

I've been thinking for the past several years, watching the dieting madness in our culture, that when I was a little girl in the 1960's no one was fat! I've noticed it watching old news footage and also looking at old family ...

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