Everyday Systems

Thanks, Amy3010. They're almost there, thank goodness

I work from home and if I am downstairs near my kitchen, I am tempted to graze. The best thing for me is to stay away from there between 1 and 4 (my weak time). Basically change your environment (get rid of offending foods), leave your environment, or get busy doing something that keeps your mind ...

So, not an excuse but I've had 3 kids home with the flu this week and I have not been good about planning my meals and sitting down to eat. Still educational--I feel a lot more sluggish after too much grazing. I'm not liking this at all.

oolala53 wrote:
I also caution you not to use the scale to measure your success,

Which is really good advice! I honestly shouldn't have weighed myself today. My plan has been to weight 1x per week, which means not until Thursday. I need to put a fence around that law

My S days were very educational. I learned that I was pretty physically uncomfortable after eating seconds and having in between meal snacks. I find it interesting that prior to this week, I'd regularly been eating all of this and yet, I must have grown accustomed to that level of discomfort and ...

Hi jspringe! I'm back after a long hiatus, so I feel like a newbie :) I'm also a former WW member. I used it successfully to lose weight after my babies. However, the past two years since the birth of my last child have burned me out on counting anything when it comes to food. I find No S to be very ...

Hi mainemom. I hear you on the diet-hopping. I've done my fair share during the past two years as well. I am loving the freedom of No S. I'm happy not to obsess about calories/points/carbs. It's a lot more peaceful in my brain now AND I've lost nearly 5 lbs in a week (of the 30 I wanted to lose ...

Good luck this week!

Congratulations! What a great first week!

When I feel snacky, I've been making some herb tea with or without stevia. Maybe something like that would help?

Oh, and you should definitely try Zumba. I go 3x a week and I love it! I'm probably the least graceful in the class (and no amount of weight ...

That's such a great outlook. I agree, it's so important to look at what we gain from No S and not what we "lose." What I've gained is a new appreciation for good food. No more am I scouring recipe blogs for food that "fits" with the diet of the day. I'm not trying to figure out what the best ...

Congratulations, HoeHanna. I hope you and I have many more green days

Just began No S for 2013. Looking forward to lots of green and tracking something that actually matters: good habits.

1/16 Success
1/17 Success
1/18 S Day
1/19 S Day
1/20 Success
1/21 Success
1/22 Success
1/23 Failure
1//24 Failure
1/25 S Day
1/26
1/27
1/28
1/29
1/30

Sorry, I know this isn't technically an urban ranger question, but more about exercise in general.

I just started No-S again. I do Zumba 3x a week, 50 minutes each time. Before when I was counting calories, I would allot some to eat just after working out because I found myself getting shaky ...

Thanks for the welcome :) Oolala53, I completely agree about just feeling healthy in mind and body. That truly is where I've landed because I am so enormously tired of focusing on dieting for the sake of being a certain size.

In my reading and from visiting with my doctor (a wonderful integrative ...

The last time I logged in here was May of 2010. Just a couple months after that time, I found out I was pregnant again. I had my sweet little guy in early 2011, but unfortunately, I've spent all of the time since feeling miserable about my weight.

I've been impatient to lose and in my impatience ...

I know you said that you don't have a lot of time to cook, but if you could carve out some time on the weekend you could make a bunch of things and freeze them in individual containers to take to work. Like chili, pasta, beans and rice, etc.

Another idea is buying all the ingredients for salad ...

Thank you! I really enjoyed your blog--you have some great looking meals there! I completely agree that the habit of not eating outside of meals just brings so much peace of mind. Take care!

Thank you, DaveMc I appreciate the well wishes!

I agree that eating a normal dinner and nothing afterward will probably leave you hungry for breakfast the next morning. The other thing I was going to suggest was possibly waiting longer for breakfast. Maybe an extra hour in the morning would leave you feeling hungrier. And then, if you wanted, you ...

So, I just finished my first week and I've got to say I LOVED it. I loved the control I felt and I really loved not obsessing about food! I think someone mentioned that they had more time in their day because they weren't thinking about calories or points or what was "okay" to eat all the time. I ...

Hi Movieguy. If you go back to the No S Diet homepage and read the section entitled "What do you mean by sometimes?" Reinhard gives an explanation and includes a couple of links explaining what should happen on S days. To me, it seems they aren't for bingeing or breaking every NoS rule, but perhaps ...

An iPhone app!?? Can't wait!

Thank you for the welcome! Afternoons are hard for me, too. I have stay away from the kitchen as much as possible during those times to keep my mind off of snacking. Easier said than done when you have to make a family dinner!

Hello! I'm 36, mother of four and I'm finally ready to dive into no S :) I read about it several years ago, thought it was great, failed a few times, went the rounds with Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach and general calorie counting. And now I've decided I'm over all of that, and I'm ready for ...