Everyday Systems

Thanks everyone.

Reinhard, in response to your advice "As effective as the doggy bag is in principle, it's probably better to find "intelligent default" restaurants with smaller portions so you don't have to constantly fight this." ---

My husband married young and was divorced for many years ...

Technically, I suppose restaurant meals are 'legal' for No S because they do fit on one (mammoth size) plate!

I'm thinking I'll eat what would fit on a normal size plate (or less) and take the rest home if it's something that would still be nice the next day (or leave it if it wouldn't be).

I ...

What I hate about magazines is there is a 'starve yourself and lose 50 pounds a week' type of article on one page and recipes for 'death by chocolate cake' on the next!

I definitely gained weight when I got married, because I started eating the same things as my husband (instead of a salad or ...

My husband teaches college and one day a week he gets no lunch 'hour' at all - he gets very shaky and cranky if he can't eat right on time, so he 'sneaks' food even though he has to (because it's school policy) tell the students they can't eat in class!

I work in an office and it's as bad/worse ...

I think people will always find the money for the things they crave, at the expense of healthier foods, so in the long run it will be harmful to some.

On the other hand we make our own wine for $3 a bottle, and we definitely drink more than we would if we had to pay $10 a bottle at the liquor ...

BrightAngel, I knew I was right even though I didn't do the math like you did.

I tried telling people I gained on WeightWatchers and they said I was either miscounting or lying!

Most diet doctors say you should never go under 1200 calories and I know I'd gain on that.

I see a 'little person' on ...

Good for him!

This article really made me think - alcoholism runs in both sides of my family among the men. They either don't drink at all because they know they can't stop once they start, or they drink much more than is healthy. Like John Goodman, they are not what we'd 'expect' alcoholics to be ...

I'm just starting No S today but I have a long history of diets not working for me because the recommended amounts of food are too much for a 5'0" office worker.

I do walk a fair bit (to and from the subway and around the mall at lunch) but don't do any other exercise.

I have a nice 'antique ...

I saw the pictures and he did look good, younger-looking and healthier than I remember, as well as thinner.

When I read the book and the information on this site, No S made a lot of sense to me - it reminded me of what my mother and grandmother did when they needed to lose weight.

They just ...

talk at ya, I really envy people who can go with the flow like you. Both my husband and I get shaky and cranky if our meal schedule is delayed by more than a few minutes day-to-day - neither of us is diabetic, and I tried low carb once and felt sick as a dog the whole time so I think my problem is ...

I very seldom drink soda - if I'm going to take in 150 calories of sugar I'd rather do it in the form of a donut!

I can't drink diet soda - I'm one of those who gets headaches from aspartame, even the amount in chewing gum, and drinks sweetened with Splenda are rare here (usually in flavours that ...

I have tried low carb (along with every other diet I've ever heard of) and my experience was a lot like ShannahR's - plus I had a headache and felt nauseous the whole time (a few weeks) and only lost around 3 pounds. I've heard the brain prefers to run on sugar (or at least carbs) so that probably ...

I'm new to No S and after reading this I just actually checked my calendar to be sure my birthday, anniversary, etc. weren't on Saturday or Sunday - they aren't, whew!

I'm worried I'll be one of the 'cousin's hamster's birthday' kind of followers, so I've decided I'll only allow two S days a month ...

Batty, thank you for your encouraging post.

I'm just starting No S today (Sunday - I figured it would be easier to start with an S day!) and your experience pre-No S sounds a lot like mine.

I've tried all sorts of diets and found them all too complicated, time-consuming (weighing, measuring ...