The No S Diet (it's not exactly a diet)

[holmessweetholmes]

I just found this and I think it's awesome. The most sensible thing I've read in aaages about how not to be overweight.

The No S Diet rules:

No Snacking
No Sweets (puddings, sugary stuff)
No Seconds

... except when the day starts with an S (Saturday, Sunday, Special days).

That's it.

I am sooo fed up with thinking about carbs / no carbs / fat / low fat / fasting / superfoods / G.I. blah blah blah. I think I might actually be able to stick to this.

Yeah, I had the weekends off during the first 2 months but I'm not doing that anymore. I found I binged a bit on weekends. I ate chocolate when i wasn't hungry, because I 'could'. Also, I started noticing it how it made my skin worse and gave me stomach ache. Now I've taken it off the menu completely, for the time being, I am finding it isn't on my mind as much which helps. In the future I will have breaks Sometimes, and maybe on weekends, depends if I've learned some self control...I'm a bit all or nothing when it comes to chocolate . It's like having just a little bit of heroin... Joke, don't flame me for that.

No I get it, I find chocolate very addictive! What helps me at weekends is to allow myself chocolate as a dessert after a meal, but not in between meals. And it will be a generous but not crazy portion eg a large piece of chocolate cake, or a bar of chocolate. Since I don't have it in the week I actually find that I'm satisfied with less at the weekend.

Weight has dropped but I have so much to loose (nearly 5 stones!) I am waiting so that I can stabilise to go at steady pace.

I know I can't restrict vegetables in my diet, I simply get cravings, fruit is easier for me to omit.

I have free breakfast and lunch at work so am trying to be sensible and haven't had sandwich instead today was salad with roasted vegetables.

When I stopped eating sugar and any sweets/biscuits in the past skin on my feet got much better and I was able not to have dry peeling patches. I think is already getting better.

I had carby flu last night and couldn't fall asleep - I have had some sweets at home, ate few and felt much better within around 30 min. Scales showed that weight anyway but I know this is just an initial loss of glycogen in muscles. I supplemented my breakfast of cold beef with some butter and felt very satisfied.

So far I am able not to have more than 3 meals a day for the last 4 days, today's is really my 5th day of this woe.
I was diagnosed to be pre-diabetic and that really prompted me to be honest with myself and eat sensibly. No starvation but sensible 3 meals with restricted simple carbs such as bread and only some starchy veg or brown rice.

Hi all - can I be the last person to laugh like a drain over Charlie for Chablis?! I weighed myself and have lost half a pound. It doesn't sound much, but I'm really pleased. Slow and sure, that's the way. I can heartily recommend haggis, neeps and tatties (Haggis, swede and mashed potatoes - DH is Scottish) with gravy. One plateful guaranteed to fill you up and keep you replete for hours! I've started doing care work shifts and I can't eat breakfast before the 8am starts, so my brunch, afternoon tea and dinner idea is coming back into play. Trying to eat "brunch" in a 10 minute tea break today was a bit of a challenge though! I had:
B - Nak'd Pecan Pie bar, a banana
L - tomato soup, cheese sandwich, apple
D - chicken curry, dhal, boiled Basmati rice
Can't believe it's Thursday already and nearly S days!

Well done cheapskatemum! Slow as steady wins the race

Ooh! I've lost another pound! That's nice, I thought I was plateauing. Does anyone else fluctuate by 2-3lbs on a daily basis? It probably depends on how dehydrated I am (a lot most of the time!). It can make it hard to tell what my weight is really, but today i've seen a number I don't remember seeing before ..

And I ate pizza last night

Well done msrisotto! I don't think it's advisable to weigh yourself every day, because of the fluctuations. But you might be interested in the app "Happy Scale", it averages out your measurements to supposedly show you a more realistic weight.

I had pizza twice last weekend! Love that it's allowed on this diet

Oh I don't weigh myself every day, once a week usually. I just know from checking it out in the past.

Well done cheapskatemum & mrsrisotto

Higher protein breakfast & lunch are definitely helping my hunger, but I'm still finding it pretty tough at times.

The hardest thing is probably the feeling of frustration/slight panic when I'm really hungry (usually just before dinner). Is this normal? Or just me?! My current strategy is to try to depersonalise the feeling (e.g. by saying to myself "there is a funny feeling in my stomach but it doesn't actually hurt"). Does this feeling stop once the habit of only eating 3 meals a day has taken hold? I really hope so!

Yesterday's menu
B - protein bar
L - deep fill egg sandwich
D - venison steak with loads of veg, some new potatoes and ketchup, an apple

Well, I did it - I got on some scales. And.... I am confused.

About a month ago I was weighed at the doctors, at 77 kilos. I went back 2 weeks later, was weighed again on the same scales at 80.5 kilos . I went back again today (on some different scales) and am back at 77 kilos.

So either I have lost 3 kilos in the last fortnight, or I have stayed exactly the same and my doctor needs to get his scales recalibrated.

beela you need to weigh yourself on the same set of scales at the same time of day. eg in the morning after going to the loo (but before having breakfast).

Ug. Feeling pretty miserable

Last week was good (ate well and did plenty of exersize), and weekend was OK (only real s s were a big piece of cake on Saturday, and apple pie and ice cream on Sunday). Then got home last night feeling a bit crap and proceeded to pig out on utter rubbish. Not even nice food - boiled potatoes from the fridge, bread and peanut butter... Why?! I knew I had to weigh myself this morning! I am a complete idiot

And as predicted I've put on weight. 10st 3lb 26% fat. Boo.

You're not an idiot Helen! Your pig out could have been MUCH worse. Seriously. And you're allowed at weekends anyway. I'm sure regretting this will mean you don't do it again.
I can't remember what your weight was before, how much did you put on?
Back to the diet and exercise and I'm sure you'll lose a bit next time

Hang on a minute... 10 stone 3 doesn't seem heavy at all! How tall are you?

If it's any consolation, I'm a LOT heavier than you (and tall but still too heavy for my height!)

Only just read the first few posts but had to add a great big YYY to the rebelling thing!

I've come to the conclusion that if I went on a "Eat As Much As You Like Of Everything Except Cat Shit And Cotton Wool" diet I'd be craving those two very things within 48 hours.

I'm 5'6" so my bmi is in the normal range but I'm too heavy for my build iyswim (narrow shoulders, tiny boobs). I think my natural, healthy weight would be around 9st 5lb.

You are right Emma, thank you. It could have been much worse, and one binge in two weeks is actually pretty good progress for me. It was a bit of a perfect storm for binging last night tbh, tired, feeling down, had had a drink, and eating the apple pie made me feel like I'd already lost control a bit. Stuff to think about before next weekend..

Ha! Megan. The neighbour's cat has been shitting in our garden lately - it stinks and I can guarantee you would not want to eat it! I actually feel slightly sick even typing it!

I can relate to the binge and regret - made rocky road for guests who cancelled visiting - so big pile in the kitchen! ! I need to stick to this though or I'll end up comfort eating into ever bigger sizes.

MeganT at craving cat shit and cotton wool!

I managed quite well at the weekend, except that DS1 is home and finished off the peppermint creams I was saving for "S" days, so I had to eat 4 lemon wafer biscuits instead of the 1 peppermint cream I would have had after a curry! I'll have to tell him about this "diet", he's put on weight from all the fast food he's been eating whilst at uni.

Helen 26% fat isn't bad at all! I'm at 30% fat and, as long as it doesn't go higher, I'm a happy bunny!

Yesterday was OK.

3 mile run in the morning
B - protein bar
L - smoked mackerel, veg & bean salad, apple, pear, yogurt
D - lentil & bean soup, extra stramed veg, strawberries, yoghurt

26% isn't bad actually, and a decent jump down from 29% two weeks ago, although tbh I don't really trust the fat % measurements on my cheapy scales.

Hi! This is my first post ever... I've been lurking for a while but signed up especially to join in on the NoS chat. Today is my second day. I'm feeling hopeful but scared of failing or it not working - like every other diet I've tried. How's everyone else doing today? X

Hi and welcome Lizzy!
DH and I celebrated our wedding anniversary yesterday so I treated it as an S day (special day!) when we went for dinner. Problem is that I weigh myself on Tuesday mornings and the scales were not good this morning Nearly back to the same weight I was when I started 3 weeks ago - feel like I've made a big effort for f* all Maybe I've been indulging too much at weekends. Or eating portions that are too big. Or not eating healthy enough main meals. Or not exercising enough. Argh!

Welcome Lizzy!

Emma - I feel your pain! Is there a possibility that it was the food still in your stomach making you heavier, rather than actual weight iyswim? That is what I've being telling myself after my weigh in on Monday.. Not sure, but you have my sympathy, dont give up, and happy anniversary!

OK day here, although I didn't drink enough water and messed up a bit at tea time
B - muesli & yoghurt
L - big mix of salads with spicy tuna
D - quinoa salad, enriched bun (kind of like brioche and probably should have counted as an s but I didn't realise until it was too late!)