The No S Diet

[PosiePootlePerkins]

Shiny new thread!
Support, advice and general chat for those who are following the NoS diet. We're all about good habits and moderation in our eating!

Hello all. How the hell do you work out how to fit food and the gym ?
I get home at 2pm which would be the ideal time to go but by then I'm absolutely starving. (Breakfast at 8)
By the time I've sorted my kids and would be ready to go again I'd be really hungry again !
Not really quite sure how to do it and I can't exercise on a full or empty stomach. My son told me to have a snack but this is the best I've ever been around food so don't want to mess up No S.
Any ideas other than quitting the gym ? I'm in a contract so not an option

I get up early and do an exercise dvd before breakfast. Or I have an early tea (5 or 6) and then go swimming at 8.

I'm already up at 6:30 and out the door by 7:00. I don't think I could manage it any earlier
8pm is usually when I sit down for dinner.
I need an extra couple of hours in the day

Could you have your evening meal any earlier?

I don't think I could.
I'm still in that "omg that was my last meal" mindset so am having it as late as possible so I don't spend the evening hankering after food.
Hopeless case I know

Yeah but if you go to the gym then you won't be thinking about food

True. But I'd come out feeling like I've earned food. Tragic or what
Have I ever mentioned I am undoing over 25 years of disordered eating ?

Checking in
Fallen off the wagon spectacularly nearly a week - but I didn't enjoy it and feel pretty lethargic
So maybe it is working, and today is a new day!!

Hello everyone, thought I should check in again. I have been following what's been happening here. I'm getting the hang of just 3 meals.
During the day is fine, it's this time of day when I'm home, my stomach's growling and it's ages til dinner still I find hard. Oh and eating scraps of stuff as I cook, I'm not even aware I'm doing it until afterwards then think 'oh shit, I shouldn't have eaten that!' Any suggestions to stop that would be amazing.
Two, I've no clue how the others all fit exercise in either?

Hi Pitter.
Heading i still pick but only stuff that was already destined for my plate if you see what I mean , so usually as I'm dishing up and can't wait 30 more seconds
Today I didn't eat my banana at breakfast and had it at the end of my shift instead. I drove home , walked straight to the gym, rowed for half an hour then walked home. I was absolutely starving but had a meal ready. Not sure this gym lark is for me my knees are killing me now !
I may just continue with the swimming 3 times a week for now and see how I feel in a months time.

Hi everyone. Sounds as if you're all doing well. Heading its just a case of adjusting your habits, that is at the heart of NoS. Great that you're becoming aware of it, you'll find you just eventually stop picking as it becomes more normal.
You are all making me feel guilty with your talk of exercise! Its my next big demon to face. For a number of reasons I find it extremely difficult to find the motivation and time to exercise. I am genuinely stuck for time as I am either working, or at home with the kids, DH works away a lot and it is impossible to make any regular commitments. I know it sounds like excuses, I am also aware that I am lazy and don't enjoy exercise really apart from walking!
I am doing well, my braces have a lot to do with my lack of snacking, but I'm so glad I did NoS for several months before getting them fitted, otherwise it would have been a huge shock! I'm 22lb down now since October so it is definitely working.
Have a great weekend everyone

Hi Posie I'm struggling with motivation too I literally had to talk my very miserable self into going to the gym today and then had to talk myself through the whole torturous horrible nasty 30 minutes
I hate wasting money though so to get my money's worth I need to swim 2/3 times a week and gym twice. The swimming is less of a chore.

I just made savoury flapjacks and very nice they were too

Two I have nothing but admiration for you, hating the thought of it and doing it anyway!

I'm a miser. Must get my money's worth

Posie, you don't have excuses, they are valid reasons! I say this as I have similar excuses, ahem, I mean reasons 😊. My dh lives abroad and I have no babysitters, so exercise is tough to fit in. Then I managed the gym and threw my back out, so I guess it's just not meant to be!!! Back to walking and no S'ing.
Also well done for 22lbs down, what is an amazing achievement.

Thanks Ariston. Its tough doing it all alone. Do you get to see your DH very often? Mine is back and forth, we are coming to the end of a long stretch of away and hopefully he'll be around a bit over the next few weeks. Walking is the best all round exercise, you're doing the right thing.
Have a good weekend everyone

He comes back once a month for a couple of days, so nothing regular enough for him to help with regular exercise. I'm glad your dh will be back soon, its not easy.

I think anything new is hard to fit in. Everyone has such busy lives. But if you really want to then you can carve some time out.

I've been getting up half an hour earlier to do my shred dvd. I don't particularly want to but I know that it makes a difference. I go swimming at 8.30pm once a week - I didn't for ages because it's later than I would like to go, but actually it's the time the pool is open and now I'm used to it.

Exercise is like no-s, you have to spend a while (2-4 weeks?) getting into the habit. It's all too easy to get out of the habit again though.

Sorry that sounded a bit bossy

Beela bossy is exactly what I need
I'm going out for lunch Monday as a work thing so will miss my usual swimming slot so am going to try and go in the evening and see how that feels. I'm very much a home body and once I'm in the door after work I hate going back out. But needs must !
Ariston and Posie
Hope you all have a great weekend.

This will be one of my annoyed at myself rambles....I hope you dont mind?!
Eaten chocolate and feel a failure and out of control. I know this diet means that I shouldn't feel like that. I have not gone off the plan. Now my mind is conjuring all sorts of ways of how I should cut back to compensate. That's a slippery slope and must use Posies 'mark it and move on'. This is why I've yoyoed for many years. So, I need a plan of action and I think what I need to try and do is plan my 'extras' on weekends so I don't feel out of control and don't end up miserable like today. I suddenly had an urge to eat something sweet, I know I am technically allowed it, I try to ignore it, it grows, nags me and then I give in and eat a whole load more than I should ☹️ I am feeling out of control. I generally avoid sweet things at the weekend, but this was some Easter chocolate and I really haven't touched any. I should be able to enjoy it, it tasted nice, but I couldn't enjoy it because of all the negative emotions I was having before, during and after. I start eating, then say no more, then I went back for more. I was standing in the kitchen eating. So, my plan is to be in control, not easy, but I'll try. Next time, I'll try and say, right, I want to eat some chocolate, I want to eat such amount and enjoy it, I'll sit down with it and then move on. Not do what I did today, which was endless to-ing and fro-ing, hiding eating what I was eating so I didn't get comments and now feeling crap. Could that work?! I don't know. Thank you if you read it all!

Ariston everything you've written is I think why I'm just not even going there with sweet stuff. I just don't trust myself !
Can you do "put it on a plate , sit down and savour it" ?
Therefore allowing yourself to have what you want but to make it count if that makes sense ?
Mark it and move on is good advice , it never gets old.

Yes that's exactly what I mean Two, said much more concisely than my ramble! I'm
Just wondering if I am more deliberate with my choice whether that will help. I really rarely eat the sweet stuff, I just wish I could and not react so badly.

I definitely think if you plan and allow for it that should eliminate the feeling that you're breaking the rules (and therefore may as well say fuck it and consume the chocolate aisle in Tesco).
That's how it used to work for me anyway, usually by Monday teatime.
Cos all diets must start on a Monday you know

Ariston have you thought about introducing a mod? Would it help you to only have sweet things at mealtimes on S days? Or, I have read on the forum of that some people find it helpful to have a small sweet something at every meal if they want it, even on NoS days, because that way they are removing the forbidden element. Just a thought, you'll know if it feels right.