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!

Without sedation I mean

Ariston perhaps do less googling on personal accounts? Nobody ever talks about their totally boring procedure that went fine online. Too much googling made me convinced I would wake up after a microdiscectomy unable to walk. It was fine. Be well. Hope there is sun where you are today.

Yes I do need to stop. However I have decided to postpone a couple of weeks so I can sort the breastfeeding issue out. It's a shame. Yes the sun is shining. Sorry to go on about all this....it is about eating too 😳

I didnt mean that hearing about your procedure is boring. I meant - it's rarer that people post good stories. Anyway - good luck ariston

Today is going ok as I was able to heat up last nights meat and veg one pot for lunch. Sausages, spinach and potatos for dinner. Or maybe rice.

You are not going on at all! And totally right to sort out breastfeeding question as I was given tramadol and diazepam for my back when DD was 3 months so had to stop breastfeeding then. Was gutted so you are right to ask.

Glad you've come to a decision Ariston.
I've just had a word with myself.
Had a day out of routine which meant a later breakfast than usual.
It so happens I've arrived home at the same time I would from work so I'm merrily making my lunch when it's occurred to me that I'm nowhere near hungry !

Glad you've reached a decision ariston. Very lucky you thought to check before you went through the fasting and laxitives bit of the prep!

I went for a long bike ride yesterday and today I feel awful - almost hungover, which is really unfair since I've given up alcohol for lent! My legs are fine though. So I wonder if it's just a bug, or if I went wrong by just having a few sips of water and nothing else over a 2.5 hour ride?

Hello, please can I join in too? I've been doing this for about two months now and am loving it. I didn't even realise it had a name! I've been on the quitting sugar page.

Ariston hope all works out for you eventually. Sounds like a pain for you.
Bestbees I know what you're saying about portion size, but for now I feel I need to be really careful that I don't make NoS too much like a 'diet'. I do generally have good healthy meals but probably some of them could be better. However I need to stay well away from thinking too much about whether my plate could look different, just because that is when I am in danger of rebelling. I definitely have a very bad history of obsessing about whichever way of eating I'm following and then being unable to stick to it long term, at which point I give up and go back to my bad habits and put loads of weight back on.
I know you're not suggesting I do this by the way! I just know I have a tendency to go down that route.
So for now its a case of hanging on to all the positives about my mindset and attitude towards food, and if that means I maintain for a while so be it. I feel confident that at some point things will shift again.

Welcome honeyroar!

As ever thank you all for your support. Welcome Honey

Hi everyone
So, first non-S day for me is going OK so far except for a bit of a slip at lunchtime when I nibbled some cheese when cooking my omelette (which I had with a big salad and was lovely ) - so that was a snack it's completely habitual and thoughtless and just emphasises why I need to retrain myself! Anyway, I shall NOT obsess about that, just move on, and try not to do it again

Welcome honey!

Posie that sounds very sensible. Trusting i the process and finding healthy patterns is so important. I am trying to be a bit more focused in health than weight as to be honest i have weighed the same roughly since i was 18. I wonder if sometines it is easy to always make yourself feel bad when actually i dont really need to lose weight. I would just like to drop a few pounds for vanity!

Please sounds like you're doing really well! It can take a good few weeks to establish good habits so try not to worry too much especially in the early days.
Bestbees I bet you look lovely! We are our own worst critics. Funnily enough NoS has helped me like myself a bit more.
Have a good week everyone

Morning! Three meals planned and raring to go!

That's early Bestbees! Have a good day

Go for it bestbees

I'm still feeling a bit rough, and have tummy ache but at least it is stopping me wanting to snack. Every cloud....

Hope you feel better beela.

Sadly i have toddler twins who think 5.30am is morning. At least we are never late for nursery/work...every cloud...

All the best for today ariston

Hi everybody. I dropped off the thread - and the plan - for a few weeks (months?), and am trying to get myself in hand again. It's so stupid really. It's easy, it's no stress around family, it's makes perfect sense. Yet as soon as my life got a bit messy it all fell apart. Nothing serious happened, my mum broke her leg, my father was away, and we had a week of running around to the hospital, the vet with her dog, who also had a bad foot in sympathy, and little time for meals. Basically I ate cake and cheese. Then it was dd1s birthday, with much celebration over several parties. For some ridiculous reason I couldn't look at the thread, as I felt sooooo guilty, and knew it would force me to look properly at myself when I wasn't ready to. Since then I haven't been able to get my head on straight, but I feel more settled now. I am also aware that all those days I skipped breakfast did me no good as the day panned out. Sorry for this essay, but I'm so fed up of hating my reflection, and judging myself on my waist measurement. I'm in London today with time to fritter, whilst dh is at the book fair, and I'm meeting a friend for lunch, so today is my last mid week s day for a while. I'm determined to enjoy myself and not put myself down, and use everyone's success and determination to shore myself up if I waver again.

Hi mimiasovitch good to see you back! Sorry to hear things have been a bit tough. No need to feel guilty, you're allowed to fall off the wagon! Completely understandable that it was hard to stick to regular meals etc. I'm sure once you've got a few days of NoS back under your belt, you'll feel much better. Its good in a way that you have realised NoS is the way forward for you. Keep posting for support and enjoy your day in London

Hi mimiosovitch. I fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago too, it does make you feel really cross with yourself and I understand how you were feeling. I think if you were in a situation where you didn't have time for your meals and they weren't large enough, it is easy to slip up as you need to keep that hunger at bay. I've taken to making sure I sit at the table and enjoy my large plate. When that can't happen I struggle. When my friend offers me lunch it is just a few crackers. Days like that are hard! Also with the added stress on top and a birthday it is easy to slip up. My slip up started after my birthday meal and cake. It's hard to equate being able to eat freely on some days and it not be "failing" the diet. So with great difficulty so no thanks lapse into my usual yoyoing, I took Posies advice to mark it and move on. I'm glad you are back and feeling a bit better, good luck and keep posting.

Morning all.

Today is officially a s(ick) day for me. I've got a tummy bug that's doing the rounds and there is no way I could stomach a large plateful of food. It will have to be little and often if I do eat anything.

Hope you feel better soon.

Not a great day yesterday and had a tiny snack when got home from work. That is my difficult point. Toddler bed time tantrums. I know my trigger is anger or frustration. Had a smallish dinner to compensate and no evening snack. Onwards!

Morning everyone. Sorry to hear your feeling unwell beela, hope it doesn't go on too long, it's not nice having a dodgy tum. I seem to be doing ok, but have noticed I find it very difficult to remember not to nibble on scoff ingredients when I'm cooking, but in general I am sticking to the plan so far and really enjoying it. Good to hear all your stories, it's nice to know I'm not the only one who has wobbles and thanks again to Posie the No-S evangelist who pointed me in this direction