The No S diet
shanteel612
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Have you ever heard of it, the website says
"The No S Diet, also known as the "Grandma Diet," the "Why Didn't I Think of that Diet," and the "No $ Diet" is a program of systematic moderation I invented for myself that I imagine might work for similarly minded people.
No funny science or calorie accounting involved, just a few simple and mnemonic tricks for building sustainably "good enough" eating habits.
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds"
"The No S Diet, also known as the "Grandma Diet," the "Why Didn't I Think of that Diet," and the "No $ Diet" is a program of systematic moderation I invented for myself that I imagine might work for similarly minded people.
No funny science or calorie accounting involved, just a few simple and mnemonic tricks for building sustainably "good enough" eating habits.
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds"
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The problem with these kinds of diets is that they deprive you of the foods you love to eat and so no one is able to stick to them for long.
People might try them for a few weeks (if that), lose a few lbs, then quit because they can't do it anymore. Then they binge on snacks, sweets, and seconds until all the weight comes back.0 -
Eh, I don't eat sweets, and I typically don't snack, and I NEVER have seconds and I got fat.0
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The problem with these kinds of diets is that they deprive you of the foods you love to eat and so no one is able to stick to them for long.
People might try them for a few weeks (if that), lose a few lbs, then quit because they can't do it anymore. Then they binge on snacks, sweets, and seconds until all the weight comes back.
Agreed. I'd much rather have seconds of a sweet snack a couple times a week.0 -
So I can eat 5,000 calories a day and still lose weight as long as it is savory foods, during a proper meal time and I have a really big plate. Sounds legit.0
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No snacks? Nope.0
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While I applaud your enthusiasm, this diet is too arbitrary to do anyone any good.0
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Yuo'd be amazed how much I can fit on my plate for Firsts, LOL0
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What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?0
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I am assuming the meal items would be one serving size each, not just trying to pile as much crap on your plate as possible lol but agree i could not do this. I already feel enough deprivation just being on a diet let alone adding other restrictions .0
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Yep. Been there. Not going there again.The problem with these kinds of diets is that they deprive you of the foods you love to eat and so no one is able to stick to them for long.
People might try them for a few weeks (if that), lose a few lbs, then quit because they can't do it anymore. Then they binge on snacks, sweets, and seconds until all the weight comes back.0 -
Lol...thought it was interesting. But you guys all have good points.0
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I agree that this wouldn't work as is, but it is probably good advice to be aware of snacking, sweets, and seconds, and maybe that's what grandma meant. Just be thoughtful about those things.0
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While I applaud your enthusiasm, this diet is too arbitrary to do anyone any good.
Yeah, this mostly.
I'd end up doing the same thing I do now anyway. My breakfast time would last from the time I wake up until noon. Lunch from 12:01 until dinner, then dinner + 1 minute until bedtime. I'd just make sure I was in calorie deficit.0 -
Lol...thought it was interesting. But you guys all have good points.
Made for good discussion. :flowerforyou:0 -
Nope Nope Nope!! :happy:0
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I do all that and have had no issues….
Too many rules...0 -
here is a better one.
eat in a deficit
work out/lift heavy
hit macros
eat whatever you want within moderation - I like the 80/20 rule…80% health and 20% whatever you want….0 -
Have you ever heard of it, the website says
"The No S Diet, also known as the "Grandma Diet," the "Why Didn't I Think of that Diet," and the "No $ Diet" is a program of systematic moderation I invented for myself that I imagine might work for similarly minded people.
No funny science or calorie accounting involved, just a few simple and mnemonic tricks for building sustainably "good enough" eating habits.
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds"
I think the "food environment" has changed since the days of our grand mothers and great grand mothers. Whereas they used to cook with lard, and not crisco. They used butter, not margarine. Coca cola servings were tiny in comparison to our "big gulp" sizes, and were occasional treats as opposed to every day or every meal. Egg omelettes used to contained the yolks, and not the bland, pale white egg omelettes of today. Homemade bread with a slather of butter and homemade preserves were eaten, instead of cosmetically engineered pop tarts. Pieces of chicken actually looked like pieces of chicken, while today you can nuke processed chicken pieces that are formed in the shape of rockets and dinosaurs. Fruit was consumed as it came off the tree it was picked from, and not a strip of colourful sweet leather devoid of the original fiber and nutrient content. Bacon came from pigs, and not turkeys. Meatballs were made from fatty ground meat, and not GMO soy tofu. And beef used to come from cows that ate lots of grass, and not pumped up with hormones and stuffed with GMO grain feed. Snout to tail eating was more common, as opposed to the nothing but chicken breast eating of today. And cheese was made from whole milk, as opposed to the rubbery disgusting fat free cheese of today.
I have made the choice to eat whole foods, limit the processed crap, not fear the fat content in foods, and limit the type of foods that increase my food cravings. As a result, I naturally eat less (no seconds), I don't need to snack, and I don't need the sweets, as I am satiated with the right foods.0 -
I have tried it...and lasted about a week without snacks. Feeling deprived is a very slippery slope for me. So, nope. But if it works for you, then go for it. :flowerforyou:0
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What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
I don't think so, Pip0 -
Yuo'd be amazed how much I can fit on my plate for Firsts, LOL
Yup. I would just make sure there was enough on my plate that I didn't want seconds.0 -
I'm out - I eat snacks, sweets and seconds.
And I still lose weight. :drinker:0 -
Actually - you missed an important part of the No S Diet - the exception! The website saysf:
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"
So, the whole idea is that you eat like they did in the "old days" - meaning no snacks, no seconds, no dessert all the time - except twice a week you can break the rules. It's actually pretty maintainable because you can eat ANYTHING at ANYTIME as long as you follow the rules most of the time. On Saturday and Sunday (the days that start with S) you can indulge.
I tried it for several months and it seemed very doable because it allowed me to pass up a lot of temptation because I knew in just a few days I could have an indulgence day. I didn't lose any weight doing it, but I did maintain. I will probably do it again when I hopefully get to my goal weight.
His website is pretty easy to read - http://www.nosdiet.com/
It's not for everyone and it's not for me right now, but it is much more reasonable than it's been made to sound here.0 -
Sounds tedious, restrictive, & unsustainable.0
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Hmm... I wonder what old days they are talking about. My parents and grandparents had dessert (homemade pies, cakes, milkshakes etc) after dinner every night, not just the weekends. Mind you, us kids got quite a bit more outdoor exercise with playing and chores in the evenings, so it was perfectly fine.Actually - you missed an important part of the No S Diet - the exception! The website saysf:
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start with "S"
So, the whole idea is that you eat like they did in the "old days" - meaning no snacks, no seconds, no dessert all the time - except twice a week you can break the rules. It's actually pretty maintainable because you can eat ANYTHING at ANYTIME as long as you follow the rules most of the time. On Saturday and Sunday (the days that start with S) you can indulge.
I tried it for several months and it seemed very doable because it allowed me to pass up a lot of temptation because I knew in just a few days I could have an indulgence day. I didn't lose any weight doing it, but I did maintain. I will probably do it again when I hopefully get to my goal weight.
His website is pretty easy to read - http://www.nosdiet.com/
It's not for everyone and it's not for me right now, but it is much more reasonable than it's been made to sound here.0 -
I posted that there is one exception but forgot to add the exception....opppsActually - you missed an important part of the No S Diet - the exception! The website saysf:
There are just three rules and one exception:
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Seconds
Except (sometimes) on days that start .0 -
What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
lmfao0 -
What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?
no supper it starts with S. you can have dinner
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The problem with these kinds of diets is that they deprive you of the foods you love to eat and so no one is able to stick to them for long.
People might try them for a few weeks (if that), lose a few lbs, then quit because they can't do it anymore. Then they binge on snacks, sweets, and seconds until all the weight comes back.
This. Eat now, how you plan on eating for the rest of your life. Learn now, the tools to eating the foods you enjoy in a way that's sustainable for not only weight loss, but to maintain that weight loss for the next 20, 30, 40+ years. Creating pointless restrictions now, is only going to lead to failure.0 -
I did the no s diet and lost some weight. It was the only diet i ever stuck to for that long. I stayed on it for two months and I lost 10 pounds. I really would recommend it.0
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