The No S diet

shanteel612

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"

Walter__

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.

MorgueBabe

Eh, I don't eat sweets, and I typically don't snack, and I NEVER have seconds and I got fat.

_TastySnoBalls_

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.

Ready2Rock206

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.

Achrya

No snacks? Nope.

wheird

While I applaud your enthusiasm, this diet is too arbitrary to do anyone any good.

Alatariel75

Yuo'd be amazed how much I can fit on my plate for Firsts, LOL

IronPlayground

What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?

red_road

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 .

Cindyinpg

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.

Yep. Been there. Not going there again.

shanteel612

Lol...thought it was interesting. But you guys all have good points.

janeite1990

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.

DamePiglet

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.

DamePiglet

Lol...thought it was interesting. But you guys all have good points.

Made for good discussion. :flowerforyou:

Serah87

Nope Nope Nope!! :happy:

ndj1979

I do all that and have had no issues….

Too many rules...

ndj1979

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….

fruttibiscotti

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.

danasings

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:

ladymiseryali

What about second breakfast? What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?

I don't think so, Pip