Everyday Systems

Voice of mother.. 'You'll ruin your appetite!' I remember it well. Oolala: 'So, spinningwoman, does that mean you have incorporated no snacks as well as a low starch eating program?' I'm trying to remember the way it all came together. I started low-carbing almost by accident to support my husband w...

In a spirit of scientific enquiry, I just made two 9oz cups of coffee, one with cream and one cappuccino. (I gave one to my husband to drink, don't worry<g>.) I weighed them as I added the milk and cream and in both cases, I calculate that the caloric value was about 100 calories for the addition. I...

Hey, no - I thought that didn't sound like anything I remembered, so I looked it up. Page54 of the book says quite definitely that no s does not count drinks as snacks even if they are caloric. The only restriction is on sugary drinks which count as sweets. I drink coffee often, either with cream or...

Oh, yes -I like that, so long as you don't end up sounding judgemental. But as you say, that's something most people would vaguely think is a good idea. I'm totally convinced that the no snacks rule is life changing. My husband and I both started a no sugar low starch diet a long time before I found...

I have come in late to this, but it is interesting because I have a job where people are often offering me small items of hospitality - usually a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit or piece of cake. I used to feel very awkward at saying no to the biscuit/cake but now I just say 'No, I won't, thanks, ju...

Thinking some more, probably I should check on N days. That should be enough for rapid effective feedback. The checking is kind of like the single plate in no-S - hopefully, it will make spending visible. I'm not sure whether I also need an equivalent of the 'no sweets no snacks' to address particul...

Hmm... musing on names and what exactly I want from this, I'm imagining a big red arrow with YOU ARE HERE written on it. Maybe that's it.

I'm a new member, but a long-time reader of the web-page and listener to the podcasts. (I mistyped that as 'podcats' which reminds me that I like how occasionally during podcasts a cat will make itself known<g>.) Ever since I stopped eating much in the way of starch and sugar, long before I came acr...