Still new, already made modifications

Leana088 · Post by **Leana088** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:48 am

I'm pretty good with NoS already. Actually I've been doing it for a while, although not strictly. And I didn't add a noSweets. I just didn't snack before (I have tea and coffee as "snacks"), and I never go back for seconds anyhow, because if I eat right my meals are satisfying.

Anyway. My mods are quite simple. Most of my meals will be composed of vegetables, lean protein, and complex carbs. I will also use the USDA Myplate guide. If I can. That's half the plate gets filled with veg, a quarter with starch, and a quarter with protein.

Another mod: I will eat a fruit directly after dinner as dessert. I don't see that as seconds or a snack, more like part of dinner. Like my protein shake I drink with breakfast.

The reason I'm doing this is because I need to lose 12lb. And I want to do it at a reasonable pace of 1-2lb a week (depending on what I eat it might be more or less). NoS makes it a bit slower. I still have other goals to reach for myself. I'm young and I would like to build some muscle to help me look more athletic. So this is a cut for me. After this, I will need to bulk, that is, gain weight to build muscle. Followed by another cut.

This is why I'm in a bit of a hurry. NoS isn't the end of the road for me, I don't just want to get to a good weight and stay there. I want to reach my fitness goals before that first. =)

gingerpie · Post by **gingerpie** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:12 am

Good luck with your goals. That's the nice thing about no-s. It always fits with your life goals no matter what they are.

Post by **reinhard** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:07 pm

These "mods" sound very sensible, in fact they might not be technically mods at all, just "intelligent dietary defaults."

I've been known to have a piece of fruit with/after dinner. I make sure to put it in front of me with the rest of my meal to get that visual sense of how much I'm eating that I find so helpful.

Reinhard

Leana088 · Post by **Leana088** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:20 pm

Hello Reinhard!

My fruits after dinner might be a bit of a dessert. I LOVE apples/bananas with peanutbutter.

And also ANY fruit tastes great with honey drizzled over!

So its kind of more like a little healthy sweet tooth fix than just fruit for vitamins. =P

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:18 pm

It sounds like you are eating quite reasonably. I wish you peace with eating and your body soon.