Everyday Systems

I'm sure this thread must have been done many many times... but it's nice to show appreciation so thought I'd show mine. So, after more than a year on NoS I finally got round to reading Reinhard's NoS book. If I'm honest, the reason I bought it was just as a (belated) 'thank you' to Reinhard. I didn't expect to learn anything new from it after participating in the bulletin board discussions for the last year. But it's a really excellent read, makes a lot of points that hadn't occurred to me, and also contains lots of NoS wisdom in just one short, easy-to-carry-around book. Really recommend it to those of you who haven't bought it yet.

I keep reading bits out loud to my partner by the way, it's quite funny, as he'll end up thinking this Reinhard guy is some sort of diet guru, while in fact he's just a normal, intelligent person who had a brilliant idea that makes SO much sense. I'm becoming more & more evangelical about NoS & want to buy / give away copies to friends who are yo-yo dieters but somehow I'm reluctant to as I know it will initially just be seen by them as one more diet book, which it SO isn't....

Anyway this was just to say (one more time): THANKS REINHARD!

I completely agree with you about how helpful reading and re-reading the book has been to me. I was very vocal and nearly "evangelical" at the beginning also, much like anyone who begins anything new, especially when one begins to see success. I have learned through experience to be as subtle as possible unless someone asks about how I've lost weight; then I usually say with a smile, "I'd love to share it with you if you really want to know." It's like any other diet or other life style change-the person has to decide for themselves to do it or not.

And how nice for you to express your appreciation to Reinhard-I'm sure we don't do that often enough!

I like your idea, LA loser, of offering to share only after someone makes a comment. I went a little nuts with one of my friends who said he was interested in losing weight. I even sent him the book! I thought he would like it because he is a pretty logical person, too, and witty. (I think Reinhard is so funny!) We talked later and he admitted he thought it was overboard. I've got to wait for more curiosity.

But, I think the book is a good idea to have. I even have an extra copy ready for when someone IS truly interested.

I agree, again. I bought a half dozen or so early on and have given them to those who are truly interested. Several times, I've printed out the first few pages of the website info and shared it, with the promise that if the person is more curious to tell me and I'll give them the book.

I figure it's the least I can do to pass the word along and buying a few books is a small way to thank Reinhard.

I definitely agree that it's not a good idea to push something like this on to somebody, however much of a weight problem they have & however much they discuss their weight problem. I feel in my heart that NoS is not so much a diet. Rather it's a structure of sensible, moderate eating that helps with diet, if that makes sense. But one needs to get to that point on their own, to feel they're done with conventional diets & yo-yo dieting & want something more moderate & permanent. It's a very personal journey and I feel that if someone reaches the end of their tether with diets they might well discover NoS (or something similar, e.g. Michael Pollan's rules) on their own... Still, like you said, I'm happy to talk about NoS to anyone who is genuinely interested.

Hear, hear on the thanks. I have to admit, every time I hear another story on the news about the looming tide of obesity in Western society, I sort of think, "Yeah, but we've got a solution to that, now. If everyone would just do NoS, we'd be all set."

As noted above, I guess people have to reach the end of their ropes, though, even in the face of looming obesity.

oolala53 wrote:As noted above, I guess people have to reach the end of their ropes, though, even in the face of looming obesity.

Yes, people have to be ready to hear the idea, and I realize it's not as simple as just handing everyone a copy of the book.

I wouldn't loan my copy out to anyone. But, I might just buy a few copies to keep on hand. I got my copy from paperbackswap.com. I'm Kajunfriend on there. It's a nice site where you swap books with people. I had this book on my wishlist for a while and someone finally sent it to me. I started this plan right away and read the book after I got started. I'd pretty much studied the book! I'm reading it for the second time now and underlining important stuff or things I want to remember.