So Simple It's Brilliant!

I've been frustrated with my weight loss. 

Or, since April, the lack of. 

I know where I went "wrong." 

My birthday. 

My excuse to bake a cake and have a piece

...or two. 

Here is where my all-or-nothing thinking gets me into trouble because then there is guilt, then there is the feeling of messing things up so I might as well have a couple more pieces the next day...and so on until old habits come back and the cycle continues.

But I've found something so simple it's brilliant!  Apparently it's been around a while but this is the first time I've heard of it.  It's called The No S Diet developed by Reinhard Engels.  Here's the idea:

3 rules and 1 exception:

• No Snacks
• No Sweets
• No Seconds

Except *sometimes* on days that start with "S" (Saturday, Sunday, Special Occasions)

That's it.

There is a book available at Amazon:



But really there's a lot of information on the website which includes a podcast and forum.

So in keeping with my 12 reasons I'm giving up on counting calories,

here are 12 reasons I'm liking the No S Diet:

1. I get to eat what everyone else is eating.
2. There are no forbidden foods or even acceptable food lists.
3. It frees up my mind to think about other things besides how to make a snack healthy or thoughts of guilt, or calories, calories, calories.
4. It frees up my time since I don't need to snack. 
5. Did I mention it's simple?  Three meals a day.  Three plates a day.  (Except occasionally.)
6. I still get to eat sugar in moderation and *sometimes* sweets.
7. It forms good habits.
8. It encourages moderation.
9. It teaches individual responsibility and not excuses.
10. It supports all the healthy habits I've learned like loading most of your plate with vegetables, fruits and whole grains.
11. I can focus on the enjoyment of food and not the worry part (bad vs. good food).
12. There's nothing to buy -  a nickname for this diet is the No $ Diet.

No S Diet, used by permission

I have followed this diet for only a week so far and it's totally doable.  I'll admit:

I get hungry between meals at this point but not weak. 

I also load my plate up embarrassingly full. 

And yes, I've lost weight.

How does this sound to anyone out there?