The No S Diet: The Strikingly Simple Weight-Loss Strategy That Has Dieters Raving--and Dropping Pounds | 
| Authors: Reinhard Engels, Ben Kallen
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
Buy New: $7.14
You Save: $6.81 (49%)
New (41) Used (10) from $4.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 12228
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0399534040
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780399534041
ASIN: 0399534040
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new Item. CD, DVD, Book, VHS more than 400 000 titles to choose from. ALL days Low Price !
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
No Snacks. No Sweets. No Seconds.*
*Except on days that start with S (Saturdays, Sundays, and Special days).
Developed by a problem-solving software engineer who was tired of diets that are too hard to stick with, The No-S Diet has attracted a passionate following online thanks to its elegant simplicity-and its results. Unlike fad diets based on gimmicks that lead to short-term weight-loss followed by backsliding and failure, The No-S Diet is a maintainable life plan that reminds us of the commonsense, conscious way we all know we should be eating.
The book offers readers the tips, tricks, techniques and testimonials they'll need to stick with No-S for life
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
A COMMON SENSE APPROACH July 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was curious about this newly-popular book since it is based more on when you eat than what you eat, which makes it somewhat similar to The 3:00 PM Secret. The No S Diet is simple and elegant, having just 3 rules - No Snacks - No Sweets - No Second helpings. These rules apply except on days that start with "S", namely, Saturdays, Sundays, and Special days, where "Special" days are defined as birthdays, holidays, and sick days. The key rule as described by the author is "no snacks", and he defines snacks as anything you eat between meals. In other words, don't eat between meals - period - except on S days.
The author criticizes other diet books, which seems unnecessary, though he is clearly trying to distinguish himself and his ideas. He says, for example, forbidden-foods diets are "patent nonsense" and "pseudoscientific". He continues with calorie-counting diets stating they "require you to be a full time calorie accountant" and "...funny that these diets masquerade as scientific..." and so on. Then, he tells you why his diet so much better: "Because it is simple, sustainable, and you aren't really depriving yourself of anything." He says we are fat because of "excess" - we simply eat too much!
The author advocates eating healthy meals and making them count (nutritionally). He is convinced that snacking is what makes Americans fat, suggesting that obesity rates correlate with the number of calories consumed through snacking. He supports this idea by citing that the French snack on average less than once a day compared to Americans three times per day, and that the Chinese barely snack at all. He also says obesity has increased with the increased rate of snacking. While snacking may be a factor in why Americans are obese, it's not likely that it is the only cause.
He does not provide food lists, recipes, or exercises, and says his diet can be used in conjunction with other diets. He does not, however, appear to be a fan of low-carb diets.
Contents:
1. It's That Simple
2. No Snacks
3. No Sweets
4. No Seconds
5. Days That Start with S
6. Building the No S Habit
7. Beyond the No S Diet
Endnotes
This is an interesting book with some research and stats. It has a common-sense approach that should resonate with many readers. I agree with the author about the problems of following diets with draconian meal plans. We are all adults and should be able to determine whether we are overeating during meals by watching the scale. This approach should be an effective method for many people and the book is worth reading. I also recommend THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams, The Alternate-Day Diet, and The 2007 Second Expert Report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective.
This is how I've been eating for the last 2 years July 18, 2008
I'm glad I found the No S Diet just after I realized that the whole idea of "restricting" and "counting" didn't work for long term weight loss & manteinance. I 'discovered' the nosdiet website and after I read it, finally said to myself: "this is the way to eat to not worry anymore about dieting". Since then, I can now focus on other more important and fun things in life.
I ordered this book just as a support for the nosdiet website, because I already knew all the info. As other reviewers have said, you don't really need the book to lose the weight, just follow the no snacks, no sweets, no seconds advice and you're done.
However, the book serves as a big FAQ that will save you many weeks (or months) of reading into the diet message boards. So for the price, if you're new to this system, this is gold.
Anyways, at first you will feel free, you will throw away all the other diet books you've bought (even the ones that "promise" they will be your 'new lifestyle for life'), and you will be very enthusiastic about this new way of seeing your relationship with food. However, after the first weeks, If you're the typical diet-addict, you may get disappointed. Why? you may ask. Simple: the weight loss is not 'fast' as the more commercial diets you're used to hear about. The weight loss is slow, but seady, and sustainable for life. You must have patience and start paying attention to your new habits (because as the author says, this is a mental fix, not a dietary one). You have to keep going at it looking it like a long-term goal, not a "lose 20 pounds for next summer" approach.
Personally, the best thing about No S Diet is that it is doable. I've never been able to "follow" a diet for a few months without dropping it (it is not a matter of willpower, really), but since I found NoS (not really a diet per se), I've been eating this way for 2 years. I was getting fat when I started doing it (after a Christmas binge-festival), then I lost around 20 pounds in the last 12 months after I started exercising, and I'm now at a healthy weight. I KNOW I can to this forever, and even without thinking about "doing" it. It's automatic. By the way, I also suggest the "shovelglove" invention by the same author, if you don't know what kind of exercise to do, in addition to walking.
So, if you are the kind of person who didn't have a wise grandma that taught you "wait until dinner to eat" or "ice creams are for sundays", this is what you need. This is TRULY the last & only "how to eat" book, for everyone.
 Same old story July 13, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book, like 99,9% of diet books, relies on catchy names and cute phrases to promote itself. However, like most other diet books it relies on the biggest weight loss myth ever.
So what is the myth?
It is the widely held belief that calories do not count or are of only minor importance when it comes to weight loss. Make no mistake: If you wish to lose weight, calories are everything! To successfully lose weight, you must burn more calories in a given time period than you take in, no matter what diet you are following.
Despite this, diet authors commonly advise us to forget about counting calories! No wonder most people fail dismally in their weight loss efforts!
You can follow NOSdiet's rules to the T but if there is no calorie deficit, you won't lose weight.
If you don't know what calories you are burning and what calories you are consuming, it's very difficult, if not impossible to create a calorie deficit.
Creating a calorie deficit with NOS, is like spitting on a swinging jug.
The NOSdiet rules cannot supersede the laws of physics, no matter what the author or his followers claim.
My recommendation, determine from one of the numerous BMR calculators online your calorie needs and consume sufficient calories to create a daily 500 calorie deficit. As you lose weight, adjust the numbers. This system guarantees a weight loss.
It works! July 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The proof is in the pudding. I've been on this diet for three months and have already lost over 10 pounds. The rules are easy to keep and have not impacted my lifestyle dramatically except to make me feel more empowered. This was a nice bonus that I wasn't expecting. It's truly amazing how much food can control your life. No longer!
I've bought 4 copies so far. May 23, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book, well written and full of insight and common sense, and I think anyone who is interested in losing or maintaining weight should purchase and read this book.
I've been on about every diet there is, and for quite some time I've beem maintaining a 156 lb weight loss (from 271 lbs to 115 lbs. I am 5'0" tall)
As part of my maintenance, Dieting has become one of my Hobbies.
I'm always looking for an effective plan to take-off and keep-off weight.
I learned about the No S Diet book through Woman's World Magazine, because
I frequently pick-up a copy of it to learn about new diet books. If I find one that looks interesting to me, then I'll usually buy it and read it.
I bought a copy of "The No S Diet" and read it. Then I read it again. Then again. After that I ordered another one through Amazon for them to ship to an out-of-state dieting friend. A week or so later I ordered another for a different friend. Not long after that I ordered another for my sister.
I don't think I've ever written a book review here before, although I frequently buy books here. I've read literally hundreds of diet books, and worked to follow many of the diets inside them, but I think that if I had just been able to have this one book years ago, and had followed the simple plan it outlines, I could have saved myself many fat years....AND a great deal of money that I've spent on other diet books and diet clubs.
|
|
|
