Everyday Systems: nosdiet: message 221 of 3212

Note: This is an archived message from our old discussion software. Join the current discussion here.

    
I stumbled upon the No S Diet while searching through Amazon.com 
yesterday and it really makes sense to me. I lived in Japan for a 
year (a country definitely NOT known for its obesity) and I now see 
that the Japanese actually follow the No S Diet quite closely in 
their eating habits. A typical Japanese eating day is as follows: 
Breakfast consisting of eggs, rice, fish, miso soup, coffee. A cup 
of green tea mid-morning served to everyone at the office. A 
substantial lunch consisting of some kind of meat or fish, soup, 
rice, and vegetables. A cup of green tea mid-afternoon again served 
throughout the office. Dinner consisting of pretty much the same 
thing as lunch. All meals are typically taken with plain tea.

The Japanese are not much for snacking, but very often on the 
weekends they will stop in a coffee shop to have a piece of cake and 
a cup of coffee. Japanese desserts, however, are about half as sweet 
as American desserts.

I'm going to start following the No S Diet and I am hoping to lose 
the 20 pounds I gained AFTER returning from Japan!