Everyday Systems

Poespoemspwnposers wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:35 pm

I came across the mention of No S on a old Reddit thread. The thread was about habit building.

I checked the website out and instantly clicked with the writing style and purchased the book, simply because I enjoyed the writing style and transparency of the fact that the key points are in the website for free. This along with one specific part is what cemented my will to try this.

"If you're still convinced that you've been doomed by your genes, view this diet as an experiment. If you can stick with it for 6 months and not lose a significant amount of weight, then you can plead genetics with a clear conscience."

I admit I do hold a belief that for whatever reason I am genetically doomed to be fat. This has always been reinforced by every failed diet. I am willing to admit though that the diets failed because I have never created any habits that actually shift my usual way of eating. And I am willing to admit that while I don't think I will ever be thin, I would be very happy with simply less fat.

So! Here we are. I am going to No S it up as close to the letter as I can. I am using my dry erase calendar with the red, green and yellow as a visual I can easily see. I will be walking for exercise to start. I will see in six months if I am a smaller genetically fat person or not.

I am very competitive and really enjoy a challenge/experiment or anything I can view as a quest so this should also be enjoyable, at least that is my mindset going into this.

Thank you for accepting me and I look forward to my time here. Happy (I hope anyway) 2021!

Mustloseweight wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:12 pm

Good luck,

Keep letting us know your progress as that is really inspiring to others.

Anne x

ladybird30 wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:26 pm

Welcome & all the best for your 6 month experiment.

As far as genetics goes, you probably already know that most modern health conditions with a genetic component
also need the right (or wrong) environment to trigger those conditions.

When I was a child, back in the 1960s, there was one fat kid in my class. She may have had unlucky genetics, but now
she wouldn't stand out at all. Our genetics haven't changed, but our food & activity environments have. No doubt there are
other factors too.

So you have every prospect of success.

oolala53 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:54 pm

It's been about six months. How has it gone?

BTW, I don't mean to be a killjoy, but the odds of getting to thin from obese are really small in our environment. But getting from unhealthy to healthy is very possible. And thinness just might happen but it's a crushing expectation. It's the cultural hatred of fatness that lies under the despair and is very hard to counteract but what's the alternative? We've got to be able to respect ourselves as is even while we cultivate habits supportive of vitality.

oolala53 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:04 am

This is absolutely wonderful news! So glad for your positive changes. and am really envious (I write this to people all the time but don't do much about it) of your consistent workout schedule. I would imagine you have lost a lot more 45 lbs. of fat with that amount of resistance work.

Here's to the next six months.

Soprano wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:10 am

It's not just the benefit of calories burned. The reduction in glucose in your blood and consequent reduction in insulin required contributes to weight loss.

Keep it up

Jx

Poespoemspwnposers wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:45 pm

oolala53 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:04 am

This is absolutely wonderful news! So glad for your positive changes. and am really envious (I write this to people all the time but don't do much about it) of your consistent workout schedule. I would imagine you have lost a lot more 45 lbs. of fat with that amount of resistance work.

Here's to the next six months.

Thank you!

Unfortunately weight training doesn’t burn all that many calories. I burn top end 200 per hour even when going to failure and pushing hard. Cardio for sure burns more calories but they both make me more hungry lol. I’d probably lose more if I just walked but I like to feel strong.

oolala53 wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:52 am

I didn't mean that you burn a lot doing resistance work. But when people lift heavy, they can lose fat and gain muscle. I just meant it has been found that people who weight train in deficit are more likely to preserve muscle. PIctures of avid exercisers who cut calories are posted on another site I go to and it is noticeable how much smaller the exercisers look for the same weight loss.

In any case, congrats!

Over43 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 15, 2021 10:34 am

Poespoemspwnposers wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:45 pm

oolala53 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:04 am

This is absolutely wonderful news! So glad for your positive changes. and am really envious (I write this to people all the time but don't do much about it) of your consistent workout schedule. I would imagine you have lost a lot more 45 lbs. of fat with that amount of resistance work.

Here's to the next six months.

Thank you!

Unfortunately weight training doesn’t burn all that many calories. I burn top end 200 per hour even when going to failure and pushing hard. Cardio for sure burns more calories but they both make me more hungry lol. I’d probably lose more if I just walked but I like to feel strong.

The old "cardio makes me hungry" paradox. I am in the same boat. Two or three years ago I swam a lot. And I was constantly hungry. And I ate a lot. But, there was something very comforting, being in a pool at Five AM, with very few people. It is a shame pools are so few and far between where I live.