As of this morning, I'm down 18 lbs. I started out with a lot to lose (303 at initial weigh in), so I fully expect my pace to slow in the next few months.
I started with just vanilla No-S and the last week of the month added Shovelglove.
Really enjoying the diet. I've never said those words in succession before.
I've since learned to appreciate food more and not snack all the time!What's interesting, for me at least, is that No-S is very similar to my old eating habits for breakfast and lunch. I never really had a problem there. I ate sensibly and seldomly snacked while at work (weekends were and are another thing entirely).
My problem came in the evenings. I'd eat a RIDICULOUSLY huge amount of calories every evening. Some days, i would consume over 3000 calories from 6pm til bedtime. Then wake up at 2am for a snack.
The first week was the hardest, particularly in the evenings, but I learned if I couldn't handle the hunger, to just go to bed early. So I was pretty well rested that week.
After the first week, however, things got MUCH easier and I don't even really think about snacking at night anymore. I'm simply not hungry.
I've also read the thread about intermittent fasting and have to say I'm intrigued. This fits in with my lifestyle rather well, so I may look into that at some point. Right now, I actually feel like i'm forcing myself to eat during the day sometimes. I don't eat that much, but i'm often not hungry in the morning until noon, or if i'm hungry in the morning, i'm not hungry again until 3:30 or so...and by that time, might as well just wait for dinner.
Anyway, i'm rambling, but I wanted to post my progress and Say Thanks to Reinhard for creating this really simple way of life. I initially committed to six months of No-S with a reevaluation at the end of december. I've never been able to stay on a diet that long before, and if month 1 was any indicator, I won't have any problems this time around.
