4 months in and 14 lbs down - time for a testimonial
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:32 pm
Hello there. I am posting this because I have lost a stone on No S and have kept on with it for 4 months now. I am so pleased with this way of eating for so many reasons and can imagine sticking with it for a long time and keeping up the motivation for maintenance although that does seem a long way off.
I lost the first half stone quite quickly and the weight loss has slowed down to about 2 lb a month but that is fine as I believe I will reach a healthy weight and stay there.
The best thing about the diet for me are:
Eating nearly anything for my three meals a day - very healthy and home cooked, supermarket sandwiches or takeaways/ meals out. I find I want healthy food which I think has to do with having an appetite.
Enjoying the meals more - appetite again.
Feeling in control and escaping my sugar addiction. I still need to crack this on S days as I am sometimes an idiot but not every S day and I can get back on track on Mondays.
Being able to mark a NWS day where necessary and not feeling that I have broken the diet.
Thinking about the diet very little - escaping the obsession that is required for some other diets and can't last forever.
It fits in so well with social eating especially with my husband. No special diet food and I am motivated to cook supper!
The support available on the boards here and the simplicity of habitcal.
The hard bits:
Learning to say no thank you to sweets and snacks being offered (although people don't really care what you eat)
The sugar cravings - these might go away if I didn't eat sugar at the weekend.
Feeling hungry in the afternoons - not always and I have got used to it as not that bad, learned to eat enough at meal times or I have a cup of tea to calm it down
Getting S days right
My mods:
Mainly relate to S days. I have tried a maximum of 5 S events and keeping off sweets 7 days a week. I have relaxed this now and aim for only having Ss that really feel worth it. Some days go better than others....
Intelligent dietary defaults:
Breakfast - toasted pitta bread, Brie and sweet peppers in the week, fried egg on toast with mushrooms and tomatoes at the weekend. I always aim to include some protein.
Work lunch - sandwich, salad, fruit and yoghurt - no crisps
This is my 3rd start and I do know that it is very possible to fall off the no S wagon and gain plenty of weight. I hope though that two episodes of that are enough for me. We will see. I hope to be back at a year in or 2 stone off with continued enthusiasm.
I lost the first half stone quite quickly and the weight loss has slowed down to about 2 lb a month but that is fine as I believe I will reach a healthy weight and stay there.
The best thing about the diet for me are:
Eating nearly anything for my three meals a day - very healthy and home cooked, supermarket sandwiches or takeaways/ meals out. I find I want healthy food which I think has to do with having an appetite.
Enjoying the meals more - appetite again.
Feeling in control and escaping my sugar addiction. I still need to crack this on S days as I am sometimes an idiot but not every S day and I can get back on track on Mondays.
Being able to mark a NWS day where necessary and not feeling that I have broken the diet.
Thinking about the diet very little - escaping the obsession that is required for some other diets and can't last forever.
It fits in so well with social eating especially with my husband. No special diet food and I am motivated to cook supper!
The support available on the boards here and the simplicity of habitcal.
The hard bits:
Learning to say no thank you to sweets and snacks being offered (although people don't really care what you eat)
The sugar cravings - these might go away if I didn't eat sugar at the weekend.
Feeling hungry in the afternoons - not always and I have got used to it as not that bad, learned to eat enough at meal times or I have a cup of tea to calm it down
Getting S days right
My mods:
Mainly relate to S days. I have tried a maximum of 5 S events and keeping off sweets 7 days a week. I have relaxed this now and aim for only having Ss that really feel worth it. Some days go better than others....
Intelligent dietary defaults:
Breakfast - toasted pitta bread, Brie and sweet peppers in the week, fried egg on toast with mushrooms and tomatoes at the weekend. I always aim to include some protein.
Work lunch - sandwich, salad, fruit and yoghurt - no crisps
This is my 3rd start and I do know that it is very possible to fall off the no S wagon and gain plenty of weight. I hope though that two episodes of that are enough for me. We will see. I hope to be back at a year in or 2 stone off with continued enthusiasm.