Second year practising No S, first year on forum
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:43 am
62 years old female, long time binge eater, moderately overweight for decades. Life long habits of exercise, home cooking from fresh ingredients and avoiding processed food in between binges. Although my eating had improved a lot from when I was younger, it was stopping me from losing the weight I wanted to. My motivations were both health and vanity.
Year 1 (May 2016): started doing No S on my own, moderately successful in compliance on N days, lost a few lbs, went on holiday with lots of hiking, lost a couple of lbs in 2 weeks which took me below the low of the weight range I've been maintaining for the last decade. Started overeating again, and ended up slightly heavier than when I started. This year when I hit the same weight, there was no rebound.
It still was a valuable year, and I thought of myself as practising No S the whole year.
Year 2: joined the forum, committed to weekly reporting and not eating between meals. Put stopping bingeing before weight loss. Mods: allowed myself seconds if I felt like I hadn't had enough, and ate quite large meals for a while. Decided to stick to 3 meals on S days, as this was easier for me. My approach has been to commit to what I think I can be successful at.
I had to do quite a lot of clock watching in the early months, but it has got much easier. The accountability of regular reporting was what got me through
while I waited out the cravings.
After a year, and achieving a month with no seconds, I decided to do without that crutch. My compliance with the no snacks rule has been very good. Most of the year I didn't take that much notice of the one plate rule, but (except for the occasional seconds), I am very strict about dishing everything I want to eat out at the beginning of the meal. My meal size has decreased by itself during the year, and mostly my meals are on one plate now. I have been training myself to pay attention to how full I feel, and quite often leave food on the plate.
I don't eat a lot of treats, but tend to have more energy dense food and sometimes bigger quantities on S days. I don't keep food I have trouble with in the house.
The main benefit has been finally getting my eating under control. I have also lost some excess weight and improved my fitness through regular strength training and walking.
Weight change: I weigh daily, but only record the start of the month and monthly highs and low.
May 2016: 147 lbs
May-June 2017: 146 -151 lbs
May 2018: 138 -141 lbs
That is enough to be noticeable. More importantly, I believe that if I keep on with No S, it will stay off.
Many thanks to everyone who posts on this forum. My daily reading keeps me inspired. I couldn't have had a successful No S year without you.
And a huge thanks to Reinhard to starting and maintaining the forum, and introducing me to the idea of practising systematic moderation.
Year 1 (May 2016): started doing No S on my own, moderately successful in compliance on N days, lost a few lbs, went on holiday with lots of hiking, lost a couple of lbs in 2 weeks which took me below the low of the weight range I've been maintaining for the last decade. Started overeating again, and ended up slightly heavier than when I started. This year when I hit the same weight, there was no rebound.
It still was a valuable year, and I thought of myself as practising No S the whole year.
Year 2: joined the forum, committed to weekly reporting and not eating between meals. Put stopping bingeing before weight loss. Mods: allowed myself seconds if I felt like I hadn't had enough, and ate quite large meals for a while. Decided to stick to 3 meals on S days, as this was easier for me. My approach has been to commit to what I think I can be successful at.
I had to do quite a lot of clock watching in the early months, but it has got much easier. The accountability of regular reporting was what got me through
while I waited out the cravings.
After a year, and achieving a month with no seconds, I decided to do without that crutch. My compliance with the no snacks rule has been very good. Most of the year I didn't take that much notice of the one plate rule, but (except for the occasional seconds), I am very strict about dishing everything I want to eat out at the beginning of the meal. My meal size has decreased by itself during the year, and mostly my meals are on one plate now. I have been training myself to pay attention to how full I feel, and quite often leave food on the plate.
I don't eat a lot of treats, but tend to have more energy dense food and sometimes bigger quantities on S days. I don't keep food I have trouble with in the house.
The main benefit has been finally getting my eating under control. I have also lost some excess weight and improved my fitness through regular strength training and walking.
Weight change: I weigh daily, but only record the start of the month and monthly highs and low.
May 2016: 147 lbs
May-June 2017: 146 -151 lbs
May 2018: 138 -141 lbs
That is enough to be noticeable. More importantly, I believe that if I keep on with No S, it will stay off.
Many thanks to everyone who posts on this forum. My daily reading keeps me inspired. I couldn't have had a successful No S year without you.
And a huge thanks to Reinhard to starting and maintaining the forum, and introducing me to the idea of practising systematic moderation.