1 Year Check in
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:47 am
(I posted most of this in response to another post. Maybe it will help someone here).
I tried No S many times, but always fell off the wagon within a month. This past Jan, I started again but this time I tried having absolutely no (zero) S days. It's now Dec and I've lost 32 pounds.
I love the rhythm and consistency of 3 meals a day. I have always had a problem with sweets. Now I eat delicious, filling food. I don't force myself to eat veggies or protein or what have you - it seems like I'll have a high carb or low veg day (AKA "Beige 'n' Brown Foods" meals), and then a few days later I'll have the opposite. I used to think about my weight and fret about food many times a day. That has disappeared.
At first, I would pile my plate high at each meal. Over time, my plates became less mountainous. I didn't really notice it happening. If I'm hungry between meals, I'll drink milk or have a dairy-forward cup of tea.
I have no idea how many calories I eat a day, but it seems like a lot. I have butter and sourdough bread at most meals. I eat whatever I want as long as it's not sweet. I have noticed that I really dislike that "uncomfortably full" feeling now, so I try to avoid it.
I have gained and lost hundreds or maybe thousands of pounds in my life. I was put on my first diet when I was 8 years old. Since then, I've either been "on a diet " or "off the wagon". It sounds ridiculous when I write it, but I don't think I'm alone in my experience. Right now, I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I feel normal (even though eating 3 meals a day is not that normal these days).
In addition to the no s diet, I have been thinking more about "why" I ate so much and what triggers me. I attended some OA meetings and found them helpful in this.
I think my particular personality/history/physiology responds well to rigid habits when it comes to mealtimes and sweets. Though it may not for everyone, no s has changed my weight and my life for the better.
Jvcnm
Female, 53
1/2/20 - 182 lb
12/22/20 - 150 lb
I tried No S many times, but always fell off the wagon within a month. This past Jan, I started again but this time I tried having absolutely no (zero) S days. It's now Dec and I've lost 32 pounds.
I love the rhythm and consistency of 3 meals a day. I have always had a problem with sweets. Now I eat delicious, filling food. I don't force myself to eat veggies or protein or what have you - it seems like I'll have a high carb or low veg day (AKA "Beige 'n' Brown Foods" meals), and then a few days later I'll have the opposite. I used to think about my weight and fret about food many times a day. That has disappeared.
At first, I would pile my plate high at each meal. Over time, my plates became less mountainous. I didn't really notice it happening. If I'm hungry between meals, I'll drink milk or have a dairy-forward cup of tea.
I have no idea how many calories I eat a day, but it seems like a lot. I have butter and sourdough bread at most meals. I eat whatever I want as long as it's not sweet. I have noticed that I really dislike that "uncomfortably full" feeling now, so I try to avoid it.
I have gained and lost hundreds or maybe thousands of pounds in my life. I was put on my first diet when I was 8 years old. Since then, I've either been "on a diet " or "off the wagon". It sounds ridiculous when I write it, but I don't think I'm alone in my experience. Right now, I don't feel like I'm on a diet. I feel normal (even though eating 3 meals a day is not that normal these days).
In addition to the no s diet, I have been thinking more about "why" I ate so much and what triggers me. I attended some OA meetings and found them helpful in this.
I think my particular personality/history/physiology responds well to rigid habits when it comes to mealtimes and sweets. Though it may not for everyone, no s has changed my weight and my life for the better.
Jvcnm
Female, 53
1/2/20 - 182 lb
12/22/20 - 150 lb