One week of NoS in TX

maryashley · Post by **maryashley** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:02 pm

Just felt like I should drop in and say hello, as I have finished up my first week of NoS living!

Found your site somehow through HealthMonth.com, a behavior modification game that I have been using since January.

I'm female, physically active but a perpetual and mindless grazer, 5'10" and started at around 188 lbs. I lost 4.7 lbs in my first week of NoS with very, very little stress involved. I started with a friend and we swap food logs and feelings every day over Facebook.

My goal is to be down to 165 by September. That way I can continue to compete in my distance (horseback) riding in the lightweight category, no matter what equipment I choose to use. Right now, with some changes to my rig, I am riding in the heavyweight category, which sure didn't feel very good to transition into.

So.. hello! Thanks for the inspiration already. I hope I don't have to rest on the laurels of a good first week!

clarinetgal · Post by **clarinetgal** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:46 am

Welcome! It sounds like you're doing great!

maryashley · Post by **maryashley** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:19 pm

Thank you! So far, so good. For some reason, NoS has made me start to eat my heavy big meal and lunchtime, and then a slightly more sensible dinner. Works to help tide me over during my Very Hungry Afternoons.

thepowerofcheese · Post by **thepowerofcheese** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:11 pm

Great job! I'm restarting No S, and after seeing your height and starting weight stats, I think you might be my diet twin. We even have the same goal weight.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:15 pm

That sounds like a reasonable goal and time frame. Welcome.

maryashley · Post by **maryashley** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:24 am

thepowerofcheese, we are totally diet twins! How did NoS go for you in the past? How did you choose your target weight?

oolala53, thank you for the kind welcome!

thepowerofcheese · Post by **thepowerofcheese** » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:50 am

Maryashley, to answer your questions, No S worked well for me (when I stuck with it). I was planning on restarting No S earlier this week, but then got sucked into researching yet another complicated diet. Why do I do this to myself? I think I'm a diet masochist.

I decided today I really want to make PEACE with my food, so I restarted No S. I chose 165 as my goal because that's the highest weight I feel truly healthy and attractive at. Being able to fit into my favorite outfits at that weight doesn't hurt either.

maryashley · Post by **maryashley** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:45 am

I hope you're doing better at singling out what works for you, thepowerofcheese!

I just had my third weekly weigh-in with No S and I am down about seven and a half pounds since I began this. That's the most consistent and gradual weight-loss I've ever managed and I think it must be the right way to do it, because I feel fantastic. Not exhausted at all from calorie-counting or crying over a sad plate of diet food.

thepowerofcheese · Post by **thepowerofcheese** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:54 am

Great job!

I fell off the No S wagon the first week, but I've still managed to lose 5 pounds so far. I'm sure most of that is water weight. I expect I'll lose more slowly from now on.

tobiasmom · Post by **tobiasmom** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:40 am

Awesome job, maryashley!!! Your post is very encouraging to me!

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One week of NoS in TX

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