Those who need to lose 20 lbs or less
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Those who need to lose 20 lbs or less
I was wondering if I could hear some success stories or "in progress" stories from those who don't have a whole lot to lose. I only have about 20 to lose, and I am interested in how long it might take to get down. Thanks!
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Sadly I'm in the same boat--losing an putting on the same 2/3/4 kilos (particularly since I became pregnant & had my son 5 years ago). Basically after that i haven't really lost a serious amount of weight. I yo-yo continuously with just a few kilos.
All in all, I too want to lose about 10-15 kilos (which is 20-30 pounds more or less).
All in all, I too want to lose about 10-15 kilos (which is 20-30 pounds more or less).
Restarting NoS (after going back & forth over the last 4 years) in November 2013.
GOAL: to lose 10 kilos.
HAVE ACHIEVED SO FAR: 1.6 kilo
GOAL: to lose 10 kilos.
HAVE ACHIEVED SO FAR: 1.6 kilo
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- Location: Ohio
I am finishing my second week. I have not gained any weight. I have actually lost a couple of pounds. I did better when I made time to exercise. I am also getting a handle on my 3 meals. During the first week I would be famished by the time a meal rolled along and I would go a bit crazy. Now the novelty of eating whatever I want at mealtime has dwindled. For the most part I eat fairly healthy. However my weight issues are definitely due to snacking (sweet, salty, edible not too picky) and seconds. By omitting those two evils, I have cut my calorie intake drastically. Also, I am now drinking a lot more water. I have a glass of water if I am starting to feel hungry. Learning to embrace the hunger.
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Hi there. I started with a goal to lose 12 pounds. I am down about 4 after 3 months. I am very pleased at this slow rate of loss (prevents yo-yoing, in my opinion) but my friends tease me and call me "the patient dieter". I just smile.
Month/Year-BMI
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
8/13-26.3
8/14-24.5
5/15-26.2
1/16-26.9; 9/16-25.6
8/17-25.8; 11/17-26.9
3/18-25.6; 8/18-24.5; 10/18-23.8;
3/19-22.1; 10/19-21.8
6/20-22.5; 7/20-23.0; 9/20-23.6
4/21 - 25.2
Hi alice2002,
I've lost about 26 pounds in about a year and am not planning on losing any more, really. It takes time and there were a couple of plateaus that I found frustrating but then I remembered that maintainance is also progress and I just stuck to NoS without over-analysing what I ate and sure it went down again.
I find my biggest challenge was patience but if you just stick to it you find that 6months or a year go by very fast and then you realise that you lost all that weight. It creeps down the same way it kept creeping up in my 20s - slowly but surely.
And the best part is that I now feel completely free around food, I used to binge and had a lot of emotional eating issues which I all faced through NoS and I finally found freedom to enjoy food and life and let go of a little of my perfectionism. I had some phases with red days - just mark it and move on. But it's all about patience.
Good luck!
I've lost about 26 pounds in about a year and am not planning on losing any more, really. It takes time and there were a couple of plateaus that I found frustrating but then I remembered that maintainance is also progress and I just stuck to NoS without over-analysing what I ate and sure it went down again.
I find my biggest challenge was patience but if you just stick to it you find that 6months or a year go by very fast and then you realise that you lost all that weight. It creeps down the same way it kept creeping up in my 20s - slowly but surely.
And the best part is that I now feel completely free around food, I used to binge and had a lot of emotional eating issues which I all faced through NoS and I finally found freedom to enjoy food and life and let go of a little of my perfectionism. I had some phases with red days - just mark it and move on. But it's all about patience.
Good luck!
eschano - Vanilla rocks!
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021
July 2012- January 2016
Started again January 2021