http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=512 is where I was tracking my progress for the longest time, but I figured I'd start up a new one here for my latest progress checkin.
I stepped on the scale these past mornings and took a three-day average. Almost 5 months after starting No-S, I am officially 25 pounds lighter than before. Interestingly enough, I've only dropped one pant size but I like to wear my pants big anyway so I could probably get away with another size drop if I really wanted to -- but I like being comfy.
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I'm still about 20-25 pounds away from where I *should* be and I have every intention of getting there -- I'm just amazed at how far I've come thus far. I really don't feel like I've changed *what* I've been eating at all -- I mean, for dinner this week, one night we had burgers, another night, Chinese food, and another night was pasta -- I'm not exactly depriving myself is what I'm trying to say. However, it's *how* I eat, or (more to the point) *how much* I eat that's changed. I can limit myself to one portion and still be happy -- I'm not hungry after meals anymore, and the thought of grabbing seconds (or thirds or fourths -- ugh!) makes me queasy. I mean, there's just no room left! This has been fantastic.
If there's someone sitting out there who's overweight, who's struggled with losing weight, who's sick of "diets" that fail, and you're reading this post -- you've got to know this: No-S works. It's such a fantastic system because of its simplicity and it's sheer obviousness. With all due respect to Reinhard, there's nothing revolutionary about the idea that we shouldn't eat too much at mealtime or that we shouldn't eat junk food -- but his brilliance was finding a way to simplify these self-evident truths into a workable Everyday System. So if you're reading this and you're wondering if it could work for you, the same way that I was sitting and reading posts like this 5 months ago, you've got to know that it works. I've dropped from 268.5 to 243.5 (the scale actually said 243 this morning, but I'm taking the average to be conservative) in only 5 months. Maybe you'll lose the weight more quickly or more slowly, but if you're like most of us and you put on your weight through lousy eating habits, then I can guarantee you'll lose the weight.
If it sounds like I'm gushing, it's because I am. Thanks again to Reinhard and to everyone on the boards for their support!