Hi Shelly,
I think weight loss is ultimately about getting the number of calories consumed to be lower than the number used by your body so that your body is forced to use fat stores for energy.
With that in mind, every diet out there is geared to that end, no-s included. What I like about No-s is that it focuses on life long habits that are, relatively, easy to maintain
but you (the dieter) still hae to get those calories down. My stats are not too dissimilar to yours. I started at 168 last October of 2013; lost 18 through calorie counting but decided I couldn't count calories for the rest of my life and went looking for an alternative. I found no-s in March of 2014. haven't lost any more
but I've been struggling to get my evening snack habit under control. Since my evening snack habit walks hand in hand with my evening "glass of wine habit" I decided I first have to address the wine issue (which is very hard because it is a special time in the day that my husband and I relax and commune with the couch.
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Wow, this is a long post but hang with me. I'm coming to the inspiring part. In the last 3 weeks I've had a string of success with my glass ceiling which led, -as I thought it would- to a dramatic decrease in my evening snacks. The scale is nudging down again. 2 pounds in 3 weeks. So, my point: Yes I think no-s will work for me and I'll lose the last 10 pounds but it was important to acknowledge truthfully and without self-shaming exactly where my weakness lay then to address it firmly and consistently and without giving up even when it seemed pointless and hard.
I totally think that habit building is key. One good habit leads to another.
Good luck with your journey.