Hi Merry!
Yeah I guess in this culture of quick fixes, it's a little odd but really I just had to fix years & years of chaotic eating (started first diet at age 10).
The thing that kept me going was all the emotional benefits. Before NoS, I obsessed about food and weight constantly. It was the first thing I thought about in the morning and the last thing I thought about when I went to bed. I changed my eating/exercise plan on an almost daily basis. This was exhausting and soul wrecking.
Doing NOS stopped all that obsessing and my confidence soared. Even if I wasn't losing a lot of weight, I could see I wasn't overeating and I no longer binged so I stopped beating myself up which was a huge boost to how I felt about myself & my body.
The other thing that kept me going was just the pure challenge of sticking to something. I normally have a hard time with commitment but I think I had 100 green days in a row at one point. That felt pretty good but that's not to say I didn't have discouraging moments. When I finally did weigh myself, I was upset to see I hadn't lost much and went off of nos for a bit only to gain a few pounds.
Luckily, I came to my senses pretty quickly. Soon after that I felt ready to tweak things and it felt great to be eating healthier and exercising. I was losing weight too so that's kept me motivated. Plus it's not exactly like I'm depriving myself. I still eat well & drink mochas daily (now sugar-free).
Also I should add that many people do lose weight much quicker than me on NoS but most people who stick with it are ready to put habit before weight loss in the beginning.
Okay sorry to be so long winded but yeah I'm not good at short answers. Hope it helped some, thanks for asking!
Linda
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