Weight Loss

Ray E · Post by **Ray E** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:25 pm

This is an excellent (in my opinion) testimonial of sorts from a writer who lost 125 lbs in 2015. What's interesting is how he had to take it one day at at time, yet he developed a habit that should last a lifetime similar to NoS.

https://medium.com/@billbarnwell/the-ea ... .rcmbrhejc

lpearlmom · Post by **lpearlmom** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:30 am

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing. I love his honesty & realistic perspective.

MaggieMae · Post by **MaggieMae** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:49 am

Good for him! Thanks for sharing the article.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:17 am

I thought one of the most salient points was how he didn't let WTH derail him for long. That is one key idea reported, if I remember correctly, on the National Weight Loss Registry site, among other places.

I hope he joins the few who make it to two years and beyond.

CDee · Post by **CDee** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:59 am

Nice! Moderation does works, doesn't it?

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:48 am

Interesting to hear what he was thinking--how easy it is to get in the "rewarding" mindset for doing regular work (today I caught myself wanting to "reward" myself for putting off lunch for an hour while I tried to finish something up! The mindset can be so sneaky and insidious!)

Related to this too: "I was constantly able to convince myself that it was OK to put off taking control of my life for another day."

I felt that way for a long time (or more accurately, felt control really wasn't possible, so why try?)

And this! "Squeezing any possibility of progress out of my schedule was the most exercise I would typically get."

and this: "I’d eat something unhealthy for lunch and then write the rest of the day off and eat something worse for dinner because I had already wasted the day."

Hope he keeps it off and establishes those new healthy habits he wants. I love the simplicity of NoS for setting good habits--I've tried tracking before but don't have that love for it, LOL! (well, it's not too hard if everything is packaged, but if you want to actually MAKE your food, it's a real pain!)

Ray E · Post by **Ray E** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:05 pm

The theme of his story in my opinion is moderation over time works very well. I like the part where he brings up macro nutrients but says in essence, why bother?