Back in No S land

Kit · Post by **Kit** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:47 am

Hello, I joined in 2009, I think and posted maybe 5 or 6 times. I read all the stuff through, and over the next 6 years I lost 40kg,( 80 pounds?)and took up endurance trail running.

Now it has not been all NoS, I have been eating a plant based diet for much of that time, and a few other diets as well. And there have been long periods of certainly NOT no S-ing. But for much of the last 6 years behind everything I have done has been the basic principles; treats are treats, eat them on the weekends; don't eat between meals; don't have seconds.

However, I have started to overeat again. I had a very bad fall, running downhill fast, and had to take a running break (stitches and other boring stuff) then I went on an overseas trip....holiday time! Eat! And what with one thing and another my weight is creeping back up. I am now back up 8 kg. I wasn't weighing myself but I started back running this week. Not only do I not fit all my running clothes anymore, but I feel so fat and heavy out on the trail. So I weighed myself...aaaggghhhh

I am only running very slowly as yet and doing a lot of walking, but I was out for 2 hours this morning. So that is the exercise back again....although I am nervy running downhill!

Now to tackle the overeating....and we all know how to do that!

So here I am...a 53 year old menopausal woman, trail runner, mum of 3...now mostly all grown, just celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary, and soon to be slim again. (I went from a high of 110kg in 2010 to a low of 70kg in 1012, maintained 2 kg either way....until now.... 78kg....)

Kit, in New Zealand

tacodiscos · Post by **tacodiscos** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:55 am

First of all... wow!!! You lost all that and maintained so long!! I want to tell you I work out avidly and have hurt myself and both times, the weight comes back with a vengeance because I have extra time to.... eat.

I'll be rooting for you!!

gingerpie · Post by **gingerpie** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:57 am

Welcome back . . . I think? Of course, I'm sure you wish you didn't need to check in again but here you are and I'm glad you knew where to come to.

Kit · Post by **Kit** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:40 am

Hi Tacodiscos and Gingerpie, good to meet you.

Yes I'm sorry I had to come back too, but on the other hand, I've done it before, I can do it again. And it's better to catch it now rather than wait (weight!) until matters get really bad.

And maybe I have something I can help others with as well.

Taco, what do you do to work out?

Kit

tacodiscos · Post by **tacodiscos** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:35 am

Hi ya! I go to a boot camp type place. We do cardio and weights. I've been going on and off for 5 years. I've yoyod in weight during it.... hoping no s is my solution.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:56 am

Welcome home.

leafy_greens · Post by **leafy_greens** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:23 pm

A lot of times it's easy to stay on No S if you have a familiar daily schedule. Then when something changes or you go on vacation, it can throw things out of whack and then all of a sudden you're not doing No S anymore. If you are prepared in advance for these changes, it can help you stick to No S.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:21 pm

Although I have gotten derailed a bit by being off-schedule, so to speak, I've also been able to stay with it in unusual circumstances often as well by appealing to my inner moderation, which I regard akin to the inner drives of thin people, who tend to navigate most sitations in a way that keeps them on balance with small bumps. It helps that almost anywhere I can get a cup of coffee with creamer to let me roll with the punches! That has taken me through several vacations with very few extra S days.