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[Tee]

Hi All. I am happy to have found this "revolutionary" "diet" Funny how we let how eating should be escape us. This is my second day. It is a little difficult, but not as difficult as counting calories and treating food like a math problem.

I calorie counted on and off for years, which worked when I had a more substantial amount of weight to lose. Kept the weight off. Now I'm just trying to lose about 10lbs to get to my undergrad weight (still healthy). But now I HATE calorie counting, and end up gaining what I lost back. I tried intuitive eating and have had success with that but I end up snacking a lot in the process.

Fast forward, I was LCHF for a few months and Paleo before that. This was easy because I feel and look a lot better by limiting carbs. Always had blood sugar issues if I didn't eat. With this way of eating, I wasn't constantly hungry, which was wonderful. The problem? It wasn't sustainable. Sure for awhile it was and I honestly thought I could eat that way forever. But it got really boring. Like, realllly boring. And I didn't realize how much I missed sandwiches till I had one last week and was overjoyed. Soo sad, haha. Oh, and I don't like to cook. Why should I have to cook damnit! Anyways.

I feel like with No S, I can finally be normal. I really appreciate the structure. I need structure, and I like that it aligns with the way our lives are. I'm looking forward to being normal again.

I find myself still choosing LCHF options since they keep me full but also I am adding more variety to my meals (like BREAD!!). i have a serious sweet tooth too and I think the S days are very reasonable times I can adhere to. I can definitely wait!

It's been fun, just not so easy to snack...because I have been getting really hungry in between meals. I assume that's normal! I used to suffice on a collection of snacks instead of actual meals if I was home. So far to withstand the breaks in between meals, I've had some coffee, a mixed drink, or wine.

I really like how I'm able to taste and appreciate my meals more too. I really think that's how food and meal times SHOULD be treated... along with the social aspect

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to commenting on the board.

[vmsurbat]

I feel like with No S, I can finally be normal. I really appreciate the structure. I need structure, and I like that it aligns with the way our lives are. I'm looking forward to being normal again.

I really like how I'm able to taste and appreciate my meals more too. I really think that's how food and meal times SHOULD be treated... along with the social aspect

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to commenting on the board.

Welcome! I think these two salient points are what have made NoS doable for life---I'm just past 7 years with NoS and I still love it!

And I think you will, too!

[RAWCOOKIE]

Hi! This really is the sanest way of 'controlling' my food that I've ever experienced. I used to be a 'perpetual grazer' with at least 3 snacks a day between meals. I've been amazed to find that I can go up to 7-8 hrs without eating between meals! I do enjoy coffee/tea between meals now - and a stick of gum if I want something to just 'chew' on!

I look forward to following your progress.

[oolala53]

Congrats on being one of the few to have calorie-counted your way down and keeping it off.

Eating carbs is likely to keep a little water weight on, but that's all it is. I personally don't care if I carry a couple of extra pounds of water distributed in my tissues in exchange for variety of texture in my eating.

When I first started, I didn't get hungry until about four hours after the last meal, and was able to then eat a meal within an hour two most of the time. My weight loss wasn't fast, but it wasn't my goal, either, though I was overweight. I just wanted to have a sane way to manage food. I still feel I've gotten it; any further problems I have nearly six years in are personal! And minor in the big scheme of things.

I, too, very much appreciate that No S allows me to eat at the most useful social times, which I see as a big advantage over IE.

Welcome to the family.

[Tee]

Thank you all! And yes you are sooo right oolala, the structure is a big advantage over IE. Probably my favorite part.
Everything is still going well 2ish weeks in. I don't want to snack as much at all. My S days have not been crazy, but I find myself wanting to stick to N day structure. I still make it a point to indulge because I know I'll want to and it is better in the long run.
Not sure what I really weigh. Last time I checked it was a *crazy* amount because of the water weight recovery from being low carb all summer. I'll get over it and things should subside in time. My clothes still all fit, sooo....

[catservant]

I for one REALLY need to have that structure. I have been on so many restrictive diets over so many years that I can't tell what is hunger and what is merely craving. Regular mealtimes with moderate sized servings of mostly healthy foods clarifies everything for me.

[oolala53]

It helps, too, when appetite wanes. I'm actually rarely really hungry for meals now, but I know what a reasonable amount of food at a time for me now is. I've been edging that downwards over time.