How much weight will I lose and how fast?
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:34 pm
As our board welcomes more and more new friends a question keeps coming up that deserves it's very own thread: How much weight will I lose and how fast?
It seems like a simple question. After all, OTHER diets tell you how many pounds you can lose in a specific time frame as part of their sales pitch. Ever notice the disclaimer, "Results not typical"? Why aren't they typical? Because people aren't typical. We all come into the plan with different eating habits, metabolisms, fitness levels, lifestyles, emotional/mental baggage, food preference and starting weights. Ever notice how the sacrifices you have to make to even come close to those big numbers aren't sustainable? Ever notice that after you lose big you get fed up and go off the diet, sometimes ending up HEAVIER than you were before? Same question, two different ways, same answer. Yes, I can give up my favorite foods and work out 3 hours a day but that doesn't mean that I WANT to nor will I for extended periods of time. Ever notice if you do make your "goal" weight you still don't enjoy food, or if you do you don't STAY at goal weight? Because most diets, even those that have a maintenance plan are still diets. They are short term solutions to a long term problem and they ignore what generations before us and cultures around the world have learned over the centuries.
So, to finally get to the answer of "How much weight will I lose and how fast?" You will lose however much your body needs to lose to get to a healthy weight for your lifestyle/activity level in how ever long it takes. There is no normal or average. There is no answer that anyone can give you until you get there. Heck, you can set a goal weight but that might not even be what your body is willing to do. My goal weight was higher than what my body felt was a natural, healthy weight. My husband's goal weight was unrealistically low. We are both thrilled with our results thus far because we look, and more importantly, FEEL amazing.*
*Disclaimer: I am not at my natural, healthy weight. The results I speak of for me are prior to dropping a car on my foot in August and having a miscarriage Easter weekend. I am now back on No S working toward acheiving a healthy, natural weight again, whatever that might be. My husband however has not fallen off the No S wagon and still looks and feels amazing*
It seems like a simple question. After all, OTHER diets tell you how many pounds you can lose in a specific time frame as part of their sales pitch. Ever notice the disclaimer, "Results not typical"? Why aren't they typical? Because people aren't typical. We all come into the plan with different eating habits, metabolisms, fitness levels, lifestyles, emotional/mental baggage, food preference and starting weights. Ever notice how the sacrifices you have to make to even come close to those big numbers aren't sustainable? Ever notice that after you lose big you get fed up and go off the diet, sometimes ending up HEAVIER than you were before? Same question, two different ways, same answer. Yes, I can give up my favorite foods and work out 3 hours a day but that doesn't mean that I WANT to nor will I for extended periods of time. Ever notice if you do make your "goal" weight you still don't enjoy food, or if you do you don't STAY at goal weight? Because most diets, even those that have a maintenance plan are still diets. They are short term solutions to a long term problem and they ignore what generations before us and cultures around the world have learned over the centuries.
So, to finally get to the answer of "How much weight will I lose and how fast?" You will lose however much your body needs to lose to get to a healthy weight for your lifestyle/activity level in how ever long it takes. There is no normal or average. There is no answer that anyone can give you until you get there. Heck, you can set a goal weight but that might not even be what your body is willing to do. My goal weight was higher than what my body felt was a natural, healthy weight. My husband's goal weight was unrealistically low. We are both thrilled with our results thus far because we look, and more importantly, FEEL amazing.*
*Disclaimer: I am not at my natural, healthy weight. The results I speak of for me are prior to dropping a car on my foot in August and having a miscarriage Easter weekend. I am now back on No S working toward acheiving a healthy, natural weight again, whatever that might be. My husband however has not fallen off the No S wagon and still looks and feels amazing*