Thank you Reinhard!

3aday · Post by **3aday** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:00 am

I posted this in another forum too but I wanted to post this here because even though I am far from perfect, No S eating and exercise has dramatically changed my strength level not only physically, but mentally, and spiritually.
Thanks Reinhard.
I can't imagine how far my binge eating would have progressed, how much more weight I would have gained and how much weaker I would have been to handle the stresses of life if I had not found No S.
Eating, physical fitness, mental fitness, spiritual fitness....It is all interconnected. It really is.

I wrote in another forum:
I did 40 minutes of strength increasing yoga and breathing today...
I felt strong and calm afterwards.
Got a call after the yoga that my mom was in a bad car accident last night but, praise God, she is OK.
I know this sounds crazy, but I thank God I did strength moves and breathing before I got the call....
I feel that I was in a better place mentally and physically to handle the stress of that call.
My dad said when they called him to tell him my mom was in accident he almost had a heart attack.
In the physical condition he is in, I would not have been surprised.
Being thin doesn't change your life, but being strong gives you the extra back up you need during the times life gets tough.
And life always gets tough and always throws you a curve ball.
It is definitely easier to handle when oxygen and muscle is doing what it needs to do and is not impaired.

That is what I posted in another forum in the post regarding a Yoga dvd I reviewed.
But...I want to add more regarding No S...
I feel like crying for various reasons.
Not snacking and not binging, builds strength and it carries over to different aspects of your life. It really does...
But, the years I wasted dieting, binge eating, hating myself, all seems so silly now.
What matters is that I have peace today, life today, health today, loved ones today, strangers on a board that I don't know but feel connected to... it seems silly to have wasted so much time dieting/and or binging when there are more important things in life that matter.

Life is better when you are strong healthy.
You have to make time for yourself and treat yourself right to give you the strength to get through this crazy thing called life.

When I binged daily, from morning to night, I was destroying myself.
No S gave me peace with all food and somehow managed to give me the peace and strength to work on other areas of my life. The last year has been nothing but recasting and rebuilding...

Reinhard once wrote that wasting time is wasting life and some of the stuff he has said cuts through all the emotional bs I used to succumb to and believe...So in addition to this diet, fitting exercise in, working on other habits that have improved my life....for that, I am forever thankful.

This post is probably all mumbo jumbo but I am a little off kilter at the moment.

3aday · Post by **3aday** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:17 am

Omigosh Blueskighs!
I just read your blog!
The bottom portion of my post is VERY similar to what you wrote on your blog!
I didn't steal or plagarize! I swear!

I swear, I live by the motto that I eat three meals a day and live in between now!

Oi vey!
I feel like a thief!

But, it goes to show the positive gains available to all who take the plunge and commit to the No S lifestyle!

CrazyCatLady · Post by **CrazyCatLady** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:19 pm

Thank you, 3aday. Your post speaks to my heart!

Post by **reinhard** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:20 pm

No mumbo jumbo at all!

I'm overjoyed to think that I had the slightest thing to do with the transformation you describe. This is wonderful news -- thank you for posting!

I too have been astonished at the ramifications that such simple little rules can have, way beyond diet. Before no-s, I used to make grand self-improvement resolutions all the time -- and never kept them. With no-s, something clicked. I developed a kind of self-understanding that let me effectively tackle all kinds of personal problems. I learned how to stop deceiving myself, merely by exposing my attempts at self-deception. Exposed like this, they became sort of silly and small, easy to deal with, instead of big, murky and tragic.

Getting this little hook of good-humored self-discipline and self-awareness into you gives you massive leverage.

Reinhard

blueskighs · Post by **blueskighs** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:07 am

3aday,

I love your post! REALLY REALLY love it. It captures the depth of the NO S transformation so well .... and it captures that the transformation IS DEEP!

Not snacking and not binging, builds strength and it carries over to different aspects of your life. It really does...

this is what I am learning and it just amazes me and I am also kind of glad to hear Reinhard say

I too have been astonished at the ramifications that such simple little rules can have, way beyond diet.

sometimes I feel weird cause its like ... is it really possible that following these simple rules can spread out to have such a dramatic impact, so its nice to know others who have gone before have had the same experience.

3aday .... I would not EVER think that you "stole or plagiarize" from something I wrote I don't even see how that would be possible

I have ALWAYS loved all of your posts 3aday and am so glad you are here.

WHen I first started NO S you supported me on being STRICT and I REALLY appreciate that. I am ALWAYS so glad to see you on the boards!

Blueskighs

3aday · Post by **3aday** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:57 am

Thanks Blueskighs!

Sometimes, I felt like I was too harsh emphasizing strictness but I just didn't want others to make the same mistakes I made in regards to waiting.....
I just wanted everyone to have the same physical and mental benefits that I started to achieve when I finally started really doing No S. I wasted like a year and a half before I really, truly gave No S a try!

blueskighs · Post by **blueskighs** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:42 pm

I just wanted everyone to have the same physical and mental benefits that I started to achieve when I finally started really doing No S.

3aday, I think that came through and I for one, really appreciated it.

I guess that's why I often suggest people to read the book, Reinhard is pretty "no nonsense" and whittles away all your "rationalizations" for making excuses,

Sometimes I think, oh people are sick of hearing me say that, but it was such a huge help to me it is hard not to pass on what has worked!

Blueskighs