ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?

Giarc · Post by **Giarc** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:10 pm

First I'll give you a background of myself. I am a 32 year who lives in Canada. My entire life I have always been "husky", but active. I have played every single organized sport there is, from ice hockey, soccer, baseball, and rugby. You name it I have played it.
I am in the military here, and while I always pass my fitness tests I am sick of just getting by doing the bare minimum. I decided it was time to lose some weight for good. I have more motivation now as I am deploying around Christmas this year. I won't say where but you can bet itâ€™s a sandy location.

I have been dieting and training very seriously since the New Year. I work out using Kettlebells 3 times a week and do cardio 2-3 times a week. I originally was on weight watchers and had some success there. I lost an initial 30 pounds. However it got to the point that if I had to count one more point I was going to co crazy!!!!!!! Not to mention my wife was going to kill me. Then about a week ago while looking for something different I came across this web site and thought it was a great idea to try.

I started the "eating plan" (I hate calling No S a diet) last week. IN THE FIRST WEEK I HAVE LOST ALMOST 8 pounds!!!!!! Was I really snacking that much? Needless to say I am hooked!!! I will try to keep you all updated right up to my deployment date.

~reneew · Post by **~reneew** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:20 pm

Welcome!... and glad to see that you're off to a great start! Marcdesbeins is from Canada too.

khristal23 · Post by **khristal23** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:20 pm

Congratulations! I'm excited to see posts like this because I'm new to this myself. Thanks for the motivation.

bluebunny27 · Post by **bluebunny27** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:04 pm

8 pounds in a week ... that's crazy !!

Hey, fantastic work there, but don't starve yourself, alright !

Remember slow and steady is usually healthier for you, it's better to lose 25 pounds in 3 months than just one month, you see ... your body has more time to adjust and you are not starving and struggling to do your exercises due to a lack of energy.

I have also lost a lot of weight dieting and exercising a lot ... the key is to do it very regularly ... exercising nearly every day, even if it's only 20-30 minutes on some days is really good for you, it's better than to exercise for 2 hours straight twice a week and then do nothing the other 5 days, you see. Also short, fast and hard workouts are better than long, slow and steady ...

The best plan to lose weight is to have 1/4 of the exercises being weight training and 3/4, cardio training ...
Personally I shovelglove for the weight training and I cycle and do various exercises like jumping jacks for the cardio ...

Anyway, good luck and keep us updated on your progress.

Marc

dockanz · Post by **dockanz** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:36 pm

I was prone to the 8 pound losses on WW, but I am seeking something where I lose more slowly and work to establish better habits, so I think NoS is a good "eating plan." I agree about not wanting to call it a diet.

Post by **reinhard** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:51 pm

That's great! Welcome!

But do realize that 8 pounds in a week is unusual -- and you're not likely to continue losing at that rate.

The strength of no-s is that it's LASTINGLY (and pleasurably) effective.

But -8 pounds off the bat certainly is nice. Congratulations!

Reinhard

gratefuldeb67 · Post by **gratefuldeb67** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:53 pm

Good for you!!!
Keep up the great work!!

Debs

apomerantz · Post by **apomerantz** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:17 pm

You are off to an awesome start!!! Believe me, as a person who was doing a LOT of exercise before No S - - yes, it is sadly possible to "snack that much". My meals are bigger and 10x more satisfying than before No S, and I'm slowly losing weight. Before, despite training for triathlons, I was GAINING weight . . .it's a little scary . . .

I'm so glad I found No S, and it sounds like you will be too

Giarc · Post by **Giarc** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:30 am

Thanks for all the kind words of encouragment. Great motivation!!!

geekmom · Post by **geekmom** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:43 pm

Hey, welcome aboard and congrats on the good start. I hope you'll find no-S works well as a lifelong eating plan, even once you're deployed.

woods38 · Post by **woods38** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:26 pm

Congrats on your good start!

The same thing happened to me when I started. I lost 9 lbs! Sure, a lot of it was water weight but it still felt good. I did really well the first month and lost about 1-2 lbs. a week.

Good luck!

brotherjohn · Post by **brotherjohn** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:14 pm

Welcome aboard!

I weighed myself this morning, and I'm down 9 pounds since January 15th. Although my weight loss has not been as fast as some, I consider the pounds I've lost to be "permapounds"--that is, as long as I am noessing there is no reason that they would ever come back!

Very best wishes to you, and I look forward to seeing you around!

John

harpista · Post by **harpista** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:09 am

Belated welcome and congrats on that great start.

Keep us posted... do you have a check-in thread?

Also, greetings fellow Canuck!

StrawberryRoan · Post by **StrawberryRoan** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:30 pm

Yes, Congrats - I have been on the plan less than a month and have lost nine pounds.

It has been very easy for me because it is,

well, very easy.

Blithe Morning · Post by **Blithe Morning** » Mon May 25, 2009 5:45 pm

Congrats and even though I'm not Canadian, thank you for your service. I suspect that part of your weight loss is due to the fact that you aren't eating so much salt. Whenever I'm off NoS, I gain 5lbs or so of bloat that I knock out pretty quickly.

FarmerHal · Post by **FarmerHal** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:57 am

Thank you for your service! Great weight loss, I am trying to get back on the wagon myself.

winnie96 · Post by **winnie96** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:49 am

StrawberryRoan wrote:It has been very easy for me because it is, well, very easy.

SR -- a very nice summation, I think, of what No-S is, if you don't over-think it, or tinker too much with the basics. Well said!

mimi · Post by **mimi** » Tue May 26, 2009 12:19 pm

Yes, congratulations Giarc!

IN THE FIRST WEEK I HAVE LOST ALMOST 8 pounds!!!!!! Was I really snacking that much?

I think we all have blinders on when it comes to snacking! A handful here, a handful there - that won't matter! Hmmmm. Only when we begin to pay attention, do we realize what we've been doing - or not doing, as is sometimes the case!
Your initial loss is fabulous, but I suspect it will drop off to a slower rate as you continue with NoS. Regardless, you will lose.
Good luck - stay in touch!

Mimi