I have just reached my second set of 21 days on the No S Diet. I have lost 12 pounds, but more importantly I feel better and I sleep better.
I have totally signed in to Reinhard's program and I firmly believe the ONLY way to make it work is to work it. I have read many times that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. I do not want to make this a habit; I want to ingrain it into my fiber. I want to do this by rote, unthinking. I want no sweets, no seconds, and no snacks except on days that begin with an S to me as much a part of me as my DNA. So I will take each new set of 21 days as a new beginning to solidify my habit.
I am finally to the point where I am willing to do what it takes to lose weight. I am so sick and tired of being overweight that I am willing to follow this program to a "T" in order to do what I need to do to change my eating habits. I do believe that changing my eating habits is the KEY factor in Reinhard's No S discipline.
I have tried fad diets, the South Beach diet, starving, no food after 7:00 pm, three meals and 4 snacks, six small meals a day and they did not work. Deprivation did NOT work for me.
I guess the real key for me is that I WANT to lose the weight. My WANT has sparked a DESIRE and WILLINGNESS to stick to this program because No S makes more sense to me than ANYTHING else I have tried.
Breaking the snack habit is hard. I am used to having a slice of watermelon, or at least a peach or some grapes any time I want them BUT, if I am going to let my body determine when it is hungry, I cannot keep feeding it between meals. I am beginning to see that that juicy piece of fruit or chilled slice of melon, when I am not hungry, is not a necessity.
On May 16th, I got my best friend in this with me. She is more or less going along with me but... she is not strictly adhering to the program nor is she participating on the site. She sometimes declares that she is having a "Virtual Plate" in order to eat a little something extra with her meal. or that the fruit or muffin she eats between meals don't really hurt. She does not keep a HabitCal so RED days are very transparent to her
Today I was able to get into the size 16 Capri's 's I bought on May 16. ( I call these my 21's and I buy a few pair of pants from Goodwill, a size smaller than I wear every 21 days)
I gave my friend three pair of my size 18 Capri's that are now a bit too loose for me. They are tight on her and she wonders why.
I do not expect the same weight loss this month as last, but I do see my clothes fitting much differently. I have found H2Orange to be a blessing in both keeping me hydrated and in reducing any desire for snacks between meals. I have more energy, so I am walking more., I am walking more so I am keeping my metabolism revved.
I guess, because I believe in this program, I am motivated to make this a life changing event and to dedicate myself to keeping my green days green!
Thanks Reinhard and thanks to all of you for the encouragement you give.
