First week thoughts

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samhandwich
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First week thoughts

Post by samhandwich » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:01 pm

Well, first of all, this has been a lot easier than I expected so far. The (nighttime) sugar cravings I thought would be my immediate downfall faded quickly. By day three it was pretty much a non-issue.

The thing that has been most surprising is that eating this way is almost a relief. I don't have to decide if I should have a snack or not, have dessert or not...the decision is already made and there's no need to argue with myself. When it's time to eat, it's time to eat. I eat my one plate of food, whatever it may be, don't feel guilty about it, and then I know I'm done.

The last thing I tired was counting calories. I definitely lost weight that way, but it was unsustainable for me. I got sick of entering everything I ate into the computer...and I gained the weight back. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'm eating no more calories on No S -- maybe less even because with calorie counting, if I had a couple hundred calories leftover in the budget at the end of the day, I'd generally have a little more ice cream or whatever. Now, I just eat as much as my hunger demands at mealtimes and that's it. Some days it's probably a bit over my calorie budget, some days a bit under. In the end, I suspect it evens out.

I've lost one pound so far, which is great by me.

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Post by Who Me? » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:17 am

Sounds like you're doing really well. Good for you!

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Re: First week thoughts

Post by vmsurbat » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:40 am

samhandwich wrote: Plus, I'm pretty sure I'm eating no more calories on No S -- maybe less even because with calorie counting, if I had a couple hundred calories leftover in the budget at the end of the day, I'd generally have a little more ice cream or whatever.
I've lost all my weight (45lbs and still losing! :D ) with NoS. Even so, about every six months I spend two or three days entering what I eat on a food log....mainly because I can't believe how much good satisfying food I get to eat and still lose weight. Whenever I do, I've found that overall, I eat a good amount of calories but not too much. However, like you, on those few days that I note calorie counts, and I see that my total is on the lower side of normal, I'll feel entitled to a bit more at the next meal. :? Crazy, really.

I think this year I'll just skip the calorie-count-reality-check-in.... Thanks!
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!

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Re: First week thoughts

Post by krawford13 » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:44 am

samhandwich wrote:
The thing that has been most surprising is that eating this way is almost a relief. I don't have to decide if I should have a snack or not, have dessert or not...the decision is already made and there's no need to argue with myself. When it's time to eat, it's time to eat. I eat my one plate of food, whatever it may be, don't feel guilty about it, and then I know I'm done.
Well said, exactly how I feel.
kat

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Post by LoriLifts » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:55 am

You're doing great!
Congratulations!
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Post by SunCat » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:05 pm

Nicely said. Hope you continue to do so well.

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Post by oolala53 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:17 am

Yes, cutting down on the decision-making is a central strength of No S.
Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23

There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)

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