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littleblackdress
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Post by littleblackdress » Sun May 06, 2012 4:51 pm

Hi! I am new to NoS and can't wait to get started (tomorrow is my official start day). I am sure that I have a pretty normal story of how I got into the shape I am in: perfectly healthy weight until I had children. Put on too much weight and am still carrying it 8 years later :oops: In fact, I added quite a few extra just for good measure, I suppose! I hated myself so much for the weight I had gained that I just kept on eating. And every time I would try to diet, I would fail and binge. WW, South Beach...all they did (for me) was to make me hyper-focus on the very thing that I didn't need to focus on.

Last week I had had enough. I actually started exercising again for the first time in about 10 years. The first day was so insanely difficult that I thought I might pass out. I was so angry with myself for being that out-of-shape - and by the time that the class was over, I had resolved to make a permanent change.

I found NoS while looking for something - anything - to cling onto, and it just made so much sense! I haven't even started but can tell that it is going to work. No counting Points. No carb-counting. Just common sense. So, here I am. Looking forward to this journey with you all :)
Started 05/07/12
223/223/196 (first goal, which will officially get me out of the "obese" BMI category)

"A year from now, you will wish that you had started today."

Too solid flesh
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Post by Too solid flesh » Sun May 06, 2012 8:35 pm

Welcome, littleblackdress. It's great that you're here.
Be kind, for everybody you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Amy3010
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Post by Amy3010 » Mon May 07, 2012 8:00 am

Welcome to No-S! I think if you give it a try, you will most definitely find peace here...

carpediem
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Location: Pittsburgh PA

Post by carpediem » Thu May 10, 2012 8:50 pm

Welcome littleblackdress! There are alot of us who can identify with your story, and we're all cheering for you! This is a great forum, filled with people who are ready and willing to help you out of the low spots and celebrate with you when you're on the mountaintop....let the journey begin! :D
I CAN IF I THINK I CAN!!

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NoSnacker
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Post by NoSnacker » Sat May 12, 2012 2:40 pm

You will definitely find sanity here when it comes to building a normal relationship with food and by putting food in it's right place in your life.

I love the sanity the most!!
Age 56: SBMI=30.6 (12/1/13) CBMI 28.9 (2/2/14) GBMI-24.8

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Over43
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Post by Over43 » Sun May 13, 2012 3:46 am

Grab it by the nose ring littleblackdress and let it have it!
Bacon is the gateway meat. - Anthony Bourdain
You pale in comparison to Fox Mulder. - The Smoking Man

I made myself be hungry, then I would get hungrier. - Frank Zane Mr. Olympia '77, '78, '79

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