Everyday Systems

Well I was weighed this week, and I can say my summer experiment is over.

I ate what I wanted, but upped my aerobic work substantially over the previous nine months. (Started May 18, 2012)

My result: I didn't measure, but my shoulders, arms, hips and legs are thinner. (The mirror tells me this...)

I still am wearing 34 pants comfortably.

My weight reduced by...hang on...5 pounds.

Not as much as I hoped, but better than a gain- obviously.

What can I take from this?

I can lose with exercise and not dieting (minimally). I certainly didn't see the 30 lbs. lost that Kenneth Cooper was claiming his Air Force subjects were losing in the 60's, but I think they ate differently (3 meals), and the chemical make up of their food was different 40+ years ago.

After Labor Day I'll do my best to restart No S. I have started re-reading the book which gives me motivation.

My summer experiment (unintentionally) was going back to eating sweets. Whether it was having a peanut butter cup or two or three a day or some ice cream every other night...and not keeping up on working out beyond some long walks here and there. Lesson learned. I just completed my first 5 N days in a row in what seems like ages. I am really proud of myself. Not only have I stuck to it, but I started back at the gym. I know a lot of people do not want to work out, but the calories need to get burned somehow and I'm not into starving myself. It seems much easier to burn calories and actually lose weight now that I am taking in less calories by limiting my S's.

Over43 wrote:my shoulders, arms, hips and legs are thinner. (The mirror tells me this...)

I still am wearing 34 pants comfortably.

My weight reduced by...hang on...5 pounds.

Congratulations, Over43. It's great to be finding what levels of eating and exercise you need, and to achieve that weight loss without dieting is really impressive.

Were you hungry most times you ate what you wanted?

No, I wasn't overly hungry.