Popping back in with some encouragement
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:28 pm
Hi there, I am an infrequent visitor but I have been following a no s lifestyle for several years now. I used to have a different name but I have no idea what it was. I came back as Ruff (my dog) this year.
For newbies, yes it does work long term, but it helps( I think) if you add exercise and other lifestyle changes. I used to sit on the sofa and read (I don't own a TV, but sloth wears many clothes). I of, course was not being slothful like those TV viewers! Oh no, I was cultivating my mind. But if you are reading the Oddessy and teaching yourself Latin to avoid living real life, or watching Oprah to avoid real life it comes to the same thing. I used to drive everywhere, but I got a bike with saddlebags and a basket for my birthday...a "granny" bike, I call her Mrs Armitidge".....and I use her to go shopping or for errands up to the village. I move more. Even in the rain.
I also found cooking for myself helps. I lose more weight if I cook at home starting with things like potatoes and carrots and flour rather than buying the food ready made. I actually enjoy it now, but I did buy a big food processor.
You are never too old. I am a 50 year old menopausal woman. Last year I took up running. I could only run (very very very slowly) for one minute. so i did. run 1 minute, walk 1 minute! i thought i would die right there on the beach when i got to run 3 minutes! it took me 3 weeks to get to run 4minutes!
This year I came 3rd in my age group in a 17km mountain run. I hope to run a marathon next. Then trail mountain marathons then....who knows? Ultra races?
Throw out your fat clothes. I am none too wealthy, and running shoes cost a fortune, but I thew out my fat clothes...apart from that 1 pair of enormous trousers! There is no going back!
Never, ever give up. I am back here again because about 6 weeks ago I got flu really badly. I missed my mountain half marathon I had been so looking forward to. I got sad and depressed afterwards and I started to eat, snacks, seconds, chocolate! I put on weight. My jeans were tight and there were no larger jeans to get into! I had thrown them away!
So back here I come. I read all your inspirational stories and feel much better. I am running again, and have just entered a 10km mountain race. A shorter race but I stopped training and have to build up again. I am just waiting for it to get light enough to see on the beach and I am off for a run, after building myself up on your stories again. I have 5 kg to lose again.
How much have I lost since no sing? In total 33kg. But I have gone back up 5 after falling off the wagon. It will go again.
I try not to obsess. If I have a side salad with a meal, I don't have to cram it all on the one plate. I like my side salad on the side! A soup requires a roll, I don't have to drown it! The plate is not magical, the programme is! It becomes habit.
Biggest tip for newbies? It took several years to get here BUT don't panic. I didn't realise how much better I would feel at each stage! I felt great when I lost 10kg and people began to notice. I felt so good after losing 20kg t I truly believed it wouldn't matter if I never lost any more weight! But of course losing more is great. I am still not slim, despite all the running, my lowest weight was 75kg, down from 108kg (highest seen on scales, I stopped weighing after that but I did go up another dress size). I would like to lose more, but the first step is getting back to 75kg.
Enjoy the journey.
I hope this helps.
Thankyou for all your inspirational stories over the years. Now it is getting light. Time to lace up my shoes and get out there! I am going to see the sunrise on the beach. How magical is that! And it is all due to no sing. Sometimes I deliberately wake up early and slip down to the dues to watch the sunrise before coming back and waking the family. I would NEVER have done that when I was fat!
When you fall n a trail, you pick yourself up, dust off your injuries and set off again. It's the same when your fall with your eating. Carpe diem.
For newbies, yes it does work long term, but it helps( I think) if you add exercise and other lifestyle changes. I used to sit on the sofa and read (I don't own a TV, but sloth wears many clothes). I of, course was not being slothful like those TV viewers! Oh no, I was cultivating my mind. But if you are reading the Oddessy and teaching yourself Latin to avoid living real life, or watching Oprah to avoid real life it comes to the same thing. I used to drive everywhere, but I got a bike with saddlebags and a basket for my birthday...a "granny" bike, I call her Mrs Armitidge".....and I use her to go shopping or for errands up to the village. I move more. Even in the rain.
I also found cooking for myself helps. I lose more weight if I cook at home starting with things like potatoes and carrots and flour rather than buying the food ready made. I actually enjoy it now, but I did buy a big food processor.
You are never too old. I am a 50 year old menopausal woman. Last year I took up running. I could only run (very very very slowly) for one minute. so i did. run 1 minute, walk 1 minute! i thought i would die right there on the beach when i got to run 3 minutes! it took me 3 weeks to get to run 4minutes!
This year I came 3rd in my age group in a 17km mountain run. I hope to run a marathon next. Then trail mountain marathons then....who knows? Ultra races?
Throw out your fat clothes. I am none too wealthy, and running shoes cost a fortune, but I thew out my fat clothes...apart from that 1 pair of enormous trousers! There is no going back!
Never, ever give up. I am back here again because about 6 weeks ago I got flu really badly. I missed my mountain half marathon I had been so looking forward to. I got sad and depressed afterwards and I started to eat, snacks, seconds, chocolate! I put on weight. My jeans were tight and there were no larger jeans to get into! I had thrown them away!
So back here I come. I read all your inspirational stories and feel much better. I am running again, and have just entered a 10km mountain race. A shorter race but I stopped training and have to build up again. I am just waiting for it to get light enough to see on the beach and I am off for a run, after building myself up on your stories again. I have 5 kg to lose again.
How much have I lost since no sing? In total 33kg. But I have gone back up 5 after falling off the wagon. It will go again.
I try not to obsess. If I have a side salad with a meal, I don't have to cram it all on the one plate. I like my side salad on the side! A soup requires a roll, I don't have to drown it! The plate is not magical, the programme is! It becomes habit.
Biggest tip for newbies? It took several years to get here BUT don't panic. I didn't realise how much better I would feel at each stage! I felt great when I lost 10kg and people began to notice. I felt so good after losing 20kg t I truly believed it wouldn't matter if I never lost any more weight! But of course losing more is great. I am still not slim, despite all the running, my lowest weight was 75kg, down from 108kg (highest seen on scales, I stopped weighing after that but I did go up another dress size). I would like to lose more, but the first step is getting back to 75kg.
Enjoy the journey.
I hope this helps.
Thankyou for all your inspirational stories over the years. Now it is getting light. Time to lace up my shoes and get out there! I am going to see the sunrise on the beach. How magical is that! And it is all due to no sing. Sometimes I deliberately wake up early and slip down to the dues to watch the sunrise before coming back and waking the family. I would NEVER have done that when I was fat!
When you fall n a trail, you pick yourself up, dust off your injuries and set off again. It's the same when your fall with your eating. Carpe diem.