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gingernelson1
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This really works!

Post by gingernelson1 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:02 pm

I had almost given up on losing weight and was convinced I was destined to be overweight for the rest of my life and was ok with it. However, now I have lost 45 pounds and it was so easy. This is the way I was meant to eat and I don't even think about it anymore.

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Post by wosnes » Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:11 pm

Congratulations! This is the sanest way to lose weight or maintain weight and eat for life.
"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing itself has changed but our power to do it is increased." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You are what you eat -- so don't be Fast, Easy, Cheap or Fake."

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Post by reinhard » Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:06 pm

That's wonderful! Congratulations!

About how long have you been on No-S?

Reinhard

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Post by gingernelson1 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:54 pm

Since Aug. ..so about 10 months

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Post by vmsurbat » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:46 pm

Good work!

I liked Reinhard's recent post describing NoS:
I don't view it (NoS) as a "diet," but as a stand-in for cultural structures which no longer exist in a meaningful way.

Like you, I find meals with NoS structures to be sane, sound, and satisfying. Random eating, overeating, mindless eating are insane, harmful, and dissatisfying. Losing weight is the bonus!

Congratulations on regaining sane eating habits AND losing the weight!
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!

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Post by MerryKat » Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:23 am

Woo!!! Hoo!!! Congratulations & thanks for sharing your success with us.
Hugs from Sunny South Africa
Vanilla No S with no Sugar due to Health issues - 11 yrs No S - September 2016 (some good, some bad (my own doing) but always the right thing for me!)

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Post by oolala53 » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:17 pm

What a great testimonial! Do you know what your BMI is now? Not that it's the be-all and end-all, but it can help put things in perspective for readers. Age, too.

Best of all, it sounds like it's become natural.
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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Post by gingernelson1 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:10 am

I don't know my BMI before or after but I can tell you I am 52 and before the weight loss I was in a very tight 16--now I am wearing a loose 10 and lately buy size 8.

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Post by Bssh » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:13 pm

Congratulations!
Start BMI 36, current BMI 19, goal BMI 19.
Losing by combining intermittent fasting with NoS.

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Post by noni » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:47 pm

Congratulations. This is encouragement for the older set as well!

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Post by Nicest of the Damned » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:10 pm

Until you said you were 52 I wondered if you were me. I had just about given up on losing weight and accepted being overweight all my life before I came upon No S, too.

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