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NCSunshine
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by NCSunshine » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:34 pm
A small plate with small portions of REALLY good food equals SATISFACTION and a lower weight...I hope!
I've been thinking a bit big I think. Today, I'll refocus to a smaller scale. Would anyone else try it too?
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reinhard
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by reinhard » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:29 pm
Be careful! Think too small and you'll succumb to diet hubris...
I find it more helpful to "think one" and stick with that religiously.
Some "ones" are bigger than others, but overall, I'm eating a lot less.
You're very right about the "REALLY good food" part, though. Focus with that and the size, I think, will take care of itself.
Best,
Reinhard
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by vmsurbat » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:12 pm
NCSunshine wrote:A small plate with small portions of REALLY good food equals SATISFACTION and a lower weight...I hope!
I've been thinking a bit big I think. Today, I'll refocus to a smaller scale. Would anyone else try it too?
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This is where I am at with 8 months of NoS-ing under my (smaller) belt!
I have lost about 20 pounds by NoS-ing and incorporating modest exercise but have begun to plateau. Although the amount of food I am eating for my three meals has not changed, *I* have and actually need less food to be healthy.
However, I am following the "sustainable" maxim and am focusing on just a "one-bite" smaller serving of the more caloric food. In other words, I am still eating just as much veggies and salad, but with the main meal and starch, I am taking just a little bit less.
A little bit less at each meal adds up to perhaps a couple of hundred calories a day which adds up to a pound or two a month.
I think this is the next logical step for me and am very excited to have figured it out!
HTH,
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
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NCSunshine
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by NCSunshine » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:21 pm
Great thoughts about decreasing "one bite at a time" on foods with higher calorie density! It's really helpful to hear other people's ideas and success. Your post is very encouraging for those of us who are still waiting for a smaller belt size.
It's great to know that it can and does happen. Thanks for sharing strategies for making it happen.
Wishing you continued success.