I just started no-S because I'm nearly 40 and for some reason I've started to struggle with keeping my weight under control for the first time in my life. I realized that my problem was primarily because of snacking when I was bored/thought I was hungry and eating more of food that I found delicious and basically just too many treats whenever I felt like having them without any limits. So this "diet" seemed like a good way to put boundaries on my natural hedonism when it comes to food.
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I'm 5'2" with a small-medium frame, so even if I put on five pounds, it's significant on me and all the sudden I found myself looking at 145 a few days ago. That's about ten pounds beyond my usual "red zone" number, so it was time to do something, but to do something livable for me. I really am not good at traditional diets and tend to last maybe a week on any given diet before I get bored or frustrated. Also I tend to be a secretive dieter, that is I don't want people to think I'm on a diet (and most people think I weigh a lot less than I really do and thus don't think I need to be on any kind of diet).
Anyway, I started no-S on Monday. I think it's absolutely brilliant and common sense, which is exactly what I've been looking for, so thank you, Reinhard. So I started on Monday and have been very strict about it (no slip-ups so far). Also I've cut out wine temporarily (I often have one glass with my dinner), but that's not so much because of the weight loss but just because I decided to cut back this summer anyway and just have it occasionally, like when meeting friends out.
Also, with summer comes my long, epic walks, so I can put in anywhere from 3 to 10 miles of walking on a daily basis (mostly somewhere in between, like around 4 miles).
So 3 meals, no seconds, no sweets, and lots of walking lately and my weight has gone down to 142.8 in three days.
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