Hi All. I am so sick of dieting. I was surfing the web looking for a nondiet and came across this forum. I am intrigued. I have been in OA forever and have tried almost everything. I am 55 years old and have been carrying on with this nonsense for about 50 years. I am about 20 pounds overweight but it is the obsession with body, weight, food, etc. that drives me nuts. I used to have 3 meals a day, weighed and measured with nothing in between, no exception, ever. Also, the types of foods were very specific and I was very unhappy dragging scales around to weddings, vacations, etc.
Now I am really confused because, as I read here, snacks plus meals equals eating all day. That's what I have been doing. I know that I feel the happiest when I eat 3 times a day, period. However, I am no longer in that 12 step, very rigid group so I haven't been able to do it again. I am still in OA but have been unable to formulate and stick to a food plan. I really liked the description of all the "scientifically" based, totally conflicting diets out there. Talk about confusion and chaos.....
So, here I am. Ready to try this. Just wanted to say hello.
Annette from NJ, now in Guatemala.
Hello from Annette
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DebTry it... you'll like it
Welcome. Give it a try. I started in May and have lost about 25 pounds - but that's deceptive because I've put on about 5 pounds in muscle. One good habit encourages another: I exercise fairly vigorously now, too.
Stick around and let us know how it goes.
Stick around and let us know how it goes.
Kevin
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"Respecting the 4th S: sometimes."
1/13/2011-189# :: 4/21/2011-177# :: Goal-165#
"Respecting the 4th S: sometimes."
Hello and welcome. My experience has been nothing but positive with NOS. I am 49 and was 20 lbs overweight, thinking about food constantly. Eating too much or not eating enough. This plan has freed me considerably. I lost 4 lbs the first month and 3.5 the second. I only weigh myself on the 1st of each month. Thanksgiving I OD’d on cookies and pecan pie and still lost because I was right back on the plan. I exercise every day of the week because I need to do that to feel good and have done that for 20 years. I don’t care if I lose 1 lbs a month – because I’m happy.