Road Back

[Whosonfirst]

Started the No S on Monday, July 18th. Background I'm a recently retired engineer(April) and will turn 66 on Thanksgiving Day.

In the past I've had good success with a modified Atkins and went from 260# down to 205-210. I'm fairly tall 6-3(was 6-4 as recently as five years back) and weighed 226# on Monday. Some may say, that's not bad for my height. But I didn't like all the snacks, cookies and sweets I was eating. I also didn't like the flabby look I've developed even though I walk 2-3 plus miles every morning and work out with kettlebells and dumbbells 4 times a week.
The flabby look started in 2014 after a complicated lung surgery(not cancer). Now recovered and want to use a diet approach during the next phase of life that doesn't involve food selection, calorie counting, yada yada yada.

My goal weight is 210# again, and lose the flabby look around my middle. Another vain goal is to being able to wear all my 36" waist-size jeans and trousers again.

[noni]

"Whosonfirst" "Now recovered and want to use a diet approach during the next phase of life that doesn't involve food selection, calorie counting, yada yada yada."

Then you are in the right place. Welcome, and wishing you the best! Please let us know your progress.

[Merry]

Welcome!

My goal weight is 210# again, and lose the flabby look around my middle. Another vain goal is to being able to wear all my 36" waist-size jeans and trousers again.

Might not be a vain goal at all. A few weeks back on the No-S FB page, we were talking about the view that waist size, more than bmi, is a good indicator of cardiac issues, and that aiming for a waist that his half the size of your height or less is a good goal.

[Whosonfirst]

Thanks noni and Merry. Oh good, half my height, says I can stay in my 38's, jk. I only plan on weighing myself once a week, like I did for years on my modified Atkins diet.

[oolala53]

Even after the exhilaration of modified Atkins, sounds like the call of cookies and sweets overrode it. Dang it, some things DO taste as good as being thin feels! Curse those conscienceless food manufacturers.

You probably know the research shows most low carbers end up on modified carbs a couple of years later. You're right on track!

I envy you that you've already got your exercise in place. There's where the longevity rests.

Glad to know you for the last piece-in-the-puzzle (for you) phase.

[Whosonfirst]

Hi oolala53, Thanks for reading. Well I was successful on mod. Atkins for almost 10 years with all the exercising I did. Then age, and more than a year of little activity except work, and no amount of exercise could battle my sweet tooth. As someone else said, You can't outrun a donut. Atkins is more challenging for meals if your other half isn't following it. This plan is easier all around.

[liveitup]

That's my favorite part of NoS, Whosonfirst. It plays well with real life. The main component of NoS, it's focus on moderation, and the form of measurement is already part of our social fabric. It's truly a holistic solution.