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SUCCESS - I JUST EARNED MY 60-POUND BEAR!!!

2010-03-12T06:22:00Z

This morning when I weighed, the scales finally showed a 60-pound loss, thus earning me that coveted 60-pound bear!! YAY, YAY, YAY!!! I now have 6 pounds to go to reach goal.

NS, YOU ROCK! I acknowledge that I have put my share of effort into this life style change and weight loss process, but I have to give NS the lion's share of credit for the food, the portion control, the support from counselors and the support of my online friends. Thank you all!

Finally Off the Plateau!

2010-01-27T07:05:00Z

Yay! This past weigh-in I finally managed to get down off the plateau I’ve

been on for 5 weeks! I was and am thrilled at no gain through the holidays,

but was beginning to despair that I would ever start actually losing again.

Although I stuck with NS as much as possible, unfortunately I ate out more

often than I should have – my downfall. I have reined in my extracurricular

eating now and the scales are at last moving down again. These last 10 pounds

are proving to be difficult to lose, but I am determined to get them off!

55 Pounds Lost and Counting.

2010-01-15T07:57:00Z

I have lost 55 pounds in the past year or so, but I AM STUCK and have

been for 4 weeks, probably five come tomorrow. NS works, so the fault

is my own. I am proud and glad I did not gain during the holiday season,

but that’s not enough! I still have 11 more pounds to go and need to get

it gone!!! I did fine this week until this afternoon when I got assailed by a

plate of spicy pasta! One of my coworkers had had a meeting, and they

were left with the dreaded (but o-so-tasty) leftovers! I have been dodging

the little devils, but today that pasta just grabbed me, and I ate some! It was

good, but not good enough to have wasted all those calories on it. Later, one

of my staff members came to me with a cookie. Being seriously allergic to

nuts, she asked if the object in the cookie were a macadamia nut. When I

confirmed that it was, she silently handed me that evil cookie and left my

office. Now, what else could I do but eat it since it was in my hand and

looked SO GOOD. (It was good, but, again, not enough to have consumed

all those calories.) I am affirming and must remember that success in this

life-long weight control venture depends largely on my refraining from

looking at, smelling and above all tasting anything that the caterer’s

delivery van brings to our building!

I fell off the NS program today, but I will just get right back on and ride

until I meet my goal. You can do that, too. Don’t let one day’s indiscretion

torpedo you. You have more strength in you than you realize, so tap into

it and don’t give up. We’re all in this boat together.

Yay! I’m Making It Through the Holidays!

2009-12-12T11:25:00Z

Christmas is almost here, and I have (joyfully) managed to stay the same two weeks in a row in spite of two Christmas parties and all the goodies my co-workers have brought to work every day. I am now down 54.5 pounds with 11.5 pounds to go to goal. I have to pinch myself sometimes to see if I’m awake, I’m so amazed at my weight loss. GO, NS! I COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

No surprise here, but in addition to Christmas parties, eating out is hazardous to your waistline. Unfortunately, I have to eat out more than I’d like. I have been losing one-half to one pound a week, which would probably have been better if I could have stayed 100% NS. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the half pound a week! Without NS and a little bit of will power when eating out, I would have shown a weight gain instead of a loss. I rely on the portable NS meals to keep me on track when I’m out and about. My favorite is the lunchtime Fudge Graham Bars.

SEASON'S GREETINGS TO EVERYONE!

Red Lobster (again!) and Weight Loss

2009-11-07T11:17:00Z

Went to Red Lobster again last night, but still managed to lose ½ pound today. That makes me down 52.5 pounds! NS ROCKS!!! Wondering what I would have lost if I hadn’t eaten those delicious biscuits! To my credit, I didn’t eat all the scallops and saved the chicken for today. I did eat the shrimp kabob, salad and broccoli, though. Yum!

Back to NS today and glad for it!

What a nice day today! It’s a little cool, (53 degrees at 10:00 a.m.) but is expected to warm up to 71. Our little town is packed with people who have come to sample the various kinds of BBQ that will be on sale today after a big BBQ cooking competition winds up. Classic cars are lined up on the street in front of my house with scores of people looking at them, even this early. Crafts are for sale, and for excitement, the occasional train comes rumbling through the middle of it all. Literally. The cars are on one side of the track and the crafts and BBQ on the other.

Good luck with your weight loss and have a good week. NS works, so stick with it!

Happy Veterans Day on Wednesday.

What a treat (no trick) to be here on the NS Web site

2009-10-31T08:56:00Z

It’s Halloween! Trick or Treat!

What a treat (no trick) to be here on the NS Web site this Halloween to celebrate the weight loss I have achieved through NS! I am rejoicing because I lost another 1/2 pound this week! That brings me down to an even 52-pound loss. I stayed the same last week, but that's fine. I needed the time for my body to adjust to the extra weight loss the week before. I am so excited about losing all this weight that I am telling everyone I know about NS. I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again: NS rocks!

Enjoy your Halloween, but eat apples and not candy. (Ouch, that's hard to do, isn't it? So look to NS which has delicious candy, to try instead of Snickers! I have a bar of chocolate every night to satisfy that BIG craving for sweets with which I am cursed! It works, too.)

Have a good week! ~~~Joan

I reached an interim goal last week - 51.5 Pounds Lost!!!

2009-10-24T08:42:00Z

I reached an interim goal last week - a weight loss of 51.5 pounds!

I have said it before, and I say it again. NS ROCKS! I still find it unbelievable that I have actually lost that much weight! I couldn’t have done it without NS and the great support I have received from other NS participants in blogs, the boards, emails and comments to my page.

This week when I weighed in, I stayed the same, but since I had had a larger than usual loss the week before, I wasn’t surprised. Sometimes my body has to level off for a week or so. But I am sticking to NS. I want that last 15 pounds GONE!

If you are interested, my before and current pictures are on my page. The before is on the 3^rd page of my pictures top row. The current is my profile picture.

Good luck to all of you! Together we can lose it! ~~~Joan

I HAVE FINALLY EARNED MY 50-LB. BEAR!!!

2009-10-17T07:19:00Z

I'M SO EXCITED! AS OF TODAY, I HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST 51.5 POUNDS
ON NS! YAY! I still have 15 pounds to lose, but I WILL DO IT! This is by
far the best program I have ever been on, and I've tried most of them.

NS ROCKS!!!!

How do I do it? I eat NS foods and stay on the program most of the time.
I also exercise generous portions of WANT power and WILL power.

     I WANT to see my grandchildren grow up;
     I WANT to live a long, healthy life; and
     I WANT that life to be meaningful and not full of pain and misery.

     I WILL lose weight to accomplish my WANTS.
     I WILL remain on the NS program until I reach my goal.
     I WILL use the NS maintenance program to help me keep off the
     weight when I finally reach that goal.

Results of my weight loss to date?

     I have a bad hip, which no longer gives me the pain it did.
   I have (as does anyone who loses weight) made my load-bearing joints
     much happier and less painful.
     I'm 66 years old and feel and look younger than I have in years.

To those just starting the program, you, too, can lose if you just hang
in there and don't give up. Allow yourself to make mistakes (goodness
knows, I made my share of them) and as I said in an earlier blog, get back
on that horse and ride when you fall!! That's key. Hugs to all of you!

Joan

Ride that horse....

2009-09-19T07:26:00Z

Good Saturday Morning to all! Yay, I lost another pound this week!
That makes 46 pounds total! Getting closer every day to the big 50.
I still have 20 to go, but I'll get there. I've been steadily losing
since I started. It takes two things at least to lose: (1) staying
faithful to NS and (2) not giving up when you slip. If that happens,
forgive yourself, pick yourself up, dust off your pants and get
back on that horse and ride.

I suggest that instead of concentrating on how nice you'll look when
you reach your goal weight (and you will), think of attaining and
maintaining a healthy weight as your overriding goal, with the added
natural side benefit of looking great. How wonderful! Good health
and good looks! Who could ask for anything more? THANK YOU, NS!!

~~~Joan

Note to Newbies and other things...

2009-09-13T03:13:00Z

What a wonderful weekend! Saturday was an absolutely great day, and today has been pretty good, too. I went to church by myself this morning, which meant I didn’t have to go out to eat afterwards and could come home and eat a NS meal. (No more Red Lobster sins, for today anyway!) I lost ½ pound this week, which made me happy considering I had eaten out three times! Losing is so much fun!!

For the newbies that might be reading this, NS is the best program I’ve tried in my 66 years on this earth, and believe me, I’ve tried most of them. Portion control is key, as are peer support and especially the food. Admittedly, it’s not all to my taste, but most of it is great, and it sure beats cooking, which I could live without the rest of my life! (As the mother of five children, I did a lot of cooking for many years, and it is nice not to have to now. Well, I do cook for my husband, but he’s easy to please and doesn’t mind leftovers, thank goodness.) A word of advice, if you get discouraged and want to quit, GO ONLINE and talk to another NS weight-loser or a counselor. We’ve all been where you are and can offer support, encouragement and advice.

Have a good NS week!

~~~Joan