An Update

I stopped using Sensa last winter because I felt I didn't need it any more.  Since then I've gained back 5 lbs. but still kept off the bulk of what I'd lost.  This is because using the Sensa gave me time to change my eating habits and I'm still eating healthier than I did before Sensa.  

It could be better but, then again, it could be a lot worse so I'm still pleased with the results I got from Sensa.

Finished

I actually stopped using the Sensa months ago because I felt I'd learned to correct my bad eating habits and didn't need the Sensa any more.  I'd used it for a year and lost 25 lbs. which has mainly stayed off with only a few pounds bouncing back on occasionally.

I still don't know if the Sensa worked only psychologically but that doesn't matter because it did work for me.  It gave me time to get control of my poor eating patterns and that made it worth the cost and the effort.

Now, even without the Sensa, I have much better eating habits than I ever did and I'm confident I might even go on to lose a few more pounds.  I snack only on fruit or yogurt and try to eat meals on time.  Age has taken care of my earlier penchant for eating late at night...I get reflux if I eat almost anything after 8 P.M.  Somehow, yogurt doesn't bother me, though.

With the loss of 25 lbs., I feel more comfortable even though I'm still considered quite overweight.  I've gone down a couple of sizes in my clothing and it makes me happy to see clear evidence that the pounds are gone.

I've also noticed that I can't eat large volumes of food at any one time and that used to be a problem for me.  I didn't seem to have a shut off valve to tell me I was full.  Now I do!  

I wish I'd known about and tried Sensa years ago but maybe the timing was right for me last year.  In any case, I'm thankful for the good results and would recommend it to anyone.  Just don't think the Sensa will do all the work for you.  You have to make an effort to eat less and to eat right.  I'm sure the people who say Sensa didn't work for them didn't try hard enough.

One of the worst things I craved before Sensa was potato chips but I haven't had any since starting Sensa in November, 2013.  I know if I have even one that I'll be right back bingeing on them.  I know me.  I still have fries but not as many and sweets were never a problem.

I know how fast the pounds can come back on so I weigh myself once a week just to keep track.  My friend, Sylvia, who began the experiment with me had a setback when she was in a bad car accident but we'll continue to weigh in every Wednesday and e-mail each other with the results.  Using the buddy system is a big help when trying to lose or maintain weight.

And so I'm very happy with my results and hopefully can carry on successfully on my own.  At some point we all have to live what we've learned, don't we?  

Month 9??

Okay, so I'm not the poster child for Sensa success but, to give it credit, Sensa is the reason I'm continuing to try.

When I got home in late April, I stepped on the scales with gret forbidding but was surprised to see I'd lost 3 pounds.  It could just be because I was now using a different scale but I'll accept it anyway.  Since then I've bounced down another 2 lbs., bounced back up 2 lbs., and so on and so on and so on.  I seem to be stuck.

The good news is that I'm still down about 17 lbs. from when I started in November and it's pretty well stayed off.  That is success as far as I'm concerned but I'll keep on trying to lose some more.  I'll never be thin but I'm more comfortable with every pound that leaves my body.

6 Months on Sensa

I weighed myself this morning and my new weight loss is 16 lbs.  It may not sound like much for 6 months of dieting but it is actually an amazingly successful loss for me.  It's been so long since I lost this amount of weight that I can't even remember it.

I give full credit to Sensa for giving me the impetus and the time to change my eating habits.  Again, if Sensa is a scam that doesn't really work then I don't care.  It gave me the time to change and the change has become my new habit.  I'm very, very pleased.

15 lb. Loss

I stayed the same as last week but still am happy with carrying 15 lbs. less on my body than I was last November.  I still have far to go but will continue to be pleased with whatever comes off and however long it takes.

The most important fact is that Sensa gave me the impetus to start eating better and the time to make my new eating pattern a habit.  Whether Sensa is a scam or not, I'd be carting around at least 15 more pounds on my body today without having used it.

April 23/14

I bought a digital scale which showed my morning weight as a 14 pound loss...up 1 pound.

Holding On and Hanging In

Sylvia and I both hit one of those famous walls where not an ounce more came off or stayed off but we kept on with Sensa and restarted the weight loss a couple of weeks ago...a few ounces or a pound or two.

I'm back home now and still determined to shed more weight.  One nice thing is that my home scale shows that I lost 3 pounds in the last few weeks but it could just be that the home scale doesn't weigh me the way the trailer scale did.  I don't care.  I'll accept the 3 lb. loss and go on from here.

I've never totally believed that there was a magic elixir in Sensa but that doesn't matter.  What matters is that just sprinkling it on your food makes you think of what you're eating and the past 5 months of using Sensa has given me the time to change my eating habits to a point where they now seem normal to me.

My weight loss at this time (using the home scale) is 15 pounds.  My clothes are looser and I'm wearing a size smaller than I did before.  I'm much more comfortable but haven't lost sight of the fact that I need to lose more weight.  Being pre-diabetic means that taking off weight could help reduce the chances of having to take medication for diabetes.  Being home and not dining out as much as I did in Florida will make dieting easier, too.

I have enough Sensa for another year and then I'll assess whether it's worth continuing to take it.