Kitty Gonzalez OMAD Becoming a Warrior
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Congratulations, Kitty - this is awesome progress - physically AND mentally!!0
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Satay prawns with roasted onions and rice.....yum!! then 1 cup of tea with milk, one oat cookie and a small piece of marabou bubbly, total 905 cals...
today when I walked up the stairs to our apartment sharing the load of groceries with my husband, I noticed my body really enjoyed the workout!... crazy cool days!!!
THANKYOU to everyone for continuing to encourage me.....trust me, it helps a lot!!!
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My energy level has been MUCH better on this diet. I think a lot of it is due to not spiking my insulin and then having my blood sugar level crash as a result.0
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Agreed. Although I felt better from the beginning just by skipping a morning meal, it wasn't until I pushed back "breakfast" to the evening that I realized that my usual afternoon slump was gone, and I also slept much better.0
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The increased amounts of coffee/tea/ green tea are also helping me in this regard0
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Craving burgers and fries today, so guess what I had......yup, burger and fries. Sensible helping of course, and healthy burger, just ketchup for dressing. After dinner was a cup of tea, one oat biscuit and a small piece of marabou bubbly chocolate. todays cals= 918. Felt lighter and more fitter today when I walked to the store......very cool to feel that.
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Can't go wrong with that.0
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Dinner looks tasty! What is marabou bubbly chocolate? (I live in Las Vegas. We don't have anything by that name.)0
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For some reason, I lost my pic of tonights dinner!, hahah never mind, it was rice with HEAPS of vegies and prawns.
Very cool story today to tell. When me and my husband where at the store today, he spotted a two pieces of cake in the fridge section and really wanted it. He asked me if I wanted it to, and I said yes, and then he asked me how many calories did I think the cake had, so I said around 250 maybe.
Then he said "Hey, lets have a dinner that doesn't have a lot of calories in it, so you can still have the cake and not feel bad"
what a guy! what a guy........
I said "your just amazing........did you know that?? wow!! " So we talked about rice, and potatoes and meat that has the least amount of calories etc...... I always knew I was married to the best guy in the world.....but this just blew me away. He totally rocks!!!!
Tomorrow is my second weigh in! Very excited!!!!!!!
Hey Neva! Marabou is a Swedish brand of chocolate (im in Sweden) Bubbly is one of their brands with bubbles in the block with caramel.......hard to explain, but very yumm xox0 -
It's always great to have the support of your significant other. Here's to great men and the lucky women who get to marry them!0
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That is one heartwarming story, Kitty, and you deserve a husband as sweet as him!0
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Thanks Lip and Vro........I can only agree!!
Well, my weigh in was awesome, the scales read 111.4 So that's a loss of 3kg...... very happy with that!
I forgot to add yesterdays calories =857
Today my body is REALLY calling for carbs, not sure if I'll bake some bread or have pasta......I'm leaning towards bread...... which is one of my vices and something I will love forever 0 -
So happy for you! I was hoping you would have good news today.0
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I think bread is good for us (in moderation!). I love it too. My wife makes homemade wheat bread every week! How long of a time for you to lose the 3kg? That is a good weight loss! Keep up the good work!0
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Thankyou guys!! I got lazy and bought a French stick instead today heheh... but it was still awesome. Had smoked turkey, tatziki, onion, tomato and lettuce, then after a cup of tea, one oat cookie and some marabou bubbly.
Also, woke up ALOT earlier than normal, only slept 7 hours, but my body was really nagging me to get out of bed, once out of bed I had a ton of energy, still do. Very good signs! Normally I can easily sleep 12 hours, and still feel like it's not enough.
Also, when my husband eats late at night now, I don't even care, I actually feel proud I don't want to join in with him, and stick to my OMAD. I used to feel jealous, deprived, angry....sad and frustrated... That's a big eye opener for me.
Also, when we walked to the shops today, I was able to actually keep up with my husband and walk the same pace as him, normally I walk behind him trying my best to keep up with a brave face.
I Lost my 3kg in a week Blambo ! Homemade bread is the best....;)
Cals today= 882
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Congratulations!!0
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That is a LOT for one week! Holy smokes!0
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Wow, you are doing awesome. Great job! You are an inspiration.0
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As Hannibal from the A-team would say: "I love it when a plan comes together!"0
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Yup, that is a lot for a week, but I have a lot of fat to lose.......=)
Thanks everyone!!! Pumped up and ready for another week..
Lol Joe, you gave me a good giggle out of that comment.
omg guess what???? Joe said that we were allowed a splurge once a while after the 2 week mark.....(if I quoted you wrong Joe- please tell me....)
Well, I decided last night I was going to have myself a little splurge, since I was going into my 4th week and havn't had a splurge yet.
I had yogurt with 3 cookies and then some popcorn (I made this huge bowl and couldn't even get through one forth of it). It was hardly splurging at all....it was, well - nothing!
Normally I can take down a whole bag of doritos, cakes, chocolate...pasta and meatballs......anything!!
I went to the fridge and tasted samples of some of my past favourite foods like shrimp salad, and skägenröra, they all tasted too rich and horrible. I just didn't crave anything that I used to eat.
What the hell is wrong with me?? I asked myself last night, - I went to bed still confused and not knowing what it was.
This morning, I know what is wrong with me - the diet is changing me for the better.
One more thing, and this is very important progress for me..
All my life the kitchen has been a warzone for me, I've always snuck into the kitchen and switched on the kettle.
Why did I switch on the kettle? Because it hides the noise of me opening the fridge, opening cupboards to find a morsel or a spoonful of something, anything to eat.
It was an urge, like a user wanting cocain. It was that bad for me. I couldn't even wash dinner dishes without eating left over sauce from pots or eating left over food that was not served at dinner, it was a frenzy action I just HAD to do. It filled me with shame and self hatred, everytime
but also joy because I could still sneak eat.
This has gone away. Sometimes a whisper of that frenzy comes to me, but now I simply say no and dismiss it, and go on with internal peace..........0 -
I, too, know that fear of the kitchen. And how wonderful it is to have some peace from (but still enjoyment of) food.
When I came back from the holidays, I had maintained my weight and even lost a pound or two. Remarkable for me, since the holidays are marked by food that is readily available all day long at work and at home, on tables and in the fridge and in the pantry. But I stayed with OMAD for the most part, and on the days that I deviated from that, I only lengthened the evening window for a few hours.
Unfortunately and inexplicably, when I came back from holiday I had a couple of back-to-back days that started out as splurge days but became binges. Not surprisingly -- whether water or food weight -- I gained five pounds. I was worried that seeing that number on the scale would turn my two splurge days into four or five or a week, and that five pounds would turn into ten; but I remembered, Kitty, how you had bravely reported to us all when you got your new scales and found you weighed more than you thought. And yet you didn't let it depress you into stopping -- you kept going on to phenomenal results.
And so I told myself to get back on OMAD for one day, then two...and sure enough, after the first day the food monster had retreated and by the second, it was gone. After five days back on OMAD the five pounds has disappeared and another one to boot.
I took some lessons from this: maintenance is still the most dangerous phase for me, but with OMAD, it can be done; even though a couple days of overeating can cause the scale to spike, it doesn't mean it is real gain (which we all know, but oh, it can be hard to remember that when you need to); and, happily, the stories and support here in this group can help one when things are tough.
Thank you, Kitty, Joe, and everyone else on this site -- I feel I know you! (Heather, I hope you're still giving it a try.)0 -
Another great day This morning I woke up but decided to still lay around in bed for an hour or two.....hahah oh the joys of being your own boss!!! I swear I was a cat in another life......
Dinner was an interesting subject for me and hubby as it always is. what are we having for dinner?
We ended up discussing how many calories were in certain foods.. the numbers really astound my guy.
Falukorv for instance has 260 cals for only 100 grams. A whole Falukorv is 1kg, and we used to eat half each! (500g)
Well my husband can eat anything since he is very lithe, but I cant. So he dosent want to lose his eating buddy (me, hahha)
So we decided on rice and teriyaki salmon, and he even went easy on the cooking oil today since I informed him it was 100% fat and basically 100% calories.
I eat a lot of tatziki, the reason why is because I think its very good for my stomach and acid reflux issues.
Dessert for me was one oat cookie and citron fromage and a cup of tea. I was in heaven. todays cals was 918
I love this group too Nev, I feel like I know everyone also, and our stories, struggles and support really help each other!!
Thankyou for opening up and sharing your story with everyone, it really touched my heart.
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I, too, know that fear of the kitchen. And how wonderful it is to have some peace from (but still enjoyment of) food.
When I came back from the holidays, I had maintained my weight and even lost a pound or two. Remarkable for me, since the holidays are marked by food that is readily available all day long at work and at home, on tables and in the fridge and in the pantry. But I stayed with OMAD for the most part, and on the days that I deviated from that, I only lengthened the evening window for a few hours.
Unfortunately and inexplicably, when I came back from holiday I had a couple of back-to-back days that started out as splurge days but became binges. Not surprisingly -- whether water or food weight -- I gained five pounds. I was worried that seeing that number on the scale would turn my two splurge days into four or five or a week, and that five pounds would turn into ten; but I remembered, Kitty, how you had bravely reported to us all when you got your new scales and found you weighed more than you thought. And yet you didn't let it depress you into stopping -- you kept going on to phenomenal results.
And so I told myself to get back on OMAD for one day, then two...and sure enough, after the first day the food monster had retreated and by the second, it was gone. After five days back on OMAD the five pounds has disappeared and another one to boot.
I took some lessons from this: maintenance is still the most dangerous phase for me, but with OMAD, it can be done; even though a couple days of overeating can cause the scale to spike, it doesn't mean it is real gain (which we all know, but oh, it can be hard to remember that when you need to); and, happily, the stories and support here in this group can help one when things are tough.
Thank you, Kitty, Joe, and everyone else on this site -- I feel I know you! (Heather, I hope you're still giving it a try.)
I don't worry about an occasional splurge day, especially a holiday. My experience has been the same as yours. I've had 3 or 4 instances like that where I will gain 2-3 lbs over a day or two but back to the diet for three days and it is gone with usually one more gone! I don't think the body can turn a splurge day to all fat and it is just water and food weight. If we have a splurge day, we need to remember this and not get discourage and just get back at it and it will be good in a couple of days. It is what we do overall that matters most! You had two bad days but you still had a good week which is more important than the two bad days! Way to keep with it!0 -
Just wanted to say hi how truly inspired I am and i look forward to being part of this group.
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Kitty and Nevadaden, your posts were eye openers for me. I had absolutely no idea that food could be such a monster. Very sobering posts to read, and I am in awe of you both for conquering the food demons on a regular basis.0
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Hello Rube (huggles) I'm so glad your apart of our group now, I look forward to following your progress girl!
Thankyou Vro, it's not easy to open up about the shameful things food makes us do.... but it feels even better to conquer them everyday.
Todays insane meal was - red curry with veges and pork with good ole rice. Made by husband of course! Killer
dish, loved every bite of it. Dessert was an oat cookie, some marabou bubbly and a cup of tea. Total cals=951
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Oh I love teriyaki!
But yep, another benefit of the splurge day is realizing you don't always need it and don't enjoy feeling how you did (with the way you used to eat). It's funny how powerful psychological revelations can be to show you your own progress.0 -
Last night was real hell!!! My body was screaming for fries and a burger from around 10pm, And then my body decided just to scream in general.... this is the longest time I've stuck to a diet in over 10 years, go figure my body wants to know what the hell is going on. I could feel the toxins in my fat being released (makes me feel sick) and then my husband had a pizza... LOL but I kept my strong grip and told myself I would eat a burger and fries.... but just not today. And I would feel a lot better tomorrow.
So today - I had my burger and fries, I added a lot more fries today I ate around 60 I think. But there was quite a few left on the plate. It was heaven.
So burgers and fries with coke light followed by a cup of tea, one oat cookie and a piece of marabou bubbly
total cals=1056
I agree with everything you said Joe!
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Nice job!0
