Fumpy diary
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Thanks guys! I think for me it's going to be slow and steady and thats ok, am expecting it to go down to 1lb a week. Downwards trends! My husband lost about 20lbs in a year just making small changes and barely weighing himself, whereas I got chubbier. I think it's because i was always looking for a quick fix which then blew up in my face whereas everything he does is sustainable for him. Lesson learned!
I think what I like about this is I'm pretty sure I have some blood sugar control problems related to pcos. My ac1 test at docs was very healthy. Problem is when I've used a blood suagr monitor it takes a really long time for my blood sugar to go down after a meal. My husband and i charted a comparison and the difference was stark. Diabetes runs in my fathers family and it's something I'm keen to avoid, so keeping insulin levels at a reasonable level is important but I would prefer not to have to dramatically change my diet to do it. Main thing is weight loss and reducing blood sugar spikes over time.
I am having a splurge day today as i'm regularly below 900 cals and last few days below 800 and am feeling really pooped this morning. I think I will do splurges on weigh in days going forward. May change my weigh in day in a few weeks to coincide with the weekend so my husband can do me a breakfast fry up (bless him he's always offering and I'm always saying no) or we can have lunch out.
Love your attitude, you are so smart to understand that slow and steady wins the race. Enjoy your splurge day!0 -
I think perhaps my appetite has reduced and maybe thats why I really don't want to eat anymore today. Please please please let this be the case!
It is the case. Omading has totally changed my hunger/appetite. I'm so glad I no longer feel a slave to snacking! Having a truly empty stomach on Omad is no where like having cravings and thinking my stomach was empty and it wasn't. It was all the sugar other stuff I was addicted to that was tricking me into thinking I was hungry. You're doing great!!!!!
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Thanks edampu, I keep just thinking in a year I'll be kicking myself if I chucked it in. To be honest though it doesn't feel like a strain, it's so easy that it doesn't feel like i'm doing anything really. A lb a week for next to no hassle is worth it. I think I'm done with pushing myself to have unattainable diets. It's still tempting to think ohhh i could lose faster but that thinking is what got me here. I need to keep focussed on what the results will be next year and the year after rather than the next week.0
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Okey so i ended up my splurge day at about 2300 calories. Now I have said I'm not counting calories (which to me usually means weighing and loggin everything) but I have been doing ballpark figures. this should take me up to about 1100 per day average this week. Am umming at ahhing about the calorie counting thing at the moment. I know roughly how much I am eating but not down to every single last calorie, eating one meal a day makes that a bit easier.
I think I might just do ballpark figures and then it will give me an idea of how much a splurge day should be roughly to keep my average at a reasonable level. I am trying to mAke sure the eating is in as wide a window as possible to have a complete break from fasting. I think next week I will do three meals.
Odd thing, Even after eating all that I'm still ending the evening feeling hungrier than I do on OMAD days (usually def not hungry). Very interesting, anyone else feel that way?0 -
I think perhaps my appetite has reduced and maybe thats why I really don't want to eat anymore today. Please please please let this be the case!
It is the case. Omading has totally changed my hunger/appetite. I'm so glad I no longer feel a slave to snacking! Having a truly empty stomach on Omad is no where like having cravings and thinking my stomach was empty and it wasn't. It was all the sugar other stuff I was addicted to that was tricking me into thinking I was hungry. You're doing great!!!!!
You are so right and that has been my experience too!0 -
Okey so i ended up my splurge day at about 2300 calories. Now I have said I'm not counting calories (which to me usually means weighing and loggin everything) but I have been doing ballpark figures. this should take me up to about 1100 per day average this week. Am umming at ahhing about the calorie counting thing at the moment. I know roughly how much I am eating but not down to every single last calorie, eating one meal a day makes that a bit easier.
I think I might just do ballpark figures and then it will give me an idea of how much a splurge day should be roughly to keep my average at a reasonable level. I am trying to mAke sure the eating is in as wide a window as possible to have a complete break from fasting. I think next week I will do three meals.
Odd thing, Even after eating all that I'm still ending the evening feeling hungrier than I do on OMAD days (usually def not hungry). Very interesting, anyone else feel that way?
My experience is when I don't eat OMAD my stomach doesn't shrink as much and I can eat a lot more for dinner than if I was fasted! So if I do a 16:8 type of break, I have to be careful because not only am I getting the cals from the lunch but also more from a larger dinner. I don't think you are alone in your observation.0 -
Okey so i ended up my splurge day at about 2300 calories. Now I have said I'm not counting calories (which to me usually means weighing and loggin everything) but I have been doing ballpark figures. this should take me up to about 1100 per day average this week. Am umming at ahhing about the calorie counting thing at the moment. I know roughly how much I am eating but not down to every single last calorie, eating one meal a day makes that a bit easier.
I think I might just do ballpark figures and then it will give me an idea of how much a splurge day should be roughly to keep my average at a reasonable level. I am trying to mAke sure the eating is in as wide a window as possible to have a complete break from fasting. I think next week I will do three meals.
Odd thing, Even after eating all that I'm still ending the evening feeling hungrier than I do on OMAD days (usually def not hungry). Very interesting, anyone else feel that way?
When I started OMAD, I counted calories but after a couple of months got tired of the time it took to do it and so I stopped. I still lost weight so I didn't care if I counted or not. It was eye opening for me though to see how many calories different foods had and I'm glad to have done it to learn that. Counting calories is like making a whole bunch of decisions all the time. Eating OMAD style is like making all those decisions at once. Much more simple! If not counting calories and doing OMAD result in no weight loss for a period of time, then I think calories should be counted because there is probably not a calorie deficit going on. I eat in a three hour window and even in that short of a window, I can get a calorie surplus if I try!:). The one-plate rule is like even making up more decisions all at once and helps to keep eating at a deficit.
My splurge days are exactly that and there is no limit for me or it wouldn't feel like a splurge day to me. I dont worry about how much I eat because I don't think the body can put on weight that fast and will just excrete it. For the same reason, I don't worry about eating a lot on Holidays or special occasions. I will sometimes limit splurge day eating thoug to start eating at lunch but once I start, I'm free to do whatever. I have grown to eat mostly good foods though so I don't think this attitude/practice hurts me much but I will gain 3-lbs on a splurge day but it will be gone in two more days of OMAD and drinking a lot of water. Just some of my observations.0 -
Thanks for your thoughts blambo! I think for me because calorie counting became obsessive I need to watch it and not start weighing food.i think on splurge day I was thinking i had to eat to up my calories, I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have. btw this is not typical for me usually i'm delighted with a day of stuffing down pasta and ice cream. Will see how I go next splurge day0
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Tough day today, getting there, ate dinner at 7:30pm but ate ice cream a few hours after and really struggled to get to 7:30. Will keep on keeping on, it will fall into place properly soon.0
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No more splurge days for a while I think.0
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What were your cals for the day? That is the most important thing and not if you ate something later. If it is causing you to eat too many cals, then you will have to cut back. Confession, I had ice cream and apricot pie last night, two servings! I'm not going to worry though because I think my cals were low so I don't think it really matters (I may not lose as fast doing that but I'm still losing),0
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I think about 1700 calories which for me is maintenance calories. My dinner ended up being pretty big and then had two scoops of ice cream. I think my splurge day messed me up a little, i didn't really need it and I hadn't got into my stride properly before i did it. So not the end of the world. I think what bothered me is that i felt like my appetite had adjusted to one meal a day and then i felt like i was back to square one. Having said that today feels better, i dont feel as hungry as yesterday and i'm dragging my husband to town so i can kill some time.0
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Don't worry about one day. Just get after it again! Good luck. I do find that I gain about 2-3 lbs from a splurge day (some days it's been as high as 4-5) but its all gone in two days after getting back on the diet. Most of the weight gained on a splurge day is just food weight and will clear out after just eating OMAD for a couple of days. My weekly weight pattern is gain 3 lose 4-5. In the end I'm losing so that is all I'm shooting for but it can be a little discouraging seeing it come back on temporarily.0
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I think about 1700 calories which for me is maintenance calories. My dinner ended up being pretty big and then had two scoops of ice cream. I think my splurge day messed me up a little, i didn't really need it and I hadn't got into my stride properly before i did it. So not the end of the world. I think what bothered me is that i felt like my appetite had adjusted to one meal a day and then i felt like i was back to square one. Having said that today feels better, i dont feel as hungry as yesterday and i'm dragging my husband to town so i can kill some time.
Love your attitude Fumpydink, hope you and your hubby have a great time in town!0 -
Ok so it's been better over the last few days, bit easier and I feel a bit happier and more settled. I hit up victorias secrets and got some lovely comfy bras (nothing ruins my mood more than an uncomfy bra), finally replaced my handbag and bought a few tops (i may be fat but that doesn't mean i can't rock what I have). DH also took me out for dinner (which I got nowhere near finishing, thank you OMAD!).
Weight wise (forgot to get husband to put scales away for me) i have been up and down, no real progress but thats ok. I haven't been massively overeating but I think my maintenance calories may be overestimating my actual calorie burn. I think its closer to 1500. Anyhoo weigh in is on wednesday so lets see what happens. I'd take a lb down and be cheerful about it, it's always been a struggle for me to lose weight so anything off is good in my books.0 -
Ok so it's been better over the last few days, bit easier and I feel a bit happier and more settled. I hit up victorias secrets and got some lovely comfy bras (nothing ruins my mood more than an uncomfy bra), finally replaced my handbag and bought a few tops (i may be fat but that doesn't mean i can't rock what I have). DH also took me out for dinner (which I got nowhere near finishing, thank you OMAD!).
Weight wise (forgot to get husband to put scales away for me) i have been up and down, no real progress but thats ok. I haven't been massively overeating but I think my maintenance calories may be overestimating my actual calorie burn. I think its closer to 1500. Anyhoo weigh in is on wednesday so lets see what happens. I'd take a lb down and be cheerful about it, it's always been a struggle for me to lose weight so anything off is good in my books.
What an excellent idea, new bras!!! Love your way of thinking! I tried EVERYTHING in the book to lose weight, and nothing at all worked for me, until Omad. I LOVE it. It will take some time to get the rhythm of everything going, but once that light click on...it's ON my friend. It's just going to take some time
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Week 3 weigh in 177.2 - up 0.2lbs
Not surprising p, eatings been all over the place for the last two days, I get clusters of migraines so it's been eat when I can. Will carry on, sorry I haven't caught up with everyones diaries yet as have been a bit laid up. Hope everyones doing well!0
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