Amelia's OMAD Journal: Failure, I will succeed, support and advice needed :)
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starting measurements:
"gut" 33.5 in.
waist:30.75 in.
Today:
"gut" 32.75
waist 29.75
This weeks intake:
Mon 500 cal
tues 600
wed 800
Thurs 650
friday 1100.
Today I feel like I've shrunk quite a bit. Free food day today (but healthy food)
Also I jumped on that scale I bought, It's a little, how do you say, crappy? it says, between 56 and 58 Kilos. (Starting weight I would have said between 59-61, depending on the day)
I'll get me a decent scale this week.0 -
I would be thrilled with 55 kilos by New Years.Thrilled. This is first time I've seen weight shift in a year.1
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I've always loved those days when I sorta feel shrunk. hehe I know exactly what you mean.0
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That is terrific news, Amelia!
Yes! Weight shifts down after a long plateau feel so great!0 -
You shrunk one inch in your waist and hips in 2 weeks? That is a whole clothes size! You must be recomping.0
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Ha thanks guys
Yeah my hips generally remain the same (like I said, similar body type to the frog, skinny little legs and hips but then it's round the middle, from lower belly up to ribs. Sexy hey! 
) So it was waist and a belly measurement.
Ate a shedload of food yesterday, but things like fruit, yoghurt, hazlenuts, honey, seared octopus, orange, walnut and spinach salad, mozzarella(the real stuff), pecorino, prosciutto.
No carbs (well a small slice of italian bread).
Surprisingly don't feel mammoth size today. I might keep with this schedule for the next few weeks, eat very low during the week, then Saturday a free day (though obviously not as much as yesterday) and back on the OMAD 5-800 from Sunday. Seems to be working well for me.
But, in the future, I'll keep the Saturday a free food day, but with a window of about 6 hours, 2-8 pm or something. If I get going in the morning, I want to eat all day.0 -
Oh I said it wrong. Lol. I'm so used to "waist and hips" regarding measurements that I wrote it automatically not thinking.0
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Wow thats amazing! Congrats. 0
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How are you doing, Amelia? --three weeks so far!0
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Hi Deb! Good thanks love
Had a bit of a blowout on the weekend, Sunday was a bust, (damn two glasses of wine on saturday, plus up really late with the signore, does it to me every time), but the damage wasn't too bad compared to how I used to eat, except for some chocolate I ate. Stomach still hasn't shrunk back from the weekend, but give it a few days...
Made a list of foods I CAN eat should I be a suffering slightly after a night out, which is pretty much vegetables, loads of fruit, and yoghurt, at least then I can reduce the damage. No chocolate, no fast food, no carbs stuff which was my fail food, no nuts, cheese, etc, which all trigger cravings and I feel no better after having eaten them anyway. During non hangover days it's fine as I have willpower and don't indulge.(still trying to stick to one glass when out, I'm down to about 2 glasses of wine a week now, which is a far cry from my 3 glasses a night, 5 days a week, maybe 4 drinks if out socialising).
Look at us! 3 weeks indeed.650 yesterday, 600 today, getting through it, none too bad.
I've got some friends here on the weekend though, friday to sunday, and it's going to be unavoidable to eat out with them, though I'm trying to dodge as much of it as I can.
I want to be able to eat normally socially. I do well on my own, but when you have friends in town it is a whole lot tougher, and I don't be to be a recluse, either, but this is important to me. How to balance it. (I'm trying to avoid lunch with them and just stick to dinner, though for them dinner is late and I can't make it through til 9 pm or so, I usually eat mid-late afternoon). So early in the stages of OMAD too, being low energy while you adjust is ok at home, but socializing on a 26 hour fasted state doesn't really work, I'm too exhausted. Anyone got any tips? Or should I just relax things until they leave? I don't want to undo all this good work, I've come too far, and our new year/ christmas goals are too close!
How are you doing Deb?0 -
I'm doing better and am feeling more optimistic.1
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Oh I'm glad love!0
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WTG Amelia!! That's a great loss. I have a crappy scale too. I got a new one but it weighs me much higher so I'm waiting before I actually start using the higher weight. Eeeeeks!! Great job!0
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AmeliaOMAD wrote: »Hi Deb! Good thanks love
Had a bit of a blowout on the weekend, Sunday was a bust, (damn two glasses of wine on saturday, plus up really late with the signore, does it to me every time), but the damage wasn't too bad compared to how I used to eat, except for some chocolate I ate. Stomach still hasn't shrunk back from the weekend, but give it a few days...
Made a list of foods I CAN eat should I be a suffering slightly after a night out, which is pretty much vegetables, loads of fruit, and yoghurt, at least then I can reduce the damage. No chocolate, no fast food, no carbs stuff which was my fail food, no nuts, cheese, etc, which all trigger cravings and I feel no better after having eaten them anyway. During non hangover days it's fine as I have willpower and don't indulge.(still trying to stick to one glass when out, I'm down to about 2 glasses of wine a week now, which is a far cry from my 3 glasses a night, 5 days a week, maybe 4 drinks if out socialising).
Look at us! 3 weeks indeed.650 yesterday, 600 today, getting through it, none too bad.
I've got some friends here on the weekend though, friday to sunday, and it's going to be unavoidable to eat out with them, though I'm trying to dodge as much of it as I can.
I want to be able to eat normally socially. I do well on my own, but when you have friends in town it is a whole lot tougher, and I don't be to be a recluse, either, but this is important to me. How to balance it. (I'm trying to avoid lunch with them and just stick to dinner, though for them dinner is late and I can't make it through til 9 pm or so, I usually eat mid-late afternoon). So early in the stages of OMAD too, being low energy while you adjust is ok at home, but socializing on a 26 hour fasted state doesn't really work, I'm too exhausted. Anyone got any tips? Or should I just relax things until they leave? I don't want to undo all this good work, I've come too far, and our new year/ christmas goals are too close!
How are you doing Deb?
Don't go for too low of a daily deficit so energy level will stay up. A little bit of coconut oil will give you energy also and not spike your insulin or give you cravings and set you off on a bing (works that way with me). Your doing good with the drinks. I've read that alcohol can inhibit fat loss so cutting down is good. If you have to eat lunch with someone, get the salad! Good luck.0 -
AmeliaOMAD wrote: »Hi Deb! Good thanks love
Had a bit of a blowout on the weekend, Sunday was a bust, (damn two glasses of wine on saturday, plus up really late with the signore, does it to me every time), but the damage wasn't too bad compared to how I used to eat, except for some chocolate I ate. Stomach still hasn't shrunk back from the weekend, but give it a few days...
Made a list of foods I CAN eat should I be a suffering slightly after a night out, which is pretty much vegetables, loads of fruit, and yoghurt, at least then I can reduce the damage. No chocolate, no fast food, no carbs stuff which was my fail food, no nuts, cheese, etc, which all trigger cravings and I feel no better after having eaten them anyway. During non hangover days it's fine as I have willpower and don't indulge.(still trying to stick to one glass when out, I'm down to about 2 glasses of wine a week now, which is a far cry from my 3 glasses a night, 5 days a week, maybe 4 drinks if out socialising).
Look at us! 3 weeks indeed.650 yesterday, 600 today, getting through it, none too bad.
I've got some friends here on the weekend though, friday to sunday, and it's going to be unavoidable to eat out with them, though I'm trying to dodge as much of it as I can.
I want to be able to eat normally socially. I do well on my own, but when you have friends in town it is a whole lot tougher, and I don't be to be a recluse, either, but this is important to me. How to balance it. (I'm trying to avoid lunch with them and just stick to dinner, though for them dinner is late and I can't make it through til 9 pm or so, I usually eat mid-late afternoon). So early in the stages of OMAD too, being low energy while you adjust is ok at home, but socializing on a 26 hour fasted state doesn't really work, I'm too exhausted. Anyone got any tips? Or should I just relax things until they leave? I don't want to undo all this good work, I've come too far, and our new year/ christmas goals are too close!
How are you doing Deb?
Don't go for too low of a daily deficit so energy level will stay up. A little bit of coconut oil will give you energy also and not spike your insulin or give you cravings and set you off on a bing (works that way with me). Your doing good with the drinks. I've read that alcohol can inhibit fat loss so cutting down is good. If you have to eat lunch with someone, get the salad! Good luck.
I watched a webinar where the doctor said alcohol can stop weight loss for up to a week. He said it is best not to drink it during periods of active weight loss. I imagine, like most things, results may vary from one person to the next.0 -
Don't go for too low of a daily deficit so energy level will stay up. A little bit of coconut oil will give you energy also and not spike your insulin or give you cravings and set you off on a bing (works that way with me). Your doing good with the drinks. I've read that alcohol can inhibit fat loss so cutting down is good. If you have to eat lunch with someone, get the salad! Good luck.
I watched a webinar where the doctor said alcohol can stop weight loss for up to a week. He said it is best not to drink it during periods of active weight loss. I imagine, like most things, results may vary from one person to the next.
I read a lot about the consumption of alcohol as well... basically anything that we use to preserve food will keep fat there longer.... so alcohol and salt are pretty bad. But we only live once so everything in moderation and at our eating time I guess . If you can go without, go without but otherwise just think moderation and only during eating time.1 -
Deb, how do you eat the coconut oil? 1 tablespoon a day? What are the other benefits apart from suppressing hunger?0
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Deb, how do you eat the coconut oil? 1 tablespoon a day? What are the other benefits apart from suppressing hunger?
You can put a little bit in the mouth and let it melt down. Some people put it in coffee (bullet coffee). I'm not sure of health benefits. Some people do "oil pulling" by swishing it around in mouth for a long time and spitting it out for oral hygiene - supposed to pull out toxins or something like that. If I'm having a bad day and think about it, I will take a little and it will get be tell dinner time. I just use about 1/2 teaspoon an hour and that is about all I need. I think 1/2 teaspoon is about 50 cals. What is neat about it is it doesn't wake up the appetite and cause me to want to eat more which any other food does so it isn't likely to set off me eating more. I think it has very little effect in raising blood sugar - hence insulin which I seem to have an overabundance of when I eat sugar (I crash hard after eating sugar) which then makes me very hungry. Can be a vicious cycle if let it be.1 -
Thank you. I'll pick some up from the store and try it out 0
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