DebSozo -- OMAD
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SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »Remember to drink a lot of water. It helps when you're hungry. When your stomach begins growling I look at it as if it's telling you not to forget to eat and it's probably when it's burning a lot of fat. You've been doing great. One pound is an awesome loss. Congrats!
--except that it came back
I can't get caught up in the excitement of losing and the defeat of gaining the same 4 pounds over and over. This time it has to work. I HAVE to get down below the 4 pound loss mark and keep it under before I start celebrating about any stupid pounds lost. I'm feeling a bit defeated and discouraged today.
Hi Deb: I want to share some personal things about myself that may help you in some way.
Can I be frank and suggest that you stop worrying about how much you lose and just take it one day at a time? Weigh only one time a week on the same day and at the same time. Your body WILL lose weight when you follow this program. It has to. Stress makes you hold onto weight and you're beating yourself up. You're worth more than that.
The reason I'm sharing this with you is because I was exactly like you. Gaining and losing the same weight for years. It became a psychological issue and my mind played games with me. You can stop the vicious cycle by not worrying about the scale. In fact, put it away for a few weeks and don't think about it. That's exactly what I did.
I was a scale junkie and it kept me from losing weight for years. The mental pressure I put on myself was terrible and I didn't realize that it kept me in a prison which I couldn't get out of. I was so focused on my failure that I couldn't move forward. Every day I did battle with myself. It was so tiring and I found no peace in anything I tried to do.
I finally decided to put the scales away and just to follow the program I was on to a 'T' and stop weighing. I knew every night when I got in bed and looked back over my day that I did my best and it gave me strength to do it again the next day.
I read a story once about a man pulling a heavy bag of rocks around with him every day. This bag was filled with all kinds of negative things that filled his mind and his life. He drug this heavy bag up and down hills (representing his life) until he came to the foot of the cross where Jesus was. He layed this bag at the foot of the cross and gave it to Jesus. He just let them go and decided not to pick it up again. He walked away with all of his burdens gone knowing that he gave them to someone who could handle them.
Many years later while still trying to lose weight, that story came into my mind. I put myself in the story and pictured myself carrying my bag of rocks filled with fear, worthlessness, dissapointment, negativity, and many other feelings about myself and my life. I too laid my heavy bag of rocks (burdens) at the foot of the cross just like the man in the story did and I decided never to pick it up again. I learned to respect myself, love myself, and treat myself as if I were my best friend.
This may not be your way but whatever is holding you in this place needs to be set down for you to move forward. Just make a decision not to pick it up again and keep a positive picture of yourself...where you want to go and who you want to be. That is your motivation.
I learned that weight is just a number on a scale. It doesn't define who you are as a person. I had to accept myself as I was and then love myself enough to get healthier. Everyone's weight goes up and down when they are losing and that's why it's important to weigh once a week.
Please don't think about your weight for a while and just follow the program. Don't judge yourself by what others are doing. I promise you will lose weight eventually and you will feel so much better when you let those feelings go.
I hope this helps in some way coming from an former scale junkie.
God Bless,
Linda
(Saved By Grace)
Linda, Linda, LINDA
....Three cheers for you doll, this, what you wrote to Deb, I not only agree with 1000%, but this bless me more than you will ever know. You're wonderful, period. 1 -
That's what I want to hear. Your positiveness is shining through. You can do this Deb. We are all here for you.0
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SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »Remember to drink a lot of water. It helps when you're hungry. When your stomach begins growling I look at it as if it's telling you not to forget to eat and it's probably when it's burning a lot of fat. You've been doing great. One pound is an awesome loss. Congrats!
--except that it came back
I can't get caught up in the excitement of losing and the defeat of gaining the same 4 pounds over and over. This time it has to work. I HAVE to get down below the 4 pound loss mark and keep it under before I start celebrating about any stupid pounds lost. I'm feeling a bit defeated and discouraged today.
Hi Deb: I want to share some personal things about myself that may help you in some way.
Can I be frank and suggest that you stop worrying about how much you lose and just take it one day at a time? Weigh only one time a week on the same day and at the same time. Your body WILL lose weight when you follow this program. It has to. Stress makes you hold onto weight and you're beating yourself up. You're worth more than that.
The reason I'm sharing this with you is because I was exactly like you. Gaining and losing the same weight for years. It became a psychological issue and my mind played games with me. You can stop the vicious cycle by not worrying about the scale. In fact, put it away for a few weeks and don't think about it. That's exactly what I did.
I was a scale junkie and it kept me from losing weight for years. The mental pressure I put on myself was terrible and I didn't realize that it kept me in a prison which I couldn't get out of. I was so focused on my failure that I couldn't move forward. Every day I did battle with myself. It was so tiring and I found no peace in anything I tried to do.
I finally decided to put the scales away and just to follow the program I was on to a 'T' and stop weighing. I knew every night when I got in bed and looked back over my day that I did my best and it gave me strength to do it again the next day.
I read a story once about a man pulling a heavy bag of rocks around with him every day. This bag was filled with all kinds of negative things that filled his mind and his life. He drug this heavy bag up and down hills (representing his life) until he came to the foot of the cross where Jesus was. He layed this bag at the foot of the cross and gave it to Jesus. He just let them go and decided not to pick it up again. He walked away with all of his burdens gone knowing that he gave them to someone who could handle them.
Many years later while still trying to lose weight, that story came into my mind. I put myself in the story and pictured myself carrying my bag of rocks filled with fear, worthlessness, dissapointment, negativity, and many other feelings about myself and my life. I too laid my heavy bag of rocks (burdens) at the foot of the cross just like the man in the story did and I decided never to pick it up again. I learned to respect myself, love myself, and treat myself as if I were my best friend.
This may not be your way but whatever is holding you in this place needs to be set down for you to move forward. Just make a decision not to pick it up again and keep a positive picture of yourself...where you want to go and who you want to be. That is your motivation.
I learned that weight is just a number on a scale. It doesn't define who you are as a person. I had to accept myself as I was and then love myself enough to get healthier. Everyone's weight goes up and down when they are losing and that's why it's important to weigh once a week.
Please don't think about your weight for a while and just follow the program. Don't judge yourself by what others are doing. I promise you will lose weight eventually and you will feel so much better when you let those feelings go.
I hope this helps in some way coming from an former scale junkie.
God Bless,
Linda
(Saved By Grace)
I think that is great advise. If weight loss is slow, weighing a lot could be discouraging. I lost fairly fast so weighing a lot for me and plotting it was motivating but that is a different circumstance. I can see the wisdom in not weighing if it is being a little slow to come off and I think the above is great advise.1 -
Thank you everyone...I don't share deep feelings too often but this was a defining moment in my life and thought it may help in some way.0
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So much wonderful support in this small group.0
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SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »Remember to drink a lot of water. It helps when you're hungry. When your stomach begins growling I look at it as if it's telling you not to forget to eat and it's probably when it's burning a lot of fat. You've been doing great. One pound is an awesome loss. Congrats!
--except that it came back
I can't get caught up in the excitement of losing and the defeat of gaining the same 4 pounds over and over. This time it has to work. I HAVE to get down below the 4 pound loss mark and keep it under before I start celebrating about any stupid pounds lost. I'm feeling a bit defeated and discouraged today.
Hi Deb: I want to share some personal things about myself that may help you in some way.
Can I be frank and suggest that you stop worrying about how much you lose and just take it one day at a time? Weigh only one time a week on the same day and at the same time. Your body WILL lose weight when you follow this program. It has to. Stress makes you hold onto weight and you're beating yourself up. You're worth more than that.
The reason I'm sharing this with you is because I was exactly like you. Gaining and losing the same weight for years. It became a psychological issue and my mind played games with me. You can stop the vicious cycle by not worrying about the scale. In fact, put it away for a few weeks and don't think about it. That's exactly what I did.
I was a scale junkie and it kept me from losing weight for years. The mental pressure I put on myself was terrible and I didn't realize that it kept me in a prison which I couldn't get out of. I was so focused on my failure that I couldn't move forward. Every day I did battle with myself. It was so tiring and I found no peace in anything I tried to do.
I finally decided to put the scales away and just to follow the program I was on to a 'T' and stop weighing. I knew every night when I got in bed and looked back over my day that I did my best and it gave me strength to do it again the next day.
I read a story once about a man pulling a heavy bag of rocks around with him every day. This bag was filled with all kinds of negative things that filled his mind and his life. He drug this heavy bag up and down hills (representing his life) until he came to the foot of the cross where Jesus was. He layed this bag at the foot of the cross and gave it to Jesus. He just let them go and decided not to pick it up again. He walked away with all of his burdens gone knowing that he gave them to someone who could handle them.
Many years later while still trying to lose weight, that story came into my mind. I put myself in the story and pictured myself carrying my bag of rocks filled with fear, worthlessness, dissapointment, negativity, and many other feelings about myself and my life. I too laid my heavy bag of rocks (burdens) at the foot of the cross just like the man in the story did and I decided never to pick it up again. I learned to respect myself, love myself, and treat myself as if I were my best friend.
This may not be your way but whatever is holding you in this place needs to be set down for you to move forward. Just make a decision not to pick it up again and keep a positive picture of yourself...where you want to go and who you want to be. That is your motivation.
I learned that weight is just a number on a scale. It doesn't define who you are as a person. I had to accept myself as I was and then love myself enough to get healthier. Everyone's weight goes up and down when they are losing and that's why it's important to weigh once a week.
Please don't think about your weight for a while and just follow the program. Don't judge yourself by what others are doing. I promise you will lose weight eventually and you will feel so much better when you let those feelings go.
I hope this helps in some way coming from an former scale junkie.
God Bless,
Linda
(Saved By Grace)
Great advice! Thank you so much Linda. If you just focus on yourself and count the calories, you will lose the weight. Weighing yourself say every couple weeks, will allow you to see all the weight you've lost at once and that will make you so motivated so you just wanna keep going.0 -
Speaking about weighing, I fasted most all last week and didn't see a loss (was 215 week before that), but I think it was obscured due to eating on wed at a lunch office party. Yesterday I weighed myself and was 217! WTH! I fasted about a week and a half and gained two lbs? Well this morning I was 213! So it just goes to show that weight can fluctuate greatly and we retain water etc (I ate a bunch of salty popcorn night before 217 weight). Lesson learned is that any days measurement can be way off and if we stick to the diet we will lose the weight whether we measure or not (the measuring isn't what causes the weight loss right!). So we just need to stick with it and trust it's working and then take a peak on the scale once in awhile as a confirmation.0
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That's great to know Bob! Congratulations
Still with us Deb? How are you going?
I'm still here with ya. Back to feeling "round" today, but we are ticking. Another day down!1 -
ameliabatemanphotography wrote: »That's great to know Bob! Congratulations
Still with us Deb? How are you going?
I'm still here with ya. Back to feeling "round" today, but we are ticking. Another day down!
I'm still here. We are on vacation for Thanksgiving out of state. So I will be at relatives' home and likely won't post much tomorrow.0 -
Speaking about weighing, I fasted most all last week and didn't see a loss (was 215 week before that), but I think it was obscured due to eating on wed at a lunch office party. Yesterday I weighed myself and was 217! WTH! I fasted about a week and a half and gained two lbs? Well this morning I was 213! So it just goes to show that weight can fluctuate greatly and we retain water etc (I ate a bunch of salty popcorn night before 217 weight). Lesson learned is that any days measurement can be way off and if we stick to the diet we will lose the weight whether we measure or not (the measuring isn't what causes the weight loss right!). So we just need to stick with it and trust it's working and then take a peak on the scale once in awhile as a confirmation.
I agree Bob. Salt is a killer and causes weight gain. It takes a few days of drinking water to get it out of the body. I'm so happy you are 213!!!! Awesome job!0 -
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!0
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SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!
Happy Thanksgiving!1 -
I watched this video about 4 times in a row. This is so good! I'm going to remember these principles as I go to visit my family for Thanksgiving. We will get there at 1 pm. They will have all kinds of munchies out for 2 hours. Then at 3 pm there will be the Thanksgiving Dinner. After that will be probably 3 different kinds of desserts and pies. I will get through these 3 hours of gluttony and keep these 9 principles at the forefront of my mind.
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I plan to eat one plate of food and one small dessert.0
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Great plan Deb....keep the faith!0
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Sorry I haven't posted much. I've not been feeling like myself and have not been adjusting to OMAD as easily as I had hoped. I haven't given up, but this difficulty has quite taken me by surprise.0
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Sorry I haven't posted much. I've not been feeling like myself and have not been adjusting to OMAD as easily as I had hoped. I haven't given up, but this difficulty has quite taken me by surprise.
{{{{{HUGS~DEB }}}}}}
Hi Deb , PLEASE know you are NOT alone. We are ALL struggling--in one area or another, or with life in general, including OMAD... (well, let me speak for myself), I'm struggling too, but I'm looking at it this way..."no pain, no gain, err, umm, no "loss" in our case. I LOVE your beautiful honesty and your uplifting tenacity in posting (which is so encouraging to me/us, so much) and though you're struggling, you are NOT giving up--that's the stuff winner's are made of, period. Here's something for you:
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I watched this video and this is helpful for troubleshooting a stall.
https://youtu.be/VYzjxLT5XBA
I realize that the chronic insomnia that has not been responsive to anything that I have tried is impacting me negatively. I am often tired and stressed out during the day due to sleep deprivation.
I do not drink enough water and do not enjoy plain water very much. I can fix this by drinking tea. I just need to get in the habit of preparing and drinking it.
Also I do believe I am prediabetic and react to refined sugar and processed flour. I do really well with LCHF and need to find my optimal carb macro level.
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Sorry I haven't posted much. I've not been feeling like myself and have not been adjusting to OMAD as easily as I had hoped. I haven't given up, but this difficulty has quite taken me by surprise.
Sounds like we all had bad weeks this week, so take some comfort Deb that you were not
alone this week in your struggle.
Ive noticed what has started to help me alot is a nice hot chocolate drink in the morning (or 2) and a couple in the evening. It might not sound like much, but its a soothing drink. it seems to take the edge off alot of things.0 -
Hi Deb,
I hear you on the refined sugar and carbohydrate thing, I struggle with the same thing.
Sometimes if you have a reaction to something it can trigger an addiction, I struggle with this with pasta, bread, sugar, etc. I feel SOOO much better, more energy, less hunger, etc when I steer clear of it (even potatoes trigger me). All of these things actually raise insulin in your system, which spikes blood sugar, which leads to increased hunger and brain fog, low energy, etc.
Even yesterday, I broke OMAD (as I was with someone, we ate out at a pizza place, then had some chocolate, etc. I came home later and had to have another meal (tuna, capsicum and tomatoes, olive oil and some yoghurt, my body was craving it) as I just felt like my body needed some nutrients, I can really feel now which foods have not given me what my body needs, and will further spike bingeing/ eating off schedule.
I stick with protein, low carb vegetables and good fats now.
Refined carbs become sugar in the body, and act in the same way.
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ameliabatemanphotography wrote: »Hi Deb,
I hear you on the refined sugar and carbohydrate thing, I struggle with the same thing.
Sometimes if you have a reaction to something it can trigger an addiction, I struggle with this with pasta, bread, sugar, etc. I feel SOOO much better, more energy, less hunger, etc when I steer clear of it (even potatoes trigger me). All of these things actually raise insulin in your system, which spikes blood sugar, which leads to increased hunger and brain fog, low energy, etc.
Even yesterday, I broke OMAD (as I was with someone, we ate out at a pizza place, then had some chocolate, etc. I came home later and had to have another meal (tuna, capsicum and tomatoes, olive oil and some yoghurt, my body was craving it) as I just felt like my body needed some nutrients, I can really feel now which foods have not given me what my body needs, and will further spike bingeing/ eating off schedule.
I stick with protein, low carb vegetables and good fats now.
Refined carbs become sugar in the body, and act in the same way.
Yes. I do think that I am prediabetic and MUST return to low carb. I realize that. I was trying to reintroduce more carbs and was getting all of the bad symptoms back. It was throwing my body out of equilibrium and was raising my body weight set point.
I watched several of Eric Berg's webinars. He says the worst advice for someone who is sensitive to carbs is "everything in moderation" and says CICO model does not work for everyone. "Break Through Any Weight Loss Plateau" is very informative. I have been experiencing a plateau for a very long time. That is why I was getting excited about losing one teensy pound at the beginning of OMAD. I want to break through so much.
On a brighter note... today is day 14. Like Joe predicted, my body began ((finally)) to adapt to OMAD. His videos have helped correct sabotaging thoughts that "this won't work" and "you're wasting your time".
I will be okay on this diet. It is a battle but well worth it. Thank you for urging me onward, Amelia. I'm sticking through because of Joe's and your initial challenge. Also agreeing with you to commit ongoing support for "6 weeks" has helped to keep me accountable to someone other than myself for this plan to make headway. You joining at the same time has helped me get through the rough spots, Warrior Princess.
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day 14 already for you guys??? time flies hey!!
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kittygonzalez3511 wrote: »day 14 already for you guys??? time flies hey!!
I think everyone is really doing awesome!
Plodding along. Lol.0 -
Keep plodding....anything you can do to move forward is a good thing.1
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Keep going!1
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AmeliaOMAD wrote: »But yes, it's getting easier, psychologically. I'm still facing the hunger, but the determination is getting stronger. It's less of a "i feel deprived" thought, and more of a "I'm gonna win this fight" thing
Gonna win this battle! We are all on the same team. Thanks for the pep rally everybody! Go Team OMAD! We are all in this together!1 -
The pep talk helped. Today was a brighter and more optimistic one. It is amazing how a scale result or too small clothes can ruin my day. I found some clothes that fit nicely on me, and will try to squeeze into my cute tights and skirt outfit another day after I've lost about 10 pounds.2
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kittygonzalez3511 wrote: »Sorry I haven't posted much. I've not been feeling like myself and have not been adjusting to OMAD as easily as I had hoped. I haven't given up, but this difficulty has quite taken me by surprise.
Sounds like we all had bad weeks this week, so take some comfort Deb that you were not
alone this week in your struggle.
How are you doing, Kitty? I appreciate you stopping by with consolation. Yes, I do take much comfort that there are others in the community who have experienced the same things.0 -
Thanks Linda and Joe for encouraging me to keep going. My tendency is to pull in when I'm discouraged. But your reminders helped me to keep moving onward.0
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