Brenda's Maintenance Journal Year 1

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  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Today is the first day of my new plan which will be...OMAD for 5 days and TMAD(Two or Three Meals A Day) for 2 days and some of those meals will be LC :)

    You are killing it, congrats!

    I'm just astonished at your REAL LIFE before and after pictures!

    You have definitely been an inspiration to regain my college body and energy level again!



    Thanks, I weighed 120 before I got pregnant at the age of 15 (almost 16). It took me 33 years to get back within 2 pounds of that weight. If I can do it anyone can :smile:

  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Today is the first day of my new plan which will be...OMAD for 5 days and TMAD(Two or Three Meals A Day) for 2 days and some of those meals will be LC :)

    Fri......123......OMAD/HC
    Sat.....123.6...3MAD/HC...+.6
    Sun....126.8...OMAD/HC...+3.2
    Mon...126.6...OMAD/HC...-.2
    Tue....126.6....2MAD/HC...0
    Wed...128.......OMAD/LC...+1.4
    Thu....126.2....OMAD/LC...-1.8
    Fri......124.2.....OMAD/LC...-2
    Sat.....123............................-1.2

    Since I maintained my weight this week I will continue with this plan...I love that I can eat more carb filled meals :)
  • brittdee88
    brittdee88 Posts: 1,873 Member
    Yay! Congrats, Brenda!!!
  • EstrangedTiger
    EstrangedTiger Posts: 543 Member
    Today is the first day of my new plan which will be...OMAD for 5 days and TMAD(Two or Three Meals A Day) for 2 days and some of those meals will be LC :)

    Fri......123......OMAD/HC
    Sat.....123.6...3MAD/HC...+.6
    Sun....126.8...OMAD/HC...+3.2
    Mon...126.6...OMAD/HC...-.2
    Tue....126.6....2MAD/HC...0
    Wed...128.......OMAD/LC...+1.4
    Thu....126.2....OMAD/LC...-1.8
    Fri......124.2.....OMAD/LC...-2
    Sat.....123............................-1.2

    Since I maintained my weight this week I will continue with this plan...I love that I can eat more carb filled meals :)

    Oh yeah! Sometimes extra carbs feels so good! Good job.

  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Britt and Robert :)
  • tlblanksfit
    tlblanksfit Posts: 1,573 Member
    It's good when you can eat more like you want and still maintain or even lose. You are doing so good.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Tracey <3
  • EstrangedTiger
    EstrangedTiger Posts: 543 Member
    Thanks Britt and Robert :)

    I showed a cousin your story last night. She is basically the same height and eats lots of wild game. Our family is full of hunters!

    She is inspired!



  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Britt and Robert :)

    I showed a cousin your story last night. She is basically the same height and eats lots of wild game. Our family is full of hunters!

    She is inspired!



    That's wonderful, tell her that if I can do it then she can too :)
  • dkayingram
    dkayingram Posts: 737 Member
    Brenda,
    You are doing so great! I am glad your plan is working so nicely for you!
  • sammygold2015
    sammygold2015 Posts: 630 Member
    I love that you are eating all the goodies and maintaining the new lower weight! You rock!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks everyone <3
  • ArizonaToast
    ArizonaToast Posts: 231 Member
    I bet having your first child young has made you a fun and energetic grandma (you have grandchildren, right?) As others have said, your story is amazing and you are so supportive on here.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    I bet having your first child young has made you a fun and energetic grandma (you have grandchildren, right?) As others have said, your story is amazing and you are so supportive on here.

    Yes I have 3 and 1 more on the way and I became even more energetic after losing the weight :)

    Thanks <3
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    First post updated :smile:
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    edited April 2018
    Awesome job maintaining, as usual!!
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Way to go Brenda!
  • arguablysamson
    arguablysamson Posts: 1,709 Member
    edited May 2018
    Brenda's journey is like a planet's orbit...stable!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Bob and Joe <3
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    How I'm eating nowadays...

    OMAD 4 or 5 days a week :)
  • brittdee88
    brittdee88 Posts: 1,873 Member
    Great job, Brenda!!! That is so awesome!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    brittdee88 wrote: »
    Great job, Brenda!!! That is so awesome!

    Thanks Britt <3
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Remember how I said I was planning on doing OMAD 4 or 5 days a week? ;) Well I've decided that from now on my maintenance plan will be OMAD As Needed. This means that I will eat mindfully each day and if my weight is not where I want it to be by the end of the week then I will have however many OMAD days it takes to get me back to where I want it to be. :)
  • tlblanks1
    tlblanks1 Posts: 201 Member
    I like that plan!
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    Sounds like a perfect plan!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks girls <3
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Won't hurt to try. If you don't like it, you can always change.
  • brittdee88
    brittdee88 Posts: 1,873 Member
    That plan sounds PERFECT! And you may find that you still stick to OMAD with mindful eating, too. That's pretty much what happened to me. I was only getting hungry once per day most days unless I worked out.
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    edited May 2018
    So far I feel great :) I've done mindful eating for 5 days with no counting carbs or calories and I'm only up 3.2 pounds so today was an OMAD day and if I'm back down to 124 tomorrow I will start mindful eating again but if I'm more I will do another OMAD day.
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Mindful eating for me would be eating the house and enjoying every bite!