Plant based log

x3nomorph

Hi everyone,

I have decided to start a log to track my progress since the weeks keep adding up in my weight loss journey and I sort of realized this is going to take many months , so I better have a place to keep tabs and also share with other OMADers

I haven't been fat all my life, I actually was fairly fit, into sports etc my weight stayed around the 170's up until 7 years ago in 2010 when a series of high stress events in my personal life caused me to adopt some unhealthy behaviors, no one to blame but myself, fast forward to 2017 and I had gained around 70 lbs.

anyway , my height 5'11 and my goal weight for now is 160 lbs. I'm not sure how low I'm gonna have to go to get to rid of all the fat, I used to be decently lean at around 178 lbs but after all the damage I've done to my body I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I have been going at it for 13 weeks now, the last 6 weeks doing OMAD, chart bellow are my numbers(credit to @jvcinv)


WK........ Weight.....Week Chg.....Total......To Reach Goal
0.............238.6.................................................... 78.6 ....(started plant based diet) 03/06/17
1.............237.4...............-1.2..........-1.2..............77.4
2.............232.6...............-4.8..........-6.0..............72.6
3.............229.0...............-3.6..........-9.6..............69.0
4.............224.8...............-4.2..........-13.8............64.8
5.............223.8...............-1.0..........-14.8............63.8
6.............223.0...............-0.8..........-15.6............63.0
7.............221.8.............. -1.2..........-16.8.......... 61.8 ....(started OMAD) 04/24/2017
8.............218.4...............-3.4..........-20.2............58.4
9............214.8...............-3.6...........-23.8............54.8
10...........211.0...............-3.8..........-27.6...........51.0
11...........208.2...............-2.8..........-30.4...........48.2
12...........204.4...............-3.8..........-34.2...........44.4
13...........201.6...............-2.8..........-36.0...........41.6

now the diet is whole food plant based, with no added sugar/oils/salt

fruit/vegetables/grains/legumes/tubers/nuts/seeds

supplements
-B12
-ground flax seed/DHA (omega 3 support)
-probiotic
-glucosamine (joint support)
-BCAAs (get me through workouts)



for exercise I do lifting,swimming and walking

here is a nice outfit I hanged front and center so every time I walked into my closet I can visualize where I need to be , warm up shirt size MEDIUM and a some swimming jammers size 32 , my goal is to comfortably fit into those for my swimming workouts haha

not sure if only women do this type of stuff but I don't care, whatever it takes



I will be updating this log with weekly weight ins , everyone is welcome to post

minigrrll

I would love to be totally plant based. But, as I've mentioned before... Cheese. I did do it for about 8 or 9 months, just fell off the wagon in about April.

jvcinv

Rock steady weight loss there, roughly 3 pounds per week. You're well on your way.

x3nomorph

I hear you on the cheese, casomorphins are no joke haha. I was afflicted with mild random headaches since I was a kid, when I took out the dairy the headaches are gone for the first time in my life, I always though that because my mom use to have migraines it was just genetics and I just had a mild version of it, turns out dairy was the culprit, so at least I have an extra incentive to stay clear, not so much cheese but ice cream

x3nomorph

jvcinv wrote: »

Rock steady weight loss there, roughly 3 pounds per week. You're well on your way.

credit to OMAD that kicked my behind into high gear, I had been losing since the beginning, but was all over the place prepping meals and tbh felt like I was losing steam, doubting myself but with OMAD everything clicked

funny story, I tried some coconut ice cream the other day (a bit of a splurge day) I hadn't touched any ice cream in 3 months and I BURNED my tongue wtf didn't know that was even possible with ice cream

blambo61

Your doing really well! Almost under 200 even! Hope to be there too.

wsandy8512

Welcome to this community and I love plant based foods, even though I'm not a vegetarian. Great job on your steady losses so far!

x3nomorph

thanks guys, taking it one week at a time, no rush

x3nomorph

week 7 is on the books, tmw morning weight in time

didn't have a very good week exercise wise but the diet was almost flawless other than a couple beers in a social function

today's meal



brown rice
chickpeas
sweet potato
guacamole
salsa
cranberry juice
apple cider vinegar(2 tbs)

total: 1518 cals

wsandy8512

^^Yummy!!! And best to you on your weigh in tomorrow!

x3nomorph

we are back in the 90's now just 3 more decades to go



WK........ Weight.....Week Chg.....Total......To Reach Goal
0.............238.6.................................................... 78.6 ....(started plant based diet) 03/06/17
1.............237.4...............-1.2..........-1.2..............77.4
2.............232.6...............-4.8..........-6.0..............72.6
3.............229.0...............-3.6..........-9.6..............69.0
4.............224.8...............-4.2..........-13.8............64.8
5.............223.8...............-1.0..........-14.8............63.8
6.............223.0...............-0.8..........-15.6............63.0
7.............221.8.............. -1.2..........-16.8.......... 61.8 ....(started OMAD) 04/24/2017
8.............218.4...............-3.4..........-20.2............58.4
9............214.8...............-3.6...........-23.8............54.8
10...........211.0...............-3.8..........-27.6...........51.0
11...........208.2...............-2.8..........-30.4...........48.2
12...........204.4...............-3.8..........-34.2...........44.4
13...........201.6...............-2.8..........-36.0...........41.6
14...........199.2...............-2.4..........-38.4...........39.2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg

wsandy8512

Hooray and welcome to Onderland!!

blambo61

Congrats!

minigrrll

That meal looks perfect to me... I can never understand how meat eaters think you can't get full without eating meat (or get enough calories).

wsandy8512

minigrrll wrote: »

That meal looks perfect to me... I can never understand how meat eaters think you can't get full without eating meat (or get enough calories).

"But, but, where do they (vegetarians) get their protein?" LOL Those types of meat-eaters are just as annoying and self-righteous as certain groups of vegans. Nothing more irritating than the willfully ignorant. :-/

mikseyniha

Yippee welcome to Onederland

x3nomorph

funny how it works, I strayed off my diet today

it was around 1pm and I wasn't really hungry but I thought "who the hell I'm trying to impress trying to be perfect here" so I went out and got me some almond butter and apricot jam, pass by my fav bakery I hadn't visited in a while and got me a fresh baked French baguette

bam, fixed a yummy almond butter and jelly sandwich

around 340 cals for the baguette
440 cals for the almond butter
150 cals for the apricot jam

total around 910 cals, no regrets

now tmw I can go on with the grind

wsandy8512

Aww, those are the best kind of splurges... something you rarely enjoy and have no guilt about it afterwards. Good on you!

blambo61

When I had a splurge, I thought it must have been needed and I think they were.

x3nomorph

@newmwadow you can pour some olive oil in your salad, is not the end of the world, it doesn't have to be all or nothing thing, the more whole plant foods in your diet the better

there are also some no oil dressings you can try, I picked up one at the store is mango based, but there are recipes online you could try, good thing about this way of eating is there are tons of options out there for you to try, so many flavors/textures/way to do things I just cook super simple

arguablysamson

I'm with New Meadow--I just can't stand true greens, and I loathe all salads (except taco salads). I have to smoothie them down. Gonna do a video on what I've started doing simply because I despise them! Gotta be honest about it! lol

wsandy8512

You can make a lovely honey mustard salad dressing with or without olive oil. The honey alone will help it stick to the greens. :-)

x3nomorph

the thing with greens is they are the lowest calorie density food, they run at around 100 cals/lb so it's natural our palate doesn't find them very "interesting"

2 tricks I use to make greens more "interesting" in a healthy way

1. toss them up in a food processor and chop them a bit into smaller pieces, just a couple touches nothing crazy so the chewing is easier

2. Increase the calories density of the salad meal by adding fruit or nuts and seeds, fruit runs at around 300 cals/lb and nuts and seeds at 2800 cals/lb (measured portions with nuts and seeds since they are a high calorie density food)

what I usually do is give the greens a couple touches on the food processor, then sprinkle some berries and do a sort of fruit smoothie a pour it all over as a dressing and is good to go haha

x3nomorph

@newmeadow You could try it for a limited time as an "experiment" do 30 days and see how you feel

Just remember fill your plate with starchy comfort foods, brown rice, potatoes, soup beans, lentils etc those are super healthy and very filling foods, the mastering of raw greens and salads is for when you are a little more advanced in your journey if you ever decide you want to go further haha

wsandy8512

x3nomorph wrote: »

the thing with greens is they are the lowest calorie density food, they run at around 100 cals/lb so it's natural our palate doesn't find them very "interesting"

2 tricks I use to make greens more "interesting" in a healthy way

1. toss them up in a food processor and chop them a bit into smaller pieces, just a couple touches nothing crazy so the chewing is easier

2. Increase the calories density of the salad meal by adding fruit or nuts and seeds, fruit runs at around 300 cals/lb and nuts and seeds at 2800 cals/lb (measured portions with nuts and seeds since they are a high calorie density food)

what I usually do is give the greens a couple touches on the food processor, then sprinkle some berries and do a sort of fruit smoothie a pour it all over as a dressing and is good to go haha

Yep. I learned those methods from Eat to Live and Forks Over Knives. I love vegetables. I have to have something on salad greens with or sans oil though. Ugh, now I need to go to the store. I suddenly have the desire to make a spinach, roasted pecan, cranberry, and butternut squash salad sometime this week. I really appreciate having vegans and vegetarians here doing OMAD, I'm always on the lookout for different ways to make vegetarian foods. Think I'll make a no chicken salad this week as well that I have as a favorite in the FOK app I have. And you reminded that one time I made an apple salad dressing with no oil and had an apple and walnut with greens salad, it was so good. :-)

x3nomorph

just wanted to share a new documentary that just came out, it can be watched on Netflix, the title is What the Health

great info by all main plant based doctors, True North, PCRM, Greger,Esselstyn the whole gang chipping in, compelling piece of vegan propaganda haha, check it out if you have Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf44vLndiRM

minigrrll

Ooo, sounds interesting - thanks for the heads-up!

x3nomorph

week 8 completed

WK........ Weight.....Week Chg.....Total......To Reach Goal
0.............238.6.................................................... 78.6 ....(started plant based diet) 03/06/17
1.............237.4...............-1.2..........-1.2..............77.4
2.............232.6...............-4.8..........-6.0..............72.6
3.............229.0...............-3.6..........-9.6..............69.0
4.............224.8...............-4.2..........-13.8............64.8
5.............223.8...............-1.0..........-14.8............63.8
6.............223.0...............-0.8..........-15.6............63.0
7.............221.8.............. -1.2..........-16.8.......... 61.8 ....(started OMAD) 04/24/2017
8.............218.4...............-3.4..........-20.2............58.4
9............214.8...............-3.6...........-23.8............54.8
10...........211.0...............-3.8..........-27.6...........51.0
11...........208.2...............-2.8..........-30.4...........48.2
12...........204.4...............-3.8..........-34.2...........44.4
13...........201.6...............-2.8..........-36.0...........41.6
14...........199.2...............-2.4..........-38.4...........39.2
15...........197.0...............-2.2..........-40.6..........37.0



tonight's meal





brown rice
baby potatoes
lentils
guacamole
salsa
whole wheat wrap
banana
walnuts
cranberry juice
apple cider vinegar(2 tbs)

total: 1553 cals

blambo61

That looks pretty good!

wsandy8512

Nice on the loss and what great looking food!

I wish I could like lentils, I have tried so many times and different ways but they just do not suit my tastebuds. I could kill off everything else on the plate though :-)

minigrrll

Awesome loss!!

I could easily clean off that plate!! Unlike Sandy, I love lentils... That almost looks like Dhal - which is how to make lentils even better than they already are!