Barbara´s OMAD Journal
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I love your attitude Barb. Keep it up.
If we incorporate fasting into our lives and learn to be able to occasionally simply ignore hunger pangs because its not the end of the world, the rest will take care of itself. As you say it's a discovery process, one which opens up new potentials for finding healthier ways to live.
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Thanks Jim you always offer us encouraging views
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Not much to report...eating my usual meals... salad with rice, chicken organic hamburger, kombucha 2 tbsp of kefir, and piece of choco and small oat biscuit, I tried a bit of a german bread today some sort of bagel... nice.. the rice was resistant starch as I cooled it on the fridge yesterday.
Little sport lately more focused on writing need to finish some work...
Might join gymn in sept..
not sure if I want to weight ...0 -
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh do you put the rice IN the salad?0
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Steph, yes...salads go very well with rice and this becomes a resistant starch if you cook the rice put it in the fridge and eat it the next day... check out resistant starches for their benefits as fibers, nourishment for our guts and not so fatning carbs...
So rice will combine wonderfully in salads with tomato, lettuce, arugula, kale, spinach onion, anything really... just add the rice (cold if preferably) and season the salad to your liking its awesome plus you can put smaller amounts of rice if you are on a low carb system and it will give you the taste of rice without have to eat tons...
its fulfilling!
Also a nice combination is rice and tuna fish salad.
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I get so many good ideas from the meal pictures on OMAD group.
Like this one, putting a little rice in the salad. I never would have considered that.1 -
Steph, yes...salads go very well with rice and this becomes a resistant starch if you cook the rice put it in the fridge and eat it the next day... check out resistant starches for their benefits as fibers, nourishment for our guts and not so fatning carbs...
So rice will combine wonderfully in salads with tomato, lettuce, arugula, kale, spinach onion, anything really... just add the rice (cold if preferably) and season the salad to your liking its awesome plus you can put smaller amounts of rice if you are on a low carb system and it will give you the taste of rice without have to eat tons...
its fulfilling!
Also a nice combination is rice and tuna fish salad.
HOW FUN! I just made some rice yesterday too! I'm going out to dinner tonight so that won't work, but I'll remember for next time!
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Barbara, your meals always look too pretty to eat! I mean, is eat them, but I'd feel terrible destroying such art with utensils. Lol
You're doing so awesome, and that you don't feel the need to weigh is pretty darn cool! It's that you're feeling so amazing and seeing your body changing that is the most important. Hugs beautiful lady!0 -
For 2 weeks I am at same weight. Have lost minor volume... I dont understand because I am following through and yet not seeing major results. for the amount of weight I have I should be dropping pounds like mad. I eat a third of what I ate prior to Omad and before I was eating biscuits, pasta, chocolate bread throughout the day... Now I hardly eat any of those if any...
I know the theory keep going and thats it but its still discouraging when you are already doing an effort.
If I go back to caloric mathematics maybe I am moving too little and thus spending too little calories and my body is just adapting to that...
In which case I either have to move more or eat less..or fast longer
Going to remove cheese and chocolate plus carbs such as bread pasta biscuits for a while see what happens and stick to proteins and vegetables with medium fat
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For 2 weeks I am at same weight. Have lost minor volume... I dont understand because I am following through and yet not seeing major results. for the amount of weight I have I should be dropping pounds like mad. I eat a third of what I ate prior to Omad and before I was eating biscuits, pasta, chocolate bread throughout the day... Now I hardly eat any of those if any...
I know the theory keep going and thats it but its still discouraging when you are already doing an effort.
If I go back to caloric mathematics maybe I am moving too little and thus spending too little calories and my body is just adapting to that...
In which case I either have to move more or eat less..or fast longer
Going to remove cheese and chocolate plus carbs such as bread pasta biscuits for a while see what happens and stick to proteins and vegetables with medium fat
I hope with every fiber of my being that your plan to get the weight coming off helps. I can't imagine not dropping week after week, I'd be frustrated too. If you find yourself still in the same boat, please consider the following... I don't know why or how, but I've consistently lost weight and that includes my purposeful raising of calories. I'm not calorie counting anymore, but on the occasions I've caved and counted (after I've eaten, not before) to prove to concerned people that I'm not starving myself thin, many of my meals were near or over the 1650-1800 range. I don't think that would've continued dropping if I was too low on calories. If you look at my diary, you'll see I kept upping and upping my calories and still lost. Granted, I do work out though, and I have since starting IF back in March and pretty consistently at around 30 minutes 5-7 days a week, so not like I'm spending an ungodly amount of hours doing it. BUT, I was eating back my exercise calories starting in June. I just do HIIT with The Body Coach (Joe, such a cutie pie with an adorable accent) on YouTube, and interval walk/sprinting, or intervals on indoor bike.
I know my way is contrary to what we're told in that IF doesn't put us into "starvation mode" (I don't like the phrase, it's really a slowing of metabolism as people who are starving in the real sense of not having food available will be skin and bones, and they are not holding onto fat or gaining weight), so it's okay if we only eat 1000 calories in a day because our bodies will eat the fat and use our fat surplus as energy, but I don't know. To me, that's just not enough if it's on a daily basis. I don't know if there are enough IF studies to prove what that does over the long term. I do know what I see quite often in the IF community and mostly from women--no losses, new health issues, etc., and I can't help but think it's due to not eating enough. Our stomachs have shrunk significantly, and it's not hard to feel satisfied on so little in short amount of time. Is it safe to eat so little just because we feel satisfied? I err on the side of, "No, it isn't", and that's why I've expanded my window. If I find myself hungry before my window closes, about 5 hours, I will eat.
For all intents and purposes, and the salad making up most of my meal, I just added calories from yesterday... 1599. I had 2 servings of Kombacha Coconut Lime and 2 squares of Ghiradelli dark chocolate about an hour before I closed my window which are included in the count.
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Well I don´t know what to freaking do...to be honest... I up my sport? I know for sure if I up my calories I will rebounce and gain the 8 kilos I lost so far. that is FOR SURE I can feel it in my body...0
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Also Sandy... I am eating a dish... a plate. So everything fits in the plate even if I take it separatedly so I am sort of following Joe´s guidelines not that I have to have his same results I am a woman menopausal etc...bodies are different, maybe there are some problems within me that I have not diagnosed which are preventing the weight drop...go figure.
In 2 days it will be 2 months into Omad. total weight loss now 8 kilos, if we consider 2 kilos could be a drop in water for starters, we are talking 6 kilos in 2 months, being so overweight its really really slow... means 3 kilos a month for someone who has to drop 70 or 75 kilos its real slow plus in the last 2 weeks no weight loss... uh?0 -
Well I don´t know what to freaking do...to be honest... I up my sport? I know for sure if I up my calories I will rebounce and gain the 8 kilos I lost so far. that is FOR SURE I can feel it in my body...
Exercise may very well help, it certainly wouldn't hurt. :-)
Please know that was only sharing my experience with you as food for thought, only. I thought I'd gain eating more calories as well. At first I was afraid to eat more, it went against everything I've ever heard on how to lose weight. I started at 224.8 pounds, 3% shy of being morbidly obese, and eating more has brought me to where I am now. If eating more caused me to gain, I would've cut back, but it hasn't. If I plateau for a period of time and/or gain weight, then would I start cutting down on my intake. I'd rather make cuts from the high number I'm currently eating, than to have had to cut if I were eating 1200 calories or less a day.
I know this thought goes against the grain, but I think if we aren't eating enough on IF, that the positive effect IF has on metabolism will become negated and it's no different than being on a low calorie diet. I can't prove it, just my opinion based on people I see struggling on IF whether 16:8 or higher.
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Barb, don't be discouraged. I was on Dr. Berg's site and he was giving a testimony of a lady he was working with who had a lot of weight to lose and the first month she didn't lose much weight but the second month she lost 23 pounds and kept losing after that. His reasoning was that the body was doing repair/healing first and then it could drop the weight.
Your body may be doing some internal things and once done, the weight will come off. His philosophy is get healthy to lose weight not lose weight to get healthy. Your body may be in the process of getting healthy so that it can shed the pounds.
Stay the course, and I am sure you will see big results.2 -
Today I ate poorly... I ate 2 sandwiches, cheese, and biscuits plus some corn chips and Kombucha. Didnt go beyond my dish at least managed to control any binge on the chips.
Did 1 mile and plan to do some more this afternoon.1 -
tlblanksfit wrote: »Barb, don't be discouraged. I was on Dr. Berg's site and he was giving a testimony of a lady he was working with who had a lot of weight to lose and the first month she didn't lose much weight but the second month she lost 23 pounds and kept losing after that. His reasoning was that the body was doing repair/healing first and then it could drop the weight.
Your body may be doing some internal things and once done, the weight will come off. His philosophy is get healthy to lose weight not lose weight to get healthy. Your body may be in the process of getting healthy so that it can shed the pounds.
Stay the course, and I am sure you will see big results.
Yes I know the theory Tracey and you might be right...need to keep going. What I really want to get clear is that you actually do loose the weight on one meal a day or not.
Even other groups there are people secretly eating less than a meal a day then they claim their success on OMAd which is not true... some do 72h fast then eat one omad and back 72h fast. But they claim their success on OMad. In my book that is OMAD minus 3 (3 skipped Omads)0 -
Maybe your body need a quick shock (7 days water fast), just to start the process of losing weight ?
Of course, you need to be healthy to water fast. But the results are guarantee.1 -
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Yes I know the theory Tracey and you might be right...need to keep going. What I really want to get clear is that you actually do loose the weight on one meal a day or not.
Even other groups there are people secretly eating less than a meal a day then they claim their success on OMAd which is not true... some do 72h fast then eat one omad and back 72h fast. But they claim their success on OMad. In my book that is OMAD minus 3 (3 skipped Omads)
Yeah, I've only done one 72h fast, aside from that, I've been majority OMAD except for March I was 16:8 and June I was IF, but went a bit overboard. Lol. Been straight OMAD with expanded window now for about a month. At least the people here are honest about what they're doing and not lying. We are all over the place with how and what we are eating, fasting times, assessing, reevaluating, changing if need be... we are consistently supportive though and that's why I love this group.
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Yes Sandy thank you for your super ongoing and tireless support!!!!
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Yes Sandy thank you for your super ongoing and tireless support!!!! I really appreciate it!!!
You're so very welcome! You know, not on a weekly basis, and again... just sharing my experience. After just the one 72h fast, I did feel like it helped me even better tune into my body and gave it a reset. Maybe that'd be something to consider if you still find yourself stuck.
Hugs beautiful lady!
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Yes..considering it...1
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If you keep a weekly weight loss chart could you post it?
Maybe you're building muscle??? It sucks when we don't know the reason
Have you had a splurge day yet?0 -
Stay positive Barb. You have lost weight although maybe not as much recently I recall that you said you had lost some inches. So there are positive things going on.
What has always worked for me is to listen to my body, to go by feel, and to not be afraid of pushing the boundaries and making changes. Every time I changed things up it sparked a bit of a surge.
Changes could be in meal timing, content, quantity or exercise.1 -
Thanks Jim... you´re right might need tweak things... I did loose inches since I started but not since 2 weeks time unless I am loosing somewhere where I havent measured thats a possibility but clothes are more less the same.
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Barb, I frequently... And I mean frequently... go a week or two without losing anything and then it comes off all at once. Last time it was 3 weeks and I only lost half a pound(not even it was 0.4) but in the fourth week I lost 6 lb all at once... It's the nature of the Beast to fluctuate a little bit just don't get discouraged and stay the course it works for a reason 0
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Brendalea69 wrote: »If you keep a weekly weight loss chart could you post it?
Maybe you're building muscle??? It sucks when we don't know the reason
Have you had a splurge day yet?
No Brenda I dont weight daily so I dont have a chart. I think since I started I weight 4 times
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mistymeadows2005 wrote: »Barb, I frequently... And I mean frequently... go a week or two without losing anything and then it comes off all at once. Last time it was 3 weeks and I only lost half a pound(not even it was 0.4) but in the fourth week I lost 6 lb all at once... It's the nature of the Beast to fluctuate a little bit just don't get discouraged and stay the course it works for a reason
Thanks Steph... yes... patience... 0 -
I am definitely not eating less than one meal a day - there is zero restriction going on in this body! I'm not ever sure if I'd be capable of that anymore. I do consider doing longer fast every once in a while (because of all the health benefits they are supposed to give you - especially the stuff to do with cancer cells). I can never seem to find the right time though - I think I like eating way too much.
Anyway, I can see that you would be frustrated, I would be for sure. I know it sounds crazy and goes against what a lot of the experts say, but have you considered weighing daily? I find it really helps me to see what is actually going on with my weight. Like this week for instance. If I'd only weighed last Friday and this Friday, all I would have seen would have been a tiny .6 lb drop. But the real story is that I went up a lot over the weekend and then lost that weight over the week. For some reason that made me feel better, I think I might have been disappointed if I'd only seen the .6 drop. I like seeing what different food choices do to my weight. I don't necessarily change my food choice based on what happens, but at least I know and have the option to change if I choose to. This may not be a strategy that would work for you, so ignore me if that is the case.
I do think that if you just hang on, you'll get results though. 8 kilos in 2 months is still pretty darned good. I've lost about 9/10 kilo in about 3 months, which is almost the same rate of loss as you. I know you have more to lose than me, but if you look at this as a forever thing, you will get there. I think the thing about OMAD is that it is somewhat slower than "conventional" diets, but the difference is that it's sustainable and once it becomes a way of life, you are much less likely to gain it back. This time next year you could be 52 kilos down!! Imagine that!!!2
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