Britt's Vegan OMAD Journey
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brittdee88 wrote: »Thanks so much for all of the support, everyone! I'm so happy and looking forward to even better things for the future!
That's so awesome that you're happy - I think that I'm probably happier too - I'm always pretty happy anyway, but just feeling free of the food issue is so huge for me (plus losing weight doesn't hurt either!).1 -
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Fiancé left a plate in the dishwasher, so when I saw it, I decided to use a proper plate for my meal today. Super basic since I'm not cooking, but I thought I'd get in on the picture parade.
2 veggie dogs, corn, green beans, baked beans, 1/2 of a (accidentally crumbled in my bag) vegan protein cookie, blood orange-blueberry smoothie, and glass of red
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brittdee88 wrote: »Fiancé left a plate in the dishwasher, so when I saw it, I decided to use a proper plate for my meal today. Super basic since I'm not cooking, but I thought I'd get in on the picture parade.
2 veggie dogs, corn, green beans, baked beans, 1/2 of a (accidentally crumbled in my bag) vegan protein cookie, blood orange-blueberry smoothie, and glass of red
Looks like something from summer camp LOL
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I could actually die right now looking at that. I have, oh, 9 or 10 HOURS to go before I get to eat... I think I'll be having baked beans with whatever I have though, after seeing those...1
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Beautiful meal, Britt! I love all of the colors!!1
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Very interesting journaling. You are very honest about your eating habits and your struggles. It is very helpful. Thank you!3
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Thanks for the support on this super basic meal! LOL! It was tasty, so I will give it that.
I'm glad I can be of some help, @gomissfitnes!
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Down to 153.8 today! I have not been this low since 2014. 154.2 was the lowest I got two years ago before I gave up on that weight loss effort.
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I have been thinking a lot about how much I was planning to cook once I go back to grad school, but I just remembered that I had all these plans to cook and make lotions and soaps and all this stuff when I got my MA because I thought I would have so much free time. Negative. I think I cooked for about a month before I realized I didn't have nearly as much time as I thought. And I ended up piling on a lot of weight and spending a bunch of money because I was ordering out so much but still buying groceries, holding onto the hope that I would start cooking again. I am considering getting a meal plan so that I can eat on campus when I have class Tuesday-Thursday and then cooking once a week for the 4 days I am home doing research (MAYBE - Whole Foods' hot bar/Trader Joe's frozen meals might be mainstays for those days, honestly). Now that I am only eating once a day, I have spent less than half of what I was spending in both groceries and takeout, so it will not be expensive not to cook. But I do love cooking and especially baking because they are therapeutic for me. But I don't know... I may have to play it by ear. And in that case, I won't have many recipes to share
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Better things are on their way for sure!
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Congrats on the loss
Your meal looks delicious 
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Congratulations on your new low, Britt! You're doing so well!1
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Well done on hitting your lowest weight since 2014 keep it up :-)1
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brittdee88 wrote: »Down to 153.8 today! I have not been this low since 2014. 154.2 was the lowest I got two years ago before I gave up on that weight loss effort.
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I have been thinking a lot about how much I was planning to cook once I go back to grad school, but I just remembered that I had all these plans to cook and make lotions and soaps and all this stuff when I got my MA because I thought I would have so much free time. Negative. I think I cooked for about a month before I realized I didn't have nearly as much time as I thought. And I ended up piling on a lot of weight and spending a bunch of money because I was ordering out so much but still buying groceries, holding onto the hope that I would start cooking again. I am considering getting a meal plan so that I can eat on campus when I have class Tuesday-Thursday and then cooking once a week for the 4 days I am home doing research (MAYBE - Whole Foods' hot bar/Trader Joe's frozen meals might be mainstays for those days, honestly). Now that I am only eating once a day, I have spent less than half of what I was spending in both groceries and takeout, so it will not be expensive not to cook. But I do love cooking and especially baking because they are therapeutic for me. But I don't know... I may have to play it by ear. And in that case, I won't have many recipes to share.
But you'll still have GLORIOUS food porn! 1 -
Thanks so much, everyone!
And yes, Steph, I will still have ALL the food porn
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Awesome on the new low!!1
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Thanks, Sarah!
Got a nice 0.4 lb drop today, so I'm at 153.4! I'm still wishing on a star for 149, but I would be just as happy if I just pass the halfway point of my journey, which would be <152. If I can start August needing to lose less weight than I've lost so far, I will be a happy camper!
No pics from yesterday's dinner since I was volunteering. I took along my transportable food: Tasty Bite's organic basmati rice and bengal lentils, green juice, a protein bar, and 2 cookies.
I couldn't get through all of the rice, which was a nice feeling again. I woke up today really wanting something nice and fresh, though, so I think most of today's plate will be the leftover carrots, celery, and hummus. And I also picked up a yummy looking black bean salad that I will likely have with it as well.1 -
brittdee88 wrote: »I couldn't get through all of the rice, which was a nice feeling again.
I couldn't get through all of my burger (veggie obviously) and fries last night, which is honestly UNHEARD of for me... Very nice feeling indeed!
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Yaaaay, Sarah! Such an awesome thing to feel in control0
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Today's OMAD:
This was the easiest meal ever! This might be a grad school staple!
Carrots, celery, red pepper hummus
Black bean salad (so good!)
Blueberry-ginger smoothie with ACV and algae
The other half of the crumbled protein cookie
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Such a pretty meal, Britt!1
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brittdee88 wrote: »No real appetite today, so maybe it's balancing itself out. I was planning a water fast today like some sort of punishment for yesterday, and I know that is just step 1 on a downward spiral for me. I've recovered from 2 EDs, but they are always just one step away. If my appetite does return, I will eat today.
I've decided to stop freaking out about things I really can't control and worrying too much about the future. I REALLY need to stop being afraid to fail. A failure is not a defining moment. I know this is true, and I preach it often, but I never practice it. No more.
If there are a couple days a month when I can't stick strictly to OMAD because of PMS and TOM, so be it. I'm not going to use them as splurge days either unless they really are (ie. eating for comfort like yesterday vs. genuine elevated hunger the day before). To me, that almost seems like a punishment for having a period that I can't splurge of my own free will because I ate more when I was actually hungrier due to bodily changes I didn't ask for and can't control. It may slow down my loss, but I am okay with that. It is not a race, and I need to remind myself of this constantly. I've spent the past 20 years trying to force myself to lose it all NOW, and we see where that got me. 20 years of a vicious cycle. I want out now. I'm exhausted.
I will obviously strive to follow OMAD as much as possible (I am still a perfectionist at heart), but if I end up eating a second meal during this time, I will just post here and move on. The majority of the month will be in compliance, and that will just have to be good enough. Not sure how else to handle it, and I'm tired of freaking out about it.
With all that said, I used 1 of the 2 monthly splurge days yesterday. The next one will be much more enjoyable and without the guilt (and hopefully after 2 weeks like it's supposed to be!).
Try to do at least a 16:8 and if you eat the lunch, make it a big salad with some protein and some oil. It will not effect you nearly as much as a high carb meal will.1 -
I"m proud of you for eating that cookie over two different meals. I would have gobbled that down (probably first). Sounds like you've had some loss, so that's good. Just keep on moving forward. 0
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Thanks, @wsandy8512!
That is a really good suggestion, @blambo61! I will definitely try that out next month, though I may do a 19:5 instead. I used to follow 16:8, and I would eat way too much during that window.
@ArizonaToast lol! Thank you! I am proud of me, too. OMAD is really helping me with this.1 -
No movement on the scale today, but I think I will get a decent drop sometime this weekend since we will finally be finishing up with our packing. I hope that boost in activity will work some scale-friendly magic. I definitely can't wait to get back to lifting, too, which will come sometime this fall since I can use the university gym. I'm probably super weak now, but I am looking forward to getting stronger again.1
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brittdee88 wrote: »No movement on the scale today, but I think I will get a decent drop sometime this weekend since we will finally be finishing up with our packing. I hope that boost in activity will work some scale-friendly magic. I definitely can't wait to get back to lifting, too, which will come sometime this fall since I can use the university gym. I'm probably super weak now, but I am looking forward to getting stronger again.
Way to be positive! Getting back in the gym is a great thing to look forward to! Good luck with the packing. I always feel like that is the worst (tedious) part of moving.0 -
Thanks, Sammy!1
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brittdee88 wrote: »No movement on the scale today, but I think I will get a decent drop sometime this weekend since we will finally be finishing up with our packing. I hope that boost in activity will work some scale-friendly magic. I definitely can't wait to get back to lifting, too, which will come sometime this fall since I can use the university gym. I'm probably super weak now, but I am looking forward to getting stronger again.
This was my thought too I'm moving next weekend and while we have help from some my sister's friends, there's a LOT of big furniture to move. I HATE that kinda stuff but MAYBE it'll burn a few extra cals and assist on the scale the following week 
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@mistymeadows2005 yup! We're packing up the last of everything this weekend and moving in on the 28th and 29th, and I am banking on dropping some weight with all the kitchen stuff I will be lugging around both weekends. I don't mind moving all that much, but I better burn some cals for my effort!0
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