Kat's OMAD journey
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It is super hard to buy for people most of the time. Especially in a time where people are constantly money conscience. Good luck!1
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I'm just catching up on your thread. Welcome back!
Your salads look REALLY good. I have been eating a lot of rich foods for the past week, and a salad would be so nice right now! I think I will be making one tomorrow
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It gets harder to buy as the kids get older and this year we are only buying for the grandchildren, It's so less stressful 1
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Yepppp...I like to have 'something' for them to open but dang I need at least a clue..haha "surprise me" uhhhhhh lol Brenda, definitely Christmas is for kids. Exciting to see them all frenzified. I still might just give them a gift card and make them run around the mall for an hour...Then we can get a bite to eat afterwards.
Yeah Britt....I think I could live off of salad and crunchy chewy bread.
Today was ok but I was stress hungry again. For dinner I had spaghetti and veggie crumble fake meat and veggie meatballs. It was super good...def couldn't tell it wasn't real meat. I haven't had any animal protein except for seafood and chicken and turkey for a couple months. Haven't missed it at all. Can't believe tomorrow is Friday again already...time is flying by. Hope everyone had a very pleasant day
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Another yummy-looking salad! That settles it -- I will be having one tomorrow!0
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That spaghetti looks sooo yum!0
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We both had spaghetti but mine had deer and sausage meat...Yours looks delicious!!!0
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Now that's my kind of meal. Looks very yummy0
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AAAANNNDDD now I want pasta!0
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Thanxxxxx all...yep...when I sit down to the table with my son and hubby they both say "dinner looks good!" and I always reply "yep....cuz we like good!" haha... I always add a can of tomato paste to my spaghetti sauce and my dad always added some allspice...so that adds a richness to the sauce. I start with lots of diced onion, then fresh garlic and then lots of Italian herbs.
Got a nice walk in (5 miles) at 2:30 this afternoon so that is always a great gap filler till dinner.
I was alone tonight for dinner and I was feeling very tired from the week. I got distracted and didn't take a picture but my dinner was 2 boring individual Red Barron cheese pizzas and a small bowl of salad. Will beat the bushes again this weekend for Christmas presents....I like being out and running around....helps the day go by lickity split
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Pizza can never be boring
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You're right Brenda...pizza is always gooood especially since I have it infrequently.
Yesterday we went out for Chinese. I was hungry during the day....so today I decided to try something new. I had been wanting to up my fiber for a while now because I've always read that we should get at least 28 grams a day. I knew I couldn't get that much in one meal so I thought I would add fiber during the day to see if that would also take care of hunger. I read that 2 tbsp of chia seeds has 10 grams of fiber. I mixed 4 tbsp of chia seeds with 1 & 1/2 cup of water and let them swell in the frig. A couple hours later I added 1 tsp cinnamon and a hefty tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder (2 grams of fiber) & 2 stevia packets. I served myself half of the mixture...it tasted really good like chocolate pudding. About 3 pm I had the second half. I tell you what...not a bit of hunger all day. Now....I figure I knocked myself out of the fasted state but really the carbs were off set by the fiber. I'm going to experiment with this for the next week. I'll weigh every day to see what's happening. I also had my hot water, turmeric, ginger and cinnamon 'tea' twice today. Had my ACV before dinner too. Made turkey chili for my OMAD tonight. I got more than 35 grams of fiber today so I'm hoping that aids my insulin resistance. We'll seeeeee. Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend First pic is yesterdays OMAD and second tonight's.
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The chia experiment is interesting. Food looks great!1
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That's good that eating chia seeds helps with hunger and I'm interested to see if it helps or hurts your weight loss, I hope it helps...Good luck 1
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Yum - I LOVE chia seeds! I used to eat this amazing chia seed and mango fruit pouch while vegan, and it was SO good and filling.1
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Sooooo Bob, Brenda & Britt (or...BBB lol)...I'm including a picture of the chia seed concoction (looks bad but tastes good) ( pictured is 2tbsp of soaked chia seeds in about 3/4 water, heaping teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and 2 packets of stevia. It's a big portion! Had already eaten half earlier). I gotta say...100% no hunger again today eating the 2 servings of 2 tbsp of soaked chia seeds...so if anyone is having a hard time and wanting to give up on OMAD I think it could help you very much until you master the 23 hours.. I had 1st serving at 10:30 am and then after my walk @ 3pm....I definitely didn't need the 3 pm serving but I wanted the fiber. So that was the good news...the bad news is I went up 1.2 pounds over night!!
but....I must have tinkled 50 times today so I have no idea what that was about?? Will weigh in everyday and count it towards a goal of 60 pounds to lose 
Tonight's OMAD was salmon, tzatziki sauce, braised cabbage (really yummy) and a chunk of bread. 5 blackberries and a slice of melon for dessert.
need to lose 60 pounds
1st day +1.2 pounds
61.2 till goal
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Thanks for visiting my journal. I had salmon too
The chia recipe sounds good and a good idea as a hunger prevention option!
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That fast of a gain is always food weight or water weight or both. It won't happen everyday.0
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It's definitely not real weight! It may be its *ahem* bulking power. You will probably lose that after a #2.
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For me when I go tinkle a lot it means I'm losing water weight 0
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Today I did the chocolate chia again twice, had ACV & then my ginger, cinnamon, turmeric 'tea'. OMG soooo remember I tinkled so much yesterday? Today the scale said I was down 5 pounds
Never has that happened to me. No real clue as to what the chia is doing to me but...maybe it's telling my body that I have plenty of accessible water and letting water go from my muscles?? Just a guess...I'll have to google and see if anyone else is saying anything about it. No bloating from the chia in me....probably because I eat it soaked and expanded.
Tonight I'm having tomato and mozzarella salad with avocado oil and balsamic glaze, about 6 pieces of sushi and some pineapple for dessert. What's in the pictures is for the whole family
Absolutely no hunger again today with my chia concoction. Hope everyone had a mighty fine day 
need to lose 60 pounds
1st day +1.2 pounds
2nd day -5 pounds3 -
Wowza, congrats on the big drop!
Your meal looks sooo yum. Sounds like you had a great day too and keep up the good work!1 -
Whoa! HUGE drop!
Your meal looks divine! I think I will make teriyaki tomorrow!1 -
That looked great!1
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The chia concoction is working wonderfully for me. I read that other people had frequent potty pee-pee (oye) trips and some said they thought it was from the potassium in chia seeds. Again no hunger for me...had 1/2 the chias at 11:30 and second half at 3 pm. I think they're 136 calories for 2 tbsp. There's 12 g of carbs and 11g of fiber. The fiber should pretty much zero out/ negate the carbs. I wouldn't be doing this if I felt confident in the true 23 hour fast. If I simply wanted more fiber, I would just have the chias with my dinner.
Today's OMAD at 5pm was left overs from the week and a salad. I had 2 whole wheat fig newton bars for dessert also. I had 2 cups of hot ginger, cinnamon and turmeric before dinner.
I'm 100% sure the 5 pound loss was water. The good news is it didn't come back today as I was down .4 this morning. I'm sure that water weight can come back any moment but meanwhile it's probably pretty good for my blood pressure to be down some water weight. I just have to be logical when it chooses to come back.
need to lose 60 pounds
1st day +1.2 pounds....61.2 to go
2nd day -5 pounds...56.2 to go
3rd day - .4 pounds...55.8 to go
Hope everyone had an easy peasy day
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My daughter sent this to me about improving your 'emotional intelligence' ( it says 'EQ' but should say 'EI' ). I think it can help with eating consciousness.
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What time of the day do you eat the chia seeds? Also, I like your countdown on the weight. I think I will start looking at it that way. That's forwards looking instead of looking back on what I've lost.0
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Hiya bob....so I usually wake up at 6:30 and immediately have my black coffee. While the coffee is brewing I put 4 tablespoons of chia seeds in a bowl and add about 1 &1/2 cups of water. I give them a swirl and put it in the frig. I start thinking of eating something about 10:30 so I head downstairs and take half of the swelled chia mixture and add a hefty teaspoon of cocoa and two stevia packs. The cocoa thickens up the mixture too. It's 100% thick, sticks to the spoon... not runny at all. I guess I end up with like 1 cup total or more of the concoction. I mix it up and its very thick and to me tastes like chocolate pudding. It's a lil slimey but I think it's really good. I eat it again at around 2:30 I have been having zero hunger. If you read up on chia seeds, you'll see that ancient runner couriers used to consume them as it's supposed to prolong energy. Might be good for your runs? People can be allergic if they are allergic to mustard seed. Make sure you soak them because I see online that people get bloating and stomach aches from eating them dry because they'll swell once in your stomach. I have had ZERO problems with them. I can't believe how it's taken my appetite away. It's protein, fiber and fat(omega3) . My husband has been adding them dry to his cereal for years. I turned him onto them and then I dropped out and he continued. He doesn't have a problem with them either. He eats breakfast and dinner only...says his breakfast keeps him full all day. We buy them at costco. Sprouts has them too.What time of the day do you eat the chia seeds? Also, I like your countdown on the weight. I think I will start looking at it that way. That's forwards looking instead of looking back on what I've lost.
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I might give them a try. I will probably eat them like a medicine though (just plain) and get them down me. I think I may have some issues with chocolate. I used to be very allergic to it when I was young (my mom was tell she died) and I think it might affect me negatively. Thanks0
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Good looking meal and nice countdown Kat.
Hold a steady course now.0
