Tracey's 50 Days to Maintenance
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brittdee88 wrote: »tlblanksfit wrote: »Thanks, this is usually the point where I sabotage and have a weight gain but this time I plan to stay the course and continue to lose.
OMG, I thought I was the only one who did this! For whatever reason, whenever I see a new low or get an unusually big drop, I get the subconscious urge to binge later that day and I have to actively fight it. I have no idea why this happens! Maybe it's connected to using food as a reward, but it happens literally every time!
This is me too. I think I'm doing so well, so I can eat more or something. But... I think OMAD has cured me of this because I just eat whatever now as long as it's in my window. I think for me it's just a thing I do now - I don't eat in the day. I don't consider what I eat in my eating window to ever be a binge, even if it's not the best food or too much. I still do have some guilt around food - like last night I thought I'd eaten too much (and I really had), but I keep telling myself it's WAY less than I would have eaten in an entire day before, so who cares. I think giving myself permission to not be perfect is half the battle here. I only have the one rule - I don't eat in the day. And if that day needs to end at 3pm on a weekend or because I'm super hungry, it's no biggie. Hopefully the perfectionist thing hasn't just transferred to that one rule for me though!
I don't think it really has, as I was pretty relaxed about my eating when I was in San Diego. I didn't eat in the day, but I did relax my window timing and how late it went!
Of course, it's only been about 5 months, so we'll see how I go...0 -
Sarah, that is an awesome mindset. It hasn't happened to me since beginning OMAD, but I also haven't been weighing daily for very long. I really like that perspective, and I hope this is my "cure," too!1
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In one of Joe's recent videos he talked about having to be mad enough to stick to your plan. I think that is what happened to me and why I decided on a maintenance start date. I was mad about the ups and downs I have been doing and am determined to end that cycle and get to a point where I can maintain. No sabotage today. Had my OMAD and that was it.0
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September 28
43 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
October 21 goal: 147 pounds
Today's Weight: 152.3 pounds0 -
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh nice drop Tracey! 0
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I am now below my Birthday Challenge ending weight and I must continue to move down from here.
Today is my last vegetarian day for the week. So I should have another loss tomorrow. I will take note to see how my meat eating affects my weight this weekend. Basic OMAD with a meaty meal only (no sabotaging, Tracey) .0 -
Go, girl! No sabotaging!!!!0
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Every day a step closer. Great progress you're making.0
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Thanks Jim, taking it one day at a time.0
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Woohoo! Well done... 0
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September 29
42 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
October 21 goal: 147 pounds
Today's Weight: 151.7 pounds1 -
That was a good drop! Congrats.0
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Thank you!0
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You're doing sooo good 0
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I need your magic!!!0
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Thanks ladies! I did up my exercise this week a bit, maybe that is the magic I needed.0
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Awesome work babe! You'll hit that goal, no problem!0
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September 30
41 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 151.8 pounds
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October 1
40 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 152.7 pounds0 -
October 2
39 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 154.1 pounds
Well my weekend of eating meat is over and it appears I have tacked on 2.4 pounds. Not concerned about the gain because I know it is not true fat gain. My next 4 days of vegetarian meals will set everything in order. I am going to do more vegetables and less starches this week and see how that works. I think I overdid the meat a bit this weekend and need to stick with the recommended serving sizes for meat. I think if I do this, I won't have such a big gain.0 -
Should even out in a couple of days like you said!0
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October 3
38 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 154.6 pounds
I had a snack attack yesterday (funsize snickers, 1/2 pack peanut m&ms, 3/4 Auntie Annie's sweet almond pretzel, pound cake with my meal, and one of those cheese, cashews, dried cranberry packs). That day is done and today will be a great OMAD Vegetarian meal day.0 -
My hats off to you Tracey that you can incorporate sweets like that in a measured way and still stay on the decline. I gave up all sweets because I just don't seem to have a built-in regulator to cut it off once I start. If I have one M&M I know it will mean the entire package.0
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I had to separate the M&Ms into individual serving size (9 pieces) to ensure I don't go overboard. I had the snickers and the M&Ms in my desk drawer at work for over a week and decided to eat them just to get rid of them.
I think OMAD has helped me to get a handle on portion control. I now see that I can eat a day's worth of food in one meal so if I eat apart from OMAD my meals have to be smaller. Eating three meals like my one OMAD meal and snacking is what got me overweight in the first place and I don't want to go back there.0 -
October 4
37 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 152.2 pounds0 -
You said that weekend weight would come off, and you were right.
I have a weekly rollercoaster too. Low weight is on Sunday, then peaks on Tuesday or Wed before backing down again.0 -
I still don't think I could handle having certain things in the house - like chips! Too scared to try at this point - not that I need to eat them. I'm fine having desserts and chips and fries and such when we are eating out, they don't need to be in my house tempting me! 0
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Keep in mind that anytime anyone does a bear-esque maintenance plan, your body will learn what you are doing and you will start storing water even if you don't eat on the days you normally tank up on. It's normally (and most wonderfully, reversible).0
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October 5
36 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight: 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 152.5 pounds0
