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Britt's 30th Birthday Challenge! (September 22 - January 21)
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Steph, I forgot your WIs are on Wednesdays! Sorry about that! And you will definitely get there! We all will!0
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We will get there!0
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YESSSSSSSSSS I agree - I'll update you tomorrow anyway just so we see how much water weight I flush away lmao (plus I think it helps some of our newbies who get discouraged with water weight gains see that the process will work if you give it time
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Good idea, Steph! I can even get discouraged myself sometimes, and since I know I will retain water after some cooked food days, that'll be a good reminder for me 0
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brittdee88 wrote: »Good idea, Steph! I can even get discouraged myself sometimes, and since I know I will retain water after some cooked food days, that'll be a good reminder for me
Deal! I'll post my weight tomorrow...ALSO - I posted this in the beverages forum but I have a feeling it'll get read quicker here LOL:
so I pilfered this "It Works - Greens on the Go" packet from my parents house, and I'm dying to try it...it's 10 calories and 1 net carb - do we reckon this is enough to pull me out of fasting? I'm on a 72 hour fast and I'm getting every little thing I possibly can from it, so if it's going to trigger an insulin response, I'll just wait until Thursday to try it...anyone? thoughts/theories?0 -
I strongly doubt that would kick you out of fasting! I feel like the x amount of spiders we supposedly swallow at night are more than that.0
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brittdee88 wrote: »I strongly doubt that would kick you out of fasting! I feel like the x amount of spiders we supposedly swallow at night are more than that.
HA! You're probably right - I'll try it today - rather do it when I have another day of fasting ahead of me to mitigate any issue it might cause before "official" weigh in LOL0 -
Consensus - it doesn't taste GREAT but it's not awful...energy results etc yet to be determined...stay tuned LOL (like 1 day will make a difference LOL)0
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I've had them before and didn't care too much for the taste. My daughter recently became an IT works consultant and I bought the green chews to support her business. I like them better than the powder.0
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tlblanksfit wrote: »I've had them before and didn't care too much for the taste. My daughter recently became an IT works consultant and I bought the green chews to support her business. I like them better than the powder.
Yeah it wasn't great - but it was interesting and free LMAO - I'm not running out to buy any, but I think I have a second one floating about - so long as I see the drop I expect tomorrow I'll know it didn't pull me out of fasting (I should be down 4-5 pounds water weight easily tomorrow).
I keep wanting to be that person who's all into the greens and stuff because I love nutrition and the science of it, but I don't seem to be able to make 'er happen LOL - I'll keep grindin' and we'll see where it gets me LOL0 -
I am jealous too! Good luck to both of you - you can totally do this...
When I finally get to maintenance, I think I'm going to have to stick to OMAD... I'm pretty sure I would go off the rails if I allowed myself to eat in the day. It will be interesting to see how that works though - whether my body will start asking for more food or what... Though I can clearly maintain my weight doing OMAD, I think that was probably more because of the extra booze calories I was ingesting and I would likely have lost weight if I stayed away from the alcohol. It's all very interesting! I know there are people who just do OMAD for maintenance and they don't waste away...0 -
I am jealous too! Good luck to both of you - you can totally do this...
When I finally get to maintenance, I think I'm going to have to stick to OMAD... I'm pretty sure I would go off the rails if I allowed myself to eat in the day. It will be interesting to see how that works though - whether my body will start asking for more food or what... Though I can clearly maintain my weight doing OMAD, I think that was probably more because of the extra booze calories I was ingesting and I would likely have lost weight if I stayed away from the alcohol. It's all very interesting! I know there are people who just do OMAD for maintenance and they don't waste away...
I'm the same - I might be able to do 2 days a week "splurge" like @Brendalea69 does, but at least one of those would have to be a work day - cause if I do back to back splurge days (especially if it's on the weekends and I can drink! LOL) I have a feeling it'd go downhill quickly.1 -
I am not a drinker so I don't have that element to deal with. I still think that even though I have allotted three feast days for my maintenance, I won't actually feast unless I have a special event going on. Fridays will most likely end up being OMAD days because I probably won't eat at work since I am now used to not eating at work.0
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I know from last month that I can pretty much maintain on two meals a day if I am working out 5-6 days a week. I would LOVE to think that I will work out that often forever, but realistically, I don't think that will happen. So I think I will likely end up sticking to OMAD except on workout days, when I will likely have an extra pre- or post-workout meal. I may allow splurge days on a monthly basis, but that will probably be at least a year into maintenance. Since I am in recovery from BED, I have to tread lightly with that.0
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You're ALL skinny minnies! I think I will always be on OMAD and will just eat with the flow on holidays...Every month there seems to be something to celebrate. Other than those days it's a slippery slope for me.0
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I maintained a good part of this year without weight gain while eating a low carb big salad lunch and then ad libitum in the evening. Before that, I had whatever for lunch and that did result in weight gain. I think I know what my maintenance routine will be.0
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I just read these last couple days of posts...you gals are so cute! lol1
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September 26
45 Days to Maintenance
Maintenance Goal Weight 144 pounds
Today's Weight: 154.8 pounds0 -
Weight yesterday: 186
Today: 182.8
Not quite as big of a drop as predicted - I need to push water a lot today and stick with just water and black green tea. Due to the wedding this weekend I might break down and extend to the 96 hour fast...we'll see what the scale says tomorrow 0 -
UGH - I also just realized I'm bloated! I can always tell even if I've lost weight because after a fast day, my rings are very loose and come off very easily - if I'm bloated I have a hard time taking them off (weird gauge I know, but effective and accurate LOL)...That probably means I'm losing even if the scale doesn't show it - so I'll probably stick with a 72 hour fast and this week's weight will not be particularly relevant - but we'll see Perhaps I'll do a mini fast Weds and just have a very low cal meal...the Libra in me has me very indecisive this morning
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Day 5: 9/26
Weight: 155.2/-0.6
Yesterday's RBPM: 83
Yesterday's diet goals: success!
Yesterday's lifestyle goals: fail. I fell asleep while doing laundry, so this didn't get done
I may need to lower my goal from 25 to 20 with this.
Still a good drop, Steph, but I know what you mean! I also use my ring as a guide. It's already too big (I begin losing shortly after getting engaged) and I have a spacer thing on, but last week, it was still really loose with the spacer. Now it is not as loose. I will make sure I have 3 of my bottles today.
I was hoping to be in the 154s today, but hopefully tomorrow will come with a good drop.0 -
brittdee88 wrote: »Day 5: 9/26
Weight: 155.2/-0.6
Yesterday's RBPM: 83
Yesterday's diet goals: success!
Yesterday's lifestyle goals: fail. I fell asleep while doing laundry, so this didn't get done I may need to lower my goal from 25 to 20 with this.
Still a good drop, Steph, but I know what you mean! I also use my ring as a guide. It's already too big (I begin losing shortly after getting engaged) and I have a spacer thing on, but last week, it was still really loose with the spacer. Now it is not as loose. I will make sure I have 3 of my bottles today.
I was hoping to be in the 154s today, but hopefully tomorrow will come with a good drop.
I'm sure you will! You're on the right track and somehwhat consistent so far it seems
I'm going to be depressed (not really, I'm exaggerating for dramatic effect LOL) if I don't get back under 180...I won't take this week's weight into too much consideration...but I'm HOPING it means next week I show a BIG drop - nice to get big chunks out of the way 0 -
Good job ladies, we all saw a drop today. Sticking to our plans we will see greater losses. Here is to 154 for Britt and 179 for Steph. I believe in us.0
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Steph, you WILL get there! I feel the same way about getting back to 153.8, which is where I started the month. I am putting vibes out that we will be back there and below this week!
Tracey, we aren't weight sisters anymore, but awesome drop for you today!
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We are only 0.4 apart so I still consider us weight sisters. Tomorrow we can be right there together again.0
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I totally misread your weigh-in! Yes, we are still close
I am really enjoying having you two on this journey with me.0 -
Same here.0
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Ditto! This bloating isn't going help weigh in tomorrow but I won't stress if I don't show a loss from Friday (did I say STUPID BLOATING yet?) 0
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All you girls are doing great!!! 0
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Thanks, Brenda!
Just got word that the dinner I was supposed to go to on Monday is rescheduled for lunch tomorrow, so I will be using a cooked food special occasion pass then. I'm hoping my drop tomorrow is large enough that I can have a nice cushion before gaining again after the lunch (or maybe I will get lucky and maintain!).0
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