Britt’s Flirty at Thirty OMAD Journey
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Happy MLK Day indeed! So that's why all our government/CDC clients aren't working today... I was going to look it up - can't keep track of the different holidays between countries...1
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Happy MLK day ladies. Britt I bet you're excited to get back in your very own kitchen
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Hi, everyone!!!
I’m finally back from my trip, and it was a complete whirlwind! From splurge day to multiple celebrations with treats (baby shower and unexpected early birthday celebrations with my parents and friends while visiting), I only managed to follow OMAD once. I did stick to an eating window almost everyday, and I got in all of my workouts with the exception of missing yoga on Sunday. I don’t have pictures, but I had lots of yummy food (including gluten-free treats that were made especially for me at everything!). I am undoubtedly up on the scale, but I don’t mind all that much because I had a blast just living and enjoying time with loved ones. I didn’t eat anywhere near how much I ate over the holidays because I was eating pretty freely but still remained somewhat cognizant of portions and didn’t allow myself to eat all day. I didn’t let the guilt of not being perfect get me down, and I am so proud of myself for sticking to exercise while away. This upcoming weekend is actually my 30th birthday weekend, so I know it will be another round of celebrating. At this point, I have decided not to try to over-plan on special occasions like these. They don’t come around all that often, and I figure that as long as I stick to exercising and making my best attempts at following OMAD/IF while away, I am satisfied. I know that I will be up on the scale afterwards, but I know how to get back down and will spend the majority of my time complying with my WOE. I finally feel like a “normal” person who follows a plan on a day-to-day but allows non-perfection when necessary. That seems like the most sustainable way to live, and it is definitely much more enjoyable than planning to be perfect, freaking out when I’m not, and binging as a result as I have in the past. After next weekend, I am home free on special occasions and trips until late February when we will be on vacation. After that, there is nothing special going on until the summer, so I will have plenty of time to meet my goal. The goal date is definitely helping me to be a bit easier on myself by allowing for more freedom/slower losses, but it is also still motivating me with a deadline. I am not planning to weigh this week because I had some treats and my period is also arriving on Thursday. I will be back on track with OMAD (non-FAA because I brought back gluten-free pre-birthday brownies!) from tomorrow until this weekend, and I will continue exercising. After my birthday festivities, I will be back on track completely for at least a month.2 -
Great outlook! I'm happy that you had such a fantastic trip.
It's good to be back and to have a plan for not freaking out with an all or nothing approach. I'm sure you will be fine for this week and the next few weeks. You do have to enjoy your birthday
but nothing says that it needs to be about food only 
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Sounds like you did awesome! It's so much better to enjoy life and not feel guilty about food. I think that IF really allows you to do that. Maybe you can't always do OMAD, but it's pretty easy to stick to some kind of fasting and eating windows.1
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@jeanona you are definitely right! Definitely doesn't need to be all about food at all!
@minigrrll I agree! I can always count on skipping breakfast because I never want it, and I can always make it past lunchtime, so IF is kind of a permanent part of my life now.0 -
1/16
Exercise: 10-minute upper body resistance band workout
OMADish at 8:30PM (I did have a small starfruit and a baby apple a professor brought in from her trees to hold me over because I was getting a serious headache but couldn't eat earlier because of all-day class):
Not pictured: a gluten-free birthday brownie0 -
1/17
Exercise: 30-minute HIIT
OMADish at 5:15PM:
I realized after the fact that Rocher is not gluten-free
, so I gave those away to my fiance and had a birthday brownie instead. I only took a few swigs of the tea. 0 -
Welcome back! glad you had a fabulous time. Your meals look yummy again although the last one pictured looks tiny lol. Son is drinking the protein powder you told me about a while back. He's having it for breakfast on the way to school. 22 grams of protein in a scoop is a good deal. Thanxxx for the tip again 0
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@katjustkat thank you! That meal does look small volume-wise, but it was full of fatty tuna and avocado, so I was actually very satisfied after. It's a spicy tuna poke bowl! I am happy that he is liking the - I love it! I always have it immediately after my HIIT workouts, and it makes a huge difference.0
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I was not planning to weigh, but I forgot that I am in this MFP challenge in which your weigh-ins win points for your team. I don't want to let my team down!
I am VERY surprised that I only saw a 0.6-lb gain this week. It has to be the exercise that is really helping with this. Although I didn't eat all day those 4 days I was off-plan, I still ate quite a bit, and I thought I would see a much larger gain, especially because of my period. This gives me a lot to think about, as I am wondering if maybe I am not eating enough. I may increase my intake on HIIT days -- as @blambo61 predicted, I am definitely much hungrier on those days even with my post-HIIT shake. I will try to do another regular week on OMAD (which would be after next week's weigh-in) and see how it goes. I am perfectly fine with increasing to 2MAD on HIIT days if I am undereating -- again, even if I decide to try to get down to 130, I still don't have to lose a whole pound each week to get there, so I am fine with tweaking things if needed.
Official weigh-in (1/18/18): 149.8
Holiday weight loss: 8.2/11.8 - 3.6 pounds to go!
Weeks to Maintenance: 22
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I know I'm late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY 0
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You're not late, @Brendalea69! My birthday is on Monday 0
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You ate a birthday brownie so I just figured
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@Brendalea69 Oh, duh! When I went home, my parents and friends threw me a pre-birthday party last weekend since I wouldn't see them for my actual festivities. I got lots of treats that I brought back in my suitcase 0
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1/18
Weight: 149.8 (-6.8/21.6)
Exercise: 15-minute upper body resistance band workout
OMAD at 12:30PM:
Not pictured: Birthday brownie
I tried flipping what I usually do today by having my meal post-workout instead of a protein shake or bar because I was really, really hungry today. I ate a protein bar around 7:00 PM. I think I prefer it this way because then I don't feel like I am chugging a shake or devouring a bar after working out because I am starving, but I still get the benefit of the extra protein later in the day.0 -
I think that is a good idea and is something like what I have been doing this week with my alternate meal times. On the days I eat my noon meal, I have my chocolate kale shake between 5 and 6 pm and on the days I have my evening meal, I have my chocolate kale shake at noon. I have been able to stick to it so far this week with no problems and I am not getting the gains I had been getting during the week. I was actually down to 153.0 this morning.1
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brittdee88 wrote: »Hi, everyone!!!
I’m finally back from my trip, and it was a complete whirlwind! From splurge day to multiple celebrations with treats (baby shower and unexpected early birthday celebrations with my parents and friends while visiting), I only managed to follow OMAD once. I did stick to an eating window almost everyday, and I got in all of my workouts with the exception of missing yoga on Sunday. I don’t have pictures, but I had lots of yummy food (including gluten-free treats that were made especially for me at everything!). I am undoubtedly up on the scale, but I don’t mind all that much because I had a blast just living and enjoying time with loved ones. I didn’t eat anywhere near how much I ate over the holidays because I was eating pretty freely but still remained somewhat cognizant of portions and didn’t allow myself to eat all day. I didn’t let the guilt of not being perfect get me down, and I am so proud of myself for sticking to exercise while away. This upcoming weekend is actually my 30th birthday weekend, so I know it will be another round of celebrating. At this point, I have decided not to try to over-plan on special occasions like these. They don’t come around all that often, and I figure that as long as I stick to exercising and making my best attempts at following OMAD/IF while away, I am satisfied. I know that I will be up on the scale afterwards, but I know how to get back down and will spend the majority of my time complying with my WOE. I finally feel like a “normal” person who follows a plan on a day-to-day but allows non-perfection when necessary. That seems like the most sustainable way to live, and it is definitely much more enjoyable than planning to be perfect, freaking out when I’m not, and binging as a result as I have in the past. After next weekend, I am home free on special occasions and trips until late February when we will be on vacation. After that, there is nothing special going on until the summer, so I will have plenty of time to meet my goal. The goal date is definitely helping me to be a bit easier on myself by allowing for more freedom/slower losses, but it is also still motivating me with a deadline. I am not planning to weigh this week because I had some treats and my period is also arriving on Thursday. I will be back on track with OMAD (non-FAA because I brought back gluten-free pre-birthday brownies!) from tomorrow until this weekend, and I will continue exercising. After my birthday festivities, I will be back on track completely for at least a month.
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A 0.6 gain is nothing - that's awesome!!1
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Yay, you may be able to eat more than you think to lose weight
I agree that the 0.6 gain is nothing so you basically maintained while off plan.
I think listening to hunger cues is important. I purposely ate much larger meals these past 2 days doing strict OMAD and found that I didn't get hunger pangs in the evenings because I consumed more calories in my single meal. Whereas before, I might have eaten a protein bar in the morning and then OMAD meal at 11ish. It's likely due to the fact that I'm so stuffed until the evening!1 -
Noontime OMAD was a bust yesterday, but I think that is because of what @jeanona alluded to in her post. I was so hungry after working out that I didn't pay attention while putting together my meal. It definitely did not have enough calories, hardly any fat, and no starch. I was starving by 9:30 and ended up eating again around 10. I'm sure my increased hunger surrounding my period is also not helping, but looking back at that meal (white fish, tomato sauce, and vegetarian collard greens), I don't think it even hit the 300-calorie mark! I am going to try eating right after working out again today, but I will make sure I have a much larger and heartier meal, especially because it is a HIIT day.0
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Hey Britt, we really are weight loss sisters because the same thing happened to me yesterday. I had my meal around 12:30 and my shake around 5:30pm but by 9:30, I was soooooo hungry. I forced myself to go to sleep so I wouldn't eat. My husband was at a meeting and got back around that time and I didn't even acknowledge him because I knew he would have some type of food and I didn't want to indulge. I managed to make it without eating, but it was very hard. I wanted to get out of bed so bad and raid the kitchen.0
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Wow, that is so funny! Good for you for sticking it out -- I definitely couldn't make it. I tried logging onto MFP to distract myself last night, but I was SO hungry! I burned at least half of what I ate in my first meal, so I was not in good shape at all to make it through the night without something! I fixed that today 0
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Funny...I got starving last night too and I normally never get hungry at night. Kind of felt like I was going crazy and just about needed a straight jacket. I took a shower and that took care of it.1
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This is so strange. I just got my period too and I ate really badly yesterday (which is today for you guys). I always get the cravings around this time.
Sounds like you got back on track today, Britt.0 -
I was gone for birthday festivities this weekend, and today I am officially 30! It's so weird!
I missed Sunday's yoga practice, but I just finished working out. I am back on track with OMAD starting tomorrow 0 -
@katjustkat I think I will try that shower option! It definitely works to distract me when I wash my hair, so I do that if I can. But I think that day was just that I didn't eat enough during my meal.
@jeanona I ALWAYS struggle with increased hunger around my period! It sucks so bad.0 -
Happy Birthday Britt!!!0
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Happy Birthday!!0
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