Miranda's Progress thread
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The bacon was so good!
My boyfriend and I have been playing pokemon go for a while now. It's actually been really nice. Gives us a reason to get up and out of the house and doesn't feel like exercise. We walked for over an hour Saturday.
I really like having this kind of accountability thread. So glad I found you all! I'm sitting at my desk now with my water bottle bottle and my mug of hot tea and feeling pretty good. Fluctuated back up to 176.4, but again had stepped on the scale before I had gone to the bathroom. I'm actually liking tracking all of the ups and downs, instead of just the down numbers. It's interesting to see. But the trend is definitely down. I've lost 7 pounds since I started. I graduated on May 17th, and I would love to be down 20 pounds by then. That's kind of my first mini goal. I think I'm on the right track.1 -
jadeblue14 wrote: »The bacon was so good!
My boyfriend and I have been playing pokemon go for a while now. It's actually been really nice. Gives us a reason to get up and out of the house and doesn't feel like exercise. We walked for over an hour Saturday.
I really like having this kind of accountability thread. So glad I found you all! I'm sitting at my desk now with my water bottle bottle and my mug of hot tea and feeling pretty good. Fluctuated back up to 176.4, but again had stepped on the scale before I had gone to the bathroom. I'm actually liking tracking all of the ups and downs, instead of just the down numbers. It's interesting to see. But the trend is definitely down. I've lost 7 pounds since I started. I graduated on May 17th, and I would love to be down 20 pounds by then. That's kind of my first mini goal. I think I'm on the right track.
I LOVE MINI GOALS! You can do ittttttttt!0 -
You can definitely do it. rooting for your success!0
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I hope you make your mini goal by graduation
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Morning weight: 176.2
Morning everyone! I'm feeling the too much sodium today. I can always tell when it starts affecting me. My eyelids get puffy. I had my left over ramen from Sunday for dinner, and my boyfriend brought home coconut shrimp to supplement. All very tasty, but definitely a lot of sodium. So extra water for me today, especially since I plan on having another sodium heavy meal for dinner. I'm meeting some of my classmates from my MFA at an awesome place called humpty dumpling. It's sort of like American dumplings, but filled with things like cheesesteak or apple pie. They also do fun noodles, like buffalo chicken noodles. I'd be stressing out about it a lot more if I knew it wasn't my only meal of the day. Totally terrible for you but absolutely delicious every once in a while.
I'm still doing my squats. Small amounts at a time so I don't stress my knees too badly. I know it's only been a week, but I already like how my legs are feeling.0 -
I am sure you can shake the sodium by later in the week. Now that I have been doing OMAD I feel like I can also tell when I am holding on to sodium. Not sure why I didn't notice before, maybe because I was used to being bloated LOL.
Enjoy your dinner - sounds yummy!0 -
dkayingram wrote: »I am sure you can shake the sodium by later in the week. Now that I have been doing OMAD I feel like I can also tell when I am holding on to sodium. Not sure why I didn't notice before, maybe because I was used to being bloated LOL.
Enjoy your dinner - sounds yummy!
Right? I definitely think I can notice it more when I'm not regularly bloated. Like my eyelids are puffy and my fingers look a little fat. But I also know what caused it, so I'm not too worried. Just really fascinated by how my body is reacting to what I eat.
I'll try to take pictures of the goodies from tonight. If I don't just devour it first.0 -
Oh, I also forgot a NSV, a big one. In just under 3 weeks, I have lowered my resting heart rate by nine beats per minute. That's really exciting for me.0
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That is a big one. Congrats!0
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jadeblue14 wrote: »dkayingram wrote: »I am sure you can shake the sodium by later in the week. Now that I have been doing OMAD I feel like I can also tell when I am holding on to sodium. Not sure why I didn't notice before, maybe because I was used to being bloated LOL.
Enjoy your dinner - sounds yummy!
Right? I definitely think I can notice it more when I'm not regularly bloated. Like my eyelids are puffy and my fingers look a little fat. But I also know what caused it, so I'm not too worried. Just really fascinated by how my body is reacting to what I eat.
I'll try to take pictures of the goodies from tonight. If I don't just devour it first.
That salt is so annoying! Lol... Good to see you're in tune with your body...and nice on the resting heart rate!0 -
Hope we get to see pics of those dumplings! I'm a sucker for those types of noms.
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sunnycobayo wrote: »Hope we get to see pics of those dumplings! I'm a sucker for those types of noms.
OHHHHHHHH agreeeeed!0 -
Humpty Dumpling sounds like a yummy place to eat...Yay on the heart rate 0
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I totally lied and finished dinner before I even though to take a picture. But if anyone is interested, here's their website: http://humptysdumplings.com/#Media-Section
Totally worth the continued sodium bloat. It will all balance out eventually. And That's what I love about this WOE. There's no depriving of tasty food. Of course, everything in moderation, but if I want dumplings, I have dumplings.
Feeling a little sluggish this morning. I slept a little too soundly and didn't move in my sleep like I usually do, so my shoulder is a little sore. Going to do some stretches throughout the day to loosen it up.
Wednesdays are trivia night at our bar. I'm planning on steak and either mashed or baked potatoes and mixed veggies for dinner. They make their steak with bleu cheese butter on top and frizzled onions. I used to ask for both to be left off because I was concerned for calories, but I will still have plenty of room today for both.1 -
your dinner sounds great. I also love the WOE so easy and no deprivation!1
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OMGGGGGGGGGGG both the dumplings and the steak sound SO GOOD - can't wait to break this fasttttttttttttt
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mistymeadows2005 wrote: »OMGGGGGGGGGGG both the dumplings and the steak sound SO GOOD - can't wait to break this fasttttttttttttt
That's my only problem with reading about what everyone else is eating. I want to eat it all!1 -
jadeblue14 wrote: »mistymeadows2005 wrote: »OMGGGGGGGGGGG both the dumplings and the steak sound SO GOOD - can't wait to break this fasttttttttttttt
That's my only problem with reading about what everyone else is eating. I want to eat it all!
ME TOO! Though to be fair that happens even if I'm not OMADing LMAO
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I could stare at pics of their food all day, YUM! :9
I love trivia nights! I hope y'all win. Let us know how it goes! 0 -
pounding water always helps me after a sodium binge 0
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Morning everyone! I'm going to try to catch up with everyone through out the day. But I hope you are all having a lovely Thursday.
Scale moved down to 175.6 this morning. So that's a nearly 8 pound loss since I started tracking around valentines day. I wound up having that steak and onion rings last night (all still within my calorie goal). And they were delicious.
Tonight's plan is a home chef meal. Does anyone else use meal delivery services? We've been using them on and off since October, and both my boyfriend and I really like it. And we're not throwing out nearly as much food that never got eaten. We're going to make salmon with green beans and dill crema. I'll probably add a snack or 2 with dinner if I'm still hungry.
Still feel a little bloated from the sodium. But I'm drinking my water and lots of tea, and it'll work itself out.
Oh! Trivia! So we usually do really well, but last night was rough for our team. There are 6 rounds. We won 1, and tied for 2 others but lost the tie breaker.0 -
Ah man, sorry about the trivia
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We have used one the meal delivery services before and it was pretty cool. I really enjoy cooking though and sometimes I create my own recipes so those delivery services really aren't for me!
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NICE WORK babe! 8 pounds in a few weeks is FANTASTIC! KUTGW! 0
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I agree, 8 pounds since Valentine's day is Awesome! 0
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That's an incredible amount lost since Valentine's Day. Congrats! Sorry to hear about trivia, but there's always next time, right?
I know half of the time we go out for trivia, we're really just there for the beer, LOL! Maybe eventually we will try to actually start winning for a change, haha. 
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We used to do Trivia night, the later the night got, the sillier the answers were (lots of alcohol).
Congrats on the 8lbs! That is a great achievement!0 -
Down to 174.8 this morning! We had the salmon from home chef, some mochi, and then I made myself a small plate of cheese fries because I was still hungry and had a ton of calories still to eat. Feeling pretty good this morning. Think the sodium bloat is finally gone.
We have another home chef meal for tonight. Chicken beurre blanc with carrots and parsnips. I'll probably add some more food again if I'm still hungry just to make sure I'm eating enough calories.0 -
How many calories are you trying to get in?0
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jadeblue14 wrote: »Down to 174.8 this morning! We had the salmon from home chef, some mochi, and then I made myself a small plate of cheese fries because I was still hungry and had a ton of calories still to eat. Feeling pretty good this morning. Think the sodium bloat is finally gone.
We have another home chef meal for tonight. Chicken beurre blanc with carrots and parsnips. I'll probably add some more food again if I'm still hungry just to make sure I'm eating enough calories.
ALL of that sounds amazinggggg!!! I love salmon...and anything involving the words "buerre blanc" lol! Glad you're losing and kicked that bloat! WOOT WOOT!1 -
I'm also interested in hearing about your caloric goals. I feel like there might be a day when I'll have to start counting calories (although I really don't want to). Do you feel like there's a greater likelihood of success with OMAD when paired with calorie counting, or is it something you like to do moreso to track specific nutrients? Just curious! 1
