Miranda's Progress thread
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I know what you mean coz when I have my AF, my weight goes up.
Learnt my lesson and never weigh during AF. Glad to hear that everything is settled at your job side. Congrats on 6lbs loss! Keep up the good work! 
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You are doing fantastic!!!!! sorry about your mom's dog...….sending hugs
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Hey everyone! I'm going to catch up with you all soon, because you're awesome!
I have auditions for my show starting tonight. I'm really excited. We've filled all but one time slot, so we should have a great turn out.
Last night we had steak tacos and some Dubliner cheese. If you like cheese, this a good one. And because I'm going to be so busy today and tomorrow, I'm trying my first extended fast. Through tomorrow at lunch is my hopeful. Tomorrow dinner is my stretch goal, and Thursday lunch or dinner is my pie in the sky goal. I think I can definitely make it to tomorrow lunch, at least. Auditions should distract me plenty.
On Saturday I was 155.8! I was super excited to see that number. And then went to a birthday party Saturday night and a Superbowl party Sunday night. Not bad calories wise, but ooph, the sodium. Worth it for the fun, but I'm working the water weight off again. It's a vicious cycle! But seeing 155 on the scale was really exciting. If I can make it through for a full fast I know I'll see it again in no time. Definitely heading in the right direction.
Also, thanks for all the well wishes for my mom's dog. She's working on getting an appointment with a specialist, and we'll see what his options are. He's a bulldog, and he'll be 10 in April. He's a very sweet boy. And so far, he doesn't seem to be in any pain at all or even impacted by the tumor. So we'll take it one day at a time with him.
2/11/18 SW: 183
Start weight (1/2/19) 163.3
Weight lost in January: 6lbs
Current weight (2/5/19) 1570 -
You are having great results!!! So awesome! I have never heard of Dubliner cheese....I love cheese so tell me about it? WHat is it like?0
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Great job! I wish Id be out of the 160s.. 157 sounds good! Congratulations.0
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volgirl1322 wrote: »You are having great results!!! So awesome! I have never heard of Dubliner cheese....I love cheese so tell me about it? WHat is it like?
Dubliner is so good! Kerrygold is the brand that makes it. It's kind of sweet, but has a little bit of tang. It's not a very strong cheese. But it's great by itself and is even better on crackers. It also has a fun texture, with those little crystal granules in it.0 -
Hey gang.
Fasting is still going strong. I'm at 43 hours, and I think I'll break my fast for dinner before auditions, which will give me just short of 48. This will be my longest fast ever, and I'm amazed at how good I feel. I'm not really hungry. Though I want to eat because I love food. But I feel lighter and I actually have pretty great energy. I didn't even notice not eating yesterday because I was so busy. I've been doing some reading about the positive impacts of fasting on brain health, in particular how it seems to prevent or lesson the onset and symptoms of Parkinson's. I'm going to try to incorporate some more fast days in the future.
Not sure what I'll break the fast with yet. I do have another round of auditions tonight. It hasn't been too long and my stomach feels pretty good, so I might try solid food, and something high in sodium to replace the electrolytes.
Also, I know it's because there is no food in my stomach, but I had a 2 pound drop over night. That's pretty damn motivating.
I know a few of you have talked about fasts. How do you feel about them?
2/11/18 SW: 183
Start weight (1/2/19) 163.3
Weight lost in January: 6lbs
Current weight (2/6/19) 155.20 -
You are doing awesome!!!! I have done a 48 hour one before and was hungry around the 24 hour mark but after that it was a breeze. I almost felt like I was on a "high" or something I was so energized and felt so light and motivated. Once I recover a bit more I plan to add those into my plan as well because I did well on it. I haven't done one longer than that though so I am not sure how those would be!
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Wow!! 48 hours fast? That's amazing! I can never go longer than 26 hours. Having 2 kids & hubby who can eat anything and don't gain weight makes it harder for me to fast longer. They will be around me eating this and that and it doesn't help me at all. 6lbs loss for the month of Jan is amazing! Congrats! May I know how tall are you? I am a shortie - 5 feet 2.50
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NICE WORK on your long fast babe! Aren't they awesome?! FLUSHING out that salt and glycogen AND the number on the scale both feel great! This is why I do extended fasts AT LEAST weekly. The mental benefits are amazing, the immune boost is AMAZING (and necessary for ME), and the weight loss and blood sugar effects speak for themselves
Once you're used to it and as long as you ease into it, it's really not that hard - especially days where you're distracted (every f**king day for me bc work is cray cray LOL). PLUS it allows you so much more relaxed eating on your off days - at least for me. It won't work for everyone but I think it's worth a try for anyone
Great work, keep it up babe!0 -
Wow!! 48 hours fast? That's amazing! I can never go longer than 26 hours. Having 2 kids & hubby who can eat anything and don't gain weight makes it harder for me to fast longer. They will be around me eating this and that and it doesn't help me at all. 6lbs loss for the month of Jan is amazing! Congrats! May I know how tall are you? I am a shortie - 5 feet 2.5
I'm also a shorty. 5'2", 5'3" on a good day. I carry most of my weight around my middle. My current goal is 125, which would put in in the middle of the healthy BMI range. I'm sure some of that 6lbs was water, but I'll take what I can get!0 -
Being short sucks......I think my ideal is in the 120s but I know I will never get there. My first goal is 150 and then I would love to end up in a range to maintain from like 130-140 hopefully settling in at 135... But that is soooooooooooooooooo far away right now...….0
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mistymeadows2005 wrote: »NICE WORK on your long fast babe! Aren't they awesome?! FLUSHING out that salt and glycogen AND the number on the scale both feel great! This is why I do extended fasts AT LEAST weekly. The mental benefits are amazing, the immune boost is AMAZING (and necessary for ME), and the weight loss and blood sugar effects speak for themselves
Once you're used to it and as long as you ease into it, it's really not that hard - especially days where you're distracted (every f**king day for me bc work is cray cray LOL). PLUS it allows you so much more relaxed eating on your off days - at least for me. It won't work for everyone but I think it's worth a try for anyone
Great work, keep it up babe!
I think that's what I liked best about it, the not worrying too much about food the day after. I was super busy all day Tuesday. Work from 8 to 4, then we auditioned kids from 5 to 9:30. By the time I got out of the shower when I got home it was time for bed. I didn't really even miss that I hadn't eat. And I really felt great!0 -
So Wednesday I ate between work and auditions. Stopped at Wegmans and got way too much food at their hot bar. But their shrimp with cream sauce is amazing, and I'm a sucker for dumpling. Also an eggroll, an artichoke flan (surprisingly good), and some sautéed mushrooms. And then we had auditions from 6 to 10. And then the very difficult job of casting the show. We went to Applebees to talk things through and I got a Sunday shooter and it was amazing. I ate somewhere around 2200 calories on Wednesday. And still felt amazing yesterday morning (though lack of sleep from staying up late to cast the show definitely had an impact). I was still 155.2 yesterday morning, even after all the junk I ate.
Yesterday I was off from work, which is always a little harder for me. I had some chips and hummus around 4pm. And then we had salmon and green beans for dinner. And then some more drama with casting the show (we're not putting the cast list up until this afternoon), so I wound up being awake later than I intended. I can feel the water retention in my eyelids. But still in the 155s so I will call that a win.
Tonight we have another home chef. Maple Cranberry Bone-in Pork Chop
with rosemary Brussels sprouts and turnips. It sounds good, so I'm pretty excited. Also only about 600 calories, so I'll probably have some cheese, too. Because I love cheese.
2/11/18 SW: 183
Start weight (1/2/19) 163.3
Weight lost in January: 6lbs
Current weight (2/8/19) 155.60 -
Cheese is an entire food group yo! LOL
Sounds like you've got a nice balance going on!
I can second Donna's thing about height - I'm 5 7 and my MAX weight for a healthy BMI is in the 160s LOL - so the low end would be like 130...my LOWEST goal weight would be 135! LOL Seems unrealistic! Oh well, I'll go until I'm happy and healthy 0 -
Great success for you even with the drama you are doing great staying on course and even if you over do it one day, it all balances out when you do it right the rest of the week.
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You mentioned that your current GW is 125lbs and that's what my hubby wanted me to aim for and not what I wanted which is 110lbs. I am told that the lowest weight for my height is 105lbs. That's what I weighed during my 20s...lol. But, right now, either one of those GW is just a "wish" and hopefully I can achieve it before the year is over. I have been trying since last July and till today, I failed
You are doing so well! Keep up the good work! 0
