Jp's omad journey
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UUUGH yes. Asian culture and their obsession with looks and not being afraid AT ALL to comment on it. I'm used to it obviously since I grew up hearing it all the time, but my mom even commented on an inlaw's weight once... TO HIS FACE. She wasn't trying to be rude or anything (you know how it is.. they're just sort of matter of fact about it), but telling someone "Oh you gained a lot of weight!"... really mom? Really?? You've been living in the US now for almost 40 years and you still don't know to NOT say things like that? lol1
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*wow* just wow.......JP glad you are not being affected by it now......1
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that all makes me so sad - I totally get the cultural thing, but being loving and kind is SO IMPORTANT imo - you never know how words will affect someone. Glad you got through it babe...you're a strong person! 
PS a size 8 is NOT too big! YOU JUST AIM FOR WHATEVER MAKES YOUUUUUUUUU COMFORTABLE!!!1 -
@LiLee2018 - I know what you mean
Mom has been here for more than 50 years but Mom is still Mom. Nothing will change her... Is your Mom still like that or she has tone down a little? 0 -
@volgirl1322 - No worries 0
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@mistymeadows2005 - Thank you
All my cousins experience the same old same old thing since we were young. I guess all of us just got use to it. I promised myself that I will never ever do this to my kids but I am kind of surprise that a lot of my cousins are behaving like their Moms 
Oh well, I will just loose weight slow and steady 
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Y2W10
CW:53.6 kg (117.9 lbs)
Next weigh-in : 28 or 29 Sep 2019
Good evening OMADers
We have a PH today..believe it or not, the AFL Grand Final holiday is the newest public holiday in the state of Victoria since 2015. However, DH and I still work today as we need to put food on the table for our family.
Today, I OMAD at around 12.30pm. I have been craving for Kimchi Ramen for the past few days and I gave in and had it with egg and napa cabbage. According to the Doc, I should stay away from instant noodles but... its sooooooooo hard! So, I guess I will just have to limit myself but still pamper myself once a while...aren't I naughty? 
Finished off my OMAD with apples and Arnott's Mint Slice Cookie. Total calories - 1077. I also managed to zumba for 30 mins and I couldn't do it any longer as I had a cramp (left leg) while doing zumba...strange, huh? 
As for liquid intake, finished my 2L bottle of water, 3/4 pot of tea and 2 diet soda.
Oh...talking about sizes, when I was at my cousin's wedding, my US cousin (she is from Michigan) who flew in for the wedding and also for her 2 weeks vacation were talking about how confusing it is when she went out to buy clothes with her Mom. She said that wanted to buy some jeans as its so cheap over here but she couldn't fit into our AUS Size 6 as she is a US size 0. Only now I realize that a US size 0 is very very tiny. A US size 2 is our AUS size 6. So, now my cousins are gearing to get into a US size 0. As for little old me, I was informed by my Michigan cousin that a AUS size 8 is a US size 4. So...now I know. Wow, I don't think I will ever be able to get into a US size 0...its just sooooooo small.
I really really hope that I can see some weight loss for tomorrow's weigh-in.... fingers cross!
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Oh man.. I didn't even realize our sizes are different. A US size 4 is TINY!!! I can't believe your family was giving you sh-t and you're that small!
And hey.. enjoy those noodles every once in a while Make the ramen extra special somehow and enjoy the heck out of it! Sounds yummy!
I swear my mother's accent has gotten thicker as she ages lol. As for her comments, they actually have tamed down some. Still very VERY blunt and direct though.1 -
Yes size 4 is SUPER small....even at my SMALLEST I could barely squeeze into a 6!!! I"m floating around a 10 right now...8 would be better for my head, but really ONLY FOR MY HEAD!!! Visibly it probably wouldn't make a difference honestly...size 4 is minuscule, you're fine boo
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@LiLee2018 - Thank you❤️ Wish my family will think like so too but now that my cousins know about size 0 and 00, it all they think about. My Mom has never changed one bit🙄 Even my kids know her and just ignore her when she says mean things🙄1
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@mistymeadows2005 - Thank you❤️ I am not going around chasing for size 0 or 00. For me, once I hit 50kg as per my Doc, I will start my maintenance stage. At the rate I am going, I hope to achieve that by Dec this year🤞🤞🤞0
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Y2W11
CW:54kg
Good evening OMAD-ers ❤️
First of all, I gained 0.4kg when I weigh-in this morning😳 Am meeting my US Aunty and cousin in Melb this weekend, so eating normal again. Haven't met them for ages. My Aunt met her US hubby here and when they got married, they went back to the US. I only met my US cousin IRL 3x but we do FB, WhatsApp, etc. I thought my US Aunt would be different but, nope, she is just like my Mom😔 I am happy that I do not take diet pills like my cousins as I don't believe in them and I believe it will destroy my body. Its funny to see all my cousins eating their diet pills before their meals during the wedding.
For OMAD today, my kids wanted KFC. So, we had their Family Feast. I ate 1 wing and 1 chicken thigh, a couple of fries, coleslaw, 1 dinner roll and Pepsi max. Also, got some grapes from Coles. Total calories around 1210.
Have a wonderful weekend and wish me luck for my Melb trip❤️
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Well... my US cousin decided to visit me and travel down to Melb together. So, Mom decided to take the whole family to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. Here goes my OMAD😬😔 I also realised that my US cousin takes diet pills before each meal too. She asked me if I forgot to bring my pill pack along and I told her that I don't take diet pills and she casually said... No wonder you look like that. 😒😑 That got the ball rolling and Mom said that I should start taking diet pills. I told her that my Doctor is 100% against it as I have health issues. She left me alone after that as my Aunt kept asking her about my health issues😂😂😂 So, in the end my total calories is roughly 1250. I only managed to zumba 30 mins. My water intake is pretty low too as I was out the whole day🙄😒
So, we will be travelling down to Melb tomorrow, roughly 3 hours drive. See you guys on Monday... sure hope I won't gain too much weight. Oh well, will OMAD once I get back home🏡👍0 -
Yikes. I'm so sorry your family is so obsessed to the point of taking diet pills. That's just so unhealthy. I'm glad you've found your own way though that is much healthier than that.
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@LiLee2018 - No worries☺️ Its quite normal to take diet pills over here. That's why these companies are making tons of money🤑 But, I ain't giving them a single cent😝🤣 Are diet pills popular and in demand over there in the US?0
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Honestly I have no idea. I hope not, but I wouldn't doubt it.0
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@LiLee2018 - It's great to hear that you are not into diet pills either👍 It's really not good for your health.0
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Good evening OMAD-ers 😘
Had a wonderful time with my US relatives and my family in Melb even though here and there they commented about my weight, my size, my eating, etc.
I didn't OMAD and I ate normal. Lots of food photos coming up. I really don't know how one can live like this - 3-4 diet pills before eating. In one day, she ate nearly 12 pills😮😯 Not only that, my cousin shared all meals with me.
Mom brought us to a Chinese Restaurant and these are some of the food we had:
This is what I shared with my cousin as she wanted more meat and no rice for her:
Will upload more in my next post😊
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For dinner, Mom brought us to a Sri Lankan place as my Aunt wanted Indian food:
I shared the Biryani Chicken with my cousin. It was yummy 😋👍
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Today before we headed home, Mom brought us to a Japanese restaurant as my cousin wanted something Japanese:
My kids had Korean Fried Chicken and jam donuts:
I think I have gained lots and lots of weight😢🙄 but I know with OMAD, I will loose the weight easily👍😁
So, now I am back home, will be climbing up the OMAD wagon tomorrow onwards👍😁
Hope you guys had a wonderful weekend ❤️😘
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Your pictures look so yummy for sure.
I guess diet pills are huge over there, they have them here but for someone to take 12 in one day that is crazy......Glad you had a good time with your family.....Sorry they are so obsessed with your weight.....to me you are super tiny .... 1 -
@volgirl1322 - No worries😘 Got use to it 😅😂 The food were delicious 😋🍲👍🤤 Now, I have to hop up onto my OMAD wagon once again😁0
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Man oh man. I really wish we had more authentic foods here... like Chinese foods. It's all just americanized stuff, which is good don't get me wrong, but I would love to try actual Chinese food dishes b/c it looks amazing!
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@LiLee2018 - Yes, we are indeed a luck here in Down Under😊😉 There's so many different food from different cultures... delicious 😋🤤1
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We are now in Spring... so, while you guys are getting cooler, we Down Under will be getting hotter😭🥵
Check out our weather forecast
Have a wonderful Monday ❤️😘
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Y2W11
CW:54kg
My next weigh-in will be this Sat / Sun
Good evening OMADers
It has been a wonderful sunny day over here in Down Under Washed 2 loads of clothes and every single item is dry Currently, the temperature is 7°C. Tomorrow, it will be another sunny sunny day with a temperature of 24°C (max). So, will be washing bed sheets, pillow cases, etc, etc, etc. It seems that we will not be having any rain for the whole week.
On the OMAD front... I have hop by up onto the OMAD wagon and today, I broke my fast at around 1pm. The total calories for today is 1045. I also managed to zumba for 40 mins this evening. As for my liquid intake, so far 1/2 of my 2L bottle of water (I know its horrible ), 1 pot of tea and 1 diet soda. Hopefully by the end of the night, I will finish my 2L.
How's everyone doing? I guess you guys will be getting cooler weather now As for us here, it going to get warmer and warmer and by December, you will be hearing me complaining about it.
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Oh I can't wait for the cooler weather! I know you gotta be sick of it by now lol
It was SO hot and dry this summer here. I'm so ready for like the 2 weeks of fall weather, back to summer weather, little more fall then like our 1 week of winter temps before it warms up again lol.
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@LiLee2018 - I guess that's how we are...always complaining 😂😂🤣 According to our weather forecast, this summer it will be extra hot🔥😩🥵I think it will be another horrible summer 😖😣🥵🥵🥵0
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Found something interesting and would like to share with you guys. From this map, it seems that I kind of get the same type of weather and seasons like what one finds in California. Hmmm, I wonder if its really true🤔🤔🤔
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That's pretty cool. Must be like northern california though since it sounds like yall actually get seasons? That's interesting though!1
