Day 4 done. Feeling like I'm getting into a routine, which feels great. I also feel good having done some troubleshooting and adapting OMAD to fit my real life.

I've dropped broth completely (very reliant on day 1) but may keep some fat in my decaf as needed. Both weaning off caffeine and OMAD going well. It gets easier, instead of harder, as time goes by: unlike evey diet _ever_.

Day 5 had a lot of me bickering with my own mind. Watching one of Joe's videos where he describes insulin rising 2.5 hours before mealtime (thus inducing hunger) helped. That's why I'm stinking hungry at 3.

Made it through fine though. Did have one cup of broth and one creamy decaf to take meds. Still do plan on weaning off those. I know zero calorie is best.

Didn't remember to count calories on my dinner last night. Thought of it as I was eating and gave it a miss. Dinner was split pea soup, Fathead pizza dough made into garlic "bread," and guacamole because I had avocado and tomato to use up. Weird combo but delicious. Late summer veg is dreamy.

Today is day 6 and my first weekend day. I'm planning on doing TMAD (lunch and dinner), no snacks, so I can eat normally with my family both Saturday and Sunday.

I'm not splurging yet as I'm not through two weeks. I'm planning on Sunday being my splurge in future.

I weigh myself daily--I have a Fitbit Aria scale that tracks everything and syncs with MFP. I'm not going to pay any attention to that at all.

It's just data that I want over time and nothing I'm going to even think about until I've had a solid 30 days OMAD. I'm so guilty of chopping and changing programs that I don't want to be scale motivated. I'm doing this and low carb, high fat for the physical and mental health benefits. If I don't lose, that's ok. I'm just going to keep my head down and stay with it.

I love Fathead pizza. It's delicious and makes great garlic bread or focaccia too.

Thanks for asking.

Abm4n wrote: »

Good luck in NZ! My Dad lives in Auckland.

Thanks. Small world @Abm4n. We're in Palmerston North, a couple hours north of Wellington.

I see you're in Brisbane. I miss it so much. Most beautiful city in the world. If there's such a thing as retirement when I get old, I'm retiring to Brissy.

Day 7. Not much to report. Pretty much in the swing now. Two coffees with a splash of cream and two cups of broth, mainly because I'm still sick (just a cold).

Dinner was a small bowl of split pea soup, 2 almond flour biscuits tweaked to taste like Cheddar Bay biscuits, ham, and grape tomatoes. Dessert was a espresso with whipped cream, two dates, and 10 grams of peanuts. 7 days OMAD, 13 tapering caffeine. Down to 1/5 shot of espresso (~3 grams of caffeinated coffee in the ~14 gram shot). Getting there!

Anxiety ramping up as semester starts next week and my husband will be away the whole first week I teach. Man I hope I can be a working single parent alright.

I wanted to get food and caffeine sorted by then--so far, so good. Not eating lunch is the quickest lunch to buy, prep, pack, eat, and clean up after!