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  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    It doesn't have to be perfect to work, you got this :)
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    One day at a time is definitely the key... And as you know it only gets easier, you got this babe!
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    Day 2 a bit harder as it's cold and rainy. Jet lag must be improving, but still feeling really low. Just trying to get back on track. It will be nice when my husband gets home (he's still traveling for work).

    How are you all?
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    Was about 10 C (50F) when I started work this morning, has warmed up to 13 now, but at least it's sunny. Cold and rainy is the worst.... I definitely feel like eating more to warm up on those days!
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    minigrrll wrote: »
    Was about 10 C (50F) when I started work this morning, has warmed up to 13 now....

    Ah! I detect another Southern Hemisphere resident. :) I'm so over winter and I missed out a whole month of it, so I oughtn't complain. You're in Brisbane? I lived there 5 years--best city on earth.
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    Yup Brisbane (by way of Canada, then the UK, staying here now!). I am a bit worried about the weather - it's supposed to get up to 27/28 by the end of the week. Hoping that's not the end of winter and a pre-cursor to a hellish hot humid summer! Brisbane would be the best city on earth if I could leave from Nov - Feb every year! Maybe come to NZ for those months... I used to love the heat but I find the older I get, the harder it is to take. Hopefully losing this weight will make it easier though.

    Where are you in NZ? I love NZ, so pretty. Very soon I want to rent a camper down there and drive around the islands. Have only spent a bit of time in Auckland and driving around that area, so much more to see.
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    I wish! Here in Michigan it's been about 80 to 85 but all humidity, last week there was literally six inches of rain in one day... Not fun
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    Humidity is the killer for sure!
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    I wish! Here in Michigan it's been about 80 to 85 but all humidity, last week there was literally six inches of rain in one day... Not fun
    Hoping for no rain when I tour through there starting Friday. I'll be in Manistee, Traverse City, and over by Grayling, then probably down to Detroit suburbs on Monday.

  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    edited August 2017
    If you float near me lemme know!
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    If you float near me lemme know!
    Ok will do. What part of the state are you from?
  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    jvcinv wrote: »
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    If you float near me lemme know!
    Ok will do. What part of the state are you from?

    Live in New Baltimore work in troy
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    I'm just outside of Palmerston North, in the lower north island of New Zealand. We're a couple hours north of Wellington. I'm jetlagged as hell, but NZ is a nice calm place to raise a family.
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    I had my one meal a bit early. 3 PM is my danger time. Got to come up with workarounds. Any suggestions?
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    Coconut oil or exercise. Grin and bear it!
  • barbheart
    barbheart Posts: 433 Member
    Reading your thread first time! Keto and Omad is a great combo for those who are into it no doubt!!! but I do understand an ice cream is an icecream!!! LOL!
    Good luck on your job pursuit with creative writing sounds awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  • jvcinv
    jvcinv Posts: 504 Member
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    jvcinv wrote: »
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    If you float near me lemme know!
    Ok will do. What part of the state are you from?

    Live in New Baltimore work in troy
    Oh I remember now someone saying they live in New Baltimore but I didn't remember who.
    True fact, I lived in New Baltimore from 1988 to 1997.

  • mistymeadows2005
    mistymeadows2005 Posts: 3,737 Member
    jvcinv wrote: »
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    jvcinv wrote: »
    mistymeadows2005 wrote: »
    If you float near me lemme know!
    Ok will do. What part of the state are you from?

    Live in New Baltimore work in troy
    Oh I remember now someone saying they live in New Baltimore but I didn't remember who.
    True fact, I lived in New Baltimore from 1988 to 1997.

    Niceeeeeeeeee! Just moved there, but liking it so far!
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    EVP_NZ wrote: »
    I had my one meal a bit early. 3 PM is my danger time. Got to come up with workarounds. Any suggestions?

    3 - 4pm is my hardest time too. We go for a walk at 3 now and when we get back I just try to stay out of the kitchen. If I have a good book to read, it's easy, if I don't, it's freaking HARD. Especially as my partner HAS to have a snack when we get home from our walk.
  • arguablysamson
    arguablysamson Posts: 1,709 Member
    I love reading y'alls updates, just FYI. :)
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    arguablysamson wrote: »
    I love reading y'alls updates, just FYI. :)

    Thanks! I'm honoured that you read them actually. I'm just trying to emulate your success.
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    So if you've read my thread you know I got bronchitis in February. I still have it, to a lesser extent though. I'm trying an experiment with removing dairy to see if that helps.

    How have you tweaked your food? Gluten free? Low carb? High carb? Vegan? Local? What do you eat or not eat?
  • wsandy8512
    wsandy8512 Posts: 1,897 Member
    I think removing dairy will be very helpful in ridding your bronchitis because it produces extra mucus. I hope you are able to overcome it in full, bronchitis sucks!

    I'm an omnivore and take advantage of all foods that I love. However, I choose nutrient dense, whole foods 85-90% of the time because those are the foods my body craves. That said, I do eat processed some times and I also like eating out and every now and then, McDonalds or other fast food places call my name. Haha :)
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    My coughing is already less gunky. It really was the dairy. I am happy and sad at the same time. Imagine no more Parmesan or cheesecake, ever. :'(
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    I'm consistently failing OMAD. I'm rededicating myself tomorrow. I'm going to post like crazy as I need some hand holding.
  • arguablysamson
    arguablysamson Posts: 1,709 Member
    EVP_NZ wrote: »
    So if you've read my thread you know I got bronchitis in February. I still have it, to a lesser extent though. I'm trying an experiment with removing dairy to see if that helps.

    How have you tweaked your food? Gluten free? Low carb? High carb? Vegan? Local? What do you eat or not eat?

    I do try, although a busy schedule has me skimming or missing some.

    Bronchitis can be tough to get over. As a big guy, I went to the hospital multiple times a year for it. Strict OMAD will whip it, although it will still take time.
  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    edited August 2017
    Maybe try a longer window with 2 meals and gradually reduce until you're doing OMAD? Give your body a chance to get used to it again...
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    Alright here we go. It's Tues morning here. I've had a single shot of espresso with 1tsp xylitol. Next 1 T chicken broth to go with my B vitamins and my pain relievers. I think, weird as it sounds, I have a dairy withdrawal headache. Nothing will make it go away. I suppose a big gulp of cream would... sniff. Oh well! On to better things.

    It's probably good to remember why I'm going OMAD. It's not just weight loss for me, but mental health as well. I have a history of PTSD, depression, and anxiety and I understand intermittent fasting is very neuroprotective.
  • EVP_NZ
    EVP_NZ Posts: 117 Member
    minigrrll wrote: »
    Maybe try a longer window with 2 meals and gradually reduce until you're doing OMAD? Give your body a chance to get used to it again...

    Gah! I guess you're right. I consistently cave at 17 hours. I think I'm trying too much at once. I'm off dairy, and about 80% less meat than I used to and adding flax, more beans, and fish. AND I'm trying OMAD. Too much I think.

    Am I still welcome if I'm 17/9? My intent is to get down to OMAD again.

    Feeling v. frustrated with myself right now.

  • minigrrll
    minigrrll Posts: 1,590 Member
    Definitely still welcome!

    That's what I did my first few weeks on OMAD and then gradually lengthened my fasting time until I was just doing the one meal. Some days even just a snack of a few carrots or a red pepper were enough to keep me going until my full meal.
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