I agree, @blambo61! I know I am doing my body much better by eating chocolate-dipped fruit over 3-4 brownies. Even if the calories were the same, the nutrition profile is significantly better, and I do care about that.

@dkayingram omg that turkey was SO gross. The last time I had deli meat was in early elementary school, and I cannot imagine eating a sandwich full of it everyday like many people do for lunch. The texture alone was so weird.
Watermelon will be in season here in April, so I will try it out and report back!

@Brendalea69 thank you!

Day 7 (3/21): 149.0 lbs | 6/25 pounds gone!



I ate around 1 PM today because I was in class during my normal eating time and didn't think I could make it until 6:30 when it ended. I ate about 3/4 of the veggie burger and all of the fries and ketchup. I also had a small diluted lemonade since there were no fruits available, and I didn't want to start back with eating heavier desserts (especially since I indulged in a cookie instead of fruit yesterday), so I figured that was a decent compromise for appeasing my sweet tooth. It did the trick. I had an espresso shot as my digestif.
Hoping to still be in the 140s tomorrow. If I can actually eat exactly what my body is craving during my OMAD and still continue to lose, I will be ECSTATIC! I know the point is that you can eat whatever you want, but that IE principle is still a bit scary to me as someone coming from a disordered eating past. Rejecting the diet mentality is definitely the hardest for me to incorporate into my life.

@Brendalea69 That's what I'm thinking! Some day, I will definitely do exactly that when I really have a handle on my weight. If I gain tomorrow, I will go back to indulging my healthier cravings. I can figure out how to eat whatever I want in maintenance like you. I need to get there first, and that's more important to me right now than losing super slowly just for the sake of eating nachos and burgers everyday when I can be just as happy with lower-calorie, lower-sodium, and lower-carb options.