volgirl1322 wrote: »

You had a good day though. Super low on carbs - wow that is awesome! Maybe you can find some other variations for texture like you said, that would be a huge issue for me, I like some crunch!!

I am planning on some celery and sunflower seeds today for some crunch, so I hope those help!

mistymeadows2005 wrote: »

Ditto - I need some crunch in ma life....I do love eggs and avos though LOLOL

Don't get me wrong - the taste was ON POINT. But just not as good as when the eggs are freshly made. I made an avocado egg salad for today, so I am super excited for that!

Weight: 155.0 | 2.2 lb until second mini milestone (2/12 of the way to goal)!
OMAD: ~4:45 (slowly pushing it back!)


Now THIS did it for me. Lots of different textures and tastes, though I could still go for a bit more crunch. I can't wait for my crackers to arrive! This wasn't much to look at, but it was a working meal, so I just ate out of containers. This was the first meal that I couldn't get through very quickly even though I was very hungry beforehand. Carb Manager won't last too much longer around these parts because I always end up falling into intuitive eating on keto as my appetite diminishes, and I don't like to force things just for the sake of a tracker. Plus, now that I know I have to make sure I include more fat than I think and add another protein source besides eggs, I won't need it much longer (I've been drinking a protein shake with all of my meals but have forgotten to include it in some pictures).

volgirl1322 wrote: »

Glad you found your crunch.....hope your crackers arrive soon!!!

Me too! I think they will be here on Monday!

Thanks, y'all! I am much too stressed about school to add another stressor of being perfect on keto. I have gone the perfectionist keto route a few times to the point where I was actually afraid of carbs. It never stuck. This time, I am taking it in stride if I have a one-off. I think that's the only way I can make this permanent. 90% of the time I easily can and will follow keto, but I am going to be okay with that 10%, especially because it seems that IF buffers quite a lot of the deleterious effects of eating off plan. In the past, carb-heavy eating like I did last night would have me 2-3 lbs heavier overnight, but I would usually have been eating all day and then had some carb bombs on top of that. I think OMAD really helped because my eating was very limited.

Thanks so much for the support and kind comments, ladies! I canNOT wait until we're with Brenda!!!

I need your opinions: I'm actually not hungry at all, but I am trying to decide if I should eat anyway since my next meal wouldn't be until around 5 tomorrow. Though I'm not hungry, I don't want to get into the habit of eating "imperfectly" and then fasting afterwards since that can easily fall into an unsafe pattern as someone who battles with an ED (I am VERY prone to the binge and fast pattern, and while yesterday wasn't technically a binge, I could still predict me "punishing" myself for eating too much under the guise of fasting in the future). I am thinking of incorporating a longer OMAD window once a week like yesterday, which would be perfect because Wednesdays are date nights, so I could potentially just start with that pattern by just getting back to having my normal meal at my normal time today. I am thinking the longer window would just be enough time for my regular meal, some wine or another LC drink, and then a keto dessert over the course of 2 hours while socializing with the boo. What do you ladies think?