an omnivore's omad journey
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asgentr
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My name is Amy. I’m 44, 5’7 and 184 lbs. Aside from losing 30lbs, my goal is to ENJOY the process, because this pursuit seems to be a constant part of midlife.
I can’t express how thrilled I am that I can enjoy food fully and still lose weight. On CICO and keto I felt such a loss. I love food!
This is my progress thread. I’ll take photos of my meals when I can and posting weight weekly.
I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you. Your posts are inspiring.
I can’t express how thrilled I am that I can enjoy food fully and still lose weight. On CICO and keto I felt such a loss. I love food!
This is my progress thread. I’ll take photos of my meals when I can and posting weight weekly.
I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you. Your posts are inspiring.
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Welcome and glad you started your own thread! This is a great group of supportive members! Best of luck with your journey!
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Glad you started a thread! Sending you luck and strength from MI!
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Thank you for the welcome! Today I face my first logistical challenge. A friend is coming at 5:30 with sashimi salad for both of us. My eating window is usually in the range of 1-2/3. I'm wondering if I should make it a 2mad, fast until 5:30, or find a way to politely decline dinner while still offering wine, etc. that I will not be sharing.0
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Thank you for the welcome! Today I face my first logistical challenge. A friend is coming at 5:30 with sashimi salad for both of us. My eating window is usually in the range of 1-2/3. I'm wondering if I should make it a 2mad, fast until 5:30, or find a way to politely decline dinner while still offering wine, etc. that I will not be sharing.
I say, EAT WITH HER! Make it your first longer fast, and call it your first challenge! A little hot tea with make those few hours extra FLY by 1 -
I would vote for waiting as well!!!!! That way you can still enjoy ---the beauty of OMAD is it is your own time ----love that part...…
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volgirl1322 wrote: »I would vote for waiting as well!!!!! That way you can still enjoy ---the beauty of OMAD is it is your own time ----love that part...…
PREACH! YASSSSSSSSSS GIRL! Don't hafta skip out on ANY of the social stuff! WOOT WOOT!1 -
Welcome to the group, its very supportive with great members.
You can always make those days a cheat day. When I have dinners on non cheat days (for example due to work commitments) I just eat something small and filling for lunch (like cottage cheese or some baked beans which are low in calorie clearly marked) and then i eat the dinner as the main meal and dont worry about it. The best thing in Omad that you can tailor it to your life. It doesnt have to be a religion.. :0) You WILL lose weight regardless. I LOVE OMAD the best ‘diet’ ever. I never ever thought I can like a ‘diet’, eat whatever AND lose weight.
After a while I started to see the patterns in how my body works, My body hates pasta for example. I get worse insulin reaction from pasta dishes then from chocolate and chips together (well now you can see my recent ‘diet’ food choices - hahha ooops). Strange but true. My body loves rice and chicken for example. I think everyone is different. BUT my bodies favorites are beans, chickpea, lentils and celery. Not sure i approve but sometimes I indulge it and then its sooo happy. I think you just able to see after a while how your body reacts to different foods.2 -
I've continued my fast for 26 hours. I feel pretty good, but I don't want to be out of sorts when company comes, so I think I will break the fast in an hour. I don't want to start making big exceptions or having cheat days so early in the game. This seems like an acceptable compromise. I'm looking forward to dinner!0
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YAY! Nice compromise! Remember...if it works for ya and is sustainable, it's a go 1
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I ate only half of the natto beans shown, but with peanut butter. Salmon, brussel sprouts, chickpeas, cashews, peanut noodles.
My friend cancelled, so it was all for naught. However, I had my first 27 hour fast.0 -
I've continued my fast for 26 hours. I feel pretty good, but I don't want to be out of sorts when company comes, so I think I will break the fast in an hour. I don't want to start making big exceptions or having cheat days so early in the game. This seems like an acceptable compromise. I'm looking forward to dinner!
Welcome!
A small low carb snack works for me, something to prep for digestion in this situation. Your body will adjust the longer you do this and should be a minimal issue.
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Nice on the new longest fast!!! WOOHOO!! That salmon looks AWESOME!1
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Welcome to the OMAD group Amy 0
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No stats to report today. Just thoughts. How much time we waste on food! And “artificial” exercise.
Yesterday was a longer eating window, no-counting day. My cancelled dinner/play date from Monday came over and it kind of threw off my eating window. I thought of Joe’s video “Don’t Break the Spell.” Lets see if I can still cast my spell today.0 -
No stats to report today. Just thoughts. How much time we waste on food! And “artificial” exercise.
Yesterday was a longer eating window, no-counting day. My cancelled dinner/play date from Monday came over and it kind of threw off my eating window. I thought of Joe’s video “Don’t Break the Spell.” Lets see if I can still cast my spell today.
You've got this Amy! Keep it simple and straight forward and stay the course, trust the process 0 -
Just get right back to OMAD tomorrow 0
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Hi there and a warm welcome
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Yesterday and today were technically fine, but I made poor food/logistical choices today due to mid-day travel. I wound up eating low-nutrient, high carbohydrate food without enough water. However, it was under 1300 calories and within my eating window. Tomorrow should be a more normal day without travel or distractions. I'm really hoping to leave the 180s by the end of the month.0
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Some of my OMAD days are low nutrient and high carb also but as long as your calories are low you'll be fine 0
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Yeah it sounds like you made it work for ya, AND in your calorie and time window! That's a win! PLUS that's the beauty of OMAD 0
