I wanted to write about some additional side effects of weight loss I noticed.

I can move so much easier. It's just easier to climb steps, easier to walk long distances and generally i get less wheezy and breathless and can walk further before getting tired. It really is very noticeable. I am slowly getting to the 60 pound lost range (now i'm at around 59) and i can surely see the difference in my stamina.

Its unbelievable to me that i lost so much weight. My mind cant really keep up. I still feel the same mentally.. Weird! The mind is still saying i will never get to 150 lbs and that its not possible and now i'm at the doorstep (i'm 151), crazy.. What is happening. I write my weight 160 something and then i realize i messed up the numbers and i'm 151.. This really is a huge mental shift/breakthrough to me.

I also noticed small mental improvement in handling issues. I think Joe mentions some of these side effects, will re listen that video. There is an underlying calmness about things i can't explain (its not like that at all on the surface where things are very turbulent but below/deep down i can feel the calmness). Not sure if that makes sense. I think by 'giving up' acting on our urges with food and accepting things 'it is what it is' that's what has to be done, does something to us in a broader sense.

Fasting is a very powerful tool and i agree that the energy that is being released (and now not stuffed down with food) has to be used for a useful hobby etc. otherwise i become restless and dare i say unpleasant . I wake up early nowadays and i HAVE to do things otherwise i get jittery. I see other people wake up really late by which time i have done all my chores etc and i feel kinda out of sync. This is an interesting path..

Good day to all OMADers.

Haha! I wish!! Unfortunately for me it's rather sloooow.
Maybe cause my bmi is 22.5 and my body is now not in a hurry.

The lowest i weighed this week was 150.7 the highest 154.6 (after splurge day). I think my 'real' weight is about 152 at the moment.
I will eventually get to my 'mini' goals (150, 145, 140, 135 and maybe 130 depending on how i look). Everything below 150 is good to be honest. If Im UK size 12 (M) i'm good anyway (I'm 14 now (L). My goal would be size 10 but its mostly like a dream thing.

I also have to add that i don't do this in a militant fashion (which is obvious from my trends ) because i always found that if i restrict too much i rebel/have enough and can't do it long term. If I see the trend is generally downward I'm happy. On average my weight went down almost every week this year so that's what counts.
I am not a beach body model (unfortunately) who is getting ready for the competition, this is mostly for me to feel comfortable in my own skin.

This does work but requires perseverance.

10/01/18 - 210.0 lbs (SW)
15/09/18 - 173.0 lbs
29/09/18 - 170.8 lbs
13/10/18 - 170.2 lbs
09/11/18 - 169.6 lbs
23/11/18 - 167.4 lbs
07/12/18 - 167.4 lbs
21/12/18 - 165.4 lbs
11/01/19 - 166.6 lbs
25/01/19 - 165.1 lbs
08/02/19 - 162.3 lbs
22/02/19 - 158.6 lbs
08/03/19 - 158.7 lbs
12/04/19 - 159.5 lbs
26/04/19 - 158.4 lbs
10/05/19 - 156.6 lbs
24/05/19 - 155.3 lbs
07/06/19 - 157.5 lbs
21/06/19 - 154.8 lbs
05/07/19 - 151.9 lbs
06/08/19 - 150.1 lbs

Well, here I am at the 150s and not being happy! Jeeez. I wonder if i'll ever be happy with my weight. I still feel big even though my BMI says 22.2 however I'm still kinda UK size 14 (wanna be 10 now, but 12 the most) and i have seen a photo of myself someone took and i am not where i want to be at all.. Still find this too big..

I am so looking forward to the 140s and revised my ugw (yet again) as 130.. I am small framed so according to people in the know my ideal weight range should be 126-140. I find omad ok, some days are harder than others but i'm very consistent.

I totally agree that the more food we eat the more we want to eat and the more times we eat the more often we want to eat. Human nature is strange, our natural tendency is to want more of everything even if it leads to our destruction. I wonder why that is biologically.

Ohh i'm sooo philosophical today.

Anyhow i hope there will be a moment when i look into the mirror and i say: Yep that's it!

I do suffer from a bit of a body dysmorphia I think also. It's hard not to when i was so overweight for so long (6 years) and my mind just doesn't want to catch up. I regret that 6 years, I wish i would have known this method back then. Oh weeelll.. Hindsight is great isn't it..

Thank you ladies, I really appreciate the kind words!

Yeah body dysmorphia is real! I dont know how i look like

It's a good idea to concentrate to this next 10 pounds (to get to 140). Don't get me wrong i'm super happy with what i achieved, still.. We want more and faster - I think this mentality got me into trouble the first place!!

I do have photos from the 'larger' days and they seem quite different, I don't doubt the 60 pounds lost, just not where i want to be. I'm 5 9 but small framed. I read my starting post on this forum and at that point it was 37 pounds lost.. So since i'm here a lot happened apparently I will push on this 10 pounds (today was 149.9 first time in the 140s, just about..)

Anyhow wish you and all continued success and thank you for the amazing support!