Good day.

I am on my 10th day so far and it is going pretty well. I haven’t suffered from extreme hunger or exhaustion yet. Hopefully I won’t have to deal with it at all, but we shall see. I’m just trying to get through the 14-day period now.

The eating window of 6-8PM is excellent. I don’t think of food all that much. At least, not when I’m busy. And I’m making an effort in trying to get the rest of my life back together. That seems to go much easier than before. I’ve already been more sociable, patient, prepared, and responsible. In that regard it is a very rewarding experience so far. It is as if something clicked in my mind and I realized if one thing is going to change, it won’t work unless the rest does too, or I’ll just feel frustrated and disappointment with myself and cope by eating. Hopefully I am not taking on too much in one go. But this just feels right.

I haven’t dared weighing myself yet, afraid to demotivate myself. But I’ve noticed my clothing is looser already. I have a reminder set on my phone to do it this Sunday morning... So I’m a little nervous.

Does anyone else notice being more thirsty than usual on OMAD? Or remember being more thirsty in the first 14 days. I believe I went from drinking perhaps 1-1,5 L a day to 2+ L. Is it because of the fat being broken down and leaving the body?

I hope you all have a great day,
E.

mistymeadows2005 wrote: »

Welcome!!

I concur, I already drank so much water that I don't remember being more hungry. Perhaps it's because you were thirty before and were reading it as hunger? Perhaps you're craving more water BECAUSE you're not eating during the day - either way it's a good thing! If I get less than a gallon a day A: I won't lose very well or even maintain and B: I feel like garbage LOL

Excited to see your first weigh in numbers! After 2 weeks-ish you should definitely see a loss! Good luck and KUTGW!!

volgirl1322 wrote: »

Good morning!

Welcome!! Glad you have made a thread I look forward to following your progress. For me, I do drink a lot of water usually at least 100 oz a day or more! I am not sure if OMAD made me more thirsty at first, I just do it because it helps with hunger, and since I have done it for a while I am in the habit of doing it!

jadepearl wrote: »

Hi there and a warm welcome Drinking water is awesome as it helps you in loosing weight. @mistymeadows2005 & @volgirl1322 can drink up to 3 litres per day...amazing!
Good luck with your OMAD journey! We are here to support you

God morgon alla!
(Good morning in Swedish)

Thank you all for the support! I suppose upping my water intake is only a good thing then, and nothing to worry about...!

As to the weigh in... Tomorrow I’m going to do it, but already today I’ve made a before and after picture... and I can definitely see a huuuge difference! The first picture I just got back from a brisk walk. The second picture is from this morning straight out of bed.

Let me try to post it.



There! I’ve never posted a before - after like this in my life so I’m a bit nervous, but there it is.
Also I used the free “Photo Collage” app from the Apple App Store. I can recommend it as it is super easy to make a comparison picture with it!

Hope you all have a great day,
E.

Good morning!

Thank you all so much for the support & the compliments! I am feeling really proud of getting this far. If only that horrible acne clears up in time for my mother’s party... Then, besides a minor setback I’ll say more about soon, I’ve really nothing to complain!

I wish I had known about IF, but hey, I got this far!

And a long report on the past two days..

I felt momentarily terrible yesterday. I was riding a high all day on Sunday because I lost so much weight and ended up eating way, but I mean absolutely WAY too much food on my OMAD at dinner. It was more like two OMADs and then three or four big fatty and sugary homemade chocolate chip cookies to boot that I baked for my partner at work... Aaaaak! I’m pretty sure the whole meal(s) totalled near 2,500 calories and I felt uncomfortably stuffed. Why oh why. It felt obsessive

I fell for the ol’ celebratory eating “binge”, didn’t even know that could happen.

Kept waking up throughout the night. Probably because I was holding a ton of energy. Next day, so yesterday, I looked super bloated and felt terrible. Took me until this morning to have a BM, I became rather constipated. Sorry if TMI.

But I did turn it around. I didn’t want to linger on the bad feelings and wanted to look towards the future, with my weight loss accomplishment in mind. I broke through sugar cravings the next day. And I will again and again until I stop craving it in an obsessive manner... 14 day Mission critical all over again(?) I don’t know how long sugar lasts in the system or these cravings. Either way, I did not touch any of the leftover cookies and my partner took them to work today. Ate super healthy for my OMAD meal that evening and took an extra walk.

Maybe had I done IF before OMAD I wouldn’t have all these “growing pains”, but I am learning a lot about myself and my body. Mainly my psychology, because the eating on Sunday was definitely not real hunger, almost more like ye old obsessive binge. And I always thought I only did that while feeling bad, but it seems it can also happen as a celebration type thing. I haven’t had any therapy yet so far, but I am on the wait list and they said it could take up to a month to hear back. So I’m going to do and change what I can to the best of my ability and will see what comes of that therapy. If I haven’t heard back within the next four weeks, I’ll go to a private psychologist.

So now I’m back on track... Just had my first cup of coffee this week and I’m feeling pretty great. I’m going to take care of a bunch of things today, and also do some more of those yoga exercises. I’ve really enjoyed doing them so far. And I never took myself for a yoga gal

For those interested, I simply do these: the 10 most important yoga poses for beginners. Next week I’ll play around with some other, perhaps more advanced poses.

Thanks for reading & have a great day!
E.

Thanks girls You were all right. I got back on track the next day and it has been a very smooth ride since. I’m proud.

The acne got even worse at first, but has almost entirely disappeared over the last two days! So I’m pretty sure there will not be one spot left by the time we fly abroad for my moms big party. Hurray!

Sticking to OMAD has gone well and I’ve had a couple great walks this week in our local forest. It makes me feel so much better during the rest of the day.

I have some trouble sleeping this week though. I have so much energy that I either fall asleep late or wake up way before the alarm goes off. I’m not tired during the day however, so I’m not worried yet.

The scale has barely budged this week. I weighed myself and I seem to have dropped from 88,1 to only 87,5. So that isn’t much. I do look slimmer again however. Mainly around my thighs and lower belly. Not so much my arms or lower legs.

I haven’t had a BM since Friday’s OMAD and I suspect I’m holding quite some water weight also. We went over to my partner’s family on Friday for dinner and the dishes were salty and mainly carb based. Pasta dish with pork and cream sauce, garlic bread, feta pastry, homemade pizza, some mixed greens but barely enough for all there to have a big spoonful. Also cake and cookies which I left alone. I paced myself (which surprisingly was quite easy) and stuck to one plate, but I still ate mainly carbs because there were no other options.

Oh well, life is life and I’m just glad and proud I’m in control so far. It has been years since I’ve last felt this way and been able to choose for myself and stay in control. The challenges are actually enjoyable. It feels so goddamn rewarding to test my willpower by delaying gratification and then deciding I don't need or want it after all (specific foods).

The thing I love most so far is not even the weight loss and obvious health benefits. It’s that I feel so damn good all the time. And the mental clarity... wow. Don’t even know what to say.

I hope that stays long term. But even if it doesn’t... it is nothing to worry about now. I’m really enjoying the process so far. I feel like I’m more interested in life in general.

Have a great Sunday evening all