Morena's accountability and "just talking to myself here" thread
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Thanks, @volgirl1322 ! I’m really happy with how it’s going. It’s only been five weeks and it’s not just about the weight loss - I feel like my entire life has changed.
So last night’s meal, courtesy of a Peruvian colleague. It’s called “lomo saltado” and it’s this weird but wonderful mixture of steak and fries (oven fries, by the way - no way would I use fried ones for something like this, my liver would EXPLODE) and seasonings. He said to serve it with rice because “Peruvians love their carbs”, so I did. Whoa - that was one hearty meal. Also had salad and a little pavlova for dessert. 😬
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Your food photos...always make me salivate
You are doing amazing and you can see that you are getting smaller and smaller each week. 
Don't worry to much about your waist, it might just be AF is coming soon. Keep OMAD-ing coz its working 
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That plate of food oh my. I would devour those steak and fries in a heart beat. You are doing quite well. Stay focused and keep up the good work.0
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OMG I've never seen his and it looks AMAZING!!!! How fun that you have some great food options!!!
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Thanks, everyone! I’m really pleased. Put on one of my favourite dresses yesterday, one with fabric that has absolutely zero “give”. DH helped me zip it up like he always does and goes, “Well, that was easier!” And I looked down and myself and saw that it’s sitting so much better and was actually a little loose! So yeah - getting there.
Last night’s meal below: confit tomato tart, peppers and corn, salad (not pictured), and the last of the pav for dessert.
No OMAD today! It’s DS’s birthday and it’s traditional for us to have a special breakfast together, so I’ll be having croissants, smoked salmon, hot chocolate, etc. Gotta respect tradition!😁
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I found a recipe for that Lomo Saltado and I plan to make it this week.1
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I found a restaurant near me that makes it so I will be getting some from there this week. If I really like it, I will make it myself. My niece said she had it at the restaurant and it was really good.1
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Now, that's a huge proof that you are loosing weight, girl May I know since you are not weighing yourself, do you have a goal size? Like for me, at my heaviest, I was a size 14 (jeans) and a size 12 (tops). So, now I am aiming for size 6 (jeans) and size XS (tops). Happy Birthday to your DH Hope you guys had a wonderful celebration. You know, a cheat day is great as it tricks the body and sometimes due that the cheat day, the whoosh comes!
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LadyBlanks wrote: »I found a restaurant near me that makes it so I will be getting some from there this week. If I really like it, I will make it myself. My niece said she had it at the restaurant and it was really good.
So funny - I’d never heard of it, but as soon as I shared it on social media, a whole bunch of people spoke up saying, “Oh yeah, we have that when we go out, we love it, (etc.)”. So many people heard of it except me! I’m sure you’ll be the same.Now, that's a huge proof that you are loosing weight, girl May I know since you are not weighing yourself, do you have a goal size? Like for me, at my heaviest, I was a size 14 (jeans) and a size 12 (tops). So, now I am aiming for size 6 (jeans) and size XS (tops). Happy Birthday to your DH Hope you guys had a wonderful celebration. You know, a cheat day is great as it tricks the body and sometimes due that the cheat day, the whoosh comes!
I actually don’t know! I’ve been overweight so long that I really don’t have a sense of it. That said, I’d LOVE to get to 12-14 (which is, funnily enough, your largest)! Haven’t been there for a couple of decades at least. Like Joe suggested, I’ve set myself a few goals. The first one is getting to a size 16, which I should be able to do this year. It’s important to gwt my waist under 84cm because that’s the guidelines for health. Then I’ll keep going and see how I feel. I’m not particularly worried about losing too much weight: as someone on Reddit said yesterday, it’s easier to put weight on than it is to lose it! So I’m trusting that I will be able to just go how I feel, and when I feel happy and healthy, I’ll switch to maintenance.0 -
Trying on your clothes and noticing that its easier to zip up, that is loose, etc, etc, etc...its a sure sign that you are getting smaller and that's awesome news! I am much shorter than you.. I am only 158cm tall with a pear shape body. I think you mentioned that you are 165cm which is much taller than me. I was very depressed and disappointed when my weight didn't go down but DH kept reassuring me that I am loosing inches and when I go and buy smaller size jeans, he will firmly states that that's total proof that I have loss weight. So, same like you, your clothes are getting looser and may be by next month of so, you will have to buy a smaller size as your current clothes are just TOO BIG for ya. So, hang in there coz you are loosing weight and getting smaller. Keep up the good work, my dear 1
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Thank you! I am definitely feeling it, even if I'm not seeing it yet, but I'm trusting the process. Just like one day I woke up and went, "JEEZ LOUISE HOW DID I GET THIS BIG?" I'm sure that one day I'll wake up and go, "Jeez Louise - I HAVE lost weight!"
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You will get there. There are still times when I see myself and I am like wow I have come a long way. I was brave and in my thread are some horrid pics of me at my heaviest....not proud about it at all but it shows me how far I have come. I think, just like we are super hard on ourselves (esp as women), we also are the last to notice the progress we have made. You get to where you want to be and find your new happy. It doesn't have to be a certain number, just where you are comfy. 0
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Yessssssssss you def will girl!!! And it's so hard, I STILL see myself much bigger than I am in the mirror - it's hard but you definitely will have AH HA moments 0
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I know exactly how you feel about this statement ("JEEZ LOUISE HOW DID I GET THIS BIG?" I'm sure that one day I'll wake up and go, "Jeez Louise - I HAVE lost weight!")
You will be saying those last words for sure, just stay strong!!!
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Thanks, gals! I really appreciate all your words - they’re so motivating, as are your own individual journeys. It’s funny how this time around I’m not feeling particularly strong about this, or that I’m sticking to something. It just... IS. I have no idea what switch got flipped in my brain, but mostly it’s just a feeling of, “Oh - this is the way it is now.” I am so, so grateful for this. Not just because it’s made it easy, but also because it’s fixed an almost lifelong messed-up relationship with food.
Anyway. Last night’s meal: curried sausage and vegetable bake and garlic naan.
Have a great day/night everyone, and thanks again for being awesome!
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That is such a good way to put it, "It just IS" love love love it..... 1
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You are so right. It is just automatic at this point. I only eat one meal a day. That meal is totally OMAD worthy.1
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Helloooo everyone! All good around here! Yesterday was another easy fast day - most of them are - and I met up with a group of friends for dinner. We went out for Korean. I had a nice bowl of bibimbap and we also shared some Korean friend chicken. We were in a festive mood (hadn’t seen each other in a little while) and I thought to myself, “Surely I deserve some dessert after such a great week and it would be nice to celebrate with dessert!” But after the dinner I didn’t WANT dessert. And I realised that the “I deserve dessert” attitude is one of the old thought patterns that has not served me or my weight, so that was that. No dessert, and no regrets.0
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I love korean food and will make Budae Jjigae once a while 🍲🤤 Great job in listening to your body. Keep up the good work and before you know it, you will be busy buying smaller size clothes. 😉1
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Well, bloody hell. Guess what happened to me this morning? MY TAPE MEASURE BROKE. So I had to get a new one and my measurements are completely different! It shouldn’t make a difference to me - as you can see, there’s definitely a downward trend there, and I’ve definitely made progress between the first day and six weeks later - but I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t affect the start of my day. Before the tape broke I saw that I lost almost 4cm off my waist, and which is what I was waiting for, but I have no idea whether this week I had a loss, maintained, gained, or what. 😩
I had a wonderful weekend. Had friends over for afternoon tea on Saturday and that day was a 2MAD. Still, it was all pretty controlled and not for a second did I feel the need to go nuts. In fact, I didn’t even have anything sweet! I made these Chilean breads called “dobladitas”, which means “little folded ones” to honour my Chilean friend, and I had a couple spread with butter, and one with cream cheese and smoked salmon. Dinner was half the size of what I normally have, so all up a really regular day.
Yesterday was an OMAD but nonetheless a family celebration for my DIL and DS birthdays, and DS made pasta by hand - one of the things he loves to do. I made a duck ragú to go with it. It was pretty spectacular. So I had a few bites of antipasto, a nice bowl of pasta, a piece of homemade focaccia, salad, and a little birthday cake for dessert. The whole thing would have come to 2,000 cal, maybe? And worth the excess. 😄
Here’s a pic my daughter took because I forgot. The type of pasta is called “maltagliati”, which means “roughly cut”.
So that’s it from me. I’m now going to try to get out of this funk over my stupid measurements because I’m starting to feel the old “What’s the use” thoughts creeping back in.
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Don't fret Morena. Like you said you are still trending down. As long as you continue to go down with your new tape measure you are doing great. It is always a bummer when you get a new scale or other measuring device and it differs from what you've been using. But regardless of which device you use, you are still losing and that is what really matters.1
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Thanks for speaking sense to my brain, Tracey! It really REALLY wanted to throw in the towel. (((HUG)))0
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No problem Morena, we all have moments of doubt and need a little encouragement and we are all here to be that support for our fellow OMADers. You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.1
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I totally agree with Tracey ---you will get there, and I am sure the trending downward will continue! You are doing great!!1
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Yessssssss the trend is super important and you're heading the right direction - and your foooooooooooood look glorious!!!!1
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Don't be so hard on yourself..look at your clothes...its no longer tight. Before you know it, you will be buying a smaller size. Furthermore, your know that you loose inches each week. So, even with the new measuring tape, you are still loosing inches. Also always check how you fit in your clothes..another proof that you are loosing inches Keep up the good work, gf! 1
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Thank you thank you thank you everyone! You’re awesome. It was undoubtedly a downer but thanks to your encouragement I stayed the course and didn’t go down the “this is pointless” road. My mind is changing in so many ways over the last six weeks that this return to the old attitude took me by surprise, I guess. And I wasn’t confident that I could navigate it because I have succumbed to it so many times before.
One really good thing I’ve started doing is going for a walk at lunchtime! It’s not a fast walk because I have a knee injury, but at least I’m moving and it’s giving my brain and soul a bit of a break. Plus: yay endorphins!
Anyway. Here’s last night’s dinner: leftover duck pasta and focaccia. With the usual not-pictured salad, too. 😊
Have a great one, everyone!
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Glad to hear that👍😁 Even now, I still have the "I give up" thoughts and I guess it will come back now and then when there's a downer🤔 Walking is good, doesn't matter if its a slow or fast walk. May be you can use a pedometer and see if you can get in 10,000 step per day? Have a wonderful evening ❤️1
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Thanks, JP. I'm aiming for 6K-7K every day (I recently found out that 10K was an arbitrary number that doesn't mean anything!) and once I've lost more weight and can start seeing a physio I'll work up to more.
And so on to my daily report. I... kinda messed up last night. I have to preface it by saying that yesterday I was absolutely EXHAUSTED. Not a good fast day - I was hungry all day - and just wiped out. You know those days when you're counting down the hours until you can go home? That was me, and I even dozed off on the train. When I got home I was famished so I had a few crackers with butter and Vegemite while waiting for dinner... and then a few more... and then a shortbread cookie... and then half a slice of fruit loaf. For the first time since starting I was absolutely desperate for sugar, and just snacky stuff. I stopped myself, but you know, I could have absolutely kept going and going and going.
Sigh... not happy with myself.
Anyway. Dinner. We had Vietnamese-style pork bowls (there's rice under all this) and surimi with son-in-law sauce. (You normally have this sauce over eggs but I'm the only one in the house who eats eggs so surimi it was instead.) BTW, I didn't have any of the crispy bits! DH and DS enjoyed those.
Planning for a better day today! Have a great one, everyone.
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Nice work on abstaining from sugar, it is my nemisis0
