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@sammygold2015 I hear ya, sister. The headaches. Nothing touches them. But I hear things are much better on the other side of it, but long term—30, 60, 90 days. I just have to make it that far.

Sorry for the radio silence. Been off plan a few days as I’m withdrawing from caffeine. I’m fasting now, but I’m not sure how it will go later on today. Apparently it takes 90 days for your body to recover hormonally so I’ve got it in my calendar to be caffeine free at least until then. I haven’t quit more than, say, a…

@minigrrll That’s the best news I’ve heard all week! :)

This is completely unrelated, but we got our first egg from our 2 backyard hens. Achievement unlocked! I’ve wanted this for 20 years. Good job Rosie! *Edit—I also got a bee sting through my veil on the top of my head as Paul (our beekeeper that we hire the hive from) re-queened the hive. Haven’t been stung for a year, but…

@Brendalea69 and @minigrrll There are few things worse than having your baby in a plastic box, stuck full of IVs and oxygen tubes, etc and not being allowed to hold him or even touch him. Give those mums all the support you can. The whole process (I had to have a c-section because of a previous surgery) felt like a…

Day 5 done. A bit unwell. Ever know when you’re eating something that it’s not going to agree with you? I wonder how I knew? Next time I ought to listen Days 6,7,8 I’m worried about. My first OMAD weekend and a long weekend with travel to boot. Yep. Worried.

@Brendalea69 Thank you. It helps to know that others can relate. SO much guilt. Motherhood is a minefield, though I’m enjoying his school years much more than the baby and toddler years. Just being mostly alone raising this being entirely dependent on you. No thanks. There are many reasons I have just one child. Day 5 and…

I feel like I was really cocky the first time I tried this. Like “I do keto and have read Jason Fung so I know how to do this and I’m going to make up all my own special snowflake rules.” Needless to say that didn’t work. I’m also finding that this go-round I’m really delving deep into some mental/emotional healing. Just…

Day 3 sorted. Much easier than Day 2, thankfully. Anyone reading this still using cream in their coffee or broth—do yourself a favour and stop. It’s easier without. Days 1 and 2 may suck, but it’s super easy after. Now I have to really try to get above 1000 calories at my meal. I don’t know what the deal was with that…

Day 3 easier though still hungry of course. It comes in waves. Think I have dialed in my caffeine. I’m having 75 mg per day (in caffeine pills) and drinking only decaf. That way I can have a consistent daily caffeine dose and taper off slowly, hopefully without headaches. I’ll just keep shaving the pills into smaller…

@Brendalea69 and @Jim_fbr Moderation has never been my strong suit. That’s why I’m here. ;)

Too true. :( I went through the painful business of getting off it a few months ago. Then it was “Just this one cup to get me through this special event” (late night or whatever), then—quelle suprise—back on a 3-5 cup a day habit. Luckily we have really good decaf coffee because I love coffee and it’s quite healthy (sans…

Day 2 in the bag. Dinner tasted delicious as did the bread and ice cream. Now for my decaf soy cappuccino and done eating for a day. Headache still there but receding a bit.

Thanks @Brendalea69. You’re one of my biggest inspirations. I don’t know why this go is so hard. I have almost all the side effects Joe mentioned in his video. It’s awful. But I’m not stopping! *Edit: I think it’s harder b/c I’m not cheating with broth, etc. Doing it right. Blah!

@kittygonzalez3511 It’s nice not to be alone! @blambo61 Thanks for always commenting. It’s nice to have the support. Day 2, headache city. Partly OMAD and partly caffeine withdrawal. I’m cutting caffeine to straighten out my cortisol and progesterone. I thought I was tapering slowly enough, but I guess not. I’m suffering,…

No binge and about to go to sleep. Hungry. Look forward to sleep resetting my appetite.

Day 1 in the bag. I’m quite full on my OMAD. I logged food today (to see how my supplements stack up) and I don’t think that will make me binge. I’m <1000 calories today. I haven’t hit all my nutritional requirements by a long shot. I’m hoping the splurge day really does help to sort that out in future.

1 pm here. Doing ok. Made dinner early and have it in the rice cooker and crockpot so I’m not in the kitchen during my danger zone of 3-5 PM. Just listened to a heap of OMAD Revolution videos while I got my supplements ready. (I’m on a program to try to straighten up my hormones.) Now going to do some writing instead of…

Back in the saddle. I had the cards stacked against me last go (school holidays, PMS). Here starts day 1 of OMAD again. I’ve never “done it right” w/ 14 days OMAD, no cheats, no crutches. I’m here to do it properly. I’ll probably post a lot to keep myself accountable.

Well, a binge late last night and an unscheduled binge-y lunch reminded me why I don’t track all my food and count calories. It’s a huge binge trigger for me. Don’t know why but it’s happened too many times. Now watching all of Joe’s videos about bingeing. Then just going to let it go and move on. Counting causes bingeing…

I was shocked. I kept track because I wanted to see if I was getting the right nutrients (changing from keto to low carb vegetarian eventually). The calories were an eye-opener.

Used Chronometer to track nutrients and calories and I can eat 1500 calories in one meal. Woah.

I can’t wait until I get into the OMAD habit. Each day is a choice and a bit of a struggle. I know I can do it, but it’s all willpower at this point. I look forward to the weight of inertia (habit) doing the heavy lifting.

I waited until I had done a successful day before posting. It’s all mental. We’re not used to tolerating the slightest discomfort anymore. It was uncomfortable watching my son chow down at lunch, but ain’t nobody (weighing 84 kg) died from not eating until dinner time.

First day OMAD again. What a relief.

It's funny. Cheese is okay, but not really the thing I miss, except on pizza. My favourite low carb pizza crust is made of cheese. And honestly, I'd rather have a salad than a pizza without cheese. The thing I miss is milk and cream. We even, honest-to-goodness, have local raw organic milk, straight from the farmer, A2…

Upped my Fitbit goal to 14,000 steps a day. Got most of those in a 90-minute walk on the paved path by the river. The sun has shown for two days in a row. Bless. Adjusting again to dairy-free life. Now I just wish I could find affordable ethical cashews so I could make some of those dairy substitutes so popular with the…

Lost 1.1 kg last week, so something is going right. I read somewhere recently that people often skip the thing that they will do for some "more perfect" thing that they'll quit. I guess right now for me it's 17/7 or 18/6. I'm still aiming for OMAD but I'm okay with this right now.

Today is my (only) child's 6th birthday. :)

Gah! I guess you're right. I consistently cave at 17 hours. I think I'm trying too much at once. I'm off dairy, and about 80% less meat than I used to and adding flax, more beans, and fish. AND I'm trying OMAD. Too much I think. Am I still welcome if I'm 17/9? My intent is to get down to OMAD again. Feeling v. frustrated…