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I'm super late, but I am also better at the lower carb levels. Eating above 50 total carbs without a workout is pretty much maintenance for me.

Nice drop!!!

How is this week going?

Welcome, @wellnesschaser! May 2018 Me: 30 B: DBF: 190

Thanks, everyone! I still have no idea what I weigh because I have yet to go home since we've been working so hard, but I think it is safe to say that I will be here more often than at my own home and will use this scale for my weigh-ins until I leave for LA. I have exercised everyday for the past week with the exception…

@Hungry_Shopgirl thank you! It's one day at a time for me every time. I was really close to binging earlier this week. When I can actually make it a full month without even thinking about binging, I will consider myself really in recovery. May 2018 Me: 29 B: DBF: 189

I hadn't thought about staying with OMAD while in LA since I will be so active, but maybe I can just stay on my weight loss plan (LC 2MAD or MC OMAD on active days) until I get back. That would make life easier! I was thinking I would just stick with it til I left, but since I won't have a scale, I guess it doesn't make…

Amazing loss, Robert! How are you feeling today? Still foggy? I also get the immediate fog when I introduce carbs again. It's awful.

@Hungry_Shopgirl Ditto to @Nevadaden's comment! Take it a day at a time. May 2018 Me: 25 B: DBF: 185

I like your plan! I also find that now that I am more active later in the day, my noontime OMAD doesn't work anymore. It was fine when I would just leave class and go read, but now that I hang out with my research partners and go out dancing pretty often, I have to eat my OMAD later or I end up eating more than once. Your…

Sleep is such a HUGE benefit for me, too! The days of agonizing until your meal will be behind you soon :)

Nice job this week! I also sleep better and have more even energy when I eat over a longer IF window when I am exercising, which is what I know I will do in maintenance!

Welcome!

Welcome!

Thanks, @tlblanks1! I think you're right. It does makes sense to just keep going, especially because the summer program is super active, and I will likely need more than OMAD to sustain. I wonder if I can actually get to 129 by then -- that gives me almost another month!

I'm sure it will fall away quickly when things normalize. 1 pound isn't bad at all for that type of week. You've got the right mindset :)

Thanks so much, everyone! I haven't been weighing because I am away from home AGAIN (another student lives really close to campus and we work together often, so I have been spending a lot of nights there over the past couple of weeks). There's a scale available, but I don't know if it matches mine. In any case, I think I…

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! That is such an amazing accomplishment! I know you are so proud :)

Good job catching yourself before it went too far! I definitely know what you mean about not even wanting to see the 160s temporarily -- that is how I am feeling about the 140s now. I will likely do the same as you: just need to stay in the 130s!

Thank you, @dkayingram and @brendalea69! I haven't been weighing because I have been away from home AGAIN but I will have a check-in on Tuesday!

May 2018 Me: 24 B: DBF: 184

@Keto_Vampire that is a really good strategy! I did the same a few years ago and was able to stop binging for a long time before I fell back into old habits. @Llamapants86 so sorry to hear about your mother. I'm sending you and your family all of the positivity I have today. Try to take care of yourself. May 2018 Me: 22 B:…

May Weigh-Ins May 31 Goal: Maintenance weight (whatever that may be) 5/7: 145 5/8: 143.8 5/9: 142.2 5/14: 141.6 5/15: 139.8 5/16: 140.8 5/21: 139.8 5/22: 138.8 5/23: 138.0

I hadn't thought of that, but you are 100% right! It is definitely a very simple way to eating that frees up a lot of energy I would otherwise spend thinking about and preparing food.

Thanks, @dkayingram! And thank you so much for sharing, @EstrangedTiger! That was a great presentation! It definitely isn't about the number anymore for me, but I think it is helpful to have an upper limit of sorts to keep me on track! 5/23: 138.0 (-7.0) Days to Maintenance: 9 I exercised yesterday, so I had two LC meals.…

May 2018 Me: 21 B: DBF: 181

Thanks, @Brendalea69 @dkayingram @EstrangedTiger! @cecezo no apology needed! Welcome! My original goal was 129, but I found that I liked my body so much at 137-138 without exercise that I now feel I don't necessarily need to get there. At this point, I am entering maintenance on June 1 regardless of my weight as long as I…

I'm the same way re: minimalism! I'm happy for you!

We'll be here to encourage you when he comes back :)

May Weigh-Ins May 31 Goal: Maintenance weight (whatever that may be) 5/7: 145 5/8: 143.8 5/9: 142.2 5/14: 141.6 5/15: 139.8 5/16: 140.8 5/21: 139.8 5/22: 138.8