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23 May 2018

I'm a little nervous about updating my weight. In the past when I had a solid loss it gave me a sense of false security and confidence which was a slippery slope as I then felt I could indulge a little more, as if I was 'cured' of being fat.

In other news my blood sugar throughout the day has been better hovering around 100 - 120 while I am fasting. Morning blood sugar is still the pits! Usually in the mid 200s :( Sigh.

Anyway the loss is good and every little win will hopefully bring me closer to my blood sugar goals.

Weigh-in: 227.5 lb

lost so far: 13.5 lb

still to go: 17.5 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(13 comments) losing 8.8 lb a week

21 May 2018

I did a great job of sticking to OMAD, but need to work on my macros. It's okay though, I'm going to give OMAD another week to give me time to adjust and not worry about the macros for now. I'm just afraid that trying to do OMAD, calorie restriction and the macros all at once I might give up. Once I'm comfortable with OMAD I start working toward better macros.

Weigh-in: 230.0 lb

lost so far: 11.0 lb

still to go: 20.0 lb

Diet followed poorly

(1 comment) steady weight

19 May 2018

Well it's been almost a week on OMAD and I am feeling pretty positive. The first 3 days were rough I was starving the first day and kind of run down the next two. The last three have been okay. I have been a bit worn out but that could just be not getting enough sleep. I was worried about today that I wouldn't be able to stick to one meal but I did. I went over my calories but I feel like that is okay since I was under calories for a few days. I noticed I wasn't hungry today that was a plus. I feel cleaner and lighter. I feel calmer and clear minded. I also feel like when I do eat I feel like my body uses the food better and I appreciate the food more. A few other benefits, I'm not spending as much on food, not spending so much time thinking about food, or planning meals. I feel like I can keep going!

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18 May 2018

Okay here we are Friday... finally! Normally I would 'treat' myself since it's Friday and I made it through the work week without going bananas - at least officially, noticeably or document-ably bananas. I'd go through a drive-thru; McDonalds, or Whataburger get a breakfast sandwich AND a burrito/taquito (because I can't decide which I want). But I didn't. I'm calling that a win, it may be a small win but it's a win. The urge to reward myself with crappy food is strong and I won this time.

I'm drinking my ACV water. I'll probably go down to the café for a cold brew coffee and put some chocolate stevia in it when my friend gets to work.

Looking forward to the weekend, I don't have to work so I feel like a huge weight is off my shoulders. I HATE working weekends. It's bad enough to work 45 up to 50+ hours a week (I know a lot of people have it worse and I should be grateful) but I need at least a couple days just to keep up with house, home and yard stuff and dang, it would be nice if I could chill and watch TV for a minute. My DVR is full of shows I never watch anymore. Maybe that's a good thing? Also, I have tennis elbow which I feel should be renamed to "too much time at a computer elbow" but I guess tennis elbow is catchier and quicker to say. So I need the weekend just to get off the computer and rest it.

The downside of the weekend is it is going to be a test of if I can stay on OMAD and not give into the temptation of eating throughout the day. I'm trying to set up a dinner outing for Saturday night so I have something to look forward to, so that I can bribe myself not to eat during the day. We will see how it goes!

(7 comments)

17 May 2018

I'm not sure how I feel about the last two days. I am primarily concentrating on doing OMAD but trying not to let my carb intake get out of control, with the eventual goal of staying under 20 net carbs a day. For the last two days, I've come under on my calorie counts but over on my carbs (way over). The calorie counts are pretty low; 500-600 below my limit. I don't think that is a good thing. Some how I need to up my fat, lower my carbs and come closer to my calories. I'm also using Hello Fresh right now due to a combination of cooking/meal planning burn out and a crazy work schedule/load. So if anyone has any Hello Fresh higher fat lower carb favorites they want to share or any tips on how to balance out my macros better please share.

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