After a two week struggle of staying in the 242-244 range I finally cracked into 239.8 yesterday. It’s not solidified obviously, but it’s nice to see the number on the scale move finally, lol. For NSV, I finally was able to button my 42 waist jeans, so that was exciting as well, I’ve been in that awkward in-between of 42 and 44. The 42’s aren’t comfortable yet, but I can button them which is more than I was able to do before.
Day1 of Week26, IF, 18/6
SW: 104kg/229lbs; CW: 88kg/194lbs; GW: 85kg/187lbs
Today I have no idea of my weight, because I was in a rush in the morning. However the prediction of 0,8-1,2kg uptick on refeeding was almost on the money yesterday.
I ended up with 87,2kg which is 1,3kg up from the empty weight.
For sunday 2MAD, I had a cucumber salad, a toasted tortilla with graded lactose free cheese and lactose free sour cream.
It was a good choice for volume eating, as it made me feel quite full, cutting off any desire to eat more.
I kept my mind occupied with learning a new 3D modelling skillset and made some happy pills with it: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mP-ILNwvcX2lBo5Eb9iOJjJvPsZnTxUg?usp=sharing
It is MONDAY! The day of new opportunites!;)
Day1/Week1, IF, 18/6
SW: 156lbs/71kg; CW: 156lbs/71kg; GW:110lbs/50kg
I’ve been slowly working up to 16 hour fast for the last few weeks. This weekend was bad though, I felt like I couldn’t stop eating. I’m a stress eater and this weekend I was finishing my final paper for school.
Outside of pregnancies I’m at the heaviest I’ve ever been and I need to do something. I’ve been reading about IF after hearing about it from a coworker. I’m planning to do calorie counting and would like to get to OMAD in a few months. I already workout 3 times a week so I’m just going to maintain that schedule.
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I did create a new account because I have family that follows me on my other one and I don’t want to hear “oh you don’t need to lose weight” or “you carry it so well”. They mean well but I just don’t want them in my business.
Day 52, OMAD.
I’ve been doing OMAD for a bit over two weeks and I’ve been getting the hang of eating satisfying and calorie-dense meals to ward off hunger. We had a going away party for a friend today and I cheated a bit too much, but I’ll be back on it tomorrow.
I’ve been losing weight but my waist and hip haven’t gotten much smaller. I think my arms have gotten more definition so I’ll add those to my weekly measurements.
Also been thinking of getting a smart watch or fitness tracker but comparison shopping has been giving me decision paralysis. Thinking of a galaxy watch 4 for now.
Day 7, 18:6 for weight loss. CW: 274, GW: 200.
Started IF last week after reading a study on its effectiveness for weight loss. General dieting / calorie counting has never worked for me longer than 2-3 months - I never feel satisfied or particularly happy. The big appeal of IF for me is reducing calories without thinking about what I need to do - no scanning food labels on apps or intricate meal planning.
After nearly I week I overall feel better - like I am more conscious of what I’m putting into myself, which should naturally progress into healthier choices.
A major positive is the flexibility - I was worried about how the weekends would work with IF. But actually, eating/drinking for a few more hours isn’t an issue. I simply did 4 hours of eating on Sunday (one meal and snacks) instead of 8. With a traditional diet I’d feel demotivated that I didn’t stick to it on the day.
With IF, on Sunday I felt empowered and had a strong sense of clarity. Today I feel a bit mediocre but some of that is just natural Monday-blues.
This flexibility will hopefully help this become a longer term change. My main worry now is that I will put all this work in but it won’t pay off on the scale, and I will need to keep reducing hours of eating or start calorie counting.
Been doing OMAD for a few weeks. What is it about hours 16-18 that is so hard? After that it is usually smooth sailing until I break at 23 hours.
Getting closer and closer to my 199 goal. Last week’s average was down to 211 with a low of 209.8 on Saturday.