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#1 misscarolina

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Posted 14 March 2021 - 06:50 AM

Let’s doooo this!

I’m trying to lose as much as possible before August 2021.

No job or school = no need for brain power = no need for calories. I would be trying an extended fast if I didn’t live with my sister. This is the first time I’ve been jobless in many years and (hopefully) I won’t get another opportunity like this to lose weight.

The term “low restriction” is subjective. I’m just trying to eat as little as possible w/o alerting my sister or feeling completely deprived.

The theme is: it’s now or never!

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Posted 14 March 2021 - 07:02 AM

Saturday, 3/13/21: 193.6 lbs

Intake

Lunch: 4 pieces of lemon poppyseed mandelbread (236) and lentil dahl (120) with 1/2 cup white rice (120)*

Dinner: 8 shots of vodka (783) with diet sprite ("0")

*calories are estimated because this was restaurant food

Total intake: ~1259 calories

Exercise

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any time I drink alcohol, I weigh about 1-3 lbs less the next day just because of dehydration. I drank on Friday as well so that 193.6 figure is kinda misleading.

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Posted 15 March 2021 - 06:15 AM

Sunday, 3/14/21: 192.6 lbs ( -1 lb)

Intake

Dinner: vegan mac n cheese sandwich (580)

Drinks: 8 shots of vodka (783) with diet soda ("0")

6 cigarettes

Total Intake: 1363 calories

Exercise

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30 minutes of yoga

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The yoga was Yoga by Tim's beginner's yoga series day 1 on Youtube. Also I decided to start tracking cigarettes as well because I really do want to quit sometime this summer. The motivation just isn't there right now :/

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 01:26 AM

I’m also trying to quit smoking completely. I smoke significantly less when I don’t drink. I went from like a half a pack to 1 or 2 and can barely finish them. Good luck. It gets easier

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 06:34 AM

BloatedMess, on 16 Mar 2021 - 01:26 AM, said:

I’m also trying to quit smoking completely. I smoke significantly less when I don’t drink. I went from like a half a pack to 1 or 2 and can barely finish them. Good luck. It gets easier

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Thank you!! I just properly measured the amount of vodka I pour in my mixed drinks and realized I'm drinking way more than I thought :mellow: I'm definitely going to cut down or even stop drinking. Good luck to you too! Cutting down to 1-2 cigs/day is already impressive.

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Posted 16 March 2021 - 06:48 AM

Monday, 3/15/21: 193.4 lbs ( +0.8 lb)

Intake

Dinner: thai drunken noodles (1200)*

Drinks: 12oz of vodka (783) with diet soda ("0")

*calories are estimated because this was restaurant food

7 cigarettes

Total Intake: 1983 calories

Exercise

14,580 steps

30 minutes of yoga

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Y'all I'm going nuts. I just properly measured out how much I drink every day and it's 8 shots of vodka = 12oz = 783 calories. I was just estimating previously and thought I drank about 4 shots a day or 392 calories. I've been drinking like this for the past year or so and am stunned by how much it is. I feel like I'm on an episode of Secret Eaters.

My sister pointed out that this is a good thing bc I should lose weight much easier now by cutting out alcohol but the issue was I was kind of replacing binge eating with drinking.

After much deliberation I did go back and edit the calorie count on the previous two^ entries.

Oh well, there's no use getting upset over it. I have the information now and will adjust accordingly.

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Posted 17 March 2021 - 05:57 AM

Tuesday, 3/16/21: 193.6 lbs ( +0.2 lb)

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Lunch: monster energy (10)

6 cigarettes

Total Intake: 10 calories

Exercise

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My sister offered me two slices of pizza tonight but I turned it down I was going to throw it away then realized how stupid that was. Now I have dinner for tomorrow I am very conscious of my spending right now because I don't have a job. I've just been living off of cupboard food and my sister's leftovers for the past ~2 weeks. My biggest spending problem is restaurant food.

My feet hurt so bad after walking today which is frustrating because I didn't even walk THAT much :/ I have nice New Balance shoes so I'm wondering if it's my socks that need to change. They're pretty thin and cheap. But I don't want to shell out the cash. Maybe my feet will just get used to walking more and if not I'll bite the bullet and buy new socks.

Refraining from drinking was easier than expected today. A major trigger for my drinking is the sun going down, and it was daylight savings a few days ago so the sun sets much later. I spent more time outside walking and didn't get home until ~7pm whereas I'd usually stop around 4pm. This meant I only had to avoid drinking for a few hours before I went to bed

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Posted 18 March 2021 - 06:28 AM

Wednesday, 3/17/21: 191.8 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

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Dinner: 2 slices of vegan plain cheese pizza (495) and a clementine (45)

4 cigarettes

Total Intake: 540 calories

Exercise

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Posted 19 March 2021 - 05:49 AM

Thursday, 3/18/21: 190.8 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

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Dinner: 307g russet potato (236) with 1/4 cup salsa (20) and two clementines (70)

4 cigarettes

Total: 346 calories

Exercise

18,316 steps

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Posted 20 March 2021 - 08:08 AM

Friday, 3/19/21: 190.2 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

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Dinner: Gardein saus'ge gumbo (210) and a clementine (45)

Drink: 6oz of vodka (392) with diet sprite ("0")

4 cigarettes

Total: 647 calories

Exercise

16,296 steps

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That gumbo has been sitting in my pantry for so long it was great to finally try it. It was good in an artificial way! lol in case you can't tell I'm not exactly a healthy vegan. But it reminded my of my days subsisting on campbell's soups.

My knee really started acting up when I was walking today. I used to walk about 8k steps/day so I thought I just needed to get used to walking more, and maybe that is the case, but I also need to switch to flatter ground. Right now I'm using walking trails in my local park which are pretty uneven.

My hair and nails have gotten brittle. I always heard about that but never knew what it would actually look like. Now I know and it sucks, especially since my hair is the one part of my body I really like. I wonder how much of it is nutritional (I've been restricting this time around since January and before that I had an unhealthy diet anyway) and how much is the smoking.

Good news: STIMMY CAME IN TODAY!!! Must . . . spend . . . must . . . support . . . economy . . . .

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Posted 21 March 2021 - 06:26 AM

Saturday, 3/20/21: 189.4 lbs ( -0.8 lbs)

Intake

Lunch: mediterranean sandwich without cheese from Potbelly (470)

Drink: 6oz vodka (392) with diet soda ("0")

Late-night snack: 20 whole-wheat crackers (280)

5 cigarettes

Total: 1142 calories

Exercise

21,016 steps

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I'm definitely more comfortable skipping lunch than dinner, but my sister and I had planned to go out for lunch today. I tried drinking vodka to stave off food cravings, then an extra cigarette, but in the end I had those crackers. As someone who used to binge on >2000 cals/night every single night, I'm grateful I was able to keep the calories so low but I also don't want to start regularly excusing unnecessary eating.

Reminder to self: this is the only time in the foreseeable future I will have an opportunity like this. I do not have a job or go to school so I do not need the calories.

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Posted 21 March 2021 - 06:49 AM

Week of 3/13 Summary

Saturday, 3/13: 193.6 lbs

1259 calories

Sunday, 3/14: 192.6 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

1363 calories

Monday, 3/15: 193.4 lbs ( +0.8 lbs)

1983 calories

Tuesday, 3/16: 193.6 lbs ( +0.2 lbs)

10 calories

Wednesday, 3/17: 191.8 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

540 calories

Thursday, 3/18: 190.8 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

346 calories

Friday, 3/19: 190.2 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

647 calories

Saturday, 3/20: 189.4 lbs ( -0.8 lbs)

1142 calories

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 4.2 lbs

Avg daily weight loss: 0.53 lbs/day

Total calories: 7,290 calories

Avg daily calories: 911 cals/day

According to losertown, if I eat like this every day I would be 130 lbs by August 15th, 2021.

Notes:

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First of all thank you so much to everyone who reads & interacts with this thread. I am someone who responds much more to external expectations (e.g. people checking in on me) than internal ones (my personal motivations).

This week, I realized just how many calories are in my typical alcoholic drink and decided to cut back significantly. I was surprised by how easy it was the first few days, but by Friday and Saturday I was really itching to drink more.

I also became much more conscious of how many cigarettes I smoke per day and went from ~7/day to ~4/day.

Next week my goal is to continue cutting back on the alcohol: I plan not to drink at all and if I really need some, I will not exceed 6oz of vodka in one day.

Also, from now on my weekly summaries will summarize Sunday through Saturday and will be posted each Sunday. I didn't plan well when starting this thread. Again, thank you so much to everyone reading!

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Posted 22 March 2021 - 05:54 AM

Sunday, 3/21/21: 189.8 lbs ( +0.4 lbs)

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5 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

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Posted 23 March 2021 - 09:13 AM

Monday, 3/22/21: 187.8 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

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Dinner: one-third of a portion of thai drunken noodles (400) - calories are estimated because this was restaurant food

4 cigarettes

Total: 400 calories

Exercise

18,796 steps

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I was dreading how I would stick to my plan when my sister and I order thai food most Mondays. I simultaneously felt like a genius and an idiot in the best way when I realized I can just divide it into portions and safe the rest for later :lol:

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Posted 24 March 2021 - 08:53 AM

Tuesday, 2/23/21: 187.2 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

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Lunch: monster energy (10)

Dinner: two slices of pizza (495)

4 cigarettes

Total: 505 calories

Exercise

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I got lightheaded while smoking my final cigarette of the day which is abnormal for me. I get lightheaded all the time when standing but I was sitting down at the time. I'll need to keep an eye on that especially since I tend to smoke while driving.

I was planning to have another baked potato with salsa for dinner but then my sister offered me 3 slices of her leftover pizza again. I only planned to have one, but a few hours later the cravings hit hard so I got both out of the fridge, ate another one, and just stared at the final piece feeling so conflicted until I put it back in the fridge. Another few hours later, the cravings hit hard again, so I opened the fridge but then noticed the oven clock and thought "I only have one more hour until I go to bed. I only have to hold out for one more hour" which was like a lightbulb moment in my head and I closed the fridge again.

tldr: I have dinner for Thursday I pretty much live off my sister's food these days lol she also buys me the thai noodles just because it gets her free delivery on DoorDash. I'm not about to look a gift horse in the mouth!

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Posted 25 March 2021 - 08:13 AM

Wednesday, 3/24/21: 187.0 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

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Dinner: one-third of a portion of thai noodles (~400) then a can of Gardein chick'n noodle soup (200)

Late-night snack: slice of pizza (248) then a cup of Gerber puffs (50)

5 cigarettes

Total: 898 calories

Exercise

10,953 steps

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Oof. Today I ate more than I planned to, exercised less than I planned to, and had 1 more cigarette than usual. I think the problem was that it was raining hard all day today, so I only went on one walk which disrupted my whole routine since I tend to do two ~1.5 hour walks per day. I planned to just have the noodles but afterwards I was still so hungry so I chose the soup because it's higher in protein than any other quick meals in the house. Physically I was full but mentally I was losing it. Few hours later I succumbed and had the pizza then the Gerber puffs.

I was really disappointed in myself even though rationally I know a ~190 pound person shouldn't be fretting over the difference between 400 and 800 calories. Also, as a former daily binge-eater I know it was a good thing I avoided a full binge. At the same time, this really does feel like my last chance to lose weight so quickly and I don't want to blow it.

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Posted 26 March 2021 - 05:09 AM

Thursday, 3/25/21: 186.8 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

Intake

4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

18,583 steps

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I was a similar weight in July 2020 but I feel like I looked a lot slimmer then :/ I definitely did more yoga at the time. I need to get back on track with the yoga or at least with some sort of upper body/abs routine.

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Posted 27 March 2021 - 11:20 AM

Friday, 3/26/21: 185.6 lbs ( -1.2 lbs)

Intake

Breakfast: three watermelon ring candies (100)

Dinner: one third of a portion of thai drunken noodles (~400)

Late-night snack: 3 servings of Gerber puffs (75) and two clementines (70)

6 cigarettes

Total: 645 calories

Exercise

16,744 steps

Notes:

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I had to go in to work for one last shift today and this^^ is a perfect example of why I need to lose this weight NOW, before I start graduate school in August. There was a ton of free candy there and I have found it almost impossible to say no to free food ever since I started buying my own groceries. After that post-dinner snacking, I started pondering every-other-day fasting since it feels so much easier sometimes to fast than to restrict. I'm going to hold off for now and wait until my weight loss slows down and/or I hit a plateau.

The extra cigarettes were from driving; I had two on the way to work and two on the way home.

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Posted 28 March 2021 - 05:49 AM

Saturday, 3/27/21: 185.4 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

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Dinner: 309g russet potato (238) with 6 tbsp of salsa (30) and a clementine (45)

2 cigarettes

Total: 313 calories

Exercise

17,757 steps

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I am no longer obese! At 5'6 I have finally crossed the BMI threshold from obese (30) to overweight (29.9). It would be a much bigger celebration if I hadn't done this like 5+ times in the past but hey I'm looking at the positives here

Potatoes are incredible. I feel so full after eating just one and combining it with hot salsa (which has been shown to reduce hunger) fights the cravings for several hours. By the time I was craving food again, it was almost time for bed and I was able to hold out. I need to eat this meal more often because tbh I felt more satisfied eating that^ than eating an entire 1200-calorie portion of noodles.

This is the least number of cigarettes I've smoked in a day in . . . maybe a year? My throat was really sore because I didn't sleep with my humidifier, so even when the nicotine cravings came I was able to get past them by focusing on how damn sore my throat was. i'm basically a health guru lol jk

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Posted 28 March 2021 - 06:14 AM

Week of 3/21 Summary

Sunday, 3/21: 189.8 lbs ( +0.4 lbs)

0 calories

Monday, 3/22: 187.8 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

400 calories

Tuesday, 3/23: 187.2 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

505 calories

Wednesday, 3/24: 187.0 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

898 calories

Thursday, 3/25: 186.8 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

0 calories

Friday, 3/26: 185.6 lbs ( -1.2 lbs)

645 calories

Saturday, 3/27: 185.4 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

313 calories

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 4.0 lbs

Avg daily weight loss: 0.57 lbs/day

Total calories: 2,761 calories

Avg daily calories: 394 cals/day

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Thank you again to everyone reading & interacting with this thread :wub:

This week I struggled a few times with post-dinner snacking especially after I ate those thai drunken noodles (my favorite restaurant food). I'm still not entirely sure what to do about that; I don't want to completely cut it out of my diet because my sister buys it for me and I need to spend as little as possible. I definitely can't keep having it three times a week though. On a similar note, I realized that a baked potato with salsa is my #1 meal for fighting food cravings/hunger and will try to incorporate it more in the future.

I didn't drink at all this week and was surprised by how easy it was. Any time I had the cravings I just remembered how many calories are in my favorite drink and was immediately put off. Disclaimer: I understand how lucky I am that this is the case and I am in no way trying to minimize the intense struggle many people face with alcohol. Every body is different and I'm extremely lucky that my body & mind were kind to me in this regard.

My cigarette count was a bit higher this week until Saturday, when I used my sore throat to resist smoking. Definitely useful knowledge for the future. I plan to quit smoking by the end of April.

Next week: something that has been hanging over me for awhile is that I'm going to be visiting my mother from 4/1-??? and I'm really nervous. Tbh this is what 99% of my notes are going to be about this week so I won't go into it too much here, but pretty much every time I visit her I just overeat nonstop until I leave. But now I have the time pressure of August as well as this accountability thread keeping me on track. So, my goal for this week is just to continue eating as little as possible wherever I am.

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Posted 28 March 2021 - 08:18 AM

you did awesome this week!! good luck staying with your mom, i hope you have fun!

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Posted 29 March 2021 - 12:07 PM

Sunday, 3/28/21: 184.4 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

Intake

4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

1,559 steps

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The step count is so low because it was supposed to thunderstorm so I stayed inside all day. Then it never actually stormed and I still didn't go out because I was lazy whoops. At least I didn't eat anything.

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Posted 29 March 2021 - 12:07 PM

green.tea.aquarius, on 28 Mar 2021 - 08:18 AM, said:

you did awesome this week!! good luck staying with your mom, i hope you have fun!

thank you!!

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Posted 30 March 2021 - 11:26 AM

Monday, 3/29/21: 182.8 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

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Dinner: 316g russet potato (238) with 6 tbsp of salsa (30) and a clementine (45)

3 cigarettes

Total: 313 calories

Exercise

10,411 steps

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I felt like crap during my first walk today (tired, out of breath, sore throat) so I skipped the second one. It's crazy to think that just missing a single day of walking made it so hard the next day but I'm sure it's also because I was fasting. Sorry my meals are so boring; I'm trying to finish up the rest of the salsa before I visit my mom.

So excited to be in the 182's! My lowest weight since 2017/18 was 182.2 lbs so I can't wait to pass that.

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Posted 30 March 2021 - 11:57 AM

good call for skipping the second walk! sore throat from exercise is the worst, ugh. hope you're feeling better now, take it easy.

(also omgg salsa is so good i seriously need to start buying it more frequently)

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Posted 30 March 2021 - 12:02 PM

phaenon, on 30 Mar 2021 - 11:57 AM, said:

good call for skipping the second walk! sore throat from exercise is the worst, ugh. hope you're feeling better now, take it easy.
(also omgg salsa is so good i seriously need to start buying it more frequently)

tbh i never used to experience that it's only now that I'm going on two walks per day -_- and yesss i'm about to start putting salsa or at least hot sauce on all of my meals lol it's so satiating

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Posted 31 March 2021 - 10:37 AM

Tuesday, 3/30/21: 182.6 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

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Dinner: Gardein "beef" and vegetable soup (230) with an almond sea salt Kashi bar (130)

4 cigarettes

Total: 360 calories

Exercise

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I liked this soup! Definitely not worth the price (something like $3-4 per can) but it was still good in that classic artificial way lmao.

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Posted 01 April 2021 - 06:51 AM

Wednesday, 3/31/21: 181.6 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

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Dinner: 271g russet potato (209) with 1/2 cup salsa (40) mixed with 3 tsp minced garlic (15), and a clementine (45)

6 cigarettes

Total: 309 calories

Exercise

20,695 steps

Notes:

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Since it's the last day of March I'd like to do a little monthly review. I weighed 201.8 lbs on 3/1 and weighed 181.6 lbs on 3/31 for a total weight loss of 20.2 lbs in March. I'm super happy with this especially since I was restricting to ~1200 cals the first two weeks and only brought it down in the last two weeks of the month. I'm so glad I started this accountability; it's been a great way to keep me motivated.

As for April, there is a part of me that wants to try for another 20 pounds but I know that weight loss slows down over time and it's already going to be so much harder when visiting my mom. In any case, I would like to continue restricting to around 500 calories per day, preferably less. I also may incorporate more fasting in the last two weeks of April.

Finally, my #1 goal for April is to stop smoking after I return from my mom's house. I've already bought nicotine patches and I've been practicing some alternatives like reading and journaling. My biggest motivation will be consuming anti-smoking information. I've already checked out several websites and found some great resources. Ngl, I'm a little concerned by how it might affect my weight loss (smoking speeds up metabolism by increasing heart rate & a couple other ways) so I might increase my walking.

As always, thank you so much to anyone reading this!

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Posted 01 April 2021 - 07:40 AM

20 lb in a month is super impressive! great job!

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misscarolina, on 01 Apr 2021 - 06:51 AM, said:

Wednesday, 3/31/21: 181.6 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

Intake
Dinner: 271g russet potato (209) with 1/2 cup salsa (40) mixed with 3 tsp minced garlic (15), and a clementine (45)
6 cigarettes
Total: 309 calories

Exercise
20,695 steps

Notes:
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Since it's the last day of March I'd like to do a little monthly review. I weighed 201.8 lbs on 3/1 and weighed 181.6 lbs on 3/31 for a total weight loss of 20.2 lbs in March. I'm super happy with this especially since I was restricting to ~1200 cals the first two weeks and only brought it down in the last two weeks of the month. I'm so glad I started this accountability; it's been a great way to keep me motivated.

As for April, there is a part of me that wants to try for another 20 pounds but I know that weight loss slows down over time and it's already going to be so much harder when visiting my mom. In any case, I would like to continue restricting to around 500 calories per day, preferably less. I also may incorporate more fasting in the last two weeks of April.

Finally, my #1 goal for April is to stop smoking after I return from my mom's house. I've already bought nicotine patches and I've been practicing some alternatives like reading and journaling. My biggest motivation will be consuming anti-smoking information. I've already checked out several websites and found some great resources. Ngl, I'm a little concerned by how it might affect my weight loss (smoking speeds up metabolism by increasing heart rate & a couple other ways) so I might increase my walking.

As always, thank you so much to anyone reading this!

Damn, that’s awesome sauce! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ you got this, both the restriction and the anti smoking stuff!

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Posted 01 April 2021 - 08:42 AM

yess hurray for trying to drop smoking in april!!

so ready and here to support you, i'm glad you're taking this step (: you got this, i know you do!!

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green.tea.aquarius, on 01 Apr 2021 - 07:40 AM, said:

20 lb in a month is super impressive! great job!

thank you!! your interactions with my thread has been a big source of motivation :wub:

hollow-moon, on 01 Apr 2021 - 07:41 AM, said:

Damn, that’s awesome sauce! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ you got this, both the restriction and the anti smoking stuff!

phaenon, on 01 Apr 2021 - 08:42 AM, said:

yess hurray for trying to drop smoking in april!!
so ready and here to support you, i'm glad you're taking this step (: you got this, i know you do!!

ah thank you both so much! i didn't think anyone would really care about the smoking stuff (not in a mean way, just because MPA is about EDs/food/weight) and it warms my heart to see people being so kind <3 <3 <3

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 04:39 AM

Thursday, 4/1/21: 181.0 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

Intake

13 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

18,603 steps

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No that intake is not a typo; as soon as I got home my mom invited me to just sit on the deck and chain smoke with her for hours. This would freak me out since I still plan to quit, but 1) when I've visited her in the past, it was never hard for me to cut back as soon as I returned home and 2) studies have actually shown that gradually decreasing cigarettes and cutting cold turkey have similar long-term quitting rates and actually in a couple of studies people were more likely to quit long-term when they went cold turkey

All of this is to say that I'm still 100% motivated to quit once I return home!!

As for food, I told my mom that I had a huge meal on the drive over

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misscarolina, on 02 Apr 2021 - 04:33 AM, said:

thank you!! your interactions with my thread has been a big source of motivation

stop omg you're too sweet <3

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Posted 03 April 2021 - 10:02 AM

Friday, 4/2/21: 179.8 lbs ( -1.2 lbs)

Intake

B: 5-hour energy (4)

L: 114g red grapes (79)

D: BBQ cauliflower (420)

Binge: bag of sweet chili doritos (1500), most of a tub of Ben n Cherry's chocolate ice cream (680)

10 cigarettes

Total: 2683 calories

Exercise

6,476 steps

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This is the first time I've binged in a couple of years. I'm not gonna wax poetic about how it makes me feel because I'm sure you all can guess (and can say it better than I could lol). I will use a technique taught to me in therapy a few years ago. I listed out all the factors, big and small, that contributed to the binge and what I can do in the future to address them. I wrote this in my journal but will put the main ones here:

I was tired -> take a nap and/or go to bed early
The food was sitting out on a TV tray in my line of sight -> put it in a kitchen cupboard
My mom kept offering -> politely ask her to stop the FIRST time she offers
We were watching a TV show I used to watch while binging, in the room I used to binge in -> change the channel and/or leave the room

Ultimately, the #1 reason I binged was because even though I was kind of nervous about it, in my heart of hearts I didn't truly believe I was actually going to binge when visiting my mom so I didn't plan for it at all. By failing to plan, I planned to fail. I tried to grit my teeth through the cravings without using any of the safeguards I have available. So, here is my straightforward step-by-step plan the next time the cravings get that bad:

Remove myself from the environment by going on a walk. This will not be a strenuous walk aiming to burn calories; it will simply get me away from the environment, surrounded by nature, and release some endorphins.
While walking, listen to some motivational videos I've saved on youtube. This should stop the cravings.
If not, when I return home I will go to the guest room, make a similar list to that^ one, and determine if there's anything simple I can do to address the cravings (e.g. a nap).
If not, I will stay in the guest room, journal, read my motivational books, go through my ED tumblr blog, and re-read this accountability thread.

This will not happen again. It's now or never!

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Posted 17 April 2021 - 09:50 AM

Friday, 4/16/21: 184.4 lbs ( +4.6 lbs from 4/2)

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Monster energy (10)

5 cigarettes

Total: 10 calories

Exercise

24,412 steps

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I'm so sorry I basically abandoned this thread for 2 weeks. I fell into a massive rut while visiting my mom and have been trying to claw my way out of it for the past few days. I didn't have a massive binge again the way I did on 4/2 but I've definitely been overeating as evidenced by my weight gain. I also tried to quit smoking and gave up (temporarily) after 2 days. I don't want to think about quitting again until I get my eating back under control.

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Posted 18 April 2021 - 08:14 AM

Saturday, 4/17/21: 182.2 lbs ( -2.2 lbs)

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Dinner: pasta arrabiata (1500) with two kashi bars (260)

5 cigarettes

Total: 1760 calories

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Posted 18 April 2021 - 08:30 AM

Week of 4/11 Summary

Sunday, 4/11: unknown weight

Overate

Monday, 4/12: 192.4 lbs ( +10.8 lbs from last weight)

Overate

Tuesday, 4/13: 185.0 lbs ( -7.4 lbs)

Overate

Wednesday, 4/14: 185.4 lbs ( +0.4 lbs)

Overate

Thursday, 4/15: 185.0 lbs ( -0.4 lbs)

Overate

Friday, 4/16: 184.4 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

10 calories

Saturday, 4/17: 182.2 lbs ( -2.2 lbs)

1760 calories

TOTAL WEIGHT CHANGE FROM 4/3 TO 4/17: +0.6 lbs

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I want this to be an important lesson to myself: I was almost entirely certain there was no way I'd go extremely off track while visiting my mom. I thought I'd have to eat a bit more than I was at home but I thought I'd finally ~conquered~ the cravings. These two weeks show me that I really haven't conquered anything yet and I cannot ease up on myself at all right now. Hopefully I can someday, but definitely not yet.

Things I'm doing to get back on track: walking more, engaging only with media that I know will motivate me & not trigger me to eat, journaling, and eating as little as possible. Also, as much as I hate the idea of food waste, I had to throw out a couple of things that are just too easy to eat like those kashi bars :/ which is a shame because normally those wouldn't even tempt me. Finally, I cannot visit my mom for such a long period at least for the rest of the summer. My sister and I are planning to stay for the weekend of Mother's day (5/9) but I'm definitely not staying an entire week again.

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Posted 18 April 2021 - 08:49 PM

you're back!! i missed you <3

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This seems like you're doing well! Definitely going to follow along for inspo.

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#41 misscarolina

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Posted 19 April 2021 - 01:40 PM

green.tea.aquarius, on 18 Apr 2021 - 8:49 PM, said:

you're back!! i missed you <3

Infatuated, on 19 Apr 2021 - 08:04 AM, said:

This seems like you're doing well! Definitely going to follow along for inspo.

Thank you both :wub: the thought of anyone reading my thread has been a big motivation to get back on track

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Posted 19 April 2021 - 01:43 PM

Sunday, 4/18/21: 182.8 lbs ( +0.6 lbs)

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Posted 20 April 2021 - 01:56 PM

Monday, 4/19/21: 181.8 lbs ( -1.0 lbs)

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25,134 steps

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Ahh I finally feel like I'm back on track, i.e. I feel similar mentally and physically to the way I did before I visited my mom. It's still such a shame I wasted so much time but all we can do is move forward

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Posted 21 April 2021 - 11:16 AM

Tuesday, 4/20/21: 180.2 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

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25,892 steps

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I'm starting to get some of the giddiness that comes with extended fasts

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hey!! found you again (:

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phaenon, on 22 Apr 2021 - 11:51 AM, said:

hey!! found you again (:

it's great to be back

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Posted 22 April 2021 - 01:05 PM

Wednesday, 4/21/21: 177.6 lbs ( -2.6 lbs)

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4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

21,080 steps

Notes:

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When I saw that number on the scale this morning I actually said, out loud, "SHUT UP" i was so excited lmao. For most of the day I didn't feel at risk of breaking my fast, but as I was lying down trying to sleep I suddenly got overwhelmed by cravings and for some reason grabbed my phone to look up all the junk food I could have delivered to my house -.- Thankfully, I was able to avoid it by having a cigarette but it does make me think I need to have double melatonin tonight or something. Cravings & anxiety at nighttime and general difficulty falling & staying asleep have been the biggest issues with the fast so far. Ultimately I'm just so so glad to be losing this weight :wub:

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Posted 23 April 2021 - 11:24 AM

Thursday, 4/22/21: 175.6 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

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Lunchtime: 0.5 tsp of salt dissolved in a glass of water (0)

4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

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25,631 steps

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Alright, I've read enough online to convince me that I should be supplementing with salt. The saltwater was gross but not nearly as gross as I'd feared, even though it did make me a tiny bit nauseous afterwards. Tbh I didn't notice any difference in how I felt but of course it's only my first day supplementing.

My anxiety is getting worse every day and it's frustrating because whenever I google any version of water fasting + anxiety all I get are tons of articles from people claiming that water fasting immediately cured their anxiety, panic attacks, PTSD, depression, OCD, suicidal thoughts, etc after like 23 hours of fasting <_< sure it did. sorry i'm getting snippy blame it on the fast lmao

That said, I should NOT be complaining so much. I wouldn't have had to do this fast in the first place if I didn't screw up so much at the beginning of April and I'm so grateful the fast is effective

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Look after yourself when you’re fasting and exercising so much! You’re doing so well.

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Posted 23 April 2021 - 12:57 PM

Infatuated, on 23 Apr 2021 - 11:55 AM, said:

Look after yourself when you’re fasting and exercising so much! You’re doing so well.

thank you so much!! i'm going to start taking potassium as well

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hey i'm vegan as well. you're doing so good, following!

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Posted 24 April 2021 - 11:38 AM

Friday, 4/23/21: 173.8 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

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Dinnertime: 1/2 tsp Lite Salt dissolved in water (0)

4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

27,888 steps

Notes:

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I felt much better last night! I still had cravings and did wake up a few times but it wasn't nearly as bad as it has been previously

I'm also super excited about that weight loss. I haven't weighed this "little" since . . . 2017? maybe 2016? I took some pics as well to compare to older ones and while they're doesn't seem to be a big difference from the end of March (unsurprising) there's a noticeable difference compared to February ESPECIALLY in my face. One unexpected benefit is that my face is a bit more symmetrical now; one side of my face has always been bigger than the other but it becomes less extreme the more I lose weight. As if I needed more inspiration

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Posted 25 April 2021 - 10:20 AM

Saturday, 4/24/21: 173.0 lbs ( -0.8 lbs)

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5 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

29,936 steps

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I had a bowel movement today . . . 7 days after the last thing I ate . . . yikes. Yes, it was diarrhea. Yikes. I was a little bloated all day which is apparently due to gut bacteria dying during an extended water fast. On the bright side it was only a single episode of diarrhea.

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Posted 25 April 2021 - 10:40 AM

Week of 4/18 Summary

*I water-fasted every day this week & will not bother writing "0 calories" for each day Instead, I'll put step counts.

Sunday, 4/18: 182.8 lbs ( +0.6 lbs)

25,068 steps

Monday, 4/19: 181.8 lbs ( -1.0 lb)

25,134 steps

Tuesday, 4/20: 180.2 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

25,892 steps

Wednesday, 4/21: 177.6 lbs ( -2.6 lbs)

21,080 steps

Thursday, 4/22: 175.6 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

25,631 steps

Friday, 4/23: 173.8 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

27,888 steps

Saturday, 4/24: 173.0 lbs ( -0.8 lbs)

29,936 steps

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 9.2 lbs

Avg daily weight loss: 1.3 lbs/day

Total calories and avg daily calories: 0 calories

Notes:

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This week I finally started getting myself together after the disastrous first two weeks of April. It's such a massive relief to be making progress again even though it's all tainted by my mistakes at the beginning of the month. I get so excited thinking of my progress this past week until I remember how much further along I could have been. BUT the only way is forward.

I love doing all this walking! Basically it takes ~20 minutes to walk to my local park and then I just do laps around this giant park & the way I adjust my step count is by adjusting the number of laps I do. I added another lap on Friday and then another lap to that on Saturday. I'm going to stick with this ~29k routine for awhile as I don't want to push myself, injure myself, and then be unable to walk at all. Once I get used to that, though, I think I'll keep adding; I really want to see how far I can push the walking.

In regards to food, I've given up on trying to hide it from my sister. She definitely knows something is up but has seemingly decided that it's one of the things we just don't talk about which is a massive relief. If she does bring it up I'll admit that I'm water fasting and talk about all the health benefits.

Thank you so much for reading this thread!!

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Posted 26 April 2021 - 08:50 AM

Sunday, 4/25/21: 171.6 lbs ( -1.4 lbs)

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4 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

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29,730 steps

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Posted 27 April 2021 - 01:22 PM

Monday, 4/26/21: 170.0 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

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3 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

20,683 steps

30 minute indoor step challenge on youtube

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Just as I arrived to the park for my second walk, I got the urge. Most uncomfortable walk home ever. I had two episodes of diarrhea and decided to stay close to the bathroom so I wasn't able to do my second walk :/ I'm almost certain it was because i took a caffeine pill today and my body doesn't know how to digest that but i kind of wish i'd've just thrown it up and been done with it instead of all the cramping and bathroom nonsense.

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Posted 28 April 2021 - 02:06 PM

Tuesday, 4/27/21: 168.0 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

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2 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

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28,949 steps

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Isn't it kind of weird how the rate of my weight loss is staying pretty steady? Normally it's the opposite, right? Hey I'm not complaining!!

I will complain about the fact that my breathing is a mess. I've been getting short of breath on my walks for a couple of days but today it was absolutely unbearable and I had to stop & sit down multiple times, only for the shortness of breath to pick right back up the second I stood. I know it's allergies because the pollen is crazy right now and my breathing is 1000x worse when I'm outside. I might have to stick to indoor workouts until the pollen calms down which is a shame :/ happy spring everybody!

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Posted 29 April 2021 - 01:09 PM

Wednesday, 4/28/21: 166.2 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

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5-hour energy (4)

4 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

Exercise

8,325 steps

Indoor step challenge x2 (youtube link)

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My breathing is much better while being inside today

. I couldn't handle not having some caffeine but I feel like that 5-hour kind of broke my fast :/ not because of the calories but apparently the artificial sweeteners cause your insulin to spike. Maybe I should invest in caffeinated tea.

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this is my favorite tea with caffeine: https://www.teavana....de-citrus-mint/

they're pretty expensive but sooo worth it imo (plus if you like it, amazon sells it in bulk for a little cheaper!)

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green.tea.aquarius, on 29 Apr 2021 - 3:41 PM, said:

this is my favorite tea with caffeine: https://www.teavana....de-citrus-mint/
they're pretty expensive but sooo worth it imo (plus if you like it, amazon sells it in bulk for a little cheaper!)

oo thank you! citrus mint sounds perfect right now cause the fast is giving me a bad taste in my mouth XD

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Posted 30 April 2021 - 02:18 PM

Thursday, 4/29/21: 166.0 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

Intake

5-hour energy (4)

4 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

Exercise

2,542 steps

30-minute step challenge x5.5

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Oof that weight loss is disappointing. 3 possible causes: the 5-hour energy, exercising way less, and/or having a ton of trouble falling asleep last night which hasn't happened to me in awhile. I'm hoping the sleeping issue was a fluke. I'm going to increase my indoor walking before I address the 5-hour just because I really need the caffeine right now and ngl I don't want to leave the house to buy tea

i'll pick some up over mother's day weekend. Fingers crossed i lose more weight tomorrow!!

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Posted 30 April 2021 - 02:28 PM

By the way my username & profile picture are exactly the same on EDC; right now i rarely use it but i am completely prepared to jump ship if MPA goes down <3 we'll get through this<3

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Posted 02 May 2021 - 12:42 PM

Friday, 4/30/21: 164.4 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

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5-hour energy (4)

4 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

Exercise

2,981 steps

30-minute indoor step challenge x6

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Sorry I didn't post earlier! It was a very lazy day. Also I had some vaginal spotting today which is something I've never experienced before & i think that's part of the reason I only lost 0.2 lbs on 4/29. I wonder if/how this is going to continue affecting my weight loss :/

So, in April I lost 16.6 lbs which I'm happy with, but again I can't help but think about how much weight I might have lost if I hadn't screwed up so much the first two weeks. At the same time, this gives me hope for how much I can lose in May. I want to lose at least 20 pounds in May which should be possible if I continue fasting like I have.

I really enjoyed fasting this much in April. Yes, it gave me mood swings and there were plenty of times I was downright miserable but just looking at all the weight I lost in those two weeks is incredible. I don't actually want to die though so I will be taking a break from fasting when I visit my mother from May 6th through the 9th. I hope to eat close to maintenance (maybe ~1700 cals? idk) in that time which will hopefully give me enough nutrition to jump right back in to extended fasting. I don't want to binge again but honestly after what happened the last time I visited, I'm not too hopeful. This is why I'm keeping it to only a 4-day visit this time instead of an entire week. Happy May everyone!!

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Posted 02 May 2021 - 12:49 PM

Saturday, 5/1/21: 163.8 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

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1 tab of acid ("0")

7 cigarettes

Total: 0 calories

Exercise

1,809 steps

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I know I should have done more exercise today but honestly it was a very nice lazy saturday

The spotting continued and I think it's affecting my weight loss because I was losing ~1 lb/day before. Though i'm also doing less exercise so i really don't know :/

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Posted 02 May 2021 - 01:01 PM

Week of 4/25 Summary

Sunday, 4/25: 171.6 lbs ( -1.4 lbs)

0 calories

Monday, 4/26: 170.0 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

0 calories

Tuesday, 4/27: 168.0 lbs ( -2.0 lbs)

0 calories

Wednesday, 4/28: 166.2 lbs ( -1.8 lbs)

4 calories

Thursday, 4/29: 166.0 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

4 calories

Friday, 4/30: 164.4 lbs ( -1.6 lbs)

4 calories

Saturday, 5/1: 163.8 lbs ( -0.6 lbs)

0 calories

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 9.2 lbs

Avg daily weight loss: 1.3 lbs/day

Total calories: 12 cals

Avg daily calories: 1.7 cals/day

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Wow my overall weight loss was the exact same this week as it was last week

I am a little concerned I had two days at the end of the week where my weight loss was <1 lb/day and I hope it doesn't continue into next week. There is so much that could be contributing to this: I had to stop walking outside because my allergies are a nightmare, I started taking 5-hour energies because my stomach can't handle caffeine pills right now, and I've been having vaginal spotting which I've never dealt with before. All in all, an eventful week! I'm planning to break my fast on 5/5 and restart on 5/10 so we'll see how I'm doing at that time. Happy May everyone!!

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Posted 03 May 2021 - 02:05 PM

Sunday, 5/2/21: 162.6 lbs ( -1.2 lbs)

Intake

5-hour energy (4)

3 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

Exercise

30-minute indoor step challenge x4

1,667 steps

Notes (rambling more about my menstrual cycle lol i'm sorry):

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Okay so today I started a full-on period with all the symptoms which means this period was 17 days early 0.0 if i had missed a period I wouldn't even be saying anything right now because that's pretty normal for me but I have never had an "extra" period or whatever. estrogen levels are directly linked to body fat so i'm assuming it has to do with that but tbh this is really frustrating because it's like i have no control over my weight loss :/ i know that's not true but i definitely can't reach the 150's by the time i leave on Wednesday

ah well, I'm going to control what i can. I'm breaking my fast so soon that i might as well just stick to the plan. maybe eating again this weekend (especially eating close to maintenance) will freak out my body enough that i'll start losing weight at the same rate as before. a girl can dream!

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Posted 04 May 2021 - 02:24 PM

Monday, 5/3/21: 162.2 lbs ( -0.4 lbs)

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5-hour energy (4)

3 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

Exercise

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997 steps

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Posted 05 May 2021 - 02:33 PM

Tuesday, 5/4/21: 162.0 lbs ( -0.2 lbs)

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3 cigarettes

Total: 4 calories

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1,225 steps

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LocationPhiladelphia, PA, USA

Posted 06 May 2021 - 08:07 AM

Wednesday, 5/5/21: 161.6 lbs ( -0.4 lbs)

Intake

B: 5-hour energy (4)

L: amy's chunky vegetable soup (130)

D: 297g russet baked potato (276) with one tbsp margarine (80)

5 cigarettes

Total: 490 calories

Exercise

30 minute step challenge x4

1,672 steps

Notes:

Spoiler

I journaled extensively before & after eating so quick recap: before eating I was scared as hell that I was going to binge but that didn't happen and in fact I didn't have any binge cravings until ~1 hour after dinner and even then they weren't too strong at all!

Many people describe a sort of ~orgasmic~ taste when they finally eat after an extended fast but I didn't get that possibly because of all the 5-hour energies I've been drinking. Also, that soup was way too processed and salty to break a fast so I'll need to think of something different next time. One unexpected side effect is that my throat starting hurting when swallowing towards the end of lunch but thankfully that went away after about two hours. The baked potato was the perfect option for dinner. It was delicious, warm, savory, filling, just . . . ugh. Everything about it was so good.

I had very little digestive movement after lunch but I started to feel stuff move around about half an hour after dinner. I had some nausea and sharp abdominal pain while smoking a cigarette about an hour after dinner but there were no bowel movements at all today. I'm kind of nervous for that three-hour car ride tomorrow . . .