Jess S Journal

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Hi I am Jessica i am 28 years old and I have struggled with eating my whole life. Growing up i was the fat kid in school. I recall the different weights throughout my life. When i was 10 I weighed 50kg. By the time i was 16 i weighed over 90kg. After high school i lived on my own and was able to take control of my eating and walked everywhere as i had no car. Whilst i wasnt following any particular diet my weight over the years slowly decreased. I finally got down to 63kg when i met my now husband. My husband loves unhealthy food. So as most people do you get comfortable and slowly my weight crept up. When we got engaged i decided to join the gym and started a diet plan (a low carb diet) from my personal trainer. I followed it and got down to 57kg for my wedding. Then with the honeymoon and then my pregnancy my healthy eating habits and exercise stopped. My pregnancy was a nightmare. I felt sick all the time and just ate all the wrong food. By the end of it i weighed 85kg and down to 81kg post delivery. Afterwards i tried a few diets nothing really worked til i found keto. I got down to 66kg with my goal to get to my pre baby weight of 63kg and due to stressors and bad decisions my weight has now gone up to 76kg within 6 months. I know these are just numbers but the higher my weight the more depressed i felt and the lower my weight the more happy & confidentIve i felt. I tried and failed many times trying to lose weight again. Im tired of failing.

Now its time to finally reach my goal. I want to do this because no amount of food will give me the hapiness that i had when i was confident in my body and not be ashamed of myself. I want to be a good example to my daughter. I dont want her to be overweight and bullied like i was a child. But more importantly im doing this for is myself as i deserve to be happy.

My game plan for this week is OMAD and KETO. I started the 24th of January weighing 76.4kg and feeling positive, excited and already seeing some positive changes.

My long term goal is to reach 63kg and keep the weight off. My short term goal is to get below 70kg by the end of February 2020.

My affirmation is I AM BEAUTIFUL, STRONG, CAPABLE, and I WILL GET TO 63 kg this year.

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#2

Yes you will, Jessica!! In my opinion, the most difficult part of any weight loss journey is making permanent lifestyle changes. More than one thing has to change: your attitude toward food as a fuel source rather than a reward, maybe your social habits, and definitely how you view yourself. We all know how easy it is to slip back into old patterns. My story is much like yours, except that I’m older. You’ve got this! :muscle::fire:

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#3

Welcome to our fasting community.

You have a strong “why” so you have a good chance of success. I’m on Day 8 of a 21-day water fast. I invite you to check out my Daily Journal as I also provide info and motivation in each of my entries, S2E2 21-Day Water Fast Journal.

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#4

Hi @Jessica_Stevens, welcome :blush:, I have found this group to be great motivation. Also, it is good accountability for yourself to keep going :muscle:

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#5

That’s right, you deserve to be happy!
You can do this :muscle::sparkles:

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#6

This is perfect Jessica! I know exactly how you feel about your weight always fluctuating, and then just constantly feeling upset even though the scale is just a number.

I want to get you back to your original self where you feel amazing in your skin so we can do this!

I made a calendar for water fasting starting today for Valentine’s Day Challenge! You are welcome to print it out and cross the days off as you do OMAD/KETO :sparkling_heart:

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You can absolutely do this! Keep staying plugged in daily and make sure you journal ANYTIME! Especially when you are feeling emotional or craving food, come journal it instead! :pray: Just hit “reply” to this journal entry you have and update your journal.

Many people like taking before photos and posting it in their journal (you can go ahead and do that and crop your head out to remain anonymous too!)

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@Jessica_Stevens How are you feeling today? :heart_eyes::sparkling_heart:

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Today was a little hard to be honest. Ive been feeling a little tired with headaches the last few days. Not sure if it’s from working 3 nights then 2 early shifts or keto flu. However today i had a day off and my daughter was in daycare as i needed to sort out a few things as we have just moved houses. Once i got everything done i kept on having thoughts that i was hungry. Thankfully i turned to your youtube videos, had a nap and waited to eat at dinner time. I just kept on reminding myself that i deserve to reach my goals and breaking my plan wasnt worth it.

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Heres some photos i took on the 24th of January.

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#10

I’m pretty sure I have this exact same top! You are really beautiful!!!

If you want, feel free to message me here by tagging me @Jessica_Stevens (like this) or on Patreon, if you have tired days or low days!!! This is what I’m here for to perk you up again!!! Get you pumped :heart_eyes::sparkling_heart:

You got this beautiful!!

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#11

Yesterday was day 9 of OMAD and i checked my weight and measurements.

Intial weight: 76.4kg.
Current weight: 73.7kg (-2.7kg).
Intial bust: 100cm.
Current bust: 99cm (-1cm).
Initial waist: 84cm.
Current waist: 82cm (-2cm).
Initial hip: 111cm.
Current hip: 105cm (-6cm).
Initial leg: 60cm.
Current leg: 58cm (-2cm).
Initial arm: 39cm
Current arm: 38cm (-1cm).

So far im happy with my progress.

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#12

Day 10 of OMAD. Last week i decided to start slow by not tracking my calories. Tonight i tracked my calories and only got 1000 calories and i felt full. Any meal suggestions that will get me to 1500 calories

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#13

@Anna I think you could help here.

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Day 15 of OMAD & Keto. Im finding it easier to have 2 meals in an hour window rather than 1 large meal so i get the recommended calories in.

Im contemplating doing a 48 hour fast tomorrow to see if i can do it. Last time i did a fasting program they allowed bone broth on their fasts. So this time i want to do it without any calories. I’ll be working tomorrow afternoon so i hope this will keep me busy and it will have the benefit of not having to explain to my family why i didnt eat dinner. As they wont know.

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#15

On my meal break at work. Thankyfully my co-worker hasnt asked me why im not eating. 24 hours til i will end my fast.

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#16

So i made it through my 48 hour fast. The last few hours were hard and when it was finally time to eat and ate too quickly and felt bloated. Already doing another 48 hour fast.
Weight and measurements for yesterday (10th Feb):
Weight: 71.2kg (-5.2kg)
Bust: 97cm (-3cm)
Waist: 79cm (-5cm)
Hip: 102cm (-9cm)
Leg: 58cm (-2cm)
Arm: 38cm (-1cm)

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Been a bit slack in posting. Last mondays weight and measurements didnt show much changes. So this week my goal was to eat every 2nd day and go to the gym 3 times this week.
Heres some progress photos from today

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#18

FYI:

During my workout phase, I also do AF. But my fasting day is 500 calories with my feast day being unrestricted.

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Looking great, Jess!! Keep it up!!

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I want to see some more journalling these days!!! Self-reflection and journalling your thoughts is key!!! :sparkling_heart: keep it up!!

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