Yesterday: Day 10
I know you are all wondering... "Sunny Shelley, did you OMAD yesterday at your friend's Syrian brunch?"
I did...ish...
I started out making a note of the time. It was 10:35am when the table was set for us to eat. BUT then each meal come out slowly and they served me (they refused to have me serve myself) and we chatted long before we had the first bit of food! Each bit was punctuated with long discussions.
I quickly realized that it would never be a one hour as I had no control over the meals nor the speed that we ate or chatted...and I did not want to control it. My friend was a reporter in Syria and an advocate for women's right in Syria. She told tearful tales of rape, murder and it was both a time for me to learn, to share in her grief and to think...'what can I do to help?' There is a lot of work to be done in Syria. And even though she is now living in Canada, she is committed to serve her Syrian women, children and men.
So I had to relax.
I quickly adjusted my mindset and scanned the table. It was all homemade vegan food. A lovely peas light broth soup, wonderful homemade hummus and a chickpea dish that was hard to resist. And the dessert was a sweet nut-filled pastry! My friend is a wonderful chef and she wanted to share these traditional Syrian dishes with us as we discuss issues affecting her home country.
I noted that this is the one meal I will be having for the day and I would only drink water and tea (unsweetend!) for the reminder of the day and I would just relax and learn from my friends. It was OMAD...yes! ...but it took more than one hour! We were offered tea and coffee and I declined any sweetener. (High five Shelley!!!)
After leaving my friend's home, I did a lot of walking trying to find a particular store
. Upon reaching home, I had to talk myself off the ledge of eating! But I did not surrender to my habit of eating. I drank ALOT of water and got some work done and drank MORE water and went to bed.
My NEED to eat after my one meal for the day is declining. I can feel my self control growing and my brain is less anxious as it is slowly realizing that I will eat .... tomorrow.
So ... It was all a fabulous learning experience and I had a great Thanksgiving Dinner and Brunch.
The truth is...I don't know if I am doing it right. BUT, I feel real good this morning and my body is not bloated and I am not constipated! I am gaining a greater level of self control (which I thought I NEVER had). I am trusting the process that when I continue OMAD and I get even better at this lifestyle ...I will lose the weight and be in my goal weight range 31 December, 2018!
This is day #11 ...I have never been on a diet this long! OMAD ROCKS!!!!!
Have a fabulous OMAD...We got this
Nuff love
P.S. I am not even hungry this morning!