u/Emmy_Strange

A bit late but getting round to posting now! Apologies, picture order is a bit all over the place.

Total manis: 7

Total polishes used: 10

Days of no buy: 170 (to today)

Destashed this month: 3

Project polish manis: 2
1 x duck egg flakie (photos 1&2)
1x skittle with yellow and purple cremes (photo 5)

Unworn Polish manis:
Photo 7

Not worn in 2 years manis:
Photos 10 & 11

Other polishes I had at home manis:
Photos 3,4, 8 and 12

Other photos:
Photo 6 - OW
Photo 9 - progress on purple creme
Photo 13 - empty project polish 🙌

Thoughts:

I destashed the purple holo in pics 10&11. Loved it in the sun but at all other times it was just meh. I have another purple holo I like more so this one went. I doubt I’ll buy more holos in the future.

Also considering destashing the turquoise in pic 8. It’s fine, but the glitter isn’t that visible and I have other turquoise cremes that look more vibrant.

I was tempted by the annual neon collection but managed to control the urge to buy. I think I’m over it now. There is still one I want but it’s a neon lime/yellow and I do already have a few polishes in that category…

One of my favourite brands has just released a polish I LOVE. It’s my birthday next month so I’m considering letting myself order it as a gift to myself. Maybe the neon I mentioned above too (🫣). I can’t decide if this feels ok or if I just want to commit to the full no buy.

My previous project polish posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeGotPolishAtHome/s/EowUe2yvqE

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeGotPolishAtHome/s/SX3Xde8vCS

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeGotPolishAtHome/s/LZ5zTUIMCz

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeGotPolishAtHome/s/sZiZLH7Yc1

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to look and reply - I’m not asking others to do my cal counting for me, I just want a sense check. I’m new to CICO (I used to do endurance sports and was able to just eat whatever. I developed a chronic illness a year ago and am now sedentary but have seemingly been eating like I’m still doing 10-12 hours of intense exercise a week so now trying to loose 17 1/2 lb. It’s early days so can’t say whether what I’m counting is truly matching my budget (1340) but I want to try my best to be doing it right.

I’ve been calculating using weight and using the cal ref on packaged foods or using what My Fitness Pal suggests for fresh/unpackaged stuff. Sometimes I’ve altered the weight in MFP to match the total calories a packet suggests (I’m presuming the manufacturer is more trustworthy here?!) I am measuring oil carefully as I know this is a common underestimation food.

I batch cooked this bolognese earlier and it made 9 portions, with 1 portion being 1 cup volume. Is it possible that the suggested cal total of 167 per portion can be correct?! I would have expected it to be higher, but like I said I may have no idea what I’m talking about.

If anyone with more experience would be kind enough to let me know if this seems plausible or way off, I’d be very grateful!