Tell me about your OMAD experience

[Anonymous]

If you only cut 500 calories a day from your diet, you will comfortably lose all the weight in less than a year. Operating through an entire workday on zero calories is miserable and counterproductive.

[Anonymous]

One of the most effective ways to reduce calorie consumption and promote weight loss is to reverse the order of your meals; eat like a king at breakfast, like a prince at lunch and like a pauper at dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is called disorderd eating. As someone who struggled with an ED for 20 years PLEASE do not go down this slippery slope.

I'm sorry for what you went through, but I do OMAD and I don't consider it an eating disorder. I no longer obsess over food. I drink bulletproof coffee which keeps me full, tea and seltzer. Then I eat a healthy, filling meal. And I don't feel deprived, because I used to do Keto and I hated not having fruit (besides berries) or root vegetables.

And I struggled w/ weight most of life, now I have no issue.

You're delusional. Eating one meal a day probably gets you to 800 calories if that. That's not healthy.

We are over weight because of multiple weeks/months/years of eating excessive. A few days a week eating 800 is fine.

[Anonymous]

I would try IF first. If you think the 8 hour eating window is too much, you could try 6 hours. Or the 5:2 approach.

I did OMAD for a year many many years ago. At first it was okay, although I drank way too much Diet Coke to quench hunger, and I did lose a lot of weight in a decent amount of time. Then gained it all back.

[Anonymous]

Been doing OMAD for three years and love it. I even have something sweet everyday.

[Anonymous]

I didn't care for OMAD. It was hard to get all the calories/nutrients in. I had much better success losing weight and maintaining it with 18:6. I get two good meals in a day. There is more variety and it's sustainable.

[Anonymous]

My sister and BIL eat OMAD, and they look great and he has his diabetes under control, but being around them is hard. We go on vacation with them and my BIL sulks all day and the hour before dinner is so grumpy none of us can be around him. My sister gets edgy, like a nervous energy in the afternoon. I love my sister and admire her self discipline, but it's a bit much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister and BIL eat OMAD, and they look great and he has his diabetes under control, but being around them is hard. We go on vacation with them and my BIL sulks all day and the hour before dinner is so grumpy none of us can be around him. My sister gets edgy, like a nervous energy in the afternoon. I love my sister and admire her self discipline, but it's a bit much.

This sounds like a horrendous way to live. I can’t even imagine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister and BIL eat OMAD, and they look great and he has his diabetes under control, but being around them is hard. We go on vacation with them and my BIL sulks all day and the hour before dinner is so grumpy none of us can be around him. My sister gets edgy, like a nervous energy in the afternoon. I love my sister and admire her self discipline, but it's a bit much.

This sounds like a horrendous way to live. I can’t even imagine.

Once they overcome food addiction, they will be much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is called disorderd eating. As someone who struggled with an ED for 20 years PLEASE do not go down this slippery slope.

I'm sorry for what you went through, but I do OMAD and I don't consider it an eating disorder. I no longer obsess over food. I drink bulletproof coffee which keeps me full, tea and seltzer. Then I eat a healthy, filling meal. And I don't feel deprived, because I used to do Keto and I hated not having fruit (besides berries) or root vegetables.

And I struggled w/ weight most of life, now I have no issue.

You're delusional. Eating one meal a day probably gets you to 800 calories if that. That's not healthy.

Disagree. I do OMAD on and off and rarely eat less than 1200-1500, unless I am really not hungry. Otherwise I would eat 2300 or more throughout the day. I like to feel full! OMAD allows me to do so without feeling hungry all day.

[Anonymous]

I'll sometimes do this to reset after overindulging over the weekend. I'll do OMAD on Monday and Tuesday and then eat normal the rest of the week. Works for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister and BIL eat OMAD, and they look great and he has his diabetes under control, but being around them is hard. We go on vacation with them and my BIL sulks all day and the hour before dinner is so grumpy none of us can be around him. My sister gets edgy, like a nervous energy in the afternoon. I love my sister and admire her self discipline, but it's a bit much.

This sounds like a horrendous way to live. I can’t even imagine.

Once they overcome food addiction, they will be much better.

This isn't about food addiction. It's about low blood sugar.

[Anonymous]

It worked for me l lost 15 lbs in a matter in 4 months down to 175. But food habits didn't change and I gained it all back. Bwa wa wa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is called disorderd eating. As someone who struggled with an ED for 20 years PLEASE do not go down this slippery slope.

I'm sorry for what you went through, but I do OMAD and I don't consider it an eating disorder. I no longer obsess over food. I drink bulletproof coffee which keeps me full, tea and seltzer. Then I eat a healthy, filling meal. And I don't feel deprived, because I used to do Keto and I hated not having fruit (besides berries) or root vegetables.

And I struggled w/ weight most of life, now I have no issue.

You're delusional. Eating one meal a day probably gets you to 800 calories if that. That's not healthy.

I'm usually around 1100-1200, because I use healthy fats like olive oil and avocado. And the coffee has fat in it, too, which is why I stay full. It took time to get used to, but I'm fine. Obviously not for everyone, but I don't feel deprived. It's easier than a restrictive diet where they tell you to cut out entire food groups.

I mean as of now, 4:09p EST, I have eaten anything. I had my coffee and tea and I'm not hungry. My body got used to eating later.

[Anonymous]

haven't* eaten anything^