Anonymous wrote:I am considering adopting a modified OMAD to lose the rest of my postpartum weight (35 pounds - baby is nearly one and is weaned). I’m considering skipping breakfast - having black coffee or tea - drinking some broth for lunch, and then eating a normal dinner. Has anyone tried something similar? What were your results?

Do some research before making this choice. All the research establishes that IF doesn't result in any greater weight loss than minding portions and eating healthier food choices.

Further, cortisol spikes in the early morning and particularly for midlife women, failing to feed your body as soon as you get up to level off that cortisol spike drives greater hunger later in the day - your OMAD may result in larger portions being consumed than if you started your day with a nutrient dense satiating meal.

I start my consumption of fuel as soon as I get up with a serving of walnuts, a few baby carrots and my morning caffeine which happens to be green tea. That usually curbs my hunger until late morning/lunchtime when I have my big meal of the day, then in late afternoon/early evening I eat a lighter meal - nothing after 6/7pm so my body gets a 12 hour break from digesting food every day.

I changed my diet 8 months ago and have been losing weight steadily at a healthy rate of loss. I ditched nearly all refined sugar (I have the occasional treat, but it's very occasional), added sugars, ultra processed foods and now cook 98% of my meals myself from fresh, wholesome ingredients. My diet is not bland at all and I actually consume some very rich and pleasurable foods, but my hunger is under control because I eat both timed and type of fuel with the intent to counteract normal hormone fluctuations for a women of my age.

Check your macros, OP. Will you be able to consume enough protein in only one meal, plus the broth? If yes, then it should be ok. If not, maybe another form of time-restricted earring is for you.

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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.

Not sure if serious. I can easily eat more than 800 calories of nutrient dense real food in one meal. Pretty much any human can do that, particularly if it’s the only meal of a day.

I don’t do OMAD and couldn’t because of my level of activity, but I can see the attractiveness and know many people for whom it has worked well for weight management.

I’ve been there OP. I’m currently doing 20:4 and find that a bit more sustainable than OMAD. I also do keto and count calories. When I did strict OMAD, I was not keto and it was a lot harder.

I don’t know if it’s disordered. The simple fact is many of us can only lose weight if we severely restrict.

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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.

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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.

I started IF and quasi-Keto (I do not limit vegetables in any way), and have had the same experience. I eased into it gradually (without the goal of OMAD, it's just what worked best). I have much LESS disordered eating than when I was eating high carbs and sugar. Plus, better cognition and energy levels.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP and I should rephrase: I am actually 5 pounds below my prepregnancy weight, but want to get down to my weight three years ago, and which I sustained throughout my adult life, give or take five pounds. I put on weight mostly from a previous pregnancy that I lost midway through and then got pregnant right away (with my child now).

I really pray that you are a troll.

People are not designed to eat incessantly.

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.

I would start with 16/8 intermittent fasting for a few weeks. Then throw in an omad day once or twice a week if you aren’t losing weight.
Fasting is actually good for you if you believe the new research. Always eat a healthy high protein and fat meal to break the fast.

This is OP and I should rephrase: I am actually 5 pounds below my prepregnancy weight, but want to get down to my weight three years ago, and which I sustained throughout my adult life, give or take five pounds. I put on weight mostly from a previous pregnancy that I lost midway through and then got pregnant right away (with my child now).

35 lbs. one year after the pregnancy? And now you don't want to eat for 24 hours? Heck no.

Having a one year-old child is stressful. The single best thing you can do as a parent is to control your own emotional state. Starving herself all day does not seem like a good way to do that. You will be irritable and lack energy. Having a little one is hard enough, why would you want to do this to yourself?

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

I am considering adopting a modified OMAD to lose the rest of my postpartum weight (35 pounds - baby is nearly one and is weaned). I’m considering skipping breakfast - having black coffee or tea - drinking some broth for lunch, and then eating a normal dinner. Has anyone tried something similar? What were your results?