Melissa's OMAD experience
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I echo Melissa and Sarah. Even when it felt hard to wait until the meal when I first started out, the meal itself was so satisfying that it was easy to make it to the next day. Eating exactly what I want in a large portion makes it worth it for me and very easy to stick to. Eating only once also takes my mind off of food. Earlier in this journey, I tried the eating tiny "meals" every 2-3 hours thing that lots of people suggest, and I was ALWAYS hungry and thinking about food. Plus it was super inconvenient to carry around food all the time, too, and none of the mini meals left me satisfied.0
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July 9 126
July 12 124
July 18 123
July 20 123 8051 (cal for the week)
July 27 125.5 9015 (cal for the week)
I did have a large meal (1350-1450) at a restaurant yesterday so that may be contributing to the gain, but I definitely did not lose. So here's my plan. Keep to OMAD around 900 calories, continue walking, add strength exercises, practice OMAD, as opposed to eating more over a two hour window. I don't know what else to do. I know I do not have a large amount of weight on me but I've spent most of my life around 108-112.0 -
Congratulations!!!0
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wsandy8512 wrote: »gomissfitnes wrote: »It helps so much to hear bits and pieces of people's struggles and triumphs and experiences. I think what is different this time is the idea that it is a long process and mini failures don't have to turn into epic ones. That it really is about what happens over the long run. I get to have my OMAD with friend today. We are gearing up for the coming school year. 2017-2018, here we come!
Good insight! One splurge doesn't make or break us. We just get back doing what we need to do! I've seen so many people that have a binge and wig out and it is all over for them cause they don't think they can do it. That is not the case! Good luck.
Yup and that has almost always been the case for me. Not sure why this is different, but it is... Maybe just because you aren't going back to deprivation with OMAD so it's easier to jump right back in? Any psychological insights anybody?
Because we were negatively influenced by years of yo-yo dieting and poorly executed and restrictive plans, whether calorie restrictions or axing food groups, that made you feel guilty for failing. Now we are older and wiser and we can call dieting bull$hit what it is and we can eat what we want on OMAD. Not only that, but a lot of people have experienced overall health benefits and who wants to quit something that makes you feel so effing good all the time? No way do I want to go back to the me who hated myself, who quit, who was in pain daily, and had zero energy. Not to mention that it's not a diet, but a lifestyle change.
That's my uneducated psychological input about why IF is easy to get back to. think anyway, I haven't fallen off the IF wagon even if I have a crap day. Lol
I second this.... as much as we've always heard that it's a lifestyle change not a diet it's still always felt like a diet, but with omad it just feels like a different way of eating and since we don't feel deprived it doesn't feel like we're going to go quote on and off it or like we ever failed at it we just ate a little differently one day and we're back to normal just like any other eating pattern0 -
gomissfitnes wrote: »July 9 126
July 12 124
July 18 123
July 20 123 8051 (cal for the week)
July 27 125.5 9015 (cal for the week)
I did have a large meal (1350-1450) at a restaurant yesterday so that may be contributing to the gain, but I definitely did not lose. So here's my plan. Keep to OMAD around 900 calories, continue walking, add strength exercises, practice OMAD, as opposed to eating more over a two hour window. I don't know what else to do. I know I do not have a large amount of weight on me but I've spent most of my life around 108-112.
What is your goal weight number?0 -
Melissa, you are being too hard in yourself. You didn't gain 2 pounds of fat, it's water weight and probably caused by too much salt from the restaurant food. The same thing has happened to all of us, and a lot of us were upset as well until we were told this is normal. When you understand that, and it happens, it gives you the power to help yourself get over and move on. You don't need to eat so low of calories on purpose. Some days you'll eat more and others less. Please don't be upset over the gain, it'll go away soon.1
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Water weight FOR sure... I supposedly lost 2 lbs overnight, which clearly didn't happen... As long as the trend is going down you are good. And with a small amount to lose, you can bet you are going to lose a lot slower than some of the rest of us with larger amounts to lose. Don't worry, just keep on trucking and the weight will go...0
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Thank you. Yes I definitely needed to hear all of this. This is all new still. I read about some pretty significant successes and I really want to see that for me. It really does help to hear this information because I do have a tendency to clamp down because I want to see that loss. I would be happy to swing around 115. That would be good for my size and age. Thanks everyone. I really like having this venue for support.2
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Be careful about going too low, that almost always sets me up for failure in the future! I concur it was water weight if you were doing the diet. Stay the course and weigh and you will see it go.1
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I can see that the many small meals and never getting full diets would be a major drag and I think I would feel horror to have to think I would have to go back to that on a long term basis. Thanks for all the explanation.2
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I completely agree with everyone here about the gain you are showing. Its just water weight. I ended up with a gain of almost 2 lbs last week because I had way to many carbs. This week, I just carried on with my regular OMAD with moderate carbs may be around 90 to 100 gms and I have already lost 3.5 lbs as of today and my official weigh in is on Saturday. Don't bother about it . you will see losses eventually.1
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gomissfitnes wrote: »Thank you. Yes I definitely needed to hear all of this. This is all new still. I read about some pretty significant successes and I really want to see that for me. It really does help to hear this information because I do have a tendency to clamp down because I want to see that loss. I would be happy to swing around 115. That would be good for my size and age. Thanks everyone. I really like having this venue for support.
Although you will definitely have success with this, be careful looking for the "significant success" you mentioned above. You are so close to your goal, you are not going to have all of that weight fly off, like some people who have more to lose. Congrats on your progress!!3 -
Melissa keep going! it will happen!!!! also measure yourself you will see inches go by!!!1
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Well I was just a bit bloated because I'm back down the two pounds I was so worried about. You all were so right.1
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Brilliant!!! its a learning curve for me too..0
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Yay, Melissa! I also have to give kudos to Jason, @Vanguard1, and what he told you. You do not have a lot to lose, so your weight loss will be much slower than those of us who are obese and overweight. Maybe focus on inches and, more importantly, how you feel overall. 2
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Glad you got past that!0
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Good for you Melissa. At your size the body might be more stubborn to give up those pounds, so patience is needed.0
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I had a break day yesterday. From reading other posts, I'm realizing that most everyone does not follow OMAD every day. I'm past the two week mark so I feel like I've reset my body in a way that I can trust my hunger signals... And because I've been intermittent fasting for a while, I'm comfortable putting off eating without thinking, "But I'll go into starvation mode and hold onto fat." I have a barbecue tonight, but I don't like going all day. But maybe. I'm undecided.0
