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OMAD (one meal a day)

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited November 2017
    CarvedTones wrote: »
    I did 5:2 with OMAD on the 2 days but it was a regular meal so that the day was at major deficit. I don't think I would want to get used to having over 1000 calories at one sitting as "standard".

    My dinner is over 1000 calories virtually every night - usually well over that. Always has been.

    I eat in a 16:8 pattern most of the time, but just because it fits my personal preferences and works for me as far as satiety/adherence - not because I think there's any magick or wizardry attached to when I eat. OMAD or 5:2 would be a disaster for me and I wouldn't even consider trying either of them. 500 calories two days a week just ain't happening, even if I do get to eat at maintenance calories on the other days. I don't like being hungry, especially when there's no good reason for doing so.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
    Here is the ultimate question, can you get in adequate nutrients to support your goals. The generally issue I have with OMAD, is that the average person will not be able to get adequate protein in that short period of time; adequate is 1.5 to 2.2g/kg of weight (~.7 to 1g per lb).
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