Eating once a day?
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I am on the 16:8:booze plan.
7:00 am 450 cal nice breakfast
noonish a 850 cal bigger lunch
a couple of coffees+cream during the day
7:30 a cocktail 250 cals
Usually 1600 calories, and I don't have 'urges'
Kind of an IF type thing.
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I eat the vast majority of my calories at night. Not because I'm trying to "do" IF or OMAD but because it's what I naturally ended up doing.
I'm really not very hungry in the morning and a Flat White (coffee) when I get to work does the trick, then during the day I never really feel like I need to eat. However, I find I'm always hungry at night. Regardless of how much I've eaten during the day for breakfast and lunch come night time I'm ready to eat.
So it makes sense and comes naturally for me to eat at night, but that said this isn't a rule. If I'm attending a lunch, I'll eat lunch, if I feel a bit hungrier in the morning I'll grab some toast with my coffee or if there's catering provided at a meeting I'm going to I'll grab a snack but in the course of an average day I'll eat only when I'm hungriest which is at night.2 -
I'm happy for people who like this WOE and are able to use it to create a calorie deficit while getting in all their nutrition.
However, just the thought of it for myself makes me nauseous, lol. Last night, I had 625 calories of chicken and Buffalo cauliflower and I was somewhat uncomfortably full for hours.
I can eat more calories at a sitting when the macros are different - pizza and ice cream spring to mind - but I feel really gross afterwards, and am hungry again in a few hours.
But while frequent small meals work for me, I'm not going to proclaim my WOE is the One True Way. There are many paths up the mountain. Each person will benefit when they find the WOE that works best for themselves.1 -
I font have breakfast or lunch never have and have a dinner ar 3pm for most of my calories then supper at 9pm something light that does me bug occasionally I have a handful of peanuts at 2am as we stay up till 3am lately I have been trying to eat more fruit so trying to snack on fruit twice during the day too. Thus is prob a bad routine but it works for me, I think you just have to try what works for you.0
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Hi. I’m new to MFP but I am using intermittent fasting as a tool for weight loss. I’ve read up on using fasting as a tool for weight loss and studies show that people who lose weight this way are more likely to keep it off. I also am incorporating Pilates, High Intensity Interval Training on my recumbent bike, and the Cize program from Beachbody. I’d love to share thoughts, tips and other useful information with you. Let me know what you think.
Best,
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curranj1205 wrote: »Hi. I’m new to MFP but I am using intermittent fasting as a tool for weight loss. I’ve read up on using fasting as a tool for weight loss and studies show that people who lose weight this way are more likely to keep it off. I also am incorporating Pilates, High Intensity Interval Training on my recumbent bike, and the Cize program from Beachbody. I’d love to share thoughts, tips and other useful information with you. Let me know what you think.
Best,
jenn
I would be interested in seeing these studies. Most of the ones I have seen suggest that the majority of successful weight maintainers all eat breakfast and presumably 3 meals a day. I think it is irrelevant since 3 meals is likely to be the most common eating pattern it stands to reason that most people who lose weight would eat that way.
I don't think it matters. I believe that losing weight is not the primary goal. It is losing the mindsets and habits of the person who gained it. While I am chipping away at my weight I am trying to make small changes that will ultimately change me into a successful maintainer. A tool might help but it won't do the really heavy lifting.
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I would not be able to do it as my stomach would hurt. This dinner is about 550kcal:
Note, this is a fairly big plate. If I only had one meal a day it would be a massive amount of food.
Also, I get hungry far too quickly in general, and I love to eat a variety of food at different times per day. I don't see myself eating this dinner plus oats with fruit plus bread with cheese plus candy all at once.1 -
I would not be able to do it as my stomach would hurt. This dinner is about 550kcal:
Note, this is a fairly big plate. If I only had one meal a day it would be a massive amount of food.
Also, I get hungry far too quickly in general, and I love to eat a variety of food at different times per day. I don't see myself eating this dinner plus oats with fruit plus bread with cheese plus candy all at once.
Not sure what that proves other than it wouldn't work for you. I can eat a veggie 6 eggwhite frittata, a huge salad, yogurt with fruit, and around a pound of seafood all in one meal. It is a little more expensive at restaurants because I end up eating an appetizer and 2 entrees with 1 or 2 additional sides when I go.
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curranj1205 wrote: »Hi. I’m new to MFP but I am using intermittent fasting as a tool for weight loss. I’ve read up on using fasting as a tool for weight loss and studies show that people who lose weight this way are more likely to keep it off. I also am incorporating Pilates, High Intensity Interval Training on my recumbent bike, and the Cize program from Beachbody. I’d love to share thoughts, tips and other useful information with you. Let me know what you think.
Best,
jenn
I want to believe this, but I don't know if I do. I'm a dedicated IFfer (with calorie deficit per MFP's recommendation); I literally haven't had a single calorie of food before 11 am or after 7 pm in months. My weight loss has been faster and easier than expected, moreso than any previous diet, I think because IF has helped with my appetite (rarely hungry anymore) and given me a rigid behavioral structure (a clock) that really works for me. But sometimes I wonder if IF is teaching me the habits I will need down the road to not regain weight, because right now whole chunks of my day are off limits to food, but only clock-based self-discipline keeps it that way, and self-discipline is easy to waver on, especially when a goal is met. Take away the time boundary and I'm not sure I've developed a "lifelong" new habit, such as just eating a normal, reasonable amount of food throughout the day based on natural hunger signals rather than a clock. I think IF may have more maintenance risks than people talk about.
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I would not be able to do it as my stomach would hurt. This dinner is about 550kcal:
Note, this is a fairly big plate. If I only had one meal a day it would be a massive amount of food.
Also, I get hungry far too quickly in general, and I love to eat a variety of food at different times per day. I don't see myself eating this dinner plus oats with fruit plus bread with cheese plus candy all at once.
Not sure what that proves other than it wouldn't work for you. I can eat a veggie 6 eggwhite frittata, a huge salad, yogurt with fruit, and around a pound of seafood all in one meal. It is a little more expensive at restaurants because I end up eating an appetizer and 2 entrees with 1 or 2 additional sides when I go.
The question was:Do people really do this? Eat within their calorie deficit but only eating once a day?
If you do, could you please offer some advice?
I said it doesn't work for me for those reasons given. No idea why you feel offended by that.2 -
Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!7
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Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!
Please don't generalize. Not everyone can eat just one meal a day. And Fung is a quack. sorry.3 -
Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!
You might want to do a little more research on Fung. He's been widely debunked as a complete quack.
Kinda like Mercola and Oz.
Also curious as to what these "other hopeful health benefits" are?
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Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!
Did you not read the rest of the thread? There were comments from people about the various reasons why this is not a good option for them.1 -
I would not be able to do it as my stomach would hurt. This dinner is about 550kcal:
Note, this is a fairly big plate. If I only had one meal a day it would be a massive amount of food.
Also, I get hungry far too quickly in general, and I love to eat a variety of food at different times per day. I don't see myself eating this dinner plus oats with fruit plus bread with cheese plus candy all at once.
Not sure what that proves other than it wouldn't work for you. I can eat a veggie 6 eggwhite frittata, a huge salad, yogurt with fruit, and around a pound of seafood all in one meal. It is a little more expensive at restaurants because I end up eating an appetizer and 2 entrees with 1 or 2 additional sides when I go.
The question was:Do people really do this? Eat within their calorie deficit but only eating once a day?
If you do, could you please offer some advice?
I said it doesn't work for me for those reasons given. No idea why you feel offended by that.
How is you telling your story okay and me telling my story mean that I am offended?
My point is that personal preference and tolerances don't really mean that much. You saw a big plate of food in your picture while I was wondering where the rest of the meal was.2 -
@earlnabby Understood and appreciated. Eating all the things in one meal ain't the way to go for me or my glucose regulation. It can also become a permission slip for a glorified binge on a daily basis. That would be Dirty OMAD, Dirty Fasting, Dirty Eating or one big Dirty Cheat Meal. I don't go in for Clean Eating, Clean Fasting and Clean OMAD either.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!
Did you not read the rest of the thread? There were comments from people about the various reasons why this is not a good option for them.
Guess I didn’t read it all. Sorry?0 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Totally. If I can do it, anyone can. I’ve gone as long as 48 hrs (not for weight loss but for other hopeful health benefits). Working my way up to longer ones. I started with more of a 16/8 or 18/6. But I also cut out junk that apparently causes cravings because I have virtually zero now. Eventually I would just remain full at lunch time. Now I vary from lunch to dinner depending on what I have going on and it’s easy and more efficient. And I feel great. Have you watched Dr Jason Fung at all? I really like what he says and he’s an MD so he definitely has an interesting perspective. Good luck!
You might want to do a little more research on Fung. He's been widely debunked as a complete quack.
Kinda like Mercola and Oz.
Also curious as to what these "other hopeful health benefits" are?
Holy s$&t. Sorry y’all! Didn’t know where I was posting I guess? I’ll slowly step back from this post. Lol. Hopeful help benefits are possible cancer prevention, gut healing, inflammation reduction. Among others. I thought the first poster was legit asking others for their experiences. I’ll make sure I read more carefully next time.
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