Starting OMAD? Introduce Yourself Here!
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Wow I didn't know this was something other people did! I started doing it after deciding that I really liked the occasional 24 hour fasts I was doing (Brad Pilon Eat Stop Eat) - I lost weight and felt good! I began about 6 weeks ago and have lost 17 lbs so far. Most days I have a low carb protein bar (oh yeah ONE) when I get super hungry and then just have a regular LCHF dinner. Very excited to have found this group! I am hoping to lose +50 lbs to go from my current 232 to 180.0
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Welcome Joe and Little Robot! :-)
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Hi Joe - Glad you're here. I will remember you in my prayers today. You can do this!! It helps to watch Joe's videos on his youtube channel. They really helped me.
Hi little_robot - Nice to meet you. Isn't this way of eating wonderful. Congrats on the 17 pound loss so far.
We are all here for you.
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Hi I am Helena. I am 5 feet 2 and weigh around 130 pound. My goal weight is 110 pound. I hope OMAD can help me with my life. I am on Keto too.0
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Welcome Helena. I'm sure that you will see results with OMAD. Nice to meet you.0
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Welcome, Helena.0
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I just discovered this group on Nov. 4th and have been reading some of the threads. My body adapts to diets quickly and plateaus. I am currently doing intermittent fasting 16/8 with 2 meals (lunch & dinner) and am maintaining. But I desire to lose another 10 pounds. Will my body adjust to OMAD also and soon plateau? I would like to try this but would hate to put myself through it only to plateau on one meal a day.0
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I just discovered this group on Nov. 4th and have been reading some of the threads. My body adapts to diets quickly and plateaus. I am currently doing intermittent fasting 16/8 with 2 meals (lunch & dinner) and am maintaining. But I desire to lose another 10 pounds. Will my body adjust to OMAD also and soon plateau? I would like to try this but would hate to put myself through it only to plateau on one meal a day.
Hi, welcome!
Everybody plateaus. And some plateaus are long. You are not alone in that. And the reason you feel the difficulty is because you have little to lose and your losses will necessarily be slow. You need to give yourself six solid weeks at it. You will lose if you keep yourself in a fasted state with a sizable deficit and train your body to draw on your reserves rather than what you eat. Don't be waiting around for confirmation bias, though. You will psych yourself out.2 -
arguablysamson wrote: »I just discovered this group on Nov. 4th and have been reading some of the threads. My body adapts to diets quickly and plateaus. I am currently doing intermittent fasting 16/8 with 2 meals (lunch & dinner) and am maintaining. But I desire to lose another 10 pounds. Will my body adjust to OMAD also and soon plateau? I would like to try this but would hate to put myself through it only to plateau on one meal a day.
Hi, welcome!
Everybody plateaus. And some plateaus are long. You are not alone in that. And the reason you feel the difficulty is because you have little to lose and your losses will necessarily be slow. You need to give yourself six solid weeks at it. You will lose if you keep yourself in a fasted state with a sizable deficit and train your body to draw on your reserves rather than what you eat.Don't be waiting around for confirmation bias, though. You will psych yourself out.
I will give it a trial of 6 weeks and see what happens. I don't have a big deficit as my TDEE is 1750 and I am miserable at 1250. So I don't know what your "sizable" deficit is. I am comfortable at 1500,calories, so I hope it works with a small deficit. Thanks for the advice!
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I spent a lot of time watching the OMAD videos on YouTube today and think I am ready to start.
I love my 2MAD but am back on a plateau and not losing. I'm excited at the prospect that OMAD could take me to goal.1 -
I suppose I should start my own journal thread to keep track of progress?1
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Yes you should. That way you can keep track of your journey as well as all of our comments and encouragement.0
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I spent a lot of time watching the OMAD videos on YouTube today and think I am ready to start.
I love my 2MAD but am back on a plateau and not losing. I'm excited at the prospect that OMAD could take me to goal.
I suppose I should start my own journal thread to keep track of progress?
We're so GLAD you're here Deb! Please do start your own thread and ...
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Okay. I'm nervous for some reason and preparing to take the plunge. I still have a few questions left unanswered. But the only way to answer them is to jump in, I suppose.0
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My mind is shifting into acceptance that I will start tomorrow. (Monday). Yikes! --Still a bit nervous thinking about it.1
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Okay. I'm nervous for some reason and preparing to take the plunge. I still have a few questions left unanswered. But the only way to answer them is to jump in, I suppose.
My mind is shifting into acceptance that I will start tomorrow. (Monday). Yikes! --Still a bit nervous thinking about it.
Please know you're not alone, we're here with you--it makes the journey so much for enjoyable when you know you're not alone (even though ultimately, we're accountable to/for ourselves again, it's GREAT to understand that where we're going someone else has gone or going there too. )
You've got a marvelous attitude and your contributions to the group is just so encouraging and terrific.
Let's GO, no turning back!
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One step at a time and you learn as you go. You can do it and it gets easier every day.1
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Hi, I'm Sun_cat - or just Cat
5'5", starting with a goal of a 20 lbs loss. I'm not sure what my final goal will be.
58 years old, hypothyroid, desk job.
My biggest challenge: I really don't want to talk about what I'm doing to anyone in my real life yet. My challenge will be maintaining my schedule around other people.
More info in my journal OMAD to Me. (I don't know how I missed this thread, but I didn't see it and started a journal as my intro)1 -
Hi, I'm Sun_cat - or just Cat
5'5", starting with a goal of a 20 lbs loss. I'm not sure what my final goal will be.
58 years old, hypothyroid, desk job.
My biggest challenge: I really don't want to talk about what I'm doing to anyone in my real life yet. My challenge will be maintaining my schedule around other people.
More info in my journal OMAD to Me. (I don't know how I missed this thread, but I didn't see it and started a journal as my intro)
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Welcome, Sun_cat!0
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Welcome Sun:
I'm hypothyroid too and work a desk job like you do.
I kept my weight loss to myself until people began noticing. They still don't know I do OMAD. I just tell them I'm eating healthier. You don't have to share if you don't want to. In fact, it's better if you don't share. I've found that most people don't notice what you eat anyway. You don't owe an explanation to anyone. Keep a cup of water or tea on your desk and keep drinking to keep you full.
Come and post here and we will support you.
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Name: Justin
Current Weight: 222lbs (was 233lbs couple of weeks ago)
Height: 6ft
Past struggles: over last few years I have become fixed with food, having to snack and eat all the time
Goal weight: 192lbs
Eating window: 18:00-19:00 hrs
Start date: 19/11/16 - 11lbs loss so far!
I like the fact I can eat what I want for that one meal, that way I don't feel like I am missing out... this has really helped with those naughty snacks in the evening!2 -
Hi Justin! We are getting to be a nice sized group. Welcome! I've been adjusting to OMAD. Start date for me was Nov. 14th. I'm trying to break a long standing weight settling point.
I was on 2MAD for a little bit of time but was simply maintaining on that. I'll likely return to 2MAD (16:8 lunch & dinner w/ no snacks between) when I go back to maintenance as it was effortless for me.0 -
Welcome Justin...
Great loss so far. I agree with you that you don't feel deprived on OMAD because you can eat anything you want for dinner. It's much better than eating a little throughout the day and never getting truly satisfied.
Glad you're here and looking forward to hearing from you often and your experience on this great program.0 -
Welcome, Justin!0
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justiningham wrote: »Name: Justin
Current Weight: 222lbs (was 233lbs couple of weeks ago)
Height: 6ft
Past struggles: over last few years I have become fixed with food, having to snack and eat all the time
Goal weight: 192lbs
Eating window: 18:00-19:00 hrs
Start date: 19/11/16 - 11lbs loss so far!
I like the fact I can eat what I want for that one meal, that way I don't feel like I am missing out... this has really helped with those naughty snacks in the evening!
We're so GLAD you're here Justin, please make yourself at home and feel free to post. You're doing really really well thus far--YAY YOU!0 -
Thanks for the comments - my target is to lose 2 lbs per week, every week. I have set a splurge date every two weeks, so Sunday was my last, then 11th December will be my next, followed by Christmas day (that simply has to be a splurge day).
I have also started P90X3 again as I want to ensure I do some decent exercise to maintain my muscle and fitness, which I have been sporadic with over the last few years, but as it is 30 minutes and includes yoga and pilates I can't go wrong! I am doing this when I get home, right before I break my fast.
Looking forward to really getting back into shape.0 -
arguablysamson wrote: »Hey,
I'm confused as to what you mean in going easy? Like, are you saying that I should not exercise? Because I've been running, playing tennis, and dancing for years. Are you saying that I should not be doing them? Lifting weights is admittedly new, but I'm not a heavy lifter by any stretch of the imagination. And when I run, I usually go for 2-4 miles. I'm not running marathons.
Remind me again of how much you want to lose?
Your losses will be a LOT slower when you incorporate anything by way of exercise that is more intense than brisk walking. That is the #1 reason people write me about slow to non-existent weight loss. I tell them universally to back off on most physical activity while at a calorie deficit, and it ALWAYS works. They write me back to tell me that.
Your body freaks out due to the fact that your caloric expenses exceed your body's ability to burn fat to meet the calorie needs. You therefore release cortisol like that, which holds onto fat. So I say, drop off the exercise until you are at your goal weight. But this isn't as serious unless you have a lot to lose, which you don't seem to have. That's why I said "go easy" on the exercise and balance it with your loss goal.
Can't stress what I've laid out enough, though; your activity levels need to be relaxed.
I want to keep muscle mass. Is strength training okay? It doesn't burn an inordinate amount of calories. I had done some recomp and don't want to lose any of the benefits from that.0 -
justiningham wrote: »Thanks for the comments - my target is to lose 2 lbs per week, every week. I have set a splurge date every two weeks, so Sunday was my last, then 11th December will be my next, followed by Christmas day (that simply has to be a splurge day).
I have also started P90X3 again as I want to ensure I do some decent exercise to maintain my muscle and fitness, which I have been sporadic with over the last few years, but as it is 30 minutes and includes yoga and pilates I can't go wrong! I am doing this when I get home, right before I break my fast.
Looking forward to really getting back into shape.
Sounds like a fabulous plan, especially with your splurge days! You're going to make your goal, for sure working OMAD! YAY YOU!!!!
ETA: You may want to start your own thread, to keep track of your progress too. It's a great tool to help with your progress and hanging out posting will help you tremendously as you get closer to your goal too!2 -
Oh I just love the Encourage Mint!!!!0
