Starting OMAD? Introduce Yourself Here!
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Greetings Whoniverse_Lover! Do you have a nickname? I'm so sorry that you lost your trust and security in people so early in life. At seven years old children aren't supposed to have to be dealing with that kind of trauma.
I admire you for working towards healing. It takes a lot of trust and courage to open up to a group that you don't know, so I hope that you find encouragement and solace in the OMAD group. I think that the fact that you acknowledge that you used to stress eat in order to insulate and protect yourself from harm means that you are already moving forward in the process.
Have you tried CBT or found it to be helpful with losing weight? Sometimes rooting out old mindsets and replacing them with new ones does help.0 -
SavedByGrace26356 wrote: »Years ago I went to WW and the same thing happened to me. I followed the program religiously and lost a little and then began gaining it back. I went on to other diet programs which didn't help and became frustrated and quit trying. Then I ran across OMAD and haven't looked back.
Congratulations on your weight loss and keep up the great work!!!
The same thing happened to me on Nutrisystem. I lost a bit at first but after 5 months I plateaued and slowly started gaining again. It is incredibly frustrating to put so much mental effort, physical demands, time, emotional strength, and money into a process that doesn't work.
I am disillusioned over the general diet advice given to our society, on the general public forums or in the medical community.0 -
Name:Chole
Weight:76.6kg/168.8lbs
Height:158cm/5'2
Goal weight range:46-50kg
Time of OMAD:11-3pm or 3pm-7pm (depending on my class timetable and work shift)
OMAD start date:24/12/2016
Past struggles:I have been obese all my life due to emotional eating.I eat when I'm happy,I eat when I'm sad.I punish myself by eating too.Being obese has caused lots of anxiety problems for me.It got so bad that I stayed in my house for 2 years(2011-2013) and all it did to me was depression and more weight gain.With the help of my late grandpa and parents,I went back to school in 2014 but despite leaving my house for school,I didn't go anywhere and only felt comfortable in my school uniform.
I need to change because,I have graduated and the new school that I have being going to for these 4 months doesn't have a uniform...and well it's hard for me to find clothes that I find pretty.I also want to love myself,but to able to do that I first need to be healthy.
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Name:Bryan or Crunchy Bob (it's going to be my hobo name when I give it all up and start hopping trains)
Weight: 250lbs
Height:6'4"
Goal weight range:210-215
Time of OMAD:4:30pm - 6pm
OMAD start date:12/19/2016
I'm treating OMAD differently, for me this is an experiment into the mental clarity aspect of OMAD and treating the weight loss as a secondary effect/goal. I think this may help with the normal weight fluctuations experienced during weight loss and will help defend against the "it's not working" mindset that gaining a pound here and there can create.
I'm a project manager and a helpdesk tech so my days are filled with troubleshooting PC's/applications, coordinating vendor meetings, filtering information and making sure other groups adhere to time schedules and task completions, a glorified babysitter if you will. Mental clarity is of the utmost importance to my job as i'm truly the "Jack of all trades, master of none" workload.
I'm currently keeping a OneNote journal of my daily feelings and meals for now but I may not keep it up indefinitely, it's just not my way to blog continuously, can't do it, never have. I'm also only weighing in once a week, if I try to micromanage my weight I find it's my quickest way to defeat.
I'll start a Crunchy Bob OMAD thread and post my my current first week feelings there. Nice to meet everyone, onwards and upwards!0 -
Love this intro, Crunchy Bob.1
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Welcome to the forum, Chole.0
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crunchy_bob wrote: »Name:Bryan or Crunchy Bob (it's going to be my hobo name when I give it all up and start hopping trains)
Weight: 250lbs
Height:6'4"
Goal weight range:210-215
Time of OMAD:4:30pm - 6pm
OMAD start date:12/19/2016
I'm treating OMAD differently, for me this is an experiment into the mental clarity aspect of OMAD and treating the weight loss as a secondary effect/goal. I think this may help with the normal weight fluctuations experienced during weight loss and will help defend against the "it's not working" mindset that gaining a pound here and there can create.
I'm a project manager and a helpdesk tech so my days are filled with troubleshooting PC's/applications, coordinating vendor meetings, filtering information and making sure other groups adhere to time schedules and task completions, a glorified babysitter if you will. Mental clarity is of the utmost importance to my job as i'm truly the "Jack of all trades, master of none" workload.
I'm currently keeping a OneNote journal of my daily feelings and meals for now but I may not keep it up indefinitely, it's just not my way to blog continuously, can't do it, never have. I'm also only weighing in once a week, if I try to micromanage my weight I find it's my quickest way to defeat.
I'll start a Crunchy Bob OMAD thread and post my my current first week feelings there. Nice to meet everyone, onwards and upwards!
Welcome, Crunchy! I like your outlook.1 -
Welcome Crunch...best wishes!!
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Welcome Chole and Crunchy!0
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Hi Chole and Bryan! Welcome to the OMAD group. You will get some great support and encouragement on this forum.0
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Thanks all, and Merry Christmas! I will say one thing dawned on me last night at dinner, the biggest positive side effect of this new style of eating is that we're cooking as a family and eating dinner together every night, that wasn't a common occurrence in the past. They're so concerned with me only getting one meal a day that they do everything in their power to make sure we have a meal ready at my chosen time lol, it's cute as hell!2
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crunchy_bob wrote: »Thanks all, and Merry Christmas! I will say one thing dawned on me last night at dinner, the biggest positive side effect of this new style of eating is that we're cooking as a family and eating dinner together every night, that wasn't a common occurrence in the past. They're so concerned with me only getting one meal a day that they do everything in their power to make sure we have a meal ready at my chosen time lol, it's cute as hell!
Awww...that is adorable to hear!0 -
Hi, I'm Abe. I found one of Joe's OMAD videos on YouTube after nearly a decade of failure with intermittent fasting. I was a large kid, and the social alienation of youth followed me squarely through to adulthood. Today is Christmas and it's the sixteenth holiday I've spent alone watching movies, reading short stories, and bingeing to distract myself. It's clear I have nearly no control over eating. I've never drunk alcohol and have no other "outs," but I enjoy food, too much, and use it when I'm lonely. Anyone can figure out the rest...
So as difficult as it seems now to think about being satisfied with a single meal a day, it's what I'm resolving to do. I felt it important to join this community as I've never joined an online nutrition/health community before but am confident I need the accountability and support. All my relatives are either dead or halfway across the world, and other than acquaintances at work, all who, of course, are always with their families outside of work, I haven't any close acquaintances whom to do this with.
I don't know what else to write. Good luck to everybody else.0 -
Hi Abe! Merry Christmas and I hope that today is the start of wonderful changes in your life. There are a lot of people in the same position as you. You are not alone. Welcome to the OMAD community.1
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Welcome Abe!1
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Hi, and thanks, DebSozo & crunchy_bob. Looking forward to doing this together. Happy (early) 2017 to you both.1
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Looking forward to a terrific 20170
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Welcome Abe!0
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crunchy_bob wrote: »Thanks all, and Merry Christmas! I will say one thing dawned on me last night at dinner, the biggest positive side effect of this new style of eating is that we're cooking as a family and eating dinner together every night, that wasn't a common occurrence in the past. They're so concerned with me only getting one meal a day that they do everything in their power to make sure we have a meal ready at my chosen time lol, it's cute as hell!
That's really sweet.
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Abe_Forward wrote: »Hi, I'm Abe. I found one of Joe's OMAD videos on YouTube after nearly a decade of failure with intermittent fasting. I was a large kid, and the social alienation of youth followed me squarely through to adulthood. Today is Christmas and it's the sixteenth holiday I've spent alone watching movies, reading short stories, and bingeing to distract myself. It's clear I have nearly no control over eating. I've never drunk alcohol and have no other "outs," but I enjoy food, too much, and use it when I'm lonely. Anyone can figure out the rest...
So as difficult as it seems now to think about being satisfied with a single meal a day, it's what I'm resolving to do. I felt it important to join this community as I've never joined an online nutrition/health community before but am confident I need the accountability and support. All my relatives are either dead or halfway across the world, and other than acquaintances at work, all who, of course, are always with their families outside of work, I haven't any close acquaintances whom to do this with.
I don't know what else to write. Good luck to everybody else.
Start slowly and speak to us as often as you can so we can help you reach your goals. Lonely is a terrible feeling. We're here for you2 -
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas,
My name is Abner kinda new here.
...your weight = 251 now
...your height = 5' 10"
...your goal weight range = 200 - 210
...the time of your OMAD = 8pm- 9pm
...I started OMAD nine days ago on December 19, 2016.
I found your OMAD video on youtube and thought what the hell let me try it. I eat between 1100 and 1500 calories every 23 hours and nothing else. I literally drink 10 plastic bottles of water and drink 4 to 6 cups of black coffee a day. I started at 266 lbs 9 days ago and am now 251 no snags yet. It is actually WORKING:) Only hard part is dodging office holiday cookies, eggnog, cakes, etc. But it seems I have more willpower than I thought. I finally found a diet I can stick to with no cheating.
I told my wife I kind of feel lucky no dizzyness, head fog or anything yet. I do get some cravings that I have to push through. I really hope I stick it out. If I do I will post again in another week or so. I hope.4 -
abnersutton wrote: »Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas,
My name is Abner kinda new here.
...your weight = 251 now
...your height = 5' 10"
...your goal weight range = 200 - 210
...the time of your OMAD = 8pm- 9pm
...I started OMAD nine days ago on December 19, 2016.
I found your OMAD video on youtube and thought what the hell let me try it. I eat between 1100 and 1500 calories every 23 hours and nothing else. I literally drink 10 plastic bottles of water and drink 4 to 6 cups of black coffee a day. I started at 266 lbs 9 days ago and am now 251 no snags yet. It is actually WORKING:) Only hard part is dodging office holiday cookies, eggnog, cakes, etc. But it seems I have more willpower than I thought. I finally found a diet I can stick to with no cheating.
I told my wife I kind of feel lucky no dizzyness, head fog or anything yet. I do get some cravings that I have to push through. I really hope I stick it out. If I do I will post again in another week or so. I hope.
Welcome Abner! That is amazing that you haven't gotten the side effects. Have you been doing any form of intermittent fasting before you started OMAD? Nice start! 15 pounds in 9 days is a big loss!
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abnersutton wrote: »Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas,
My name is Abner kinda new here.
...your weight = 251 now
...your height = 5' 10"
...your goal weight range = 200 - 210
...the time of your OMAD = 8pm- 9pm
...I started OMAD nine days ago on December 19, 2016.
I found your OMAD video on youtube and thought what the hell let me try it. I eat between 1100 and 1500 calories every 23 hours and nothing else. I literally drink 10 plastic bottles of water and drink 4 to 6 cups of black coffee a day. I started at 266 lbs 9 days ago and am now 251 no snags yet. It is actually WORKING:) Only hard part is dodging office holiday cookies, eggnog, cakes, etc. But it seems I have more willpower than I thought. I finally found a diet I can stick to with no cheating.
I told my wife I kind of feel lucky no dizzyness, head fog or anything yet. I do get some cravings that I have to push through. I really hope I stick it out. If I do I will post again in another week or so. I hope.
Your killing it! My starting stats were similar to yours (252 at 6'1"). I'm at about 213 now and have been able to keep it under 220 for the last year. You can do it and it does work!1 -
Hi Abe...Welcome to OMAD. We are so glad you're here. We are a great team who cares about each other. So please let us know how you're doing.1
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..your name or preferred username....Joy
...your weight....280
...your height....5'6"
...any past struggles you've faced or are facing...
Been overweight all my life. Have tried everything. I use food as entertainment, emotional eater, etc
...your goal weight range....200 lbs is my first goal
...the time of your OMAD....2-6pm
...and your OMAD start date....haven't decided yet. Have a few questions first.0 -
Hello Joy:
I'm so glad you joined us. It sounds like you are deciding if you want to try OMAD. It's a wonderful program. I've lost 36 pounds so far and my eating time is 4 - 6 pm.
If you want to know all about the program and get your questions answered, a great way to start is to begin watching Joe's videos. I used to do a weekend marathon of youtube videos he has done. You can click on his thread or you can go to youtube and type in OMAD Revolution and you can watch the videos. It really gives you encouragement and will help you with your questions.
You can also ask any of us or send Joe a private email.
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Joy,
Welcome! Please ask away!1 -
jst4fun140 wrote: »..your name or preferred username....Joy
...your weight....280
...your height....5'6"
...any past struggles you've faced or are facing...
Been overweight all my life. Have tried everything. I use food as entertainment, emotional eater, etc
...your goal weight range....200 lbs is my first goal
...the time of your OMAD....2-6pm
...and your OMAD start date....haven't decided yet. Have a few questions first.
I watched a lot of the OMAD videos on YouTube before I started. I like to research to see what I'm getting into as I don't like unwelcome surprises. That way I can be prepared and not stress out too much if/when I experience any side effects along the pathway.1 -
Hi Everyone,
...your name -- Janey
...your weight -- ? around 158, will weigh in the morning and start a journal
...your height -- 5'3.5"
...your goal weight range -- 120-125
...the time of your OMAD -- 11am-1pm
...and your OMAD start date --1/1/2017
I'm officially starting Sunday but will probably start tomorrow. I've been testing a few things and trying to figure out a window. I'm going to go with lunch time for a while because of work and lunches there, etc. After I'm settled in to a routine, I'd like to switch to 5-7pm.
I've been flitting all over the place for the last 20 years, trying to figure out how to eat to be healthy. So insane! I low carbed for almost 20 years and felt crappy the last 18 but really thought I needed to eat that way to not gain any more weight. It crept on anyway, and I became pre-diabetic. (eating <25 g carbs a day!) For some reason, probably desperation, I started Dr. McDougall's starch based diet Aug. 2015. I dropped 20 lbs. amazingly fast for me and more importantly, I felt sooo much better! A1c dropped from 5.8 to 5.4. I had tried to intermittent fast during the low carb years and failed miserably and I'm convinced it messed up my thyroid (which is ok now). Now I'm convinced that it will be my forever way of eating while eating WFPB. I follow more of a Dr. Fuhrman plan now and will eat minimal animal products. Maybe only eating meat on my re-feed days.
I did a 10-day juice fast in December for spiritual and health reasons, and it was surprisingly much easier than I expected. I was dry-fasting for 17-18 hours a day and want to continue a daily dry, maybe 16 hours. I also did a 37 hr dry during the juice fast. Again, it went well. Just some emotional turbulence around hour 24.
Anyway, I'm going to be figuring out how to do this for the rest of my life. I'm looking for simplicity and sustainability. I've spent so many years with food being the center of attention and I'm over it! ;-)
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and your encouragement. It's quite a beautiful, budding community. I've watched a ton of videos and they are all so inspiring. Joe, the latest videos that are touching the spiritual benefits really spoke to me. It's my main draw for fasting. If food takes it's proper place in the back seat, well, Hallelujah! That certainly frees up more energy for what is most important.
Janey
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welcome!
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