Starting OMAD? Introduce Yourself Here!
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Hi Karla, please start a thread - and please teach me how to, as well!! I don't think you need approval to start a thread ( I hope I'm right). I'm clueless, though - the only way I can reach this page is because I remembered to bookmark it. Welcome to OMAD.
I can do OMAD most days, but tend to do a protein snack before going to bed some days so that I don't get up late night and binge
All in all, I'm doing and feeling much better that I was a couple of weeks ago, when I cam back to do it a second time around; arguablysamson has done us all a great service by inspiring us and keeping us going with the help of Bob Lamb and others.
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Welcome Karla! The support here is amazing, and Joe really knows what he's talking about.0
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Hi, Karla!
Yes, you can absolutely tailor my plan to whatever works. It's been done with super results from all sorts of people. I'll go and check out your other thread.0 -
I just posted this in a progress thread then found this so please forgive me for repeating.
I’m Craig, I’m 42yrs old and from Lincolnshire, England.
Height - 5'11"
OMAD start date - 11th Dec 2015
Start Weight - 259 lbs
Goal Weight - 175 lbs
Early last year I managed to lose around 50lbs in 5 months for a family members wedding but doing a version of the 5:2 diet. I was actually doing 4:3 where I’d eat 500cals on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. On these days I was consuming these in one evening meal.
At the wedding I felt in the best shape that I had in years. Unfortunately, that’s where it stopped! I can’t even explain why but I got back into old habits of excess eating and drinking and undid all my good work and even added a few more pounds
A couple of weeks ago my wife got diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes which is the result of our poor lifestyle but the silver lining is that it’s given us a wakeup call to change for good.
Although the 4:3 method worked for me before, I always found that eating breakfast and lunch on the non-fasting days to be a chore. I enjoyed the fasting days more and felt at my best around 18hrs into the fast.
So I decided, 11 days ago, to go with the one-meal-a-day route and enjoy the fasting benefits daily.
Because our evening meal is now pretty heathly (due to my Wife having to stick to a traditional 3 meals a day diet) I’m having to add extra bits to make up my calories. Sometimes it seems difficult finding the appetite to get it all in but I really like feeling full before bed.
As of this morning I’m down 14 lbs (I’m well aware that most of that is water weight).
Good luck to fellow OMAD’ers and have a great Christmas and New Year.0 -
wow, awesome Craig!! Your really on a roll!
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Congratulations, Craig!0
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Hi! My name is Ari (female) and here are my stats...
Height: 5'4.5''
Current weight: 149
Goal weight: 111
~I started off in Feb of this year at 227 and am now at 149 and that's been a mix of Atkins, couple weeks of starvation diet, walking at lunch everyday (not anymore-now have elliptical but hard to get on now everyday cause starting to feel more like chore) and just watching my choice of food for the most part and calorie counting. Joined MyFitnessPal in Sept and have been meeting great folks!
Today is literally my first day of truly trying OMAD. I have gained a couple of pounds from the past couple days due to eating more sweets (Went to Amish country which is my absolute favorite place and though I didn't eat a lot down there, I do love my Amish baked goods!) I just now am starting to get those rumblings from my stomach. I'm holding out though b/c I have planned out a great dinner/dessert for tonight! Been drinking coffee with Stevia today and water (That's it!). Hope to be able to make more progress with this style of eating and save grocery money in the process! LOL
Any tips, motivation, encouragement is welcome and if you'd like to add me as a friend, please do! I am an Ohio Gal but welcome friends from all over!
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Hi, Ari...
The battleground is in your mind. There will be tough times, but roll right through it and pretend nothing is wrong and you'll get through it. After you've done it a while, you'll get "in the zone" and feel just fine with what for the near future may seem pretty tough. It's all a matter of adjustment. Just keep rolling!0 -
arguablysamson wrote: »Hi, Ari...
The battleground is in your mind. There will be tough times, but roll right through it and pretend nothing is wrong and you'll get through it. After you've done it a while, you'll get "in the zone" and feel just fine with what for the near future may seem pretty tough. It's all a matter of adjustment. Just keep rolling!
~~So I completed my first day yesterday and got hungry after not eaten in 19 hrs. (8pm to 3pm) I did not "over-indulge" when I did have my one meal and dessert but did have more sodium than normal. I gained .4lbs this morning. Is it normal to start off gaining or do you think that was just b/c of the sodium and not the calories? I did not go over 1200 all day. I know I'm not supposed to weight myself everyday but I'm addicted to the scale and those numbers. Help! 0 -
Weight fluctuates; never forget that, which is why ONE weigh day is set aside for weighing. Just one. You can psych yourself out if you're not careful.0
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Hi! My name is Heather and I'm going to start OMAD on Monday, January 4. I have been on MFP for 1228 days. I lost 75 lbs in the first year by calorie counting, dabbled with IF and Intermittent fasting then have been maintaining, slowly gaining about 20 lbs since. I exercise daily, that is my passion. It sounds crazy but I am very fit at 5'5 and but 230 lbs.
I love to run and bike and weight lift. I have recently gotten into tabata and I love that too. I love to set a goal and push myself and feel proud and accomplished when I complete that goal, but I just can't seem to control my eating. I am an emotional eater and it frustrates me that I can push myself for a 2 hour bike ride but I can't resist one stupid cookie that turns into 6!! So I'm going to use OMAD to teach myself and my brain that food is fuel and nothing else. It's not a coping mechanism, it's not a celebration or a reward, it is to fuel my body.
I would like to lose at least 40 lbs by June 1 and then I am going to start training for a half marathon. I'm not running in an actual race, but I want to run the distance from my husband work to home Labor Day weekend, and that is 13 miles. I need to lose weight so that the running that I love does not hurt my body so much. I only do short distances now of 3-4 miles. I have dealt with running injuries and I know that is because I am carrying all this weight around.
After Labor Day I will continue with weight loss to hope to finish the year at my goal weight of 150 lbs. My range would be 150-160, I think. I am very muscular under all this excess fat and even to look at me now you would never know that I am 230 lbs because of my build. I wear a size 15/16 jeans and a womens XL shirt. I don't look like a 230 lb woman so my goal is to get to a comfortable size 9/10 jeans and have legs lean and muscular enough to wear shorts so I'm guessing my goal weight for now.
So that is me and my plan. I open to friend requests if anyone wants to add me.
Monday, January 4 it begins!!
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Welcome, Heather! You'll do great, I'm very sure of it. Happy New Year and Happy New You!!0
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Hi! My name is Heather and I'm going to start OMAD on Monday, January 4. I have been on MFP for 1228 days. I lost 75 lbs in the first year by calorie counting, dabbled with IF and Intermittent fasting then have been maintaining, slowly gaining about 20 lbs since. I exercise daily, that is my passion. It sounds crazy but I am very fit at 5'5 and but 230 lbs.
I love to run and bike and weight lift. I have recently gotten into tabata and I love that too. I love to set a goal and push myself and feel proud and accomplished when I complete that goal, but I just can't seem to control my eating. I am an emotional eater and it frustrates me that I can push myself for a 2 hour bike ride but I can't resist one stupid cookie that turns into 6!! So I'm going to use OMAD to teach myself and my brain that food is fuel and nothing else. It's not a coping mechanism, it's not a celebration or a reward, it is to fuel my body.
I would like to lose at least 40 lbs by June 1 and then I am going to start training for a half marathon. I'm not running in an actual race, but I want to run the distance from my husband work to home Labor Day weekend, and that is 13 miles. I need to lose weight so that the running that I love does not hurt my body so much. I only do short distances now of 3-4 miles. I have dealt with running injuries and I know that is because I am carrying all this weight around.
After Labor Day I will continue with weight loss to hope to finish the year at my goal weight of 150 lbs. My range would be 150-160, I think. I am very muscular under all this excess fat and even to look at me now you would never know that I am 230 lbs because of my build. I wear a size 15/16 jeans and a womens XL shirt. I don't look like a 230 lb woman so my goal is to get to a comfortable size 9/10 jeans and have legs lean and muscular enough to wear shorts so I'm guessing my goal weight for now.
So that is me and my plan. I open to friend requests if anyone wants to add me.
Monday, January 4 it begins!!
Hi, Heather...
I, too, love running and have dealt with my share of injuries. Gotta watch it with high levels of exercise and weight-loss...they tend not to go together. But as someone who is very athletically inclined, you do well to accept yourself and your body-type and even utilize your talents. I will friend you.
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Good luck Heather! I used to like to run but find I keep injuring myself. One of my big goals is to get to a weight that I can do some more running at without hurting myself. Look forwards to hearing more!0
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Welcome, Heather! I am not fast enough to call what I do running. Even jogging is a bit of a stretch -- I do more of a determined shuffle. But I enjoy it and don't care how slow I am. I also ride my bike on weekends (likewise slowly). One of the concerns I had when starting first Intermittent Fasting and then OMAD was whether I would be able to ride or jog in the morning, since my eating window is in the evening. I waited until I was used to IF, then I adjusted pretty quickly to adding in morning exercise. Joe does have some great advice about the interaction between weight loss and exercise, however.0
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Hello, I am trying to decide if OMAD would be good for me. I definitely like to delay eating; as it seems like once I start I just continue even if I'm not hungry.
At 143# today; would like to be in the 128-133 range. I love to exercise, I do some triathlons (just sprint/olympic and would like to do a 1/2IM some day) so do a lot of two a day workouts and work full time. Do any of you here do two a days and still able to do the OMAD program? I don't do two a days every day, probably just 3 days/week then singles three to four days a week. Rest day just depending how I feel sometimes that is couple times a week; sometimes not for two weeks. When I was doing crossfit I was able to maintain my ideal weight, but I always felt sore or injured (even after two years) so I have given that up and just doing regular strength training couple times a week (I count that as a workout). And I have a horrible sweet tooth. I know that is a big component.
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Hi, Giddy....you will find a great deal of good info in the OMAD threads. Like you, I had already recognized that I preferred to delay eating; I've never liked to eat first thing in the morning. What is more, when I do eat breakfast at a traditional hour, I find it sets me up for a day of snacking and overeating -- quite the opposite of what one hears from the "several small meals a day" crowd. I started out with an eight-hour eating window, then moved to a four-hour eating window, and that eventually evolved to OMAD. I lost 20 pounds over four months in that time frame -- not setting any records there, but it was steady and mostly painless and enjoyable. And, at 56 years old, I'm perfectly happy with a more or less painless pound a week. I'm now contemplating moving into a maintenance combination of OMAD during the work week, with 19-5 or so on the weekends. Should you decide to give OMAD a try and to frequent this group's posts, you will find a community that is supportive and not judgmental -- they understand that everyone is different. If that weren't the case, we would all be eating three squares or worse, the dreaded six small meals! I will defer to others your question about Triathlon preparation workouts: I've only done either riding or biking on any given day. But I can tell you that OMAD has not impaired my enjoyment of either of those activities.0
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GiddyUp330 wrote: »Hello, I am trying to decide if OMAD would be good for me. I definitely like to delay eating; as it seems like once I start I just continue even if I'm not hungry.
At 143# today; would like to be in the 128-133 range. I love to exercise, I do some triathlons (just sprint/olympic and would like to do a 1/2IM some day) so do a lot of two a day workouts and work full time. Do any of you here do two a days and still able to do the OMAD program? I don't do two a days every day, probably just 3 days/week then singles three to four days a week. Rest day just depending how I feel sometimes that is couple times a week; sometimes not for two weeks. When I was doing crossfit I was able to maintain my ideal weight, but I always felt sore or injured (even after two years) so I have given that up and just doing regular strength training couple times a week (I count that as a workout). And I have a horrible sweet tooth. I know that is a big component.
Hi, Giddy.
You and a number of others have been coming out of the woodwork lately as very active individuals who are considering working with OMAD. That's great!
Some time this new year, I'm going to be doing a series of videos on eating habits and workout routines I use.
I see you have little weight to lose, so I'd recommend an earlier or midday meal with the meal consisting of 60/40 protein and carb, followed by a post-workout very high-carb recovery shake (between 250 and 500 calories). Try to keep calories just over maintenance level to account for long, intense exercise. And on days without exercising, go about 200 under maintenance--this way, you'll recover fast enough, but not be taking in too many cals for loss.
Granted, you will lose slower this way, but you'll be able to maintain your activity levels without seeing suffering performance.
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Welcome to our newest members! I love eating only one true "meal" a day! I have already lost 3lbs since I started last Sat so not even a full week! It works for me and I hope it works for you all too! Happy New Year!0
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Welcome, @GiddyUp330!!0
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Warm welcome to all the newest members!!! 0
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...your name or preferred username: Tiffany
...your weight: 141.8
...your height: 5 ft 5
...any past struggles you've faced or are facing: Stress eating, bored eating, emotional eating...
...your goal weight range: 125
...the time of your OMAD: approximately 6:00 PM
...and your OMAD start date: Today! 1/4/2016.
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We got a pretty cool crew here! :-)
Wonderful to have you aboard!
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Welcome to the new folks. Looking forward to chatting with you.0
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Howdy new folks! Look forwards to hearing from you.0
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U can call me Linds
My weight as off the 1st was 171.4 lbs
5'2"
Pass struggles are eating out if boredom, stress induced eating, and an awful sweet tooth that rears it ugly head every time I look at food.
OMAD will take place between 4pm and 8pm.
I would like to be around 130-135. I always seem to hit a plateau around 150-145, then I give up and get right back to the bad habits again.
OMAD would work great for me cause I already fast for most of the day til I get home and it is constant eating and snacking til I go to bed, not to mention I am hugely addicted to pop and sugar loaded drinks.
So tonight my meal was salsa chicken, rice, refried beans and some mini peanut butter cups.
Tomorrow I will start my own thread and own up to changing my eating habits.
There will be more to follow...
Thank you and have a great night everyone!
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Welcome, Linds. Get ready for the big changes!0
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U can call me Linds
My weight as off the 1st was 171.4 lbs
5'2"
Pass struggles are eating out if boredom, stress induced eating, and an awful sweet tooth that rears it ugly head every time I look at food.
OMAD will take place between 4pm and 8pm.
I would like to be around 130-135. I always seem to hit a plateau around 150-145, then I give up and get right back to the bad habits again.
OMAD would work great for me cause I already fast for most of the day til I get home and it is constant eating and snacking til I go to bed, not to mention I am hugely addicted to pop and sugar loaded drinks.
So tonight my meal was salsa chicken, rice, refried beans and some mini peanut butter cups.
Tomorrow I will start my own thread and own up to changing my eating habits.
There will be more to follow...
Thank you and have a great night everyone!
Linds
Awesome!
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Welcome Linds! you got this! 0
