Name: Linda
Weight: 204
Height: 5' 4"
I have had a thyroid problem for a long time and take a high dosage of medication. I had Hashimoto's disease and cancer which caused me to gain a lot of weight because I was bed-ridden for six months. I've been trying to lose since that time and it has been a challenge for sure. I began drinking Zeal shakes last October 2013 when I weighed around 240. I lost 28 pounds as of July 20th and weighed 212. Slow loss but I didn't give up.

I began eating one meal a day on July 20, 2014 but have been drinking a Zeal shake before leaving for work in the mornings. I have two more weeks of the shakes left and want to finish them off before I'm an official OMAD-er. I have my meal from 4:30 - 5:30 pm every day. I have lost 8 pounds since I began eating one meal a day. I know I would have lost more without the shakes, but that's okay. They were expensive and I don't want to waste them.

Goal Weight: 135 pounds.
OMAD time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm (after work)
Non-Official Start Date: July 20, 2014 (with shakes)
Official Start Date: September 10, 2014 (no shakes)

I have tried all the popular diets. I always lose a few pounds over a week or two and then the weight loss stops, I get frustrated and give up. I've been on Weight Watchers, Lindora, Belly Fat Cure, Medical Weight Loss, the Low Carb Diet, Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, calorie counting, and on and on. I don't eat red meat and I'm not a lover of yogurt, cottage cheese, and many other 'diet' foods.

My doctor always tells me I don't have a metabolism that works property because of my bad thyroid and I need to exercise twice as hard as the average person does. I've never loved exercise and don't mind walking 30 minutes a day or working out with a video, but twice as hard as the average person.......that's just not going to happen!

When I read your post and how you lost weight, I knew immediately I could do this and had to give it a try. I love it! Other than getting dizzy a couple times and my stomach growling that first week, OMAD has been a perfect fit for me. Also, because I'm not totally on OMAD yet and have already lost 8 pounds in one month, I'm excited to see how much I'll lose when I'm only eating OMAD. It just blows me away that I continue losing weight on this program.

I still haven't told my MFP friends yet because I just don't want to read negative comments. I will tell them but I want to lose more weight first.

I want to encourage anyone who has had a difficult time losing weight to give OMAD a try. I think you will be surprised like I was. After the first few days you don't think about food as much and it seems to give me a little more energy. I look forward to my evening meal and enjoy my dinner more than I used to. I can eat at restaurants without guilt. I'm excited to see where I am in six months.

I am a single mother of a 34 year old mentally disabled son who lives with me. I work full time and dedicate the rest of my time to him. He is overweight (morbidly obese due to his medications) and I'm hoping when he sees me losing on OMAD that will encourage him to try this way of eating as well.

I log on everyday and will be here to cheer everyone on to victory!!

I wish your friend would just try this way of eating. I'm serious when I say that I'm losing faster than I have on any other program. I've lost 8 pounds in one month and prior to this program I lost 28 pounds in 10 months. If I lost 8 pounds a month when I started last October I would have lost 80 pounds on this program by now. I understand there could have been plateaus and water retention but overall, I would have lost a lot more weight on this program than what I was doing AND I'm more satisfied now.


Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are a God send to me. You don't know how much your post has meant to me. I've read it over and over until I've almost memorized it.

Joe or Joey
250
5'9
160
8am-11am
10-7-2014

My name is Jay, and I am coming back to take control of myself. Living with obesity is like living sideways, not very practical or comfortable.

I recognize that I have always had food control issues (i.e. emotional eating, binging...), but it is really the past 8 years or so that I have been stuck in a serious rut with my obesity. I am tired of living in quiet desperation, and believe that perhaps the secret weapon is the one meal a day plan.

I feel highly fortunate to come across the inspirational weight loss success story of Arguablysamson. We have many similarities with the 'before' stats. I started OMAD on Nov 1, 2014. My stats on this day was 353lbs at 6ft. My ultimate goal weight range is between 200-220 lbs. My OMAD time is between 5 pm - 9 pm.

Let's do this by taking it One Meal A Day.

Jay

LinDiSm26262 wrote: »

OMADZombie wrote: »

Name: Jayme
Weight: 261.4
Height: 4 ft 10
Struggles: Binging for sure. I've lost touch with my body and hunger signals and I hope to reconnect with them by doing OMAD.
Goal weight range: 90 to 105 pounds
Time of your OMAD: 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Your OMAD start date: March 5th, 2015

If anyone would like another friend or more support, feel free to friend me!

Hi Jayme
Welcome!
Linda

Thanks Linda!

Name: Ed
Weight: 335 (highest 435)
Height: 6'5"
Struggles: Food of course, but alcohol/beer.
Goal: 250
Feast Time: 4pm-8pm
Start Date: 3/17/15

I have struggled with my weight since the age of 5 years old. In late 2009, I weighed 435 lbs, and began to incur diabetic symptoms. After being put on medicine in December, I researched weight loss and bought into the Medifast 5:1 system. In five months, I lost nearly 100 lbs, but my wallet lost nearly $1500. A small price to pay, but I was miserable. I never felt full, unless it was after slamming half a gallon of water. Coming home at the end of the day, knowing I was going to eat the same low calorie/low carbohydrate meal was exhausting. I'd hold my head in my hands at the edge of my bed for what seemed like an eternity debating on whether or not to hit up the Chinese buffet. I just wanted to feel full for once without the guilt.

Since 2010, I have yo-yo'd from 435 -> 325 -> 355 -> 285 -> 345 -> current day. My failures mainly stem from willpower and giving in when I shouldn't, than the methods being used to lose weight. Last summer I started OMAD after reading this blog and in two months lost around 30 lbs. I felt great, went on vacation to Mexico, came back, and fell into my old habits. Normally, I can stay focused if I don't drink alcohol, but being that I enjoy the feeling of having drinks, it always ended up with me in the kitchen like a starved bear.

So far, I am doing very well this time around. The way I feel about myself, as well as my relationship with food is inspiring. As a person who doesn't crave sweets, but vegetables and protein, success can only begin and end with myself. I love coming home and eating a large salad with many ingredients. Lettuce, spinach, jalapenos, bell peppers, wax peppers, cucumbers, shredded carrots, etc... Add in a nice portion of beef, chicken, pork, or fish, my mind and body gets a natural high that I can't explain. That delicious bottle of light Yuengling beer with dinner is wonderful. Eating like a king when everything is healthy and good for you rocks! I am FULL everyday!

I'm sleeping better, my mind is clear, and I have lots of energy. My wife is also along for the ride, so that makes this journey, our journey, better and easier.

Jenn (toddrundgrenrocks--knowing what this means ups your cool level in my eyes)
226 (lost 6 pounds in 23 days so far, so SW was 232)
5'2"
Eating for reasons other than hunger!
120-140 (it's been so long I'm really not sure)
3-7 pm (Except for Thursdays when it's more like 12-3)
March 7 (my 48th birthday eve)

I feel like my obsession with food could be over by eating OMAD. Mindlessly stuffing myself is not part of my day now. Sure, I'm hungry by dinner, but I see that as a good thing!

I think I will continue it even if I don't see a big loss because it is simplifying my life.

Good to see its still active.

So I lost 80lbs with Atkins / keto and figured I gain muscle and lose weight at the same time like MANY have in leangains. Basically 8 hour eating window/16 hour fast.

But I went with your approach and eating at 8 every night. But what *kitten* me up is the two graveyard shifts I have every week. It throws me off. So I think on those two days I'll have two meals consisting of 900 calories each (my limit is 1900 calories a day). And eat them writhing a 8 hour windows just for those two days.

...Michael Foote
...326
...6'2"
...Yoyo weight loss with constant hunger
...I believe 225-235. Very thick chest and legs
...Not sure, will start with suppers. 1830-ish
...06/30/2015

...your name: Christine
...your weight: 150-155 (haven't stepped on the scale in a few weeks...)
...your height: 5'1"
...any past struggles you've faced or are facing:
the seemingly never ending struggle to find a plan and STICK with it! I've struggled w/my weight my entire life. I've lost w/ Weight Watchers, Atkins, Sugar Busters, South Beach... tried, but did not lose w/Slim Fast, Kashi or anything that tends to be hi-carb.
About 8yrs ago I hit an all time high of 202 (and I'm 5'1"), lost about 40lbs on 2yrs of WW, gained 20 of those back in the next two yrs. Then with a lot of personal stuff going on, just started eating a LOT less and dropped down to 140, started exercising and got down to 125 for like a minute.... life came crashing around me and I quickly gained 30 again!! UGH!!!

I have PCOS and know I have a good bit of insulin resistance. I always do and feel sooo much better on a lower carb woe. Became intrigued with the Zero Carb lifestyle back in April. And while I feel like a million bucks most of the time: no cravings, great sleep, tons of energy, no acid reflux etc, I haven't really lost any weight or size. So... after reading a lot about intermittent fasting, I"ve found my way here and am very encouraged combine my zero, or very very low carb with OMAD!

oh... and I still struggle with the booze. Love to have a few drinks with hubby and friends, sometimes more than a few

...your goal weight range 120-125
...the time of your OMAD Currently late afternoon, may move into early evening
...and your OMAD start date. Today! 7.10.15