Prattle on, sister! :-p

Sounds like you are doing great, but just like with eating out of bags and containers being a no-no, no starting eating until everything is ready and right in front of you. Make it a no-flex rule to not eat until ALL of your food is prepared and right smack-dab there...salt, pepper, napkins...everything. It's a good rule to have for your less devoted days, believe me!

And there is no TMI here--if not here, where can these sorts of things be shared? Body adjustments to a new eating routine are taxing, and it's only natural to see reactions from the change.

It will get easier. If it's hard, then you're making the necessary sacrifice, which means you're going to dash right through that finish line.

You may be getting sick, but that would be unrelated to OMAD. On the other hand, re-adjustment DOES involve light-headedness and fuzzy, foggy thinking. Your body has not accepted this yet. Totally to be expected (in fact, it means you are actually taking the plunge, as opposed to lots of people who just moderately dip their proverbial toe in the water). Sometimes feelings of faux sickness can just be your body protesting. Through day-4 is going to be tough--I'm not trying to sugarcoat that. :-|

You really never get sick on OMAD. And what illnesses you get are light and flee in less than a day's time. I went home from work early maybe one day in all of 2014 if memory serves. And I was well from a flu-like cold by 2 am that night. I have found it to be one of a number of OMADian perks.

shaytuck wrote: »

christinemac17 wrote: »

Starting OMAD today!! Like most, been a yo-yo dieter most of my adult life. I've been interested in Intermittent Fasting for some time and am excited about the things I've been reading here and other places around the interwebs. fwiw - I've been eating zero carb for a couple months and although I FEEL FANTASTIC: tons of energy, sleeping like a rock, no acid reflux, etc, I've had no appreciable weight loss. A fellow ZCer (zero carb) suggested I try IF. I learned a lot from Bob at http://www.buttermakesyourpantsfalloff.com/ He is a huge proponent of this woe.

Good luck! Will you still be eating zero carbs while fasting?

Shay: Yes, that's my plan. I just do not do well with carbs in my diet. I'm pretty insulin resistant and feel so good eating this way. If you're interested I'd recommend the website I referred to above. He's not zero carb, but very low carb and high fat, and along with IF has lost over 100 lbs

Coming up on 23 hrs of day one. I feel awesome! Still not feeling super hungry. At 2 yesterday I ate a 1lb burger w 2 eggs. This morning I had 3 cups of coffee, 2 black one w hwc. Plus lots of water, herbal tea throughout Heading to a friends place for cookout; doubt I'll be low carb today ... Looking forward to seeing how that affects my hunger this time tomorrow

Welcome ladies!

Thanks for your input. I have been on the program before but stopped. I got past the hunger stage and it wasn't bad at all. In fact, I had more energy, slept better, and seemed to concentrate easier. Good luck to you too. I accepted your friend request.

shaytuck wrote: »

Mkay so this week has been hard for me. Like extremely hard! Typically I don't turn into a raging *kitten* until about 4 but this week it's been 2 so I've been eating an apple and cheese stick around that time to hold me over until I get home. I'm trying my best to stick to OMAD but I can't be on *kitten* mode with 2 more hours of work left and then a little one to pick up right after before eating. Cheer camp also started this week and that has me pushing back my meal time so I can take my daughter. Today I have the apple and cheese stick on standby but I'm gonna try to hold off as long as possible (it's currently 1 here in Cali).

Have you considered moving your mealtime to a time that might make your day a bit easier?

shaytuck wrote: »

Um what else, I know you don't agree with weighing yourself often but I'm addicted. Can't help it. My weight has been so stupid lately. I got down to 208 my first week on OMAD and then it was up to 214 just two days ago but today I get on the scale and it's 209.

And it surprises you that your body fluctuates? Your lack of recall on this important fact is indicative of this becoming an obsession. The idea is to think LESS about your weight, not MORE. Otherwise, it will become increasingly harder to stay focused.

shaytuck wrote: »

I ate nothing but carbs yesterday so I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out what I can eat and what I can't while on the OMAD journey. Some days I feel like maintaining a low carb diet while on this journey is beneficial then days like yesterday happen where I eat pizza and lose three pounds (I was 212 the day before). The only thing keeping me sane is the happyscale app which kinda gives you an average based on the numbers you plug in daily and it helps me set realistic goals.

What in the world are you talking about? Again, you want to think less about food, not more. If you are hungry on a given day for eggs and sausage or whatnot, then go for it. But don't do it because it's low carb. The big benefit of OMAD is that not only is it simple to arrange, but you can have whatever you want. I chose this plan because it means I can have noodles and pizza for my meal if I so choose. I'm going to do an update in my feed on this topic. It seems that many are messaging me with getting mentally lost in bits and pieces of different eating plans, when in fact doing so only brings you closer to failure. You are not taking advantage of OMAD as you should be (see last response paragraph).

And although I have no hard facts on the matter, those who bring in higher carb combos with OMAD do seem to lose weight faster--for reasons I'm not entirely sure of.

shaytuck wrote: »

Food lasts longer in the house now that I'm not taking lunch, I love not having to meal prep anymore and I love really large meals lol. One thing that bothers me is that my husband says this is creating bad habits. He uses the word binge often but I honestly don't eat more than I did before (most days). I have to show him my food diary at least once a week so he gets it. I'm simply eating everything I would have eaten throughout the day in one sitting. It's actually hard some days to eat the amount of calories I need for the day, especially if it's healthier food since the protein tends to make me fuller faster.

Creating "bad habits"? Hah! The uninitiated will say anything! Any habit that brings control to a person by regulating the amount of food they consume is a good habit! But you shouldn't be debating OMAD. Don't feel the need to justify it to anyone. When I was still 300+ lbs, my uncle lost $200 thinking I'd jump ship and eventually go back to my old eating ways. But I never debated it with him. I just said: "You'll be around and you'll see when I drop clothes sizes." And that's what happened.

But the term "binge" doesn't fit anyway since that implies uncontrolled eating. You are eating a slightly larger but controlled meal, no?

shaytuck wrote: »

Taking the little one to Disneyland this weekend for her birthday - OMAD is going to be a huge struggle for me as I love amusement park crap (dippin dots, funnel cake etc.).

Have fun at Disneyland. But as stated above, you aren't taking full advantage of OMAD because OMAD means you are making a deal with your body that you will be able to eat what you want. Your meal needs to meet you halfway every day. Your taste buds and mind get what they want and "fat sanitation services" must come and pick up the "fat trash" on your body. And in return, you have to give up some mental satisfaction. It's tough, but it's a win-win.

I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't modify my OMAD plan to fit your needs. And a cheese stick or apple won't put you over the calorie marker, I don't think (others have lost weight adding in a small 100-cal snack in the day). I'm saying you shouldn't be uneasy with the adjustment. You went in being warned of the sacrifice and you should appreciate the return on the difficulty, knowing that you "ordered" something--it's just a matter of time before "delivery." You've got to keep things in perspective and make peace with the process now. When you accept something, you learn to live with it--in this case, hunger. It won't be forever. You have to remind yourself of that.

That's cool. Oh, please don't read that as me being irritated in the least. I was far, far from it. But I don't want you to come unglued.

As far as everyone else is concerned, you are just someone else doing a mere fad diet, and so they expect failure (I guess that makes sense, no?) Try never to say why you aren't eating. "I'm good on that," or "I've taken care of that" and bowing out tend to be better ways of not discussing it verses: "Oh, I'm doing one meal a day..." People have written me in tears on the grief they get from others. lol Me, I'm a very direct communicator, so I can deal with these things, but the vast majority of people cannot, I've learned.

Oh, and I meant to add that is cool about that app. I hadn't heard of it.

vazquezmom7 wrote: »

I'm doing the one meal a day eating but only Sunday thru Thursday. On Friday and Saturday I keep under calories. This has worked for me because I don't feel deprived. I also don't eat set time. It depends on what's going on that day. I've been losing about 2 lbs weekly. And I run 3x a week. I'm a mother of 7 and am very busy and this fits in my schedule. Good luck to all. :-)

Nice work. Welcome!