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!

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. :-)

W-E-L-C-O-M-E !!

Occasional splurges do actually help in weight loss. I am not one bit kidding. That is such good news you got to recharge your batteries. Now, you are right back and ready for more losses! :-)

I have been there, ma'am. Not so far with OMAD, but when I was just doing the calorie counting. Don't get me wrong; I have not been the pinnacle of steadfastness here either, but it has been waaay better.

As for encouragement:

1. You did not gain
2. You did not gain
3. You now know that this way actually does work if you focus
4. I had to stop saying tomorrow. I have literally exited a drive through line and have also put a meal in the garbage. TODAY, NOW, not tomorrow is the only way I can stay focused
5. I really think you can do it if you start today. Already eat? Be done for the rest of the day.

How often do you go on special trips and such? At one point, I had to just accept that things I used to use as an excuse to overeat had to stop. I was probably much worse:

• Payday Lunch
• Monday Donuts
• Saturday Breakfast
• Friday Family Dinner
• Date Night
• Sunday Family Lunch

After a few weeks of looking at that pattern, I knew why I hadn't lost any weight. I wasn't doing anything to lose it. It was at this point I realized that I had to quit pushing my success off until tomorow/Monday/next week, and just own the fact that what I was doing NOW was the only thing I could change with certainty. TOMORROW, I might have any number of excuses that are even more logical than today's. TODAY, I can own what I eat.

I don't know about your exercise either, but those are the hardest calories for me to give up. I mostly blame my too-hard exercise efforts over the last couple weeks for my stagnation. Hard exercise is difficult to maintain in conjunction with a hard caloric deficit.

Anyway, you can do this. You really can. TODAY.

shaytuck wrote: »

"Special" trips would be for birthdays (July, August and October) and we try to go on one big trip a year which will be January 2016. We live in the middle of nowhere though so we try to get out of here for a day or two at least once a month but it's been a lot more since it's summer. I'm not trying to make excuses. I know I'm messing up I just don't know how to get back because I'm soooo unmotivated. I did eat lunch today so I'm going to go ahead and skip dinner tonight. You're right, I need to just do it now.

Believe me, I fully empathize. (especially with "the middle of nowhere") You can do it! Again, FOR ME, the pattern of "overeating today because I failed yesterday in hopes of doing better tomorrow" worked out about as well as it looks written down.

At some point you make a choice, motivated or not. I am pretty motivated today after doing some exercise last night that reminded me of how far I have yet to go. If the scale is down on Friday, I will be less motivated because I see that as "I'm doing all right, THIS little snack won't hurt". Maybe I can make the right choice, maybe not. But that's tomorrow; today I have coworker-provided donuts, a brother wanting to do dinner while he is in town, a lunch appointment, and the usual snacks laying about the office. Not that I have it harder than anyone else, I merely mention it to reinforce the idea of focusing NOW.

You've got this if you want to get it!