JIM'S EXCELLENT OMAD ADVENTURE....
flanaganjim1
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Late afternoon on my 2nd OMAD day...hunger issues kept me awake for several hours last night but that's a small price to pay for the knowledge that I'm doing the right thing for myself and my family. This morning had grapefruit juice, hot dogs, beans, sauerkraut and oat meal. Today I noticed an OMAD benefit that even Joe forgot to mention (maybe because it only applies to people who live alone.) Now I no longer have to mess about in the kitchen cooking, washing, and and putting things away three, four, five times a day. As I sit here typing my kitchen is spotless, dishes etc. washed and put away, cupboards all neat and arranged so I can find stuff etc. and I don't even have to go near the kitchen until tomorrow! Actually tomorrow my son Jim, is coming over as he does every Friday when we eat fast food and watch a movie. Tomorrow I'll have Nachos Bel Grande and a taco for my daily meal which clicks right in to my calorie range of 1,000 ti 1,100 calories per meal.
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Hi Jim! Congrats on starting and getting through your first couple of days. And Yes, keep in mind that this is something that is going to improve your health and overall happiness!1
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Simplification of the daily routine just to keep oneself fed is a major benefit of OMAD. Glad it's coming along! First 3 days are the toughest, it gets much better after that.1
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Enjoy your Mexican meal tomorrow, it sounds yummy
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Good luck, it will get easier!0
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Thank you so much Keto, Levee, Brenda, and Blambo for your encouragement. I appreciate your kind thoughts more than you know!
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Nice, Jim!
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It's after 10pm and I got through my 3rd day swimmingly. Since I'm hitting the big "Eight-O" this year I'm wondering if I'm the oldest guy doing OMAD, A big part of my motivation is I really don't know how much time I have left and I want to experience all those benefits Joe describes, especially the mental clarity, energy, and creativity, not to mention the spiritual aspect. In a way I'm like a scientist observing an experiment and that experiment is me! I haven't been doing any painting for months now and I used to be quite productive and selling about half my output all over the world. I really miss being engaged with painting and having the satisfaction of knowing my work is admired and hanging in people's homes. I kind of think of that as my legacy: after I'm gone my work will be around for hundreds of years (as long as we're smart enough not to blow our planet up!) It's amazing how much it takes sometimes to make a stubborn Irishman give up a bad habit, even one that is killing him. I started smoking when I was a kid and even in my early 60's I kept puffing away. The only thing that made me quit were terribly painful angina attacks. One evening I was out shopping (for junk food of course) in a supermarket and I started having these awful chest pains. I leaned against something clutching my chest thinking it was all over at last. Anyway, I survived once more and I never smoked again...and the chest pains finally stopped. If you think I'm an idiot for letting things get that desperate, you're right! I'm very grateful that I stumbled over Joe/s OMAD Revolution in what may be the nick of time! Best wishes and goodnight, my fellow OMADs. 3
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Congrats on kicking the smoking habit! I think we are all winners as we try to improve ourselves. That is about all we can do and enjoy the journey. Good luck!3
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It's wonderful that you quit smoking and now that you are doing OMAD you have increased the number of years that you'll be living on this planet (Praying that it doesn't get blown up) 2
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First three days in the rear view mirror, that's the toughest part! Yes, this does feel like an experiment, with a sample size of 1 (and no control sample). That's why I love this group; it helps immensely to see how others are experiencing OMAD.
What a wonderful way to enter your next decade!3 -
Service to others is extremely important too! Makes for a fulfilled life I believe. I feel like we all help each other a bit here on these forums so I like that too!2
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Thanks everyone....the hunger pangs fell off considerably last night so I guess the beat-up old bod is beginning to learn a new trick. Just sent a message to Joe asking him to make a video telling us about how he got started, who were his influences and why he picked this particular method of intermittent fasting. There are so many "experts" on YouTube claiming their method is best, how in the world did Joe decide on OMAD and have the motivation to push through the difficulties (and blaze a "been there, done that" trail for the rest of us fortunate folks to take advantage of!) 2
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Service to others is extremely important too! Makes for a fulfilled life I believe. I feel like we all help each other a bit here on these forums so I like that too!
That's a big part of how AA members stop drinking, Blam. Just as effective for people (like me) with eating disorders.2 -
Quite an interesting comment. In Jason Fung's book The Obesity Code, he also makes a parallel between treatment of alcoholism and weight. It's a multi-faceted disorder, requiring a multi-faceted approach.flanaganjim1 wrote: »That's a big part of how AA members stop drinking, Blam. Just as effective for people (like me) with eating disorders.
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WOW!!! Every Monday morning I get a robo-call from Humana in which they get an update on my weight and other medical info so Monday is my regular weigh-day.. This morning I was astonished to see that in my first five days doing OMAD I dropped from 284 to 278...six pounds in five days! (Joe has now become "St. Joseph", my patron saint!
) Over my first five days I averaged about 1100 calories per day and -- I can't believe I'm writing this-- I'm going to have to INCREASE my daily calories to 1200-1300 because a hyper-sedentary old fart like me losing that much weight in five days is too quick. Even eating 1100 calories of delicious food inside an hour is kinda tough for me (yesterday I felt sickish) so I might have to slow it down and stretch my actual eating parameters to two hours. Anyway, I'm obviously a very happy camper. I believe that at last I've found an eating regimen that fits me to a "T"...and I'm grateful beyond words to Joe for showing me the way and all my fellow OMADs that have offered encouragement. 2 -
Wonderful!!!!1
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You are doing AWESOME!!! 1
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6lbs!! Way to go! I'm a little opposite than you, this gal can eat over 1,000 in like 15 minutes. Ha! I'm happy that you are a part of this group and it is awesome to see how well you are doing. Keep it up!1
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Congratulations Jim!!! You got this!1
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Thank you all for your kind words...and right back atcha! 2
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That's great! Most will lose a lot the first week. The next week will probably be more like 3-lbs.0
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One of the strangest things about being a compulsive eater is that over and over again I would order binge/trigger foods with my regular groceries and tell myself, for example, I'll eat a half cup a day of the Haagen-Dasz and it will last the week. Of course there was no way I could stop myself once I took my first bite. Yet I would do this over and over again like the movie Groundhog Day. It's a terrible feeling to be driven to eat, and eat, and eat with absolutely no way to control it. And what is even stranger is that if I was eating a bag of cookies, for example, and thought I'd finished it, then saw I had plenty left....I would feel DISAPPOINTED that I had to eat more, as if some entity was standing over me with a bullwhip, forcing me to eat. Insanity is the only word for it. Thank God for OMAD!!! 2
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I think what you described is somewhat normal to a degree. I don't think anyone could stop at a half a cup of Haagen-Dasz! I could inhale that in one bite without thinking. Sugar does seem to be able to control us a bit though. Just don't buy the refined stuff so there is not temptation to go overboard!0
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flanaganjim1 wrote: »One of the strangest things about being a compulsive eater is that over and over again I would order binge/trigger foods with my regular groceries and tell myself, for example, I'll eat a half cup a day of the Haagen-Dasz and it will last the week. Of course there was no way I could stop myself once I took my first bite. Yet I would do this over and over again like the movie Groundhog Day. It's a terrible feeling to be driven to eat, and eat, and eat with absolutely no way to control it. And what is even stranger is that if I was eating a bag of cookies, for example, and thought I'd finished it, then saw I had plenty left....I would feel DISAPPOINTED that I had to eat more, as if some entity was standing over me with a bullwhip, forcing me to eat. Insanity is the only word for it. Thank God for OMAD!!!
I know exactly how it feels to lose control when it comes to trigger foods. I would have good intentions too, but once I started there was no stopping me. I have tried going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings in the past but I never stuck with it. OMAD has been a true lifesaver and very grateful that we all have discovered it and doing so well!2 -
flanaganjim1 wrote: »One of the strangest things about being a compulsive eater is that over and over again I would order binge/trigger foods with my regular groceries and tell myself, for example, I'll eat a half cup a day of the Haagen-Dasz and it will last the week. Of course there was no way I could stop myself once I took my first bite. Yet I would do this over and over again like the movie Groundhog Day. It's a terrible feeling to be driven to eat, and eat, and eat with absolutely no way to control it. And what is even stranger is that if I was eating a bag of cookies, for example, and thought I'd finished it, then saw I had plenty left....I would feel DISAPPOINTED that I had to eat more, as if some entity was standing over me with a bullwhip, forcing me to eat. Insanity is the only word for it. Thank God for OMAD!!!
I know exactly how it feels to lose control when it comes to trigger foods. I would have good intentions too, but once I started there was no stopping me. I have tried going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings in the past but I never stuck with it. OMAD has been a true lifesaver and very grateful that we all have discovered it and doing so well!I think what you described is somewhat normal to a degree. I don't think anyone could stop at a half a cup of Haagen-Dasz! I could inhale that in one bite without thinking. Sugar does seem to be able to control us a bit though. Just don't buy the refined stuff so there is not temptation to go overboard!
@flanaganjim1 , @KetoKaHee , @blambo61 Thank you all for sharing this! Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who goes on these insane, frantic, can't stop shoveling it in periods. Totally out of control, and not understanding why. Glad I have some kinfolk here!
Yes, OMAD is a discipline to be sure, but one that results in simplicity and freedom.1 -
flanaganjim1 wrote: »One of the strangest things about being a compulsive eater is that over and over again I would order binge/trigger foods with my regular groceries and tell myself, for example, I'll eat a half cup a day of the Haagen-Dasz and it will last the week. Of course there was no way I could stop myself once I took my first bite. Yet I would do this over and over again like the movie Groundhog Day. It's a terrible feeling to be driven to eat, and eat, and eat with absolutely no way to control it. And what is even stranger is that if I was eating a bag of cookies, for example, and thought I'd finished it, then saw I had plenty left....I would feel DISAPPOINTED that I had to eat more, as if some entity was standing over me with a bullwhip, forcing me to eat. Insanity is the only word for it. Thank God for OMAD!!!
I know exactly how it feels to lose control when it comes to trigger foods. I would have good intentions too, but once I started there was no stopping me. I have tried going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings in the past but I never stuck with it. OMAD has been a true lifesaver and very grateful that we all have discovered it and doing so well!I think what you described is somewhat normal to a degree. I don't think anyone could stop at a half a cup of Haagen-Dasz! I could inhale that in one bite without thinking. Sugar does seem to be able to control us a bit though. Just don't buy the refined stuff so there is not temptation to go overboard!
@flanaganjim1 , @KetoKaHee , @blambo61 Thank you all for sharing this! Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who goes on these insane, frantic, can't stop shoveling it in periods. Totally out of control, and not understanding why. Glad I have some kinfolk here!
Yes, OMAD is a discipline to be sure, but one that results in simplicity and freedom.
None of you are alone in this, I do the same thing! My husband is big too but even he can't binge like I can
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Just found out that Joe is going to do a video on what got him started doing something "crazy" and "unhealthy" like the OMAD lifestyle. I'm one of those guys who HAS to know about the origins of things so I'm really looking forward to it.
@ KeetoKaHee and Blambo61: I lost all my excess weight back in the 80's at Overeaters Anonymous meetings. But this was a splinter group in Phoenix called OA- H.O.W. (Honesty Openness Willingness) which was very strict and had a food plan so you always knew when you had a clean abstinence. We all got thin. Then the powers that be at OA decided that HOW was too "restrictive" and shut it down. The guidelines went away and we all got "freedom of choice" about food. And most of us got fat again.
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Yay for another video Joe!!! 0
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Looking forward to another video! I'm interested how he got started as well.
@flanaganjim1 It is always interesting to learn about the different paths people take to try and better themselves. OA works for a lot of people but back when I tried going to meetings I still felt out of control. Today with OMAD I have gained back the control and I'm really proud of myself. I'm also proud of everyone in this group for being a support network which helps us stay on track!2 -
Looking forward to another video! I'm interested how he got started as well.
@flanaganjim1 It is always interesting to learn about the different paths people take to try and better themselves. OA works for a lot of people but back when I tried going to meetings I still felt out of control. Today with OMAD I have gained back the control and I'm really proud of myself. I'm also proud of everyone in this group for being a support network which helps us stay on track!
One of the things I like most about OMAD is that you only have to interact with food once a day. For someone like myself with serious control issues this is like the lifting of a great weight and has already increased my sense of well-being and mood as I go about my daily activities. 3
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