Today's my 8th OMAD day and I finally figured out how to structure my meal. I've been trying to emulate Joe's one plate/one hour method but frankly, because I'm a compulsive person (Big News!) it was making me nuts trying to get the foods requiring different types of prep and cooking methods ready to eat at the same time. This morning I thought I'd try something different....prepare, cook, and eat the different types of foods one at a time. And I was still finished by the allotted hour, all without rushing and getting agitated . Since I figure out my calories when I plan my menu, there's no danger of unknowingly eating more calories than I want.

KetoKaHee wrote: »

@flanaganjim1 glad you found a structure that works for you!! What type of foods do you love to eat?? I'm big on Salmon, avocados, nuts and steak!

I like anything that's high in calories, especially fats, proteins, and starches mixed together! My favorite staples are strictly working class: chicken thighs and rice, franks, beans w/sauerkraut, macaroni salad w/canned salmon, fried eggs and potatoes, potato salad wrapped in thin ham slices. I have to go easy on my grocery budget because since I stopped painting my only income is Social Security. Like many hard-core compulsive overeaters I never bothered to think about my future and so I've always related to Aesop's fable of the ant and the grasshopper (of which, of course, I am the latter)!

Tomorrow is my weekly weigh-in day. Week before last, because I had been screwing around with the food, I was horrified to see I had actually GAINED three pounds !!! Got back on track this past week and I certainly hope I get better news in the morning.