Keto omad bloating help

Aiiizo
Aiiizo Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I’ve switched up my one meal a day schedule three times now. First I thought eating around 6 pm would be best, but my sister and i go to dance & weight training classes around 7 usually so that didn’t work.
So then I switched to eating around 2:30 to give my food time to digest before i went out to eat, but I always felt bloated after eating and even working out I would feel my food still affecting my workout.
Finally today I’m trying eating my meal in the morning as Dr. Jason Fung’s new article says that is the most effective for weight loss.
The problem is that I feel extremely bloated rn and so I ate a bunch of prunes and I’m drinking hot black coffee in hope of some movement. The prunes aren’t even close to being keto so that really sucks, but I’m experimenting with different times of eating as well as the different types of food I’m eating. I know this is sort of gross, but please comment any tips that could help.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Maybe one meal a day isn't the best eating plan for you OP?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Aiiizo wrote: »
    I’ve switched up my one meal a day schedule three times now. First I thought eating around 6 pm would be best, but my sister and i go to dance & weight training classes around 7 usually so that didn’t work.
    So then I switched to eating around 2:30 to give my food time to digest before i went out to eat, but I always felt bloated after eating and even working out I would feel my food still affecting my workout.
    Finally today I’m trying eating my meal in the morning as Dr. Jason Fung’s new article says that is the most effective for weight loss.
    The problem is that I feel extremely bloated rn and so I ate a bunch of prunes and I’m drinking hot black coffee in hope of some movement. The prunes aren’t even close to being keto so that really sucks, but I’m experimenting with different times of eating as well as the different types of food I’m eating. I know this is sort of gross, but please comment any tips that could help.

    I wouldn't put much faith into Dr. Fung's information. While some may be good for some people, he preaches a lot of non science.

    Honestly, I can't imagine addressing all my nutritional requirements with one meal. It may be worth trying to add several meals to have a more sustain approach. In the end, it comes down to calories. The timing of those meals is inconsequential to losing weight/fat.

    My biggest issue with OMAD is the ability to get adequate protein is almost impossible. So while you would see increase weight loss from severe calorie restriction, you'd also increase muscle loss from inadequate protein. Not saying it couldn't be done (because I have seen one person be able to do it) but it's not a common thing.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    If you are bloated due to constipation, I would add more fats - coconut oil is very effective at getting BMs going. Also some keto'ers get low in electrolytes (sodium) which eventually causes low magnesium which can lead to constipation. A magnesium supplement may help. Finally, simply adding in more salt can help.

    If you just feel really full after eating 1200+ calories in one sitting - I too find it hard to eat that much protein and fat at once - then perhaps you should break it into two meals. If you keep them close together, you may still get any OMAD benefots that you are looking for, or separate it by 4+ hours and give insulin and BG some time to level out completely.

    Good luck.
  • StargazingGirl
    StargazingGirl Posts: 31 Member
    I do some omad, but not everyday, this is more of a scheduling issue. When I do I can say with all honesty I'm not meeting daily goal. I push for protein. Granted, I can drop weight pretty fast, but string 2-3 weeks of omad together and I'm a run down wreck, so 2 meals works a bit better for me health and overall well being.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    The discomfort will pass. Now consider this: WHY are you trying to eat one meal a day? WHY are you eating keto?
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    I think 2 meals a day is better. There's nothing wrong with dr Jason fung, but you need to listen to your body. Or...maybe Keto is not for you! I tried it and never felt so constipated in my life! I read this article on metabolic effect and another one on the body building.com website and it was talking about different body types. Some burn fat as fuel, some burn carbs better and some burn mixed carbs and fats efficiently. Who knows you might be a carb burner...you feel better on carbs. In fact, you could try OMAD with more carbs/less fats and see how that goes? Or just do OMAD twice a week, and eat 2-3 meals for the rest of the week.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    xxzenabxx wrote: »
    I think 2 meals a day is better. There's nothing wrong with dr Jason fung, but you need to listen to your body. Or...maybe Keto is not for you! I tried it and never felt so constipated in my life! I read this article on metabolic effect and another one on the body building.com website and it was talking about different body types. Some burn fat as fuel, some burn carbs better and some burn mixed carbs and fats efficiently. Who knows you might be a carb burner...you feel better on carbs. In fact, you could try OMAD with more carbs/less fats and see how that goes? Or just do OMAD twice a week, and eat 2-3 meals for the rest of the week.

    All bodies burn both fat and carbs, even if you don't eat carbs. There is some variation in when you burn carbs or fat, and that rates can be different based on the consumption of fats/carbs.
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