smahan2010 wrote: »

Good morning!

I'm Susan
170 pounds
5'3"
51 years old
Started OMAD 11/27/2017
23:1
Goal weight 130

I gained weight slowly over the last decade (um, hello hormones thanks to perimenopause!), but then I quit smoking 358 days ago and *wham*.....20 pounds gained.

Used OMAD about 10 years ago with great weight loss success, and am trying it again in conjunction with a clean LCHF diet. I've been dabbling in KETO for a while, but my head is spinning with conflicting information, so I've tuned out that crowd.

I'm listening to my body, staying away from processed foods, sugars and grains, and am eating as much healthy fat as I can. I. Love. Butter.

OMAD works best for my schedule, and fits with my mental approach to food. I like being able to eat until I'm truly full at dinner, and I love LCHF because it feels sp indulgent. I also think it will be easier for me to handle social situations.....if I have a business lunch, I'll skip dinner. If we have dinner plans, I'll no longer sweat my calories and macros.

If I have concerns, it's consuming too few calories and too little protein.

I look forward to reading updates from others!

Maroula79 wrote: »

Hello to everyone!!! I'm starting OMAD today. I'm 38 years old, 142 pounds (64.5 kg), 5 ft 4 (165cm) and want to go down to 122 pounds...So, 20 pounds! Today, I'm having a coffee (cappuccino with less milk in it and one spoon of brown sugar) and water until 16.30. I think its the only way to lose the weight that I put on during my second pregnancy and never lost. When I used to be 55 kg, I also used to eat only once a day...out of habit...(but....I also used to smoke...). Hope to lose at least 4 kg until January 7

Maroula79 wrote: »

Ok! I don't know if it is ok to write here. I failed... I started OMAD last Wednesday and it was great. Really it was the greatest thing I have ever done, because I felt light and full of energy. I started at 142 pounds and by Saturday morning I had reached 140, which is a great way to start a diet for once!! And then, I stayed at home during the weekend and also on Monday and Tuesday because I had work to do for my master's....I ate within reasonable limits, not exceeding 1500 calories a day... and today I am 142,8. I don't believe that OMAD has failed me... I think it needs consestency like any other diet. I also think that it is the only diet that I can really follow. But, does that mean that I have to be constantly at work in order to do it....?
Today I start again. The 7th of January is just around the corner....

purplemorgan wrote: »

Just found my way here. I have a lengthy history which I will not get into here.... nutshell, in the past I've done two "techniques," for lack of a different word, very similar to OMAD, long before IF was even a phrase and OMAD wasn't around either, and they worked well for me. The problems were that I did not continue them, and that they went against social norms of eating 3 times a day.

I've spent hours and hours and hours and hours and hours reading and researching and experimenting with diet, nutrition, and health topics at the level of medical journals and studies. With multiple graduate degrees, and a medical field background, I understand the lingo. I've done this deep research since I was 20 years old, and have amassed a huge fund of knowledge, but, as we know, everyone's body responds differently, and KNOWING what to do and DOING it are two very different things.

What I know for sure is that my weight needs to shift downwards.

I can't keep putting off what I know I must do. I am starting OMAD today. I've been successful at other iteration of IF, and I know for sure that 18 hours of fasting always makes me feel better. It clears up pain, fatigue, brain fog, etc. I need to listen to my body and not to what society tells me is "better" for me, i.e. eating three meals a day, not skipping breakfast, etc etc.

I'm here for encouragement, especially when social and spousal pressure gets challenging.