aleroache20 wrote: »

While I'm still a newbie myself, I'd say if you didn't lose weight that might be a good place to start. Sometimes we try to overcompensate for the lack of meals by overeating on our one meal. What could also help is looking at the meal posting thread to get a sense of how much other people are eating and what a "sensible" meal looks like.

Also, just give it time, some people's bodies are more stubborn than others and everyone's journey is different...even brothers.

OMAD works and you can do this! Good luck on your journey...

sunnycobayo wrote: »

Hi, there!

During my first month of OMAD, I didn't lose hardly any weight. I didn't necessarily track all of my calories, but my meals were very typical of what I've continued to eat (which comes to 1200~1300 kcal since I've started tracking). Not seeing any weight loss could truly be anything... it might be that you're unknowingly eating too much, but it could also be that your body is adjusting to this new eating style. I think for me--I was sick during my initial few weeks and taking antibiotics, plus I had my period (water retention city). These were all things that made me worry that I wasn't making progress, yet I was still noticing a change in how my clothes were fitting.

With all of that being said, my best advice would be to not worry, keep on chugging along, and maybe start tracking your calories for a week or two to get a better idea of just how much you are actually eating. Additionally, I'd recommend taking measurements or trying on an outfit and taking a picture of yourself in it once a week to see if it's fitting your better and/or if your body looks different in that outfit. I think that weight loss can be measured in more ways than just the number of pounds reflected on the scale, so it's good to have those other gauges on your radar.

Good luck, friend!

xx

DarthWaderMT wrote: »

Hello, I have been just using the one plate method, a nice alternative to counting calories, only 2 weeks on it and am losing weight already. here is a good short video explaining the concept:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfbWX1eIps

sunnycobayo wrote: »

@Fastcar012 - You are most welcome! I can completely relate to those feelings of defeat and frustration; I was 100% there during that initial month when my weight wasn't dropping. It's comforting to know that people are here to support you and cheer you on.

If you haven't already, you should start an OMAD thread where you can post somewhat occasionally and let everyone see how you're doing. It's a great way to bounce ideas off one another and just generally allow folks to come together to send you those messages of encouragement. I'm not sure what your goals are, but it'd be my pleasure to support you in whatever way I can.

xx

sammygold2015 wrote: »

A great place to start is to eat one plate for your meal. Fill it up, but no taller than 3 inches high. If it fits in the plate your good. It is very hard to fill a normal plate with more than 1500 calories.

A lot of us that do count calories do it for different reasons, but not necessary. I didn't start counting calories until 7 months in.

bandwidthbandit wrote: »

I may be in the minority here, as I started OMAD but microscopically tracking every calorie from go. 3 months into my journey, I am still pretty rigorous about weighing (not just measuring) most everything. I do agree it is hard to overeat using the one plate method, and I track mostly because it's interesting to me to see how the nutritional value/calorie I eat adds up in my head.

Also, it allows me to start to gain insight into my 'habits.' For instance, if I am famished one day 6-7 hours before my OMAD window one day, I can look back at my journal from the prevoius day and look for correlations. (Oh, I had a very carb heavy meal with 1/2 the protein I normally eat. I wonder if there is a connection there?) That, and I have to have a little something to obsess over, else I will drive myself to Insanity Lane.

I suppose the bottom line is if you stick to it, there are many ways to be successful with this way of eating. You just have to find what works for you and dive in headfirst. Good luck,and I'm looking forward to following your thread.