theWalkingDonut wrote: »

Ciao a tutti - or hello all

I am from Italy and please forgive if my english is not that best.

As every italian man/boy I love to eat and drink - but with the consequenze that year by year i have a bit more on my rips.

By "accident" I found OMAD Revolutione on youtube. I never did a diet before - oh wait - for 3 months my ex took me to WW - but to be honest, if you love eating , then WW and all other diets are not working - at least not for me.

So why not try fasting and in the right way - OMAD.

Madonna.


So I think i share some numbers about me:

Current weight 120 kilograms
Height 1m 84cm


My ultimate goal weight range does not exist. I will be happy to wear my pants 2,3 numbers smaller and that sitting in public transport feels comfortable again - you certainly know what i mean, certo?

My OMAD is at 7pm a la sera

I started OMAD 3 days ago - today is day 4!


Saturday and Sunday I was able to wait until afternoon for first food - monday was big challenge back in office. So a simple excuse not to eat anymore with office mates instead incredible fame = cravings? in the afternoon, but managed to eat a bit later 5pm with snacking until 7pm.

Today home office and so far no hunger at all. I slept like a baby :-) feeling incredible powerful.

So, I hope I find here some good new friends for motivation and exchange of good things and "bad" things.

Grazie & saluti a tutti

Welcome! Feel free to start your own thread

Hey all. I've been on an OMAD diet since January 7th. It's working!

Male
Height: Not quite 5'7, but that's what I usually go with.
Starting weight: 161
Current weight: 139.6
OMAD start date: 1/7/2019

Past diets:

I've done a few different "major" diets over my lifetime. At my heaviest, maybe 15 years ago, I lost a ton following a nearly no carb diet. It worked but was so hard for me. I love carbs (potatoes and bread). I starting slowly gaining once I ended the diet.

7 years ago, to get ready for a Hawaii vacation, I lost about 20 pounds simply using this website to count calories. It worked but took around 7 months to lose the weight. I was sick of counting calories and never actually met my goal. I was also doing P90 from beachbody during this time, and did about a month and a half of P90X.

Starting January 7th 2019, I started OMAD. I'm still counting calories to a certain extent. I do consider this a low-cal diet, but I'm not as strict as I was previously when counting calories. I've lost 20 pounds in a little over 2 months. The first ~5 pounds came off almost immediately (first week) and the rest has been slow, but steady, ever since. I've been eating whatever I want (McDonalds, Pizza, etc) and trying to keep it under 1200 calories per day (1200 is my max, I usually stay closer to 1000). The only food I eliminated completely is potato chips, which I simply cannot eat in moderation. So they had to go.

I have some bad days where I feel hungry, but they are pretty rare. I don't feel like I'm starving myself, I'm eating what I want, and the weight just keeps coming off. I have not been exercising at all, but plan to start again once the weather gets a bit nicer here in Pennsylvania.

I thought my goal was 140 pounds, but the eyeball test says I still have more weight to lose, so I'm going to keep going for a while. I wrestled at 125 pounds in high school but remember struggling to meet that weight, but I think I'm getting close to where I want to be.

I'm not sure how I'll handle maintenance once there. I really can't eat more than I'm eating now in one sitting. Perhaps I'll expand the eating window, or add back a small lunch or breakfast. That's yet to be determined.

I've been lurking around here for the past couple months and thought I'd share my success so far. It works. :-)

P.S. I know it's bad, but I drink a ton of diet Pepsi on a daily basis.

Welcome! Sounds like you're nearing maintenance - congrats!

Hello!
39yo stay at home mom of 3
SW (July 2018)- 224
CW 174.6
GW 120something?
Height 5'3"

Been overweight since puberty hit. Lost some when I was a teen, but it crept up and up until I was at my heaviest at 250lbs around 2008. Started my weight loss journey last year after a health scare (chest pains that turned out to be stress related). I had been putting off starting keto week after week, but that really scared the bejeebus out of me. Finally started doing a keto diet and slowly over 7 months I lost about 45lbs doing keto. I then switched to carnivore for a month and then after that month well.. here I am. Still carnivore most of the time and stuck in a stall. I've been stuck for about 2 months now and just want to try something to help get me out of this.
Decided to give fasting a try. I managed to do almost 2 days on salt water, but just couldn't do longer mentally so I switched to OMAD figuring that I could ease in to longer fasts every once in a while.
I've been OMAD for a week now (this is the beginning of my 2nd week).
That first week was HARD. SO HARD. My body wouldn't even really be hungry. I would get belly grumbles, but wouldn't actually feel hunger. But mentally... mentally I wanted to eat and eat EVERYTHING. Not being able to eat at my normal times was and still is tough to get through.
I started off doing the normal 23:1, but switched to 22:2 just to give myself more time so I didn't feel so rushed to eat. I'm still carnivore but plan on having keto days too.
So far I've been really happy with OMAD. I don't know if it's b/c of only eating once, but it has seriously helped my gut health.. in just a week! Excited to see what else it will help the longer I do it
And.. yeah... I just want this extra weight off and gone already. I've wasted most of my life wishing I was skinnier. Not going to waste anymore not doing anything about it.

And anyone, pls feel free to add me as a friend. Always looking for more buddies

Welcome Arica! And YESSSSSSSSSSS the not feeling guilty for eating is the best!!!!

Female
Age 56
Height: 5'2
Starting weight: 210
Current weight: 187
Goal Weight: 135
Fasting start date: 1/24/2019

Hi everyone!! Found Joe on Youtube a few months ago, while searching for ways to lose weight that would be sustainable long term. I was so tired of yo-yo dieting!! What a huge blessing he has been in my life since then!

I started fasting in late January 2019 when I weighed 210 lbs (mind you, I am only 5 ft 2 inches tall! So that's a lot of extra weight. For the record, I am 56 years old.

Today I am at 187 lbs! That is 23 lbs gone in just over 2 months! That is incredible in my life experience!!

I started my own youtube channel Debby OMAD Because I didn't see many women my age represented on Youtube doing OMAD. So I decided to be the change I wanted to see, and put myself out there! From starting that channel, I have been lucky enough to have "met" Joe and taken his assessment and am learning more and more from him as I go through this weight loss/self improvement process.

I LOVE OMAD!! I am so excited to share my journey and to learn about all of yours!!

Welcome Debby!!

Hi. My name is Janet. I am not actually starting with this group, I am returning to it. I am 67 years old, 5' tall and weigh 195 lbs. I started OMAD on September 1st of 2017 at 250 lbs. This was after a year and a half of Paleo AIP, which put my Rheumatoid Arthritis into remission, but only helped me to lose 13 lbs. (probably of inflammation). Now I am stuck and very frustrated. We moved last year from Florida to upstate New York (yea I know it sounds crazy, but we did miss the Panama City Hurricane by less than two months!). The climate change and the COLD stopped my weight loss in its tracks. I was cold constantly and before the winter was over (I guess its over, we have an inch of snow this morning!) I had gained back 8 lbs. Since 1/1 I have been struggling to get the weight loss going again. My 4 hour window that worked so beautifully no longer works. I went down to a 3 hour window and have been going up and down in a 5 lb range since the beginning of the year. I weigh once a month on the 1st and record it. I am down 2 lbs per this mornings weigh in, but still up 3 lbs since 1/1. (My measurements have not changed). I have tried to go to a 1 hour window and it makes me absolutely miserable. I spend a couple of hours every day starving! I am at the point of going with the 3 hour window and actually counting calories. I have tried extended fasts and they really do not work for me. I am up for suggestions from anyone who has had this problem! At 67 and with many years of being overweight (if only I had known about autoimmune disease!) losing is a VERY difficult process. Oh, and no I don't want to do KETO. I use very little sugar and eat a very healthy paleo diet. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Hi, I’m Alex
...weight: 123.9 (today)
...height: 5’ 2”
...past struggles you've faced or are facing: fatigue, cravings, weight fluctuations beyond normal
...goal weight range: 120-124
...time of your OMAD: probably will be 1400-1800hrs
...OMAD start date: today, 1800hrs!

I’ve been doing ZC awhile and my meals naturally decreased to about 2, with a snack in the evening if I felt stress cravings.
I decided to give the OMAD a try because (1) I find my weight wildly fluctuates for who knows what reason. I’m assuming it’s based on eating times because if I eat early, my weight goes way up. And (2) I found from past experience that the later I waited to eat, the better. Oh and (3) when I eat a large meal like 2 steaks or a steak and 1-2 burgers at a setting I feel immensely more satisfied and all around better. I just haven’t taken the plunge. Well today I’ve started. I’m hoping by posting I’ll keep myself accountable as well. It’s a hope anyway.

Question: I weight train in the morning around 830. I’ve been told to eat within 2 hrs. It’s a set time so is eating at 1400 going to cause problems?

Welcome guys!

Welcome Ned!!!!

Welcome Ned, OMAD will be easier with a partner for sure

Name: Romy
Weight: 50kg
Height: 163cm
Goal weight: maintain
OMAD time: 5/6pm
Start date: 23 April

Hi there, I struggle with binge/emotional eating and would like to improve my relationship with food. I think OMAD will help me to have more control over my eating and enable me to not think about food all the time. I have come here mainly for support as well as a level of accountability for myself.