One Day at a Time, One Meal a Day (ODAT-OMAD)
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I really hope that your new understanding helps you achieve your goals. I'm new to OMAD, but not intermittent fasting. Started off doing what you'll be doing now, thankfully.
Glad you had blood tested, hope you're able to find out what is going on.1 -
Glad to have you back and you learned what will work this time
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I was just thinking about this topic the other day and I came up with the following:
We can control 3 aspects of eating 1) what we eat, 2) when we eat, and 3) how much we eat
I think we can do any two of those at the same time-but not all three. For example:
We can eat whatever we want and as much of it as we want - but not very frequently. This allows us to splurge on special occasions.
We can eat whatever we want and as frequently as we want - but not in the quantity we may want. If we are allowing whatever and do it often, it had better just be a taste.
We can eat as much as we want and as frequently as we want - but not necessarily what we want (like ice cream). Brocolli (sp?) or spinach probably fall into this category.
Just some thoughts that if followed, will allow a lot of freedom but not get us in trouble. Just my 2 cents.2 -
@blambo61 I think that you are on the right track here, at least that's pretty close to what I have come to learn.
The "big insight" for me was also that we must always put practical results and objective measurements ahead of any ideology. I got a bit too caught up in the IDEA of my interpretation of OMAD and wanted to believe that if could be the solution to all my eating issues,
Well, no it's just part of the solution.0 -
My tools and principles are:
1. Fasting
2. Lower carb
3. (Heaven forbid) portion control
4. Exercise.
How I implement those things depends on what is going on and my current goals.1 -
Thanks mate. I think that you have pretty much distilled the lessons that we have been learning for ourselves through reading, reflecting, logging, monitoring etc for some time now.
The only other technique I can think of is to LIMIT VARIETY in my foods. I have found from experience that when I forage or graze over a wide range of foods I invariably eat more. So a limited range for me might be eggs fried in butter for breakfast with fresh plunger coffee. Or for dinner it might be simply roast pork belly with pickled red cabbage. If I can cut down the number of ingredients in my diet I will usually eat less while ENJOYING the taste and texture of a few SIMPLE FOODS MORE.
This is using a simple routine or making a habit out of EATING SIMPLY rather than seeing food as a source of constant entertainment and novelty. Of course too much monotony is probably not good for our health and we do need a range of foods but it is still a helpful idea.0 -
I totally agree with you (which is an implementation of those principles)
If I'm going to eat lunch or breakfast frequently (main mode), I will make them very low carb. Dinner is more open.
When I'm trying to lose, it is no breakfast, no lunch, dinner must have protein. I will probably eat a salad and a fruit smoothie and I will allow myself a taste or refined grains /deserts but not very much (for 6 out of seven day or so).0 -
Starting up again. I seem to do best with a later meal, so Im thinking of working my back to 5 or 6 for my meal.
Currently tryng to fast my way into ketosis before I start the meal plan. Wonder how long that will be? First time was a few days, but i have been and out of fat adaptation for about a year, so Im hoping it will be faster.
Im really pulling out all the stops to have a run at getting back to my permament goal weight. Currently, all systems are go to have this be a priority...and in the past that has been critical to success.
I could really use a win right now. Im feeling it in there, waiting to happen!
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Time for an update...
This is where I was at the end of January and remained the same in April this year:
Starting weight 200 lbs
Current Weight 182.5 lbs (lost 1 lb)
Target Weight 175 lbs
Five months later, I am pretty much the same except that I have lost 1 lb. So now:
Starting weight 200 lb
Current Weight 181.5 lb (lost 1 lb)
Target Weight 175 lbs.
What has changed? Well, I am spending far less time thinking about food, less time shopping, less time cooking. I have got my meal preparation down to as little as 5-10 minutes per day! Usually, I will cook a big batch of food twice a week and then reheat that batch over 3-4 days.
I have also given myself more freedom to eat whatever I want and have also started to eat to full satiety pretty much every day. I exercise slightly LESS than I used to and only for fun.
The secret? Well, it's no mystery - I eat OMAD about 3-4 times per week. There is a lot of flexibility with this eating program. I will allow myself one day per week, usually a Saturday, as an "open buffet" which for me means that I can eat three or even four meals of pretty much whatever I want if I want to. Sometimes I even lose weight on the open buffet days.
I have re-introduced a number of previously forbidden foods such as beer and am drinking wine 5-6 days per week. I have desserts every day. This way of eating is pretty awesome.
I really believe in this way of eating now. It gives you more time and saves you money even when buying the very best quality foods I can find. Full-fat Italian gorgonzola cheese, high quality imported chocolate, avocados, double cream, you name it. Despite these indulgences, I am spending far less money on food than I did before because I eat less often and my total consumption in terms of food volume over the course of a day or a week, is less.1 -
I really believe in reducing the eating /grazing window down to 1 hours on at least a couple of days per week. That means 1hour eating and 23 hours not eating for at least 2 days per week. I find that it is best to do this during a working day like a Tuesday or Wednesday mid-week.
If I am busy at work, it is easy to forget about food until later in the evening - usually around 7 pm for me. The TIME for my one meal is really flexible and whereas it might be preferable to be consistent, it certainly doesn't HAVE to be consistent (at least not for me).
Thanks to Joe for introducing me to this way of eating and to all of you for your encouragement and support.0 -
Nice maintenance there! Yep, I like saving all the money I used to spend on lunches and snacks and I've always eaten what I've wanted in the evenings so that has been good for me also! Keep it up and good luck to 175!1
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Thanks Bob! I like the money-saving aspect too. : )0
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Starting weight 200 lb
Current weight 178 lb
Target weight 175 lb
Lost a couple of pounds over the past few months. Still doing OMAD two days a week, sometimes I eat two meals within a 6-7 hour eating window. One splurge day a week I will allow myself to eat three meals ad libitum. But the urge to splurge is diminishing after eating OMAD for so long.
Had a CT scan on my heart after debating with my doctor GP about my high cholesterol levels. Scan appears all good at least no major worries. I refused to take statins and so getting a CT scan was a compromise to ensure I am on the right track. Needless to say with IF, LCHF, OMAD etc I know that I am.
Feeling confident with knowledge of OMAD because it gives you back control of your appetite and your life.
Just watched a movie called The Widomaker about the overuse of stents ie using medical treatments instead of knowledge of prevention of how to prevent heart disease. More than 75% of heart disease is caused by diabetes or poor DIET or simply lack of knowledge. Apparently.
Also learned about autophagy or how a fasting diet lets the body heal itself. Doctor won the Nobel prize in medicine last year 2016 for his study of autophagy.0 -
Three tools of autophagy:
1. Exercise
2. Fasting
3. Cold water immersion
I am using all three but mostly fasting because I like to exercise for fun not necessarily to loose weight. I have started swimming in cold water to kick start the autophagy response. Stressing the body will induce it to scavenge old dead cells and replace with new cells.1 -
Autophagy is awesome, I’m hoping input might take care of my loose skin, but I think I’m likely dreaming!
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You can do it, only 3 more pounds 0
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I really believe there are a lot of health benefits to fasting besides losing weight. I need less sleep and very rarely get sick anymore when I used to get sick all the time. Fasting, and probably the weight loss also, has made a big difference. I do take vitamins much more regularly now and I don't snore either so probably get better sleep and I think it has all helped. I run pretty hard a few times each week and so far I've been able to not get sick. Before fasting, when I tried to get in shape by just running, I would get sick all the time.0
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Was invited to friend's place for New Year dinner. We had Japanese food which is surprisingly suitable for LCHF diet.1
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Sounds yummy! I love Asian food!1
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Start weight 200 lbs
Current weight 177 lbs (lost 1 lb)
Target weight 175 lbs
Very close to my target weight again.
Got my results from my CT heart scan. Wasn’t what I was hoping for calcium score of 148. Doctors want to put me on statins and aspirin but I don’t believe in the lipid or cholesterol hypothesis. So it’s a bit of a dilemma for me. My father had a lot of heart problems but I am essentially asymptomatic Except for my ct scan which shows some progressive heart disease. On the plus side i am feeling great! Healthy blood pressure always below 120/80 sleeping well etc.0 -
Is that your first scan? I ask because from what I read the bigger concern is if the number is growing. If it's steady or only growing slowly you're probably fine, especially with that BP. I'm with you, I wouldn't touch a statin under any circumstance.
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Any natural stuff that would help?0
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@ Jim... yes I agree with you that it’s more about the direction rather than any absolute value. A friend of mine, a vet, pointed out that your heart can develop small parallel tributaries slowly over time that will serve as a natural bypass around any blocked arteries. Well, if it’s true it’s a nice idea and one that makes sense to me.
The problem with statins as I see it is that you are more likely to develop diabetes on statins and metabolic syndrome is according to some the underlying cause that drives heart disease in the first place.0 -
Any news?0
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Ha! I respawned as FastFlexFit but have now retrieved my account as Adm4n. So we continue...
So it's been about 20 months since I last posted and WOW! haven't you grown! Yes, I got back to my starting point and put everything back on !!! From 79kg I went back to 91kg. Too much ice cream too often, too many of my favourite treats too often. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted but I am drawing the line again.
So to re-start again I am:
SW 91kg (200lb)
CW 89 kg (196lb)
GW 80 kg (175lb)
What's new? That photo of me is well out of date but I will leave it up for a couple of days because it reminds me where I used to be only a couple of years ago.
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Welcome back to OMAD! 1
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Thanks jade pearl it’s good to be back again. This group has always been so supportive.0
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Today i fasted for 24 hours + I played pickleball for two hours and had a delicious lunch of beef rogan josh with baby spinach and rice with a glass of red wine. Was delicious.
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Looks amazing! Great job on the long fast!0
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That looks yummy 0
