...your name or preferred username-- Mitch- From the southwest coast of Canada, Eh.
...your weight-- 235#, highest being 248# before this past spring
...your height-- 5'9"
...any past struggles you've faced or are facing--
Have tried all kinds of plans (Paleo,noom etc.) (Noom has helped with my understanding of the psychological side for sure!) always with the same boomerang after a few weeks. I have had the most success with IF but still didn't work.. left too much time to grazing.. and I also tried to restrict the type of food I am eating (Keto diet) then to eventually another Binge happened. Was quite active up to the end of my teens with Mountain bike racing. slowly started to add the weight over the years as work took over life. Turning 30 this year and in the middle of a boomerang. Got turned towards OMAD on youtube.... this just feels different. Only just starting but I feel very confident with my past fasting experience (have done a 3 day fast before going into IF Previously)
...your goal weight range-- 160-185# (during my bike racing years I was 175)
...the time of your OMAD-- 12-4pm
...and your OMAD start date.-- 16-09-2021

I Feel in control of my hunger urges. 5 min rules works great. I got it this time.
Another thing that made me believe OMAD would work( going against modern dietary recommendations) is that no one is charging money for it! so many success stories with lasting effects. I wish I knew earlier!

Cheers

Thank you so much for creating this page and taking the time to help others. I cannot thank everyone enough for all there experiences and tips and support.

I am so pleased with the OMAD/keto I have lost 29 lbs since I started! I was amazed when following this way of eating, was not difficult at all!

Hello my name can be found in The Iliad, take a guess if you feel playful.
SW: 267
CW: 253
GW: 160ish

5'7"
I like greasy meaty junk food. Not an alcohol drinker and sweets don't temp me. It's the damn's burgers and fried chicken's fault why I'm fat lol

Dinner is my OMAD time, just because I learned that willpower is an exhaustible resource that is replenished at night and used up throughout the day.
I did OMAD here and there last summer (2020) and I have been doing OMAD M-F since the beginning of October '21. On weekends I have two meals.

I started doing it because I listened to a couple of Dr Fung's books and I was sold on what fasting does in terms of insulin resistance.

I recently had an experience that deepened my appreciation for it. One week my weight went up despite eating at a deficit and doing OMAD for 4 days. I know that fasting has way more benefits than limiting food/calories intake and for me I realized that even if I wasnt trying to lose weight I should do it for the following reasons:
- It frees my time that I would otherwise use to go get food, or prep and cook food.
- It saves Money
- It allows me to eat occasional savory high-calorie meals without going over maintenance
- During lunch break I walk and listen to audiobooks
- I get sated with smaller meals
- My body is training to have energy ready to go from stored sources
- It inspires others
- Fasting improves insulin resistance
- Fasting trains and strengthens you willpower and patience
- It gives your GI system a break (mine is working much better when doing OMAD most days)
- Better sleep due to less indigestion
- It automatically makes you part of a community of fasters which are knowledgeable and determined people

Thank you for reading, and send an FR if you feel we can get along

Hi, folks. I've been learning about OMAD slowly, but surely. Does anyone not follow the one-plate rule and consume their daily caloric intake? If so, how do you get 1200 calories and up, during that one meal? Thanks for your tips!

Hi all,

I hope this in an active thread/group. I’m starting OMAD and would love to be part of a supportive community. I’ve done IF for years, usually two meals doing 16:8, but since moving continents and starting a new job a few months ago I’ve let myself go. So I’d like to do OMAD to get myself back on track and once I reach my GW will likely revert back to a more flexible 16:8, we’ll see

My specs and goals:
CW: 61 kg
Height: 166 cm
GW: 52 kg
Meal time will be dinner at around 6pm
Start date: today/tomorrow (15 May 2022).

Anyone else with experience in losing ~9 kg (~20 lbs) with OMAD?

I'm 50+ and weigh around 250 lbs; otherwise healthy and physically active with love of the outdoors; exploring the OMAD lifestyle with a Low Carb component to help truly kick in the weight loss. Beside, much of the research I've explored indicates it is a good lifestyle choice to make when in the 50+ category and physically active.

Seeking like-minded MFP "Friend" to help encourage; educate; and support each other along our respective journeys

Wow! This looks like a great group with a lot of helpful information but it's hard to tell how active the group is....
I will jump in and see if there's any traction... maybe we can resurrect.

I am 62, been "dieting" off and on for forever...at least seems that way. I'm currently ~214 and looking to get somewhere in the neighborhood of 150.

I've been on the weight loss rollercoaster for years. You name it, I've probably tried it. I do believe that most plans will work, as long as you do it. So I have to find something that I can comfortably live with for the rest of my life. I was doing CICO staying between 1200 and 1400 calories per day, while making good food choices. The scale wasn't moving and clothes didn't feel any looser (possibly tighter) and I had to take another look. "Making good food choices" was the key. I was staying with my range but the choices were not the best from a nutritional stand point. So it was time to make a change.

I went searching for a different focus. I considered just an overhaul and doing something like Nutrisystem (until I saw the price tag). I considered keto again...but just didn't feel it. A long time ago, I attempted the Mayo Clinic Diet (MCD). I still have the book and the journal. I should say something other than attempted, as I didn't get past day 2 in the journal. I pulled the book out again and started to read, then I looked at my journal, and it's obvious why I didn't get past day 2. I had not embraced the plan and find it funny that I even recorded the 2 days.

My search continued as again, I need something I can live with as well as works. Deprivation of food and drink that I like is not sustainable. Even if successful for a short time, once at "goal", a re- indulgence will simply bring back the pounds.

I looked into IF a couple of years ago but didn't pursue. After looking into a few other opportunities and seeing how they might fit for me... all roads lead me to an IF lifestyle.

I started with a modified 28 start as recommended from Gen Stephens, Fast, Feast, Repeat. I say modified as before read this book, I was already comfortably doing 16:8 since about mid April but just hadn't put a stake in the said as an actual "plan". I learned about fasting "clean" as I continued to put a half pack of splenda in my weekend coffee.

May 26, I started my "official" fast at 214. I immediately broke the rule by continuing to weigh daily but I also took measurements. Today will be 25 days and my weight has fluctuated as low as 211 but I have lost 2 inches on my waist.

The IF at 18:6 was working, but I saw an opportunity to do a "Power week" to "mix it up" which included a 20 hour fast and a 30 hour fast. I felt good about the 20 and succeeded. I was a little apprehensive about the 30 hours which was supposed to have ended this morning. I ended early last night and had dinner. I was only a little hungry but I didn't wasn't ready to sacrifice sleep due to hunger pains. In hindsight, I probably should have tried a 24 vs 30 or not changed what was working, 18:6!

Today, I'm going back to 18:6 and will simply stay the course while preparing to transition to OMAD. I am just looking for a place to ramble about IF and maybe learn some new skills, makes some new friends and really embrace this journey. Feel free to add me as a friend, but please indicate that you're from this group, so I won't ignore you!

Weight History
Tagging a few folks that I see have been to this group in the last 6 months and are active on MFP.

Curious if you all are still doing OMAD and/or IF
@LemonMarmalade
@Itadakimasu7