r/omad

It's been a month and a 1/2 since I jumped back to OMAD. Although the first month went very well, for the past few days I'm getting these uncontrollable hunger pangs before the meal and during the night before sleep. I feel like my meals are good enough as I make sure to have a protein shake towards the end of the meal time. I don't restrict any foods I eat chips, chocolate and snacks too but the majority of my calories comes from rice and I try to eat 100-200g chicken along with 2-4eggs daily. I'm not very active physically (at the moment) as I hurt my back but will jump back to gym in a week or 2.

I’m 46 years old, 6 feet tall, and weigh about 295 pounds. I have Type 2 diabetes (diagnosed in 2022) and fatty liver. I’m not currently on medication, so my A1c usually stays between 6.6 and 7.2.

I’m wondering if OMAD (one meal a day) has worked for anyone with similar conditions. Has anyone had success losing weight with OMAD while dealing with Type 2 diabetes and fatty liver? Should I count calories? How fast should I expect to lose weight? I’m considering doing OMAD with very low carbs. Any advice or personal experiences would be appreciated. Thank you.

please advise... I'm on day 4 of omad. I don't feel that extreme hunger anymore but I'm starting to have weird cravings to eat, how can I handle it?

I’m on day 2 of OMAD for weight loss. I get hungry before my meal, but after just a few bites my appetite completely disappears and I feel full. Is this normal in the first few days, and does it get better?

I gain back 2lbs this week. I haven't been doing well with OMAD this weekend. I was eating earlier and having snacks outside my meal window.😮‍💨

I'm gonna work on getting back to my schedule today. I was so disappointed to see the weight gain.😭

Whats the right time to do omad?

Breakfast or dinner?

I’ve been doing omad for 3weeks. I lost weight but i see no physical results when i look in the mirror. If you guys experienced this please tell me when did yall start seeing the results bc im about to give up

Hello,

I am 27 years old, male, 1.75m height, 73 kg.

I practice OMAD and today I started the keto diet.

I eat ~1500 kcal / day and I workout 7 days / week (5 days I lift weights, 2 days I train home).

The average workout session is 1h.

Because I can't get more than 1500 kcal due to my stomach limit, can something bad happen in the future?

Should I be careful about certain aspects?

Thank you.

M 28 5ft 11 - 100 kgs weight. Have fasted earlier with mixed results, always rebounded. One of the remarks from my co workers made me reflect how I've become so docile because of the weight gain.

Today I begin OMAD, eating in the noon. Let's see how far this goes. Will add comments to this post instead of creating new ones. Any tips for afternoon OMAD'ers would be appreciated.

I just went for it today…. Worth it!

Since I'm very short, I started omad as a beginner about 1100-1200kcals and it was okay until day 3-4 where I feel ravenous and the cravings started to come. I cannot hit all my macrosm since my calorie limit is small; however, i do try to prioritize wholefoods and protein. But after a few days I always end up eating above my deficit. I've tried green tea, caffeine anything before i "overeat". For activity levels, i walk on treadmill incline15 speed 5.5 for 10k steps (I do not track time, I track steps). My bmi is 24.7 and i want to reach about 20. So my question is do y'all think it is ok if i eat 1500cals for every other day? If i eat 1200cals today, I'll eat 1500cals next and will repeat this pattern so my foodnoise don't go crazy after a few days. I'm asking this because I've seen fellow petite women here being completely satisfied with 1200kcals without any problems so I tried that but seems like its not working for me...

everytime people talk about wl the first thing they say is cal def which is common knowledge now tbh but idk what counts as a cal def like is it anything that is just eating less cals than normal cuz if so OMAD is fine right?but idk if u actually need to calculate it or not and stick to that properly cuz for me if i start eating regularly throughout the day im gonna binge. i do OMAD so i eat my first meal late and then i dont have enough time to binge. anyways i dont wanna continue OMAD if im like breaking the first rule of wl sooo? someone help?

So I started omad yesterday and was successful in reaching my 1200 cals at my one meal. Today I went to dunkin and got a latte. Assuming that means I broke my fast, and only black coffee would count? Any tips appreciated. From a food addictive girl with binge eating disorder and emotional eating. Even on vyvanse I fight the fact that I’m not hungry and eat anyways. Is it all willpower and a mind game?

Hi!

I’ve been doing IF on and off for about a year, and every time I’ve committed to it, I LOVE how I feel. I drop weight, I have more energy, my stomach feels so much better etc.

I have been very committed to OMAD for the last 2 weeks and have dropped an encouraging chunk of weight (5lbs) and just feel GOOD.

Here’s the thing: I have a trip coming up that I’m nervous about ruining all these good vibes- it’s a cruise. So all you can eat, all the time.

I haven’t been getting much food noise if at all, so I’m less concerned with “breaking” vs just being reasonable.

On vacation, what are some things that have helped you be balanced? Do you like to loosen your eating window? Keep it the same? Ditch it altogether and just try to enjoy?

For reference, I don’t have much weight to lose, I’m about 7lbs from my goal weight, but I am VERY tired of losing the same few lbs over and over again.

5’4, SW: 142, CW: 135, GW: 128