Anyone else doing OMAD?

[SlimJimmin]

I’ve always been an ‘all or nothing’ type of person. I’ve also always been overweight and at almost 47 with a couple of health wake-ups going on this HAS to be it this time. So I’m doing OMAD (one meal a day). Basically fasting most of the day and eating a decent and well-balanced made from scratch meal each evening. I started on 8th Jan and have lost a decent amount so far. I’m not hungry at all during the day which I find quite odd but won’t complain!

Would be good to share some meal plans etc if there are others in the same boat!

So, week one weigh day yesterday and I lost 2lb. I really wanted it to be more (never satisfied) but due to family stuff I didn’t do OMAD Saturday and Sunday.

thinking back to previous diets and this weekend I realise that if I have an “off” day I tend to go a bit mad. It’s as though my brain thinks oh well failed might as well eat everything in sight. Need to change this mindset.

@bahhamburgers you’ve done so well, and well done keeping up the momentum. It’s so easy when you’re on a plateau to give up (done it many times)

Do you mind if I join you?

I've reached that I can't cope with this fatness anymore moment.

Just weighed in at 12st 9 3/8

Hey guys can I join you?!

I had a horrible health scare last Friday when I went to the docs (for some cream) went to fetch it at thr pharmacy and thry asked if I wanted to do a blood pressure check.. never had high pressure before it's always been at about 110/80 ISH but when he checked me i was 146/90 so obviously I bobbed myself n I've totally given myself anxiety over it but i swore to myself to sort myself out n try n get it back down by next time he checks me which will be in about 2 weeks.
I quit smoking last September onto vaping and last year I'd lost almost 2 stone but just recently I've been slipping, eating the kids left overs, having piles of pasta because I'm greedy n dunno when to stop. 🙄😭
Got home weighed myself on Saturday went straight onto clean eating and walking lots I was 14.2 on Saturday and with lots of fluids (green tea/water) n omad I've already gone down to 13.8 this morning..I do always drop really fast though thank god.
I've been reading through this whole thread and you all have done wonderful!!
Omad is the only thing I can keep consistency on 🙄 but I've been drinking lots of tonic recently too which I've stopped (no alcohol I don't tough the stuff 🤣) I'd love to do this with you all 🥰❤️

Hi @TheWood we are about the same weight at the moment, give or take a pound! What’s your plan food wise?

Hi!

The only advice I can give you re blood pressure is to buy your own monitor (mine was about £20 from Amazon) and monitor it yourself. I was almost packed off to hospital after a random pharmacy check. Went home checked it on mine, it was normal. Managed to get an appointment with a private GP that afternoon, it was normal.

The next time you go to a pharmacy, you will already be anxious that your BP is still high which won’t help. Get a monitor and have a look at home, twice a day for a week.

Hi all, I'm doing well losing 2.5kg in 8 days. Which I know is mostly water weight, but still good to see it going down. I also measured myself last week and have already lost a couple of cm from my waist and belly.

I find this way of dieting the easiest by far. It feels as though I can easily not eat until I wake up my stomach. If I do that, there's no stopping me! Also in perimenopause I have needed far few calories than previously (and conversely put on weight on far fewer).

I quite like it too because I can eat what my family eat in the evening - I'm really wary of being too visibly "on a diet" in front of my teenage girls . My teenage son who is a bit of a weights geek approves of fasting!

I am currently practicing the art of self discipline in the form of not telling my SIL to piss off.

She is staying with us for a couple of weeks inbetween house moves. Yes. My husband and I are trying to get into Heaven one day. I can only hope God is watching, because, she’s a pain in the arse 🤣

I am killing myself doing OMAD, obviously. I have an eating disorder. I am unhealthy.

My meal yesterday was as follows:

Kefir yogurt with crushed almonds and walnuts.
Home made hummus with carrot and celery sticks.
A big steak with cauliflower and Brussel sprouts roasted in garlic and ghee.
I also had a carrot and celery juice, with a shot of olive oil.

SIL had her usual bowl of cereal, popped out for a meal deal from Tesco for lunch, and had a Chinese takeaway for dinner, snaked on crisps and biscuits all day. That’s pretty much her usual day of food.

Which is fine! She can crack on. I couldn’t give two shits what anyone chooses to eat. It’s just the audacity of the constant eye rolling, tutting at my food choices and telling me how unhealthy they are that gets to me.

6 days to go until the sale on her house completes.

Welcome @Cupcake2023 and @TheWood!

Great loss so far @Cupcake2023!

@TheWood I was 12.6 on 16 Jan and was 11.5 when I weighed last Friday so it does work!

I didn't have an ideal weekend! I struggle with Mother's Day as I lost my mum and my dd 7 has suspected ass was very challenging! So I did eat a bit of chocolate which u wouldn't normally! But been back on omad since Monday.

My clothes are starting to feel better and my tummy getting flatter (first place I lose weight from).

It's DH bday on Friday and we are out for lunch and having a tea party with the kids for dinner so it's a write off but I don't mind as you still have to live!

@bahhamburgers wow! That's a very nice gesture to let her stay. Her diet sounds far from ideal but like you say none of your business!

Suspected ASD! Not ass 😂😂

I would like to join please. I've been thinking about this for about a year, I have lengthy fasting experience (ten years) but nothing this drastic but I'm the fattest I've ever been and it needs to stop now. 5ft 6 and 15s 6. Starting tomorrow

I found today really tough and discovered a teaspoon or 3 of peanut butter had accidentally slipped into my mouth.

have had my dinner already to avoid more accidents.

One day off is allowed @ChipsAreLife Can you just carry on eating all afternoon and call it one meal?!

Ohhhh 👀 well I was fine before that.. felt good but it's given me anxiety 🤣🤣 I'll do that n buy my own thank you so much! 😀

Your sil is jealous!!!! That's all that behaviour is down to ..smile nicely next time n know it'll be her getting fat while you get fab!! 💪🙌🙌

Thank you ChipsAreLife 😀🙌

I'm being a bit too slightly strict at the moment, tonight I've had a can of tuna dry mixed with red onion and a banana washed down with a pint of water, I'll leave it at that. I do admittedly drink coffee with 2 sugars and milk twice a day (I have 5 kids I can't be without caffeine)... I made my kids a huge chocolate cake that would make Bruce off Matilda cry ..kinda hard not having any but I like to be really strict and test my control!!

I'm sorry mother's day was so hard, that sounds tough and I think any mother with all that on a hard day would have a little chocolate!

Did giggle at ass tho, that's all kids in general 🤣🤣🤣

Hello all - might I join you?

I'm over in a couple of fasting threads on the fasting board and would like to be part of this one too.

I love OMAD... I probably do it 2-5 times a week with a 1-3 hour window. Alongside that I'm two meals a day in a 3-8 hour window. OMAD's definitely what gets my weight shifting, while longer windows are more fun and are more sociable. And like many, I love OMAD because I can eat a beautiful big meal of delicious healthy food and feel full and satisfied and very seldom hungry.

I've lost 2.5 stone since last May (with a few blips on the way - emotional eater and Christmas)... and now am down to the last 7lbs, which feels very exciting. I'm 5'7 and this will take me to 11.2 and a very healthy BMI - yes, I'm curvy with an hourglass figure so I like myself at this weight in a way I could never have imagined when younger. It means I get back into all my favourite clothes and feel good walking down the street. (How shallow is that? Yup, vanity and fun trump health in the motivation stakes for me... took me a while to recognise and acknowledge this)

I am looking forward to hearing about your losses, triumphs and challenges.. it's great to be alongside you!

Hi everyone. I would love to try this approach but how do you cope with the hunger feelings during the day? And do you all drink lots of water?
thanks.

I don't drink lots of water.

hi @way2serious I have a weird thing where I don't feel really hungry if I'm fasting. But as soon as I break my fast then my appetite comes back. That said, at the time when I would normally eat (1pm as I've always fasted in the mornings) I do think about food. You'll see that yesterday I did find it tough and succumbed a bit to peanut butter, but so far (8 days in!) have been fine. I also find it much easier if I'm in the office during the day rather than at home near snackable things.

I slightly cheat with my fasting in that I have frothy oat milk in my coffee and that satisfies me if I start feeling hungry. I have lost a couple of kilos in a week so am ok with this.

I don't drink lots of water, but I have several mugs of herbal tea through the afternoon and then water with my meal in the evening. I probably should try to drink more water as I know that's meant to aid weight loss.

I know I shouldn't but I weigh myself every morning...13 stone 3 this morning on my way to a stone in one week!!! I know it's all water and no fat, as soon as two more pounds are gone I can say it's more fat than water!! I love how fast the water falls off though 🤣

Girls you realise by summer we'll all be feeling good looking good and our confidence will be sky high!!! 💪🙌🙌🙌
My birthdays end of June I'd love to be 11 stone by then!

What a wonderful thread this is 🙌❤️

I'd like to join this thread. I'm feeling very heavy at the moment, and sluggish from consuming too much carbs. I'm also an 'all or nothing' type, but have been in a constant 'all' mode recently. Unfortunately, I just love bread way too much and I got lots of chocolate on Mother's Day.
This is not helpful argh.

I've decided today is the day to start omad. Coffee this morning then dinner tonight with plenty of water during the day.

Another thing is I feel rundown. I have a lot going on with kids, elderly mil who now needs care, work and so on.
I'm getting some vits, fish oil and need to exercise a bit too.
Omad will stop me from reaching for the junk throughout the day. I can just enjoy a healthy dinner with the rest of the family.

@AstralSpace Always worth seeing the GP and getting blood tests if you're run down just to check up on things like vitamin D, B12, iron levels etc.

Welcome @way2serious! I do chug a lot of black coffee and water in the day. Also you learn hunger comes in waves. I find it relatively easy to ride the wave when working as within 20 mins I normally feel fine.

@HelenHywater love the peanut butter 😂😂

@Cupcake2023 that is seriously amazing! Well done. Some will be fat I'm sure!

@AstralSpace welcome! Totally get it, I'm the same. Busy work, three young kids etc. it's exhausting and I use food as comfort and energy but it actually makes me feel worse. I have loads of more energy fasting. Def get a blood test though as I had it and had low iron.

Feeling good today! I wanted to try a 36 hour fast but I'll see how I feel tonight!

Never mind, I'll find a more welcoming place. Good luck.

@CuriousityKilledThePussy Im so sorry, I think your post got lost in the flurry of the others!

I certainly didn’t mean to ignore it and I am sure other posters didn’t either. please don’t take it to heart. Its easy to miss posts when you dip in and out of threads.