So day one. So far so good LOL. Hoping to lose 60 lbs. Will keep you all posted Best wishes
Also being my second day I am a little hungry I ate at 3:00 pm yesterday and I’m wondering do we need to try to keep it to the same window period everyday ?
So day one. So far so good LOL. Hoping to lose 60 lbs. Will keep you all posted Best wishes
I was never good at following diets either until I discovered OMAD...I can eat a lot so by constricting my food to 1 meal works greatI have never been good at following diets but this one seems to be different. It is really achievable and really fits my time poor life and limits the impact of my non diet supportive spouse. One of the best things is I just cook and eat a normal dinner with some extra salad or veg to get me through the next 23
Thank you for those tips and information, it looks like I have to prepare my food for OMAD I usually just order foods and eat whatever available at home. How much time you usually spent to prepare your food?I forgot to mention "Whole Foods." Whole foods are foods as close to their natural state as possible. I'd tried OMAD a few years ago, but had mood swings, and migraines. My diet back then consisted of mostly processed foods. Over time I'd switched to whole foods. When I tried OMAD again A month ago, there were no migraines and no mood swings. Whole foods are unprocessed foods. Instead of a box of dried mashed potatoes, I use real potatoes and make my own. Instead of bread, I'll use brown rice (preferred) or a combination of white and brown rice if cooking for my family-who prefer the mix. Dessert is usually fruit or dates etc. It really helps. Also, whole foods means unbreaded fish or meats- though I had Fried fish recently because that was my only option where I was, and just considered what I could do better the next time I went out to eat. Also, I limit bread as much as possible, and try to find other ways to eat instead. Bread is as processed as you can get. While I don't eat it every day, I have it as a treat once in awhile.
Depends. The trick is to eat till you're full! I always start with a salad and fruit( an orange and banana with every meal) - which can make you feel full only temporarily, so you have to make sure you have other 'real' food too. Sometimes I make easy food like brown rice and fried eggs and beans to go with it. Or I'll have leftovers that my family ate the night before. I sometimes cook for the family after I've eaten, if I'm too hungry to wait. I make steak, or burgers, or tacos, or chicken, or anything I want with healthy sides. A friend of mine says, that if it has more than 3 or 4 or 5 ingredients, it's too complicated But sometimes, if I'm craving something, I'll take the extra time and make really yummy stuff that might take hours. Just depends on my moods. But I have to cook when my husband is home- but if he's working out of town, I take it easy on the cooking: then fried eggs and sausage and rice to go with salad and fruit. Also, if I'm craving stuff, I have it with my meal, usually afterwards as a dessert. I've found that when I started I ate more garbage (sweets and chips etc) - and way more food- I still eat till I'm full, but need less treats, or smaller amounts of them and some days nothing sweet (except healthy sweets like bananas, dates, prunes,) other days I have chocolate or candy for dessert- or whatever I want- just a little satisfies the cravings. (weight loss is quicker when I don't eat sweets- but I"m in it for the long haul- so making this a lifestyle choice makes me not in too much of a hurry. I'm trying to make this a habit, not a race in weight loss. There are easy foods to get. If you go to some grocery stores, they have lunch and dinner salad and food bars where you can buy whole foods already prepared! I've done that a few times when I was hungry and desperate for my meal and had no time, or didn't want to prepare food. Our grocery store food bars have salads, cooked squash, meats etc. But it's easy to throw a buttered potato (unpeeled preferred) in the microwave for 2 1/2 or 3 minutes, add butter, salt and pepper and there is a nutritious carb to add to your meal that will stick and keep you from hunger to eat with your meal. Easy food includes oatmeal with apples and raisins and cinnamon, etc. Google quick whole food meals. There are zillions of recipes out there. Good luck! You can get cooked veggies at some of those Asian restaurants or Asian fast food places, to go with your meat, etc. Make this work for you!Thank you for those tips and information, it looks like I have to prepare my food for OMAD I usually just order foods and eat whatever available at home. How much time you usually spent to prepare your food?
Depends. The trick is to eat till you're full! I always start with a salad and fruit( an orange and banana with every meal) - which can make you feel full only temporarily, so you have to make sure you have other 'real' food too. Sometimes I make easy food like brown rice and fried eggs and beans to go with it. Or I'll have leftovers that my family ate the night before. I sometimes cook for the family after I've eaten, if I'm too hungry to wait. I make steak, or burgers, or tacos, or chicken, or anything I want with healthy sides. A friend of mine says, that if it has more than 3 or 4 or 5 ingredients, it's too complicated But sometimes, if I'm craving something, I'll take the extra time and make really yummy stuff that might take hours. Just depends on my moods. But I have to cook when my husband is home- but if he's working out of town, I take it easy on the cooking: then fried eggs and sausage and rice to go with salad and fruit. Also, if I'm craving stuff, I have it with my meal, usually afterwards as a dessert. I've found that when I started I ate more garbage (sweets and chips etc) - and way more food- I still eat till I'm full, but need less treats, or smaller amounts of them and some days nothing sweet (except healthy sweets like bananas, dates, prunes,) other days I have chocolate or candy for dessert- or whatever I want- just a little satisfies the cravings. (weight loss is quicker when I don't eat sweets- but I"m in it for the long haul- so making this a lifestyle choice makes me not in too much of a hurry. I'm trying to make this a habit, not a race in weight loss. There are easy foods to get. If you go to some grocery stores, they have lunch and dinner salad and food bars where you can buy whole foods already prepared! I've done that a few times when I was hungry and desperate for my meal and had no time, or didn't want to prepare food. Our grocery store food bars have salads, cooked squash, meats etc. But it's easy to throw a buttered potato (unpeeled preferred) in the microwave for 2 1/2 or 3 minutes, add butter, salt and pepper and there is a nutritious carb to add to your meal that will stick and keep you from hunger to eat with your meal. Easy food includes oatmeal with apples and raisins and cinnamon, etc. Google quick whole food meals. There are zillions of recipes out there. Good luck! You can get cooked veggies at some of those Asian restaurants or Asian fast food places, to go with your meat, etc. Make this work for you!