Hi,
The first time I ever tried OMAD was 4 years ago. I kept going for 7,5 months and I lost 88 pounds.
The first 30 days I ate nothing but all the fast food I usually crave for. I lost 19 pounds during that time. Surely, almost all of that was water. Than I realized that I had enough of the fast-food and I started to eat clean. Home cooked meals, walnuts, steamed vegetables, eggs etc.
The first week for me was not 'hard'. But it was strange. I started to 'listen' to my body. With all that weight, my biggest problem was insulin resistance. And from the first week onwards I started to 'hear' the changes in my body.
From the end of my first month, menstrual cycle corrected itself. My nails, my hair, my skin started to glow. My energy levels were incredible. So 'listening' the changes in my body was the magical thing that kept me going.
Unfortunately I had a major anxiety disorder at the 8 month mark. So I stopped and started on a pill. The pill helped with my anxiety and brought back the 55 pounds of the weight I lost.
Now I started again. This time, I'm older and wiser. But also my gut health is worse than the first time. So these first days are bit weirder than the first time I tried OMAD.
This time I am planning to make this a lifestyle.
I'll try and keep posting the updates.
4 years ago started at 286 lbs. Stopped at 198 lbs
This time started at 240 lbs