OMAD Intermittent Fasting - Doctor discusses One Meal A Day - Effective? Safe? Sustainable? Healthy?
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- OMAD diet or One Meal A Day is a form of Intermittent Fasting that is getting very popular. Dr Chan shares his observations of people who practise the OMAD diet, eating just One Meal A Day and his views about whether this form of Intermittent Fasting is Effective, Safe, Sustainable or Healthy?
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Dr Chan also highlights aspects about the OMAD diet that people should be mindful about and cautioned people who intend to practise OMAD, taking only One Meal A Day for long term, to be mindful of the potential problems/challenges with OMAD.
Whether you practise OMAD diet or other forms of Intermittent Fasting, this video might be useful for you.
Contents of this Video
0:00 : OMAD - INTRO
2:38 : OMAD - EFFECTIVE? What is OMAD effective for?
4:02 : OMAD - SAFE? Is OMAD Safe?
5:14 : OMAD - SUSTAINABLE? Is OMAD Sustainable in the long term?
6:48 : OMAD - HEALTHY? Is OMAD Healthy as a lifestyle?
8:46 : OMAD - Precautions and Conclusions
LINKS to my other videos on the topic of Fasting & Intermittent Fasting
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2. VIDEO - Intermittent Fasting - Common Mistakes & Misconceptions
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3. VIDEO - Is Intermittent Fasting SAFE?
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4. VIDEO - OMAD, One Meal A Day Intermittent Fasting - Is it Effective? Safe? Sustainable? Healthy?
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I been on OMAD for 1 month & a half and I loss 30lbs so far with light exercise. Working on it to loss 40lbs in exact 2 month. Don't give up, you guys can do it too! 💪
2 months and 1 week checking in. 40lbs ✅ A little slower but still manage to get it 💪
What do you usually eat in your meal?
Usually saltine crackers(4 to 5 cracker a day), tuna in a pouch(half a pouch a day), a whole kiwi, half a cucumber, a whole apple, half a banana, lots of spring mix, strawberries(5 to 6 a day), any lean meats(1 or 2oz), trail mix of nuts(one hand full), green tea (2 cup a day). That's basically all i use. Not all at once. I cut out sweet/sugary drinks and any sweet food completely. Im pretty strict on my diet so I do calories count too. Somedays I only consume 300cal lowest. Somedays I will consume up to 800 highest so far. I have never go pass 1000 calories. Alot of people will say it's bad but I'm used to it. Don't recommend if you can't handle it. Drink loads of water. Hopefully this help out(:
Forgot boiled eggs too (2 or 3 a day)
And did the youtube military diet once so far. Planning to do it once a month.
I weighed 297. Went on OMAD, ate whatever I wanted, no counting calories, fats nor carbs. In one year I lost 120 pounds!
Nice
Wow!!! Congrats
To be fair even when you don’t count calories with Omad it works because you physically can’t eat more than 2.5k calories ina sitting if you have high volume low calorie foods
I've had a prior stroke! Thank God, it was mild! And, I am NOT going to check with my doctor! I want to see change before I would have a worse stroke, which is more debilitating, than this one! Besides, I am a Christian, if I die, I am a winner either way! Heaven, and all it's glory awaits! We have waited for years for the answer. Imagine to think I am better off obese! Lol! A lot of doctors will tell you they can not support your decision. Who needs approval! We live in the land of the free, home of the brave. I have did the last 2 days just starting 22:2 just giving myself 2 hours to eat no ill effects. I had some success with fasting back years ago when on Atkins, and I recognized the longer I went I was seeing the pounds fall off nicely. I want to hit my goal that I set this time. And I didn't set but a goal of 60 pounds to start. If I reach that goal, and all is well. May work on a new goal. Don't want it to seem unattainable. I did like reading on this site about the person who ate whatever they wanted and lost 120 pounds in a year. My body wouldn't be that cooperative, it will be work for me. I am sure I am insulin resistant. There's scripture that Jesus said, this kind cometh through with prayer and fasting. No better time to pray, to see that success 🙏!
Alternative days= miserable
Intermittent fasting= irritating
OMAD= GAME CHANGER! EASIEST TO DO!
OMAD == Intermittent fasting
I am 120 kg now, will be starting omad tomorrow.. i need to lose 30 kg very fast for health issues so wish me luck guys👌
How did it go??????
For anyone struggling with OMAD, try this tip. When u feel REALLY hungry and it becomes uncomfortable, try inhaling deeply and holding your breath. Do this repeatedly until you start feeling better. It will help get you through those short periods where you feel like ur starving. To me, it helps because when u take in a lot of air, it kind of feels like you've put something in ur stomach and it eases the feeling of being empty. As soon as you exhale, the discomfort comes back but inhaling repeatedly and holding your breath each time will reduce the discomfort.
Lol thanks man
I will try that. I have been doing OMAD for two years and I have gained weight and inches. It just doesn't' work for me for some reason.
@@EEEBA1 Even with OMAD u have to keep the daily calories below 2,000 or you will stay at your weight or gain weight. Even doing that, for me, weight loss is very slow. I think what you are eating will affect how fast you lose weight too. For instance, nutritionists say that healthy protiens and fats will promote weight loss but still, I think relying on diet alone is going to be a slow process for anyone. Only way to speed things up is to exercise. Personally, I like to walk with hand weights. I created my own fairly intense routine for the hand weights. I also walk while maintaining a brisk pace. The hand weights help I think, especially with toning your arms, shoulders and chest but the main thing I think is walking or some kind of daily exercise you can commit to. Hiking is good too. Jogging is obviously great too but I dont personally like jogging. Its important, I think, to do an activity you can enjoy and commit to. If ur living a sedentary or low activity level lifestyle, its still gonna be hard to lose a lot of weight with OMAD unless ur consuming way less calories a day than 2,000. Me personally, I was able to lose 20 lbs in less than 2 months with OMAD but thats ONLY with daily walking. The longer and more frequent and intense you make your walks, the faster you will lose weight. OMAD itself isnt the best way to lose weight but its a great way to keep yourself from gaining weight without giving up your favorite foods but again, its all about your calorie intake. Eat more than 2,000 per day over a period time without exercising and you will gain weight.
@@AntisocialmediasThat's great progres on your part. I couldn't lose 5 lbs in two years lol.
I agree with you. I workout 3-4 times per week (resistance and cardio) but I need to do daily walks to burn more calories.
Drink lemon 🍋 water hot stops hunger pains
Been doing OMAD for 2yrs lost 50lbs and I feel great it’s my way of eating for the rest of my life. It’s amazing
Understand that going and speaking to your doctor (talking general practitioners here) about diet is usually a waste of time as it is not their specialty and usually they spout outdated information that they gleaned from their med school days and have not kept up in their research on this specific subject.
Thank you 😊
100% agree with you
Especially military doctors. My friend was told to drink soda for her migraines!
them telling you to speak to your doctor is just them protecting themself from getting sued if you have health issues taking their advice
@@christinesarracino6537 Mineral Water (not purely soda which is just water with added co2!) has a high content of essential minerals including sodium, calcium and magnesium and it's well known that it has great benefits for the whole body in medicinal purposes. Most of all, it's been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments.. including migraines. However, it depends on the TYPE and it's contents. In a 100 km zone from where I live there are plenty of such places where you can get natural mineral water to drink. The downside is that you can't really store it for long time and you NEEd to know the problem and then make a choice.
Magnesium deficiency is a well known cause for migraines and natural mineral water high in magnesium will help.
In the country I live in, military doctors are usually the best trained ones and most sought out after because of the military regimen style :).
Thanks for this! My life has been transformed by this sort of information. I am turning 65 and for the past 2 years I have combined LOW CARB (Keto) with Intermittent Fasting, lost 82 lbs., came off ALL MEDICATIONS (2 for hypertension, one for high cholesterol and gave up my CPAP for sleep apnea). I am
Loving life! I started my own UA-cam channel “Bill C Thompson - Live Healthy, Finish Strong “
FYI, if you're thinking of OMAD, I suggest reducing your carb intake (bread, noodles, rice, chips etc) to about 10-20% of normal and increasing vegetables/protein/healthy fat intake. I find carbs make me hungry later.
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100% the only carbs i eat is brown rice or oatmeal. If you are wating things like whitebread and noodles you are going to be hungry the next day. I eat chicken veggies oatmeal and i am satisfied and only hungry like 2 hours before i eat.
I take coffee with vco 4-3 hrs before my meal.
Ive been eating OMAD for two years and its been good,as long as you are eating nutrient dense foods,low insulin carbs,i told my doctor and he said i was starving myself,ive lived two years with this life style,it sustainable,eat the right foods.
My doctor loves that I do it he says he intermittent fasts too and he said I was more extreme since doing OMAD but it was still good he said.
🤠My doctor said the same thing at first but now after 5 years and 60 pounds of fat gone, he is now practicing intermittent fasting, himself.
@@omadoutlaw4868 interesting😅😂
Rite on!
Your Dr. is an idiot. I would get a new doctor.
I started at 18:6, moved to 20:4 and now I do OMAD. I’m shocked because I am not even hungry. Even when I get to meal time. I basically eat because I need to. I started with Keto and then read a lot about IF. I saw it as a way to lose weight faster , with the health benefits as a great side effect. I stated at 252 and 8 weeks later, I am 223. My GW is 200.
Yep! Your right I feel the same way when it come time for me to eat I don’t even wanna eat. Great Job John 👏🏽
Good job!!! Congrats
I drink coffee in the morning and have dinner only. I have a six pack and can exercise all day without eating (until dinner).
This is where I want to get to. I’m an electrician but I have gallbladder polyps/ issues. The less I eat, the better I feel. But I need to maintain enough energy for my work.
Do you eat carbs?
@@kevinmetro1207 I eat a lot of carbs at dinner but try to stay away from wheat (gluten). So no pizza, pastas etc
Great I actually kind of do the same routine, coffee in the mornings and just have dinner after workout,but my carbs are usually just a banana, oatmeal and a potatoe, do you recomend those carbs?
I'm not a fan of oatmeal, I eat a lot of rice.
I've lost 35lbs doing omad..Saturdays are my cheat days its like a reset. Sometimes u may need them if ur trying to lose weight and the weight loss begins to stall
Anymore updates? How are you doing on the weight loss?
Been doing omad for 3 years. I lost 30-35kg, and able to maintain my weight. My routine checkup normally comes out as high ldl, normal hdl ,normal blood pressure and normal triglycerides level. My body composition has around 8-9% fat.
@s Y there are lot of new researchs and lots of debates on how ones should view ldl as one of biomarkers for overall health results, but not be all end all in itself. For Some people , long fasting lifestyle like Omad or prolonged or alternated day fasting tends to make ldl rise, combining fasting with low carb regiment and your ldl will skyrocket but everything else is normal. You have to decide for yourself at this point, do medical checkup and look for every bio markers.
I will continue to do omad as long as the other marker like blood pressure , HbA1c level , triglycerides and hdl levels continues to be at its optimal level.and I do checkup every years.
@s Y its not a clear cut that doing omad would give you high ldl.lots of people get great standard medical markers doing omad, its minorities that proned to get high ldl profile. It all depends on how you eat or what you eat in omad, your DNA. I no longer eat everything in one sitting like I used to when I started. Maybe 2-3 moderately big plates of food in span of 2-4 hours
Can you fix the high LDL?
I Did OMAD cause I'm Broke and just lose my job lol🤣 as I observed, it really stops cravings, i feel fine and has energy to do things.
Before where I eat 3x a day with snacks in between, i always crave and binge eat especially at night.
OMAD is not for all. But it really works for me.
You’re looking lean sir, I’ve just started OMAD for weight loss 22/2 . I’m 187cm and 95kg , looking to reduce weight to 80kg. Liked and subbed from the uk . Singapore is a lovely place.
I did OMAD for 3 months lost a lot of weight felt great while doing it! Fell off the wagon for a month n a half n feel the inflammation in my back my skin looks horrible my digestion is off so I’m back to OMAD n loving my body again!
What are you eating in your meals?
@@carmelamarielingad7391 when I was doing OMAD would have a cup of dairy free yogurt with nuts seeds n berries a small bowl of beans with vegs n quinoa n avocado n a half a grapefruit for example but when I fell off started having croissants breads pasta muffins fried foods n some condiments also stevia with additives think it was making me eat more crave more then I could handle
@@carmelamarielingad7391 so basically was also snacking which I never do
@@lesliesimmonds5054 Okay. Thank you. Because I am doing OMAD. Just started yesterday actually. I did eat half rice today. Then I also eat some desserts. Like cookies and some sweetened bread. Is it okay? But not too much. It is within the right amount of calories. Is it okay?
@@carmelamarielingad7391 if u r doing it for weight loss not really but we r human my thing is n I forgot to tell u the week b4 my mensuration I would have an extra meal n usually have one day where I crave sweet or salty I will have it but when my period starts I’m back to OMAD also I make my own cookies with almond flour bananas cocoa nibs nuts dates coconut flakes n whatever else u like! It’s the store bought cookies that r garbage
Hi Dr Chan. I am new to watch your channel. This video is so inspiring. Hope to continue watching your videos. Thank you.
I get shit from my parents and others for eating one meal a day all the time. We have been brainwashed to consume food through out the day and this is why were all fat! I have so much more energy and love working out fasted. I'm down 8lbs with putting on muscle and my blood pressure is almost to normal levels. I watch what I eat but i find i can enjoy a lot of foods i love daily and still lose weight.
I've been doing OMAD with reduced carbs (not low carb, I eat fruit, sweet potatoes etc, & occasionally sourdough bread) for several weeks. First diet I've actually been able to stick to, not felt dreadful on, & has resulted in continuing weight loss. I have 1 day off from OMAD approximately every 6-7 days, either 16:8 or just 3 normal meals, I always try to make them healthy, not overeat, no snacks in between the meals, & the last meal would be low carb. It's such a relief to find something that works.
How much kg did you lose?
@@nt832 @N T I lost a stone, which is about 7kg, in about 2 months. Not bad considering I'm disabled & can't do any proper exercise. I've just had about 2-3 weeks off it - not back on to a Standard Western Diet, but I've definitely been having a few more carbs than I was, & 2 meals most days whenever I felt like it - basically I ate what I wanted & stopped when I wasn't hungry any more. In moderation though, & I *love* my vegetables. I didn't put any weight back on at all.
I've just started back onto low carb again 5 days ago & it still works. Weight still coming off. I'm another kilo down already. Should also say, I'm 40 & definitely premenopausal. This type of diet should be government endorsed.
During the week I do OMAD and weekends two meals a day. I have been doing intermittent fasting do maintain my weight.
Keep it up 💪
@@soeasy__laflare7183 , definitely! 115 pounds is the magic weight:)))
🤠I have been mostly OMAD for over 5 years now!
How do you feel? Im sure it must be good!
@@pasandesilva2295 I am trying to change things up a little, because I got off the wagon and gained a little weight back!🤠 But here we go again!
I started omad 3days back with calorie restriction of 900cal but am not loosing weight a bit also.kindly suggest me what to do
@@twaralo3248 You just started 2 days ago and your complaining you aren’t seeing weight-loss? It takes time. 2-3months
Been doing this without knowing it has a name. Thanks for the tips! :)
Awesome advice doctor. It is absolutely critical to have a complete diet every day when you are on omad. I am having a challenge staying on 18:6 diet and find myself eating mostly eggs, canned tuna with salad or wieners dogs with cheese and salad.
I do stir fry veggies once a week to avoid veggies deteriorating in the fridge. I eat twice a day, once at 2 pm and then at 7 pm with a small snack of nuts and dried fruit at 8 pm. Even that is hard as sometimes I am away from home at my meal times. Or I go visit family and they insist that I should eat with them at, say, noon. Just loves the video for clarity and frankness. I needed to hear this today. Thank you doctor.
I lost 35 lbs. in two months eating 8-10 meals per week. OMAD, 2MAD, weekend fasts.
High fat, low carb is the way to go as you can fast so easily when you eat satiating healthy fats. I plan to eat this way from now on.
I’ve been fasting for about 40 days and I’m feeling great. I started at 16/8 for 2 weeks till I got used to it. When I finally got fat adapted I pushed a 19/5 and since last week I’m doing that 19/5 with at least one 24+hours fasting on a week. It’s cray how long I can get it without eating and without being hungry. I will start OMAD this week since my body now can take it easily. I’ve lost 25lbs so far and I’m at 235lbs. My goal is to reach 185-190lbs and I’m 6’1”
I can't believe i have done it 2 weeks now i only eat at 1 pm and until next day same time i started at 119kg and today 116kg in just 2 weeks i fill so good i will not stop until i reach my weight loss goal
Did you reached your goal? 😀
@@LostboyK79 not yet still pushing am 86kg now from 116kg i want 68kg
Another Spot-ON.... video. Thanks Dr Chan!.. Please continue this Great-Channel of yours.. Cos i don't see any SG medical professional talking about this openly, let alone bother to create video as such.
🙏 Thank you for posting.
Thank you for sharing, l strongly agree with everything you said! Thank youuuu
Glad you found my video useful. Cheers, Doc
Here in india a large number of poor people are on omad diet but the special thing is they didn't heard that term OMAD.
Yes, you make a good, if sad, point. I eat my healthy food with a grateful heart.
lol
I eat at 6am and drink water all day lost 15lbs in two weeks
why not at 6pm? 18h? and drinking for the rest? eating window of 30min or 1hour? and the other 23hours of fasting?
I eat around 8pm and drink a coffee in the morning with a small amount of creamer. So far I have lost 4 lbs in 4 days.
@@tiffany8946 great job keep it up
@@tiffany8946 did you practice 16/8 and then 14/6 and gradually came to omad or did you straight up jumped to omad? 4lbs in 4 days tells me its all water weight and not the actual fat.
I don't fast to lose weight. Am already thin. My intentions with fasting are to improve my health and help repair my body. I started fasting around 6-7 years ago. I have experimented with different fasts from the warrior diet to 5 day fasts and have been doing 16-21 hour fasts for a number of years consistently. Recently trying a 23 hour fast so far for about 4 days. Thank you.
Thank you so much Doctor Can for this program I just like the way you are explain everything here so thank you keep going may god bless you 🙏🙏
The sad truth is that with all the meals we eat during the day. we are still not getting all the essentials we need. I find myself choosing high nutrition meals now. I do not choose junk for my 1 meal. Lots of veggies and healthful meats & fish. Before I ate junk ! Now because I am only eating 1 meal I ensure is lots and lots of nutrition in it.
All you need is fresh fruit and vegetables.
I do OMAD because if I didn't I would need stimulant medication in order to concentrate at work. It help tremendously with focus and my mood swings are reduced
I have adhd and I am quite happy on with omad .
Thank you so much, Dr Chan.
I’m healthy, not fit but not overweight (have never counted calories in my life) & am not on medication. I started 16/8 last year, not to lose weight but because I feel very lethargic in my old age despite good general health and doing Taichi.
And I found that with eating 2 small meals (usually 2 eggs, hot water, coffee & fruit as brunch & then rice, greens & fish/nuts with water/green tea later) instead of 3 traditional meals, energises me. Well, I thought, if eating less food can energise me well just by doing 16/8 every day, then, maybe I should try omad a few times in future for better health & longevity. After all, I sleep well and still fall asleep at times in the afternoon despite having enough sleep & in fact, a good rest at night - sleeping very early & waking up very early.
After listening to you, I think not! Thank you. 😊🙏
I love omad. It's easier to eat well when you only eat one meal than you'd think. Without sugar, alcohol and caffeine I'm just never very hungry so eat what I need as fuel rather than my previous 3 binges a day lifestyle
we're so privileged in this day and age (well for developed countries), to have food so easily accessible. people been fasting for hundreds and hundreds of years. food wasn't as easy as phoning or clicking on a website. humans are made to be able to not eat for long hours, so omad isn't such a far fetched way of dieting.
You are right that it’s difficult to eat healthy on OMAD. Unless you plan ahead and cook yourself to ensure a balance diet
I eat at 8 pm and have so much energy and feel great !!
I found myself eating only one meal a day for the past month. After recovering in August from not struggling to eat due to stress for 10 months, I began rock climbing and 2 weeks into exercising, I ate a big breakfast without feeling nauseated. I almost cried from happiness because in January I was forcing a granola bar down with a glass of water, and that was my meal for the day. But after that one magical breakfast, I noticed that I was finally able to eat again and stop losing weight. I tried my best to eat three meals a day at consistent hours to retrain my healthy habits, but after finding a new job I only eat the free 6" sub I get every shift. I'm not too worried about nutrition because my subs include a ton of fresh veggies and protein, and I snack on the leftover fries, but I'm not sure if this is causing any issues for my health. I'm researching it and finding a ton of contradicting evidence in regards to the effects these habits have on my health. I just wanna know if I should be making a greater effort to eat regularly, or if it's alright to have just one fulfilling meal around dinner time (and a midnight snack 4/7 days of the week)
Very informative, thank you for making this video ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I've been practicing OMAD (24 hours version) since October of 2020 . I've lost 30 pounds with no visit to the gym. I'm also on 3 different prescribed medications for ongoing medical condition for same time frame. My body feels great 👍, at least for now. I'm considering switching to 2MAD after I archive my ideal weight.
Just curious: why would you change to 2MAD when OMAD was what worked? I'm thinking of doing OMAD, so I'm not arguing, just looking for info.
I think they might be switching to 2MAD once they have reached their goal so they don’t lose any more weight. 2MAD to maintain the ideal weight
@@edbruh5853 Got it, thanks.
When hungry eat. When tired sleep. Then focus on quality of food and sleep... this is so basic but why people are overcomplicating things.
I started IF because I had hypertension, fibromyalgia, and was taking many medications.
I was depressed and overwhelmed. I developed a kidney infection and it just kept adding on.
I'm nearly 50. So i initially tried water fasting to clear my kidney.
Anyway my IF journey has balanced out my BP and my iron levels have improved, I am now OMAD.
But I have continued to only take my BP meds but other meds I have discontinued. I do light exercise and take in 1250 - 1600. Cals
Fully agree. Doctor, what is your opinion on using microwaves? Are they safe?
OMAD is actually sustainable as long as you focus on hitting your protein goals. Protein rich foods are usually so satisting that it woulf leave you full or satiated for at least 8 hours. You sleep off 8hrs so that leaves you with just around 4 to 7 hrs of beinh 'hungry'. Which you can delay a little more by drinking coffee or tea or water.
Been an OMAD'er for 5 years and will do it for life.
As far as being healthy, I feel that for me doing omad is freeing. I love only preparing one meal a day. Its so much easier planning for that meal. Even when going out to dinner I only allow myself a small indulgence during the meal. Its balanced with protein, slow carbs and healthy fats. My only issue with this is taking my vitamins. Its hard on an empty stomach and if I take them at dinner then Im awake for hours. But I am healthier and happier and my blood work is perfect plus I sleep 8 hours a night and drink water all day. Before I was 40 pounds too heavy blood work was bad and I was moody, slept irregular hours and ate way too much sugar. Had to take fiber pills and lots of medicine. Im slowly coming off my medicine and Im down almost 20 pounds. I will be sticking with this way of eating. My whole family is benefiting from it too.They eat better and are more aware of the foods they consume now too. Is it a life style I will continue to do, most likely.
Started at 275. Was on keto but got constantly ravenously hungry and quit around 267. Started OMAD and now I'm currently at 258. Goal is 200 but I'm setting my targets at 10 lbs increments, so now I'm gonna try to get to 240 and so on. That seems more do-able for my mentality. I wouldn't consider what I'm doing as OMAD. It's more like 2MAD kinda. No breakfast, drink water or coffee with creamer to help with hunger. Around lunch time I have this peanut butter power shake thing with Expresso or a higher calorie coffee or protein shake. Then I make dinner after work and eat an actual meal around 5 or 6pm. Got decaf coffee cause it was helpful with hunger so that i can drink it more regularly without caffeine keeping me up.
For me, OMAD is great, I feel great and healthy but I lose too much weight. I don't mind planning for healthy meals but I think I am simply unable to eat enough in a single meal (I don't believe in keeping eating when I feel full)
Awesome stuff, what time of day do you have your OMAD?
@@maztergee Usually somewhere between 5pm and 7pm
@@rolandfrerichs5625 brilliant, thanks for sharing
@@rolandfrerichs5625 I do mine at 2pm since I get too hungry near 5pm and almost faint lol but once I eat at 2pm I am done for the day even if I get a little hungry at 9 I can last till I sleep than I wake up hungry but have apple cidar vinegar and black coffee to hold me off till 2
Almost 3 years and i feel great
Thank you Doc 🥰 Godbless you
I don't weight myself. I use my clothing to measure body changes. This is my 15th day. From size 12-14, I'm now wearing size 10-12. I'm targeting size 6. I find that when I eat carbs and or sugar, I am challenged with hunger. But when I eat only vegetables and meat, I feel full even being able to do water fast up to 72 hours. I've been on and off IF for years and I know it works for me. This time I would like to stick with it.
I just want to know that can I do Omad Diet if I’m having Anxiety and I’m taking hypertension medication?
I didn't think that weight loss alone should be the primary reason for following an OMAD plan.
However, by practicing OMAD I realize that the regular dietary practices in "western-like" societies makes us eat more than we actually need, leading to food addiction, weight gain and disease.
One needs to consider a middle way, by observing our body, what we eat, constantly learn/adapt and be open minded about pursuing health rather than a specific lifestyle. This is what being a "mindful eater" means to me.
Fast paced, "robot-like", modern lifestyles can make following a healthy OMAD a challenge because we may not have time to attend to this new lifestyle change (following OMAD safely).
In summary, OMAD is a healthy and very liberating practice that requires balanced nutrition, continuous learning and self monitoring.
I been doing omad for a week now after doing intermittent fasting I’ve lost 15 pounds
In one week? Or after also doing IF?
@@susanb4213 he lost mostly water weight
Well, i drink my espresso with 1 spoon of brown sugar, until lunch i eat about 250 grams, less than 500 calories, with 3 liters of water a day, i lost 10KG in 40 days, and i'm not feeling any starving feeling or even thinking of it, taking a pill of active slim in the morning, with multi vitamins, im feeling so fine, and now i entered a phase of loosing my lower belly fat with love handles, im so happy with the results, adding 10 minutes of 3 exercise for ABS... perfect result
One meal a day. I didn’t practise it. I did it in 2014 after I lost my job and had limited amount of money 💰 to eat. I wa also depressed because of my failed relationship with my ex. I could only had one meal a day. Back in 2014, didn’t and never even know there was such a thing known as OMAD. I lost 15 kg in the course of 6 months without knowing it. Only knew about it after discovering physical changes and weighing myself. I felt that I had more energy, mental clarity. So I was doing it unconsciously. But About that one meal quality you spoke of, I made sure I had veggies, meat and some fruits in that meal. Only knew about it in this few years from dr Jason fung.
Thanks for the video Doctor great information 🙂 I was on omad for over 1 year ,it was good at the start but after a few months I started having health issues and actually gained body fat , I started doing 15-18 hour fasts and got far better results 👍
I would NEVER ask a Doctor for nutritional advice because as you well know they are not trained in nutrition but only what dangerous drugs to deal out for the drug Barrons pharmaceutical industry that own ALL Doctors
Omad is great I have been doing it for a month and I just completed a 48h fast I plan on staying on omad from here on out.
If you do omad just make sure you get the calories your body needs daily I take in 2100 calories in one meal
If your just going to eat a salad or a plate of chicken and rice I don't suggest omad do intermittent fasting like 16/8.
You body needs calories.
Thank you Doc! I have gained so much that I need to loose weight 30lbs....
I did intermitent diet in the past and after a month I lost 30 lbs. Had so much energy and lost pain in my body.
I am starting now...
How is your progress, Irene?
I cut my eating down to 2 meals with one meal just fruits and vegetables and couldn't lose weight until I switches to just one meal a day. I'm now losing weight because the one meal a day and I feel a lot better with the weight gone. I weight about 197 and I'm trying to get to 180-185 and will maintain it with 2 meals a day when I get there. I want to get back into more intense exercise too. I'm 6 foot so this would be a good weight.
you can do omad if you have gastritis?
I did OMAD + Keto for 1 year and managed to lost 40kg.
Thank You Doctor 👍😊
He is absolutely right it not safe for everybody
I started OMAD after being told I'm pre-diabetic and high blood pressure. I am 6' 1" and when I started OMAD, I was 275 lbs. 3 weeks in, I feel amazing and I've dropped over 10 lbs. Not much, but it hasn't been long...
That's awesome! Keep going!
@@SunRayBabyJ I'm having some adverse side effects due to this now. I haven't stopped but I am experiencing heart palpitations that last all night. Hoping its an electrolyte imbalance, but not sure yet.
@@larryroyovitz7829 How did this go in the long run? Did the diet affect heart or blood pressure? Did you stop?
@@Chris-im6uq So, it worked amazing. I went from 275 to around 220. I also got some works out in. My blood pressure improved and my blood sugar went back to normal. But I sort of fell off the wagon that winter. Started back last year and was okay. I've put one some weight. I'm up to about 240. Still a far cry from 275 but...yeah, I'm failing at the moment.
@@larryroyovitz7829 i see, well i’d rather take lower bp with some failure 😅 so ur on the right track. Ive struggled with weight loss myself, went from 380 to 290 in 4 months, had to stop cuz i started losing hair(lack of nutritional complexity) and now back up too 380, but started 2 days ago again and hoping for the best!
Hope u achieve all your goals Larry, good luck!
I've been on OMAD since early January. I have lost a few pounds, but I only fast Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday I eat what I like, and I drink what I like, including alcohol.
Doc I was at 180 5.5 on March 2020. I lost 40-45 lbs by Sept. I’m on plateau since then. The hunger pain was brutal but taking the hit on loosing a lot of my hair was the worse. Since then I’ve been in a 2 meals a day. Trying to get back on track to loose my last 15.
seriously! wow
Yes I had/have same problems. I lost almost half of my hair 😩. Since I have been taking biotin tablets. Moreover I changed my diet to 20:4 but 2 meals. But yea plateau kicked. IDK what i m going to do 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
@@mangaleswarysubash7306 how many calories did u take in a day?
Take electrolytes
I progressed to OMAD from 16/8 but like to do it around 4 Times per week on a cyclical keto diet . I have carbs twice a week .
Will this diet affect my gut microbiome? I heard that this diet will increase c.difficle bacteria which in turn cause gut inflammation!
Is this true...
What to eat in omad..
very useful thanks
I do OMAD because 1 meal costs so much less than 2 meals or 3 meals.
I started 10 years ago, I like it. it’s health habit
since 2017 I do it is safe and effective 100%
My family usually eats light meals until dinner, and now that it's Ramadan I realized, won't it be convenient if I just eat dinner every day? Just by cutting out lunch I realized there is so much more time in my day.
I have been eating one meal a day for over 2 years now. Not because I was looking for a diet but because I feel better eating one meal a day. After a while your body will adjust and you will only get hungry around the time you eat your daily meal. There are even days where I dont eat a single thing at all because I don't notice that I am hungry. This is not healthy for everyone but because I am over weight my body has fat which is simply stored energy that our bodies use when we do not consume the amount of energy (food) it requires to function. Note that if you plan on eating only once a day for an extended period of time you should take daily vitamins/supplements. Although you don't need food to survive if you have body fat, not giving your body the vitamins and nutrients it needs to maintain good health will lead to deficiencies which over time will cause health complications. In our society (America) since we are children we are taught that we need to eat three meals a day to be healthy when in reality most Americans who eat three meals a day are overweight because the food that is readily available to us is often high in calories and low in nutritional value. To be healthy and eat three meals every day you either need to always be conscious of your calorie/nutrition intake for every meal you eat or you need to get multiple hours of exercise every day and personally I think it is much easier to adapt your body to eating less frequently and then only eating when you body tells you that you need food.
I have been doing omad for weeks because of gerd but now my gallbladder hurts. So careful. Fasting or rapid weight loss can cause gallstones. I’m going to do a flush now to relieve my liver and gallbladder and remove some stones.
Thank you! A tip though, have the intro a bit shorter.
Thanks for your tip, noted and will try to keep improving. Thanks for dropping by my channel and your comment. Blessings.
Likes this👍
Been doing it singe 2017 but I'm student so don't require much energy as i sit most of the time or doing normal activities
I have been eating one meal a day for almost 10years(since I was 15). I didn't do it for weight loss or anything I just don't like food that much and I don't have good apatite. I have seen so many doctors to help me with my apatite but nothing helped. But at the same time I was told I am very healthy after they run so many tests on me. People tell me to do modeling coz my body looks amazing to them but I want to gain some weight, what can I do to improve my eating habits
I envy u
Everyone says, “ask your doctor”. But doctors want to put you on medication that cause other unsafe conditions than eating less.
I can deal with hunger because I have been fasting since I was 12 years old, I just need energy. What do you recommend for weakness during a fast?
I had loss 32 kg in 3 month by OMAD diet n my sister loss 35 kg in 3.5 months
Congrat, what you ate during this period?
Is the weight sustainable???
@@shehely yes
What you ate?
Aloha, agreed!
If you are ever curious if you can ask your doctor about nutritional advice or even exercise it is pretty simple. Do they say breakfast is important? If so, move on. Are they fat? If so, move on. Are they lean/muscular - try and figure out why. Do they reach for metformin before talking about what your relationship is with exercise and food..... MOVE ON! Form matches function, just be observant.
I’ve been on for two weeks and am down 17. I need to loose 50 before surgery. I think I can make it.
Started intermittent fast for 2 weeks ago and crp from 14 to 6.9. On cimzia and methotrexate. Feel better when I fast. Then ketogenic diet. Only lost 1.5 kilos. I started for both crp and weight. I would like to be on Omad but I am not sure I should yet. I only eat nutrient dense foods.
6 weeks OMAD now and lost 24 pounds. (61 year old male)
I have been eating one meal at night only for four years.
I'm on day 3 of OMAD. First day I went without food until 1pm. Second day 2pm; 3rd day 3:30 PM. So far I haven't had any trouble at all making it to my meal. Felt a little hungry today around 1:30, then went to run errands and forgot about it. I'm also doing low carb. Have I just been lucky and the hunger is about to hit really bad????? My goal is to just eat at dinner time with my husband.
I have been doing intermittent fasting for a month now, but only lost 2lbs weight. So, I am on a life long journey, I feel. Purpose is to reduce just reaching for food out of habit. Must be doing something wrong because other people seem to loose a lot of weight.
Are you doing it everyday? What food do you eat?
Have your doctor give you a blood test for pre-diabetes, sound like you have insulin resistance from it, metformin might be in order
There is no money in us being healthy and I've had a doctor tell me to my face that they don't even study nutrition so why would I check with them? How is eating one meal a day worse than binging on junk every day? I learned long ago that doctor's don't know everything by a long shot and if I'm going to die, I'd rather do it myself than let them do it and have to pay them for it too, lol!! It's working for me better than ANYTHING any doctor has suggested. I will take my chances with IF/OMAD.
forced to if 16:8 and omad, because my eating habit. its kinda veryhard for me to control. its not about only internally which is my own willpower but also externally. wife and family always brings foods. and it is disrespectful to deny their kindness. but i never give up. was 125kg down to 78kg. back to 92kg in just 3m. stupid me didnt realized its hard to lose weight
Is it possible to trigger gastritis?
Ended up SICK ! and felt like like hsit. Dizzy and passing out.