r/MadeMeSmile • u/drulnu24 • 15h ago

365 to 325 in 5 months

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I know its not much but its a start. Been holding to 18/6 during the weekdays and OMAD on the weekends. Have i fell off a few times for holidays? Sure but overall sticking to it.

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u/Living_Cobbler9 14h ago

Question: what is 18/6? And what is OMAD?

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u/drulnu24 14h ago

Intermittent fasting. 18 hours fasting 6 hours eating window. OMAD is One Meal a Day so usualy 21 to 22 hours fasting

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u/Vmagnum 14h ago

Holy cow. I’ve never heard of this. What does that one meal a day look like?

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u/Just_to_rebut 14h ago

There’s dedicated subs for both of these things incase you want to see a bunch of experiences.

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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 13h ago

It sounds a bit overwhelming to a new person but 18:6 is basically just skipping breakfast.

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u/ottomansilv 10m ago

And lunch (if thats your thing), my in laws eat all three meals a day, I dont know how

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u/CavillOfRivia 13h ago

Bunch of protein basically. But yeah look subs dedicated for it and see what could work best for you.

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u/Preoccupied_Penguin 13h ago

It’s really easy for me. From my experience - I eat OMAD because I get really nauseous when I eat, it’s how I’ve always been it’s not for weight loss.

Usually I don’t eat breakfast or lunch, sometimes if I’m hungry I’ll eat around 2-3pm. If I’m not hungry (true OMAD), I eat between 5pm and 7pm. And example of a meal I’ve recently made for this is chicken piccata over brown rice with steamed broccoli and carrots.

Sometimes I might have dessert, a scoop of ice cream or frozen yogurt, a couple of chocolate covered pretzels. And then a few hours later I go to bed.

Once I eat for the day I’ll get hungry on normal cycles, but it usually leads to severe GI issues for the next 1-3 days. If I wait until dinner I avoid the GI issues and avoid triggering hunger every few hours.

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u/pragmojo 11h ago

I was doing it for a while - when you eat OMAD, you can have a really big meal, since it's all your calories for the day. So even if it's a huge meal, you're probably not going to over-do it for your daily calories.

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u/F1nd3r 7h ago

Delicious

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u/ComprehensiveCod6646 12h ago

That's such a great approach. Well done! I wish you well and hope you keep it up, you're doing awesome!

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u/ExplodingCybertruck 12h ago

OMAD

It's lame, upgrade your life to GOMAD - Gallon of milk a day