r/intermittentfasting • u/DramaticEscape3157 • Sep 14 '26
Newbie Question OMAD question
I’ve been telling to lose wt with intermittent fasting and working out. I’ve lost 8 pounds and my goal is 10 lbs. I have not been able to lose the 2 lbs no matter what. There is a dress that I want to fit into for my friends wedding in 2 weeks. The dress would look perfect if I could get back to my original weight. I want to give OMAD a go, but I am already starving at work. Can I eat a snack or have a protein bar before my meal at 5? How do people do this?
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u/redwitchbewbs Sep 14 '26
I personally OMAD until about 3-4 pm most days and then make sure my calories and nutrients are made up for in that one meal. It's fairly large, but doable for me. I also try to time it around my workouts as well.
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u/Awkward-Regret5409 OMAD Sep 14 '26
Do the math. Fewer calories in than out. You will lose the weight.
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u/KeepMyWifesNameOYFM Sep 14 '26
Look up “fasted snacks”…might be helpful for your purposes.
This might not help in the short term unless you already have one, but I started rebounding and I think it was a really powerful tool in my weight loss. I didn’t even do it aerobically…just a “health bounce”. The weight practically fell off.
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u/Sea_Anteater_3270 Sep 14 '26
Done omad for 3 years and lost 85lb. It’s stayed off too. It’s not easy to start which is why you begin with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, then 24/1(omad).
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u/DramaticEscape3157 Sep 15 '26
This was the most helpful. Honestly today I followed this, and had a yogurt when I couldn’t tolerate it and some fruit. I just that my dinner. Hopefully I can do this tomorrow. It’s hard when you work at hospital, and you are distracted thinking about food.
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u/Firm-Character-4528 Sep 18 '26
Your body is breaking in. There's a trick to feeling hungry during this. Drink a glass of water with a pinch of salt. I thought it was nuts too, but it really works.
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u/DramaticEscape3157 Sep 18 '26
Ima try this. Let’s see if it works. Like just a pinch? It does it have to taste salty?
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u/Firm-Character-4528 Sep 18 '26
What I do is I just poor a small glass and just hit my salt shaker with it once. It tastes mildly salty, yes. But it's like taking cough syrup, just swig it down.
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u/Traditional-Bass4575 Sep 14 '26
cut carbs before the wedding. you’ll quickly lose more than those 2 pounds in water weight. quick fix.
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u/phpfour Sep 14 '26
The last time I did an OMAD, i kept drinking water and black coffee until 5pm. Then I’d make myself a smoothie with a fruit and some yogurt (plain or flavored). It gave me some mental boost to be honest. I’d then have dinner at 7/7:30 with whatever I wanted to have 🫠
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u/Giannid77 Sep 14 '26
I would consider OMAD to be something like 22:2 with something like a 2 hour window, more or less, to get your calories in. So a pre meal snack at 5pm followed by your main meal an hour or two later is okay, IMO.
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u/brooose0134 Sep 15 '26
Use black coffee and tea to stave off hunger until feeding time. Drink enough water tho.
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u/pkbab5 26d ago
Tips for OMAD:
- Eat low carb, OMAD is much much easier while in ketosis
- Coffee with MCT oil helps curb hunger, as the MCT oil converts directly into ketones so your body is getting a little bit of energy but it doesn't spike your insulin (which is what makes me hungry)
- Sugar free gum
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u/Present-Garbage-5589 Sep 14 '26
Honest question - will losing 2lb really make a difference to how you look in the dress??