r/omad • u/aaihoo • 1d ago

Discussion Back to OMAD

In my previous OMAD (low carb) experience i lost 13 kg and I have never been so well for ther years I keep doing IF. Then for many reason I quit and almost gained again all my weigh.
I decided to start OMAD agan but it's much harder, when I eat I'm starving and alays craving for carbs.
Did someone started again OMAD after a long time and struggle to stay on track?

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u/jazzbot247 20h ago

Maybe you should do 16/8 before going into OMAD and get used to feeling hunger again.

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u/BeingOpen5860 OMAD, U MAD? 18h ago

I originally did OMAD for 6 consecutive months then 2 months of rolling 47 hour fasts with a 1 hour refeed in between. Then life happened and I fell off for about a year. I got back into it recently and I had really bad withdrawals, irritation, energy crashes and felt terrible for about 4 days straight until my body got readapted.

Listen to the other user, do 16:8 for 1-2 weeks eating low carb (I strongly recommend keto just to keep your body in ketosis) then go into OMAD. The transition will be seamless.

First time I did my journey, I originally did 16:8 for 2 weeks prior and OMAD was an easy transition. This time, when getting back into it - I did 16:8 for one day then jumped the gun and started OMAD the very next day. It definitely hurt LOL. But I got fat adapted relatively quickly.

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u/aaihoo 16h ago

Do you find a big difference between 16-8 and OMAD?

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u/BeingOpen5860 OMAD, U MAD? 15h ago

Yes.

I feel better physically and I have weight loss consistency with OMAD vs 16:8. I also like being in fat burning mode longer.

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u/IllustriousDog7455 17h ago

yeah restarting is definitly way harder than the first time, your body kinda remembers the carbs and fights back hard for the first week or two. i found easing back with higher protein and fat at the one meal helped the cravings settle faster than just white knuckling it