Tips for starting OMAD?
Hello!
After a fairly emotionally draining last year I finally want to take care of myself again - including finally losing the few pounds that have annoyed me since my childhood.
I'm contemplating either a 18:6 intermittent fastening style or going straight OMAD. I did the former before (and I'm mostly doing it now, but definitely not intentionally enough) and had good results. My current lifetyle would allow for both and I would do my best to see it as a permanent change rather than a "diet".
During the last year I got completely sidetracked and don't really feel comfortable in my body right now. Having done Intermittend Fastening before, I remember clearly how happy and healthy i felt, with weightloss as an added bonus. It also helped me being more disciplined in my regular life.
Hard facts:
I'm 5'2 (158 cm) and weigh currently 141 pounds (64 kg). It's just barely overweight, but I have a really small build and simply don't feel "right" like this. The last time I did IF for about 3 months (before a huge change in my live got me sidetracked) I go down to 127 pounds and it felt simply amazing. With my current lifestyle I have to eat about 1600 calories to sustain (being small sucks balls). For job-related reasons I'm doing no sports currently, but I like to go swimming from time to time.
My regular meals consist of self-made curry bowls (with veggies and rice), self-made noodle soups with carrots and self-made fired egg-rice. All of these meals have roundabout 500 calories, which is likely to little to sustain me for the whole day. I like healthy food but I also have a dangerous sweet tooth, which likely means I should completely exclude any sweets at the start as sweet food is usually what makes me go over my ideal calories. If I'm eating out or making meals that differ from the list above I also tend to eat too big portions, another reason why I gain weight as soon as I stop being disciplined. However, eating out is extremely rare for me.
The reason why I want to start OMAD rather than IF again is that not thinking about food at all has really helped me in the past and it's easier for me to accept "The kitchen is closed" than "Well, one more meal, sooo many possibilities!". I'm currently eating two meals a day (noon and evening), so the change shouldn't be too drastic.
How should I go about starting OMAD? Knowing myself, eating around midday would be best, but I'm worried that I won't be able to eat "enough" and be too low on calories. Any advice and insights you people would share with me?
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