I Tried Eating Only ONE Meal A Day (OMAD) | Extreme Fasting

I tried eating only one meal a day. The OMAD diet is an extreme fasting diet where you fast for 23 hours and get only 1 hour to eat one meal per day. In this video I try to fit all my calories and macros in that one meal. Will I succeed? Watch the video and find out!

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[ernakthehun]

I’ve been doing OMAD for four years straight and tbh the first 1-2 months we’re the worst, it takes quite a while for your hunger hormones to adjust. After those first months however, it’s easy and I often have to push myself to actually eat my one meal on time because I just never get hungry. Lost 40 lbs over 4 months and then leveled out and haven’t changed weight noticeable since then, and life is so much simpler now. I love it, may continue indefinitely 👍

[SevenskyGaming]

I've been doing OMAD for 3 years now. Never going back to the conventional 3 meals a day, overeating every chance I get. It's actually liberating.

[TheBrick]

As someone who’s done OMAD on multiple occasions for extended periods of time (up to 6 month stretches), a lot of it is just a mental battle, like many things.
That being said, I have an affinity for fasting and rather enjoy it. It really simplifies life and I can easily eat 2500-3000 cals in a single meal. It’s my go to method when cutting because tracking calories and macros isn’t required. I’ll naturally only be able to eat below maintenance cals in one meal a day so I love it.

[lazzy]

I’ve been doing it for a month, and absolutely love it… fat melted off, and I feel lighter on my feet and clearer in my mind.

[Robever]

I'm 57 years old, 6'1" and weigh 205 lbs. I find doing OMAD twice a week ( once during the week and once on the weekend) very helpful. I come from a long line of eaters, so consuming 2500 to 2800 calories in one shot on those days is not a problem for me. I do an 18 or 19 hour fast, three days a week and don't fast at all two days a week. Switching it up helps me to eat better (cleaner) and gives me the flexibility to eat according to my workouts. When I do OMAD it is usually on heavy cardio days.

[souponsoap]

Amazing how I started watching you guys when I was 15. I am now 22 and still look forward to every video. Thank you for not only providing quality information but also some great entertainment!

[AgentStansfield]

God Bless you for sticking out the week, Dude. You've tried a lot of hard-core diets and workouts and this was I think the most "I'm over this shit" face we've ever seen. Stay B.U.F.F.!

[Joe___R]

The problem with your approach to this one meal a day is that only doing it for a week doesn't allow your body enough time to adapt. Humans are naturally designed to be able to comfortably not eat so often. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn't have the luxury of eating three to six meals a day. They would often eat well one day and have little to nothing the next few days. If you didn't kill or find any food that day, you didn't eat.

[__-imse]

I think OMAD works great if you eat in the neighborhood of 1500-2000 calories. With 3000 calories, it just is very uncomfortable from a volume perspective. Personally, OMAD has been a key part of what has helped me lose over 50 lb and keep it off due to it meaning I can eat a big late lunch/early dinner and feel quite satiated through bed time and have no desire to eat unhealthily late at night. I think time restricted eating (which BuffDudes has made at least one video about previously) is much more sustainable for most people.

[Agklos]

I've done OMAD before for well over a month and... honestly experience none of this. I found as long as I was busy I didn't miss food during the day and consuming a large meal at night was easy enough for me and left me feeling satisfied. If anything I felt better during the day when I was in a fasted state. Obviously nutrition is INCREDIBLY personal and there is no diet that fits all humans because our requirements are all so different. Just wanted to give a comparison to how this went for him.

[z.a.]

I think the biggest mistake here was going from not fasting at all to OMAD. It's like going from not working out to doing 4 hours of workout a day, you're not going to feel great about it. Your body needs time to adapt. For me, the benefits are huge. I had breathing problems, they're gone, and I lost 10 kg of fat whilst retaining almost all of my muscles, meaning I look like I lost almost 20kg.
It's such a great ability to have, not needing to eat. I can wake up at 3 am, go to work, come back in the beginning of the afternoon and than have my nice meal at home, instead of stressing out outside on what to eat. I can workout for hours and not need to eat before or afterwards. And the best part of course is having one huge meal where you can eat whatever you want, and your body will let you know quickly if you're eating crap as you will start feeling miserable and crave better food the next day.
Also, strictly only eating once a day no matter what is not what I do, some days I do OMAD, some days I'll have two meals, just like working out, some days you do more some days your body needs a little break.

[satricon]

ive been doing omad for like 8 years. im never hungry during the day, its liberating af! i feel great in the gym. i was surprised it was this hard for you

[Arkhayn]

Based on personal experience, I've feel similar, weak and tired when I train without eating beforehand. As a result, I've stopped OMAD. What has been most effective for me is sticking to a eating window of around 6 to 8 hours, followed by fasting for 16 to 18 hours. In essence, I've eliminated breakfast, have lunch, and eat an early dinner.

[newfiebullet]

For us bigger dudes, I’ve found that for this type of lifestyle to be successful, we need to modify to a 2MAD strategy.

[jubbles]

1:19 The most important exercise: the French Press.
(great video as always! )

[lazymongoose]

It really helps to do the workouts after eating, and really helps to have a buffer time period of getting used to fasting first. take it easy and ease into eating only once a day.

[codygriffin]

i greatly appreciate this one gents. I often end up in this OMAD situation when im not trying to, just because of how crazy and hectic my work life can be. I never find it good, i always feel bloated and full and unmotivated, and its just unsustainable for me. But im glad im not the only one!

[Geminias]

OMAD's always worked better if I eat first thing in the morning. Sure, I need time to digest (you get used to it) but if you know it takes you 3 hours - you can time that with your gym in the morning. Also helps you not think about food the entire day. Oddly enough, I feel like OMAD works really well with Keto.

[emcarver]

Eating one meal a day is NOT extreme intermittent fasting.

[TrinityMartin]

Interestingly, any time I try intermittent fasting, it almost always ends up being OMAD after a few weeks. It ends up being a little easier for me to eat one big meal later in the day than try to fit 3 smaller meals in an 8 hour window.