Oddbean new post about login | logout The only weight loss thing that has ever worked for me is OMAD. In the past couple weeks I've been doing 10k daily walks with one meal a day (9oz steak) and I've already lost 8 lbs. Turns out less calories in = less weight. shocking. you only have to deal with a slight feeling of hunger for 2-4 hours every day, but in the fiat food era this is unacceptable for most people.
Nice, man. Great work. I do a 5K every day. I'd guess about 75% running and 25% walking. We gotta find a good route in Riga. I probably won't be capable of doing it every day 🤔 But I'd be down for the a couple.
Drinking lots of water helps with the hunger pains
So do naps
calorie counting is wrong. low carb is the way. you could do two meals, intermittent fasting and low carb and stay fit.
pretty incredible when people claim things are wrong considering I have the lived experience to say otherwise (for me at least). I have done what you have claimed to be true and it doesn’t work for me.
It’s simple biology. Exercise coupled with reduced food intake = weight loss. Main thing is not to skew things so that you miss out on hydration, essential vitamins, proteins/amino acids, some fats, salts and yes simple sugars (glucose - the body’s fuel). And I can pretty much guarantee that your single meal will covers those easily on a daily basis.
I usually eat things like this every day which i think covers a lot https://i.nostr.build/O3ofCeWmsS4Fio8J.jpg https://i.nostr.build/PiY48lqDjBKZLpLo.jpg https://i.nostr.build/aKwm9HluEtvoPrHt.jpg https://i.nostr.build/utjobygefyAcAPEd.jpg
do U do all the prep? very presentable!
If I’m cooking a steak it’s just a steak, i can’t cook. I walk 10k to a restaurant and back. I think it’s the most time efficient way to get exercise and a meal in between working, but i usually bring my laptop and work there as well.
calorie counting assumes fats are the enemy because they have "huge calories". fats are your friend. carbs cause insulin spike, resulting in converting glucose into fat storage. low carbs = low storage restaurants use terrible oil (unless it is a health conscious one). you may start with that if you are not having results. after healthy oil switch it has a longer half life to be removed from body (you may see results in two years).
When do you usually eat during the day?
Between 1500 and 1700
I've cut meals down to two a day (lunch (1130 usually) and dinner (between 1600 and 1800) in what I guess you could call a 16:8 fast but I'm afraid skipping the lunch (11:30) would make it hard to concentrate at work. What's your experience there?
Maybe im weird but when I’m hungry im more focused/sharp. I just keep my stomach filled with water/coffee and its not too bad
I also find it gets easier when your body gets used to it
salami in the fridge to snack on helps with the initial transition if you’re not used to it, instead of lunch just have a few bites of protein to get you through the bump. Eventually you won’t need it though
The greatest thing about OMAD is that one meal tastes 3x better for some reason. There’s a huge dopamine release when you eat food that most people have forgotten about. Its amazing.
You also make the effort to make it a better meal
Is your OMAD in the morning?
I have read it's evolutionarily advantages to be more alert when fasting to assist with hunting and aquiring your next meal. "that’s what we’re finding in lab animals — the brain and body actually perform better during fasting. In the case of the brain, cognitive function, learning, memory, and alertness are all increased by fasting. " - https://www.brainfacts.org/Thinking-Sensing-and-Behaving/Diet-and-Lifestyle/2018/How-Does-Fasting-Affect-the-Brain-071318
OMAD + ADF is honestly the best lifehack I spend less time craving food, less money on food, and it is pretty much impossible to pass my calorie limit
Stay on your goals! The most painful part is to enter the sea, by its bursting; but then there are no more waves. Then it’s just floating!
That’s awesome man. Keep it up.
I've started OMAD on the 8th of May 2024, and till the 8th of August 2024, so that's 3 months, I've lost 10 KG (weight is, let's say, below 100 KG before I started) If I had to guess, I think I've been eating around 400 to 800 calories a day. The first half of that time I'd usually walk 15-30 minutes a day, but stopped in the second half (environmental reasons), and would walk half an hour to an hour if I broke my OMAD (because of an outing with friends for example). Right now I'm testing for a month or two (after that last above date) on just calorie intake, where I'd eat whenever I want but keep the calorie intake to similar levels as before, and see how that goes. If I'll see similar results (basically around 3 KG a month loss) then one does not necessarily need to do OMAD or intermittent fasting, but literally just to be mindful of what you eat. However, from what I looked into, there are other health benefits to OMAD and IF, so even if the test goes well, I'd still have those methods in mind in my general for my general eating life style.
If you haven’t already, purge seed oils from your diet (canola, sunflower, safflower, etc). One of the secret causes of weight gain / retention. They are everywhere, especially in restaurant food. Go through your fridge too (margarine, salad dressings, etc). Also, you need to drain the glycogen from your muscles so that they can absorb blood sugar. Walks don’t do that as effectively as lifting heavy weights. If you don’t drain the glycogen from your muscles, then blood sugar gets stored as fat.
this is folklore. depleting glycogen stores from your muscles is called bonking. It can wind you up in an ER. What Will is overcoming with his diligence is insulin resistance.
Depleting glycogen is just a normal process and how your muscles use glucose. Glucose has to go somewhere, right? (Into your muscles or stored as fat). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6019055/ Also, more on seed oils nostr:note1fun22drwq3t99e6c0up76jy7dh3x26u8um0sxn5hjv9c2zgr2sfqqldxd6
May I present an alternative point of view on the calorie construct? Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6WTE1BatfM If you want a more detailed explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNS_NnL10A
I´m reading the following thing: Frequent snacking, even on healthy and low-calorie foods, can potentially hinder weight loss. This is because constant eating may interrupt the digestion process, leading to potential digestive issues and making it harder to maintain a calorie deficit necessary for weight loss. Additionally, frequent eating can increase insulin levels, which may inhibit fat burning. To mitigate these effects, it's important to integrate snacks consciously into your daily routine, control portion sizes, choose nutrient-rich snacks, and allow time for digestion breaks.
Eat more fat = no hunger/no desire for snacks
We´ve a lot of snacks in the Work which are between my Office and the Coffee Machine. For my Brain it doesn´t matter what i eat before i pass that snacks, it still wants it 🤭 But it would be the same with fruits, meat or anything else. If you eat 2 or 3 times a day but your body gets time during the meals it´s much better as eating the same amount of food in small steps.
I eat at most twice a day, many times only once, and occasionally none. Hunger only strikes around the 30 hr mark, and even then, it’s not intense. More fat is the key I think is missed by some - it really helps with satiety.
A lot of people thing that eating fat is false, but this is absolutely wrong. It depends on the fat and how often you eat.
Difficult to get quality animal fat while away from home, as well. Butter is easy to carry and can be added to lots of things, even coffee, and helps keep the macros balanced while traveling.
That seems extreme and you might lose muscle mass. Have you tried eating more fat (60-70% calories from fat). I’m 150lbs and need 1.5 - 2lbs of fatty red meat per day. This also raises cholesterol which in turn raises testosterone, increasing muscle mass and incinerating body fat.
What worked for me is daily workout plus 12km daily walks with doggo. Went from 83kg to 72kg (185ish cm) in a few months plus getting fit not thin. Normie food intake without processed crap.
Cool :) Carnivore, not just low carb, has worked for me without adding any additional exercise or workouts. Sometimes I'll do OMAD, but because I'm not hungry or I am busy and forget. Tried many things before with limited success, and I've found that if it's not something I can do everyday indefinately, it's unsustainable and ineffective. After many months, I am adding an exercise routine to build strength. To each their own 💪.
Calorie Deficit. Just like spending more bitcoin than you buy will make you poor… Literally burning more calories than you put in and you’ll drop weight. It’s not rocket surgery.
I tried OMAD and I was hungry and miserable and looking at the clock all the time. I didn’t do it for a day, I did it for like 2 months and kept asking myself, is this the state I am supposed to live my life in that is being miserable? I did intermittent fasting 16-8 better but it did not yield results. I walked 1 hr instead of 10k.
Time to zap that belly
Adopting a strict carnivore diet has been the best decision I’ve made in the past six months. Although I never had weight problems, I always felt bloated after eating rice, vegetables, and other carbs. While I can tolerate small amounts of carbs occasionally, I quickly notice the inflammation they cause in my body. I wish I had known this sooner.
Have you tried keto? It works well with OMAD
Could never maintain that state for very long
If you’re only eating steak wouldn’t you be in ketosis?
Make sure those kilo’s aren’t muscles Will! Regardless, awesome you’re going for more health!!
Congrats! Likely less to do with calories and more to do with lowering the frequency and intensity of insulin spikes in your blood. Most weight gain is hormonal, not caloric, so by reducing insulin your body is naturally going to lose weight.
My timeline is hilarious... and yes OMAD works! https://m.primal.net/JyHQ.png
