1 meal a day | only lost 3 lbs in the 2 weeks | Help

[Deezus]

Eat raw meat like a real man.

I go for raw folds of roast beef - great protein and has a good salty taste. @The Oi

 

[Kouki]

 

[bigfoot5415]

Anyone here have to wait until 5-6pm for their meal? That's always been my struggle. I like to sit down and eat with my family, but have found it difficult to wait until then. Any tips?

 

[Cratylus]

Drink water when you feel hungry. Slight dehydration can mask itself as hunger pangs. Most of the time, those grumbellies are just your body telling you to re-hydrate.

 

[DeeThree]

Starting Monday I'm gonna start running/jogging to the gym after eating two eggs, gym is like 4-6 miles away. Then hitting shoulders/chest/bis/tris twice a week. 15 min cardio on eliptical, then sauna, then swimming then jogging back home.

gg

 

[bigfoot5415]

Drink water when you feel hungry. Slight dehydration can mask itself as hunger pangs. Most of the time, those grumbellies are just your body telling you to re-hydrate.

Any recommendations for morning groginess? I occasionally drink tea but not sure how that will effect a fast.

 

[Cratylus]

Any recommendations for morning groginess? I occasionally drink tea but not sure how that will effect a fast.

Tea is fine to drink during a fast as long as you aren't adding milk or sugar to it. Depending on the type of tea, you can use a small amount of heavy cream or a squirt of lemon juice if you need a little dash of creaminess or extra flavor.

 

[Cratylus]

And for those of you saying it's ONLY about creating a caloric deficit, you are 100% DEAD WRONG.

If somebody is insulin resistant and they have "greedy fat cells", eating a caloric deficit of high carbohydrate foods will only cause your pancreas to produce more insulin, which causes even more of the food you digest to be stored as fat. And since you've created a caloric deficit, that means the nutrients your other cells need to function properly won't be getting to them. That means you'll be even hungrier than you were before you created the caloric deficit AND you'll literally be starving yourself at the cellular level.

 

[bigfoot5415]

Tea is fine to drink during a fast as long as you aren't adding milk or sugar to it. Depending on the type of tea, you can use a small amount of heavy cream or a squirt of lemon juice if you need a little dash of creaminess or extra flavor.

What are your thoughts on an am workout on an empty stomach? It's the best time of day for me to get a workout in after I drop the kids at daycare but my body is just completely out of it without the fuel.

 

[Kouki]

And for those of you saying it's ONLY about creating a caloric deficit, you are 100% DEAD WRONG.

If somebody is insulin resistant and they have "greedy fat cells", eating a caloric deficit of high carbohydrate foods will only cause your pancreas to produce more insulin, which causes even more of the food you digest to be stored as fat. And since you've created a caloric deficit, that means the nutrients your other cells need to function properly won't be getting to them. That means you'll be even hungrier than you were before you created the caloric deficit AND you'll literally be starving yourself at the cellular level.

I am happy to be proven wrong, do you have a source for this, eg a published medical study?

I do not have insulin resistance so it has not been a factor for me.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Guys, fats are the most important.

You need to nourish your cells. Drink raw milk from A2 cows or goats. Make Kefir with it.

Eat plenty of raw butter, Good quality meat. Go to the sun, beach..ground yourself. be happy. I would not count calories.

 

[WellYouNeednt]

What are your thoughts on an am workout on an empty stomach? It's the best time of day for me to get a workout in after I drop the kids at daycare but my body is just completely out of it without the fuel.

I have been doing IF and close to OMAD since 2014. I work out in the AM 5-6 days a week fasted and have never had any performance “issues”. At this point, i prefer it and feel stronger/more focused.

I think there is way too much noise out there, especially if you are viewing any fitness “influencer”. It is rare to not see someone promoting unnecessary supplements, horrible diets (processed foods) to fit your macros. With all that being said — this complicates a simple activity of eating high quality food and getting meaningful exercise.

@Sir'Dom Pointer basically commented above on a few of the things i find important:

- sun
- high quality meat (i purchase all from a local farm, organic/grass-fed, free-range; etc.)
- avoid processed food
- gut health
- exercise

There is so much “healthy” food/supplements promoted out there and it usually contains palm or some other seed oils. When you actually pay attention to everything, there are limited things worth actually buying.

It blows my mind seeing these “what i eat in a day” videos and it is nothing but processed crap masked as “healthy” to hit macros. Can you eat that garbage and have a phenomenal looking body on the outside, sure — but from a longevity perspective i think it is actually really unhealthy.

To each their own…

 

[David.]

And for those of you saying it's ONLY about creating a caloric deficit, you are 100% DEAD WRONG.

If somebody is insulin resistant and they have "greedy fat cells", eating a caloric deficit of high carbohydrate foods will only cause your pancreas to produce more insulin, which causes even more of the food you digest to be stored as fat. And since you've created a caloric deficit, that means the nutrients your other cells need to function properly won't be getting to them. That means you'll be even hungrier than you were before you created the caloric deficit AND you'll literally be starving yourself at the cellular level.

Do you want to bet? start cutting soon, would be happy to pony up

 

[DeeThree]

Down 7 lbs to 262-263

 

[David.]

Down 7 lbs to 262-263

If you're doing 2 lbs a week you are killing it