I've been hearing a lot about the one meal a day (OMAD) diet lately, and I'm curious to know more about it. I saw that the KKM (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) says that losing 2kg to 4kg of weight is normal, but I'm wondering if OMAD is a healthy way to achieve this.

Has anyone here tried OMAD? If so, what were your experiences? Did you lose weight? Did you notice any changes to your health or energy levels?

I'm also interested in knowing if there are any risks associated with OMAD. I've heard that it can lead to muscle loss, nutrient deficiencies, and even eating disorders.

Overall, I'm on the fence about OMAD. I'm curious to know more about it, but I'm also concerned about the potential risks.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experience with OMAD, or who has any knowledge about its effectiveness or safety.

Thanks in advance!

OMAD means that eat once a day...

I've done intermittent fasting (IF) and OMAD is one of the routines. So far I lost weight but not muscle. I feel better each day. My blood pressure remain good, choleslterol good. I've gout and i manged to control gout without taking any pills...in fact i haven't got ay gout pain for 3 years

However, OMAD is not for every day routine...the side effect if you continue OMAD everyday you may reach a plateau region where your body weight remains static, because your body think you are in starvation, hence your metabolism is reduced

The best way to reduce fat loss (not muscle loss), is eat more protein (egg chicken) and stopped/reduce i ntake carbo i.e rice, bread, sugar and etc. Do IF 12, 14, 16 hours and not necessearlity OMAD

Your goal of doing OMAD, IF to have good lifestyle, having a weight loss is a bonus

This post has been edited by hakimnen: Dec 6 2023, 09:25 AM

Office girl sitting all day good to have 1m/day
Doctor said very healthy, be turtle my friends

I am doing it for months. Very effective. Sometimes I alternative with 1 meal every alternate day. No point OMAD if you are eating junk and processed food. First must change to more vegetable and fruits/Mediterranean diet (whole food, minimally process).

You can watch this guy video for more info. I follow his steps.
https://youtube.com/@thegalenfoundation?si=td5kaMyDs0yTRobw
https://youtube.com/@pradipjamnadasmd?si=As6wXDtf207yynZy

i also doing it irregularly for 2 months now. the 1st week cutting 2kg, after that maintain the same weight up and down.

i only eat dinner during those day, the first 3rd day of practice will feel uncomfortable and hungry especially in noon time, after the 4th day, get used to it.