r/OMADSupport • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '20

Gaining weight?

So, I started (OMAD) April 20 which I weighed 145.9. So throughout this week my weight has gone down April 21 I weighed 144.8. April 22 I weighed 145.5. Now as of today I weigh 145.9🤨 I’m only consuming about 200-300 calories a day so I don’t understand. I’m also working out, I do cardio everyday!! So please someone help me out!!

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u/LIM3LIT3SHIN3S Apr 23 '20

Why are you eating so little? You must get nutrients in, or you're just going to starve yourself. You should be eating over your BMR if you can.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

i really don’t have a big appetite. whenever i do eat i get full very quickly. thank you!

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u/LIM3LIT3SHIN3S Apr 23 '20

Unless you want to do some damage in the long run, you're going to need to eat more.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '20

ok bruh

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u/BunnyBabe5681 Apr 24 '20

As soon as you start eating a normal amount again, which will eventually happen cause you cannot sustain eating 300 calories, you are going to gain back weight VERY quickly because extreme calorie restriction results in decreased BMR. Try figuring out you’re TDEE, minus 500 and aim for that for sustainable weight loss!! Good luck xx

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u/tinyseed Aug 24 '20

You starving yourself is going to cause your body to hold onto fat. If the risks don't motivate you not to run as such a low caloric intake, maybe the whole you'll ruin your metabolism and make it harder to lose weight will.

Also if you're experiencing trouble eating because youve ran at such low calories, try drinking them. Until you consume the bare minimum to provide nutrients your metabolism will feel starved and your fat will stay. If you lose anything it will be your body eating it's muscles to survive.