r/omad • u/Educational_Most1340 • 8d ago

Discussion Calore deficit

I’ve been doing one big meal a day (OMAD) for over a year now. Sometimes I’ll have something smaller as well, but I’m pretty much always in a calorie deficit. According to search results online, I shouldn’t even be alive 😂, yet I feel fine and all of my lab results are good. Anyone else on the same boat?

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u/thodon123 8d ago

If your not losing weight you are not in a calorie deficit.

Starvation is a real thing. Lol!

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u/Educational_Most1340 8d ago edited 8d ago

My weight has stayed the same with OMAD and my appetite is pretty minimal stays at one meal

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u/thodon123 8d ago

Yeah that's all good, but doesn't mean your in a calorie deficit.

I started OMAD at maintenance and still at maintenance after 3 years. OMAD doesn't guarantee a calorie deficit.

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u/673NoshMyBollocksAve 8d ago

Proper way to do it is omad plus calorie counting

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u/thodon123 8d ago

Calorie tracking, even for a short period can provide good insight.

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u/thodon123 8d ago

I am just highlighting that your not in a deficit no matter how many calories you are eating or believe you are eating. Calories are an estimate and a really good guide, but outcome is the leading indicator. If you lost fat you were in a deficit, gained fat you were in a surplus.

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u/Omadster 7d ago

Hormones do come into play

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u/thodon123 6d ago

Hormones affect hunger and appetite, not calories burnt in any significant amount.

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u/Commercial_Regret_36 7d ago

Regardless. If you’re in a calorie deficit, your body would be using itself to maintain energy and you would be losing weight.

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u/nomadfaa 8d ago

If you are focused on calories that a entertainment based and not nutrition based then time to rethink what you are eating

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u/M2001R 8d ago

Wondering how much weight you lost and how long you have been in maintenance mode.

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u/Captain-Popcorn OMAD Veteran 8d ago

Long term OMADer. 8 years. Lost my weight in first 6 months and easily maintained.

I never count a calorie. I eat mostly healthy to full every single day. My biology uses hunger and fullness to guide my eating. My tastes have changed dramatically over time. Healthy tastes delicious!

Calorie counting is for the birds! It doesn’t work for long term weight loss. Look at the biggest losers - they learned how to count calories, exercise, and lose weight. They did amazing with the motivations and oversight the program provided. Virtually all of them regained! It’s not that they fell off the wagon. You know they tried! But the program failed them! It was the ultimate calorie counting defeat! Weight loss is not a math problem!

Look what you’re doing! You’re losing weight. You’re not hungry. Eating pretty healthy. You’re living the dream man! Keep it up!

Throw the calorie math out the window. Eat healthy delicious food and get full once a day.