Question on OMAD, Metabolism, and Calories
What I’m trying to do is keep my intake the same at about 2000 but boost my burning way up. If my body wont let me then it wont let me and I’ll be ravenous and run out of energy so I will eat more when that happens but so far it seems to be working. I hiked 16 miles with 3k elevation gain yesterday on just a tiny breakfast of BP coffee and an avocado after fasting 14 hrs and I never did get hungry after 5 hrs hiking. I eat when I got home hungry or not. I plan on hiking 24 miles but my feet and Achilles tendon are not up to the task yet but the big muscles are fine. As soon as I can do 24 miles then I start going for more speed. It’s hard trying to recover from 8 years of sedentary and weight gain.
if you increase your burning, through exercise, then your RMR goes up to 2200 and your intake is 2000… that 200 deficit pulls from your fat when you’re Keto - it happens without stress or hunger.
that works well, but it’s a harder path than just being in keto OMAD. that’s just gentler on the body and achieves the same results.
Exercise has its own benefits - especially things like cardiovascular health, muscle gains, increased metabolism, etc… but it’s not the most direct path to weight loss.
My biggest surprise was how well I can lift after fasting continuously for 18 days… It wasn’t explosive, but I had no lack of energy.
Ive been low carb for 9 years because of insulin resistance. I only heard of keto 4 months ago. All I’m focusing on now is to get into as good a physical condition as I can so I can go backpacking and I think keto is a great tool in the tool-bag. If I lose wight my feet wont hurt while in training and I can get in shape faster but if all fails and I never go backpacking I think the keto diet is here to stay providing I dont quit caring. The first priority is to cross mountains and if being keto adapted makes me live longer or stay healthy longer as well then that’s just an added benefit but not my main goal at this time.
We need goals to motivate us and to lose another 10 pounds would be a good one on it’s own but what then? If I cross a few mountain ranges the “what then” becomes yet another set of mountain ranges :o) But I cant just keep losing weight for ever haha
for me, it’s building more muscle, avoiding disease and living longer with mental clarity… then I can enjoy everything else.
Avoiding disease is a BIG one. That’s why i’m so out of shape, I had cancer 8 years ago and quit exercising because of it. Both my parents died of cancer so I’m trying to get this one life long dream done before it bights again . . . And I retired to give it my full time attention (it’s my new full time job)
Would it be wise for me to do, lets say, 4 day/week of 2+ meals per day within a certain eating window, and 3 days/week of OMAD, to prevent the body from getting too comfortable with 1 set eating pattern?
Every body is different. I think gently introducing OMAD is healthy. Check your results and then decide if you want to do more or less.
I personally enjoy the freedom of not having to think about or deal with food more than once a day.
That’s exactly why I’ve stuck with OMAD for the past few weeks. I do all meal prep for the week on Sundays, and eliminating an extra meal for lunch has not only saved me time and money, but the weight loss results have been kept consistent