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Please do come back and let us know how you get on. But I feel so much better already, not to mention how much better I look. I started drinking spirulina powder with water this morning. I then began going throughout the day without eating, and in the evenings when I got off would actually go through a drive thru such as Taco Bell or whatever I wanted. The one trick that was working for me was that i would make sure that 1-meal was really tasty or something i really looked fowrard to eating (for example) a nice cut of steak w a baked potato and veggies and a nice dessert like a slice of chocalate cake. I need to cut out around 30-35 lbs too, so I hope to have the same experience you had within 5-6 months from now. Drinking water seems to cause hunger pangs, whilst not drinking anything, including water, I can go the whole day without feeling hunger. I look at your pictures and I can see such a difference in your body. My initial motivation to get going with the diet came from negative emotions. I started work and found that as I was so busy, I was only eating dinner with my family (I lived at home with my parents at the time). Then I eat dinner around five after I come home. I think that if the beer is ice cold it has fewer calories. Midmorning(around 11:00) I eat fruit with low fat plain yogurt. A piece of fruit here and there is a great way to get through the day. In fact I got it wrong a lot in the beginning. I am so pleased for you and delighted that you shared your success with us. Still going strong eating once a day, but having some difficulty establishing a cut off time for not eating. What I love the most about this, though, is that I sleep so well when I go to bed with an empty stomach. When I feel hungry it reminds me that there are others much worse off and if they can go without food for days, then I can certainly manage it for a few hours. I ate all the time, any kind of food I wanted. I so often feel this and giddy too when I am dieting especially when I tried the one meal a day diet the first time like a year ago and did quit for that reason back in the days. Make yourself happy first and that happiness has a way of spreading. I do not mind keeping this lifestyle at all. Regarding the coffee, I think one of the best things about this diet is that you can adapt it to suit yourelf. I want to start back because eating once a day is liberating for me. The small snacks are a brilliant idea because they keep you on track. I then went through a very trying time and no longer felt in control of my life and as a result, I put everything back and because I stopped working out, I look and feel flabby. Eating one meal a day is WAAAYYYYY easier for me than eating many small meals. 5pm per week. It was so bad that around 5pm I was seeing everything around me as food. And over time, for those who feel inclined to do so, we can make changes to the types of food we eat. Maybe some of it is water weight, and maybe some of it is fat. I am sure the health benefits realized by losing several pounds will be good. I agree with you on trying to make this diet not feel like its a diet,and to m ake it as close to my normal and still giving me results. I would love to hear how you get on, so please do come back and let us know. I come back to eat very light during the day. Again this weight fluctuates even throughout the day. 5 this was a great weight for me. Its David from May 2012 in the post up above. Hence why so many studies contradict each other in dietary research. I generally get hungry around 11. To me, a calorie is a calorie, and so long as you have a deficit, you will lose. Perhaps what you need to do is give it some more time. Rather than give up and quit, tread water for a while. For the past months, after we moved to new neighborhood, I was trying so hard to blend in. At that point i was frustrated at my efforts at weight loss. Can I tell you that I have been eating this way for around 3 months now and I have effortlessly dropped 15 kilos. Or do i have to follow a strict diet eating only veggies and fruits. I think you are nicely placed for anotheer good month (one day at a time, of course). Thank you, I have some similarities with you. It might not fall off like some of the other fad diets like the atkins diet, (no carbs what-so-ever) but it may come off. For me that time is 6pm which gives me an hour to eat and limits my opportunity to damage my diet. When I stepped on the scale a week ago and saw my weight, I was mortified. I had to force myself to eat and felt even worse. In the evening i went out for a meal with some friends and i went to a steakhouse. I have also developed digestion problems, such as diarrhea and bad stomach pain after a meal. That is a fantastic summary and reflects my own experience and thinking. Alright so ill take it into consideration that certain foods have to be eatin in moderation. So my main goal is to lose the last bit of fat (15lbs). Losing 8lbs in 5 weeks is a great result. I like eating good food (pizza, fried rice, bacon, etc) and I like feeling full, but I can deal with hunger, so one meal a day was the obvious diet for me. I tell myself that the hunger is a good signal and that if my body really needs energy it can get it from my fat stores. Two meal with one of them eaten late evening, like suppertime, also works very well for me and I sometimes slip into that routine when I get bored with just one meal. And that is frankly IMO a sad way to live given the social emphasis placed on food, the environment we live in which encourages eating, and all the temptations out there. I think the trick is to always keep the body 2nd guessing, as in changing the amount of calories and meals every day. One meal a day was a means to an end for me. Somewhere along the line I think we have to learn to make better choices about our nutrition and this diet has been a great way for me to do that. I will put on 3 pounds overnight if I had full meal. For one week I did not eat or drink anything, even water, until 6pm. My Basal Metabolic Rate (from a website) is about 2500 calories. Recently, I did gain a few kgs. I think that the bottom line is that in order to loose weight, you have to eat less calories than you burn. I would like to start this as well. My readings in the am are around 120, I am not on any insulin. Because, naturally when one cannot afford food, there will be a tendency to choose the cheapest food items on offer. I am totally amazed at how little food I really need. Gone were my days as a single guy who ate a light lunch, ran 4-5 miles at night, and then gorged on a pound of beef (with no carbs) at around 11 pm with a beer, resulting in a reasonably fit physique for me. Skip breakfast, have lunch with enough carbohydrates, Then Dinner with Low carbs or with carbs. The Gall Bladder is a one way organ that stores concentrated bile to add to digestion when fats arrive in the gut. I also enjoy the fact that I feel satisfied during the evening so I get the psychological boost from spending a few hours with food in my belly. I used to be so skinny and then my 30s hit and my weight has crept up and up. Jennifer, it was good to see an update from you. Your advice for maintaining the weight makes perfect sense and is much appreciated. Why better than any refined or unrefined sugar. And 2) I am worried about what will happen when I re-introduce lunch to my diet. If two meals a day is shouting out to you as the way to keep it sustainable, it has to be worth experimenting with for a while. One meal a day, plus quality food, organic, farm raised etc. Its great not to have to think about food all the time, which is what I always did, I was always hungry. I find that I often learn more from my failures than my successes. I work from home while my husband works in the city. I have been discussing this with my friends and you know the same old age formulas are there every where. But now, I really need to lose at least another 15 pounds. Unfortunately your weight is not an accurate indicator of fat loss. Because I know that this is the only way I can maintain a healthy weight. I should add that this was not visible to me in the mirror, am just glad I was not discourage. Feeling lethargic mid afternoon is a productivity killer for me. The first time I started eating one meal a day, it was totally accidental. I deal with this by eating only a moderate calorie reduction every day. Anyhoo, I will drop back during the week and let you know my progress and check up on yours. I have long suspected that starvation mode (in the context of dieting) was a myth and I also suspected that the metabolism thing was just rubbish too. You then try to have a piece of fruit as desert. This is pretty much how I feel about the whole deal. Now, this is the interesting part: until 30 of age I was eating (generally speaking) once a day (at dinner). Sir i do ur efforts and congratulate that you are doing this. You can lose several pounds and see no real difference in the way you look. Maybe you feel the same way, but for me it was more important to do something about my weight, see some results and feel good about what I was achieving. What I would like to know is whether you ever drink alcohol and if so beer, wine or spirits. Fortunately, because the early stages of my diet were largely trial and error I got a chance to experience the quick way and the slow way. The meal will be big enough to fill my stomach and even make me feel slightly too full. I thought it was going to be easy for me to stick to the diet, but I deviated from it when family came to town. Right now, I am planning to make sure that my body gets adjusted to this meal plan, I will not worry about weight lost and then, I will worry about losing weight. I saw you drank tea alot during the day but i am not a tea or coffee drinker. I pretty much eat anything and everything that takes my fancy. I just started doing this about 15 days ago, and came across your site while checking to see how it works for other people. So far i feel wonderfull and the old Gary is returning. Well, that depends on whether you can handle it. All we seem to do when they come to town is go out to eat, constantly. But I sure as heck would like to have it. I will explain what Stavia is at the end of this post but now let me go back to the morning. Just out of curiosity i am 57kg and want to drop down to 50kg in preferably a month or two maximum. I would also drink green tea with some vinegar and honey in it which helped suppress my appetite after dinner. Hiya, I agree completely with all that you say. I needed it to be something I could sustain over a long period of time and something I could adapt to a permanent lifestyle when I lost the weight. I have decided to stop drinking water and and do a complete dry fast till 6pm. I wanted to limit the times between which I could eat a meal because it took away any other choice. I started 1 meal a day 3 days ago with the following aims:-. I do need to ask, is it ok to drink 2-3 cups if coffee with sugar, no milk or cream. And ill make sure that my One meal a day consist of mostly healthy foods majority of the time. Besides, starting early stretches your stomach out so you eat more to feel full. Throughout the day I drink water and tea. I could order what I would normally order and get up the next morning and do the same thing. Its now day 8 and i continue to feel wonderful. This is especially true of sugar and carbs. I particularly like the way you no longer feel like a victim of circumstance. It makes sense that I need fewer calories to maintain 175 lbs than 205 lbs. So make sure you tell yourself things that will benefit you. This is a routine I follow during the weekday and I have my cheat days on the weekend as well. This suited me at the time as I could eat at a restaurant next to my workplace and as I then lived alone I could have soup in the evening. Your diet is actually is THE MOST HEALTHY DIET FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. I do love coffee, and I can buy a whole pound of coffee and make it myself at home for less money than a single cup of one of those fancy coffee shop concoctions i use to buy several times a day. Beyond that, I let experience be my guide. My expectation was to lose 1. It was all trial and error in the beginning and I made a lot of errors. For a long time I suspected that it was possible to lose weight eating a normal balanced(ish) diet. Having said this, I honestly think that your issue is due to WHAT YOU EAT, RATHER THAN HOW SELDOM YOU EAT. I should tell you how am following this diet, I drink a cup of coffee in the morning before going to work and another cup around midday with lot of water throughout the day. I do have a mid morning snack (boiled egg or celery or apple) and mid afternoon snack (like the mid morning one) then eat my meal after 5 sometime. Bile is not returned to the gallbladder if unused in digestion. I must admit I ate normal hearty meals, the only thing I scrapped was bread. Then, I moved to a new city, live alone and changed everything. The food is all over the place in my office. I needed a diet that suited me and my existing lifestyle. I read your reply very carefully and i reread your original post on the one meal a day plan that worked for you. I am very glad to come across your article. I caught this on your blog and it made me laugh. I was also drinking almost every night back then too. I will only be eating 1 meal a day, nothing crazy. During the First Gulf War they apparently had to airlift a couple soldiers to Germany because of critical digestion issues caused by them. you can clean up your diet a little at a time. I am doing 1 meal a day and fruit but recently the last week ive not had any fruit. Hoping to have some summer support for one meal a day. Not only this i take only home-cooked food and no packet food, no oily food for the last 2 moth. I too will keep this quiet as I feel the more I announce im on a diet the more I fail. It took me far too long to lose the weight and I could have done it much quicker had I created a tighter structure. Throughout this process I set numbers that would trigger me to do something about my weight if I hit them. I hope it continues to work well for you, and thanks for taking the time to leave a message. I decided to eat one meal a day with only an apple or piece of fruit during the day. When i first got depression i scored myself a one. Good stuff Renier I downloaded and read last night. The thought of doing that keeps me going all day, and means that I can put up with small bland snacks for the rest of the day. If you get to the end of your meal without really tasting and savoring it, you might not feel inclined to go through it all again tomorrow. So I am back to say I have started the diet once again, about 3 weeks ago, and have stuck to it to a tee this time with no issues and thus far have lost 11 pounds. Of course, if we drop calories too much or increase the energy output too much, the body will adapt to slow the rate of fat loss and preserve energy thinking that food is obviously in short supply. I went from my normal weight of 140 lbs to 176 lbs within 3 months. Taking on exercise as part of your diet may seem like a good idea, but my own experience is that exercise hampers my efforts. I find that business with the weight happens to me too. The key thing here is that you started again and have lost another totally amazing 38 lbs. I then continued drinking tea, but the cravings began hitting me again and again, every damn hour: 1:30pm, then 3:30pm, then 4:30pm. Life is already complicated enough, so make it simple. Nothing else was working, not eating three healthy meals a day and not running long distance several times a week. However, as I decide to follow this life style, I believe I will stick it it. I have tried so many things and I had honestly forgotten the one meal a day diet. I hardly drink and I do not smoke, but still, I am not surprised when I ended up having gastritis and ulcer. For example,last night I had salad, oven cooked fresh salmon with soy and ginger, brown rice (a lot) and broccoli and 3 glasses of red wine. I pretty much went into a state of depression. I am way thinner but not food obsessed and actually find organising only one meal a day quite liberating. If I do get hungry, I would pop in a few grapes, or two or three crackers. So glad to read your story and know there are others out there who are experiencing the benefits of this lifestyle. Hey David im 17 years old and i wanted to start this diet. My target weight is stone 12 stone 10 and i continue to feel amazing. Adopting this as mid to long term lifestyle change helps. So its a case of experimentation and finding out what works for me. Now in my 40s i dont want to be a 6 or an 8 but i want to be a darn lot smaller then i am, so tomorrow will be my first day trying it out, how much i weigh isnt the issue so i am not going to weigh myself i am going to go off my clothes size. I spent more time researching the best way to lose weight than I invested in actually doing something about it. Then I realized that this is exactly or close to the 1-meal a day plan. Until, I guess, I got used to eatting the real lunch. Its funny that eating less gives you more energy. If I want fish and chips occasionally I dont feel guilty, but I prefer to eat proper food. I feel as if I was ment to find ur article thank you again. I read more of your blogs the other day and you write very intuitively. Then I found a 10 lb. I love your attitude to falling off the wagon. The results can be seen pretty quickly certainly within a week. No matter how long it takes me I will lose this weight. I just found this but wanted to share that I followed a similar regimine about 3 years ago and lost 110 lbs. I am 74 kilos and need to get down to 57 by end June 2014. This is my diet, no breakfast, lunch 12. Of course you can tweak it to suit your needs, but as a general framework, it works quite well. If I do not lose any more weight by end of January, then I know that this meal plan is not for me. I am a lady aged 32 and I have been having trouble losing weight. If I feel I need a burst of energy then I drink a 5 Hour Energy drink. I was 18, and had gone from being a skinny child to weighing 180lbs by the time I finished college. This is not about starving myself this is about controlling when I eat so that I can be assured of creating a moderate caloric deficit every day. Being In control of your destiny is a great feeling. They get injured and disillusioned and let the eating plan slide. How I Lost Weight Eating One Meal A Day: I lost 30lbs over 5 months eating 1 meal in the evening. Will keep you guys updated with my weekly weigh ins xx. I also eat a balanced diet so that I get the nutrients I need. Eat what you want once a day and still lose weight. I may do that at some point, but for now, I find that my priority is to lose the weight first, however I can do that, and this kind of diet has allowed me to finally stick to weight loss plan. I eat all the regular foods like pasta, pizza, potatoes, bread, rice, chciken, fish, beef, pork, pies, pastries, cakes, ice cream and lots of fruit and vegetables. Had I done so I think I would have lost the weight a lot quicker. Today I weight 61kg (I m very short) and I will let you guys know how much I loose next weekend. So much of your success on a diet comes from what you tell yourself. I am a mom of four, age 48, 175 pounds, looking to get to about 125. You sound very motivated and disciplined which is a great inspiration to us all. This is my account of how I lost a significant amount of weight when I adopted the idea of eating one main meal a day. I go for about 1000 calories on my dinner plate and the other 800 comes from the dessert and any snacks I eat during the day. To be honest, it was tough for me to handle food and NOT indulge. In about 8 months I lost 55 pounds, bringing me down to 125. This caused my weight to go up to 148 after the birth. So instead of just eating from 6-7pm, I eat from 6-9pm. But if you have any doubts at all you should see a doctor. I wanted to do push-ups and sit-ups every day. There are millions of people in the world who survive on a lot less food than I do. Actually, I think the spam is limited to the General Discussion board. Thankyou so much for this amazing insight into your Journey, and a double thankyou for confirming to me and reminding me what I have to do. I know it works for me because I did this ten years ago and lost 20 kg in 4 months, from 105 to 85. Such is the beauty of this diet, fasting during the day means my stomach feels fuller quicker at meal times and stops me over eating. I plan to wean myself off the morning smoothie (perhaps save it for dinner, since I love it so) and replace it with an apple. Besides who says that eating once a day is less healthier than eating 6 times a day. I have given myself rules about what I can eat each day and I dont deviate. However. I would feel terrible if you tried this and it made you poorly. I keep seeing stories about people who change what they eat radically in order to lose weight only to go back to their old diet and put the weight back on. You just do it your way and in your own time. And when I did start back eating I over ate every time so what weight I did lose I gained back and more. I often observe in the fasting participants that by four days of fasting, concentration seems to improve, creative thinking expands, depression lifts, insomnia stops, anxieties fade, the mind becomes more tranquil and a natural joy begins to appear. The thing that keeps discouraging me is my weight on the scale which is still the same at 93kg. A big part of why this works for me is how I feel about it. My biggest achievements were the result of negative motivations I felt. The evening meal is not an open ended thing. And exercise seems to make me hungry, I am going to start this one whole meal a day, mashed potatoes, pasta salad and yes something sweet but small. All morning until 11:30am I was perfectly fine but around 11:30am (which is my danger zone. Let me know David how you are getting on with your diet i am very interested in the concept of fasting and mood so would be interested on other folks experiences. At 5 foot 7. Same thing because of work etc no one knew I was on a one meal a day plan. Just wanted to share that i slipped off plan by eating leftovers and snacking over the last few days. Today is Sunday and i am down to 14 stone. There have been times when I felt tired too, but they were short lived and as with your own experience I found that over time I became less tired and infact I had more energy throughout the day. One of the biggest favours I did for myself with this diet was to ignore all the conventional wisdom about starvation modes and the like and I just got on with it. I had to have another small snack and cup of tea in the mid afternoon because my stomach was growling so loudly. Please see my disclaimer at the foot of this post. I have gastritis and ulcer and also suffering from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) so I know how terrible it can be having gastrological issues. Last week, I started back on eating one meal a day and I actually lost half a stone ( 7lbs). I should probably also mention I lost about 100 pounds doing so. I started drinking water this week, and things are not going well. On Thursday I started the 1 meal a day approach and you know what, I lived. Then I met my husband (I know it sounds tragic, we started going out more, one thing lead after another and my diet habits began to change. The problem is I end up not just tasting the food, but actually eating it. The exact weight is less important than the trend. Visit our facebook page for the latest News and Community Support. It seems like so much to lose because my body just wants to hang onto this weight. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. I used to be on a prescription drug a few years back that seriously suppressed my appetite and it just occurred to me that this was exactly how I ate. Yesterday i went for a run, only about 2 or three miles, no food, and it was a piece of cake. You are right about others saying that I look slimmer. Eating one (roughly) balanced meal at the same time every day is about as simple as it can get. Also, what type of snacks were you eating. I wanted to do push ups and sit ups every day. It is very motivational and inspirational to read about all the success that others have experienced who are also eating one meal a day like myself. My only guess as to why my weight loss has been so rapid is that I was simply eating far too much food, and had a large surplus of calories. Its mental torture to watch this and a diet killer. My very light is to feel a little hungry but not until gassy. There are just some days when I have to snack. There have been some days when I am really hungry either mid morning or early afternoon. The opinions stated here are my own, I am not medically trained nor am I a qualified nutritionist. I would have many lunch appointment with many new moms around here. Understand that the real result is not what the scale says but whether you stuck to your eating plan. Still no sign of depression coming back and i love being on this journey of self discovery. What has amazed me the most is that it is like my hunger has been switched off, I used to be starving hungry an hour after breakfast each morning, then hungry again after lunch and in the evening I could easily put away another big meal and desert and was ALWAYS craving things. There are many companies sell Stavia but I prefer this label because it is organic and the others seem to taste bitter. The biggest benefit I get from eating once is that I can prepare a healthier, more rounded meal. Seriously though, you should be very proud of yourself. So, I decided to have my dinner early(despite I generally eat my dinner around 6:30pm-7:00pm). Im going to check out your new site and see how can I adapt it for me. Down from 177 several weeks ago to 171 as of today. Those of us who continue to get up after we fall will surely reach our goals. 00am 1 apple. I was able to stave it off with a handful of almonds. Daily walks with my dog of 3-4 miles have done nothing to help me lose, lifting weights at the gym did zero. I also tried the healthy approach, not really dieting, but watching what I eat and doing heaps of exercise. I am not greedy to get back to 110 pounds. Snacking a few times a day is no bad thing. On weekends I still eat pizza, pasta, ice cream and chocolate, not as much as I used to but enough to make me happy and ready to start the week again eating one meal a day, this meal is usually very healthy but sometimes not but I still lose weight despite this. , as much as I want. Eating during the day just makes me tired and bloated. I decided on New Years Eve that I didnt want to be fat anymore and if I didnt start the year right I never would. But I also found it way too hard to eat rabbit food multiple times a day for six days a week with only one or two cheat meals on the weekend. They constipate you so badly that you get stomach pains after eating them for two days. I was wondering what types of food you would eat when you did eat. At the time I read it I was busy eating six small meals a day, going to the gym and running almost every day. By the way: STAVIA is a natural plant that looks a bit like sage or mint. I am exercising as well so i am seeing positive results quickly. It may be critical for people with diabetes or hypoglycemia and other conditions to eat regularly throughout the day, but for a plain old food addict like myself it just perpetuates the obsession and preoccupation with food by all the shopping, planning and preparing of meals and snacks for each feeding. Hello my name is Gary i am 51 years of age single and have just had the worst 18 months of my life following a loss of job and a relationship beak up. I really believe everyone is different so everyone will respond differently to diets, something you have clearly shown and I am grateful to you for sharing. I came across this site whilst researching calorie restriction and the effect on mood. I have always found that eating that many times a day to stay full just seemed too tedious. Tell yourself you have what it takes to get the job done. So maybe 2 meals a day would work well for you. So, I have decided not to weigh me every day. I get around this by having a cheat day every Saturday. I found I was able to make up for it by making slight alterations to the quantities of food I ate. Like you im not counting calories and all foods are allowed when having my one meal usually i have it in the evening. I made sure my evening meal was small to medium size and as I stopped feeling hungry, my meals got smaller. Thank you for the affirmation I needed to stick to what my instincts have told me for many years is best for me. But I intend to start walking more once I get under 200 lbs. Anyway thats the negative stuff out of the way. Also is it OK to exercise to speed up the weight loss. I have to thank you and everyone who has kept me motivated. I have lost 9kgs (which is around 20 pounds) in about five months. As I continue my own fat loss journey I may well decide to experiment to discover for myself whether the conventional fat loss wisdom holds true. Just keep trying different approaches until you find what suits you. I have been toying with the IF lifestyle and doing loads of research for a while now. So, I was doing some reseach about age and gain weight. Keep in mind that this can be a long process and try to get your feelings of success from sticking to your plan rather than the apparent lack of physical results. I strongly love this one meal a day plan just need to find the best way to make it sustainable for me looooong term. Tracking is a good idea because it shows you the trend. Sort of need a bit of encouragement here. It would have killed me to wait a whole day just to tuck into a bowl of salad and mung beans. Unfortunately, I went through some major tough times and and everything went out the window. The one meal a day thing is a bit of a mad idea, but it can be adapted to suit your own needs and modified as you go along. Following a balanced diet as outlined by the NHS is good enough. I often worry that some people think diets like this are a license to eat 1500 calories of chocolate every day and end up effectively starving themselves. Somehow that sinks into my subconscious mind and helps me on the days when I under-eat. Fantastic read and just want I was looking for. The most important thing for me is that I eat fewer calories than my body needs each day. Anyway, when I started reading about OMAD I thought I would try it. I would have done some exercise last week but I got a wicked sunburn on my lower back and then I got sick. I guess if you could classify it as snacking. Sorry about the kg and cm, German influence. I was unhappy about something in my life and this was my way of pushing back. I even refused a dessert which is highly unusual for me. Eventually, by shopping and planning carefully and taking advantage of coupons, sales, and free items offered with a minimum purchase, I found it was actually costing less than eating out or loading up on junk. I started doing this out of a huff with myself because no diets were working and I feel wonderful. No doubt you feel great for having made such progress. There are lots of great comments and perspective from others who are trying to make this diet work. Maybe I need to shock my body into letting go of fat as it seems to be holding on for dear life. 6 today. I am now 38 yrs old and six months ago my sister passed away and a few weeks later my 17 yr old dog passed away too. I have fallen off the wagon for a couple of days, but back on today. I typically will go to sleep at about 11:00 pm after I have put all the dogs to bed. Snacking is dangerous for me, I have to be so careful or the flood gates open. I also found that putting in two good days at the start of the week where I ate a small meal in the evening, would allow me to be less stringent for the rest of the week. It can be hard to fall asleep when hungry, especially in the beginning when I was still adjusting to not grazing from the time I wake up till the time I go to bed. I think its important to realize that not every diet is for everyone. I was 150 in high school, and after starting a desk job ballooned up to 226, when I decided it was time for a change. I would drink lots of water or coffee with no sugar. After some careful shopping and studying, I discovered that for the same amount of money or less than what I was spending on junk food, there were some much more nutritious foods I could eat. The prospect of always being within 5 or 6 pounds of my ideal weight instead of 35 or 36 pounds is exciting. In that way the body never goes into starvation mode as it never knows from one day to the next how many calories its going to get. The same motivation also got me back on the diet after I fell off the wagon a couple of times. Very yummy indeed and when having hunger pangs during the day from not eating knowing what my evening meal would be sustained me. It gave me something to look forward to and kept me from raiding the larder. I hate every kind of apple, but they are very nutritious and have lots of fiber. Over the years I have associated my failure in dieting with failure in other areas of my life. We now know today that nothing on the face of the earth gets more complex with time (ie evolution), but rather all things after being Made tend towards the simple or breakdown in complexity. I did a few months of low carb, and a few months of one meal per day and took lots of time off between diets. I once did this kind of diet, but unknowingly. I definitely liked two meals a day and I did lose some weight doing that. Hi guys, I really am struggling for over 10 yrs now. All that matters is that you get back on and keep trying. I keep a pitcher of splenda sweetened tea in the fridge in the house. I really would like to be back to 170 or less. Ive been at the same weight for a while now. Dave,thanks for the encouraging words that I truly need right now. With force reductions and the government looking for ways to cut back, Sailors are being let go for not being within body composition standards. I have not weighed under 200 for many years so its very encouraging. Being able to eat a full meal in the evening without counting calories feels amazing. According to myfitnesspal log I have had a calorie deficit of 150-200 calories below my 1600-calorie limit every day. When I get it badly wrong, I start over again the next day. Also if I get bored I can have an apple as a treat. I too have heard that the older we get the fewer calories we need. I used to exercise hours and hours a day just to maintain my weight. Having the discipline to keep going and make the progress you have made is well worth celebrating. I like doing this diet as i enjoy socialising and i do not want it to affect my life going out for meals with friends etc. And whilst I do eat one meal a day, quite often I eat more than once a day, I just try to eat one main meal. Even if you can afford once a day, you really try hard to have that single meal as nutritious and healthier as possible for your body. How I look at it, you have to break down a wall. I typically aimed for between 1500-1800 calories a day. I have not check my weight but I feel very light. This allows me more freedom to eat the foods I really enjoy in moderation at the one larger evening meal. Anyway, your plan to leave it for two weeks feels like a good one. See it as a long term thing but also something where you get to win or succeed every day. The beauty of this diet is that it prevents the one mouthful leading to another effect, which was my downfall and the only reason I ever got fat in the first place. Transform your mind and body for life with IdealShape. When I started preparing the bulk of my meals at home, I realized that I could have scrambled eggs and toast or a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast instead of donuts or cold cereals loaded with sugar. When I had a similar problem I started measuring myself with a tape measure and it showed that I was losing fat whilst not losing weight. Hi Shannon, it sounds like this might suit you quite well. Over the following months, I lost about 20 pounds and am now happily in the maintenance phase. Also i was thinking that i am the only guy doing this way, but really got impressed and motivated seeing that there are many people in the world who are thinking in similar lines. GOOD news was that I never gained either. If i am eating one meal a day which i am will that do it on its own or do i need to refine my strategy. In a short period of time I went from 140 to 176. 25 more lbs to go. So far i have had some improvement but until monday this week was still struggling. Hello David i have got a question for you and anyone else who is interested. Without a doubt my own progress was slowed down because I refused to count calories. This book gave me the insight I needed to see this thing through and re-train myself. For dinner, I ate whatever I wanted plus dessert. When I started out on this I had some very powerful reasons to want to achieve my goal. Now my mind which previously craved sugars and carbohydrate seems to know what is good and what isnt. In addition the temptation is to replace carbs with fat which is double the calorie density of carbs or protein. During the day I do however drink cups of tea (with two sugars) as I find that helps. I am happy to have lost weight, but I am uneasy about not drinking water because I know I should. For me I wanted something close enough to my normal diet. I saw this site last year and started for a while. Obviously, I had to watch the plate size, because I wanted to lose those saddlebags, but now while maintaining, I have my huge dinner, my dessert on weekdays,and indulge profusely on weekends. Not great but just keeping my head above water. And I guess it depends what you mean by oily food. My weigh in days are saturdays so if i want to have a relaxed day and eat a little more when i go out with friends then i can. I really really need to lose at a minimum about 60 pounds. Thanks for leaving a comment (and a compliment). What I do now is drink coffee (with Equal) for breakfast and another for lunch. I just reasoned that most of what we see regarding diet and weight loss is either wrong or designed to get us to part with our money. After I lost the first 20lbs I was pretty much straight into the next 10lbs. I hope the diet is still working for you. I usually give up on traditional diets very quickly but this approach seems very easy to conform to. Some days I over eat, some days I under eat. I feel fuller doing this vs eating six times a day. I have over 3 stone to lose and normal diets dont work as they all revolve round food too much, so you are constantly handling food throughout the day, fatal. But instead of stuffing myself with any food that I can put my hands on, this time I decided to stuff myself healthily. I made a conscious decison not to take on any additional exercise other than walking once or twice a day with the dogs. I know it was only because I stopped caring about taking care of myself during the last six months tho. Keep at it and please let us know about your porgress. I am now married, 34 yrs. The idea to treat lunch as a small snack instead of a meal is a good one. Best of all you feel good about the whole thing. When I began having the cravings around 10pm I finished of the rest of the food in the pan. I am excited because most of what everyone has said on here, comments about not liking to eat breakfast because you tend to eat more, is simply my experience, so I relate to what everyone has said. It tastes like pond water which I guess it is actually. Once you get the hang of skipping breakfast then you have that meal out of the day. She keeps munching or eating every hour and keep offering me. I admire your resolve to stick to the plan 7 days a week. I was thrilled to receive a reply from you. I can just order normal meals and eat them without drawing attention to myself. I work in adverstising industry and my co-wokers graze all days. I gave the wretched thing to my wife and she ate it. Therefore, it is extremely hard for me not to eat anything. So wait ten or fifteen minutes and then eat your dinner in peace. I wish I had thought of doing this sooner. and 65 pounds overweight. I think that having the main meal at lunch time is better in several ways. I actually enjoy food more and look forward to dinner with my family more as well. As of tomorrow I am going to do it and keep my own little blog. I am at the moment, fantasising being down by 80lbs. Then in office will pick up a sub (6 inch) and veggi preferably(I am not vegeterian). All they see is me sitting at the dinner table in the evening eating what they eat, enjoying my food and feeling full and happy afterwards. Eat two meals a day and gradually work back to having one when you feel like it. The law of diminishing returns certainly seems to kick in. 54 pounds in 5 months was an amazing feeling. You are going to feel hungry on a diet, learn to get comfortable with it. I enjoyed eating once because I could have small meals and still have my favourite biscuits or even some chocolate after my meals. I go to the gym and workout but i dont do enough weights to bulk up. What is the best way of shifting the final bit of belly flat around my stomach. I eat an Atkins bar for lunch and drink tons of water through the day. I know this is once a day, but I decided to do breakfast and then dinner. This resulted in me making a slight gain in weight. This was my high estimate of weight loss. It looks like we do have some similarities. This really seems do able for me and I want to be sure to give it a decent try. I started the 1 meal a day a couple weeks ago (with a snack too) and have lost 6 pounds. I finally got into it after quite a few false starts and managed to lose 2olbs. Try More Delicious Flavors, Block Hunger, Lose Weight. Anyway, I got overweight again so I want to use this method. Last time I weighed (a week ago) I was down 16lbs. Actually, I started out first with intermittent fasting to gain the control of when to eat. There are a few different mental attitudes that really help. I just discover I need to stick to my one hour window by reading some of the comment. Just know that what you want to do is possible and that you can do it. Hi Sonam, sorry for the delay in replying to you. On week one, I was seeing a daily loss result on the scales but annoyingly it seems to have stalled for the last five days. I think the biggest issue with making a change like this is when people try to change their basic nature. 5 months now and have gone from 220 pounds to 199. As a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and national level figure competitor who has helped thousands of clients lose weight. I live in Bavaria, maybe we could share more of our experince about the One meal a day:-). When my health started to suffer, I realized it was going to cost me a lot more in the long run to continue my poor eating choices than to find a way to eat healthier. If I work all day and am focused then food becomes secondary. i am aware not to be too obsessive so am prepared to have some neutral days. It feels good to cut free of the trivialities and see the future for what it could be if we make just a few small changes in the present moment. My big lunch makes me feel satisfied all day.


Only working there for 1 month but I gain up to 5 kg. I think you added a great point to the discussion in that you touched upon the impact of budgetary restraints on your eating habits. I would break down 1600 calories into little chunks thru the day — 250 calories here, 100 there, and then I would be so hungry at dinner I overate every time. Also any time during the day I can have a yoghurt and banana. I realised i had lost that signal which said Gary your eating far too much. I plan on taking a Cup of tea with milk and sugar, If i feel weak. I have been eating one meal a day for years like my father has done his whole life. I used to do Judo (when I was younger and less broken) and the weight categories were in Kgs. I am 35kg overweight. No counting, remembering when to eat next etc. Just one thing, what does it mean when you wake up still really full from the night before. I did not weigh myself, but I knew I was losing weight because my clothes were getting much looser. Hi David, thanks for taking the time to make a comment. My beverage of choice is plain old tap water. Instead tap into areas of your mentality where you have a track record of success and power. i monitor my mood using a scale of 1 to 10 were 1 is practically suicidal and 10 is elation. I find it works the other way around too, and WHAMMO a sudden gain. It then becomes much more of a lifestyle than a diet which helps to keep the weight off. I was so struggled and never lost any grams. Limit your salt intake, because you will retain water on a high salt diet. One problem with the weight loss industry is that there seems to be a counter argument for almost everything. I just got done with a three day fast Im now Im starting this diet today. The beauty of eating one meal a day is I ate what I wanted and I ate with the family. I think you have the balance exactly right. Regarding the second issue, I will be the first to admit that I am mentally addicted to the idea of lunch. A plate full of lard is obviously different to a plate full of lettuce. I have been reading your blog for a while now and was so inspired by your weight loss success with one meal a day. When I tell people what I weigh, no one can believe its that high. Yes i can have a tendency to overthink so good advice. I really want to Take Part in the race, and i want to lose weight too. If I get hungry during the day, I eat some natural almonds or a spoon full of yoghurt or have some coffee and that seems to work. Will shorten the window for eating to an hour and then find something to occupy my mind and time. I lie to eat big meals, my husband is a fantastic cook. This type of diet suits my lifestyle perfectly and I wish I had found out a long time ago. I did this before i ever read this and i lost 5lbs in one week i wasnt hungry during the days so i would eat 1 time a day closerto the evening but would eat chips and cakes to snack on and drink water it worked but next week i am going to do this diet really since i realize you did it too and seen your results. Sticking to any diet for a long period of time is going to be challenging, so you have to do it in a way that feels least like a diet. My question is once I get to my goal weight how do I maintain it. On this diet can i eat the foods i normally eat. So David thank you for your advice and tips on this method of weight loss and for sharing your heart. So basically I will be fasting till dinner time, but I will be drinking water through out the day. Cheating is creeping into my day and the small cheats are really starting to add up. I think in summary, the trick is to have a new eating plan to take over from the one meal diet and then to monitor your weight periodically. The scales showed a difference of 3 lbs in two weigh-ins within 10 seconds of each other today. I managed to sneak in a bag of chocolate popcorn yesterday and justified it. Then, I hardly eat any thing after that until dinner as I never enjoy eatting alone during the day, unless I have a lunch appointment with my girl friends. I am so tired of counting calories and points and watching what I eat. You mentioned a lot of great things there, but the key for me was how you said it made you feel. I never felt craving just a healthy hunger before dinner times. but yes, if I really wanted to eat something I would. Today, I weighed myself and WOOOW I lost 1 kilo (2. My honest suggestion to you is that you learn to cook healthily. Not too fast and not too slow but still allows you some room to manoeuvre. Actually I have been losing weight with the 6meal plan but all of a suden I just stoped losing for the past 2 months. I had a cup of tea when I got to the office, and I was fine until mid morning when I started to get hungry. Having a wider window during which to eat sounds like a great way to do it. 5 kg. I have not been exercising but have promised myself that once I got under 200 I would start. I like how you say the snack is to fight off hunger pangs and not to have a pleasurable experience. This diet is making me feel wonderful, walked into work today with a spring in my step. While I hardly ate chocolate or cream cakes in the past I began eating the food items that I did not used to eat. Update day 15 and weight down to 13 stone 12 target is 12 stone 10. Could you tell me what you eat on your cheat days. So, your body uses the energy that it gets from the food that you eat. This got me down to 172 in less than 5 months. I last did this way of eating in my 20s and it worked fabulously for me. I lost about two stone over the course of a couple of months doing a low carb diet but have since put it all back on. Your weight loss is stready and not too extreme. After thinking about your reply especially the comments that im in the early stages of my weight loss plan im taking your advice on fine tuning what can work best for me. In fact, when I eat in the morning, especially heavy breakfast, I get stomach ache. If things get really tough, there are many local food pantries, churches, and charities that can help. Fasting suits me especially on weekdays (working days). It needs to be simple because as a work at home parent with full time responsibility for the childcare, my life is already complicated enough. Hey, i wanted to start this diet and i had a question. I am back down to 165 within 2 weeks but struggling to keep it going. The problem is that physically there is a big difference. Ive been reading this website for quite a few days as i googled One Meal a Day diet as this is the only type of diet that has ever worked. Believe me there is a way of doing this, it will not be costly, you just need to search a bit more. The first thing I did was substitute Diet Mountain Dew for my normal Mountain Dew. First weigh in is this friday so its exciting the fact that every friday im going to post my weight loss for the week. for five weeks now, I have been eating one evening meal a day and having fruits for breakfast and lunch. If I got it 80% right on a daily or weekly basis I could end the day or the week feeling good about my achievement. You mix it with water (you have to, all you will burn your throat), and slug it. I took part in the fasting period of Lent earlier this year and gave up eating two meals, so just had the one in the evening. Granted I have only done 2 days with 1 meal per day as, like you I plan to eat lunch on the weekends. I choose to eat aroiund 5 or 6pm because it fits in with family life. I also have lots of meat and little carb. 5 meals a day. I think you will eventually see the difference in the mirror but if not maybe taking photos will help you. I keep a case of water in a small fridge in my workshop on the farm. I was so impressed by it, I decided to investigate it more. Two years ago I was 226 pounds and I have this diet to thank for that. Is it because of the low level of sugar in our blood or what. I needed it to be simple and inexpensive. You can adjust as you go along. On the other hand, i hate sleeping hungry. EVEN if I get to 115, I will feel healthy and fit into all of my clothes. During this time I met my fiance, and got pregnant with my son. Ordinary, regular food served up in decent portions that fills your belly and keeps you feeling satisfied for hours afterwards. I could easily see myself eating a chicken salad for my evening meal (during the summer at least). Here is a quote which i found the other day which i feel is bang on the money. I wish you all the best in reaching your goal. Every now and then I may squeeze in a small snack. As my new years resolution i decided to do the one meal a day diet as it worked so well for me before (previously i lost 3 stone doing this a few years back). The relaxed approach worked very well for me for the first 30lbs. While I work out now twice a week( intense 2 on 2 basketball for an hour and a half), I am having problems not snacking at work again. Soon I realised I was losing weight, and decided to stick with it. In fact for me that has been the toughest part but ultimately very rewarding. I do plan to drink at least 2-3 lts of water. Maybe one day you could describe your food to me, I would love to hear about your diet. I did do one meal a day at the age of 19 and I lost 50 pounds. People in the old days used to eat twice a day. It will be interesting to see how this works out now. I think half the battle is believing you can do it, seeing your success has motivated and inspired me so much. My husband is so happy now that I eat a normal adult portion size, because with the 6 small meals. My stomach is smaller and my thighs are getting smaller. The most important thing is to do something. Sometimes, I just go out with Protein-Shake with low fat milk or coffee or simply drink water. Give it another little while and you may discover that your scale weight drops by a pound or two overnight. Losing the last of the fat has been more difficult. But these foods are generally very HIGH carbs foods such as breads, sugary cakes, pastas with added preservatives and treatment agents which are all very bad for the digestive system. I am also doing such thing by taking a meal in morning every other day. Good luck as you continue towards your goal. I generally find that I do enjoy eating a small breakfast within an hour of waking after having fasted since 7PM or so the previous evening. With a wife (who cooks good meals) and a baby and a lack of time to exercise, I gained a LOT of weight. My weight can fluctuate up to FIVE POUNDS in a given day. Im really looking forward to getting slim for the summer, i am currently at 10st7 my starting weight was 10st9 and i would like to get down to 8 stone. There were times when the reasons and the feelings associated with them faded, but I always found I was able to tap back into them. The idea of adopting a one meal a day diet first came to me when I read an article about an American General, Stanley McChrystal. I find a small sugar free Greek yogurt or hard bolied egg with a fresh fruit is fine, then maybe a handful of almonds and another fruit mid afternoon if I need it. My own experience has taught me to master the mindset of the diet first and then progress to the strenuous. Im also doing 30 minutes on a step machine with free weights every 2 or 3 days just to feel strong in my body but i realise that its not central to my weight loss as you rightly said, its more a bonus or add on. I am sleeping much better with my empty stomach than with full one. The article was about his capability as a leader, not about dieting or weight loss, but as an aside it was mentioned that he ate only one meal a day. only difference is that i was drinking milk all over the day and full meal in the evening. I know from my own experience that it takes persistence and it takes time. If you mean deep-fried food, I guess that would make sense. I am just wondering though, did you ever have trembles at some stages. It is indeed a battle and one I still have to fight. On Monday I feel bloated because I eat more on the weekend. I have planned to change this and decided that today would be the day id finally post on here as i think we could all deffinitely spur eachother on to lose weight. I actually feel healthy while doing this diet, And this one meal i have is lunch not dinner. However, I have found a few techniques that seem to help. I weighed myself at the start so that I have. And in Theravada Buddhism, monks may only have one meal a day before noon, and that was considered the middle path (half way between 2 and 0). I ended up having a few bites of chicken kebab (a handful) which ended the cravings. I am very proud of my achievement but its all thanks to you. Anyways on the one meal a day diet: I used to do that in High School along with running every day and dropped from 203 lbs to about 158 to get in shape for AROTC (although I was really skinny runner type, and after a couple months of PT was up to about 170 from putting on muscle). A meal is the food I want plus the dessert I want. I would described my dinner but am African, our food is different. Instead of getting on with doing something positive you end up in a perpetual state of inaction and unable to commit. The simple idea behind one meal a day is that your task is simply to eat fewer calories than your body needs. The diet has improved my sense of mastery so that i feel that i can shape my life rather than be a victim of circumstances. I enjoyed reading the posts here and have just embarked myself on a similar quest. The sorts of things an army officer, like the General, might get served up in the mess tent. I run because I like to run a couple of times a week, but I go for higher intensity over shorter distances which also seems to help. I also want to shift emphasis from always reading about cures for depression to something more positive like health. I have been asked most by women how to stay slim while I still eat dinner as most of them skip dinner just to stay in shape. David, just like you, I do not have breakfast. bag of chicken quarters at Walmart for about 6 dollars (American), lots of frozen veggies on sale for pennies a serving, and some fresh fruit that comes in large bags much cheaper than buying loose fruits by the pound. I would say that I need to lose a GoOd 15-20 pounds. The last place we tend to lose it is where we most want to see it gone. I am a confirmed believer and want to get down to 250lbs in the next three months. But I want you to know that I fell off the wagon A LOT to begin with and had quite a few false starts. I drink tea or coffee (both decaf) and fresh juice and 1 smoothie, again anytime during the day. My youngest is now 5, so the baby days are long gone. It took me a while before I was able to where you are. The vacation may be an interesting challenge for you but you can definitely come out the other side better off. If you get to within 80% of sticking to your eating plan then you will do just fine over time. If I go out and work on my farm weeding crops, building, moving dirt, etc then I could easily weight 236 by 2:00 pm. Yes, around my waist, clothes are looser, but my stomach looks arwful, much more bloated looking. It sounds like you have a good thing going on there. I need to catch up on a few things around here, including replying to those of you kind enough to leave comments. There are certain things I avoid like sodas, but from time to time I still enjoy a glass of cola. I immediately lost weight by the second day of doing this. My blood sugar, cholesterol level etc were all optimum. I use a small dinner plate and fill it to the edges. And besides, I find it easy to eat one meal a day without getting hungry. Just wanted to say thank you for writing a very informative and relevant article. I think the best way to make the one meal a day diet to work is not to go too low on calorie intake, and to keep the diet as close to balanced as you can. Needless to say my clothes have gotten tighter. Its so empowering creating meaning and purpose in my life because i feel in control. 30am) I began heaving terrible cravings. My plan is to get a forum or message board going for those who want to write about their own progress or simply get some encouragement when times get testing. I think you have a good way of looking at it. ) They suggested to skip dinner. I appreciate your sharing your experience on this blog. If I was going out to dinner, I just had a bowl of soup at lunch. I never want to go anywhere or do anything anymore because o this weight. I knew I was in it for the long haul so it was motivation for me to be strict throughout the week. I had more energy, slept better and felt good in myself. It really helps to pick the positive angle and just get back to it. I now feeling hopeful that I will be able to loose more weight. I see opportunities every were before there was sadness and despair. And as you doubtless know, comfort eating often seems like a way to relieve the stress. A lot of people would think that if you only eat once a day that you would be lethargic, tired or unproductive. I have been trying to drink more water to fill up. Oh and i forgot to mention my weight today stands at 12 stone 8 a drop of 30 pounds. What I wanted to say was congratulations on the successful weight loss. That will fill up my stomach and I can get on with my day and not worry about food until dinnertime. I also have progressed in my exercise and now walk for a bit over an hour, 3 days a week. At first I was worried that it would hurt the weight loss, but not at all- I continue to lose steadily. The way I always saw it, one meal a day is more natural from an evolutionary standpoint. Just a quick update my 1st weeks weightloss is 2 lbs but hey im still pleased because if i lose 2 lbs a week for 10 weeks thats a 20lbs loss. Hi Krystal, I think you summed it up very nicely. For me, this has been the most successful diet ever. I love to exercise, first thing in the morning, for about 1 hour a day 6 days a week in addition to eating only one meal a day. Last week, I ate between 6 and 7pm, but this week, I eat between 6 and 9pm. I started eating only meal last week and lost half a stone, but i did it by not eating or drinking anything at all until 6pm. A little will power during the day goes a long way. I started following a similar eating plan about a year ago. The last thing you want having waited all day to eat, is to sit at a table with your family and referee fights and arguments between the kids. David if you know of any or if you can start one please post it here on your blog ( I check your blog regularly:). Eating one main meal at dinner time of what you actually WANT to eat rather than what your told is healthy makes this way of eating easier to sustain for life. EAch time I tried to lose weight I was successful. David, I am excited about doing this, but I have type 2diabetes,can I still do this one meal a day. I vowed right then and there that I would not let myself hit 170. Project your eating plan through that powerful part of your psyche. I used to go to class at 8am, with back to back classes, I did not any time for lunch. This is about a 1250 calorie deficit per day. The slow process teaches you something about yourself and helps you to change the eating habits that got you overweight in the first place. I can really relate to you wanting to keep it to yourself. I am struggling to figure out what diet to follow that will work. Thanks again for all the encouraging and enthusiastic remarks. Judging by the pictures I saw, the man looks in great shape and clearly manages to find enough energy to go running every day AND command the day to day operations of the military in a war zone. As you know yesterday was my first day of trying this diet. I even felt embarrased by month small portions when eating with friends. Mankind was made to eat big meals rather than munch all day like the 6 meals a day has you think. I turn 40 in September and I want to be on my way to my ideal weight then. The thing is, you have to learn to live with this. It could be the frequency with which you weigh yourself (ie the quality and quantity of your data). Sandwiches, chicken burritos, fish tacos, soup, fish and rice, lean hamburgers, etc. So this one meal a day diet is the best of both worlds. I realised that I was eating more and during the school year, I only had time for 1 or 1. After a while everything I ate turns to runny bowel movement. Things still going well and I am finding it easier to stick to this and the hunger pangs are becoming more easier to manage and ignore. I work out twice a day and eat one substantial meal for lunch. You must do your own research and you should consult a medical professional before embarking on a diet. You really try to get more vegetables, protein (any meat and eggs) with fat (olive oil) and a little bit of carbs (rice, potatoes, beans, pasta) in to your plate each day. You can read conflicting arguments both of which seem very credible and you become paralyzed by confusion and uncertainty. I admit I did not read the entire thing, But I have been eating 1 meal per day for 4 years because I am poor and I have gained 20 kilos from doing so. I love only eating 1 lunch a day as I feel I sleep better at night without needing to digest food in my stomach. Good luck and thanks for leaving a message. Third world body builders put o