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Advice or concerns I should have regarding my current fasting/OMAD/keto thing I’ve started doing

I recently just stumbled into it somehow.

During work week I already did intermittent fasting but I was still eating plenty of sugar and bread and stuff, so it clearly started to show weight wise.

So I started walking regularly, doing some body weight exercises (little by little increasing reps slowly just to make sure I continue doing them daily/ create the habit)

Then recently I decided to remove the sugars during the week and maybe some on weekends and I fell into this “routine” for myself of having a Keto OMAD and then 48hr fast.

So for example:

Monday: One meal in the evening (keto) after 7pm

Tuesday: fast

Wednesday: One meal in the evening (keto) after 7pm

Thursday: fast

Friday: One meal in the evening (keto) after 7pm

Saturday: eat whatever

Sunday: One meal in the evening (keto)

I feel good for the moment with this routine but I feel that on my OMAD days I may not be eating enough calories.

I am drinking water, and also sometimes coffee or tea but yeah.

I haven’t started to integrate any supplements or electrolytes yet either

So I guess any suggestions or advice you all may have, I would love to hear it!

Thanks!

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Answer

I wouldn’t sweat the “too few calories” on OMAD days. Just

(1) calculate your TDEE HONESTLY, meaning be accurate in your exercise behaviors,

(2) eat your TDEE maintenance calories on eating days – don’t feast, and

(3) measure and count accurately for EVERYTHING you eat (easier to do w/ OMAD)

I keep almost the same schedule as you do* and follow this path. It works.

*I have trouble doing a true “OMAD” (too much to eat) so I stretch eating hours & the ADFs are 36-42hr.

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