OMAD (pronounced oh-mad)
OMAD is an acronym that stands for One Meal A Day. This is a simple variation on traditional intermittent fasting. In order to practice OMAD, you eat once a day. That’s it.
Advantages of OMAD
- No need for a meal plan
- Can eat larger portions and still lose weight
- Productivity can skyrocket
- Only need to think about food once a day
- Limits opportunities to emotionally eat
- Cheap
- Easy to know if you’re sticking to this plan
- Simpler: no keeping up with fasting windows and eating windows
- Food tastes better and is more enjoyable
Disadvantages of OMAD
- Can be difficult to find the line between eating enough to stay full until the next day’s meal and overeating
- Undereating can lead to headaches, fatigue, and nausea
- Overeating can lead to discomfort and weight gain
- Missing out on a couple of meals every day with family/friends
- Social pressure to eat more than once a day
Click here to browse the videos I’ve made about practicing OMAD.
2MAD (pronounced two-mad)
2MAD stands for 2 meals a day. It’s as simple as it sounds. You eat only two meals a day, no snacks. Some people eat breakfast and lunch, some lunch and supper, some breakfast and supper. You get the idea. Many people like this plan because it only requires that you cut out snacking and skip a single meal, which makes it less weird than OMAD. Also, you don’t have to watch the clock as some people do with traditional intermittent fasting.