For The Next 30 Days, I'm Only Eating One Meal Per Day
And for my next trick…
If you took the time to watch my video last week, you’re likely well aware that I’m up to my usual shenanigans and that I’m on to a brand new lifestyle & nutrition challenge!
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My previous challenge was a complete 7 day fast where for 168 hours I consumed nothing other than black coffee and water.
My current challenge is a little bit different. For the next 30 days, of which I’m already a few days in, I’ll be consuming ONLY one meal per day. And before you start wondering if I’m absolutely crazy, the answer is yes, without a doubt. Although to be completely fair, this approach to lifestyle is far from uncommon. Consuming only one meal per day is often referred to as an OMAD approach to intermittent fasting (OMAD – One Meal A Day) and individuals from all corners of the globe purposely live like this as a preferred dietary structure. This approach was made further popular upon the publication of Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat & The Warrior Diet, both of which were written by Ori Hofmekler, a leading expert in the fitness & nutrition industry.
I’m going to approach this 30 day challenge as follows. For 23 hours per day I will remain in a fasted state during which time I will consume nothing other than black coffee, tea and water. For 1 hour per day I will be consuming my only meal. I am allowed to eat as much as I want at this time with no counting of calories, measuring of food or quantity limitations. Under normal circumstances, most individuals who OMAD will allow themselves a greater degree of leniency when food choices are considered which is where I will be employing a slightly stricter approach for sake of maximizing the progressive results of this experiment. Obviously the purpose of this challenge is to optimize health and determine whether or not I feel that this could be a sustainable approach to lifestyle for me in the long term if I so desire to incorporate it again in the future. Recognizing this primary purpose, I will be focusing on minimizing the consumption of hyper-processed foods with the aim to be close to nil. In general terms that means no added sugar / sugar laden products such as cookies, cakes, desserts, and the likes. I will consume condiments BUT I will be making a conscious effort to avoid ones that are much higher in sugar. If I do feel so inclined to consume something sweeter at any point throughout the duration of this challenge, my options will be either a few servings of fruit OR a dark chocolate bar.
Below are my starting metrics. These snapshots were taken from a report compiled from the Styku 3D Scanner that we use at The Facility to accurately, reliably and efficiently measure body composition. As you can see, the scanner takes an impressive amount of information (not all of it is shown here) with a great degree of accuracy.
So the question of course is what I’m expecting to happen during this 30 day experiment.
I’m projecting that my body fat will drop, likely by 5-10 lbs. I’m also guessing that as a by-product of the slight elevation in growth hormone levels that I will certainly maintain my current lean muscle mass BUT I’m even going out so far as to expect a very slight increase in this arena.
In terms of physical measurements, I expect that my abdominal measurements will decrease as this is where I primarily hold excess body fat but considering other physique measurements, I have no idea what to expect in terms of outcomes!
In the meantime, I’ll be doing a check in on the scanner on Day 10 which will be July 28th to determine my current rate of progression OR potentially regression. Make certain to check in on Facebook and/or Instagram to stay up to date on the process!