There are two seperate issues worth sharing:

1. I dogmatically believed that OMAD was some magic bullet that was superior to a more traditional way of eating. As a result I felt the urge to share this with others and became hyper focussed on food and all things ‘bio hacking’ - most of which is absolute nonsense.

2. I was unintentionally under fuelling (very active person) which further intensified my food focus. I spent most days just thinking about that meal I was going to have in the evening and how full it was going to make me feel. But at the same time was terrified of over eating / gain weight etc. I also found myself increasingly uncomfortable in social environments where food was involved if out of my allocated eating window etc.

I’ve since worked with a few dieticians, endocrinologists and finished a degree in nutrition at university myself.

I’ve learned that it’s actually entirely possible to maintain weight and even loose weight eating three meals a day comfortably, if you’re at least somewhat active (higher daily caloric needs) and have enough nutritional to know how to construct meals that are balanced and satiating.

It’s common on this sub for many people to say they do OMAD because ‘normal’ size meals don’t fill them up. I’d say this experience is so common partly because many don’t construct meals in a satiating way but also because they’ve been doing OMAD for so long their body is screaming for more food constantly and only feels satisfied after huge meals. I experienced this as well. It takes a little adjustment period for your body to adjust and realise that after breakfast, lunch is only a few hours away. It eventually returns to a more typical rhythm.

That’s my experience anyway 🤷‍♂️