this is a very long time i have known mountainman only eats one meal a day.
He said it every now and then… and the idea surfaced for me 3 weeks ago to do OMAD which is a thing
gotta say that fasting can be really bad for mental health - i tried to do intermittent fasting and did not get on with it it made me slightly mental
I’m now doing a 22 - 23 h fast every day
lemon juice and water allowed but not creamer
sugar free mints occasionally and tasting food i cook separately for my husband
its’ not rigid but has clear boundaries, which I’ve set as a guideline that works just for me
I’ve also - as it’s only one meal been able to finally go vegan again- (not one plate a kind of schmaugasboard of all nutrient dense food)
I started with 1oz of cheese but after a week went totally vegan
after that, sourdough bread oil vinegar and salt as a kind of fast breaking starter
now changed both those to green salad with oil and bits and pieces of veg
2 small bowls of other food … a tbsp or so Kimchi (fermented cabage) or miso soup
i’ve had things like avocado, date and chilli paste and a bean lentil veg stew or sometimes just a big plate of stew
Fresh fruit, dried fruit or antipasti
a fruit based sugary or with nuts home made pudding like a flapjack or soya ice-cream and summer fruits or apple sauce
2 pieces of dark chocolate
not all of that at once
at first i would fill as much food as possible
pudding is v important because it is necessary to be satisfied totally so that the fast can start again.
so for example - that all was a bit of a mess to understand any rules there but
today:
salad with oil and sun-dried tomatoes,
3 dried figs, a handful of sour cherries, a banana a tiny bit of porridge with honey
a flapjack (nuts, seeds, hemp, oats, fruit etc)
a small /medium plate of bean lentil veg stew
2 pieces dark chocolate.
Don’t know how easy it is for that to come accross as rules but the idea is there …
it’s evolving
salad
veg
oil
fruit
berries
dried fruit (all within boundaries)
bean/ lentil/ vegetable stew
whole grains in some form
something fermented
nuts
pudding (with fruit)
2 bits dark chocolate
been doing this 3 weeks today
9lbs down
no hunger
little effort
I did look forward to eating counting down the minutes for 4 - 5h at first