Is Eating One Meal a Day Safe? One Man Tried the OMAD Diet and Here’s What Happened
The “One Meal a Day” diet, or OMAD, has gained attention as an extreme form of intermittent fasting. The idea is simple: eat all your daily calories in a single meal, usually within a one-hour window, and fast for the remaining 23 hours. Water, black coffee, and other zero-calorie drinks are allowed, but food is off-limits.
Fitness influencer Will Tennyson put OMAD to the test for a week, documenting every struggle and surprise. He kicked off with a massive Chipotle bowl before a morning workout, noting that he typically trains fasted. At first, OMAD didn’t disrupt his exercise, but as the day went on, he felt drained. By his evening “Orange Theory” class, he was too exhausted to finish.
Tennyson broke his fast around 3 PM, but between meals, all he could think about was food. By day four, constant hunger and increased caffeine consumption made the experiment extremely challenging. Social situations became tricky, too, since eating with friends wasn’t an option.
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