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I had an employee, for about three weeks, that only ate one meal per day.
He came to work, drank only water and left without eating a bite of food. He said that is what he did his whole life. Yes, he was skinny. Very skinny. But he only had a dinner and that was it all day.
I wonder what metabolism that guy had?
Tonight, I eat a nice meal at Smokey Joes with the guys in the community.
Looking forward to a nice large hamburger.
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Barry why dont u try to just eat one meal per day and see how it feels
do it for a week or even one day lets see if u can
i hope to hear all about smokeys when u come back tomorow
Posted by: EATER | July 25, 2007 1:24 PM
Kosher BBQ? I've never heard of such a thing. But please don't order a hamburger at a BBQ joint...go for the ribs or the brisket (and stay away from the ketchup) :.)
Posted by: Todd Mintz | July 25, 2007 1:35 PM
Barry...I've been so Smokey Joe's 3 times. Believe me, if you go there you *have* to try the smoked food. Go for the brisket and chicken plate. Absolutely wonderful.
I've taken non-Jews and unaffiliated Jews there, and they LOVE IT. It's fabulous.
Posted by: Rivkah T | July 25, 2007 2:34 PM
I was there once...
I had a burger and it was great.
But I guess I can always change it up...
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | July 25, 2007 2:36 PM
OMG! one meal a day is so aweomse. I've been doing it for over a month and it's so awesome. I feel better than ever!
Posted by: beck | July 31, 2007 3:11 PM
Folks,
I am so glad that I found this page. I am also a once-a-day eater since 8 months and I feel great.
But I am not writing to share my experience. My goal is to make this type of eating pattern more popular so that people who benefit from it do not feel tamed and dissuaded by doctors and nutritionists who repeat the same old message: "eat small amounts at least 3 times a day."
Folks, I would like to conduct research which proves the phisical and mental benefits of eating once a day and I would grately benefit from hearing your experience.
If any of you is interested in joining my battle against skeptical nutritionists, please e-mail me at kurbanek@sas.upenn.edu or call me at 267-357-6562.
I will greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you for reading this lengthy answer. Good luck with eating once a day. Yours,
Kalina
Posted by: Kalina | April 7, 2008 12:48 PM
I have to say that as a student I ate only one meal a day for 8 months and lost 20 kgs. I never felt better in my life - eyes were shining and I felt so full of energy! At first I allowed myself to eat ANYTHING, i.e. junk food, everything - only ONE meal though. I lost weight. However I soon grew sick of the bad quality of food, and started to eat very good quality food instead. I had SO much energy and was radiant. Unfortunately I stopped doing this when I moved back home -and the weight I had lost slowly came back over 6 months. Still, I am 10 kgs less than I was to start with. I want to go back to this lifestyle - it was great to feel so light, vibrant and free from preoccupation with food!
Posted by: Sasha | August 12, 2008 4:05 PM
I have been a "one meal a day" girl for 15 yrs.
I'm also vegetarian.My doctor says that I should be taking in more calories (allthough I am in good health)WHen I choose my meal,I do make sure that it is full of as many nutrients as possible,and low in fat.I eat alot of homemade soups,or when I'm lazy,I buy Amy's Organic Soups.I also limit my intake of breads,cheeses,juices,and pretty much no sweets.I'll have a handfull of trailmix to curb a sweet craving.Yogurt is good for the digestion,and calcium.Also an hour of speed walking everynight on the treadmill.So whoever thinks that just eating one meal a day,is bad for your health,it depends on how you go about it,but,under no circumstances should a young person do this,for they are still growing,and need their recommended 3-meals,plus snacks.
Posted by: Emily | September 3, 2008 8:36 PM
I eat one meal a day after 6PM. I work in the late evenings and sometimes don't get home until midnight, or later, so I sometimes don't start eating until around midnight. Great though, eating once every 48 hours is better though, it allows your body more time to detoxify, thus stopping the ageing process, you will not age.
Posted by: Mitchell | October 4, 2008 3:32 AM
I believe in eating one meal a day, and been doing so for a few years now. I wake up earlier w/o an alarm, I am not hungry, I look much better, and feel good. This is the natural way to eat. The more you eat the more you want to eat. The less you eat the less you want to eat. The "doctors" need a check up from the neck up. Do the math, and eat to live, not vice versa.
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Posted by: No Name | October 24, 2008 3:02 AM
I decided to eat one meal/day about 2 weeks ago. I am 64 years old and have lost 10 lb. and feel alot better. I believe fasting is great spiritually and is beneficial for a persons phycical body. My heart does not pound and I feel more calm.
The experts Dr.s comments and nutritonists on the web advise against this but, I appreciate the comments of you all on this website who have actually tried this life style and have expressed the benefits in writing. One meal a day is right for me and I will continue.
Posted by: Harvey Mattson | October 29, 2008 7:21 AM
I am going to try and eat one meal a day. Im a student and i simply cannot afford to pay for food.
Posted by: Dan | November 1, 2008 2:39 PM
I am 18, female. I have been trying to eat less, and i usually don't get hungry until about 3:00 p.m. (drinking water all day) My mom is always complaining to me about how much i eat.. So the past 2 days i have tried to eat more.. 2 meals with a snack.. or 3 little meals. And I feel so sick to my stomach.. Should I just stick with my one meal a day?
Posted by: Bri | November 7, 2008 11:30 PM
I have just gone back to eating one meal a day after gaining so much weight. I am 200bls. I used to be so much lighter. BUt the main reason for eating once a day is because it stops me from wanting to eat. IF I eat in the morning I am hungry by 11. If I don't eat I am not hungry at all I can wait till 3 easily. SO now I eat about 4 oclock and I've got all evening without food which means I can be busier doing other things.
Posted by: sig | December 22, 2008 10:04 AM
Hi there.
I am trying to become a breatharian learn moor through Jasmaheen. just living on water and air. I was nearly there before I came to USA.Dont eat much and feel great I also drink MUD yes you got it. Go Moor Spar UK its the best like putting silk in your body.
All you have is your body to live in so take good care of it.
Love its the best Nora-Ann
Posted by: Nora-Ann Wingate | March 19, 2009 3:14 PM
Some of you guys leaving comments have to be completely insane. I would refrain from eating 1 meal per day unless you make that 1 meal count. I only eat about 1 meal per day due to lack of money and I've lost 25 pounds. That may sound great to all of you who want to lose weight but I only weighed 138 to begin with and now i weigh about 115 as of now. I'm still losing weight and i dont feel great like others have stated. I feel like someone who is starving. Theres my 2 cents... Hope someone takes my advice
Posted by: Andrew | May 29, 2009 3:25 AM
Well, in reference to Andrew's comment about not feeling good, feeling like he is starving, that most likely has to do with your mind-set about this whole thing. You never WANTED to eat only one meal a day in the first place. These people actually do though, and are doing it for various reasons.
Posted by: Hmm | July 20, 2009 8:22 PM
Well, this is what I have been doing and I have got a flat stomach and a hell of a body. When I wake up I always have a liquid meal, i.e. soups, shakes, oatmeal(kind of), and then at 6 I have a regular meal with mostly vegetables. And I am feeling perfect and I also do weight and Cardio training. So, overall I am 230 pounds of lean mean muscle and I look great. I am glad that I do this because it is very good to your health.
Posted by: Dennis Omerivic | August 5, 2009 12:03 AM
For years I have had sleeping problems and I notice when I eat only meal a day I sleep really good. I also have alot of energy and is able to workout longer . I always ask people if eating once a day healthy and they say no, but I feel really healthy doing this. Glade to see that im not the only one doing this. This works for me.
Posted by: Kalrissian | August 16, 2009 11:52 PM
I was just wondering what time do you have your first and only meal of the day?
Posted by: Dani | September 5, 2009 3:28 AM
i have eaten one meal per day for several periods in my life. i started doing this because i was just busy working and some days just forgot to eat. I would get home from work and suddenly realise that i hadnt eaten all day. i didn't feel bad for it and decided to continue. i lost weight, ate what i wanted a felt fine. i would echo the comments about after a while wanting to improve the quality of what i ate. To start with it seemed like the ideal way to be able to eat whatever i wanted as the calorie intake would never be too high and it would be difficult to exceed the recommended levels of fat etc. after a while though i just wanted to eat healthier food - maybe the body asking for the right stuff. one downside i did notice was loss of muscle. i would it is essential to exercise and mayeb lift weights while on one meal a day to ensure this does not happen.
the one meal i have in the day is usually aroudn 7pm and i find that although i am hungry i do not want to eat such a large amount of food as when eating 3 meals a day.
i would not recommend it to anyone else necessarily but it works for me and my lifestyle.
Posted by: Richo | October 1, 2009 6:14 AM
Well, my situation is that, I went from a muscular 226 to 158 in about two years, and now look like I had cancer, or smoke crack.
I can't seem to put any muscle back on, because you need to eat. Especially, if you want MUSCLE to stay on. Can't put any muscle back on, because I don't have any money (unemployed almost 10 months). Obviously, these people don't want to have any muscle like I do.
Posted by: phillyboxer | November 3, 2009 4:29 PM
I read on the internet about a farmer who ate one meal every morning and didn't eat until the next morning. He ate for 30 minutes. He was reputed to live to 186 years.
Posted by: albert miller | December 17, 2009 2:57 AM
I have started the one meal a day to loose weight as i am over weight, even though not huge.. i read about it on fitness black book and a week in and im already down.. started off 7 days ago at 11 stone 8 pounds.. i am now 10 stone 12 pounds in the morning. i think its great and after the first few days of feeling light headed your fine! all this 6 meals a day is a load of rubbish, people need to stop living to eat, and eat to live instead. ps u can still enjoy nice meals, ive been eating full meals at night including chips and chocoate cake!
Posted by: rachel | December 22, 2009 3:38 PM
I'm with everyone about eating once a day. Ive never been fat but I've always have been working in retail. So that means eating all different times in a day. I ate only mall food and would get home and eat again if I was hungry. I didn't gain a lot of pounds but I was always 105 pounds at a height of 5'4. But I went to the doctor for my yearly checkup and I weighed in at 118. I didn't look fat and I fit into my jeans still but I gained it all over my body. So I started to eat once a day to lose my weigh since my sister was in college and she didn't have time to eat but once a day and it was working for her. So i have kept up with eating only once a day and I'm still at the size that I want to be at. I'm a 106 pounds and 5'4 and I'm 25 now. Also I don't have to cut down on any of the foods that I like,I just eat smaller meals. So this way of eating works for me and I never have to worry about any of my outfits.
Posted by: Nicole | January 14, 2010 11:49 AM
I'm so excited to find this page! I just started eating one meal a day and Im loosing an average of 2lbs a day so far it's been 5 days. I know this will prob turn into a 1lb loss a day but that's still great for me. I am 60lbs over weight. I feel great and though usually quietly suffer depression I have not since I started this new lifestyle of eating. I used to obsess about what to eat and not eat, I don't even think about it now! I cook a healthy meal at night and sleep very well, I'm relieved to know this is ok from all of your comments on this subject. I also speed walk 30mins a day and actually drink lots of water where as in the past I hAted drinking water. This works for me and I really believe there's got to be truth to it for all of the many benefits.
Posted by: Ashley | March 1, 2010 11:25 AM
I was never hungry til after my kids got home from school but always ate 3 meals a day because that's what we are told to do,one day i just thought to myself,why don't i just eat the way i want to eat and see what happens! The results so far are wonderful! Better mental state,i'm on a natural high! masses of energy,the weight's melting away,i wish i'd always ate this way ; )
Posted by: jewel | March 5, 2010 8:05 AM
I have lost weight in the past eating one meal a day and I am starting back tommorow and going to make it a lifestyle change. I know now first hand that if you resort back to your old ways of eating the weight will just come back. So I am going to make this a life long WOE. Good luck to everyone, I will post maybe one a week any updates!
Posted by: Shane | March 7, 2010 6:21 AM
Thanks for creating such a useful collection of tips
Posted by: Ute Leggett | March 18, 2010 1:02 PM