JJ Virgin4x NYTimes Best Selling Author, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Fitness Hall of Famer

Should You Eat ONLY One Meal A Day?

9 Apr 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief interview segment, JJ Virgin asks a long‑time practitioner about his intermittent fasting regimen, specifically the One Meal a Day (OMAD) approach. The speaker confirms he has been following OMAD for nearly ten years, consistently eating a single, large, protein‑focused dinner within a roughly four‑hour window, even while traveling for conferences. JJ probes how the speaker ensures sufficient protein intake when all calories are consumed in one sitting. The exchange highlights practical, real‑world experience with OMAD, emphasizing meal timing, protein prioritization, and the feasibility of maintaining the protocol across varied settings.

Now talk to me about intermittent fasting, because I think the last time I talked to you, you were doing one meal a day. Are you still doing that?
I am, yeah. I've been doing it almost a decade now, which is crazy. I do one meal a day in the evening. It's like a massive feast every night, and I, I love it. Even when I travel, like when I've met you at conferences, I still, I still do it there.
How do you manage to get in enough protein eating one meal a day?
It's so funny, our mutual friend Cynthia, she calls me the unicorn because, um, I, I do think a lot of people, especially women would struggle to get enough protein in one eating window. I am a protein, just, obsessive lover, so the majority of my meal is protein, and I do eat for about 4 hours, and I just eat like pounds of meat and fish. I just love it.