My name is Kimberly Hooks (@kimberly_hooks). I am 30 years old and live in Las Vegas, where I work for a health care company. I wanted to be able to show up for my three energetic sons, so I researched intermittent fasting and OMAD and lost over 50 pounds in one year.
I have always been overweight, or the "bigger" one out of all my friends and siblings. I remember a significant point in elementary school where students had to get health IDs in case of emergencies, and it had all of our information on it like our name, birthday, height, and weight. I remember seeing 105 pounds and thinking how shocking that was, considering I was only in the fifth grade. I knew it was so sad for a 10-year-old girl to think so negatively about herself.
Going into high school and college, I became very insecure about my body and developed an eating disorder because I thought thats how I could lose weight the fastest. I struggled with that eating disorder through college and even after that.
My husband and kids were all sleeping, and I walked into the bathroom and just looked at myself in the mirror for a long time. I thought to myself, "How did I get here?" My self-esteem was at an all-time low. My youngest was eight months old at the time, but I looked like I was still eight months pregnant with him. I knew then that I had to make a change. I took some pictures of myself and started my weight loss journey the next day.
I initially started by trying to eat a plant-based diet, but that didnt last very long. I was on YouTube searching how to lose weight, and a lot of results popped upbut what intrigued me the most was intermittent fasting. I began to watch videos on intermittent fasting and decided to give it a try.
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I ate my lunch and dinner and did not snack in between. I also drank at least a gallon of water a day. After about seven to eight months, I decided to try the "one meal a day" (OMAD) intermittent fasting method and absolutely fell in love with that lifestyle and schedule. (OMAD is a restrictive form of fasting, and it won't be right for everyone. This is just what works for me. Talk to your doctor or a nutritionist before trying it yourself.)
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I did not start exercising right away. Whenever I tried, I didn't feel comfortable in my body so I gave up. But in March 2018, after I lost those 12 pounds, I felt ready and decided to get a gym membership at Planet Fitness.
I started by walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes and using weight machines here and there, but I didnt really know what I was doing.
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Right now, a typical week of exercise for me always includes jumping rope or bike riding. I have really grown to love the two, and they're great ways for me to decompress after a work day. And with bike riding, we do it as a family, so its great to include my boys and husband on my journey.
I also do a little resistance training with weights and bands I have at home, since I havent been back to the gym since all the shutdowns happened.
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These three changes have made the biggest impact on my overall weight loss.
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I want everyone to know something: Just because you gain some weight back does not mean youve failed in any way. Some days you will fall down, but the most important thing is not to stay down.
I have had to refocus and reevaluate what Im doing. Ive had to shift from trying to be thin, to thinking about doing whats best for my body. And thats not trying to shrink it down to the smallest it could go.
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Ive shifted my mindset to wanting to be *strong.* I am a mom of three boys who have never-ending energy, and I have to keep up with them. I am still on a weight loss journey, but this time its different. I no longer strive to have the body type of someone else. I dont look down on myself anymore and think my body will never look like theirs. Good! Its not supposed to anyway. I just had to change my mindset.
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'I Got Hooked On OMAD Intermittent Fasting And Jump Rope Workouts And Lost Over 50 Pounds' - Women's Health
