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Protein Cookies
Sometimes, I want dessert. A tasty, wonderful little treat that gives me peace of mind and calms me. After an umami or spicy meal, sometimes all I want is something sweet. But you are right: I do not want a sugar load! For those days, I am happy to have…
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Fasting for weight loss
Interestingly, most people who want to lose weight think about what to eat. But with all we learned by now: Shouldn´t we rather think about when to eat? And when not to eat? As far as I understood, weight gain, weight loss, overweight, and obesity are mostly hormonal topics and…
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CGM and fasting
Now that I am adapted to some fasting, it’s time for some science and self-experiments! With a CGM, I want to track what´s happening inside me. You might know, that I was already wearing a CGM a couple of times and making tests on how I react to different foods…
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Challenge Update – Finishing OMAD April
📢 I hereby officially end OMAD April May has come and it is time for the aftermath. Let´s start the second review round of the OMAD progress to cover the weeks three and four. (For the first round, see OMAD progress.) The stats OK – how long did I fast?…
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Fasting is free
As you know, I spent most of this month fasting. Not only that, but I was also thinking about fasting, listening to others talking about fasting, and reading about fasting. I´d say that I spent a fair amount of time on the fasting topic. However – what I did not…
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Challenge Update – 2 weeks into OMAD April
I made it halfway through OMAD April and wanted to provide a short update on my journey so far highlighting a few points. Did I make it? Absolutely yes! Well, except for the Mondays where I fasted all-day and increased the fasting from 24 to 40+ hours. So technically I…
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OMAD during the holidays
It is true: It´s easier to stick to a specific way of eating if you are on your normal schedule. It can be more challenging during the holiday season when feasting is an integral part of the celebrations or when you are invited to a party. Invited? What to do?…
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The Big Game 2021: What We Can Learn From The GOAT
Just a couple of days more until we can celebrate the most-watched television event of the year again on February 7th, 2021. It does not matter whether you are a fan of American Football or not: The Big Game has become an institution also far beyond the US borders for…
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Being hangry
When you are on a standard diet, you might have experienced situations in which you are overreacting to things that normally don´t really bother you. You´re getting mean and impulsive and you are stressed out. You are hungry. You feel anger. Or in this case: hanger (= hunger and anger)…
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Making OMAD easy – Insulin and Ghrelin.
The idea of only eating one meal a day can be frightened. Thoughts like I will be hungry all the time and I can´t do that can hinder us from enjoying and achieving OMAD April successfully. Today I want to provide you with some info and tips around your hormones…
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OMAD April – Eating challenge
I am having huge plans for April 2021 and I can´t wait for OMAD April to start. Secretly, I am already practicing for it. But hold on – let´s firstly check: What is OMAD April? OMAD April is a food and eating challenge that only has a single rule with…
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DIY – Treppenstufen schleifen
Das Haus, in dem ich lebe, hat zwei wunderschöne Treppen aus Holz, die leider jahrelang unter einem dicken Teppich versteckt waren. Kurz nach dem Einzug habe ich die Stufen von jenem Teppich befreit, der ĂĽber die Jahre unansehnlich geworden ist und auch die Geschichte des Hauses allzu freimĂĽtig und lebhaft…
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Bread on a keto plan
If you’re riding the keto-train, you won´t have the chance to enjoy a solid slide of bread very often. Why? Because bread is classically made of flour and filled with carbohydrates and with this definitely not in line with your keto-plan. And yes – you read correctly that I chose…




