Long-Term Maintenance

The baseline maintenance recommendation is a 6–8 hour daily feeding window, sometimes extending to 12 hours, with most calories still from fat. During maintenance, the feeding window can widen and carbohydrates can increase somewhat while grains and inflammatory starches remain excluded. OMAD is described as powerful but not necessarily permanent. The recommended long-term strategy is to use OMAD for months to reach weight-loss goals, then return to low-carb keto with a 6–12 hour intermittent fasting window.