That's not true at all. You are also depriving your body of insulin creation,

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Jan 22, 2023
11:38:21am

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which in turn forces your body to burn other sources of energy (fat).

There are tons of studies on the benefits of it.

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Study came out saying Intermittent Fasting doesn’t work

Iman23

1/22/23 11:14am

It works if calories are reduced, not if increased.

Thrill

1/22/23 11:15am

Crazy how that works. Who would have thought?

allaboutthegainz

1/22/23 11:16am

shocker

HoustonCougar

1/22/23 11:17am

It’s just a trick to get you to eat less calories

DanSmith

1/22/23 11:16am

If you’re cramming your face during small windows, it won’t help.

DirtyWater

1/22/23 11:16am

Weird. I know people that said it worked. They must have lied to me.

DieHarder

1/22/23 11:17am

The meal timing is absolutely meaningless. Intermittent fasting only works

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 11:25am

Yep. Calories in vs calories out is king, and any diet that works, works

cougaman

1/22/23 11:30am

Yup, there's a continuum of what is important in weight loss. It goes like this:

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 11:32am

It’s not so much the skipping a meal for me as I am just not hungry in the

YbeatsU

1/22/23 11:31am

Same, I skip breakfast or lunch at times because I'm simply not hungry.

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 11:33am

That's not true at all. You are also depriving your body of insulin creation,

RSL

1/22/23 11:38am

I have read those studies, I have also read studies like the OP referenced that

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 1:36pm

Man, you just came at me pretty hard for something you did yourself.

RSL

1/22/23 2:03pm

Well there you go:

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 2:07pm

Summary of various studies on nutrient timing. Concludes that skipping breakfast

CougarTailDevourer

1/22/23 1:44pm

It keeps me from eating late at night and that's why it works for me when I

RC Vikings

1/22/23 11:28am

I've lost more than 20 lbs on it since September. Works great.

RSL

1/22/23 11:36am

If you stop eating three hours before bed time and get a full night's rest you're going to release weight assuming of

DJROSS

1/22/23 11:37am

What is the mechanism for releasing more weight during resting?

kccougar

1/22/23 11:40am

Your metabolism doesn't shut down while you sleep. It keeps working in this case providing the body necessary energy

DJROSS

1/22/23 12:00pm

Do you have any citations?

valleus

1/22/23 12:23pm

I could probably dig up a few studies from the materials from the nutrition classes i took a few years ago when

DJROSS

1/22/23 12:30pm

It’s this simple. Calorie deficit =weight loss. Calorie surplus=weight gain

Tuskaloosa Cougar

1/22/23 11:40am

RE: It’s this simple. Calorie deficit =weight loss. Calorie surplus=weight

Vert der Frick

1/22/23 11:50am

I lost 90lbs doing intermittent fasting. Went from 397lbs to 307 lbs.

Vert der Frick

1/22/23 11:49am

The social pressure is the hardest part of fasting IMO

RSL

1/22/23 11:55am

Good luck on round 2!

byuwahoo

1/22/23 11:55am

My advice is to stay under your TDEE whatever you've decide regarding caloric deficit, then begin your fast each night

DJROSS

1/22/23 12:09pm

RE: My advice is to stay under your TDEE whatever you've decide regarding

Vert der Frick

1/22/23 2:10pm

Good luck this second time. Also, your boardname is one of my favorites

Iman23

1/22/23 12:36pm

I do it to regulate blood sugars...did it mention anything about that?

Tmoney1969

1/22/23 12:09pm

Every time I do it I lose weight and feel better...

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