What are your long-term experiences with intermittent fasting (weight loss)?
Mine: I lost 10kg in the first 9 weeks but now I don't loose any weight at all anymore. So, it does only work for a certain amount of time for me.
I wanted to reach 53kg (1,64m, recently 65kg). Still doing 20/4, eating between 1200-1700kcal each day. I have to confess that I eat cereals with sugar every day. Not much unprocessed food. Maybe eating more vegetables/fruits is getting me back to weight loss?
I'm kind of frustrated because I read many comments on Youtube from people who did intermittent fasting for a much longer time with a permanent weight loss as benefit and no training at all.
Your long-term experience with intermittent fasting?
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Really depends on your total caloric intake over a long period of time. If you just replace the calories missed through fasting on the days after by eating a bit more then it does nothing for you.
I tend to fast 1-2 days a week. I don't even really think about it, its just something I do and I don't really exercise much. I do yoga and that's about it. I've kept the same weight for like 8 years now though I've fluctuated up and down over that period of time rally depending on my eating habits mostly.
For most people without health issues, controlling your calorie intake keeps your weight in range or by keeping your calorie intake down causes you to lose weight assuming you keep your activity level the same. You will eventually hit a plateau where you have to begin exercise to lose weight. As you lose weight, you burn fewer calories day to day, so you need to start increasing your physical activity to compensate for the weight loss.
I don't think it's a good idea to do any fad diet or fad weight loss regimen because it can be detrimental to your health. This is with much medical research i have done plus conversations and lectures with doctors. I came up with my own lifestyle which has proven to be very effective. But each to their own.
When I did it, I think it was about the same, it was just more convenient at the time and I could get my intake all at once. It definitely works either way.
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