Is fasting good?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been wanting to lose weight and I heard about fasting. But I heard that when you stop fasting you gain your weight back or even more than what you originally had? So I’m not sure if I should try it.

[petitedollbabee]

I guess it depends on the type of fasting. The type of fasting that you do is decided by your age, BMI and daily activities.


My coworker does fasting. She goes for a 8km walk every morning, her fasting routine is not eating between 7pm and 11am everyday, and every 2 weeks she stops eating for 36 hours. She drinks 2-3 litres of water a day to help with losing weight. She’s only been doing this for 3 months and so far she has lost 18kg.


I don’t know much about whether you gain the weight back after you stop fasting, but I find that hard to believe. Your stomach would shrink with fasting over weeks-months. So you wouldn’t be able to eat enough food to gain back the weight straight away, as long as you’re keeping up with regular exercise. If you’re sitting on your ass and stuffing your face after fasting then of course you’re not going to make much progress.

[BADASS22]

Ma'am sex is good excercise?

[HelpfulWoman]

it can be a good thing, but it's not the only thing you should do.
to lose weight you need to exercise/burn more calories than you consume. You can fast alongside that, for instance if you tend to graze on food throughout the day it can be helpful to do.

[Avcfhcic]

The important thing about fasting is finding out what the best method is for you, whether it's the 5:2 fast, one meal a day or 16:8 method.

I started to do the 16:8 method where I only eat in an 8 hour window each day. Have lose about a 1 1/2 stone in a few months with no exercise (as I'm lazy). This works as in the 16 hours fast, your body uses your own fuel stores (fat) as energy for 4-6 hours so that's how you lose fat and weight.
It's important not to over compensate in the 8 hours by eating more than you normally would in a day. Consistency too is also key to losing weight. But of course if you do it, lose weight, then stop again, you'll put weight back on if you aren't careful!

[JackCarter]

Yes
Fasting and light exercise is the best way
Basically when you burn more calories than you intake ( which is so less in case of fasting)... we burn fat

[Anonymous]

Nah don't do fasting...
Just drink water a lot n do jogging or walking 45min day for few months

[BigDog1989]

No, please don't