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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am two months in maintaining ~20 hr daily fasts (work a desk job). So far, this is the most successful I have been at a diet and dropping ~1-1.5 lbs weekly. If I don't drop any in a week, I simply eat less the following week. Some weekends, I eat normally, but during the work week, I can maintain. My workouts are less intense, but if have a carb heavy dinner night before, I will run/cardio the following day.

I bought a juicer that helps me get in all the veggies/fruits. I realize I was overweight due to a food addiction. [/quote]

As always, honesty is the best policy.[/quote]
20 hour fasts seem sensible and sustainable to you? That kind of “honesty”?[/quote]

Funny, didn't even notice 20hrs fasting. But I did notice that someone realized that she was overweight due to a food addiction.
[b]20hrs is extreme tho, not necessary at all[/b]. [/quote]

That is true, but for me, I like to have the majority of the calories at dinner. I find it most fulfilling. [/quote]

If you are doing strength training — and even if you aren’t — be aware that long fasts are catabolic (I.e. you lose muscle during this time).   You may be losing weight, but a higher proportion of it is muscle and less is fat.

Some college sports teams have their athletes wake up at 3 AM to drink a protein shake for this reason, and they are only fasting overnight. [/quote]

This actually appears to be wrong. IF has other benefits that seem to outweigh the catabolic effect.  Probably not great for a skinny kid looking to pack on muscle, but good for an adult looking to lose fat.

https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/meal-timing-the-fasting-window[/quote]

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