I've been gradually reducing total calories by reducing fat intake while keeping carbs + protein fairly constant, to keep
the bodyfat loss going.
If this were true, it would be another reason to add this fat into your diet when
bodyfat loss is a primary goal.
Not exact matches
I feel great, i have low
bodyfat percentage and i am pretty athletic (due to strength training), no muscle
loss, no hunger etc... so from my own experience i can surely tell that 16 - 18 hours daily fasting works great.
read this to clearly see that muscle
loss ON a weight
loss diet ONLY occurs when you are already dangerously TOO Lean (like under 5 %
bodyfat) b / c you simply do nt have enough fat (backup eneryg) to sustain yourself
Completely anecdotal but I personally have successfully used it to drop from 9 % to 7 %
bodyfat without a
loss of any muscle mass.
While I don't think exercise alone can achieve FAT
loss (not weight
loss), I do think that someone running or walking five miles per day and engaging in some sort of strength training is going to lose a much higher percentage of
bodyfat and less muscle mass than someone who is sedentary.
That's a 3 %
loss [in
bodyfat] in only 4 weeks.
A brief synopsis: A few years ago I had botched inguinal hernia surgeries, which caused significant nerve damage and have led to chronic pain, depression, insomnia,
loss of libido, and at least a doubling of
bodyfat percentage from 8 %.
Stage 5 is an advanced strategy reserved for those seeking rare levels of leanness (sub 7 %
bodyfat for men, sub 12 %
bodyfat for women), or those with a deadline driven fat
loss goal.
Weight
loss means nothing as much as having the correct body comp (I can weigh more than now, but have more muscle and less
bodyfat which is the key to better health and metabolism), so I have no interest in «losing weight» per se.