When you perform an intermittent fast, it provides you with an opportunity to
enter negative calorie balance, a state in which the amount of calories you intake is less than the amount of calories you burn.
Not exact matches
But once you achieve a
calorie deficit and
enter a
negative energy balance, the magic begins to happen — your fat cells allow fatty acids to separate from their glycerol component, and as such they can then be burned for fuel.
For a
calorie deficit (weight loss)
enter a
negative value (e.g. -10) while for a
calorie surplus (weight gain)
enter a positive value (e.g. 15).