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I was 175 and have been trying to lose 5 pounds for 8 years. In the last 2 months Ive lost 10 pounds. I hit as high as 180 I started doing brazilian jiu jitsu

I was 175 and have been trying to lose 5 pounds for 8 years. In the last 2 months Ive lost 10 pounds. I hit as high as 180 I started doing brazilian jiu jitsu about 7 hours/week. My body was sore for the first 1 month. I also did a low carb diet (moderate adherence) Keto generally reduces my hunger so I would skip dinner because the exercise would kill my appetite. I would then not be hungry until lunch the next day. This ended up turning into intermittent fasting. I hit 170 after about 1.5 months which was a huge milestone. The intermittent fasting was really easy (which was strange) to the point where I am only eating 0 or once every 24 hours. This last week I started losing about .4-.5 pounds/day and so I lost another 4 pounds in the last week. I believe it was the keto which kills hunger spikes, the massive exercise in the evening which killed nighttime eating which transitioned me into fasting. If you had asked me if a year ago if I could easily not eat for two days I would have said no way. Once your body is burning fat, then it is easy.

buckthundaz 7y ago
These two resources should be very information for you: https://www.dietdoctor.com/dr-ted-naiman-carb-vs-fat-metabolism-hydraulic https://www.dietdoctor.com/dr-ted-naiman-carb-vs-fat-metabol... http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/IF.pdf http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/IF.pdf
whyaduck 7y ago
I've done intermittent fasting (on a low carb diet) without any other significant lifestyle changes and after a week or two hunger pangs essentially disappear during 24 hour fasts. I suspect it's just habit that makes it tolerable; your body/brain eventually become accustomed to the new rhythm of your mealtimes.
tvanantwerp 7y ago
After letting myself go a bit last year, I've been (with the exception of a vacation or two) strictly keto and time-restricted (at least 18:6) feeding daily. Currently 20 pounds down from my peak, and I got as far as 25 down before I spent two weeks in Europe mostly visiting biergartens. All that with not much exercise, though I'm starting to incorporate resistance training.

buckthundaz 7y ago

These two resources should be very information for you: https://www.dietdoctor.com/dr-ted-naiman-carb-vs-fat-metabolism-hydraulic https://www.dietdoctor.com/dr-ted-naiman-carb-vs-fat-metabol... http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/IF.pdf http://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/IF.pdf

whyaduck 7y ago

I've done intermittent fasting (on a low carb diet) without any other significant lifestyle changes and after a week or two hunger pangs essentially disappear during 24 hour fasts. I suspect it's just habit that makes it tolerable; your body/brain eventually become accustomed to the new rhythm of your mealtimes.

tvanantwerp 7y ago

After letting myself go a bit last year, I've been (with the exception of a vacation or two) strictly keto and time-restricted (at least 18:6) feeding daily. Currently 20 pounds down from my peak, and I got as far as 25 down before I spent two weeks in Europe mostly visiting biergartens. All that with not much exercise, though I'm starting to incorporate resistance training.