The STRICT commando 7 day diet

neanderthin

PAV8888 wrote: »

There's a lot of literature that doesn't seem to prove much to date once you control for caloric restriction.

Not even touching as to whether you're talking about extended fasting intermittent fasting or what was implied above: of fasting while you have fat stores which could be a really bad idea based on a desire for survivability.

Then again proof in life is elusive.

My question was is there any reason to believe that weight loss achieved through magical fasting will last any longer than weight loss achieved through any other less magical method? You seemed to imply that it might.

I'm not aware of any such proof. Won't claim that I've gone looking for it.

I go through life using sniff tests.

My quick sniff test of relying on fasting for long-term weight control is that people will face a high barrier in activating their chosen tool once they've started regaining. The classic would be the: I'll fast tomorrow after the party today instead of missing the party because today is a scheduled fasting day.

My sniff test also says that the easier and faster it is possible to go back to what works to control your weight the more chances you have of actually doing so....

I mean those are *my* sniff tests.

To be convinced that I should be sniffing fasting rose petals instead I would need an over-abundance of proof 🤷🏻‍♂️

Color me skeptic.

Weight lose, right. Yeah if people eat in a deficit and fast I'm sure the percentages of success will be as good as other dietary interventions for weight loss which appears to be dismal at best. My interest in fasting is not for weight loss, that doesn't really interest me. For weight loss, I'm an advocate for a lower carb/higher protein diet with mostly whole foods.