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Benefits of Fasting Are More Than Just Weight Loss & Autophagy

I started fasting to get rid of stomach fat. I really was hyper-focused on losing enough so I could wear the dresses I like to wear and so I can eat what I want on vacation in a couple weeks. I really wanted to get past 3 days when autophagy is really supposed to kick in but three attempts now and I haven’t been able to get much past 3 days. But you know, after doing this for a couple weeks now, it doesn’t really matter. Because I got up at 5:30 this morning and went to the gym. I’m there now, riding the bike.

Fasting seems to have jumpstarted me on a path toward fitness. And I’m Loving it!

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Agreed! It has helped me say no to food in the breakroom that I don’t really want, but it’s just there. So I end up eating it and being confused why I hate something if I wasn’t even hungry/didn’t want it?!

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I’ve tried to go longer several times. I have this goal of 10 days, 20 days.

But honestly, I’m happy getting to four days. And I’m fine with that. I break my fast, eat a few days, and then start over again. Eventually I’ll reach those goals.

And it’s funny how similar we are. I also carry all my weight in my tummy. I did a DEXA scan two weeks ago, I was at 29% BF, but the trunk area was 39% BF. I know that fat just come off everywhere, and I can’t spot reduce. But it gives me hope that I *will* look good in those dresses, because once it all comes off, my waist has *so much* room to get smaller, compared to the rest of me!!

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I agree, even on the minimal 16:8 while still eating carbs I felt so much better that I said even if I never lose another pound, I’m eating this way forever. That’s when I knew this was going to work in a way that no diet ever did.

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