Posted this on fasting subreddit as well.
I recently started fasting, I lost 10 lbs the first week and now the weight has been stalled for 6 days. I’m not at that lean stage either yet. How is it possible that being in a 4000 cal deficit for a couple cycles and you don’t lose weight? That equates to 10 hours of cardio in two days.
I read about the “woosh” effect where your fat cells release fat and replace with water to keep integrity of cell. To what extent can this be happening?
I got fed up and did a carb refeed in which the day after I gained like half a pound and then lost it after a day of fasting.
Has anyone overcome this?
I know it’s hard to believe from your position, but if you’re fasting and breaking them with small meals, you’re losing fat rapidly. Your initial weight loss from moving out of a fed state completely, and daily fluctuations, are tricking you into thinking you aren’t burning fat anymore. You are. If you don’t eat, your body has nothing to burn but fat, in simple terms.
Just keep fasting.
Also day to day fluctuations are not great to look at under a microscope because of a lot of factors (water levels, digestive rate, hormones, etcetcetc.) It might be better to only check your weight weekly, or measure progress by waistline instead.