Hi, According to my bmi i am at a normal weight [m/27y/183cm/76kg] but i have some stubborn belly fat causing me to not wear any nice shirts that are slim fit. So last night i decided to embark on a water...
Hello everyone! I have been fasting and doing dirty keto for about 3 years now. I have gotten lean for my height I had gone down to 161 lbs, 6’2, and was around 11 percent body fat. Even at those...
So when you guys lost weight did you lose belly fat as well or did you find that the belly fat was stubborn and had to do extra work for it? My belly and waistline don't seem to be reducing and...
I have read on multiple sites that sugar causes fat gain especially in the belly area. But isnt fat distribution mainly determined by your genes? I know that sugar spikes insulin but does that mean that excess calories will be stored...
Hi all, I've been fat at some points in my childhood which made excess fat and skin on hands and hips. I'm pretty skinny now, 200lbs at 6'6 but I still have good amounts of fat on the hips. I...
Hello all, I have been IF 16:8 for a couple of years now. I find that though I have lost significant fat from my buttocks and thighs, I don't see any change around my tummy. It's still 40inches. I have...
I am almost 3 weeks into my weight loss journey. I was not very fat to start off with, but I have most of the fat at stomach and thighs. I do IF 15:9 and try to consume around 600-700...
I (29 F) have started doing OMAD a week ago and I was wondering how long does it take to see changes in the belly region. I currently weigh 65 kg but it seems most of my fat went to...
Hello people, I have one month and a half to fulfill a promise I made to myself at the beginning of this year I’ve gained a lot of weight due to stress and working from home, I came to dry fasting...
Hello everyone. I (28 M) have recently started to retake my exercise routines after years of hiatus. I am under a basic, calorie and carb controlled diet with lots of protein. However, today I found out about this method and...
I used to be 1,74 cm 70-72 kgs when I started IF. I reached 58 kg eventually, but even though I was almost underweight my belly was far away from being toned. So, I returned to my country and I'm...
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Last year a study was published that attempted to map out what happens to fat deposits during intermittent fasting. The study made the unexpected discovery that some types of fat are more resistant to weight loss in mice. This study...
From what I have read, the fat in nuts in general has been found to be good for you. https://i.imgur.com/EyE3opX.jpg
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I've been fasting for over a year now, lost a total of 12kg~ and am pretty much where I want right now in terms of weight, except for my belly, which I feel is bloated probably due to sparkling drinks,...
I have been Been doing Combined IF, (20 hours) ADF,( 500 cal one day n other day 1200kcal) and extended fasting (started a week ago extended one) It's been 2, months but my weight loss is slow and my belly fat...
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Please help me make sense of this. My understanding has been that a food’s total fat content is the sum of saturated fat, unsaturated fat, and cholesterol. If this is true, then Oreos (7g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 0mg...
Sour cream with 18% fat costs 1€ and sour cream with 30% fat costs 2€. I thought the former is healthier because less saturated fat = lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but then why is it cheaper? Why would people...
Is there a difference in the way the body processes these? I know that a processed carb is processed much faster than a whole carb that still contains its original fiber and such. I was wondering if the same concept...
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Hi everyone, I started my IF journey roughly a month ago and since I don't have that much weight to lose but struggle with very stubborn belly fat and thighs, I thought it might be motivating to measure body fat. I've heard...
30 F - I have a weirdly amorf belly, where it is almost as big as my boobs, and my boosts are not small. Having no ass at all, I wonder how I did not fall on my face just...
I like to fast for full weekends (approximately 66 hours) - my last meal is lunch Friday until breakfast on Monday. I am losing weight, but I think my muscles are shrinking while my belly fat isn’t shrinking as quickly....
I dropped from 89 to 67kg in a span of two years with intermittent fasting. For the past six months I'm not seeing any difference. Tummy and thigh has so much fat left but i fear to go on Omad...
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If you eat 1700 calories a day, but consume 200% of the daily fat value are you likely to gain weight? Trying to understand the daily % to calorie correlation. Thank you
So everyone has fat What do people mean
Does anyone have any experience with dry fasting getting rid of back fat? I have a lot. It’s a big embarrassment for me.
Its so confusing, so please advice which cut is the lowest fat: Chuck, Hanger, Skirt, Flank, Tenderloin ? May i know how many calories/fat per 100g? Thanks all!
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Does your body get its fat soluble vitamins and omega 3s and 6s from your adipose tissue when fasting? Or does it just turn adipose tissue into ATP and survive without essential fats for the duration of fasting. Only scientific...
I’m 200 lbs currently (5’9 male), 4 days into a fast. Feeling great. Anyways my main question is how much belly fat, just fat off my midsection in general can I expect to lose the longer I go into this...
No cooking oil involved.
I am curious how Coco stands up nutrient wise to beef tallow etc. which known to be high in vitamins. I am not saying either is "healthy", just merely asking how they are different. For example I know Lauric Acid...
Can someone eat as much of this as they want? The tub Contains 7 servings (100 calories with 0 fat, 6 grams of carbs, & 18g protein).
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[EPG](https://www.epogee.com/the-technology) is a fat replacement that contains 0.7 cal/g instead of 9cal/g, they claim that there are no side effects, which to me sounds too good to be true
Is a low carb, high protein diet truly effective? Every website seems to say something different.
So I know that saturated & trans fat are the worst, but please help us understand this: if someone has unsalted nuts which the says “15g fat [2g saturated, 0 trans], then what about the other 13g fat??? What exactly...
How much of fat( butter or heavy cream)break your fast… 1 tablespoon or 2 tablespoon ?????
My understanding is fat burning happens when your insulin is at a lower level and your body depletes all it's glycogen. Let's say you do cardio when you start your fast, will this increase the amount of time you'll be...
Is it true that you lose 2 pounds of fat everyday when you dry fast? I am 250 pounds so will i be able to lose 10 pounds of fat in 5 days of dry fasting?
I want to lose fat fast! I'm 5'11.5 and 250lb I need to get like to 180lb.
It seems that coconut meat has quite a lot of saturated fat in it (approximately 11 grams per 1/3 cup). Yet you do not generally hear advice to limit coconut. Is it more complicated than it seems?
How can I manage my cortisol levels while intermittent fasting? I feel like my lower belly pooch aka mom’s apron is getting more and more prominent 😕
I few summers ago, I did 18:6 and that seemed to work really well. Would that be the best ratio?
When we work out and lose weight, our fat cells shrink but are still there. Does dry fasting really dehydrate the cell to the point of it's death and subsequent removal or is this a myth?
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Found some organic avocado oil from avohass.com that claims monounsaturated fats help absorb water soluble nutrients. How true is this since it seems like no one really brings up how to increase the absorption of water soluble vitamins.
I have two weeks vacation coming up and I want to start IF and be finished fat adaptation by the time I return to my construction job, so I'm not all weak at work. I did IF with a 20:4 window...
Im looking for high fat foods and meals, healthy and un healthy for research.
Hi, what is the longest you can fast for to not loosing your muscle? Also, can I do weight training during that time?
I've often heard that Duck is actually quite lean, if you remove the skin and visible fat. Is that true?
If I load my body with litres of water is that going to impact my ability to burn fat vs not having much water and being able to lose fat quicker? I just don’t want to load and bloat myself on...
From reading previous posts, people lose around 10+ lbs on 3 day dry fast and 20+ lbs on 7 days dry fast. How much weight do they regain after refeeding just from the water weight they initially lost? How much...
Just learned about Brown Fat this morning … a friend described it perfectly to me: Brown fat burns calories. White fat just sits there looking like hail damage.
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Before I get downvoted to hell, i just want to see if y’all noticed any benefits with a low vs high carb diet. Of course this comes with the assumption that it’s minimally processed and full of variety, not a...
The Fastic app says fat burning happens from 11-14 hours after your last meal, and then ketosis kicks in from 14-16 hours after. Does the fat burning stop during ketosis? I’m just a little confused about what exactly is happening....
No, I'm not working out. But dang! All I want is for my affectionatly termed jelly donut to drop off my middle. And now none of my pants fit.
I've bought cheese that says 33% fat in dry matter. The nutrients are: 9g fat, 4g carbohydrates and 20g protein. Wouldn't this be 9/33 ≈ 27% fat?
So recently i’ve been thinking about eating healthier for a change. Today I went to the store and bought chobani 0% greek yogurt and i regret it. I read online that you shouldn’t get 0% and full fat for better...
I'm wondering how different types of fat are stored in a human body, and how these fats are lost as part of a weight loss regime. Let's say that I am fat, and my fat consists of some mix of...
I have been 16/8, 18/6, 20/4, with an occasional 22/2 since Jan 1 2023 and feel great. I've lost about 20 pounds but still have about 20 to go. It seems like all my extra fat is in my...
I'm interested in ways to trigger fat burning and/or how to increase metabolism.
Just listened to a podcast with Dr Fung and he said that between 24h and 36h fasting you burn protein and after 36h you start burning body fat. What do I burn during the first 24h fast then?
Okay, so apparently, BMR is how much calories your body burns while at rest. And a pound of fat is about 3500 calories. So if I have a BMR of about 1300 (used BMR instead of TDEE just to be...
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I'm confused on this. Is it simple once your glycogen tank is past capacity (8000 calories i've heard) then it becomes fat? If not when you maintain say 4000, do you still put on body fat in other processes?
Need some guidance
What’s up y’all, in your experience what’s the quickest way to get fat adapted? I’m tweaking my diet soon and would love to hear some advice on this. Thanks!
It’s been working for me because I also pair it with a calorie deficit. But I can’t tell if it’s the OMAD alone or the calorie deficit that is helping me to lose weight. I do realize the longer you...
I am doing somewhere between 16 and 18 hours of fasting most days. The zero app tells me I'm in fat burning after 16 hours, but thats a generic time. How would I know if my metabolism is slow and...
Does your body get its fat soluble vitamins and omega 3s and 6s from your adipose tissue when fasting? Or does it just turn triglycerides into calories and survive without essential fats for the duration of fasting?
I have been doing IF for the last 6 months and the results are stunning, I am a male, 19yo, 189cm (6ft 2) and I lost 30kg (66lb) from 125kg (275lb) to 95kg (209lb) with 22:2 / OMAD. I see I...
Hello. As I am at chapter 19 of the book. If this comes up in the Appendix B let me know that i hsvent gotten far enough in the book. However, in Chapter 19 Fung mentions that...
So I’m currently only consuming 1300 calories a day with a goal of 30 grams of fat a day as well. If I remain within the 1300 calorie goal but go over the 30 grams of fat I am allowed...
I am trying to find foods that are nutrient-dense, low in calories, and high in fat.
At 12am today I started a 24hr dryfast… I failed to complete it.😞 My SW was 238lb and Ending weight was 234lb around 9:40 I drunk water and ate yet when I measured my weight I was only 325.6lb… Did I...
Whenever healthy fats are talked about, it is usually avocados, nuts, nut butters, avocado oil, seeds, eggs, fatty fish, yoghurt, heck even *olive oil.* But no one seems to talk about just... straight up olives? Is it because they're actually not...
Title says it all haha I lost 20lbs and can't seem to go down anymore over the last few months!
How much fat will i lose in 10 days no food just water and exercise i want to look like a shredded cunt veins
I have a goal and need to reach it (or get very close to it) by september, I want to lower my body fat percentage, but I need to gain muscle and strength. Given my deadline I don’t have time...
How much trans fat are in Avocados?
I've bought cheese that says 33% fat in dry matter. The nutrients are: 9g fat, 4g carbohydrates and 20g protein. Wouldn't this be 9/33 ≈ 27% fat? The original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/nutrition/comments/wmijy9/confusion_with_fat_content_in_cream_cheese/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share This is driving me insane.
Seen a recurring theme that saturated fat and sugar can be some of the biggest problems- food wise. So I'm curious to ask- what do you all think of Chobani yogurt? Thanks
Can anyone please explain to me the math used for Saturated Fat %DV on food labels? For example, one serving of Quorn Meatless Pieces is 1g Saturated Fat with 3% DV, yet one serving of Fage 5% Milkfat Greek...
I just noticed grapes have fat content. Where is the fat coming from?
In the first 24-48(?) days you just use your glycogen, so what is the estimated time to start calculating the fat loss? Let's assume I do 5 days fast. Height 1.78m, weight 87kg.