Of course the real way to lose weight is Calories In, Calories Out. Anyone who thinks there's some secret sauce special magic in South Beach, Paleo, Vegan, Low-Carb, Keto, Intermittent Fasting, Alternate Day Fasting is just reducing their caloric intake as a by-product of their "diet".

It's always been Calories In, Calories Out. It's just easier to lower your intake by fasting sometimes. Trying to eat small, sensible meals suuuucks.

Even GLP-1s work by turning off hunger so you don't want to cram food in your face all the time. So you eat less calories...

It's not rocket surgery.

If it works, then it works.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I don't do intermittent fasting because I think it's superior, I do it because I'm lazy.

Eat normally 4 days a week, eat nothing 3 days a week, boom, calorie intake dropped by 40%. No counting meals, portioning broccoli, or cutting carbs.

[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hell yeah.

Lost 30 lbs. by not eating on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Probably the easiest way I've ever lost weight.

I find I can either eat, or not eat. I have no in-between. I have no moderation. If I try to eat 3 small sensible meals a day I spend the whole day thinking about food and I wind up "cheating".

Easier to just not eat that day. If you usually eat 2,500 calories a day you just cut 7,500 calories out of your weekly Calories In without even really trying.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 40 minutes ago

Exactly the same for me. I just ate nothing mon, wes, Fri. I did light exercise on those days, and felt fine. It was easy to go a whole day without eating, but it was way harder to eat breakfast and then try to avoid lunch and dinner. Something in me just woke up when it got a little food and wouldn't stop until I ate.

I did once fast for 7 days to see what it was like but I don't recommend that because it seemed to put my digestive system into hibernation and was hard to ressurect