As part of my neverending quest to totally confuse myself, i came across this piece:
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Is this just more internet-quackery, or is there something of value here?
From my POV, i have successfully reduced my total bodyweight by 25lbs since Jan 1 (that’s a gentle 0.5lbs a week, roughly). I’m targeting another 25lbs loss
According to this article, i should be expecting my BMR to now be dropping significantly to adapt to the chronic caloric restriction, and my progress to stall
Your BMR will decrease to approximate your reduced body surface area, but not in excess of that. Intermittent fasting tends to produce a slight additional decrease in BMR.
i know you guys don’t have the time to enter into lengthy discussions on this board, so i was wondering of there were any articles that you’ve either written or read on this subject (in particular, how the body ‘decides’ what it’s going to use as fuel at any given moment) that you could point me at?
Not necessarily that we don’t have time to enter into lengthy discussions, but some of this stuff doesn’t warrant that kind of response or it’s not the right medium.
I don’t have an article on what the body uses for fuel from a nutrition standpoint, but then again, that would be a tough article to write. The body is always using protein, carbs, and fats as fuel all the time.
It’s always using stored and dietary fuel, but the relative proportion switches dependent on proximity to the last meal, activity, and nutritional status. I don’t have a reading list yet, but any good physiology or nutrition book covers this in detail.
Yes, intermittent fasting has peaked my interest also. Specifically a 16:8 as indicated by Leangains. Martin Berkhan seems to be on to something. He also is a proponent of barbell training and has some respectable lifts.
