Message from @Marlow
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the first was a 5 day fast, strictly no calories, and lost 11 lbs (I measured it with a dexascan)
the second time was a 25 day fast, but I allowed myself a piece of fruit now and then or a slice a bread if I was baking (I bake my own sourdough every weekend)
and I lost like 20 lbs that time
where you're at, you could probably get to yor 7% bodyfat goal in about 5 or 6 days
that first time, I didn't lose any muscle mass at all, but the 25 day fast I did lose some, and I think it was because I ate here and there
and also it was a really long time to be fasting
right now I'm 200 lbs (I'm 6'3"), I ended my last (25 day) fast at around 190
anyway, if you're interested in pursuing that as an option we can talk about it
Ok so how many hours were you fasting? How many calories? Also do you know your carb/protein breakdown?
I ate nothing
no calories for days
5 days was my longest stretch without eating absolutely any calories at all
and that's how you're going to have to do it if you want to preserve lean mass
it's counter intuitive
but when you're fasting your body goes into this "fasted state" where it's releasing tons of adrenaline and HGH
you become crazy alert
Oh I gotcha, ya I'd be really worried about muscle wasting. I'd be interested to see any before/after pics if you have them but muscle takes a tremendous amount of energy and effort to maintain
like you're body is making a last ditch effort to struggle to find food before it starves to death
here's the thing
I've done a lot of reading into this
and the literature states that caloric restriction convinces your body that you've found a reliable food source, but it's poor, so it "winds down" to adjust to it
meaning it diminishes unecessary tissues in order to facilitate long-term survival
one of the first things to go is excess muscle mass
because it's expensive
Heading out door to work, not ignoring but my response rate is about to tank, sorry 😅
that's why guys who cut always see a reduction in muscle mass
it's all good
fasting, when done right, results in no muscle loss. Why would your body burn perfectly healthy tissue when it has fat sitting right next to it? The only situation in which that's a good idea is if it thinks it's going to survive long enough to possibly use that fat in a REAL survival setting, not in a setting with a poor source of nutrition, such as dieting or "cutting"
I know it sounds like bro science but it's legit
I've seen it in my own experience
and no I don't have before and afters, sadly
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