“I wonder if intermittent fasting works for those who have an average BMI, but want to lose a few pesky pounds.”
No.
But it’s a healthy way to live for the mostly sedentary.
Impossible for the very active, especially if it involves resistance training.
Thanks for the reply. I haven’t ever been able to do IF for more than a day or two. Thankfully, I’ve shed the extra pounds I had started putting on during the lockdowns. The weight had started creeping back on just before, but in an effort to help one son who was totally isolated to stay connected, we started a family food challenge during lockdowns because we all love to cook. It was a fun diversion, but hubby and I put weight on that we didn’t need. So we ate wonderfully delicious meals that weren’t necessarily good for us to eat that often.
I started a weight loss program in January that’s been very good for us. We are eating more healthful meals, and exercising again, the big component that we had stopped during lockdowns. So far we’ve each lost all of the weight we had put on, and then some. Our families tell us we look great. We feel better than ever, too. I have 5 pounds to go to my goal weight. This weight loss has been very slow, so I do hope that it will stay this way. Making progress one day at a time. It’s a lifestyle choice.