“But there are a lot of studies out their that say IF doesn’t help lose weight more than eating less.”
Think it depends on WHY one is overweight. Some are overweight simply from eating too much - and they will lose weight simply by reducing intake.
Others are insulin resistant, often due to eating too many simple carbs, too often and for too many years. Simply cutting intake for us won’t necessarily remove fat because the body will start converting muscle to energy while there is still fat left to burn. I’m a 5’8” male. I once dieted down to 120 lbs using a low fat, low calorie diet - AND still had a thick layer of fat on my tummy. And felt weak as a kitten.
IF & Keto have allowed me to lose FAT. Over a period of 5 years, my initial 30 lb loss has been followed by increasing muscle and decreasing belly fat. In my 60s, I don’t have a 6-pack...but I can see where it is. Something I had never done in 45 years of yo-yo dieting.
I’ve long since stopped caring about what nutrition studies say. Most of them are total garbage anyways in how they are set up and one sees, frequently, where abstracts are written that are contradicted in the text of the full study. The people pushing an all plant diet are as dishonest as any liberal!
What matters to me is what I can see in my own body - the best muscle to fat ratio I’ve ever had in my life! I FEEL vastly better physically at 65 than 25. That is the study I care about...
That’s all that matters brother. Like you said. What works for you. I try Keto here and there but I like burgers and pizza too much.
I’m more than happy to do a 3 day water fast or a week long one, once or twice a year.
Want to do a 3 week one and gearing myself up for it. To me it’s all about seeing some significant change after a week. Saw not a lot.
So I’ll try 2 and see what happens.
I have several things linked to insulin resistance. A Dr told me insulin resistance and fatty liver disease create a vicious cycle.
My liver enzymes are fine but I pushed for a Fibroscan (for other reasons)and that is what showed the problem..
so just be aware that normal liver enzymes does not mean you are in the clear ..especially if you are overweight