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Why do you gain all your weight back as soon as you stop intermittent fasting?

Losing and gaining weight has nothing to do with IF.IF gives you control over a period of time and it’s a strategy not a diet, meaning you just move your eating window.When it comes down to gaining or losing weight it’s about the calories in versus the calories out thermodynamics, burn more then you eat.So basically it wont really matter when you eat, what matters is how much you are ingesting with that meal and what you are eating.For instance if you went around fasting for 16 hours and ingested more then your maintenance with that single meal you would have ended up gaining weight.If you went around fasting for 16 hours and you ingested less then your maintenance with that single meal of yours you would have ended up losing weight.Since IF gave you control when you were fasting your insulin levels were low so you didn’t feel hungery so when you ate your meal or consumed your single meal you ended up eating less that made you lose weight.Now that you are eating more often your insulin levels spike up you remain more hungry you lose control and you end up eating more or overeating that causes you weight gain.

How am I gaining weight when I barely eat?

A lack of calories is probably your biggest issue here. Just like it used to be my own issue, as this picture shows.That used to be me at 163 pounds at six foot three inches tall.When our bodies go into extreme caloric deficits (not eating enough calories) our bodies start holding onto body fat.When you do eat, your body uses as much of the nutrients and energy for it’s purposes, but also tries to store as much fat as possible.Body fat is stored energy and when you’re not eating enough your body worries it won’t get energy soon and it tries to store it away for harsh times.What I assume has happened is that since you’re in such a caloric deficit your metabolism is pretty shot and your body is doing it’s best to hold onto as much weight as possible.I’m not a nutritionist so take my advise with a grain of salt.I would install an application like “MyPlate” or “MyFitnessPal” and enter your information accordingly. Calculate your maintenance calories for your height weight and age and track your food intake.Eat at maintenance, you may gain more weight but this needs to happen to correct the damage your body has sustained.Once your weight settles and you get into the routine of eating regular meals and being at a set number of calories, then and only then would I suggest adjusting your goals to losing body fat.Most apps have a goal selection I would suggest setting your goal weight, your time frame being 3+ months out, and only eat at a 500 caloric deficit (500 calories less than your maintenance).Again the app will better suit it for your needs.I wish you the best of luck in this matter and hope everything gets better.As well, I tag this onto every post that pertains to eating and potentially having an eating disorder.There are resources like Call Our 24-Hour National Helpline TodayAnd many other options.Please get help if you need it, we want the best for you.I hope that helped!-Nick from UnmeasuredFitness - Get Ready To Be Strong

Why is it so easy to gain weight back after a diet?

Your body has now adjusted to the modewhere it has been forced to use stored-fat, as the primary fuel source. (Or at least much more than, while gaining the initial fat.The metabolism has tried to slow aswell.This is but a survival mechanism. See..Your body unfortunately doesn’t know there is food available in the kitchen, so it acts in a way to prevent future starvation. By holding on tighter to the calories consumed when switching from a caloric deficiency, to a surplus.Note: Some weight gain can also be attributed to glycogen stores replenishing, more water etc.The period after weight loss,Hosts the largest repurcussions when you eat “normal” again.So how do we combat this?By a process we can call Reverse-Dieting.It is a method used to re-introduce your body to higher calories.In this way, your body adjusts to the calories over a set time. (Most diets fail here, due to not implementing a reverse-dieting schedule)Simply adding an additional 100 calories(this may vary depending on the person) to what you were eating. For a week or two. Then increase.So for exampleWeek 1 - (was eating 2k calories per day) Now 2100 per dayWeek 2 - Now eat 2200 calories per day.Week 3 - 2300 calories per day.While monitoring bodyfat closely, allowing you to eat a bit more freely in the long run.This can be a bit annoying,.. I knowEspecially if you are feeling hungry.But provides a much greater shot at avoiding post-diet, weight gain

Will you lose weight or gain weight if you don’t eat for 3 days?

I very much respectfully disagree with most of the other answers and I’ll tell you why. But first, to answer your question, you will unequivocally, absolutely, always lose weight by not eating for two or three days.The part I disagree with is all this nonsense that it makes you sick, you’ll quickly gain weight afterwards etc. etc. It’s simply not true. If you attempt to fast for three days for your first fast ever, you’ll probably get dizzy, you’ll feel nauseous, you’ll feel anxious, uneasy, and you will probably fail because the hunger will be so overwhelming it will absolutely consume every ounce of brainpower you have. That’s how the body is designed and you will not have the tools to refocus your energy and succeed. But if you did, or if you worked hard to get to the point where you could focus on a task with all that hunger, it is more satisfying than any meal you’ve ever eaten. Fasting like this is a positive thing, I encourage people to try it and I roll my eyes at the graduates of higher education (probably) who throw around phrases like “crash diet” and “water weight” like they have any idea what they are talking about.If you fast for three days, beginning and ending on the scale, the number will be significantly lower. For me, a two hundred pound male, 11–14 pounds easy. If you guzzle a bottle of wine (~1.5lb) and a bag of Doritos (~1lb) and a rotisserie chicken (3.5lb) then you will weigh exactly 6lb more and you will feel sick and all the BS these people are telling you about.BUT, if instead you slowly takes sips of water and eat, slowly, 11 almonds, perhaps… those almonds will taste like nothing you’ve ever had before. The fats will explode across your tongue and the salt will bring pleasure like ecstasy. You’ll barely gain any weight back and, as you take a day to recover, you’ll find that your appetite is less, your focus is more finely tuned, your appreciation for food is maximized and your gratefulness is profound.OR, if your question was in reference to you being stranded on an island with no will-power involved and what amounts to a very simple, very shitty situation, then yes you’ll lose weight and it’s going to suck and you’ll feel none of the benefits of what I described above. Therein lies the difference between fasting and starving.