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Actually all the new research shows that it’s not that simple.</p>
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<p>I think most people trying to lose weight have figured out that part. The more challenging questions are:</p>
<p>a) which calories to cut?</p>
<p>b) how to sustain a reduced calorie regime without feeling hunger and without negative consequences.</p>
<p>These are not such simple questions. For example, 200 calories of Coca Cola are metabolized completely differently and have completely different impact on the body than the identical 200 calories of grilled rib eye steak or 200 calories of roasted almonds.</p>
<p>There’s another version of this that has been very big around here called The 8 Hour Diet. It’s by the guy that wrote the Eat This Don’t Eat That series. Supposedly you eat anything you want within reason during an 8 hour time frame with the exception of coffee, tea or water, which you can have anytime. </p>
<p>[?The</a> 8-Hour Diet?: Watch the clock and lose weight - books - TODAY.com](<a href=“http://www.today.com/id/50333293/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/t/-hour-diet-watch-clock-lose-weight/]?The”>http://www.today.com/id/50333293/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/t/-hour-diet-watch-clock-lose-weight/)</p>
<p>I tried Dr. Oz’s 3-day cleanse. I made it a day and a half.</p>
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<p>Point them out please. Please no articles by Gary Taubes.</p>
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<p>You’d be surprised. Many pop diet fads and cults like paleo and keto seem to overlook this fact. The questions you raised are indeed pertinent, but the poster i was responding to alluded the fact about kickstarting metabolism, which is mostly a myth (that fat gain as a healthy adult, or inability to do so is tied to a ‘slow’ metabolism-obviously, excluding underlying pathological conditions)</p>
<p>Oh, I don’t think I have a slow metabolism, I just think it’s changed as I’m aging. Guessing you are a male @iloveagoodbrew. As a woman, everything that worked before, seems to stop working when you hit late 40’s. I am at a healthy weight and I know all about calories in vs. calories out. I just think I need to mix things up a bit… not expecting magic, just know that things I have done in the past to get myself where I am happiest doesn’t seem to work AT ALL anymore, so it seems to me that trying something new can’t hurt. I’ve read quite a bit about the benefits of reducing calories overall as we age, so seems like as good a time as any to give it a try.</p>
<p>[Is</a> fructose bad for you? - Harvard Health Publications](<a href=“http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-fructose-bad-for-you-201104262425]Is”>Is fructose bad for you? - Harvard Health)</p>
<p>[To</a> Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in The Day, Not Late : The Salt : NPR](<a href=“To Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in The Day, Not Late : The Salt : NPR”>To Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in The Day, Not Late : The Salt : NPR)</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> School of Public Health » The Nutrition Source » Fats and Cholesterol](<a href=“http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats-and-cholesterol/]Harvard”>Fats and Cholesterol | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)</p>
<p>The point is what we don’t know is a lot bigger than what we do know, and much of what we thought we knew is wrong.</p>
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<p>Yes, male here. I haven’t looked into post menopausal women’s dietetic research too much. I’m aware of some hormonal changes that result from pregnancy and related, so I wonder if its related to that. Best of luck to you though.</p>
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<p>Thanks the spanish study looks intriguing, will give it a read!</p>
<p>There’s no doubt that our metabolism changes as we age. Both men and women, although women probably face more severe challenges due to menopause.</p>
<p>For example, it’s well-known that insulin resistance is progressive with age. This results in higher insulin levels throughout the day. When insulin levels are high, the body tends to store fat rather than burn it. That’s a metabolic change with age.</p>
<p>Probably related to that is the steady loss of lean muscle mass with age. Generally speaking, buidling or maintaining muscle tends to reduce insulin resistance. In fact, resistance exercise is one of the sure-fire ways to increase insulin sensitivity and reverse metabolic syndrome.</p>
<p>To be sure, eating fewer calories than you are burning results in weight loss. The trick is to find approaches that make that “simple advice” easier to do and more sustainable. If you can nudge your body’s biochemistry in a direction that is more conducive to burning stored fat, then you will naturally be less hungry. For example, if you are burning 500 calories a day from stored body fat, you will be physiologically less inclined to nibble on 500 calories of junk food. Conversely, if you do things that make your body inclined to store fat, then you will feel like eating more because you need calories for fuel and some more calories to go into the fat your body is trying to store. This equation is not as simle as “calories in/calories out” makes it sound.</p>
<p>Update… my 3rd week of this lifestyle and finding it very easy to implement and stick with. Not seeing any significant weight loss, but DEFINITELY see a difference in my energy levels, etc. Also surprised that I feel LESS likely to binge on the normal days than I did in the past. So, sticking with it for now and we’ll see where it takes me… definitely matters WHAT you eat on the fast days for your 500 calories. I am doing about a 100 calorie breakfast, usually and egg and some fruit, and then a very high protein/fiber dinner. Drink lots of water and green tea…</p>