Refeed days are key to quickly losing fat without losing muscle

[ChimpBall]

Eat at an aggressive deficit for 5 days then eat at maintenance for 2 days, repeat process

You will lose fat much quicker than muh 500 calorie deficit while also retaining muscle

Can change maintenance to slight surplus if you are starting to get really lean

 

[new H150i]

Effects of Intermittent Energy Restriction Compared with Those of Continuous Energy Restriction on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Adults - PMC

The interest in intermittent energy restriction (IER) diets as a weight-loss approach is increasing. Different IER protocols exist, including time-restricted eating (TRE), alternate-day fasting (ADF), and the 5:2 diet. This meta-analysis compared ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Disrupted Gene]

Eating animal products until satiety without tracking anything works better

 

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Eating animal products until satiety without tracking anything works better

can confirm