intermediatte fasting

[alid92]

hey !
so im trying the every other day diet.. but i exerisise so much!!
do you think it woukd count as fasting on a day where i eat 1500 less than i burn ? maybe 1100 or so ? ( i dont burn as much as i do non fasting days)
what are your thoughts ! (:

[Dominique]

First of all, it’s intermittent, not intermediate. Secondly, what is it you are trying to achieve? Do you want to lose weight, gain weight, how much and from what current level?

Intermittent fasting is just a way to split your meals within the course of the day. Well, in some plans you may have an entire day (24 hours) without any meal at all (just water and other zero-calorie liquids), but usually they include a "feeding window".

[alid92]

i want to loose around 10 lbs. (:

[Dominique]

It’s hard to believe someone averaging 20-25k steps on her "low" activity days would need to lose weight, but the recipe is the same for everyone: you need to eat less than you burn for some period of time. If you can reach a daily deficit of 500 calories (still gives you plenty to eat, given your activity level), you should lose 1 pound per week. Carry on for 10 weeks and you should lose your 10 pounds. However, this may not be as easy as it sounds if your weight is already low to begin with, as I suspect.  

[alid92]

yes i am "underweight"
( according to my bmi)
however i still strive to be thinner (:
i have been doing around a 500 cal deficient but it seems so high considering how many calories fitbit allows me when im getting in 65-75k steps 😕

[Dominique · Accepted solution]

I think it’s a case of overtraining. You’re putting your body through a lot of stress because of your incredibly high level of activity and the fact you’ve already been eating at a deficit for quite some time. You’re underweight and your body is doing its best to prevent any further weight loss (in your best interest). You should really give it a break and allow it to recover from all this stress. You can do so by reverting to a "normal" activity level and eating at maintenance, or even a reasonable surplus. What you’d need is an anti-Fitbit: a device that would motivate you to move less and eat more.