Why do you think fasting works so well for you? I’ve considered doing it based solely on feeing great when I don’t have a chance to eat til noon sometimes.
I know it works on the same mechanism as everything else, caloric deficit
Being a white guy with Central European ancestry I more than likely have a higher amount of Neanderthal DNA. (I have no proof yet lol) That actually was what got me started on fasting. I’ve always had issues with carbs and insulin spiking so I figured I’d give it a go. My body responds so well to it. On top of that, I’m 6’2” 13.7% BF at 207.6 lbs and I only eat about 2,300 cals a day. I am not what you would call skinny or weak (my deadlift is 535). It just appears that this is what my genes like. Only took me 32 years to figure it out
Also, the caloric deficit thing isn’t a must for fasting. On the daily level you can still eat your macros and lose weight. The reason mostly is that once your body runs low on glycogen it starts utilizing other fuels as energy. White adipose tissue being one of them. The nice thing about that is that your body releases body fat as energy in the presence of HGH. So, if you fast, you’ll get stronger, as long as you eat enough at some part during the day.
Think about it from an evolutionary standpoint...
Animals don’t eat 3 square meals a day. Especially omnivores/carnivores (which we are).
They hunt. Just like we did not that long ago.
Nature has primed your genetics with the ability to conserve as much energy as possible to survive, so think about it this way....from the perspective of your “reptile” brain (the animal side that controls fight or flight, hunger, etc.)
If you’re eating 3+ times a day, where is the advantage for your body to grow muscle? Clearly you don’t need it since the food just comes to you. You don’t need the muscle to go out and kill your next meal and walk it back to your village 5 miles away over your shoulders. So, it saves the energy dedicated to building muscle.
Yes, I know, everyone on here gains muscle. But at the cost of being hyperinsulemic all day long because it’s the only way to get the body to do what you need it to. I’ve lived it. The ups and downs, gains and cuts. Blah blah blah. What if you could cut and gain at the same time? That’s what fasting has done for me.
