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DrPrimemaster posted...

it does no more that calories in and out.

That depends how you define calories out. Research on mice has shown that timing of feeding (snacking all day vs eating only during a specified window) does have an impact on weight gain. Specifically, mice in the time-restricted feeding group did not get fat, while the eat freely throughout the 24 hour day group gained more body fat. This is after correcting for amount of food eaten, i.e. the snacking mice gained fat despite not eating more.

Work in metabolic cages suggests that feeding time induces changes in metabolism, which you may put under the heading of calories out.

1000 calories is a bad idea. I actually would recommend you don't count calories at all at the beginning. Start with a 16:8 fasting:feeding cycle, only changing the timing of when you eat. You can change the content or quantity later. Most important is to just get in the habit and stick with it in the first place.

If you want to make further changes, introduce low intensity fasted cardio. Along the lines of going for a long walk (40 minutes).

After doing that for a while, you could introduce slightly higher intensity/duration (like walking on a treadmill at an incline, up to an hour). But you may be making progress without that modification and decide you don't need to, and just stick with normal walks.


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