Earlier this year, after getting burnt out on Low Carb dieting, I decided to give intermittent fasting a go....It's wonderful. It allows you to eat somewhat more liberally, while still maintaining steady results; there's a reason so many people swear by it. It just works.
How does it work? Basically, fat loss comes down to using stored energy in your body. During the fasting portion of your day, your body doesn't have a choice but to use up fat for energy, it has to run on something.
So why not just stop eating until you're skinny? Because you'll screw up your body in a major way, and the results will actually be SLOWER than if you had eaten a reasonable diet in the same amount of time.
How the hell does that work? When you deprive your body of outside sources of energy for too long, it goes into 'survival mode' where it holds on to as much fat as it can, so you can go longer without food, without dying. Other results of this include an extreme decrease in energy, because your body is rationing it's activity, and you'll be really freaking hungry all the time.
How does intermittent fasting fix this? Because you're still giving your body food in your eating window, your body doesn't go into survival mode, and because of this, it doesn't hesitate to let go of any excess fat during the fasting portion of your day.
Pro Tip: Drink a ridiculous amount of water during the fasting part of your day, it'll help your body process more fat during that period. (you should drink tons of water all the time, but specifically a lot during this time)
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