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No Nonsense Fat Loss
The Intermittent Faster
That’s a photo of me pinching the fat on my stomach. I’ve lost some fat, but not enough. There’s still way too much of it. I’m still too fat, and if you’re reading this, maybe you think you’re too fat as well.
When I last checked my bodyfat percentage, around six months ago, it was 23%. My target is 10%. I am moving in the right direction since my last check; I’m much stronger, I’m a lot more muscular, and my belt is a little looser, but it’s taking a long time.
So I’ve been looking for the next ‘best way’ to lose fat.
I started shedding the pounds when I stopped snacking between meals. That was so effective that I wrote about it in My Not to do List. Before long there was more definition in my legs, my jaw became less flabby, I spent less money on groceries and I shopped less often. It was good and it was easy.
When I plateaued at a slightly less flabby level than where I began, I went on a run between visits to the gym with my training partner. But that was only one run, which burned 300 calories, the same as a couple of slices of bread (no butter)! I eat at least 2 slices of bread a day, and I don't scrimp on butter.
Exercise does help to shed fat, but it’s remarkably inefficient. Our bodies evolved in conditions where energy was scarce…
