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Originally Posted by wayner

I agree. For most people, it would be healthy to realize that if it took ten years to put it on, you should give yourself ten years to take it off, not a few weeks. White knuckling it through weight loss certainly won't last a life time.

As for fasting, I can't even make it through a 45 minute spin class without falling off my bike unless I eat first.

Could that be because you're used to being constantly fed?

You do have to train your body to be more efficient at consuming fat, but that's why our body creates fat, for us to have an energy store to rely on if/when we don't get food regularly.