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Weight loss and intermittent fasting
How many meals are required after fasting for 20 hours a day while on a fat loss diet? Also i am trying to lose weight and aiming to loose around 5kgs in approx 1 month.
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Ideally intermittent fasting is followed 16:8 hours
So u r not following correctly
Also try to manage 2 main meals and 2 small meals
Also make sure you take enough water
Have fruits so that there shud b no nutritional deficiencies
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Gud morning pls try to have a healthy balanced diet with focussing on lifestyle modification which will give u sustainable result. If u r unable to follow intermittent fasting then it might cause some other health issues later on so pls take expert suggestion prior to following.
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The 16:8 type of intermittent fasting is very popular and it is well known for fat loss. If you do 20:4 then it will also be good. In either type you need only 2 meals. But the long fasting hours may put you to consume snacks which are 100% contraindicated. A well balanced nutrient dense food is required to start intermittent fasting. Adequate protein intake is the key. Before starting this type of diet, it is better to discuss with a doctor. Being both a postgraduate doctor with a nutrition expert, I can help to start smoothly...
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Hi,
Kindly provide your full details about the fasting plan & the needs for so high fasting.
For weight loss, it's advised not to run after the fad & crash diets.
1 kg weight loss per week is considered as the healthy weight loss.
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16:8 or 14:19 is most popular intermittent fasting plan. In both 2major meal which contains all food group apart from that 2or 3small meals like fruit or buttermilk or free tea is also there.
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