softcore changes that made me lose fuckloads of weight
- intermittent fasting (16 hours of not eating and a few normal meals in the remaining 8 hours)
- when breaking a fast eat either protein+carbs or protein+fat. try to avoid fat+carbs combo when breaking a fast
- swap all normal sweets and treats for grain bars grain cookies organic millet snacks etc (despite the same amount of calories they dont make you gain so much cause of all the fiber. fiber is love fiber is life)
- weight lifting and overall strength exercises (bulking up is usually hard af. not only will you look lean and toned but muscle burns a lot of calories so you will burn even on your rest days)
- dont be scared of fats. they might be high cal but weight loss/gain isnt just physics and calories in calories out - its biology. hormones babey! high carb low fat diet makes your insulin and leptin go haywire. fats are less dangerous and your cells need them to regenerate!
- its better to fast once in a while than to restrict. you will lose more fat and you will keep your muscle. restricting may make you lose muscle and muscle is your friend when it comes to burning fat!
- 72 hours fast is absolute maximum. after that you may start burning muscle
- exercising while fasting turns you into a fat burning machine. dont push yourself too hard though! be reasonable and know your limits
