Should You Fast to Lose Weight?

Joey defines a fast as zero calories, nothing else. By that standard, the famous 86 hour fast was 24 hours of fasting followed by days of bone broth and calorie restriction, which is a different thing entirely.

Fasting is a vehicle, not the mechanism. It is most useful around a known blowout. If a holiday costs you 4,000 calories against a 2,000 target, fasting the day before or after nets the week back to even.

He does not put fasts on the calendar. Most clients arrive burned out from restriction, and 95 percent of dieters regain the weight within three years.