Do cardio

He won't, or he will and it will be flawed and from the 1980s.

The whole "Oh well the actual total weight loss is the same" argument is a half-truth because losing 5lbs total bodyweight is not the same thing as losing 5lbs of specifically fat

At the end of the day, 500kcal is 500kcal, which is good enough for 99% of people. if you want to min/max gains, asking the question "Well where is that 500kcal coming from" can be important. This is especially a concern to people looking to cut to particularly low levels of body fat, as they obviously want it to come from stored fat and nothing else.

Interesting. What about weight lifting? I always do it after eating since I feel like I need the energy, but is it better to do while fasted as well? As in, would I need the energy from a meal to have an effective workout, or would I have enough from my reserves?

I mean, IF is still an emerging science so there isn't all that much data. All of the experiments done on animals with similar metabolisms to ourselves have given outstanding results, we just haven't done enough research on humans to see if it is as effective on us

Personally since I started doing IF I've lost 14 kilos since february, so it's worked for me so far. Not to mention that I enjoy my meals a hell of a lot more if I feel somewhat hungry, I feel way more alert and am sleeping way better. It might not be exclusively due to IF but all of my friends who've tried it have experienced similar things, so I'm going to stick to it until it stops working I guess, even if it has nothing to do with fat loss

stop being a brainlet and count calories

>it shouldn't be more than 200 calories.
a fucking snickers has 200+ calories, and you think cookies + pieces of choolate have less...
track calories at least for a week.