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Re:People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk ... by melling on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @10:32AM (#28683252)
I think what is happening is that when we increase our weight, at some point our internal organs are storing the fat. "Fatty" liver or pancreas. Not sure how the body decides where to put the excess fat.

Getting the body to lose the fat inside the organs is the goal. Starving ourselves, for example, would cause muscle to burn first.

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Re:People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk ... by JohnWhigham on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:16AM (#28683795)
Starving ourselves, for example, would cause muscle to burn first

Incorrect. Fasting is very muscle sparing.

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Re:People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @11:48AM (#28684187)
Indeed, strength training during fasting will also further protect muscle tissue from breakdown during fasts.
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Re:People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk ... by NikolaeVarius on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @01:44PM (#28685406)
Starving works fine to lose weight
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