So DEXA was ok… dropped 0.1% bf but only because I gained over 1lb of lean mass… no fat loss at all.
RMR also unchanged at ~2000 with 2700 at my activity level.
I am surprised given that I mostly did 5:2 fasting and I’ve been lifting much more consistently.
Even if my calories on refeed days were 3000, that’s 9000 a week or an average of ~1300 a day. With a burn rate of 2700, that’s a daily deficit of 1400. I don’t do much caloric but I don’t see how I can gain 1lb of muscle and not lose any fat with three weeks of 1400 calorie daily deficit.
Math not computing… need to think more about it.
Maybe my refeeds are 6000 a day? That’s really hard vegan and my measures can be that off. But even if I was off by 2x, that would put my daily deficit at 2700-2600 = 100… so still should be using my own fat for the delta.
Not really seeing cyclic fasting as working for me. My ketones have mostly been over 1 consistently while fasting and feeding… so that points to burning my own fat, but the end results point to the opposite.
Maybe it’s the vegan effect? Pea protein powder?
Maybe it’s the Leucine?
The Leucine is part of why I think I was able to add a lb of muscle in three weeks… but I don’t know if it reduces burning my own fat… but then where else would the energy come from while fasting for days and lifting.
Going to go tabulate and get some sun.