I want to try fasting for to help me lose fat while retaining lean mass. (At present I am about 37% fat and 59% lean mass according to my scale; I weigh 20lb above what is deemed my healthy range, so I know I have fat ready to burn). I’m already fairly fat adapted in that I eat <50g carbs daily and have lost weight doing so but have plateaued.
I don’t want to do very lengthy fasts - probably 1-2 days. What I’d like to know is how to maximise the fat burn and minimise loss of lean tissue. I’m just going to have water/black coffee and some salt/magnesium.
Am I right in thinking that if I eat nothing but mainly fat the day before a fast, I’ll enter the fast with low insulin and be fat burning asap?
Am I also right in thinking when I break the fast to eat mainly protein (I’m thinking buttered steak) so as to maximise any lean muscle repair and capitalise on any increased growth hormone?
People who can explain the science, or say what their experience is, please post!