Losing weight is a tough, deeply psychological/emotional undertaking. Often, the main cause of gaining weight is rooted in our subconscious, and related to childhood trauma at worst, stress as adults at best.
So, do whatever it takes to lose weight. But some ways are not sustainable, like counting calories, eliminating food groups, the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. The latter is also deeply antisocial. By that I mean it causes awkward situations when everybody else is eating and the faster is in a corner feeling sorry for him/herself.
Reference
Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity
JAMA Intern Med. Published online September 28, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4153
Results: Overall, 116 participants (mean [SD] age, 46.5 [10.5] years; 70 [60.3%] men) were included in the study. There was a significant decrease in weight in the TRE (−0.94 kg; 95% CI, −1.68 to −0.20; P = .01), but no significant change in the CMT group (−0.68 kg; 95% CI, -1.41 to 0.05, P = .07) or between groups (−0.26 kg; 95% CI, −1.30 to 0.78; P = .63). In the in-person cohort (n = 25 TRE, n = 25 CMT), there was a significant within-group decrease in weight in the TRE group (−1.70 kg; 95% CI, −2.56 to −0.83; P < .001). There was also a significant difference in appendicular lean mass index between groups (−0.16 kg/m2; 95% CI, −0.27 to −0.05; P = .005). There were no significant changes in any of the other secondary outcomes within or between groups. There were no differences in estimated energy intake between groups.
Conclusions and Relevance: Time-restricted eating, in the absence of other interventions, is not more effective in weight loss than eating throughout the day.
