Anahi Seabury

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Steven Bartlett asked the question a lot of people are wondering about visceral belly fat: Is fasting actually better than plain calorie restriction?

Dr. Pradip Jamnadas laid it out clearly:
For most people, start with 12:12 (12 hours fasting, 12 hours eating window) for a couple of weeks, then move to 18:6.
For someone significantly overweight or with diabetes trying to reverse it, he goes much deeper — 48-hour fasts once a week, or even a 3-day water fast every 9 days combined with OMAD (one meal a day).

He shared a striking case: one woman with diabetes, hypertension, high lipids, and joint issues fasted for 72 days under supervision.
Result? Diabetes gone, blood pressure normalized, ~55–60 pounds lost — and the weight came off her belly, face, and under her arms without the loose skin you often see with regular calorie restriction.

Another patient went from 400 lbs to 210 lbs after 183 days of supervised fasting — and didn’t end up with the “skin on bones” look that usually requires surgery.

Fasting triggers a completely different physiology than simple calorie cutting: better fat loss, skin retraction, metabolic repair.

(Important note: Long fasts like these should only be done under medical supervision.)

Have you tried structured fasting (16:8, 18:6, or longer) specifically for visceral fat or metabolic issues?
What differences did you notice compared to regular calorie restriction?

Your experiences 👇