Losing weight- has your doctor ever told you this?

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So I’ve been TTC for a year now... I’m technically considered obese. I’ve been trying to lose weight but nothing has helped and I’ve just been gaining more and more...
I’ve tried dieting, excising, eating less, healthier choices, etc. 
My doctor told me to fast for 24 hours 2x a week, and then on the days I eat to only eat 2 meals a day- no snacking. 
Has anyone ever heard of this?

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That seems like terrible advice. If your doctor was truly worried about your diet, they should have referred you to a dietician or nutritionist.

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Calorie deficit and exercise is the only way to lose weight, so while you can fast and eat less meals if the meals are still exceeding a calorie deficit then you will still gain weight. You need to eat less calories than what you are burning which will put you in a deficit

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Seems like bad advice. Lifestyle changes would be way more effective than a borderline eating disorder diet. No one can maintain starving themselves that much- and if you stop, I imagine your body will want to put on weight. Diets like this don't work long term. 
Yo yo dieting is worse for your health than just staying overweight. 
I'd say just make small changes to your regular habits that you can stick with most of the time, like eating less sugar, more fruits & veggies, less meat or cheese, less processed foods, no regular soda, drink more or mostly water, etc.

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Doctors have little to no training in nutrition. Talk to a nutritionist or dietician and see what they tell you.

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Intermittent fasting is beneficial to health. I’ve lost 40 lbs in the last 4 months on phentermine. It’s an appetite suppressant. Def look into it

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No that’ll put you into starvation mode, have you tried calorie deflect or keto? Keto helps you loose weight and regulates you a lot of women get pregnant after being on it. With the calories I would just watch fast food, sugary drinks, high carbs. When I would do that I’d do 1000 calories but you could probably do 1500-2000 and still loose. Don’t starve yourself. Also there is a thing called intermit fasting which is a period where you fast a day like not eating after 10pm until 9am or so on whatever works for you. Eggs are a best friend very filling low calories and carbs and sodium. Good luck

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It’s a form of intermittent fasting. There are 3 different ways to do this. I would research it and make a plan. A lot of doctors don’t recommend any fad diets so if your doc is suggesting this they may have new research to support this method of eating. My endocrinologist suggested I try intermittent fasting in the 16:8 method with my 8 hour eating window ending by 5 pm. It’s a struggle but not to bad. I typically eat all my days meals in a 6 hour window with an occasional late night snack 🤫

Losing weight- has your doctor ever told you this?

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