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I have done intermittent fasting, but I lose too much weight while doing so. I really liked the benefits. Especially fasted cardio feels so good.

I'm already fairly slim (1.90m and <80kg) and become a complete stick man after doing this. Anybody know how to do this and how to stay in shape at the same time.

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> Especially fasted cardio feels so good.

I noticed this too, if you mean the after effect. It almost got me a little worried though, since the good feeling is probably caused by a release of endorphins, which should usually get released as a response to pain. But I'm not sure.

Just to add, it is possible to gain weight while doing intermittent fasting. You just have to eat more :) Maybe add a meal so you don't eat 3x a day but 4x. The other tactics is to add 50g of some nuts to 2-3 meals a day, like walnuts, almonds, cashews...

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