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I've been doing intermittent fasting for month, pretty consistently. The fat has been falling off my midsection. I'll just say its not a starvation diet. You still get your calories for the day, it's just that you eat them in a smaller window of time. Then you work out at the end of your fast on a empty stomach. The theory is that energy is grabbed from fat cells, instead of glycogen from recent meals. I built up to it week to week, and now my schedule is 18 to 20 hours of fasting, then I eat for the remaining hours. I did my first 24 hour fast a couple days ago, and I swear to god -- I was not that hungry when I broke the fast. And I had an awesome workout to boot.
My way of doing it is to not really skip breakfast. I just postpone it until 12 or 1 in the afternoon. Then I eat 1 meal for most of my calories, and get the rest of the calories throughout the day until around 4 or 6. Then it's imperative that nothing but water is ingested from that point on. Another great thing about it is I'm having to worry less about meal preparation. After the 24 hour fast, I had one nutritious meal and I was done for the day.
It's been great and I can see myself adopting it as an eating lifestyle, because it's changed my attitude toward food and eating in general. I've abandoned the concept that if my stomach is grumbling, I must eat or I'm going to die. My colon has been operating much better, I'm thinking clearer, and I'm approaching Brad Pitt Fight Club shape. I'm not there, but I'm on my way if I keep this up for a few months.
One more bonus side effect, is that fasting supposedly raises human growth hormone levels naturally. I would say it's true, because I'm starting to look yoked and getting good pec separation and shoulder striations when flexing. No more man tits.
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