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Originally Posted by MightySunTzu 
As with the previous fast, i fully intend upon refeeding to enjoy only healthy, nutritious foods and to therefore not gain an ounce of this fat back (also a repeat of the previous fast).
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Hi hi!
I like fasting, I think it's cool. Beneficial when done occasionally and for positive reasons. I just wanted to respond quickly about not gaining the weight back. I just recently read this book called "The Leptin Diet", and it explains that the hormone leptin which controls appetite is responsible for making you "gain the weight back". Since you body perceived that it was in a state of starvation (ok, as a fellow faster I realize that you weren't starving, but the body still registers a lack of food and therefore it slows down the metabolism) once you decide to stop fasting your body will try to convert all of the food you eat into fat because of the perceived starvation risk. This is purely biological and I doubt there is much you can do to prevent the gaining of fat. So I just wanted to let you know that the body fat percentage goal isn't a great one (at least not from fasting). But I do wish you the best of luck in your fast and I hope it's a fun journey XD