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		stronglikedan on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: So I only ate potatoes for 2 weeks Try it, yes, but only if you have sufficient fat stores, lest you lose muscle instead.

tekla on April 5, 2023 [–]

If you are fasting for the purposes of losing weight, it literally is the last thing that matters.

Also lifting while in a fasted state is a thing, to prevent this exact scenario.

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