It may seem like an impossible task to meet your weight-loss goals while fasting, but it’s not impossible. What it does require however is strategy. Weight gain is a result of consuming more calories than you are burning; during Ramadan Iftar can mean feasting with family and friends, resulting in the sudden intake of fatty foods that do little for your body goals.
Feda Alkilani, Nutritionist at American Wellness Centre in Dubai, says: “Ramadan fasting is basically a type of intermittent fasting, the latest trend in weight loss, provided that you eat the right amount and quality losing weight can be not only doable but also easy during this Holy Month.”