Have you heard of intermittent fasting? I know, it’s hard to keep up with all of the
different ways of eating that come and go in and out of popularity — and it’s
difficult to really know which ones are healthy for you, and which ones you should
skip right over entirely. But today, I want to teach you a bit about intermittent
fasting so you can learn about this solution that’s been hailed as an excellent weight
loss method, and one that might even prolong your life.
Can Intermittent Fasting Help You Lose Weight?
There are several ways to use intermittent fasting to lose weight effectively, but the
general definition is to put short-term fasts into your daily diet. You wind up eating
fewer calories while your body correctly uses your hormones to regulate your
weight.
Methods
The 16/8 Method is the most popular as it allows you to eat only during an 8-hour
period and then not eat anything outside of that time frame. The Eat-Stop-Eat
method requires you to fast for 24 full hours once or twice a week, making it a
little more challenging. Both of these are the most common out of all the types of
intermittent fasting methods.
So what are the benefits of intermittent fasting? It can lower insulin levels and
help optimize your hormones to burn up fat cells. Intermittent fasting can help you
lose over 1.5 pounds per week, shrink your waistline, improve the health of your
metabolism, lead to a longer life, and reduce body fat without reducing muscle.
If you’re going to give intermittent fasting a shot, I suggest the following tips to
help you lose weight successfully with intermittent fasting:
1. Pick the right method for you!
With so many different ways you can practice
intermittent fasting, there’s one that will fit your lifestyle best.
2. Keep eating right.
Even though you’re intermittently fasting, that doesn’t mean
you can eat cake and donuts when you’re not fasting. The quality of your food
matters too, and so do calories. Eat healthy for your best success.
3. Do strength training.
Make sure you keep up your efforts at the gym. While
cardio is always good, adding weighted exercises to your routine will give you
even better results.
I personally follow an intermitting fasting schedule. I generally don’t eat my first meal until around 12 or 1 pm. We eat dinner fairly early(my daughter is starving by 5 or 5:30) Then I give my body a rest until the next day. I know you might be thinking “I will be hungry”, Or “there is no way I can go that long without eating”. But, honestly, I feel so good on the days that I fast. I really have more energy and I don’t really feel hungry at all. Every once in a while I will do an all day fast and Its not nearly as difficult as you might believe.
Intermittent fasting allows you to reset your body and rebalance in all areas of life.
Because it involves short bursts of fasting, it is more manageable and really helps speed up your metabolism to help you burn calories and fat with more efficiency.
If you have tried other methods for weight loss, trying intermittent fasting might just be the one thing that works since it is easier to have control over.
One thing is for sure…your health is what is most important. If you’re struggling with your weight and feeling unhealthy, taking steps to control it now will give you a longer and healthier life. Try intermittent fasting today, and see if this is the right solution for you.
I’m here to help in the transition process to make it as easy as possible for you and help you stay confident in the process.
A little bit about me:
Wendy Purviance -Busy women hire me to get rid of bloating and up their energy without depriving themselves of delicious food. As a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach and Whole Living Expert, I do this by getting to the root cause of their sickness so that they can finally say goodbye to excess weight and enjoy endless energy to reignite their zest for life.
As a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, I know one size doesn’t fit all. We will work together collaborating and identifying your health goals. The art of the coach-client relationship is to come alongside the client, listening, empowering and putting together a plan that works for you. A realistic plan that can be implemented for lasting change. We will look at a whole body, a Mind-body approach using whole foods, positive psychology, the psychology of eating, stress its impact on the body working towards changes in lifestyle for optimal health and lasting lifelong wellness!
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