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WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FASTING?

INTERMITTENT FASTING IS AN ACTION OF FASTING INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS AN EATING PATTERN WHERE YOU CYCLE BETWEEN PERIODS OF EATING AND PERIODS OF VOLUNTARY FASTING OVER THE COURSE OF THE SINGLE DAY, WEEK OR OTHER DEFINED PERIOD

 

IN HUMAN TERMS, IT MERELY MEANS CONTROLLING WHEN DO YOU EAT AND WHEN YOU DON’T. THE PERIOD WHEN YOU DON’T CONSUME ANY FOOD OR DRINKS (BESIDES WATER) IS CALLED A FASTING WINDOW. AND THE REST IS CALLED…EATING WINDOW.

 

HOW LONG YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE YOUR FASTING OR EATING WINDOW IS REALLY UP TO YOU AND YOUR CHOSEN INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE

 

HOW DOES INTERMITTENT FASTING WORK AND IS IT SAFE?

THE POWER OF INTERMITTENT FASTING (IF) COMES IN TWO FORMS AND SHAPES: CALORIC RESTRICTION (CONSUMING FEWER CALORIES, THAN YOU NEED) AND REDUCED MEAL FREQUENCY (HOW MANY MEALS/SNACKS YOU EAT PER DAY).

AN AVERAGE ADULT WOULD HAVE BREAKFAST AT 8 AM, LUNCH AT NOON, SNACK AT 3 PM, DINNER AT 7 PM AND THEN AN “I CAN’T GO TO BED BEING HUNGRY”-KIND-OF-SNACK AT 11 PM.

THAT’S FIVE MEALS OVER THE COURSE OF 15 HOURS AND IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW A STRICT PORTION CONTROL – YOU’LL MOST LIKELY CONSUME MORE CALORIES THAN YOU SPENT THAT DAY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN GAINING EXTRA WEIGHT. ON TOP OF THAT, YOUR BODY WILL BE WORKING ALL THAT TIME DIGESTING THE FOOD AND WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR SO-NEEDED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.

WHEN FOLLOWING ANY INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE YOU ARE REDUCING THE MEAL FREQUENCY THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY, MAKING IT SIMPLY HARDER TO EAT 3 BIG MEALS AND 2 SNACKS WITHIN TWICE OR EVEN LESS TIME (AND PLEASE DON’T TRY TO PROVE ME WRONG HAHA).

PREPARE TO TAKE ON EVERYTHING WITH YOUR HAND. THIS SEASON STRIPS IT BACK.

TYPES OF INTERMITTENT FASTING

NTERMITTENT FASTING 16/8 

HOW: FAST FOR 16H AND EAT 8H

BY FOLLOWING THIS 16/8 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU FAST FOR 16 HOURS AND RESTRICT YOUR EATING TO AN 8-HOUR EATING WINDOW.IT IS REALLY UP TO YOU WHICH 16 OUT OF 24 HOURS YOU WILL DECIDE TO RESTRICT YOURSELF FROM EATING. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE AN EATING WINDOW 8 AM TO 4 PM, 10 AM TO 6 PM, NOON TO 8 PM OR ANY OTHER SCHEDULE, AS LONG AS IT IS 16H OF CONTINUOUS NON-EATING.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE, CHOOSE TO SKIP BREAKFAST RATHER THAN DINNER, BUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT LIFE RHYTHMS.

WHAT’S GREAT, THAT OUT OF 16H, YOU’LL PROBABLY BE SLEEPING AT LEAST 7-8 OF THEM, SO WE’RE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT 9-8H OF FASTING EACH DAY.

 

NTERMITTENT FASTING 18/6

HOW: FAST FOR 18H AND EAT 6H

ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ONE ABOVE, IF YOU CHOOSE 18/6 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU SHOULD FAST FOR 18 HOURS AND RESTRICT YOUR EATING TO A 6-HOUR EATING WINDOW.

IT’S JUST TWO MORE HOURS OF FASTING DAILY, BUT FOR A BEGINNER FASTER, THESE 2 HOURS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. THAT’S WHY WE RECOMMEND STARTING WITH 16/8 FOR AT LEAST A MONTH UNTIL MOVING TO 18/6,

BECAUSE YOU’LL HAVE A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE START AND THAT’S A CRUCIAL ELEMENT BETWEEN QUITTING AND NOT. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE – TAKE IT EASY AND LISTEN TO YOUR BODY BEFORE GOING EXTREME.

 

NTERMITTENT FASTING 5:2 A.K.A THE FAST DIET

HOW: 2 DAYS PER WEEK RESTRICT CALORIES TO 500-600, 5 DAYS PER WEEK EAT NORMALLY

5:2 INTERMITTENT FASTING LETS YOU EAT NORMALLY 5 DAYS PER WEEK AND RESTRICTS YOUR CALORIE INTAKE TO 500- 600 PER DAY DURING THE OTHER 2 DAYS. WHEN CHOOSING YOUR FASTING DAYS, KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE REGULAR EATING DAY IN BETWEEN. PLEASE NOTE, THAT YOUR RESULTS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU EAT DURING THE 5 DAYS OF NON-FASTING, THUS STICK TO THE NUTRITIOUS AND WHOLE DIET THROUGHOUT FOR MAX RESULTS.

NTERMITTENT FASTING 20/4 A.K.A. WARRIOR DIET

HOW: FAST FOR 20 H AND EAT FOR 4H

IN CONTRAST TO OTHER METHODS, WHILE FOLLOWING THE 20/4 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO EAT SOME RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND SOME LEAN PROTEIN DURING THE 20 HR FAST PERIOD.

THIS FASTING SCHEDULE IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT OUR ANCESTORS SPENT THEIR DAYS HUNTING AND GATHERING AND WOULD THEN FEAST AT NIGHT. THEREFORE THE 4-HOUR EATING WINDOW SHALL BE IN THE EVENING AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW A SPECIAL ORDER OF EATING SPECIFIC FOOD GROUPS: STARTING WITH VEGETABLES, PROTEINS AND FAT, AND EATING CARBS ONLY IF YOU ARE STILL HUNGRY.

 

 

OMAD FASTING – ONE MEAL A DAY A.K.A. 23/1

HOW: FAST FOR 23H AND EAT ONCE A DAY

ANOTHER POPULAR FASTING SCHEDULE IS CALLED ONE-MEAL-A-DAY (OMAD).

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE – YOU CHOOSE A TIME IN A DAY THAT IS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR ON AND ONLY MEAL OF THE DAY. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING – ISN’T THAT ALMOST STARVING? AND YES, YOU ARE RIGHT – OMAD DIET SHOULDN’T BE DONE WITHOUT THOUGHT ON HOW TO GET AT LEAST 1200 CALORIES DURING THAT ONE MEAL.THUS IF YOU CHOOSE THIS 23/1 FASTING – MAKE SURE YOUR MEAL IS A HEARTY AND NUTRITIOUS ONE.

 

 

24HR FAST A.K.A. EAT STOP EAT

HOW: FAST FOR 24H 1-2 TIMES A WEEK

WHILE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS FAST (POPULARIZED BY EAT STOP EAT METHOD, YOU SHOULD FAST FOR 24 HOURS 1-2 DAYS A WEEK AND EAT NORMALLY ON OTHER DAYS. THAT WAY, YOU SHOULD REDUCE OVERALL CALORIE INTAKE BY CA 10% AND HENCE LOSE WEIGHT.

SCIENCE OF INTERMITTENT FASTING FOR WEIGHT LOSS

TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE OF INTERMITTENT FASTING, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THE BASICS OF NUTRITION. AND IT IS QUITE STRAIGHT-FORWARD: THE FOOD WE EAT GETS BROKEN DOWN TO MOLECULES AND ENDS UP IN OUR BLOOD, WHICH FEEDS THE CELLS IN OUR BODIES.

 

PART OF THOSE MOLECULES ARE NET CARBOHYDRATES (ALL CARBS IN THE MEAL MINUS THE FIBER) AND OUR BODY TURNS THEM INTO SUGAR (GLUCOSE) SO OUR CELLS COULD USE IT FOR ENERGY

 

TO BE ABLE TO USE SUGAR FOR THE ENERGY WE NEED INSULIN, WHICH GETS PRODUCED IN OUR PANCREAS EACH TIME WE THROW IN SOME FOOD WITH CARBOHYDRATES. ANY EXCESS SUGARS THAT WE DON’T CONSUME GET STORED IN THE FORM OF FAT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WILL USE THAT FAT FOR ENERGY LATER, ONCE WE HAVE NO SUGAR LEFT. THE BEST WAY HOW NOT TO END UP HAVING HUGE FAT RESERVES (AND BECOMING OVERWEIGHT) IS TO SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY YOU GET FROM FOOD.

 

HOWEVER, LIFE IS NOT PERFECT AND MANY OF US HAVE LIFESTYLES THAT LIMIT OUR CHANCES TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN FACT, OFFICE WORKERS TEND TO SPEND 75% OF THEIR WAKING HOURS SITTING. SO, WHAT CAN WE DO TO LOSE OR NOT GAIN WEIGHT?

 

ONE WAY TO DO IT IS TO FOCUS ON INCREASING YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION THROUGH INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OR IN LAYMAN’S TERMS – EXERCISING AND DOING SPORTS. BUT YOU KNEW THIS ONE ALREADY, DIDN’T YOU?

 

ANOTHER WAY THOUGH IS TO FOCUS ON CONSUMING LESS FOOD THAN YOU NEED FOR THE ENERGY THAT DAY AND AS A RESULT, CREATING A CALORIC DEFICIT. INTERMITTENT FASTING MAKES IT EASIER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MEALS AND CALORIES YOU EAT PER DAY. IT’S A LOT MORE CONVENIENT TO NOT EAT AT ALL FOR SOME TIME VS. EATING LESS (I REFUSE TO BELIEVE PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY CAN EAT JUST ONE COOKIE. RESTRICTING FREQUENCY OF MEALS END UP REDUCING INSULIN TO LOW ENOUGH LEVELS AND FOR LONG ENOUGH TIME SO THAT OUR BODIES GET INTO THE MODE OF KETOSIS – WHEN YOU MAKE A METABOLIC SHIFT FROM BURNING SUGAR FOR ENERGY TO BURNING FAT AND KETONES FOR ENERGY.

 

BASICALLY, YOUR BODY STARTS TO USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUEL. INSTEAD OF RELYING ON SUGAR (GLUCOSE) THAT COMES FROM CARBS, IT RELIES ON KETONES, CHEMICALS MADE IN YOUR LIVER THAT BUILD UP WHEN YOUR BODY STARTS BURNING STORED FAT FOR ENERGY.YOU CAN REACH KETOSIS WITH THE HELP OF A KETO DIET OR INTERMITTENT FASTING. BUT TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER YOU HAVE REACHED THE MAGICAL FAT-BURNING STATE CALLED KETOSIS, YOU NEED TO MEASURE IT.

 

THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS ON THE MARKET LIKE BLOOD OR URINE TESTS, HOWEVER, BY FAR, THE MOST CONVENIENT AND EASIEST TEST WOULD BE BREATH ANALYSIS. BREATH KETONE MONITOR LIKE BIOSENSE WILL HELP YOU SEE ALL THE STATS ON YOUR TRUE, FAT METABOLISM RATE DURING FASTING HOURS. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT A DAILY KETONE SCORE OF 120 IS ASSOCIATED WITH FAT LOSS AND WITH THE HELP OF KETONE MONITOR YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK YOUR KETONE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE FAST OR KETO DIET.

 

ONE OF THE REASONS I PERSONALLY THINK INTERMITTENT FASTING REALLY TOOK OVER IS BECAUSE OF HOW EASY IT IS TO START IT. LITERALLY, THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD REALLY DECIDE BEFORE YOU START IS WHICH INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE TYPE YOU ARE PLANNING TO FOLLOW. AND BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS DECISION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO

UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERMITTENT FASTING. THAT’S HOW YOU WILL FIND THE ONE THAT WORKS THE BEST FOR YOU AND FITS YOUR UNIQUE LIFESTYLE.

WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FASTING?

INTERMITTENT FASTING IS AN ACTION OF FASTING INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS AN EATING PATTERN WHERE YOU CYCLE BETWEEN PERIODS OF EATING AND PERIODS OF VOLUNTARY FASTING OVER THE COURSE OF THE SINGLE DAY, WEEK OR OTHER DEFINED PERIOD

 

IN HUMAN TERMS, IT MERELY MEANS CONTROLLING WHEN DO YOU EAT AND WHEN YOU DON’T. THE PERIOD WHEN YOU DON’T CONSUME ANY FOOD OR DRINKS (BESIDES WATER) IS CALLED A FASTING WINDOW. AND THE REST IS CALLED…EATING WINDOW.

 

HOW LONG YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE YOUR FASTING OR EATING WINDOW IS REALLY UP TO YOU AND YOUR CHOSEN INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE

 

HOW DOES INTERMITTENT FASTING WORK AND IS IT SAFE?

THE POWER OF INTERMITTENT FASTING (IF) COMES IN TWO FORMS AND SHAPES: CALORIC RESTRICTION (CONSUMING FEWER CALORIES, THAN YOU NEED) AND REDUCED MEAL FREQUENCY (HOW MANY MEALS/SNACKS YOU EAT PER DAY).

AN AVERAGE ADULT WOULD HAVE BREAKFAST AT 8 AM, LUNCH AT NOON, SNACK AT 3 PM, DINNER AT 7 PM AND THEN AN “I CAN’T GO TO BED BEING HUNGRY”-KIND-OF-SNACK AT 11 PM.

THAT’S FIVE MEALS OVER THE COURSE OF 15 HOURS AND IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW A STRICT PORTION CONTROL – YOU’LL MOST LIKELY CONSUME MORE CALORIES THAN YOU SPENT THAT DAY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN GAINING EXTRA WEIGHT. ON TOP OF THAT, YOUR BODY WILL BE WORKING ALL THAT TIME DIGESTING THE FOOD AND WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR SO-NEEDED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.

WHEN FOLLOWING ANY INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE YOU ARE REDUCING THE MEAL FREQUENCY THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY, MAKING IT SIMPLY HARDER TO EAT 3 BIG MEALS AND 2 SNACKS WITHIN TWICE OR EVEN LESS TIME (AND PLEASE DON’T TRY TO PROVE ME WRONG HAHA).

PREPARE TO TAKE ON EVERYTHING WITH YOUR HAND. THIS SEASON STRIPS IT BACK.

TYPES OF INTERMITTENT FASTING

NTERMITTENT FASTING 16/8 

HOW: FAST FOR 16H AND EAT 8H

BY FOLLOWING THIS 16/8 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU FAST FOR 16 HOURS AND RESTRICT YOUR EATING TO AN 8-HOUR EATING WINDOW.IT IS REALLY UP TO YOU WHICH 16 OUT OF 24 HOURS YOU WILL DECIDE TO RESTRICT YOURSELF FROM EATING. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE AN EATING WINDOW 8 AM TO 4 PM, 10 AM TO 6 PM, NOON TO 8 PM OR ANY OTHER SCHEDULE, AS LONG AS IT IS 16H OF CONTINUOUS NON-EATING.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE, CHOOSE TO SKIP BREAKFAST RATHER THAN DINNER, BUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT LIFE RHYTHMS.

WHAT’S GREAT, THAT OUT OF 16H, YOU’LL PROBABLY BE SLEEPING AT LEAST 7-8 OF THEM, SO WE’RE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT 9-8H OF FASTING EACH DAY.

 

NTERMITTENT FASTING 18/6

HOW: FAST FOR 18H AND EAT 6H

ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ONE ABOVE, IF YOU CHOOSE 18/6 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU SHOULD FAST FOR 18 HOURS AND RESTRICT YOUR EATING TO A 6-HOUR EATING WINDOW.

IT’S JUST TWO MORE HOURS OF FASTING DAILY, BUT FOR A BEGINNER FASTER, THESE 2 HOURS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. THAT’S WHY WE RECOMMEND STARTING WITH 16/8 FOR AT LEAST A MONTH UNTIL MOVING TO 18/6,

BECAUSE YOU’LL HAVE A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE START AND THAT’S A CRUCIAL ELEMENT BETWEEN QUITTING AND NOT. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE – TAKE IT EASY AND LISTEN TO YOUR BODY BEFORE GOING EXTREME.

 

NTERMITTENT FASTING 5:2 A.K.A THE FAST DIET

HOW: 2 DAYS PER WEEK RESTRICT CALORIES TO 500-600, 5 DAYS PER WEEK EAT NORMALLY

5:2 INTERMITTENT FASTING LETS YOU EAT NORMALLY 5 DAYS PER WEEK AND RESTRICTS YOUR CALORIE INTAKE TO 500- 600 PER DAY DURING THE OTHER 2 DAYS. WHEN CHOOSING YOUR FASTING DAYS, KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST ONE REGULAR EATING DAY IN BETWEEN. PLEASE NOTE, THAT YOUR RESULTS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU EAT DURING THE 5 DAYS OF NON-FASTING, THUS STICK TO THE NUTRITIOUS AND WHOLE DIET THROUGHOUT FOR MAX RESULTS.

NTERMITTENT FASTING 20/4 A.K.A. WARRIOR DIET

HOW: FAST FOR 20 H AND EAT FOR 4H

IN CONTRAST TO OTHER METHODS, WHILE FOLLOWING THE 20/4 INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO EAT SOME RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND SOME LEAN PROTEIN DURING THE 20 HR FAST PERIOD.

THIS FASTING SCHEDULE IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT OUR ANCESTORS SPENT THEIR DAYS HUNTING AND GATHERING AND WOULD THEN FEAST AT NIGHT. THEREFORE THE 4-HOUR EATING WINDOW SHALL BE IN THE EVENING AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW A SPECIAL ORDER OF EATING SPECIFIC FOOD GROUPS: STARTING WITH VEGETABLES, PROTEINS AND FAT, AND EATING CARBS ONLY IF YOU ARE STILL HUNGRY.

 

 

OMAD FASTING – ONE MEAL A DAY A.K.A. 23/1

HOW: FAST FOR 23H AND EAT ONCE A DAY

ANOTHER POPULAR FASTING SCHEDULE IS CALLED ONE-MEAL-A-DAY (OMAD).

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE – YOU CHOOSE A TIME IN A DAY THAT IS THE MOST SUITABLE FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR ON AND ONLY MEAL OF THE DAY. I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING – ISN’T THAT ALMOST STARVING? AND YES, YOU ARE RIGHT – OMAD DIET SHOULDN’T BE DONE WITHOUT THOUGHT ON HOW TO GET AT LEAST 1200 CALORIES DURING THAT ONE MEAL.THUS IF YOU CHOOSE THIS 23/1 FASTING – MAKE SURE YOUR MEAL IS A HEARTY AND NUTRITIOUS ONE.

 

 

24HR FAST A.K.A. EAT STOP EAT

HOW: FAST FOR 24H 1-2 TIMES A WEEK

WHILE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS FAST (POPULARIZED BY EAT STOP EAT METHOD, YOU SHOULD FAST FOR 24 HOURS 1-2 DAYS A WEEK AND EAT NORMALLY ON OTHER DAYS. THAT WAY, YOU SHOULD REDUCE OVERALL CALORIE INTAKE BY CA 10% AND HENCE LOSE WEIGHT.

SCIENCE OF INTERMITTENT FASTING FOR WEIGHT LOSS

TO UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE OF INTERMITTENT FASTING, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THE BASICS OF NUTRITION. AND IT IS QUITE STRAIGHT-FORWARD: THE FOOD WE EAT GETS BROKEN DOWN TO MOLECULES AND ENDS UP IN OUR BLOOD, WHICH FEEDS THE CELLS IN OUR BODIES.

 

PART OF THOSE MOLECULES ARE NET CARBOHYDRATES (ALL CARBS IN THE MEAL MINUS THE FIBER) AND OUR BODY TURNS THEM INTO SUGAR (GLUCOSE) SO OUR CELLS COULD USE IT FOR ENERGY

 

TO BE ABLE TO USE SUGAR FOR THE ENERGY WE NEED INSULIN, WHICH GETS PRODUCED IN OUR PANCREAS EACH TIME WE THROW IN SOME FOOD WITH CARBOHYDRATES. ANY EXCESS SUGARS THAT WE DON’T CONSUME GET STORED IN THE FORM OF FAT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WILL USE THAT FAT FOR ENERGY LATER, ONCE WE HAVE NO SUGAR LEFT. THE BEST WAY HOW NOT TO END UP HAVING HUGE FAT RESERVES (AND BECOMING OVERWEIGHT) IS TO SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY YOU GET FROM FOOD.

 

HOWEVER, LIFE IS NOT PERFECT AND MANY OF US HAVE LIFESTYLES THAT LIMIT OUR CHANCES TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN FACT, OFFICE WORKERS TEND TO SPEND 75% OF THEIR WAKING HOURS SITTING. SO, WHAT CAN WE DO TO LOSE OR NOT GAIN WEIGHT?

 

ONE WAY TO DO IT IS TO FOCUS ON INCREASING YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION THROUGH INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OR IN LAYMAN’S TERMS – EXERCISING AND DOING SPORTS. BUT YOU KNEW THIS ONE ALREADY, DIDN’T YOU?

 

ANOTHER WAY THOUGH IS TO FOCUS ON CONSUMING LESS FOOD THAN YOU NEED FOR THE ENERGY THAT DAY AND AS A RESULT, CREATING A CALORIC DEFICIT. INTERMITTENT FASTING MAKES IT EASIER TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MEALS AND CALORIES YOU EAT PER DAY. IT’S A LOT MORE CONVENIENT TO NOT EAT AT ALL FOR SOME TIME VS. EATING LESS (I REFUSE TO BELIEVE PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY CAN EAT JUST ONE COOKIE. RESTRICTING FREQUENCY OF MEALS END UP REDUCING INSULIN TO LOW ENOUGH LEVELS AND FOR LONG ENOUGH TIME SO THAT OUR BODIES GET INTO THE MODE OF KETOSIS – WHEN YOU MAKE A METABOLIC SHIFT FROM BURNING SUGAR FOR ENERGY TO BURNING FAT AND KETONES FOR ENERGY.

 

BASICALLY, YOUR BODY STARTS TO USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUEL. INSTEAD OF RELYING ON SUGAR (GLUCOSE) THAT COMES FROM CARBS, IT RELIES ON KETONES, CHEMICALS MADE IN YOUR LIVER THAT BUILD UP WHEN YOUR BODY STARTS BURNING STORED FAT FOR ENERGY.YOU CAN REACH KETOSIS WITH THE HELP OF A KETO DIET OR INTERMITTENT FASTING. BUT TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER YOU HAVE REACHED THE MAGICAL FAT-BURNING STATE CALLED KETOSIS, YOU NEED TO MEASURE IT.

 

THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS ON THE MARKET LIKE BLOOD OR URINE TESTS, HOWEVER, BY FAR, THE MOST CONVENIENT AND EASIEST TEST WOULD BE BREATH ANALYSIS. BREATH KETONE MONITOR LIKE BIOSENSE WILL HELP YOU SEE ALL THE STATS ON YOUR TRUE, FAT METABOLISM RATE DURING FASTING HOURS. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT A DAILY KETONE SCORE OF 120 IS ASSOCIATED WITH FAT LOSS AND WITH THE HELP OF KETONE MONITOR YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK YOUR KETONE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE FAST OR KETO DIET.

 

ONE OF THE REASONS I PERSONALLY THINK INTERMITTENT FASTING REALLY TOOK OVER IS BECAUSE OF HOW EASY IT IS TO START IT. LITERALLY, THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD REALLY DECIDE BEFORE YOU START IS WHICH INTERMITTENT FASTING SCHEDULE TYPE YOU ARE PLANNING TO FOLLOW. AND BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS DECISION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO

UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERMITTENT FASTING. THAT’S HOW YOU WILL FIND THE ONE THAT WORKS THE BEST FOR YOU AND FITS YOUR UNIQUE LIFESTYLE.

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