The rules for Intermittent fasting are simple you eat 500 calories 1 to 2 days a week, or going 12 to 18 hours a day without food. No. Fasting differs from starvation in one crucial way, Control (Janet Jackson Voice). Starvation is the involuntary absence of food. It is neither deliberate nor controlled. Fasting, on the other hand, is the voluntary withholding of food for spiritual, health, or other reasons. At its very core, fasting simply allows the body to burn off excess body fat. And what is body fat?, Body fat is merely food energy that has been stored away. If you don’t eat, your body will simply “eat” its own fat for energy. To restore balance or to lose weight, we simply need to increase the amount of time we burn food energy (fasting). In essence, fasting allows the body to use its stored energy. After all, that’s what it is there for. The important thing to understand is that there is nothing wrong with that. That is how our bodies are designed. That’s what dogs, cat, lions and bears do.
Life is about balance. You have to be quick to cut something off if you are uncomfortable as told to us by Cardi B. The same applies to eating and being overweight and unhealthy. Fasting, after all, is simply the flip side of eating. So if you really want to change your health, just take a break, only if you are a boss not a worker (Cardi B).
5 Tips for Starting Your First Fast
- Drink plenty of water. Staying well hydrated will make the fasting periods much easier to get through.
- Fast overnight. Throw yourself a bone and aim to fast through the night. That way, you’re (hopefully) sleeping during at least eight of those hours.
- Rewire your thought process. Think of fasting as taking a break from eating, not as a period of deprivation. It can be a way to break up the monotony of worrying about what you need to eat next and when. This is the mindset that will allow you do follow a fasting plan long-term.
- Overcommit. It may seem counterintuitive, but the best plan is often to start when you’re busy — not on a day when you’ll be sitting on the couch wanting to snack.
- Hit the gym. Pairing intermittent fasting with consistent exercise will help you get better results. It doesn’t have to be hardcore or crazy. It can be something as simple as a full-body strength training routine two or three times per week, or even walking on the treadmill.
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