Intermittent Fasting – 10 Best Intermittent Fasting Tips
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Here are the top 10 intermittent fasting results to help you stay on track that you need to know today.
In case you’re not familiar, intermittent fasting is an eating plan that incorporates at least 12 hours of fasting each day.
Some people choose to go a few days without food, while others are content to stick to 12 hours.
This amount varies according you your preference.
It can be 16:8 (16 hours off, 8 hours while you can eat) or 12:12 (twelve hours on, twelve hours off) or really any variation you like but these are the most popular ones.
I love the app ZERO which offers the following options:
- CIRCADIAN RHYTHM The fast starts at sunset and lasts to morning
- 16:8 INTERMITTENT A 16 hour fast with an 8 hour feeding window.
- 18:6 INTERMITTENT An 18 hour fast with a 6 hour feeding window.
- 20:4 INTERMITTENT A 20 hour fast with a 4 hour feeding window.
- 36 HOUR FAST A single 36 hour fast, otherwise known as a “Monk Fast”
- CUSTOM FAST (1-168 hours) Create your own fast up to 7 days long (a bit extreme I know – I avoid this one).
All in all, intermittent fasting can be a very healthy and convenient way to eat.
There are many health benefits from intermittent fasting, including weight loss, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, better blood sugar control, reduced inflammation, and the list goes on.
It turns out that adults don’t need to eat all through the day every day in order to be healthy. That is one thing we need to dismiss.
Consider these tips:
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TIP # 1 – Begin by eliminating all food intake after dinner.
An easy way to wade into the intermittent fasting waters is to call it quits after eating dinner. Assuming you eat dinner at 6:00, it’s only a few hours until bedtime.
If you wake up at 6:00 in the morning, you’ve already fasted for 11-12 hours.
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TIP # 2 – Experiment with different eating/fasting schedules.
12 hours, 16 hours, eating during the week and fasting on the weekends, eating every day, eating one meal per day, and the list goes on.
There are plenty of options out there.
Start with whatever appeals to you and experiment.
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TIP # 3 – An eating window that is too short could make it challenging to consume enough food.
Eating one meal a day is a viable option for many people, but it can be difficult to ingest all the calories and nutrients needed to be healthy and maintain your body weight.
- Consider giving yourself a longer stretch of hours to eat each day.
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TIP # 4 – Stay busy.
If you reduce the number of meals you eat each day, you’ll be surprised by the extra time you have available to you.
You might also find that eating is psychologically soothing for you.
One of the best ways to handle both issues is to stay busy.
Use the extra time wisely!
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TIP # 5 – Drink water freely.
Just because you’re not eating as frequently doesn’t mean you can’t drink water to your heart’s content.
Water is the best beverage to consume on an intermittent fast.
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TIP # 6 – Quality still matters.
You might be cutting down on your meal frequency and the number of calories you consume each day, but that doesn’t mean you can eat whatever you like.
The quality of food you put into your body still matters.
In fact, it could matter even more now in order to get your necessary nutrition.
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TIP # 7 – View the fasting period as a rest for your mind and body.
Fasting is more challenging if you view it as a sacrifice.
You’re actually doing something wonderful for your mind and body. It’s restful, rejuvenating, and healthy.
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TIP # 8- Exercise.
You can still exercise, and you should.
Your body requires exercise to stay strong, fit, and healthy.
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TIP # 9 – Plan out your meals.
One of the best tips for staying on track is planning out what you’re going to eat and when.
Make plans for tomorrow right after you’ve had dinner tonight.
You’ll be full and satisfied and more likely to make smart decisions.
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TIP # 10 – Expect some challenges.
Have you ever noticed how the family dog knows when it’s dinner time?
His body tells him that it’s time to eat.
Your body does the same thing.
It’s used to eating at a certain time.
It will take some time for your body to get the message.
Just keep trying.
In a nutshell, intermittent fasting is turning out to be an incredibly healthy way to eat.
There are a variety of eating plans, but don’t let that intimidate you.
Just pick the one that feels most natural and less overwhelming to you.
Provided you’re going at least 12 hours without food each day, you’re getting a lot of benefit.
Do a little more research and give intermittent fasting a try.
You won’t know the benefits you will experience until you give it a try.
Fasting is not nearly as deadly as feasting. J. Harold Smith
The best of all medicines are resting and fasting. Benjamin Franklin
One of the reasons intermittent fasting can work is that it reconnects you with what hunger feels like. Chris Mohr
Fasting of the body is food for the soul. Saint John Chrysostom
The discipline of fasting breaks you out of the world’s routine. Jentezen Franklin
Fasting has been practiced throughout history by almost every religion in the world. Michael J. Fonard
Intermittent fasting is a very, very powerful strategy that’s been shown to improve brain function, improve lean body tissue, meaning your percentage of muscle to body fat. It’s been shown basically to improve almost every aspect of your health. And so very, very profound when it comes to killing off cancer cells in your body too. Dr David Jackers
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