WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FASTING? IS IT RIGHT FOR ME?
Intermittent Fasting
You may have started to hear the buzz about Intermittent Fasting over the past year or so, so what is it exactly? First of all let me be clear, Intermittent Fasting is not a diet. Simply put, it is a way of scheduling your meals so your body gets the most out of each meal. Intermittent Fasting doesn’t change what you eat, just when you eat it.
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Why Intermittent Fasting?
Most people find Intermittent Fasting helpful because it is a way to keep lean or get lean to begin with, without actually having to cut calories. In fact, most people usually keep their calorie intake the same and instead just eat more during a smaller amount of time. Overall, Intermittent Fasting is a good way to keep muscle mass on while also getting lean.
Another reason people choose Intermittent Fasting is that it is a fairly straightforward strategy to lose weight but also keep the good weight (muscle) on.
Intermittent Fasting works because your body is in what is called the Fed State when digesting and absorbing its food. Typically this state starts when you begin eating and lasts up to 3-5 hours. During this state, your body finds it hard to actually burn fat because the amounts of insulin in your body are a lot lower. When you are in your fasted state, which your body doesn’t normally enter until after 12 hours of not eating, your body has the opportunity to burn fat that it normally doesn’t get during your normal eating schedule.
Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
- It simplifies your life and how you look at eating.
- Intermittent fasting can help you to live longer, see one study I found that discusses this.
- May reduce or lower your risk of getting cancer and other diseases. See the study.
- Finally, it is much easier than dieting.
Can You Drink Coffee During Intermittent Fasting?
The answer is YES, you can! You are able to drink coffee and tea during Intermittent Fasting as long as you don’t add to it; no sugar, cream, etc. As a general rule as long as the drink you are consuming has no sugar and is 50 calories or less, your body will remain in a fasted state.
Sample Intermittent Fasting Schedule
This schedule below will depend on your total calorie intake to begin with for the day. Obviously, a man will need more calories than a 120-pound woman and so on. Below is a sample of someone who would still do 3 meals, other people like to do only two meals at maybe 1 pm and 6-7 pm.
Wake-Up – Tea or Coffee as needed.
Noon – Lunch 500-750 calories
3-4pm – Pre-Dinner 500 calories
7-8pm – Dinner Dinner 500-750 calories
Is Intermittent Fasting Right For Me?
Only you can decide (along with your doctor) if Intermittent Fasting is right for you. I personally have family and friends that are currently using this method and they have been seeing results. Does this mean it has to be right for you too? No! However, it is a great method to look at and research for yourself to determine if it is right for you. I plan on trying this method at the beginning of April. Anyone else with me? Comment below and we can go on this new journey together.
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