Intermittent fasting (IF) is used by thousands of people to stay lean throughout the year. It\u2019s a fantastic protocol with a plethora of benefits ranging from weight loss to reducing insulin resistance.<\/p>\n
However, it\u2019s not something that anyone and everyone can adopt without risk. When you\u2019re on an intermittent fasting plan, you\u2019ll have 2 windows \u2013 the eating window and the fasting window.<\/p>\n
Known as the 16-8 fast, the most common style of IF has an 8-hour eating window and a 16-hour fasting window. During your fasting window, you\u2019ll not be allowed to eat anything, but should be drinking water. During your eating window, you\u2019ll need to consume all your calories for the day.<\/p>\n
So, the only problem with this plan is that people who have gastric issues or are diabetic (may experience blood sugar dips) might have problems. Always speak to your doctor and see if it\u2019s safe for you to give intermittent fasting a try.
\nIn most cases, if you do not have any health issues, you\u2019ll be just fine.<\/p>\n
What intermittent fasting does, is that it forces your body to burn fat from the fuel stores. Once your eating window closes, within 2 to 3 hours, the food in your body would have been digested.
\nHowever, the body will still need fuel for the rest of the day and for bodily processes and maintenance during the night. Since the body has no food to use as fuel, it will tap into its fat stores for fuel\u2026 and that is how your stubborn fat gets burned up.<\/p>\n
Intermittent fasting also keeps your blood sugar levels stable for most of the day. If you\u2019re eating throughout the day from dawn to dusk, your blood sugar levels will be all over the place and your body can\u2019t burn fat if there is sugar (glucose) in the blood. It will use the sugar first. So, you\u2019re impeding your fat loss.
\nIntermittent fasting will gradually reduce your cravings and appetite too. You\u2019ll notice that you feel less hungry and don\u2019t have as many food cravings anymore. This is a HUGE benefit to people who are struggling to lose weight because food is always on their mind.
\nAnother problem that many people face and they don\u2019t realize is that their bodies are inflamed. When you have inflammation, your cells are unresponsive and will not cooperate with you. Losing weight will be an uphill task.<\/p>\n
Intermittent fasting reduces inflammation and oxidative stress in the body. You\u2019ll feel less aches and pains, and your body will shed the fat much faster.<\/p>\n
You may notice that after 2 or 3 weeks of IF, you seem to have more energy. This is one of the benefits of intermittent fasting. It increases your energy levels and boosts your metabolic rate.
\nIt may seem strange that eating during a short window actually leaves you feeling more energized than sluggish. However, digestion is a \u2018tiring\u2019 process. When you\u2019re eating during a short window, your stomach and digestive process only works for a short while.
\nIt has time to rest after that. So, your energy is conserved because it\u2019s not being spent digesting food the whole day.
\nAs you can see by now, intermittent fasting is definitely a yay, and not a nay. It\u2019s one of the best tools to lose weight. Give it a try and stick with it for 3 weeks and you\u2019ll be amazed at the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Intermittent fasting (IF) is used by thousands of people to stay lean throughout the year. It\u2019s a fantastic protocol with a plethora of benefits ranging from weight loss to reducing insulin resistance. However, it\u2019s not something that anyone and everyone can adopt without risk. When you\u2019re on an intermittent fasting plan, you\u2019ll have 2 windows […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,2,28],"tags":[32],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2773,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions\/2773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theketodepot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}