There are several types of Fasting and several types that will wreck your weight loss efforts. Intermittent Fasting can help you in your weight loss efforts. What is meant by Intermittent is that you abstain from food for a determined period of time then start back eating. This could be up to 24 hours, but never go past 24 hours if you are trying to lose weight, your body will think you are starving, then your metabolism will drop.
I’ve seen different techniques out there, from skipping breakfast and lunch to skipping lunch and dinner. I myself have fasted after 6 pm to 6am then started my day with breakfast, ate lunch, then dinner before 6. I got good results but, during that period of my life I hadn’t figured out that the foods I put in my mouth where the biggest factor for my weight stability, so I gained weight back.
When I reached 270 pounds I knew I had to have a strategy to get back down and intermittent fasting was part of that strategy. I fasted for a full 24 hours every other day for about a week, then at least 1 day in a week after that until I had lost back down to 230 pounds, and that was in a 6 week period, and oh, that was without exercising. During the fast days I would take a multivitamin, because I knew that if my body did not get the needed nutrition I would have cravings.
Once I got my weight down I started an exercise regimen that included High Intense Interval Training (HIIT). I got my diet right, and the rest has been gravy. You can definitely get there as well. All you need is a strategy and the will to complete that strategy.
*Note. If you use the 24 hour fast method, make sure you eat the proper amount of calories on the days you eat so your metabolism does not slow down. Women should be consuming at least 1200 calories a day and men at least 1800 calories.
I’ve seen different techniques out there, from skipping breakfast and lunch to skipping lunch and dinner. I myself have fasted after 6 pm to 6am then started my day with breakfast, ate lunch, then dinner before 6. I got good results but, during that period of my life I hadn’t figured out that the foods I put in my mouth where the biggest factor for my weight stability, so I gained weight back.
When I reached 270 pounds I knew I had to have a strategy to get back down and intermittent fasting was part of that strategy. I fasted for a full 24 hours every other day for about a week, then at least 1 day in a week after that until I had lost back down to 230 pounds, and that was in a 6 week period, and oh, that was without exercising. During the fast days I would take a multivitamin, because I knew that if my body did not get the needed nutrition I would have cravings.
Once I got my weight down I started an exercise regimen that included High Intense Interval Training (HIIT). I got my diet right, and the rest has been gravy. You can definitely get there as well. All you need is a strategy and the will to complete that strategy.
*Note. If you use the 24 hour fast method, make sure you eat the proper amount of calories on the days you eat so your metabolism does not slow down. Women should be consuming at least 1200 calories a day and men at least 1800 calories.