All you should know about Intermittent Fasting!
By:
Jessica Joy
Intermittent fasting has recently become a trend for the world for fitness freaks. It is very popular among weight-loss diets. It is an eating pattern where you make a large gap between eating and can increase the time of fasting.
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For example, you may either have your first meal at breakfast and skip your lunch and then have your last meal at night OR you may skip your breakfast and have your first meal at noon and then your last meal at night.
People do intermittent fasting to lose weight as it is a very effective way to restrict calories and is very simple to follow.
Here are some methods to do intermittent fasting.
· The 16/8 method
This is the most commonly followed method. It involves fasting every day for 14-16 hours and limit your daily eating window to 8-10 hours. You can drink coffee, water during the fast and it is important to eat healthy food in your meal. Within this time you may eat 2-3 meals. This was popularized by fitness expert Martin Berkhan.
· The 5:2 diet method
This method involves eating normally 5 days of the week while limiting your calorie intake to 600 calories for 2 days of the week. It is recommended that on the day of fasting women should have 500 calories and men should have 600 calories.
· Eat-Stop-Eat method
It involves a 24-hour fast once or twice a week. It involves fasting from one day to dinner the next day. Coffee, water is allowed in fasting but no solid food is allowed.
· Alternate-day fasting method
It involves fasting every alternate day. Only 500 calories are allowed on fasting days. It is not recommended for beginners as it is hard to fast every other day.
· The warrior diet method
The warrior diet involves eating small amounts of raw fruits and vegetables during the day and eating a huge meal at night.
· Spontaneous meal skipping
The simple way of intermittent fasting is to skip meals from time to time. This is the best way to do fasting.
Intermittent fasting is the best tool for weight loss and it works on many people. You do not need to follow some very hard dieting or fasting methods. Now you can follow one of the above methods and lose weight at home.
