A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO INTERMITTENT FASTING

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Mar 27, 2018
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Updated: Jan 14, 2019

WHAT IS INTERMITTENT FASTING (IF)?

IF is basically the practice of occasionally going for extended periods without eating. Most people only experience this when sleeping, from after dinnertime to “break-fast” aka breaking that sleeping fast! Basically, if you typically eat dinner by 8 PM and breakfast at 8 AM the next day, you're fasting for 12 hours and feeding for 12 hours. Do you get me?

MYTH: FASTING IS BAD FOR YOUR METABOLISM

MYTH: BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY

Terrified of fasting? Think fasting is for religious zealots? Think again. Intermittent fasting is a valuable tool that allows you to give your body a rest, and at the same time BOOT it into doing some very valuable things our bodies absolutely need!

This idea is not new.

Let's get one thing straight right now... fasting has been a part of human life for ages because it works. That's why Hippocrates, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle and nearly all religions praised the benefits of fasting. Only in modern times have people lost touch with the benefits of fasting, so let's debunk the myths and understand intermittent fasting.

Humans have actually been fasting throughout evolution. Take hunters and gatherers for example, sometimes food was simply not available. To boot, the notion of intermittent fasting has long been a part of major religions, including Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. This “new” trend is basically a cycle between periods of eating and fasting, and there are countless scientific research studies that prove its powerful benefits. In short, when participating in an intermittent fast your body changes hormone levels to make stored body fat more accessible instead of burning glucose (sugars).

As one of nature's most powerful tools, it goes hand in hand with a high-fat diet because fasting helps you burn fat. In my opinion, fasting is a win-win because it helps us burn fat, slow the aging process, and helps us reduce inflammation throughout the body by not eating for a short window of time, but not being hungry or tired, just the opposite.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO FAST?

To reap all the rewards of this practice, you should allow around 14-18 hours between dinner and the next meal. I suggest doing this a couple times a week and if you are drinking Bulletproof, you can do it every day, I personally like to take 2 days off to just eat eggs, lots of veggies cooked with my bacon grease on the weekends (pasture raised of course).

Once your body gets adjusted to the routine, you will completely forget about those pesky CRAVINGS, plus you never feel hungry or HANGRY, ever. I'll admit, I was a skeptic when I first did the research about how High-Fat eating could curb cravings. But, I swear to you I am a believer and an advocate for this stuff now. When I am not cheating (I like to relax with a glass of vino, cheese and chocolate on the weekends) High-Fat eating is my way of life. I can have a healthy lunch and avoid the 3 pm slump and the mad dash to get a sweet pick-me-up. Usually, I would need chocolate or something to get through the day. Now, it DOESN'T even cross my mind! There can be a cookie next to me, and I can ignore it no problem because I am completely satisfied.