I Tried Intermittent Fasting for a Month and Here is My Experience and Results

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out regularly. In the beginning, I thought maybe I should cut down on tea, or legumes, or milk. I tried those small changes. But did not help much. I watched a lot of random YouTube videos, read articles about intermitted fasting. I thought I should try that. I have been eating for the last 38 years. Maybe my stomach wants some break. The poor thing worked too hard. So, decided to work on it.</p><h2 id="c77c">My Intermittent Fasting Days</h2><p id="0d1f">Though I decided to do intermittent fasting, I was still going easy on myself. There are several different methods of doing intermittent fasting out there. But the most popular I have seen is doing a 12/ 14/ 16 hour of break and having 8/10/12 hours of eating window. But I saw in Dr. Oz’s video that 16 hours of fasting is most effective. I tried it in the beginning and it was too hard on me. Especially it hampered my exercise. So, I decided to do 14 hours and have an eating window of 10 hours. That worked well for me. I had breakfast at 10 am lunch around 2 pm, and dinner at 8 pm. That even does not feel too hard. But I still had a light dinner. Maybe a small toast with hummus spread or a light smoothy with fruits and one scoop of protein powder. My exhausted stomach had an easier time dealing with my dinner.</p><h2 id="a396">Results</h2><p id="8921">That is the most important part. After one month, my digestive system improved significantly. My energy level went up. I did not get acidity anymore. My skin also improved a bit. Though I do not know if I should claim that it is because of my fasting, I want to give some credit to my fasting because it happened while I was fasting.</p><p i

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d="83a4">Did I lose any weight because of my intermittent fasting? I did lose 7lbs out of my 12 extra lbs. But I cut down on the portion size of my lunch and ran harder than before. So, I should not say I lost weight because of my intermittent fasting. On the other hand, if the digestive system works well, it is easier to control body weight.</p><p id="17e0">I actually felt like I should keep it up. Now even if I am out with some friends and everyone is eating, I prefer not to eat late at night.</p><h2 id="19c6">Was it All Good?</h2><p id="43d9">After one month, when I decided to continue, I had some problems here and there. So, I had to deal with it. After a heavy HIT training or strength exercise in the evening, when I only ate a light meal and fasted for 14 hours, my leg muscles felt tensed or some strange pain. I realized I had to eat some more food for dinner before my eating window closes if I exercise hard in the evenings. So, I had to adjust a little bit of that, and also when I was in my period, I skipped my intermittent fasting on a heavy flow day.</p><h2 id="aeb5">Conclusion</h2><p id="f7fd">My overall experience was really good. Especially, the results I got are really amazing. Our stomachs should stay empty and rest for some time every day. We need some sleep every day to get rejuvenated and get energy. But if the stomach is still working when we are sleeping then the whole body is not getting its proper rest. If we can stop eating at least four hours before going to bed, our whole body will be in a resting state including that poor stomach. So, the next day it will be rejuvenated again to perform well.</p></article></body>

I Tried Intermittent Fasting for a Month and Here is My Experience and Results

Intermittent fasting is quite a buzzword for health freaks nowadays. It’s not too new anymore. People know about it. The most major religion in the world has some form of fasting trend. So, most people in the world have either experienced it or have heard about fasting. But practicing fasting for health benefits is not a traditional thing. I hear a lot about weight loss through intermittent fasting.

There are so many YouTube videos on it. I watched a lot of them and heard people I met to try it. So, I decided to try it myself.

About My Lifestyle

I am 38 years old and very health-conscious to start with. I try to eat healthy meals and exercise regularly. My exercise routine includes running twice a week, 5 miles each time. Biking 6 to 8 miles once a week, yoga twice a week, and some HIT training twice a week. I am not vegan but eat vegan meals for breakfast and dinner. For lunchtime, I prefer chicken or fish mostly. Some red meat once in a while. I also eat a very light dinner.

Why Did I Want to Try Intermittent Fasting?

That’s a good question. Why did I start thinking about it? I was having some digestive issues. I was getting acidity almost every evening. It was painful. My stomach would feel bloated almost every day. Also, I gained 12 lbs extra weight even after working out regularly. In the beginning, I thought maybe I should cut down on tea, or legumes, or milk. I tried those small changes. But did not help much. I watched a lot of random YouTube videos, read articles about intermitted fasting. I thought I should try that. I have been eating for the last 38 years. Maybe my stomach wants some break. The poor thing worked too hard. So, decided to work on it.

My Intermittent Fasting Days

Though I decided to do intermittent fasting, I was still going easy on myself. There are several different methods of doing intermittent fasting out there. But the most popular I have seen is doing a 12/ 14/ 16 hour of break and having 8/10/12 hours of eating window. But I saw in Dr. Oz’s video that 16 hours of fasting is most effective. I tried it in the beginning and it was too hard on me. Especially it hampered my exercise. So, I decided to do 14 hours and have an eating window of 10 hours. That worked well for me. I had breakfast at 10 am lunch around 2 pm, and dinner at 8 pm. That even does not feel too hard. But I still had a light dinner. Maybe a small toast with hummus spread or a light smoothy with fruits and one scoop of protein powder. My exhausted stomach had an easier time dealing with my dinner.

Results

That is the most important part. After one month, my digestive system improved significantly. My energy level went up. I did not get acidity anymore. My skin also improved a bit. Though I do not know if I should claim that it is because of my fasting, I want to give some credit to my fasting because it happened while I was fasting.

Did I lose any weight because of my intermittent fasting? I did lose 7lbs out of my 12 extra lbs. But I cut down on the portion size of my lunch and ran harder than before. So, I should not say I lost weight because of my intermittent fasting. On the other hand, if the digestive system works well, it is easier to control body weight.

I actually felt like I should keep it up. Now even if I am out with some friends and everyone is eating, I prefer not to eat late at night.

Was it All Good?

After one month, when I decided to continue, I had some problems here and there. So, I had to deal with it. After a heavy HIT training or strength exercise in the evening, when I only ate a light meal and fasted for 14 hours, my leg muscles felt tensed or some strange pain. I realized I had to eat some more food for dinner before my eating window closes if I exercise hard in the evenings. So, I had to adjust a little bit of that, and also when I was in my period, I skipped my intermittent fasting on a heavy flow day.

Conclusion

My overall experience was really good. Especially, the results I got are really amazing. Our stomachs should stay empty and rest for some time every day. We need some sleep every day to get rejuvenated and get energy. But if the stomach is still working when we are sleeping then the whole body is not getting its proper rest. If we can stop eating at least four hours before going to bed, our whole body will be in a resting state including that poor stomach. So, the next day it will be rejuvenated again to perform well.