The Top Five Benefits of Weight Loss with Intermittent Fasting

It’s one of the easiest ways to lose weight and bring yourself back to better health.

Intermittent fasting is the best long term eating plan for weight loss and maintenance.

It’s one of the most successful ways to lose weight.

There is no cutting back on the foods you love forever.

Fasting isn’t a fad that lasts a total of 3-months, then to be dismissed.

It’s a lifestyle plan — It’s easy to manage and fits into the needs and preferences of your own life.

The success you will experience whilst fasting is nothing short of phenomenal.

Not only in terms of how you look & feel, but in your health and longevity.

Here are some fantastic benefits below:

Top 5 benefits of weight loss with Intermittent fasting

One: It works — unlike calorie restriction

Unlike caloric restriction, which predominantly forces you to eat fewer calories every day, fasting prohibits food consumption for a short window of time.

When your fasts end, you re-feed accordingly. Then the process begins again.

This stops the body from falling into the trap of induced starvation, which will reduce the efficiency of your metabolism.

Short duration fasts allow the body to tap into its fat stores for energy whilst elevating your metabolism.

This is the natural process of fasting, and most diets fall sort of the efficiency of fasting.

Although when you practice fasting, it’s advisable to eat as healthy as possible, it does allow you to have some naughty indulgences without experiencing negative consequences.

Two: It’s easy — stop eating for some time, rather than eat like a bird for life

Fasting is challenging when you start, but eventually, it will become second nature.

But without a doubt, It’s so much easier to skip eating food for a certain amount of time than constantly eating like a bird day in day out.

I have done both, and I should know by now!

The amount of willpower needed to overcome the temptations of eating more than you should, is exhausting.

This is why long term caloric deprivation is so hard. It wears out your powers of self-control.

A lifestyle plan should be flexible, enjoyable and not consume your energy, thoughts and take over your life.

But, of course, no one enjoys deprivation for life!

You can justify this for a while, but realistic long-term strategies good for your mindset and your health, are best.

Three: It’s flexible — work it into your schedule and circadian rhythm

You can make fasting work for you, depending on your body clock and when you feel most & least hungry.

Some can’t part with their dinner, while others need breakfast.

The great news is that the most effective time is the one that suits you.

Four: It’s sustainable — No more food wastage

Just think of it, you not only need to buy less food, but you can pre-make all your foods and eat when the time is right.

Constantly eating during the day costs a lot of money, and it’s unnecessary.

It’s also really time-consuming, and quite embarrassing when all your colleagues are working whilst you have tuna and rice for your 10 am meal.

We all need a break from eating, and to tell you the truth, most of us eat far too much anyway.

Buying only what you need stops a lot of food wastage. Saving the environment is just as good as saving those extra dollars.

I bet your shopping trip will halve from this alone.

That leaves you with a lot more time spent doing more productive things, other than shopping.

Five: It combats ageing — this is a natural age inhibitor

We trigger some essential hormones for fat loss, anti-aging, and muscle building when we fast.

Human Growth Hormone is a big one — most people usually pay for the privilege of accessing this.

HGH diminishes as we age, and fasting is one of the safest, easiest and most natural ways to trigger this hormone.

So as you know, weight training triggers HGH as well.

Combining the two will be phenomenal for you.

Take Away

There are so many benefits to fasting that I could write many words on this alone.

I want you to see a few of the many benefits of this protocol and then think about trying it for yourself.

You don’t have to go to the gym, but exercise does enhance your fasting results.

I would recommend at least walking as much as you can. Practice is good for us and has many health benefits too.

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