The Best Of Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting is one of the most effective ways to lose weight and extra belly fat. Intermittent fasting leads to a number of body changes that promote fat burning and hormonal balance. Intermittent fasting is also a convenient way to lose weight. Let’s look at certain must do’s to ensure that intermittent fasting is as effective as it should be.

What is intermittent fasting ?

• Intermittent fasting is a way of eating
• It requires people to perform fats at regular intervals mostly on a daily basis
• You divide the day into 2 parts or windows, one is the eating window and other being a fasting window
• Standard method is 16 : 8 that is 8 hours of eating window and 16 hours of fasting
• However, according to me, window is 14 : 10 is ideal
• We’ve advised people to go slow with intermittent fasting

How do we lose weight in intermittent fasting ?

• With no immediate energy during fasting, the fat tissues provide energy to the rest of the body
• This is done by realizing fatty acid molecules
• By not eating for too long, that is an entire day for example, the body went into preservation mode and became resistant to realizing the fatty acids
• Thus, by fasting for too long periods, our belly may actually become resistant

Ways to lose belly fat during intermittent fasting

• To start with, follow the right window
• Begin slowly and then gradually move to your suitable window
• Beginning with too steep window may actually cause harm to the body

• Opening and closing of fast
• You need to open and close the fast with the utmost care
• This needs to be done to avoid bloating
• Bloating might be one of the reasons for you to not achieve a flat belly

• Watch the portion size
• Irrespective of the meal timings, you need to watch the portion size
• Don’t open or close the fast with too heavy meals

• Be particular with the timings
• Follow the same window and meal timings on a regular basis to get the best results
• Eating on the same schedule daily helps boost metabolism

• Exercise
• Combine exercise with intermittent fasting like HIIT and strength training
• This will allow you to achieve the maximum result

• When should you exercise
• Exercise should be done close to or within the eating window
• This will ensure that your body can recover from the strain of exercise

• Identify your type of belly fat
• Identify the type of belly fat you’re struggling with to address it correctly
• Cortisol hormone can cause central obesity or stress belly
• Have stress management strategy in place with intermittent fasting to target this belly fat
• Similarly, hormonal belly fat needs to be addressed differently in the body
• Menopause, PCOS, PCOD, birth control pills etc can all cause hormonal belly
• Fatty live can also prevent you from losing belly fat