Intermittent fasting

You select a time frame where you will not eat. Let's say you want to limit yourself to only eating between noon and 6pm (18:00). You are then "fasting" from 18:00 until noon the next day, for a total of 18 hours. Most people already fast, they just don't look at it that way. If your last meal is at 6pm, for instance, and you do not eat after that before going to bed, then have breakfast at 7am, that is in effect a 13-hour fast, although most do not consider anything less than 16 hours to be a true "intermittent fast". During the hours you allow yourself to eat, you can eat whatever your daily food plan calls for. Just remember, if you still consume 3,000 calories in those six hours, you won't have much of a benefit from that intermittent fast. Hope this helps.

I'd like to add that before you do this, IF is not magical, you will not lose fat at a faster rate than any other diet. Calories will still matter. IF is a good tool if you want to eat 2-3 big meals in a small time frame vs 5-6 small meals provided that you're in a caloric deficit for weight loss.

It still works on calorie deficit like many other diets, it just makes it easier to stay in your calorie range (for some people). It works well with me because I like to eat bigger meals.

It also takes a few days to a couple of weeks to get accustomed to it. You may feel weak, light headed, etc but this typically goes away with time.

I still get hungry occasionally (I eat from 12 to 8), but I find that the hunger comes in waves and goes away quickly. Ice water helps a lot.

I have also done 20:4 (20 hours fast) and almost like it better. I am still relatively new (3 weeks now) but am happy with the results. I also save money on food because I am not eating as much and can afford to get healthier options.

To the OP there is tons of stuff on the internet as well as books, etc. on it thru Amazon.

I like IF and I think for someone who eats from sunrise to sundown at least if the only change they make is limiting their eating window and nothing else then it can began to teach them control and then once the eating window becomes habit then they can start to work on other changes..i.e. eating less, etc. To start with I would recommend a 14 hour fast and 10 hour eating window and then adjust as you become used to it. So this way say you finish dinner by 7 p.m. then nothing to eat until 9 a.m. the next day. Then as that becomes a habit add an extra hour of fast, etc. etc. or if what you eat is not that great right now start working on that instead.

Download Body Fast in your apps.. it's free ..