A Quick Guide to Intermittent Fasting
Project Description:
Fasting is a complicated topic, with ties not just to health, but also to culture and religion. Despite being a common practice around the world, there hasn’t been much research focused on the effects of fasting. The problem was worse when I was working on this project several years ago. Writing an informative, helpful book on the topic of intermittent fasting turned out to be a fun challenge.
It was also a tough balancing act between acknowledging the lack of research, offering helpful information, and meeting the client’s requirements. In the end, the client was pleased with the end product and I went on to write several more books for them.
Sample:
One of the nice things about intermittent fasting is that there are lots of ways to do it. It’s easy to find or tailor one of the intermittent fasting regimens to your schedule, metabolism, and needs. Intermittent fasting, after all, is just a fancy way of saying, ‘fasting occasionally.’ That means that it can be, and for people just starting out probably should be, just a once-a-week affair, or even once every other week.
As you become comfortable with fasting and your body adjusts to the practice, you can increase the length of your fast. You can also increase the number of times you fast per week. There is a range of regular fasting schedules that have become popular and you can try to see which suits you best. Keep in mind, however, that you don’t just jump into one of these regimens. That would be a strain on your system and most likely make you ravenous, so keeping to the fasting schedule would be very difficult.
Because everybody is different, you might find that one fasting schedule works better for you than others. The 16/8 schedule may be easiest for beginners, as you’re going to be spending a good chunk of your fasting time asleep. Another option that might be easy is spontaneous meal skipping. With that plan, you skip meals when it’s convenient, when you don’t plan to exercise, or when you have something to keep you distracted. For many people, that irregularity may be difficult to sustain. For them, having more of a plan works better, so the eat-stop-eat plan might work best.
Each of these options will be explained in depth, so you can see how the fasting schedule is supposed to work and choose one that will work best for you. Remember, the best, healthiest diet is one you can keep to, so if one fasting schedule is just impossible, try a different one. You might have to fight cravings, particularly at first, but they should be under your control. Also, remember to eat enough when you’re not fasting so that you can stay strong and healthy.
