Studies on how intermittent fasting increases life span, the myth that muscles are consumed during fasting (they are not if you exercise with weights) and more:
The guideline is to fast one or two days a week, but not consecutively. For instance fast from Saturday 6:00 pm to Sunday 6:00 pm, and the same on Wednesday. You can adjust the schedule to your needs.
I am a huge fan of intermittent fasting. I really like Lean Gains the website. Martin Berkhan is a pioneer on IT. You are discribing a little more of an agressive method.
I like the easy method of just skipping breakfast. You still watch your calories. For instance I need to eat 1800 calories a day to lose weight. Next, is a carb cyclng part of the diet. One day is low carbs, hi fats/vegs - protien stays the same on this diet no matter the day. On the other day high carb low fat. The carb cycling really helps with the craving and kicks the metabolism into high gear.
The beauty is skipping breakfast gets easy after a few days. You then have a decent lunch and for dinner you can have a full meal. You don't have to worry about eating a potatoe or not eating something because you have 1800 calories to eat from 11:00 am till you goto bed. It makes it easy on the family and going out. A lot of great results with people eating cheese cake :)
Thesis-The effects of intermittent fasting
Posted - May 30 2014 : 11:09:38 AM
