Thread by @TheForeverFit

Let's talk about intermittent fasting

If you're not reaching your goals as you’d like to

You need to open your mind to something new & read this

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1. What is intermittent fasting?

Fasting is a dieting pattern rather than a diet in itself

For example, there is the 16/8 method which i find to be most common

This means you’ll eat ALL your daily calories in 8 hours, and you intake 0 calories in the other 16 hours

2. Now I’ve got you wondering... what the fuck is this dude on?

“He starves himself daily?”

Well, yes, but no.

You see, once in routine, fasting is such an easy habit.

I don’t even think about food until it’s time to eat

But I haven’t even told you the best part about this

3. The benefits of fasting are extraordinary

First, your blood levels of insulin drop heavily

This means you will have a lower resistance to insulin because your body won’t be constantly overloaded by it

Lower insulin resistance = less chance of developing diabetes

4. It gets better though..

If you’re trying to build muscle, intermittent fasting is absolutely fantastic

Why? Human growth hormone can increase up to 5-fold your current levels

Higher levels of this hormone facilitate fat burning, muscle growth, and anti-aging properties

5.Additionally, short term fasting can increase your metabolism by 3.6-14%

Lower insulin levels + boosted human growth hormone and increased noradrenaline result in the breakdown of body fats as fuel for the body

Which helps you (virtually effortlessly) burn body fat directly

6. Another crazy benefit of simply following this dieting pattern...

It can help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the body

Oxidative stress and inflammation are some of the steps towards aging and chronic diseases

BIG plus for IF.

7. IF induces various cellular repair processes

While your body isn’t busy digesting an overload of carbs..

It can focus on bettering itself.

While fasting, your cells initiate a “cellular waste removal” process called autophagy

Doing this may lower your risk of cancer + more

8. Continuing, IF is amazing for the brain

It raises levels of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), in which a deficiency in this is linked to depression and various other brain problems

It also can increase the growth of new nerve cells.

Crazy.

9. So... to give you first-hand proof that intermittent fasting changed my life, here is a before and after of me

March-December 2018. 9 months difference.

I feel like a million bucks.

All thanks to IF dieting pattern and resistance training

10. If you don’t want to be 20%+ body fat & at risk for serious future health problems

You need to follow a few simple steps:

1. Follow me on twitter @TheForeverFit (DM’s are open)

2. Download my free intermittent fasting guide: bit.ly/FreelFGuide