Thread by @TheForeverFit

Let's talk about intermittent fasting

There are a lot of misconceptions & I want to clear the air of its actual benefits and use

Read this, it might change your life like it did mine

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1. What is intermittent fasting (IF)?

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, IF is no "magic weight loss pill"

It's an efficient tool for calorie restriction

Weight loss & gain is attributed to calories in vs calories out

If you intake a surplus of cals, you gain weight

If you burn more than you intake (calorie deficit), you lose weight

3. The idea of IF is to help create a calorie deficit

Because eating less food = calorie deficit = weight loss

IF is an amazing tool to achieve this deficit but it also keeps you extremely satisfied

This is because you get to FEAST during your other meals

4. Less meals, more quantity of food in each meal = more satisfaction after eating and less snacking

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.

5. IF also has many beneficial effects on the human body

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

6. 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

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

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

Which on top of a calorie deficit, helps you burn body fat directly

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Lastly, 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.

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

9 months difference.

I feel like a million bucks. No more bloating or cravings.

All thanks to IF dieting pattern and resistance training

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

Follow these few simple steps:

1. Follow me @TheForeverFit

2. Download my free IF guide: bit.ly/FreelFguide

3. Get a copy of my IF fat loss workout program: marshalmckenzie.com/programs