Thread by @TheForeverFit

I want to talk about intermittent fasting
(AKA time restricted eating)

I'm going to explain:

+ What it is
+ Actual use
+ Its benefits

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

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1. What is intermittent fasting (IF)?

IF is a dieting pattern rather than a diet in itself

For example, there is the 16/8 method which is very common

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

Pretty simple! Right?

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 reap its benefits + help create a caloric 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 AMAZING effects on the human body!

First, your blood levels of insulin drop heavily

This means you'll 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...

As we grow older, our human growth hormone (HGH) levels deplete significantly

IF can cause HGH to increase up to 5-fold your current levels

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

Amazing!!

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 IF 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. What's more, IF induces 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

This may lower your risk of cancer + more

10. Moving forward, 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. But lastly, I want to make it clear, the majority of these benefits come from 24hr+ fasts

However, this doesn't mean you shouldn't try 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, and OMAD.

They're all extremely effective for weight loss + weight management when done correctly!

You should try it.

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

These were 9 months apart.

I feel like a million bucks to this day.

No more bloating or food cravings.

All thanks to IF and resistance training.

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

I'd love to teach you how to IF in your life

Follow these simple steps:

1. Follow 👉 @TheForeverFit

2. Download my free IF guide: marshalmckenzie.com/ifguide