25 fitness & fasting tips

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1. Track your food intake so you know how much you’re eating.

2. Drink lots of water, especially while fasting. Your body is ~60% water.

3. Eat quality meals 80% of the time. Enjoy delicious meals 20% of the time.

4. If you’re hungry while fasting, go for a walk or meditate.
5. Break your fast with a high protein meal. It will keep you full longer + no carb crash.

6. Sleep 8 hours per day, everyday.

7. Set your fitness goal and do at least one thing per day to forward yourself to it.

8. Take progress pictures every 2-4 weeks. It’ll motivate you.
9. Stop fasting if you don’t feel well. No need to kill yourself trying.

10. Eat more protein. Eat 0.8-1g of protein per pound of body weight daily.

11. Eat plenty of whole foods. No processed garbage.

12. If you’re struggling to get vitamins in, supplement them individually.
13. Understand the basics of building muscle. Eat in a caloric surplus.

14. Understand the basics of losing weight. Eat in a caloric deficit.

15. Too much cardio and you will look flat. Not enough and you’ll be winded going up a flight of stairs. Choose the right amount.
16. The only way to overcome plateau's is to KEEP GOING.

17. Foam roll your muscles for recovery.

18. Focus on progressively overloading during training.

19. Enjoy that cupcake/treat every now & then.

20. Try something new. (HIIT, bodyweight training, yoga)
21. There’s no “best” fasting method. Use trial and error and find which one suits your lifestyle (16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, etc)

22. Drink black coffee/tea/sparking water while fasting to blunt hunger.

23. You only fail when you give up.
24. Focus on the step in front of you, not the entire staircase.

25. Never miss a day twice.
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