When I don’t eat I feel better. To some, that would be a dangerous thing, but to me, it makes all the difference in the world. I’ve been following the intermittent fasting lifestyle for quite a few years now and it’s been nothing but positive. I started doing intermittent fasting when I entered menopause because …
I recently had the privilege of babysitting my two grandchildren for 10 days while their parents went on vacation. To some that might seem crazy, but I loved every minute of it. It brought back fond memories of when I was young, changing diapers and running after three small children. From a grandparent’s perspective, it’s …
HOW TO START I stumbled on intermittent fasting by accident. I had gained a lot of weight due to menopause and I was very frustrated because I tried everything to lose it. I went to the gym three times a week. I walked for two hours every other day. I lifted weights. I ate like …
HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT One of the best benefits of fasting is the fact that you lose weight. It’s only natural that when you reduce your caloric intake, the pounds will go down. I lost 50 pounds doing intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is when you fast part of the time, and you eat part of …
IS BREAKFAST NECESSARY? I used to think breakfast was the most important meal of the day. I wouldn’t go without it. I bought into that saying and I didn’t think anything of it. Now, I know better. Perhaps that saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day was made up by cereal …
WHEN TO BREAK A FAST Knowing how to break a fast is very important. Sometimes we think we can go for 36 hours but we can’t. Perhaps we had a bad day or are going through some sort of a problem. That makes fasting difficult. Life happens and if we need to break the fast …
CAN I TAKE MY MEDICATIONS? Of course you can take your medications! I would go beyond that and say that you must take your medication. Medications are put in place for better health. If you don’t take them you risk your health We don’t want that contradiction. Though I’m not a doctor, I have enough common …
WEIGHT LOSS One of the best benefits of intermittent fasting is weight loss. I lost a total of 50 pounds and kept it off. I had gained some weight because of menopause, and it just wouldn’t budge. I had tried everything. I went to the gym three times a week. I did a two-hour speed …
WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN WITH IF? When you do intermittent fasting, your digestive system takes a break. Food does not need to be digested, so your system shuts down temporarily. That’s a good thing. It allows healing to take place in the gut and fixes your digestive system. Intermittent fasting will help the body heal …
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR DIGESTION? When you do intermittent fasting your digestive system takes a break. If you don’t eat you don’t poop. That’s a fact. It may take a few days to stop pooping, but it will stop eventually especially if you do long fasts like three or four days. If you do I …