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The Benefits and Pitfalls of Intermittent Fasting According to Science

I love intermittent fasting, and here are both positive and negative takes to taking the IF plunge

Ange Dim
ILLUMINATION
4 min readMay 21, 2022

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When I began my Intermittent fasting journey, I did so out of desperation.

I was following my old bodybuilder diet (eating six meals a day), suffering dreadful constipation and bloating, and was not getting closer to the bodyweight I wanted to be.

I had tried low carb, a gut cleanse, and keto. They all moved me back to where it all began — frustrated and unable to understand why I could not maintain my weight.

As I complained to my best friend one night, she mentioned her success with IF and said I should try it.

But, I kid you not — the moment we finished our conversation, I had my last meal the following day.

The first few weeks were very hard.

That endless hunger and noise coming from my gut were overwhelming.

But I pushed through, and here I am!

I have tried every diet known to man, and nothing has helped me achieve my long term health and body composition goals.

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Ange Dim
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Written by Ange Dim

Multi-passionate creative who's immersed in health, wellness, exercise and loves creating healthy recipes. Low carb Recipes: https://bit.ly/4cHgO8r

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