Intermittent Fasting: Top 5 Mistakes That People Make

You’re a fat-burning machine, but not if you make these mistakes

Isaiah McCall
In Fitness And In Health
6 min readDec 26, 2020

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If you’re trying to start 2021 by dropping a few pounds, look no further than intermittent fasting.

Intermittent fasting is utilizing a portion of your day to eat no food at all. Many people skip breakfast or even wait until dinner for their first meal. This not only reduces caloric intake, but more importantly, reduces the number of insulin spikes we get from things like snacking.

Constant insulin spikes are what really slow down your metabolism. Even from a genetic standpoint, our ancestors would go hours, even days without eating. There was no such thing as a McDonalds that’s open 24/7.

During the holiday season — which many of us consider “bulking” time — you can even stay lean if you incorporate daily intermittent fasting. For this reason, some call people who fast “fat-burning machines.”

Fasting is so popular today that all these people do it: Terry Crews, Beyoncé, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Jack Dorsey, and Tim Ferriss all fast.

All this said, it can be very frustrating when you don’t see results from intermittent fasting. Often the case, however, many people make these…

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