Skip Intermittent Fasting.
Do this instead.
I’ve been helping women (and a few men) to lose weight and sustainably embody strength and health without starvation or body-breaking workouts for over 20 years.
Intermittent Fasting (IF) is hugely popular in the weight-loss world. Popularity is not an indicator of effectiveness. I know that sounds weird.
Why would something be popular if it doesn’t work?
A bit of legend, machismo, and toughness is implied with IF. If you can successfully deny yourself food for any length of time, you’re “conquering” yourself. You’re exhibiting willpower of steel. At least, that’s what people think when they hear you talking about it.
That has not been my personal experience with IF, nor has it been the experience of my clients.
The reality is that IF doesn’t work for everyone. For some, it sets up binge-purge cycles. Others are left with an overwhelming sense of failure when their bodies rightfully overrule their willpower.
Here are the top 3 reasons I don’t recommend IF and what you can do instead.
- There isn’t as much evidence to support IF as you think there is. The majority of the studies have been done on rodents, not…
