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Intermittent fasting is a method of dieting which prioritizes when you eat as opposed to what you’re eating. Fasting windows can vary in length, but the most commonly followed variation is 16 hours fasted and 8 hours of eating. While IF doesn’t follow the typical food restricting definition of a diet, limiting your eating time will naturally reduce your food intake, putting you in a calorie deficit for weight loss.
Research is still being conducted as to the long term benefits of intermittent fasting, but some studies have already shown that fasting has the capability to delay aging and prevent the onset of some diseases.
Allie McCormick turned to intermittent fasting on a whim, and couldn’t be happier with her results and the lifestyle shift that followed.
As told by Allie McCormick to Merrell Readman.
I stumbled upon intermittent fasting through a forum on Reddit and thought it was weird, but I saw people getting good results. I'd heard "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," and thought that people were nuts for starving themselves. But, as I grew tired of gaining and losing the same weight over and over, I finally decided to give it a try.
I lost 10 pounds my first month without counting calories, exercising regularly, or "dieting.” I just ate all my food between 12pm and 8pm every day. Since I started my intermittent fasting journey, I've lost nearly 50 pounds and have been able to keep it off. Now I help others with fasting too.
The first change I noticed is that I was really hungry in the beginning, but by the end of the first week I was forgetting to eat! Fasting helps with overall hunger and cravings. I also noticed that if I drank lots of water, the weight came off much more quickly. As I got into fasting, I wound up growing more motivated to eat cleaner and exercise the healthier I got as well. Now, I focus on eating more plant-based foods and get 10,000 steps a day.
Intermittent fasting gives you that initial push you need to change your life because it instills a sense of self-control and "Yes, I can do this."
