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DIET HABITS

A healthy diet and good habits are keys to long term weight loss. For successful weight loss, one needs determination and consistent effort to see results.

Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating.

TIME-RESTRICTED DIET

Extending periods of hunger ensures a longer period of low insulin levels and reduces insulin resistance. During periods of hunger and when glucose is unavailable, the body uses stored fats.

There are a few different models of IF with varying fasting and eating windows. When first starting IF, choose a model that has a shorter fasting period and slowly increase the fasting period.

Example of a beginner IF regime:

12-hour fasting period

( from dinner until breakfast the next day

e.g. from 9P.M. to 9.AM.)

'Fixed Mealtimes' and 'Intermittent Fasting' both are methods to help prolong periods of hunger so that insulin levels will remain low for longer, encouraging your body to signal glucagon to convert glycogen into glucose for energy.

Intermittent fasting may be a better choice than the traditional low calorie diet for weight loss because it has been shown that when on a low calorie diet, the body's metabolism decreases relentlessly until it falls below the level of energy intake. This causes your weight to then plateau before ruthlessly climbing back to your original body set weight even as the diet continues.