5 Day Fast Cut Short
| Posted by admin | Nutrition Tags: 5 day fast, fasting, IF, intermittent fasting, short fastsI apologize for not updating my fasting progress sooner. I did end my fasting experiment after around 65 hours so I could have a clear head for starting my contract job.
Overall I decided that the experience was not a total loss but rather I did shed 4 pounds which I gather was water weight since I rapidly gained it back again. But the one effect that is tending to stick with me is that I seem to be digesting food more easily and regularly.
As I mentioned in earlier posts, I have a tendency to crave sugar and that problem continues to exist. I heard it said that when you crave sweets, in reality it is your body telling you that you are really craving natural sugars like those found in fruits. Obviously this makes sense to me however my taste buds tend to win out over the logic of the matter.
As an alternative to the longer fast I am utilizing an intermittent fasting technique in which I fast for shorter periods of time. I do find that this method is easier to incorporate into my lifestyle but in the beginning it was a bit of a challenge not to overeat when coming off a 24 hour fast. As always the trick to maintain or lose weight is a simple correlation between calories consumed and calories burned.
Intermittent fasting is a great way of keeping your body guessing what is coming next so that you don’t fall into too much of a routine with your eating. This can be a great aid to you if you are trying to lose weight and have hit a wall or a plateau.
I still think a longer fast can provide a greater healing effect on the body but until I have a lengthier block of time (like 2 weeks on a beach somewhere tropical) I will continue utilizing the IF method.
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