IF stands for "Intermittent Fasting".
A 2007 review by University of California, Berkeley, researchers concluded that alternate-day fasting may:
In my quest to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight for life, I have periodically come back to fasting. When I was a young adult, I would fast every Sunday. It was difficult. But I would always feel cleansed and clear-headed on Mondays.
Today I felt heavier and more sluggish than I have in awhile. Perhaps it had something to do with the hot weather. Or my happy hour binge last night!
I ate a light salad for breakfast and then for lunch I had spicy chicken, brown rice and a salad. The rest of the day I had only unsweetened iced tea.
As my teaching day neared an end, I realized I was not really hungry. By the time I was heading home it was 9:00 p.m. I consciously made a decision not to eat when I got home. This will be an experiment. By not eating after say, 6:00 p.m., I will be fasting for at least 12 hours. I am hoping this will help with my poor sleep, achiness and brain fog.
This is my new plan:
6:00 a.m. : Rise, stretch, drink water. Eat 1/2 cup yogurt
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Run
8:00 a.m. Healthy, high protein, low carb breakfast
Noon: Healthy, high protein, low carb lunch
Snacks: Fruit, veggies, iced tea and lots of water
4:00 p.m. Healthy, high protein, low carb dinner
Evening: Water, herbal tea.
I am hoping that by putting this in writing, I will stick to it!!
Of course, I will allow occasional happy hour celebrations. Especially if I am showing results on this plan. Because this, could essentially be a plan for life!
Now, off to bed go I, lest I start eating!!
If you are interested in reading more about intermittent fasting, click these links:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/intermittent-fasting/summary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/fasting-health_b_1557043.html
A 2007 review by University of California, Berkeley, researchers concluded that alternate-day fasting may:
- Decrease cardiovascular disease risk.
- Decrease cancer risk.
- Lower diabetes risk (at least in animals, data on humans were less clear, possibly because the trial periods in the studies were not long enough to show an effect).
- Improve cognitive function.
- Protect against some effects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
In my quest to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight for life, I have periodically come back to fasting. When I was a young adult, I would fast every Sunday. It was difficult. But I would always feel cleansed and clear-headed on Mondays.
Today I felt heavier and more sluggish than I have in awhile. Perhaps it had something to do with the hot weather. Or my happy hour binge last night!
I ate a light salad for breakfast and then for lunch I had spicy chicken, brown rice and a salad. The rest of the day I had only unsweetened iced tea.
As my teaching day neared an end, I realized I was not really hungry. By the time I was heading home it was 9:00 p.m. I consciously made a decision not to eat when I got home. This will be an experiment. By not eating after say, 6:00 p.m., I will be fasting for at least 12 hours. I am hoping this will help with my poor sleep, achiness and brain fog.
This is my new plan:
6:00 a.m. : Rise, stretch, drink water. Eat 1/2 cup yogurt
6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Run
8:00 a.m. Healthy, high protein, low carb breakfast
Noon: Healthy, high protein, low carb lunch
Snacks: Fruit, veggies, iced tea and lots of water
4:00 p.m. Healthy, high protein, low carb dinner
Evening: Water, herbal tea.
I am hoping that by putting this in writing, I will stick to it!!
Of course, I will allow occasional happy hour celebrations. Especially if I am showing results on this plan. Because this, could essentially be a plan for life!
Now, off to bed go I, lest I start eating!!
If you are interested in reading more about intermittent fasting, click these links:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/intermittent-fasting/summary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/fasting-health_b_1557043.html
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