Iโve been fasting for just over 15 hours, aiming for at least 18 today!
Iโve been reading up on the benefits of intermittent fasting a little bit, and itโs so informative and interesting! I definitely want to make this a part of my day to day lifestyle and diet.
For those (like me) that know the word but donโt really know much of what itโs about, hereโs a little crash course:
Fasting boosts your metabolism for fat loss
It reduces inflammation in your body
It removes waste materials from the cells in your body
Insulin levels drop and your blood sugar levels lower
Increases Humand Growth Hormones in your body. Read more about HGH here
What happens hour by hour when you fast?
4-8 hours: youโre still in your fed state. Thereโs no food left in your stomach. Blood sugar drops a bit.
12 hours: the food youโve consumed has been burned. Youโre entering your fasting state now, so your digestive system goes to sleep and your body begins the healing process! Your HGH is starting to increase now.
14 hours: your body is now converted to using stored fat as energy. Your HGH levels increase dramatically!
18 hours: your bodyโs ability to burn fat increases exponentially now- this is your fasting sweet spot. Your HGH is also skyrocketing!
20 hours: by now your body is a fat burning machine!
24 hours: your body has reached its peak in fat burning.
Please note that Iโm not a dietitian or health coach, but I am passionate about learning what is good and right for my body and my health. Rather than following unhealthy restrictions that will just make me binge again, I try to read up and research ways that will help me lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner, and also keep it off.