“It is well documented that the body undergoes adaptive responses (both physical and mental) to calorie restriction that can slow down and reverse weight loss when dieting. For example, these changes include increased appetite, reduced energy expenditure, and hormonal changes that promote the accumulation of fat tissue and the loss of lean muscle tissue. A major reason that IF is believed to be effective is based on the idea that alternating periods of energy balance used in IF could reduce these adaptive responses and therefore increase the efficiency of weight loss.

It’s just a scheduled routine to give your body a break from digestion so that it can focus on spending energy doing other things.

it should be noted that anytime I ever talk about it I always tell people to be conscious of unhealthy feelings. If you feel like you’re hurting yourself, then stop.

That being said, I LOVE intermittent fasting.

I feel like it has helped me heal mentally and physically and to find a truly healthy balance when it comes to food.

It’s not a solution, it’s a tool.