If you've heard of the term before but were left with questions wondering why it works or how to implement it, this is for you today. (with some slight Robinson adaptations 😉)
Intermittent Fasting
This is a somewhat modernized phrase for a way that people have eaten for ages. It is an approach for consuming food on your terms that helps your body use energy in a healthy and strategic way.
Unfortunately, any time we use the word "fasting" in a sentence, a lot of women think diet or starvation. This approach to eating is neither of those!
To "fast" simply means to take a break from eating for a set period of time. ____________ 🍓🌽🥚🥙 ____________
Intermittent Fasting is a powerful strategy to protect yourself from disease and help your body function at peak performance.
Granted this is NOT for everyone, depending on your specific dietary needs, but it can work for most. There are a lot of reasons that intermittent fasting isn't practiced in the daily lifestyles of women.
For most women this might be a very freeing way to organize your food and free your mind and body from the cycle you are in.
So what does this look like on the daily:
Our bodies process energy (which is all food truly is) in different ways.
Sometimes we use quick energies like sugar and carbs. Other times we need fats and proteins.
Allowing your body to go 14-16 hours between energy intake allows the whole of your body to use different kinds of energy that you've stored. If we just keep feeding ourselves, we will only burn short calorie energy and never get to the fats and proteins that are good fuel as well.
The design of the body is truly amazing. So many systems and jobs going on a once. But what if you could help your body out!?!
Think of this like a seesaw. When you are consuming food more often, your body has to process that food and that requires more energy. Instead, if we help our bodies out with our consumption and keep it to a regular 8 hour window, then it can do other things the other 16hrs.
You will sleep better. Have more consistent energy levels. Feel less of the hungry & full rollercoaster. This also gives your stomach time to settle so that the "empty" feeling isn't constantly there.
Finding a rhythm that works for you is important. No two bodies, lifestyles, or families are the same. But this approach works.
Being less of a consumer, constantly eating because we are bored, slightly hungry, or wanting to sooth ourselves can be a prison.
Flipping your eating on its head, taking charge of when you eat means you are not a slave to your appetite. You are doing your body a service by concentrating your energy intake to an 8hour window every day.
Helpful Podcast Episode Here |
How is this done?
Over the past 6 months Finley and I have been coaching couples two on two. We get a sustainable plan for your food, exercise, and craft an overall lifestyle that works for both your family and your body.
Right now we are opening up space for 3-5 couples for this Fall.
Most of our coaching partnerships last four to six months in order help put a sustainable plan in place. You will enjoy the food you eat, build habits to last a lifetime and feel better than you imagine.
If you'd like to work with us this Fall, please reply to this email and we'll be in touch with an initial call. We'd love to work with you!
For the Tribe - B 💙
Helping everyday women find an authentic fitness home. Mid-40s Mom of 3 using her creative gifts to encourage and activate women to prioritize their daily food & exercise.
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