Our Neolithic ancestors lived an existence where fasting for
short periods was the norm, in between catching fresh meat or foraging
for nuts, fruit and plants. The concept of six calorie controlled meals a
day didn't exist, and none of these people were ever obese. It's only
our obsession with wanting to lose weight fast combined with a diet full
of carbs, fat and chemicals that makes weight loss so difficult.
Part of the trouble is, we are all accustomed to overloading out systems with food. Again, our ancestors would have eaten light meals comprising only one or two foodstuffs at a time, and then only when hungry. We are not used to the feeling of hunger any more because, even when dieting, we are constantly reminded not to miss meals, to keep eating and to think about the next chow-down. In fact, the feeling of being hungry is actually quite good. Knowing your body has burned enough calories to accomplish a level of activity and is now asking for more is surely the best way to listen to its needs. Stuffing another boring calorie controlled meal down regardless of whether it is wanted or not is futile and wasteful.
We no longer listen to our bodies when losing weight. The book, the diet, the DVD tells us what to do and when to do eat. Eat, eat a bit more, take some exercise, eat some more and repeat day after day until weight loss has been achieved. Then of course, a return to normality occurs and an increase in food intake causes the weight to pile back on.
Losing body fat through intermittent fasting is a very simple way to lose weight. A 24 hour period without food is completely do-able for most people. Allowing your digestive system to take a break for a short period enables the rest of the body to detoxify. Taking one day a week to do this, in my case, made me feel so much more energised - completely the opposite of how I expected to feel.
The fact that the 24 fast period each week can be planned so that you don't effectively go a whole day without food is a good incentive to do it. Having dinner on day 1, then going without food on day 2 but eating again at dinner time really doesn't feel like much of a fast. The benefits of this fasting period feel great though.
Of course, if you want to speed up your weight loss, you should do some workouts. Running in the woods or lifting weights is not bad at all. However, 3 times a week is more than enough for a beginner.
Part of the trouble is, we are all accustomed to overloading out systems with food. Again, our ancestors would have eaten light meals comprising only one or two foodstuffs at a time, and then only when hungry. We are not used to the feeling of hunger any more because, even when dieting, we are constantly reminded not to miss meals, to keep eating and to think about the next chow-down. In fact, the feeling of being hungry is actually quite good. Knowing your body has burned enough calories to accomplish a level of activity and is now asking for more is surely the best way to listen to its needs. Stuffing another boring calorie controlled meal down regardless of whether it is wanted or not is futile and wasteful.
We no longer listen to our bodies when losing weight. The book, the diet, the DVD tells us what to do and when to do eat. Eat, eat a bit more, take some exercise, eat some more and repeat day after day until weight loss has been achieved. Then of course, a return to normality occurs and an increase in food intake causes the weight to pile back on.
Losing body fat through intermittent fasting is a very simple way to lose weight. A 24 hour period without food is completely do-able for most people. Allowing your digestive system to take a break for a short period enables the rest of the body to detoxify. Taking one day a week to do this, in my case, made me feel so much more energised - completely the opposite of how I expected to feel.
The fact that the 24 fast period each week can be planned so that you don't effectively go a whole day without food is a good incentive to do it. Having dinner on day 1, then going without food on day 2 but eating again at dinner time really doesn't feel like much of a fast. The benefits of this fasting period feel great though.
Of course, if you want to speed up your weight loss, you should do some workouts. Running in the woods or lifting weights is not bad at all. However, 3 times a week is more than enough for a beginner.
Mikk L L from eat stop eat reviews.
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