Fat & Lazy Man's Way to Lose Weight- Intermittent Fasting

Yes, we all want to lose weight or at least 60% of us overweight Americans. Well, the easiest way is to lose weight is to stop eating. Sounds easy enough, so why are we not doing so? Let me bring up the wildly popular idea of intermittent fasting. There is no other way that I as a fat and lazy American can think of how to control weight. How do you get started? Pick 12 hours that you think you can live without eating. It is a lot easier then you think. My suggestion is to wrap it around when you sleep. If you sleep for 8 hours you only have to manage 4 hours without food at first. If you really have a hard time try green tea or coffee, go easy on the cream and no sugar! Try this for a few days to get the hang of it. Your body will try and convince you that it needs food. You are the boss just say no. You will get used to it. Do this for a week or two. Now lets extend the time frame by one hour for the next week.  This means that you are going 13 hours without eating. Honestly, once you get the hang of it you will start to forget that you are hungry. The following week go to 14 hours. Here is the jumping-off point for women. Guys should try to go to 16 hours. The ladies can do nicely with 14 hours of fasting. Now you may have noticed that I have not suggested what you should or should not eat. The reason I did that is that you are making changes to your lifestyle that need to become permanent. Of course, try and eat healthy. I noticed that I would eat better coming off the fast. This is an easy way to get started. Pick your time and stick to it. You don't have to follow any strict guidelines at first, just don't eat. You may be surprised at how much eating you had been doing prior to starting intermittent fasting. So what happens when someone shoves a piece of birthday cake in front of you when you are fasting? Chalk it up as accident forgiveness. You don't have to be perfect, just get right back on schedule the next day. I will be doing more articles to explain the science behind intermittent fasting. Beware you will see rapid weight loss and you will need to drink a lot more water. So how hard is this? It is what you make of it. Here is what you can look forward to in the first few weeks, clothes that were tight are not as tight, you will start to sleep better too. Stay tuned for the next installment where I will explain more about what is happening in your body. Just be realistic about how much weight you will lose. Start by changing your current eating habits and getting used to a new way of eating. Eat what you want during the initial phasing in, no guilt, and don't bother counting calories for now.Dr.Brian McKayCore Health DarienCore Health Darien Dr.Brian McKayHave a Question? Just AskThis podcast welcomes your feedback here are several ways to reach out to me. If you have a topic you would like to hear about send me a message.  I appreciate your listening. Dr. Brian Mc Kayhttps://twitter.com/DarienChiro/https://www.facebook.com/ChiropractorBrianMckayhttps://chiropractor-darien-dr-brian-mckay.business.sitehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-just-chiropractor-for-stamford-darien-norwalk-new/id1503674397?uo=4Core Health Darien-Dr.Brian Mc Kay 551 Post RoadDarien CT 06820203-656-363641.0833695 -73.46652073GMP+87 Darien, Connecticuthttps://youtu.be/WpA__dDF0O041.0834196 -73.46423349999999https://darienchiropractor.comhttps://darienchiropractor.com/darien/darien-ct-understanding-pain/Find us on Social Mediahttps://chiropractor-darien-dr-brian-mckay.business.site  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNHc0Hn85Iiet56oGUpX8rwhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nJ9wlvg2Tne8257paDkkIBEyIz-oZZYy/edit#gid=517721981https://goo.gl/maps/js6hGWvcwHKBGCZ88https://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=Uhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/darienchiropractorhttps://www.facebook.com/ChiropractorBrianMckayhttps://sites.google.com/view/corehealthdarien/https://sites.google.com/view/corehealthdarien/home