Intermittent Fasting Diet

Intermittent Fasting Diet | Lady Luxe Life

It’s January, so it’s all about the new and improved us, right?  I love to exercise, and love to be healthy, so talking about diets is one of my favorite topics.  My 2 favorite ways of eating is the South Beach Diet and also Intermittent Fasting which I’ll be talking about today.

There’s a great article by Healthline about this topic but here are the highlights:

Definition:

Intermittent fasting is cycles of fasting and eating.

Basics:

It’s exactly what it sounds like in fasting. It’s nothing about what you eat, but when you eat, or don’t eat! The method I use is the 16/8 technique with eating within an 8 hour window and fasting for 12 hours.  My favorite times for the fasting is 8 pm until noon the next day, and then, I can eat anything I want for lunch and dinner.  Of course, it’s harder when you have dinners out with friends, and on weekends when I want a glass of wine after 6pm, but it seems to work most days!

Benefits:

My husband has been in the medical field our entire marriage, so I like clinical studies, and this diet has been proven to be beneficial for our health.  Improving your metabolic health, protect against some diseases and losing weight are the top 3.