Amazing Intermittent Fasting Weight Loss Results

You’ve heard of it.

I’m talking about the amazing benefits of intermittent fasting. But first, let’s quickly define what intermittent fasting is and why should you do it.

The short answer is, because it works. Plain and simple. It’s one of the best methods of weight loss, bar none. Don’t believe me? In this video, I’m gonna show you some amazing intermittent fasting weight loss results.

What Is Intermittent Fasting?

The long answer is that intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where you switch between periods of eating and fasting. I want you to think of it as simply taking a break from eating when you’re on a fast.

Through brilliant marketing by food companies, it was demonized for the longest time. Missing a meal is still frowned up by a lot of people. The problem is, you can’t sell fasting to make money. It’s bad for business because it simply doesn’t move any product.

Instead, we hear inaccurate statements like “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” or “eat 6 small meals every day,” “eat low calorie and low fat foods.” Basically, eat everything. And as we trended to eating more and more, fasting became demonized and it’s almost become this sort of taboo thing that people stay away from. It’s almost become a sin to miss a meal these days. 

Nowadays, we’re constantly being told what to eat in order to lose weight. Which makes absolutely no sense. Listen, it’s hard to lose weight if you’re always eating. I know, mind-blowing stuff, right? Yet we spend all day thinking about what to eat, buying, preparing, eating, and cleaning up. Then you repeat that cycle again a few hours later for the next meal. We basically plan our entire day around food.

The Problem With Fasting

Again, the problem with fasting is that it’s not a very marketable topic. There’s nothing sexy about it. Think about it. In a world full of fad diets, fasting goes the complete opposite way by telling you to simply take a break from eating. But again, it’s been ingrained in our heads for decades through brilliant food advertising that we need to eat all the time.

Let’s quickly define the word fasting because there seems to be a lot of negative stigma surrounding this word popularized by nothing but bro-science and cooler talk. You hear things like, oh it’s gonna slow down your metabolism, or you’ll lose muscle when you fast, or you’re starving yourself, that’s bad for you. But again, there’s really no scientific data to back up those claims. They’re absolutely inaccurate.

This is pulled right out of Wikipedia. Their definition of fasting is as follows: “Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.” Let’s focus on one key word in that statement: willing. You’re willingly doing it. That’s the biggest difference between fasting and starving yourself. In case you really need to know, you don’t enter starvation mode which is the boogeyman that a lot of anti fasting people throw out there, until about 96 hours or longer without food. You’d actually be shocked how long your body can function without food, as long as you’re properly hydrated.

I actually did a 3 day water fast to prove this point. But I’m not even asking for that. You’d actually be shocked by what kind of results you can get if you even just do a 16-hour fast or basically by eating a late breakfast or skipping it altogether.

The Fed State And The Fasted State

Now I’m gonna borrow a quote from Brad Pilon from his book Eat Stop Eat. He said that Human beings can only be in one of the following states: fed or fasted. Think about it this way. You’re in the fed state any time you’re putting food in your mouth. After you’re done eating, that’s when your fast starts and your body slowly transitions to the fasted state. Once your body is done digesting the food in your stomach, that’s when it starts to use stored glycogen and body fat as a source of energy. Translation? Your body literally starts to become a fat-burning machine during the fasted state. And if you’re trying to lose weight, specifically body fat, that’s exactly what you want. You start getting the full effects of this crazy phenomenon 16–24 hours after your last meal.

The problem is, again, it’s 2019 and even mentioning the word fasting sends shockwaves around the planet.

You immediately start hearing people say that there’s all these problems with fasting and so on and again without any real evidence to back it up as if you’re gonna inflict permanent damage to your body if you even miss a single meal. Instead, we start doing these completely artificial things such as eating 6 meals a day, snacking all the time, we can’t stop thinking about food and then you’re like, hey I wonder why I’m not losing weight.

And that’s where a lot of people find themselves, right? Comment below if you can relate. That’s definitely where one of my private coaching clients, David, found himself. This is what he said when I first talked to him. “Of course it’s extremely frustrating when you’re struggling to get the fat off and exercising all you can! I kept wondering “what am I doing wrong?” Sound familiar?

Again, this is common occurrence for a lot of people. They follow the eat less, move more movement. These people spend hours on the treadmill at the gym. They follow the calories in vs calories out model, they initially lose some weight then they hit a weight loss plateau even though they’re working out every day and they’re on a calorie deficit and they can’t figure out why they’re not losing weight.

Intermittent Fasting Weight Loss Results

Well after 12 short weeks of working with David, saying that he’s a completely different person would be quite the understatement. You could barely recognize him! 

I always say that health isn’t about the weight you lose but about the life that you gain.

Seeing that number drop on the scale is great but really it’s all about what kind of change it brings to your life. And I asked him how this intermittent fasting transformation has affected his life and this is from a personal thank you letter he sent me. He said, “I’ve never felt or looked better in my entire life. I’m finally getting used to the extra looks being received from people. Whether it’s because of my fitter physical look or just the personal confidence being exuded. I don’t know for sure but it feels great. The boost in self confidence is immeasurable.”

That’s just priceless! Who knew that you can achieve your dream body in your 40’s? It just goes to show that it’s never too late. You just have to be willing to go against the grain and try something new.

Put it this way. What do you think will happen if you stopped eating? You’re probably, most likely, gonna lose weight. A lot of weight.

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