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Intermittent Fasting 101

I’ve been doing some research on intermittent fasting a lot lately. It’s seems like a interesting dieting technique to do in prepare for the holiday season that’s right around the corner.  

I don’t know about you but I seem to always gain a few pounds during the Christmas Season. Who can resist those freshly baked Christmas cookies? Just think of those cookies are making my mouth water. Intermitted fasting seems pretty easy to add into my daily routine.

There are a few different types of Intermitted Fasting you can do:

  • The 16/8 Method - Basically you fast every sixteen hours
  • The 5:2 Diet - Fast for 2 days a week by only consuming 500 calories those two days
  • The 24 Hour Fast - This on is pretty basic you fast for one whole day
  • The Warrior Diet - During the day you can eat fruit or vegetables and at night you have a large meal
  • Alternate Day Fasting - Fast every other day by not eating or by eating 100 calories or less 


There are quite a lot of benefits by doing Intermittent Fasting. Below are some of my favourite:

  • Improves sleep
  • Promotes weight loss
  • Improves digestion
  • Promotes new brain cell growth
  • Normalizes hunger hormone
  • body class waste from cells more efficiently


PS: Make sure to drink a lot of water it help with hunger and increases brain power. :)


I’ve created a weekly Intermitted Fasting Meal Plan for the 16/8 Method.  


Just to let you know that this is for a vegan lifestyle. But it can be substituted in many ways to have meat added to any meal. If you would like any recipes to the meal you can email me at italiangem.co@gmail.com or leave in the comments below.

xoxo ItalianGem


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