Intermittent fasting
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min read
5 mistakes everyone makes when intermittent fasting
Introduction:
For many people the aim of diet is to loose fat while sticking to this routine plan may be difficult as reducing consumption or sometimes complete omission of favourite food occur.
When it comes to intermittent fasting, you may lose fat while you are still eating from all food groups. You can benefit from long term health benefits like lowering cholesterol and triglyceride level
Here are five of the most common mistakes people make when starting intermittent fasting:
1. Choosing the wrong plan for you
You should choose your daily plan according to sleep pattern, daily activities and work schedule. So you cannot fast in the morning if your work start in the morning too. Ensuring that you take a good breakfast is really important. Avoiding fasting when you are too active. If you choose fasting for two days of the week, make sure that these days are holidays.
2. Jumping right in
You should remember that the beginning is really important step for adapting new habit. Strict and extreme departure are the common reason for weight loos failure. Whenever you start fasting make sure that you start slowly as a way to let your body adapt. Extreme fasting increase secretion of cortisol that lower weight loss rate.
Try 12 hours of fasting when you start intermittent fasting and then increase gradually your fasting by 30 minutes every one to three days.
3. Eating too little
Intermittent fasting is used in conjunction with weight loss plan. It is not itself a weight loss plan and caloric restriction will cause health problems. It is only used to get rid of damages cells and help your body to function properly. It helps you l=to listen to your body needs and notice hunger and satiety feeling. So don’t forget to include whole nutrient dense food.
4. Eating the wrong foods
When breaking fast make sure to take protein and vitamin rich food to boost immunity while having enough fibre for proper digestive functioning. Go for olive oil, fish oil and nuts. While you are restricting biscuits, chocolate and refined carbs. If you are tending to eat less calories that doesn’t mean that you should avoid nutrient dense food.
5. Not drinking enough
Water is vital for your body as intermittent fasting aim to get rid of damaged cells and this cannot happen without water. Risk of dehydration and headache could occur from low water intake. Be careful to drink plenty of water as intermittent fasting decrease food intake while water intake should remain the same and most probably more than your usual intake.
Conclusion:
Intermittent fasting has been shown good effect on lowering cholesterol level, oxidative stress cancer and weight loss. It is good with overweight people but can make problem with ill people. Always consult your doctor before trying it.
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