My No. 1 Tip for Breaking Your Fast

Intermittent Fasting is a pillar of The FASTer Way to Fat Loss. It has many benefits including improved sleep, improved focus and concentration, better hormone balance, decreased blood glucose levels ( which means more efficient fat burning), better digestion, help in maintaining skeletal muscle mass, and reduction in inflammation. The reduction in inflammation alone is significant as inflammation is linked to risk of several diseases.

Intermittent Fasting is not a 24 hour fast or skipping meals. It is an eating schedule that has limits on a “fed” or “feeding state” and a “fast” or “fasting state”. During fasting the body burns more fat. FASTer Way to Fat Loss utilizes both Intermittent Fasting and the 24 hour fast.

Making it through a fasting period can be challenging for some. You may experience headaches, dizziness, mental fog, and of course hunger pangs. There are some tips and tricks for getting through fasting (read a FASTer Way blog here) https://www.fasterwaytofatloss.com/blog/2019/12/17/top-5-tips-how-to-survive-intermittent-fasting?fbclid=IwAR2zF2_7TllmQvDkP0VJIg7GeRf6a5UaMH-c4svmzrNIM-KVEyfPXmvbrI4

however, my no 1 tip is not related to hydration or keeping yourself busy. My no. 1 tip is to have someone prepare FOR you the meal you break your fast with.

In the Huffpost article "The Very Real Psychological Benefits of Cooking For Other People" author Julie R. Thomson writes, "Cooking brings us together, and it continues to create communities ― and with community comes feelings of connection and happiness." And how lovely is that? So find someone who loves you and ask them to prepare the meal that breaks your fast. And relish the coming together with someone else-----while you're enjoying every bite.

Read the full Huffpost article here https://www.huffpost.com/entry/benefits-of-cooking-for-others_n_5967858ae4b0a0c6f1e67a15