Beginner’s Guide To Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular over the past few years. I myself have found great success with it over the last almost 2 years, and so have thousands of clients through the program Faster Way To Fat Loss (which I am a coach for). If done properly, it can be EXTREMELY beneficial for your body. But it is also easy to do it wrong. I am so excited to have two resources for you, to get you set up and going the correct way. One of those resources is a quiz to help you determine the best protocol for your goals, and the other is my Beginner’s Guide To Intermittent Fasting. Continue reading to download both of these great guides!

What is intermittent fasting?

Intermittent Fasting is NOT a diet, it is an eating schedule. The body is always in one of two states: fed or fasted. In the fed state, the body’s main focus is digesting food. In the fasted state, the body is able to focus on healing and repair.  Without an eating schedule (or with a poor eating schedule) our bodies will rarely go into the fasted state. For years, the health and wellness industries have promoted 5–6 small meals throughout the day (or “grazing”), but we’re learning now that doing this never gives our bodies time to focus on repair and healing.

There are various IF protocols that are safe and healthy. In the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, we practice the 16/8 protocol.  This means you’ll fast for 16 hours out of your day and consume all your daily food during an 8-hour window. This may sound daunting, but keep in mind that you’ll be asleep for roughly half of your fast. In just a couple of weeks (or faster!), our bodies will adjust and feel the benefits of daily rest and repair versus continually digesting food. (Take the quiz at the bottom of this post to determine YOUR best protocol for your specific goals.)

What are the benefits of intermittent fasting?

Obviously most people who are researching Intermittent Fasting, fat loss is the man goal. But it’s doing so much more than that.

Other benefits include:

• Natural detoxing (drink lots of water during IF!)
• Cellular repair
• Decreased insulin levels (which helps you burn fat)
• Increased insulin sensitivity
• Lower risk of Type 2 Diabetes
• Reduced inflammation
• Improved hormone profile
• Increased life expectancy
• Maintenance of skeletal muscle mass

So how do you do it?

Okay! Now that I have shared the WHAT and the WHY, you might be saying, TINA HOW DO I DO IT?! I got you sis. Download my beginner’s guide to intermittent fasting first to give you ALL the tips, and info on how to start.

THEN, you are going to want to take advantage of a FREE quiz we have to help you determine your ideal fasting protocol. We’ll customize the protocol to your health and goals, and also send you a free 5 day meal guide to go along with it!

Thank you so much for reading, I am truly passionate about my job as a coach, and have to share with as many people as I can, because it is just TOO GOOD to keep to myself! I am here if you have any questions or just want to chat about your goals! Reach out to me here, or on Insta! For more free guides and downloads visit this section of my blog here!