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INTERMITTENT FASTING INFO
There are only two states your body can be in: fed or fasted. Even if you’re eating the traditional American diet of breakfast, lunch, dinner, you wake up in a fasted state every single day and then you BREAK YOUR FAST with your first meal of the day - BREAKFAST. What we’re doing in this challenge is simply extending your fast. Fasting is giving us a metabolic advantage that other weight loss programs are missing.👌🏼
At any moment you are either burning fuel from the last meal you ate OR you are burning stored fat from your body. Once your body recognizes this and taps into that stored fat, it can power you throughout the day. That’s why it’s there!
HOW?
24 hours in a day, and your first decision is how many of those are you going to spend FASTING. Think about how many hours you sleep; it makes the most sense to use those hours since you’re used to fasting there anyway! An eating window between 1-8 hours is the most typical and will yield the best results.
A lot of studies will show you a five-hour window is a great place to start (I started in the 8-hour range - so 16:8 or 16 hours fasting with 8 hours feasting) and experiment with. We’re going to find what works best for you. 👊🏻🙌🏼🤝
8 hours may be a great fit for you … or 7 … you’ll just have to try it and see.
A word of caution would be- you’re not trying to see how much food you can stuff in this window. I typically open my window with a breakfast and lean shake. I may snack on some other high fat food (nuts/cheese). This has sustained me until my last meal.
Pro Tip: If you notice it’s drawing close to your eating window, don’t freak out and think “Oh, I need to stuff my face so I’m not hungry in a few hours!” You want to eat for CURRENT hunger, not FUTURE hunger. #superimportant
This is difficult at first. 100%. But give this your best try for 30 days! It’s new and your body isn’t used to it.
✨ So, yes, you will experience hunger!
✨ If you get a headache, try dipping your finger in some pink Himalayan salt. It works almost instantly.
✨ Your body can get “mad” at you for doing this in the beginning … it’s used to running off the energy of a constant food supply. You may have headaches, shakes, nausea or just not feel your best.
Your goal is to start burning your own fat for fuel. The ONLY WAY to tap into that stored fat is to STOP running on glucose/glycogen. You can either be a fat-burner or a sugar-burner. The end. Making the transition from a sugar-burner to a fat-burner is the hard part, but once you do it, you will be AMAZED at how good you feel. I promise.
Also, up your water. Some people complain of constipation, and water (and biocleanse!) can help with this!
Just know that your body WILL adjust. Your body will learn to expect food at a certain time each day and once you adjust to that schedule, it becomes easy.
If you’re really struggling, you may wean yourself into this. You could start by skipping breakfast … then stair stepping your way into a smaller window. That’s A-Okay. It’s not a race.
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1. Can I do a different fasting regiment: You can. Some people do five days traditional eating and then do a 500 calorie a day for two days ... others do “alternate day fasting.” These haven’t seemed as doable with my personal lifestyle; therefore I don’t have personal experience or wisdom there. But LOTS of info available elsewhere! For the purposes of this group, we’re encouraging a 8/6/4 hour window depending on your personal health/health goals etc. But there are lots of other styles you can research and experiment with.
2. What Plexus products can I take while fasting: During my fasting window I typically take Vitalbiome, BioCleanse, MegaX, ProBio5, XFactor Plus and VitalBiome. I wait until my FEASTING window has opened to take LEAN, Active, Slim and Collagen.
3. What feasting window do you recommend? I think gradually getting to the 6 hour mark is perfect. I would start the first week with an 8 hour window. If you start to plateau decrease your feasting window
4. What if I get shaky/have low blood sugar? This is a common complaint/concern. The more insulin resistant you are, the more this will affect you. But, GOOD NEWs, over time as you work into this your body will become more “fat adapted” and you will be good to go! Drink lots of water, take a little himalyan sea salt if you get a headache. Also make sure you’re adding GOOD fats to your meals when you’re eating. I try to close my window with fats each day.
5. What about working out? Once your body becomes fat adapted, you’ll probably prefer working out fasted over fed! BUT, while adjusting, I personally recommend sticking to fasted cardio and not weight lifting. Just listen to your body!
OK! 😅 Like I said before. You do not have to follow this plan! You can go about what you’re doing and take your products and you will have great results! But I have found that IF is amazing for most people.
Then you add in Plexus and 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼