Beginner’s guide to INTERMITTENT FASTING: 7 Simple Rules for Fat Loss

Intermittent fasting is a great strategy to lose weight because it makes creating a calorie deficit easier than eating throughout the day.

There are additional health benefits and slightly increased fat utilization…

…but mainly it comes down to having a simple way to eat fewer calories than you burn each day.

Here’s a video outlining 7 simple rules to follow when you first begin using Intermittent Fasting to lose weight.

The first rule is probably the most important.

Rule 1: There is going to be an adaptation period.

Your hunger hormone ghrelin peaks daily at times you are accustomed to eating.

If you eat at 9:00 AM every morning, you WILL be hungry at that time.

So, really there is a period where you need to retrain your body to get used to eating later in the day.

Once you get that down, this way of eating is super easy.

Want more intermittent fasting tips?

I’ve been doing Intermittent Fasting on and off for 18 years and was one of the first bloggers to write about it (almost 12 years ago).

Here’s a recent article I wrote about what I believe to be the most efficient way to use intermittent fasting for fat loss.

18 Years of Intermittent Fasting

When I first wrote about intermittent fasting many years ago I was harshly criticized by most people in the fitness industry, but over the years most have come around.