Subject: Get tougher and lose weight

Not too long ago I met a nice guy.

A tall, athletic guy looking to join the military.

He wasnt overly fit but he certainly wasnt fat either.

Compared to the average male Id say he was lean and athletic looking yet he thought he was fat.

(Isnt it strange how we can look in the mirror and see a different person to the one everyone else sees?)

So he decided to go on a new diet called intermittent fasting.

Now I dont quite know which version of the diet he went on.

I dont know if followed it to plan.

Or if he went off on a cRaZy tangent and took it too far (maybe he got a little carried away and fasted too long).

I dont know the details but

What I do know is that he ended up in hospital.

He ended up so hungry that his stomach acid started to erode and digest itself.

Thats right  his stomach was digesting itself.

He ended up with ulcers which made his seriously ill and put him in hospital for a couple of weeks.

Anyway

This intermittent fasting.

What is it?

To cut a long theory short its where you only eat during small windows of the day.

For the rest of the day you go without food.

You fast - intermittently.

There are lots of different variations of the intermittent fasting you can follow.

For example you might only eat between 9am and 6pm which means you fast for 15 hours between your last meal and breakfast the next day.

Or you might eat one quarter of your daily calories for 5 consecutive days of every month.  Thats a more limited style fast where you drastically cut your calories for 5 days.

The nuts and bolts of intermittent fasting (IF) are that you eat for a period of time and you fast for a period of time.

Now Im not here to debate the pros and cons of intermittent fasting and who it is (or isnt) good for.

What I do what to say is

Going hungry is GOOD!

Now you dont have to fast.

Sometimes just go hungry.

Why?

Well

You see we live in a society where food is readily available and - quite often - we eat before we are hungry.

Which means were never really get hungry.

How ridiculous is that?

In the 21st century we have almost forgotten what hunger really feels like.

Its crazy.

And often we cant mentally cope with hunger.

No wonder we are getting fatter as a nation!

The slightest hunger pang and its off to the kitchen.

This is where I think fasting is a good thing for us.

It doesnt have to be for a cycle.

It doesnt have to be a regular thing.

Just once in a while try to go without food.

See how you feel.

See how long you can go (within reason).

Can you last 6 hours? 12 hours? 24 hours?

Are there benefits?

Yeah, of course.

For one youll know you can go without food for a lot longer than you realize.

Two - youll be able to go without food for longer without bitching and moaning about how hungry you are.

And three  youll see theres a mental toughness thats strengthened with fasting.

Its forges self-discipline.

Its about learning to be mentally strong when your mind is telling you to give-up and grab a snack.

Plus a short fast gives your digestive system a break.

Think about it

Your digestive system works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for your entire life.

So give it a break.

Give it time to empty.

That cant be a bad thing, can it?

Anyway,

Give a fast a go.

Try a 6, a 12 or even a 24 hour fast.

Test yourself.

Youll find out how disciplined you really are and come out the other end a mentally tougher person  I guarantee it!

See you soon!

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