Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

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Also if you want to learn even MORE check out Gin's Podcast with Melanie Avalon ( The IF Podcast) and if you want to get inspired there's also Gin's solo Podcast ( Intermittent Fasting Stories). I've been curious to learn more about the concept of intermittent fasting, and the book does a very good job of giving a comprehensive overview as well as a good list of resources to go to for more information. The author explains the benefits of intermittent fasting thoroughly and in easy to understand language. The most important rule here is to have a down day where you’re fasting schedule should always be followed by a day of normal eating. I am fairly new to intermittent fasting and was getting a bit fed up with all the suggestions and resources that suggest fasting and keto / low carb only.

After 20+ years of yo-yo dieting and gaining and losing weight and feeling like a failure, this book has changed my life forever. Well - I can’t say I gained much by reading this super easy read book about Stephens personal weight loss journey and how she got where she is today. but having read this little book I can now understand much more clearly just why this is obviously the way my body functions best. I am new to intermittent fasting and have spent the last couple of weeks reading The Obesity Code by Dr Jason Fung - invaluable but also quite handwork for a non-scientist to read. The best part about intermittent fasting is that it doesn't require you to give up your favorite foods!I think you'll get the best advice in this one and if you still have questions Gin manages a few very welcoming and judgement-free Facebook groups with more than 100,000 members! I could never embrace the one meal a day format, which is quite often advocated in this book, but I do tend to naturally want food from midday to 8 or 9 pm each evening . But, well, truth be told, I just don’t feel I gained much, reading about her personal weight loss journey and habits.

And that I don't feel guilty (like I ruined my diet) when I eat a piece of cheesecake inside my eating window. I'm still mulling over her insistence on a strict abstinence from cream in coffee or tea, and even from flavored (but unsweetened) sparkling water (Le Croix), gum, mints, etc. In this audiobook, you will learn the science behind intermittent fasting and also understand how to adjust the various intermittent-fasting plans to work for your unique lifestyle. I wanted to enjoy the benefits of fasting but also eat normal healthy food with a few indulgences so it fits with my family / social life. As you learn how to lower your toxic load through small changes, smart swaps, and simple solutions, you’ll breathe a (clean) sigh of relief and embrace your own personal evolution toward becoming clean(ish).

Intermittent fasting not only facilitates weight loss, but also increased health and a sense of well-being. I've shared her chapter describing insulin resistance a few times already to explain why I'm doing IF. As she says this book is essentially a long description of how IF and OMAD has worked for her - and a lot of chatter about what hasn’t worked for her. However, she says quite readily in her book that if you aren't losing weight on fasting alone, you may need to adjust what you eat.

However this book is written (and read) from the experience of Gin who has and is living the lifestyle just made so much more sense. Her long epilogue of all the crazy things she did to lose weight, the abuse she put herself through, and her relief at finding IF as the thing that finally “worked,” was a real turn-off for me. There is an excellent part of the book, eschewing sweeteners like Splenda, explaining why they aren't useful for weight loss. Anytime an author of a book offering dietary advice repeatedly reminds you that they are not a doctor or a nutritionist and that they aren’t qualified to give advice but will be more than happy to refer you to books that actually are written by qualified professionals, you should probably just move on. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education (2009), a Master's degree in Natural Sciences (1997), and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education (1990).

In fact, we frequently see our results begin to pick up slowly, and weight loss may increase as time goes on. However, you need to do two things for this process to happen; firstly, you must take away any food sources that provide energy because your body will always use these first. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Gin is also a mother to two adult sons (and she is thankful every day for the intermittent fasting lifestyle that makes her life easier).