Comments on: Intermittent Fasting and How to Do It

By: Charity Smith

Charity Smith — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 04:32:30 +0000

In reply to Katy. Yes, you are so right. :)

By: Charity Smith

Charity Smith — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 04:30:11 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

Hi Jenny!
You can go ahead and give it a go. I definitely suggest good whole food nutrition most of the time. But we all have those days. You should be fine to fast the next day. 🙂 Reach out with any more questions.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 01:58:40 +0000

Hi, Charity. If I’ve had a day of poor eating (fast food, sugar, no veggies, etc), is it ok to fast from that point? I want to try this tomorrow, but it’s been a day of birthday parties, eating on the run, and very little self discipline. Is it best to prep for a fasting day with good nutrition to sustain me? Or, can I give it a go?

By: Katy

Katy — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:19:21 +0000

In reply to Charity Smith. Awesome. Thanks for clarifying. All us ladies are so different, listening to our bodies and finding the best method for doing anything that makes adjustments to our bodies is so important. Love that you are gearing toward every woman, not just a few Keep up the good work!

By: Charity Smith

Charity Smith — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 19:46:38 +0000

In reply to Katy.

Hi Katy!
Thank you for your feedback. You are absolutely right. The MCT oil is 140 calories and that is why I started digging a little deeper on that specifically. I am currently eliminating it from my coffee. However, if someone is just starting out on intermittent fasting the MCT oil and/or non-sweetened creamer is a good crutch. Now that I’ve been implementing fasting few a few months now, my body has adjusted and I am fine without the MCT oil. The lemon juice is only the juice from 1/2 a lemon..like maybe 1 tbsp.. not enough to really do anything.

If one were to go all out – then yes, water (and black coffee if you need it) would give you the best results from fasting.

There are several articles about women and fasting though and how they need to be careful with putting their body in starvation mode because it can mess with hormones. That is why many health professionals recommend the MCT oil with the fast. Also, the thing with the MCT oil is it will keep your body in a state of ketosis combined with the fast because it is a fat. (Even though I don’t recommend a ketogenic diet unless it’s mostly plant-based).

Everyone is different and there are a few different methods for fasting. I just suggest playing around with it and see what works best for you. The 16/8 plan seems to work good for alot of people though because it’s not over doing it but you can still get the results.

I read many different articles and follow many different health professionals as everyone has a different opinion.
Here is a good article on it from Dr.Axe. https://draxe.com/intermittent-fasting-benefits/

Hope that helps!

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:13:38 +0000

Great reminder of why fasting is so good. Awesome article. But I find it interesting that you technically break the fast with lemons (calories) and half and half (more calories)—MCT oil is actually 140 calories, so that was basically like having a snack). You are letting your body intake, even a little bit, but it provides something for it to feed on. Isn’t a fast consuming NO calories, and any calories breaking fast? I am wondering where you got info on this just so I can look into it. Would love to intake a little more, if it still gets the same results as intaking just water and black coffee…