What Is Intermittent Fasting?

Why Intermittent Fasting Works

Intermittent fasting has proven effective as a weight loss diet because of psychological effects, and useful metabolic changes during a short term fast.

Discipline

When you’re trying to lose weight, the psychological struggle of avoiding high calorie food is just as challenging as exercising everyday. You’ll often struggle with “should I eat this”, and “how bad is this for me”.
Intermittent fasting has concrete rules about when to eat giving you the answer to those questions. “I’m not in my eating time frame right now”, is a powerful statement giving you a sense of control over your food.

Insulin Sensitivity

One of the more powerful benefits of intermittent fasting is its positive effect on glucose, blood sugar, and insulin sensitivity. The weight lost during an intermittent fasting schedule is often attributed to changes to insulin use or production and the cascading benefits it causes.

Growth Hormone Secretion

During the later stages of a daily fast you’ll experience short bursts of increased growth hormone secretion. While this increase isn’t enough to add significant amounts of muscle mass, it is enough to help preserve and prevent muscle destruction during calorie restriction.
Why is this important?
Your metabolic rate is heavily influenced by your muscle mass. On most diets, it’s very common to lose muscle mass thus lowering your metabolic rate. This reduces your daily calorie burn, and your rate of weight loss.
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