Fasting For Weight Loss - Know The Rules

     Fasting for weight loss is an attractive option for many people for several reasons such as quick weight loss and detoxification. There are several ways to go about a fasting weight loss program: restricting all foods and having a totally liquid diet, restricting foods only on certain days, or restrict certain food groups for a specific period of time. Some of them are considered as fad diet because it deliver fast result but it is so hard to keep the weight off once you return to your old eating habits.

Is a fasting diet a safe way to lose weight? It is depends upon several factors; people with particular health issues such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, failing liver, kidney, or lung problems are not advised to carry out this type of plan. A fasting diet program also not recommended for pregnant or lactating women; the side effects can harm both the mother and the baby.

Else, if you feel that you have a fit body, simply go for it; one day fast is unlikely to result in any harm to a healthy body, even a little longer fast is still passable when you have a fit body.

Before you start on your fasting weight loss program you need to prepare your body and evaluate your lifestyle. Whether you're planning a short fast (anywhere from 5 days to 2 weeks) or a long fast (lasting more than 3 weeks), there are some things you need to keep in mind before you start:

1. Cut out heavy physical activity during your fast; it will cause unnecessary stress on your body if you ask it to work so hard with such a limited amount of nutrients coming in.

2. Reduce your usual consumption of canned and processed foods, alcohol, caffeine, salt, refined sugar, cigarette, and any foods that cause food allergies and toxic reaction for a few days before start fasting. Cut them off completely all of a sudden can lead to headaches, stomach aches, and also other discomfort.

3. Reduce your meal portion and increase the times between meals gradually before begin the first fasting day. It will help you to regulate your mind, appetite, and stomach during the program.

4. Make sure you have all the instructions written and understood well. Keep remind yourself of the reason and targets of the project, this should help you to stay away from any desire to stop midway.

5. Make sure to consult your doctor if you are under 18 or have any chronic health problems.

This type of fasting usually accompany by other benefits such as detoxification and a fast weight loss. For the 憇hort complete fasting? you should repeat it every specific time until you obtain the result you want. Remember NOT to extend it more than recommended. As for the extended fasting, do it with physician supervision.

The other type is the 憇hort fast?which is only last for a short period such as 1 or 2 days. Only a handful of diet programs can use this type of fasting and still create great result. From my experience, this type of fast is the best because it offer less difficulties and have minimum side effects.

Fasting weight loss has many variations, benefits and level of results. In the hand of knowledgeable dietician, fasting can be a powerful way to attain fast weight loss while keeping the user healthy for his/her everyday抯 activities.

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