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Intermittent fasting is where you fast (don’t eat) for a certain amount of time, and then you have an eating window where you can eat your calories.

One popular method of intermittent fasting is called 16:8 intermittent fasting. Here’s what it looks like in application:

Fast (don’t eat) for 16 hours and then have an eating window of 8 hours.

For example, this is how I’m doing intermittent fasting now:

7 am- Wake up have a glass of water and a coffee.

12 pm- Break the fast by eating my first meal.

6 pm – Drink a protein shake. (30 grams of protein powder with water).

6:30 pm – Go to the gym to lift weights.

8:00 pm – Eat dinner

What Are The Biggest Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting?

The biggest benefit of intermittent fasting is that you can eat fewer but larger meals.

Say for example, you need to eat 2000 calories per day to lose fat.

If you split those calories up into 2 meals each meal would be 1000 calories each.

1000 calories is a lot of food to eat per meal. Which is also very satisfying and filling.

And for me, eating fewer but larger meals while intermittent fasting makes it easier to enjoy cheat meals now and then while trying to lose fat.

Because usually cheat meals contain a lot of calories.

Apart from this main benefit. There aren’t any superhuman benefits to intermittent fasting.

What Are The Biggest Downsides Of Intermittent Fasting?

The biggest downside to intermittent fasting is that you have to go 16 hours or longer without food.

For some people this is uncomfortable.

For others who work shift work (e.g emergency workers and engineers) Intermittent fasting might not be feasible to stick to in the long run.

To Intermittent Fast? Or To Not Intermittent Fast?

If you do intermittent fasting, great if you don’t do intermittent fasting then great as well.

It really doesnt matter. Theres no wrong or right way for what time you eat your meals or how many meals you eat per day.

Provided that you’re eating enough calories for whatever your goal may be:

Then you can eat at whatever time you like and you can choose however many meals you prefer.

(Please note the requirements for different goals below):

For example, if you’re eating fewer calories than you burn, are eating enough protein and are strength training you’ll lose body fat.

If you’re looking to build muscle you’ll need to eat slightly more calories than you burn, eat enough protein and lift weights.

And if you want to maintain your weight, all you need to do is eat around the same number of calories as you burn every day, eat enough protein and lift weights.

I hope this article has been helpful. What are your thoughts on intermittent fasting?