Four Working Easy Types of Intermittent Fasting for You to Know About

There are many different methods or types of intermittent fasting to explore if you wish to do this lifestyle. They each have similar goals and requirements but are different enough to suit different people. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern and lifestyle known to help with weight loss, improve mental health and even increase your longevity. The following are seven of the most popular types of intermittent fasting to know about: I. 16:8 This is the most popular method as it doesn't require significant change. You fast for sixteen hours and eat for eight with this intermittent fasting style. The times you fast should work around the time you go to sleep. It's best to close your eating window to two to three hours before bedtime. It's common to eat two large meals, with the first meal around 12 PM and the last meal before 8 PM. However, the eating window is genuinely up to you as long as it is for only eight hours and doesn't interfere with sleep. This method is the most popular as it is realistic and manageable.   II. 5:2 Diet This intermittent fasting style relies on calorie counting for two nonconsecutive days of the week. During these two days, you cannot eat more than 500 calories if female or 600 calories if male. This is considered the fasting period. On days you are not fasting, eat as you usually do. This is ideal for those looking for a less restrictive routine daily but can handle two highly restrictive days during the week instead.   III. Eat-Stop-Eat This is a more advanced method of intermittent fasting requiring a full day (24 hours) of fasting up to twice a week. During the other five to six days, you can eat as usual. Like the 5:2 diet, however, you can only have water, black coffee, teas and herbal teas for twenty-four hours. No milk, sugar, or honey should be added to coffee or teas. So again, hunger will be an issue. However, high-quality herbal teas that have naturally sweetness are great drinks for this period because they help keeping you from feeling hungry.   IV. The Warrior Diet An even more extreme method of intermittent fasting is the Warrior Diet, sometimes called 20:4. This method is only recommended short-term and relies on a daily routine of twenty-hour fasts and four overs of eating or overeating. The warrior diet is based on the philosophy that humans are meant to go without for lengthy periods and then indulge when food is available, as their cave dweller ancestors once did.   Overall, you are bound to find an intermittent fasting style that is right for you among all these options. So, take it slow and start with the method you gravitate towards the most. Then, start with the technique that doesn't involve too many drastic changes all at once to ensure your success. After all, imagine if you can accomplish this lifestyle and achieve your weight goal with very few changes? How much more likely are you to succeed at it? Elite Source Labs® Organic Herbal Teas