3 Mistakes During Your Intermittent Fasting Eating Window
Intro
So you’ve started intermittent fasting, and since it’s more about WHEN you eat instead of WHAT you eat, we shouldn’t be too concerned about our eating window, right? Not always…
Mistake #1: Eating Too Much
One mistake people make during their eating window is that they eat too much. This is extremely common especially in the beginning when your body is getting use to your new routine. A lot of people will overeat to try and compensate for the time while they were fasting. You don’t have to do that.
Solution #1: Don’t Force Food
How to get around this is to only eat when you are hungry and not try to fit in a bunch of food during your window.
It might take a little time to adjust to at first, but intermittent fasting does require a little discipline. Once your body is use to this new routine, it will let you know when you are hungry.
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Mistake #2: Too Much JUNK
So maybe you’re not overeating in calories, but another mistake people make during their intermittent fasting eating window is consuming too much junk and processed foods.
At first you might be wanting stuff filled with sugar and carbs and processed foods either from cravings or you’re trying to reward yourself for completing your fast. Breaking your fast with any of these types of foods is is one of the worse things you can do.
Solution #2: Set Your Surrounds Up For Success
Let’s go over a couple of ways to avoid making this mistake during your eating window.
First, set your surroundings up for success. You’re already on your way to a healthier lifestyle, so start by removing the bad stuff out of your refrigerator, your pantry, your cabinet. If it’s not in the house, you can’t eat it right?
Now this isn’t saying to not treat yourself every now and then. I don’t believe there is anything wrong with that at all. Besides, a lot of us started intermittent fasting because we didn’t want to have a strict diet!
Second solution is to start breaking your fast with a low carb snack. I prefer to start with bone broth and then I’ll eat chicken breast or tuna for my first meal. That might not sound exactly like a normal snack but it definitely is a better choice for you body before having your first big meal.
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Mistake #3: Not Eating Enough
There is a big difference between intermittent fasting and starving yourself. We don’t want to starve ourselves when intermittent fasting.
What we want to do is give our body an easier chance at getting to the bad fat and breaking it down during your fast, but then giving our body enough food for energy so it can use it up during our eating window.
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