Intermittent Fasting is a way to balance life. - Healthy Bee's weekly prompt #7

If anyone is wondering why I said fasting could keep balance in life on the title, they need to do it themselves because there's no better way to understand this than having first-hand experience. Words would seem meaningless talk because the idea is not intended for all.

People often skip meals and think fasting would be hard for them.

It's true, Intermittent Fasting sounds cruel at the beginning. I thought it would take a toll on my mental and physical health when I first started doing this. Later, I understood that it's about experience and patience in reality.

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My motivation

Keeping apart religious reasons is beneficial for mental and physical health. I often do intermittent fasting to lose weight and when I feel like it.

• It brings back the body in reset mode. That's what I feel. Not eating any junk food and unhealthy beverages further da, allows the body to reset.

• It improves mental health by focusing on mental health only. For a whole month or for a few days, when we skip our daily meal we don't have to think much about what would be our next meal but will think more about how we can improve in life. At least that's how it works for me.

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Challenges and adjustments

It takes a lot of patience, consistency, and focus. Some studies show that it usually takes at least three days for our body to get used to intermittent fasting.

• If you are the first timer and can't do it at the first go, then skip the major meals of the day and live on healthy drinks, not the sugarhouse for the first day. Take dinner as the main meal.

• The first few days will be hard but give your body time to adjust. Our body has enough fat to get energy from it so you wouldn't feel a thing if you do it the right way.

• Eat and drink healthy food and beverages after fasting. Avoid junk, oily food. Have a lot of fruits and vegetables, and drink a lot of sugar-free healthy drinks.

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When you practice intermittent fasting for a few days, you will understand how much time you spend on cooking, preparing, and consuming food.

You will have enough time to do other things that you are thinking you will do when you get time. The lifestyle changes are positive and usually don't have negative ones.

Moreover, mentally and physically,y you will feel a lot more sane, sober, and focused. It's something that can't be explained with words.

The long-term effects are also very positive. From weight loss to having a grip on our mental health, it brings back a good lifestyle.

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We have a deep connection with food. What we intake is how we are outside. Having a healthy lifestyle is only possible if we can ensure a healthy food habits. And intermittent fasting is the perfect opportunity to do that.

Saying no to all of the food options and having only a meal a day takes a lot of self-control, patience, and focus. You may fail to gain that in any other ways but intermittent fasting will not fail you.

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Like I said earlier, take a small step at the beginning, do it for a day, and then go for a week and a month. It's hard at the beginning and will ease with time. Keep doing it, don't cheat, give your body the time to adjust and reset; you will get to see the positive impact in a few days.

I wish you all the very best in starting intermittent fasting.

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I know the time to write on this prompt is over. I drafted it earlier but didn't schedule it, thinking I would post it later, but I didn't get the time. It's not a crime so here is my piece of writing.