Are you ready to jumpstart your Spring Weight Goals? Yes! The weather is getting warmer and there’s no better time to rejuvenate your body with healthy eating, outdoor activity, and a healthy weight.
A weight goal “jumpstart” can be a great advantage because early weight change success is both motivating and effective for long term results.
One great way to jumpstart a weight change is by fasting within the Keto Zone®. Today, we’ll discuss 2 effective and healthy fasting options: intermittent fasting and alternate-day fasting.
2 Keto Fasting Styles to Jumpstart Weight Goals
There are many effective types of fasting. Two of the best to jumpstart your weight goals within the Keto Zone are intermittent fasting and alternate-day fasting.
Intermittent fasting involves fasting for a significant number of hours each 24-hour daily cycle. For example, many people fast for 16 hours per day, and eat during the remaining 8 hours.
The second fasting style is called alternate-day fasting. This style requires alternating days of fasting and “feast days.” Of note, “fasting” days often include up to 500 calories per day, so it’s not a pure zero-intake fast. During feast days, most participants eat as much as they’d like.
Effects of Fasting for Weight and Health
Both intermittent fasting and alternate-day fasting have been shown to positively affect weight and health (1).
In fact, studies have found both types of fasting can (2):
- Support healthy cholesterol markers
- Normalize triglycerides (3)
- Encourage healthy aging
- Support effective weight changes without slowing metabolism (4, 5, 6)
- Support healthy blood sugar and insulin sensitivity (7, 8)
- Encourage healthy immune system responses (9)
- Increase ketone body production (10)
- Reduce inflammation (11)
- Encourage weight decreases and reduced belly fat (12)