Intermittent fasting is a great way to reduce body fat, especially belly fat. Intermittent fasting is eating during a small window of time and not eating during a bigger window of time. At the time of me writing this article, I’m waiting until 1 pm to have my first meal and will have my last meal or snack at 9 pm. That’s an eight-hour feeding window. I have lemon water and coffee in the morning and early afternoon to help with any hunger pains, hydrate and get some work done. This works best for me and my schedule. Try a make it fit best with your work / social schedule.
Consistency is key.
Choose an eight-hour time frame to eat and stick to it. If you are busy, this will be helpful because you won’t get bored and eat. If you want to eat breakfast, start your mealtime early and finish your feeding window eight hours later. If you’re more like me and want to skip that first meal, do it. In any case, eat only for eight hours and fast for the remaining sixteen hours. If you do this every day, you will see and feel the results. Let your body get used to eating at the same time every day. Intermittent fasting can be difficult at first, but it will get easier over time. New habits are tough at first but will become normal over time.
There are several different ways to practice intermittent fasting, all of which involve dividing the day or week into periods of eating and fasting.
Here are the most common methods:
- The 16/8 method: Known as the Leangains method. This method involves skipping breakfast and limiting your daily eating time to 8 hours, such as 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Then you fast for 16 hours in between. This is the method I’m currently using at the time of this article.
- Eat-Stop-Eat: This involves fasting for 24 hours, once or twice a week, such as not eating from breakfast one day until breakfast the next day, or lunch to lunch or dinner to dinner the next day.
- 5:2 diet: With this method, you only consume 600 (Or less) calories on 2 non-consecutive days of the week, but the remaining 5 days you eat normally.
By reducing calorie intake, all of these methods will lead to weight loss as long as you don’t overcompensate by eating significantly more at meals. Many people find the 16/8 method to be the simplest, and easiest to stick to, and is the way I’m currently fasting.
Here are just a few of the benefits of intermittent fasting:
The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for Men
There are different variations of intermittent fasting. Some people may only do it a couple of times a week, while others do it every day or every other day.
The benefits of intermittent fasting for men may slightly outweigh the benefits for women, but that should only be viewed as a positive for men
Some of the most well-established benefits include weight loss, improved insulin sensitivity, and reduced inflammation. Additionally, intermittent fasting has been shown to improve cardiovascular health, including lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It may also have anti-aging effects and may be beneficial for brain health.
Intermittent Fasting Aids in Weight Loss
Intermittent fasting for men is proven to aid in weight loss. During the hours you are eating, it’s important that you don’t pack in as much food as possible. You want to eat the normal number of meals you would for the time period. Intermittent fasting will help you to eat fewer meals and snacks in a 24-hour period.
Intermittent fasting also helps improve the function of your weight loss hormones. If you don’t snack, your insulin levels will go down, and your fat cells can release their stored sugar to be used as energy. Studies show that alternate day fasting decreases blood sugar levels, which can be beneficial for both diabetics and weight loss promotion.
As far as weight loss results for me, it most definitely works. I noticed a loss of a few pounds and, more importantly, fat loss around my stomach and chest (Man boobs). This is one of the best and quickest ways to lose body fat and as a result increase testosterone. It didn’t take long for me to get used to this new eating schedule. My body seemed to adjust to it and after a couple of months, it felt normal.
Try your own system and stick with it. Whatever works for you. Just make sure you make it happen. This is a significant step in losing body fat, particularly belly fat. And that in turn with raise testosterone.
