Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

by Gin Stephens

Overview

Tired of counting calories, eliminating foods from your diet, or obsessing about food all day? If so, an intermittent fasting lifestyle might be for you! In this book, you will learn the science behind intermittent fasting, and also understand how to adjust the various intermittent fasting plans to work for your unique lifestyle. The best part about intermittent fasting is that it doesn't require you to give up your favorite foods! You'll learn how to change WHEN to eat, so you don't have to change WHAT you eat. Are you ready to take control of your health, and finally step off of the diet roller coaster? All you have to do is learn how to "delay, don't deny!"

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154245019
Publisher:	Gin Stephens
Publication date:	01/08/2017
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	116,658
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

My name is Gin Stephens, and I am so glad you found my book.  You have discovered the best kept secret in health and wellness, not to mention weight loss:  intermittent fasting.  Both of these photos are of me.  The first was taken in 2014, when I topped the scale at 210 pounds.  The second was taken two years later in the summer of 2016.  Thanks to an intermittent fasting lifestyle, I lost 80+ pounds, and I am effortlessly maintaining my loss.  At the age of 47, I feel better than I have ever felt in my life.  To find out how you, too, can live an intermittent fasting lifestyle, read on!  You'll learn the science behind intermittent fasting, and also understand how to adjust the various intermittent fasting plans to work for your unique lifestyle.  The best part about intermittent fasting is that it doesn't require you to give up your favorite foods!  You'll learn how to change WHEN you eat, so you don't have to change WHAT you eat.  Are you ready to take control of your health, and finally step off of the diet roller coaster?  Let's get started!  All you have to do is learn how to "delay, don't deny".

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Disclaimer 5

About me, and what to expect from this book 7

All of the diets work and none of them work 11

The obesity epidemic-Why are we so fat? 15

The problem with calories 19

Insulin: The key to unlocking your fat stores 23

What is intermittent fasting, and why should we do it? 26

Finding your ideal intermittent fasting plan 31

An "eating window" approach to intermittent fasting 35

An "up / down day" intermittent fasting approach 42

One meal a day: My sweet spot 46

Keeping the fast: What can I have when I am fasting? 53

Intermittent fasting is a lifestyle, not a religion 62

Saturday is not a special occasion (It happens every week…) 67

We don't cheat-we Plan 69

To weigh, or not to weigh? That is the question 71

What should I EAT? Delay, Don't Deny! 75

Let's talk about maintenance 80

Sharing intermittent fasting with others 83

Finding a support group 87

Troubleshooting: What if I am not seeing results? 90

A word about exercise 94

Appendix A My weight loss story 99

Appendix B 30 journal prompts 115

Appendix C Annotated Bibliography 119

Appendix D Testimonials: Fasting Works! 129