I Don't Recommend Intermittent Fasting For My Female Weight-Loss Clients. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Intermittent fasting is a wildly popular health trend that has been sweeping the nation over the last several years. It certainly has useful benefits, but it's not something I recommend to all my clients.
I've been a trainer and health coach for almost 10 years. The vast majority of my clients are female, and most of them also have serious weight-loss goals in mind. Because intermittent fasting (IF) has become so popular, I get a lot of questions about whether it's a good idea to implement it into a daily diet for weight loss. My answer is usually no. IF is a method of periodic fasting that's paired with a window of eating. For example, 16:8 IF is the most popular type, and it's structured by a 16-hour fasting window followed by an 8-hour eating window. In other words, you would eat all your meals between 12pm - 8pm, and fast the rest of the time.