A yes on Intermittent Fasting means that you will not eat for a certain number of hours on a regular basis. If this idea is scary, think about this: Can you not eat for 12 hours? That would be like finishing your supper at 7pm and then not eating again until 7am (or 9-9, whatever works for you!). That’s not so bad is it? Get used to doing that for several days until it seems perfectly normal, then when you’re ready, make it 14 hours. Again, think about this – if you stop at 7pm, can you not eat again until 9am? Try that for a few days, and then see what you think about moving to 11am.
True confession! When I first heard about doing this, I freaked out, badly. The first two days I tried it, I had to tap a lot, I was so scared! All of my old stuff came up. I thought I was going to starve to death. Then I looked at this stuff, and thought, that’s ridiculous! Who told me that if I missed a meal, that I would starve to death? Guess what, they’re wrong!
Wait a minute! Isn’t eating breakfast really important?? [Actually, no, it’s not!] Remember, with any and all of this, the question is not “is this good” but rather “is this good for me right now?” You started this section muscle testing, asking your body, should I do intermittent fasting right now? Your body said yes, that was a good idea. So eating breakfast on a regular basis is not something your body needs right now. And the research shows that it is just fine to skip breakfast. [See Fung in the Resources section]
Finally, this way of eating is not an absolute! That is, if you decide to do this, it becomes the norm, the same way eating breakfast is a norm for you right now. So when there’s some special reason you eat breakfast that day – no big deal.
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