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Offers advice for using fasting to lose weight and improve general health, covering why fasting works, several popular variations on fasting diets, how to successfully stick with a fasting diet, and how to incorporate exercise into a fasting lifestyle.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Fast Diets 5
Chapter 1: Fasting -- Nature's Ultimate Fat-Burning Secret Weapon 7
Chapter 2: Navigating the Science of Fasting 19
Chapter 3: Tapping Into a Successful Fasting Mindset 43
Part II: Identifying Practical Fasting Practices 57
Chapter 4: Dieting Sporadically: Intermittent Fasting 59
Chapter 5: Taking a Different Approach: The 5:2 Diet 75
Chapter 6: Micro-Fasting: The No-Breakfast Solution 89
Chapter 7: Eating One Meal a Day: The Warrior Diet 101
Part III: Your Launch Pad to Fasting: Your Kitchen and Recipes 113
Chapter 8: Restocking Your Kitchen with Foods You Can Eat during Your Fast and Meals 115
Chapter 9: For Women: 500-Calorie Meal Recipes 139
Chapter 10: For Men: 600-Calorie Meal Recipes 173
Part IV: Incorporating Lifestyle Practices for Success 207
Chapter 11: Comprehending the Effects of Fasting on Exercise and Vice Versa 209
Chapter 12: Putting Together Your Fasting Exercise Program 219
Chapter 13: Living the Fasting Lifestyle on a Daily Basis 249
Part V: The Part of Tens 265
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Stave Off Hunger 267
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Stay Motivated 273
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Feel Energized When You're Fasting 281
Index 287
About the author
Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, author and nutritionist, appears on various news streams nationally and conducts workshops and seminars worldwide to help people feel - and look - their best. She is also the author of the popular website www.DrKellyann.com and gives daily news, tips and inspiration on twitter @drkellyann.
Patrick Flynn, a fitness minimalist, is the coauthor of
Paleo Workouts For Dummies, and the driving force behind a top 500 Health and Wellness blog Chronicleofstrength.com.
Summary
Lose weight with the Fast Diets? Easy! Over the last few decades, food fads have come and gone, but the standard medical advice on what constitutes a healthy lifestyle has stayed much the same: eat low-fat foods, exercise more, and never, ever skip meals.
