Yours Australia — Issue 97 2017

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STOP EATING AT

7PM, DON’T START

AGAIN UNTIL 10AM

WHY?Overnight fasting is

associated with increased cellular

repair and fat burning, and it’s

a great opportunity to give your

body a rest. Who knew? It’s

amazing! It’s called intermittent

fasting and it’s not a diet but an

eating pattern of eating. I fast for

15 hours overnight; it suits me.

We live in an eating society.

We’re always eating and we don’t

really tend to give ourselves

a reasonable break from it. But

we should: our bodies need it.

Overnight is an easy time to

do an intermittent fast. Fasting

lowers insulin levels and increases

growth hormone levels, spurring

the breakdown of body fat and

facilitating its use for energy.

If you don’t compensate by

eating more during the day,

fasting can help you lower your

overall daily calorie intake.

It’s not hard to do – you’re

mostly sleeping anyway. I do this

every night – except when my

social life collides with it. That’s

when I cut myself some slack and

start again the next day.

You may think you’ll wake up

ravenous and run screaming to

RULE 3^

RULE 2

SNACKSWhen you’re out or at work

and won’t be able to access good food

choices, bring snacks and lunch with

you. I start eating at 10am every day, so

I bring boiled eggs, nuts and two slices

of high protein bread with me.

SHOPPINGIt’s easier

to be healthy when you

have all the right stuff in

your cupboards and fridge.

Keep your kitchen junk-free

and well-stocked to make it

easier to prepare meals for

the whole family.

SPECIAL OCCASIONSWhen

I’m going somewhere I know

there’ll be tempting foods,

I try to eat beforehand. The hungrier I am, the

less in control I am; so I prevent that.

SWEETWhen I’m feeling in control,

I’ll occasionally allow myself a bit of

something sweet. This can get out

of control quickly, so I

have to judge my

mood and be honest

with myself about

how in control

I really am... it’s

usually less than

I think! Remember

these two words:

special occasion. This is not an

everyday activity!

SOMETIMESOccasionally

I double the amount of

a meal I’m cooking and

freeze half for later.

SUPERMARKETSDon’t

go shopping hungry! It’s

a recipe for disaster.

PREPARE FOR YOUR

DAY OR WEEK

TO DIET

FOR...

She was

searching

for the

right plan

WEIGH

TO GO!

Bernie’s

proud of

herself

BEFORE

AFTER

for me!

Useful

read

This is an edited

extract fromThe

Little Book of Big

Weightlossby

Bernadette Fisers,

RRP $22.99, Pengui

Random House

the fridge – but that doesn’t

happen.It’s almost the opposite.

Weird, eh?

HOW I DO IT:Breakfast after

10am, lunch about 2pm and

dinner about 6pm. As there

are fewer hours between

meals, I tend to eat less in

between. On a hungry day

I may snack – nuts, cheese,

vegies or a homemade

sugar-free treat.

During my fasting period

• 7pm to 10am – I drink
  green tea at night and
  strong coffee in the morning.
  I find giving my body this rest
  beneficial as I feel much better.
  I don’t see myself stopping it, in
  the short or long term. I love it.