Hello I want to do my 1st ever fast. I am a total newbie. I have two young children so am a but worried that I will be busy and not able to rest a lot. I’m thinking 48 hours may be a good challenge.
Is there any advice for a beginner ? Are you allowed coffee?
I think starting off slow would be a good start! I began 18:6 and it’s been working well with me. I have two littles as well, and yes it is hard but you get used to it! I have lots of water, black coffee and tea.
Whether you can have coffee depends on your goals. Weight loss? Have at it. Health benefits? Keep it black. Green tea is a good choice for fasting since it compounds some of the health benefits if you like the stuff
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As for fasting: start slow and see how your body reacts. Remember that fasting is just a skill you’re building and like most skills, jumping in too fast can cause injury/problems. Get used to the feeling of being hungry. With 2 young children especially - you want to make sure you understand and can control what’s going on with your body while fasting
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My suggestion is start by skipping a meal. When starting out, breakfast is a good one because you’ve already got a bunch of hours into a fast. You skipped over a couple of the early hunger signals your body will put your through and start into a decent fast. Go until lunch and see how that feels. Once you get used to it and do it a bunch, start going until supper. Then step up to a whole day. By that point, you should have a good sense of what a longer fast might feel like and whether you’ll be able to handle your parenting duties well/have the energy needed
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Honestly, once you train your body, 48 hours will be something you can jump in and out of no problem. So look forward to building up to that point. Good luck