28-Day FAST Start Day-by-Day

I just finished 28 Day Fast Start Day by Day by Gin Stephens @ginstephens and here are my thoughts.

Firstly, I am not new to intermittent fasting (you will see me call it IF). I have lost 57lbs in my journey so far and I literally have 11lbs to get to my ultimate goal weight. Gin Stephens started me on my journey about 2 years ago. I went into maintenance mode about 18 months ago and realized that I wasn't where I wanted to be so this book set me back on my journey to a healthy body and mind.

Gin makes it very clear that IF is not a weight loss plan but a lifestyle. You cannot allow diet brain to railroad your success.

A clean fast means only having water, black coffee, green tea. You eat nothing and drink nothing else. There are some grey area drinks but I personally, only drink water outside of my window.

FAST stands for Fast clean, adapt, settle in and tweak.

She gives you a super easy plan to ease yourself into fasting over 28 days. I didn't do this when I started but this book would have made things easier for me had it been around when I started.
She leads you through preparing to start and its written in simple and easy to understand terminology.

Make sure you take measurements because the scale can be a naughty little liar!

I love the fast check-ins so you can record your progress.

She does a swell job of explaining how IF works and she talks about how to make the most out of your window. Yes you can eat what you want during your window but you shouldn't spend your window eating pizza the whole time. Listening to your body is paramount but don't deny yourself the foods you love. She talks about over-eating and it's so easy to follow along.

I personally just got back into weight loss mode and I follow an OMAD approach. I eat one meal a day over the course of an hour then I don't eat again until the next day. I have rheumatoid arthritis and IF keeps me from having to take cancer drugs to keep it in check. This lifestyle saved my life and gave me back my quality of life.

I think this book is an excellent resource for beginners and old hands like me that needed to reset my mindset and uncomplicate it again.

5 stars. Thank you to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for my gifted copy

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