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Intermittent Fasting Blog – Day 1 🌞 Morning Update Fasting Window: I did a 17-hour fast today. Start: My fasting started at 7:00 pm yesterday. End: I broke my fast at 12:00 noon with fruits. Morning Drink: After waking up, I had warm lemon water (a little lukewarm water with lemon). 🍴 First Meal (Opening the Fast) Time: I didn’t eat anything in the morning. I broke my fast at noon with fruits. What I ate: 1 banana, 1 orange, and 1 guava. Experience: Honestly, I didn’t face much trouble today, but yes, I felt very hungry. To control my hunger, I had green tea, black coffee, lemon water, and plain water. My energy level was a bit low, but I managed it well because I have done intermittent fasting challenges before. In fact, in just five months, I had lost 11 kg. So I already have experience with this, and I managed today quite well. 🍲 Meals Throughout the Day Evening Snack: At 5 pm, I had only one cup of green tea and a few peanuts. Dinner: At 7 pm, I ate two bananas, one sweet lime, ...

My Navratri Intermittent Fasting Challenge This Navratri, I have decided to take up a new challenge that combines spirituality, discipline, and health. Starting from the very first day of Navratri, I will begin my intermittent fasting journey once again and continue it for two full months. The goal is simple yet powerful—to bring back balance to my health and shed the extra weight I gained after delivery. I will track my progress daily, beginning with recording my weight tomorrow morning. For the next sixty days, I will monitor how my body transforms with the help of consistent effort and determination. My Plan Fasting Pattern : I’ll be practicing intermittent fasting every day. Diet : I will follow a strict sattvic diet, keeping my meals pure, vegetarian, and wholesome. Exercise : Along with diet and fasting, I’ll ensure I stay active by walking 10,000 steps every day. Why This Challenge Matters This isn’t my first experience with intermittent fasting. A few months ago, I committed to...

How Intermittent Fasting Works on Your Body Intermittent fasting (IF) has quickly moved from being a wellness trend to a widely accepted lifestyle choice. Unlike traditional diets that focus on what you eat, intermittent fasting emphasizes when you eat. By cycling between periods of eating and fasting, this approach taps into the body’s natural ability to repair, reset, and balance itself. But how does it actually work on your body? Let’s break it down. Buy Satvik books to learn more about Intermittent fasting, click on the link below to get the Satvik Indian food book https://amzn.to/4n9lsB5 1. The Science Behind Fasting When you eat, your body breaks down food into glucose, which is your primary source of energy. Excess glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles, and if those stores are full, it gets converted into fat. During fasting hours, when no new food is coming in, the body shifts from using glucose to using stored glycogen, and eventually fat, for energy. Th...

Intermittent Fasting During Navratri: Blending Tradition with Wellness: Navratri, one of the most celebrated festivals across India, is not only about devotion, dance, and colors but also about cleansing the body and mind. Many devotees observe fasting during these nine days as a spiritual practice. Interestingly, this traditional form of fasting aligns very closely with modern health trends—particularly intermittent fasting The Connection Between Navratri Fasting and Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern where you cycle between periods of eating and fasting. Common IF methods like 16:8 (16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating window) focus on giving the digestive system a break, reducing calorie intake, and improving metabolic health by giving time to your body for healing and cleaning. During Navratri, people typically eat only once or twice a day, consume light meals, and avoid heavy grains, processed foods, and stimulants. This practice naturally mirrors inte...