Why Intermittent Fasting Works Well for Women
Written by: Brad Pilon
Diet fads are usually controversial and ineffective weight loss strategies, however dieters give them a try every time they appear on the market.
And one of the latest diet craze that everyone is talking about is intermittent fasting.
This way of fasting became a popular after the doctor Michael Mosley made a BBC documentary called ‘Eat, Fast Live Longer’.
In a nutshell, this plan involves two days of very low calorie dieting (fasting) each week and allows eating well on the other days of the week.
Many dieters in UK have reported about decent decrease of body fat levels as result of following intermittent fasting routine.
But the most likes the plan are getting from women’s side, who found that they are able to eat the same serving sizes as their male partners in a restraint or at home and still be on a calorie deficit.
How is it possible?
Well, as you probably know, absolute metabolic rates for men and women are very different.
If you take a man with a specific height and age, his resting metabolic rate will be significantly higher than it is for women of the same height and age.
A 5’10 tall man could easily burn around 1900cals/day with RMR alone. While a 5’10 woman is able to expenditure only approximately 1450 calories or 450 calories less.
Consider also that men are commonly higher than women, meaning that in real life the difference is even more notable.
This fact is very easily to observe when people are married or just eat together.
In eating places, plates are identical and a woman usually eats the same portion size as a man.
At home she also seldom leaves a part of chicken breast or omelet on her plate.
This is a concern of women.
Women are facing with too many food ‘attacks’ in their lives that force them to eat more calories than their BMR allows.
When a woman follows intermittent fasting, she skips around two-four daily meals that lead to a great calorie deficit.
So, intermittent fasting helps to create a large negative reserve of calories that permits women to eat a big meal in a restaurant without worries about how much calorie it contains.
Of course, there is a chance to overeat even with intermittent fasting, but on the other hand, you will get an opportunity to enjoy your favorite meals five days a week and stop missing social events just because you’re on a diet.
More over, your colleagues or friends will hardly guess that you are trying to lose weight because you will be able to eat even junk food.
While in reality you will consume fewer calories over the course of the week, keeping your little weight loss “secret” from others.
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