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Fasting and Blood Sugar Levels

Our metabolism, or more correctly our metabolic rate, is based on the energetic costs of keeping the cells in our bodies alive.

The definition of fasting is quite simple.I have read through countless dictionary entries and website descriptions of fasting, and have decided that the best definitionof fasting is the following: “The act of willingly abstaining from some or all food,and in somecases,drink, for a pre-determined period.”

Gut health has certainly risen to prominence in recent times, there’s a buzzword – microbiome – and you may have seen new products appearing inthe supermarket such as kombucha, kefir, fermented foods, foods nowlabelled with prebiotics and/or probiotics. But what does it all mean?

You should not take in any more carbs after dinner.Regardless of your hunger, you must control it mentally and forceyourself to abide by this rule. Keep your eye on the prize. In themorning you get to eat a grandiose meal, so just look forward tothat and make sure not to sabotage all your efforts throughout theday

These pages are more than a book for me; they are a fitness legacy that I feel so excited to share following my four fulfilling decades living and breathing this great industry from end to end. I hope these words will empower ordinary people to find the motivation and strength that I know is within them.

Get a six-pack in 14 days! Overindulged? Take this product! These campaigns all imply you don’t fit the idealised body. They also imply their superior product offers a magical ‘quick fix’ solution to your problem. Their focus is always on the extreme examples thatare usually unattainable and target the masses, rather than focusingon the individual and creating sensible goals that apply to the person’sunique situation Only the unscrupulous organisations hook clients in with enforced 12-month lock in contracts

ometimes it’s subtle and fleeting, but nonetheless it’s there. It’s time to kick that ‘itty-bitty-shitty’ committee to the curb! Talking to yourself when training either drives you to achieve more or stops you in your tracks. To stop the vicious cycle, let’s rephrase the way we talk. Aside from using the positive language and self-talk that you know about, I’m going to challenge and shift your mindset

The first problem here is that willpower is only a conscious undertaking; it is superficial and easily loses any ground it might make. Your minute-to-minute and day-to-day choices are usually guided by your sub conscious mind, not the conscious mind, so you will always default back to your subconscious motivations