Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One Tracey Mack

Clean vs Dirty FastingClean fasting means to only drink beverages that will not spike your insulin (plain water, black coffee, plain tea-no sweetners).Dirty fasting is when you drink beverages that will most likely spike your insulin (this is anything that is not plain water, black coffee or plain tea). The purpose of fasting clean is to not spike the insulin hormone so that your body can access the stored fat on your body. This cannot happen if you are dirty fasting.If you ...

ExerciseWhen someone decides to get healthy the first thing they do is join the gym. Exercise has its benefits but weight loss isn't one if you don't fix your eating habits. Eat less move more is the health plan that is pushed here in the U.S. However, this is a waste of time because it does not work in the long run.I too believed this. I soon discovered that I could not out-run a bad diet.Just going for a walk coupled with my intermittent fasting lifestyle was all that I nee...

EPISODE 15 PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION 4-8-2024Welcome to episode 15 of Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One, I'm your host Tracey Mack.1. Strive to do your best while giving yourself grace and talking kind to yourself.2. Progress + Progress + Progress = Perfection3. Don’t compare your journey to others (comparison is the thief of joy).I am not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute ...

Episode 14- Motivation vs Habit 4-1-2024 Motivation and habits are both important for achieving goals. Motivation can get you started but what happens when motivation fades away? Then what?Motivation alone is not enough for the long haul. Now Habits on the other hand can help us reach our goals even if we are not motivated.Habits are consistent behaviors that can be formed by repetition and starting small, and they can also motivate us by showing us progress and results.T...

Episode 13- 2 Simple Ways to Start Intermittent Fasting 3-25-20241. Eat 2 to 3 meals a day without snacking between meals.2. Fast for 12 hours by eating your last meal at 8p.m. and do not eat again until 8a.m.I am not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute for medical advice.PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: TRACEYMACKIF4LIFE@GMAIL.COM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE YOUR INTERMITTENT FASTING STORY WITH THE WORLD. Intro/outro music: I Feel You by Keven MacLeod.

Intermittent Fasting and Body Composition. The cardiologists at the Intermountain Medical Center also uncovered something else: human growth hormone (HGH) levels were elevated amongst their subjects during the 24-hour fasting period.What does this mean? What’s the connection with body composition?Here’s a quick look on HGH. One of its main functions in stimulating cellular growth is to signal the liver and other tissues to secrete IGF-I (Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1). IGF-I pl...