How long should I fast? This is probably the most common question I see among women new to Intermittent Fasting. Unfortunately there is no hard-and-fast definitive answer to this question. We all react to stress differently. Yes, I said stress. Fasting is a stressor to the body - especially the female body. Like money worries, relationship drama, and exercise, fasting will cause the body various levels of stress which can, and often will, result in negative consequences regarding our health. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing most of you have jobs and financial responsibilities, relationships, some of you have children or are care takers of family members. You probably rarely get eight hours of sleep and, let's face it, who has time to meditate daily when living in the real world? All of these things are life's stressors. Now, add lack of sleep, job and family/relationship stress to a boiling pot of intense daily exercise and a lack of food and your bo
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Post your stats :D (weight/heaight/lifts)
You're an inspiration to us all
DL--215X4
Chins--25+BWX5
Bench Press--95X5 (I plateaued and can't figure out how to fix it)
Squats--165X6 (I recently switched to ATG squats from just below parallel so I'm hoping to see this number go up quickly.)
Thanks. I can only partly take credit. I did the work, but without Martin's vast knowledge and generosity to freely share that knowledge, I'd still be spinning my wheels.