Friday, October 3 SUBJECT: Intro to Fasting: The Basics (Week 1) Thanks for joining us yesterday for Week 1 of the Intro to Fasting (No) Lunch Support Group! This week, we reviewed the basics of fasting and its myriad of benefits for fat burning, metabolic health, improving insulin sensitivity and conquering/resetting cravings. Fasting With Flexibility Also discussed this week: how to navigate fasting and family life, social obligations and how important it is to pivot strategies during times of stress, vacations, and holidays. Your eating window is not cemented in stone, and setting yourself up for success means being realistic about what you can expect of yourself under these circumstances. In the weeks ahead, we’ll share information and education to support your journey with practical tools and strategies to begin and sustain a fasting practice. Your homework this week: If you haven’t already, please read the article Fasting: Get Started in 5 Simple Steps and watch the course: Keto & Intermittent Fasting, available to both premium and non-premium app members. Action items: Plan out your day to try to stick to an 8-hour eating window (if you’re already there, consider increasing your current window by one hour); Eliminate snacking and focus on satiating meals; Hydrate with electrolytes, seltzer water, bone broth, tea and/or coffee; Pre-plan the meals you will be breaking your fast with; Assess what you believe may be challenging with all of the above and come up with strategies for how you can handle them. Please review the article Safely Implementing a Low Carb Diet & Fasting Protocol, available to premium app members. As always, if you have any questions throughout the week, please feel free to to post on the food/trigger-free Fasting Accountability Message Board with the hashtag #FastNoLunch to get the support and encouragement you need from both our coaches, doctors and community members! In health, The Toward Health Team Please note: If you are unable to attend any of the meetings, the videos will be posted on this message board each week. Please allow us a few days to get those uploaded. The message board is a great place to get additional support throughout the month, and make sure to read and review all of the articles and homework linked in these emails. https://community.doctortro.com/articles/196 https://community.doctortro.com/articles/217 https://community.doctortro.com/articles/233 https://community.doctortro.com/groups/triggerfree

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