If you're on a quest to boost your health , one woman claims she holds the secret - and it's all about when you start eating. Gracie Fontaine, who shares her content on TikTok under the handle @gracizzlefontizzle, revealed her daily diet "as someone who intermittently fasts for weight loss". Bupa defines intermittent fasting as "when you go for extended periods of time without eating .
This is followed by a period of eating normally. "Intermittent fasting is a way of mimicking more traditional eating patterns." According to the website, our "ancestors would have eaten like this, not because of choice, but because of food availability.
" Gracie shared she "kicked off with two slices of sourdough bread, two scrambled eggs on top, and then some Trader Joe's hot sauce". She claimed this "hits the spot" - but her trick is she doesn't commence eating until after midday. When she consumed the egg on toast, it was 12.
35pm, and her last meal of the day was roughly at 7pm. This aligns with the 16:8 method of intermittent fasting, where you consume food "during an eight-hour window and fast for 16 hours". However, you can "drink water, milk, tea or coffee during the remaining time".
But what makes fasting effective? It provides your "body a break from digesting food" and can also "have positive impacts on your blood sugar levels, which could be beneficial if you have pre-diabetes or type-2 diabetes". For lunch, Gracie opted for a "strawberry and banana protein smoothie" at 3.50pm, which .
