After years of Sarah battling with her own health issues, it took her discovering what has now become the five steps of The SWW Method® to get a handle on her wellness journey.
Our second step of the Method is Elevate. To fully Elevate your health this entails not constantly supplying your body with a glucose drip - which leads us to Sarah's favorite health hack: Feast-Famine-Feast-Famine.
First off, what is it?
You fuel your body and then fast between meals, rather than grazing so your body is able to periodically enter fat-burning modes throughout the day.
Why is it Sarah’s favorite health hack?
She loves this hack because when done correctly, it will put your body into mini fat-burning sprints throughout the day leading to better digestion and higher energy levels. This is imperative for those looking to lose weight.
How to feast famine feast famine:
- Leave a three to five-hour gap between each of your meals/snacks. If you feel hungry before this timeframe, you likely overdid it on the carbs or didn't eat enough protein.
- Prioritize high-quality proteins combined with fiber and fat at every meal to keep satiated and maintain balanced blood sugar.
- Eat real meals! We know life gets busy, but avoid grazing on snacks all day long. Composed, balanced meals will ensure you are getting the proper nutrients and keep you full and energized to go about your daily activities.
- When it comes to carbs, we highly recommend leaving them for dinner at the end of your meal. The order in which you consume your food matters. Eat your vegetables first, followed by protein, and leave the carbs for last.
We promise you’re going to love the benefits.
If you are trying to move the needle on your scale, implementing a feast-famine practice is an absolute must. You can be exercising and “eating healthy” but if your body isn’t getting into these fat-burning modes you are not getting the most bang for your buck. When the body is in “famine” mode you’re not releasing excess insulin which in turn allows you to burn fat for fuel. Keeping your blood sugar in check will also have positive impacts on stress management. There really is no downside!
