I understand that as well as the hopeful health benefits, one of the reasons that fasting works well for weight loss is the way your body goes into fat burning mode after several hours without food.
I also understand that how long it takes for this to happen depends on how efficient your body is.
My question is......if you fast for, say, 16 hours befors eating anything but have a cup of tea with a little milk at the 12 hour mark is the whole fast/fat burning spoilt by that milk?
On a fast day I usually fast from 9pm in the evening then eat my first meal at about 4pm on the following day (usually an egg on toast) then have soup for supper at about 9pm. I normally dont start drinking tea with milk until that first meal but it is hell
. I hate tea without milk and herb tea, and there is only so much water and black coffee you can drink. That morning cup of tea would be a lifesaver and really help me through the day but it is not worth it if it spoils all my efforts.
I have been doing this for 6 months now so I am committed (I have inherited very poor genes so need all the help I can get - both parents died young).
Your thoughts would be appreciated. You are all so clever and helpful
Thank-you x
I also understand that how long it takes for this to happen depends on how efficient your body is.
My question is......if you fast for, say, 16 hours befors eating anything but have a cup of tea with a little milk at the 12 hour mark is the whole fast/fat burning spoilt by that milk?
On a fast day I usually fast from 9pm in the evening then eat my first meal at about 4pm on the following day (usually an egg on toast) then have soup for supper at about 9pm. I normally dont start drinking tea with milk until that first meal but it is hell
. I hate tea without milk and herb tea, and there is only so much water and black coffee you can drink. That morning cup of tea would be a lifesaver and really help me through the day but it is not worth it if it spoils all my efforts.I have been doing this for 6 months now so I am committed (I have inherited very poor genes so need all the help I can get - both parents died young).
Your thoughts would be appreciated. You are all so clever and helpful
Thank-you x
