- This isn’t about starving yourself.
- It’s not about skipping meals.
- And it definitely isn’t about suffering through hunger.
For years, I believed I needed to eat every couple of hours to “keep my metabolism going.”
I carried snacks everywhere.
If I felt hungry, I ate. (aka hangry)
If I felt tired, I ate.
If someone offered food… I usually ate.
Then I learned something that completely changed the way I looked at eating.
Every time we eat, especially foods containing carbohydrates, our body releases insulin.
Insulin is an amazing hormone.
Its job is to help move glucose from our bloodstream into our cells, where it can be used for energy.
We couldn’t live without it.
When we’re eating or snacking all day long, our body keeps releasing insulin because it’s constantly responding to incoming food.
That means insulin has fewer opportunities to return to its normal resting level between meals.
I had never thought about it that way before.
It wasn’t just about what I was eating.
It was also about how often I was eating.
That’s why I gradually stopped grazing throughout the day.
Instead of eating every couple of hours, I started giving my body a little more time between meals.
It became easier than I expected.
Sipping on Unimate during the morning and afternoon helped me stay focused while making those longer breaks between meals feel much more natural.
There was no white-knuckling it. No constantly staring at the clock.
This approach is called intermittent fasting.
It sounds much more intimidating than it really is.
For me, it simply means giving my body regular breaks between meals and allowing insulin time to come back down before I eat again.
And no…
- I don’t count calories.
- I don’t weigh my food.
- I don’t strive for perfection.
I simply try to support my body in a way it was designed to work.
I promise, it’s much simpler than you might think.