Always failing at weight loss, experiencing poor weight loss efficiency? Stuck in a weight loss plateau, and weight no longer dropping? Why not try a light intermittent fasting plan to help you break through the plateau and quickly shed those pounds.
What is light intermittent fasting? It means selectively eating during specific time windows, ensuring daily calorie intake is in a lower range, thus aiding in rapid weight loss.
For those accustomed to indulging in rich foods, long-term nutritional excess can burden the intestines. A light intermittent fasting plan can cleanse the digestive system, eliminate accumulated waste, and enhance bodily functions. During light intermittent fasting, there is a certain level of hunger, which can moderately stimulate metabolism and aid in fat breakdown.
Typically, a 5-day light intermittent fasting plan can help men with high to medium body weight shed around 8-12 pounds and women lose about 6-10 pounds.
Below is a 5-day light intermittent fasting meal plan that helped me shed 10 pounds in 5 days.
Learning this 5-day light intermittent fasting meal plan can both meet the body’s minimum nutritional requirements and create a sufficient calorie deficit to sustain weight loss.
Day 1:
Breakfast: 2-3 boiled eggs + 200g vegetables
Lunch: Fist-sized portion of mixed grain rice + 300g vegetables
Dinner: Fist-sized portion of boiled chicken breast + 300g vegetables
Day 2:
Breakfast: 150g steamed sweet potato + 2-3 boiled eggs
Lunch: Fist-sized portion of blanched prawns + 300g vegetables
Dinner: Steamed corn on the cob + 300g vegetables
Day 3:
Breakfast: Cucumber + 100g blanched prawns
Lunch: Steamed potato + 300g vegetables
Dinner: 150g steamed fish + 300g vegetables
Day 4:
Breakfast: 2-3 boiled eggs + an apple
Lunch: 100g strawberries + 100g steamed yam + 300g vegetables
Dinner: 150g pan-seared beef + 200g vegetables
Day 5:
Breakfast: Steamed pumpkin + 2 poached eggs
Lunch: 150g mixed grain rice + 300g cucumber salad
Dinner: Bowl of tofu and seaweed with prawns + 200g vegetables
Note:
1. Stay away from snacks and desserts, drink 2-3L of water daily, have a warm cup of water every 1-2 hours, avoid cold water;
2. Vegetables can include broccoli, lettuce, spinach, bok choy, choi sum, winter melon, kai-lan, cabbage, etc.
3. Finish dinner before 7 pm, avoid eating before bed, and try to sleep by 11 pm.
4. Allocate 40 minutes for fast walking exercise daily or achieve over 8,000 steps.
