When you’re intermittent fasting, drinking plain old water can get pretty boring, pretty fast. As a human with taste buds, you naturally want to bring a little flavor to your day. You spy a lemon on the kitchen counter. Could …
Can you drink diet soda while fasting?
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
No matter how long or for whatever reasons you’re trying intermittent fasting, there’s one golden rule to follow during your fasting windows: don’t eat anything. But that one rule can be confusing when it comes to what you drink. You …
Can you drink tea while fasting? — Explained by Simple
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
Picture this. It’s Sunday evening, and you’re already a couple hours into your fasting window. A friend comes round so you can binge-watch your favorite show together. They bring with them a funky new kind of herbal tea. Suddenly the …
10 Potential Intermittent Fasting Side Effects
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
Intermittent fasting involves a repeated pattern of eating and fasting that focuses on when you eat rather than what you eat. As an eating routine that doesn’t require micro-managing calories, sticking to very specific meal plans, or swearing off your …
15 reasons why intermittent fasting is not working for you
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
Losing weight isn’t always easy to do. Food is delicious. Life is challenging. We often use the former to cope with the latter, and it’s never as simple as “just eat less and move more.” Intermittent fasting (IF) can seem …
What breaks a fast — the complete guide by Simple’s experts
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
You started intermittent fasting. (Congrats, that’s a rad move!) It’s going pretty well, but sometimes you feel a touch hazy on the details. You worry if you’re doing it right and getting the full benefit. For instance, you wonder whether …
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
Is intermittent fasting good for you? That’s what we’re here to find out. Of course, what we suspect you really want to know is whether fasting will help you achieve your goals. Improve your health. Lose weight. Transform your body. …
What is intermittent fasting, and where did it come from?
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
Intermittent fasting is an eating routine that involves switching between periods of fasting and periods of eating on a regular schedule. The timing and length of these fasting and eating windows can vary depending on your specific plan. Still, all …
11 intermittent fasting benefits – explained by SIMPLE
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
You’re tired of diets. You’re done with calorie trackers ruling your life. But you still want to do something to lose weight and/or make your body feel and function better. Intermittent fasting (IF) has some attractive looking benefits in just …
What to eat during intermittent fasting guide
Written by Trey Reck
Reviewed by Josie Porter, RD
“What can I eat during intermittent fasting??” Every intermittent faster since the dawn of time There’s a short answer to that question: You can eat whatever you like! That’s actually 100% true (though not necessarily 100% optimal). Intermittent fasting (IF) …