So, you've taken charge of your health and are ready to start a weight loss journey. Good for you! The first few days might be a breeze. You're engaged and inspired! You're winning every meal!

Intermittent fasting has gained significant popularity as a dietary approach that goes beyond weight loss to other health benefits — such as more energy, lowering disease risk (such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure), and even improving overall nutrition when people eat during their eating windows.

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If you want to lose weight — should you snack? Snacks can be a tricky topic when you're trying to lose weight. Should you eat them? Should you not? If you do eat them, what can you choose that won't mess up your weight loss progress?

So you've heard about intermittent fasting. The magic eating routine that might give you all the same health benefits of a calorie restriction diet — like improving heart and brain health while reducing inflammation and the risk of type 2 diabetes — without the whole watch what you eat and hands off the cookie jar thing.

If you're dieting but rarely feel full or satisfied with what you're eating, it can feel like hunger is constantly on your tail as you try to lose weight. It's a common struggle and maybe one you know firsthand.

Going 24–72 hours drinking only water and going completely without food — can that be good for you? This is what's known as water fasting, and while it might sound kind of bonkers, it's a real thing.

Are you a frustrated female who has tried everything to lose weight but can't seem to get the scale to budge? If so, you're not alone. And if there's a male friend, family member, or significant other in your life who seems to drop pounds with ease, it can be quite disheartening.

We talk a lot about what to eat during intermittent fasting. But drinks have calories, too. So, what can you drink while fasting? It's a good question. And an important one.

Intermittent fasting isn't a diet. Instead, it's a way of eating that involves alternating fasting and eating windows. Sometimes you eat, and sometimes you don't. And ideally, when you do eat, you make healthy choices.