I used to think fasting was strictly for weight loss. As I learned more about it, that’s a common fasting myth debunked. I’ve realized that time-restricted eating has more health benefits than just losing weight.
There are many different ways to practice intermittent fasting. Although I’ve lost body fat, I haven’t lost any weight according to the scale. And that’s okay with me. I’ve never been motivated by the number on a scale.
My main goals are to wake up everyday feeling strong, energetic, and pain-free. These goals are directly related to how good (or bad) my computer posture is throughout the day. This article will talk about how intermittent fasting has helped me feel stronger, with more energy, and decreased pain.
This article is not professional medical advice. It’s based off my personal experience and opinions. For years, my poor computer posture caused muscle tension, inflammation, and chronic pain. Bad posture also decreased my mental clarity, energy level, and work productivity.
All the office wellness tips I write about are directly related to improving posture at a computer. We are our own primary caretakers. Do your research. Make good decisions. And be the best advocate possible for your own healthcare.
Improve Computer Posture with Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting Benefits
Whether you lead a digital nomad lifestyle, or you’re trying to improve your work-from-home health, time-restricted eating benefits I’ve gotten include:
- better sleep
- more energy
- more mental clarity
- better digestion
- healthier bowel movements
I learned this ergonomic fasting routine from a holistic doctor. She was my coach for a class I took on heavy metal detoxification. The class also talked about how to decrease cellular inflammation. I’ll write more about the class in the future. But if you’d like to learn more about it now, click here. Or, you can go to SittingPosture.com/detox.
That class has become one of my most valuable posture correction techniques. Because we don’t just control our computer posture while we’re at our desk. The health habits we practice, 24 hours a day, are directly related to how good (or bad) our computer posture is.
Intermittent Fasting Meal Plan
The intermittent fasting meal plan my coach taught me is called “4-1-2.” Each week, it’s 4 days of intermittent fasting, 1 day of water fasting, and 2 days of feasting. Read below for more specific descriptions.
Monday through Thursday
The first 4 days of the week are spent intermittent fasting. I make these days Monday through Thursday. That makes it easy for me to plan. I stick to about a 8-9hr eating window those days. And I eat 2-3 meals within that window.
Friday
After finishing my last meal on day 4 (Thursday) will start a 24 hour fasting period. Well, the goal is to hit 24 hours. But it all depends on how I feel on Friday. I’m still very much a newcomer to intermittent fasting. So I don’t push it. If I start to feel bad, or mentally out of it, I’ll cut the fast short somewhere between 20 and 24 hours. It mainly depends on my physical activity level that day.
The only thing I’ll consume during this 24 hour fast is water that’s been filtered by reverse osmosis. After it’s filtered, I’ll add either sea salt, electrolytes, or amino acids to it. After that 24 hour fasting period, I break the fast with dinner on day 5 (Friday).
Saturday and Sunday
Then, 2 days of feasting follow that. I make these days Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Daniel Pompa is who taught the class I took on heavy metal detox. He says the feast is just as important as the fast. My feast days don’t have an eating window, although I still try to eat dinner close to 6pm or before. I’ll eat 3-4 meals Saturday and Sunday. These meals total at least 150g of protein and healthy carbs. For someone my size (190 pounds), my coach recommended I shoot for 200g on my feast days. This has worked out really well for me.
I’ve never focused on counting macros. So by no means, please don’t take these quantities as recommendations. I’m just sharing what’s worked in my experience. We all have different variables in our lives. These include weight, height, metabolism, hydration, physical activity levels, stress levels, sitting less at work, etc. I simply experiment with different routines and modify as I go along, to find what’s best for me and my variables.
Aside from having good computer posture itself, nutrition has become one of my most important desk job health hacks. And fasting for focus has improved both my creativity and work productivity.
If you’d like to learn more about the types of foods I eat, check out my article titled, Foods That Promote Good Posture.
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN COMPUTER POSTURE.
If you’ve read this far, congratulations! You’re taking valuable steps to reduce computer-related injuries by improving your posture. That’s something to be very proud of!
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Take care,
Todd Bowen
