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Intermittent Fasting: How It Works, Reasons to Try It & Considerations for Athletes

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It’s curious how not eating can spark so many questions and debates. A practice born out of necessity for our ancestors, fasting for long stretches happened when weather or circumstance hampered hunting and gathering, or for shorter periods while on the hunt or foraging. As food has become readily available and abundant in many countries, our near-constant state of food arousal can dull the hormonal drivers that regulate appetite and, ironically, lead us to want to counteract the overabundance with some restriction. When we eat too much too often, we get the natural inclination to push back from the table and vow not to consume another bite for a (possibly long) while. Fasting, particularly intermittent fasting, is gaining popularity now as a weight loss and weight management tool. As some celebrities proclaim that intermittent fasting is one of their “secrets” to their hard Hollywood-worthy bods, more and more people will be keen to latch on. We compiled a list of our greatest hit

Zucchini Fritters Recipe

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These zucchini fritters are definitely not your traditional zucchini fritter. They are lighter (both in calories and in fat), but still really fill you up and keep you going until lunch. This recipe is a simple twist I did on my protein pancake recipe . While I love protein pancakes (I eat them nearly every morning now), sometimes a little variety is in order to keep things interesting. If there’s one thing I can’t stand in life, it’s being bored. Drives me nuts. And when boredom applies to the food I’m eating, I know I’m in for a downfall pretty quickly. So I rely on variety to keep me on track. I think I’ll be trying more variations on this recipe in the future. I just love my protein pancakes. Nothing starts my day better! WHAT IS A ZUCCHINI FRITTER? Fritters are typically a fried pastry that can be made sweet or savory using sugar and fruit or meats and vegetables. But a zucchini fritter is something a little different (although you can certainly add zucchini to a regul