Basically, intermittent fasting is when a person, looking to lose weight, cycles between periods of fasting and eating. It is more about the ‘when’, rather than the ‘what’ aspect of a diet. This means that intermittent fasting limits one’s food intake to a shortened time window, which aids in reducing the consumption of excess calories.

The most popular methods of intermittent fasting are:

The 16:8 method – This involves restricting your eating to an eight hours window, wherein you fast for 16 hours.

Eat-Stop-Eat – This method demands fasting for 24 hours and should be done once or twice a week.

The 5:2 diet – This diet programme allows a person to eat only 500–600 calories on two nonconsecutive days of the week, whereas they can eat normally on other remaining days.

While there are many Intermittent fasting methods you can resort to, there are mistakes you may commit that may hinder your weight loss process.