Intermittent fasting vs Rujuta Diwekar’s diet plan, which is the best for you and your weight loss goals ? Let’s look at the differences and similarities in the two. We’ll also look at the benefits and side effects of the both. At the end of this article, you’ll be able to decide which one is better for you. These two concepts are quite different to each other
Intermittent fasting
- Time restricted method of eating
- It is not a classical diet plan but a eating pattern
- You cycle between periods of eating and fasting
- There are different ways of doing intermittent fasting but the most talked about method is the 16 : 8 method
- Intermittent fasting does not talk about what and how much to eat
- A number of well known fitness experts endorse intermittent fasting
Rujuta Diwekar’s diet plan
- Eat every 2-3 hours
- Eat within 15 minutes of waking up
- Eat as per your activity level
- Eat regional and seasonal food
- Finish dinner 3 hours before your bed time
Difference between the two
- Intermittent fasting
- You can skip breakfast
- Long fasting improves digestive health and leads to healing of the body
- It leads to detoxification
- Helps improves body repair work, increases immunity and helps control the blood sugar level
- Results in faster regeneration of cells
- Promotes mental health, focus and sleep
- Eating every 2-3 hours creates unnecessary pressure on the digestive system and leads to high sugar levels
- Says nothing about what to eat and how much to eat
- You can have tea / coffee in a fasting window, Indian experts however are against this concept
- Rujuta Diwekar’s diet
- You should not skip breakfast
- Long fasting hurts metabolism, leads to bloating and indigestion
- When you eat at regular intervals your digestive system becomes better at absorption of nutrients
- Long fasting leads to stress
- We should eat every 2-3 hours due to continuous secretion of hydrochloric acid
- Talks about eating regional and seasonal food, also highlights the importance of portion control in every meal
- Tea / coffee immediately after waking up or empty stomach is not recommended
Some similarities between the two
- Intermittent fasting
- There are various types of intermittent fasting, 12 : 12 window also comes under intermiitent fasting
- Originated from traditional and cultural fasting concepts
- Early dinner is preferred
- Rujuta’s diet plan
- Following this you can follow 12 : 12 window
- Supports cultural and traditional fasting
- One must finish dinner 2-3 hours before dinner time
Which is the best way to stay healthy ?
- We all have different bodies
- We are all different in terms of our metabolism, blood sugar levels, body levels, fitness goals, basic habits, stress levels etc
- Your body has an intelligence of it’s own, listen to your body, observe and pay attention to detail
Points to remember while choosing a diet plan
- Don’t stres over it
- Portion size is the key
- Avoid crash diets or eating less
- Eat belanced diet
- You diet must match your lifestyle
- If you’re intermittent fasting, start with 12 : 12 method
- Move gradually if your body, mind allows you to go further
- Gradually move on to 13 : 11 and 14 : 10 and so on
- How you open and close your fast matters
- For women, intermittent fasting in extreme is not recommended