- Pick a meal to skip. Start with breakfast. Breakfast is easier to fast due to morning willpower. You save time, money, and your health by skipping a meal. Overtime if you are ready, consider fasting 1-2 dinners a week as well. The culture will tell you to eat 3 whole meals a day, but the body really doesn’t need 3 large meals. It’s okay to make exceptions occasionally for social hangouts but typical weekday routines can be simplified.
- Consider saying goodbye to a meal… forever. It’s okay to say “I’ve tried enough interesting foods and can say bye to breakfasts and dinners forever.” A lot of our eating as foodies in today’s culture is for novelty’s sake. This is fine, especially in our early adulthood, but doesn’t need to be a part of our daily habits. My fear of missing out is not greater than the health benefits. The time saved from meal prep and eating can be replaced by focusing on your family, or consuming good things in other ways, such as reading the Bible for spiritual growth.
- Fast while your kids eat. There’s no pressure to eat the same meals as your kids. It’s okay to let go of beliefs like “breakfast is the healthiest part of the day” (widely believed to have originated as a marketing slogan from Kellogg’s) if you choose to fast breakfast. Traditions like “family dinner” can still be special to join, even if you happen to be fasting. The kids likely won’t notice if you are not eating.
