Fasting for weight loss

Eating clean (most of the time) and working out are some of the key elements for fat loss or maintaining an athletic physique year round.

20160124emerson logoBut growing up, I witnessed every time my mom and her sisters at the church fasted they would lose a significant amount of weight in a short period of time without hitting the gym, doing cardio or eating clean.

So I thought to myself the other day, why are so many overweight people sweating it out in the gym trying to lose weight when they can simply just stay home, fast and lose the weight.

Obviously in real life it’s not that easy. So I decided to do