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Intermittent Fasting
12
Hours Fast
12
Hours Eat
12:12 Fasting
The Perfect Starting Point
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Overview
12:12 is the simplest entry point into intermittent fasting. Twelve hours fasting, twelve hours eating. Most people already do this naturally — simply fasting between dinner and breakfast. It costs almost nothing to begin.
Structure
How Your Day Looks
- 01Have dinner at 8 PM
- 02Fast until 8 AM — sleep covers most of it
- 03Have breakfast at 8 AM
- 04Eat freely until 8 PM
Black coffee — your fasting ally
Benefits
What You'll Gain
- Improved sleep quality
- Stabilised blood sugar
- Reduced inflammation
- Easy, pressure-free start
Tips
Before You Begin
- —Water, black coffee, and unsweetened tea are permitted during the fast
- —Go to bed slightly earlier to make fasting hours pass faster
- —Practise this for 2–4 weeks before progressing to 14:10