Do I have to skip my breakfast in order to do a 16 hour fast?
No, we are not asking you to skip your breakfast. 16 hour fasting simply means maintaining a gap of 16 hours between your last and the first meal of the day. For example, if you are having your dinner at 6pm then do not consume anything solid until 10 am the next day. At 10 am you can have any seasonal water-rich fruit for breakfast.
Doing this will ensure that the food from the previous night is properly digested and your body gets sufficient rest and healing time.
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