Footy WAG Zoe Marshall reveals she fasts for TWO WEEKS at a time without food or juice – and ‘only drinks sips of water’
Zoe Marshall has revealed she fasts for two weeks at a time.
The TV and radio presenter, who is married to NRL player Benji Marshall, made the startling revelation in an Instagram post on Monday.
She shared a photo of herself sitting in a tub filled with ice, a method used by athletes to sooth sore muscles and inflammation.
‘No food, no juice’: Footy WAG Zoe Marshall, 35, revealed she fasts for two weeks drinking only ‘sips of water’
Zoe, 35, wrote in the caption: ‘Whenever I feel uncomfortable about doing something that’s when I know I’m getting called to do it.
‘Whether that’s fasting for two weeks (no food, no juice, sips of water only) or it’s sitting in zero degrees.’
Fasting is a diet method that involves restricting what you eat at different times of the day or the week.
Last year, one of Australia’s leading nutritionists Lee Holmes told FEMAIL that studies have found intermittent fasting can improve your metabolism.
Chilled out: The brunette beauty, who is no stranger to alternative health methods, shared an Instagram post of herself sitting in an inflatable tub filled with ice. Ice baths are a technique used by athletes and gym-goers to sore muscles and inflammation
She said it can help revamp good gut bacteria and help shed a few kilos.
There are a number of different options available – the most popular of which is the 5:2 approach, which involves eating 25 per cent of the recommended calorie intake on two scheduled fasting days and then eat normally the other five days that week.
‘In my opinion, this is a great way to rest the digestive system. However, the food consumed on fasting days should be real wholefoods, not low-fat, processed junk-food, which a lot of people lean towards for convenience,’ Lee said.
‘By choosing sustainable, organic and real foods, you’ll get the most out of intermittent fasting practices.’
No food: Zoe wrote in the caption, ‘whenever I feel uncomfortable about doing something that’s when I know I’m getting called to do it.’ She said: ‘Whether that’s fasting for two weeks (no food, no juice, sips of water only) or it’s sitting in zero degrees’
Elsewhere in Zoe’s post, she said the ice bath was a ‘great challenge’ and had helped her focus on breathing.
She also described the experience as ‘quiet spiritual’.
Zoe is no stranger to alternative health methods. Back in 2017, she admitted to going on an extreme diet to help her get pregnant.
‘I went to on a radical Chinese program and you don’t eat for two weeks to give your body an overhaul and help your organs regenerate,’ she said on The Morning Show at the time.
This extreme Chinese detox usually involves no food for two weeks, with followers only consuming a herbal drink three times a day.
Zoe and Benji welcomed their first child, son Benjamin, in March 2018.
Extreme: Back in 2017, Zoe (with son Benjamin) admitted to going on an extreme diet to help her get pregnant. ‘I went to on a radical Chinese program and you don’t eat for two weeks to give your body an overhaul and help your organs regenerate,’ she said
Worth it: Zoe and Benji are proud parents to their first child, son Benjamin, who they welcomed in March 2018