Maximizing Fasting Success with Timely Reminders
One of the biggest challenges when starting an intermittent fasting routine is remembering your fasting windows, especially as you're building the habit. FastZen's notifications can significantly improve your consistency and success rate, turning intermittent fasting from a struggle into a seamless part of your daily rhythm.
The Psychology of Timing
Research in behavioral psychology shows that timely reminders can help establish new habits. For fasting, notifications serve as important cues that provide structure to your day and create mental preparation for transitions between fasting and eating windows.
When you receive a notification that your eating window is closing soon, it gives you time to prepare mentally. Similarly, knowing when your fast will end helps you push through difficult moments by creating anticipation and a clear endpoint.
FastZen's Notification System
FastZen offers simple but effective notifications to support your fasting journey:
Fast Start Reminders - Receive a notification when it's time to begin your scheduled fast, helping you transition into your fasting window on time.
Fast End Alerts - Get notified when your fasting period is complete, allowing you to break your fast at the appropriate time without constantly checking your phone.
These straightforward notifications create clear boundaries for your fasting schedule, which is especially helpful when you're first establishing your intermittent fasting routine. They remove the mental burden of tracking time and let you focus on other aspects of your day.
The beauty of FastZen's approach is its simplicity—providing just enough guidance without overwhelming you with excessive alerts that might become annoying or easy to ignore.
Setting Up FastZen Notifications
To ensure you never miss an important fasting transition:
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Enable Notifications in App Go to Settings > Preferences and toggle 'Enable Notifications' to ON.
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Grant Permission When prompted by iOS, tap 'Allow' to grant FastZen permission to send notifications.
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Verify Notification Settings To check that notifications are properly enabled, go to your iOS Settings app > Notifications > FastZen and ensure that 'Allow Notifications' is toggled ON.
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Customize iOS Notification Settings (Optional) While in iOS Settings > Notifications > FastZen, you can customize: • Sound • Banner style • Badge appearance • Lock screen display
Note: FastZen will send notifications for your fast start time and end time. You must have an active fasting schedule for these notifications to work.
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Troubleshooting Notifications If notifications aren't working: • Check that your device is not in Do Not Disturb mode • Verify that notifications are enabled in both FastZen and iOS Settings • Restart the app • Restart your device
