I fasted for an average of three days then had a small meal and then I fasted again for three days. I repeated this cycle for three months. I went from 241 pounds to 172 pounds. I did not exercise much at all, just did walking. This was 18 months ago. Now I only eat one meal a day for five days a week, the rest of the days I eat whenever and whatever I want. I’ve been able to maintain my weight between 177 to 182. But I do lift weights three times a week now. Also, I’m 65 years old.
Yay! Intermittent Fasting is the absolute Bomb!💣! I Can't ever imagine going back to my high carb/sugar diet filled with empty calories!! Or go back to eating every few hours either!! This whole healthy/healing diet is New to me as well as Intermittent Fasting, and the improvements in my health in just a little over 4 Frigging Months is truly AMAZING!!!
The other day I fasted for 16 hours started smoking some bud I think increased the growth effect or something I felt amazing right after smoking and wasnt hungry at all.
After some chemo caused me to start gain weight uncontrollably, I switched to keto and to intermittent fasting 22 hours per day. Very little exercise. So far, 12 weeks, lost 25 pounds, cancer marker reversed direction and dropped 20% in a month after rising for two years. No negative events. Many positive events. Cut down on some meds and plan to continue and cut more. I wish my doctors knew something about nutrition but they didn't and so I wasted a couple of years. Anyway, glad I did find out about keto and fasting eventually. I'm 84 and feel like I lost 25 years as well as the 25 pounds.
Vern Clinton - what a wonderful and I inspiring story. Thank you for sharing this. Just goes to show - it's Never too late to change your eating habits. All the very best to you.
With heart failure on a runaway train my doc talked me into keto-vegan. Around 100 days in I Realized it was unsustainable. I ran down rabbit holes on UA-cam. Thank you and those of this ilk, Mindy. I have Fasted up to 56 hours so far. 276 pounds on 1-20-2020 165 this morning BMI is under 25% first time in my life. 11 pills a day no longer required. 25 pushups are realistic. Ejection fraction is up from 22% to 30% at intervention, now above 40%. 3 months of this style diet improved my heart function over 30%!!!. Go back and reread that last sentence... I now look forward to my Bloodwork results and my discussions w my Dr. He physically didn't know who I was walking in at 163 pounds. He has now put me in the leadership role. I give him my goals for Bloodwork, pushups, squats, 40 yard dash times making a softball team after 25 years. He says ok just be careful with.... yourself, Sten Ekberg, Dr. Berg, Thomas Delauer, Dr. Fung and the whole keto downunder series and many more have literally saved my life. My doc gave me until 4th of July, 2020. Told me I probably wouldn't see fireworks ... ever again... Here I am. Still going. I weigh less now than in 8th grade. I dont look "skinny" to those who didn't know me before last year. I am as strong and healthy as I've ever been at 56 years old post heart attack. The status quo has been detrimental to my health for so long. Every Medical professional telling me the I can't sustain the keto fasting lifestyle. Lose 30 or It's dangerous. Bull$hit. It saved my life! The last 2 generations have been brainwashed into believing that taking a pill is safer than lifestyle change. I'm as mad at the establishment as anyone could be. The cover ups and blatant misinformation is rampant. Chaos keeps us fat and dependent. Exactly how they want us...
I wish I could copy and paste this comment to my good friend who had a heart attack. But I can’t with UA-cam and it’s too long to snap in one photo. Guess I’ll do it in 2 or 3 photos but doubt he’ll even read it. I may had a chance if it was in one photo. Maybe I’ll just read it to him lol. Thanks for sharing your story
I did a 40 day water fast. Water only. I went from 416 lbs to 337 lbs, dropping almost 80 lbs. I then went on a plant based diet and with no exercise I am now at 282lbs 5 months later.
@@shurmekajohnson Your skin will adapt to your new weight over time, it might take weeks or months, depending on how much weight you lose. I lost 30 lbs in 2 weeks of water and vitamins only fasting, but I was also swimming a lot and walking too. My skin has come down with the fat and I'm very happy with my progress. I'm planning to go one more week to get down below my weight from 15 years ago.
You and other sources like Dr. Ken Berry, Thomas Delauer, Dr. Berg, and Dr. Fung have changed my life so drastically!! 100 pounds down and finally have control over my health!! It feels literally amazing!!!
I know a lot of people are fasting to lose weight, but I wish she had said something about its other benefits. I recently did a 3-day fast for chronic eczema on my face, and the result was nothing short of amazing. My red, itchy swollen eyes cleared up completely. No doctor had helped me before that. I still have a red patch on my cheek, but it's better, and I'm only eating during an 8-hour window for that. Feel great, energetic, and so grateful. I wish everyone the best, whatever your goal.
Parasites. Fasting periods, then food (bait!) plus wormer, were the only solution for me. I care nothing about weight, as worms were eating my skinny self alive.
@@lizafield9002 How did you get them?! Bad water? I am rarely sick but once had a flu-like illness that I could only connect to a trip to Ecuador months earlier. Good that you got rid of them. Sounds really creepy!
@@TerriblePerfection Probably 2 hound dogs & a childhood in rivers & creeks. Parasites are very common in U.S., but get diagnosed as "Here, have some allergy meds/ anti depressants/ inhalers/ other absurdities." They live in the respiratory system & love air pollution just as much as CPAC, ALEC & the Koch folk do. Same incentives.
I had been suffering from clogged nose for over a week due to sinus, so I was fed up and did a 24 hour fast hoping my body would do something about it, near the 18 hour- 20 hour fast my sinus began to clear up. I'll definitely use fasting to aid my body recover from such nuances.
I'm 99 hours into my fast and so far I've lost 10 pounds. My reason for fasting was not for weight loss, I started fasting to cure leaky gut, and eczema.
@@williamstandifer7015 Fast for 72 hours then drink bone broth & eat cocoyo (coconut yogurt). Then 3 hours later eat sauerkraut & gut shot (if you have it). Then steam some green beans, broccoli, & cauliflower. The next day you can eat animal meat.
@@JC-li8kk doesn’t work for everyone. some people’s leaky gut is actually caused by a structural problem in the neck limiting nerve supply to the digestive system which inhibits proper digestion and breakdown of proteins
I stop eating everyday at 7 pm and resume with lunch at noon or 1 pm. That gives me 17-18 hours of fasting. I lost my gut and now I’m close to getting my abs back. 👏
jammin6816 : 19 hours fasting daily seems to be optimum for me. I have two meals close together.Breakfast at 7:30 or 8:30 and then lunch at 12:30. Then just water with lemon the rest of the day and sometimes water with a small amount of electrolytes.
Hello, made the 16/8 my life style. I do not do Keto but I did reduce my carb intake. I lost 72 lbs in 5 months; I went from a 40 inch waste to a 33. I feel great. I do the 16/8 everyday, again it’s my life style. 😊
LeAnthony Holden I’m with you. I’m 57, female- doing a 16/8 lifestyle- just started about a week ago. I’m not doing keto but I have honestly looked at my carb intake and reduced it. We live in Japan so white rice is a staple- and yes I eat it. Yes- I’m loosing weight! I lost 5 lbs since I’ve started- and I’m not starving!
Just make you eat enough to satisfy your appetite and eat moderate protein meal 20g and higher for better muscle building benefits and don't eat 4 hours before bed eat between 11am to 7pm for better health benefit to get a good circadian rhythm and eat a whole plant based diet with a lot of beans, grains and green leafy also exercise 3 times a week ;) and break your fast with some protein food.
sorry but i improved this technique to make it work with intermittent fasting you should start eating from 11 am to 7pm if you are fasting for 16hours and eating for 8 hours and if you are fasting for 14 hour and eating for 10 9am to 7pm is also good for people who wanna put weight but not too much.
I lost 50 lbs with starting fasting 24,48,72 hour fasts. My longest fast to date since August 2020 is a 120 hour fast with just black coffee and lemon water. The biggest thing is changing your eating lifestyle. Getting off the SAD (standard anerican diet), stopping sugar, bad oils and prepackaged foods and all grains works for me. Happy fasting
I like doing this hh 😇 1:36: eat low carb diet 2:30: within 13h of fasting your GH starts to spike and your body starts burning fat 3:20: 16h of fasting, body starts autophagy 5:30: 36h of fasting, stem cells kick in and will push the process harder
I thought Autophagy occurs after 72 hours of fasting? Least I felt that - my senses enhances, pores start coming out of my skin, whites accumulate on my tongue, urine is always yellow no matter how much water i drank. (From what I read, those symptoms are detoxification of the body.)
This is a bit misleading. Autophagy isn’t a holistic function. It occurs at different rates in different tissues. There’s also studies comparing the rates of athletes and non athletes which have significant differentials in the bodies ability to activate these functions.
@@yharnamiyhill787 I think if you eat low carb and fast regularly, autophagy can kick in a lot sooner than 72 hours. You have a degree of autophagy happening even if you're not fasting or low carb. Fasting and low carb just puts the autophagy process into high-gear.
@@leah5346 I hope so. I have heard other people say that it takes at least 36 - 72 hours to start autophagy, U fast 20+ hours per day and I hope I am getting some benefits other than staying very lean.
I'm 52 years old and have lost 75 lbs in 4 months with OMAD and the occasional longer 48-72 hour fast. Aside from the first week, which was tough, it has felt effortless. Once I regained my energy, I began to walk 5x/week. I started with 15 minutes/day and now generally walk for 45-60 mins. Discovering the keto and fasting lifestyle has literally changed my life.
Sitting here Sunday morning of day 3 reading lovely testimonials. What I see are people waking up and rejecting the commands from the overlords who think the route to their insane wealth is our poor health.
I was eating once a day. The first 2 or 3 days were a little difficult. I was hungry when the time came to eat, I would pile heaps of food onto my plate. By the fourth or fifth day I didn't even feel hungry when it was time to eat, and couldn't finish the food on my plate. At this time I was feeling much more energetic and mentally alert. I feel that I could easily go several days without eating now but I don't need to lose more weight.
In the past two and a half months I have lost 20 kgs by reducing meal portions and ensuring that I fast 12-15 hours for most days. I never starved, never completely removed sugar/carbs from my diet, never got the sugar crashes that had become routine. I am a 37 year old vegetarian woman in India suffering from PCOS and insulin resistance who had forgotten what it was like to have periods. I've had two successful periods since I started intermittent fasting and your videos are helping me so much to understand my body and treat it as it deserves to be treated. For years I followed the bad advice from doctors who gave medicines that worsened everything and nutritionists who told me to do six small meals a day, snacking endlessly when hunger pangs occurred. I finally feel like I am on the right path with fasting. Slowly I am heading towards longer fasts and your videos are very helpful. Kudos to you, doc, and to your team! many blessings to y'all!
Cj Yamson Interested to hear if you made it? Results? Today I begin my 1st 14 day fast (longer if I can keep up). I’ve gone 48+ an felt great! Still need to drop 45 so here I go. 🍀
I did nine years ago. After about five had so much energy. Got bored at nine but could have easily continued. See Marc Twain on a shipwreck. I've just done four and today fourth day back eating today beginning to feel a bit more energetic. Back eating is a slowish adjustment and you have to allow time.
ɴɪɴᴏ: the first time fasting you can feel weak, however once the body adapts to burning ketones you will start to feel full of energy and great. So don't let your first experience put you off trying fasting again. Good luck.
Thank you mindy for imparting this knowledge to us all.Im 40yrs old now. At 38 I listened to you and I was 285lbs.I am from the Caribbean,Trinidad to be exact and I've foĺlowed these principles to the T and I now weigh 175lbs and in perfect health.I haven'seen this body since I was 18yrs old. Thanks a million to this angel in human form. May the creators richest blessings be bestowed unto you all🙏
Love your content been fasting about a month and have already lost 68lbs I'm 6'5" started at 568lbs down to 500 in 6 weeks currently at 48hrs fasted and working toward 5 days
@ yos1183- Wtg!!! That’s so awesome! Losing at that rate, it’ll fly by in no time! Way to take your life back! Congratulations! Keep us all posted! I lost almost 200lbs, went from a size 26 to a size 4, I never felt better! All my joint issues disappeared , and my life changed immensely! Everything! I’ve gained 56 “lbs back since COVID, but am currently setting out to find me again! Good luck in your journey! Keep patting yourself on the back😉 you can do it!
Make sure to supplement calcium on prolonged fasts. I read that longer fasts can affect calcium and also experienced that this week when I tried to do one.
Been dealing with stubborn weight. I’m so happy I discovered fasting for health and weight loss. I dropped 12 lbs. on a 3-day fast. Took a 2-day break ( I ate but didn’t go crazy with it). Now about to kick off a 5- day fast. Next a 7-day fast 10-day fast and so on. Would like to work my way up to a 40 day fast. I literally went three days without food. First time doing this so it was kinda rough. I learned that hey if I can live 3 days without food maybe I don’t have to eat so much everyday. Fasting will now be a regular part of my life
So how are you doing after 3 months since you posted this? I was on OMAD now doing OMEOD. One keto meal 1500 calories or less every other day. It's easy working up to it. I think I eat due to boredom and I love to cook.
@@ashwinidaswani5748 yes, but not noticable fully clothed and I dont have to hide much. There's so much variables like age, family history, habbits, etc that helps determine that too. I think for me is because this is my second time with extreme weight loss. I lost 100+ lbs back in 2004 then gained it back in 06 and stayed at 350ish for about 8 yrs. That's a lot on the body. I'm noticing with autophagy I'm slowly regaining elasticity.
One meal a day here. Low to moderate carb intake. No grains, no sugar, no nightshades, no alcohol. Feel fantastic. Lost 20 lbs of stubborn flab over 4-6 weeks and stabilized right there. I guess i reached my ideal weight. Training hard again at 60.
Congratulations on reaching your health goal! I too am removing sugar and wheat from my diet. Why do you remove nightshade vegetables? I've heard of other people removing them, but I don't know why.
Thank you for sharing!!! That was so inspiring for me!! I have 20 lbs to lose so I will do one meal a day with my keto diet and hopefully accomplish what you have done!!! :*
I have gradually increased my fasting window for the last ~4 months. I am consistently on 20/4 intermittent fasting schedule now with a few longer fasts thrown in as I strengthen my fasting muscles. I will be 57 in Dec. prior to fasting I was slowly but consistently gaining weight. As of about 3weeks ago l am down 30 lbs. 🎉❤😊 I am still surprised at how much easier it is to limit when I eat than it was to make the right choices all the time. I feel great. I don’t plan to stop this lifestyle.
Did OMAD from sep 2017 to june 2018. Lost 45kg (100 lbs)! Now on 18/6 and maintaining. Have never feelt better then when on OMAD, but the constant nagging from people around me has been the biggest challenge.
R.N M If you are in autophagy then your body will consume the excess useless skin for fuel. Dr Jason Fung mentions that his clinic seldom has to have any excess skin removed from patients because of this. They treat lots of very obese patients.
Love this! I came across a segment on TV about cancer by a cancer expert. She said that cancer cells are OLD cells, and what's the best way of getting rid of old cells: AUTOPHAGY via FASTING!
Many cancer cells live off of glucose... Guess what happens when you decrease carbs and sugar or fast. You starve Cancer cells !!! Autophagy comes through like Pacman and eats that disease away.
thanks suzanne, i also heard something about this, cancer is a very natural state, it is cells eating out of control because they are starving from lack of nutrients
Let me also include fungus and tumors. Foot/Toenail fungus is highly dependent on glucose, guess what is a sign of a diabetic? Toenail/Foot fungus ! @@miyokam9210
I have as well. I have lost 40 lbs doing 18:6 with once or twice a week OMAD. I see this is an older post. Are you still doing well with intermittent fasting?
As a 47 year old, I grew being told ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’. Since I’ve been practicing Keto and IF, I’ve never felt better and I’m NEVER hungry and steadily losing weight. Thanks Dr. Mindy.
Stop and slowly read the word ‘Break-fast’. It literally means to ‘break your fast’. So fasting has been around for centuries. We should only be eating twice a day max, and the first meal of the day breaks our fast.
I’m doing a 5-day water fast, going on to day4 now, and I’m so proud 🤗 of myself for being able to prolong this far because it is NOT easy!!! I had to LIE to my husband that I had already ate from work AND to my co-workers that I’m eating a late lunch so they ALL won’t freak out or think that I’m insane for not eating for the past 4 days already🤭😬! I know they won’t understand, let alone, support me with my decision, so I’d rather just shut up 🤐🤭🤫 and let them watch me melt my fats away 😁... I am 5’4”. Day1- 204 (my heaviest🤭😞) Day 4- 193.6 🤗🎉 I’ve also been walking 3-5 miles a day and I am planning to incorporate weighting lifting soon so I won’t lose muscle mass. After this 5day water fast, I’m planning to do the OMAD and then do a 3-5 day water fast again once a month... Can’t wait to get my sexy back...! 😁💃🏻
HydnBB2 good luck on your journey! The thing about fasting is trying to explain it to friends, families, and coworkers who don’t understand or want to understand and they think you’re starving instead.
HydnBB2 That sounds exactly like me!! I have to lie and say I ate already/not hungry too. Lol I’d like to check in with ya and see how you’re doing now, 4 months later.
Grazi Thx! I dropped to 169.8 lbs and gained back 10 lbs during the QUARANTINED 😒. I am now getting back to my fasting schedule, which is ADF (alternate day fasting). Good luck to you! 😊
I started by eating 2 meals a day June 2020, I was 130kilos (285lbs), waistline of 54in. Walked for 20minutes a day. Then three months later it dropped to 122kilos (268lbs) waist went down to 52inches. Then June 2021 I was on One Meal a Day, going down till 115kilos (253lbs) January 2022. January 2022 till today, May 15, 2022, I am now 98.5kilos (197lbs). Now I am 45in waistline. I am 5'7, so ideally I should hit 70kgs (140lbs).
I read a yoga book, it introduced me to The Zone [fasting]... eating as much as one needs, between 12 Noon and 2PM. I decided to give it a go, and then dropped 119lbs without following any exercise program.
@@sangroncito7551 That is nice. I am on day 4. I have lost 5lbs. I do 18:6, but it ends up being more like 20:4. So, I think I should starts saying I do 21:3, because I usually eat only 1 meal. So. 21:3 and OMAN. Odd number, I know. I fast my 20 hours from 12noon till 9am. Then eat some times between them. My eating is within a hour time frame and then back to fasting. What exact hours do you fast?
Awesome information thanks. I lost about 80 pounds and changed my life by fasting about 7 years ago, and have stayed healthy with intermittent fasting ever since
Started fasting January 2016 and to date I have lost almost 120 pounds. In the beginning I was on a keto diet as well but have been off it for about a year. But I still fast at a minimum 16 hours a day and have been able to maintain that weight loss
YAY!! Yes, Keto is very good, I think, to kick-start stubborn weight loss issues! But I can see where you used your good judgement and pulled back once achieving your weight loss goal, ..while still eating a very healthy diet and keeping Intermittent Fasting as a life style!! Congrats, Big Time!!😉
Same here, I started with the keto and lost 30 lbs in less than 3 months now I just fast 16 hrs a day 7 days a week and have maintained it for the last 2 months, without doing keto. This is a lifestyle change for me and the best decision I have made for my health
@@fayesmith4751 I have never done Keto myself, but have learned a ton about proper nutrition from watching Keto channels and by also researching how and why Keto works! Yes indeed!, .. I am now officially Addicted to Intermittent Fasting!!😁 Gobs of health benefits seen already! Of course I am eating healthy food as well. Loads of veggies, whole foods, healthy fats,(No sugar or nasty Processe products!) and moderate complex carbs. Here's wishing you all the Best!😉
Lost 23 lb in 45 days. Initially had to train my body for OMAD and slowly moved to longer fasts. I am currently doing a 5 day water fast which will end tomorrow. I was 250lb. Currently at 227. Goal is 182lb. FYI my height is 6.0”
20 pounds in two month! My blood pressure has gone down and I no longer have high blood pressure, my blood sugar is normal now and I feel great! And I continue to follow my fasting strategy!
Been fasting 20 hrs a day for last 5 months. Hard dry fast every other day. A 36-48 hr fast twice a month. Doing the fasting/Carnivore lifestyle. I'm doing it to heal MS.
@@meloshredder86 Well, this is my third attempt. I tried going straight into carnivore but, the fatigue was to much as I rely on help. Now that I've gone completely away from man made carbs, much better. I eat only sweet potatoes or red potatoes for carbs. My mood, sleep and circulation have gotten better. Been full carnivore for a little over a week now.
A fast from 14 to 18 hours every day with a 24-hour fast once a week I have lost 80 lbs in 6 months and I have very little fat on my body I am a 45 year old male
Been doing the omad method of intermittent fasting for about 5 months now. I fast Monday through Friday taking Saturday and Sunday off but still eating reasonably. As of right now I'm 30 pounds down only 20 to go to hit my goal. But as I learned in the beginning and am starting to realize , is that it's not about just losing weight but it's about feeling great. The physiological benefits to fasting are amazing. So here's to intermittent fasting and never looking back.
I have been doing intermittent fasting for about two years, and also water fasting for 4 to 5 days. I have never been overweight and lose only 1 or 2 kg during water fats and very little during intermittent fast. This is because I am already at my ideal weight. I do interval training (walking) about 5 km everyday, feel energetic, eat only once a day (no sugar, low carbs, coconut cooking oil, avocados), my blood pressure is 115/75, I sleep 7-8 hours, am very healthy, never catch cold, fell great. Will do a water fats next week (my first this year), it is relatively easy, am never hungry. I am an 85 years old, male.
I went from 230+ pounds to now 170 lbs due to intermittent fasting and calisthenics. I have so much energy now and things get easier each and every day by fasting and responsible eating. Awesome video on how long to do fasting for the benefits.
I‘m coming to the end of day three of a water fast. Will break it tomorrow because i have work commitments. I usually fast for 36 hours at the weekend. It’s getting easier. It’s more mental than physical with me.
@@paulama4498 The short answer is yes. I started at about 500 lbs, and am currently setting at 260-270 (I don't have a terribly good scale). Overall I'd say my skin has done an incredible job tightening up. However, I'm still dropping weight, and my understanding is that your skin will continue to shrink for 2-3 years after you've reached your goal. So, in another 2-3 years we'll see I guess. I would say fasting has helped a lot with skin. I've seen people lose less weight and have much more lose skin.
@@paulama4498 If your total weight loss is 100lbs then it's pretty reasonable to assume your skin will mostly shrink back, with proper care. Being in your early 20's will certainly help too. Good luck on your journey!
Dr. Mindy, just a word of sincere gratitude that you and your team are sharing your amazing gifts and knowledge with all of us. You make the world such a better place. Thank you for helping me, and all of us, with my whole heart. You're an amazing human being!
Been doing 16/8 and 20/4 and a little OMAD since June. About 1-5 times a month I do a 24+ hour fast. I've lost about 30 lbs since June. Previously I had changed my diet and started working out some. That helped me lose about 90 lbs over a 6 year period BUT i had plateaued at around 175 lbs down from 265 lbs. Once I started fasting I dropped 30 lbs no problem. Now I am sitting at 145 with a nice healthy BMI of 21.3. Fasting is great!
So happy to have found you. I’ve been a fan of Dr. Fung, Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Berg for two years and just started fasting. Ketogenic lifestyle has brought my A1c down from 7.6 to 6.5 and my weight down from 240 to 196.7lbs. 👍. Started 48 hr fasting two months ago and have been doing intermittent 18 hr fasts during the week with good results. My blood sugars were at 94 his morning at 36 hours into my weekly 48 hr. Fast. Looking forward to my next A1c. Thank God for Dr. Fung and the rest of you Folks for having the courage to speak out 🙏
@@TheSoy1313 why would he lie? 6 pounds is very little! I just lost 5 kg in 12 days by dropping alcohol and fasting 18 hours every day! To be fair, without drinking alcohol the evening before, I have no wish to eat food until 11 or so next day! So, fasting this way comes naturally to me…i did walk a bit more, since the weather is nice! No gym or other workouts, and unfortunately desk job, so my walking is the exercise of choice! But then again, alcohol is the only crap that I put in my body, since I eat real food, no pre packaged shit, or soft drinks full of sugar and other stuff! It actually amazes me people spend money so they can get sick and fat…
I love how simple you make it. Having heart failure/A-fib; after going over 40 hours twice (since my wife died of a stroke 2 weeks ago) I`m trying to repair my heart with 3-day fasts (and carvedilol) 3 on/4 off. I just started.
Im 43. I started this to lose some fat. I was 5’11, 185 lbs. I eat at 8am, 1pm and last meal at no later then 6pm. I eat healthier and no more then 1500-2000 cal. No junk food, soda, alcohol, bread. I do eat rice but not too much. I exercise/work out every day 45min-1hr. The amount of fat I basically transformed into a muscle is crazy! Even the abs are starting to show! I still weight the same but people ask me “are you losing a weight”? I also do 100 push ups and 100 squats every morning fasted. Great muscle building cardio! I’m a believer in fasting now. Today I fasted 20 hrs! I wish I took a before photos!
davidkozelsky Hi David. Just to be clear if others read through your response, fat cannot transform into muscle. With your hard work, you gained muscle and lost fat.
My wife Kayla has been water fasting on and off building here ability to fast longer. She has been at it for about two years now and has lost 131 pounds so far. When she started she weighed 355 pounds and now weighs 224 pounds and is still going. She has stretched her fasting up to 16 days at a time at this point and is going for longer this time.
benjie cantar Yes only water. She is on day 22 this morning and now weighs 207Lbs. My wife is a very small frame lady and she was morbidly obese when we got together and had a lot of health issues. When we discovered this amazing lady, Dr. Jason Fung, and several others talking about the wonderful benefits of water fasting we decided to give it a shot. The road is not an easy one especially for someone that had a food addiction so strong. But she has been doing long water fasts intermittently and has went from 355Lbs to now 207Lbs. Like I said she is on day 22 on this stretch and she is doing fine. She only has about 80lbs more to lose to meet her goal. I am so proud of her. We will be sharing the journey with the world when she is done
@@natejoe101 Your wife's journey is amazing! Does she take any vitamin/mineral supplements along with the water? (I read you need potassium/electrolytes/etc to maintain biological pathways in your body, though your energy source is now your stored fat.)
A Little Lost No she takes nothing but water. Everything your body needs it creates from your energy stores (fat). I encourage you to lookup Dr Jason Fung and maybe check out his book “The Obesity Code” All of his information you may find free with his podcasts and UA-cam videos. He hits the nail on the head. We have been lied to by doctors for a long time. You can fast as long as you have energy stores. It is an eye opener.
@@natejoe101 Thanks so much for the response!! I actually read Dr. Fung recommend taking a daily multivitamin during prolonged fasts, so that's why I wanted to see what someone who's safely done these fasts has been doing. (I'm afraid of doing it wrong!) And it's wild that fasting being natural and safe for the body is barely known. I just fell down the rabbit hole of fasting/ketosis because I came across it in my MCAT biochemistry book, so hopefully that means at least the newest generation of doctors will be able to make things right!
Thnx for the visual in depth explanation. I have lost 150 pounds. I don't need to lose any more, so your chart is helpful for what is right for me. I have been doing a daily 14 to 18 hour fasts for about 2 months. I lost most of my weight with a low carb/higher fat diet prior to fasting. I am no longer diabetic, and my cholesterol and blood pressure are normal. I have tons of energy and no more insomnia. No more meds for me. I have been told I look younger too 😊 Hope this encourages others to carry on with fasting, low carb/high fat diet, moderate exercise, and meditation.
@Johnny Woodbury I'm doing the same as debdo ------- Read up on Keto. That's how to start. But maintaining will be hard unless you learn Keto cooking and willing to spend time in the kitchen. It takes about an hour a day to prepare a good keto meal. I have been doing it 45 days --------- down 12 lbs and did that while I quit smoking butts at the same time. My energy levels have me out walking & running now twice a day. I eat between the hours of 5pm to 9pm ---------as much as I want as long as there are no carbs no sugar no bread no potato. So I have a 20 hr window. I haven't felt this good in 20 years. I'm 64. Good luck .
debdo1960, wow thank you so much for you post. Its very encouraging. How long were you diabetic for at what blood glucose level? And how long did it take on intermitten fasting for your diabetis to be cured? Would love to be able to contact you for some more info.. thank you so much
debdo1960 congratulations! I meditate (improving on that as well) and exercise; I am reading one book about fasting and watching as manu videos as I can. I lost 66 pounds a few year ago and now just want to be as healthy as I can. Have not done my first official fast yet but I will do it asap. Thanks for your testimony 🤗
Yes a fasting focused lifestyle is amazing. It helps you heal. And also adds to longevity weight loss and weight maintenance.. it's truly like the fountain of youth. It's been an age old truth! I've fasted and ketogenic as well incorporating other hacks for 24 years 25 in Jan. But my husband just came on board about 2008 he was 244 pounds He started the same regimen and today he weighs a fit and fabulous 155 and building muscle daily. He lost down to 163 in first 8 months.. and has maintained it now for years.. Fasting heals. And it's Free! #win-win!
@@superkb172 nope he sure didn't nor did he do keto but he knew alot about fasting and that's what I was referring to. Adding In Fasting. I don't care that he didn't eat meat. I do what's best for me and fasting w optimal ancestral foods work best for me.
Vintage Girls He lived a mucus less lifestyle before he was killed and his modality is being used by many, just with a different names. But you are right, fasting is key and needs to be practiced. Eat what you want, but the things you choose just makes it easy or harder to detox and eliminate properly, but the choice is yours
Intermittent Fasting is one little Miracle I stumbled upon about 4 or so months ago. Can't even begin to say how Amazing the health benefits are already starting to show up Big Time!!! Absolutely Love It!!
Gloria Mary Haywood Keep up the good work and throw some 24 and 48 hours fast in there too. So you can get into deeper state of autophagy and get that body repair.
I started intermittent fasting in early May 2019 and as of today, roughly nine months I have lost 32 lbs. I started at 195 lbs and currently weigh 163..2 My goal is 150. I am a 60 yr old female and 5'10". I have gone from a size 14 to a size 10 (Jean size). I have always struggled with these 30 to 40 lbs of weight and feel this is the first time I have done it successfully and feel I can maintain! There is no diet plan, no specific foods to buy, when you're not eating, there's nothing to plan or buy! Also, know that a day of food, 500 calories or less is considered a fasting day. One of these days for me would consist of a store bought frozen chicken potpie with my own chopped carrots added (350 c) to it and two medium size oranges (90 c) an hour or two later. Other meals would be two slices of veggie pizza and a salad with lots dressing or oil & vinegar. Good luck everyone!
I love intermittent fasting and one meal a day! I weighed 275 lbs and now I’m down to 222 and that was with fasting and one meal a day alone. No exercise which I still feel is important. I fast more often now. It’s a lifestyle.
Thank you for Dr Mindy for your clear & simple explanation about the degrees of fasting. I’m doing the 24 hrs fasting for week now. There were times before that I was already tired of eating & I didn’t have any idea how to lose the right way until my husband & I were tired of being fat & we started searching you tube every night & came across watching many information about fasting. And I’m so happy to discover this fasting idea which is also Biblical the solution for keeping our body healthy & losing weight at the same time. Now I feel a lot better for doing the fasting & will continue to do so until I reach my goal. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to all your viewers who desperately needs your help. May God bless you more wisdom to share.
I started a 36 hr fasting schedule with 12 hour feeding windows every other day. I basically fast every other day. I started in August of 2018 and have lost 70 lbs since applying this method. This has been the best, articulated explanation of what my body has been going through that I’ve seen on UA-cam. I’m still going strong, my body has totally been changed, including my mind, on how I live with food and how it affects the entire body.
fasting is difficult for many people because there are stages many will face on the journey towards achieving true health. There are emotions many will face with giving up foods. Giving up eating for pleasure and shifting towards eating for effect and health. The first bridge I faced was to stop eating out, stop eating prepackaged food. And start eating Whole Foods, expect to read and study and learn about good nutrition drink lots of water. I say this because I have been fasting a little over a year and I am can do a 20 hour fast now but I had to work up to it. I am getting lean and muscular. My last experience for god sake is don’t tell anyone you are fasting they will say oh,that’s dangerous... it’s not, eating the way most people eat is a problem and is dangerous.
You are so right. When you tell people you are fasting or using KETO, here comes the doom and gloom. Don't do that, you need to eat, you're going to get sick and on and on. I experienced that some 40 years ago when I went vegetarian. Now those same people who made fun of me are asking me what should they do about their blood pressure, diabetes etc. I refer them to UA-cam and the good doctors who know about KETO, fasting and health. Then I let it go. People want the results but don't want to do the work. It's enough to take care of your own life and body. This is an individual journey as we all meet up at health. Much continued recovery, better health and peace of mind. All the best!!!!
@@pjj.5649 so true, many want the results but don't want to do the work, or give up prematurely. C'mon peeps, this is our LIVES, keep going, it's truly worth it.
My longest water fast was 40days and 40 nights. It was a spiritual fast. It was hard because before that my longest fast was 21 days. During my forty day fast I honestly believed I ruined it with occasional orgasms and always looking at food, looking at food everyday, food porn. Honestly I believe that looking at food during a fast is harmful and the worst thing you can do while fasting. I stay around 250 lbs. my best advise to fasters is most emphatically, do not look at and think about food!! Just don’t do it.
Been doing the omeod 46-2 thing for a week now. That first night of a whole day of no food is the worst part of the whole process...tossed & turned & watched tv & listened to music & even walked around the yard taking a few puffs of my stogie (I know...bite me) while the dog took a shit...Anything to drown out my grumbling stomach... anything to stop obsessing over food. After waking up from finally falling asleep, I was like "I did it!", and I didn't even feel all that hungry until I started pulling food out of the fridge around 6. For me once I proved to myself I could resist hunger for one full day has made the next couple rounds easy.
I've lost 20 lbs in 2 weeks!!! From 200lbs to 180lbs... Doing OMAD, I only eat once per day, at dinner (24 hr fast). I eat low carb and a lot of things like avocados for the healthy fats :) it works guys!!!! With the healthy fats and proteins and greens for dinner, I'm not hungry at all for the full 24 hrs!!!!
@@Newagetojesus77 I'm going to try to start a 16/8 fast but I want to start early since I sometimes work out in the AM and need to drink protein after a workout. Congrats on your results
I am a 5'6'' male, age 36, computer science student. I started using fasting techniques in 2018; during that year I completed a 5-day water fast, then a 10-day water fast, and finally a 14-day water fast. I currently live the OMAD lifestyle and I love it! (One Meal A Day). My journey started in January 2018, at that time I weighed 180lbs, I felt sluggish, had difficulty focusing in college, and I was always tired. After doing a lot of research about Ketosis and Autophagy, I realized that using carbohydrates as my body's primary fuel source was no longer working for me. What I've learned about my fasting experience, is that it consistently takes me 3 Days of water fasting to enter into full Ketosis, if my body was previously running on carbs; after those 3 Days then it is easy for me to stay in Ketosis by eating one meal a day. If I do a water fast for 5 Days or longer, then I usually lose approximately 2 pounds of weight per week. If I do One-Meal-A-Day, I lose more like 1 to 1.5 pounds per week. It's been my experience that the more lean that you already are, the longer it takes to lose weight even if you fast. The first 5 days of water fasting is always the most difficult for me because of the random periods of hunger pain or craving....but once I fast beyond 5 days, then I no longer feel any hunger at all because my body has completely adapted to burning only the fat in the body. It's like the body basically shuts down my Hunger Hormones or something and it satisfied with simply burning old fat and damaged cells. These days, I typically weigh between 140lbs and 145lbs; I never climbed back up to the 180lbs that I was at last year. The reason why I stay on OMAD is not to lose weight or even fat, I stay in Ketosis because of the superhuman attributes that seem to activate. Autophagy provides me with enhanced energy; heightened focus and attention to detail; improved short-term and long-term memory; reduced anxiety and increased confidence; faster healing of scars and wounds; eliminates headaches; makes me less susceptible to illness; boots my overall motivation; and many other powerful benefits that I have consistently experienced whenever I am in the Autophagy state. It even helped me to learn and understand Calculus and Trigonometry, which was always struggle for me in the past, but somehow it all made sense when I started using Ketosis. It almost feels like I took an IQ boosting drug, like in that movie "Limitless." Math became incredibly easy and fun, which is why I am pursing a Master's Degree in Computer Science now. It's really quite amazing to go through the physical and mental transformation that occurs when I tap into Ketosis and Autophagy. I have tried many other diets and supplements in the past during my 15 years in the Army, but nothing comes even remotely close to being as noticeably beneficial for physical fitness compared to Fasting, Ketosis, and Autophagy. Using OMAD and eating Keto-friendly foods, I feel like my health has improved tenfold. I don't take any artificial vitamins or supplements at all, I simply avoid high-carb, high-sugar foods, and I never eat less than 16-hours between meals. Some days I'll treat myself to whatever I want to eat if I have a particular craving for something; it's easy to bounce back from anything I consume as long as I stick to the most important rule that I established for myself, which is: Never Eat More Frequently Than The 16-Hours Per Meal. Spiking my insulin with food 3 to 5 times a day like many people do, causes me to become incredibly unproductive and lazy, I have no motivation to do anything if I do that. 16-hours of fasting per meal is my bare minimum feeding window and it's incredibly easy for me to stick to that rule since hunger pain is barely even noticeable when I am in Ketosis, and I don't even have to count calories when I eat. And since I eat less frequently, it has the added bonus of allowing me to enjoy my meals a lot more, now I only eat the things that I enjoy the most instead of eating everything that I have access to.
Valore Dramack well done!! I know where you coming from, I’m working on pretty much the same pattern as you eventually I’ve been getting up to 23 to completion of 36 say 5 times over the last month and a half, I can’t believe the discipline my mind is set on like I finally get what my body is needing me to do, like you felt unmotivated and indulging in comfort food my weight going more upward buying clothes that were sizes 22/24 until I held a pair of jeans up and got a wake up as to how my clothes were starting to look like curtains or blankets, just one immense piece of cloth, starting IF took me over a year to adjust my body fully to it, and now for the first time since days I can’t remember has my weight dropped to the under 100kg zone! I am stoked bc I’m not much of a gym person but I do reasonable activity, I can only imagine what my results would be if I started adding high intensity 20minute workouts to my morning, I’ll probably tire from how unfit I am and probably sit down 5 minutes into it, I guess the beauty of IF is it’s ready when your ready, we all might fall off the wagon now and again but the IF apps they have out now are amazing, they educate, empower, and encourage each time you feel like yourve failed your fasting window, your so right in setting a manageable fasting time allowing your body to adjust, to not be too hard on yourself if you can’t stay on course it’s all part of shaping into your new food awareness window, I love reading everyone’s stories on here it’s very encouraging right down to personal benefits, keep it up everyone if only more of the world would get on board we’d find answers to those most complicated situations in our worlds lifetime💕🍃
This is good information! I’ve been trying the 16:8 fast with minimal results. This explains why. I wish the chart was bigger to read. I’m going to work my way to this. I’ll probably have to watch this video multiple times daily to stay motivated. Edit: I started at 263, and now 203. I wand to get down to 160-175.
I love fasting so much. I tend to work out at the tail end of a 24 hour fast to try and take advantage of the HGH spike and those are among the best workouts I have. You'd think you would have no energy for the workout but I always feel amazing.
I eat between 12 and 7 and have lost 101 pounds over the last 18 months. I have a coffee in the morning and water the rest of the day. I have cheat days (weekends when friends are over ). I say I now eat to live not live to eat. I'm 55 and have been heavy most of my life........6 foot 4 and am now 209lbs. And feel great
Thank you Dr. Mindy. I'm learning so much from you. I've been practicing IF for 7 months and am experiencing amazing results. I started out on a 16/8 schedule and now do 20/4 most days. Note to beginners:The first month was tough and I was tired a lot, but stuck with it. I began to see results in three weeks.
Thank you for your encouragement. I’m in week 4 and the weight is falling off but I am tired and the hunger hits at hour 21 the days I do omad. I’m getting stronger and my resolve is real. Shalom
most of these 'doctors', with a few exceptions are chiropractors...not medical doctors...which means they have a fraction of the schooling and required residencies etc as actual medical doctors that have gone to medical school. Frankly, I don't believe they should be able to call themselves doctors. The schooling they have isn't really a 'doctorate' it's more like a master's degree in physiology.
@@RoxanneGutierrez010 Chiropractors do not study chemistry, biochemistry or specific dietary or nutrition training as part of their chiropractic degree. It's just not part of the curriculum. That's just reality. It doesn't necessarily mean they aren't well-informed by their own reading on nutrition and diet...but they have never done the clinical research in a scientifically valid setting themselves. They're just repeating stuff they've read...which I can do myself.
I lost 50lbs doing intermittent fasting and sticking to a ketogenic diet. It's less painful if you stick to it. The first 3 days are the worst, because those are your glycogen drain days (your liver stores sugar/glycogen).
You are so right/ I was doing intermittent fasting and worked my way down to 3-day water fast and it was rough. I was home alone and passing water like crazy. By the 3rd day, I came off the fast slowly and have been down about 20 pounds ever since. This happened in late October. I take OMAD and very low carbs, moderate protein. and high fat. I feel great, thinking clearly, quick reflexes, energy galore. And no, I don't get hungry. In fact, I often have to remind myself to eat. I finally actually know when I am hungry and feel full and stop when I don't want any more. Getting my health and life back.
I have been doing a 16/8 and adhering very stringently since May of 2021. I have mixed in a few 24 hour (OMAD) days here and there and have lost 55 lbs. Now I am doing 2MAD everyday with a 16 hour minimum fast. I do this because my goal is to reduce Insulin response and only raise my Insulin levels twice a day to improve my insulin sensitivity. Additionally, I am trying to limit my carbs and eat more healthy fats and protein. I will add I have been very consistent with my physical fitness. I walk a minimum of an hour a day on the treadmill keeping my heart rate at or just below 120 bpm as well as practicing Kettlebells 6 days a week doing the Simple & Sinister program. Fasting really works and I will continue it for the rest of my life. Good luck to all on your health journey.
This is very useful because a lot of other sources blur it all together. I started a 12/12 fast, moving to 14/10 after a while, and my main purpose has been autophagy, but I dropped about 30 lbs in six months rather effortlessly because my body doesn't even get that hungry during the eating window. This clarifies that I have to do it longer for autophagy.
Great info! I’ve used I.F. , water fasting with a low carb diet for 54 days and I’ve lost 40lbs with very minimal exercise. I’m 48 years old I just completed my first 48 hour water fast last night. My energy levels have been through the roof! I feel so much better.
I have lost 40 pounds in less than 3 months. I started out doing ADF only, then upon learning more from Dr. Mindy Pelz, I began varying my fasts and eating keto about 80-90% of the time (only going off for the once in a while holiday or social meal). I feel great and have so much energy.
As Muslims we are required to fast for a month. From dawn to dusk nothing goes into our bodies. No food, no pills and no water. It's hard for a couple of days, but you get used to it so much that the idea of eating lunch becomes ridiculous. And you start asking yourself why we eat lunch. Anyhow, I thought fasting was just a religious obligation to connect with God and feel for the poor, but it's more beneficial to our own bodies. When I fast, I sleep well, have less anxiety, I'm more focused. So I've recently decided to eat less. I'm sure we are on the right path. Oh thanks for the video.
This is a great video, you explained this in a way that's really easy to understand. I started Intermittent Fasting and eating One Meal A Day (OMAD) almost 2 years ago. I started in July 2017 weighing 176 pounds, I lost 31 pounds in the first 3 months and I have kept it all off ever since. I now weight only 145 pounds. My waist was 34" and now it's only 28". I hit my goal weight in only 3 months and I have kept it off over 1 1/2 years and I no longer trying to lose weight but I continue to do OMAD for autophagy. OMAD has changed my life and I feel obligated to share my experience with as many people as I can. I have a mountain biking UA-cam channel but I have also made a few videos about my fat loss journey with OMAD to spread the word. I have been told so many times that I look 10 years younger. Thank you for your videos you will help change so many lives.
last year Nov. 2017, I did an 11 day fast and lost 18 lbs~ right now I'm at the end of a 3 week fast and have yet to check the scale. edit: I finished my 3 week fast and lost 18 lbs :) quite happy :)
Been doing 16 hour fast I’m in the military and we do moderate to heavy exercise everyday starting at 0630-0800 after that I just drink strong black coffee all morning till lunch time, without intermittent fasting I couldn’t have achieved my goals. Lost weight and gained muscles more leaner and energized idk the science for this but it works. Oh I completely eliminated sugar intake as well.
@@toneglomstein5646 i was at training for 6 months i have struggled to loose weight before that on my prior mos though it is a combat mos but still, i guess there's a lot of factor ie age, stress, and family time = dine out plus ice cream lol. i workout a lot but i eat a lot i know it was my nutrition is hurting me but it all changed when i did 16/8 i was able to achieve on top of that i eliminated sugar intake. Now i've been doing 18/6 sometimes 19 hours fasting. Somehow during that time food smells so good and i appreciate food more. It works for me may not work for other people but doesn't hurt you to try.
Ivannooz Tech I am glad You have found something that works for You! When You feel the improvements the inspiration to continue follows! I have been doing Keto for 2 months but weight loss stagnated. I tried this autophagy fasting and lost 5 lbs in 5 days and it is staying off!!!
I started doing Keto and IF. I went from 261 to 211 or so in about 4 months, thanks Dr. Berg, shameless plug but without that guy I would be fat still. 😭 I started with 16/8 , then omad (One Meal A Day) then once I reached a plateau I did a 3 day bone broth fast. Once your body adapts you must change up your IF regiments to keep the weight coming off, is my trick. Also drink lemon water or apple cider vinegar water to detoxify your liver to prevent a fatty liver. Naturally your liver can not deal with the amount of fat you are losing so rapidly, so these flavored waters will help detoxify your liver and help to alleviate the fat from your body. Happy Fat Burning 💪🏾
@@JayJay-ue3xy typically a chicken salad at lunch and try to wrap up dinner before 7. Trying to keep arounf 1500 calories a day. Weight loss slowed down considerably, but I feel better overall. I was down 11lbs, had a 5lb setback through Thanksgiving and some business travel. Back on track again. Having trouble breaking past that 11lb mark (185lbs). To be fair, I haven't been as persistent logging food in MyFitnessPal.
@@Cryptic78 Try adding in some exercise of 30 minutes a day or change your calorie intake and extend out a little longer your fasting to shrink your eating window for a couple weeks. It was trick your system. During that time, go to a low carb meal plan. I try to stick to a 35% protein/35% carb/30% fat macro meal plan. On days that I do not exercise, I drop my carbs and increase protein eating only lean proteins. It usually works. Your body adjusted to your eating, so trick it.
I fasted for an average of three days then had a small meal and then I fasted again for three days. I repeated this cycle for three months. I went from 241 pounds to 172 pounds. I did not exercise much at all, just did walking. This was 18 months ago.
Now I only eat one meal a day for five days a week, the rest of the days I eat whenever and whatever I want. I’ve been able to maintain my weight between 177 to 182. But I do lift weights three times a week now. Also, I’m 65 years old.
Nice job gramps!
Awesome!
Yay! Intermittent Fasting is the absolute Bomb!💣! I Can't ever imagine going back to my high carb/sugar diet filled with empty calories!! Or go back to eating every few hours either!! This whole healthy/healing diet is New to me as well as Intermittent Fasting, and the improvements in my health in just a little over 4 Frigging Months is truly AMAZING!!!
The other day I fasted for 16 hours started smoking some bud I think increased the growth effect or something I felt amazing right after smoking and wasnt hungry at all.
michael campbell That is awesome I’m trying to keep doing it hopefully I’ll lose that much weight
After some chemo caused me to start gain weight uncontrollably, I switched to keto and to intermittent fasting 22 hours per day. Very little exercise. So far, 12 weeks, lost 25 pounds, cancer marker reversed direction and dropped 20% in a month after rising for two years. No negative events. Many positive events. Cut down on some meds and plan to continue and cut more. I wish my doctors knew something about nutrition but they didn't and so I wasted a couple of years. Anyway, glad I did find out about keto and fasting eventually. I'm 84 and feel like I lost 25 years as well as the 25 pounds.
Vern Clinton congratulations and thank you for your testimony. I hope you get too 100 feeling like 80 :)
Vern Clinton - what a wonderful and I inspiring story. Thank you for sharing this. Just goes to show - it's Never too late to change your eating habits. All the very best to you.
Wow!!! Good for you!!!! The cancer reversal is impressive!!!
Wow, just wow, sir. Congratulation and please continue to spread the word!
Congratulations and kudos to you!!
Ever since I started this fasting life style, I have almost reversed my diabetes.
yesss! :-)
congrats dear!
And more time and less stress
@@ikrammaududi6205 And less dishes to wash! That alone should motivate me 😁. More power to you Osa!
Congratulations! That is a major accomplishment.
how old are you sir? asking because whether it works better/easier to reverse diabetes when someone is younger
With heart failure on a runaway train my doc talked me into keto-vegan. Around 100 days in I Realized it was unsustainable. I ran down rabbit holes on UA-cam. Thank you and those of this ilk, Mindy. I have Fasted up to 56 hours so far.
276 pounds on 1-20-2020
165 this morning
BMI is under 25% first time in my life.
11 pills a day no longer required.
25 pushups are realistic.
Ejection fraction is up from 22% to 30% at intervention, now above 40%.
3 months of this style diet improved my heart function over 30%!!!.
Go back and reread that last sentence...
I now look forward to my Bloodwork results and my discussions w my Dr.
He physically didn't know who I was walking in at 163 pounds. He has now put me in the leadership role. I give him my goals for Bloodwork, pushups, squats, 40 yard dash times making a softball team after 25 years.
He says ok just be careful with.... yourself, Sten Ekberg, Dr. Berg, Thomas Delauer, Dr. Fung and the whole keto downunder series and many more have literally saved my life.
My doc gave me until 4th of July, 2020. Told me I probably wouldn't see fireworks ... ever again...
Here I am. Still going.
I weigh less now than in 8th grade.
I dont look "skinny" to those who didn't know me before last year. I am as strong and healthy as I've ever been at 56 years old post heart attack.
The status quo has been detrimental to my health for so long. Every Medical professional telling me the I can't sustain the keto fasting lifestyle. Lose 30 or It's dangerous. Bull$hit. It saved my life!
The last 2 generations have been brainwashed into believing that taking a pill is safer than lifestyle change.
I'm as mad at the establishment as anyone could be. The cover ups and blatant misinformation is rampant. Chaos keeps us fat and dependent. Exactly how they want us...
Hi @lorrainemitchell8125 - How are you doing now? I’m starting my journey and hope to see results similar to what you’ve posted here! 😎
I wish I could copy and paste this comment to my good friend who had a heart attack. But I can’t with UA-cam and it’s too long to snap in one photo. Guess I’ll do it in 2 or 3 photos but doubt he’ll even read it. I may had a chance if it was in one photo. Maybe I’ll just read it to him lol. Thanks for sharing your story
I did a 40 day water fast. Water only. I went from 416 lbs to 337 lbs, dropping
almost 80 lbs. I then went on a plant based diet and with no exercise I am now at 282lbs 5 months later.
Good on you mate well done
Awesome job. I would love to try this. Can I ask, where you left with excess skin?
I need to lose this much. 40 days? How!?
That’s awesome man!!! Keep up the great work!!!! 🎉🎉
@@shurmekajohnson Your skin will adapt to your new weight over time, it might take weeks or months, depending on how much weight you lose. I lost 30 lbs in 2 weeks of water and vitamins only fasting, but I was also swimming a lot and walking too. My skin has come down with the fat and I'm very happy with my progress. I'm planning to go one more week to get down below my weight from 15 years ago.
You and other sources like Dr. Ken Berry, Thomas Delauer, Dr. Berg, and Dr. Fung have changed my life so drastically!! 100 pounds down and finally have control over my health!! It feels literally amazing!!!
Felicia Stoner
Good for you
Siim Land on UA-cam is fantastic also
Following them too. From 163 to 136 lbs in 3 months.
Me too. Dr. Nick Zyrowski is good too.
Cole snake guy as well.
I know a lot of people are fasting to lose weight, but I wish she had said something about its other benefits. I recently did a 3-day fast for chronic eczema on my face, and the result was nothing short of amazing. My red, itchy swollen eyes cleared up completely. No doctor had helped me before that. I still have a red patch on my cheek, but it's better, and I'm only eating during an 8-hour window for that. Feel great, energetic, and so grateful. I wish everyone the best, whatever your goal.
I noticed my skin improved as well
Parasites. Fasting periods, then food (bait!) plus wormer, were the only solution for me. I care nothing about weight, as worms were eating my skinny self alive.
@@lizafield9002 How did you get them?! Bad water? I am rarely sick but once had a flu-like illness that I could only connect to a trip to Ecuador months earlier. Good that you got rid of them. Sounds really creepy!
@@TerriblePerfection Probably 2 hound dogs & a childhood in rivers & creeks. Parasites are very common in U.S., but get diagnosed as "Here, have some allergy meds/ anti depressants/ inhalers/ other absurdities." They live in the respiratory system & love air pollution just as much as CPAC, ALEC & the Koch folk do. Same incentives.
@PBEs Best wishes to you! Report back if you feel like it. 👍
I had been suffering from clogged nose for over a week due to sinus, so I was fed up and did a 24 hour fast hoping my body would do something about it, near the 18 hour- 20 hour fast my sinus began to clear up. I'll definitely use fasting to aid my body recover from such nuances.
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I'm 99 hours into my fast and so far I've lost 10 pounds. My reason for fasting was not for weight loss, I started fasting to cure leaky gut, and eczema.
Fasting for stomach
I am.having digestion issues and have tried so many different things. Has fasting helped your leaky gut?
@@williamstandifer7015 Fast for 72 hours then drink bone broth & eat cocoyo (coconut yogurt). Then 3 hours later eat sauerkraut & gut shot (if you have it). Then steam some green beans, broccoli, & cauliflower. The next day you can eat animal meat.
Good for ya', brotha' ..
@@JC-li8kk doesn’t work for everyone. some people’s leaky gut is actually caused by a structural problem in the neck limiting nerve supply to the digestive system which inhibits proper digestion and breakdown of proteins
I stop eating everyday at 7 pm and resume with lunch at noon or 1 pm. That gives me 17-18 hours of fasting. I lost my gut and now I’m close to getting my abs back. 👏
I've been doing the same for 3.5 weeks but haven't lost anything. How long did it take you to start seeing results?
Same here, and doesn't the food taste fantastic?! I take time to make all kinds of salads and dressings, and eat everything with such appreciation.
This is so correct .. I'm doing the exact same thing and lost 6lbs of belly fat in 3weeks
@@TerriblePerfection Same.....I think my taste buds are finally woke. 😂
jammin6816 : 19 hours fasting daily seems to be optimum for me.
I have two meals close together.Breakfast at 7:30 or 8:30 and then lunch at 12:30.
Then just water with lemon the rest of the day and sometimes water with a small amount of electrolytes.
Hello, made the 16/8 my life style. I do not do Keto but I did reduce my carb intake. I lost 72 lbs in 5 months; I went from a 40 inch waste to a 33.
I feel great. I do the 16/8 everyday, again it’s my life style. 😊
LeAnthony Holden I’m with you. I’m 57, female- doing a 16/8 lifestyle- just started about a week ago.
I’m not doing keto but I have honestly looked at my carb intake and reduced it. We live in Japan so white rice is a staple- and yes I eat it.
Yes- I’m loosing weight! I lost 5 lbs since I’ve started- and I’m not starving!
Just make you eat enough to satisfy your appetite and eat moderate protein meal 20g and higher for better muscle building benefits and don't eat 4 hours before bed eat between 11am to 7pm for better health benefit to get a good circadian rhythm and eat a whole plant based diet with a lot of beans, grains and green leafy also exercise 3 times a week ;) and break your fast with some protein food.
sorry but i improved this technique to make it work with intermittent fasting you should start eating from 11 am to 7pm if you are fasting for 16hours and eating for 8 hours and if you are fasting for 14 hour and eating for 10 9am to 7pm is also good for people who wanna put weight but not too much.
Great work! During your eating window, did you monitor your caloric intake? When I fast intermittently, I still maintain the normal caloric count
How was your skin?
I lost 50 lbs with starting fasting 24,48,72 hour fasts. My longest fast to date since August 2020 is a 120 hour fast with just black coffee and lemon water. The biggest thing is changing your eating lifestyle. Getting off the SAD (standard anerican diet), stopping sugar, bad oils and prepackaged foods and all grains works for me. Happy fasting
I like doing this hh 😇
1:36: eat low carb diet
2:30: within 13h of fasting your GH starts to spike and your body starts burning fat
3:20: 16h of fasting, body starts autophagy
5:30: 36h of fasting, stem cells kick in and will push the process harder
I thought Autophagy occurs after 72 hours of fasting? Least I felt that - my senses enhances, pores start coming out of my skin, whites accumulate on my tongue, urine is always yellow no matter how much water i drank. (From what I read, those symptoms are detoxification of the body.)
This is a bit misleading. Autophagy isn’t a holistic function. It occurs at different rates in different tissues. There’s also studies comparing the rates of athletes and non athletes which have significant differentials in the bodies ability to activate these functions.
@@yharnamiyhill787 I think if you eat low carb and fast regularly, autophagy can kick in a lot sooner than 72 hours. You have a degree of autophagy happening even if you're not fasting or low carb. Fasting and low carb just puts the autophagy process into high-gear.
Emidar Abderrahmane Thank you for that. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
@@leah5346 I hope so. I have heard other people say that it takes at least 36 - 72 hours to start autophagy, U fast 20+ hours per day and I hope I am getting some benefits other than staying very lean.
I'm 52 years old and have lost 75 lbs in 4 months with OMAD and the occasional longer 48-72 hour fast. Aside from the first week, which was tough, it has felt effortless. Once I regained my energy, I began to walk 5x/week. I started with 15 minutes/day and now generally walk for 45-60 mins. Discovering the keto and fasting lifestyle has literally changed my life.
Sitting here Sunday morning of day 3 reading lovely testimonials.
What I see are people waking up and rejecting the commands from the overlords who think the route to their insane wealth is our poor health.
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing...very inspiring.
You look good for 52.
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So what has happened in the past 3 years since you posted this? Thin and on maintenance diet?
Using this medium, I have lost 132lbs. And gotten off all medications, including blood pressure med's, ADHD med's.
WELL. DONE.😉👍
excellent
I took myself off and do fast even before the meds .
HalleluYah!!! This is excellent news!
That’s amazing and I’m so happy for you.
I don’t know if I have the discipline to fast long term but y’all’s comments are so encouraging. I started a 1 day water fast at 12AM May 1st..319lbs
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Completed my first ever 24 hour fast today.
And??? How did it go?
It gets easier. Keep going!
Yay! Me too!
It gets easier. It's like training a muscle. But if you feel weak or head-achy ...eat. it's all about listening to your body.
I was eating once a day. The first 2 or 3 days were a little difficult. I was hungry when the time came to eat, I would pile heaps of food onto my plate. By the fourth or fifth day I didn't even feel hungry when it was time to eat, and couldn't finish the food on my plate. At this time I was feeling much more energetic and mentally alert. I feel that I could easily go several days without eating now but I don't need to lose more weight.
In the past two and a half months I have lost 20 kgs by reducing meal portions and ensuring that I fast 12-15 hours for most days. I never starved, never completely removed sugar/carbs from my diet, never got the sugar crashes that had become routine. I am a 37 year old vegetarian woman in India suffering from PCOS and insulin resistance who had forgotten what it was like to have periods. I've had two successful periods since I started intermittent fasting and your videos are helping me so much to understand my body and treat it as it deserves to be treated. For years I followed the bad advice from doctors who gave medicines that worsened everything and nutritionists who told me to do six small meals a day, snacking endlessly when hunger pangs occurred. I finally feel like I am on the right path with fasting. Slowly I am heading towards longer fasts and your videos are very helpful. Kudos to you, doc, and to your team! many blessings to y'all!
Day 5 of my water fast. Hoping to get to 15 days. Wish me luck
Cj Yamson Interested to hear if you made it? Results?
Today I begin my 1st 14 day fast (longer if I can keep up). I’ve gone 48+ an felt great! Still need to drop 45 so here I go. 🍀
Cj Yamson you can do this 🙏
@@DrMindyPelz I quit after day 3, I felt very weak I think it was my
blood sugar.
I did nine years ago. After about five had so much energy. Got bored at nine but could have easily continued. See Marc Twain on a shipwreck. I've just done four and today fourth day back eating today beginning to feel a bit more energetic. Back eating is a slowish adjustment and you have to allow time.
ɴɪɴᴏ: the first time fasting you can feel weak, however once the body adapts to burning ketones you will start to feel full of energy and great. So don't let your first experience put you off trying fasting again. Good luck.
Thank you mindy for imparting this knowledge to us all.Im 40yrs old now. At 38 I listened to you and I was 285lbs.I am from the Caribbean,Trinidad to be exact and I've foĺlowed these principles to the T and I now weigh 175lbs and in perfect health.I haven'seen this body since I was 18yrs old. Thanks a million to this angel in human form. May the creators richest blessings be bestowed unto you all🙏
From Trinidad also. Great job
Encouraging comment, thank you ✌️
Good work!
You was rel fat dred
Love your content been fasting about a month and have already lost 68lbs I'm 6'5" started at 568lbs down to 500 in 6 weeks currently at 48hrs fasted and working toward 5 days
@yosi1183.......I hope and pray that this comment finds you well and in continuous success. Keep us posted on your journey.....shalom to you.
@ yos1183- Wtg!!! That’s so awesome! Losing at that rate, it’ll fly by in no time! Way to take your life back! Congratulations! Keep us all posted! I lost almost 200lbs, went from a size 26 to a size 4, I never felt better! All my joint issues disappeared , and my life changed immensely! Everything! I’ve gained 56 “lbs back since COVID, but am currently setting out to find me again! Good luck in your journey! Keep patting yourself on the back😉 you can do it!
Fantastic! . I hope you have continued success! You encourage others!
Make sure to supplement calcium on prolonged fasts. I read that longer fasts can affect calcium and also experienced that this week when I tried to do one.
I have lost 50 lbs, my body Looks GREAT! I have 100 lbs to go. Thank you for this video ❤️😀
I just finished a 7 day water fast.. lost 15 pounds and I have so much energy...
I am thinking about just eating today and tomorrow and then fasting mon-Friday again .. is this good? I need to lose 60 lbs
Good for you...
do you drink salt water when you fast?
Dr. Mindy Pelz
Quick question.. what do you think about wheatgrass while water fasting?
@Big Smoke I use pink Himalayan salt to stop crampings and for electrolyte half teaspoon .I do alternate day fast so I don destroy my metabolism
Been dealing with stubborn weight. I’m so happy I discovered fasting for health and weight loss. I dropped 12 lbs. on a 3-day fast. Took a 2-day break ( I ate but didn’t go crazy with it). Now about to kick off a 5- day fast. Next a 7-day fast 10-day fast and so on. Would like to work my way up to a 40 day fast. I literally went three days without food. First time doing this so it was kinda rough. I learned that hey if I can live 3 days without food maybe I don’t have to eat so much everyday. Fasting will now be a regular part of my life
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So how are you doing after 3 months since you posted this? I was on OMAD now doing OMEOD. One keto meal 1500 calories or less every other day. It's easy working up to it. I think I eat due to boredom and I love to cook.
192lbs down so far. Heaviest @350lbs currently 158lbs. Fasting changed my life. Will always encourage others to do it!!
Hard dry fast?
Water fast?
@@atozrecovery518 no mainly intermittent fasting(warrior), and water fasting. I've been doing more water fasting lately for maintenance and reset.
@@jwanbass thanks
Do u have any complaints of loose skin ? Thanks
@@ashwinidaswani5748 yes, but not noticable fully clothed and I dont have to hide much. There's so much variables like age, family history, habbits, etc that helps determine that too. I think for me is because this is my second time with extreme weight loss. I lost 100+ lbs back in 2004 then gained it back in 06 and stayed at 350ish for about 8 yrs. That's a lot on the body. I'm noticing with autophagy I'm slowly regaining elasticity.
One meal a day here. Low to moderate carb intake. No grains, no sugar, no nightshades, no alcohol. Feel fantastic. Lost 20 lbs of stubborn flab over 4-6 weeks and stabilized right there. I guess i reached my ideal weight. Training hard again at 60.
Congratulations on reaching your health goal! I too am removing sugar and wheat from my diet. Why do you remove nightshade vegetables? I've heard of other people removing them, but I don't know why.
@@indyd9322 Thanks. My GI doctor recommended avoiding nightshades due to acid stomach. For a while I missed my tomatoes and peppers but i'm over it.
Thank you for sharing!!! That was so inspiring for me!! I have 20 lbs to lose so I will do one meal a day with my keto diet and hopefully accomplish what you have done!!! :*
KETO!!! with Intermittent fasting!!! no to root veggies, grains, sugar. I do enjoy tomatos and peppers though!! Feel fabulous at 59!!
could you please give us an idea of the foods you take on your one-meal-a-day? thanks
I did a 24 hour dry fast during my period and had ZERO pain or cramps it was amazing.
I have gradually increased my fasting window for the last ~4 months. I am consistently on 20/4 intermittent fasting schedule now with a few longer fasts thrown in as I strengthen my fasting muscles. I will be 57 in Dec. prior to fasting I was slowly but consistently gaining weight. As of about 3weeks ago l am down 30 lbs. 🎉❤😊 I am still surprised at how much easier it is to limit when I eat than it was to make the right choices all the time. I feel great. I don’t plan to stop this lifestyle.
Did OMAD from sep 2017 to june 2018. Lost 45kg (100 lbs)! Now on 18/6 and maintaining. Have never feelt better then when on OMAD, but the constant nagging from people around me has been the biggest challenge.
Johan Edelsvärd - This is true! Or when 'food events' pop up; holidays, birthdays etc. It is not easy.
Great information! I was 237 pounds at a height of 5'2". I'm at 154 pounds now and optimal in all health aspects! OMAD saved my life!
Way to go mate
Saggy skin?
Ogiton You have to incorporate strength training to avoid saggy skin.
R.N M
If you are in autophagy then your body will consume the excess useless skin for fuel. Dr Jason Fung mentions that his clinic seldom has to have any excess skin removed from patients because of this. They treat lots of very obese patients.
Wow, that’s absolutely amazing 🎁
Completed 36 hours of fasting. Its really an amazing feeling. I feel more energetic. Thanks 😃
I've lost 40 lbs fasting variations!! It took me 8 months because I wanted to go at my own pace.
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Love this! I came across a segment on TV about cancer by a cancer expert. She said that cancer cells are OLD cells, and what's the best way of getting rid of old cells: AUTOPHAGY via FASTING!
Many cancer cells live off of glucose... Guess what happens when you decrease carbs and sugar or fast. You starve Cancer cells !!! Autophagy comes through like Pacman and eats that disease away.
Hammerhead Corvette and @Suzanne wow, you guys taught me something today! Seriously!
If people didn't do anything else except to completely Dump Sugar, there would be a Vastly Healthier population of human beings!!😉
thanks suzanne, i also heard something about this, cancer is a very natural state, it is cells eating out of control because they are starving from lack of nutrients
Let me also include fungus and tumors. Foot/Toenail fungus is highly dependent on glucose, guess what is a sign of a diabetic? Toenail/Foot fungus ! @@miyokam9210
Working on 72 hours, 24 already done. I’m not hungry at all.
Pickle juice is the secret. Just a tiny bit a day and water.
Mr. speyside the pickle juice doesn’t break ur fast??
@@shelaolaer8299 only water, no pickles whatsoever
Pickle juice will have vinegar and spices so yes it definitely will break your fast, sorry.
I take collagen during my fast.And I lost 20 lbs in a month!
@@melissalee2166 congratulations! I would love to know your routine?
I’ve lost 40lbs. With just intermittent fasting. I’ve never lost weight this quickly all my life. I’m 63.
In how long? What hours did you fast? What hours did you eat?
I have as well. I have lost 40 lbs doing 18:6 with once or twice a week OMAD. I see this is an older post. Are you still doing well with intermittent fasting?
@@myytchannel6632 I have lost this in 3 weeks, but I did have a lot of fluid to lose.
As a 47 year old, I grew being told ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’. Since I’ve been practicing Keto and IF, I’ve never felt better and I’m NEVER hungry and steadily losing weight. Thanks Dr. Mindy.
Stop and slowly read the word ‘Break-fast’. It literally means to ‘break your fast’. So fasting has been around for centuries.
We should only be eating twice a day max, and the first meal of the day breaks our fast.
I’m doing a 5-day water fast, going on to day4 now, and I’m so proud 🤗 of myself for being able to prolong this far because it is NOT easy!!!
I had to LIE to my husband that I had already ate from work AND to my co-workers that I’m eating a late lunch so they ALL won’t freak out or think that I’m insane for not eating for the past 4 days already🤭😬!
I know they won’t understand, let alone, support me with my decision, so I’d rather just shut up 🤐🤭🤫 and let them watch me melt my fats away 😁...
I am 5’4”.
Day1- 204 (my heaviest🤭😞)
Day 4- 193.6 🤗🎉
I’ve also been walking 3-5 miles a day and I am planning to incorporate weighting lifting soon so I won’t lose muscle mass.
After this 5day water fast, I’m planning to do the OMAD and then do a 3-5 day water fast again once a month...
Can’t wait to get my sexy back...! 😁💃🏻
HydnBB2 good luck on your journey! The thing about fasting is trying to explain it to friends, families, and coworkers who don’t understand or want to understand and they think you’re starving instead.
HydnBB2 That sounds exactly like me!! I have to lie and say I ate already/not hungry too. Lol I’d like to check in with ya and see how you’re doing now, 4 months later.
Grazi Thx! I dropped to 169.8 lbs and gained back 10 lbs during the QUARANTINED 😒.
I am now getting back to my fasting schedule, which is ADF (alternate day fasting).
Good luck to you! 😊
I highly would push you to take a research on 'snake juice', by which u ll even intake the two fundamentals minerals so it would be easier ..
Good on ya!! It’s great to see the positive thoughts that come out from years of it never coming through I support ya!!
This is the best explanation of Authophagy I've heard on UA-cam.
Very simple and well explained.
It's the 8th best explanation I've seen.
I agree, this is very easy to understand, by the way I’m fasting for 48 hours I’m almost done and I’m not hungry and feel very energized
I agree. Clear explanation
For real. Excellent video!!💖👌
@@SparksDrinker what is the 1st to 7th - or are you just a prankster ?
Few people emphasize properly how important that 13-23 hours window away from insulin spikes really is. Good job.
If i continually do 13 to 15 is that alright? I have at least two metabolic issues that run in my family ...
I started by eating 2 meals a day June 2020, I was 130kilos (285lbs), waistline of 54in. Walked for 20minutes a day. Then three months later it dropped to 122kilos (268lbs) waist went down to 52inches. Then June 2021 I was on One Meal a Day, going down till 115kilos (253lbs) January 2022. January 2022 till today, May 15, 2022, I am now 98.5kilos (197lbs). Now I am 45in waistline. I am 5'7, so ideally I should hit 70kgs (140lbs).
I've tried it (16-20 hours of fasting) and I have never felt better!
I read a yoga book, it introduced me to The Zone [fasting]... eating as much as one needs, between 12 Noon and 2PM. I decided to give it a go, and then dropped 119lbs without following any exercise program.
@Jerry Thomas lo.ololol
WOW!!! You didn't get hu ngry & eat at other times????
How long did it take to lose 119 lbs. Did you eat strictly healthy food or whatever you wanted?
Wow
I've lost 52 pounds with intermittent fasting. I'm never going back!
In how long? What your fasting like? Fast what hours? Eat what hours?
@@myytchannel6632 18:6 five times a week, and 24 hour fasting twice a week. I started 11 months ago.
@@sangroncito7551 That is nice. I am on day 4. I have lost 5lbs. I do 18:6, but it ends up being more like 20:4. So, I think I should starts saying I do 21:3, because I usually eat only 1 meal. So. 21:3 and OMAN. Odd number, I know.
I fast my 20 hours from 12noon till 9am. Then eat some times between them. My eating is within a hour time frame and then back to fasting.
What exact hours do you fast?
@@myytchannel6632 My schedule varies, but I never eat after 6 p.m. The important thing is to stick to it. Best of luck.
I hear ya! I've lost 32 lbs in nine months with intermittent fasting! I'm also never going back to three squares a day!
Awesome information thanks. I lost about 80 pounds and changed my life by fasting about 7 years ago, and have stayed healthy with intermittent fasting ever since
Started fasting January 2016 and to date I have lost almost 120 pounds. In the beginning I was on a keto diet as well but have been off it for about a year. But I still fast at a minimum 16 hours a day and have been able to maintain that weight loss
YAY!! Yes, Keto is very good, I think, to kick-start stubborn weight loss issues! But I can see where you used your good judgement and pulled back once achieving your weight loss goal, ..while still eating a very healthy diet and keeping Intermittent Fasting as a life style!! Congrats, Big Time!!😉
Same here, I started with the keto and lost 30 lbs in less than 3 months now I just fast 16 hrs a day 7 days a week and have maintained it for the last 2 months, without doing keto. This is a lifestyle change for me and the best decision I have made for my health
@@fayesmith4751 I have never done Keto myself, but have learned a ton about proper nutrition from watching Keto channels and by also researching how and why Keto works! Yes indeed!, .. I am now officially Addicted to Intermittent Fasting!!😁 Gobs of health benefits seen already! Of course I am eating healthy food as well. Loads of veggies, whole foods, healthy fats,(No sugar or nasty Processe products!) and moderate complex carbs. Here's wishing you all the Best!😉
That's fabulous thank you for sharing.
I am just over 1 month of fasting between 16-20 hrs a day and keto lifestyle and I have lost 15 lbs. But more importantly I feel so much better!
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How’s it going? Are you still fasting?
Lost 23 lb in 45 days. Initially had to train my body for OMAD and slowly moved to longer fasts. I am currently doing a 5 day water fast which will end tomorrow. I was 250lb. Currently at 227. Goal is 182lb. FYI my height is 6.0”
20 pounds in two month! My blood pressure has gone down and I no longer have high blood pressure, my blood sugar is normal now and I feel great! And I continue to follow my fasting strategy!
Been fasting 20 hrs a day for last 5 months. Hard dry fast every other day. A 36-48 hr fast twice a month. Doing the fasting/Carnivore lifestyle. I'm doing it to heal MS.
I've been considering the carnivore diet, what's your experience been so far? I also have a neurological condition
You should document your progress, You will help so many people while also curing your ailment . Keep going friend
@@meloshredder86 Well, this is my third attempt. I tried going straight into carnivore but, the fatigue was to much as I rely on help. Now that I've gone completely away from man made carbs, much better. I eat only sweet potatoes or red potatoes for carbs. My mood, sleep and circulation have gotten better. Been full carnivore for a little over a week now.
Do you drink water normally when you break your fast, or do you still restrict water to very little before your next dry fast?
I drink only if I'm thirsty. I do make sure that during my water fast that I take in water every hour.
A fast from 14 to 18 hours every day with a 24-hour fast once a week I have lost 80 lbs in 6 months and I have very little fat on my body I am a 45 year old male
Been doing the omad method of intermittent fasting for about 5 months now. I fast Monday through Friday taking Saturday and Sunday off but still eating reasonably. As of right now I'm 30 pounds down only 20 to go to hit my goal. But as I learned in the beginning and am starting to realize , is that it's not about just losing weight but it's about feeling great. The physiological benefits to fasting are amazing. So here's to intermittent fasting and never looking back.
I know right ! The happy-go-lucky feeling you get well fasting, super positive mood. For me, the weight loss is just a side bonus !
Yeah baaa-by! Love Intermittent Fasting and healthy/ healing foods! Ain't never looking back either!😎
I concur! LOL!
I have been doing intermittent fasting for about two years, and also water fasting for 4 to 5 days. I have never been overweight and lose only 1 or 2 kg during water fats and very little during intermittent fast. This is because I am already at my ideal weight. I do interval training (walking) about 5 km everyday, feel energetic, eat only once a day (no sugar, low carbs, coconut cooking oil, avocados), my blood pressure is 115/75, I sleep 7-8 hours, am very healthy, never catch cold, fell great. Will do a water fats next week (my first this year), it is relatively easy, am never hungry. I am an 85 years old, male.
I went from 230+ pounds to now 170 lbs due to intermittent fasting and calisthenics. I have so much energy now and things get easier each and every day by fasting and responsible eating. Awesome video on how long to do fasting for the benefits.
I just broke my 3 days fast 👍🏿 felt awesome bundle of energy
Was it a dry fast or did you drink water?
I‘m coming to the end of day three of a water fast. Will break it tomorrow because i have work commitments. I usually fast for 36 hours at the weekend. It’s getting easier. It’s more mental than physical with me.
I've lost 244 lbs with fasting, after spending years failing to lose weight through calorie restriction. Good stuff.
Congratulations! I've just set off the journey. Do you have loose skin?
@@paulama4498
The short answer is yes.
I started at about 500 lbs, and am currently setting at 260-270 (I don't have a terribly good scale). Overall I'd say my skin has done an incredible job tightening up. However, I'm still dropping weight, and my understanding is that your skin will continue to shrink for 2-3 years after you've reached your goal. So, in another 2-3 years we'll see I guess.
I would say fasting has helped a lot with skin. I've seen people lose less weight and have much more lose skin.
@@kylemiller6765 You've reached such a great progress! I have +100lbs to drop. I'm 22 so I hope my skin will shrink.
@@paulama4498
If your total weight loss is 100lbs then it's pretty reasonable to assume your skin will mostly shrink back, with proper care. Being in your early 20's will certainly help too.
Good luck on your journey!
@@kylemiller6765 Thank you! :-)
Dr. Mindy, just a word of sincere gratitude that you and your team are sharing your amazing gifts and knowledge with all of us. You make the world such a better place. Thank you for helping me, and all of us, with my whole heart. You're an amazing human being!
Been doing 16/8 and 20/4 and a little OMAD since June. About 1-5 times a month I do a 24+ hour fast. I've lost about 30 lbs since June. Previously I had changed my diet and started working out some. That helped me lose about 90 lbs over a 6 year period BUT i had plateaued at around 175 lbs down from 265 lbs. Once I started fasting I dropped 30 lbs no problem. Now I am sitting at 145 with a nice healthy BMI of 21.3. Fasting is great!
So happy to have found you. I’ve been a fan of Dr. Fung, Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Berg for two years and just started fasting. Ketogenic lifestyle has brought my A1c down from 7.6 to 6.5 and my weight down from 240 to 196.7lbs. 👍. Started 48 hr fasting two months ago and have been doing intermittent 18 hr fasts during the week with good results. My blood sugars were at 94 his morning at 36 hours into my weekly 48 hr. Fast. Looking forward to my next A1c. Thank God for Dr. Fung and the rest of you Folks for having the courage to speak out 🙏
I've lost 6lbs in 3weeks ...all belly fat ! I started 16:8 and moved up to 18:6 ...really amazing
How often do you do this fast a week- everyday?
Stop lying
@@TheSoy1313 I’m not why would you say that ?
@@TheSoy1313 don’t be an ass !
@@TheSoy1313 why would he lie? 6 pounds is very little! I just lost 5 kg in 12 days by dropping alcohol and fasting 18 hours every day! To be fair, without drinking alcohol the evening before, I have no wish to eat food until 11 or so next day! So, fasting this way comes naturally to me…i did walk a bit more, since the weather is nice! No gym or other workouts, and unfortunately desk job, so my walking is the exercise of choice! But then again, alcohol is the only crap that I put in my body, since I eat real food, no pre packaged shit, or soft drinks full of sugar and other stuff! It actually amazes me people spend money so they can get sick and fat…
I love how simple you make it. Having heart failure/A-fib; after going over 40 hours twice (since my wife died of a stroke 2 weeks ago) I`m trying to repair my heart with 3-day fasts (and carvedilol) 3 on/4 off. I just started.
Sorry to hear about your wife, hope you're doing well these days
Good luck on ur journey- everything is possible 🙌🏽🧘🏽♂️✅🙏🏽😇😎 R.I.P dear wifey ✊🏽👍🏽❤️😇🥰🪦
I have Afib too!! I didn’t know fasting helped
Sorry for your loss ❤ rip to her
Sorry for your loss peter 🙏🏾 hope you’re doing better
Im 43. I started this to lose some fat. I was 5’11, 185 lbs. I eat at 8am, 1pm and last meal at no later then 6pm. I eat healthier and no more then 1500-2000 cal. No junk food, soda, alcohol, bread. I do eat rice but not too much. I exercise/work out every day 45min-1hr. The amount of fat I basically transformed into a muscle is crazy! Even the abs are starting to show! I still weight the same but people ask me “are you losing a weight”? I also do 100 push ups and 100 squats every morning fasted. Great muscle building cardio! I’m a believer in fasting now. Today I fasted 20 hrs! I wish I took a before photos!
davidkozelsky Hi David. Just to be clear if others read through your response, fat cannot transform into muscle. With your hard work, you gained muscle and lost fat.
My wife Kayla has been water fasting on and off building here ability to fast longer. She has been at it for about two years now and has lost 131 pounds so far. When she started she weighed 355 pounds and now weighs 224 pounds and is still going. She has stretched her fasting up to 16 days at a time at this point and is going for longer this time.
when you say FASTING UP TO 16 DAYS? No food at all? just water?
benjie cantar Yes only water. She is on day 22 this morning and now weighs 207Lbs. My wife is a very small frame lady and she was morbidly obese when we got together and had a lot of health issues. When we discovered this amazing lady, Dr. Jason Fung, and several others talking about the wonderful benefits of water fasting we decided to give it a shot. The road is not an easy one especially for someone that had a food addiction so strong. But she has been doing long water fasts intermittently and has went from 355Lbs to now 207Lbs. Like I said she is on day 22 on this stretch and she is doing fine. She only has about 80lbs more to lose to meet her goal. I am so proud of her. We will be sharing the journey with the world when she is done
@@natejoe101 Your wife's journey is amazing! Does she take any vitamin/mineral supplements along with the water? (I read you need potassium/electrolytes/etc to maintain biological pathways in your body, though your energy source is now your stored fat.)
A Little Lost No she takes nothing but water. Everything your body needs it creates from your energy stores (fat). I encourage you to lookup Dr Jason Fung and maybe check out his book “The Obesity Code” All of his information you may find free with his podcasts and UA-cam videos. He hits the nail on the head. We have been lied to by doctors for a long time. You can fast as long as you have energy stores. It is an eye opener.
@@natejoe101 Thanks so much for the response!! I actually read Dr. Fung recommend taking a daily multivitamin during prolonged fasts, so that's why I wanted to see what someone who's safely done these fasts has been doing. (I'm afraid of doing it wrong!) And it's wild that fasting being natural and safe for the body is barely known. I just fell down the rabbit hole of fasting/ketosis because I came across it in my MCAT biochemistry book, so hopefully that means at least the newest generation of doctors will be able to make things right!
Thnx for the visual in depth explanation. I have lost 150 pounds. I don't need to lose any more, so your chart is helpful for what is right for me. I have been doing a daily 14 to 18 hour fasts for about 2 months. I lost most of my weight with a low carb/higher fat diet prior to fasting.
I am no longer diabetic, and my cholesterol and blood pressure are normal. I have tons of energy and no more insomnia. No more meds for me. I have been told I look younger too 😊
Hope this encourages others to carry on with fasting, low carb/high fat diet, moderate exercise, and meditation.
Did you have sleeping problems before fasting?
@Johnny Woodbury I'm doing the same as debdo ------- Read up on Keto. That's how to start. But maintaining will be hard unless you learn Keto cooking and willing to spend time in the kitchen. It takes about an hour a day to prepare a good keto meal. I have been doing it 45 days --------- down 12 lbs and did that while I quit smoking butts at the same time. My energy levels have me out walking & running now twice a day. I eat between the hours of 5pm to 9pm ---------as much as I want as long as there are no carbs no sugar no bread no potato. So I have a 20 hr window. I haven't felt this good in 20 years. I'm 64. Good luck .
debdo1960, wow thank you so much for you post. Its very encouraging. How long were you diabetic for at what blood glucose level? And how long did it take on intermitten fasting for your diabetis to be cured? Would love to be able to contact you for some more info.. thank you so much
Did fasting help to avoid lose skin?
debdo1960 congratulations! I meditate (improving on that as well) and exercise; I am reading one book about fasting and watching as manu videos as I can. I lost 66 pounds a few year ago and now just want to be as healthy as I can. Have not done my first official fast yet but I will do it asap. Thanks for your testimony 🤗
9 weeks IF and 48/56 fast once a week and no exercise no sugar no carbs . 218 to 186 im super happy thanks so much for your vids ❤️🔥
Yes a fasting focused lifestyle is amazing. It helps you heal. And also adds to longevity weight loss and weight maintenance.. it's truly like the fountain of youth. It's been an age old truth! I've fasted and ketogenic as well incorporating other hacks for 24 years 25 in Jan. But my husband just came on board about 2008 he was 244 pounds He started the same regimen and today he weighs a fit and fabulous 155 and building muscle daily. He lost down to 163 in first 8 months.. and has maintained it now for years.. Fasting heals. And it's Free! #win-win!
Vintage Girls Prof Ehret didn’t eat meat
@@superkb172 nope he sure didn't nor did he do keto but he knew alot about fasting and that's what I was referring to. Adding In Fasting. I don't care that he didn't eat meat. I do what's best for me and fasting w optimal ancestral foods work best for me.
Vintage Girls He lived a mucus less lifestyle before he was killed and his modality is being used by many, just with a different names. But you are right, fasting is key and needs to be practiced. Eat what you want, but the things you choose just makes it easy or harder to detox and eliminate properly, but the choice is yours
Intermittent Fasting is one little Miracle I stumbled upon about 4 or so months ago. Can't even begin to say how Amazing the health benefits are already starting to show up Big Time!!! Absolutely Love It!!
Gloria Mary Haywood Keep up the good work and throw some 24 and 48 hours fast in there too. So you can get into deeper state of autophagy and get that body repair.
I started intermittent fasting in early May 2019 and as of today, roughly nine months I have lost 32 lbs. I started at 195 lbs and currently weigh 163..2 My goal is 150. I am a 60 yr old female and 5'10". I have gone from a size 14 to a size 10 (Jean size). I have always struggled with these 30 to 40 lbs of weight and feel this is the first time I have done it successfully and feel I can maintain! There is no diet plan, no specific foods to buy, when you're not eating, there's nothing to plan or buy!
Also, know that a day of food, 500 calories or less is considered a fasting day. One of these days for me would consist of a store bought frozen chicken potpie with my own chopped carrots added (350 c) to it and two medium size oranges (90 c) an hour or two later. Other meals would be two slices of veggie pizza and a salad with lots dressing or oil & vinegar.
Good luck everyone!
I'm glad that worked for you, but it's not going to work for someone who is insulin resistant.
I love intermittent fasting and one meal a day! I weighed 275 lbs and now I’m down to 222 and that was with fasting and one meal a day alone. No exercise which I still feel is important. I fast more often now. It’s a lifestyle.
Thank you for Dr Mindy for your clear & simple explanation about the degrees of fasting. I’m doing the 24 hrs fasting for week now. There were times before that I was already tired of eating & I didn’t have any idea how to lose the right way until my husband & I were tired of being fat & we started searching you tube every night & came across watching many information about fasting. And I’m so happy to discover this fasting idea which is also Biblical the solution for keeping our body healthy & losing weight at the same time. Now I feel a lot better for doing the fasting & will continue to do so until I reach my goal. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to all your viewers who desperately needs your help. May God bless you more wisdom to share.
I've lost almost 10 pounds since I started fasting earlier this month.
I started a 36 hr fasting schedule with 12 hour feeding windows every other day. I basically fast every other day. I started in August of 2018 and have lost 70 lbs since applying this method. This has been the best, articulated explanation of what my body has been going through that I’ve seen on UA-cam. I’m still going strong, my body has totally been changed, including my mind, on how I live with food and how it affects the entire body.
Way to go!!! What do you eat on your feeding days?
fasting is difficult for many people because there are stages many will face on the journey towards achieving true health. There are emotions many will face with giving up foods. Giving up eating for pleasure and shifting towards eating for effect and health.
The first bridge I faced was to stop eating out, stop eating prepackaged food. And start eating Whole Foods, expect to read and study and learn about good nutrition drink lots of water.
I say this because I have been fasting a little over a year and I am can do a 20 hour fast now but I had to work up to it. I am getting lean and muscular. My last experience for god sake is don’t tell anyone you are fasting they will say oh,that’s dangerous... it’s not, eating the way most people eat is a problem and is dangerous.
You are so right. When you tell people you are fasting or using KETO, here comes the doom and gloom. Don't do that, you need to eat, you're going to get sick and on and on. I experienced that some 40 years ago when I went vegetarian. Now those same people who made fun of me are asking me what should they do about their blood pressure, diabetes etc. I refer them to UA-cam and the good doctors who know about KETO, fasting and health. Then I let it go. People want the results but don't want to do the work. It's enough to take care of your own life and body. This is an individual journey as we all meet up at health.
Much continued recovery, better health and peace of mind. All the best!!!!
@@pjj.5649 so true, many want the results but don't want to do the work, or give up prematurely. C'mon peeps, this is our LIVES, keep going, it's truly worth it.
My longest water fast was 40days and 40 nights. It was a spiritual fast. It was hard because before that my longest fast was 21 days. During my forty day fast I honestly believed I ruined it with occasional orgasms and always looking at food, looking at food everyday, food porn. Honestly I believe that looking at food during a fast is harmful and the worst thing you can do while fasting. I stay around 250 lbs. my best advise to fasters is most emphatically, do not look at and think about food!! Just don’t do it.
Been doing the omeod 46-2 thing for a week now. That first night of a whole day of no food is the worst part of the whole process...tossed & turned & watched tv & listened to music & even walked around the yard taking a few puffs of my stogie (I know...bite me) while the dog took a shit...Anything to drown out my grumbling stomach... anything to stop obsessing over food. After waking up from finally falling asleep, I was like "I did it!", and I didn't even feel all that hungry until I started pulling food out of the fridge around 6. For me once I proved to myself I could resist hunger for one full day has made the next couple rounds easy.
I don't see fasting as giving up food for pleasure as I still eat with delight when I do eat :)
I fast 20 hours a day and than take a break when I feel like I need it. I lost 70lbs fasting.
How long did it take you to lose 70 lbs?
I've lost 20 lbs in 2 weeks!!! From 200lbs to 180lbs... Doing OMAD, I only eat once per day, at dinner (24 hr fast). I eat low carb and a lot of things like avocados for the healthy fats :) it works guys!!!! With the healthy fats and proteins and greens for dinner, I'm not hungry at all for the full 24 hrs!!!!
Do you drink coffee in the AMs?
@@radlink14 I do! Black coffee.
@@Newagetojesus77 I'm going to try to start a 16/8 fast but I want to start early since I sometimes work out in the AM and need to drink protein after a workout.
Congrats on your results
Happy for you
@@radlink14 No you don't "need" to eat anything immediately after your workout.
I am a 5'6'' male, age 36, computer science student. I started using fasting techniques in 2018; during that year I completed a 5-day water fast, then a 10-day water fast, and finally a 14-day water fast. I currently live the OMAD lifestyle and I love it! (One Meal A Day). My journey started in January 2018, at that time I weighed 180lbs, I felt sluggish, had difficulty focusing in college, and I was always tired.
After doing a lot of research about Ketosis and Autophagy, I realized that using carbohydrates as my body's primary fuel source was no longer working for me. What I've learned about my fasting experience, is that it consistently takes me 3 Days of water fasting to enter into full Ketosis, if my body was previously running on carbs; after those 3 Days then it is easy for me to stay in Ketosis by eating one meal a day.
If I do a water fast for 5 Days or longer, then I usually lose approximately 2 pounds of weight per week. If I do One-Meal-A-Day, I lose more like 1 to 1.5 pounds per week. It's been my experience that the more lean that you already are, the longer it takes to lose weight even if you fast.
The first 5 days of water fasting is always the most difficult for me because of the random periods of hunger pain or craving....but once I fast beyond 5 days, then I no longer feel any hunger at all because my body has completely adapted to burning only the fat in the body. It's like the body basically shuts down my Hunger Hormones or something and it satisfied with simply burning old fat and damaged cells.
These days, I typically weigh between 140lbs and 145lbs; I never climbed back up to the 180lbs that I was at last year. The reason why I stay on OMAD is not to lose weight or even fat, I stay in Ketosis because of the superhuman attributes that seem to activate. Autophagy provides me with enhanced energy; heightened focus and attention to detail; improved short-term and long-term memory; reduced anxiety and increased confidence; faster healing of scars and wounds; eliminates headaches; makes me less susceptible to illness; boots my overall motivation; and many other powerful benefits that I have consistently experienced whenever I am in the Autophagy state.
It even helped me to learn and understand Calculus and Trigonometry, which was always struggle for me in the past, but somehow it all made sense when I started using Ketosis. It almost feels like I took an IQ boosting drug, like in that movie "Limitless." Math became incredibly easy and fun, which is why I am pursing a Master's Degree in Computer Science now.
It's really quite amazing to go through the physical and mental transformation that occurs when I tap into Ketosis and Autophagy. I have tried many other diets and supplements in the past during my 15 years in the Army, but nothing comes even remotely close to being as noticeably beneficial for physical fitness compared to Fasting, Ketosis, and Autophagy.
Using OMAD and eating Keto-friendly foods, I feel like my health has improved tenfold. I don't take any artificial vitamins or supplements at all, I simply avoid high-carb, high-sugar foods, and I never eat less than 16-hours between meals. Some days I'll treat myself to whatever I want to eat if I have a particular craving for something; it's easy to bounce back from anything I consume as long as I stick to the most important rule that I established for myself, which is: Never Eat More Frequently Than The 16-Hours Per Meal.
Spiking my insulin with food 3 to 5 times a day like many people do, causes me to become incredibly unproductive and lazy, I have no motivation to do anything if I do that.
16-hours of fasting per meal is my bare minimum feeding window and it's incredibly easy for me to stick to that rule since hunger pain is barely even noticeable when I am in Ketosis, and I don't even have to count calories when I eat. And since I eat less frequently, it has the added bonus of allowing me to enjoy my meals a lot more, now I only eat the things that I enjoy the most instead of eating everything that I have access to.
Valore Dramack well done!! I know where you coming from, I’m working on pretty much the same pattern as you eventually I’ve been getting up to 23 to completion of 36 say 5 times over the last month and a half, I can’t believe the discipline my mind is set on like I finally get what my body is needing me to do, like you felt unmotivated and indulging in comfort food my weight going more upward buying clothes that were sizes 22/24 until I held a pair of jeans up and got a wake up as to how my clothes were starting to look like curtains or blankets, just one immense piece of cloth, starting IF took me over a year to adjust my body fully to it, and now for the first time since days I can’t remember has my weight dropped to the under 100kg zone! I am stoked bc I’m not much of a gym person but I do reasonable activity, I can only imagine what my results would be if I started adding high intensity 20minute workouts to my morning, I’ll probably tire from how unfit I am and probably sit down 5 minutes into it, I guess the beauty of IF is it’s ready when your ready, we all might fall off the wagon now and again but the IF apps they have out now are amazing, they educate, empower, and encourage each time you feel like yourve failed your fasting window, your so right in setting a manageable fasting time allowing your body to adjust, to not be too hard on yourself if you can’t stay on course it’s all part of shaping into your new food awareness window, I love reading everyone’s stories on here it’s very encouraging right down to personal benefits, keep it up everyone if only more of the world would get on board we’d find answers to those most complicated situations in our worlds lifetime💕🍃
This is good information! I’ve been trying the 16:8 fast with minimal results. This explains why. I wish the chart was bigger to read. I’m going to work my way to this. I’ll probably have to watch this video multiple times daily to stay motivated.
Edit: I started at 263, and now 203. I wand to get down to 160-175.
Dr. Mindy Pelz thank you so much! I will put it to good use!
I love fasting so much. I tend to work out at the tail end of a 24 hour fast to try and take advantage of the HGH spike and those are among the best workouts I have. You'd think you would have no energy for the workout but I always feel amazing.
I eat between 12 and 7 and have lost 101 pounds over the last 18 months. I have a coffee in the morning and water the rest of the day. I have cheat days (weekends when friends are over ). I say I now eat to live not live to eat. I'm 55 and have been heavy most of my life........6 foot 4 and am now 209lbs. And feel great
Update down to 200 lbs......
Thank you Dr. Mindy. I'm learning so much from you. I've been practicing IF for 7 months and am experiencing amazing results. I started out on a 16/8 schedule and now do 20/4 most days. Note to beginners:The first month was tough and I was tired a lot, but stuck with it. I began to see results in three weeks.
Thank you for your encouragement. I’m in week 4 and the weight is falling off but I am tired and the hunger hits at hour 21 the days I do omad. I’m getting stronger and my resolve is real. Shalom
I swear there are more doctors in UA-cam than hospitals. Thanks for the video! :D
most of these 'doctors', with a few exceptions are chiropractors...not medical doctors...which means they have a fraction of the schooling and required residencies etc as actual medical doctors that have gone to medical school. Frankly, I don't believe they should be able to call themselves doctors. The schooling they have isn't really a 'doctorate' it's more like a master's degree in physiology.
@@RobL358 you're deep in the system
@@RoxanneGutierrez010 No. I just have a brain and good critical thinking skills. You should try it sometime.
@@RoxanneGutierrez010 Chiropractors do not study chemistry, biochemistry or specific dietary or nutrition training as part of their chiropractic degree. It's just not part of the curriculum. That's just reality. It doesn't necessarily mean they aren't well-informed by their own reading on nutrition and diet...but they have never done the clinical research in a scientifically valid setting themselves. They're just repeating stuff they've read...which I can do myself.
Well at least no high bills
I switched to Whole Foods along with fasting, worked my way up to 16-18 hrs and lost 52 lbs in 5 months! ( I am 65!)
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'It's ment to be difficult at first' exactly what I needed to hear. 💜💙💛
I lost 50lbs doing intermittent fasting and sticking to a ketogenic diet. It's less painful if you stick to it. The first 3 days are the worst, because those are your glycogen drain days (your liver stores sugar/glycogen).
the first 3 days without sugar or carbs is akin to kicking a drug habit. Actually, it is a drug habit. Sugar is a drug.
@@thehighevolutionary7161 I totally agree!!
Congratulation. Over what time span did you lose 50 lbs?
You are so right/ I was doing intermittent fasting and worked my way down to 3-day water fast and it was rough. I was home alone and passing water like crazy. By the 3rd day, I came off the fast slowly and have been down about 20 pounds ever since. This happened in late October.
I take OMAD and very low carbs, moderate protein. and high fat. I feel great, thinking clearly, quick reflexes, energy galore. And no, I don't get hungry. In fact, I often have to remind myself to eat. I finally actually know when I am hungry and feel full and stop when I don't want any more. Getting my health and life back.
@@thehighevolutionary7161 Definitely those carbs... All I could think about was pasta!
Thank you so much! You explained in simple terms . Begin today for the very first time fasting ever. I am at 132 LBS and need to be at 110 LBS .
I have been doing a 16/8 and adhering very stringently since May of 2021. I have mixed in a few 24 hour (OMAD) days here and there and have lost 55 lbs. Now I am doing 2MAD everyday with a 16 hour minimum fast. I do this because my goal is to reduce Insulin response and only raise my Insulin levels twice a day to improve my insulin sensitivity. Additionally, I am trying to limit my carbs and eat more healthy fats and protein. I will add I have been very consistent with my physical fitness. I walk a minimum of an hour a day on the treadmill keeping my heart rate at or just below 120 bpm as well as practicing Kettlebells 6 days a week doing the Simple & Sinister program. Fasting really works and I will continue it for the rest of my life. Good luck to all on your health journey.
This is very useful because a lot of other sources blur it all together. I started a 12/12 fast, moving to 14/10 after a while, and my main purpose has been autophagy, but I dropped about 30 lbs in six months rather effortlessly because my body doesn't even get that hungry during the eating window. This clarifies that I have to do it longer for autophagy.
Great info!
I’ve used I.F. , water fasting with a low carb diet for 54 days and I’ve lost 40lbs with very minimal exercise. I’m 48 years old
I just completed my first 48 hour water fast last night.
My energy levels have been through the roof! I feel so much better.
I have lost 40 pounds in less than 3 months. I started out doing ADF only, then upon learning more from Dr. Mindy Pelz, I began varying my fasts and eating keto about 80-90% of the time (only going off for the once in a while holiday or social meal). I feel great and have so much energy.
57 lbs down. Been using one meal a day fasting since Oct 2020. Glad to find another resource to add to my tool kit! Thanks, Dr Mindy!
As Muslims we are required to fast for a month. From dawn to dusk nothing goes into our bodies. No food, no pills and no water. It's hard for a couple of days, but you get used to it so much that the idea of eating lunch becomes ridiculous. And you start asking yourself why we eat lunch. Anyhow, I thought fasting was just a religious obligation to connect with God and feel for the poor, but it's more beneficial to our own bodies. When I fast, I sleep well, have less anxiety, I'm more focused. So I've recently decided to eat less. I'm sure we are on the right path. Oh thanks for the video.
you go 1 whole month without water ?
@@renan1033zinho it's dry fast from dawn to dusk. From dusk to dawn you can eat and drink water as much as you can. The month is called Ramadan.
This is a great video, you explained this in a way that's really easy to understand. I started Intermittent Fasting and eating One Meal A Day (OMAD) almost 2 years ago. I started in July 2017 weighing 176 pounds, I lost 31 pounds in the first 3 months and I have kept it all off ever since. I now weight only 145 pounds. My waist was 34" and now it's only 28". I hit my goal weight in only 3 months and I have kept it off over 1 1/2 years and I no longer trying to lose weight but I continue to do OMAD for autophagy. OMAD has changed my life and I feel obligated to share my experience with as many people as I can. I have a mountain biking UA-cam channel but I have also made a few videos about my fat loss journey with OMAD to spread the word. I have been told so many times that I look 10 years younger. Thank you for your videos you will help change so many lives.
Fasting is excellent for all around health, but it is putting doctors and processed food companies out of business- shame ;)
@@MyLongevityExperiment hahahaha
last year Nov. 2017, I did an 11 day fast and lost 18 lbs~ right now I'm at the end of a 3 week fast and have yet to check the scale.
edit: I finished my 3 week fast and lost 18 lbs :) quite happy :)
Did it stay off or how much came back?
@@alexisruthtnteliascorralej6998 A few pounds came back, but overall I kept 17lbs off, since my first fast in 2017
This is amazing -
I started with IMF April 2019 and never stopped - it’s was my best diet decision of my lifetime
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I have been fasting for about 2 weeks and I am down 20lbs.
I started with 20/4 and now I just do omad
Erika Baig - whaaaaa??? That's phenomenal! Well done. 👍
That’s called dieting, not fasting
@@erikab5848 awesome!!!
Wrong that's called intermittent fasting. Obviously you have not read anything about fasting.
@@ironrye4317
I'm on day 3 and the most surprising scary thing - I'm not hungry. I think that tells me how messed up my metabolism is!
Been doing 16 hour fast I’m in the military and we do moderate to heavy exercise everyday starting at 0630-0800 after that I just drink strong black coffee all morning till lunch time, without intermittent fasting I couldn’t have achieved my goals. Lost weight and gained muscles more leaner and energized idk the science for this but it works. Oh I completely eliminated sugar intake as well.
how long have you been doing that and how have you measured the body recomposition?
Ivannooz Tech, thank you for your service😊👍🏻
@@toneglomstein5646 i was at training for 6 months i have struggled to loose weight before that on my prior mos though it is a combat mos but still, i guess there's a lot of factor ie age, stress, and family time = dine out plus ice cream lol. i workout a lot but i eat a lot i know it was my nutrition is hurting me but it all changed when i did 16/8 i was able to achieve on top of that i eliminated sugar intake. Now i've been doing 18/6 sometimes 19 hours fasting. Somehow during that time food smells so good and i appreciate food more. It works for me may not work for other people but doesn't hurt you to try.
Ivannooz Tech I am glad You have found something that works for You! When You feel the improvements the inspiration to continue follows! I have been doing Keto for 2 months but weight loss stagnated. I tried this autophagy fasting and lost 5 lbs in 5 days and it is staying off!!!
@@toneglomstein5646 just no excuse for me and my family to be unhealthy to be honest :)
I fasted 24 hours in 2 months lost 6 kg....But after watching the video will try for 36 or more...because im doing it for autophgy...Thank you.
I started doing Keto and IF. I went from 261 to 211 or so in about 4 months, thanks Dr. Berg, shameless plug but without that guy I would be fat still. 😭 I started with 16/8 , then omad (One Meal A Day) then once I reached a plateau I did a 3 day bone broth fast. Once your body adapts you must change up your IF regiments to keep the weight coming off, is my trick. Also drink lemon water or apple cider vinegar water to detoxify your liver to prevent a fatty liver. Naturally your liver can not deal with the amount of fat you are losing so rapidly, so these flavored waters will help detoxify your liver and help to alleviate the fat from your body. Happy Fat Burning 💪🏾
Hi Adrian, do you have a link about the liver not being able to deal with the rapid weight loss?
Bone broth break fast
12 days of 16hr intermittent... 1/2 lb everyday. Completely blown away.
do you eat once or twice a day and what time?
@@JayJay-ue3xy typically a chicken salad at lunch and try to wrap up dinner before 7. Trying to keep arounf 1500 calories a day. Weight loss slowed down considerably, but I feel better overall. I was down 11lbs, had a 5lb setback through Thanksgiving and some business travel. Back on track again. Having trouble breaking past that 11lb mark (185lbs). To be fair, I haven't been as persistent logging food in MyFitnessPal.
@@Cryptic78 Try adding in some exercise of 30 minutes a day or change your calorie intake and extend out a little longer your fasting to shrink your eating window for a couple weeks. It was trick your system. During that time, go to a low carb meal plan. I try to stick to a 35% protein/35% carb/30% fat macro meal plan. On days that I do not exercise, I drop my carbs and increase protein eating only lean proteins. It usually works. Your body adjusted to your eating, so trick it.
Thank you Mindy, I have lost 20 pounds so far, no quarantine weight gain! My skin looks so much better as well!
Jackie foster
She explains it so much better and simpler than the others, I just want to maintain the few brain cells I have
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