What are your thoughts on fasting for women vs men? Does the woman's 28-ish day hormonal cycle vs the man's 24 hour hormonal cycle make fasting for extended periods unwise for women?
I was at 447lbs, i am now down to 368lbs, and it was all done by water fasting, i can't remember how many days, didn't really keep track but i think it was roughly around 40-50 days, also did some decent exercise as well. gonna be doing another one to hopefully get below 300lbs
Currently on the 3rd day of mine. I want to lose weight so I can be an example to my mom to show she can lose weight, and I want to feel better as well. Hoping to keep going for a week and we'll see where it goes from there.
@@timothygibney159 fell off the wagon. going into the 6th day, acid reflux was so bad for me i had to eat something to get it to stop. going to start up again soon. if you're doing it, keep going.
I started my water fasting journey yesterday (24h now) i’ll keep everyone updated here if you want to do it too. So far so good, no fatigue just a little bit dizzy. I want to lose 30 pounds so let’s see how will it go 😃. Current weight 191.8 lbs
I fasted for 50 days. Went from 190 to 155. 10lbs was water and intestinal matter and lost .5lbs a day which matched perfectly with my bmr 1750. After refeeding I gained 10lbs back in a few days.
You were probably eating whatever you want? Lots of carbs and good food? That’s not bad 10 pounds of regain. It’s probably all glycogen stores. I’m on day 16 of a water fast. I’ve slimmed down ALOT people have told me. I haven’t weighed myself. I don’t want to get hung up on weight. But I can just tell by how my clothes fit me and by what people tell me that I’m doing well and making progress. When I start refeeding, I’m going to stay on KETO and maybe relax every once in a while. Otherwise, I can gain all my weight right back. I hope you keep healthy. Good job!
I think this is a great way to motivate and help someone with a lot to lose. I guarantee that calorie counting would have been devastating on his mental health and his skin and muscle would also have been terrible. So the human body has all the answers we have it within ourselves to heal. Well done to him and to you for bringing us this remarkable story.
@@OffSonic47 just sen this I ended up doing 21 days, lost about 24 pound and felt like a different person. Coming back to food was probably the hardest part.
Such a great job this man did with fasting! I know a lot of people like running but boy is it bad on your knees and joints in general. NEVER run on cement if you run on a regular basis for health. You’re asking for inevitable problems down the line unfortunately.
Agree. Just noticed he exercised vigorously. I'm 53 and I enjoy running however it's not such a good exercise when you're middle age. Your knees and joints are vulnerable to the heavy contact they making on the hard road. Running on sand is a better option but not everyone is near a beach. I'm getting close to my preferred weight of 70 kg. 74 kg now. My method water fasting (2 or 3 days occasionally), intermittent fasting, OMAD. Low carb and high fat. I don't think I would have achieved what I have with calorie counting.
Just gained a subscriber I’m a big believer of fasting done 20-4 for a while than did a monk 36 hour fast and it has helped my life mentality and physically I want to do a 3 day fast next 72 hours and eventually a week I’ve built muscle and lost fat during this whole process
I did a 36 hours fasting for the first time when intended to go to 3 days, but I broke it with a Jelly due to anxiety but it allowed me to keep restriction till New Year's Eve in which I had tiny portions, on the 1ST I am fully fasting the whole day. All of this is after a 3 month "eating awareness" in which I lost 26 lbs over 3 months by keeping a "low calorie" diet restricting myself the whole time, but after I hit a noticeable weight and everybody noticed it, and a few december social gatherings, I broke it and regained 5kg in about 2 weeks, drank too much alcohol, overate, etc. I am comitting again to this. Maintaining is gonna be the challenge!
Lost 68 kgs in about 16 month & is still going strong. Of cause i also had a fair bit to loose, but im still loosing a good 500-800grams a week doing a bit of "dirty" Keto & Omad-ish. I did consider doing the faster long term straight fasting but it sounded kinda unhealthy & then there is the willpower issues. I also dont do Omad every day because i dont want my starve my stomack cultures & end up with bad digestion. Also at least once a month i eat too many carbs on purpose to make sure i dont get thyroid issues etc. The whole point of going in/out of fasting is also help my skin tighten & not end up with too much hanging skin. Also i never considered myself one with particular strong willpower but there is something vey liberating about actually finding a diet that actually works.
@@georgiamackinlay5706 Surpricing little loose skin. Most impresive is how ive lost a quite a bit of weight on my legs & arms but no loose skin there. The stomach/belt area is of cause the area where ive lost the most weight & i had a really extended belly back then & that is the area i feared would have the most flappy skin, but surpricingly its just as if the stomach has shrunken in size but also gotten a lot less solid. The stocmach is still somewhat extended & a bit wobbly infact but still "solid" enough to not be loose & or hanging. Ive heard someone say that the skin manages to keep up because of switching back & forth between fasting (where bad cells are broken down) & eating (new health cells created instread). a nurse did mention skin reduction surgery all the way back 2 years ago when i had just barely started this diet but right now i certainly dont even consider that an option. Im also still continueing the diet & hoping to loose at least another10-15 kgs so ill give it some time to see if the stomach area should tighten even more.
@@cholohd32 thank you for replying. What an awesome job you've done. Glad the skin has snapped back, that's my biggest worry and I've seen a few people say the fasting helps but they've lost smaller amounts of weight
@@Hassan56508 that's a serious condition that can lead to death if you overeat after a long period of starvation, that's why in the series band of brothers you see a scene of a doctor screaming to the soldiers not to feed the jews they freed from the concentration camps, that happened in real life, because food needs to be reintroduced slowly, one of the things to mitigate that is consuming electrolytes and minerals during the fast, specially sodium and potassium, since they help to regulate the flow of liquids in the body, it's theorized that the introduction of potassium after a long period without it it's one of the main reasons for refeeding syndrome, but not confirmed, anyways the best way to avoid that is reintroducing food very very slowly, for each week of fast at least a day of no solid food, or heavy intake of calories, bone broth is one of the foods that can be used, but some fruit depending on the duration of the fast is ok, some people choose other foods, plenty of literature for how reintroduce food after starvation can be found on scientific papers about the subject, youtube has doctors that will talk about that too, but be careful and read a bit, don't trust a single source, go for as many as possible and try to avoid people that pretend that there are no drawbacks to fasting, even if there are benefits.
@@Hassan56508 Refeeding syndrome is a potentially lethal imbalance of phosphorus and electrolytes caused by a sudden change in hormone levels caused by eating a large meal after fasting/starving for long periods of time. It is easily avoided by eating small portions after a prolonged fast.
The only thing hard about fasting is the old Habits clashing with the New habits getting over the physiological need to eat ....thats huge ...... Then the refeed is just As important......when u Get to the point that u don't care if people are Eating around u ....and it Dosent trigger u to eat Your doing it right ...keep trying until U succeed.....one day u Will
I went on a 21 day water fast and lost about 12kg. Few days after my fast I was overeating and gained back 5kg🤦🏽♀️ . I’m gonna do a 36 hour fast to get my body back into ketosis then follow a keto diet. Hopefully I’ll drop some weight 🥲
I just completed 48 hour fasting. First 24 hour was okay . 2nd 24 hour was tough , i am low on energy, trying hard to get motivated . I was 92.7 currently at 91.4 kg .lets see if i can go for 7 days and loose atleast another 4 kg
Left us with a cliffhanger- lol Can’t wait for the next one I’m really digging the soothing voice as you expound on often complex topics. Subscribed a few weeks ago and plan on having my clients do the same - you are most rad sir -
@@Physionic indeed. Ha Question for ya whenever you have time - Former Olympic sprinter . Then I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue, Hashimoto/ hypothyroidism blah blah - I like cake, what’s new. However I’m a trainer and still workout with my groups several hours a day because it’s fun and my job is to keep the police In shape. So, my question in this left handed ADHD comment is: When I fast for several days - if I don’t workout I lose zero weight, if I do workout while fasting it’s 1-3 pounds a day. Why is it with zero calories coming in and no movement- nothing budges. Am I just a freak, an anomaly, a broken soul, the Irish American white girl genes?? What say you!!?? Rant over And scene
Is it normal for people to gain weight back? I did a 30 day water only fast lost 52 pounds and only gained back 7 which would be water, glycogen, fiber etc etc. Nothing since I fluctuate 3-4 pounds gain/lost but overall I'm the same size. No loose skin either. People that gain all the weight back must be going back to terrible eating habits. I still have a unhealthy meal every now and then but overall it's meat veggies stuff like that.
i had to break my fast after 3 days because i didn't know how to handle the slow heart rate but now i'm on day 1 again, i'm aiming for 30 days and would love to go to 40 days. I'm supplementing with 8 servings of 555mg of sodium, 297mg potassium, 38mg magnesium and 79mg of phosphorus. I'm thinking of adding a pinch of himalyan pink salt to my water and drink about 3-4Ls a day. Also I'm gonna make sure to stay active 30mins-1hour walking and if i feel good, light jogging and light weight training would be great. For refeeding, I have frozen bone broth and greek yoghurt. I will then focus on OMAD animal based diet. I might even do carnivore for a while after the fast. I'm confident about this and excited about my protocol !
This is great motivation! Currently on day 2 of an extended water fast, looking to heal some stomach issues and lose 40 lbs for now and was going to refeed for 3 days and then get into rolling 72s / 48s for the remaining 30 lbs. Looking at this I'll probably refeed longer up to 7 days and begin lifting after that.
Just to let you know that today I came off cimzia after 3.5 month of intermitent fasting crp from 14 to 4. Currently I am doing omad omad feast but intend to do increase omad omad omad feast and maybe get omad every day and get rid of methratexade. 20 years on it and hand and feet deformed . Meds do nothing for me. Over the moon. I have coffee with fermented cream and a chicken stock. Then chicken stock at lunch and dinner at 6 pm. Dinner lots of vegs with meat or fish fruit and kefir and home made yogurt to lots of probiotics fermented at 48h and raw milk kefir fermented at 60h. Cured my dried eyes and czema using kefir on my eyes!
this will be my 2nd fast it will be at 160 days im so glad you covered not just the fast but the recovery as while what they dont tell you is it hurts to restart for those who are strungleing to hit there mark remember the pain does go away and stay strong they will tell you not to do it but the lbs will kill you before the fast and seeing the goals you will acv after is worth it the joy of grabing a large shirt not a 3x or running or going to the water and filling thats worth the pain day 6 down 380lbs at 359lbs right now
You're going to fast or water fast for 160 days? Is that medically possible without severely depleting necessary vitamins, and minerals, that your body needs just to keep the lights on so to speak? How's it going? You're 90 days in theoretically, 3 months since the comment.
sorry update made it 60days and yes it was no food a 12oz can of pepsi and waater lost 50 pounds and wont being doing or trying again it was easier when i was 20 now im just gonna try to keep eating better and tryin to get soda out of my life @@katherinelangford981
i follow alot of the biochemist in teh health world. you definiely know waht you are talking about when explaining breaking teh fast, and how things are metabilized. One thing i did years ago that was very damamging and was a crazy experience is i got keto adapted for 2 months of eating chicken soup. after two months i was keto adapted and i drank one of those fruit drinks (the thick ones with like 70g of liquid sugar)...I pounded it quick. My brain was soo foggy for the next couple hours it was crazy. super intense. I dont recommend anybody do this after fastinig for so long.
I did an 11 day fast before a trip to Hawaii to be at a certain weight for zip lining lol but then I ate all that and more during the weeklong trip. Now I’m going for a 30 day water fast to detox before going back to my carnivore diet that I was on before the fast
it is quite interesting that his skin is not hanging as you can see in the usual "I lost a lot of weight in a short time" stories. Would you say that has something to do with autophagy and the use of the skin and fat cells as a source of energy by the body?
Did you say fasting increases insulin resistance? I would have thought it was the opposite. I would have thought be keeping insulin low for and extended period of time and reducing our stores of glucose and fat we would become more insulin sensitive. I thought that was why fasting helps cure type 2 diabetes.
During the duration of an extended fast, not over-all. Post fast, insulin resistance decreases significantly. Especially with repeated intermittent fasting, not snacking constantly, and not eating after dark.
Just finished my 21 day fast dropped 13kg from 87-74 5’8 male never felt so good in my life , broke the fast with a home made lentil soup with carrots leeks
been going to the gym every day this month, only lost about 8 pounds. I have 114 days until I have to get to my goal weight. I am at 255 I need to get below 200 probably about 185, I am considering alternate day fasting, because my current rate of weight loss is not near fast enough.
Exercise won't help you lose weight until you calorie deficit. It will tone you under the fat so when you lose weight, your body tightens quicker and looks good but it won't help you lose weight. I had to learn that the hard way. Caloric deficit is where it's at. They always says weight loss starts and ends in the kitchen
I did 53 days and dropped to about 127. I was close to 230. But i was in my teens and was way more active. I was losing about 2lbs a day. And never went to the dr. When i broke my fast i ate some fruit for a week untill i felt like i could have more solid foods like meat. Im about to make my 20th attempt at another 53 days. Or atleast 40. I never was able to fast like that again. But im down to one meal a day. And been since last december
So what your suggesting is that after my 28 day water fast is to drink bone broth for multiple days then some greens and workout and this will prevent me from gainined all the weight back correct because I am in need of a plan.
Im at 500 or so and i have a few days only eating 1 integral bread turkey sandwich a day and 2 yogurts i can feel some difference, i just found out about this, i hope im mentally strong enough planning at least reach half my size as beginning goal
I recently did a 21 days fasting. I did it for losing weight and that worked well (I lost 7 kilo's of pure fat). But..., the last week of those 3 weeks I was a wreck. It was my intention to do it for 4 weeks but I'm glad I stopped in time. It took me more than 2 weeks to regain my energy and stabilize tot normal. Also, some small scars on my body wouldn't heal. It looks as though my body was in a state of conserving energy and protein and things like 'repairing scars' isn't that alarming or important. What went wrong? I have no idea. I read the most fabulous stories of water fasting and it didn't work for me. Okay, the weight loss worked but I felt a bit sick. Maybe I'm an exception but fasting for a longer period is not a good idea for everyone, I think. The next time I will do max.7 days for I think a longer period is not so healthy for me. ?????? Is this unique for me or did this happen to others ???????
correction: I said 'scars' but I meant 'small wounds'. These wounds didn't heal during the fasting period (and weeks after that) and that was very strange. Now they have healed and my body seems to work normally as it should (3 weeks after I stopped). During the fasting period I took vitamins and salt so I did what was necessary. I wonder if I'm the only person who reacted this way on water fasting. BTW, it is my intention to have another couple of water fastings in the near future, but each time max. 1 week.
@@evajun8287 I’m pretty sure it’s because you weren’t eating lol. When you don’t eat you feel bad. Fasting is not some type of treatment that will make you feel the best you’ve ever had. Your body is meant to eat and when you don’t eat you start dying because you’re depriving yourself of basic nutrients. As for your scars not healing, it’s because you weren’t getting any protein, which work to rebuild your body. Other important vitamins and minerals were prob lacking from your diet (if you weren’t taking them in pills). You’re basically starving and dying lol, that’s why you were sick.
Yes it’s SO different for everyone!! Some individuals can go months of fasting, others only a few days before they get effects bad enough they should stop. Listen to your body! I’m all for fasting, but everything within moderation.
Never start a water fast without all the important electrolytes, sodium mixed with chloride both salt, magnesium and potassium! Those electrolytes took all my dizziness and stopped me from being lightheaded. You're blood circulation wouldn't work as it should with out salt in you're cells!
@@takemichiyeager142 Thank you! I think you're right with this. I did these fasting days again for several times and it worked better (with salt and minerals). I'm now 13 kilo's / 29 pounds lighter (my BMI is now 23) and it is enough to fit in a bikini without having to shame myself because of my belly. It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, in science, n=1 is not something you can base a reliable decision on, but look at the big picture. Food wasn't always as plentiful and accessible as it is now; our own anatomy and how it operates, reacts, and acts is evidence of food being scarce. An ability to store fat, an ability to use two types of energy, etc, etc - are all prime examples, at least for me, that fasting/ going x amount of days without food was the norm. I’d question three+ meals a day before questioning going several days without eating with regards as to what is safe. I hope that one day, a large controlled study can be done on fasting, with n being as high as possible.
hehe very cool. Ron likely follows Thomas DeLauer / Dr Berg because that is the technique they teach to break a fast. There's no way he would have known to do that without their help.
He talked about watching the UA-cam channel- a healthy alternative. Majorly about water fasting. Lots of great testimonials on prolonged water fasting.
@physionic I am midway through a 7 day fast. All is going well. If you have a moment, I have a question. I am thinking about breaking my fast with my Exante weight loss shakes. Just for a few days. I figured that as they contain the nutrients and vitamins that the body requires, it would be a decent way to kickstart my system Do you think this is a good idea or not?
Hi, I'm also on day 7 and it's 6:03pm..just wondering ,how long did you go, how did you break your fast and how much did you lose? I was originally thinking of doing 40 days but now thinking of doing 50 maybe more, I started at 195lbs and i'm 5'0" and now 184, my goal weight is 125-130lbs.. I think the 2nd day was the hardest for me had strong cravings and thoughts of eating and thinking I should eat and just start over the next day, but I pushed through it and here I am, the longest water fast I've done was 5 and a half days.. also this time I'm drinking water with lime, sometimes I add chlorophyll, and add 1 teaspoon - 1 tablespoon of sea moss gel once a day to a glass for added nutrients and benefits and hopefully reduce loose skin greatly as i have had 4 c sections and also hopefully to get rid of scar tissue and heal my uterus... 😄😊
I am going try but this time to stick to it, longest went was about 4 days I need try at least for 30 days, I am 265ibd wanna reach at least 200 by late January
Do you have to worry about high ketones (over 8 mmol/L) while doing an extended fast if your blood sugar is good? I attempted a 12 day fast and stopped at 9 days when my KetoMojo read "HI" for ketones because I got scared. I'm doing another fast now and I'd really like to make that 12 days this time.
I eat one meal of the day to control the amount of food I eat because I can see it in one glance when I load my plate and I know how much to put on my plate. What I eat multiple meals I screwed up many times and gained weight
I've seen you talk about Dr. Berg and Dr. Fung. You might've even seen Thomas DeLauer. I wonder if you've looked at Cole Robinson, he's that mean rude little Canadian gremlin that came up with the "snake diet". He's big on salty mineral water and fasting, with a large dose of drill instructor-like verbal abuse. He has done a few interviews where he's not doing the angry 4letter motivational speaking. In those interviews he seems to have a good basic take on weight loss and health through fasting, albeit extreme at first.
@@Physionic for the morbidly obese, he likes doing back to back 72hr fasts. 3days fasted, 1 huge keto meal, repeat. Hence why he calls it a "snake diet". When closer to target, 2days to 1meal, then 1day to 1meal, then OMAD. like I said, he's nuts and pretty raw. But, he's getting good results. He has varying approach for different body fat percentage. If you're just finishing, like an athlete doing a cut, you start at 1 to 1. If you're 30% or above "a fat lazy pig" 3 to 1 with the walking it down. He basically learned by research and experimenting on himself. The nasty drill instructor bit is just his gimmick.
What does it look like when a woman takes hormones (Femoston) because of menopause. I asked my gynecologist so she couldn't tell me if it would be good or bad if I did water fasting. Any opinion?
On day 8 out of 22 days of a spike protein elimination that I got from covid so post covid has been killing me and my friend got cured this way as the spike protein is hidding inside brown fat
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What are your thoughts on fasting for women vs men? Does the woman's 28-ish day hormonal cycle vs the man's 24 hour hormonal cycle make fasting for extended periods unwise for women?
2:45 I think you ment extremely insulin sensitive after a long fast.
I was at 447lbs, i am now down to 368lbs, and it was all done by water fasting, i can't remember how many days, didn't really keep track but i think it was roughly around 40-50 days, also did some decent exercise as well. gonna be doing another one to hopefully get below 300lbs
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i wish you godspeed on your journey stranger and salute you o7.
Can you please tell me if you needed to take any suppliments as far as potasium, magnisium, salt etc? Or did you just straight water fast? Thanks!
@@mrmichael20 pure water is the worst thing you can do. Salts(electrolytes) is the only thing your body doesn’t hold.
@@alanbarradas9801 doesn't hold, meaning?
Currently on the 3rd day of mine. I want to lose weight so I can be an example to my mom to show she can lose weight, and I want to feel better as well. Hoping to keep going for a week and we'll see where it goes from there.
On my third day also and doing it all for the same reasons!
What happened? Did u both do it
You wrote that 12 days ago. How is it going?
I am on 5th day of my 7 day water fasting
@@timothygibney159 fell off the wagon. going into the 6th day, acid reflux was so bad for me i had to eat something to get it to stop. going to start up again soon. if you're doing it, keep going.
Starting my 45 days water fast today hope I can do it . Currently on day 1.
How's it going?
If you failed, start again and post here
how did it go?
Did you manage to do it?
Have you done a 3 day before?
I actually love the 3 video series, I don't get too overwhelmed, distracted when watching the videos, thank you.
Glad to hear it, Dante.
2:44 not true. The Body doesn‘t become Insulin resistant through fasting.
It’s the other way around, fasting makes the Body more Insulin sensitive!!!
I started my water fasting journey yesterday (24h now) i’ll keep everyone updated here if you want to do it too. So far so good, no fatigue just a little bit dizzy. I want to lose 30 pounds so let’s see how will it go 😃. Current weight 191.8 lbs
I fasted for 50 days. Went from 190 to 155. 10lbs was water and intestinal matter and lost .5lbs a day which matched perfectly with my bmr 1750. After refeeding I gained 10lbs back in a few days.
At what day did u have the biggest benefits that u felt? I am at day 8
How did you break your fast?
You were probably eating whatever you want? Lots of carbs and good food? That’s not bad 10 pounds of regain. It’s probably all glycogen stores. I’m on day 16 of a water fast. I’ve slimmed down ALOT people have told me. I haven’t weighed myself. I don’t want to get hung up on weight. But I can just tell by how my clothes fit me and by what people tell me that I’m doing well and making progress. When I start refeeding, I’m going to stay on KETO and maybe relax every once in a while. Otherwise, I can gain all my weight right back. I hope you keep healthy. Good job!
Did you have to clean your bowels? I've read in some places that you need to do this for prolonged fasting.
@@lucasmoreira3977 on day 4th and 5th, I generally have to go to bathroom(1-3 times) and mostly fluids come out(bile juice probably)
Intermixing molecular biology illustrated explanations and live action case studies is as impactful as instructive.
I completed a 40 day water fast, but I have a ways to go so I am now on my second round.
Did you work out?
Would you go to work or stayed home during a fast
@@AlonSOAMAZING no exercise, if you plan for extended water-only fast
@@ouahidbenghanem7092 so stay at home uh I shouldn’t try this and go to work
What were your results?
I think this is a great way to motivate and help someone with a lot to lose.
I guarantee that calorie counting would have been devastating on his mental health and his skin and muscle would also have been terrible.
So the human body has all the answers we have it within ourselves to heal. Well done to him and to you for bringing us this remarkable story.
This guy has transformed his whole life! Wow, I'm very impressed! 30-40 miles a week! 😮
Currently attempting a 16 day fast on day 5 and feel amazing. This information helped me a lot.
Did you do it?
@@tryderrick im on day 6, still going strong. First 3 days were rough, now feeling great and down 15 pound
@@cameronnicholson1980did you make it to your goal and how did you find it? Currently on Day 2 of a 18 day fast.
@@OffSonic47 just sen this I ended up doing 21 days, lost about 24 pound and felt like a different person. Coming back to food was probably the hardest part.
@@cameronnicholson1980did you gain it back?
Such a great job this man did with fasting! I know a lot of people like running but boy is it bad on your knees and joints in general. NEVER run on cement if you run on a regular basis for health. You’re asking for inevitable problems down the line unfortunately.
Agree. Just noticed he exercised vigorously. I'm 53 and I enjoy running however it's not such a good exercise when you're middle age. Your knees and joints are vulnerable to the heavy contact they making on the hard road. Running on sand is a better option but not everyone is near a beach. I'm getting close to my preferred weight of 70 kg. 74 kg now. My method water fasting (2 or 3 days occasionally), intermittent fasting, OMAD. Low carb and high fat. I don't think I would have achieved what I have with calorie counting.
I'm down 30 pounds. I love fasting
Just gained a subscriber I’m a big believer of fasting done 20-4 for a while than did a monk 36 hour fast and it has helped my life mentality and physically I want to do a 3 day fast next 72 hours and eventually a week I’ve built muscle and lost fat during this whole process
But how often you do the 36-hour fast?
I did a 36 hours fasting for the first time when intended to go to 3 days, but I broke it with a Jelly due to anxiety but it allowed me to keep restriction till New Year's Eve in which I had tiny portions, on the 1ST I am fully fasting the whole day. All of this is after a 3 month "eating awareness" in which I lost 26 lbs over 3 months by keeping a "low calorie" diet restricting myself the whole time, but after I hit a noticeable weight and everybody noticed it, and a few december social gatherings, I broke it and regained 5kg in about 2 weeks, drank too much alcohol, overate, etc. I am comitting again to this. Maintaining is gonna be the challenge!
Lost 68 kgs in about 16 month & is still going strong. Of cause i also had a fair bit to loose, but im still loosing a good 500-800grams a week doing a bit of "dirty" Keto & Omad-ish. I did consider doing the faster long term straight fasting but it sounded kinda unhealthy & then there is the willpower issues. I also dont do Omad every day because i dont want my starve my stomack cultures & end up with bad digestion. Also at least once a month i eat too many carbs on purpose to make sure i dont get thyroid issues etc. The whole point of going in/out of fasting is also help my skin tighten & not end up with too much hanging skin. Also i never considered myself one with particular strong willpower but there is something vey liberating about actually finding a diet that actually works.
Hey can I ask how your going with the loose skin, or hopefully lack there of?
@@georgiamackinlay5706 Surpricing little loose skin. Most impresive is how ive lost a quite a bit of weight on my legs & arms but no loose skin there. The stomach/belt area is of cause the area where ive lost the most weight & i had a really extended belly back then & that is the area i feared would have the most flappy skin, but surpricingly its just as if the stomach has shrunken in size but also gotten a lot less solid. The stocmach is still somewhat extended & a bit wobbly infact but still "solid" enough to not be loose & or hanging. Ive heard someone say that the skin manages to keep up because of switching back & forth between fasting (where bad cells are broken down) & eating (new health cells created instread). a nurse did mention skin reduction surgery all the way back 2 years ago when i had just barely started this diet but right now i certainly dont even consider that an option. Im also still continueing the diet & hoping to loose at least another10-15 kgs so ill give it some time to see if the stomach area should tighten even more.
@@cholohd32 thank you for replying. What an awesome job you've done. Glad the skin has snapped back, that's my biggest worry and I've seen a few people say the fasting helps but they've lost smaller amounts of weight
After 7 days water fast I have decided to do 24 or 72 hour fast every week
Smart man, careful enough to avoid Refeeding Syndrome
What's that?
@@Hassan56508 over eating maybe?
@@dr.candido4441 starting to overeat or push over your calorie count
@@Hassan56508 that's a serious condition that can lead to death if you overeat after a long period of starvation, that's why in the series band of brothers you see a scene of a doctor screaming to the soldiers not to feed the jews they freed from the concentration camps, that happened in real life, because food needs to be reintroduced slowly, one of the things to mitigate that is consuming electrolytes and minerals during the fast, specially sodium and potassium, since they help to regulate the flow of liquids in the body, it's theorized that the introduction of potassium after a long period without it it's one of the main reasons for refeeding syndrome, but not confirmed, anyways the best way to avoid that is reintroducing food very very slowly, for each week of fast at least a day of no solid food, or heavy intake of calories, bone broth is one of the foods that can be used, but some fruit depending on the duration of the fast is ok, some people choose other foods, plenty of literature for how reintroduce food after starvation can be found on scientific papers about the subject, youtube has doctors that will talk about that too, but be careful and read a bit, don't trust a single source, go for as many as possible and try to avoid people that pretend that there are no drawbacks to fasting, even if there are benefits.
@@Hassan56508 Refeeding syndrome is a potentially lethal imbalance of phosphorus and electrolytes caused by a sudden change in hormone levels caused by eating a large meal after fasting/starving for long periods of time. It is easily avoided by eating small portions after a prolonged fast.
The only thing hard about fasting is the old
Habits clashing with the
New habits getting over the physiological need to eat ....thats huge ......
Then the refeed is just
As important......when u
Get to the point that u don't care if people are
Eating around u ....and it
Dosent trigger u to eat
Your doing it right ...keep trying until
U succeed.....one day u
Will
I went on a 21 day water fast and lost about 12kg. Few days after my fast I was overeating and gained back 5kg🤦🏽♀️ . I’m gonna do a 36 hour fast to get my body back into ketosis then follow a keto diet. Hopefully I’ll drop some weight 🥲
Remember to control for water weight. It’s highly unlikely you put on 5kg of fat in just a few days.
I just completed 48 hour fasting. First 24 hour was okay . 2nd 24 hour was tough , i am low on energy, trying hard to get motivated . I was 92.7 currently at 91.4 kg .lets see if i can go for 7 days and loose atleast another 4 kg
Love this Guy! Even Goggins would be impressed.
Left us with a cliffhanger- lol
Can’t wait for the next one
I’m really digging the soothing voice as you expound on often complex topics. Subscribed a few weeks ago and plan on having my clients do the same - you are most rad sir -
I've been working on my cliffhangers... :)
That's really kind of you, Kelly - thank you!
@@Physionic indeed. Ha
Question for ya whenever you have time -
Former Olympic sprinter . Then I was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue, Hashimoto/ hypothyroidism blah blah - I like cake, what’s new. However I’m a trainer and still workout with my groups several hours a day because it’s fun and my job is to keep the police In shape. So, my question in this left handed ADHD comment is:
When I fast for several days - if I don’t workout I lose zero weight, if I do workout while fasting it’s 1-3 pounds a day. Why is it with zero calories coming in and no movement- nothing budges. Am I just a freak, an anomaly, a broken soul, the Irish American white girl genes?? What say you!!??
Rant over
And scene
Is it normal for people to gain weight back? I did a 30 day water only fast lost 52 pounds and only gained back 7 which would be water, glycogen, fiber etc etc. Nothing since I fluctuate 3-4 pounds gain/lost but overall I'm the same size. No loose skin either. People that gain all the weight back must be going back to terrible eating habits. I still have a unhealthy meal every now and then but overall it's meat veggies stuff like that.
Did you walk or work out during your fast
@@ritamueti3217 sometimes depends on how you feel tbh.
When you did what kind of work outs did you do?
@@ritamueti3217 cardio and weight lifting. Listen to your body if you don't feel like it don't push yourself
How did you go about refeeding?
i had to break my fast after 3 days because i didn't know how to handle the slow heart rate but now i'm on day 1 again, i'm aiming for 30 days and would love to go to 40 days. I'm supplementing with 8 servings of 555mg of sodium, 297mg potassium, 38mg magnesium and 79mg of phosphorus. I'm thinking of adding a pinch of himalyan pink salt to my water and drink about 3-4Ls a day. Also I'm gonna make sure to stay active 30mins-1hour walking and if i feel good, light jogging and light weight training would be great. For refeeding, I have frozen bone broth and greek yoghurt. I will then focus on OMAD animal based diet. I might even do carnivore for a while after the fast. I'm confident about this and excited about my protocol !
How are you going?❤
This is great motivation! Currently on day 2 of an extended water fast, looking to heal some stomach issues and lose 40 lbs for now and was going to refeed for 3 days and then get into rolling 72s / 48s for the remaining 30 lbs. Looking at this I'll probably refeed longer up to 7 days and begin lifting after that.
Used broccoli to break a 10 day fast. First day just ate a couple little trees. Next day doubled it. Third day ate a veggie tray.
When did you wait to introduce meat back into your diet?
Couple little trees 😅
Thank you to both this content was excellent !
Respect to him smashed it I’m currently doing water fast and I plan to do omad as well
Hope there will be more research on prolonged fasting and reversing metabolic diseases
thanks for another great series - i’m really looking forward to the next video. :)
My pleasure!
I do the warrior diet 20/4. The longest I ever went was 25 hours.
The host is really charming. Love it!
This was great and very encouraging!
Just to let you know that today I came off cimzia after 3.5 month of intermitent fasting crp from 14 to 4. Currently I am doing omad omad feast but intend to do increase omad omad omad feast and maybe get omad every day and get rid of methratexade. 20 years on it and hand and feet deformed . Meds do nothing for me. Over the moon. I have coffee with fermented cream and a chicken stock. Then chicken stock at lunch and dinner at 6 pm. Dinner lots of vegs with meat or fish fruit and kefir and home made yogurt to lots of probiotics fermented at 48h and raw milk kefir fermented at 60h. Cured my dried eyes and czema using kefir on my eyes!
That's wonderful news, Health - congratulations!!! I can imagine you're over the moon - I'm really happy for you, too. :)
Gotta be careful when losing a lot of weight, you can cause gallbladder stones which can be very painful and may require surgery to remove it.
I’d love to see the scientific literature for this. Lol
bro thats nuts im 350 pounds and just started doing adf 4 and 3
id love to try a long fast and get those sort of results
this will be my 2nd fast it will be at 160 days im so glad you covered not just the fast but the recovery as while what they dont tell you is it hurts to restart for those who are strungleing to hit there mark remember the pain does go away and stay strong they will tell you not to do it but the lbs will kill you before the fast and seeing the goals you will acv after is worth it the joy of grabing a large shirt not a 3x or running or going to the water and filling thats worth the pain day 6 down 380lbs at 359lbs right now
You're going to fast or water fast for 160 days? Is that medically possible without severely depleting necessary vitamins, and minerals, that your body needs just to keep the lights on so to speak? How's it going? You're 90 days in theoretically, 3 months since the comment.
sorry update made it 60days and yes it was no food a 12oz can of pepsi and waater lost 50 pounds and wont being doing or trying again it was easier when i was 20 now im just gonna try to keep eating better and tryin to get soda out of my life @@katherinelangford981
i follow alot of the biochemist in teh health world. you definiely know waht you are talking about when explaining breaking teh fast, and how things are metabilized.
One thing i did years ago that was very damamging and was a crazy experience is i got keto adapted for 2 months of eating chicken soup. after two months i was keto adapted and i drank one of those fruit drinks (the thick ones with like 70g of liquid sugar)...I pounded it quick. My brain was soo foggy for the next couple hours it was crazy. super intense.
I dont recommend anybody do this after fastinig for so long.
I did an 11 day fast before a trip to Hawaii to be at a certain weight for zip lining lol but then I ate all that and more during the weeklong trip. Now I’m going for a 30 day water fast to detox before going back to my carnivore diet that I was on before the fast
Ron's a beast!
it is quite interesting that his skin is not hanging as you can see in the usual "I lost a lot of weight in a short time" stories. Would you say that has something to do with autophagy and the use of the skin and fat cells as a source of energy by the body?
Age would matter also..he don't look more than 30.
A quick question, does this extreme water fast reduce belly fat. I am ectomorph. I have huge belly.
Absolutely but no so much as energy but more so broken down and recycled for repair.
Did you say fasting increases insulin resistance? I would have thought it was the opposite. I would have thought be keeping insulin low for and extended period of time and reducing our stores of glucose and fat we would become more insulin sensitive. I thought that was why fasting helps cure type 2 diabetes.
During the duration of an extended fast, not over-all. Post fast, insulin resistance decreases significantly. Especially with repeated intermittent fasting, not snacking constantly, and not eating after dark.
Excellent video! He looks Amazing!
Indeed - thanks, Katia!
thank you for this lovely clip
Just finished my 21 day fast dropped 13kg from 87-74 5’8 male never felt so good in my life , broke the fast with a home made lentil soup with carrots leeks
been going to the gym every day this month, only lost about 8 pounds. I have 114 days until I have to get to my goal weight. I am at 255 I need to get below 200 probably about 185, I am considering alternate day fasting, because my current rate of weight loss is not near fast enough.
Rest is just as important as exercise. Don't exhaust yourself.
Exercise won't help you lose weight until you calorie deficit. It will tone you under the fat so when you lose weight, your body tightens quicker and looks good but it won't help you lose weight. I had to learn that the hard way. Caloric deficit is where it's at. They always says weight loss starts and ends in the kitchen
Fantastic video. Informative and engaging. 🙏
I'm starting fast today. 72 hours. Love the feeling! I will have some bone broth to break it.
I don’t recommend running after workouts. Kills some of your gains
I have trouble maintaining my weight so I'm pretty afraid of doing a water fast for longer than 3 days...
This my 3rd Day of water fasting. My aim is to reach either day 14 or 21
He did a reset
Also lower body fat = higher testosterone ?
I did 53 days and dropped to about 127. I was close to 230. But i was in my teens and was way more active. I was losing about 2lbs a day. And never went to the dr. When i broke my fast i ate some fruit for a week untill i felt like i could have more solid foods like meat. Im about to make my 20th attempt at another 53 days. Or atleast 40. I never was able to fast like that again. But im down to one meal a day. And been since last december
So what your suggesting is that after my 28 day water fast is to drink bone broth for multiple days then some greens and workout and this will prevent me from gainined all the weight back correct because I am in need of a plan.
Check out “A Healthy Alternative “ he talks everything water fast, refeed etc
Why go back to carbohydrates, instead of continuing with a carnivore or ketogenic diet?
Man with my luck I'd die doing this by week 4
Please can you mark vids part 1 and part 2? Thank you so much.
He didn't mention if he exercised during his fast
I'm start water fast today.
Im at 500 or so and i have a few days only eating 1 integral bread turkey sandwich a day and 2 yogurts i can feel some difference, i just found out about this, i hope im mentally strong enough planning at least reach half my size as beginning goal
I recently did a 21 days fasting. I did it for losing weight and that worked well (I lost 7 kilo's of pure fat). But..., the last week of those 3 weeks I was a wreck. It was my intention to do it for 4 weeks but I'm glad I stopped in time. It took me more than 2 weeks to regain my energy and stabilize tot normal. Also, some small scars on my body wouldn't heal. It looks as though my body was in a state of conserving energy and protein and things like 'repairing scars' isn't that alarming or important. What went wrong? I have no idea. I read the most fabulous stories of water fasting and it didn't work for me. Okay, the weight loss worked but I felt a bit sick. Maybe I'm an exception but fasting for a longer period is not a good idea for everyone, I think. The next time I will do max.7 days for I think a longer period is not so healthy for me.
?????? Is this unique for me or did this happen to others ???????
correction: I said 'scars' but I meant 'small wounds'. These wounds didn't heal during the fasting period (and weeks after that) and that was very strange. Now they have healed and my body seems to work normally as it should (3 weeks after I stopped). During the fasting period I took vitamins and salt so I did what was necessary. I wonder if I'm the only person who reacted this way on water fasting. BTW, it is my intention to have another couple of water fastings in the near future, but each time max. 1 week.
@@evajun8287 I’m pretty sure it’s because you weren’t eating lol. When you don’t eat you feel bad. Fasting is not some type of treatment that will make you feel the best you’ve ever had. Your body is meant to eat and when you don’t eat you start dying because you’re depriving yourself of basic nutrients. As for your scars not healing, it’s because you weren’t getting any protein, which work to rebuild your body. Other important vitamins and minerals were prob lacking from your diet (if you weren’t taking them in pills). You’re basically starving and dying lol, that’s why you were sick.
Yes it’s SO different for everyone!! Some individuals can go months of fasting, others only a few days before they get effects bad enough they should stop. Listen to your body! I’m all for fasting, but everything within moderation.
Never start a water fast without all the important electrolytes, sodium mixed with chloride both salt, magnesium and potassium! Those electrolytes took all my dizziness and stopped me from being lightheaded. You're blood circulation wouldn't work as it should with out salt in you're cells!
@@takemichiyeager142 Thank you! I think you're right with this. I did these fasting days again for several times and it worked better (with salt and minerals). I'm now 13 kilo's / 29 pounds lighter (my BMI is now 23) and it is enough to fit in a bikini without having to shame myself because of my belly. It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What supplements were you using during fast?
2:45 wouldn’t the body actually be insulin sensitive? Or do I have that incorrect?
Can you do water with vitamins?
The body gets insulin resistant during a water fast? I thought it becomes more insulin sensitive?
Your insulin levels go down which cause you to lose body fat via ketosis
2:45 Question, during a fast, does the body become insulin resistant or sensitive?
This is very confusing to me as well. Did he misspeak? My understanding is that the body becomes more sensitive to insulin.
The body becomes insulin resistant from over consumption of highly processed carbohydrates.
The body regains insulin sensitivity during a fast.
I am starting my fast today i going for 60 days
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My weight Stagnated
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Can’t loos weight 🥲🥲🥲
I gained 3.8 kilos during my holiday 🥲🥲🥲
Today I am 88,4 kilos 🥲🥲🥲
So is it fair to say that water fasting (prolonged, going beyond 3 days) is a healthy and safe way to lose a lot of weight (100lbs+)?
Wait until the next video - there's some nuance to that answer. :)
Well, in science, n=1 is not something you can base a reliable decision on, but look at the big picture. Food wasn't always as plentiful and accessible as it is now; our own anatomy and how it operates, reacts, and acts is evidence of food being scarce. An ability to store fat, an ability to use two types of energy, etc, etc - are all prime examples, at least for me, that fasting/ going x amount of days without food was the norm.
I’d question three+ meals a day before questioning going several days without eating with regards as to what is safe.
I hope that one day, a large controlled study can be done on fasting, with n being as high as possible.
@@Physionic Dude I seriously need to know
@@Physionic Bruh he askin u a real srx question and u tellin him to wait for a video ? yall youtubers slow ash fr
Oxtail soup! One of my favorites.
I’m curious if he did any resistance training or any exercise during the fast?
hehe very cool. Ron likely follows Thomas DeLauer / Dr Berg because that is the technique they teach to break a fast. There's no way he would have known to do that without their help.
He talked about watching the UA-cam channel- a healthy alternative. Majorly about water fasting. Lots of great testimonials on prolonged water fasting.
4th days guys
Well what about autoimmune ? I have celiacs and hashimoto's. I do IF 16:8 and keto. I eat no grains, dairy or processed food. I had a carb addiction.
How does one do “the Math” on how much weight will be lost during a fast?
Amazing! Did he go through plastic surgery after all that weight loss? He looks flat with no sagging skin
@physionic I am midway through a 7 day fast. All is going well. If you have a moment, I have a question. I am thinking about breaking my fast with my Exante weight loss shakes. Just for a few days. I figured that as they contain the nutrients and vitamins that the body requires, it would be a decent way to kickstart my system Do you think this is a good idea or not?
Did you finish it and how much do u loose?
Hi, I'm also on day 7 and it's 6:03pm..just wondering ,how long did you go, how did you break your fast and how much did you lose? I was originally thinking of doing 40 days but now thinking of doing 50 maybe more, I started at 195lbs and i'm 5'0" and now 184, my goal weight is 125-130lbs.. I think the 2nd day was the hardest for me had strong cravings and thoughts of eating and thinking I should eat and just start over the next day, but I pushed through it and here I am, the longest water fast I've done was 5 and a half days.. also this time I'm drinking water with lime, sometimes I add chlorophyll, and add 1 teaspoon - 1 tablespoon of sea moss gel once a day to a glass for added nutrients and benefits and hopefully reduce loose skin greatly as i have had 4 c sections and also hopefully to get rid of scar tissue and heal my uterus... 😄😊
Just make sure you break your fast either healthy choices and your be fine.
Are you supplementing with electrolytes?
I am going try but this time to stick to it, longest went was about 4 days I need try at least for 30 days, I am 265ibd wanna reach at least 200 by late January
Do you have to worry about high ketones (over 8 mmol/L) while doing an extended fast if your blood sugar is good? I attempted a 12 day fast and stopped at 9 days when my KetoMojo read "HI" for ketones because I got scared. I'm doing another fast now and I'd really like to make that 12 days this time.
2:42 min - Mistake = Body becomes very Insulin Sensitive in water fast not like you said Resistant.
Not what the evidence shows - check out my videos showing the studies
I eat one meal of the day to control the amount of food I eat because I can see it in one glance when I load my plate and I know how much to put on my plate. What I eat multiple meals I screwed up many times and gained weight
Why don't you mention ketones?
Hilarious that Burger King is the advertiser on this video 😅
Now talk about the downsides of "OMAD." It doesnt improve dieting outcomes. Among others.
I've seen you talk about Dr. Berg and Dr. Fung. You might've even seen Thomas DeLauer.
I wonder if you've looked at Cole Robinson, he's that mean rude little Canadian gremlin that came up with the "snake diet". He's big on salty mineral water and fasting, with a large dose of drill instructor-like verbal abuse.
He has done a few interviews where he's not doing the angry 4letter motivational speaking. In those interviews he seems to have a good basic take on weight loss and health through fasting, albeit extreme at first.
No videos on Delauer, but you can expect them soon, Jacob. I've heard of the Snake Diet, but I don't know much about it.
@@Physionic for the morbidly obese, he likes doing back to back 72hr fasts. 3days fasted, 1 huge keto meal, repeat. Hence why he calls it a "snake diet". When closer to target, 2days to 1meal, then 1day to 1meal, then OMAD. like I said, he's nuts and pretty raw. But, he's getting good results. He has varying approach for different body fat percentage. If you're just finishing, like an athlete doing a cut, you start at 1 to 1. If you're 30% or above "a fat lazy pig" 3 to 1 with the walking it down. He basically learned by research and experimenting on himself. The nasty drill instructor bit is just his gimmick.
Can anyone suggest any vegetarian alternative for Oxtail broth?
Road kill broth.
I used to weigh 391 pounds. My weight right now is 269. Do you think I should do it is? I got diabetes type 2.
Try intermittent fasting cause it is dangerous when your diabetic
@@makabongwevuyani1355 What is that?
bro is fasting necessary for someone overweight like me? and should join the gym too?
What does it look like when a woman takes hormones (Femoston) because of menopause. I asked my gynecologist so she couldn't tell me if it would be good or bad if I did water fasting. Any opinion?
Thanks for this video
Could you make a presentation on fasting with only vegetables for 40 days
On day 8 out of 22 days of a spike protein elimination that I got from covid so post covid has been killing me and my friend got cured this way as the spike protein is hidding inside brown fat
What protocol are you using?
Prof Tim Noakes have new research on low carb for elite athletes
he should be retired . he could not even look after himself in the first place .
Thanks!
Thank you!
I am on 4th day of my 40 day waterfast!!! Lets try to complete it
How are you going?❤
@@anngerschwitz4132 on my 17th day...lost around 20kgs....going fine
@@anngerschwitz4132 on my 17th day...lost around 20 kgs...it's going fine
Is it ok to exercise during 45 days ?