10 Key Signs You Are Fat Adapted (No Equipment Needed)
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Tak. I have zero craving for sugar, carbs, etc. What I crave immensely is fat. Fat, such as olive oil, duck fat, lard, etc Any advice?
@Dr. Sten Ekberg Tak Sten. Would you happen to have a video as to what you eat?
@@LordStanley94 yes yes duc fat.. iv never eaten duc before and now my freezer is full loll
Dr. Sten, did you do a video on high morning blood sugar and what to do about it? If so, would you drop the link here, if not, would you? Thanks 😊
@@steeveblain3759 Duck is fantastic. My favorite fat. My issue is, I crave so much fat.
"Eat only when you're hungry"...we hear that all the time...problem is that people don't know when they are hungry anymore
Exactly!! So sad.
Have recently reversed prediabetes by taking out carbs from my diet. My experience was, when I was eating carbs, that's what made me hungry. And fat. My weight didn't really come down until I was fat adapted although I didn't have much to lose (7 kg) as my condition was more stress induced than diet induced. My high blood glucose showed up as unexplained migraines. Getting rid of them was the greatest relief. I got my life back :)
Very good point. I was guilty of confusing cravings for hunger.
They feel hungry about every 40 minutes and eat some more carbs, and there aren't any limits. Try watching Dr Now and his 600lb patients, if you think that you are fat !!!
😆😆😆
1. Less hunger
2. Less carb cravings
3. No snacks
4. No ravenous hunger
5. Skip meals
6. Fat cravings vs carb cravings
7. Ketone strips
8. No mood swings
9. Energy
10. Mental clarity.
BONUS: Taste buds will change
Wow! Great to know I am “fat adapted”. I can tell anyway as I have been experiencing the signs in this list for a long time now. Been doing IF for 18 months. Best way to live. I can pass the chocolate, sugar and sweet aisles in a supermarket and not get a craving to pick up a chocolate bar or a snack. IF changed my life. Bad snacking habit wiped out!
@Bze Bee do you do Keto as well or only IF?
@@fulviaorlando550. No. I also became ill, after all my hard work, and piled on 48lbs. So back to IF again now my steroids have tapered down to 6 mg 😅😅
@Xyz Abc. U2 👍
Thanks.
Same here! Though I was a more carb addict. Its just incredible that I crave nothing other than water!! I've been on OMAD for 2 months, total game changer. It still baffles me how I'm no longer hungry and have zero cravings! 52 years old never felt better or happier! Keep going y'all 😁
Im 53 years old and I just reached 180lbs again down from 300lbs.The last time I was this weight I was 18 yrs old. Your videos have changed my whole view of keto and given me the understanding to finally get past the plateau I had been on for years.
Excellent.
That is good news I would bet your energy level and outlook as changed so much, very cool.
Congratulations!
I'm a similar age and gone from 176lbs (40" waist) down to 142lbs (32" waist). You feel so much more alive when you fast and get into keto. Mind you though, it's costing me a fortune having to buy new clothes as a result of the weight loss!
Congratulations 🎊
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I love being fat adapted. I can go 20hrs and not eat because I'm not hungry, but sometimes I just eat a meal because I love to eat 😋😌.
As an 83+ male, mental clarity was a surprise. I’m fully awake and mentally alert after only a few weeks attempting keto.
That’s great! 😃
Praise God! 💗
Woah that’s amazing 83 congratulations 🎉
Excellent! 😎
At 50 years old I’ve noticed a big change as well. I feel sharper and more aware
this is the first time in my nearly 50 years on this planet that anything like this has ever been explained to me. subscribed ;)
Exactly! I'm 54 and learned about and started intermittent fasting 10 months ago. I've lost 60 lbs. Now I watch videos like this all the time to learn more about all the processes and benefits and tips and tricks that I can incorporate into my new lifestyle. Yes, intermittent fasting is a way of life for me now.
Me too - 50 years of ignorance, it’s never late
Which planet? Lol.
Same experience! Thank you Dr Ekberg and UA-cam for helping millions of people get healthy and improve more in life regardless of age! Keep up the good work!
Same here - 56 and wish I knew about intermittent fasting at 40 🤔😉🤔
I think Intermittent fasting has helped me to become fat adapted. I really enjoy not being hungry all the time.
This is all so true for me. I used to drink at least 30 Bud Lights a week. I’m not at all proud of that. I was usually only eating one meal a day, but it wasn’t good food. I’ve stopped all the alcohol and embraced Keto. Dr. Ekberg has taught me so much, and I’ve gone from 209 lbs to 193. My goal is 180. Then I’ll weigh what I did when I graduated. Granted I’ve lost muscle mass since I’m 67 years old. Last week I went 3 full consecutive days without eating anything. Just a lot of water and some coffee. I was never hungry during that time. Toward the end, I did start to think of food some, but I know I could have gone another day with relative ease. The only reason I stopped after 3 days was because I got a bit scared, because I was in new territory, so I ate low carb high fat and moderate protein. The next day I did my daily 3 mile walk, and I couldn’t believe the energy I had. It was incredible, I practically wanted to run, but kept it aerobic and finished by walking. I’m proud of the results, knowledge I didn’t have 6 weeks ago, and no more alcohol. I couldn’t have done it without Dr. Ekbergs’ expertise. Thanks Doctor👍👍👍👍👍
Same !!!!!
I gave up alcohol 15 years ago. I do not need or want alcohol in my life. Alcohol has too many negatives.
Update. I retired and work 40 hrs a week in a hardware store, now weigh 165-170, HDL 73, Triglycerides 73, refusing statins with total cholesterol at 290 and LDL 190. Cardiologist works in a huge medical group and we don’t like each other very much.
30 bud lights a week and you didn't turn gay?!?
@@jdbjdbjdbjdb Mark is now Marsha.
Thanks Doc,
Heart issues gone, prostate cancer gone, arthritis gone, gout gone, fat gone.
Lost 10kg, wife said I was gorgeous. 🤣
Love my fat food, hate processed food.
Phil
What do you eat ?
Yes, keto, although will have a small amount of potato and pumpkin to keep wife happy 😀
No sugar or grains.
I am intermittently fasting every day for 16 hours. I cut out breakfast to achieve this.
I am having no problem sticking to this way of eating.
To be fair, I am a fat lover now and don't consider this to be a "diet", simply my way of eating.
It is quite amazing to me that, to my friends and family, although I am congratulated on achieving my new image, also the obvious changes in my health and wellbeing, that they still continue eating processed food and working out like crazy.
Is this denial at its worst?
Thought you were going to say wife gone 😂
Awww!!
Up until I found your page about 3 or 4 months ago I was ready to die. I had already quit all the pills the doctor had me on, wasn’t eating (without realizing this was good for me) & started feeling better for the first time in over 6 yrs. So I started looking to heal myself & that’s when I found you Dr. Ekberg & my life is so much better. At 69 yrs old I thought life was over but I’m actually getting better, even my depression. I’m trying to be patient & I know it’s gonna take time to undo the damage but for the first time in years I have hope. I just want to thank you for giving me the knowledge to heal myself naturally. I live in Michigan so as a senior I’m already leery of the doctors & hospitals. You shared this knowledge free of charge, you can’t even pay a regular doctor for good health advice because all he knows is there’s a pill for that. Thank you Dr. Ekberg for giving me my health back. 😊❤️
What a wonderful story , best wishes on your health journey 👏👏
So wonderful to read!
Proof that a little knowledge goes a long way to achieving good health.
Oh my gosh... !
This sounds like me!
I am doing better too!
And I live in Michigan too!
Just finishing a 36 hour fast. Black coffee and water only. Not hungry at all. Went KETO 2.5 months ago. Also started a feeding window... only eat from 5 to 11pm. Also started the gym 5 days / week. Amazing. I've worked out all my life but I'm getting ripped so fast. I look better than I've looked since my teen years and feel better too! In only 2.5 months!
#1 8:06 Less Hunger
#2 8:19 Less Carb Cravings
#3 8:37 No Snacks
#4 8:58 No Ravenous Hunger
#5 9:22 Skip Meals
#6 9:43 Fat Cravings vs Carb Cravings
#7 11:02 Ketone strips
#8 12:01 No mood swings
#9 12:39 Energy
#10 13:06 Mental clarity.
BONUS 14:45 Taste buds will change
Thanks for the list
Thank you, this is really helpful!
Thank YOU
Cheers mate I love his videos but it can be too dame long. And these chapters help.
Thank you for the timestamps, they help so much!
The power you wield over your health when you’re fat adapted is incredible. The things my brain decided I didn’t need anymore (sugar, snacks, diet soft drinks, beer.....) was the mind blowing part not to mention the loss of 80 pounds. Thanks doc!
Thank you J SalterXpress. for sharing. That is great. I am so happy you have had such great results. Keep it up!
I’m having a bit of trouble with beer rn how’d you deal with it if you don’t mind me asking
@@txlockednloaded2128 your body should quickly tell you it doesn't want beer. Besides, if you're drinking it, you're not going to be in ketosis and definitely not fat adapted. Beer is full of carbs. It would be like eating potatoes and still thinking you could achieve ketosis.
@@Mandaxx25 Michelob low carb beer 2.5 grams of carbs.
@@txlockednloaded2128 Try keeping a record, and see if you can introduce the notion, rather like time restricted eating and intermittent fasting, of increasing the amount of time that you are not having any....
It's just an idea and I hope that it might help....
I’m going to keep this simple, you saved my life. I’ve been diabetic for 10 years + and I’m no longer on any meds. I’ve lost 40 pounds in 2 months and just recently moved into Ketosis. I’m doing OMAD with that meal being Keto and veg forward. I no longer crave carbs, I’ve taken up bike riding and can go for an hours, my life has changed and it’s all do you the simplistic way you explain things....Thank you!!!
After 6 weeks of 16/8 hours intermittent fasting I've lost 18 lbs. 61 years old, very sore joints for many years. All that went away after only a few days. The quick rewards of fasting and keto is so amazing.
I went full carnivore 32 days ago (only meat, butter and eggs) and all of this has happened for me. I was a serious sugar addict and ate tons of junk snack foods all day. I no longer crave any of that stuff, and feel amazing. Thanks for these videos!
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Kg. Still a way to go coming down to 80 kg, at a body size of 183 cm/6ft 1". Its an interesting experience at age of 59. My brainfog is reduced, since years I can read again a book. Hope my body and brain learns to switch to fat energy.
I did 5 weeks watet fasting. Now one week fatty keto diet. No coffee, no fruit juices, just meat and eggs, little bit cauliflower. Not anymore any sweeties or cookies. But its harder than not eating anything. My brain still shouts for sugar. While I had 4-5 coffees daily with honey before fadtening, now its just sugar free green tea. So boring. But during fasting I lost 50% of my overweight. In top condition I had 74 kg, badly overweight it went up to 105-110 kg. Felt bad, all time tired. I think now I have around 90kg
Hi. How's your bowel movement??
Are you getting in your calories tho ?
I’m fat adapted which makes intermittent fasting or Omad natural. Best thing is I did it accidentally 😭 weight just falling off, 32 lbs so far, I’m going to keep going 🥰
What is Omad?
@@pandamagic937 One Meal A Day
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That’s great! Would you mind to share how you feel during period? I started Keto and IF 6 weeks ago, but just feel weak and light headed for 3 days during period and I have to stop fasting and had some dry fruits for sugar... I felt like I was ill. Many male doctors didn’t talk about this, so would be great if you could share your experiences 🙏
@@pastgrace I can't speak for Neeha but I have the same experience as yourself... not necessarily the feeling sick and ill part but definitely weak tired and hungry. I just started tweaking My fasting around it versus making myself miserable. It's only two or three days out of the month which I can swing but everybody has their limit, yours may be different. Plus I always force myself to at least get a walk or light run in. Oddly enough it actually boosts my energy. I definitely have to talk myself into it, by reminding myself that it will be worth it. Not much but I hope it helps. 🌻
8:07 where the check list comes. Great content.
Thank you.
You’re the real MVP👋
Nice name Dilruba 😊
Checklist for what? Why? It is not just about a checklist, it is about understanding the real issue at hand and why it is a problem in the first place.
Thanks
Tahar from whatever, nobody cares, leave us alone. Thank you
About those keto strips: I was 192# 2 years ago (age 71). Started keto only because of my high sugar readings. Weight loss was actually unexpected since I had not watched too many videos on the subject and didn't really know what to expect. At 165# a year ago the strips were getting pretty dark and I was delighted. (Cost me some to buy new pants, though.) Now I'm at 148-151# and the keto strips are barely registering. I was worried but this video went some way to clarifying things. Thanks, doc. Now I need to have my wedding band resized - it falls off when I wash my hands. edit: fyi, my a1c went from 8.2 in 2019 to 5.2 last month. I'll never go back.
Congratulations! It is never too late feel great.
Outstanding! You can check for blood ketones if you’d like at this stage, but it appears you’re doing great! 👍
@@paulrosenau4930 → Here it's 2 years later and all's still great. My wife has followed me and went from 156 to 120 two years ago and keeps under that. Life is good.
Beginning of the third week I thought I had COVID. I hurt all over, felt feverish. It was Keto flu. I've been keto for over a year now and I am determined never to go back. I was 240 lbs when I started, now at 186 lbs and still dropping. I turn 70 tomorrow. Best thing I ever did. Thank you Dr. Ekberg.
Did you have pcos or hormone issues? Any gmfatty liver when started?
Good for you,have a fabulous 70th year. Well done ✅
Quite possibly beginning fatty liver. Quite possibly beginning diabetes. Suffering terribly with inflammation. I did not get tested and was not monitored by a doctor. Try to find a doctor who subscribed to keto back then! I am now 72 and 165lbs. stable weight, vigorous and still now, so very grateful. Fast 3x/week and eat keto. @@joanneclark8256
I would add one to this list that I and several friends noticed:
11. Foods that normally don't taste sweet start tasting sweet. I notice this big time with nuts, they literally taste like candy now.
Yes! Raw cashews for me are better than any M&M's or Snickers I ever had.
lol Yeah. I had an almond and went oh my god too sweet!
I totally agree! 👍I will snack on pecans, from time to time, and they are sweet. It's true, taste buds do change.
Dinner rolls at restaurants now taste sweet, almost like a doughnut.
That’s true I used to hate the taste of unsweetened almond milk now it tastes sweet 😋👌🏼
I'm a 58 year old man. 6'4" and when I heard the Dr talk about this, 3 weeks ago, I immediately only started eating what he says was good. I havent had any sugar or bad carbs in the last 3 weeks. I weighed 288lbs. Tired all the time, ankles and knees hurt, especially climbing and coming down stairs. Anyway within the 1st few days I lost all want for sugar stuff. In 2 weeks I noticed my knees and ankles aren't hurting anymore and on the last day of the 3rd week I got on the scale and I'm at 272lbs. I'm never hungry and I havent put in an excercise regiment yet. I just wanted to say thanks Dr.
Yes, I found that exercise is 5% (or can exen cause weight gain) and diet is 95% :-0)
Proper human diet. That's the key.
Glad to hear your story!
I had exactly the same problem with my knees, ankles and back hurting all the time. After I stopped eating carbs I had no pain anywhere!!!
"everything you think you like you have learned to like it" what a powerful statement👍
When I was growing people would say nasty stuff like oysters, caviar, mushrooms etc were an 'acquired taste' and I'd wonder why anyone would acquire it. So you made me laugh when you said 'You have learned to like everything you like, so now you can learn to like some things that are better for you'
Thank you, another zinger!
Thank you Pam Free. I am extra glad you appreciated that 😄
Natto, is an acquired taste
Many Japanese don't like it, so not all Asian markets carry it.
Northeastern Japan eats it More...
Those people live a lot longer.
It's also nattokinase
Keto for almost 2 years now. Single greatest decision I have ever made.
Good to hear fall guy. Just started recently after dieting for a few months. Doing keto now an it is working.
It’s not about keto it’s about ur caloric intake
Ertugrul Körpinar interesting 🧐
fall guy lol.
Ertugrul Körpinar funny I consume more calories than these macro tracking apps recommend and I’m losing weight plus feel great. 😊
I am 62, weighed 82 kilos and reduced to 65 kilos doing intermittent fasting and physical excercise. Dr. Ekberg's tips on health are invaluable. Love from India. 😊👏👏👏🌹
What intermittent fasting window did u do ?
Im from South Africa..65, lost 7kg in 3 weeks without exercise, just walking the dog, love bp coffee.drink lots of water and electrolytes
Also IF
Been on a high carb diet my entire life. I quit carbs cold turkey and went keto. Didn’t get any keto flu or at any point in time did I get carb cravings. All my friends and family talk about all these side effects they got from keto. I believe that a lot of it comes down to how much they cut their calories when going on keto. I kept my keto calories higher than my high carb diet for the first 2 weeks and I believe this can make people’s experience far more pleasant.
Interesting.
You know when the content is good when you rewatch the videos, either for positive reinforcement or for clarification and getting the big picture. There’s so much to learn, and I find watching again often expands my learning horizon. Especially when you feel and look better.👍👍
Yeah, I rewatch all the time for positive reinforcement. Especially when I occasionally get off track over the holidays. Rewatching motivates me to get right back on the program. Great stuff!
Watching this in Lock down here in the UK.
I eat and drink once every 23hrs daily most days. My skin is soft and glowing and I get a good night's.
I used to snack all the time, not anymore.
"Carbohydrates are a food that raises blood pressure", why don't doctors tell people about that!
Thank you Rob Colclough. They would have to study health instead of disease to know.
@@drekberg I had tendon and shoulder pains following a flu in June 2016. The flu left me gasping for breath for 2 days, and with tingling extremeties and lips. The cough took 4 months to clear. No doctor could help. Thanks to you and Dr Berg I realised my 3 glasses of fresh orange juice a day and integral bread might be giving me too much sugar, but my blood glucose never went over 108, and dropped to 88 fasting. So I cut out sugar and bread, and within weeks my shoulder unfroze, no pain at all. I still don't know what happened, but cutting out bread and orange juice has helped.
@@robc3863 I had exactly the same experience with joint pain. This low carb thing is almost if not actually like pressing a magic health button.
Carbs raises blood SUGAR. Not blood pressure. It causes an insulin spike and creates more cravings.
Carbohydrates are great
I started keto diet😂2 weeks ago and I noticed a lot in my mind and my body…. that my taste buds has changed. I appreciate more my food than ever before 🎉
I can eat once a day without asking for more 🎉
Mood swings disappeared as well 😮
My swollen fingers are no longer swollen….
what more do we ask for??? Thank you Doctor Ekberg 🤩
Take care
Love from France 🇫🇷
Oui oui
Completely true! Especially the loss of hunger. Just yesterday I went the entire day with no food: woke up at 6:00 am, went to work, came home at 5:00 pm, browsed the inter webs a bit and finally realized I hadn’t eaten. I actually had to force myself to eat
Perfect !! Now I got the answer why am not dying for food when all my friends are. Thanks doctor👍🙏 !!
whoop whoop! fat adapted here. check marked all 10 point + bonus point
I had company last summer after being on keto for a while, we were out on our front porch after having been down by the river in our yard all morning. So far, we had only had coffee and around 1 pm my adult son came to me and said mom are we gonna eat some lunch, we haven’t eaten anything since dinner last night and I’m starving! I realized, I never thought about meals because I was only eating one meal a day for a while. I had to go and make lunch for everyone! Lol
So true. How funny everyone hungry except you.
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I am having OMAD now and when I binge-watching all the videos from this channel I realized how focus I am..couldn't be more clear-minded ever!
You've changed my life. Based on your incentive I started a ketogenic diet last November, lost 20 kg in 4 months and I'm mantaining my new weight without effort. And yes, the extra bonus is the mental clarity and the feeling of being "clean". Thx Dr. Ekberg!
When I'm doing keto lettuce taste sweet to me
OH MY GOSH! I have wondered forever why I don't show a high level of ketones on the ketone strips. Thank you Dr. Ekberg for explaining this!!!! I knew I was fat adapted because I had all the signs that I was but I thought the ketone strips would show that.
BTW Dr. Ekberg I always loved your content but didn't watch a lot because your videos are a bit longer than other channels. I no longer feel that way. You are BY FAR the best Teacher on UA-cam IMHO. You just teach on a level that pretty much anyone can understand. And now that I know "why" I should "eat this way" and "exercise" this way, it keeps me even more motivated to stay the course.
To any new viewers out there who just started looking into fasting or intermittent fast and or/keto or just plain health advise? STOP. Look no further. Just watch his videos and learn. And you learn just as much just streaming the UA-cam video on audio in your car or just working out or walking or drinking coffee.
I have zero affiliation with Dr. Ekberg. I'm just a huge fan.
Thanks for all you effort and work Dr.! You deserve every subscriber you have.
it's almost unbelieveable that we have acces to all of these fantastic information by you Doc for free. I really really appreciate it!
Having things like butter or lots of avocado in your meals really helps.
That carb craving stomach stab feeling is real.
i think the most important detail is that ppl go for food because of their mental state and not actually because they want to it, so this alone makes it a lot harder to distinguish whether u are truly hungry, you crave stuff or what.. (damn the age we live at...).
Thank you ProductHuman. When we eat to change how we feel rather than for sustenance, we are taking drugs. That's the definition of a psychosomatic chemical. The processed food industry makes drugs. They are not adding addictive chemicals by accident. Eat real food.
Society, culture and food industry marketing tell us it’s time for breakfast, lunch and then dinner. No. That thinking is really external programming and messages coming at us to reinforce eating. Even the food pyramid recommends too many servings of food. When our own individual biology kicks in, it will tell us when to truly eat.
Been on a low carb diet for a month now and am soooo thrilled to say I am experiencing all of these 11 signs, already!!! Yes, maybe not 80-90% fat adapted just yet but knowing I feel these make me sooooo inlove with my diet. The best decision am making for my health/body. And I can't thank you enough Doc for every bit of information/explanation you share with us your followers. You're simply the best! Hugs!!! 😍
I'm completing my first 3 day fast today. I got headaches on the end of day 1 and day 2, and man was i hungry last night, but I stuck to it. 5 lbs down, probably mostly water but I'm still proud of it.
not probably, it is water. and you are trying one of the worst diets out there. Have fun
The taste bud thing is definitely one of the better things I've experienced through this. ^^
Makes eating food an amazing experience literally every single time, haha.
This is exactly what I needed today!! I’m about 80% there according to this. Taste buds DO change! I’m thankful for that!
Dr. Ekberg,
Thank you for your amazing and informative videos. I started my journey to be healthy (the right way) 24 days ago. I do OMAD, and average 20-24 fasting periods. I have lost about 27 pounds and I have all the signs you mentioned in this video. I have never had this much energy in the last two decades. I have another 30 pounds to lose to achieve my goal.
I love watching your videos.
Thank you very much,
Took me several weeks to get fat adapted. I stuck it out because I like not being hungry all the time and snacking. The bullet coffee made a huge difference.
When do you have it? At the beginning of a fast?
@@a.humphries8678 Whenever you are tired or just want a cup of coffee.
@@wordsculpt But if coffee raises cortisol levels, is it such a good idea?
I have been on Keto since September 2019. I started at 170 pounds. I am now at 130 April 1,2020,and feel so good I could cry.I try to alternate rice and noodles and potatoes everyday. I eat these daily and keep it under 20 grams. I thank UA-cam for sending me my first video. I have no idea how it happened but I am beyond grateful to all of the videos I have watched from all of the UA-cam community. Thank you.
I have vivid colorful dreams when fat adapted.
Jeff Helwig yes me too. Vivid scary nightmares but have had a life full of trauma so I figure it is me trying to work it out some way. I have just accepted it as that and am anticipating good things!
Yes!
Did you have hard time sleeping? I don't seem to have deep sleep and I wake up early.
FINALLY, I understand how to know if I’m fat adapted. Such a clear way of explaining it. Other videos left me even more confused. Thank you for your hard work.
I’ve lost 8lbs in the last week and a half doing 16:8 IF with a low carb diet. I’m guessing most of that was my glycogen stores and the water binded to it. Here’s hoping I continue to see losses in the next week onwards.
Love the last point about chocolate. After 3 odd weeks of extremely strict keto (15g net carbs/day) I bought some 90%cocoa chocolate and it tasted more sweet than bitter. Best part is there are only 15 net gram of carbs per 100g so you can eat a decent amount of it for a treat
I love the switch from chocolate... to dark chocolate
Just buy some cacao liquor or paste
yes, I tasted and appreciated a 85 percent one. I had never appreciated dark chocolate before (not even 50 percent). I always feel immensely satisfied each time i have a few squares of this chocolate.
I finally understood how our body works. 5 hours away from 48 hour fasting target. Lost an amazing 2.5 kg in a weekend. Nobody can stop me now.
what frustrates me is how easily I can lose my fat adaptation and crave sugar and be always hungry the second I let myself go and indulge in sweets or carb heavy meals for one little day. It seems like it's a daily struggle that will never get easier with time. I never get fat but I certainly look and become heavier whenever I start eating carbs again. My skin gets acne (I am almost 30) and my eyes look old, dark, sunken. I look and feel so much better everytime I stop eating carbs and fast again, but I almost forget how they make me feel and look like, because I am surrounded with people who look and feel great even though they eat carbs like anybody else. Part of me always thinks "if they can, so can I" but no, sugar makes me more miserable than the average person. Also psychologically speaking. Anyway, You have, sir, the best youtube channel I know on nutrition. Seriously I never miss any of your videos! Thank you so much
5:52 It can take 2-6 weeks to fat adapt, depending on your insulin resistance and carb dependence. 8:01 Ten signs of fat adaptation
I got half of my health recovery on my own, hit a wall, this Dr. helped me get the rest of the way! thx doc
Your presentations are the most detailed, easily understood of almost anyone on youtube. You truly are the best. Thank you.
Ive been Keto 6 months, Ketovore 5 months, im turning 65 this summer down from 355 to 290, by Aug target is 260, Im finally fat adapted passed on all 10 on this list, Praise God , no longer a glutten eater by habit, i eat to fuel, i hit the weights,and gaining great old guy muscle mass , Love you Dr E .❤
This is my favorite video of yours so for. Your delivery is so clear and concise. I am pumped to realize that I have virtually all of the signs of fat adaption after two weeks of low carbs and IF. Extremely motivating! Thanks.
Excellent explanation! If only more people got your message, they would be so much healthier and happier. My daughter is vegan and eats so much pasta. At this moment she is napping, whereas I just took a walk, and I'm 42 years older than her! Well, we can only change ourselves. Thank you for another informative video!
Thank you Luann Rouff. A lot of vegans rely heavily on processed grain and starch. You're right. We can sow seeds, but we can only change ourselves. It is liberating to realize that.😄
We've been lied to so much; Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting is the way to go.
@@Isobel31Swan Well, to be fair, it wasn't all lies that did us in, but even well-meaning parents who didn't know better. My mom loved us dearly, but allowed us to eat Pop Tarts for breakfast and a lot of other garbage. I didn't know that there was any other kind of lettuce besides iceberg until I left home! : )
Dr. Sten Ekberg Could you please give advice for vegans?
@@zed5129 Exactly!
I have struggled with my health for years only to find out that I’m gluten intolerant, stopped eating bread and really cut down on the carbs .
This has helped me to understand what’s been happening as I’ve been reducing my meals to twice a day and have noticed big changes, been making the changes bit by bit in training my body to eat what it needs
Wow...finally ketone strips explained! Been eating keto and losing weight like crazy...but strips STOPPED showing ketosis. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING!!!
Hello Cynthia 👋….How are you doing?
Great Explanation Dr. Sten. I can not imagine the source of your vast knowledge on the subject. All your videos are very logical, straight forward and self-explanatory and unique at the same time.
Big thumbs up to you and your channel. Perhaps it's noteworthy that you can be fat adapted despite eating a good deal of carbs. I've been doing OMAD for 15 months with about 40% of calories from carbs (rice, oats, pasta), yet I can check all the boxes in your video (except no.6; fat cravings) including being able to skip a meal which on OMAD means going for 48 hours without food. I try to enlighten people that once your body gets used to OMAD, it's neither torment nor sacrifice, but liberation.
Thank you Chris M. Great points. And that would probably still work for someone like myself, but a lot of people with a strong IR tendency probably can't go that high. It is absolutely liberating. So nice to not have your life revolve around meals.😄
Well done! I would still use a CGM for 2 weeks to graph the blood glucose levels as any spikes are doing damage.
Thank you Dr. Ekberg. I’ve lost 50 plus pounds of fat I about 4 months taking your advice. Wish I lived closer to your practice so I could have a consultation. Again thanks so much.
I have to admit I had a day when I was feeling stressed and I gave into carbs on a big scale. I felt terrible physically. This encouraged me to stay away from them. Thanks for all your great videos. I have most of those signs. 😊
I feel your pain.
Your videos are really excellent! Very well organized. Beautiful graphics (in many cases). Smooth delivery shows a good deal of preparation. No verbal stumbles. Clear thinking on your part. Thank you so much.
I checked all 9 signs of being fats adaptive except the mood swings (maybe because I have 2 children under 2 years of age and I’m stressed about them). I lost 28lb in 45days. My waist line went from 35inches to 28.5inches. I exercise and do not feel any hunger or extreme fatigue. My ketone strips did just what you described.
Wow!
@@lisabeaumont honestly, I never thought I could lose weight but I’m at a comfortable weight now and doing well so far. You can too. People around me look at me and are astonished with how much progress I made.
I started keto (I've been averaging around 30-55 total carbs a day and under 20 net carbs a day) about a month ago and I've lost about twelve pounds. My cravings are gone. I miss the convenience and fun of eating out but I feel so much better. I've been eating under 5 grams of sugar a day without an issue. I now know the difference between hunger and craving.
Mexican food is my go-to for eating out. No chip and order fajitas ask for lettuce instaed of beans and rice and just make a fajita salad out of it.
I had double bypass surgery 9 months ago and set myself back twice, by pushing myself to hard, nearly putting myself back in hospital.
Just under 3 months ago I started IF and clean keto, about 100% to 99.9% of the time, and my body, mind set, clarty of thinking, etc has changed for the better! And I suffer with PTSD, and my symptoms have more or less halved. The nightmares, flash backs, mood swings, bitterness anger has mellowed.
I have more work to do but it feels fcking great to be getting back to the old me after so long.
There is so little help out their for men, it's disgusting and I would never have believed it if I hadn't been going through it myself. Fact!
Wow! Thank you so much for the explanation. This has truly made things much clearer for me. I appreciate all of the time you put into your videos, I am now looking forward to my journey of getting healthy.
Awesome info ! Thank you !
I have been on keto diet with IF every other day , also known as digital diet 1-0-1-0-1-0 and so on , 1=day with 3 normal low carb high-fat meals and last meal taken in the afternoon not later than 6 PM and 0= day with no eating only drinking bullet proof coffe and vegetarian broth and green tea with full fat lactose free heavy whipping cream ! Started 8 November 2019 ! 23 Weeks and lost 66 pounds ! I started 290 pounds and are now down to 224 ponds !
I can checkmark all 10 steps
in this video !
Wow. Thanks for this info and congratulations on your weight loss!
Yes in the taste buds! The “old” foods don’t seem that good anymore, not that I’ve eaten them. But I just don’t care.
Thank you AmyBEgirl. Real food tastes better
Yeah, I had a bite of my kid's pizza and thought NAH... Not very tasty. I went back for the salmon and veg.
Yeah, and chocolate is too Sweet Not...
OH MY GOD, my dad feels like he is not having a meal if there is no rice on the table and doesn't matter how many "others" he got. That's him!
Yea me too. I’m sick of telling him when he refuses to trust the info.
I am fat adapted now and was before for about five month straight, and all these things are very true! I also love what you said about changing your taste because now, not only sweet things but some processed foods turn off as well. You can change your taste buds! I feel like fat adaption is the most freedom because I can get up and have plenty energy even after running until as late as 1 pm, when waking a 6 am and be fine.
What a great session Dr Ekberg, almost Keto in a nutshell. You have the best way of unravelling the wiles of Keto. Happy and blessed Easter to you and yours.
Dr. Ekberg, THANK YOU!!! MUCH LOVE TO YOU for helping humanity 🥰❤🥰
"Learn to like the things that are better for you". Like the song, if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with.
I think I got all that. I only eat when I need. No craving or thinking about food as before I used eating non stop till bedtime, from dawn to dusk. My personality changed a lot, calmer, more understanding for others, easy forgiving, less stress and no more feeling depression. Overall food is no longer my obsession. As said eat to live, not the opposite.
Thank you Dr Ekberg. You are amazing!
Thank you for the encouragement about consistency! I've got nearly all 10 signs, but have been struggling with the last 2 and I've been struggling with a stall in weight loss at day 25, likely due to PMS. There's a LOT to all this, and it can be hard to stay focused when you feel fatigue and frustration. But it helps to look at the other non-scale victories, like decreased inflammation and bloat!
I have 6 out of 10 signs. I started 3 and a half weeks ago. Yay! I'm getting there!
This just flashed up on my feed... so much amazing information. I've been fat adapted for about a week and a half and I'm amazed at how being like this puts me in charge of food for the first time in my life 👌❤️❤️❤️
This is such great information and explained so clearly. I'm on day 3 of my 5-day fast, following your directions and I'm surprised at how smooth it's going. I'm not craving at all and it's very do-able. Next month marks one year of healthy Keto with intermittent fasting (mostly 18 hr fast/6 hr eating). Thank you Dr. Ekberg for sharing this valuable information!
I really appreciate Dr. Elbert. He explains these concepts so simply and it’s very easy to understand, which is very important to make this information accessible to the masses. Please continue to make these videos. You are helping so many thousands, even tens of thousands!
Excellent video. I started learning and practicing IF just recently. Your videos on this subject have been so valuable.
Getting healthier has never been more difficult since I subscribed to your channel. Thank you for being a difference maker
Thank you, Dr. Ekberg! This was extremely helpful, especially learning about the ketone sticks. I've been eating keto/carnivore for 2 months and at first the ketone sticks turned a little color but as time has gone on they are not turning any color except a 'beige' color. I am going to continue until my body 'adapts' and finally reach my goals. Love your videos.
pee strips wont help you. You need ketone blood test strips. Freestyle is a good enough brand and strips are $1 au each.
Dr Ekberg I'd just like to mention that your work is absolutely amazing. Your presentations are extremely clear and concise. I'm not too far away from ketosis but i believe my discipline and your videos will take me to where i want to be. I dont remember a single Lecture being as good as this thoughout my whole sports science degree. The world needs more people like you
Thanks Doc 🙌🏻
Been on carnivore from 2 weeks low carb keto for a week.
Went for a long bike ride 80kms yesterday. Ate small breakfast, eggs and some meat beforehand.
I did that ride several times in the past..40 out and 40 back.
On the outward journey I was exhausted but no hunger.
Had a handful of fries, some little meat and a less than a liter of low sugar drink at the end of the first leg.
I completed the return leg without any exhaustion.
Always great to have these reminders! ✌🏼😎👍🏼
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day!
You are welcome sylvainster30. Same to you.
I am fat adapted. Even fruit, I can't eat McIntosh apples anymore, they are too sweet for me now. I now only enjoy red delicious apples 🍎
I'm 50 years old and followed all your recommendations on your channel, and it has taken me 5 weeks to become fat adapted and I feel great. Thanks Dr Sten Ekberg
Thank you for educating us so generously. 🙏🏼⭐️🙏🏼
Hey Dr. E, great info on ketone urine strips, and urine ketone measurements! I find so many channels get this all wrong when assessing their ketosis and them urging others to drink exogenous ketones to raise their level when their readings are low, such incorrect info is abundant. I love your approach and explanation here, it is so sensible...
Thank you Singing Mama. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile.
Uterine strips are terrible. Only tells you how much ketones you are expelling out in your urine. You need to draw blood to get accurate amount of ketones in your body. First test blood glucose levels and then ketone level. There is a relationship between the two. Blood glucose under 80 is absolutely necessary to be inketosis. I’ve done keto for two years and if my glucose is above 82...I’m out of ketosis for sure.
@@living9377 I think you meant "urine" strips, not 'uterine' but yes, I think you are correct about blood glucose needing to be low enough to be in ketosis.
@@living9377 It is also possible to have low glucose and be far far away from ketosis. Prediabetes with a high tolerance insulin resistance can do that. It's a 75-85 glucose window that's safe actually. But below 75 is a no go.
@@nasstasjiap I do well with blood glucose level of 70 mg/dl.
Being able to do OMAD, with the occasional high-sugar treat meal, experiencing zero cravings. 🍵👌
this is exactly like I imagine this concept. I can do omad with minimal hunger, eat high carb sometimes and have zero struggles do omad or IF after
I do mostly 16/8 with a 24 hours once a week, and if I was a good boy , I reward myself with a small 30gr chocolate at the end of the week, but even that needs to follow the rule of, fat =>carbs+prot , so 72% dark ones or a high fat milk ones which I've found at some supermarkets here in UK, and that's enough to keep me happy and take my mind from other carbs.
@ Evy Ju. That's how it's supposed to work. Metabolic Flexibility
Thank you Vel Plays!. Good for you.
Me too. Once in a while (3-4 weeks or so) I enjoy a risotto or similar. It is not for the rice and it is not a 'craving', I just miss the flavours and silkyness of a great risotto. So I enjoy it. Do maybe OMAD the day before or after and keep on with my IF. Fortunately, I am never hungry in the morning so IF is easy for me.
Thanks Sten, your videos have changed my life
I needed this! Great information! Thank you Dr. Ekberg
Thank you for another wonderful and solid information filled video. Now I understand why my strips are showing only slight ketones compared to 5 months ago.