Thanks Dr Mindy, I’ve used your suggestions and lost and have maintained the weightloss for over 5 years. I’m 72, 5’4”, 127 lbs, and feel painfree and terrific. I learned some new things on this video. Thank you
@@DrMindyPelz I'm confused, if my eating window is 12pm to 6pm, am I allowed to drink water or tea (a combination of cinnamon, chamomile & peppermint tea, ginger paste, fresh lemon, ACV, and magnesium which I drink before I go to bed) after 6pm?
With the strength God gave me, I lost 210 pounds within over a little over a decade which is 30 inches off my waist line. Praise his awesome, holy, glorious, marvelous, and mighty name in the name of Jesus that I am in a size 32 in the waist in regular sizes and can wear size 34 in dress pants or slacks.
I started this because I'm going through breast cancer and has been the best thing I have done. Making healthy cells was the priority for me and the weight loss was a bonus 😊
We've been fasting 6:18 since we retired 8 years ago. We eat breakfast and lunch. No snacks. We feel great and are at perfect weights. Our Dr says we're the healthiest seniors in his practice. We're also very active. We also don't eat dairy, gluten and sugar. Everyone in our social circle understands our lifestyle so it isn't a problem for us. This is a great opportunity for seniors to improve their health and lifestyle.
Awesome! I've just been told to exclude dairy and wheat (not just gluten!) from my diet coz (sugar is obvious too, I don't eat much anyway) I have some thyroid antibodies showing up. I have zero symptoms and am otherwise very healthy markers across the board. Great thing about a Dr who screens for everything and catches early before REAL health issue plague you! (He's from Low Carb Down Under, one of the main players). BUT, yeah BUT, I'm also just been told I can't have goitrogenic foods e.g. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, (love these!) as it messes with the type of markers I am showing. So that leaves very little variation. What are some of your go - to meals? I've been LC for quite a while.
I get up for sugar, unfortunately. I go through stages where I can do without it; then I break down and have a packet cappuccino with sugar - it's like a double prize - caffeine and sugar .
Me, too! I started this morning and am very encouraged after watching Dr. MIndy's videos for the past two weeks to really get a hold of the info. I also bought her three books and have a new highlighter and pen to get started today!
I've lost 65lbs and am no longer prediabetic, cured metabolic syndrome and reversed PCOS all by fasting and eating real food!! Thank you for your amazing videos Dr Mindy! ❤️
I’m starting this lifestyle because I refuse to have chemo. I’m convinced that my body can heal itself, so thank you! You have no idea how much you’ve helped me ❤️
Yesssss! I totally agree! I have been doing IF for a few months now, 20/4, first I chose 6pm-10pm as my eating window and in 2 months I dropped 0 kg and 0cm and as soon as I changed it recently to 10am-2pm I am losing around 3kg a week. I am around 95kg now, started at 103kg.
Dr Mindy I am so thankful that I stumbled across you on TH-cam the summer of 2023. I was 217 and now it’s the end of January 2024 I weigh 167. I believe fasting has saved my life. I believe my obesity was hiding an underlying illness. This month my appendix burst on me. I’ve battled this all month being in and out of the hospital. I ended up having infection near my liver which is getting better. I’m almost all healed. I believe if I wasn’t for fasting it would have taken me much longer to heal. I was feeling really good because of fasting. Mentally clearer and healthier in general. I’m so happy to have this tool to keep me healthy. I’m 57 and no longer have a period. Thank you so much!!
My story is a bit of a weird one. For most of my adult life I have only really eaten in the evening, with the odd exception for various reasons. After having my kids I just got bigger and bigger despite the "fasting" ( didn't even know there was a name for what I was doing....I just did that because I don't like food earlier in the day). I used to snack a lot late at night and have alcohol maybe 5 nights a week ( I now know why alcohol hinders weight loss though), plus my sleep was terrible. To cut a long story short, 14 months ago I'd had enough and was at 224 lbs, my heaviest ( and I'm only 5ft tall). I stopped eating after about 7pm, cut out all snacking plus chocolate which had always been a weakness, and gave up the alcohol. I'm now 146 lbs and haven't finished yet. I want to get rid of another 25 lbs or so.
I started this lifestyle in January 21’ after trying everything. I was 66 @ 178 pounds and on BP meds. I started IF and immediately started dropping my weight. It was so easy! I am down to a size 6 in pants and small tops! I haven’t been this size since the early 80’s. Love all your advice! It is so good and works!
@@debiwillis9045 I watched so many TH-cam videos on intermittent fasting. I rotated my fast. 16/8, 18/6, 20/4 and some OMAD (one meal a day). I eat mostly meat (all kinds - salmon, regular hamburger patties, sardines, thighs and legs on chicken. Eggs, bacon and butter. Real full fat meat and dairy. Our bodies crave fat. I have limited fruit and vegetables. Cut out seed oils - canola, vegetable, soybean, peanut are some of the most toxic. Good oils - avocado, coconut, ghee, tallow and real butter. Cut out grains and starches. Going low carb is most helpful. A typical day - 4 or 5 scrambled eggs or any way you like them, 4 pieces of bacon. That is one meal. My next meal is usually 8ounces hamburger meat in a bowl and I can add iceberg lettuce, a few tomatoes, sour cream and salsa. You can change out your toppings. I also listen to Dr Ken Berry. Stop eating by 7pm. Skip breakfast. After a few days it becomes really easy
I have let myself down for a long time. I feel like I don't even trust myself anymore. Am at my heaviest ..after listening to you I feel like I can give a shot and do better this time.
Thanks so much Dr. Mindy. On March 6th, 2023, I was 222 pounds, obese, and discouraged! I’m 72 and 5 feet 11. Then I found you on TH-cam! I’ve been on carnivore and 16-8 fasting for 5 weeks. I’ve lost 12 pounds! Not water weight! It wasn’t hard. I now realize I can be any weight I want. My goal is to be 175 pounds by October, 2023! God bless you Dr. Mindy for your ministry to so many. Paul
I have struggled with losing weight for years. Three months ago, I started fasting and ketobiotic eating, and I have lost 31 pounds so far. I'm so grateful for what I've learned from you and my holistic doctor!
Apparently I've been doing it exactly like you described, without knowing about the Melatonin factor. I've been fasting for about 9 months now. The last 6 months of it, between 16-17 hours. I start eating between 10-11 a.m. and finish my last meal between 5-6 p.m. I walk after every meal, even if it just going up and down the stairs of my building for a couple of times 😁 I try to get in 7000-10000 steps a day. I eat a proper breakfast and a proper late lunch and in between, a bowl of berries. I'm not pre diabetic anymore, my thyroid is not in hashimoto mode anymore, my ibs got a bit better and I've lost 30 kilos since last October.
I started my journey on April 17, 2023, I was 213lbs by doing intermittent fasting and changing my eating habits, I went down to 180lbs.I usually walk 8 miles a day. I feel great more energetic. My goal is 130 pounds. Thank you Dr Mindy!!
That's incredible progress! Congratulations on your weight loss and improved energy levels. Keep up the good work, and I'm glad my guidance has been helpful for you. Remember to listen to your body and make sustainable choices on your journey to reach your goal weight of 130 pounds. Best of luck on your continued health and wellness journey!
I have a doctors appointment in two hours. I am a 76 active woman. This is after my blood sugar and A1c and cholesterol were all in the “high” range, four months ago. You are one of the people that I began following when I researched how I could lower the numbers by changing my diet and intermittent fasting. My bloodwork was done a couple of days ago and I already was able to check the results. I have lost 20 pounds and all the numbers are back within the normal ranges. I would like to lose 10 more pounds and continue this way of eating…..low carbs and intermittent fasting. I love that I saw this video this morning, you are so energetic and upbeat, it has me in a great mood for my doctors appointment and to stay committed to staying healthy! THANK YOU!!!!
Started 20:4 fasting 3 weeks ago without any problems. Eating window is noon to 4 pm. I head to the gym Monday to Friday around 6 or 7pm. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I burn 500 calories total on the elliptical and recumbent bike. I also do my dumbbell routine. On Tuesday and Thursday I use up a total of 1,000 calories on the elliptical and recumbent bike (no dumbbells). I eat on average 1600 calories per day. I use the zig-zag technique, consuming more on some days and less on others. I feel no ill effects with such a large calorie deficit. Fat is melting away and muscles are growing. It will take me about 6 months to drop 50 pounds and reach my normal weight of 180. I sleep better and have more clarity in my thinking. Not bad for a 69 year old body. You have a new subscriber!
Dr Mindy, at age 55 I had carried an extra 30 lbs for about 15 years. I found your videos and book, began to IF and cut out bad oils. I lost those 30 lbs! Couldn’t believe it! Thank you so much for sharing your information so freely! Such a blessing to so many people.
I have a lot of weight to lose. I’ve tried many ways, many times. I lose some but before I can reach my goal, I get burned out, quit, and gain it all back. I’ve never heard of you but TH-cam just recommended this video and now I’m excited about trying fasting! Thank you for sharing your expertise! Blessings!
Same here, I have 45 pounds to lose - my first week of doing 16/8 . I I have yet to give up sugar in my tea. Thank you for you videos they have been really helpful. I've lost 3 lbs this week!!! My why is not to take HBP meds nor statins.
*20 fast / 4 eat per day* Eating window 2pm-6pm (Usually 2 small meals) 2-3 fat snacks (6 macadamia nuts) every 6-8 hours of fasting window. Makes all of the difference! Walk 20-40 minutes per day.
With this information on Melatonin, I wish we could stay on Daylight Savings Time year round. I am just two weeks in on a consistent fasting lifestyle and am binge watching all of Dr. Mindy's videos to learn all I can to be successful. I just completed my first 36 hour fast, but I went 40 hours due to the time of my last meal and sleeping. I have lost 11 pounds so far. I am soon to be 58, have heart disease, familial hypercholesterolemia and cancer in my family history so my intention is to be as healthy as possible. Thank you, Dr. Mindy, for being so encouraging and informative. WOW...just WOW your fabulous!!
Great video thanks 🙏 My first meal 🥘 is at 12:00 🕛 noon & my last meal 🥘 is round 5:00 pm & walk our dogs 🐕 3 times Daily 8:00 am 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 God Bless You
I just accidentally found Dr. Mindy while searching for something else regarding weight loss & decided to order her book after watching one video. I fell in love with her. Little did I know, I was fasting as a teenager & never knew what it was but just looked at it as I wasn’t going to stuff my face, I would only eat while hungry. I was walking a lot being out doors. My only hiccup was that when I started to feel hungry, I would grab a snack like a honey bun or something from the corner store & that was all that I ate for the day. Fast forward years later, I would do it again, I would have an activia yogurt & a banana for breakfast, then a lean cuisine for lunch. No dinner. I kept the weight down. Now I’ve just lost 20 lbs after being the biggest size of my life due to getting pregnant at 40 & just not focusing on my health & weight. No motivation at all but I’m back now 7 years later & Im ready. Thanks Dr. Mindy for enlightening me regarding fasting. I’m so grateful for this information 🥰
I am 64 and I started fasting at the end of May of this year and I’ve lost over 40 pounds! Brought my blood pressure down to normal I’m walking a mile a day I love all your videos you’ve helped me so much so thank you❤
Hope your continuing to be successful! Thought I would stop by to say that I too am 64 and started IF in May of this yr, working my way to ADF. I have lost about 33 lbs. Isn't it wonderful to fast? I'm not sure why it took so long to find fasting and all these yrs have passed by when I could have been a healthy weight. The only reason I accidentally tripped over fasting, was I was on youtube looking for bariactric surgery and a payment plan. I had given up on myself. Now, theres no way I will go through that pain and recovery. We deserve a round of applause for changing our lifestyle and not giving in and now, not giving up. Take care and thanks for the inspiration.
I have been fasting 3 weeks. So far I have lost 6 lbs. but feel great ! I am ding my first 36 hour fast! I am doing ok! Love watching you! Purchased Fast Like a Girl for my girls! I received 10:21 the book from my sister 58 years old. She has lost 100 lbs but so happy with herself
I am new to this journey. I started about 3 weeks ago with IF and Keto. I just kind of jumped right in and have been doing a lot more research to fine toon things for me. 3 weeks in and I am 15lbs down have boundless energy. You hit the key word for me... it isn't motivation necessarily but momentum. Anytime i tried other things and got no where it was 'soul crushing" To see that not only is the weight coming off, i feel great. Never like before were I felt awful on those other 'diets' or exercise routines. Thank you, I appreciate your energy and adaptability because we are all individuals and have needs of our own. My mom sent me your book for my birthday that was a few days ago(2.5 weeks into my journey) here's to the next 1/2 century of my life.
Just started about 1 week ago and already its the first time Im actually starting to loose weight...keeping it keto and IF as well seems to work...lets get the junk outta of our lives and repair ourselves for the win
It's been 2 weeks now since I've started watching Dr. Mindy"'s videos. It gives me so much motivation to change my lifestyle and eating habits. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism with 0.010 TSH results lately. Under PTU and atenolol meds. Knowing there's hope for healing with fasting, and reading all the positive results /testimonies about all your weight loss journey is just amazing. I hope I can share with you all also the result of my own journey to fasting and healing soon. Praying we could all be free from taking synthetic medicines someday. Thank you, Dr.Mindy Pelz. ❤
Reset Academy please. I started IF less than a week ago. I am 356 lbs at 5'3". I need to change my body. Thank you for the great information and the inspiring way you deliver it!
I lost a lot of weight recently, about 10 lbs in a month without starving myself. I started with monitoring my sleep. I got a sleep app and now I make sure I get at least 4 hrs of deep sleep every night. If I don’t my day doesn’t go as well. I also try to get out in the sun as much as possible, at least 30 minutes a day and work out at least 30 minutes a day without overdoing it. Before my workout I take some cod liver oil & or MCT oil with a small cup of coffee for energy. My breakfast is light. I also eliminated carbs, sugar, conventional meats, processed foods, and most dairy. I incorporated more of a Mediterranean diet. I eat quality foods. Meat as a garnish only and in moderation. I love goat/sheep cheese. Fruit and nuts in moderation. Oh! And a big one.. I eat at the same time every day bc of my job and it has worked like a charm for me. I eat at 6 pm and limit food after that. I notice if I snack at night I don’t sleep as well and a bad cycle begins and I actually wake up hungrier. I had my gallbladder removed a few years back and I find that this is the diet that works best for me. I am pushing 50 and I feel better than when I was younger. No one believes my age. Once you get that momentum going there’s no stopping because of how much better you’ll feel. I’m out of that mental fog and I’m overall happier. I hope this helps someone. ❤️
I am not only losing my fat , but I am also building muscle gradually… this is really a simple plan ,with 1 hr workout in the morning and eating window from 12 noon till 4 pm , this is a great way to keep it simple, and also the 5.1.1 adjustment are working awesome for me ……Thank you… lots of love from India
I'm 66 my hubby is 72. We need the "Reset Academe" We want to live a long beautiful life together. We've been together for over 26 yrs. And we're not done yet!😅❤ we love you Mindy. Ty Ty ❤
It's amazing how the universe works, this video was very timely!! I've lost 87 lbs over the past two years by intermittent fasting, but I have gain 12 pounds back. I recently starting tracking my feasting end time and realized that my body likes to store if I constantly eat after 7pm and that I tend to lose weight if I end my feast time by 6pm, so I'm learning/ trying to adapt a feast time that agrees with my circadian rhythm while varying my fast to balancing social events. I'm still on my weight loss journey and I will lose another 54 pounds. Thank you, Dr. Mindy for you informative and motivating videos!! Love the scenic background, it looks like the beautiful city of Boston!
I’m down 70 lb with clean ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. I want to lose about 25 more lb but the weight loss has stalled for the last 5 months. I discovered your account last month and devoured your book in 2 days. You’re brilliant! You’re so right about fasting being the gateway to weight loss and tweaking small things to get results!! I’ve started incorporating your advice, tweaks, and adaptations in sync with my cycle and have lost 9 lb in 3 weeks 🎉❤ thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
@@theresemukankwiro6822 I usually do about 1 36 hr fast per week on average depending on where I am in my cycle. The rest of the week I will usually do 12-18 hr fasts.
Dr. Mindy, I'm definitely subscribing to your channel RIGHT now!! I've been on Keto for 2 years now and I've seen a "bazillion" videos, but I haven't seen ANYONE break things down in such a simple and clear way as you've done in this video! You're awesome and I thank you!😆👏👍❤️
I discovered you, Dr Pelz, just this week at DOAC with your podcast with Stephen. For 4+ yrs I've been ( am 64) suffering from painful hip arthritis & have been tinkering with my diet to reduce inflammation. I was already trying intermittent fasting ( 13-14 hrs) & morning exercise (swimming in cold pool to alleviate pain) I was even thinking of investing in expensive stem cell treatments in a desperate move to avoid hip or spine surgeries my doctors are eager to do. (despite healthy bones as seen in xrays). Of all the self help doctors online, you are the ONLY one to make the link between prolonged fasting & triggering our own stem cells for healing ( with your achilles heel tendon story) so now I am taking that next step by pushing my fasting time ( doing 5 days right now seems too daunting) I reached 18 hrs yesterday & I did notice a 10-15% reduction of pain without a pain killer. This has encouraged me to soldier on. Thank you Dr Pelz. Im ordering all your books. I dont know if you are religious, but I felt God finally answered my prayers ❤️
As long as you’re doing a long daily fast, say 20 hours, then the actual TIME is not going to matter. I’ve done IF for years & ONLY eat at night, in the DARK, & have been doing fine with that. Everyone is different, so use what works for YOU, not for someone else’s body.
I started at 317 lbs 4 weeks ago today am at 306, my sugar is at 89 n am 24 .5 hours fasting continuing to 36 by tomorrow Monday 04/01/2024 at 6:00 am..
I just started fasting, baby’s steps and my blood pressure has already seen positive results. This is so motivating and super excited to continue and try and eat healthy and do more fasting to get healthier and stronger! Thank you, Dr Mindy Pelz!
I'm 48yrs old 5'3" and 110lbs, yes am petite. Although my weight has stayed the same for many years it has changed from muscle weight to fat weight and I noticed around the tops of my legs and belly it got flabby. I've limited my food intake, changed my food habits from good to excellent, tried less fruits and more veg, gone vegan, stopped all bread and most legumes (they're bloating), exercising more - nothing shifted this flab. Then I found you and went straight into a 4-day water fast. One of the toughest things I've ever done - mentally and physically. But on the other side, it was the best thing I've ever done. All the flab GONE, never felt so good about me. I've learned so much from your videos. THANK YOU Dr Mindy for everything.
Saturday night to Monday afternoon., 42 hours. Definitly lost something! By Tuesday I could do a pair of pants up comfortably, and I chose a eating window of 12 -7. Felt really good Sunday afternoon, calm, peaceful. Spring water was definitly the way to go, not the tap. Think i will do this weekly. Thank you for all your videos. Makes sense as to why there are so many overweight children,..parents working late, dinner late then bed. Bad cycle, like you said.
Thanks Dr Mindy! I started fasting 20/4 two years ago to better control my A1C, blood pressure and weight loss. I’m down 100 lbs, A1C is now back to normal and I’m off blood pressure meds with a normal blood pressure reading! Key for me too was stopping sugar!! Cut it out! Berries are now my sweet treat dessert. You have to want it bad enough to do it but the amazing thing is I love the foods I eat now and crave the healthy choices!
Eating with the family time is really key for me, so 12pm-8pm window is best for me… but living in Scotland, in the winter, the sun is going to set really early!
Hi Dr Mindy I was watching Dr Parnadas fasting video which prompt me to try it after I found out I was pre-diabetic and I have lost 25 lbs in 3 months .I love watching your videos which encourages me more .I just have 5 more lbs to reach my goal of 135 lbs.Thank you for being a super teacher❤
Hey All, I’ve been doing OMAD with a ketogenic diet and I’ve lost 32lbs. The weight has stayed off for almost a year and it feels like a really sustainable lifestyle. Goal weight 160#, currently at 168, started at 200#.
@@BelCantoLari Hey Susie, I usually eat after work; around 5-6pm. I started with larger meals, but those have decreased on their own to regular sized protein heavy meals. I’ve found the biggest help with fasting is facing my inner critic, and balancing that voice with self compassion. Best of luck to you!
Hi Mindy, I started intermittent fasting in March of this year. I’ve lost 53 pounds so far and I’m so excited. It’s the easiest weight lost alive ever done. I am so jazzed by this I read everything I find mostly on You Tube. I stumbled on your page last week and I am learn even more through your page. Thank you.
Thanks for all Dr. Amazing the kind of changes I witnessed ever since I started “ IF “ in the last couple of years. Not only that I become disciplined in what I consume, I’m having less inflammation on my wrist where I had a severe pain due to carpal tunnel. I mix up my fasting by doing 16/8..20/4..14/10 at least three times a week. The best enemy of all is “ SUGAR “ and its products. Don’t remember the last time I had soft drinks and ice cream. I love my coffee twice a day and the best solution to substitute sugar, I started using organic honey. Now a days, I drink three or four times a week black one. It’s all about discipline and to learn how to say “ NO “. Good luck everyone. 🤗
Hi Dr. Mindy, THANK YOU THANK YOU for explaining fasting in such a way, that it’s not just about weight loss but HEALING as well. I am a nurse and have never heard about losing weight in such a way. I just found you about 4 weeks ago, have been fasting and doing the 36 hour fast 1 time a week (actually turns into 40+ hours fasting because I work nights and sleep first half of the day). I have lost 12 pounds so far and no longer having hot flashes. This is HUGE as I’ve been needing two different supplements to help ease those hot flashes. I’m so excited to continue healing and being healthier than I’ve been in a long time. My only regret is I wish I could have found this 10 years ago. Thank you again
Just started. I did the eight hour window of eating 10 am to 6 pm.. I was wondering if that was good enough for weight loss so after watching this I know. It was easy because I never ate in evenings anyway. I had breakfast at 10 which was different than eating as soon as I get up. But not too bad. I think I enjoyed my breakfast even more if that were possible. I had an apple in the afternoon. For supper I’m having a stir fry using healthy food from the garden and some brown rice. My eating habits involved too much carbohydrates and not enough vegetables so I want to improve on that.
Brilliant stuff Dr. Mindy and I have recommended you and fasting to many friends and family. I'm 60 and starting fasting 2 years ago. I lost about half a stone (UK measures) but then got stuck at the same weight and even with lots of exercise I couldn't shift anymore (I didn't have a lot to loose but would have preferred another half stone). So I watched more of your videos and started mixing up the fasts to 4-2-1 so my 1 day longer fasting is now a 24 hour fast weekly and I have included 2 days of non fasting, which I'd never done either of before. I started loosing 2lbs weekly and am now below my original target weight and feel great! I actually want to fast more for health and weight loss is just an added bonus. I'm thinking of trying a 48hr fast next. Thanks for all your insights and knowledge!
Dr. Mindy, you are such a wonderful light, love, and blessing to us all! I am truly thrilled to have found you on TH-cam with the wealth of intermittent fasting information. In June of 2023 I went from being pre diabetic to diabetic with a 6.5 A1C. My doctor wanted to start me on meds and I refused. I decided to make intermittent fasting a lifestyle change and began addressing ways and times to break my fast. As I searched TH-cam for answers, your videos made it easy to follow, explained what it promotes, and the best times to implement. Most of all, it was free and honest with yourself as living proof that it works!! It is now August and I was able to go from 217lbs to 203lbs. I no longer feel out of breath and exercising has become a lot easier. In September I will find out how much my blood sugar has dropped at my 3 months follow-up to determine if I really need meds!! You are my life coach and I THANK YOU!! God Bless Always ❤
Dr. Mindy this is so on point for me. I lost over 100# by doing extended fasting and lowering my carbs. I wasn't perfect and ate lots of junk in my eating window at times. I quickly realized I needed a better way of eating to sustain my loss and switched to carnivore and have lost an additional 40# with incorporating fasting and carnivore in my lifestyle. Thanks for your words of wisdom.
I started intermittent fasting for gut health and lost 25lbs so easily in about 3 months! Such an easy LIFESTYLE to adopt and I feel great!! Thank you Dr Mindy and Dr Jason fung!!
Thanks Doc Mindy !! 🙏🏼💛🌻 I have been intermittent fasting since February my son started in March and he has lost almost 40 pounds!! I wish I knew about IF years ago , I have lost so much ! We do 18 or 24 hour fasts and it was so easy for us ! We will continue to do IF even after we reach our goals !! Thank you, I have learned so much from you and I share your info and videos with friends! 👍🏽💛
THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THIS AND KEEPING IT SO SIMPLE!! You have so caught my attention!!! I love it and I appreciate that you able to start small and then make adjustments and tweaks! FANTASTIC INFORMATION! And perfect timing too!
Blessings I do 20 hrs when I want fast results. On average day I fast 14 hrs. My life since I was born 67 today and in best longevity ur so correct bravo Dr.Mila
First, thank you for all your wisdom and sage advice. I’ve been 16/8 fasting for three years with a modest 10 lbs down. Today I completed my first 40 hour fast. My Autophagy switch occurred around hour 25. Wow, what a mega rush of energy. Thanks again. I look forward to seeing my new fabulous health benefits.
I've been doing this for only a week yet and already seeing changes in my body and energy. Love it. First time im seeing such results in 40 years. Got the momentum you spoke about. And Oh Yes, ordered your book too. Love you Mindy. ❤
Video suggestion!! Would you please do a new video on your prebiotic and probiotic thoughts?!?! When (time of day/before food) is best to take them, do you take them on a fasting day, and thoughts on the synbiotic called Seed. Thanks in advance!!!
Hello Dr. Mindy. Your videos are very educational and easy to follow. I’ve on IF for 3 weeks and was able to lose 10 pounds. I feel great. I’ve followed every step you suggested. I’m currently on one meal a day. Walking everyday to set the sweat and feels wonderful. I’m 5’3 and now weigh 142 Ibs. I like to go down to 130. I have changed my eating habits and have been consistent. I have shared your videos with others and trying to motive myself by motivating others. Thank you again for all these wonderful and happy videos.
10:21 Thank You Dr Mindy, I’m 65 years old and I lost 60 pounds and got to my goal weight in 5 months and I feel awesome! I am now holding steady. Nothing else I tried worked Finding you was a miracle ❤
I had no idea about the melatonin as it relates to insulin resistance. I just completed my first week of fasting and I just tried to eat healthy during the eating time. I am going to follow you because I love your approach!
I was stuck at 215 lb when I first started watching these videos- so my weight loss went down to 150 lb but I started to regain the weight. I'm back up to 167 now and I do not want to be there. So I listened to this video and I think it will help me to eat sooner in the evening. I'm going to try to have my evening meal at about 3:00 p.m. I'm here in California and it's pretty warm for December. I want to get my weight down to 130 because I'm only 5'1. I have gotten all the way to 138 before but I gained it back but I have kept off quite a bit of weight as when I first started losing weight I started actually at 269 lb and I lost quite a bit till I got to 180 lb and then I gained back weight till I was back up to 215 lb and that's when I started looking at Mindy's videos and it's amazing. Really truly is amazing. At one point I ate every other day for about a month. That's really hard. I don't think I ever want to do that again but it got me out of my stuck point. And I now going back to one meal a day at 3pm. I'm 60 years old now but I'm no longer more bitly obese isn't that quite spectacular. And I never did have a bypass surgery. I created the bypass with my brain and Mindy's lectures
Great video I’m Muslim we fast one a year for a month. For religious reason there’s so many health benefits. I started intermittent fasting a few years ago when done right it’s incredible. I struggle with binge eating I have done pretty much all my life. I can still fall into that eating disorder. Find due to intermittent fasting effect not to bad. Once I’m out of that faze can pull myself back pretty fast 😘
The circadian rhythm approach...it's good but yeah, I just eat when I'm truly hungry and only eat to satiety. I never count calories and I eat at dift times a day each day, but ofc I dry fast as long as possible daily, eat OMAD w/keto/carn refeeds and eat 2MAD if I realize my energy is low or I didnt make it thru a palm-sized meal and get hungry again. Thx Dr M.
Thanks Dr Mindy I 58 years old, start my fasting with 12 hours and 16 hours and 20 hours until I be able to do 72 hours fasting, controlling my glucose. I loosened a lots weight 167 to 152 and I feel amazing day by day. I still doing 16 hours fasting, but now not to loose weight but because I really don’t feel hungry like before. It’s like before my body controls me, and now I get control my body. You are so amazing!!! Even I achieved my goals I still keep watching you all the time because you always have new and good advice. God bless you heart ❤
Thank you Dr. Mindy. I have been doing IF for 2 yrs now. I feel like this video has giving me more info that I can use. Sadly I have not lost any weight but I will say that I do feel better. The last 3 years have been stressful but I will continue to work on that, Thank you for the tips!
Much of this sounds right, but the melatonin part and fitting fasting to one's own lifestyle are impossible to combine to us in the Nordics. My natural eating window would be 11 am to 7 pm, but in the darkest time of year the Sun rises at 11 am and sets at 3 pm or so. I work as a teacher, so I can't make those four hours of sunlight my eating window since I have a very intense job to do. This presentation is definitely planned for Americans only.
I live in the north and in the winter sunrise is about 8am and it's dark at 4 pm.. I live in the us near the Canadian border. I use full spectrum light bulbs to lengthen my day so I don't get the winter blues. This should help with the eating window as well. Hope this helps!
Great video! Today was I feeling stuck and just wanted someone to give me some small, actionable steps... and you have given just that! Thank you for bringing up lifestyle as well - it is hard to make fasting work how it is supposed to when we keep trying to fit into a cookie cutter fasting regimine. Keep the videos coming!!
hi- lost 20 lbs on 10:14 in 2 months with a couple 17 and 18 hr fasts - thanks DR. for the life saving info. Also lost my lower back pain !!! and feel more flexible. Will go for a 24 hr fast next week!
I keep a relatively flexible fasting window, most days I have an 8 hour eating window, but sometimes I have to expand to it 10 hours, but I almost never eat beyond 7-8pm. Another tactic I use is walking everyday and my goal is 12k steps a day 5 days a week plus bodyweight exercises at least 2-3 times a weeks, building muscle so I burn more fat and increase my bmr(basal metabolic rate). I started my own experimentation with IF back at the end of February along with daily walks and have slowly ramped up my own exercise routine as I've gotten stronger. This was after I got a shock when I weighed myself for the first time in years, I weighed 95kg, and I'm 1.8 metres tall and not that muscular, so my bmi was 29. Overweight and closing in on obese, and after six months I've managed to get down to 84.5kg, I've lost 11kg slowly over time and I'm going to continue slowly and safely so I don't hurt myself.
Thank you for this! I've been watching your videos and have bought your three books. I took notes and started my first fast with a 36 hour fast, then I'll try the 5-1-1 variation. My weight has been stuck on hold after losing 41 pounds this past year, so I'm eager and motivated to start!💜
These are great videos Dr. Mindy! Found you on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO TH-cam podcast, which was a fabulous discussion. Now am subscribed to your TH-cam channel for more! You’ve inspired me to start IF 36/12. I only need to lose 16 lbs. I’ve done IF 16/8 before & lost about 25 lbs in a fairly short time, but with a lot of stress in the last few years, I’ve gained some of it back. I’m hoping the 36/12 will speed up the process- especially if I avoid eating in early am/evenings (I was normally fasting from 7pm - 11 am anyway), but going 36 hours isn’t that difficult; feels great.
I love this video! Thanks so much for the advice, it makes total sense to stop eating 2 hours before it gets dark. I'm going to adopt this strategy moving forward! 😊
Thanks so much for this! After losing 34 pounds doing 20/4 and keto I know the next challenge will be to keep it off. Here in Maine sunset is around 4pm in winter so I’ve been gradually adjusting my eating time. The 5:1:1 plan really seems sensible and realistic. Love your channel!
@@Christynmaine it’s a great state, except it’s hard to adjust to what I call the dark months where it gets dark at 4:00. I guess I’ll switch to eating breakfast and lunch and maybe fasting through dinner in the winter dark months!
I always knew what I was eating was not the issue, or the amount. It was WHEN. Down 25 pounds in 8 months, doing intermittent fasting, and Dr Mindy's guidance ❤ Thank you
I started IF and ketobiotic with you about 6 months ago. I am now addicted to kombucha, kefir and beetroot! LOL! I am currently beating bladder cancer and saw your interview with Nasha Winters so I am an avid fan and stalker of you both! Anyway in the last 6 months I have lost 10 kilos, dropped 2 dress sizes and have just had my second all clear with my oncologist! - whoohooo! He asked me if I had lost weight on purpose and I said yes and no! Yes because I wanted to lose a few kilos for vanity and no because it hadn't been my main reason for adopting this way of life. I wanted to give myself the best chance of never having to be on his operating table again and I felt a serious alteration to my life to introduce a ketobiotic, IF, healthy terrain, metabolic flexible approach to my life was the best I could do to achieve that. So he was impressed and I sent him away with a Dr Mindy Pelz and Dr Nasha Winters reading list!!! I might not always be rigid in my following all the rules but in general I try to do a 5 1 1 week and so far its working for me. So thank you you fabulous ladies for bringing this into my life !!
Love ya Doc, seriously. Though I am a firm believer of calories in vs calories expended, I can't say I've ever had an easier time losing weight than I have with intermittent fasting. Cyclical Keto worked phenomenal when I was bulking and cutting, but that was only for 20lbs or so over the course of a couple of months. Definitely not something I could do indefinitely, or for a long period of time in general as was necessary on this occasion after putting on roughly 100lbs during the 2.3 years my area spent essentially locked down. I went from extremely active to no gym, very little socializing, and working a lot more from my house at a desk all day. 100lbs may seem like a ton, but it is literally 1 extra donut and coffee with cream and sugar per day than you are burning. I ate like I was burning 4K calories/day, and yikes did I pay for it. Cutting calories helped, but when you drop from 4K calories to maintain down to 2200, well I obviously did not cut nearly enough, and yikes was I car heavy. Like 400+ grams of carbs per day heavy, so ugh was it brutal. After dropping 30lbs at what *_I_* would consider slowly, especially since I was literally *ALWAYS* hungry because of the insane amount of refined carbs (I know all this stuff too which makes it insane that after 30 years of being at 170-195 I let myself balloon to almost 300lbs, I mean talk about not paying attention!). Even at 4K cals a day I was hungry quite a bit, and regardless of what coach Greg says, eating 4K calories in *ONE SITTING* is not all that difficult. Couple of bowls of salad at Olive Garden, 3 baskets of Breadsticks (3-5 breadsticks per basket), some fried ravioli, stuffed mushroom caps and a Tour of Italy was my standard Friday dinner *When I was exceedingly active.* And no, if I was not trying to gain weight I wouldn't. Oh, that's about 11K calories btw, which explains why I could still be hungry a lot on 4K. Anyway, 30lbs gone, but then I was stuck at 255-265. I'd tried walking, which is what actually alerted me to how fat I really was, and my back would not let me go 30' without wincing in agony. 100' and I was tearing up with pain. Years of deadlifting, squats, farmer's walks etc. along with a couple of car accidents and numerous minor sports injuries had f'd up my back a bit. Or a lot I guess. An MRI revealved two healed fractures in my lumbar region, a couple of bulging discs, narrowing all over the place, along with 3 fissures in the cervical area, 2 more bulging discs, along with lack of fibrous cartilage that was supposed to protect numerous discs. The neurologist recommended surgery. I'd previously had more than enough muscle to support myself and a bunch of weight during exercise, but too much of that had atrophied, and let's face it, walking around 100lbs overweight, even with muscle, would be like carrying around a 50lbs dumbbell in each hand then resting it on my midsection when I was trying to sleep 24/7. She (the neurologist) acknowledged that because of the types and placement of the injuries that losing 80+lbs and strengthening the muscles to about 50% of where they were (so basically half of what I'd lost by her explanation) would *_probably_* be enough to lead a normal life, but in her experience, people with these injuries in my situation simply could not lose that much weight because moving hurts so much. It got to the point where she threatened to stop prescribing me pain medication unless I agreed to the surgery. Btw, bc of the injuries no physical therapists would work with me, and all of the ones within 50 miles of me who specialized in water based rehab were either booked a year+ out or they did not take my insurances. That did it. I was going to lose that fricken weight. I had no interest in pain meds. They only helped my sciatica anyway, and that was by far the least of my pain. So, again, 30lbs gone, and I was stuck now, bouncing back and forth. I *finally* found intermittent fasting again and thought _"Screw it, I really do not want to do Keto for 6 months to knock off the next 60lbs or so, so I'll try it and build on it if it works."_ Whelp, it certainly did. I was back to 263 when I started in early April, and had not been below 255 since 2021. I also downloaded _"Perfect Diet Tracker"_ since I couldn't find any free trackers online and did not feel like building my own database and spreadsheets. It was like $17.99 or something, so not too big a deal in the grand scheme of things. I decided to try 16:8 initially, but was so bloody hungry, I mean on the verge of vomiting for the first 12 hours or so, I just said _"Screw this, I'm going to go 23:1. If I am going to be starving 24/7 I may as well lose as much weight as possible as fast as possible."_ Oh, I'd also built up my ability to walk at this point, being able to get a half mile or so a couple of times a day, albeit with 3-5 10 second back decompression breaks. Well that lasted 2 days, at which point I decided I could not get enough of the nutrients I needed into my body in an hour. I was not starving anymore though. That was literally *only* the first day. The first week was hard, but it was like my body tried to discourage me with everything it had on the first day, realized it wasn't going to work and acquiesced. Now I alternate between 18:6, 21:3, 23:1, and 16:8, though the majority is still 21:3. I alternate my starting time of the fast weekly. I eat what I want, for the most part, though I am pretty tight on the calories and try to make sure I get at least 100 grams of protein in and stay under my target calories which is currently 2120 before exercise. I make sure I walk at least an hour per day, or roughly 3 miles give or take *unless* it is pouring outside in which case it's just a mile (like yesterday, that sucked; lol, the dog and I were soaked). Another 30-90 minutes of bodyweight exercises along with whatever I can do with a dumbell and 47lbs. Since April 3rd I've gone from 263 to 238.8lbs. And I still eat Ice Cream Cake. And rootbeer floats (heh, in diet rootbeer and only a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream instead of 4 heaping ones topped with whipped cream, but darn it they are still a weekly thing ;^). And lasagna, pasta, chicken parm, hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries (well air fried potatoes, which taste better imo). There is a lot of sword fish, tuna and chicken breast as well, but those are all things I like and eat anyway. I still have spanish and portuguese rice, but I use long grain brown rice instead of packaged 1/4 rice 3/4's pasta blends they sell now to save money in production cost. I usually make my own burgers instead of buying frozen ones. I only use one piece of stone ground multi-wheat/grain bread on my tuna sandwiches. I use 3/4's of a piece of bread for an all beef hot dog roll instead of a Wonder Hot Dog bun, and _only_ have 3 hot dogs instead of 5. So 28.2lbs in 2.3 months. Not too bad imo. And I'm not miserable. I'm also not starving all the time. Yes I use protein shakes to get more protein in since I'm obviously way under the daily caloric goal the tracker set for me to get to 222.5lbs by July 23rd. My waist is only down 3", but since my stomach and love handles are the first place I put on weight, well they're typically the last to go so I'm not worried about that. As for vitamins, I'm taking a multi, ditched the vitamin D since I am walking outside an hour or so per day, started taking a "Beet" pill along with _"Bloom Greens and Superfoods"_ powder (just a small scoop in 6oz of water. Tastes fantastic btw), Magnesium Oxide 400MG (yeah yeah, 4% absorption, I know) and just started 1200MG of Berberine w/Ceylon Cinnamon. And I switched from coffee to Green Tea/Black Tea (I just put 3 green tea bags and two black tea bags in a 62 oz kettle and brew it as needed) with a couple of dashes of cinnamon and some stevia. If I am famished and *_have_* to snack I have melon pieces (1"/1") I can grab a chunk of or a 10 calorie cup of jello if I am outside my fasting window, which does happen. I'm not perfect either. Oh, and apple cider vinegar. Duh. Every morning is either apple cider vinegar and water, lemon juice and water, sometimes all 3 if I'm really feeling courageous. If I'm exceedingly hungry in the AM I'll add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of Himalayan salt, but that's not for everyone. Heh, anyone following anything like this, well I don't want them to get nauseous either. Then a shot of ACV and water before bed as well. No more heartburn anymore from foods either which is great. Cayenne pepper heavy dishes to pizzas with extremely bitter/sweet chunky sauces? Nope. Heartburn is now AFK. Lastly, I bought one of those silly electric 6-pack makers from Amazon. No, I did not buy it for that. I bought it for my back, and it helped immensely. 10-20 minutes every few days and my back muscles no longer cramp. At all. It is bloody amazing. My sciatic nerve pain is also essentially gone. Will it work for everyone? I have no idea, I did drop 50lbs as well which makes an immense difference in-and-of-itself, though my sciatic nerve pain was the same regardless of weight. You can always return the thing if it doesn't help, just make sure it ships from the US otherwise they'll try to make you pay twice what the darn thing costs in shipping to send it back to China. Ahh well, good luck on whatever your weight loss, health or fitness journey happens to be. Just fasting by itself works great. Everything else are just little things to make your life easier or the weight loss a tiny bit faster. If you hit a wall, just adjust. The amount of time, the amount of food, both...it's funny how little baby changes can jump start things. I hit a 3 day wall, changed from only eating between 8PM and 11PM to 3PM and 7PM then viola, about a half pound per day again. It should not be this simple, it really shouldn't!
Hey! Thank you for sharing so honestly (you’re a great communicator, by the way 🙂) and congratulations on your successes. This is so heartwarming and encouraging 😊
I noticed that lemon juice in water first thing in the morning stalled my weight loss Look into that Well done on your journey I pray you not only achieve your desired results but are able to maintain them for a lifetime
Just started fasting and my belly fat is disappearing by the minute! My joint pain has gone too! All in the space of 2 weeks. I’m drinking loads of water too and my skin feels amazing. Thanks Dr Mindy x Join reset academy
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I have done exactly as you have stated... so for three weeks fasting my clothes are more uncomfortable than before... I am blessed with big everywhere but now my stomach is just getting bigger... this really isn't a solution for everyone. So know yourself and you have to try different foods that may work for you during the day that works for you.
I had never fasted beyond 20 hours until I came across your channel. After listening to one of your amazing videos, I fasted for 30 hours and felt amazing!! I only have a few pounds to lose, with most of it in the belly area, and I could very much see/feel a difference. I now aim to do it every other week. Thank you!!
Thanks Dr Mindy. I have been watching your incredibly inspiring videos with your medical expertise included. I am 57, was 191 lbs and now with following your videos on IF am now 168 lbs. Looks like I have hit a plateau and I don't see the weighing scale show a different number for the last one month. I seek your advice further . Thank you for all that you do.
Remember you lose inches too.. Also, change up something. I was 197 went down to 169/171 and was stuck for months, then gave up and am back at 192. I wish I was still stuck at 169/171. My mistake was I was eating the same amount of food even though I lost over 20 pounds, like heavy cream in my coffee or extra fat in my meals(was on keto). I should have cut out those added fats. I also could have implemented longer fasts sometimes eg I was on 16:8, could have done 18:6 or 20:4. Or I could have just done a 24 hour fast one day, eat regularly another day, I mean just to beak up the routine and that could have helped. Now I have to start all over again. This is why I took the time to write this DON'T get discouraged, don't give up, push thru the plateau. Also if you haven't been exercising, do some, if you have been exercising, change your routine, eg add walking, if you were only weight lifting. I'm 57 this year
I needed This, Thank you so much… been daub full how to eat 🥰 I’ve been off my game fasting-wise, and want to get back on track… Have just bought your books and preordered as well… looking forward to have a read 😊
I am on week 4 IF vegetarian most days I do a five hour eating window but I’m loving it. I haven’t weighed yet. I’m going to weigh at in about four days, but I already see the effects. My clothes are already looser. I feel better I really love this lifestyle.
Thanks Dr Mindy, I’ve used your suggestions and lost and have maintained the weightloss for over 5 years. I’m 72, 5’4”, 127 lbs, and feel painfree and terrific. I learned some new things on this video. Thank you
That's awesome congratulations! I hope my parents try fasting and healthy eating. Keep up the great work! 💖
I’m jealous. But I’m getting there.
@@DrMindyPelz I'm confused, if my eating window is 12pm to 6pm, am I allowed to drink water or tea (a combination of cinnamon, chamomile & peppermint tea, ginger paste, fresh lemon, ACV, and magnesium which I drink before I go to bed) after 6pm?
5'7"; 130; 16:8; 87 years old.
@@sidstovell2177 Wow!
I started at over 400 pounds. I am currently at 250 pounds. Intermittent fasting and ketogenic lifestyle for the win! 😎
That’s amazing! Congrats 🎉
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WOW Roger - that is awesome! You did it❤
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Wow.. Unbelievable!!
1) last meal: 2hrs before it gets dark
2) first meal: 2hrs after waking up/after sun rise
3) after eating, go for a walk
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Thank you!! I find the listed points helps me alot!! Well this was short and simpler but some videos....
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Try dr berg @connie.22
With the strength God gave me, I lost 210 pounds within over a little over a decade which is 30 inches off my waist line. Praise his awesome, holy, glorious, marvelous, and mighty name in the name of Jesus that I am in a size 32 in the waist in regular sizes and can wear size 34 in dress pants or slacks.
That's incredible and worth celebrating! Congrats!!!
I started this because I'm going through breast cancer and has been the best thing I have done. Making healthy cells was the priority for me and the weight loss was a bonus 😊
We've been fasting 6:18 since we retired 8 years ago. We eat breakfast and lunch. No snacks. We feel great and are at perfect weights. Our Dr says we're the healthiest seniors in his practice. We're also very active. We also don't eat dairy, gluten and sugar. Everyone in our social circle understands our lifestyle so it isn't a problem for us. This is a great opportunity for seniors to improve their health and lifestyle.
I like to do the opposite, I like to wait until anytime after 3:00 pm 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤔😆I have to have my dinners, lol
Awesome! I've just been told to exclude dairy and wheat (not just gluten!) from my diet coz (sugar is obvious too, I don't eat much anyway) I have some thyroid antibodies showing up. I have zero symptoms and am otherwise very healthy markers across the board. Great thing about a Dr who screens for everything and catches early before REAL health issue plague you! (He's from Low Carb Down Under, one of the main players). BUT, yeah BUT, I'm also just been told I can't have goitrogenic foods e.g. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, (love these!) as it messes with the type of markers I am showing. So that leaves very little variation. What are some of your go - to meals? I've been LC for quite a while.
I get up for sugar, unfortunately. I go through stages where I can do without it; then I break down and have a packet cappuccino with sugar - it's like a double prize - caffeine and sugar .
9/8/24 I realize this video is 2yrs old , but it has helped me get back on track. Thank you
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Me, too! I started this morning and am very encouraged after watching Dr. MIndy's videos for the past two weeks to really get a hold of the info. I also bought her three books and have a new highlighter and pen to get started today!
I've lost 65lbs and am no longer prediabetic, cured metabolic syndrome and reversed PCOS all by fasting and eating real food!! Thank you for your amazing videos Dr Mindy! ❤️
Congrats! Thats amazing! Can you share other changes you made to lose weight?
Can you please detail how you reversed PCOS?
Pls help. How u did tat.... Can i contact u on watsapp
How did you reverse PCOS ? Would have been good to describe it in your initial comment as many of us have pcos and are struggling with it. Thanks.
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I’m starting this lifestyle because I refuse to have chemo. I’m convinced that my body can heal itself, so thank you! You have no idea how much you’ve helped me ❤️
Hope it is going well!
Please do this, but don't refuse chemo. Wishing you health and wellness.
Do you take any type of probiotics??? I agree with the body healing it self !
Yes I do.
I totally agree with you .. best wishes our bodies are amazing
Great tips Dr Mindy!!
Thank you! 1- Don't eat
When you get up, 2- don't eat before you go to bed 😊 makes sense!
Yesssss! I totally agree! I have been doing IF for a few months now, 20/4, first I chose 6pm-10pm as my eating window and in 2 months I dropped 0 kg and 0cm and as soon as I changed it recently to 10am-2pm I am losing around 3kg a week. I am around 95kg now, started at 103kg.
This is very impressive and demonstrates the point Dr Mindy was making that time of day (sun position) matters. Well done !
I also did 2 months 20:4 and lost 0 kg and 0 cm. I’m now figuring out what’s wrong and came to the point of the eating window
Wow I am literally in the exact same boat!!!! Will bring my eating window forward!!
Dr Mindy I am so thankful that I stumbled across you on TH-cam the summer of 2023. I was 217 and now it’s the end of January 2024 I weigh 167. I believe fasting has saved my life. I believe my obesity was hiding an underlying illness. This month my appendix burst on me. I’ve battled this all month being in and out of the hospital. I ended up having infection near my liver which is getting better. I’m almost all healed. I believe if I wasn’t for fasting it would have taken me much longer to heal. I was feeling really good because of fasting. Mentally clearer and healthier in general. I’m so happy to have this tool to keep me healthy. I’m 57 and no longer have a period. Thank you so much!!
My story is a bit of a weird one. For most of my adult life I have only really eaten in the evening, with the odd exception for various reasons. After having my kids I just got bigger and bigger despite the "fasting" ( didn't even know there was a name for what I was doing....I just did that because I don't like food earlier in the day). I used to snack a lot late at night and have alcohol maybe 5 nights a week ( I now know why alcohol hinders weight loss though), plus my sleep was terrible. To cut a long story short, 14 months ago I'd had enough and was at 224 lbs, my heaviest ( and I'm only 5ft tall). I stopped eating after about 7pm, cut out all snacking plus chocolate which had always been a weakness, and gave up the alcohol. I'm now 146 lbs and haven't finished yet. I want to get rid of another 25 lbs or so.
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@@treesoul00 That's a good idea tbh.
Well done. You deserve to be so proud ❤
Congratulations!
Wow in 14 months that's amazing! 🎉xx
I started this lifestyle in January 21’ after trying everything. I was 66 @ 178 pounds and on BP meds. I started IF and immediately started dropping my weight. It was so easy! I am down to a size 6 in pants and small tops! I haven’t been this size since the early 80’s. Love all your advice! It is so good and works!
How much weight have you lost? Thank you...
Are you off your BP meds?
I would really like to know exactly what you did, because nothing seems to be working for me😢
@@debiwillis9045 I watched so many TH-cam videos on intermittent fasting. I rotated my fast. 16/8, 18/6, 20/4 and some OMAD (one meal a day). I eat mostly meat (all kinds - salmon, regular hamburger patties, sardines, thighs and legs on chicken. Eggs, bacon and butter. Real full fat meat and dairy. Our bodies crave fat. I have limited fruit and vegetables. Cut out seed oils - canola, vegetable, soybean, peanut are some of the most toxic. Good oils - avocado, coconut, ghee, tallow and real butter. Cut out grains and starches. Going low carb is most helpful. A typical day - 4 or 5 scrambled eggs or any way you like them, 4 pieces of bacon. That is one meal. My next meal is usually 8ounces hamburger meat in a bowl and I can add iceberg lettuce, a few tomatoes, sour cream and salsa. You can change out your toppings. I also listen to Dr Ken Berry. Stop eating by 7pm. Skip breakfast. After a few days it becomes really easy
Problem.
In the arctic it's dark in winter. This is NOT a joke. We get a little dawn from 1:30 -3pm. Then dark. Sigh.
I have let myself down for a long time. I feel like I don't even trust myself anymore. Am at my heaviest ..after listening to you I feel like I can give a shot and do better this time.
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It only takes one time for you not to let yourself down and I feel this might be the time for you !!!!
Thanks so much Dr. Mindy. On March 6th, 2023, I was 222 pounds, obese, and discouraged! I’m 72 and 5 feet 11. Then I found you on TH-cam! I’ve been on carnivore and 16-8 fasting for 5 weeks. I’ve lost 12 pounds! Not water weight! It wasn’t hard. I now realize I can be any weight I want. My goal is to be 175 pounds by October, 2023! God bless you Dr. Mindy for your ministry to so many. Paul
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Oh wow...Congratulations Paul and all the best 🎉
Congratulations thats amazing well done 👍😀
How’s it going ? Are you on track?
My doctor put me on Ozempic it made me sick.lm going to try fasting instead don't like side effects with Ozempic.lm 197 and 5'6
I'm gonna start tomorrow doing 5-1-1, I will update as I go. I'd like to lose 45 lbs.
I have struggled with losing weight for years. Three months ago, I started fasting and ketobiotic eating, and I have lost 31 pounds so far. I'm so grateful for what I've learned from you and my holistic doctor!
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Apparently I've been doing it exactly like you described, without knowing about the Melatonin factor. I've been fasting for about 9 months now. The last 6 months of it, between 16-17 hours. I start eating between 10-11 a.m. and finish my last meal between 5-6 p.m. I walk after every meal, even if it just going up and down the stairs of my building for a couple of times 😁 I try to get in 7000-10000 steps a day. I eat a proper breakfast and a proper late lunch and in between, a bowl of berries. I'm not pre diabetic anymore, my thyroid is not in hashimoto mode anymore, my ibs got a bit better and I've lost 30 kilos since last October.
Did you wean yourself off the thyroid meds?
🎉 congratulations!
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I started my journey on April 17, 2023, I was 213lbs by doing intermittent fasting and changing my eating habits, I went down to 180lbs.I usually walk 8 miles a day. I feel great more energetic. My goal is 130 pounds. Thank you Dr Mindy!!
That's incredible progress! Congratulations on your weight loss and improved energy levels. Keep up the good work, and I'm glad my guidance has been helpful for you. Remember to listen to your body and make sustainable choices on your journey to reach your goal weight of 130 pounds. Best of luck on your continued health and wellness journey!
I have a doctors appointment in two hours. I am a 76 active woman. This is after my blood sugar and A1c and cholesterol were all in the “high” range, four months ago. You are one of the people that I began following when I researched how I could lower the numbers by changing my diet and intermittent fasting. My bloodwork was done a couple of days ago and I already was able to check the results. I have lost 20 pounds and all the numbers are back within the normal ranges. I would like to lose 10 more pounds and continue this way of eating…..low carbs and intermittent fasting. I love that I saw this video this morning, you are so energetic and upbeat, it has me in a great mood for my doctors appointment and to stay committed to staying healthy! THANK YOU!!!!
Started 20:4 fasting 3 weeks ago without any problems. Eating window is noon to 4 pm. I head to the gym Monday to Friday around 6 or 7pm. Monday, Wednesday and Friday I burn 500 calories total on the elliptical and recumbent bike. I also do my dumbbell routine. On Tuesday and Thursday I use up a total of 1,000 calories on the elliptical and recumbent bike (no dumbbells). I eat on average 1600 calories per day. I use the zig-zag technique, consuming more on some days and less on others. I feel no ill effects with such a large calorie deficit. Fat is melting away and muscles are growing. It will take me about 6 months to drop 50 pounds and reach my normal weight of 180. I sleep better and have more clarity in my thinking. Not bad for a 69 year old body.
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Dr Mindy, at age 55 I had carried an extra 30 lbs for about 15 years. I found your videos and book, began to IF and cut out bad oils. I lost those 30 lbs! Couldn’t believe it! Thank you so much for sharing your information so freely! Such a blessing to so many people.
I’m 74. I have used fasting for weight control since I was about 27. It works great and it is the only method that keeps my weight under control.
I have a lot of weight to lose. I’ve tried many ways, many times. I lose some but before I can reach my goal, I get burned out, quit, and gain it all back. I’ve never heard of you but TH-cam just recommended this video and now I’m excited about trying fasting! Thank you for sharing your expertise! Blessings!
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Same here, I have 45 pounds to lose - my first week of doing 16/8 . I I have yet to give up sugar in my tea. Thank you for you videos they have been really helpful. I've lost 3 lbs this week!!!
My why is not to take HBP meds nor statins.
*20 fast / 4 eat per day*
Eating window 2pm-6pm
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2-3 fat snacks (6 macadamia nuts) every 6-8 hours of fasting window.
Makes all of the difference!
Walk 20-40 minutes per day.
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With this information on Melatonin, I wish we could stay on Daylight Savings Time year round. I am just two weeks in on a consistent fasting lifestyle and am binge watching all of Dr. Mindy's videos to learn all I can to be successful. I just completed my first 36 hour fast, but I went 40 hours due to the time of my last meal and sleeping. I have lost 11 pounds so far. I am soon to be 58, have heart disease, familial hypercholesterolemia and cancer in my family history so my intention is to be as healthy as possible. Thank you, Dr. Mindy, for being so encouraging and informative. WOW...just WOW your fabulous!!
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I just accidentally found Dr. Mindy while searching for something else regarding weight loss & decided to order her book after watching one video. I fell in love with her. Little did I know, I was fasting as a teenager & never knew what it was but just looked at it as I wasn’t going to stuff my face, I would only eat while hungry. I was walking a lot being out doors. My only hiccup was that when I started to feel hungry, I would grab a snack like a honey bun or something from the corner store & that was all that I ate for the day. Fast forward years later, I would do it again, I would have an activia yogurt & a banana for breakfast, then a lean cuisine for lunch. No dinner. I kept the weight down. Now I’ve just lost 20 lbs after being the biggest size of my life due to getting pregnant at 40 & just not focusing on my health & weight. No motivation at all but I’m back now 7 years later & Im ready. Thanks Dr. Mindy for enlightening me regarding fasting. I’m so grateful for this information 🥰
I have been IFing for the past 3 years. The best window for my 65 year old post menopausal body is 20:4. I love this lifestyle!
I am 64 and I started fasting at the end of May of this year and I’ve lost over 40 pounds! Brought my blood pressure down to normal I’m walking a mile a day I love all your videos you’ve helped me so much so thank you❤
Hope your continuing to be successful! Thought I would stop by to say that I too am 64 and started IF in May of this yr, working my way to ADF. I have lost about 33 lbs. Isn't it wonderful to fast? I'm not sure why it took so long to find fasting and all these yrs have passed by when I could have been a healthy weight. The only reason I accidentally tripped over fasting, was I was on youtube looking for bariactric surgery and a payment plan. I had given up on myself.
Now, theres no way I will go through that pain and recovery. We deserve a round of applause for changing our lifestyle and not giving in and now, not giving up. Take care and thanks for the inspiration.
I'm just new to Mindy's channel, and I've learned SO much. Please tell me what IF and ADF mean. Intermittent Fasting? @@Cotafaye Alernate Day Fasting?
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I have been fasting 3 weeks. So far I have lost 6 lbs. but feel great
! I am ding my first 36 hour fast! I am doing ok! Love watching you! Purchased Fast Like a Girl for my girls! I received 10:21
the book from my sister 58 years old. She has lost 100 lbs but so happy with herself
I am new to this journey. I started about 3 weeks ago with IF and Keto. I just kind of jumped right in and have been doing a lot more research to fine toon things for me. 3 weeks in and I am 15lbs down have boundless energy. You hit the key word for me... it isn't motivation necessarily but momentum. Anytime i tried other things and got no where it was 'soul crushing" To see that not only is the weight coming off, i feel great. Never like before were I felt awful on those other 'diets' or exercise routines. Thank you, I appreciate your energy and adaptability because we are all individuals and have needs of our own. My mom sent me your book for my birthday that was a few days ago(2.5 weeks into my journey) here's to the next 1/2 century of my life.
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Hey Julie,
Even though I want to try this fasting but I'm not sure where to start could you please help me understand?
Just started about 1 week ago and already its the first time Im actually starting to loose weight...keeping it keto and IF as well seems to work...lets get the junk outta of our lives and repair ourselves for the win
It's been 2 weeks now since I've started watching Dr. Mindy"'s videos. It gives me so much motivation to change my lifestyle and eating habits. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism with 0.010 TSH results lately. Under PTU and atenolol meds.
Knowing there's hope for healing with fasting, and reading all the positive results /testimonies about all your weight loss journey is just amazing. I hope I can share with you all also the result of my own journey to fasting and healing soon. Praying we could all be free from taking synthetic medicines someday. Thank you, Dr.Mindy Pelz. ❤
Ok I'll try it.... I'm 5'3. 161lbs over 53yrs old... I'm flabby and that's irritating... goal is 140. I'm so excited!!
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Reset Academy please. I started IF less than a week ago. I am 356 lbs at 5'3". I need to change my body. Thank you for the great information and the inspiring way you deliver it!
I lost a lot of weight recently, about 10 lbs in a month without starving myself.
I started with monitoring my sleep. I got a sleep app and now I make sure I get at least 4 hrs of deep sleep every night. If I don’t my day doesn’t go as well. I also try to get out in the sun as much as possible, at least 30 minutes a day and work out at least 30 minutes a day without overdoing it. Before my workout I take some cod liver oil & or MCT oil with a small cup of coffee for energy.
My breakfast is light.
I also eliminated carbs, sugar, conventional meats, processed foods, and most dairy. I incorporated more of a Mediterranean diet. I eat quality foods. Meat as a garnish only and in moderation. I love goat/sheep cheese. Fruit and nuts in moderation. Oh! And a big one.. I eat at the same time every day bc of my job and it has worked like a charm for me. I eat at 6 pm and limit food after that. I notice if I snack at night I don’t sleep as well and a bad cycle begins and I actually wake up hungrier.
I had my gallbladder removed a few years back and I find that this is the diet that works best for me. I am pushing 50 and I feel better than when I was younger. No one believes my age.
Once you get that momentum going there’s no stopping because of how much better you’ll feel. I’m out of that mental fog and I’m overall happier.
I hope this helps someone. ❤️
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You have helped me too! Great advice Ty! ❤
I am not only losing my fat , but I am also building muscle gradually… this is really a simple plan ,with 1 hr workout in the morning and eating window from 12 noon till 4 pm , this is a great way to keep it simple, and also the 5.1.1 adjustment are working awesome for me ……Thank you… lots of love from India
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It's amazing how the universe works, this video was very timely!! I've lost 87 lbs over the past two years by intermittent fasting, but I have gain 12 pounds back. I recently starting tracking my feasting end time and realized that my body likes to store if I constantly eat after 7pm and that I tend to lose weight if I end my feast time by 6pm, so I'm learning/ trying to adapt a feast time that agrees with my circadian rhythm while varying my fast to balancing social events. I'm still on my weight loss journey and I will lose another 54 pounds. Thank you, Dr. Mindy for you informative and motivating videos!! Love the scenic background, it looks like the beautiful city of Boston!
I'm so excited. I started OMAD on June 20,2022. As of today have lost 27 PDS. It truly works and I feel great.
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I've lost 12 pounds since I started my Fasting journey and I don't believe I'll ever go back to pour eating habits again! I feel amazing!
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I’m down 70 lb with clean ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. I want to lose about 25 more lb but the weight loss has stalled for the last 5 months. I discovered your account last month and devoured your book in 2 days. You’re brilliant! You’re so right about fasting being the gateway to weight loss and tweaking small things to get results!! I’ve started incorporating your advice, tweaks, and adaptations in sync with my cycle and have lost 9 lb in 3 weeks 🎉❤ thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
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@@theresemukankwiro6822 I usually do about 1 36 hr fast per week on average depending on where I am in my cycle. The rest of the week I will usually do 12-18 hr fasts.
Dr. Mindy, I'm definitely subscribing to your channel RIGHT now!! I've been on Keto for 2 years now and I've seen a "bazillion" videos, but I haven't seen ANYONE break things down in such a simple and clear way as you've done in this video! You're awesome and I thank you!😆👏👍❤️
I discovered you, Dr Pelz, just this week at DOAC with your podcast with Stephen. For 4+ yrs I've been ( am 64) suffering from painful hip arthritis & have been tinkering with my diet to reduce inflammation. I was already trying intermittent fasting ( 13-14 hrs) & morning exercise (swimming in cold pool to alleviate pain) I was even thinking of investing in expensive stem cell treatments in a desperate move to avoid hip or spine surgeries my doctors are eager to do. (despite healthy bones as seen in xrays). Of all the self help doctors online, you are the ONLY one to make the link between prolonged fasting & triggering our own stem cells for healing ( with your achilles heel tendon story) so now I am taking that next step by pushing my fasting time ( doing 5 days right now seems too daunting) I reached 18 hrs yesterday & I did notice a 10-15% reduction of pain without a pain killer. This has encouraged me to soldier on. Thank you Dr Pelz. Im ordering all your books. I dont know if you are religious, but I felt God finally answered my prayers ❤️
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As long as you’re doing a long daily fast, say 20 hours, then the actual TIME is not going to matter. I’ve done IF for years & ONLY eat at night, in the DARK, & have been doing fine with that. Everyone is different, so use what works for YOU, not for someone else’s body.
I’m a night eater also! Love it!
Yep I lost almost 200lbs and I literally ate whenever I wanted during my eating window.
I work 10.5hr night shifts and can ONLY eat overnight as I sleep all day... :) It seems to be working
Agree! I’d be setting myself up for failure eating early
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I started at 317 lbs 4 weeks ago today am at 306, my sugar is at 89 n am 24 .5 hours fasting continuing to 36 by tomorrow Monday 04/01/2024 at 6:00 am..
I just started fasting, baby’s steps and my blood pressure has already seen positive results. This is so motivating and super excited to continue and try and eat healthy and do more fasting to get healthier and stronger! Thank you, Dr Mindy Pelz!
I'm 48yrs old 5'3" and 110lbs, yes am petite. Although my weight has stayed the same for many years it has changed from muscle weight to fat weight and I noticed around the tops of my legs and belly it got flabby. I've limited my food intake, changed my food habits from good to excellent, tried less fruits and more veg, gone vegan, stopped all bread and most legumes (they're bloating), exercising more - nothing shifted this flab. Then I found you and went straight into a 4-day water fast. One of the toughest things I've ever done - mentally and physically. But on the other side, it was the best thing I've ever done. All the flab GONE, never felt so good about me. I've learned so much from your videos. THANK YOU Dr Mindy for everything.
❤love this! Happy for you 😊
I’m 5’2 so trying to lose the flab too. Did you drink tea or coffee during your fast? Did the fat stay off?
Saturday night to Monday afternoon., 42 hours. Definitly lost something! By Tuesday I could do a pair of pants up comfortably, and I chose a eating window of 12 -7.
Felt really good Sunday afternoon, calm, peaceful. Spring water was definitly the way to go, not the tap.
Think i will do this weekly. Thank you for all your videos. Makes sense as to why there are so many overweight children,..parents working late, dinner late then bed. Bad cycle, like you said.
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Thanks Dr Mindy! I started fasting 20/4 two years ago to better control my A1C, blood pressure and weight loss. I’m down 100 lbs, A1C is now back to normal and I’m off blood pressure meds with a normal blood pressure reading! Key for me too was stopping sugar!! Cut it out! Berries are now my sweet treat dessert. You have to want it bad enough to do it but the amazing thing is I love the foods I eat now and crave the healthy choices!
Eating with the family time is really key for me, so 12pm-8pm window is best for me… but living in Scotland, in the winter, the sun is going to set really early!
Same here with the sun up and down. Living in Norway, and at the darkest, we have sunrise at 10 am and sunset at 2pm.
Hi Dr Mindy I was watching Dr Parnadas fasting video which prompt me to try it after I found out I was pre-diabetic and I have lost 25 lbs in 3 months .I love watching your videos which encourages me more .I just have 5 more lbs to reach my goal of 135 lbs.Thank you for being a super teacher❤
Hey All, I’ve been doing OMAD with a ketogenic diet and I’ve lost 32lbs. The weight has stayed off for almost a year and it feels like a really sustainable lifestyle. Goal weight 160#, currently at 168, started at 200#.
@@BelCantoLari Hey Susie, I usually eat after work; around 5-6pm. I started with larger meals, but those have decreased on their own to regular sized protein heavy meals. I’ve found the biggest help with fasting is facing my inner critic, and balancing that voice with self compassion. Best of luck to you!
Hi Mindy, I started intermittent fasting in March of this year. I’ve lost 53 pounds so far and I’m so excited. It’s the easiest weight lost alive ever done. I am so jazzed by this I read everything I find mostly on You Tube. I stumbled on your page last week and I am learn even more through your page. Thank you.
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Thanks for all Dr. Amazing the kind of changes I witnessed ever since I started “ IF “ in the last couple of years. Not only that I become disciplined in what I consume, I’m having less inflammation on my wrist where I had a severe pain due to carpal tunnel. I mix up my fasting by doing 16/8..20/4..14/10 at least three times a week. The best enemy of all is “ SUGAR “ and its products. Don’t remember the last time I had soft drinks and ice cream. I love my coffee twice a day and the best solution to substitute sugar, I started using organic honey. Now a days, I drink three or four times a week black one. It’s all about discipline and to learn how to say “ NO “. Good luck everyone. 🤗
Thank u so much for ur videos I started OMAD 2weeks ago and I’ve lost 10lbs on Monday I’m doing my 1 st extended 7 day fast
Thanks Mindy !!! Great video. Been fasting for 2 1/2 yrs now. It’s great. It has become my way of life , my life style.
Hi Dr. Mindy, THANK YOU THANK YOU for explaining fasting in such a way, that it’s not just about weight loss but HEALING as well. I am a nurse and have never heard about losing weight in such a way. I just found you about 4 weeks ago, have been fasting and doing the 36 hour fast 1 time a week (actually turns into 40+ hours fasting because I work nights and sleep first half of the day). I have lost 12 pounds so far and no longer having hot flashes. This is HUGE as I’ve been needing two different supplements to help ease those hot flashes. I’m so excited to continue healing and being healthier than I’ve been in a long time. My only regret is I wish I could have found this 10 years ago. Thank you again
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@@DrMindyPelz I already bought your book , can I fallow more closer to ask some questions? Fb groups?
Just started. I did the eight hour window of eating 10 am to 6 pm.. I was wondering if that was good enough for weight loss so after watching this I know. It was easy because I never ate in evenings anyway. I had breakfast at 10 which was different than eating as soon as I get up. But not too bad. I think I enjoyed my breakfast even more if that were possible. I had an apple in the afternoon. For supper I’m having a stir fry using healthy food from the garden and some brown rice. My eating habits involved too much carbohydrates and not enough vegetables so I want to improve on that.
Brilliant stuff Dr. Mindy and I have recommended you and fasting to many friends and family. I'm 60 and starting fasting 2 years ago. I lost about half a stone (UK measures) but then got stuck at the same weight and even with lots of exercise I couldn't shift anymore (I didn't have a lot to loose but would have preferred another half stone). So I watched more of your videos and started mixing up the fasts to 4-2-1 so my 1 day longer fasting is now a 24 hour fast weekly and I have included 2 days of non fasting, which I'd never done either of before. I started loosing 2lbs weekly and am now below my original target weight and feel great! I actually want to fast more for health and weight loss is just an added bonus. I'm thinking of trying a 48hr fast next. Thanks for all your insights and knowledge!
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Dr. Mindy, you are such a wonderful light, love, and blessing to us all! I am truly thrilled to have found you on TH-cam with the wealth of intermittent fasting information. In June of 2023 I went from being pre diabetic to diabetic with a 6.5 A1C. My doctor wanted to start me on meds and I refused. I decided to make intermittent fasting a lifestyle change and began addressing ways and times to break my fast. As I searched TH-cam for answers, your videos made it easy to follow, explained what it promotes, and the best times to implement. Most of all, it was free and honest with yourself as living proof that it works!! It is now August and I was able to go from 217lbs to 203lbs. I no longer feel out of breath and exercising has become a lot easier. In September I will find out how much my blood sugar has dropped at my 3 months follow-up to determine if I really need meds!! You are my life coach and I THANK YOU!! God Bless Always ❤
Dr. Mindy this is so on point for me. I lost over 100# by doing extended fasting and lowering my carbs. I wasn't perfect and ate lots of junk in my eating window at times. I quickly realized I needed a better way of eating to sustain my loss and switched to carnivore and have lost an additional 40# with incorporating fasting and carnivore in my lifestyle. Thanks for your words of wisdom.
Carnivore. Yes. Dr Berry utube
@@Coffeeismyhappyplace yes I've looked to him for carnivore tips.
Wow that’s amazing! Well done
I started intermittent fasting for gut health and lost 25lbs so easily in about 3 months! Such an easy LIFESTYLE to adopt and I feel great!! Thank you Dr Mindy and Dr Jason fung!!
Thanks Doc Mindy !! 🙏🏼💛🌻 I have been intermittent fasting since February my son started in March and he has lost almost 40 pounds!! I wish I knew about IF years ago , I have lost so much ! We do 18 or 24 hour fasts and it was so easy for us ! We will continue to do IF even after we reach our goals !! Thank you, I have learned so much from you and I share your info and videos with friends! 👍🏽💛
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THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THIS AND KEEPING IT SO SIMPLE!! You have so caught my attention!!! I love it and I appreciate that you able to start small and then make adjustments and tweaks! FANTASTIC INFORMATION! And perfect timing too!
Blessings I do 20 hrs when I want fast results. On average day I fast 14 hrs. My life since I was born 67 today and in best longevity ur so correct bravo Dr.Mila
I can't thank you enough Dr Mindy 😌 you are truly an amazing content creator! 🙌🏼❤️
First, thank you for all your wisdom and sage advice. I’ve been 16/8 fasting for three years with a modest 10 lbs down. Today I completed my first 40 hour fast. My Autophagy switch occurred around hour 25. Wow, what a mega rush of energy. Thanks again. I look forward to seeing my new fabulous health benefits.
I've been doing this for only a week yet and already seeing changes in my body and energy. Love it. First time im seeing such results in 40 years.
Got the momentum you spoke about.
And Oh Yes, ordered your book too. Love you Mindy. ❤
Video suggestion!! Would you please do a new video on your prebiotic and probiotic thoughts?!?! When (time of day/before food) is best to take them, do you take them on a fasting day, and thoughts on the synbiotic called Seed. Thanks in advance!!!
Hello Dr. Mindy. Your videos are very educational and easy to follow. I’ve on IF for 3 weeks and was able to lose 10 pounds. I feel great. I’ve followed every step you suggested. I’m currently on one meal a day. Walking everyday to set the sweat and feels wonderful. I’m 5’3 and now weigh 142 Ibs. I like to go down to 130. I have changed my eating habits and have been consistent. I have shared your videos with others and trying to motive myself by motivating others. Thank you again for all these wonderful and happy videos.
10:21 Thank You Dr Mindy, I’m 65 years old and I lost 60 pounds and got to my goal weight in 5 months and I feel awesome! I am now holding steady. Nothing else I tried worked Finding you was a miracle ❤
Congratulations on taking control of YOUR health! Good for you! 💙
I had no idea about the melatonin as it relates to insulin resistance. I just completed my first week of fasting and I just tried to eat healthy during the eating time. I am going to follow you because I love your approach!
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I fast in ramadan initially tired but by the end of the month I feel amazing
I was stuck at 215 lb when I first started watching these videos- so my weight loss went down to 150 lb but I started to regain the weight. I'm back up to 167 now and I do not want to be there. So I listened to this video and I think it will help me to eat sooner in the evening. I'm going to try to have my evening meal at about 3:00 p.m. I'm here in California and it's pretty warm for December. I want to get my weight down to 130 because I'm only 5'1. I have gotten all the way to 138 before but I gained it back but I have kept off quite a bit of weight as when I first started losing weight I started actually at 269 lb and I lost quite a bit till I got to 180 lb and then I gained back weight till I was back up to 215 lb and that's when I started looking at Mindy's videos and it's amazing. Really truly is amazing. At one point I ate every other day for about a month. That's really hard. I don't think I ever want to do that again but it got me out of my stuck point. And I now going back to one meal a day at 3pm. I'm 60 years old now but I'm no longer more bitly obese isn't that quite spectacular. And I never did have a bypass surgery. I created the bypass with my brain and Mindy's lectures
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing your story!
@@DrMindyPelz thank you for your support along my journey. You are truly a blessing
Great video I’m Muslim we fast one a year for a month. For religious reason there’s so many health benefits. I started intermittent fasting a few years ago when done right it’s incredible. I struggle with binge eating I have done pretty much all my life. I can still fall into that eating disorder. Find due to intermittent fasting effect not to bad. Once I’m out of that faze can pull myself back pretty fast 😘
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The circadian rhythm approach...it's good but yeah, I just eat when I'm truly hungry and only eat to satiety. I never count calories and I eat at dift times a day each day, but ofc I dry fast as long as possible daily, eat OMAD w/keto/carn refeeds and eat 2MAD if I realize my energy is low or I didnt make it thru a palm-sized meal and get hungry again. Thx Dr M.
Thanks Dr Mindy I 58 years old, start my fasting with 12 hours and 16 hours and 20 hours until I be able to do 72 hours fasting, controlling my glucose. I loosened a lots weight 167 to 152 and I feel amazing day by day. I still doing 16 hours fasting, but now not to loose weight but because I really don’t feel hungry like before. It’s like before my body controls me, and now I get control my body. You are so amazing!!! Even I achieved my goals I still keep watching you all the time because you always have new and good advice. God bless you heart ❤
Thank you Dr. Mindy. I have been doing IF for 2 yrs now. I feel like this video has giving me more info that I can use. Sadly I have not lost any weight but I will say that I do feel better. The last 3 years have been stressful but I will continue to work on that, Thank you for the tips!
When you reach a stubborn plateau, the only option from the toolbox is dry fasting ( 24-72 hrs) 36 hours is usually double for my experience
Much of this sounds right, but the melatonin part and fitting fasting to one's own lifestyle are impossible to combine to us in the Nordics. My natural eating window would be 11 am to 7 pm, but in the darkest time of year the Sun rises at 11 am and sets at 3 pm or so. I work as a teacher, so I can't make those four hours of sunlight my eating window since I have a very intense job to do. This presentation is definitely planned for Americans only.
I live in the north and in the winter sunrise is about 8am and it's dark at 4 pm.. I live in the us near the Canadian border. I use full spectrum light bulbs to lengthen my day so I don't get the winter blues. This should help with the eating window as well. Hope this helps!
Great video! Today was I feeling stuck and just wanted someone to give me some small, actionable steps... and you have given just that! Thank you for bringing up lifestyle as well - it is hard to make fasting work how it is supposed to when we keep trying to fit into a cookie cutter fasting regimine. Keep the videos coming!!
hi- lost 20 lbs on 10:14 in 2 months with a couple 17 and 18 hr fasts - thanks DR. for the life saving info. Also lost my lower back pain !!! and feel more flexible. Will go for a 24 hr fast next week!
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Thank you for this video!!!! I am literally applying all of this info for my weight loss journey!!!☺️
I keep a relatively flexible fasting window, most days I have an 8 hour eating window, but sometimes I have to expand to it 10 hours, but I almost never eat beyond 7-8pm. Another tactic I use is walking everyday and my goal is 12k steps a day 5 days a week plus bodyweight exercises at least 2-3 times a weeks, building muscle so I burn more fat and increase my bmr(basal metabolic rate). I started my own experimentation with IF back at the end of February along with daily walks and have slowly ramped up my own exercise routine as I've gotten stronger. This was after I got a shock when I weighed myself for the first time in years, I weighed 95kg, and I'm 1.8 metres tall and not that muscular, so my bmi was 29. Overweight and closing in on obese, and after six months I've managed to get down to 84.5kg, I've lost 11kg slowly over time and I'm going to continue slowly and safely so I don't hurt myself.
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Thank you for this! I've been watching your videos and have bought your three books. I took notes and started my first fast with a 36 hour fast, then I'll try the 5-1-1 variation. My weight has been stuck on hold after losing 41 pounds this past year, so I'm eager and motivated to start!💜
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These are great videos Dr. Mindy! Found you on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO TH-cam podcast, which was a fabulous discussion. Now am subscribed to your TH-cam channel for more! You’ve inspired me to start IF 36/12. I only need to lose 16 lbs. I’ve done IF 16/8 before & lost about 25 lbs in a fairly short time, but with a lot of stress in the last few years, I’ve gained some of it back. I’m hoping the 36/12 will speed up the process- especially if I avoid eating in early am/evenings (I was normally fasting from 7pm - 11 am anyway), but going 36 hours isn’t that difficult; feels great.
I can’t agree more when it comes to momentum instead over motivation mindset. Another great video Dr. Mindy.
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I want to thamk you, I'm so motivated by your videos. I've already lost nearly 50 lbs, with fasting, I'm so close to where I want to be.
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I love this video! Thanks so much for the advice, it makes total sense to stop eating 2 hours before it gets dark. I'm going to adopt this strategy moving forward! 😊
Thanks so much for this! After losing 34 pounds doing 20/4 and keto I know the next challenge will be to keep it off. Here in Maine sunset is around 4pm in winter so I’ve been gradually adjusting my eating time. The 5:1:1 plan really seems sensible and realistic. Love your channel!
I live in Maine too! How have you been doing? I just discovered Dr. Mindy about a month ago.
@@anneross1859 Hi, fellow Mainer! Moved here from NY two years ago. Retired and loving all this state has to offer.
@@Christynmaine it’s a great state, except it’s hard to adjust to what I call the dark months where it gets dark at 4:00. I guess I’ll switch to eating breakfast and lunch and maybe fasting through dinner in the winter dark months!
I always knew what I was eating was not the issue, or the amount.
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I started IF and ketobiotic with you about 6 months ago. I am now addicted to kombucha, kefir and beetroot! LOL! I am currently beating bladder cancer and saw your interview with Nasha Winters so I am an avid fan and stalker of you both! Anyway in the last 6 months I have lost 10 kilos, dropped 2 dress sizes and have just had my second all clear with my oncologist! - whoohooo! He asked me if I had lost weight on purpose and I said yes and no! Yes because I wanted to lose a few kilos for vanity and no because it hadn't been my main reason for adopting this way of life. I wanted to give myself the best chance of never having to be on his operating table again and I felt a serious alteration to my life to introduce a ketobiotic, IF, healthy terrain, metabolic flexible approach to my life was the best I could do to achieve that. So he was impressed and I sent him away with a Dr Mindy Pelz and Dr Nasha Winters reading list!!!
I might not always be rigid in my following all the rules but in general I try to do a 5 1 1 week and so far its working for me. So thank you you fabulous ladies for bringing this into my life !!
What is 5 1 1?
Love ya Doc, seriously. Though I am a firm believer of calories in vs calories expended, I can't say I've ever had an easier time losing weight than I have with intermittent fasting. Cyclical Keto worked phenomenal when I was bulking and cutting, but that was only for 20lbs or so over the course of a couple of months. Definitely not something I could do indefinitely, or for a long period of time in general as was necessary on this occasion after putting on roughly 100lbs during the 2.3 years my area spent essentially locked down. I went from extremely active to no gym, very little socializing, and working a lot more from my house at a desk all day. 100lbs may seem like a ton, but it is literally 1 extra donut and coffee with cream and sugar per day than you are burning. I ate like I was burning 4K calories/day, and yikes did I pay for it. Cutting calories helped, but when you drop from 4K calories to maintain down to 2200, well I obviously did not cut nearly enough, and yikes was I car heavy. Like 400+ grams of carbs per day heavy, so ugh was it brutal.
After dropping 30lbs at what *_I_* would consider slowly, especially since I was literally *ALWAYS* hungry because of the insane amount of refined carbs (I know all this stuff too which makes it insane that after 30 years of being at 170-195 I let myself balloon to almost 300lbs, I mean talk about not paying attention!). Even at 4K cals a day I was hungry quite a bit, and regardless of what coach Greg says, eating 4K calories in *ONE SITTING* is not all that difficult. Couple of bowls of salad at Olive Garden, 3 baskets of Breadsticks (3-5 breadsticks per basket), some fried ravioli, stuffed mushroom caps and a Tour of Italy was my standard Friday dinner *When I was exceedingly active.* And no, if I was not trying to gain weight I wouldn't. Oh, that's about 11K calories btw, which explains why I could still be hungry a lot on 4K. Anyway, 30lbs gone, but then I was stuck at 255-265. I'd tried walking, which is what actually alerted me to how fat I really was, and my back would not let me go 30' without wincing in agony. 100' and I was tearing up with pain. Years of deadlifting, squats, farmer's walks etc. along with a couple of car accidents and numerous minor sports injuries had f'd up my back a bit. Or a lot I guess. An MRI revealved two healed fractures in my lumbar region, a couple of bulging discs, narrowing all over the place, along with 3 fissures in the cervical area, 2 more bulging discs, along with lack of fibrous cartilage that was supposed to protect numerous discs.
The neurologist recommended surgery. I'd previously had more than enough muscle to support myself and a bunch of weight during exercise, but too much of that had atrophied, and let's face it, walking around 100lbs overweight, even with muscle, would be like carrying around a 50lbs dumbbell in each hand then resting it on my midsection when I was trying to sleep 24/7. She (the neurologist) acknowledged that because of the types and placement of the injuries that losing 80+lbs and strengthening the muscles to about 50% of where they were (so basically half of what I'd lost by her explanation) would *_probably_* be enough to lead a normal life, but in her experience, people with these injuries in my situation simply could not lose that much weight because moving hurts so much. It got to the point where she threatened to stop prescribing me pain medication unless I agreed to the surgery. Btw, bc of the injuries no physical therapists would work with me, and all of the ones within 50 miles of me who specialized in water based rehab were either booked a year+ out or they did not take my insurances.
That did it. I was going to lose that fricken weight. I had no interest in pain meds. They only helped my sciatica anyway, and that was by far the least of my pain. So, again, 30lbs gone, and I was stuck now, bouncing back and forth. I *finally* found intermittent fasting again and thought _"Screw it, I really do not want to do Keto for 6 months to knock off the next 60lbs or so, so I'll try it and build on it if it works."_ Whelp, it certainly did. I was back to 263 when I started in early April, and had not been below 255 since 2021. I also downloaded _"Perfect Diet Tracker"_ since I couldn't find any free trackers online and did not feel like building my own database and spreadsheets. It was like $17.99 or something, so not too big a deal in the grand scheme of things. I decided to try 16:8 initially, but was so bloody hungry, I mean on the verge of vomiting for the first 12 hours or so, I just said _"Screw this, I'm going to go 23:1. If I am going to be starving 24/7 I may as well lose as much weight as possible as fast as possible."_ Oh, I'd also built up my ability to walk at this point, being able to get a half mile or so a couple of times a day, albeit with 3-5 10 second back decompression breaks.
Well that lasted 2 days, at which point I decided I could not get enough of the nutrients I needed into my body in an hour. I was not starving anymore though. That was literally *only* the first day. The first week was hard, but it was like my body tried to discourage me with everything it had on the first day, realized it wasn't going to work and acquiesced. Now I alternate between 18:6, 21:3, 23:1, and 16:8, though the majority is still 21:3. I alternate my starting time of the fast weekly. I eat what I want, for the most part, though I am pretty tight on the calories and try to make sure I get at least 100 grams of protein in and stay under my target calories which is currently 2120 before exercise. I make sure I walk at least an hour per day, or roughly 3 miles give or take *unless* it is pouring outside in which case it's just a mile (like yesterday, that sucked; lol, the dog and I were soaked). Another 30-90 minutes of bodyweight exercises along with whatever I can do with a dumbell and 47lbs. Since April 3rd I've gone from 263 to 238.8lbs. And I still eat Ice Cream Cake. And rootbeer floats (heh, in diet rootbeer and only a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream instead of 4 heaping ones topped with whipped cream, but darn it they are still a weekly thing ;^). And lasagna, pasta, chicken parm, hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries (well air fried potatoes, which taste better imo). There is a lot of sword fish, tuna and chicken breast as well, but those are all things I like and eat anyway. I still have spanish and portuguese rice, but I use long grain brown rice instead of packaged 1/4 rice 3/4's pasta blends they sell now to save money in production cost. I usually make my own burgers instead of buying frozen ones. I only use one piece of stone ground multi-wheat/grain bread on my tuna sandwiches. I use 3/4's of a piece of bread for an all beef hot dog roll instead of a Wonder Hot Dog bun, and _only_ have 3 hot dogs instead of 5.
So 28.2lbs in 2.3 months. Not too bad imo. And I'm not miserable. I'm also not starving all the time. Yes I use protein shakes to get more protein in since I'm obviously way under the daily caloric goal the tracker set for me to get to 222.5lbs by July 23rd. My waist is only down 3", but since my stomach and love handles are the first place I put on weight, well they're typically the last to go so I'm not worried about that. As for vitamins, I'm taking a multi, ditched the vitamin D since I am walking outside an hour or so per day, started taking a "Beet" pill along with _"Bloom Greens and Superfoods"_ powder (just a small scoop in 6oz of water. Tastes fantastic btw), Magnesium Oxide 400MG (yeah yeah, 4% absorption, I know) and just started 1200MG of Berberine w/Ceylon Cinnamon. And I switched from coffee to Green Tea/Black Tea (I just put 3 green tea bags and two black tea bags in a 62 oz kettle and brew it as needed) with a couple of dashes of cinnamon and some stevia. If I am famished and *_have_* to snack I have melon pieces (1"/1") I can grab a chunk of or a 10 calorie cup of jello if I am outside my fasting window, which does happen. I'm not perfect either. Oh, and apple cider vinegar. Duh. Every morning is either apple cider vinegar and water, lemon juice and water, sometimes all 3 if I'm really feeling courageous. If I'm exceedingly hungry in the AM I'll add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of Himalayan salt, but that's not for everyone. Heh, anyone following anything like this, well I don't want them to get nauseous either. Then a shot of ACV and water before bed as well. No more heartburn anymore from foods either which is great. Cayenne pepper heavy dishes to pizzas with extremely bitter/sweet chunky sauces? Nope. Heartburn is now AFK.
Lastly, I bought one of those silly electric 6-pack makers from Amazon. No, I did not buy it for that. I bought it for my back, and it helped immensely. 10-20 minutes every few days and my back muscles no longer cramp. At all. It is bloody amazing. My sciatic nerve pain is also essentially gone. Will it work for everyone? I have no idea, I did drop 50lbs as well which makes an immense difference in-and-of-itself, though my sciatic nerve pain was the same regardless of weight. You can always return the thing if it doesn't help, just make sure it ships from the US otherwise they'll try to make you pay twice what the darn thing costs in shipping to send it back to China.
Ahh well, good luck on whatever your weight loss, health or fitness journey happens to be. Just fasting by itself works great. Everything else are just little things to make your life easier or the weight loss a tiny bit faster. If you hit a wall, just adjust. The amount of time, the amount of food, both...it's funny how little baby changes can jump start things. I hit a 3 day wall, changed from only eating between 8PM and 11PM to 3PM and 7PM then viola, about a half pound per day again. It should not be this simple, it really shouldn't!
Hey! Thank you for sharing so honestly (you’re a great communicator, by the way 🙂) and congratulations on your successes. This is so heartwarming and encouraging 😊
Holyyy shiiit...someone give me the notes on this please...😢😢😂😂😂
@@themindhelp9584start with the fourth paragraph if your attention span is too short to read the whole thing.
I noticed that lemon juice in water first thing in the morning stalled my weight loss
Look into that
Well done on your journey
I pray you not only achieve your desired results but are able to maintain them for a lifetime
Just started fasting and my belly fat is disappearing by the minute! My joint pain has gone too! All in the space of 2 weeks. I’m drinking loads of water too and my skin feels amazing. Thanks Dr Mindy x
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I have done exactly as you have stated... so for three weeks fasting my clothes are more uncomfortable than before... I am blessed with big everywhere but now my stomach is just getting bigger... this really isn't a solution for everyone. So know yourself and you have to try different foods that may work for you during the day that works for you.
Thanks for your post...im in the same boat...different things work for different people..im still trying to figure out what works best for me..
Such great reminders and content 🙏🙏🙏👏👏… thank you for your time, energy and efforts!!
what about eat before 6pm
I had never fasted beyond 20 hours until I came across your channel. After listening to one of your amazing videos, I fasted for 30 hours and felt amazing!! I only have a few pounds to lose, with most of it in the belly area, and I could very much see/feel a difference. I now aim to do it every other week. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching and sharing your success! 😃
Thanks Dr Mindy.
I have been watching your incredibly inspiring videos with your medical expertise included.
I am 57, was 191 lbs and now with following your videos on IF am now 168 lbs.
Looks like I have hit a plateau and I don't see the weighing scale show a different number for the last one month.
I seek your advice further .
Thank you for all that you do.
Remember you lose inches too.. Also, change up something. I was 197 went down to 169/171 and was stuck for months, then gave up and am back at 192. I wish I was still stuck at 169/171. My mistake was I was eating the same amount of food even though I lost over 20 pounds, like heavy cream in my coffee or extra fat in my meals(was on keto). I should have cut out those added fats. I also could have implemented longer fasts sometimes eg I was on 16:8, could have done 18:6 or 20:4. Or I could have just done a 24 hour fast one day, eat regularly another day, I mean just to beak up the routine and that could have helped. Now I have to start all over again. This is why I took the time to write this DON'T get discouraged, don't give up, push thru the plateau. Also if you haven't been exercising, do some, if you have been exercising, change your routine, eg add walking, if you were only weight lifting. I'm 57 this year
I needed This, Thank you so much… been daub full how to eat 🥰 I’ve been off my game fasting-wise, and want to get back on track…
Have just bought your books and preordered as well… looking forward to have a read 😊
I am on week 4 IF vegetarian most days I do a five hour eating window but I’m loving it. I haven’t weighed yet. I’m going to weigh at in about four days, but I already see the effects. My clothes are already looser. I feel better I really love this lifestyle.
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