Hi abbey! Could you do a video discussing growing up in a household that fosters disordered eating and how to cope/create a safe place for your own kids?
I've been following Autumn for a few months and I really enjoy her and her content. She often says in her videos that you need to do what works for you. I am focusing on macro tracking right now and seeing great results after a year-long weight plateau. I am experimenting with intermittent fasting, which is how I found Autumn because my body seemed to be doing this naturally. The higher amounts of protein I am eating keep me satiated and I am not waking up feeling hungry and I am less hungry in between meals. She also says that you have to find balance in your eating and that restricting yourself to your IF eating windows could leave you missing out on social activities, traditions, etc, but she says to do what YOU want. I don't follow IF every day but I do when I can.
younger women who havent gone through menopause need to do a shorter fast and alternate days so thats perfect and im in a similar boat! expiramented with my macros for a few months and found something that works, i also did a bit of a reverse diet i bumped up 50 calories a week for 2 mo going from arpund 1600 to close to 1780 and that honestly jump started my weight loss again i just stayed in my same macros :)
Agreed. I've been following Autumn for over a year, and she definitely does not approach IF or nutrition from a "one size fits all" approach. She encourages people to consult their doctors when necessary, and she nearly always says that everybody is different and will have their own unique dietary or fasting needs. I LOVE the knowledge that she shares, and I really appreciate when she points out that certain ingredients may not be great for people with insulin resistance or who are sensitive to carbs. I think her approach isn't for everybody, but for people who are serious about getting their daily nutritional and protein needs, avoiding unnecessary insulin spikes, and staying satiated, she is amazing!
i saw someone else comment this a while ago but i think it would be interesting if you did a video on all the “health” foods/fads in the past several decades and how they match up to standards today
If you like podcasts check out Maintenance Phase. They talk about a lot of that! They’ve gone through popular diet books from celebs and pseudo celebs. It’s sooo funny! Last weeks episode was about the history of calories. Super interesting
Autumn helped me understand that I can get healthy and it doesn't have to be complicated. I was sick and unhealthy, I needed to make a change. I struggled trying to do diets and always failed, but she taught me how to make a lifestyle change without being scared to eat delicious foods. I lost 10lbs within the first 2 weeks off her free content. Side note: I'm not intermittent fasting. I appreciate that she's there trying to help educate.
Yeah, I like her too. I don't do intermittent fasting and I'm not as disciplined as she is, but I struggle to eat enough protein, and her very simple recipes help a lot.
@@susanriley9135 Yeah, I understand criticizing people who are actually promoting unhealthy lifestyles, but sometimes this dietician goes too far bashing people who are disciplined. Autumn isn't even low cal, she just sticks to her diet. It's like she's trying to win brownie points with the fat acceptance camp by bashing people who are "too healthy".
I love Autumn and the information she shares. Growing up, I didn't get much education on nutrition and I've learned SO MUCH from Autumn. I agree with other commentors here who have said that Autumn promotes doing what works for you and she also promotes balance in your everyday diet. But I can say 100% that I have found long-term success and changes in my body composition by following her suggestions.
It's always interesting to get another take, and I appreciate the information in this video... BUT Autumn Bates is the bomb!!! I love her and her content, her personality, the way she makes complicated info easy to understand. Intermittent fasting and following her dietary protocol has helped me break my sugar & carb addiction, I've lost 30 lbs and 11% body fat so far, and at 42 years old I FEEL the best I ever have before in my life. I trust Autumn completely, her advice WORKS. Period.
When I was a teenager with an ED which revolved around ‘clean eating’ and low carb, the only way I can describe the feeling her videos give me is frazzled. I remember watching a million videos that gave laundry lists of what is okay to eat and what isn’t. How many calories is too many, are carbs okay? It totally deflated me. Health shouldn’t be this complicated.
Love Autumn. She is the 1st person I’ve seen effectively explain satiety hormones. Game changer for me. Also 1st time in my adult life I haven’t been plagued by symptoms of hypoglycemia! Turns out eating 6 carbohydrate packed meals/snacks actually make it worse, not better, even with whole grains & protein. And yes, those puréed bananas do spike insulin. Btw-I’m not diabetic anymore, either. No meds either. Not all off her content, but her explanation of insulin & hunger hormones (in free content) was key. People who eat ample fats& protein don’t have nearly as much of a problem with carb restriction. Try it
@@mothermakeup7481 pretty sure the traditional programs don’t even teach those principles or the influencers aren’t old enough to realize the significance
@@TheVelvetTallow I am not sure what the issue is but Abby needs to realize that Autumn caters to those of us who have gut issues, are carb sensitive, have high sugar, insulin resistance, PCOS, diabetes, etc. So many people can benefit dramatically from Autumns advice. I also love Dr Mindy Pelz! 💝
Did you have low blood sugar when you had diabetes? For years I'd get low blood sugar.. but never diagnosed with diabetes.. but when I don't eat sugar I don't get low blood sugar.. which to be didn't make sense.. if I ate a banana on an empty stomach, then two hours later I'd have low blood sugar... but if I eat something like a chicken sandwich I wouldn't get low blood sugar... what is that?
This came at just the right time!! I have an Eating Disorder history and found Autumn on YT when I was frustrated with weight gain (I’m over 50 yrs old). Seemed like the answer to my prayers. But made me SO obsessive about food, timing, hunger levels….I fell right back into ED habits. Thank you for this!!! It’s not a one-size-fits all. I’m SO thankful for this tonight. 🙌🏻❤️
To all of us “ medical workers” seeing “ED” we think either erectile dysfunction or emergency department. My daughter said, mom, goodness it’s eating disorder. I was like 😬
Omg same!! No hate to Autumn or anything, but it was so frustrating trying to keep to all those rules and feeling like a failure because I couldn’t stick to them. I was literally obsessed with reading labels and minimising carb intake, but because I was eating so much fat that my body wasn’t used to, my cal intake was at a surplus anyway. Thank you for calling this out, because I think it’s so important we stop demonising carbs. And Like, who wants to work out fasted anyway? You’re jut a slower and weaker version of your fed self 😂
I did 18-6 IF for about 8 month and I focused only on sugar and carbs… after about 8 months it stopped working and I started to gain weight. Autumn was a godsend to me. Her recipes and advice about protein and fiber helped stop the weight gain and made me feel sooo much better. It took a while, but the scale is starting to move down again, although much slower now. But I feel so good, I’m okay with it. The good: great recipes, protein fiber emphasis and her advice on how to reduce sugar in your diet. My sugar cravings, that started to come back when IF/Keto stopped working, are gone. Her emphasis on having and maintaining muscle is also great. The bad (actually not bad, just not helpful for me): she seems to emphasize gut health and bloating a lot… not an issue for most people. She emphasizes not getting enough salt… again, not an issue for most people. And while her recipes are great… they do NOT fill me up for 3-4 hours like she suggests (maybe because I’m not skinny little Autumn), so I do find my self adding a few chunks of frozen banana or extra pineapple in her smoothies, and I do grab a snack of eggs or cashews now and then. Overall, she has solid advice, great recipes, and her plans are easy to follow by comparison to other plans I’ve seen. I like her protein powder to. But if you’ve struggled with EDs, I wouldn’t recommend Autumn… I can see how her high energy, fast talking and little rules could trigger obsessive tendencies in some people.
I find that with ED, it's highly individual and even depends on where you are in your struggles. As someone who struggles with disordered eating, I actually find her plan very beneficial for me. I NEED the structure a stricter plan offers. It's so easy for me to rationalize a little of this and a little of that. The slope is very slippery for me. I am in a place currently where one "treat" involving carbs and/or sugar will derail me for weeks. Once I've been clean for quite some time I have an easier time bouncing back. Just, not right now.
Yes! I went through a time where I was confused whether I should be happy eating - like should eating make me happy? It’s nice to hear that differentiation because good food DOES make me feel good but I’m torn whether that feeling is a good thing or not
Lurker here! I wanted to come in and thank you, I’ve had my past disordered relationship to food (thanks college) coming back over the past week. You’ve been so grounding in reminding me that it’s okay to eat what’s considered “bad” foods and that it’s healthy to mix it with “good” foods. So, thank you for reminding us in so many videos that all food is guilt free 💖💖💖
Agreed. Makes me feel better about myself for eating fast food because I've been eating so little lately (I have a really low appetite in summer due to heat, even if I'm starving my stomach won't inform me) and the fact that I'm at least feeding myself and not allowing myself to die is much better than eating nothing at all
I'm also an RD and I've been skeptical about the whole IF/low carb thing so I decided to wear a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) for a couple months. I was shocked. Anything I ate with substantial carbs for breakfast sent my glucose soaring. But later in the day, I could handle carbohydrates much better. I think it's from the high cortisol levels in the a.m. so now I do lower carb in the morning and wait to eat them later. I feel more energetic and have less fatigue in the afternoon. Just food for thought!
Interesting! I've noticed that I feel jittery but tired when I eat carbs in the morning. Much better with a high protein/fat snack (like handful of macadamias) and then carbs a little later on. SO MUCH MORE ENERGY! And appetite. I used to not have any appetite in the morning either. But a small protein snack seems like it signals to my body that fuel is coming, so it can ease off the cortisol or adrenaline to pick up the slack.
It shows we are all different as I react super well to carbs in the morning as I suffer with low blood sugar in the morning and oatmeal brings my sugars to a moderate and sustained level to lunch if I pair it with berries and protein
This is very interesting…I too have low carbs in the am and add them in the evening. What I have noticed is that my sleeping has improved so much. I am 52yr old, at a healthy weight, and gracefully waiting for menopause to visit🙂. Sleeping well is very important for me and will do anything to continue this low carbs morning routine.
The good thing about this video is I took it as a recommendation for Autumn Bates, who provides a lot of really good information from the couple of videos that I’ve seen this morning after Seeing this video slamming her.
Iv’e been following Autumn Bates for awhile now. I FINALLY decided to do what she says. I didn’t buy her program, but I am following her free advise. So far so good. I feel great, losing inches and weight. Anyone who is on a weight loss/ health journey…good luck. 🤗 Keep it up! Also…FYI…Autumn’s Keto coffee recipe is AMAZING! Yum! You should all try it!
Glad you like it but man having that much fat would give me a stomach ache and I would feel so terrible afterwards. I found just 2% milk was the best for my stomach personally.
If someone insists you HAVE to buy grass-fed and aren’t allowed to eat bananas because of sugar, I automatically don’t listen to anything else they say. IF has really helped with my GI issues as well as spacing out meals, but I have to eat breakfast because of medication now and I don’t want to skip dinner because I’ll get hungry before bed, so I had to stop. A lot of diet advice in the IF space seems fully made up.
@Rachel Forshee actually it is not as nasty as you would think when blended. I like it but with added cinnamon and/or cardamom. Some hardcore people blend their Coffee with egg I never tried that one but they say it is good! 😂
@Rachel Forshee People actually have mixed butter with coffee for over a thousand years! It's a traditional beverage in many cultures, for example among Mongolians, Ethiopians and the Sami people (an indigenous people native to northernmost Europe). Also in my country, Finland, it's a thing to put cheese in coffee! Although it's a very special cheese, called leipäjuusto in finnish or brödost/kaffeost in swedish.
Coffee whipped up with butter, coconut oil, salt & a raw egg yolk is unbelievably delicious, doesn’t raise blood sugar, and I can go on it all morning without cravings.
@Rachel Forshee Its pretty normal actually, I’d recommend grass fed butter in coffee. Helps with intermittent fasting if you find it too difficult to fast until your first meal/breakfast
I am extremely carb sensitive, diabetic with PCOS. Autumns advice and Dr Mindy Pelz have saved my life!! My ankles no longer swell up to the point they look broken and I no longer have energy crashes as bad. I literally thought I had Narcolepsy! But it was just a sensitivity to carbs! They increase my blood sugar dramatically and make me feel like shit while make my entire body feel and look swollen. Going low carb, combined with IF and an occasional 24 water fast has dramatically improved my life. I can’t express my gratitude for Autumn and Dr Mindy Pelz!!!❤❤
Kind of makes me sad how you put so much work and energy to just hate on someone and bring down their intelligence ,I wish more women would uplift and support each other , personal opinion I think what autumn does is amazing ,she actually helped me out immensely when I was in a very low place I also don’t like how you sped up her talking either to make her seem like some kind of crackhead when she’s nothing like that …
@@emilierose-biche right… I have tried everything out there to fix my issues, and it turned out that a 16/8 fast and reducing my carb intake was the magic bullet. It’s really not hard, and I don’t miss the carbs at all. Plus, agree with her or not, she does have a masters in clinical nutrition, so she isn’t just some air-headed influencer. I sometimes feel like Abby is a bit of a hater just for the sake of it…
@@ericaexplainsitall2135 I think its har d because autumn overhypes her credentials and misinterprets studies to present things as fact, even when they’re not. This can be really dangerous for viewers. Plus, Logan university (where she did her masters) doesnt have the reputation for being evidence-based in the medical field… its good to hear that she helped you, but the way she touts her opinions as must-do habits really needs to be criticize constructively.
@@k8con aha… Autumn does that but Abbey does everything great??… Abbey missed here a couple HUGE important points, thats SO not true that you‘re gonna be dying for carbs if you keep them low, if you eat the right foods (i mean, not a protein bar for sure) to activate and stabilize the right hormons… to much to write but a lot of reading (or a real video without missing any aspect) needs to be done here…
Can’t wait to watch this one. I bought and did Autumn’s program and was STARVING!! I remember seeing a video of her meeting two fans and telling one that the carrots she smacked on while making dinner was bad to do. !!
Can I just say how much your content has helped me with my unhealthy and obsessive way of eating and viewing food? It's so refreshing and helpful to watch your videos and unlearn bad habits and ways of thinking about food ❤
Once upon a time I tried IF and I found autumn. I was so overwhelmed by all her suggestions and felt like if I did anything different from her I would fail. Ultimately it was for me and I honestly feel it effed up my metabolism because I have hypothyroidism and didn't know what I was doing 🙃
I absolutely love Autumn Bates! She did say in most of her videos that IF may not work for everybody. We are all different so let's take whatever is out there with a pinch of salt and see what works for us. Personally IF and keto work wonders for me. I actually indulge on Saturdays so I don't feel like I'm missing out or have that constant craving. But what I'm still lacking is sleep! 🤣 Power to all of you guys and all the best for your wellness journey. Xxx
It’s people like this that have my mom so paranoid of eating fruit. Makes me angry! She thinks rice and pasta will make her gain weight. People it’s not carbs that are the problem. It’s the amount of them you eat. If I ate cheeseburgers and fries and cookies all day long yea I would gain weight! I can’t believe people demonize vegetables and fruit. Or any food given to us on this planet.
@@thedeels7522 there is a lot more to the story. Bananas are high in carbs and sugar. If you eat that as a once off every now and then (e.g once a month) it won't do anything to you. However, most people don't stop at just one banana (anyway, buying one banana is weird and impractical right?). People are encouraged to eat lots of fruits in a day, plus wholegrains and legumes. Thats a lot of sugar everyday in the form of carbs. All carbs break down into sugar once its processed by the body. Fruit is nature's candy and should be treated as such. Carbs should be treated with caution. I'm not saying you can't ever have them but insulin resistance is a global issue, and even skinny people can be insulin resistant. I'm not trying to fear monger, but really look into the quality of what you're eating on a daily basis.
I’m always fascinated by people who can do intermittent fasting because if I skip breakfast, I pass out. Not that I’ve tried it recently, but there were quite a few times in high school and college when I terrified people because I just lost consciousness while they were talking. Lesson learned. Talk about listening to your body 😂 Now I eat breakfast every day.
you don't have to skip breakfast while intermittent fasting, if you're doing the 16:8 intermittent fasting (fast for 16hrs and eat during an 8hr window) then you would just condense your 3 meals into those 8hrs, you really don't have to restrict or take away any meals at all just shift them into the window
I'm a wake up hungry type of person too. I don't understand the rest of the world waking up not hungry. Liars or something idk I wake up like 👀where's the food!?
personally I love some of Autumn’s ideas but I agree, after awhile it made me obsessive about certain types of food (oatmeal lovers anyone?!?). from watching her content for awhile I think much of her content is meant for those with a lot of insulin resistance and who have a difficult time losing weight. I think she is a really well-meaning person but I think she is too strict when it comes to her diet and it has caused me to be concerned about her mental health. take what you will from her advice and ultimately, do what is best for you. God bless everyone and remember that Jesus loves you more than anyone!!! 🥰🥰🙏
Yeah Autum lost me when she made the vidoe "Why I don't eat oatmeal". Even diabetics do oatmeal days because of beta-glucan and how it lowers blood sugar.
so happy you did a hot take of Autumn! she inspired me to walk more and drink more water! obviously take all recommendations at your own person discretion right? I❤
As a type 1 diabetic I love listening to able people talk about insulin sensitivity. Whe I visually can see my insulin sensitivity go up when I do certain workouts vs others. For me, regardless of what I do, if my heart rate is up my sensitivity is up. Walking is the biggest thing that effects my sensitivity. I have to go off insulin and eat 30-60mins to hopefully not crash from any insulin I have on board.
I haven't even watched this video yet, and I already question if this person has any idea what they're talking about, or is even familiar with Autumn at all. In the title it says Autumn Bates does Keto ( *she DOESN'T, and has said that she doesn't, she just avoids a few foods because her body doesn't process them well* ). In the thumbnail it also said "SO MANY RULES" *which is also untrue.* What she talks about aren't hard and fast rules. She doesn't say never eat oatmeal for example, she's saying hey if you're sensitive or have trouble processing carbohydrates, you might want to look into trying something else, and your body might be happier.
As a relatively recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, I would love to see content regarding how to balance what I eat to minimize my blood glucose spike. I’ve enjoyed your videos on how to incorporate feared foods as well. Oh and if you could discuss Hashimoto’s both alone and with type 2 diabetes and how our nutrition can help would also be greatly appreciated.
Uh, this reminds me of the time of my ED days, when I was very very young, listening to all the "smart" youtubers out there, telling me that you need to be fasting, not having coffee an hour after waking up, having pink salt in your water, working out in fasted state, having only grass fed this, and vegan that, only 30 minutes after workout, only if you went for a walk, you have to drink ACV before you eat, you can only have fruit once a day, if you eat bread, you'll die of diabetes tomorrow, you can never eat sugar ever again etc etc, while they have NO REAL KNOWLEDGE about the complex of human body at all. Stupid black and white rules only made my life miserable, and it took couple of years for me to unlearn all that BS they are promoting online. Now I have very loooow sympathy for them.
Weird. I just watch a video by Autmn Bates. She talks about how she eats ice cream and other things that would be considered bad. It's about keeping those things on the periphery and enjoying them. Not making them an everyday part of life. No where does she talk hard and fast rules. Total exaggeration.
I actually followed a bit of autumns plan for a little over a month and I lost some weight. I don't know how much because I don't have a scale but I lost a pants size and everyone noticed. I got up and had keto coffee the way she makes it, work out, (waaaayy less than she does because I'm out of shape literally fifteen minutes of yoga or cardio that's it) then immediately make one of her smoothie recipes but I'm with you on the fruit in the smoothie. I always added more fruit than she did. For dinner I just did random keto recipes didn't like her dinner recipes. I only quit because it was hard to not eat any sugar. But I felt great. She has a video where she talks about "treat meals" instead of "cheat days." And that really helped me stay emotionally satisfied. I didn't go crazy but I would just have some carbs in my treat meals while still keeping it balanced. I loved your perspective though I think it will help me find a balance 🤗 I only worked out once a day for a short amount of time and I ate a bigger dinner than she did. I think intermittent fasting worked for me because the keto coffee and the smoothie both kept me feeling very full and the timing of when I ate thins really helped me avoid snacking
I am diabetic and do not eat much carbs. I will not be following your idea that will keep me diabetic. I am off my meds and have regular sugar by following Autumn. I am not as strict as she us, but I DO NOT NEED CARBS!
If body recomposition (to increase muscle)... you wouldn't see a "budge on the scale". This is so much more than IF, there is so much about getting off the sugar roller coaster. My own evidence from following her plan (including in eating enough) suggests that there are many benefits to this type of eating, and allowing the gut to rest in between. I'm never hungry anymore... and it's so much easier to pass up the stuff I need to pass up. As a post menopausal woman, her suggestions are really helping me There is more science references in her other videos too...
Very interesting. Although I do follow much of Autumn’s advice, I am not super strict with it and have still managed to lose weight and have good gut health. The thought of never eating yummy carbs esp on holidays like Thanksgiving is way too depressing for me. I think things in moderation are fine especially if you have the majority of the time to stick with the plan. cheating doesn’t become such an issue and your body will accept it without gaining weight.
Yeah, I like Autumn a lot and she has some great ideas. However, the thought of going without bread, pasta and oatmeal was too much for me, and low carb/keto diets make sugar cravings worse. So I decided to go back to more of a Mediterranean style diet. Thank you for checking her out!
@@anavasquez5231 suited for obese people. Yes about 50% of Americans. Her channel is more geared to those who are trying to loose weight just like Abby’s is a lot of the time geared towards those with ED. Much lower percentage of the population. I think she’s being too nit-picky in this video. Autumn’s videos are quite good.
@@BPJonida agreed. I love Autumn and Abbey but I think both types of videos are geared towards very different crowds. I do think for normal people who don’t need to lose weight it is perfectly healthy to eat non-processed carbohydrates like oatmeal, sweet potatoes and what not
Love Autumn's videos and info (and she always says everybody is different and that there are many variables). Her eBook is just a short booklet where some more in depth info you mentioned isn't covered. Everything can't be covered because there is so much info being shared. She also has tons of videos that provide so much more info! In many ways it sounds like you are splitting hairs but I still appreciate you taking the time and sharing your perspectives! I always like keeping an open mind because I don't think anyone gets everything right!
Autumn seems to eat a healthy Keto/low-carb diet while also doing intermittent fasting. Lots of people do well eating that way and I know of many licensed dieticians as well as many doctors who also promote and encourage some people/clients to eat that way so I don't understand bashing and belittling Autumn for it.
First of all .... no food is off limits with Autumn. Starchy carbs are "suggested" for treat meals not part of your daily consumption. The grass fed suggestion that seems to bug Abbey is also a suggestion because what an animal eats (animal by products) is what you will be consuming. Bread and Pasta sorry to break it to you all is not a necessary food item to survive. You might as well slap the fat to your butts if you are carb sensitive . The oatmeal Autumn again "suggests" you omit for your first meal of the day is for those that are very carb sensitive. I lived on friggin steel oats for breakfast and it got me no where accept a stomach that consistently protruded no matter what I did. I eat a smoothie for breakfast and I dont use grass fed products all the time then no snacking I eat my lunch and then eat my dinner. I do the 14:10 fasting .... I work in the real world and so I break my fast at 8am and last meal before 6pm. I stopped running 2 miles a day on the treadmill beating myself up in bodypump classes and switched to walking through the day ... my cortisol was way out of whack. Not every lifestyle works ... but me going through a very painful menopause nothing was working ... this does. My blood pressure is back in the normal range ... I fit into my clothes better and look like I have a female shape again. Those of you that stopped following .. nothing wrong with that ... I am looking at most of the post and looks like you guys are overthinking IF with carb sensitivity eating .. forget the "Keto" coffee ... Make coffee and use half&half or heavy cream ... no sugars which again she suggests also. There is no reason to stuff your face with these bars Abbey it getting paid to push .. its fake food. There is also no reason to eat bread pasta cake pies ice cream daily except to fill an emotional hole. Here is the short breakdown for Autumn's nutrition .. eat three meals only .... make sure they are satisfying so you dont go looking for something sweet salty etc. Dont eat low fat anything it does not keep you full and you will again go looking for the bad stuff. Drink your water . Pick one day a week to eat something that is not very healthy but you enjoy and eat it without guilt - life is meant to be enjoyed. This is a long post sorry but Abbey seems to cherry pick . Anyone that pushes fake food such as protein candy bars is not looking out for your best interest .. just sayin
She isn’t a doctor. It’s not her area of expertise. Food science is what a nutritionist can talk about. Birth control and hormones is something either a doctor or someone else in the health profession that studied pharmaceuticals and has an understanding of female biology.
I did Autumn's program for about a year, and I felt that it was restrictive but the way she talks about that style of eating made it feel like it was the only "right" way to lose weight so I felt pretty motivated to stick with it. Ultimately I didn't hate the program while I was doing it. It wasn't until I got off of it, that I realized I missed carbs SO much and realized the keto coffee could never compare to just plain old milk and coffee. Also, It was also pretty hard to fit into my social life. I'm torn because I appreciated some things about Autumn's program, like the emphasis on walking/getting in steps and getting in protein+fat+fiber in every meal. Also, I cut way back on sugar while on her program and I do feel like it's totally changed my taste for sweet stuff in a good way. I'm glad I tried it, but even more glad to have bread back in my life.
Hi abbey , ive bean doing autums plans since september 2021 and i feel alot better . plus she has great content and her recipes are with carbs just less . the reason is to keep your insulin on a constant level and and not to go up and down . Plus the recipes are satisfied and you can change them as much as you want. IF is not keto and her plans are not aswell . its more low carb . plus IF is not eating less its eatiing less often !!!! just as a explaination.
I love her program. No, I don’t follow everything she does, but her general ideas have been great for me and I love her smoothies. Low carb just makes me feel better. And as someone who absolutely loved carbs, it is so surprising how easy it is for me to go back to low carb because my body just works better doing it that way. But everyone is different, so we should all do what makes us feel good and what we can sustain to keep us healthy.
I agree with you . It’s easy to fast. After supper do not snack and have lunch between 12 and 1 . You just did 14 to 18 hours of fasting. 8 hours of that were sleeping. Your also right that Autum isn’t teaching keto. BTW I have no problem with keto. I find it amusing that people have a problem with keto but not vegetarians or vegans.
@@bradrosten8727 yes i think its weard because people dont want to try IT before you judge it and they dont realise that everybody is different .im Not totally keto im more lowcarb . And its Not a Crash diet !!! Keto and lowcarb is a adapting to new Things and ways.
@@rachelh1445 agree totally !!!! i dont follow everything to a T !! i always put my own twist to the recipes because im a qualified chef and put it on my foodblog !!! have fun and enjoy and feel good . From Mo-fri i do a 14/10 fast and when im off i do 16/8. Plus im british from germany !!
Once I watched one of her videos titled “Worst things to eat for breakfast” She said oatmeal is terrible and raises your blood sugar and may cause a terrible reaction because it has quite a few carbs in it and how you need to take a quiz to make sure you aren’t carb sensitive 💀
I'm all for the style of IF that's like how my grandma ate. Focus on healthy meals and only eat snacks when you really need one. it usually works out to a 16:8 or 14:10 schedule. Staying flexible is important.
@@laurenlewis6838 I reckon if you don't eat for more than 14 hours, you could label it IF. But anything below that would probably be more like Time Restricted Eating.
Hi Abbey!!! Would you be willing to do an in depth video on celiac disease? You’re by far my favorite nutrition channel and I’ve learned so much and was recently diagnosed with celiac.
Celiac here! I would love your take, Abby, too on the challenges of stepping into a gluten free lifestyle. I'm now 4 years into my diagnosis and it was a douzy changing and learning about my new life---I'm just now starting to feel comfortable with the restraints of celiac and healing from a ED.
@@raysopal6 I also have dealt with an ED since I was 15. I’m now 21 and just got the diagnosis but thankfully the past two years have been very healing on their own. So it’ll just have to be a journey! But yes, abby I’d love to hear your thoughts!!!
@AlexisRoyer Hugs! Wishing you the best on your journey. It doesn't really get easier, but we adapt and find new ways to thrive. There is a large community out there to help with ideas and support. It's very rough at first and grieving is normal. But, time heals the body and the mind. 🧡
Hi Abbey, I'd love to see you do a collab with an expert/someone who experiences issues with hunger and fullness issues because of adhd/asd. I've been seeing more and more about how some people on the spectrum have a really hard time understanding their hunger and fullness cue and need to rely more on mechanical eating and marco/micro counting to assure they're meeting their bodies' needs. Would love to learn more and hear your thoughts!
I 2nd this. I'm ADHD/ASD also, and I don't always register my hunger cues...I'll just be like, "my stomach's growling! Oh well, back to my hobbies.."..I won't eat until I'm literally starving, shaking, and having an anxiety attack😅
I do raw till 4 style for my asd/adhd so doing fruit for breakfast and lunch a cooked dinner. Fruit is super hydrating and for asd this is super important. Helped my sleep and mental focus also.
I second this and had never heard of it! I'm being tested for ASD and hate feeling full/nauseous/bloated so much that it makes me emotional. I can't always tell the difference between how my body responds to certain emotions and how it responds to food as well, so often can't tell if I'm hungry when I get IBS symptoms for example.
I like the Built Puffs. They have a chewy, marshmallowy texture and provide collagen. The cocoanut flavor is good, and the seasonal s’mores flavor is yummy.
I did Atkins a while back, and I had the opposite effect. All my numbers dropped and my good cholesterol numbers went up. Every body truly is different.
There is "too much of a good thing" as well. I eat low carb but putting butter or coconut oil in my coffee sounds nasty. I focus on eating my fats (olive oil and avocado oil being the two I use most) in my actual meals. I use butter when I make desserts or a savoury cream sauce (butter and cream have to go together in my books haha). It's also important to remember that in rare cases, high cholesterol can be genetic so low carb wouldn't help in those instances.
@@AbbeysKitchen They are so helpful! Please please consider doing Alana Arbucci. She is on a dangerous path right now that she is not normally on (in terms of restriction and losing weight) and she has a ton of young 20-somethings watching her. I'll link a good example to review below because it's not titled as a WIEIAD but it has everything she ate and her workouts etc. I really think she would listen and needs help for the sake of her viewers and herself. Poor girl really thinks she's doing well and is proud of herself.
@@AbbeysKitchen This is the Alana Arbucci video I mentioned. She is doing a whole series on it and it seems like no one in the comments is scared for her. th-cam.com/video/bspc1C-rIQE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=AlanaArbucci
i would LOVE to watch a video about research done on high/low sodium diets and their effects! my husband is on a low sodium diet and it is such a complex issue. when i look it up i always feel like i'm swimming in research on both sides
I'm over here laughing because I have watched enough of Autumn's videos to know she has a visceral dislike of protein/meal replacement bars, while your video is sponsored by Built Bar lol
@@amandaklanseck6656 Just like many other things. If your diet is balanced, you have no problem eating some of these, unless you don't want to. Then just don't .
I mean there's eating methods that are good for everyone. I Intermittent fast and eat a clean ketogenic diet. I have completely turned around and put 3 autoimmune conditions and PCOS into remission. It's what works for me and it is supported by my neurologist, rheumatologist, and endocrinologist. I mean I am not so intense as this example ... but the combination has been amazing for my health.
I appreciate this review. I watch Autumns videos and typically enjoy them. But I do take her with a grain of sea salt. ie. I do enjoy 16:8 intermittent fasting, but I eat protein, fat, and fiber with every meal - AND (shocker) carbs. I am losing weight slowly and steadily and I feel great!
Use to be obese (300) and the day I was free and lost 150 is the day I allowed every food and ate when I was hungry. Made better choices because they made me feel better 💁🏻♀️no rules for food !
I have been eating similar to Autumn in the past 3 years. I have endometriosis, and keto and IT helped me. I was feeling super unhealthy, my body was not functioning anymore. I lost 20 quilos. Today I feel the healthiest that I have ever experienced. I do not take any medicine. I healed myself with diet and exercises. It makes me feel so free! It is off course super hard to keep this diet, difficult to eat in restaurants. And I eat bananas or carbs during weekends, but not everyday anymore. It worked for me. And it can work for a lot of women that suffers with endometriosis. We live in system that spoils us all the time with their ready food, services, etc. Doing keto and IT made me to regain the responsibility of my life back to my hands. I love your videos. But strict diet do not need to be demonized, as it can mean freedom to some people ;) I just want to share that we can see the same diet from different angles. Best, Clara
Well said, im also on a strict diet due to endrometriosis, cant do keto though, body did not like high protein and fat, so im low fat, no professed food, no chocolate gives me severe migraine. Im pain free, and can get on with my life. But agree have to be supper strict or symtoms come back with a bang lol
I've also been doing IF and following AB's YT channel for advice, tips & general guidance. I have no other underlying conditions, other than being perimenopausal & gaining weight around my belly. I started IF last year in May, in the height of a stressful period where I also developed heartburn. I had read that eating too late might be the cause of my heartburn and in reading more, I started seeing articles about IF and came to YT to get ideas from others. I found Autumn to be rather middle of the road, she encourages flexitarians, vegans and meat eaters alike! I did the bullet coffee for a while but then stopped once I felt I could just have regular coffee and not eat until Noon. Like you said; some people are looking for a bit more structure in their eating & she fit that scope. I've lost most of my belly fat, I still do keto but give myself a few cheat meals every weekend & I continue to lose weight slowly. I'm also much happier & no longer have heartburn! To each his own, I guess ;0)✌🏾
I have been doing IF for several months now and did lost weight and improved my BMI. I was overweight before this. However, unlike August, I ate normal meals with moderate portion size when I break fast. I don't subscribe to low carb diet, as I have tried it before but didn't work. In fact, when I reduced meat intake, it worked. There's just too much denigration of carb and many of the criticisms are not backed by real science.
I agree. Autumn’s audience is different. It’s geared towards those who want to loose weight. This channel is mainly geared to those with ED. There’s so many comments here on how ppl are triggered simply by the way Autumn looks.
I used to watch you a lot in quarantine, and I am so glad I rediscovered your channel! Just a few weeks ago, I was enjoying my scone and jam at a cafe with my mum, and there were these two women sitting close to us. They were talking about their diets and stuff. If it hadn't been for you, I would have been sitting there taking notes about everything they said. Thank you for everything you're doing and educating us on what it ACTUALLY is to have a healthy diet. Absolutely love your content, keep it up!♥ Now I am going to enjoy a nutella covered rice cake😋
I love Autumn's smoothie receipes...however having Menier's Disease not sure about adding extra salt into my diet! She also looks pretty undernourished to me, does anybody else think this? 🤔 I'm just not convinced intermittent fasting is the way....however I love her walking advice and getting outside 😍!
Autumn looks very undernourished. I used to follow her but then I noticed she was getting thinner and thinner, her cheekbones were protruding more and more.
You both sell processed foods too, I believe buying whole foods from grocery and bring it home and cook them from scratch, healthy and not packaged stuff 😂. I eat rice , meat , potatoes and beans a lots of vegetables and I make my own yogurt . I don’t eat in the restaurant and don’t eat pastries and cookies from stores . I use olive oils in my cooking . I’m in 50s and I’m lean and healthy
Autumn seems really nice and knowledgeable, and a lot of her followers have found success! I even bought one of her programs back in 2020. But I was overwhelmed with all the rules, time schedules, having to buy oddly specific ingredients (celtic sea salt??), and just feeling hungry ALL the time. I think this downward spiral into Autumn's keto/intermittent fasting program was my final straw with fad diets. This kicked off my journey into fixing my relationship with food, improving other factors in my life (sleep, exercise, etc), and finally feeling like I was seeing results that weren't just weight loss. So I guess I have something to thank Autumn for? Also, thank you, Abbey, for all the resources and wisdom you share on this channel. Your content continues to educate me! (The pop tart+Greek yogurt+fruit recipe has been a game-changer!) You are an ACTUAL resource that everyone should turn to when trying to navigate food and diet culture!
I haven’t watched the video yet, but wanted to share that I did IF and Keto and it really helped me feel better. That’s when I found out I had a gluten intolerance. Having said that, I lost 80% of my hair. Whatever weight I lost I gained it back after I stopped. I am very interested in your thoughts 💕
Thank you for breaking things down the way you do. I am really enjoying your videos. I do have a question though. You compare this all to a "healthy" person's diet, but what about for those of us who actually do have insulin resistance who are trying to reverse it? I follow both you and Autumn, so seeing conflicting information gets to be a bit of a challenge.
I think it’s fine for you to put out your own content for viewers, but I don’t think it’s right for you to direct it at another TH-camr and say they are wrong. Don’t tear other people down to make yourself bigger.
I began to follow Autumn's concepts from about August last year and have dropped nearly 30 lbs which makes me very happy. I tried IF a year earlier and ended up gaining so I wasn't happy. Her information about getting enough protein in my system has really made a difference for me, especially with satiety. Also, she has said she doesn't eliminate carbs, she uses them consciously, such as having pizza occasionally or chips and salsa. I am a 'recovering carbaholic'. I often ate a big sandwich for lunch and then had potatoes or rice for dinner, often in rather large quantities. Since replacing those items with things like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and more vegetables, I am losing weight in a way that is encouraging while also healthy. Finally, if someone wants to be an 'influencer', using correct pronunciations is important. It is 'sandwich' not 'samwich'. Also, 'air quotes' may be almost as annoying as using 'like' about 20 times in one sentence. I know, Autumn is big on the air quotes which is why I listen to her videos but can't watch them. Sorry for my rant. Just one guy's opinion.
This video is so cringe. Calorie counting is non existent in autumns plan. She teaches concepts of getting fat, protein and fiber in each meal with satiety being the goal. Not sure how that is “restrictive.” But yea, to each their own. I find it to be a great plan that fits easily into my lifestyle and makes me feel better than I ever did when I was a slave to my blood sugar levels. Just found this video to sound quite catty and read from a teleprompter, which was distracting.
I think the big discrepancy here is that you keep using "a healthy body" as the baseline, when her numbers on Americans and type 2 diabetes/insulin resistance are correct and worsening. So while you obviously know what you're talking about and aren't saying anything incorrect, you seem to be ignoring the hard fact that most Americans looking into weight loss are fighting a systemic problem that research shows involves insulin resistance, over consumption of sugars, and (according to one of my husband's doctors) that we don't tend to eat three meals a day and fast and sleep all night anymore, but tend to eat five meals a day plus snacks and sleep less. And that we've tended to do these things for decades before the problems they've created get so bad we absolutely need to fix them. I understand why you're arguing for a less restrictive diet. I think it's an important and essential case to make. But your arguments are based on a decreasing population of healthy people in a mostly American audience where many of our foods are so low quality that the corporations have to make completely different versions for Canada and the UK. Most Americans who don't go against the grain when it comes to food (pun intended) will eventually need to do something extreme about their insulin resistance and weight. Or move to another country. I know the only time I lost weight with literally zero effort, my pants literally falling off me in 4 months, was a semester abroad in the Caribbean. Due to a misunderstanding, I ended up living off fast and convenience store food. But it was pretty much zero beef, zero corn, zero high fructose corn syrup, zero hormones in everything, less bread, and more fish than I'd ever eaten in my whole life before or since. All of the fast food was more like home cooked street food than McDonald's (which had failed on the island). Conversely, many people who come here from the islands gain weight and eventually get the typical trifecta of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease that plagues the black community in the US.
T2 Diabetes is a worldwide problem. It's a terrifying disease that CAN be avoided through the correct diet and exercise. I believe it only makes sense to limit sugar (carbs) when sugar is, at the core, what causes diabetes. There are thousands of new diabetics diagnosed everyday. My dad is diabetic; he is virtually blind and has had both legs amputated. He is on chronic insulin. My mom told me that the medical aid company is pushing up the Co- payments on insulin because there are basically too many diabetics that need insulin now which drives up the price. My country is VERY carb centric. There is a correlation here.
That's really interesting about the Caribbean diet. I would have thought a lot of their food would be fried and high in animal products? I guess maybe they do have more natural ingredients instead of heavily processed low quality foods pushed by massive corporations in the US.
I follow Autumn and like some of her advice, but I have to eat some carbs! Otherwise I would never enjoy eating! Biggest thing I have been working on is learning how to work more protein and fiber into my daily diet.
3 years ago I did IF and low carb for about a year. I lost a lot of weight. And a lot of hair. (That hasnt all grown back yet) Got some loose skin. And now ive gained 50 of it back x.x So im following bettiad advie this time around.
I'm so glad you reviewed her! I started out following her some 1.5 years ago, hoping to drop a couple pounds. Ironically, someone in her group linked to your video (and another one to Biolayne) and... let's just say I dropped the low car/IF protocol REAL fast. (lost the pounds, too) (yes, even while eating carbs) (lots and lots of yummy carbs)
Post menopausal woman here. For me IF and watching my carb levels has helped with weight and my insulin levels. Everyone is different and I think you just need to experiment & find what works for you. For me tropical fruits, bananas, oatmeal etc really spike my blood sugar. High carb just doesn’t work for my “older” body. That’s just me ..I’m in no way keto though. Dr Jason Fung is the best authority on IF in my opinion if you try it out.
Same thing for me. 63 years old and high carb doesn't work for me either. Everyone is different. I am not Keto either. I do not feel deprived of anything I feel like I am eating great and best of all feeling great. If I want the "bread", I'll eat it as a treat, If I don't, I won't. A big thing for me was snacking, I don't snack anymore between meals and I don't feel the need to. That was a huge problem for me. People do IF for all kinds of reasons not just to lose weight.
I'm a type 2 diabetic. I eat bananas (and a variety of other fresh fruits) daily with very few impacts to my glucose! Watermelon is the only one I have to eat sparingly. Any other glucose spikes are usually due to simple carbs, not fruit.
@Nicole Churulich wow! I’m only 7 minutes in and I’ve learned some great stuff already & just subbed to his channel. Thank you SO much for this recommendation! Hope your day is a great one!
How come when I eat carbs for breakfast even high fiber carbs such as Whole grain toast with eggs and fruit I get tired where as when just eat the eggs with pepper and avocado I have way more energy? Just wondering why this happens I also noticed eating carbs later in the day such as for lunch and snacks give me more energy?
eating carbs first thing in the morning spikes your insulin level and then it drastically dips. It the same as if you ate a candy bar that rush of sugar and then the low hits. The recommendation is to eat protein fat fiber as your first meal ... the other two should have some carbs ...
“Bougie grass-fed label” what the heck kind of commentary is that?? This highlights a problem I find with basically all dietitians, obviously b/c of their training, which doesn’t emphasize or scrutinize the issue at all, is the issue of food quality. So she’s actually saying conventional dairy is on par with grass-fed dairy? Wow. That’s just ignorant. And another thing, they frequently raise eyebrows if every statement or assertion isn’t backed up or substantiated with a study, it’s completely obnoxious and impractical. Studies can be valuable and even invaluable but they are not the end all. They’re more of a starting point or a part of the bigger equation. Pioneers find things out by trying a different route than what’s been proven or different than what prevailing theory is and sometimes you succeed and sometimes you fail, there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s actually part of the process and regardless of whether or not you have a study to back up your course of action, every person will still be doing some trial and error as there is no one size fits all and everyone has to understand and uncover their own bio individuality amongst even the best studied and proven theories. I’m generally not on board with dietitians, obviously right, but this lady is a particular turn off with her delivery and snobbish know-it-all approach. Not impressed, actually, quite unimpressed.
Hey Abbey! I was wondering if you have an opinion on intermittent fasting and the South Asian population. I've heard there's a lot of benefits because of the way our ancestors used to starve for long periods of time. Personally, when I tried intermittent fasting, I ended up reducing my LDLs, triglycerides, cholesterol, and HbA1c. And I've heard this from a lot of South Asians. (I couldn't keep it up though cause I would get ridiculously hungry at night, but since stopping my HbA1c has gone up again). So I was wondering if you know if this is actually helpful in this population.
Hi I am South Asian and was prediabetic. I reversed it through fasting, and low carb. I doubt she will believe it helpful to south asians as she follows a lot of old mainstream research. You can try taking some berberbine.Its a substitute to metformin that lowers blood sugar and cholesterol.
Love Autumn Bates! Her videos and research are 👌👍💯 She definitely knows her stuff and has been a huge motivator for me! Keto coffee rocks ☕️ 🤘 And it works 💪
I have been watching autumn for a few months and find her informative and enjoy intermittent fasting .It’s like anything get to know your own body and see what works for you.not sure why you did this video
Yesss thank you!!! I followed Autumn a while ago until I noticed she is pretty underweight. The lack of fat in her face just made me realize that she is pretty underweight and didn’t feel it was a healthy “diet” to follow
Hi abbey! Could you do a video discussing growing up in a household that fosters disordered eating and how to cope/create a safe place for your own kids?
I second this!!
Me too!
Third!
Yes please.
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!
I've been following Autumn for a few months and I really enjoy her and her content. She often says in her videos that you need to do what works for you. I am focusing on macro tracking right now and seeing great results after a year-long weight plateau. I am experimenting with intermittent fasting, which is how I found Autumn because my body seemed to be doing this naturally. The higher amounts of protein I am eating keep me satiated and I am not waking up feeling hungry and I am less hungry in between meals. She also says that you have to find balance in your eating and that restricting yourself to your IF eating windows could leave you missing out on social activities, traditions, etc, but she says to do what YOU want. I don't follow IF every day but I do when I can.
younger women who havent gone through menopause need to do a shorter fast and alternate days so thats perfect and im in a similar boat! expiramented with my macros for a few months and found something that works, i also did a bit of a reverse diet i bumped up 50 calories a week for 2 mo going from arpund 1600 to close to 1780 and that honestly jump started my weight loss again i just stayed in my same macros :)
Every two weeks*
Agreed. I've been following Autumn for over a year, and she definitely does not approach IF or nutrition from a "one size fits all" approach. She encourages people to consult their doctors when necessary, and she nearly always says that everybody is different and will have their own unique dietary or fasting needs. I LOVE the knowledge that she shares, and I really appreciate when she points out that certain ingredients may not be great for people with insulin resistance or who are sensitive to carbs. I think her approach isn't for everybody, but for people who are serious about getting their daily nutritional and protein needs, avoiding unnecessary insulin spikes, and staying satiated, she is amazing!
@@RachelBJhow do you know if you're carb sensitive?
whatever you say bot
i saw someone else comment this a while ago but i think it would be interesting if you did a video on all the “health” foods/fads in the past several decades and how they match up to standards today
Like the common thread between Bulletproof and Medical Medium.
I like this!
That would be interesting.
If you like podcasts check out Maintenance Phase. They talk about a lot of that! They’ve gone through popular diet books from celebs and pseudo celebs. It’s sooo funny! Last weeks
episode was about the history of calories. Super interesting
@@Lydia-hi6mx I have a long drive tomorrow and will give this podcast a listen. Thanks for sharing.
Autumn helped me understand that I can get healthy and it doesn't have to be complicated. I was sick and unhealthy, I needed to make a change. I struggled trying to do diets and always failed, but she taught me how to make a lifestyle change without being scared to eat delicious foods. I lost 10lbs within the first 2 weeks off her free content. Side note: I'm not intermittent fasting. I appreciate that she's there trying to help educate.
Exactly! I love Autumn too - she focuses way more on health!
Yeah, I like her too. I don't do intermittent fasting and I'm not as disciplined as she is, but I struggle to eat enough protein, and her very simple recipes help a lot.
Yes Autumn is great. And I really dislike how this person puts down other channels. Everyone needs to do what works for them.
@@susanriley9135 Yeah, I understand criticizing people who are actually promoting unhealthy lifestyles, but sometimes this dietician goes too far bashing people who are disciplined. Autumn isn't even low cal, she just sticks to her diet. It's like she's trying to win brownie points with the fat acceptance camp by bashing people who are "too healthy".
I love Autumn and the information she shares. Growing up, I didn't get much education on nutrition and I've learned SO MUCH from Autumn. I agree with other commentors here who have said that Autumn promotes doing what works for you and she also promotes balance in your everyday diet. But I can say 100% that I have found long-term success and changes in my body composition by following her suggestions.
It's always interesting to get another take, and I appreciate the information in this video... BUT Autumn Bates is the bomb!!! I love her and her content, her personality, the way she makes complicated info easy to understand. Intermittent fasting and following her dietary protocol has helped me break my sugar & carb addiction, I've lost 30 lbs and 11% body fat so far, and at 42 years old I FEEL the best I ever have before in my life. I trust Autumn completely, her advice WORKS. Period.
"grass fed butter" always makes me think of a happy little stick of butter in a field munching grass
I thought I was the only one!!! Lol
When I was a teenager with an ED which revolved around ‘clean eating’ and low carb, the only way I can describe the feeling her videos give me is frazzled. I remember watching a million videos that gave laundry lists of what is okay to eat and what isn’t. How many calories is too many, are carbs okay? It totally deflated me. Health shouldn’t be this complicated.
So relatable.
Love Autumn. She is the 1st person I’ve seen effectively explain satiety hormones. Game changer for me. Also 1st time in my adult life I haven’t been plagued by symptoms of hypoglycemia! Turns out eating 6 carbohydrate packed meals/snacks actually make it worse, not better, even with whole grains & protein. And yes, those puréed bananas do spike insulin.
Btw-I’m not diabetic anymore, either. No meds either. Not all off her content, but her explanation of insulin & hunger hormones (in free content) was key. People who eat ample fats& protein don’t have nearly as much of a problem with carb restriction. Try it
100% agree. High carb meals just make me more hungry shortly after eating. High fat high protein is the way to go!
Yes!! Thank you!! I feel so much better after taking Autumns advice!!! I can’t do carbs!
@@mothermakeup7481 pretty sure the traditional programs don’t even teach those principles or the influencers aren’t old enough to realize the significance
@@TheVelvetTallow I am not sure what the issue is but Abby needs to realize that Autumn caters to those of us who have gut issues, are carb sensitive, have high sugar, insulin resistance, PCOS, diabetes, etc. So many people can benefit dramatically from Autumns advice. I also love Dr Mindy Pelz! 💝
Did you have low blood sugar when you had diabetes? For years I'd get low blood sugar.. but never diagnosed with diabetes.. but when I don't eat sugar I don't get low blood sugar.. which to be didn't make sense.. if I ate a banana on an empty stomach, then two hours later I'd have low blood sugar... but if I eat something like a chicken sandwich I wouldn't get low blood sugar... what is that?
This came at just the right time!! I have an Eating Disorder history and found Autumn on YT when I was frustrated with weight gain (I’m over 50 yrs old). Seemed like the answer to my prayers. But made me SO obsessive about food, timing, hunger levels….I fell right back into ED habits. Thank you for this!!! It’s not a one-size-fits all. I’m SO thankful for this tonight. 🙌🏻❤️
every person is different. please listen to your body and heart❤️ i wish all the best to you
I’m sorry for your experience! So glad this video is helpful for you ❤️
To all of us “ medical workers” seeing “ED” we think either erectile dysfunction or emergency department. My daughter said, mom, goodness it’s eating disorder. I was like 😬
@@malaplava4865 lol same here
Omg same!! No hate to Autumn or anything, but it was so frustrating trying to keep to all those rules and feeling like a failure because I couldn’t stick to them. I was literally obsessed with reading labels and minimising carb intake, but because I was eating so much fat that my body wasn’t used to, my cal intake was at a surplus anyway. Thank you for calling this out, because I think it’s so important we stop demonising carbs.
And Like, who wants to work out fasted anyway? You’re jut a slower and weaker version of your fed self 😂
I did 18-6 IF for about 8 month and I focused only on sugar and carbs… after about 8 months it stopped working and I started to gain weight. Autumn was a godsend to me. Her recipes and advice about protein and fiber helped stop the weight gain and made me feel sooo much better. It took a while, but the scale is starting to move down again, although much slower now. But I feel so good, I’m okay with it.
The good: great recipes, protein fiber emphasis and her advice on how to reduce sugar in your diet. My sugar cravings, that started to come back when IF/Keto stopped working, are gone. Her emphasis on having and maintaining muscle is also great.
The bad (actually not bad, just not helpful for me): she seems to emphasize gut health and bloating a lot… not an issue for most people. She emphasizes not getting enough salt… again, not an issue for most people. And while her recipes are great… they do NOT fill me up for 3-4 hours like she suggests (maybe because I’m not skinny little Autumn), so I do find my self adding a few chunks of frozen banana or extra pineapple in her smoothies, and I do grab a snack of eggs or cashews now and then.
Overall, she has solid advice, great recipes, and her plans are easy to follow by comparison to other plans I’ve seen. I like her protein powder to. But if you’ve struggled with EDs, I wouldn’t recommend Autumn… I can see how her high energy, fast talking and little rules could trigger obsessive tendencies in some people.
I find that with ED, it's highly individual and even depends on where you are in your struggles. As someone who struggles with disordered eating, I actually find her plan very beneficial for me. I NEED the structure a stricter plan offers. It's so easy for me to rationalize a little of this and a little of that. The slope is very slippery for me. I am in a place currently where one "treat" involving carbs and/or sugar will derail me for weeks. Once I've been clean for quite some time I have an easier time bouncing back. Just, not right now.
I really appreciate this comment! It's really helpful
I love how you talk about feeling emotionally satisfied with food. That's so key, and totally different from emotional eating.
Yes! I went through a time where I was confused whether I should be happy eating - like should eating make me happy?
It’s nice to hear that differentiation because good food DOES make me feel good but I’m torn whether that feeling is a good thing or not
Lurker here! I wanted to come in and thank you, I’ve had my past disordered relationship to food (thanks college) coming back over the past week. You’ve been so grounding in reminding me that it’s okay to eat what’s considered “bad” foods and that it’s healthy to mix it with “good” foods. So, thank you for reminding us in so many videos that all food is guilt free 💖💖💖
Thank you for sharing! So glad my videos have been helpful for you ❤️
@@AbbeysKitchen 💖💖💖
Agreed. Makes me feel better about myself for eating fast food because I've been eating so little lately (I have a really low appetite in summer due to heat, even if I'm starving my stomach won't inform me) and the fact that I'm at least feeding myself and not allowing myself to die is much better than eating nothing at all
I'm also an RD and I've been skeptical about the whole IF/low carb thing so I decided to wear a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) for a couple months. I was shocked. Anything I ate with substantial carbs for breakfast sent my glucose soaring. But later in the day, I could handle carbohydrates much better. I think it's from the high cortisol levels in the a.m. so now I do lower carb in the morning and wait to eat them later. I feel more energetic and have less fatigue in the afternoon. Just food for thought!
Interesting! I've noticed that I feel jittery but tired when I eat carbs in the morning. Much better with a high protein/fat snack (like handful of macadamias) and then carbs a little later on. SO MUCH MORE ENERGY! And appetite. I used to not have any appetite in the morning either. But a small protein snack seems like it signals to my body that fuel is coming, so it can ease off the cortisol or adrenaline to pick up the slack.
Monitoring is so smart because I've heard its influenced by your circadian rhythm, so we are all a little different!
It shows we are all different as I react super well to carbs in the morning as I suffer with low blood sugar in the morning and oatmeal brings my sugars to a moderate and sustained level to lunch if I pair it with berries and protein
This is very interesting…I too have low carbs in the am and add them in the evening. What I have noticed is that my sleeping has improved so much. I am 52yr old, at a healthy weight, and gracefully waiting for menopause to visit🙂. Sleeping well is very important for me and will do anything to continue this low carbs morning routine.
@@mariacarrillo6249 for sure! I'm 38 so maybe this is something to do with hormones changing.
The good thing about this video is I took it as a recommendation for Autumn Bates, who provides a lot of really good information from the couple of videos that I’ve seen this morning after Seeing this video slamming her.
Iv’e been following Autumn Bates for awhile now. I FINALLY decided to do what she says. I didn’t buy her program, but I am following her free advise. So far so good. I feel great, losing inches and weight. Anyone who is on a weight loss/ health journey…good luck. 🤗 Keep it up!
Also…FYI…Autumn’s Keto coffee recipe is AMAZING! Yum! You should all try it!
Glad you like it but man having that much fat would give me a stomach ache and I would feel so terrible afterwards. I found just 2% milk was the best for my stomach personally.
If someone insists you HAVE to buy grass-fed and aren’t allowed to eat bananas because of sugar, I automatically don’t listen to anything else they say. IF has really helped with my GI issues as well as spacing out meals, but I have to eat breakfast because of medication now and I don’t want to skip dinner because I’ll get hungry before bed, so I had to stop. A lot of diet advice in the IF space seems fully made up.
I completely understand your frustration!
@Rachel Forshee actually it is not as nasty as you would think when blended. I like it but with added cinnamon and/or cardamom. Some hardcore people blend their Coffee with egg I never tried that one but they say it is good! 😂
@Rachel Forshee People actually have mixed butter with coffee for over a thousand years! It's a traditional beverage in many cultures, for example among Mongolians, Ethiopians and the Sami people (an indigenous people native to northernmost Europe). Also in my country, Finland, it's a thing to put cheese in coffee! Although it's a very special cheese, called leipäjuusto in finnish or brödost/kaffeost in swedish.
Coffee whipped up with butter, coconut oil, salt & a raw egg yolk is unbelievably delicious, doesn’t raise blood sugar, and I can go on it all morning without cravings.
@Rachel Forshee Its pretty normal actually, I’d recommend grass fed butter in coffee. Helps with intermittent fasting if you find it too difficult to fast until your first meal/breakfast
I am extremely carb sensitive, diabetic with PCOS. Autumns advice and Dr Mindy Pelz have saved my life!! My ankles no longer swell up to the point they look broken and I no longer have energy crashes as bad. I literally thought I had Narcolepsy! But it was just a sensitivity to carbs! They increase my blood sugar dramatically and make me feel like shit while make my entire body feel and look swollen. Going low carb, combined with IF and an occasional 24 water fast has dramatically improved my life. I can’t express my gratitude for Autumn and Dr Mindy Pelz!!!❤❤
I agree
carbs are absolute trash
Kind of makes me sad how you put so much work and energy to just hate on someone and bring down their intelligence ,I wish more women would uplift and support each other , personal opinion I think what autumn does is amazing ,she actually helped me out immensely when I was in a very low place I also don’t like how you sped up her talking either to make her seem like some kind of crackhead when she’s nothing like that …
I agree with everything u said. But I think most people speed up the video they are reacting to.
Yep. Abbeys a troll, ran out of content and had to bash someone else. Something called Tact abbey, try it.
She didn’t say anything bad about Autumn at all.
Autumn literally fixed all my gut issues with her advice! Plus I lost 10 lbs- which was just a bonus.
It’s so unfortunate how many people abbey may stop from trying certain protocols that may heal them.
@@emilierose-biche right… I have tried everything out there to fix my issues, and it turned out that a 16/8 fast and reducing my carb intake was the magic bullet. It’s really not hard, and I don’t miss the carbs at all. Plus, agree with her or not, she does have a masters in clinical nutrition, so she isn’t just some air-headed influencer. I sometimes feel like Abby is a bit of a hater just for the sake of it…
She gives a lot of great tips especially for people that are insulin resistant
@@ericaexplainsitall2135 I think its har d because autumn overhypes her credentials and misinterprets studies to present things as fact, even when they’re not. This can be really dangerous for viewers. Plus, Logan university (where she did her masters) doesnt have the reputation for being evidence-based in the medical field… its good to hear that she helped you, but the way she touts her opinions as must-do habits really needs to be criticize constructively.
@@k8con aha… Autumn does that but Abbey does everything great??… Abbey missed here a couple HUGE important points, thats SO not true that you‘re gonna be dying for carbs if you keep them low, if you eat the right foods (i mean, not a protein bar for sure) to activate and stabilize the right hormons… to much to write but a lot of reading (or a real video without missing any aspect) needs to be done here…
Can’t wait to watch this one. I bought and did Autumn’s program and was STARVING!! I remember seeing a video of her meeting two fans and telling one that the carrots she smacked on while making dinner was bad to do. !!
I love Autumn's advice! I have a simillar eating schedule and it has done wonders for my weight loss journey-- as well as my overall health markers!
Can I just say how much your content has helped me with my unhealthy and obsessive way of eating and viewing food? It's so refreshing and helpful to watch your videos and unlearn bad habits and ways of thinking about food ❤
you answered so many questions with back up evidence that I can understand!! as usual you rock!!! thank you Abby!!
Once upon a time I tried IF and I found autumn. I was so overwhelmed by all her suggestions and felt like if I did anything different from her I would fail. Ultimately it was for me and I honestly feel it effed up my metabolism because I have hypothyroidism and didn't know what I was doing 🙃
I’m sorry for your experience!
I absolutely love Autumn Bates! She did say in most of her videos that IF may not work for everybody. We are all different so let's take whatever is out there with a pinch of salt and see what works for us. Personally IF and keto work wonders for me. I actually indulge on Saturdays so I don't feel like I'm missing out or have that constant craving. But what I'm still lacking is sleep! 🤣
Power to all of you guys and all the best for your wellness journey. Xxx
I absolutely love Autumn! Trust her completely 😎
whatever you say bot
Me too!
Love Love Love Autumn
It’s people like this that have my mom so paranoid of eating fruit. Makes me angry! She thinks rice and pasta will make her gain weight. People it’s not carbs that are the problem. It’s the amount of them you eat. If I ate cheeseburgers and fries and cookies all day long yea I would gain weight! I can’t believe people demonize vegetables and fruit. Or any food given to us on this planet.
I know it makes me mad too. It was so misleading the way she said that about diabetes too
@@julierichardson284 yea as if a half of a banana will make us all diabetic. Unreal
@@thedeels7522 there is a lot more to the story. Bananas are high in carbs and sugar. If you eat that as a once off every now and then (e.g once a month) it won't do anything to you. However, most people don't stop at just one banana (anyway, buying one banana is weird and impractical right?). People are encouraged to eat lots of fruits in a day, plus wholegrains and legumes. Thats a lot of sugar everyday in the form of carbs. All carbs break down into sugar once its processed by the body. Fruit is nature's candy and should be treated as such. Carbs should be treated with caution. I'm not saying you can't ever have them but insulin resistance is a global issue, and even skinny people can be insulin resistant. I'm not trying to fear monger, but really look into the quality of what you're eating on a daily basis.
@@lily5952 in todays world fruit has way more sugar than it did naturally. Bananas were bred to be sweeter and have less fiber.
pasta is super high in calories though so yeah it will make you over weight. A plate full of plain pasta can hit 1000cal easy. So maybe ease up on it
I’m always fascinated by people who can do intermittent fasting because if I skip breakfast, I pass out. Not that I’ve tried it recently, but there were quite a few times in high school and college when I terrified people because I just lost consciousness while they were talking. Lesson learned. Talk about listening to your body 😂 Now I eat breakfast every day.
you don't have to skip breakfast while intermittent fasting, if you're doing the 16:8 intermittent fasting (fast for 16hrs and eat during an 8hr window) then you would just condense your 3 meals into those 8hrs, you really don't have to restrict or take away any meals at all just shift them into the window
Fasting is a lot easier if you adapt to low carb first. Sounds like you were getting hypoglycaemic crashes.
I'm a wake up hungry type of person too. I don't understand the rest of the world waking up not hungry. Liars or something idk I wake up like
👀where's the food!?
I'm a breakfast kinda guy. I wake up and instantly run to the kitchen to see what I want to eat.
I just found our that mixing best advice from both Autumn and Abbey are my lucky combo 💖
personally I love some of Autumn’s ideas but I agree, after awhile it made me obsessive about certain types of food (oatmeal lovers anyone?!?). from watching her content for awhile I think much of her content is meant for those with a lot of insulin resistance and who have a difficult time losing weight. I think she is a really well-meaning person but I think she is too strict when it comes to her diet and it has caused me to be concerned about her mental health. take what you will from her advice and ultimately, do what is best for you. God bless everyone and remember that Jesus loves you more than anyone!!! 🥰🥰🙏
Yeah Autum lost me when she made the vidoe "Why I don't eat oatmeal". Even diabetics do oatmeal days because of beta-glucan and how it lowers blood sugar.
so happy you did a hot take of Autumn!
she inspired me to walk more and drink more water! obviously take all recommendations at your own person discretion right? I❤
As a type 1 diabetic I love listening to able people talk about insulin sensitivity. Whe I visually can see my insulin sensitivity go up when I do certain workouts vs others. For me, regardless of what I do, if my heart rate is up my sensitivity is up. Walking is the biggest thing that effects my sensitivity. I have to go off insulin and eat 30-60mins to hopefully not crash from any insulin I have on board.
I haven't even watched this video yet, and I already question if this person has any idea what they're talking about, or is even familiar with Autumn at all. In the title it says Autumn Bates does Keto ( *she DOESN'T, and has said that she doesn't, she just avoids a few foods because her body doesn't process them well* ). In the thumbnail it also said "SO MANY RULES" *which is also untrue.* What she talks about aren't hard and fast rules. She doesn't say never eat oatmeal for example, she's saying hey if you're sensitive or have trouble processing carbohydrates, you might want to look into trying something else, and your body might be happier.
As a relatively recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, I would love to see content regarding how to balance what I eat to minimize my blood glucose spike. I’ve enjoyed your videos on how to incorporate feared foods as well. Oh and if you could discuss Hashimoto’s both alone and with type 2 diabetes and how our nutrition can help would also be greatly appreciated.
Uh, this reminds me of the time of my ED days, when I was very very young, listening to all the "smart" youtubers out there, telling me that you need to be fasting, not having coffee an hour after waking up, having pink salt in your water, working out in fasted state, having only grass fed this, and vegan that, only 30 minutes after workout, only if you went for a walk, you have to drink ACV before you eat, you can only have fruit once a day, if you eat bread, you'll die of diabetes tomorrow, you can never eat sugar ever again etc etc, while they have NO REAL KNOWLEDGE about the complex of human body at all. Stupid black and white rules only made my life miserable, and it took couple of years for me to unlearn all that BS they are promoting online. Now I have very loooow sympathy for them.
Weird. I just watch a video by Autmn Bates. She talks about how she eats ice cream and other things that would be considered bad. It's about keeping those things on the periphery and enjoying them. Not making them an everyday part of life. No where does she talk hard and fast rules. Total exaggeration.
I actually followed a bit of autumns plan for a little over a month and I lost some weight. I don't know how much because I don't have a scale but I lost a pants size and everyone noticed. I got up and had keto coffee the way she makes it, work out, (waaaayy less than she does because I'm out of shape literally fifteen minutes of yoga or cardio that's it) then immediately make one of her smoothie recipes but I'm with you on the fruit in the smoothie. I always added more fruit than she did. For dinner I just did random keto recipes didn't like her dinner recipes. I only quit because it was hard to not eat any sugar. But I felt great. She has a video where she talks about "treat meals" instead of "cheat days." And that really helped me stay emotionally satisfied. I didn't go crazy but I would just have some carbs in my treat meals while still keeping it balanced. I loved your perspective though I think it will help me find a balance 🤗 I only worked out once a day for a short amount of time and I ate a bigger dinner than she did. I think intermittent fasting worked for me because the keto coffee and the smoothie both kept me feeling very full and the timing of when I ate thins really helped me avoid snacking
I am diabetic and do not eat much carbs. I will not be following your idea that will keep me diabetic. I am off my meds and have regular sugar by following Autumn. I am not as strict as she us, but I DO NOT NEED CARBS!
Look very forward to Autumn’s information and experience!
If body recomposition (to increase muscle)... you wouldn't see a "budge on the scale". This is so much more than IF, there is so much about getting off the sugar roller coaster. My own evidence from following her plan (including in eating enough) suggests that there are many benefits to this type of eating, and allowing the gut to rest in between. I'm never hungry anymore... and it's so much easier to pass up the stuff I need to pass up. As a post menopausal woman, her suggestions are really helping me
There is more science references in her other videos too...
Very interesting. Although I do follow much of Autumn’s advice, I am not super strict with it and have still managed to lose weight and have good gut health. The thought of never eating yummy carbs esp on holidays like Thanksgiving is way too depressing for me. I think things in moderation are fine especially if you have the majority of the time to stick with the plan. cheating doesn’t become such an issue and your body will accept it without gaining weight.
Yeah, I like Autumn a lot and she has some great ideas. However, the thought of going without bread, pasta and oatmeal was too much for me, and low carb/keto diets make sugar cravings worse. So I decided to go back to more of a Mediterranean style diet. Thank you for checking her out!
Totally!
I guess everyone is different. For me…remove the sugar in all forms and good by cravings!!!
@@Lifeover60 but then you'd only eat seafood, meat, lentils, seeds & nuts and soybeans? Sounds like a pretty sad life to me
@@anavasquez5231 suited for obese people. Yes about 50% of Americans. Her channel is more geared to those who are trying to loose weight just like Abby’s is a lot of the time geared towards those with ED. Much lower percentage of the population. I think she’s being too nit-picky in this video.
Autumn’s videos are quite good.
@@BPJonida agreed. I love Autumn and Abbey but I think both types of videos are geared towards very different crowds. I do think for normal people who don’t need to lose weight it is perfectly healthy to eat non-processed carbohydrates like oatmeal, sweet potatoes and what not
Love Autumn's videos and info (and she always says everybody is different and that there are many variables). Her eBook is just a short booklet where some more in depth info you mentioned isn't covered. Everything can't be covered because there is so much info being shared. She also has tons of videos that provide so much more info! In many ways it sounds like you are splitting hairs but I still appreciate you taking the time and sharing your perspectives! I always like keeping an open mind because I don't think anyone gets everything right!
Autumn constantly promotes pseudo science and diet culture BS as fact, as likeable as you might find her. She's seriously problematic.
Criticizing a popular account is a quick way to garner attention. Well done! Tried and true formula works again.
Autumn seems to eat a healthy Keto/low-carb diet while also doing intermittent fasting. Lots of people do well eating that way and I know of many licensed dieticians as well as many doctors who also promote and encourage some people/clients to eat that way so I don't understand bashing and belittling Autumn for it.
First of all .... no food is off limits with Autumn. Starchy carbs are "suggested" for treat meals not part of your daily consumption. The grass fed suggestion that seems to bug Abbey is also a suggestion because what an animal eats (animal by products) is what you will be consuming. Bread and Pasta sorry to break it to you all is not a necessary food item to survive. You might as well slap the fat to your butts if you are carb sensitive . The oatmeal Autumn again "suggests" you omit for your first meal of the day is for those that are very carb sensitive. I lived on friggin steel oats for breakfast and it got me no where accept a stomach that consistently protruded no matter what I did. I eat a smoothie for breakfast and I dont use grass fed products all the time then no snacking I eat my lunch and then eat my dinner. I do the 14:10 fasting .... I work in the real world and so I break my fast at 8am and last meal before 6pm. I stopped running 2 miles a day on the treadmill beating myself up in bodypump classes and switched to walking through the day ... my cortisol was way out of whack. Not every lifestyle works ... but me going through a very painful menopause nothing was working ... this does. My blood pressure is back in the normal range ... I fit into my clothes better and look like I have a female shape again. Those of you that stopped following .. nothing wrong with that ... I am looking at most of the post and looks like you guys are overthinking IF with carb sensitivity eating .. forget the "Keto" coffee ... Make coffee and use half&half or heavy cream ... no sugars which again she suggests also. There is no reason to stuff your face with these bars Abbey it getting paid to push .. its fake food. There is also no reason to eat bread pasta cake pies ice cream daily except to fill an emotional hole. Here is the short breakdown for Autumn's nutrition .. eat three meals only .... make sure they are satisfying so you dont go looking for something sweet salty etc. Dont eat low fat anything it does not keep you full and you will again go looking for the bad stuff. Drink your water . Pick one day a week to eat something that is not very healthy but you enjoy and eat it without guilt - life is meant to be enjoyed. This is a long post sorry but Abbey seems to cherry pick . Anyone that pushes fake food such as protein candy bars is not looking out for your best interest .. just sayin
I follow Aitumn, and she always mentions choosing the full fat version of dairy products.
Hi abbey! could you do a video on hormone health and how birth control affects female hormones? Coming off birth control etc. it would be so helpful!!
Ugh, birth control f’ed me up so much in my twenties. I wish I had never gone on them.
She isn’t a doctor. It’s not her area of expertise. Food science is what a nutritionist can talk about. Birth control and hormones is something either a doctor or someone else in the health profession that studied pharmaceuticals and has an understanding of female biology.
I did Autumn's program for about a year, and I felt that it was restrictive but the way she talks about that style of eating made it feel like it was the only "right" way to lose weight so I felt pretty motivated to stick with it. Ultimately I didn't hate the program while I was doing it. It wasn't until I got off of it, that I realized I missed carbs SO much and realized the keto coffee could never compare to just plain old milk and coffee. Also, It was also pretty hard to fit into my social life. I'm torn because I appreciated some things about Autumn's program, like the emphasis on walking/getting in steps and getting in protein+fat+fiber in every meal. Also, I cut way back on sugar while on her program and I do feel like it's totally changed my taste for sweet stuff in a good way. I'm glad I tried it, but even more glad to have bread back in my life.
May I ask how you’re doing now being off the program? Did you hero weight down? Did it help you lose weight and gain muscle while on it?
Hi abbey , ive bean doing autums plans since september 2021 and i feel alot better . plus she has great content and her recipes are with carbs just less . the reason is to keep your insulin on a constant level and and not to go up and down . Plus the recipes are satisfied and you can change them as much as you want. IF is not keto and her plans are not aswell . its more low carb . plus IF is not eating less its eatiing less often !!!! just as a explaination.
I love her program. No, I don’t follow everything she does, but her general ideas have been great for me and I love her smoothies. Low carb just makes me feel better. And as someone who absolutely loved carbs, it is so surprising how easy it is for me to go back to low carb because my body just works better doing it that way. But everyone is different, so we should all do what makes us feel good and what we can sustain to keep us healthy.
@@rachelh1445 your so right . i agree totally !!!!
I agree with you . It’s easy to fast. After supper do not snack and have lunch between 12 and 1 . You just did 14 to 18 hours of fasting. 8 hours of that were sleeping. Your also right that Autum isn’t teaching keto. BTW I have no problem with keto. I find it amusing that people have a problem with keto but not vegetarians or vegans.
@@bradrosten8727 yes i think its weard because people dont want to try IT before you judge it and they dont realise that everybody is different .im Not totally keto im more lowcarb . And its Not a Crash diet !!! Keto and lowcarb is a adapting to new Things and ways.
@@rachelh1445 agree totally !!!! i dont follow everything to a T !! i always put my own twist to the recipes because im a qualified chef and put it on my foodblog !!! have fun and enjoy and feel good . From Mo-fri i do a 14/10 fast and when im off i do 16/8. Plus im british from germany !!
Once I watched one of her videos titled “Worst things to eat for breakfast” She said oatmeal is terrible and raises your blood sugar and may cause a terrible reaction because it has quite a few carbs in it and how you need to take a quiz to make sure you aren’t carb sensitive 💀
i saw it too, i was like “wtf”
@@me-vd9le Ik I was so confused and it actually made me scared of oatmeal for a little while
geez what
Bunt Cake this part of the reason why I don’t listen to influencer’s. Anyone can be a nutritionist, you have to go to school to be a dietitian.
Oh no 😫
I'm all for the style of IF that's like how my grandma ate. Focus on healthy meals and only eat snacks when you really need one. it usually works out to a 16:8 or 14:10 schedule. Staying flexible is important.
I wouldn’t really categorize that as IF, I’d just say that’s eating normally (or for more technical terms, in response to her hunger cues).
@@laurenlewis6838 I reckon if you don't eat for more than 14 hours, you could label it IF. But anything below that would probably be more like Time Restricted Eating.
Hi Abbey!!! Would you be willing to do an in depth video on celiac disease? You’re by far my favorite nutrition channel and I’ve learned so much and was recently diagnosed with celiac.
Celiac here! I would love your take, Abby, too on the challenges of stepping into a gluten free lifestyle. I'm now 4 years into my diagnosis and it was a douzy changing and learning about my new life---I'm just now starting to feel comfortable with the restraints of celiac and healing from a ED.
@@raysopal6 I also have dealt with an ED since I was 15. I’m now 21 and just got the diagnosis but thankfully the past two years have been very healing on their own. So it’ll just have to be a journey! But yes, abby I’d love to hear your thoughts!!!
@AlexisRoyer Hugs! Wishing you the best on your journey. It doesn't really get easier, but we adapt and find new ways to thrive. There is a large community out there to help with ideas and support. It's very rough at first and grieving is normal. But, time heals the body and the mind. 🧡
Hi Abbey, I'd love to see you do a collab with an expert/someone who experiences issues with hunger and fullness issues because of adhd/asd. I've been seeing more and more about how some people on the spectrum have a really hard time understanding their hunger and fullness cue and need to rely more on mechanical eating and marco/micro counting to assure they're meeting their bodies' needs. Would love to learn more and hear your thoughts!
I’ve never heard this but it makes total sense!
I 2nd this. I'm ADHD/ASD also, and I don't always register my hunger cues...I'll just be like, "my stomach's growling! Oh well, back to my hobbies.."..I won't eat until I'm literally starving, shaking, and having an anxiety attack😅
I do raw till 4 style for my asd/adhd so doing fruit for breakfast and lunch a cooked dinner. Fruit is super hydrating and for asd this is super important. Helped my sleep and mental focus also.
I second this and had never heard of it! I'm being tested for ASD and hate feeling full/nauseous/bloated so much that it makes me emotional. I can't always tell the difference between how my body responds to certain emotions and how it responds to food as well, so often can't tell if I'm hungry when I get IBS symptoms for example.
I like the Built Puffs. They have a chewy, marshmallowy texture and provide collagen. The cocoanut flavor is good, and the seasonal s’mores flavor is yummy.
Autumn is great. Gives good advice and helps a lot of people.
My cholesterol went so high when I was putting butter or coconut oil in my coffee on top of the nausea it caused
I did Atkins a while back, and I had the opposite effect. All my numbers dropped and my good cholesterol numbers went up. Every body truly is different.
There is "too much of a good thing" as well. I eat low carb but putting butter or coconut oil in my coffee sounds nasty. I focus on eating my fats (olive oil and avocado oil being the two I use most) in my actual meals. I use butter when I make desserts or a savoury cream sauce (butter and cream have to go together in my books haha). It's also important to remember that in rare cases, high cholesterol can be genetic so low carb wouldn't help in those instances.
I was literally going to watch your latest video and comment if you can do a video about autumn
Thank you so much for informative and positive videos
So glad they’re helpful!
@@AbbeysKitchen They are so helpful! Please please consider doing Alana Arbucci. She is on a dangerous path right now that she is not normally on (in terms of restriction and losing weight) and she has a ton of young 20-somethings watching her. I'll link a good example to review below because it's not titled as a WIEIAD but it has everything she ate and her workouts etc. I really think she would listen and needs help for the sake of her viewers and herself. Poor girl really thinks she's doing well and is proud of herself.
@@AbbeysKitchen This is the Alana Arbucci video I mentioned. She is doing a whole series on it and it seems like no one in the comments is scared for her.
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i would LOVE to watch a video about research done on high/low sodium diets and their effects! my husband is on a low sodium diet and it is such a complex issue. when i look it up i always feel like i'm swimming in research on both sides
I'm over here laughing because I have watched enough of Autumn's videos to know she has a visceral dislike of protein/meal replacement bars, while your video is sponsored by Built Bar lol
You don’t have to be a dietician to know these bars are packed with sugar
@@amandaklanseck6656 Just like many other things. If your diet is balanced, you have no problem eating some of these, unless you don't want to. Then just don't .
I was thinking the same thing.
No one e should be eating protein meal bars. Processed garbage.
I finally got some built bars and omg they are gross lol
I mean there's eating methods that are good for everyone. I Intermittent fast and eat a clean ketogenic diet. I have completely turned around and put 3 autoimmune conditions and PCOS into remission.
It's what works for me and it is supported by my neurologist, rheumatologist, and endocrinologist.
I mean I am not so intense as this example ... but the combination has been amazing for my health.
I appreciate this review. I watch Autumns videos and typically enjoy them. But I do take her with a grain of sea salt. ie. I do enjoy 16:8 intermittent fasting, but I eat protein, fat, and fiber with every meal - AND (shocker) carbs. I am losing weight slowly and steadily and I feel great!
Use to be obese (300) and the day I was free and lost 150 is the day I allowed every food and ate when I was hungry. Made better choices because they made me feel better 💁🏻♀️no rules for food !
I have been eating similar to Autumn in the past 3 years. I have endometriosis, and keto and IT helped me. I was feeling super unhealthy, my body was not functioning anymore. I lost 20 quilos. Today I feel the healthiest that I have ever experienced. I do not take any medicine. I healed myself with diet and exercises. It makes me feel so free! It is off course super hard to keep this diet, difficult to eat in restaurants. And I eat bananas or carbs during weekends, but not everyday anymore. It worked for me. And it can work for a lot of women that suffers with endometriosis. We live in system that spoils us all the time with their ready food, services, etc. Doing keto and IT made me to regain the responsibility of my life back to my hands. I love your videos. But strict diet do not need to be demonized, as it can mean freedom to some people ;) I just want to share that we can see the same diet from different angles. Best, Clara
Well said, im also on a strict diet due to endrometriosis, cant do keto though, body did not like high protein and fat, so im low fat, no professed food, no chocolate gives me severe migraine. Im pain free, and can get on with my life. But agree have to be supper strict or symtoms come back with a bang lol
I've also been doing IF and following AB's YT channel for advice, tips & general guidance. I have no other underlying conditions, other than being perimenopausal & gaining weight around my belly. I started IF last year in May, in the height of a stressful period where I also developed heartburn. I had read that eating too late might be the cause of my heartburn and in reading more, I started seeing articles about IF and came to YT to get ideas from others. I found Autumn to be rather middle of the road, she encourages flexitarians, vegans and meat eaters alike! I did the bullet coffee for a while but then stopped once I felt I could just have regular coffee and not eat until Noon. Like you said; some people are looking for a bit more structure in their eating & she fit that scope. I've lost most of my belly fat, I still do keto but give myself a few cheat meals every weekend & I continue to lose weight slowly. I'm also much happier & no longer have heartburn! To each his own, I guess ;0)✌🏾
I appreciate the concern for those of us who are diabetic.
I have been doing IF for several months now and did lost weight and improved my BMI. I was overweight before this. However, unlike August, I ate normal meals with moderate portion size when I break fast. I don't subscribe to low carb diet, as I have tried it before but didn't work. In fact, when I reduced meat intake, it worked. There's just too much denigration of carb and many of the criticisms are not backed by real science.
Autumn is amazing!!! She’s helped me so much!!
I agree. Autumn’s audience is different. It’s geared towards those who want to loose weight. This channel is mainly geared to those with ED. There’s so many comments here on how ppl are triggered simply by the way Autumn looks.
I used to watch you a lot in quarantine, and I am so glad I rediscovered your channel! Just a few weeks ago, I was enjoying my scone and jam at a cafe with my mum, and there were these two women sitting close to us. They were talking about their diets and stuff. If it hadn't been for you, I would have been sitting there taking notes about everything they said. Thank you for everything you're doing and educating us on what it ACTUALLY is to have a healthy diet. Absolutely love your content, keep it up!♥
Now I am going to enjoy a nutella covered rice cake😋
I love Autumn's smoothie receipes...however having Menier's Disease not sure about adding extra salt into my diet! She also looks pretty undernourished to me, does anybody else think this? 🤔 I'm just not convinced intermittent fasting is the way....however I love her walking advice and getting outside 😍!
Autumn looks very undernourished. I used to follow her but then I noticed she was getting thinner and thinner, her cheekbones were protruding more and more.
I follow Autumn and have gotten a lot of positive outcomes. What is your education?
You both sell processed foods too, I believe buying whole foods from grocery and bring it home and cook them from scratch, healthy and not packaged stuff 😂. I eat rice , meat , potatoes and beans a lots of vegetables and I make my own yogurt . I don’t eat in the restaurant and don’t eat pastries and cookies from stores . I use olive oils in my cooking . I’m in 50s and I’m lean and healthy
Autumn seems really nice and knowledgeable, and a lot of her followers have found success! I even bought one of her programs back in 2020. But I was overwhelmed with all the rules, time schedules, having to buy oddly specific ingredients (celtic sea salt??), and just feeling hungry ALL the time. I think this downward spiral into Autumn's keto/intermittent fasting program was my final straw with fad diets. This kicked off my journey into fixing my relationship with food, improving other factors in my life (sleep, exercise, etc), and finally feeling like I was seeing results that weren't just weight loss. So I guess I have something to thank Autumn for?
Also, thank you, Abbey, for all the resources and wisdom you share on this channel. Your content continues to educate me! (The pop tart+Greek yogurt+fruit recipe has been a game-changer!) You are an ACTUAL resource that everyone should turn to when trying to navigate food and diet culture!
I haven’t watched the video yet, but wanted to share that I did IF and Keto and it really helped me feel better. That’s when I found out I had a gluten intolerance. Having said that, I lost 80% of my hair. Whatever weight I lost I gained it back after I stopped.
I am very interested in your thoughts 💕
Omg I've been waiting for this! Thank you!!!
Thank you for breaking things down the way you do. I am really enjoying your videos. I do have a question though. You compare this all to a "healthy" person's diet, but what about for those of us who actually do have insulin resistance who are trying to reverse it? I follow both you and Autumn, so seeing conflicting information gets to be a bit of a challenge.
I think it’s fine for you to put out your own content for viewers, but I don’t think it’s right for you to direct it at another TH-camr and say they are wrong.
Don’t tear other people down to make yourself bigger.
I began to follow Autumn's concepts from about August last year and have dropped nearly 30 lbs which makes me very happy. I tried IF a year earlier and ended up gaining so I wasn't happy. Her information about getting enough protein in my system has really made a difference for me, especially with satiety. Also, she has said she doesn't eliminate carbs, she uses them consciously, such as having pizza occasionally or chips and salsa. I am a 'recovering carbaholic'. I often ate a big sandwich for lunch and then had potatoes or rice for dinner, often in rather large quantities. Since replacing those items with things like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and more vegetables, I am losing weight in a way that is encouraging while also healthy.
Finally, if someone wants to be an 'influencer', using correct pronunciations is important. It is 'sandwich' not 'samwich'. Also, 'air quotes' may be almost as annoying as using 'like' about 20 times in one sentence. I know, Autumn is big on the air quotes which is why I listen to her videos but can't watch them. Sorry for my rant. Just one guy's opinion.
This video is so cringe. Calorie counting is non existent in autumns plan. She teaches concepts of getting fat, protein and fiber in each meal with satiety being the goal. Not sure how that is “restrictive.” But yea, to each their own. I find it to be a great plan that fits easily into my lifestyle and makes me feel better than I ever did when I was a slave to my blood sugar levels. Just found this video to sound quite catty and read from a teleprompter, which was distracting.
I love your outfit Abbey! You have such a good sense of fashion :)
I think the big discrepancy here is that you keep using "a healthy body" as the baseline, when her numbers on Americans and type 2 diabetes/insulin resistance are correct and worsening. So while you obviously know what you're talking about and aren't saying anything incorrect, you seem to be ignoring the hard fact that most Americans looking into weight loss are fighting a systemic problem that research shows involves insulin resistance, over consumption of sugars, and (according to one of my husband's doctors) that we don't tend to eat three meals a day and fast and sleep all night anymore, but tend to eat five meals a day plus snacks and sleep less. And that we've tended to do these things for decades before the problems they've created get so bad we absolutely need to fix them.
I understand why you're arguing for a less restrictive diet. I think it's an important and essential case to make. But your arguments are based on a decreasing population of healthy people in a mostly American audience where many of our foods are so low quality that the corporations have to make completely different versions for Canada and the UK. Most Americans who don't go against the grain when it comes to food (pun intended) will eventually need to do something extreme about their insulin resistance and weight.
Or move to another country. I know the only time I lost weight with literally zero effort, my pants literally falling off me in 4 months, was a semester abroad in the Caribbean. Due to a misunderstanding, I ended up living off fast and convenience store food. But it was pretty much zero beef, zero corn, zero high fructose corn syrup, zero hormones in everything, less bread, and more fish than I'd ever eaten in my whole life before or since. All of the fast food was more like home cooked street food than McDonald's (which had failed on the island). Conversely, many people who come here from the islands gain weight and eventually get the typical trifecta of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease that plagues the black community in the US.
Well put. I completely agree.
T2 Diabetes is a worldwide problem. It's a terrifying disease that CAN be avoided through the correct diet and exercise. I believe it only makes sense to limit sugar (carbs) when sugar is, at the core, what causes diabetes. There are thousands of new diabetics diagnosed everyday. My dad is diabetic; he is virtually blind and has had both legs amputated. He is on chronic insulin. My mom told me that the medical aid company is pushing up the Co- payments on insulin because there are basically too many diabetics that need insulin now which drives up the price. My country is VERY carb centric. There is a correlation here.
That's really interesting about the Caribbean diet. I would have thought a lot of their food would be fried and high in animal products? I guess maybe they do have more natural ingredients instead of heavily processed low quality foods pushed by massive corporations in the US.
I follow Autumn and like some of her advice, but I have to eat some carbs! Otherwise I would never enjoy eating! Biggest thing I have been working on is learning how to work more protein and fiber into my daily diet.
Could you do a video on gastroparesis and the gastroparesis diet please?
3 years ago I did IF and low carb for about a year. I lost a lot of weight. And a lot of hair. (That hasnt all grown back yet)
Got some loose skin.
And now ive gained 50 of it back x.x
So im following bettiad advie this time around.
I'm so glad you reviewed her! I started out following her some 1.5 years ago, hoping to drop a couple pounds. Ironically, someone in her group linked to your video (and another one to Biolayne) and... let's just say I dropped the low car/IF protocol REAL fast. (lost the pounds, too) (yes, even while eating carbs) (lots and lots of yummy carbs)
Biolayne is awesome 😎
The reference for 5 g of salt is Dr. Ken Berry. 3:37
I tried low carb and keto, can't do it. I love pasta, I love CARBS!!! I lost 20kg by eating everyday foods, including carbs!
❤Autumn Bates very helpful
Post menopausal woman here. For me IF and watching my carb levels has helped with weight and my insulin levels. Everyone is different and I think you just need to experiment & find what works for you. For me tropical fruits, bananas, oatmeal etc really spike my blood sugar. High carb just doesn’t work for my “older” body. That’s just me ..I’m in no way keto though. Dr Jason Fung is the best authority on IF in my opinion if you try it out.
Same thing for me. 63 years old and high carb doesn't work for me either. Everyone is different. I am not Keto either. I do not feel deprived of anything I feel like I am eating great and best of all feeling great. If I want the "bread", I'll eat it as a treat, If I don't, I won't. A big thing for me was snacking, I don't snack anymore between meals and I don't feel the need to. That was a huge problem for me. People do IF for all kinds of reasons not just to lose weight.
I'm a type 2 diabetic. I eat bananas (and a variety of other fresh fruits) daily with very few impacts to my glucose! Watermelon is the only one I have to eat sparingly. Any other glucose spikes are usually due to simple carbs, not fruit.
Autumn is awesome!!!
Thank you abbey!
I was really looking forward to your perspective on this.
Please make a video about “Dr Eric Berg DC”!!!
is it really true what he says?
YES!!
I used to watch his videos until I found out that he is not a medical doctor, just a chiropractor.
I would also like to see this!!!!
@Nicole Churulich thanks for the tip!! I’ll definitely check that out!!
@Nicole Churulich wow! I’m only 7 minutes in and I’ve learned some great stuff already & just subbed to his channel. Thank you SO much for this recommendation! Hope your day is a great one!
How come when I eat carbs for breakfast even high fiber carbs such as Whole grain toast with eggs and fruit I get tired where as when just eat the eggs with pepper and avocado I have way more energy? Just wondering why this happens I also noticed eating carbs later in the day such as for lunch and snacks give me more energy?
eating carbs first thing in the morning spikes your insulin level and then it drastically dips. It the same as if you ate a candy bar that rush of sugar and then the low hits. The recommendation is to eat protein fat fiber as your first meal ... the other two should have some carbs ...
“Bougie grass-fed label” what the heck kind of commentary is that?? This highlights a problem I find with basically all dietitians, obviously b/c of their training, which doesn’t emphasize or scrutinize the issue at all, is the issue of food quality. So she’s actually saying conventional dairy is on par with grass-fed dairy? Wow. That’s just ignorant. And another thing, they frequently raise eyebrows if every statement or assertion isn’t backed up or substantiated with a study, it’s completely obnoxious and impractical. Studies can be valuable and even invaluable but they are not the end all. They’re more of a starting point or a part of the bigger equation. Pioneers find things out by trying a different route than what’s been proven or different than what prevailing theory is and sometimes you succeed and sometimes you fail, there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s actually part of the process and regardless of whether or not you have a study to back up your course of action, every person will still be doing some trial and error as there is no one size fits all and everyone has to understand and uncover their own bio individuality amongst even the best studied and proven theories. I’m generally not on board with dietitians, obviously right, but this lady is a particular turn off with her delivery and snobbish know-it-all approach. Not impressed, actually, quite unimpressed.
Hey Abbey! I was wondering if you have an opinion on intermittent fasting and the South Asian population. I've heard there's a lot of benefits because of the way our ancestors used to starve for long periods of time. Personally, when I tried intermittent fasting, I ended up reducing my LDLs, triglycerides, cholesterol, and HbA1c. And I've heard this from a lot of South Asians. (I couldn't keep it up though cause I would get ridiculously hungry at night, but since stopping my HbA1c has gone up again). So I was wondering if you know if this is actually helpful in this population.
Hi I am South Asian and was prediabetic. I reversed it through fasting, and low carb. I doubt she will believe it helpful to south asians as she follows a lot of old mainstream research. You can try taking some berberbine.Its a substitute to metformin that lowers blood sugar and cholesterol.
Love Autumn Bates! Her videos and research are 👌👍💯 She definitely knows her stuff and has been a huge motivator for me! Keto coffee rocks ☕️ 🤘 And it works 💪
I have been watching autumn for a few months and find her informative and enjoy intermittent fasting .It’s like anything get to know your own body and see what works for you.not sure why you did this video
Yesss thank you!!! I followed Autumn a while ago until I noticed she is pretty underweight. The lack of fat in her face just made me realize that she is pretty underweight and didn’t feel it was a healthy “diet” to follow
Couldn’t agree more
Thank you for this video! I've been wanting to give intermittent fasting a try. I'm currently doing Paleo.