Heck yeah! I love❤ to do 5 & 7 day fasts throughout the year. I recently started adding Allulose to my coffee and it really decreased the hunger i usually feel in the first few days of fasting.
They can publish another 50 studies if they need to. I was fat and hungry for over 20 years. My life changed for the MUCH better when I started focusing on nutrient dense food, healthy fats, and skipping breakfast if I wasn't hungry. SPOILER: When you get enough protein, fat, and nutrient density, the hunger goes away for LONG periods of time while you get happier.
Yes, but that doesn’t prove fasting worked. It’s possible you could’ve had the same good food intake regardless of feeding times and ended with same result.
@@rockhopper01 I did the 16:8 for a while, lost weight, felt better, but then I started listening to all the guys saying it's not good for you. Put back on the weight, felt terrible and was getting worse. Going back to fasting, hoping I can eventually do a 3 day water fast. Already I feel better, have lost some weight and have more energy. I think there is a lot of personal variation in these things, it depends on your micro-biome and your medical history as well. There is no 1 size fits all. Find out what works for you. (and then don't get talked out of it)
@@wayneherron2161 Absolutely! I think the 16-hour gut rest with some fasted walking improves autophagy. People lose massive fat without getting loose skin due to the autophagy of skin cells. My best friend cutting calories but eating plenty of carbage all day has a ridiculous turkey neck and he looks OLD. People tell me I look 10 years younger than before.
The largest and most important effect fasting has done for me is the mental strength. It helped me understand that when I am hungry it's just another feeling. I don't need to immediately react to it, I can think about it and better understand it and myself.
Heck yeah lost 140lbs and reversed all my metabolic illness, de-aged about 20 years, in 11 months Fasting, up to 15 days but mostly 24-48 hours, and ketovore screw the science, I beat food addiction, all cravings and saved my life
You are misinterpreting the study. Your results are perfectly consistent with the study, as they are the result of calorie restriction. The method you employed to effectively implement calorie restriction was fasting.
fasting is obviously and undoubtedly natural, because men have to go out hunting to eat, and they can't eat very often, there are no refrigerators to preserve food, nor the idea of salt, and everyone who fasts only benefits, You can come up with 1000 studies against fasting, and the only thing I can think of is, industry buying science again to make people sick and sell drugs and filthy high-calorie foods, where they sell more drugs and treatments and tests etc... the food pyramid was created to sell medicines, and more than half of the studies are the same, nothing can take away the confidence of fasting. the system is shaking because the ancient secret of fasting is now available to simple people, who should be billions of dollars in sick people.
I think the primary focus of fasting studies was never really about losing weight; that was a secondary discovery. The real interest was in how fasting affects our cells and promotes rejuvenation. For example, Dr. Valter Longo and Dr. David Sinclair have both highlighted the cellular benefits of fasting. Their research shows that fasting can trigger processes that repair and regenerate cells, enhancing overall health and longevity. Weight loss turned out to be a side effect due to better control of total calorie intake. Later studies focusing specifically on weight loss found that fasting alone isn't the key. The real magic lies in how fasting can improve cellular health and potentially extend our lifespan. I think this is also a more important part in life to focus on right now with all health issues we are facing!
Agreed, and the impact of IF on insulin and insulin resistance. It's not really about whether fasting causes faster weight loss or greater weight loss it's the effects on metabolism and cellular repair.
Thank you! I got into fasting for autophagy, insulin resistance, and brain health. I’m getting really tired of fasting being drug through the mud concerning just weight loss. I happened to lose 40lbs and maintain a healthy weight after 5 years, but that wasn’t why I started doing it.
I've been following fasting protocols since 1978! I just finished a 42hr fast! I love it and I will never stop! I'm 64 and I look and feel fabulous; no tiredness, no illness, no depression! I hate, hate hate "dieting"!
Good for you. I'm 65 and my mother is 101. Neither of us has ever fasted. Neither of us are on any medications. So I'm not sure what fasting does, other than make you hungry 😂😂
I'm over 60 as well and fasting was my only real answer after losing the first 20 lbs. on OMAD. As we age, it becomes much harder to burn calories. Fasting demands your body to use its own energy. Fasting forces the refrigerator to get emptied out and move on to the freezer where the fat is stored. It cannot be denied.
@mikepetrilli4686 Haha, and good for you! Yes, I have centenarians in my family that I'm sure never fasted! I'm also sure that there are many things that contribute to my well-being. I don't care if you fast. I enjoy fasting. Hunger isn't much of an issue; nonetheless, there are benefits of ghrelin and the cascade of hormonal responses. I like the energy boost and clarity that I get on a good fast! I like having a day without cooking. Although I love cooking and also feel great when I eat. I travel a lot. My kids live abroad. When in Paris I will eat croissants and I will enjoy the wine in Italy. When I'm home I fast occasionally. Generally, I eat when I'm hungry and fast when I'm not, or when I decide to. It suits my lifestyle! It's easy for me to do. I'm a jazz singer with bands all over. I love the way I feel and look; ageless and full of life and energy!
My neighbor is 85 ripped ,looks like if he's on his 40s I told him what he do he said he's been fasting since when he was in his 30s and eating clean ,fruits veggies,and proteins especially eggs 💯
HECK YEAH!!!!! Will NEVER NOT FAST the rest of my life! Thankful I found your videos years ago!!! Fasting is literally the simplest thing to do to better our health. Thank you!!! 💙💙
Heck yeah. Went from an unhealthy 235+ to 200. No shortness of breath. Sleep better. Just all around feeling better. 46yo and in the best shape in years. 16-8 during the week and mindful eating on the weekend. While fasting may help you reach a goal, its the journey is what changes you.
Heck Yeah !! I'm in the best shape I've been since I was in my early 20's (in my 40's now) and it's because I started IF after last Thanksgiving and followed a lot of your advice. Your channel and IG have been extremely helpful. Thank you for some of the best content out there!
I don't understand why people have a hard time with this. Every time you eat, your pancreas releases Insulin. While Insulin is elevated a person cannot burn fat. decreasing the amount of times that Insulin is released of course leads to fat loss. Simple, eat fewer meals!
@@nwmxriderno it doesn’t. I workout a lot and I only eat twice a day, no snacks. I mainly eat animal based normally rice with eggs and meat and beans. For desert I have green yoghurt and honey! I also eat apples and blueberries sometimes
@Notifications485 that'll Def get you results...for a while. If you're trying to mass, you mostly likely can't get enough calories after you become intermediate to advanced
Hmmm, this is incredible 😲 😂 The Food industry Guards are at war. When you avoid food after 6pm in any community, you're definitely a culprit killing the night scene. 😅 They n33d you nibbling ALL DAY LONG
Exactly, not to mention alcohol! The fasting movement kills too many demons at once, so they’re fighting back with the “science,” but we already know scientists and their opinions and conclusions often follow the agenda of the highest bidder.
I find it interesting that as humans we find answers and then ask new questions to create new answers. As the former answer that was always true gets buried in the new answers. 😂 It has and will always be Calories in vs Calories out. A Caloric deficit no matter what the diet is will be a “fasting mimicking diet”.
I agree. I've done intermittent fasting for quite some time and it is about so much more than restricting your calories. I haven't listened to Delauer in a while because he changes his mind so much about what's healthy. And frankly he does not look so good these days. If people want to listen to the internet so be it. I Listen to my gut and how I feel.
@@Summer-zv1tq I very much so understand fasting. I’ve been fasting since I was a teenager. My family was religious about it, straight up dry fasting for 24hrs every 3rd Thursday of the month. I then carried that into adulthood. I think it comes down to preference and what you’re trying to accomplish. Either will ultimately help people lose weight or feel better. But maybe there are specific things you are trying to accomplish like getting your insulin under control. Coming from a type 2 diabetes prone family( mom has it & grandmother died from it) fasting went from a spiritual thing for me to a health thing.
@@belindatownshend3804the only reason veganism is annoying to people is when it becomes ideological and not health related. No sympathy at all for the negative backlash you lot get.
There is a guy who got a Nobel prize for his work on fasting. To say fasting has no benefit over calorie-restricted eating feels more like a hit-job than a true study.
It's due to less insulin spikes, thus less cell damage. Ketosis is the true state we are supposed to be in. Agriculture robbed us of that. A human baby is born in ketosis (the clue is right there).
I once did a fasting experiment on myself. For four weeks, I ate normally, only restricting calories. For the next four weeks, I kept the weekly average calories the same, but fasted for two days a week. My exercise levels were the same in both periods. Normally, weight loss slows as a diet goes on. This time, I lost a few pounds more in the fasting month than I did in the non-fasting month. It was enough to convince me that fasting does work, but it was not sustainable for me. I find it easier to maintain a calorie target eating five small meals a day. For others, intermittent fasting is easier. Whatever works best for you is a win!
Fasting and ketone metabolism has changed my life in so many ways. People can make a study to say what they want but real outcomes mean more to me than some bullshit study. Also people don't understand that it takes more than 14 hours to switch to ketones to any meaningful degree if you were eating sugars and carbs. The benefit comes from your body fueling from the fat on your body including the visceral organ fat where diseases usually come from. So if someone is eating a carb based diet, anything under 22-24 hours is probably not useful enough to have meaningful change.
Im doing 16 8 and 14 10 alternating every other day. I did one 24 hr fast 2 weeks in. Eatling under 50g ofcarbs a day and shooting for 110 g of protein a day, more if i workout. Ive lossed 15lbs. it will be a month next thursday, hoping to make it at least 17 lbs. I am walking on an incline on treadmill for at least 30 min+ small amount of weight training, 4 days a week. I am a 6'1 female who was at an obese bmi so i did start off burning a lot, like he discussed in the video. Fasting works for me, so ill stick to it.
fasting has benefits far beyond weight loss, I'm living proof it works, i have no more metabolic disorders only after a few months, and I've been on it for 3 years now, my blood lab numbers are perfect, i was very sick when i started, I'm now in the best shape of my life, and weighing what i weighed as a 21 year old. I'm in my 60's. did i tell you i lost 200lbs of fat and have kept it off with this lifestyle. i go 24 hours, eat at the same time every day, only takes 15 minutes to eat at max. I'm a carni-vegan, and i go 3-4 days every once in a while for the autophagy benefits. if you fast for 3 days before your blood labs, and drink or eat beets on the norm, your numbers will be better. and your dr. won't try to put you on some pills. whether you fast or not, eat good healthy organic food, or you're gonna be un-alive way before your time, I can't stress this enough, can you believe we have to say "un-alive"? wtf?
Fasting makes you less hungry so you restric calories=eating less.I feel good for years eating in a time restricted window and have convinced many people to do so
what a bunch of BS!!! I only eat one to maybe two meals a day and then may go one to two days without eating anything. This has led me to lose 42 lbs, my A1C is at 5, my blood pressure is excellent, by heart rate is close to my early thirties and I'm almost 70. My health hasn't been this good in decades!!! My diabetic meds are being reduced and hopefully soon will be eliminated. My Dr. says 'keep up what your doing'. I''ve had to buy all new clothes and that is a good thing. The old stuff went to Good Will Industries. This is what works for me!!!!
Not BS. Take all the calories you eat in a week and divide by 21(keeping the same macros proportion), and then eat those divided calories into 3 meals a day. You will see there is no difference.
I’ve lost 100lbs since last Sept. while intermittent fasting! It’s the only thing that has worked and has not left me starving! I respect studies, but everyone is different and like you said these subjects are rodents or not obese! Thank you for all of your info and “Heck Yeah” I stand by fasting! ❤
@@Almneur fasting is not about weight lost, it’s about longevity. Getting thinner is not equal to living longer so it doesn’t matter if you loss the same amount of fat. People always should stick to fasting. It’s easier than to count calories
Corporations need a justification to make you consume more. Fasting becomes popular - they try to diminish this impact. Piece of conspiracy😊 Do we know who sponsored those trials?
the fact that fasting and simply reducing calories in a traditional way of dieting is the same has been known for a while now. if you prefer fasting, you'll still eventually be eating. the fact that so many brainlets are getting conspiratorial for a well done and objective study (amongst MANY others that have said the same thing) says theyre equivalent has shown me this channel hasnt fostered a good community, and ive been a sub for a hot minute.
I was binge eating several times a week. With Keto and some mild fasting my binges and cravings have completly stopped. I dont obsess over food but still eat good and enough when I eat. So yeah I'll defo stick to it. ❤
Stop allowing stupid people to tell you stupid things on the internet. If you’re so distrusting of vaccines, transgender people, and all of these other things, why don’t you utilize that same skepticism to critically think about these issues.
I don't intentionally fast but I like to get up in the morning and have my coffee and not eat until 11 or 12 then I don't eat after dinner. But I do follow low carb and it works for me
Heck yeah!!! My protocol has been 18:6, a caloric deficit, and an eating window from 1pm - 7pm with training 5 days a week. However, as you stated reducing IR is key to lasting fat loss. So yes I fast but fat loss is only part of it. Reduced IR and autophagy or my main reasons. Also the fact that less effort needs to be expended to burn fat is pretty good bonus!!
Also, when you do the fasting for a certain amount of hours, your insulin response is better and you become insulin sensitive easier so when looking at overall health, the fasting group should be better off because the blood sugar is not going up all the time.
I am 48 years old and after being suddenly handicapped due to a surgeon who cut off my hip flexors I have not been able to walk much at all for the last two years and have been left alone in isolation at home, I now for the first time in my life suffer from obesity with a BMI of 31.7, abdominal fat, and sudden muscle loss with cramps. I experience high inflammation and pain. My heart rate rises with little exertion, making me feel exhausted and breathless. I have chest pressure and notice my heart works hard even with small activities, causing me to sweat heavily. Additionally, I have painful fatty deposits associated with Dercum's disease in the lymph areas under my arms and groin and asymmetrical abdominal fat. I have pain on the right side where my liver is located and have noted lymphatic issues. I experience nerve pain in my ankle and hip following a medical injury, and extensive scar tissue that has fused with other tissue, making it impossible for me to walk or stand on my left side. A bad surgeon intentionally handicapped me and cut up my left hip. I cannot walk far and use crutches or a walker. I was once a dancer, weighing 76 kilos. Now, I have been isolated at home for more than two years, bedridden 80% of the time and weighing 93 kilos. My family and relatives, who are narcissists, have abandoned me because a handicap doesn't fit their family image. They have no empathy for me, as they only feel anxiety around people who need help. I am deeply grieving and a bit unhinged due to social media abuse and isolation. I eat alone, talk to myself, and cannot go outside despite living in the capital. I see no one but healthcare personnel who gaslight me beyond words. I cannot sleep due to the healthcare injury in my hip, which has also damaged my lower back and foot. The crutches have injured my neck and shoulders, resulting in a frozen shoulder and pain in my left chest and arm. I am utterly exhausted. Life is a literal hell, as I lie awake most of the night with ice on my body to calm the nerve and muscle pains. The cramps are due to muscle imbalances. However, I still need to eat like everyone else. What diet should I follow to improve my situation as best I can on my own? I need to try something different than continuing with Uber Eats daily. Only suggest things if you know what you are talking about. Hopefully, Thomas can read this and advise on what one can do in this health and life crisis, focusing on diet and mental improvement despite my inability to sleep. I fall asleep twice a day, snoring loudly, and wake up with pain like being beaten with a police baton over my hip, foot, ankle, and left side of the neck and shoulder. It's an insane nightmare. I have limited funds and usually order simple ready-made foods like Thai food, McDonald's, salads, or smoothie bowls from Uber Eats. Today, I ordered meat and some better small things from a grocery store because I’ve had enough of fast food. I hate it. But, as I cannot lift my left arm and cannot stand for long, cooking is very difficult and exhausting. I am trying to switch to simpler and cleaner eating, and I do feel better if I eat something like 300 grams of steak with sauerkraut rather than Thai food with white rice or a McDonald’s burger with carrots instead of fries and a Coke Zero. I am fully aware that fast food is not good at all. But, when you have no energy to sit up, stay awake, and feel hungry, and cannot get outside for sunlight, it is very difficult not to rely on Uber Eats. Please advise what I can do in my present situation without judgment. When I was fit and weighed 76 kilos, I danced and did martial arts daily and could do 80 push-ups in a minute. But that is not who I am now. Today, after gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, a family that abandoned me and turned against me, a healthcare system that failed me, and a psychopathic surgeon who intentionally handicapped me, I feel utterly lost. My father, who is a doctor and orthopedic surgeon, prefers to maintain his reputation with his colleagues rather than stand up for his own son. My sister and father, the most jealous narcissists, hated that I was always creative, a dancer, an actor, and later a journalist who lived in five countries. They have no soul, no ambition, and only care about a shallow, fake life filled with name-dropping rich friends. They have no honesty, no honor, and zero empathy for anyone who doesn't make them more famous or rich. So, here I lie, struggling to write this text due to so much inflammation in my hands and lower arms. This is my reality, and you have no idea what hell of abuse I have been through. Please, do not judge but offer advice and support if you can. Thank you for reading to the end. Have a good weekend!
Hey mate, that is a tough deal you have been dealt. Personally I'm on keto, but I'm planning to and think you should look into the carnivore diet. A lot of people seem to get really good results from it.
@@George-lz6ue Thanks for reaching out. It means a lot to connect with others through social media platforms who have tested and found results in areas that conventional healthcare often neglects. It's frustrating when public healthcare providers refuse to help despite it being their job, showing little interest or ideas for making things better. I just received my order of meats, spices, cream, eggs, and other essentials. I'll be starting today and seeing how I manage. It's challenging to cook while dealing with fatigue and pain, especially when I can only stand for a couple of minutes due to my hip and foot issues. The lack of sleep and sunlight doesn’t help either. However, at least my freezer and fridge are now full of various kinds of meat. I will start counting calories to understand what I've been eating and what I will eat now. I just sat down and counted the vegan breakfast I have been ordering from a cool place called Mahalo, which makes very tasty smoothie bowls. However, I am shocked after calculating the calories of what’s in the smoothie bowl, which includes: - Mango: 1 cup (200g) = 100 kcal - Avocado: 1/2 medium (75g) = 120 kcal - Lemon: 1 tbsp (15g) = 4 kcal - Ginger: 1 tsp (5g) = 5 kcal - Turmeric: 1 tsp (3g) = 9 kcal - Spinach: 1 cup (30g) = 7 kcal - Blue spirulina: 1/2 liter (500ml) = 20 kcal - Moringa: 1 tsp (2g) = 7 kcal - Cereals: 1/2 cup (30g) = 110 kcal - Chia pudding: 1/4 cup (60g) = 120 kcal - Mango & passion fruit purée: 2 tbsp (30g) = 25 kcal - Strawberries: 1/2 cup (75g) = 30 kcal - Peanut butter: 2 tbsp (32g) = 190 kcal - Almond butter: 2 tbsp (32g) = 200 kcal - Strawberry sprinkles: 1 tbsp (10g) = 50 kcal The total estimated calories for the smoothie bowl are approximately 997 kcal. I have to get serious about my diet. Now I understand why many vegan girls seem overweight, like Greta Thunberg, who eats at this place almost every day. I've seen her there many times as she lives in my area. This is what I have been eating every morning for the last 2-3 months. After eating this around 11 am every morning, I would only need some small amount of meat in the evening since I felt full from the smoothie bowl. However, it's impossible to order just a small amount of meat on Uber Eats; it always comes with white rice if you get Thai food or bread and processed cheese if you get McDonald's. Pasta or similar dishes add even more carbs. So, I have been eating about 2000-3000 calories a day, two meals a day, but with zero physical activity and no sleep, it’s no wonder I feel awful. Watching TV series and using social media 14 hours a day, mixed with some studies and occasional stretching due to pain, has been my routine. Now, I have all kinds of meat ready to BBQ but zero energy or motivation to get started. This is real life, and I am not pretending to ignore what it is. The narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, isolation, and total abandonment by my family, who are celebrating summer lunch together just 15 minutes away from here without even saying hello to me for over a year, are probably what drains my energy the most. The exclusion is the worst. Sitting in my mom's house, which my sister stole after my mom passed away from cancer, with common friends and kids, pretending I don’t exist, despite always being part of the family and extended family of friends, breaks my heart. My sister is a total psychopath who thrives on others' suffering and exclusion. My nephew, whom I used to pick up after kindergarten every Friday, isn’t allowed to know what’s going on, and my sister makes sure I can’t reach out to him. My sister cheated on her ex, causing her son so much pain that I had to call social services for the child's sake. This set off her vendetta against me. Now, she manipulates everyone against me, making them feel sorry for her. She lives with a new man she was cheating with, making him the new dad and uncle, so my nephew has forgotten about me. So, here I sit every day with a nearly 1000-calorie Greta Thunberg vegan smoothie bowl, feeling sorry for myself. This is crazy! My fingers are inflamed from just typing all these words. I really don’t have anyone to talk to, so once I start, I have a lot to say. Have a good Sunday and thanks for reaching out!
I'm also on a very tight budget and I have executive fonction issues. So what works for me, in addition to keto and intermittent fasting, is having a programmable (second hand) electric cooker so I can let it do the cooking while I do something else without fear of burning or wasting food. I use eggs as my first source of protein because a) they're less expensive and b) they're the best source of protein (and nutrition if they're from pasture raised chicken). I cook them in my electric kettle, using my phone timer and slather them in butter if eaten warm or mayo if eaten cold. I don't hesitate to buy frozen vegetables and already washed lettuce or arugula in plastic bags : they're less expensive and fresher than the ones at the supermarket and they're already washed and cut. I use butter, olive oil, crème fraîche and nuts as my principal source of fats, I'll add tinned sardines or pickled herring when I can afford them (for the omega 3). Sugar, carbs in general and omega 6 are the principal dietary contributors to inflammation. Stress of course is another culprit, and after what you've been through, what you're going through, it must be very high. I found useful information here on TH-cam with dr Sten Ekberg and Jessie Inchauspé (glucose goddess). And I use apps like Yazio to monitor my food intake and eating hours, it makes it like a video game which motivates me. I hope life improves for you. Ditching carbs did a lot for my mental health and energy. Hopefully it may help with yours.
@@NouriaDiallo Thanks a lot! I didn't know about this Glucose Goddess and the app. I'll look it up! Simplifying things is crucial for me right now. That's why I named my TH-cam channel "Simplicity." And took a photo over the too of my city while kind of reflecting why my life went to hell while those in my family that seem to have crawled up from hell live like queens and kings when I am totally excluded from my family… I never been through something like this and my brain cannot cope well with this loss that I can never see my 9 year old nephew again… so yes, a lot of complex grief mixed with chronic pain. I however just made my first carnivore meal. So did something good for myself finally…and not based on ready made food from restaurants and by crazy vegans like Greta Thunberg… I ordered a variety of meats, fat sources, and spices. And now I just grilled a flat steak from a summer sale, which is usually meant for family BBQs. Ah yes, huh, I don't have a family, but with the energy I burn from being sick, I can eat for a whole family for sure! The steak was huge, 2.2 pounds. I cut it in half, grilled it on an old Swedish cast iron pan, and ate it with a lot of sauerkraut. As Andrew Huberman mentioned, sauerkraut benefits the gut and immune system. So, I think I'll be eating mostly meat, sauerkraut, and different mushrooms this coming week and see how it goes! Thanks for sharing your way of doing things, just talking with people that are not out to hurt you is so great right now … I have not seen people in 2 years but a few bad doctors but no friends or family as I we isolated at home and 99% of my friends live either in North America or in Asia… so is a lot on my plate but this steak, to say the least! 🤷🏼♂️😤 so thanks a lot! 👍
Lost 50lbs after pregnancy after implementing a fasting lifestyle. Never have I ever had this much lean muscle and shocked that my skin isn’t sagging after a 50lb weight loss and my age (41). Fasting has been the “magic pill” I’ve always been looking for.
I quit IF about 18 months ago. I’m 64, fit, heavy lifter, no intense cardio but many moderate level walks per week. Fasting doesn’t work for me anymore, but my decision was based on my own needs and body and hormonal state at this age, not studies. I eat when I’m hungry. Sometimes that is after 18 hours, sometimes it’s at 4am. I just listen to my body. I’m also eating more carbs after 14 years of very (very very) low carb. I love your content and appreciate every bit of info you share.
Fasting, for many people, allows to more easily manage calories. Only someone who is completely deluded would think that fasting has some magical powers that allows it to oxidize more fat than what would be achieved by caloric restriction alone. The simple fact that fasting facilitates caloric restriction makes it effective. I personally find it far easier, when I eat fewer meals, to maintain the caloric intake I need to lose or maintain weight. Frequent eating always tempts me to overconsume calories.
8 1/2 years of time restricted eating changed my life. i am no longer yo-yo dieting, compulsive overeating & my life finally feels “sane”. @ 70 i will never give it up no matter what the studies show. side benefits for me: lost weight, weight now stable my labs all improved Homa IR at 1.1 A1C. 5.3
I have done IF twice in 4 years. The first time, I got from 280 to 255 but hurt myself and had a vasectomy. So I stopped caring . As of Feb 24, I have gone from 280 to 248 at my lowest, currently 252 . So it works for me
Great work Thomas! I first learned the importance of understanding bioindividualty decades ago from my doctor. It's great to see someone like you finally talking about the importance of understanding the biochemistry of our own bodies by whatever means.
What works for me 1. I’m better at abstinence than I am at moderation. Once I start eating, I thinking more often about eating . 2. I lost 80 lbs with time restriction eating and keto . My blood pressure went from 150/80 to 106/66 3. I now have more discipline even if I decide to have high carb meal or celebration
I don’t understand the lumen device, if you’re At work what difference does it make if you’re burning fat or carbs if you don’t have time to go exercise or eat at that time?
I had a very restrictive vegan diet for about 25 years. I ate only twice per day and most days my last meal of the day was before 4pm. No snacking at all. Most days, I would get at least 16-18 hours between my last meal and first. Most of my calories came from beans, rice, nuts, fruits and veggies. All organic. No dairy, no meat for about 25 years with no deviation. My weight just stayed off naturally without hardly any exercise at all. For my height 6ft my natural weight is 172-175 lbs and that is where my weight stayed for all those years. As soon as I started a three meal a day plan, some meals after 4pm and got off a vegan diet, incorporating chicken and dairy, I increased in weight from 172 lb to 235 lb in three years and no matter how long I exercise and try to fast, it does not reduce my weight. I definitely know from experience that going without food daily for about 16-18 hours per day, definitely works in keeping normal natural body weight composition.
I suffer with binge eating disorder as well as having suffered with food addiction. 22 months of a good fasting schedule, eating mainly wholefoods and walking - down 150lbs and never felt better. Lifestyles and diets work differently depending upon the person and their situation. Find what fits with your life and stick to it!
Thomas, everything you said is exactly what I thought was going to be said before this video and the weight difference is just ridiculous. If the people that so-called fasting were the same weight they would’ve lost even more and they didn’t even move as much and lost the same at a lower weight to begin with, so all they did was show us that fasting works and so many ways. Great response video!
I think that the biggest issue is the definition of what an actual MEAL is? What is a meal? You can eat a bag of chips and salsa and make it a meal. You can have a frozen dinner and have a meal. You can have large amounts of the right meal and have no damage to any of your stats OR eat a small amount of the wrong material and absolutely destroy every data point you are measuring. Calories are not all the same. Some calories stick to you like super glue, while others heal diseases, repair tissue, shrink size, dump fat, build muscle, improve overall health. The discussion to me isn't to eat or not to eat, but what to eat, when I eat, because we all must eat. So, once again, "what's a meal or what makes the perfect meal?" - that is the question.
Thomas please do a full review on the Lumen, i want to purchase it but I need more info, over heard that you need to be a certain BMI for this tool to work well. Is that true?
Great video, you took the time in the end to outline why time restricted eating/fasting works so well. I have been doing 16/8 for years but have recently started OMAD a few days per week, I have found a significant difference in the weight loss benefits of fasting. Keep up the great work, this is your best video yet!
16:8 is the best. I've lost the weight. Eating whole foods now. My energy is great. My body has adapted over time where I don't have to think about fasting. Skin cleared up. Sagging skin tightened up. My exercises are only low impact, yoga and squats. Fasting is what it's called today, but in my opinion it's the natural way to live. Thanks for all the content.
The other thing to consider is the eventual consequence of eating more when your eating window is larger. Sure, you can force yourself to eat less when you eat in a 12-hour window, but you'll probably eat more than you would if your window was 6 or even 4 hours.
We have this idea given to us by big food corporations that we need to be eating all day long. They have a specific food for every minute of the day ( breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and then dessert). Most people think they are going to die if they skip a meal; even if they’re not hungry.
This is a misleading video title. This is about intermittent fasting, and that's no different than a diet regime. It shouldn't be called fasting because it doesn't activate ketosis or autophagy properly. People improve because they eat less in a smaller time window, and that's already a huge benefit. Proper Fasting is anything prolonged, where words like autophagy and ketosis can be used in the same sentence.
If I was fasting to lose weight, this study might matter to me. But I'm not. All the other health benefits are what interest me. If anything, the study in question further encourages me to think those benefits are indeed there, especially since the participants were barely doing a real fast in the first place.
I lost 80 lbs and reversed T2D in 90 days doing ADF. Dr Fungs book outlines protocols in the appendix. ADF is the gold standard. It worked for me. 3x36 and 3x42 was my protocol. At the time I was a 58 yr old male with an A1c over 12. After the 90 day ADF protocol my A1c was 4.5!
Daily IF (18 fasting, 6 hour eating window) for 6 months helped raise my HDL from 46 mg/dL to 79 mg/dL. I'll stick with what works long-term, which has been ketovore. Mild acid reflux of 15 years- completely gone on strict ketovore and has never returned. It has also helped me manage stress much more easily.
Heck yeah. Fasting has helped me to better understand my body, when it's truly hungry, and better recognize when I'm full. It was like a reset in my brain. Also, my mental sharpness and clarity vastly improved and I feel energized, not tired all the time. I've been doing OMAD for about 4 years and started doing a 48 hr fast once a month for 1.5 years now and I won't stop. I'm 41 and the healthiest I've been in my life.
I have been watching Thomas for a while great information but if you don’t agree with his message just wait for a few videos and he will change his opinion and if you don’t agree with that just wait he will change back again
Heck yeah! Coincidentally, I'm 4 1/2 days fasted right now. Keto controlled my weight and made fasting easier, but fasting changed my life. Just a reminder, though, folks: get your protein when you're not fasting, and get your exercise, including resistance training, when you fast. In the context of keto, this can be an issue, because large amounts of protein can push you out of ketosis. The struggle is in titrating the amount of protein you consume.
Heck YEAH. The only thing triggering my weight loss is 16:8 fasting. I switched to a plant-based diet in 2021 and lost 40 lbs. Without fasting I lost only 10 lbs. initially so it clearly works for me. I have 40 more to go. I am struggling with high glucose/Type II nonsense and this helps dramatically with those lab numbers. Looking to do a 3-day fast once a month. Need to build up some courage for that but I stand by the fasting.
For the last year I was derailed by injury and bad choices. Now over the last month I have been time restricting 17-21 hr and working out fasted to lose as much weight before a knee surgery. I am down 14 lbs my goal is 20 - 25 lbs. I feel amazing, I am eating healthier food, Sugar cravings are gone. The key for me is to keep moving even after surgery. I plan to workout Upper and Mid body afterwards an PT on lower. Don't stop till you hear Metal! LOL
If you fast 23 hrs and eat 3000 calories in 1 hr you will gain weight. Same if vice versa. It has to do with calorie amounts. Problem with most is they have no self control so they need to imprison themselves into a time window to eat. Also eating at least 3 times a day helps without craving too much or getting hungry then snacking on crap.
Fasting (over the last five years) has given me the flexibility of choosing when to eat. I am NOT beholden to hunger and thus not prone to making bad decisions regarding my eating. As anyone who travels weekly for work will attest, the wrong foods are mostly all one can access when on the road. Thanks to fasting, I can wait for the right food. It's cool when you say, "I'll be home tomorrow. I'll wait to eat then.".
If you still stand with fasting, give me a “heck yeah” in the comments!
Heck yeah
Heck yeah! I love❤ to do 5 & 7 day fasts throughout the year. I recently started adding Allulose to my coffee and it really decreased the hunger i usually feel in the first few days of fasting.
Heck, yeah‼️
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HECK YEAH!!!
big pharma doesnt like that fasting is free
Great point. IF is free.
And the Malthusians in gov't hate anything that helps humanity thrive - hence why they give big pharma it's monopoly.
Yes and stops you spending money on their sugary processed foods during the fasting window.
☝🏾 This part right here
This whole video is literally created to advertise lumen...
They can publish another 50 studies if they need to. I was fat and hungry for over 20 years. My life changed for the MUCH better when I started focusing on nutrient dense food, healthy fats, and skipping breakfast if I wasn't hungry. SPOILER: When you get enough protein, fat, and nutrient density, the hunger goes away for LONG periods of time while you get happier.
What did you eat
Yes, but that doesn’t prove fasting worked. It’s possible you could’ve had the same good food intake regardless of feeding times and ended with same result.
@@rockhopper01 I did the 16:8 for a while, lost weight, felt better, but then I started listening to all the guys saying it's not good for you. Put back on the weight, felt terrible and was getting worse. Going back to fasting, hoping I can eventually do a 3 day water fast. Already I feel better, have lost some weight and have more energy. I think there is a lot of personal variation in these things, it depends on your micro-biome and your medical history as well. There is no 1 size fits all. Find out what works for you. (and then don't get talked out of it)
@@wayneherron2161 Absolutely! I think the 16-hour gut rest with some fasted walking improves autophagy. People lose massive fat without getting loose skin due to the autophagy of skin cells. My best friend cutting calories but eating plenty of carbage all day has a ridiculous turkey neck and he looks OLD. People tell me I look 10 years younger than before.
The largest and most important effect fasting has done for me is the mental strength. It helped me understand that when I am hungry it's just another feeling. I don't need to immediately react to it, I can think about it and better understand it and myself.
fasting and autophagy for cancer resilience as well...
Heck yeah
lost 140lbs and reversed all my metabolic illness, de-aged about 20 years, in 11 months
Fasting, up to 15 days but mostly 24-48 hours, and ketovore
screw the science, I beat food addiction, all cravings and saved my life
how are you 24-48 hrs without eating? are you retired?
You are misinterpreting the study. Your results are perfectly consistent with the study, as they are the result of calorie restriction. The method you employed to effectively implement calorie restriction was fasting.
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fasting is obviously and undoubtedly natural, because men have to go out hunting to eat, and they can't eat very often, there are no refrigerators to preserve food, nor the idea of salt, and everyone who fasts only benefits, You can come up with 1000 studies against fasting, and the only thing I can think of is, industry buying science again to make people sick and sell drugs and filthy high-calorie foods, where they sell more drugs and treatments and tests etc... the food pyramid was created to sell medicines, and more than half of the studies are the same, nothing can take away the confidence of fasting. the system is shaking because the ancient secret of fasting is now available to simple people, who should be billions of dollars in sick people.
@@nomade55p its hard to stay longer fast if youre retired or a foodie
I think the primary focus of fasting studies was never really about losing weight; that was a secondary discovery. The real interest was in how fasting affects our cells and promotes rejuvenation. For example, Dr. Valter Longo and Dr. David Sinclair have both highlighted the cellular benefits of fasting. Their research shows that fasting can trigger processes that repair and regenerate cells, enhancing overall health and longevity. Weight loss turned out to be a side effect due to better control of total calorie intake. Later studies focusing specifically on weight loss found that fasting alone isn't the key. The real magic lies in how fasting can improve cellular health and potentially extend our lifespan. I think this is also a more important part in life to focus on right now with all health issues we are facing!
Agreed, and the impact of IF on insulin and insulin resistance. It's not really about whether fasting causes faster weight loss or greater weight loss it's the effects on metabolism and cellular repair.
Thank you! I got into fasting for autophagy, insulin resistance, and brain health. I’m getting really tired of fasting being drug through the mud concerning just weight loss. I happened to lose 40lbs and maintain a healthy weight after 5 years, but that wasn’t why I started doing it.
I've been following fasting protocols since 1978! I just finished a 42hr fast! I love it and I will never stop! I'm 64 and I look and feel fabulous; no tiredness, no illness, no depression! I hate, hate hate "dieting"!
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Tremendous, glad for you. As has been said , hard to argue with success.
Good for you. I'm 65 and my mother is 101. Neither of us has ever fasted. Neither of us are on any medications. So I'm not sure what fasting does, other than make you hungry 😂😂
I'm over 60 as well and fasting was my only real answer after losing the first 20 lbs. on OMAD. As we age, it becomes much harder to burn calories. Fasting demands your body to use its own energy. Fasting forces the refrigerator to get emptied out and move on to the freezer where the fat is stored. It cannot be denied.
@mikepetrilli4686 Haha, and good for you! Yes, I have centenarians in my family that I'm sure never fasted! I'm also sure that there are many things that contribute to my well-being.
I don't care if you fast. I enjoy fasting. Hunger isn't much of an issue; nonetheless, there are benefits of ghrelin and the cascade of hormonal responses. I like the energy boost and clarity that I get on a good fast! I like having a day without cooking. Although I love cooking and also feel great when I eat.
I travel a lot. My kids live abroad. When in Paris I will eat croissants and I will enjoy the wine in Italy. When I'm home I fast occasionally. Generally, I eat when I'm hungry and fast when I'm not, or when I decide to.
It suits my lifestyle! It's easy for me to do. I'm a jazz singer with bands all over. I love the way I feel and look; ageless and full of life and energy!
My neighbor is 85 ripped ,looks like if he's on his 40s I told him what he do he said he's been fasting since when he was in his 30s and eating clean ,fruits veggies,and proteins especially eggs 💯
lol doesn't he know fruits are bad?
Fasting was very effective for me personally.
go go placebo
@@lawngnome777 Or he simply restricted calories by fasting. Thats not placebo, thats evidence.
@RunningWithSauce exactly. People are just bored on the internet, so they poke fun at others to make themselves feel better, lol
probably because it allowed you to lower your calories. nothing magic about it
HECK YEAH!!!!!
Will NEVER NOT FAST the rest of my life! Thankful I found your videos years ago!!! Fasting is literally the simplest thing to do to better our health. Thank you!!! 💙💙
Heck yeah. Went from an unhealthy 235+ to 200. No shortness of breath. Sleep better. Just all around feeling better. 46yo and in the best shape in years. 16-8 during the week and mindful eating on the weekend. While fasting may help you reach a goal, its the journey is what changes you.
Heck Yeah !! I'm in the best shape I've been since I was in my early 20's (in my 40's now) and it's because I started IF after last Thanksgiving and followed a lot of your advice. Your channel and IG have been extremely helpful. Thank you for some of the best content out there!
I don't understand why people have a hard time with this.
Every time you eat, your pancreas releases Insulin.
While Insulin is elevated a person cannot burn fat.
decreasing the amount of times that Insulin is released of course leads to fat loss.
Simple, eat fewer meals!
Buuuut of you're on an intense strength training program, this can be less than ideal. 😊
Eat fewer calories.
Not true at all. Cico will dictate fat loss, period.
@@nwmxriderno it doesn’t. I workout a lot and I only eat twice a day, no snacks. I mainly eat animal based normally rice with eggs and meat and beans. For desert I have green yoghurt and honey! I also eat apples and blueberries sometimes
@Notifications485 that'll Def get you results...for a while. If you're trying to mass, you mostly likely can't get enough calories after you become intermediate to advanced
Hmmm, this is incredible 😲 😂
The Food industry Guards are at war. When you avoid food after 6pm in any community, you're definitely a culprit killing the night scene. 😅
They n33d you nibbling ALL DAY LONG
Sooo true! The entertainment, tourist and restaurants would get Hit hard,!!
Yeah this healthy fasting trend is going to screw up the profits for big corps! We can't have that.
it's bad for the restaurant if people stop eating after 6pm because that's when they make the most money
Exactly, not to mention alcohol! The fasting movement kills too many demons at once, so they’re fighting back with the “science,” but we already know scientists and their opinions and conclusions often follow the agenda of the highest bidder.
Health in people has risen sharply in the past six years. It is appalling to hear so many doctors denounce fasting for longevity.
I find it interesting that as humans we find answers and then ask new questions to create new answers. As the former answer that was always true gets buried in the new answers. 😂 It has and will always be Calories in vs Calories out. A Caloric deficit no matter what the diet is will be a “fasting mimicking diet”.
I agree. I've done intermittent fasting for quite some time and it is about so much more than restricting your calories. I haven't listened to Delauer in a while because he changes his mind so much about what's healthy. And frankly he does not look so good these days. If people want to listen to the internet so be it. I Listen to my gut and how I feel.
The problem with fasting is that it doesn't make people money
@@darrelljohnson2499if that's what you think then you don't understand fasting.
@@Summer-zv1tq I very much so understand fasting. I’ve been fasting since I was a teenager. My family was religious about it, straight up dry fasting for 24hrs every 3rd Thursday of the month. I then carried that into adulthood. I think it comes down to preference and what you’re trying to accomplish. Either will ultimately help people lose weight or feel better. But maybe there are specific things you are trying to accomplish like getting your insulin under control. Coming from a type 2 diabetes prone family( mom has it & grandmother died from it) fasting went from a spiritual thing for me to a health thing.
Fasting and politics... The two major sins you should not discuss with friends...
Yea try explaining being on a high fat carnivore diet as well. Ha!
Totally… and add religion and being vegan to that list lol
@@belindatownshend3804 you're right but I think being Vegan count as a political.
@@NicolasMendoula lol either way it’s controversial 🤣
@@belindatownshend3804the only reason veganism is annoying to people is when it becomes ideological and not health related. No sympathy at all for the negative backlash you lot get.
There is a guy who got a Nobel prize for his work on fasting. To say fasting has no benefit over calorie-restricted eating feels more like a hit-job than a true study.
Honestly I’m 43 and due to fasting, most people say I look 33. Fasting is the fountain of youth.
It's due to less insulin spikes, thus less cell damage. Ketosis is the true state we are supposed to be in. Agriculture robbed us of that. A human baby is born in ketosis (the clue is right there).
How long do you fast per day?
@@TheNzedsfamily depends. 36 hours once per week at least
@@scoot1846 thanks
Eh fasting has worked for me on numerous occasions so I'll stick to it.
8:00 am to 6:00 pm? You mean the traditional window within which people eat? lol.
Great video picking this apart.
I once did a fasting experiment on myself. For four weeks, I ate normally, only restricting calories. For the next four weeks, I kept the weekly average calories the same, but fasted for two days a week. My exercise levels were the same in both periods. Normally, weight loss slows as a diet goes on. This time, I lost a few pounds more in the fasting month than I did in the non-fasting month. It was enough to convince me that fasting does work, but it was not sustainable for me. I find it easier to maintain a calorie target eating five small meals a day. For others, intermittent fasting is easier. Whatever works best for you is a win!
I find that 13 or 14 hours is the sweet spot for me as far as fasting for the long consistent term.
Heck yeah!
I find it's a great tool for achieving mental clarity and cultivating discipline.
Fasting and ketone metabolism has changed my life in so many ways. People can make a study to say what they want but real outcomes mean more to me than some bullshit study. Also people don't understand that it takes more than 14 hours to switch to ketones to any meaningful degree if you were eating sugars and carbs. The benefit comes from your body fueling from the fat on your body including the visceral organ fat where diseases usually come from. So if someone is eating a carb based diet, anything under 22-24 hours is probably not useful enough to have meaningful change.
Im doing 16 8 and 14 10 alternating every other day. I did one 24 hr fast 2 weeks in. Eatling under 50g ofcarbs a day and shooting for 110 g of protein a day, more if i workout. Ive lossed 15lbs. it will be a month next thursday, hoping to make it at least 17 lbs. I am walking on an incline on treadmill for at least 30 min+ small amount of weight training, 4 days a week. I am a 6'1 female who was at an obese bmi so i did start off burning a lot, like he discussed in the video. Fasting works for me, so ill stick to it.
This is a good plan for fasting and the amount of carbs, as it has worked for me, too. Congrats on your weight loss. :)
Great job! Keep it up. I'm down 15lbs since start of June with 16-8 sometimes 18-6. It's great!
@@benjaminroe311ify I feel switching it up makes it more interesting for me. Keeps my metabolism on its toes lol. Congrats to you as well!
fasting has benefits far beyond weight loss, I'm living proof it works, i have no more metabolic disorders only after a few months, and I've been on it for 3 years now, my blood lab numbers are perfect, i was very sick when i started, I'm now in the best shape of my life, and weighing what i weighed as a 21 year old. I'm in my 60's. did i tell you i lost 200lbs of fat and have kept it off with this lifestyle. i go 24 hours, eat at the same time every day, only takes 15 minutes to eat at max. I'm a carni-vegan, and i go 3-4 days every once in a while for the autophagy benefits. if you fast for 3 days before your blood labs, and drink or eat beets on the norm, your numbers will be better. and your dr. won't try to put you on some pills. whether you fast or not, eat good healthy organic food, or you're gonna be un-alive way before your time, I can't stress this enough, can you believe we have to say "un-alive"? wtf?
Fasting makes you less hungry so you restric calories=eating less.I feel good for years eating in a time restricted window and have convinced many people to do so
what a bunch of BS!!! I only eat one to maybe two meals a day and then may go one to two days without eating anything. This has led me to lose 42 lbs, my A1C is at 5, my blood pressure is excellent, by heart rate is close to my early thirties and I'm almost 70. My health hasn't been this good in decades!!! My diabetic meds are being reduced and hopefully soon will be eliminated. My Dr. says 'keep up what your doing'. I''ve had to buy all new clothes and that is a good thing. The old stuff went to Good Will Industries. This is what works for me!!!!
Good luck on journey!
Not BS. Take all the calories you eat in a week and divide by 21(keeping the same macros proportion), and then eat those divided calories into 3 meals a day. You will see there is no difference.
people are stupid and think fasting is magic. It isn't. It's all caloric deficit. Nothing special for weight loss.@@Almneur
@@Almneurdont worry. We will keep getting results while you count calories.
This is why I hate when trends become mainstream. And work. They become denounced.. that’s a sign that it’s good for you
I’ve lost 100lbs since last Sept. while intermittent fasting! It’s the only thing that has worked and has not left me starving! I respect studies, but everyone is different and like you said these subjects are rodents or not obese! Thank you for all of your info and “Heck Yeah” I stand by fasting! ❤
You ate less calories. Period. AND, you probably already gained 50 lbs since. Right? Right? Hahaha, knew it.
@@Almneur fasting is not about weight lost, it’s about longevity. Getting thinner is not equal to living longer so it doesn’t matter if you loss the same amount of fat. People always should stick to fasting. It’s easier than to count calories
Corporations need a justification to make you consume more. Fasting becomes popular - they try to diminish this impact. Piece of conspiracy😊
Do we know who sponsored those trials?
Yum Foods Brand 😂
the fact that fasting and simply reducing calories in a traditional way of dieting is the same has been known for a while now. if you prefer fasting, you'll still eventually be eating. the fact that so many brainlets are getting conspiratorial for a well done and objective study (amongst MANY others that have said the same thing) says theyre equivalent has shown me this channel hasnt fostered a good community, and ive been a sub for a hot minute.
@@softenbysam lol, did you see smile there? it's a joke) whatever...
it worked for me -I'll be continuing it
fasting works for me !!!
the end.
Exactly! When you find something that works for you, keep doing it !
You cut through and found the holes!! AND the proof of the benefits of IF. You're the best, Thomas.
I was binge eating several times a week. With Keto and some mild fasting my binges and cravings have completly stopped. I dont obsess over food but still eat good and enough when I eat. So yeah I'll defo stick to it. ❤
"Science" has also shown that men can get pregnant. So... I'm not relying on the latest "findings" anymore
Rofl. lol. Lmao
Awesome 😅
@@jameslucas5590 Can you use the normal language? We all sound like children now because of way of speaking and writing..
Stop allowing stupid people to tell you stupid things on the internet. If you’re so distrusting of vaccines, transgender people, and all of these other things, why don’t you utilize that same skepticism to critically think about these issues.
I don't intentionally fast but I like to get up in the morning and have my coffee and not eat until 11 or 12 then I don't eat after dinner. But I do follow low carb and it works for me
Every Scientific discovery has an expiration date
This seems to be soooo true. I always think what the science 10 years from now Says about how wrong all this current science is lol.
Heck yeah!!! My protocol has been 18:6, a caloric deficit, and an eating window from 1pm - 7pm with training 5 days a week. However, as you stated reducing IR is key to lasting fat loss. So yes I fast but fat loss is only part of it. Reduced IR and autophagy or my main reasons. Also the fact that less effort needs to be expended to burn fat is pretty good bonus!!
I still do Intermittent Fasting because the prices of food today are out of control and I have two kids. I'm dead ass serious about this.
Also, when you do the fasting for a certain amount of hours, your insulin response is better and you become insulin sensitive easier so when looking at overall health, the fasting group should be better off because the blood sugar is not going up all the time.
I am 48 years old and after being suddenly handicapped due to a surgeon who cut off my hip flexors I have not been able to walk much at all for the last two years and have been left alone in isolation at home,
I now for the first time in my life suffer from obesity with a BMI of 31.7, abdominal fat, and sudden muscle loss with cramps. I experience high inflammation and pain. My heart rate rises with little exertion, making me feel exhausted and breathless. I have chest pressure and notice my heart works hard even with small activities, causing me to sweat heavily. Additionally, I have painful fatty deposits associated with Dercum's disease in the lymph areas under my arms and groin and asymmetrical abdominal fat. I have pain on the right side where my liver is located and have noted lymphatic issues. I experience nerve pain in my ankle and hip following a medical injury, and extensive scar tissue that has fused with other tissue, making it impossible for me to walk or stand on my left side.
A bad surgeon intentionally handicapped me and cut up my left hip. I cannot walk far and use crutches or a walker. I was once a dancer, weighing 76 kilos. Now, I have been isolated at home for more than two years, bedridden 80% of the time and weighing 93 kilos. My family and relatives, who are narcissists, have abandoned me because a handicap doesn't fit their family image. They have no empathy for me, as they only feel anxiety around people who need help.
I am deeply grieving and a bit unhinged due to social media abuse and isolation. I eat alone, talk to myself, and cannot go outside despite living in the capital. I see no one but healthcare personnel who gaslight me beyond words. I cannot sleep due to the healthcare injury in my hip, which has also damaged my lower back and foot. The crutches have injured my neck and shoulders, resulting in a frozen shoulder and pain in my left chest and arm. I am utterly exhausted.
Life is a literal hell, as I lie awake most of the night with ice on my body to calm the nerve and muscle pains. The cramps are due to muscle imbalances.
However, I still need to eat like everyone else. What diet should I follow to improve my situation as best I can on my own? I need to try something different than continuing with Uber Eats daily.
Only suggest things if you know what you are talking about. Hopefully, Thomas can read this and advise on what one can do in this health and life crisis, focusing on diet and mental improvement despite my inability to sleep. I fall asleep twice a day, snoring loudly, and wake up with pain like being beaten with a police baton over my hip, foot, ankle, and left side of the neck and shoulder. It's an insane nightmare. I have limited funds and usually order simple ready-made foods like Thai food, McDonald's, salads, or smoothie bowls from Uber Eats.
Today, I ordered meat and some better small things from a grocery store because I’ve had enough of fast food. I hate it. But, as I cannot lift my left arm and cannot stand for long, cooking is very difficult and exhausting. I am trying to switch to simpler and cleaner eating, and I do feel better if I eat something like 300 grams of steak with sauerkraut rather than Thai food with white rice or a McDonald’s burger with carrots instead of fries and a Coke Zero. I am fully aware that fast food is not good at all. But, when you have no energy to sit up, stay awake, and feel hungry, and cannot get outside for sunlight, it is very difficult not to rely on Uber Eats.
Please advise what I can do in my present situation without judgment.
When I was fit and weighed 76 kilos, I danced and did martial arts daily and could do 80 push-ups in a minute. But that is not who I am now. Today, after gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, a family that abandoned me and turned against me, a healthcare system that failed me, and a psychopathic surgeon who intentionally handicapped me, I feel utterly lost. My father, who is a doctor and orthopedic surgeon, prefers to maintain his reputation with his colleagues rather than stand up for his own son. My sister and father, the most jealous narcissists, hated that I was always creative, a dancer, an actor, and later a journalist who lived in five countries. They have no soul, no ambition, and only care about a shallow, fake life filled with name-dropping rich friends. They have no honesty, no honor, and zero empathy for anyone who doesn't make them more famous or rich.
So, here I lie, struggling to write this text due to so much inflammation in my hands and lower arms. This is my reality, and you have no idea what hell of abuse I have been through. Please, do not judge but offer advice and support if you can.
Thank you for reading to the end. Have a good weekend!
Hey mate, that is a tough deal you have been dealt. Personally I'm on keto, but I'm planning to and think you should look into the carnivore diet. A lot of people seem to get really good results from it.
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Thanks for reaching out. It means a lot to connect with others through social media platforms who have tested and found results in areas that conventional healthcare often neglects. It's frustrating when public healthcare providers refuse to help despite it being their job, showing little interest or ideas for making things better.
I just received my order of meats, spices, cream, eggs, and other essentials. I'll be starting today and seeing how I manage. It's challenging to cook while dealing with fatigue and pain, especially when I can only stand for a couple of minutes due to my hip and foot issues. The lack of sleep and sunlight doesn’t help either. However, at least my freezer and fridge are now full of various kinds of meat.
I will start counting calories to understand what I've been eating and what I will eat now. I just sat down and counted the vegan breakfast I have been ordering from a cool place called Mahalo, which makes very tasty smoothie bowls. However, I am shocked after calculating the calories of what’s in the smoothie bowl, which includes:
- Mango: 1 cup (200g) = 100 kcal
- Avocado: 1/2 medium (75g) = 120 kcal
- Lemon: 1 tbsp (15g) = 4 kcal
- Ginger: 1 tsp (5g) = 5 kcal
- Turmeric: 1 tsp (3g) = 9 kcal
- Spinach: 1 cup (30g) = 7 kcal
- Blue spirulina: 1/2 liter (500ml) = 20 kcal
- Moringa: 1 tsp (2g) = 7 kcal
- Cereals: 1/2 cup (30g) = 110 kcal
- Chia pudding: 1/4 cup (60g) = 120 kcal
- Mango & passion fruit purée: 2 tbsp (30g) = 25 kcal
- Strawberries: 1/2 cup (75g) = 30 kcal
- Peanut butter: 2 tbsp (32g) = 190 kcal
- Almond butter: 2 tbsp (32g) = 200 kcal
- Strawberry sprinkles: 1 tbsp (10g) = 50 kcal
The total estimated calories for the smoothie bowl are approximately 997 kcal.
I have to get serious about my diet. Now I understand why many vegan girls seem overweight, like Greta Thunberg, who eats at this place almost every day. I've seen her there many times as she lives in my area. This is what I have been eating every morning for the last 2-3 months. After eating this around 11 am every morning, I would only need some small amount of meat in the evening since I felt full from the smoothie bowl. However, it's impossible to order just a small amount of meat on Uber Eats; it always comes with white rice if you get Thai food or bread and processed cheese if you get McDonald's. Pasta or similar dishes add even more carbs.
So, I have been eating about 2000-3000 calories a day, two meals a day, but with zero physical activity and no sleep, it’s no wonder I feel awful. Watching TV series and using social media 14 hours a day, mixed with some studies and occasional stretching due to pain, has been my routine. Now, I have all kinds of meat ready to BBQ but zero energy or motivation to get started.
This is real life, and I am not pretending to ignore what it is. The narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, isolation, and total abandonment by my family, who are celebrating summer lunch together just 15 minutes away from here without even saying hello to me for over a year, are probably what drains my energy the most. The exclusion is the worst. Sitting in my mom's house, which my sister stole after my mom passed away from cancer, with common friends and kids, pretending I don’t exist, despite always being part of the family and extended family of friends, breaks my heart. My sister is a total psychopath who thrives on others' suffering and exclusion.
My nephew, whom I used to pick up after kindergarten every Friday, isn’t allowed to know what’s going on, and my sister makes sure I can’t reach out to him. My sister cheated on her ex, causing her son so much pain that I had to call social services for the child's sake. This set off her vendetta against me. Now, she manipulates everyone against me, making them feel sorry for her. She lives with a new man she was cheating with, making him the new dad and uncle, so my nephew has forgotten about me.
So, here I sit every day with a nearly 1000-calorie Greta Thunberg vegan smoothie bowl, feeling sorry for myself. This is crazy! My fingers are inflamed from just typing all these words. I really don’t have anyone to talk to, so once I start, I have a lot to say.
Have a good Sunday and thanks for reaching out!
I'm also on a very tight budget and I have executive fonction issues. So what works for me, in addition to keto and intermittent fasting, is having a programmable (second hand) electric cooker so I can let it do the cooking while I do something else without fear of burning or wasting food. I use eggs as my first source of protein because a) they're less expensive and b) they're the best source of protein (and nutrition if they're from pasture raised chicken). I cook them in my electric kettle, using my phone timer and slather them in butter if eaten warm or mayo if eaten cold. I don't hesitate to buy frozen vegetables and already washed lettuce or arugula in plastic bags : they're less expensive and fresher than the ones at the supermarket and they're already washed and cut. I use butter, olive oil, crème fraîche and nuts as my principal source of fats, I'll add tinned sardines or pickled herring when I can afford them (for the omega 3). Sugar, carbs in general and omega 6 are the principal dietary contributors to inflammation. Stress of course is another culprit, and after what you've been through, what you're going through, it must be very high.
I found useful information here on TH-cam with dr Sten Ekberg and Jessie Inchauspé (glucose goddess). And I use apps like Yazio to monitor my food intake and eating hours, it makes it like a video game which motivates me.
I hope life improves for you. Ditching carbs did a lot for my mental health and energy. Hopefully it may help with yours.
@@NouriaDiallo Thanks a lot!
I didn't know about this Glucose Goddess and the app. I'll look it up!
Simplifying things is crucial for me right now. That's why I named my TH-cam channel "Simplicity."
And took a photo over the too of my city while kind of reflecting why my life went to hell while those in my family that seem to have crawled up from hell live like queens and kings when I am totally excluded from my family…
I never been through something like this and my brain cannot cope well with this loss that I can never see my 9 year old nephew again…
so yes, a lot of complex grief mixed with chronic pain.
I however just made my first carnivore meal.
So did something good for myself finally…and not based on ready made food from restaurants and by crazy vegans like Greta Thunberg…
I ordered a variety of meats, fat sources, and spices.
And now I just grilled a flat steak from a summer sale, which is usually meant for family BBQs.
Ah yes, huh, I don't have a family, but with the energy I burn from being sick, I can eat for a whole family for sure!
The steak was huge, 2.2 pounds.
I cut it in half, grilled it on an old Swedish cast iron pan, and ate it with a lot of sauerkraut.
As Andrew Huberman mentioned, sauerkraut benefits the gut and immune system.
So, I think I'll be eating mostly meat, sauerkraut, and different mushrooms this coming week and see how it goes!
Thanks for sharing your way of doing things, just talking with people that are not out to hurt you is so great right now … I have not seen people in 2 years but a few bad doctors but no friends or family as I we isolated at home and 99% of my friends live either in North America or in Asia… so is a lot on my plate but this steak, to say the least! 🤷🏼♂️😤 so thanks a lot! 👍
Lost 50lbs after pregnancy after implementing a fasting lifestyle. Never have I ever had this much lean muscle and shocked that my skin isn’t sagging after a 50lb weight loss and my age (41). Fasting has been the “magic pill” I’ve always been looking for.
Same!! After 3 kids, I had the most success with IF. Lost 50 lbs in 5 months.
People have been fasting since the stone age lol
Nah, they woke up and had a bowl of cereals before leaving the cave according to Food Industry.
I only use 12/12 but it has immediately made me sleep better and be regular. I don't have a weight issue. I am at my optimum weight.
Dude, IF is just the most satisfying way to eat in a deficit. The science means nothing to me.
I quit IF about 18 months ago. I’m 64, fit, heavy lifter, no intense cardio but many moderate level walks per week. Fasting doesn’t work for me anymore, but my decision was based on my own needs and body and hormonal state at this age, not studies. I eat when I’m hungry. Sometimes that is after 18 hours, sometimes it’s at 4am. I just listen to my body. I’m also eating more carbs after 14 years of very (very very) low carb. I love your content and appreciate every bit of info you share.
Good analysis. Thanks.
This study is rigged and such a CROCK! I broke my weight loss plateau with intermittent fasting!
This Lumen sounds interesting. Having to pay a monthly fee but billed for a year. Not so much. Is this subscription required to use this device?
Fasting, for many people, allows to more easily manage calories. Only someone who is completely deluded would think that fasting has some magical powers that allows it to oxidize more fat than what would be achieved by caloric restriction alone. The simple fact that fasting facilitates caloric restriction makes it effective. I personally find it far easier, when I eat fewer meals, to maintain the caloric intake I need to lose or maintain weight. Frequent eating always tempts me to overconsume calories.
“Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.”
― St. Augustine
@@birizos Yes. That is a great quote and it is one that I use often.
This.
8 1/2 years of time restricted eating changed my life. i am no longer yo-yo dieting, compulsive overeating & my life finally feels “sane”. @ 70 i will never give it up no matter what the studies show.
side benefits for me: lost weight, weight now stable
my labs all improved
Homa IR at 1.1
A1C. 5.3
I have done IF twice in 4 years. The first time, I got from 280 to 255 but hurt myself and had a vasectomy. So I stopped caring . As of Feb 24, I have gone from 280 to 248 at my lowest, currently 252 . So it works for me
Thats why i mostly do 1 day fastiing a week no exercise plan or diet can beat not eating 2500-4000cal a day
Great work Thomas! I first learned the importance of understanding bioindividualty decades ago from my doctor. It's great to see someone like you finally talking about the importance of understanding the biochemistry of our own bodies by whatever means.
What works for me
1. I’m better at abstinence than I am at moderation. Once I start eating, I thinking more often about eating .
2. I lost 80 lbs with time restriction eating and keto . My blood pressure went from 150/80 to 106/66
3. I now have more discipline even if I decide to have high carb meal or celebration
Better acceptance: "Different things work for different people." Yes!
I don’t understand the lumen device, if you’re At work what difference does it make if you’re burning fat or carbs if you don’t have time to go exercise or eat at that time?
Fasting is magic. I'm just combining it and in a month l😂 massive results. You cannot stela my experience with experiments
How long do you fast
I had a very restrictive vegan diet for about 25 years. I ate only twice per day and most days my last meal of the day was before 4pm. No snacking at all. Most days, I would get at least 16-18 hours between my last meal and first. Most of my calories came from beans, rice, nuts, fruits and veggies. All organic. No dairy, no meat for about 25 years with no deviation. My weight just stayed off naturally without hardly any exercise at all. For my height 6ft my natural weight is 172-175 lbs and that is where my weight stayed for all those years. As soon as I started a three meal a day plan, some meals after 4pm and got off a vegan diet, incorporating chicken and dairy, I increased in weight from 172 lb to 235 lb in three years and no matter how long I exercise and try to fast, it does not reduce my weight. I definitely know from experience that going without food daily for about 16-18 hours per day, definitely works in keeping normal natural body weight composition.
Fasting worked for me
I suffer with binge eating disorder as well as having suffered with food addiction.
22 months of a good fasting schedule, eating mainly wholefoods and walking - down 150lbs and never felt better.
Lifestyles and diets work differently depending upon the person and their situation.
Find what fits with your life and stick to it!
Thomas, everything you said is exactly what I thought was going to be said before this video and the weight difference is just ridiculous. If the people that so-called fasting were the same weight they would’ve lost even more and they didn’t even move as much and lost the same at a lower weight to begin with, so all they did was show us that fasting works and so many ways. Great response video!
Heck yeah!
I think that the biggest issue is the definition of what an actual MEAL is? What is a meal? You can eat a bag of chips and salsa and make it a meal. You can have a frozen dinner and have a meal. You can have large amounts of the right meal and have no damage to any of your stats OR eat a small amount of the wrong material and absolutely destroy every data point you are measuring. Calories are not all the same. Some calories stick to you like super glue, while others heal diseases, repair tissue, shrink size, dump fat, build muscle, improve overall health. The discussion to me isn't to eat or not to eat, but what to eat, when I eat, because we all must eat.
So, once again, "what's a meal or what makes the perfect meal?" - that is the question.
Heck yea it works for me
As always good stuff Thomas.
This study reminds me of the studies that beef is bad for you without doing studies with organic grass fed beef.
I don’t do IM for weight loss. But I don’t see any benefits until I fast for 18 hrs.
I've lost loads of weight on fasting. They will try and make fasting look bad because they can't make money from it.
Thomas please do a full review on the Lumen, i want to purchase it but I need more info, over heard that you need to be a certain BMI for this tool to work well. Is that true?
The study is a joke. I dont call an eating window of 10 hours fasting 🙄
"Heck yeah".... Thanks for the great breakdown
Great video, you took the time in the end to outline why time restricted eating/fasting works so well. I have been doing 16/8 for years but have recently started OMAD a few days per week, I have found a significant difference in the weight loss benefits of fasting. Keep up the great work, this is your best video yet!
16:8 is the best. I've lost the weight. Eating whole foods now. My energy is great. My body has adapted over time where I don't have to think about fasting. Skin cleared up. Sagging skin tightened up. My exercises are only low impact, yoga and squats. Fasting is what it's called today, but in my opinion it's the natural way to live. Thanks for all the content.
Have used a Lumen for a couple of years. Great tool.
The other thing to consider is the eventual consequence of eating more when your eating window is larger. Sure, you can force yourself to eat less when you eat in a 12-hour window, but you'll probably eat more than you would if your window was 6 or even 4 hours.
We have this idea given to us by big food corporations that we need to be eating all day long. They have a specific food for every minute of the day ( breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and then dessert). Most people think they are going to die if they skip a meal; even if they’re not hungry.
Heck yeah
Thanks for the video Thomas
This is a misleading video title. This is about intermittent fasting, and that's no different than a diet regime. It shouldn't be called fasting because it doesn't activate ketosis or autophagy properly. People improve because they eat less in a smaller time window, and that's already a huge benefit.
Proper Fasting is anything prolonged, where words like autophagy and ketosis can be used in the same sentence.
Thanks Thomas❤
If I was fasting to lose weight, this study might matter to me. But I'm not. All the other health benefits are what interest me. If anything, the study in question further encourages me to think those benefits are indeed there, especially since the participants were barely doing a real fast in the first place.
Hey man, you got a little of informational content in your ad there.
Wait till next week
I lost 80 lbs and reversed T2D in 90 days doing ADF. Dr Fungs book outlines protocols in the appendix. ADF is the gold standard. It worked for me.
3x36 and 3x42 was my protocol.
At the time I was a 58 yr old male with an A1c over 12. After the 90 day ADF protocol my A1c was 4.5!
Daily IF (18 fasting, 6 hour eating window) for 6 months helped raise my HDL from 46 mg/dL to 79 mg/dL. I'll stick with what works long-term, which has been ketovore. Mild acid reflux of 15 years- completely gone on strict ketovore and has never returned. It has also helped me manage stress much more easily.
8am to 6pm eating window was called fasting ? 😂😂😂
mhm I agree. At least I feel it, it helps, makes me feel good when I do it once or twice a month
Nothing will replace fasting, ever
Awesome video, and I always learn something. Thanks Thomas 😊
Great info! Yeah, that eating window was way too short.
Heck yeah. Fasting has helped me to better understand my body, when it's truly hungry, and better recognize when I'm full. It was like a reset in my brain. Also, my mental sharpness and clarity vastly improved and I feel energized, not tired all the time. I've been doing OMAD for about 4 years and started doing a 48 hr fast once a month for 1.5 years now and I won't stop. I'm 41 and the healthiest I've been in my life.
I do 23 hours fasting everyday (give or take). I've been 2.0+ mmol/L blood ketones recently.
I have been watching Thomas for a while great information but if you don’t agree with his message just wait for a few videos and he will change his opinion and if you don’t agree with that just wait he will change back again
Heck yeah! Coincidentally, I'm 4 1/2 days fasted right now. Keto controlled my weight and made fasting easier, but fasting changed my life. Just a reminder, though, folks: get your protein when you're not fasting, and get your exercise, including resistance training, when you fast. In the context of keto, this can be an issue, because large amounts of protein can push you out of ketosis. The struggle is in titrating the amount of protein you consume.
Heck YEAH. The only thing triggering my weight loss is 16:8 fasting. I switched to a plant-based diet in 2021 and lost 40 lbs. Without fasting I lost only 10 lbs. initially so it clearly works for me. I have 40 more to go. I am struggling with high glucose/Type II nonsense and this helps dramatically with those lab numbers. Looking to do a 3-day fast once a month. Need to build up some courage for that but I stand by the fasting.
Regarding the difference in exercise amount between groups; is adaptive thermogenesis not a thing?
For the last year I was derailed by injury and bad choices. Now over the last month I have been time restricting 17-21 hr and working out fasted to lose as much weight before a knee surgery. I am down 14 lbs my goal is 20 - 25 lbs. I feel amazing, I am eating healthier food, Sugar cravings are gone. The key for me is to keep moving even after surgery. I plan to workout Upper and Mid body afterwards an PT on lower. Don't stop till you hear Metal! LOL
If you fast 23 hrs and eat 3000 calories in 1 hr you will gain weight. Same if vice versa. It has to do with calorie amounts. Problem with most is they have no self control so they need to imprison themselves into a time window to eat. Also eating at least 3 times a day helps without craving too much or getting hungry then snacking on crap.
If it works for your goals, who cares for studies anyways?
Fasting (over the last five years) has given me the flexibility of choosing when to eat. I am NOT beholden to hunger and thus not prone to making bad decisions regarding my eating. As anyone who travels weekly for work will attest, the wrong foods are mostly all one can access when on the road. Thanks to fasting, I can wait for the right food. It's cool when you say, "I'll be home tomorrow. I'll wait to eat then.".