I eliminated or nearly eliminated soda, sugar, chips, wheat flour and “vegetable” oil from my diet. I also follow your advice on intermittent fasting. I am no longer pre-diabetic, my arthritis stopped (unless I eat foods listed), no longer have acid reflux, gone from 2 or 3 migraines a month to 1 every other month, and dropped 33 Kg in 17 months. The journey has been well worth whatever transient emotional stress I may have experienced. I really appreciate your easy to understand advice and guidance.
Dr. Fung I owe you my life! On 9/30/2021 I was diagnosed with diabetes and told it effected my kidneys a little! My A1C was 7.6 and my weight was 252! I went home and cried my eyes out! The next day I started fasting 18:6 and I cut my carbs in half , I started to drink only water and exercise for 1 hour a day 6 days of week! Because of those changes when I went to the doctor this past Friday my weight was 233 and my A1C was 5.2 my doctor said she has never had a patient drop there A1C in less than 2months! Thank you Dr. Fung❤❤❤
How have your menstrual cycles been since fasting and cutting carbs? While it's stopped my acne and cleaned my skin up and actually made me look a little younger, my periods have been negatively impacted :( they have become lighter and closer together and its made me fear I'll stop getting them altogether:(
Eliminating temptations is a big one. Planning ahead of time for holidays, eating out and special occasions. My big problem is not allowing a “cheat meal” turning into a “cheat week”.
I’m down 65lbs and started by eliminating sugar. Moved to time restricted eating then to intermittent fasting. All of this since February. Thank God for the awareness. Thank God for Dr. Fung.
I am a 63 yr old man I have used 42-6 fasting and low carb diet to go from 585 to 301 this morning . I started at my granddaugters birth in april 2021. in nov. of 2021 my dr. took my Alc ,it was 6.0 after being 11 in march . My weight in nov. was 385. so i have ,if the maths right ,lost a average of over 4lbs a week over that time . I use a mtn bike to go to planet fitness to work out HIIT training 3 times a week. Your program saved my life , and i plan on enjoying it w/ my little Nova for yrs to come ( knock on wood )
Fasting works! no doubt. Thank you, Dr. Fung. I have lost 50lbs by fasting and stopped eating carbs and sugar. LOL, even my own primary doctor can't lose her weight and is interested in I.F. too. LOL.
I am in my busiest period at work and doing a 16/8 regime. I lost 7 lbs and counting. What shocked me the most is I am not hungry! When I am ready to eat I have a strong appetite. But I still have energy throughout the day. Fantastic!
While under lockdown my family who are scattered over the country decided to try out fasting and low carbs. It works for us because we meet up once a week for support and encouragement, share recipes and reinforce.
@@chrissyellem7397 sometimes I have moments l haven't had coke for a few years, and when I want a fizzy drink I make up a jug of greens with lemon juice and raw coconut water. It does the trick
Started watching your videos 2 weeks ago already down 7.5 pounds in two weeks just 16/8 if started keto 5 days ago for more fatloss no excercise yet gonna start soon thanks for all your knowledge.
This was a really great one Dr Fung. Most people fail more for these reasons than not knowing what or how to eat. Most people have no idea why they can’t actually stick with it. These are the key issues! As an observation - I found intermittent fasting made all these other aspects a bit easier because it gives me structure, reduces cravings, helps with sleep, helps with impulsive eating - so many things.
I lost 50 lbs. during covid using keto/fasting :). Learning about fasting was the best tool implement my weight loss journey. Thanks to videos like Dr. Fungs I continue to improve on weight loss bodyfat percentage.
I like this video because weightloss and health is a multi-faceted process. We get too focused on what we will eat, not on what we will do with the time we are given.
10 years ago on Thanksgiving, no less, I had cardiac arrest. I was overweight, pre diabetic, and although all the tests done to find the cause of the cardiac arrest, the doctor's couldn't determine the cause for it and told me how lucky I was to have survived. It really woke me up to my health, but it has definitely been a struggle over the years. I ate emotionally, I ate out of boredom, I didn't have a strong support system, so I constantly relapsed to eating unhealthy. The "diet" fads and "influencers" are all garbage. There's no "hacks" or get skinny in 2 weeks, that's all BS. Even through all of that I was still able to get my weight down from 306lbs down to 200 lbs, but I still struggled with body image issues, and fat around my mid section. After all that I finally found Jason Fung a actual doctor and he made it so much easier to understand how my body uses food. Thank you for being honest and making it so simple. Finally, after years of struggling I started intermittent fasting and a low carb vegan diet after about a month I'm finally losing that belly fat and it just keeps pushing me to keep going and that's all the support I need to finally reaching my goal! Thanks again!
Don’t underestimate the value of the knowledge you impart! I learned about insulin and ghrelin from you after years of yo-yo dieting. That knowledge has led to significant and sustained weight loss plus reduced inflammation and improved general health through fasting.
Same here. Once I understood that the balance must be ensured on hormonal level rather than on calories, my life has improved dramatically. Jason Fung, Eric Berg and Sten Ekberg, they've donated me 20 years of good, healthy life.
I know the pandemic has been terrible for some but without the lockdowns and staying at home I would've never been able to change my habits combined with knowledge acquired from Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Berg and Gary Taubes. 2 years later and I'll come out of this looking and feeling like a different person for the better.
I too now got slimmer because of Intermittent Fasting and Lowcarb diet. Thanks to the wisdom of Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Eric Berg a d our Philippine Doctor who advocate Lowcarb diet and Intermittent Fasting Dr. Josephine Grace Rojo..., Dr. Irish and others.
Yes I am a sugar SSRI y as are many other people. Generations before didn’t have such easy access to sugar and there were no processed foods. Sugar used to be crazy expensive and people would lock it up.
Soooo much good information here! I used to always eat in the car. Now I listen to your podcasts and interviews to and from work, drink coffee or green tea and it keeps me motivated. I'm 58, and I've lost over 125lbs since last November 😁. Thank you for teaching me how. I feel so well. Many thanks 😊
I personally want to tell you how much I appreciate all you do to help people yu never met. Kudos to you. I have been doing your protocol, and have lost 15 pounds by intermittent fasting, OMAD, low to know carbs, etc.
Thank you. I have lost 20 lbs since I found you on TH-cam. I previously tried counting calories and that didn’t work. This is much easier since just giving up breakfast and skipping lunch during the week has been successful for me. I am an emotional eater, happy or sad. This just lets me know ahead of time to plan a good dinner.
I lost over 30 pounds during the lockdown and they are staying off! Thanks to you Dr. Fung! Your book "The Obesity Code" was an eye-opener and brought me on the path to health!
It's always so easy to shame ourselves when we fail, instead of applying rational analysis. I am so grateful to get the information about fasting I needed. I have fasted alone and had great results, but I didn't have a support system to keep me going. I am succeeding now because I have the wonderful advice Dr. Fung provides.
same to me...nobody around me doing this..they dont hv knowledge...i try to inform and educate them a bit but i become blackgoat...my support is always watching all these dr on youtube and reading positive comments...
@@GreensLady Thank you very much ! Never dismissive of overweight people as I was 250+ and thanks to The Fungmyster and Dr. Ken Berry I've been 168 and 5-10 for 4 years now and have my life back !
I found that fixing my diet helped me deal with all the other issues I was not dealing with. And as I was able to heal emotionally and physically. I found that fixing my diet was the best first step I ever made. If I tried to deal with stress and pain first then I'd still be 120kl lump of depression unable to move from the couch. So for me diet and healing is all one and the same. I can't have one without the other.
snacking habits r so tough to break.. what ive been doing is to never buy them at a grocery store. when i start to crave chips or cakes i pick a convenience store that's 1-2 miles walking distance away. that 2-4 mile walk round trip will help you or prevent you from gettin those snacks. another tip is to only bring 5$. that way you limit how much snacks you'll end up with altogether ( bag of chips, a drink, cookie)
Dr. Fung thank you for sharing. Down 35 and can't wait to weigh in on Tuesday. I ate a bag of Fritos and I think it was the diet soda 🥤 I was drinking, "made me do it!". Now I know that's a trigger for me. Thank you ❤️😊
I accidentally discovered Dr. Fung and started intermittent fasting of 18-7 hours of mealtime. Without even thinking about it, i lost 3 lbs by having two full nutrition meals cutting intake of flour and sugary foods. Thank you!
Such simple advice. "Healthy" breakfast cereals made me hungry to the point that i would eat a little bit of everything in the cupboard until i was over stuffed and i would still want more. Solution: I no longer buy any cereals.
I have been following Dr.Fung since a year now. I have recently recovered from Covid for thr second time and yesterday was my first day of fasting. I wish to do rolling fasts of 48hours till I reach my goal. Thank-you Doc for eliminating fear of fasting.
U R exactly right.. i have knows what i need to do for over a yr but i just can't stick to it - after 1-2 days i just go back to eating something not good. I used to be much stronger when i was younger but now i just take it like just enjoy life, don't make it so serious. But then again the weight has made me less confident, less social more introvert and also unhealthy of course which reduces my lifespan so i really need to get serious. My problem is due to my long work shifts i always used to eat late around 9-10pm and would always just grab something from outside since i didn't want to cook that late. Now for over 2yrs i work from home but still haven't been able to change my routine - unreal. Neways saw ur video and i understand - its not just about knowing - have to have a system around u that will help u get into that mode where u reduce carbs to a min and then also maybe those cravings will stop. My goal is to get little better by the end of this year so next yr i can be strict and planning on 2022 to be a stellar yr.
Omad of healthy food and walking has lowered my b.p to that of a young healthy adult and I'm 69 and pass for 59. Plus never any cravings. No meds at all. Thank you doctor and God for giving me daily commitment to health and growth. I don't buy I to old age deteriorating unless it's deliberate to sit, watch TV and eat junk.
Love your videos Dr Fung. They’re always so timely; just what I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it. Breaking 72 hr fast at lunchtime by loading up on protein and fiber (tuna and homemade sauerkraut). Then I’ll start another 55-72 hr fast.
I’ve started rolling 72s myself. Was doing either a 48 or a 72 per week and OMAD other days. Then did alternate day fasting for a week and now rolling 72s. Down 60 pounds in 74 days.
I read something on Facebook in a comment section yesterday. I've since maybe watched over a dozen of your vlogs with in the last 24 hrs, just trying to wrap my head around the whole interment fasting thing. I'm experiencing menopause, suffer ptsd, anxiety, depression, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the end of 2021. But your vlogs have given me hope. Without realising, I'm in my 18th hour without food. I'm amazed at the will power I thought I didn't have. Your such a kind person Jason in sharing your philosophy for "free" 🤷🏻♀️ whatever it is. I for one appreciate you 🙏🏼. Hopeful to continue this journey 🤗. Day ONE. Big ups to whoever else is starting their journey to x.
I think the worst thing i had to go through is my own mom cooking my favorite food, eating my fav fruits.. n the complaints of my fasting.. n how i overdo my fasting.. if i feel light headed, first thing she says is "it's your fasting" it was mental torture... But thankfully I'm determined to get out of being obese.. i pushed through n stayed away from everyone.. never told anyone I'm fasting cause suddenly they become doctors.. it's annoying..
Many people regurgitate absolute non sense when they here someone is intermittent fasting. I took the stance to educate them however it happens so often I now could care less and take away a lesson about the credibility of the individuals that spout nonsense.
@@carlbruhn1772 yeah.. i started on omad.. then 3days, 7days, 14days, 40days water only fast.. i dropped from 390pounds to 195 currently.. the mental torture is hell.. i have 15 pounds left to reach my BMI n i couldn't have done it without Jason Fung..
I have found your books and videos inspiring and so far I have lost 22kg since June, I am no longer pre diabetic and generally feeling much healthier, I still need to loose about the same again so will continue with IF and low carb eating my GP is very impressed with my results so thank you
So happy you went for medical studies you are my favorite with all your make sense knowledge. Have your books also intermitting fasting i refer back all the time. Thank you Doctor FUNG .
Intermittent fasting helped me also to cut on those "bored eating" cookies. Instead of fighting myself to limit the amount of cookies I can eat, I just set that number to zero for 20 hours a day.
I had the habit of logging subs when I first went keto and when I found you, you were at 63K subs. You deserve ever one of your 689K subs. Your first 1mil will come before 2022 ends, or maybe sooner. WTG!
Mike I agree with you. Dr. Fong definitely did save my life from a mini stroke which could’ve been a full brown blown stroke due to my past eating habit. My blood pressure was 208 and I didn’t know how to speak for a period of five minutes then I regained my self. My son in law Stephen Hopkins MD in Sonora at Motherlode vein institute now acknowledges Dr. FUNG on his website. My son-in-law is a general surgeon and deals with many people who have had diabetes and have had to illuminate toes legs etc. due to poor knowledge. He works at various hospitals in wound care and explains to people to check out Dr. FUNG to save them and teach them what is really going to save them and save them from more wounds and amputations. If Dr. FUNG only knew
Dr Fung, I lost 45 lbs and reached my ideal low weight in 2017 a lot of changes in life life later I gained back 60lbs by 2021. Diagnosed with insulin resistance and a possible thyroid autoimmune problem. I have lost and gained so many lbs over the years and each time I lose 10 lbs I gain back 20lbs. It takes 6 months to lose and literally 2 weeks to gain back double. Thats how I ended up 60 lbs over. Unbelievable but true. Its a life long struggle. In the last year I lost 20lbs and ended up gaining back 30 lbs after a foot injury and particularly bad hypothyroid episode. My antibodies are high but doctors wont medicate because my TSH appears to be "normal=3.5-5.5". They kind of wanna wait till it gets to 10. I learnt in my research that insulin resitance can also stem from an underactive thyroid. Could you please confirm or research it?
I'm no scientist but intuition tells me you're spot on. It just makes sense to give our bodies a break, and it certainly won't kill us. Otherwise what is the point of our body's ability to store fat in the first place? The biggest issue for me is the social pressure. I'm not obese, but I am about 30 pounds overweight (down 10 pounds in 2 weeks thanks to a single low carb meal once a day!) When I go on my fasting kicks, friends and family look at me with absolute disgust and worry. "Your body needs nutrients!" " We already fast, that's why they call it break FAST" "That's not healthy for you". Or I get the straight up eyerolls and the "you look fine", like I'm ONLY 30 pounds overweight and shouldn't worry about it. A lot of contempt overall. There's a whole lot of talk about "fat shaming" but very little about the hate you'll get for trying to get healthy, like "look at that non-obese person eating a salad, ugh, who does she think she is??" 😑 And yes, I'm in the U.S. 😂 well I want to FEEL healthy and not just look it, so anyway thanks for your videos, very informational and reading through the comments attached is always inspirational. Thanks all! 😊
Hello dr... As u said I know everything but unable to stick on as I don't create the environment .. from now I'm in track will update my progression in the comment section every week. Thank u so much
I really liked the section on excess eating during Covid lockdown as other avenues for entertainment were restricted . I really feel that one reason that low income people are disproportionately obese is because food is a relatively cheap form of entertainment . This is compounded by the fact that cheap foodstuffs often promote obesity .
Also on limited income it’s very expensive to eat healthy it’s cheaper to buy the combo meals . Cauliflower for 6 dollars verses burger and fries and drink for 6 dollars ? It’s tough times out there for many, it’s depressing for many. Be kind! I intermittently fast to budget and feel better! As a senior with limited income , COVD, it’s been difficult. Walking helps thankfully. Many cannot!
@@lidiaspyrka8096 Thanks for your comment . Despite us having a welfare state here.in the UK there are still a lot of people who live in poverty . People who live on low incomes and who are obese are told to cook fresh food . In their ignorance they don't understand that many poor people can't even afford the fuel to cook food - and fuel costs have just got considerably more expensive . Something like 100, 000 British kids live in temporary accommodation where they won't even have access to cooking facilities . Many of these people will live on 2 pizzas for the price of one , and who can blame them . The information DR Fung has provided particularly about IF has helped me enormously with weight and health issues . There is a strange assymetry in all this . Here in the west we have to resort to fasting to deal with weight issues and yet worldwide still about 9 million people die from starvation annually ! Anyway I send you all best wishes regarding your own health and circumstances 🕊️
@@michaeldillon3113 thank you for your kind wishes , I so agree fasting does help $ and health! Unfortunately times are getting worse for many we can only pray and wish for the best for us all! ✌️
I just turned 60 in July and I've always been a dancer, growing up the daughter of a dance teacher and becoming a dance teacher myself. But I was probably 50 lb overweight in my teens due to some emotional trauma in my childhood, yet despite that I was still very involved in dance. When I became an adult I did a couple crazy diets that I just made up myself, no cheese no bread kind of thing. One was zero fat, and that actually worked crazily enough. Over the years I've gone up and down and no one ever thought I was overweight except for me. This last 4 years I went through some stress at my dance studio and started eating more sugar which I had cut out. By March of this year (2021) I think I must have weighed about 155...? I didn't even really want to know. I'm 5 ft 8 and 1/2 in tall. But starting on March 30th, I just was MENTALLY READY to get rid of the weight. I tripped over Dr fung's videos. I have lost about 33 lbs so I weigh 122 to 124 lb for the last three or four + months. I feel great! I haven't been this since I was age 13 I'm guessing but I feel normal for the first time in my adult life really. But all my point about that is to say FOR ME, that it's not about the support and all of what he's saying in this video. It's always been about GETTING TO THE CORRECT PLACE IN MY HEAD to care how I look and feel more than the reward of how something tastes if that makes any sense. I wish I could bottle and sell that PLACE to get to mentally because I think that is a HUGE thing for many women. And I never really done many diets in my life (except when I was 18 or whatever that was). I did do ONE diet in 2013 and that was the Dr Oz diet which was chicken turkey or fish / brown rice and a half a cup of Greek yogurt/all the low glycemic index vegetables you want and it worked and I kept it off & even has a cheeseburger or pizza now and then. But this time that did not work. And after watching Dr Fung, I realized I could eat cheese and macadamia nuts and burgers and eggs and I could even have dark chocolate, which I do daily! 78% Lindt dark chocolate AND I can even have Chardonnay! So I'm pretty much doing omad; some days it's not convenient if I'm doing things with friends and then I just modify and it all works. I have had 2 occasions where I had a caramel apple, one teeny piece of cheesecake & one caramel, but that's been only four individual, separate times in 7+ months. I don't crave anything because I'm having chocolate everyday lol.
I just started water fasting and I appreciate this video as I am aware if insulin is spiked you can’t burn fat…just posted a video of my recent weight loss as well on my channel 💜
It's about being informed, deciding what you want and where you want to be in your life, bur most importantly being single minded so you cut out ALL that does not help you achieve this. Snacking, eat the wrong foods, being lazy are all either distractions or examples of negative behaviours. If you want it that bad you will do it.
I've added comments like this one before on other videos, and still haven't heard any information put out about it. I would really like to learn how to manage drug-induced weight gain, which is weight gain caused solely by taking certain medications. Dr. Fung, please address this issue.
After more than a year of following your vids, blog, and email campaigns, it has finally dawned on me: *Fasting is a skill that must be learned through repetition.* Maybe you tried to say that when discussing ghrelin, but it was not clear until I reached this point in my journey. Currently on Day 5. As you said, it gets easier after a few days. At this point, it seems easier to continue to fast rather than eating. (On a side note, I feel noticeably more peppy today. Like a spring in my step sort of thing. Napoleon Hill wrote about something similar 80 years ago in "Think and Grow Rich". It was just a passing comment, but he said that, when he felt sluggish, he would skip eating for a while (time not mentioned). This is consistent with your discussions of fueling the brain on ketones. )
The Noom program sounds like what you are saying a very good program was looking for extra motivation and listening to you shows I am on the right track. Thank You
I'm glad to hear those few wonderful tips from Dr. Fung. I was lucky that my so called "will power" was enough to motivate me to stick to keto and then add some IF. Looks like good old fashioned "will power" isn't enough these days. I was one lucky bastard.
1.what limiting beliefs that are limiting me from fasting? Am I afraid I am going to die of hunger? 2. What systems that are blocking me? How can I change them?
Soup was my trigger to eat bread. Now, instead of eating it from a bowl, I drink it from a mug and I don’t get the craving for bread. Sometimes it just takes a small change.
I've don't a few 36 hour fasts in the past year. Starting to get serious about it now. We just go into a meal prep book and started removing snack foods and off plan meals. Today is a 16 hour fast. Drinking tea and planning a walk at lunch today to stay out of the kitchen.
My opinion on making fasting easier. Eat foods you enjoy. It's much easier to not eat when you know that you will enjoy the food when you are able to. It's less torture on yourself. I have been eating all of the food that I enjoy. I'm only eating one meal a day though and so far have lost 32 lbs.
Learn more about "Dealing with Hunger during Fasting" in this video - th-cam.com/video/pA2WQjy-aqA/w-d-xo.html
I eliminated or nearly eliminated soda, sugar, chips, wheat flour and “vegetable” oil from my diet. I also follow your advice on intermittent fasting. I am no longer pre-diabetic, my arthritis stopped (unless I eat foods listed), no longer have acid reflux, gone from 2 or 3 migraines a month to 1 every other month, and dropped 33 Kg in 17 months. The journey has been well worth whatever transient emotional stress I may have experienced. I really appreciate your easy to understand advice and guidance.
Wow! Way to go! That's great
@Tom / Great 👍
Awesome!
Congratulations 👏
33 kg. Wow, that is impresive, welldone! I’ve just started IF mostly for gut healing and then lost weight, and sure notice a difference too.
Dr. Fung I owe you my life! On 9/30/2021 I was diagnosed with diabetes and told it effected my kidneys a little! My A1C was 7.6 and my weight was 252! I went home and cried my eyes out! The next day I started fasting 18:6 and I cut my carbs in half , I started to drink only water and exercise for 1 hour a day 6 days of week! Because of those changes when I went to the doctor this past Friday my weight was 233 and my A1C was 5.2 my doctor said she has never had a patient drop there A1C in less than 2months! Thank you Dr. Fung❤❤❤
Come on, surely if you weigh 252lbs you must realise that something is wrong with your diet and you are heading for an early grave?
It's seeing all the numbers. A lot of people are told you can be fat and healthy. All the social media is normalizing unhealthy weights.
How have your menstrual cycles been since fasting and cutting carbs? While it's stopped my acne and cleaned my skin up and actually made me look a little younger, my periods have been negatively impacted :( they have become lighter and closer together and its made me fear I'll stop getting them altogether:(
I remember you posted on another video of dr fung…. Stating that you will begin your journey …. I am so happy for you girl !!! Way to go .
Keep doing it! Don’t let up;)
Eliminating temptations is a big one. Planning ahead of time for holidays, eating out and special occasions. My big problem is not allowing a “cheat meal” turning into a “cheat week”.
I’m down 65lbs and started by eliminating sugar. Moved to time restricted eating then to intermittent fasting. All of this since February. Thank God for the awareness. Thank God for Dr. Fung.
Congratulations!!❤
There is no God(s). It's Harry Potter fantasy, only worse.
@@alexmorgan3435 lol thanks
@@alexmorgan3435 go away. Don't tell people what to believe.
Way to go!
I am a 63 yr old man I have used 42-6 fasting and low carb diet to go from 585 to 301 this morning . I started at my granddaugters birth in april 2021. in nov. of 2021 my dr. took my Alc ,it was 6.0 after being 11 in march . My weight in nov. was 385. so i have ,if the maths right ,lost a average of over 4lbs a week over that time . I use a mtn bike to go to planet fitness to work out HIIT training 3 times a week. Your program saved my life , and i plan on enjoying it w/ my little Nova for yrs to come ( knock on wood )
Fasting works! no doubt. Thank you, Dr. Fung. I have lost 50lbs by fasting and stopped eating carbs and sugar. LOL, even my own primary doctor can't lose her weight and is interested in I.F. too. LOL.
Knowing what to do doesn't get me the results. Doing what I know is the right thing to do will. Thanks, Dr. Fung!
I am in my busiest period at work and doing a 16/8 regime. I lost 7 lbs and counting. What shocked me the most is I am not hungry! When I am ready to eat I have a strong appetite. But I still have energy throughout the day. Fantastic!
Dr. Fung is the salt o the earth that gives down-to-earth advice.
While under lockdown my family who are scattered over the country decided to try out fasting and low carbs. It works for us because we meet up once a week for support and encouragement, share recipes and reinforce.
Awesome family
That’s wonderful!
Hey that's great! My mom offered me her Coke at the movies the other day lol I'm just like no I've got water haha
@@chrissyellem7397 sometimes I have moments l haven't had coke for a few years, and when I want a fizzy drink I make up a jug of greens with lemon juice and raw coconut water. It does the trick
Started watching your videos 2 weeks ago already down 7.5 pounds in two weeks just 16/8 if started keto 5 days ago for more fatloss no excercise yet gonna start soon thanks for all your knowledge.
This was a really great one Dr Fung. Most people fail more for these reasons than not knowing what or how to eat. Most people have no idea why they can’t actually stick with it. These are the key issues! As an observation - I found intermittent fasting made all these other aspects a bit easier because it gives me structure, reduces cravings, helps with sleep, helps with impulsive eating - so many things.
I lost 50 lbs. during covid using keto/fasting :). Learning about fasting was the best tool implement my weight loss journey. Thanks to videos like Dr. Fungs I continue to improve on weight loss bodyfat percentage.
I like this video because weightloss and health is a multi-faceted process. We get too focused on what we will eat, not on what we will do with the time we are given.
Mhm, Sunday is almost always best day to start an extended fast thanks to these videos ✌️
10 years ago on Thanksgiving, no less, I had cardiac arrest. I was overweight, pre diabetic, and although all the tests done to find the cause of the cardiac arrest, the doctor's couldn't determine the cause for it and told me how lucky I was to have survived. It really woke me up to my health, but it has definitely been a struggle over the years. I ate emotionally, I ate out of boredom, I didn't have a strong support system, so I constantly relapsed to eating unhealthy. The "diet" fads and "influencers" are all garbage. There's no "hacks" or get skinny in 2 weeks, that's all BS. Even through all of that I was still able to get my weight down from 306lbs down to 200 lbs, but I still struggled with body image issues, and fat around my mid section. After all that I finally found Jason Fung a actual doctor and he made it so much easier to understand how my body uses food. Thank you for being honest and making it so simple. Finally, after years of struggling I started intermittent fasting and a low carb vegan diet after about a month I'm finally losing that belly fat and it just keeps pushing me to keep going and that's all the support I need to finally reaching my goal! Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing your story!
Dr. Jason Fung helps humanity to be healthy and free from medical expenses due to illnesses. More power to Dr. Fung.
Dr. Fung, you are awesome! Your books and advice saved my life, and I'm sure many others can say the same. Thank you 🙏.
Don’t underestimate the value of the knowledge you impart! I learned about insulin and ghrelin from you after years of yo-yo dieting. That knowledge has led to significant and sustained weight loss plus reduced inflammation and improved general health through fasting.
Same here. Once I understood that the balance must be ensured on hormonal level rather than on calories, my life has improved dramatically. Jason Fung, Eric Berg and Sten Ekberg, they've donated me 20 years of good, healthy life.
A huge thank you!! My blood sugar is 129 today! My belief in my ability to resolve my diabetes with your guidance is restored!
I know the pandemic has been terrible for some but without the lockdowns and staying at home I would've never been able to change my habits combined with knowledge acquired from Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Berg and Gary Taubes. 2 years later and I'll come out of this looking and feeling like a different person for the better.
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I too now got slimmer because of Intermittent Fasting and Lowcarb diet. Thanks to the wisdom of Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Eric Berg a d our Philippine Doctor who advocate Lowcarb diet and Intermittent Fasting Dr. Josephine Grace Rojo..., Dr. Irish and others.
Happy Sunday, Dr. Fung and to all my friends watching . Stay happy , healthy and wise 🎀🤍🌸
Back at you Dear🙂
@@karminiparsan9256 thank u 🙏
This is exactly some of the stuff that we teach in addiction.
👍 Yes indeed. We must achieve balance.
Yes I am a sugar SSRI y as are many other people. Generations before didn’t have such easy access to sugar and there were no processed foods. Sugar used to be crazy expensive and people would lock it up.
Soooo much good information here!
I used to always eat in the car. Now I listen to your podcasts and interviews to and from work, drink coffee or green tea and it keeps me motivated.
I'm 58, and I've lost over 125lbs since last November 😁. Thank you for teaching me how. I feel so well. Many thanks 😊
I'm sure your car is a lot cleaner now that you don't dine in it anymore. :) Happy harvest season.
@@AzaleaBee Yes you are right! 😂.
Congratulations! That is fantastic!
@@lindalentz5093 Thanks Linda!
Doing my 1st 2 day fast! In my 30th hr. It’s crazy amazing! Brain fog gone! WTH!
I personally want to tell you how much I appreciate all you do to help people yu never met. Kudos to you. I have been doing your protocol, and have lost 15 pounds by intermittent fasting, OMAD, low to know carbs, etc.
Cc Thank you Dr Fung. I managed to lose 20kilos already. You are 💯🌟🌟🌟🌟. May Almighty High Father continue bless you 🙏!
Thank you. I have lost 20 lbs since I found you on TH-cam. I previously tried counting calories and that didn’t work. This is much easier since just giving up breakfast and skipping lunch during the week has been successful for me. I am an emotional eater, happy or sad. This just lets me know ahead of time to plan a good dinner.
I lost over 30 pounds during the lockdown and they are staying off! Thanks to you Dr. Fung! Your book "The Obesity Code" was an eye-opener and brought me on the path to health!
It's always so easy to shame ourselves when we fail, instead of applying rational analysis. I am so grateful to get the information about fasting I needed. I have fasted alone and had great results, but I didn't have a support system to keep me going. I am succeeding now because I have the wonderful advice Dr. Fung provides.
same to me...nobody around me doing this..they dont hv knowledge...i try to inform and educate them a bit but i become blackgoat...my support is always watching all these dr on youtube and reading positive comments...
Brother I tell everyone that asks me how I lost over 80 lbs and kept it off for over 4 years ? All I say is TH-cam Dr. Jason Fung ! Nuff said!
I like your TH-cam name!!
@@GreensLady Thank you very much ! Never dismissive of overweight people as I was 250+ and thanks to The Fungmyster and Dr. Ken Berry I've been 168 and 5-10 for 4 years now and have my life back !
I found that fixing my diet helped me deal with all the other issues I was not dealing with. And as I was able to heal emotionally and physically. I found that fixing my diet was the best first step I ever made. If I tried to deal with stress and pain first then I'd still be 120kl lump of depression unable to move from the couch.
So for me diet and healing is all one and the same. I can't have one without the other.
snacking habits r so tough to break.. what ive been doing is to never buy them at a grocery store. when i start to crave chips or cakes i pick a convenience store that's 1-2 miles walking distance away. that 2-4 mile walk round trip will help you or prevent you from gettin those snacks. another tip is to only bring 5$. that way you limit how much snacks you'll end up with altogether ( bag of chips, a drink, cookie)
Dr. Fung thank you for sharing.
Down 35 and can't wait to weigh in on Tuesday. I ate a bag of Fritos and I think it was the diet soda 🥤 I was drinking, "made me do it!". Now I know that's a trigger for me. Thank you ❤️😊
I accidentally discovered Dr. Fung and started intermittent fasting of 18-7 hours of mealtime. Without even thinking about it, i lost 3 lbs by having two full nutrition meals cutting intake of flour and sugary foods. Thank you!
Dr. Fung is a National Treasure. God Bless him and his loved ones.
Thank you Dr 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Such simple advice. "Healthy" breakfast cereals made me hungry to the point that i would eat a little bit of everything in the cupboard until i was over stuffed and i would still want more. Solution: I no longer buy any cereals.
Same same
Stress induced snacking is my #1 enemy. Thanks for the reminder and available options to deal with it!
I have been following Dr.Fung since a year now. I have recently recovered from Covid for thr second time and yesterday was my first day of fasting. I wish to do rolling fasts of 48hours till I reach my goal. Thank-you Doc for eliminating fear of fasting.
U R exactly right.. i have knows what i need to do for over a yr but i just can't stick to it - after 1-2 days i just go back to eating something not good. I used to be much stronger when i was younger but now i just take it like just enjoy life, don't make it so serious. But then again the weight has made me less confident, less social more introvert and also unhealthy of course which reduces my lifespan so i really need to get serious. My problem is due to my long work shifts i always used to eat late around 9-10pm and would always just grab something from outside since i didn't want to cook that late. Now for over 2yrs i work from home but still haven't been able to change my routine - unreal. Neways saw ur video and i understand - its not just about knowing - have to have a system around u that will help u get into that mode where u reduce carbs to a min and then also maybe those cravings will stop. My goal is to get little better by the end of this year so next yr i can be strict and planning on 2022 to be a stellar yr.
"a little better by the end of the year". I agree. Small changes made into long term habits is the way to go. All the best to you.
Omad of healthy food and walking has lowered my b.p to that of a young healthy adult and I'm 69
and pass for 59. Plus never any cravings. No meds at all. Thank you doctor and God for giving me
daily commitment to health and growth. I don't buy I to old age deteriorating unless it's deliberate
to sit, watch TV and eat junk.
I love every video this awesome gentleman puts out.
I love how each vlog is always well presented, informative and factual
Love your videos Dr Fung. They’re always so timely; just what I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it. Breaking 72 hr fast at lunchtime by loading up on protein and fiber (tuna and homemade sauerkraut). Then I’ll start another 55-72 hr fast.
Way to go!! I just did 7 days. It’s doable. Net lost 8 pounds. Now OMAD seems like a piece of cake, pardon the pun. 2 meals seems like indulgence.
I’ve started rolling 72s myself. Was doing either a 48 or a 72 per week and OMAD other days. Then did alternate day fasting for a week and now rolling 72s. Down 60 pounds in 74 days.
Watching all the way from Botswana, Africa. Thank you Dr. Fung for the informative videos. Much appreciated. I learn a lot from you
Is obesity rising in Botswana? How is it there?
@@FMD70757 lmao, obesity is everywhere
@@FMD70757 yes it is rising. currently it's at 30%.
I read something on Facebook in a comment section yesterday. I've since maybe watched over a dozen of your vlogs with in the last 24 hrs, just trying to wrap my head around the whole interment fasting thing. I'm experiencing menopause, suffer ptsd, anxiety, depression, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes the end of 2021. But your vlogs have given me hope. Without realising, I'm in my 18th hour without food. I'm amazed at the will power I thought I didn't have. Your such a kind person Jason in sharing your philosophy for "free" 🤷🏻♀️ whatever it is. I for one appreciate you 🙏🏼. Hopeful to continue this journey 🤗. Day ONE. Big ups to whoever else is starting their journey to x.
Thank you for support!
Beautifully comprehensive !!! Precious gift to those of us who are suffering and in danger.
I think the worst thing i had to go through is my own mom cooking my favorite food, eating my fav fruits.. n the complaints of my fasting.. n how i overdo my fasting.. if i feel light headed, first thing she says is "it's your fasting" it was mental torture... But thankfully I'm determined to get out of being obese.. i pushed through n stayed away from everyone.. never told anyone I'm fasting cause suddenly they become doctors.. it's annoying..
True
Many people regurgitate absolute non sense when they here someone is intermittent fasting. I took the stance to educate them however it happens so often I now could care less and take away a lesson about the credibility of the individuals that spout nonsense.
@@carlbruhn1772 yeah.. i started on omad.. then 3days, 7days, 14days, 40days water only fast.. i dropped from 390pounds to 195 currently.. the mental torture is hell.. i have 15 pounds left to reach my BMI n i couldn't have done it without Jason Fung..
I fully stop using refined carbohydrates and do regularly fasting skip breakfast. Thanks for your valuable information
Always such a caring message. One of the best guides to health out there. Thank you Dr. Fung!
I have found your books and videos inspiring and so far I have lost 22kg since June, I am no longer pre diabetic and generally feeling much healthier, I still need to loose about the same again so will continue with IF and low carb eating my GP is very impressed with my results so thank you
Dr. Fung, You are such a light in this world. A humble and benevolent guide (AKA an Angel)--leading us to a much better place.
God bless you with the righteous deen aman you are saving humanity from bad health 🙏
Dr.Fung.
So happy you went for medical studies you are my favorite with all your make sense knowledge. Have your books also intermitting fasting i refer back all the time. Thank you Doctor FUNG .
these are the best advises I heard for weight loss. thank you
I purchased your book. I am grateful for your work. ❤️
It just wouldn't be Sunday without a Dr. Fung video 👍
Intermittent fasting helped me also to cut on those "bored eating" cookies. Instead of fighting myself to limit the amount of cookies I can eat, I just set that number to zero for 20 hours a day.
One of your best. Thank you.
I had the habit of logging subs when I first went keto and when I found you, you were at 63K subs. You deserve ever one of your 689K subs. Your first 1mil will come before 2022 ends, or maybe sooner. WTG!
Thanks for each and every video 🙂 you are really a superhero.
Wise man. Thank you, and, may God be with you!
Mike I agree with you. Dr. Fong definitely did save my life from a mini stroke which could’ve been a full brown blown stroke due to my past eating habit. My blood pressure was 208 and I didn’t know how to speak for a period of five minutes then I regained my self. My son in law Stephen Hopkins MD in Sonora at Motherlode vein institute now acknowledges Dr. FUNG on his website. My son-in-law is a general surgeon and deals with many people who have had diabetes and have had to illuminate toes legs etc. due to poor knowledge. He works at various hospitals in wound care and explains to people to check out Dr. FUNG to save them and teach them what is really going to save them and save them from more wounds and amputations. If Dr. FUNG only knew
Love you, Dr. Fung!
Love the analytical root cause approach and building positive daily habits.
Dr Fung, I lost 45 lbs and reached my ideal low weight in 2017 a lot of changes in life life later I gained back 60lbs by 2021. Diagnosed with insulin resistance and a possible thyroid autoimmune problem. I have lost and gained so many lbs over the years and each time I lose 10 lbs I gain back 20lbs. It takes 6 months to lose and literally 2 weeks to gain back double. Thats how I ended up 60 lbs over. Unbelievable but true. Its a life long struggle. In the last year I lost 20lbs and ended up gaining back 30 lbs after a foot injury and particularly bad hypothyroid episode. My antibodies are high but doctors wont medicate because my TSH appears to be "normal=3.5-5.5". They kind of wanna wait till it gets to 10. I learnt in my research that insulin resitance can also stem from an underactive thyroid. Could you please confirm or research it?
Stop wheat flour it can cause worsening of hasimotos.
Excellent discussion, Dr. Fung. You are always doing so much to support your audience and we deeply appreciate your efforts. Thank you!
Im so glad I have found you today I did 14 days WF but I had refeeding issues but I’m glad your advices are gonna help me control myself thank you
This man saving lives more than any medicine.
Thank you Dr jason fung. God bless you. You r life saver 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm no scientist but intuition tells me you're spot on. It just makes sense to give our bodies a break, and it certainly won't kill us. Otherwise what is the point of our body's ability to store fat in the first place? The biggest issue for me is the social pressure. I'm not obese, but I am about 30 pounds overweight (down 10 pounds in 2 weeks thanks to a single low carb meal once a day!) When I go on my fasting kicks, friends and family look at me with absolute disgust and worry. "Your body needs nutrients!" " We already fast, that's why they call it break FAST" "That's not healthy for you". Or I get the straight up eyerolls and the "you look fine", like I'm ONLY 30 pounds overweight and shouldn't worry about it. A lot of contempt overall. There's a whole lot of talk about "fat shaming" but very little about the hate you'll get for trying to get healthy, like "look at that non-obese person eating a salad, ugh, who does she think she is??" 😑 And yes, I'm in the U.S. 😂 well I want to FEEL healthy and not just look it, so anyway thanks for your videos, very informational and reading through the comments attached is always inspirational. Thanks all! 😊
Hello dr... As u said I know everything but unable to stick on as I don't create the environment .. from now I'm in track will update my progression in the comment section every week. Thank u so much
I really liked the section on excess eating during Covid lockdown as other avenues for entertainment were restricted . I really feel that one reason that low income people are disproportionately obese is because food is a relatively cheap form of entertainment . This is compounded by the fact that cheap foodstuffs often promote obesity .
Also on limited income it’s very expensive to eat healthy it’s cheaper to buy the combo meals . Cauliflower for 6 dollars verses burger and fries and drink for 6 dollars ? It’s tough times out there for many, it’s depressing for many. Be kind! I intermittently fast to budget and feel better! As a senior with limited income , COVD, it’s been difficult. Walking helps thankfully. Many cannot!
@@lidiaspyrka8096 Thanks for your comment . Despite us having a welfare state here.in the UK there are still a lot of people who live in poverty . People who live on low incomes and who are obese are told to cook fresh food . In their ignorance they don't understand that many poor people can't even afford the fuel to cook food - and fuel costs have just got considerably more expensive . Something like 100, 000 British kids live in temporary accommodation where they won't even have access to cooking facilities . Many of these people will live on 2 pizzas for the price of one , and who can blame them . The information DR Fung has provided particularly about IF has helped me enormously with weight and health issues . There is a strange assymetry in all this . Here in the west we have to resort to fasting to deal with weight issues and yet worldwide still about 9 million people die from starvation annually ! Anyway I send you all best wishes regarding your own health and circumstances 🕊️
@@michaeldillon3113 thank you for your kind wishes , I so agree fasting does help $ and health! Unfortunately times are getting worse for many we can only pray and wish for the best for us all! ✌️
@@lidiaspyrka8096 Bless you - keep well 🕊️
Thank you so much
Thank you doctor Jason. Very very helpful and very appreciate it. Blessings.
I always enjoy your talks, thank you
I just turned 60 in July and I've always been a dancer, growing up the daughter of a dance teacher and becoming a dance teacher myself. But I was probably 50 lb overweight in my teens due to some emotional trauma in my childhood, yet despite that I was still very involved in dance. When I became an adult I did a couple crazy diets that I just made up myself, no cheese no bread kind of thing. One was zero fat, and that actually worked crazily enough. Over the years I've gone up and down and no one ever thought I was overweight except for me. This last 4 years I went through some stress at my dance studio and started eating more sugar which I had cut out. By March of this year (2021) I think I must have weighed about 155...? I didn't even really want to know. I'm 5 ft 8 and 1/2 in tall. But starting on March 30th, I just was MENTALLY READY to get rid of the weight. I tripped over Dr fung's videos. I have lost about 33 lbs so I weigh 122 to 124 lb for the last three or four + months. I feel great! I haven't been this since I was age 13 I'm guessing but I feel normal for the first time in my adult life really. But all my point about that is to say FOR ME, that it's not about the support and all of what he's saying in this video. It's always been about GETTING TO THE CORRECT PLACE IN MY HEAD to care how I look and feel more than the reward of how something tastes if that makes any sense. I wish I could bottle and sell that PLACE to get to mentally because I think that is a HUGE thing for many women. And I never really done many diets in my life (except when I was 18 or whatever that was). I did do ONE diet in 2013 and that was the Dr Oz diet which was chicken turkey or fish / brown rice and a half a cup of Greek yogurt/all the low glycemic index vegetables you want and it worked and I kept it off & even has a cheeseburger or pizza now and then. But this time that did not work. And after watching Dr Fung, I realized I could eat cheese and macadamia nuts and burgers and eggs and I could even have dark chocolate, which I do daily! 78% Lindt dark chocolate AND I can even have Chardonnay! So I'm pretty much doing omad; some days it's not convenient if I'm doing things with friends and then I just modify and it all works. I have had 2 occasions where I had a caramel apple, one teeny piece of cheesecake & one caramel, but that's been only four individual, separate times in 7+ months. I don't crave anything because I'm having chocolate everyday lol.
I just started water fasting and I appreciate this video as I am aware if insulin is spiked you can’t burn fat…just posted a video of my recent weight loss as well on my channel 💜
Thanks Dr Fung, I wish everyone success In their weight loss journey. Enjoy your Sunday 👍💯
Mind Blowing Tips 👌
It's about being informed, deciding what you want and where you want to be in your life, bur most importantly being single minded so you cut out ALL that does not help you achieve this. Snacking, eat the wrong foods, being lazy are all either distractions or examples of negative behaviours. If you want it that bad you will do it.
Such a helpful video. Im such an emotional eater. I know something is bad for me but when i go crazy once in a while , no one can stop me 😃😭
I've added comments like this one before on other videos, and still haven't heard any information put out about it. I would really like to learn how to manage drug-induced weight gain, which is weight gain caused solely by taking certain medications. Dr. Fung, please address this issue.
THANK YOU ❤
Valuable advice.
After more than a year of following your vids, blog, and email campaigns, it has finally dawned on me:
*Fasting is a skill that must be learned through repetition.*
Maybe you tried to say that when discussing ghrelin, but it was not clear until I reached this point in my journey.
Currently on Day 5. As you said, it gets easier after a few days.
At this point, it seems easier to continue to fast rather than eating.
(On a side note, I feel noticeably more peppy today. Like a spring in my step sort of thing. Napoleon Hill wrote about something similar 80 years ago in "Think and Grow Rich". It was just a passing comment, but he said that, when he felt sluggish, he would skip eating for a while (time not mentioned). This is consistent with your discussions of fueling the brain on ketones. )
Day 12: This is terrific. Eating is overrated. Mostly a bad habit.
Thanks again for your advice👍🏾
I truly appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge on this subject!! Thank you 🙏🏼🙂 for sharing your spot on knowledge with us Dr Fung
The Noom program sounds like what you are saying a very good program was looking for extra motivation and listening to you shows I am on the right track. Thank You
I'm glad to hear those few wonderful tips from Dr. Fung.
I was lucky that my so called "will power" was enough to motivate me to stick to keto and then add some IF. Looks like good old fashioned "will power" isn't enough these days.
I was one lucky bastard.
Thank you Doctor Fung you're very realistic
Great video!! Thanks! Lots to consider.
1.what limiting beliefs that are limiting me from fasting? Am I afraid I am going to die of hunger?
2. What systems that are blocking me? How can I change them?
Soup was my trigger to eat bread. Now, instead of eating it from a bowl, I drink it from a mug and I don’t get the craving for bread. Sometimes it just takes a small change.
Am waiting to go in to health centre for physiotherapy for my right hand thumb dr flung
Thanks!
I've don't a few 36 hour fasts in the past year. Starting to get serious about it now.
We just go into a meal prep book and started removing snack foods and off plan meals.
Today is a 16 hour fast. Drinking tea and planning a walk at lunch today to stay out of the kitchen.
My opinion on making fasting easier. Eat foods you enjoy. It's much easier to not eat when you know that you will enjoy the food when you are able to. It's less torture on yourself. I have been eating all of the food that I enjoy. I'm only eating one meal a day though and so far have lost 32 lbs.
Thanks