When I went low carb I actually increased my calories. I spent decades starving myself fat and sick on 1200 low fat, high fibre calories a day. Had an active job and went to the gym. Barely fit a size Canadian 18. Now I eat when hungry. Close to 2000 plus calories a day. Size 6/8. Fourteen years now.
This !! *this* This!!! I used to be anorexic . I had an intervention, didn’t like it but it saved my life. It is so uncomfortable to eat while not hungry. It is a terrible feeling. There are some many people in dead end jobs that savor their half hour lunch break , and end up stuffing unnecessary calories for months, even years to their detriment. Even worse, free sugary treats and coffee. No wonder why we have such an epidemic Diverticulitis is a thing, and it is scary too. Quit shoveling foods down our throats when not hungry!
@@tanyakilbane7636 But you have to eat wisely so that you are not hungry for longer periods of time. All my life I avoided ALL fats - good and bad so I was always hungry & wanting to eat & that ended up turning into an eatngdys 0rder the opposite of yours. This has been decades until finally finding out only 4 yrs ago that we weren't told truth about foods. Now I can control this so much better, I'm not constantly so so so hungry.
I started Intermittent Fasting about three months ago when my doctor told me I was 236 pounds and pre-diabetic. I have very bad legs from Army injuries and wasn’t sure what I could do physically. Then I found Dr. Berg’s videos. Since then, I’ve lost 25 pounds by mixing in Intermittent fasting and switching up my calorie intake after a few days to keep my body on its toes. I’m now at 213 pounds and no longer pre diabetic. It’s been working great! My gf was heavily against it originally but when she saw the results she is now even more into it than I am.
@@freedomtruth3671 Most days I try for 16 hours of fasting. Then a couple days a week, which I switch up every week, I eat whatever I want within reason, while still paying attention to carbs and sugar intake and really trying to limit those but I do usually sneak in a sugary desert once a week. If I do the dessert I limit my sugar even more the next couple of days. My life used to be eating literal bags of sugary snacks a couple times a day. Now I have maybe two teaspoons of sugar throughout my day (compared to probably 30+) and maybe some toast or an English muffin with three eggs instead of sugary cereal or donuts or BOTH and that’s it. My next step is to eliminate the sugar completely and then the carbs. I’ve already reduced the numbers tremendously and my bad cholesterol has dropped 50 points on my last blood test.
When I followed the FDA/USDA recommended diet, I went from the upper 270s (still overweight) to over 425lbs. When I found a doctor that told me to go low carb I dropped down to 245. When I went full keto I dropped to about 200lbs but my waist went from 60 to 33 so most of the current weight is muscle
@@NewDarkKnight thanks. it took long enough though. And the first exercise program I did in the weight loss journey was walking. believe it or not when you are carrying 200 extra lbs, a half mile walk burns a lot of calories.
@@MrRabiddogg yes. I've lost around 40lbs. At the start i was losing a lot of weight just by walking. Now i am at a healthy weight. Doing resistance training. Focusing on mucle building. 30min cardio doesn’t really do much anymore. So i only walk 60-90 min every week.
I've been Keto for 6 years. The least intuitive part of this is the body's use of your own fats for daily fuel requirements. You literally carry your caloric stores with you everywhere you go. No more hunger 😊
Low self esteem is a huge factor. More often than not, I feel like giving up. The embarrassment of my condition should be the motivating factor to push for a long term diet.
Hang in there! I'm now a year on the keto - fasting & walking routine, 80 pounds lighter looking and feeling great. My self esteem is trru the roof. Buying new clothes for the new me has been a joyful experience.
No. Eat less in the morning, do kore movement with your legs and arms... and coffee.. greatly helps reduce hunger (use skim or lower fat milk to coffee). i win.
I started fasting for 16 hours per day and cut out 98% of my carbs. I was not really overweight. But, now I’m dropping to my ideal weight. The thing I was amazed about is that I do not get light headed any more if I miss a meal. I also have more energy and feel great. I was also surprised that I can play 2-3 hours of pickleball while fasting with no problem. Thank you.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🍔 Dieting often leads to weight regain. People who do many diets can experience slower metabolism or enhanced metabolic efficiency. 01:11 ⛽️ Calorie restriction makes the body more efficient in using fuel, similar to a car with better mileage. It's not a slow metabolism; it's enhanced metabolic efficiency. 04:18 📉 Calorie-restricted diets like "The Biggest Loser" can lead to lower metabolism and rapid weight regain. Adaptive thermogenesis occurs, making it harder to lose weight. 06:09 🍽️ Intermittent fasting, if done correctly, can be effective for weight loss without increased hunger or cravings. It can also help the body adapt to burning its own fat for fuel. 12:03 🔀 The metabolic confusion diet alternates between low and high-calorie days. While not well-studied, it may be a flexible option for those who struggle with traditional calorie-restricted diets. Made with HARPA AI
I think the big problem everyone forgets, is ALL sugars and ALL carbohydrates have to be converted to fat before they can be converted to glucose. The body does not burn sugar, it burns glucose. One meal a day gives the body the time to convert sugars to fat that can be converted to glucose. Which improves overall true efficiency of energy. If one is eliminating sugar and carbohydrates and doing one meal a day loaded with essential minerals and vitamins, the body will convert stored fat to glucose and ketones, which is actually the bodies preferred fuel. It is the sugar and carbohydrate intake that is throwing everyone off. Any sugar/frutose intake should be from actual fruits, not processed fruit extracts. That way one gets the benefits of the fruits nutrition with its sugar, but still just one meal a day, or every other day. But agreed, the total elimination of all sugars and carbohydrates, and doing just one meal a day is best.
Maybe they’re French? 😉 Seriously, we spent last summer in France where I could watch thin ladies load their plates with croissants, baguettes,… and I looked down on my belly trying very hard to watch my diet 😢 Take care, greetings from someone having the same problem 🙋♀️🇩🇪
Because we all have different genetics. About 20 percent of people can eat non stop, full of carbs and never have a weight issue. Health issues yes, but they stay skinny. If you can eat an apple on a empty stomach and you are more hungry after, you are carb sensitive. If you get the hunger shakes, low blood sugar, you are very carb sensitive. Unfortunately life is not fair and we all half to deal with the hand we were dealt. I am very carb sensitive. My dad was diabetic by 34. But by eating a low carb, human diet I have avoided his fate.
@@poughkeepsie8516You said it : in France. The wheat is not the same, the rest of the food is better quality too. EU food production rules are highly controlled, in favor of quality.
Thank you doctor berg . I just got the book by Richard Johnson “Nature wants us to be Fat . “ I appreciate the insight and way this author explains the “should be” obvious factors why we are feeling so lousy these days. Over trendy years ago I got I’m my head the notion of eating foods from your region, and only in season. Life happened, and I reach for the sugars and salts, and have forgotten the fructose dilemma. Only eat sugars in the fall, and only from real fruits, eat vitamins C through dark leafy greens , and avoiding drinking calories. Derp! I’ve know this my whole life, yet cheap food and sneaky calories have crept into my pallet . Back to drinking water with meals, and only enjoy wine/milk/ beer/soda in the winter to bulk up, warm up. In summer, do not eat “winter foods “ ….Wheat, sugars, meats, that food heats me up and makes me feel miserable. I observed this while living in Phoenix Arizona, I would eat vegetables and the morbidly obese people around me were eating Texas food, and looked miserable, smelled terrible, and complained of the heat and couldn’t want or do much due to arthritic eating. These people would be angry with me, and denigrate me for wanting to eat healthy, so I moved away. Misery loves company and I wasn’t interested in it. These obese people would say they are allergic to veggies?!?!? What is up with that?
Dr Berg. I’m so used to your videos coming up a few times a week !! I’m really sad that it is not now. This is awful. !! I’m from India and you have helped me so much ❤️where has freedom of speech gone :(
I so respect how Dr. Berg speaks unfiltered medical facts/truth regarding proper nutrition, dieting, and overall health & wellness! He tells it like it is; without any verbal additives or preservatives! Salute!
Yes! Every body is different and you have to figure out what works for you and realize that as you age you need to continuely make changes! Listen to your body and it will tell what works and what doesn't. I know a few "skinny" people who are not healthy so I think the myth of being skinny is a misnomer.. continue to educate yourself and watch Dr. Berg videos his information is priceless and could be life saving!
Thanks Doc, really struggling to lose weight again. 63 year old diabetic male that has been following you for years. I started taking Testosterone shots a few months back, and i think i have more energy, but my hunger and cravings has skyrocketed. Im up 22 lbs this year, some from a stressful event with my wifes health. She's better now, but i can't seem to be able to get back into my OMAD lifestyle from before. I recently had a CAC test as you recommended, and was amazed my numbers were zeros like yours. How can i fight these food addictions and get my life back? Is the Testosterone keeping me hungry all the time? I do resistance training and long walks but not consistently there either. Im starting over my keto journey. Have considered carnivore, but i love my salads. Not sure i can do it. Help! And thanks again for all you do.
Rick when they give you testosterone shots. Your body stops, making its own testosterone. Speaking from experience. Stop taking testosterone shots your back the way it on. By test boost. It helps your body make its own testosterone.
Are you incorporating a low carb diet? I find that, the more carbs I consume, the harder it is to control my cravings. I attributed most of that to the spikes and dips in my blood sugar. Every couple of months I'll take a couple weeks off so that I can enjoy pizza, breads, pasta and other foods that I love. Going back on low-carb after those breaks is very difficult for me. The only consistent way I found to erase my cravings and get me back on track is to do a 3 to 5 day fast, after I am back in ketosis. This works for me at 52 years old. Perhaps this might help you as well. Of course, regardless of your path, it all comes down to discipline in the end.
Not sure why the additional hormone therapy was deemed necessary? Using adaptogens helped reduce the cravings in my case, but the macros do the heavy lifting. Currently at 5%C, 20%P and 75%F for 18 months now with little to no pre-pasteurized products
I was right where you are. I was pre-diabetic though. I started by making conscious decisions about snacking and eating and then dabbled into Int. fasting. Less junk and more protein. Make conscious decisions, even small ones like less sugar in your coffee and you’ll start to see changes.
I've been lacking sleep this last week and already noticed muscle loss and thusly some fat gain(assuming it's unhealthy). Thanks for bringing up these topics
The problem with the metabolic confusion diet is when you binge eat to 2700 calies you can eat all the bad food, SAD. This can lead to a person relapsing back into their old eating habits. When you're on a true healthy keto diet, it's a lifestyle and you're always eating healthy foods.
Berg mate you have helped me so much, I’m mainly keto and have never felt better, if I eat crap I feel crap my body just doesn’t want crap anymore Also I’ve quit smoking and your vids on smoking are good too 😃 Stay healthy that’s the key ❤ You look great btw, you actually look better now your older haha
Someone (body builder) on RUclips recommended the metabolic confusion diet with alternating keto and carbs for the adrenal body type. He said his mom suffered for years, not able to lose weight, until he put her on this plan. Her overweight situation was caused by adrenal fatigue, and no diet known was helping her lose the weight.The adrenal brain demands carbs, so you leak them into your food here and there, not every day.
Honestly genius. I came onto something similar too. The more stress you have to go through the more glucose your body wants. Sometimes a little sugar or bread is good for you. Just moderate.
I think this is your best ever video Dr Berg, in one take you have explained everything about my dieting life and motivated me to start again with keto and IF this time! So much great info and advice, thank you!
Thank you so much dr for all of the information you provide on every single issue which other doctors don’t give even if they’re paid in hefty amounts 😢
Hi dr berg. Please do videos explaing what hard drugs do to you and why it would be a good idea to quit. You explain things in such a manner that people have an easier time considering making changes to their life.
So this is "the video". Glad I found it. I started following you perhaps eight years ago, Dr. Berg. I simply say Thank you. A heartfelt and grateful Thank you. Press on. You are doing important work and fighting a very, very important fight.
Everyday i realise more and more people loosing their human body shape. They attain another shape but that is not what we could describe or have learned as human body shape, some get bigger over neck, some around tummy, some around their legs and some over their arms and shoulders. Some fingers and some wrists, some cheeks, some of course bottom…. Etc. I think the part where people loose human body pattern give signal about their eating problem. This should be researched. But well the world does not seem to care.
Dr Berg,, without a doubt, is a knowledge provider, for those, who want factual information, for well-being and higher cordial life- thank you Dr. Berg !
That's why RUclips is going to shadow bann him. Big Tech is in bed with Big Pharma and they do not want healthy people. They make money off sick people so Dr. Berg is the opposition to them therefore they will go after him. Just remember an estimated 90% of all pharmaceuticals have very little bennefit and harmful side effects. If that was your product you wouldn't want Dr. Berg or Dr. Berry informing people of healthier lifestyles without medicine either.
I can outwork most at farms of all ages and cultures... you drink milk and coffee all morning while at least walking fastly for at least half a mile.. all i do, i can outwork all ages and skip breakfast often... or swimming with this method.. simple and coffee reduces hunger, milk added keeps you stable til lunch also.
Coffee robs you of energy, the milk has sugar. I get my fuel from fat. I can do squats, sprints now. I've been exercising daily. Congratulations on your progress. I like the curds from the milk. Less sugar.
I've been eating 1 main meal a day on average for about 15 years now..... My body can't handle ( tight tummy, lethargic, low energy, sleepy, tough bathroom time ) anything more than 1 meal a day anymore.... Dieting never works.... Teach your body to operate on 1 meal.... I do 1hr yoga/stretching and 1hr running/cycling/calisthenics/muscle work on weekdays.... I feel great.... Ps. If you are planning to lose weight by walking, you have to do atleast a hour of walking before going to sleep / after your last meal of the day..... Any other time, it won't help....
Thank you Dr. Berg :) You helped me improve my lifestyle and love in myself. Eating what I love(alot of greens, high volume low calorie etc), not eating sugery things anymore, cause yeah, i have no urge to do that anymore and my old self disgusts me kinda. Down already 23Kg since the Beginning of August 🎉
0:19 Carnivore, I used to eat 1750 calories when I was vegan and I was fat, sick and weak, now I eat 2750 of beef, eggs, butter and liver and I'm lean, strong and healthy. Carnivore has me eating way more calories, but I'm not gaining weight. It's almost as if the calorie doesn't mean shit.
After a 3 day fast, my metabolism actually increased. For 2 months I could not get under 180 pounds during a diet, was stuck at 185. A 3 day fast starting at around 184 pounds got me finally to 179. After that within 3 or 4 weeks I hit 168 while resuming mostly the same diet. I had not been under 170 pounds for over ten years.
Wow. I those numbers are mine right now. Stalled at 189 or so for the last 3 months! I had lost 80 pounds in about a year but now this plateau is making me depressed. I will try 3 day fast. My goal is 165. You gave me hope. Thx.
@@JoaninFlorida Yeah, hitting a plateau sucks. I remember finally seeing the scale hit 179 and being estatic. First time I was that weight was 10 years ago. But after a 3 day fast. I found my appetite really decreased for a few weeks. Just make sure when you resume eating, to do it slowly, I gave myself a massive stomach ache my first time. Also 80 pounds is very impressive and congratulations on your weight loss.
Diet habits and culture is fascinating… and so is the biology and nutrition information.. Its really all about getting back to the eating frequency of our ancestors but, with the added benefit of accessible quality nutrition. The important thing to realise is that it is completely alien to our digestive systems to eat regular daily meals AKA breakfast, lunch and dinner/ supper… Our very near ancestors didn’t have the luxury of such indulgences and probably ate once every two or three days ( more in summer/ less in Winter) and is seriously upsetting our health and wellbeing! We have to get out of our head that human fat gain is not natural; It is, but obesity is not and Dr Berg outlines the eating disorders that cause obesity.. Exercise every day.. if you are young and skinny perhaps two big meals a day.. But if you are obese and particularly if you are older One meal a day Max! .. No snacking and get out of the house if you are craving food and go for a walk. The hunger will go quickly. Watch the fat fall off in a matter of weeks
I do between 16 to 18hrs fasting. I also eat crabs on workout days, but with loads of fibre and veg. I'm 58yrs old and can cover 100meters in 11.5 seconds.
@@sociopathmercenary I feel so much better eating only meat. I can Sprint, do squats. Yardwork all day. I rarely get tired or hungry anymore. Yes I still miss some foods, but even my mental issues are clearing up... other people have noticed that I am different lately. As I am more out going and friendly.
I have been on "diets"since 4th grade at age 9, by my mom. Every morning Special K with skim milk. Lunch was cottage cheese with canned peaches. After school not allowed snacks until dinner at 6pm. S I after school I went to friends homes who always had snacks. When I went home after school I was starving and went to basement freezer to sneak frozen cookies from the side of the boxes. So learned quickly how to hide eating that turned into binge eating and the easiest food to eat extremely fast are wheat based products. I was the late in life and list of 4 kids. Born 10 lbs, always had long neck, very large feet and large hands. In elementary schools wore women size 7 shoe and wore my mothers mittens. Now my shoe size is 11, in 6th grade I reached my final height of 5ft 4 inch. Looking at the many breeds of horses, cats and dogs, they all have miniature to giant, skinny to beefy. So I think our society is pushing the skinny long legged Grey Hounds image on humans, where many of us are way different, like the ridgeback mountain dog, or saint bernard, or Newfoundland....
Six years ago, I really thought my inability to lose weight was about my age. Your information got me doing keto & IF & the fat fell off, and I've kept it off. Today, as a 61 yr old woman, I am mostly carnivore, seed-oil free, healthy, athletic, no meds. Still IF daily, 21/3, most days. Thank you!!
I have overcome the "plateau" issue of losing weight by "overeating" every two weeks or so. I stick to my Paleo~ish diet - just eat 3 or 4+ steaks in one day every 2 weeks. No sugar, no alcohol, super low carbs. Never alter what I eat. Meat, cheese, heavy cream, a few nuts, mushrooms. 80+ percent meat. I probably do 1500 calories a day. Eating 2500 to 3000 cals is VERY hard - but it works for me. :-) I am on a 18-6 or 20-4 fasting window. Never hungry.
Intermittent fasting and ketogenic nutrition is actually the natural way humans are meant to live. we are the only animal species that eats 3 or 4 times a day. we are over fed. we also eat processed and unnatural food.
0:20 _"I don't know any diet that increases calories"_ I'm on this kind of diet. 2500 kcal/day, 120 g of protein per day. It's a bodybuilding diet to gain weight: specifically muscle mass.
I have learned so much from your videos. I just can't thank you enough for all of this information. Recently, I have seen stories about Ozempic and Wegovy causing stomach paralysis. Does Mounjaro do the same thing? Have you ever made a video about what stomach paralysis is and how to treat it?
I remember eating less than 1000 calories a day and barely being to maintain my weight if I ate any over than that, now I regularly eat 2000 calories a day and am the same size as I was then! Also it’s thank to you Dr. Berg, intermittent fasting is a God send.
Balanced healty diet and balanced exercise routine is the only obvious answer there's no other way for everyone no matter who you are what's more important is your reason for this change you want accomplish last thing you should keep in mind please always accpect who you are and how you look :)
I've noticed that I can lose body fat when eating low carb (carnivore) even while in a calorie surplus. I just gain muscle mass simultaneously even without resistance training. When I eat high carb in a calorie deficit, I consistently gain body fat and sometimes lose muscle mass. That's my anecdotal experience. Thanks Dr. Berg!
I love the keto diet (have been on it for4 years), but how do I respond to the following: “The keto diet is dangerous because ketones are acidic, which causes strain on the lungs (increased respiration) and kidneys (secrete more hydrogen ions and hold on to more bicarbonate). And 3rd, keto will cause osteoporosis because the body will also take bicarbonate from the bones to keep the pH within normal range.” My teacher said that to me the other day and I’m wondering if he’s right? Then I asked “but wouldn’t the strain just be transferred to the pancreas when we eat more carbs?” And he just said “we’ve been eating carbs forever, it’s the pancreas’s job to do that.”
Mine started when I was pregnant. I was tiny until that. One month after giving birth my gallbladder was removed. Since then I have been a yo-yo but always weighed more than pre-pregnancy.
Never done a diet in my entire life. until my 40's could eat whatever I wanted at what ever time of the day was always the same weight. Never overweight. Since 40's I started gaining weight especially during Covid lockdown and since then despite having changed my diet only lost 2kg over a period of year. Not going up not down.
I've been having regular sugar for 3 yrs after learning about keto (not 100% doing it_ & have plenty of video comments on health chans that I CANNOT QUIT SUGAR. I can't. But as of last month, I was able to quit eating a dessert item after dinner. So now I only eat sugar in mornings & won't touch it the rest of the day. THIS IS HUGE IMPROVEMENT. I already feel a little better
@@nottoday3666 I wasn't really gaining bc I work out alot with weights & don't eat much through the day, just when I do eat, I eat the most in mornings that includes sugar cereal etc.
I love sugar but it's basically a drug. I've been doing low carb for several months with periodic prolonged fasting of 3 to 10 days. I'm down 85 pounds in 4 months. Every couple of months, I take a week off to eat pizza and pasta and bread and whatever I like... Which sometimes includes ice cream or other desserts. For that week, my entire body aches and I have inflammation along with headaches and I just generally feel like hell. Getting back on the low carb after those breaks is extremely difficult and I find the only way to get rid of those cravings is to do a 3 to 5 day fast shortly after getting back into ketosis. Best of luck to you and I hope you find a way to overcome your cravings.
@@sociopathmercenary That's amazing! Well done! Food itself is almost like a drg - some ppl love fattening good food & eat too much of it. Sugar isn't the only pleasure for people.
The women relatives in my life were/are mostly obese but live well into their 80s with very few health issues. But they always ate well and kept gardens and rarely ate out.
The metabolic confusion diet sounds enjoyable, but how do ya overcome sugar addiction that way? For me, I have to draw a line in the sand and remove carbs entirely, or else I'm constantly craving them!
Growing up,I was always skinny and healthy and no matter what I ate or how much, I never put on weight. Then about age 27 I was forced onto aropax40 then soon after they added epilem. Neither help or were needed but I was forced on them and by court order.. I am in Australia. My weight ballooned so much. I was finally able to wean myself off them. I lost heaps of weight but lost a lot of muscle tone. I finally was happy with my body again. Then a naturopath put me on BactiCan Cand GI for persistent Thrush. These capsules worked but made me bloat. I looked pregnant. Then after the bloat the weight piled on yet again, . It’s extremely hard to lose. Intermittent fasting helped and now I am 51 and menopausal and harder to lose and I put on weight easily. Makes me so sad
Theory: Calorie Restriction diets long term create a die off of mitochondria that long term reduces the capacity of cells to do their complete function as well as reduced energy consumption requirements. This result is being interpreted as "more efficient", however in reality the cells are just able to do less and are in survival mode. And now those individuals have programmed their bodies for famine and when binging occurs high rates of storage leading to fat cell growth. In conclusion the body is not more efficient, its been reprogrammed to prioritize storing fat as it only knows famine, overall the body is less capable as there are less mitochondria. Never do calorie restriction.
Please do a video on fast metabolism because Ive always been skinny underweight and I often eat small frequent meals or snacks that I believe is because of my metabolism
I seriously have been thinking for a number of YEARS exactly what he's saying about it's not a slow metabolism but an efficient one,..BUT A VERY EFFICIENT ONE.😅 🎉❤😮
I have found it easier to lose weight by keeping the calories the same and simply doing about 30 minutes of cardio on top of the regular weight training that I do. You lose the fat and become lean all while eating the carbs you want! Obviously everything in moderation is the key to health. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I am 61 and 5 feet 6 inches tall. In high school, I weighed 145 pounds and considered myself obese. The supermodels in those days were 5 feet 9 and weighed 110. In 1988, at age 25, I tried to starve myself down to 130. I ate tiny amounts of salad, lots of popcorn and almost no fat, which helped me stay at 130 for 6 whole months. Today, thanks to healthy keto and intermittent fasting, I have lost 30 pounds, which put me at 145 again. My BMI is 23.9, well within normal. I eat a lot of salad, eggs and fatty meat, but much less often. Healthy eating feels so good!
Women and men of all heights and weights are beautiful - regardless of how we look, we can control what we consume, and I couldn’t agree more that healthy eating feels great!!
I was always super skinny all my life from young child into my early 40s. Like underweight but i ate sugar and fast food in moderation and still very thin. Example: 5'4 110lbs. In my 30s i was 118lbs. Then in my 40s the weight just start coming on fast...145...160 and now 172lbs at 51 years old. I dont eat excessive calories but yes i still consume some sugar and some carbs. But why did my metabolism change so much? Is it hormonal, like the menopause thing? Its so frustrating.
There's a correlation between animals with slow metabolisms and living long lives. I suspect the same is true of people. Those with a slower metabolism age more slowly.
Very true and also everyone is born with a certain amount of adipose tissue and if a person loses weight by agressive calorie restriction and exercise the number of fat cells do not decrease they only shrink and can get bigger again easily anytime
I’ve been doing well with fasting. I have hypothyroidism and I’m going through menopause. In my thyroid and hormone group all I see is negativity towards fasting. They claim it messes up hormones, cortisol and thyroid. I keep seeing conflicting info. Thoughts on this?
Do you mean your Cortisol level is also low in addition to low thyroid hormone? In that case you have been suffering from Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome where more than one endocrine glands are affected.Fasting is not responsible for this.
@@mithidas4295 I never said I had low cortisol. Please reread my post. I am asking about fasting s effect on thyroid and hormones, and Dr. Bergs opinion in contrast to what other health groups say about it..
The liver detects energy intake and then from there causes changes in thyroid hormones. Lower energy intake results in lower thyroid output and this is how the metabolism becomes "more efficient" (i.e., slower) to protect energy reserves. It's a great self-preservation mechanism. So when energy intake is low, be on the lookout for common symptoms of low thyroid: low body temperature, low heart rate, constipation, etc. and fix the thyroid accordingly. Ironically, it is glucose and fructose intake (and not fat intake) that the liver interprets best as energy abundance and upregulates thyroid and therefore metabolism. As such, keto is a suboptimal strategy for long-term fat loss and calorie cycling ("metabolic confusion") is better because you can give your body occasional shots of high energy intake (from sugar) and keep your thyroid functioning and your metabolism high. And don't forget that all of the other important hormones like testosterone, estrogen, GH, insulin, etc. are downstream of thyroid in the sense that low thyroid slows down all of the cells that produce those other hormones.
I remember learning that sea turtles and other animals that have long average lifespans have slow metabolism. And I started to feel cautious of the push to "make your metabolism faster". Also I've seen many people more overweight than I am, by a lot, that are much more active and don't seem tired. It blows my mind, since I gained weight with my first pregnancy (that I haven't been able to lose much of), I rarely have as much energy as I once did. I feel the weight in my joints....so it blows my mind. But the problem could be more about nutrient absorbtion vs weight alone I see. It makes more sense because I was "diagnosed" with IBS after my pregnancy as well. (The doctors asked me questions, had me on an elimination diet for half a year then told me I have IBS). Lol
Some Persons who tend to retain water due to certain medications, feel they are overweight. How does one know the exact reason for being overweight and then take limited steps to flush out the excess water in the body
Doctor, please, I am very tired. I always repeat this comment and write it. Please, talk about the swelling of the upper eyelid above the eye from the side of the inner corner of the nose. Is the cause a sebaceous cyst, an underactive thyroid gland, triglycerides, or cholesterol? He talked about healthy weight gain. He talked about a solution for a very thin face. He talked about large pores. The one on the face and talking about milia under the eyes and talking about the pimples on the face and talking about filling the spaces in the front of the head with hair.
The algorithm is playing dirty, Dr. Berg's videos used to be on my subscription list everyday, now there just dont show up, I will update my notification settings and see what happen.
Takeaways: 1. The more diets you follow, the less you loose. 2. Is diets slow down metabolism: 3. Dieting - slower mechanism - enhanced survival mechanism - body works on efficient mode. 4. People who restrict calories are also deficient to nutrients. 5. Intermittent fasting without calorie restriction has many benefits. 6. Intermittent fasting - you are adapting your body to work on ketones ( from your own fat). 7. In presence of insulin, we can't tap into our fats. 8. If you go on calorie restriction without going Keto diet. Means if you are in carbs, you don't lose fat. You lose muscle in presence of insulin and carbs. 9. So recommended to eat low carb when you are on low calorie diet. 10. Insulin is a fat storing hormone. 11. there is a set point. 12. Calorie confusion - do 3 days calorie restriction and 3 days normal.
When I went low carb I actually increased my calories. I spent decades starving myself fat and sick on 1200 low fat, high fibre calories a day. Had an active job and went to the gym. Barely fit a size Canadian 18.
Now I eat when hungry. Close to 2000 plus calories a day. Size 6/8.
Fourteen years now.
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I used to be anorexic . I had an intervention, didn’t like it but it saved my life. It is so uncomfortable to eat while not hungry.
It is a terrible feeling.
There are some many people in dead end jobs that savor their half hour lunch break , and end up stuffing unnecessary calories for months, even years to their detriment.
Even worse, free sugary treats and coffee. No wonder why we have such an epidemic
Diverticulitis is a thing, and it is scary too. Quit shoveling foods down our throats when not hungry!
What was the fix?
@@tanyakilbane7636 But you have to eat wisely so that you are not hungry for longer periods of time. All my life I avoided ALL fats - good and bad so I was always hungry & wanting to eat & that ended up turning into an eatngdys 0rder the opposite of yours. This has been decades until finally finding out only 4 yrs ago that we weren't told truth about foods. Now I can control this so much better, I'm not constantly so so so hungry.
Did you reverse diet?
I started Intermittent Fasting about three months ago when my doctor told me I was 236 pounds and pre-diabetic. I have very bad legs from Army injuries and wasn’t sure what I could do physically. Then I found Dr. Berg’s videos. Since then, I’ve lost 25 pounds by mixing in Intermittent fasting and switching up my calorie intake after a few days to keep my body on its toes. I’m now at 213 pounds and no longer pre diabetic. It’s been working great! My gf was heavily against it originally but when she saw the results she is now even more into it than I am.
When you say switch it up and cut your calories what do you do? I am interested in this.
@@freedomtruth3671 Most days I try for 16 hours of fasting. Then a couple days a week, which I switch up every week, I eat whatever I want within reason, while still paying attention to carbs and sugar intake and really trying to limit those but I do usually sneak in a sugary desert once a week. If I do the dessert I limit my sugar even more the next couple of days. My life used to be eating literal bags of sugary snacks a couple times a day. Now I have maybe two teaspoons of sugar throughout my day (compared to probably 30+) and maybe some toast or an English muffin with three eggs instead of sugary cereal or donuts or BOTH and that’s it. My next step is to eliminate the sugar completely and then the carbs. I’ve already reduced the numbers tremendously and my bad cholesterol has dropped 50 points on my last blood test.
@@ge0ne0 What about fruit? It is natural predigested when ripe. Thank you
When I followed the FDA/USDA recommended diet, I went from the upper 270s (still overweight) to over 425lbs. When I found a doctor that told me to go low carb I dropped down to 245. When I went full keto I dropped to about 200lbs but my waist went from 60 to 33 so most of the current weight is muscle
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience here. Stay safe and healthy!
60 to 33 is insane! Respect to you
@@NewDarkKnight thanks. it took long enough though. And the first exercise program I did in the weight loss journey was walking. believe it or not when you are carrying 200 extra lbs, a half mile walk burns a lot of calories.
so basically you just lowered your TDEE intake, wow shocking...
@@MrRabiddogg yes. I've lost around 40lbs. At the start i was losing a lot of weight just by walking. Now i am at a healthy weight. Doing resistance training. Focusing on mucle building. 30min cardio doesn’t really do much anymore. So i only walk 60-90 min every week.
Dr. Berg has helped so many people, me included. Thank you, Dear Dr. Berg.
Very glad to be of help.
Truly!
Dr please make a video on all enzymes which we need
@@Drberg is the third greatest human being in the history of the universe! Dr Eric Berg for Vice President in 2024!
I've been Keto for 6 years. The least intuitive part of this is the body's use of your own fats for daily fuel requirements. You literally carry your caloric stores with you everywhere you go. No more hunger 😊
Eventually have u lost too much weight? Or do u reach a point of equilibrium where your body does ok and maintains low body fat
@@havuckofpyes theres a point of equilibrium
I am fairly new to keto and I absolutely love the fact that I don't crave sugar or get hungry!!!
@@para97v I've never stuck with it long enough but I have exceptional results if I do
It's not like it's only on keto
Low self esteem is a huge factor. More often than not, I feel like giving up. The embarrassment of my condition should be the motivating factor to push for a long term diet.
Hang in there!
I'm now a year on the keto - fasting & walking routine, 80 pounds lighter looking and feeling great. My self esteem is trru the roof. Buying new clothes for the new me has been a joyful experience.
Thanks Dr. Berg for the daily videos....this work is highly appreciated by many of us .
I am not overweight, I am UNDER HEIGHT. If I were 6’3” I’d be the perfect weight.
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No.
Eat less in the morning, do kore movement with your legs and arms... and coffee.. greatly helps reduce hunger (use skim or lower fat milk to coffee). i win.
😂😂😂😂😂 nice
Yea it's all about perspective man the sinking of the Titanic was a miracle for the lobsters 🦞 on board the Titanics kitchen
😂😂that's what I say .
Please keep educating us!
I started fasting for 16 hours per day and cut out 98% of my carbs.
I was not really overweight. But, now I’m dropping to my ideal weight.
The thing I was amazed about is that I do not get light headed any more if I miss a meal. I also have more energy and feel great.
I was also surprised that I can play 2-3 hours of pickleball while fasting with no problem.
Thank you.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🍔 Dieting often leads to weight regain. People who do many diets can experience slower metabolism or enhanced metabolic efficiency.
01:11 ⛽️ Calorie restriction makes the body more efficient in using fuel, similar to a car with better mileage. It's not a slow metabolism; it's enhanced metabolic efficiency.
04:18 📉 Calorie-restricted diets like "The Biggest Loser" can lead to lower metabolism and rapid weight regain. Adaptive thermogenesis occurs, making it harder to lose weight.
06:09 🍽️ Intermittent fasting, if done correctly, can be effective for weight loss without increased hunger or cravings. It can also help the body adapt to burning its own fat for fuel.
12:03 🔀 The metabolic confusion diet alternates between low and high-calorie days. While not well-studied, it may be a flexible option for those who struggle with traditional calorie-restricted diets.
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I think the big problem everyone forgets, is ALL sugars and ALL carbohydrates have to be converted to fat before they can be converted to glucose. The body does not burn sugar, it burns glucose. One meal a day gives the body the time to convert sugars to fat that can be converted to glucose. Which improves overall true efficiency of energy. If one is eliminating sugar and carbohydrates and doing one meal a day loaded with essential minerals and vitamins, the body will convert stored fat to glucose and ketones, which is actually the bodies preferred fuel.
It is the sugar and carbohydrate intake that is throwing everyone off. Any sugar/frutose intake should be from actual fruits, not processed fruit extracts. That way one gets the benefits of the fruits nutrition with its sugar, but still just one meal a day, or every other day. But agreed, the total elimination of all sugars and carbohydrates, and doing just one meal a day is best.
Why do some women eat 3x as much as me and don't watch sugar or carbs and don't gain any weight, I just smell a carb and I gain 10lbs
Maybe they’re French? 😉
Seriously, we spent last summer in France where I could watch thin ladies load their plates with croissants, baguettes,… and I looked down on my belly trying very hard to watch my diet 😢
Take care, greetings from someone having the same problem 🙋♀️🇩🇪
@@poughkeepsie8516 I feel your pain 😓😞🌸❤️
Because we all have different genetics. About 20 percent of people can eat non stop, full of carbs and never have a weight issue. Health issues yes, but they stay skinny.
If you can eat an apple on a empty stomach and you are more hungry after, you are carb sensitive. If you get the hunger shakes, low blood sugar, you are very carb sensitive.
Unfortunately life is not fair and we all half to deal with the hand we were dealt. I am very carb sensitive. My dad was diabetic by 34. But by eating a low carb, human diet I have avoided his fate.
@@poughkeepsie8516You said it : in France. The wheat is not the same, the rest of the food is better quality too. EU food production rules are highly controlled, in favor of quality.
Are you sure you're a woman lol 😂
We need all this knowledge. They will not stop us. Thank You Dr Berg!
Thank you doctor berg . I just got the book by Richard Johnson “Nature wants us to be Fat . “ I appreciate the insight and way this author explains the “should be” obvious factors why we are feeling so lousy these days.
Over trendy years ago I got I’m my head the notion of eating foods from your region, and only in season.
Life happened, and I reach for the sugars and salts, and have forgotten the fructose dilemma. Only eat sugars in the fall, and only from real fruits, eat vitamins C through dark leafy greens , and avoiding drinking calories. Derp! I’ve know this my whole life, yet cheap food and sneaky calories have crept into my pallet .
Back to drinking water with meals, and only enjoy wine/milk/ beer/soda in the winter to bulk up, warm up.
In summer, do not eat “winter foods “ ….Wheat, sugars, meats, that food heats me up and makes me feel miserable.
I observed this while living in Phoenix Arizona, I would eat vegetables and the morbidly obese people around me were eating Texas food, and looked miserable, smelled terrible, and complained of the heat and couldn’t want or do much due to arthritic eating. These people would be angry with me, and denigrate me for wanting to eat healthy, so I moved away. Misery loves company and I wasn’t interested in it. These obese people would say they are allergic to veggies?!?!?
What is up with that?
Dr Berg. I’m so used to your videos coming up a few times a week !!
I’m really sad that it is not now. This is awful. !!
I’m from India and you have helped me so much ❤️where has freedom of speech gone :(
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I'm 52 klg.now.I quit sugar.Thanks for the helpful video Dr.Berg❤❤❤
What was your heaviest?
Yes! Every body is different and you have to figure out what works for you and realize that as you age you need to continuely make changes! Listen to your body and it will tell what works and what doesn't. I know a few "skinny" people who are not healthy so I think the myth of being skinny is a misnomer.. continue to educate yourself and watch Dr. Berg videos his information is priceless and could be life saving!
Thanks Doc, really struggling to lose weight again. 63 year old diabetic male that has been following you for years. I started taking Testosterone shots a few months back, and i think i have more energy, but my hunger and cravings has skyrocketed. Im up 22 lbs this year, some from a stressful event with my wifes health. She's better now, but i can't seem to be able to get back into my OMAD lifestyle from before. I recently had a CAC test as you recommended, and was amazed my numbers were zeros like yours. How can i fight these food addictions and get my life back? Is the Testosterone keeping me hungry all the time? I do resistance training and long walks but not consistently there either. Im starting over my keto journey. Have considered carnivore, but i love my salads. Not sure i can do it. Help! And thanks again for all you do.
Rick when they give you testosterone shots. Your body stops, making its own testosterone. Speaking from experience. Stop taking testosterone shots your back the way it on. By test boost. It helps your body make its own testosterone.
Are you incorporating a low carb diet? I find that, the more carbs I consume, the harder it is to control my cravings. I attributed most of that to the spikes and dips in my blood sugar.
Every couple of months I'll take a couple weeks off so that I can enjoy pizza, breads, pasta and other foods that I love. Going back on low-carb after those breaks is very difficult for me. The only consistent way I found to erase my cravings and get me back on track is to do a 3 to 5 day fast, after I am back in ketosis.
This works for me at 52 years old. Perhaps this might help you as well.
Of course, regardless of your path, it all comes down to discipline in the end.
Not sure why the additional hormone therapy was deemed necessary? Using adaptogens helped reduce the cravings in my case, but the macros do the heavy lifting. Currently at 5%C, 20%P and 75%F for 18 months now with little to no pre-pasteurized products
Try acupuncture it helped me
I was right where you are. I was pre-diabetic though. I started by making conscious decisions about snacking and eating and then dabbled into Int. fasting. Less junk and more protein. Make conscious decisions, even small ones like less sugar in your coffee and you’ll start to see changes.
I've been lacking sleep this last week and already noticed muscle loss and thusly some fat gain(assuming it's unhealthy). Thanks for bringing up these topics
No problem. Thanks for watching the video.
The problem with the metabolic confusion diet is when you binge eat to 2700 calies you can eat all the bad food, SAD. This can lead to a person relapsing back into their old eating habits. When you're on a true healthy keto diet, it's a lifestyle and you're always eating healthy foods.
Thanks for your comment. Keto on!
Berg mate you have helped me so much, I’m mainly keto and have never felt better, if I eat crap I feel crap my body just doesn’t want crap anymore
Also I’ve quit smoking and your vids on smoking are good too 😃
Stay healthy that’s the key ❤
You look great btw, you actually look better now your older haha
Someone (body builder) on RUclips recommended the metabolic confusion diet with alternating keto and carbs for the adrenal body type. He said his mom suffered for years, not able to lose weight, until he put her on this plan. Her overweight situation was caused by adrenal fatigue, and no diet known was helping her lose the weight.The adrenal brain demands carbs, so you leak them into your food here and there, not every day.
Honestly genius. I came onto something similar too. The more stress you have to go through the more glucose your body wants. Sometimes a little sugar or bread is good for you. Just moderate.
I think this is your best ever video Dr Berg, in one take you have explained everything about my dieting life and motivated me to start again with keto and IF this time! So much great info and advice, thank you!
This is really great education because my first daughter she's experiencing descendants dieting I'm grateful to be here today thanks dott. ❤❤❤❤
One of the first to comment!!! Love the vids, keep them up!!
Thank you so much dr for all of the information you provide on every single issue which other doctors don’t give even if they’re paid in hefty amounts 😢
Hi dr berg. Please do videos explaing what hard drugs do to you and why it would be a good idea to quit. You explain things in such a manner that people have an easier time considering making changes to their life.
As per: www.youtube.com/@DrEricBergDC/search?query=drugs
Well explained!! Thank you Dr. Berg!! 🩷
Most welcome! Glad you found it informative!
So this is "the video". Glad I found it. I started following you perhaps eight years ago, Dr. Berg. I simply say Thank you. A heartfelt and grateful Thank you. Press on. You are doing important work and fighting a very, very important fight.
Thanks so much for your message!
Everyday i realise more and more people loosing their human body shape. They attain another shape but that is not what we could describe or have learned as human body shape, some get bigger over neck, some around tummy, some around their legs and some over their arms and shoulders. Some fingers and some wrists, some cheeks, some of course bottom…. Etc. I think the part where people loose human body pattern give signal about their eating problem. This should be researched. But well the world does not seem to care.
I did the intermediate fasting, lose weight. Stopped the fast and gained more than ever.
Thanks Dr. Berg for all you do 🙏🙏
Happy to be of help!
Dr Berg,, without a doubt, is a knowledge provider, for those, who want factual information, for well-being and higher cordial life- thank you Dr. Berg !
That's why RUclips is going to shadow bann him. Big Tech is in bed with Big Pharma and they do not want healthy people. They make money off sick people so Dr. Berg is the opposition to them therefore they will go after him. Just remember an estimated 90% of all pharmaceuticals have very little bennefit and harmful side effects. If that was your product you wouldn't want Dr. Berg or Dr. Berry informing people of healthier lifestyles without medicine either.
You're welcome
This one is incredibly fascinating, thanks Doc!
Sure. Glad to share this info.
Insulin resistance is fat storage controlling your metabolism setpoint
IF resets your metabolism to burn more efficiently
Ohhh super interesting, i need to do more research. Happy i found this channel.
I can outwork most at farms of all ages and cultures... you drink milk and coffee all morning while at least walking fastly for at least half a mile.. all i do, i can outwork all ages and skip breakfast often... or swimming with this method.. simple and coffee reduces hunger, milk added keeps you stable til lunch also.
Coffee robs you of energy, the milk has sugar. I get my fuel from fat. I can do squats, sprints now. I've been exercising daily. Congratulations on your progress. I like the curds from the milk. Less sugar.
I've been eating 1 main meal a day on average for about 15 years now..... My body can't handle ( tight tummy, lethargic, low energy, sleepy, tough bathroom time ) anything more than 1 meal a day anymore....
Dieting never works.... Teach your body to operate on 1 meal....
I do 1hr yoga/stretching and 1hr running/cycling/calisthenics/muscle work on weekdays....
I feel great....
Ps. If you are planning to lose weight by walking, you have to do atleast a hour of walking before going to sleep / after your last meal of the day..... Any other time, it won't help....
Thank you Dr. Berg :)
You helped me improve my lifestyle and love in myself. Eating what I love(alot of greens, high volume low calorie etc), not eating sugery things anymore, cause yeah, i have no urge to do that anymore and my old self disgusts me kinda.
Down already 23Kg since the Beginning of August 🎉
0:19 Carnivore, I used to eat 1750 calories when I was vegan and I was fat, sick and weak, now I eat 2750 of beef, eggs, butter and liver and I'm lean, strong and healthy. Carnivore has me eating way more calories, but I'm not gaining weight. It's almost as if the calorie doesn't mean shit.
After a 3 day fast, my metabolism actually increased. For 2 months I could not get under 180 pounds during a diet, was stuck at 185.
A 3 day fast starting at around 184 pounds got me finally to 179. After that within 3 or 4 weeks I hit 168 while resuming mostly the same diet. I had not been under 170 pounds for over ten years.
Wow. I those numbers are mine right now. Stalled at 189 or so for the last 3 months! I had lost 80 pounds in about a year but now this plateau is making me depressed. I will try 3 day fast. My goal is 165. You gave me hope. Thx.
@@JoaninFlorida Yeah, hitting a plateau sucks. I remember finally seeing the scale hit 179 and being estatic. First time I was that weight was 10 years ago.
But after a 3 day fast. I found my appetite really decreased for a few weeks. Just make sure when you resume eating, to do it slowly, I gave myself a massive stomach ache my first time.
Also 80 pounds is very impressive and congratulations on your weight loss.
@eliasadam2345 thanks for the encouragement. Very much appreciated.
Diet habits and culture is fascinating… and so is the biology and nutrition information..
Its really all about getting back to the eating frequency of our ancestors but, with the added benefit of accessible quality nutrition. The important thing to realise is that it is completely alien to our digestive systems to eat regular daily meals AKA breakfast, lunch and dinner/ supper… Our very near ancestors didn’t have the luxury of such indulgences and probably ate once every two or three days ( more in summer/ less in Winter) and is seriously upsetting our health and wellbeing! We have to get out of our head that human fat gain is not natural; It is, but obesity is not and Dr Berg outlines the eating disorders that cause obesity..
Exercise every day.. if you are young and skinny perhaps two big meals a day.. But if you are obese and particularly if you are older One meal a day Max! .. No snacking and get out of the house if you are craving food and go for a walk. The hunger will go quickly. Watch the fat fall off in a matter of weeks
Thank you for this video, Dr. Berg, it is very helpful to me
No problem. Glad to share this.
I do between 16 to 18hrs fasting. I also eat crabs on workout days, but with loads of fibre and veg. I'm 58yrs old and can cover 100meters in 11.5 seconds.
I have never timed myself doing sprints. I'm 55. I eat only beef,sardines and eggs.
@@Creative_soil Ok kl. Well I used to be an athlete. 😊
@@Creative_soilDon't you get bored with that diet? I love all three of those things but I need some variety and vegetables.
@@sociopathmercenary I feel so much better eating only meat. I can Sprint, do squats. Yardwork all day. I rarely get tired or hungry anymore. Yes I still miss some foods, but even my mental issues are clearing up... other people have noticed that I am different lately. As I am more out going and friendly.
Thats great. Did u lose any weight or fat ??
I've realized that my issue is food addiction and self control. On a diet I start craving everything I don't need and then I let myself have it.
What’s your thoughts on berberine for when you do eat carbs?
Yes, that works, and to a lesser extent, cinnamon.
Was discussed in a recent DB video.
Thank you Dr. Berg for posting the studies as you do. It is very helpful as I am one who likes to research things for myself. Really cool!!!!
I have been on "diets"since 4th grade at age 9, by my mom. Every morning Special K with skim milk. Lunch was cottage cheese with canned peaches. After school not allowed snacks until dinner at 6pm. S I after school I went to friends homes who always had snacks. When I went home after school I was starving and went to basement freezer to sneak frozen cookies from the side of the boxes. So learned quickly how to hide eating that turned into binge eating and the easiest food to eat extremely fast are wheat based products. I was the late in life and list of 4 kids. Born 10 lbs, always had long neck, very large feet and large hands. In elementary schools wore women size 7 shoe and wore my mothers mittens. Now my shoe size is 11, in 6th grade I reached my final height of 5ft 4 inch. Looking at the many breeds of horses, cats and dogs, they all have miniature to giant, skinny to beefy. So I think our society is pushing the skinny long legged Grey Hounds image on humans, where many of us are way different, like the ridgeback mountain dog, or saint bernard, or Newfoundland....
I love your analogy 🐕
Six years ago, I really thought my inability to lose weight was about my age. Your information got me doing keto & IF & the fat fell off, and I've kept it off. Today, as a 61 yr old woman, I am mostly carnivore, seed-oil free, healthy, athletic, no meds. Still IF daily, 21/3, most days. Thank you!!
I have overcome the "plateau" issue of losing weight by "overeating" every two weeks or so. I stick to my Paleo~ish diet - just eat 3 or 4+ steaks in one day every 2 weeks. No sugar, no alcohol, super low carbs. Never alter what I eat. Meat, cheese, heavy cream, a few nuts, mushrooms. 80+ percent meat. I probably do 1500 calories a day. Eating 2500 to 3000 cals is VERY hard - but it works for me. :-) I am on a 18-6 or 20-4 fasting window. Never hungry.
That’s what I did to break my plateau. Super low carb days.
Im glad it works for you but that sounds boring and no fun.
Intermittent fasting and ketogenic nutrition is actually the natural way humans are meant to live.
we are the only animal species that eats 3 or 4 times a day. we are over fed. we also eat processed and unnatural food.
Thank you for your input!
0:20 _"I don't know any diet that increases calories"_
I'm on this kind of diet. 2500 kcal/day, 120 g of protein per day. It's a bodybuilding diet to gain weight: specifically muscle mass.
I have learned so much from your videos. I just can't thank you enough for all of this information. Recently, I have seen stories about Ozempic and Wegovy causing stomach paralysis. Does Mounjaro do the same thing? Have you ever made a video about what stomach paralysis is and how to treat it?
I remember eating less than 1000 calories a day and barely being to maintain my weight if I ate any over than that, now I regularly eat 2000 calories a day and am the same size as I was then! Also it’s thank to you Dr. Berg, intermittent fasting is a God send.
Balanced healty diet and balanced exercise routine is the only obvious answer there's no other way for everyone no matter who you are what's more important is your reason for this change you want accomplish last thing you should keep in mind please always accpect who you are and how you look :)
I've noticed that I can lose body fat when eating low carb (carnivore) even while in a calorie surplus. I just gain muscle mass simultaneously even without resistance training. When I eat high carb in a calorie deficit, I consistently gain body fat and sometimes lose muscle mass. That's my anecdotal experience. Thanks Dr. Berg!
Good to know. Reinforces thst carbs are the bad boy!
Do you mean that you can lose body fat when eating low carb (carnivore) even when in a calorie deficit? And that you still gain muscle?
I don't pay attention to calories. We look for nutrient density in foods.
Hi sir I am Indian telugu house wife iam following your videos since 4monthes thanks for your videos
Thank you. Hope you are learning a lot here.
I love the keto diet (have been on it for4 years), but how do I respond to the following:
“The keto diet is dangerous because ketones are acidic, which causes strain on the lungs (increased respiration) and kidneys (secrete more hydrogen ions and hold on to more bicarbonate). And 3rd, keto will cause osteoporosis because the body will also take bicarbonate from the bones to keep the pH within normal range.”
My teacher said that to me the other day and I’m wondering if he’s right? Then I asked “but wouldn’t the strain just be transferred to the pancreas when we eat more carbs?” And he just said “we’ve been eating carbs forever, it’s the pancreas’s job to do that.”
Keto Diet is OK if you can maintain your blood ketones within Nutritional Ketosis level I.e. 0.5 -3 mmol/L.(NHS UK)
Mine started when I was pregnant. I was tiny until that. One month after giving birth my gallbladder was removed. Since then I have been a yo-yo but always weighed more than pre-pregnancy.
Thank you Dr. Berg👑🏆
Anytime!
Never done a diet in my entire life. until my 40's could eat whatever I wanted at what ever time of the day was always the same weight. Never overweight. Since 40's I started gaining weight especially during Covid lockdown and since then despite having changed my diet only lost 2kg over a period of year. Not going up not down.
I've been having regular sugar for 3 yrs after learning about keto (not 100% doing it_ & have plenty of video comments on health chans that I CANNOT QUIT SUGAR. I can't. But as of last month, I was able to quit eating a dessert item after dinner. So now I only eat sugar in mornings & won't touch it the rest of the day. THIS IS HUGE IMPROVEMENT. I already feel a little better
Are u losingweight?
@@nottoday3666 I wasn't really gaining bc I work out alot with weights & don't eat much through the day, just when I do eat, I eat the most in mornings that includes sugar cereal etc.
I love sugar but it's basically a drug. I've been doing low carb for several months with periodic prolonged fasting of 3 to 10 days. I'm down 85 pounds in 4 months.
Every couple of months, I take a week off to eat pizza and pasta and bread and whatever I like... Which sometimes includes ice cream or other desserts. For that week, my entire body aches and I have inflammation along with headaches and I just generally feel like hell.
Getting back on the low carb after those breaks is extremely difficult and I find the only way to get rid of those cravings is to do a 3 to 5 day fast shortly after getting back into ketosis.
Best of luck to you and I hope you find a way to overcome your cravings.
@@sociopathmercenary That's amazing! Well done! Food itself is almost like a drg - some ppl love fattening good food & eat too much of it. Sugar isn't the only pleasure for people.
@@violetfem1808 how is your mom now?
The women relatives in my life were/are mostly obese but live well into their 80s with very few health issues. But they always ate well and kept gardens and rarely ate out.
The metabolic confusion diet sounds enjoyable, but how do ya overcome sugar addiction that way? For me, I have to draw a line in the sand and remove carbs entirely, or else I'm constantly craving them!
Growing up,I was always skinny and healthy and no matter what I ate or how much, I never put on weight. Then about age 27 I was forced onto aropax40 then soon after they added epilem. Neither help or were needed but I was forced on them and by court order.. I am in Australia. My weight ballooned so much. I was finally able to wean myself off them. I lost heaps of weight but lost a lot of muscle tone. I finally was happy with my body again. Then a naturopath put me on BactiCan Cand GI for persistent Thrush. These capsules worked but made me bloat. I looked pregnant. Then after the bloat the weight piled on yet again,
. It’s extremely hard to lose. Intermittent fasting helped and now I am 51 and menopausal and harder to lose and I put on weight easily. Makes me so sad
Theory: Calorie Restriction diets long term create a die off of mitochondria that long term reduces the capacity of cells to do their complete function as well as reduced energy consumption requirements. This result is being interpreted as "more efficient", however in reality the cells are just able to do less and are in survival mode. And now those individuals have programmed their bodies for famine and when binging occurs high rates of storage leading to fat cell growth. In conclusion the body is not more efficient, its been reprogrammed to prioritize storing fat as it only knows famine, overall the body is less capable as there are less mitochondria. Never do calorie restriction.
You might be on to something here....hmmm. 🤔
How long of a calorie restricted diet is considered “long term?”
Please do a video on fast metabolism because Ive always been skinny underweight and I often eat small frequent meals or snacks that I believe is because of my metabolism
I seriously have been thinking for a number of YEARS exactly what he's saying about it's not a slow metabolism but an efficient one,..BUT A VERY EFFICIENT ONE.😅 🎉❤😮
This is absolutely brilliant. Tks doc ❤
Thanks. Glad you like the information shared here.
Any videos on how we can stop this enhanced metabolism effect??
I have found it easier to lose weight by keeping the calories the same and simply doing about 30 minutes of cardio on top of the regular weight training that I do. You lose the fat and become lean all while eating the carbs you want! Obviously everything in moderation is the key to health. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I am 61 and 5 feet 6 inches tall. In high school, I weighed 145 pounds and considered myself obese. The supermodels in those days were 5 feet 9 and weighed 110. In 1988, at age 25, I tried to starve myself down to 130. I ate tiny amounts of salad, lots of popcorn and almost no fat, which helped me stay at 130 for 6 whole months. Today, thanks to healthy keto and intermittent fasting, I have lost 30 pounds, which put me at 145 again. My BMI is 23.9, well within normal. I eat a lot of salad, eggs and fatty meat, but much less often. Healthy eating feels so good!
Im 5”5 and look best around 140 roper say I look too skinny below 135, there’s also bone density and breast size /muscle to consider.
Women and men of all heights and weights are beautiful - regardless of how we look, we can control what we consume, and I couldn’t agree more that healthy eating feels great!!
I was always super skinny all my life from young child into my early 40s. Like underweight but i ate sugar and fast food in moderation and still very thin. Example: 5'4 110lbs. In my 30s i was 118lbs. Then in my 40s the weight just start coming on fast...145...160 and now 172lbs at 51 years old. I dont eat excessive calories but yes i still consume some sugar and some carbs. But why did my metabolism change so much? Is it hormonal, like the menopause thing? Its so frustrating.
Thank you for sharing ✌️🙏🤟😊
You are so welcome!
There's a correlation between animals with slow metabolisms and living long lives. I suspect the same is true of people. Those with a slower metabolism age more slowly.
Very true and also everyone is born with a certain amount of adipose tissue and if a person loses weight by agressive calorie restriction and exercise the number of fat cells do not decrease they only shrink and can get bigger again easily anytime
Thank you Dr.BERG
You're very much welcome!
I’ve been doing well with fasting. I have hypothyroidism and I’m going through menopause. In my thyroid and hormone group all I see is negativity towards fasting. They claim it messes up hormones, cortisol and thyroid. I keep seeing conflicting info. Thoughts on this?
Do you mean your Cortisol level is also low in addition to low thyroid hormone? In that case you have been suffering from Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome where more than one endocrine glands are affected.Fasting is not responsible for this.
@@mithidas4295 I never said I had low cortisol. Please reread my post. I am asking about fasting s effect on thyroid and hormones, and Dr. Bergs opinion in contrast to what other health groups say about it..
I lost weight easily, and quickly using the advice here. I did have a problem with energy, and limited carbs helped, (
All your topics are important
thanks dr
Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching my videos.
The liver detects energy intake and then from there causes changes in thyroid hormones. Lower energy intake results in lower thyroid output and this is how the metabolism becomes "more efficient" (i.e., slower) to protect energy reserves. It's a great self-preservation mechanism. So when energy intake is low, be on the lookout for common symptoms of low thyroid: low body temperature, low heart rate, constipation, etc. and fix the thyroid accordingly. Ironically, it is glucose and fructose intake (and not fat intake) that the liver interprets best as energy abundance and upregulates thyroid and therefore metabolism. As such, keto is a suboptimal strategy for long-term fat loss and calorie cycling ("metabolic confusion") is better because you can give your body occasional shots of high energy intake (from sugar) and keep your thyroid functioning and your metabolism high. And don't forget that all of the other important hormones like testosterone, estrogen, GH, insulin, etc. are downstream of thyroid in the sense that low thyroid slows down all of the cells that produce those other hormones.
Rebrand it as subtle changes to a better lifestyle.
I remember learning that sea turtles and other animals that have long average lifespans have slow metabolism. And I started to feel cautious of the push to "make your metabolism faster".
Also I've seen many people more overweight than I am, by a lot, that are much more active and don't seem tired. It blows my mind, since I gained weight with my first pregnancy (that I haven't been able to lose much of), I rarely have as much energy as I once did. I feel the weight in my joints....so it blows my mind.
But the problem could be more about nutrient absorbtion vs weight alone I see.
It makes more sense because I was "diagnosed" with IBS after my pregnancy as well. (The doctors asked me questions, had me on an elimination diet for half a year then told me I have IBS). Lol
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Some Persons who tend to retain water due to certain medications, feel they are overweight. How does one know the exact reason for being overweight and then take limited steps to flush out the excess water in the body
Thanks doctor for ur nice informative advice. I think it is very helpful for me. We need doctors like u.
You're very welcome! Glad it helps!
Doctor, please, I am very tired. I always repeat this comment and write it. Please, talk about the swelling of the upper eyelid above the eye from the side of the inner corner of the nose. Is the cause a sebaceous cyst, an underactive thyroid gland, triglycerides, or cholesterol? He talked about healthy weight gain. He talked about a solution for a very thin face. He talked about large pores. The one on the face and talking about milia under the eyes and talking about the pimples on the face and talking about filling the spaces in the front of the head with hair.
Could you go a deep dive into Tinnitus and what to eat?
You mean like this: www.youtube.com/@DrEricBergDC/search?query=tinnitus%20
The algorithm is playing dirty, Dr. Berg's videos used to be on my subscription list everyday, now there just dont show up, I will update my notification settings and see what happen.
Hello dr Berg thanks so much for your lesson
Love your channel doc🥰🥰🥰🥰
Glad you enjoy it!
Takeaways:
1. The more diets you follow, the less you loose.
2. Is diets slow down metabolism:
3. Dieting - slower mechanism - enhanced survival mechanism - body works on efficient mode.
4. People who restrict calories are also deficient to nutrients.
5. Intermittent fasting without calorie restriction has many benefits.
6. Intermittent fasting - you are adapting your body to work on ketones ( from your own fat).
7. In presence of insulin, we can't tap into our fats.
8. If you go on calorie restriction without going Keto diet. Means if you are in carbs, you don't lose fat. You lose muscle in presence of insulin and carbs.
9. So recommended to eat low carb when you are on low calorie diet.
10. Insulin is a fat storing hormone.
11. there is a set point.
12. Calorie confusion - do 3 days calorie restriction and 3 days normal.
Pls continue to post , I always watch your video
Surely!
Thank you Dr Berg and team.
We greatly appreciate your comment!
Dr please make a video on how to get all enzymes at one place and that too easily
I always thought i had one until I started calculating my calories and macros and knew how messed up mt diet was
Simple ,but informative