What Happens If You Don't Eat For 3 Days?
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So how much weight can you lose from the 72hr fast. Just watched the whole video.
Great Video and information Dr. Ekberg. I just did a 5 day fast and I'm thinking about a 24 hour fast on Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's, do you think that would be ok? Or is it more beneficial to fast 3 days 3 times a year? This video has helped me a lot to understand the benefits of fasting!!!! God Bless You and ALL Your Family Dr. Ekberg FOREVER AMEN🙏
What kind of minerals or how much, ect per day? Can I just drink some mineral water from the store, or do I need to buy something? What about salt per day, how much and when do I start that? Is salt the mineral your talking about? Do I need to worry about electrolytes? Is that just salt? Maybe a whole video on just "minerals". I don't want any negatives from fasting. Thanks.
@@Reggie2000 I'd like a video on this, too, please.
Hi
Can you make video for lipoma?
Thanks so much
I just did a 72 hour fast. The hours from 24 to 48 were the hardest when I was hungriest and ready to give up and eat, but after 48 hours it became much easier. I'm nearing 72 hours now as I write this. I'm doing this for health benefits--not for weight loss as I'm already slim enough but hoping these fasts can help with cancer suppression.
how did it go?
@@carlosguevara5154 he just explained how it was
I really hope and pray it worked for you 🙏
It gets difficult for me whenever I reach 60 to 62 hours..I usually give-up around 64 and 65 hours
I hate posts like this that post something cool but don't follow up with the replies 😭😭
"hunger is just a feeling, there's nothing dangerous about it, just ignore it, drink water and it will go away" 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Powerful!!
I mean the hunger can be ignored but the endless boredom and depression is real.
This is literally an eating disorder affirmation. :/ yes I watched the video.
@@robynsmiles agreed
Just watch your sugar doesn't go too low. You can feel quite sick.
Good salt morning and midday really helps with cravings and maintaining trace minerals when off food… should try to be busy and you shouldn’t be bored 😊 baby steps are helpful too…
I’m on hour 70th of the 72 hours fast. Watching this again for the 10th times to keep me motivated to keep going.
We need that! I have these on my tv on a loop sometimes 😂
Same here
Me too. I’m at 52 hours. It’s been rough.
How did it go?
I’m on hour 18 of a 5 day fast. I’ve done 5 before. I find day 1 the hardest.
"We mostly eat as a matter of habit and fear of what would happen if we don't."
So true.
whats there to fear its just food its not like water
I’m 40 years old
I do a 24 hour fast once a week and a 5 day fast once a quarter but following that quarterly fast I do one week of eating anything Ive been craving whenever i want. That usually means beer, cheeses, fried chicken, beans, mac & cheese, bread, deserts, fruit & hamburgers/hot dogs. I try to plan out in advance so that im not restricted at big social gatherings like Christmas or july 4th. Ive started not feeling so great after 7 days of indulgence and my belief is that its great reminder to stay on track. On a daily basis i eat within a 6-8 hour interval. In 2 years of doing this ive dropped from 390lbs to 195lbs and I’m within 10lbs of my division 1 college baseball days. My health markers are around a healthy 25 year olds now per my doctor and im off all medications. She’s got a before/after pic of me in the office. When she asked for permission to do so we both cried.
If anyone cares I don’t count calories I just divide my plate in half (normal 9” dinner plate and one half is eggs, beef, fish or sometimes wild game and the other half is cooked vegetables. most days between my two meals i eat a good size salad with vinaigrette style dressing & no crutons and 2-3 dark chocolate squares & frozen berries or chia pudding for desert.
My exercise consists of sprint intervals 2-3 days a week (or swim in a pool for 30-40 minutes) and 2-3 days a week I do some basic weight lifting and go for a 30 minute walk after. Typically 5 days total but sometimes 6 but never on my fasting days.
I started in absolutely terrible health and with zero motivation. As cliche as it sounds if I can do this anyone can!
That’s awesome!
You are the example we should hold up!
Thanks for sharing your story, very sincerely M.
wow, thank you for sharing your experience. congratulations! very inspiring :)
Amazing results! Thanks for sharing your story!
Congratulations. God bless you
Wow Congrats!
I just finished my 3 day fast today. Very proud of myself!💗
Great job!
@@chrislee1968 Thank you so much!💗
What did you drink beside water ?
@@johnyst5139 Nothing else, just water for 3 days.
Good job! I do 36 hrs almost every week and i really believe its very beneficial to my body!
I did 20 days of water fasting. I was fine. I read an old medical journal beforehand that described medical fasting in great detail.
1) fasting for extended periods will cause pain in areas where you had previous scar tissue, like old wounds. I had pelvic inflammatory disease 20yrs ago, when I fasted my ovaries seemed to both be in pain for one night only. I believe during the first week. After the one night of pain, it was gone. The reason for the pain is that your body is eating the old scar tissue. But it’s helping you, even though it temporarily hurts it’s good for you.
2) do enemas. When you fast you will experience less dizziness, nausea, and other problems if you do enemas. Your bowels slow way down and don’t pass stool as much when you’re fasting, so it’s good to get the old stool out and helps your body detox faster.
3) you will have stomach grumbles, maybe even some cramping in your stomach, but you are not in danger of starvation unless you have sharp stabbing pains in your stomach. If you feel sharp stabbing pains in your stomach then you should begin to drink juice or broth which will break your fast. Usually this does not happen until between 20-40 days of water fasting! So you can go quite long on a fast as Jesus did.
I wouldn’t stop fasting just bc if dizziness or headache bc I always feel those when I begin fasting for the first 1-4days. After about 3 or 4 days I am much clearer and feel much better.
Fasting for 20 days I did feel weakness and dizziness more toward the end, I lost about 15lbs. I’d recommend eating healthy for a few days to begin with like the doc said in the video.
Lastly, if you don’t know Jesus I urge you to seek Him. I was not on a health fast, I was on a spiritual one, and I felt a huge weight of un-forgiveness lift off of my shoulders in the last week. I didn’t even realize I needed that, but the Lord knew. And He knows what you need. Don’t waste all your time trying to perfect your health for a body that will die. Work on your soul more. You have a living King who would guide you in EVERY PERFECT WAY, if you would just give over your heart to Him. Jesus Christ is who the Bible says He is. May You seek Him and gain eternity in heaven.
Not buying it
@@NeverendingSaga it’s hard, but it’s possible. I got really weak in the second and third week. I was cold all the time and my daughter and two neighbor friends kept an eye on me. I still had to prep my daughters food for school and make her dinner which was hard but yes, I did a 20day water fast and it was worth it. I’m leading up to doing another fast which will start this week. This will be no food except for dinner and dinner will only be certain foods. I used to love water, after my fast I craved juice a lot more bc I was so sick of water. I’m finally just getting back into loving water the way I did before. Anyway, don’t be such a skeptic. Fasting is not that scary, most ppl these days just listen to the fearful media and are too scared to try, also most ppl these days lack discipline. But if you set your mind to it, you can achieve it.
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Yes. You're absolutely correct. The Lord has provided His creatures with healthy foods. Man's greed for money has no limits. We're tempted by tasty garbage and succumb. We should all incorporate some form of fasting into our lives for our health and spiritual needs. Take better care of the bodies given us by our Creator. Christ Jesus is The (only) Way, The Truth and the Life.
@@kallen9731 do you have reference to the book you read?
this video changed my life and i’m down 53lbs so far.
I started fasting since July of 2021. A lot of friends ask me how do I do it to have a slim body but also very muscular, they compliment me by saying I look really good; but when I tell them I fast they immediately start saying “oh well your just starving yourself, I can’t never skip a meal”. And it’s almost always the same thing. They see me and see and ask me the same question and I always give them the same answer and when they hear that I’m fasting they immediately say “nah that can’t be it, all your doing is starving yourself”.
Well if u don’t believe me stop asking!!
I'm with you I eat one weal a day and I look like Hercules. I left weights and do cardio 4 days a week and I feel amazing
@@spearruler70 I don’t look like Hercules but I am building muscle! But great for u man! Keep up the good work!
@@spearruler70 you eat a whole weal a day? that can' be healthy
IF is SO hard for most people
To imagine …. But I hear ya.
My mom is convinced she'd pass out if she went the whole day without eating lol
Finding your videos last autumn by accident has changed my life. All I can say is thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr Ekberg!
Thats when I found him too! i have been doing fasts ever since, its been the only thing that keeps my PCOS in check
@@Rahfrench excuse my ignorance, what is PCOS? But glad it’s working for you! I just did a five day fast and I feel and look better than I have in a decade, truly life changing.
Thank you 9zeBear. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Dr Ekberg you are out class person in the world
I just subscribed, this is , by far the most thorough video on IF that I have ever seen. I have 2 questions, 1st, do you think autophagy would help severe emphysema, 2nd, how often might someone who is NOT overweight be safe to fast 2 or 3 days.....you really are a gifted instructor. Thank you really is not enough, health and love are ultimately the only things that matter in life.
I've been doing a 3 day water fast once a quarter for healing purposes and faith. I'm very lean so I have no interest in losing weight....and with every fast I see my body responding better and better. I'm so pleased with the results I'm planning to add single day fasts in between to accelerate healing.
less than an hour left of my 72 hour fast, even had a friend join me in it, thank you for all the info! it's opened our eyes to the health benefits of fasting and so much more! ❤
How much weight did you lose
@@JamalJamal-es8fpWell on average you lose 1300-2000 calories just by sitting around all day, if they did that then im gonna assume they lost 1750 per day, (may be inaccurate) then they lost 5250 calories, meaning 1 pound, now if they worked out oftenly and did jogs per day, lets say they lost 1000-3000 calories per day, (gonna assume 2000) then they lost 11250 calories, meaning they lost 3.2 pounds of weight.
@@kaylacurrie8839 and will i gain the far back? Or only the water?
Such a great explanation of the benefits of intermittent fasting!❤️
Since learning how to fast from your videos (and Dr. Jason Fung's), a year and a half ago, I've lost over 150 lbs and my life has changed. I'm off my blood pressure meds, my osteoarthritis pain is sooo much better, I'm active again and my asthma is gone. I'm 59 and I feel the best I ever have. I wish I had learned about this years ago instead of yoyo dieting my whole life. You guys are my heros! Thank you for all you do for us 😊❤️🙏
That’s fantastic I’m right with you I’ve been 14 months low carb whole food 30 lbs lost off BP and cholesterol meds I’m 69 wish I’d learned this sooner.
I can really identify with your comment. Thank you for sharing.
@@TOMMY52132 It's never too late I guess! 👍😁💪. Congratulations for your better health
@@carlbruhn1772 Thanks! Be well 🙏😊
@@JohnsonNestorFamily what have you been eating, and how long do you usually fast? I need to lose around 130, and I feel like I've tried almost everything.
Typing this in the middle of my first 72 hour fast. 59 hours in, 13 hours left. Watching your videos helps me keep going living a healthy lifestyle through fasting and a healthy diet. Thank you so much for all this helpful content it's really made a positive impact in my life
so in 13 hours if you are not replying on this message then RIP :(
@@cvncvncvnf LOL i got through it ^^
Do you drink water during 72 hour fasting? Or completely without even water?
@@shihabshahriar5203 u need to drink water at least 2 liters a day
@@shihabshahriar5203 drink water
4 hours left to complete my 72 hour fast, can’t believe how amazing I feel. I don’t feel hungry at all. No crashes, mind is clear as day. Thank you for your knowledge. It’s much easier than people think!
I reached 72 hours and decided to extend it for another 24 hours so 96 hours in total, Never felt so renewed and amazing in my life.
I did the same thing. I was going to do 3 days and here I am 4 1/2 days in! I’ll be on day 5 at 5:30 p.m. today so I think I’m go for 7 days.
@@malibubarbie9098 are you working out as well? I had intense energy, was lifting more💪🏽
@@aetherr I worked out everyday prior to my fast but I haven’t received that energy everyone speaks of on my fast yet. I don’t feel hungry at all but just kinda weak and I do have better mental clarity. I’m hoping I get that burst of energy soon. I have to push myself to do chores around the house and feel out of breath and my heart races so fast. 😂 I tired to do a workout last night and lasted about 7 minutes. I usually do 45 minutes everyday.
@@malibubarbie9098 awesome! How'd it go?!? 😉
Well guy.wish me luck.ima start my 3 day fast..doing this because this comments are motivating me .pluse I need to loose weight
Finished a 50-hour fast yesterday. Feel amazing!! 😊😊
Back in the 50s, when I was a child, we had 3 meals a day plus dessert.
The meals were homemade, and much smaller in size then today’s meals.
Also we children played nonstop outside as much as possible.
So very different than nowadays.
Thank you for your wonderful videos.
I’ve learned so much from you.
My health is so much better.
I tell others about your channel when they ask me why I’m doing so well.
Thanks again
Excellent observation. Even as a kid in the 80s, we still played outside, riding bikes & rollerskating on our own. Now with video games & iPads, kids are a lot more sedentary.
@@aalegalfocus It was the same for us 90's kids/Millennials, as well.
We did too as 80s babies into the 90s. Ate 3 meals but was always playing outside.
@sirusroberts1usmc so are you getting outside again or what? 🤣
@sirusroberts1usmc I think the food was worst when processed food started to become a thing ,so around 50s the processed food was even worse than today's food .
Loving IF! I'm a 66 year old female and battled obesity since I was in my 20's. Prayed to God as I was just desperate...health was truly tanking and I didn't want to die. I stumbled across IF quite by accident and fast forward, I've lost over 100 lbs and I'm close to my goal and it's been the EASIEST thing I have ever done. If I weren't living it, I wouldn't believe it could happen. I will never go back to "regular"...fasting is my new normal. I thank God every day. It's a miracle to me.
Allah the one true God will bless you.
@@nixodian Not my true God.
@@alexandraadams2070 👍🙏
@@nixodian Allah isn’t real. Trying to give a false god the name of the only God is blasphemous.
@@sailorarwen6101 its all fake lol, god doesn't have a name or religion!
Yep, gradually is key word.
If you never fasted and never skip a meal one week one day of that week eat only once. Next week one full day of fasting. Next week 2 days fasting. Next week 3 days fasting. That´s enough fasting for 6 months or more and enough to start reversing practically any health condition.
This is the best description of how a 3 day fast works. I really like how Dr. Ekberg explains these complicated processes in a clear and concise way without making us feel like dummies.
I fast once a month for 3 to 4 days. I do minerals and bullet proof coffee. I continue weight training during my fast. I feel strong. Good. No exhaustion or bad feelings. I'm in my 60's. Keep grinding.
What type of minerals do you use during fasting
Also curious on what types of minerals???
Potassium, sodium, magnesium lol
@@asylumresident8890 unprocessed Celtic salt in water. Those are the minerals you need.
@@frauenfrau7621 Type "minerals for fasting" and hit enter. A ton of different good items will return. Research the one that works for you. I only use them during the fast. Good luck.
When I was growing up, I was taught that by skipping breakfast, you will develop stomach ulcer or any stomach issues. It was such a pain to eat in the early morning and my stomach was always stuffed with food and made it ache. But whenever I skipped it, the ache just disappeared. Thank god I discovered this channel and has started fasting and Keto, never feel this good
Do carnivore
Just eat meat organs fruit honey and raw diary these are the foods for optimal human function
I have the reverse. If i don't do breakfast i get acidity and a sense of vomiting the whole day.
@@sasuke65743 drinking alkaline water might help, alkaline water helps with my stomachs acidity, not like an anti acid tablet, but it does have an effect. You could try drinking tea to get something into your stomach that most people say won’t break a fast.
If I eat breakfast I'm hungry by 10-11am. If I don't eat breakfast I'm fine
i passed the 24hours fast and its amazing, my legs didnt hurt anymore, more stomach flatter, its improve my concentration, i feel i have more energy, my stomach growl disappear, i never feel hungry, sleep better too without food.
im lucky that i found your videos Dr. Ekberg. i wish more people watch this.
W bro
I love this channel! Always such great information.
I'm a homesteader/farmer so I find more than 24hrs no food is too much for me because my days are physically demanding. But I really find that I only eat between the hours of 9 or 10am to 6 or 7pm. It works really well and I feel my energy levels are sufficient with one large meal in late afternoon and one smaller meal mid morning.
I really don't feel the need to eat breakfast but water and herbal teas are my go to...sometimes fruit.
The biggest lesson I have learned about my body this year has been knowing the difference between:
1. When I'm thirsty.
2.When I am hungry for body fuel.
3. When my stomach is just empty but I don't need fuel.
This wisdom changed my life.
I've been intermittent fasting for years. I love the feeling of not having to eat.
Hi! How long does it take losing weight? I have started to do It recently and I'm anxious about it. Thank u in advance!!!!
Thank You abaneyone. 😄
Thank You Atxc. Everyone is different. Genetic predisposition, set points, metabolism, stress. Don't focus too much on whether it's happening quickly or not. Just do all the things I talk about on the channel because those are the things that allows the body to return to balance and stay in balance.😄
@@drekberg Thank u so much for your response. I have always been a quite slim person, but with the years and premenopause, it's getting hard to eat as I usually did in the past and not to sum kgs😭😭😭😭
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Probably the most informative, honest and comprehensive program on RUclips, related to nutrition and health. Thanks Sten.
I think you are the most thorough and informative doctor on RUclips regarding IF, keto, diet and health in general. Thank you, doctor.
Today I finished a 3 day fasting period. Initially I wanted to do 2 and a half days, but after watching your video again I felt so inspired and decided to make 70 hours. I feel that I have done something very good to my body. Because II have begun intermittent fasting a few months ago, my body was already trained a bit. The only downside was that physically exhausting activities like going to the gym were not possible and on day 2 and 3 I felt a bit weak. I will do this again once in a while, but preferrably during holidays. Thank you so much.
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That is awesome champion! Great job! I had gone 65 hours with zero food few weeks ago for the very first time in my life. I am a male, 37 years old. It was absolutely incredible. During those 65 hours I had coffee (of course just black with nothing else in it like I normally take), about 1.5 L of coconut water (8gm of sugar per 500 ml, which is not too bad I believe), and 1L of maple tree water (about same sugar content as that coconut water). And on my second day I went to the gym (did almost same routine as I would normally do, just a little bit less). Now I am fasting every week.
can i drink protien shake if i get hungry inbetwn? or just water for 72hours?
@@leviflores4226just water
You have been so motivating and instrumental in changing my health for the better! At age 63, I am healthier than I've been in 20 years. Thank you Dr Eckberg ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
Wow....
Thank you Maria ASh. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Me too at 62! So far since March 6th I've lost 30lbs and all symptoms of arthritis and any other symptoms of brain fog , memory issues, balance issues, kidney issues and high glucose levels are gone and lower...I too am healthier than I've ever been. And energy is amazing I don't feel old anymore! Thank you Dr. Ekberg
At 64 the same 😎.
Glad we’re all on the same page. At 75 I fast 1,2,3,4 days when I feel like it. My hospital Dr. wanted to talk to me about my blood test. Turns out I had improved all my metabolic markers and she said “what did you do?” well I said I stoped feeding my sugar Sugar+. No pharmaceutical medicine.
Thanks Doc very useful! I used to be 327 pounds after watching your videos I am now 185 pounds the same weight I had in my 20 to 30 years. God bless you and thank you for putting out your knowledge for free on RUclips 👍
Incredible and congrats. How long did it take you ?
You are an inspiration to me. Keep up the good work. I'm just beginning my journey. I'm 5'-10" and 260 lbs. My target is 200 lbs. I don't care if it takes 6 months or 1 year but I'm tired of trying to diet. Once again, you are an inspiration!
@@mikedemonbreun6639Hope it’s been going well. If I could give you a little insight as to what I did cause maybe it’ll help. I used to weight 205 and wanted to get back down to like 160. When I first started, I did intermittent fasting which is awesome. I got to eat whatever I wanted. I was eating tacos and pizza and still losing weight. All you have to do is just eat once a day and make sure you eat slowly. Savor and enjoy every bite of your one meal and drink liquids as you eat, juice or water, doesn’t matter. Eating slowly and enjoying the food not only really let’s you appreciate the taste so much more, but it gives the food time to reach your stomach as you eat. Eat till you’re full, but don’t gorge yourself to the point of nausea or discomfort. I typically just ate whatever I had bought for the night. A $5 box from Taco Bell with a burrito, a combo meal from Wendy’s with some ice cream etc., and then called it a night after that. Also, great to do it at night so you can just sleep right after and not have to go through your day knowing you can’t touch anymore food. This way you can wake up and see food throughout your day and know that in a few hours you’ll have a feast and can include whatever it is you saw in that meal. Though after a while, you may reach a plateau like I did, and this technique will no longer make you progress. You’ll either have to cut calories, or switch to something else. I just started eating two meals a day and counted calories. I reached my goal weight and I’m now working out for muscle, lowering body fat %. I eat 2 or 3 times a day, I don’t track calories, but just make mindful food decisions which is all you really need. Do you really need that much food on the plate? Shouldn’t you opt for that lower calorie baked potato rather than French fries? Is that one slice of cheese really worth the calories? It’s not really changing the flavor all that much. I could eat a biscuit, fries, and some deep fried fish.. or I could have the lower calorie alternative of grilled fish, diced oven baked potatoes, and veggies, which is still delicious if prepared correctly. Stay away from that donut. Stay away from that cake. Alright, you can have some, but only a very small piece or two. Just don’t eat half of it in one sitting. It’s all you really need to do. Just make some mindful decisions. Good luck to you!
Nothing he said in this video would help anyone compete a fast, not sure why you're saying the video was soooo helpful. Quite devoid of any citations or sources of his information, which is a big red flag. No one should just trust someone at their word on matters like this
@@choosetolivefreeso did you look it up by yourself? 🙃
Probably the absolute BEST most concisely comprehensive diet and fasting video on RUclips. I've seen a lot of these videos from the top medical content creators in the last 6 years.
Having been quite skeptical of this whole intermittent fasting idea, I did decide to try it. I'm happy I did!
I was a competitive athlete when I was younger; national caliber swimmer, and also a Rugby player. Started a business and didn't take care of my health, so ended up at 227 lbs at age 60, which is 50 lbs over where I should be if I was in great shape.
Started doing the OMAD, as suggested by Dr. Ekberg, and am 6 weeks into it. Lost 23 lbs, and it wasn't even that hard! I eat dinner with my family at 6:30 every evening, and that's it. A couple of cups of tea during the day, and I'm finding the OMAD relatively comfortable. I swim 1500 meters three times a week (with 5 sprints of 100m and 50m at the end of the workout), and do a couple of easy Mountain Bike rides with my daughter, and that is a sweet spot for my exercise routine. I don't feel like I am lacking energy during my workouts; 1500 meters at a fast pace is very difficult, but I don't feel it is more difficult than when I wasn't fasting.
At the moment, my resting heart rate is 53 bpm, my blood pressure is 118/68 and my blood test results look really good where previously I was borderline hypertensive and pre-diabetic.
The reason I like Dr. Ekberg's approach, is that he explains all the science and reasoning behind his advice; he's not some fitness influencer who doesn't grasp the basic science of the process.
My next step is to try and go to a Keto diet and see if that helps.
Update?😊
Your videos are the best because you teach in a simplistic and easy to understand manner. I’m diabetic and have done 3, 5, and 7 day fasts. 2 months ago I decided to do a 5 day fast and then keep a low carb somewhat Keto diet with intermittent fasting. I stopped my Levemir 1x per day 50cc and 5mg glibizide. I chose this after understanding what insulin resistance is from your videos. I generally eat once a day no more than 2xs. If I eat to much carb then I fast for one day to bring my glucose back down. My readings have been avg 200 without meds. I’m going on another 3 day fast after viewing this video to get my glucose avg lower. Im 63 and still need to incorporate daily walking. I believe this will help with resetting my cells set point. I’ve shared your videos with many of my friends struggling with diabetes. Thank you for all you do in sharing this wealth of information with everyone. The creator of our bodies is truly amazing and I can tell you truly appreciate this gift of our bodies.
Thank you Rosetta Levu. Congratulations on your progress. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you are learning from my videos. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
Bernard Schubert
36 minutes ago
I've used your videos to promote fasting. How to "convince" someone, who has got diabetes 2 (taking medicines against diabetes), because he said to me, "I need to eat regularly, because otherwise, my blood sugar goes to low"? I regularly doing fasting, and my blood sugar is regularly low. Is it because the patient taking too much anti-diabetes medication?
Introducting 18-23 hours of fasting on everyday basis was the second best thing I have changed in my life.
Fasting 24-48 hours was a challenge but it was totally worth trying.
72 hours was tough but now I love to fast thing long atleast once a month.
My best was 120 hours. It was getting easier and easier and after 120 hr was done there was no reason to eat.
Hi, could you please share the details of prolonged fasting. do you take certain minerals as doctor mentioned, or you just drink water and that's it?
About a year ago I did a water only fast, which i started by doing keto for a week to already have my ketones present, I was planning on a 3 day fast, however I went a full 21 Days with 0 food at all, only water each day and 0 calorie electrolytes, mainly potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium. I was not hungry at all for the full 21 days. I only broke the fast as I started getting acid reflux around the 20th day. I broke my fast with bone broth and a yogurt. I felt good for the full duration of the fast. And once I tasted food again, it was amazing.
(Edit: I forgot to mention I was 119Kg at the time, so I had the fat stores to succeed, I would not suggest this duration for people under 16% body fat.
@@alexprinsloo3785 woww that should be quite hard to do. thanks a lot for sharing your story, it's really helpful. I hope I can fast for couple of days as well.
How much do you weigh?
@@sevinjaa655 I do 72 hour fast once per month. (18 hours fast the other days) I just drink, water, decaffeinated coffee black, black tea, and organic almond milk-no sugar added, usually on day 3 as a treat. You will get sick of water, coffee and tea :). NO sugar added fluids. Salt is the main mineral you need, and rock salt is good as you can suck on the rocks. However, I feel that because I supplement everyday (except 72 fast) I have enough reserves to muscle through my fast and clean out the system, if you will.
If your just starting out, a multivitamin might be the route to go. Just be prepared to plan to do nothing for 3 days until you figure out your long term fasting routine. I've done 72 hour for so long I know my limits and know where my physical boundary's are. It will be scary the first time, but just commit, tough it through, try to relax and enjoy the health benefits. It's really is mind over matter.
Just note that this is my routine - listen to your body. Good Luck.
I am 75 yrs old. In very good health. My Dr recently checked me and said my heart was "fantastic".
After that I decided to do a 72 hour water fast because I am very overweight. I thought if I lost 2 kgs I would be happy. I had no big cravings fasting. And I'm pleased to say I lost 2.6 kgs!!
Water fasting is not easy. I am still much overweight. So one week from now I will do a sardines and eggs diet for 3 or 4 days.😊
Erich from New Zealand.
Keep up the good work!
I'm like 8 days in of water fasting with rumotoid arthritis and I gotta tell ya. I was at the early stages of it and it's mostly stopped. Going for 17 to 24 days. On day 17 I'll see how I'm feeling. I don't feel any hunger btw 😅🙂
Edit: I did a full 17 days and it was life changing. Fasting really does heal and clean out your body greatly!
How much weight you lost/gained?
Hope u still alive! Maybe u can drink some vegetable water soup, don't know if that would affect the efficiency but maybe not healthy to go too long and get malnourished. Keep the muscles working or lose them I'd assume. But to be free from arthritis must be most amazing.
@@WALTER_WHITE____ I lost like nearly 20 to 25lbs
@tonybarfridge4369 yeah I did stop my fast. Found out it works greatly but I now take maringa alifara capsuls. They stop the arthritis completely in its tracks and make it difficult for it to progress as well.
@ that's a herb I guess. Good to know and another victory for natural remedies
Fasting have changed my life. Literally cured my headaches, inflammation, depression and anxiety. After months of healthy keto, dinner time OMAD and occasional 5-7 day fast I have just switched to Every Other Day big breakfast after gym 3x a week. Saturday meal optional.
My wife and I are on a OMAD fasting regime. We've found that occasionally after 24 hrs we really aren't very hungry. Those are the days that we skip that meal and wait 'til the next day to eat. That gives us a 48hr fast and it didn't take much effort. Seems like once you miss a meal the body resets the timer and just waits for the next eating period. A 72hr fast could be a stretch but we'll have to give it a try. I'll bet after passing the 48hr meal the hunger timer resets as usual. It's on my "to do" list!
You could easily do 72 hours, even 120 hrs.
I didn't find an 80 hour fast any more difficult than a 48 hour fast. I'm carnivore though so it might be more difficult for someone eating a different diet.
@@davem4193 you eat JUST meat? 😭
@@marcus8302 correct
So what do you eat to break your fast? And what do you eat,
I'm watching as motivation to continue with my fast and to ignore the hunger. Autothagy is the biggest reason.
This is excellent information and well delivered.
I’m 62 and started water fasting when I was early 20’s then after years I went to juice fasting and certain detoxes over the years. I also developed at a young age serious addiction to sugars and carbs that’s taken me many many years to break and it’s still a mindset for me.
Today I experience chronic pain and difficulty symptoms of cptsd and gut challenges ; SIBO and other bacterial gut challenges that have at times been crippling.
I decided about a month ago to reinstate prolonged water fasting. I’ve been IF for about 3 years but I haven’t been consistent with it nor do I follow a strict keto diet. I now utilize a combo platter of Whole30 , Paleo and some low FODMAP foods.
I’ve been water fasting for the Last month 24-48 hours . This week I did a full 3 day water fast with a total of over 90 hours starting from my last meal.
So my question is pertaining to what Dr Egberg ended with. What and how do I add minerals while I’m water fasting so not to break the fast. I did use a bit of salt and maybe 2 tsp (total each day) of pure lemon and 2-3 tbls of ACV each day (total)
I read cream of tartar will add potassium and not break the fast.
Is this correct ?
Thank you in advance for any information that may be Beneficial to my prolonged fasting.
Oh and is it ok while I go through this healing crisis if we do a 72 or 3 day water fast weekly for a couple of months and continue IF in the other days.
I feel that may be ok and I can just try it and see how it goes. When I read about prolonged water fasting ; most of what I read is to do it once a quarter at most.
Thoughts ??
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It’s my last day of 72 hour fast and so happy to see this video coincidentally 🙂 Thank you.
I've done 40 days and nights water only and have done more than 21 days 6 times and countless 3-7 day fasts. Fasting is great.
Love this video! So well explained. Thank you Dr. Ekberg.
I used to eat morning till night, every day. So glad I found intermittent fasting.
Thank You Shelf Cloud. Keep it up. 😄
I have been doing intermittent fasting for a year now and now I started OMAD. I'm on my 4th day and feel great! I will be on OMAD for one month. Blessings 🙏 When I started watching your videos last year it changed my life. Thank you sir and keep those videos coming 👌
Amassing!! Thank you for your explanation.
thank you for yet another well presented detailed and informed pod cast i followed your advise about two years ago and results were fantastic unfortunately i slipped out of the good habits and reintroduced bad practise during a period of high life stress and found myself deteriorating coming across your videos again has quickly set me back on the right path having just completed my first 3 day fast for some time i feel a lot better and didn't feel hungry at all following your guides on maintaining electrolytes and looking forward to the days ahead planning my meals thoroughly again in great detail this is whare i slipped of the path yet didn't notice any deterioration initially but after a few months many issues i had before returned i have found it easier this time around not that it was that hard the first time when i followed omad for some six or so months then two meals a day to maintain health and weight my issues started when i stoped counting caleries and carbs and allowed some old favourites back into my diet. knowing this will hopefully prevent me from repeating that error keep up the good work thanks again
Thank you for explaining this subject so well. I’m anxious to start.
Great video. Sometimes I need these as a “half time pep talk”. I understand everything you said and use it, but maybe I just needed to hear it again because we are bombarded by the opposite message. Constant pizza commercials and food is everywhere. Thank you! I’m ready to get back into the game.
The freakin pizza commercials 🤦🏻♀️😂
Teaching myself to deal with hunger and not “have to” satisfy it has been the number 1 thing that helped me fast and lose 17lbs so far. I would go 16-20 hours fasting, and would break my fast with no carb foods. I would allow myself some carbs on the last two hours of my fast if I absolutely wanted to. So if I did a 16 hour fast, I’d still be “carb fasted” until hour 22.
With me it eventually became second nature to just eat one time at about noon. Some days you just decide to do a 48 and wait till tomorrow.
Absolutely my favourite episode you’ve done.
So important.
So well laid out.
So informative.
Thank you!!
This is absolutely the most informative video that I’ve had the opportunity to view! Thank you!
My first ever water fast was 4 days long. Day 2 and 3 SUCKED (super low energy, hallucinating food, etc.). I was coming from an unhealthy (unrestricted) eating baseline. However, I stayed in ketosis after the initial 4-day fast, practiced intermittent fasting as well, and started feeling really good. A few months later, I tried prolonged fasting again - I made it 5 days EASY and felt REALLY GOOD the whole time. So if you feel like garbage on your first try, don't give up. You should actually be even more motivated if that happens, because it's a clear sign that something is wrong. I wasn't terribly overweight, but I still lost 30lbs, which put me exactly at my ideal age/height weight. My body stayed at that weight pretty much no matter what for the entire year without fluctuating much. The most difficult part (initially) was getting used to keeping net carbs under 20g per day (finding all the right foods and filling up).
@Meliodas: What minerals did you take while fasting for this long?
The most I've done was almost 4 days, never felt hungry, just drank water. But I started to feel a little weak so I finally ate a little something
That is a bad story! Healthy habits do not need to have such a painful introduction! I do a 4-5 day fast several times a year and fast weekly for 24-48 hours but this was not something I jumped into and there was no pain! "Learn from me, my yoke is easy, My burden is light".
@@dudjames6841 calcium / iodine / iron / magnesium / copper / manganese / chromium / selenium / zinc. I also have a 6-stage RO water filter which re-mineralizes perfectly filtered water. I only supplemented minerals during my first water fast; I just use my filtered and re-mineralized water every fast now, and it's fine.
@@uncareid5557 I agree. I had done several 36 and 48 hour fasts before I did a four day fast and I don’t think anyone should portray fasting to others as easy.
I always feel spectacular when i wake up after fasting the day before. Second day for me is wonderful,but actually gets a little harder near bedtime. Day three mornings are like being weightless. For me day 3 is the best!
I’m on day three and I’m starving. I guess everyone’s body is significantly different
@@georgeyau92121 That happens to me if I was carbed up before the fast.
@@aprilthomas1489 I ate normal so not significantly but I didn’t avoid carbs either. I did do two hours on the exercise bike to try and burn off blood glucose quicker and get into ketosis earlier so maybe that was it. Plus I did resistance training every day and biked to work for extra exercise
@@georgeyau92121 Exercise during fasting should be avoided mostly. You can do a little bit of gentle exercise if you are very well fat adapted, Meaning you have been in ketosis for at least a couple of weeks. Just because you are in ketosis it doesn't mean that you are automatically fat adapted. Your body has to ramp up its ability to draw on fat stores for energy and that takes a while. Think of fasting as a time of rest for your body. Arrest your metabolism and your muscles and if possible your mind. Some gentleexercise like walking and maybe short bike rides that don't make you terribly wind it would be fine. Most importantly if you do do a little bit of gentle exercise it should be aerobic in nature. Lifting weights or doing cardio should be avoided as much as possible during fasting. You need to consume protein when you do these kinds of exercises.
few sips black coffe no sugar will help @@georgeyau92121
I’m 48 hours in. It started to get very tough but watching this helped me out. Definitely going to push through it.
Almost done with my first day of a 16-day fast. Did a 15 day one three years ago. Really excites to cleanse out my body during this fast.
16 days is Hardcore
Im right now on a one meal a day fast
So 22hours
And its awesome
Did you manage to get the 16 days ?
I start todays to do it for 1.5 months. I also need to do broth. Chicken broth cleanses ur liver and body.
This beautiful soul (Dr. Ekberg) , has changed my life on every levels on of self, i lost 30kgs, from 98kgs to 68kgs in only fews months, starting with low carbs style(keto) and IF, then evolved to OMAD. After 3 months with keto + omad, decided to have some carbs back( good carbs) not the junk or processed foods, while stay OMAD, plus i do some weight lifting and some cardios. Been OMAD for the last 7 months in total without cheat even one single day, i feel so comfy with my life style right now, my waist size shrink down from 40 to 31 .
Warm loves and respect for you Dr. Ekberg
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I always experience Ketosis the 4th day of Ramadan. As I Muslim I fast a month. We fast around 16 hours a day. From Sunrise to sunset. That is mandatory by faith. And then strongly recommended by faith to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. I will try to go longer and see what happens.
And then at evening u eat all that sugar (dates) and carbs rice etc, extremely unhealthy
@@anir8023 not me. I eat just a regular meal. I usually lose 4 kgs in Ramadan. I am 5.7, 73 kgs. 18% body fat. 56 years old.
The 14-16 hours of fasting is what counts the most. It’s what the body does during that period.
I found your channel a few days ago, and today I just completed my first 48h fast! I'm not sure if I'll be able to get to 72h just yet but I'll keep trying. :)
I love how you’ve simplified all that info and great that you leave the info up as talking, I’m better with a visual for some reason, I under stood the pantry part as so easy to understand, I can’t pronounce all the words you say but I get it in my head lol
Thank you so much I really do appreciate you ❤
Just cutting down to one meal every 24 hrs changed my life. I've lost 25 lbs and have constant energy throughout the day. No more afternoon slump. On top of that I've lowered the grocery bill during these inflationary times.
What is an example of your OMAD meal?
I love the Intermittent Fasting lifestyle and love the way I feel.
Same here. I wish I had found out about it sooner.
@@shelfcloud487 me too but I was trained/ forced into it at birth lol by practicing Catholic parent.
@@gwendolynkaren5933 Similar for me. Catholic parents and a father that wanted his sons to be big men. I ate to impress him all my childhood and a large part of my adulthood. I’m now 59 and only discovered intermittent fasting last October. I feel fantastic lately along with an exercise routine too. Wish it could be taught and practiced by all children. 🤔👍🙂
Thank you Sharon Tharp for sharing your great results and helping inspire others. Keep it up! 😄
Hi Dr Ekberg
I am about to do my second 4 day fast. I did my first one approx one year ago and I remember how great I felt coming towards the 4th day.
I am excited to do my second fast as I know how good I felt, both physically and mentally.
Thank you for your information and videos.
Simon
I have a friend facing cancer and yet won’t even try a 24hr fast 😭 I just give information and pray.
I feel the same when trying to explain to my mum.
A loser will always be a loser.
@@garykennedy4856now figure out a way not to be a piece of garbage.
I am a 53 year old male. I used to eat two plates of breakfast most of my life, snack all the time, eat late at night... terrible habits. I am 6' 2" and was 225 at my heaviest so NOT too overweight but never felt good..... Now after getting Fit for my 50th Birthday I maintain 210lbs with exercise 3-4 days a week, I can go 48 hours no food every week without a second thought. Beginning of last week I tried 72 hours and it wasn't even an issue. I feel so great. Remember your eating habits are HABITS, not hunger pangs.
Dr Ekberg, congratulations on reaching 2.05M subscribers.
I am putting the information you share into practice and not only improving my quality of life but my health. After, one month on a low carbohydrate diet, we've seen dramatic improvements in my blood glucose & cholesterol levels and I'm encouraged, even though my Specialists and Insurance Pharmacy-based case manager swear I NEED Statins and the latest antiglycemic agent added to my regimen. Even my chronic pain has diminished.
They don't like people taking care of themselves and NOT buying drugs from their "dealers". They'lll try to sell you whatever they can or tell you what you're doing isn't working and that you also need "these drugs". Doctors are pimps
I just love the way you explain everything 👍 you are the best! Thank you so much .
Thank you so much! I always love to hear your introduction..."Hello, Health Champions!"
You have just saved my life brother. It has been 2months i have started watching your videos and using your tips to change my diet. I have never felt better. I have lost about 9 kilos. Now i am 71 kilos
Dropping the weight is powerful in terms of improving health...
For me the most important part of this video was to hear “Hunger is just a feeling. It’s not dangerous. It’s a habit”. I have struggled for years with a toxic relationship with food. I was a competitive gymnast. Coaches telling us constantly that we are fat and not working hard. We were often injured and exhausted. I am desperate to reorient my relationship with food. My mindset in my relationship with food. I want to break the cycle of fear and addiction to the binge/purge cycle. It’s hard to wrap my head around it. It’s a very different thing to fast with a purpose as opposed to being deprived of food and then binging and purging so you don’t get screamed at during weigh ins. I guess I just want to reclaim control over my fear my body and my mind. I’m not overweight but I’m just squish and tired all the time. Perhaps a fast with intention is what I need to reset everything. I’m going to try!!!
That's horrible. I understand being an athlete and being careful of what and when you eat but for food to become an eating disorder because of your coaches abuse is horrible. Your better than that. I started IF because of type 2 diabetes and weight issues
@@phuckfumassters it is horrible. I was very dedicated to my sport. My coaches words were my truth. I started when I was 3. I was good enough and worked hard enough that I was offered a scholarship to Michigan State. Which was a very big deal to me. Big names in gymnastics were in Michigan. I was coming from Texas. I had no idea that I was leaving the frying pan and jumping in to the fire. So many of us are now in our 30’s and still broken and struggling to regain our equilibrium. Almost all of us have disordered eating patterns. I have a little son who would be a wonderful gymnast I have no doubt. But there is no way on this earth I will ever let him near a gym. Especially not in our current climate. I’m letting him play tee ball and basketball and do all the fun stuff little kids should do. No pressure just lots of high fives and good times. Anyway…sorry to ramble on. I appreciate your supportive comments. I hope IF will help. I know it helped my husband enormously. He lost 20 pounds without even trying. Not fair. 😉 good luck to you!!!
I was in a similar situation. I've started practice intermittent fasting then longer 2-3 days a month or two if I felt. It really helped me. After a longer fast the normal unprocessed foods become much more tasty, and maybe you'll have less craving for sugary things.
There are no relationships with food, relationships are with PEOPLE 🤦♂️
Thank You KC. I'm so glad you found it valuable and I appreciate the feedback. Keep learning and trusting your body. 😄
This is the best and most honest Dr./nutritionist guy on RUclips!
Thank You!
Thank You I do IM fasting most days -usually about 18-22 hours and do a 3 day fast a few days per yer
Great to see so many uplifting comments from folks who are fasting
Your videos are very educational, but I also find them motivating. Dieting and fasting can be tough and my mind tries to negotiate with itself and find opportunities to cheat, but having a calm rational voice to fall back on has been tremendously helpful. Thanks, Doctor Sten!
You made it simple and easy to understand and follow.
Availability of food is both a blessing and a curse.
70 years ago when we were growing up in China there was no food available except meal time( limited quantity too).
NOW too much food available all the time. WE HAVE TO USE WILL POWER AND DETERMINATION.
Good suggestion: drinking water makes hungry feeling go away.
Сухое голодание переносится легче не так хочется кушать!
Thank you for your knowledge, I'm fasting for 40 hours, the goal is 72 hours. Understanding how it works and the benefits to the body helps you stay focused
Got three hours left in a 72 hour fast. I’ve been interment fasting for a few years. I’d say 2nd day from about 9am- 7 pm off and on has been where I’ve really wanted to eat. Feeling great!
Good work!! I’m 30 hours in!!! Any tips on making it the rest of the way?
@@slowjamcdub just keep drinkin water, mind over matter. U got this!
I once randomly (yes, quite literally, it was after I skipped a breakfast) I decided to do one of those 5 day water only fasts. I ended up going 2 weeks. It was day 4 that I started feeling full of energy again. Honestly, I'd never slept better in my life for that second week! Day 5 I felt good enough to do some martial arts training. I made sure to add a pinch of sodium, potassium, and magnesium salts in my water a few times a day... Downsides was that I was cold ALL THE TIME. Also, most people online say after day 3 is when the hunger feeling goes away. Nope. Not at all... I was hungry the entire 2 weeks, and I was absolutely thinking about food for 2 weeks straight. It really sucked.
But overall, 9/10 would do again.
How much weight did you lose?
@@imarxb I don't actually know. I just checked through the journal I kept during those two weeks, and I didn't note it.
Since I wasn't doing it for weight loss I wasn't checking (also, I believe I didn't have a scale when I did this 3 years ago).
What I do remember though was looking in the mirror and definitely looking much thinner... BUT that must have been decreased inflammation or anything else, because maybe 4 days later I was looking exactly like how I started. It might be true that when you crash diet your body will instantly just put back the lost pounds when you stop? Seemed that way...
Also, looking through my journal, seems I'm looking at this with rose tinted lenses. I had waves throughout the days of fatigue and then feeling fine. Fatigue mostly in the morning. And though around day 5 I felt great, the second week still had days with low energy or distracting hunger.
I'll change my rating to 8.5/10 - would still do it again
I did for 84h and hunger was there all the way plus a general weackness. But no regret, I will do it again regularly.
@@farrighi So what were some of the positives, I’m just starting IF
Timely video for me (although Ekberg's broached this topic on numerous occasions) as I just tried a 30-hour fast. It's good to hear some science behind my instinctive behavior (as I've been trying to go more "paleo" in the past few years, done some 18-24 hr fasts before; psyched to try a 3-day fast soon as I'm middle-aged & interested in letting autophagy go to work).
I LOL'd at the "emergency sprint" video insert.
Ekberg mentions "congesting the body" early in the vid - I think this is a good 3-word title for the theme presented.
I'm currently 77kg started at 120kg and honestly this fasting is the best thing i could have possibly done in my life my hight is 5ft 8in and i do 5 days of exercise and eat healthy 6days and will keep this going until I'm completely happy with my body and this information only pushes me to do a little bit more, diet is everything
Well done - always nice to hear about such positive changes
LFG🍌
thank you!, for taking complex health facts and breaking down simple enough to understand
I've been told this is an ancient Egyptian saying: "One quarter of what Egyptians eat keeps them alive. Three quarters keep their doctors alive".
@Elberg Thank you so much for great videos once again. I was 80Kg by this beginning of 2022 and started doing intermediate and gradually from 4 months. I feel that now I can. I learned many good information and strategy about fasting during this period from you and it keeps me motivated. I now weigh around 72kg.
I just was Covid positive and immediately started a 72 hour fast. By day 5 after my Covid positive test I completed my fast and I felt great. I had no symptoms and I felt like I had never been sick. I drank lots of water every day with two packets of LMNT and a multivitamin. I also took an extra B1.
Thank you Dr Sten for making this video, it has helped me lots!
Wow this was so eye opening. I always fast for few days during the week. I do get dizzy but I have to sue to my IBS pains. I can’t eat anything without having pain. Best doc on the web. Thanks Dr. Ekberg.
Hello everyone, I read a lot of people here sharing their stories about IF (Intermettent Fasting) and just wanted to share my 2 cents.
Started with 104kg on 184cm in january. Now I am at 86.7kg (today) and lost roughly about 15kg (30lbs? sorry I'm from europe lol) Sten Ekberg does an incredible job to describe what to do and what not. Here is what helped me:
- Started out to skip breakfast and only drink water + black coffee till 12:00 o'clock, last meal at 20:00 (so 8 hour eating window), no limitation on what food I ate or something just 8 hours of eating. Progress was like maybe.. 1-2 kgs? Since I started to eat the same stuff just in a shorter time = no calorine decifit .. ugh!
- Cutted out carbs to a maximum of 30-50g per day (if it's possble sometimes I go for zero) and tracked ma calories to eat around 2-2.5k each.
- Started working out (Hiking HUGE factor, MMA (fun!!!) and jogging (relaxing!)
- Getting more quality sleep made sure I slept 8 hours
- drink atlest 1.5l water per day
Basically I didnt start a diet or something, I changed my lifestyle. I am a active and confident person now. Hope my comments boost your motivation to keep going - discipline will take you anywhere!
Yours is an amazing story but surely you couldn't have started like that all of a sudden maybe a slow but gradual change I don't know depends on the willpower and inner mental strength to just start... You could add exercises later else it's too difficult not to eat anything for that long after exercising or something
@@sizzlingschumi9005 Hi! I guess I have phrased myself wrong regarding my "switch" to IF and my eating habits. :) You are right, don't just turn a switch on and shock your body.. Take tiny steps for example first skip a meal.. afteer 2-3 weeks, reduce your carbs, after a 2-3 weeks reduce sugar intake etc. and than start out with some activities - some gym, cardio etc. adept and dont be afraid of your scale!! that's really important I personally weighted myself every day since january. Listen to your body and just adjust how you need it.
Since you wrote willpower and inner mental strength - what helped me the most is to disconnect "Food = Happy". I just saw food as my oil to function, I had no emotional feelings connected to it or trying to release stress by eating lots of stuff.. I just ate and just said ok i'm done, dont think about it anymore
I started end of January too. But for me it was easier. I was already skipping breakfast. Had decided I was not hungry until 10-11am. Had not been a big sugar eater. But found out about carbs and intermittent fasting. Had only been two meals a day by then. Lowered the eating window to 6 hours then four hours the first week. Found I was forcing the second meal, so within a week was omad. Have been since then. Hunger left after 3 days. That convinced me to carry on. Have been doing under 20 carbs a day. Had to watch lots of videos to get the info. This Dr is one of the best. This week, early May down by 17kg. I am 69 year old female. It's not just the weight loss, my whole body has changed, can feel the adaption. People are now noticing and ask me what I am doing. Never intend to go back to high carb.
I guess Fasting and bodybuilding is a bad mix lol so i guess i will eat 5-6 times a day :D
Hi doctor this was one of the best informative fasting videos that I have watched and I watched many of them before I just did finished an 80 hour fast. Thx for posting.
Ken
I don't think I ever went 2 whole days without food until this week. I was trying to go three but by two I threw in the towel. I definitely can tell the difference and the benefits. I had inflammation really bad internally. I need a few more sessions but I'm glad there's a tool in the tool box to fix these issues that isn't going to cause other issues like medication.
Thank you! 🙏🏻
I always appreciate updates on this subject I heard much of this in previous videos I haven’t done a longer fast for a while Ive been doing omad today I’m going longer. Thank you for your work.
Love coming back to this I am on 48 hours of a 72 hours fast - feeling good though not able to sleep
Thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos and educate us. I am sure you have saved a few lives and extended the lifespan of many others.👍👍👍👍
Excellent rundown of what happens. I do OMADand throw in a 48 once a week .I have had several attempts at 72 hours but came to a halt about 54 hours and when I break my fast, I realise I could have done it and that I wasn't really hungry. I have written this into my notebook and will give it a go. Thank you.
Thanks for these videos. A bit complicated to me, but pulling out the basics I went on a fat/weight loss journey. I started not eating breakfast, also doing low impact cardio/standing abs exercise videos (your belly fat burning ab exercises too) Mon thru Fri, then after 2 -3 months I quite lunch also. Now I eat only dinner no later than 7:30pm, no snacking either. So after about 6 months I have reduced my weight by around 25lbs. Can't wait until my next Dr. visit to see what my labs look like!
Watching this made me feel better about a lot of fears that have been put in me about missing meals. Thank you.
Me too.. I need to do this 3 day fast. 😊
I watch all the other channels similar to this and I must say, this is the best fasting video to date. Great analogies use throughout. I just past 30 hours, but I ate some hybrid 1:1 CBD:THC gummies for pain and I'm struggling lol! However, your video refilled my motivation tank. Thanks!
Just broke my 50-hr fast...next is 3 days. I wasn't really hungry, but kinda miss the taste of meat and good food. So I broke the fast and had some juicy roast, aged Cheddar, white asparagus and homemade broth.
Thank You Angie's Recipes. That's awesome 😄
Well done. I completed a 49hour fast yesterday, i am planning to slowly ease into 72hours. My new aim now is to go for longer than 49hrs . each time aiming to beat my last fasting length.
Now I finally understand why it is so beneficial. Thanks for the incredibly good explanation
The best explanation for everyone to understand! Thank you 🙏
Thank you Doina Maris. I really appreciate your feedback and so glad that you liked it. The purpose of my channel is to explain things better than other channels and help people understand the principles. I spend so much time on it because when we get "the why" and the mechanism we become empowered for life . Comments like yours makes it all worthwhile. 😄
I was recently in a difficult situation stranded by flood waters in northern NSW Australia. Four days were spent in an evacuation centre and although the food was by all account well prepared, I decided to fast and avoid the carb rich food on offer. For me it's easy. I was prepared to go days without eating because the fasting alone would be of great benefit and avoiding the tasty well intended food would also be of great benefit. It was a win win situation.