The only bad thing about this video is it only has 639k views. I just finished a 7 day fast and have been watching refeeding videos for days. This is by far the most informative, comprehensive video of them all. Thank you so much for sharing.
@@firstrunnerup1675 Generally past 3 days of water fasting, you start eliminating water via anus. It starts as a fart, but you will be greeted with water!
Holy cow, how is this video FOUR YEARS old and STILL the only one on RUclips that gives a comprehensive understanding of how to approach breaking a prolonged fast? Thank you for your service, Sir! 👏👏👏
SECTION 1: Refeeding syndrome 4:05 Intro 6:00 Mechanism 12:55 prevention 15:30 Safe refeeding guidelines 17:40 electrolytes 21:00 alcohol SECTION 2: Digestive comfort 21:30 Digestive comfort changes for fasting 24:00 Foods to avoid/FODMAPS explained SECTION 3: Refine for best results 26:15 RECAP of S1 & S2 27:40 Refine food choices (Carbs vs Fats) 29:40 Hormones & meal timing 30:50 My personal fast breaking Routine I’m high af and did this on the phone but here ya go :D
@Tod Tamayo heyy im on day 12 of my water fast till day 30 but ive been throwing up acid water like crazy and idk if u had similar problems but if you know what to do please help me out ! like did u drink slat water or other supplements while fasting or just plain water ??
Breaking of the fast is more important than the fast itself, it's the deciding factor whether you benefit from the fast or harm yourself. As a quote goes: Every fool can fast, but only a wise man knows how to break a fast.
I’m on a five day fast, last day today and I’m invited for dinner and drinks at a friend. Almost went but after seeing this I really know that I have to be careful in breaking the fast. Thank you!
@@JFCotman The body does that on it's own once you're fat adapted. Since you don't spike your blood glucose, there is no over correction in your insuline response to drive it down too low, it's just always at a steady level. Your body knows what to do if you just leave it to it and don't keep over stressing the system. It's a pretty amazing feeling to not ever have any spikes or crashes, everything is just in balance, the gut gets to rest and recover, and I don't have to keep stuffing my face with food that's bad for me. I've been on a steadily stricter keto and intermittent fasting routine for about six months now, and I can sustainably go 48 hours inbetween meals, while working out, without any ravenous hunger, mental dips or fatigue. I was scared to go for longer fasts, thinking that it would be painful and insufferable, but I just ended a five-day fast with a bulletproof coffe and an avocado (I know what he said about that, but I'm looking to extend high ketosis and autophagy, so avocado is the mildest yet more substantial than oil type of food I could think of, body seems ok with it so far), and I feel like I easily could have kept going. My gut has never felt this good and healthy before. Looking back, I feel like I was an addict, a food fiend, slavishly following neverending cravings, poisoning my body and my mind in an endless self-perpetuating cycle. I'm definitely going to go for another prolonged fast in a few months or so, the healing that takes place during a fast is just mind-blowing.
@@patrikkarlsson9463 yes, I love it thanks for sharing I’m keto vegan and only eat one meal per day at 4 PM. I randomly tried a 72 hour fast, starting Sunday evening and ending Wednesday evening and felt marvelous until I worked out the last few hours, but even then it was mild symptoms of fatigue, palpitations etc. Next time I’m trying again with the electrolytes, supplements and Drs input. I already ate low FodMap to come off. I’ll be ready 👍🏼
Hi Jamiel, I loved reading your comment about how you randomly tried a 72 hour fast. Did you try it again with the electrolytes, like you said? If so, how that go for you? Thanks! Have a great day, wherever you are:)
So, after a 103-hour fast, eating an almost entire package of Oreos while standing over the sink and almost choking because you're shoving the cookies in two at a time is not part of the protocol. Got it. (Yep, I did this. Didn't feel fabulous after, but during...holy moly...)
@@myriah_smile521 I've never taken multivitamins but I think people do take these...? so I guess it depends of whether or not you need food to even digest them in the first place, and it they don't contain any 'bonuses' for the purpose of making them better-tasting or sth
Can i actually just take the time to say a massive thank you while you’re still likely to see this comment. Your videos have helped me so much in my weight loss and a lot of that can be attributed to your videos.
Bro you put in so much effort in to these videos, it's so awesome seeing someone using real studies to formulate opinions and videos to deliver substantial and scientifically based conclusions. Thank you, you deserve all the subs!
I have been on YT for over 10 years. This is my first comment ever. Dude. You live up to your promises. I have been confused for the entire duration of my fast about how to break it, now I feel confident and ready for it. Thanks so much, keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber.
Dude this is so unique, It's amazing that you're putting this out for free on youtube after taking so much time to do the research and present it. I have no idea why you don't have like a couple million subscribers.
I just broke my very first prolonged fast, 4 days, following your advices. I was so nervous I could mess up my system, so I'm really thankful for your video 🙏 Thank you, Dorian!
for 3-4 days you can allmost go back to normal eating, my only advice is to have 2-3 very small meals like 100-200kas every 2h each before you eat a bigger one just to kinda get your digestion going, at least this feels alot better to me, also avoid very big meals the first day, 2nd day seems to be normal and you can eat regulary
I broke my fast yesterday and I feel amazing!!!!! I was 60 hours in!! I could have gone longer but I am slowly bringing fasting in. I did a 24 hour one first. Fasting is incredible.
And here i am broke fast of 24 hour and its been 3 days, stoll suffering dizziness nausea, weakness Just dont understand what do i do to over come my weakness
@@Khushi....wthqthwu2ksg I put my body in a state of ketosis for a couple of weeks before fasting. Whilst water fasting I use "snake juice" for my first 700ml drink of the day then lots of mint, lemon, berry tea's. I have not experienced any problems after 48 hours. I'll either go to 72 of 96 depending upon how I feel. Then refeed on some homemade chicken broth. I've been swimming half a mile, cycling 5 and running a mile each day of my fast. Two weeks ago I was 16.5 stones 27.3 BMI. Today I'm 15.17 stones and 25.8 BMI. I'm still very fat I have a long way to go. So I will keep doing these fasts then eat over the course of 36 hours slowly at first then a nice fatty meal and go again water fasting and exercising until every piece of fat is gone. Then I will try to build muscle. 👍🙂
I went into this being confused by recommendations by Thomas DeLauer for breaking fasts... even though you changed the voice somewhat, I instantly recognized it hahaha. Most of his videos are great and he has the right intentions, but I was hung up on this EXACT point in the past. Excellent work as always Dorian!!
Yeah, I stopped following him [Thomas DeLauer] when I realised he actually makes more confusion in my head rather than giving some answers. Of course it is beneficial for him because persons will want to watch all his videos to grasp some answers. He is a proffesional RUclips channel manager, but not a health/science expert.
I was successful keto for months but never liked Thomas's info. Something seemed off from the start to me and I never looked at it anymore. I like this video for the scientifically backed up information. And I enjoy the way it is presented. Well done!
@@DorianWilson I cant really find the video right now, but I do remember he also recommending a plain protein like a steak thats not really seasoned right after a fat. The issue is that he doesnt really make distinctions between a keto video vs a general health video or diet video, so it does get confusing cuz everyone knows him as the keto guy.
I'm going to break my first 4 day fast with a stew. I'll try not to eat it all up😋 I did a 45 hour fast earlier on in the week. I ate because I felt like I needed to though was going for 72 h😅
I'm blown away by the amount of detail and care that was clearly provided in this video. Thank you for the knowledge and advice Dorian. I've been a fitness and nutrition nerd for a few years now and I can tell you without a doubt, your videos are the most scientific, well-planned and executed, and entertaining I've seen since starting my nutritional journey. Keep providing such amazing content. It's only time before you make it big.
@@gingerandspice1209 As Dorian said: he takes electrolytes, then in the late afternoon has plain bone broth, followed a few hours later by tomato and cucumber with drops of olive oil and a protein portion, either chicken leg/salmon filet/ meat substitute with low sodium/ or, what was the other option?. Next 2 days, half of normal food/calorie intake. I come out of a fast with less solids the first few meals. Blender food!
I had to go over to 28:50 to find the answer. This is not "What you should eat to break a fast" this is a freaking documentary on "how other toutubers make it confusing"
This is one of the best videos I have personally watched on breaking a fast. The method is quite close to what Chole Robinson recommended. Please make more videos on the topic. There is a lot of misinformation provided online. I have been a victim of it aswell. I never thought about the food choices much. But this video really opened my eyes and made me realise my mistakes. I have had bloating, orthostatic hypotension due to fasting for long, I even fainted badly once following bad advice on so called RUclips fasting experts. Please continue making more videos on this topic. Love your approach of on point detailed understanding and how to actually do it. Unlike lot of youtubers who keep talking about confusing stuff that doesn't matter and citing studies all the time instead of a simple on point approach. Also would love some videos on dry fasting, optimal way to do and break a long fast, Thanks a lot!
Some of the most comprehensive and well researched content on fasting I've found. I'm a 45 year old man currently at 180 pounds, down from 200 just a few months ago. My goal is 165 and I can get to about 175, but haven't been able to break 175. After watching your content I feel confident in trying this fasting.
Very researched and expanded. I'm about to break my first time 11days water fast tomorrow evening at 5pm and I'm just so excited that I found your video. I will exactly do as you said. Many thanks.😃
I broke a 17 day fast a couple months ago with lettuce wrapped California rolls. Yeah I almost went to the ER that night the pain was indescribably bad
Good thing I saw this after watching that Thomas Delauer video! LOL.. Thank you for such a comprehensive guide and and in-depth explanation of refeeding syndrome.
Listen bro.. I watch a lot of your videos and I feel so informed every time I just thumbs up and move on..But that’s really not enough anymore.. I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. With the due diligence you have and your thought process.. I knew bits and pieces of this but I never researched and put the dots together. You possibly could have saved my life with this. And I hope you get rewarded for being such an awesome human. Much love from Ohio my guy
Simple solution - After multiple extended fasts (up to 7 days), making a number of mistakes, and investigating this topic extensively- I have found for me and a number of my friends, the easiest solution for everyday people is to consume home-made bone broth 2-3 times every 4-6 hours after an EF. Then, add in some lean protein. Works well for the majority of people. If you can't make the broth at home, buy one from the refrigerated section of the supermarket, not the shelves.
The compiled research in these videos is excellent. I'm on a prolonged, electrolyte-supplemented water fast right now (day 27) and have had smooth breaks and bad breaks on previous long fasts. Understanding the mechanisms of action behind refeeding syndrome is very helpful, and isn't detailed in many of the research papers I've found. Thanks, Dorian!
I'm on day 6 on an extended fast. I take in vitamins, electrolytes, probiotics and a V8. I've lost 10 lbs so far. Today I had a green salad with no dressing. I ate the salad because I started to feel sharp pain that lasted for a second on my left lower back; it only lasted for about 2 minutes & it went away. What kind of symptoms do you experience?
@@JFCotman My understanding is that they drop to extremely low levels that would look deadly under normal conditions, but that it isn't an issue during prolonged fasts. There are probably similar effects with people on carnivore diets. People like Fung don't tend to advocate fasts longer than 5-7 days, so for data on that kind of thing we tend to have to find research papers.
Aside from the amazing well-researched content as usual, I realised you're one of the very few health RUclipsrs who I can watch excitedly from start to finish. You could make films or something, seriously! Keep up the great work, you're gonna blow UP (if not, YT is dead)
Guys as a person who just finished a 6 day fast and had Taco Bell right after and have been in the worst pain of my life for the last few days. Please to god listen this man.
I have watched too many of chubbyemu's videos to know the dangers of refeeding syndrome and sudden electrolyte changes(it never ends well for the patient), thanks for making this video. It is specially important now that a lot of people are learning of the benefits of fasting and are trying long fasts without medical supervision and/or proper research.
Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm on my 3rd day of fasting and I don't feel hungry or tired at all even though i'm doing mild exercise since i'm keeping my electrolyte levels up by drinking salt water. I'm gonna try to go for 5 days and then break it carefully using your advice. I hope to continue a 3-day fasting plan similar to yours after that to lose weight. Update: I can do 7 day fasts now!!! I slowly built up to it lol, after day 4, it's so easy, i don't even feel hungry anymore. (Wouldn’t recommend 4+ day fasts often tho, you start to see nutritional deficiencies)
@@Rohan_bh Hi! Most of my fasts were just supplemented with table salt water. I did buy fasting salts with potassium and the other minerals but didn’t really notice a big difference. So I’d day that it’s not essential but it may be useful if you have it. It’s probably better to have the other salts on longer fasts like 4/5+ day fasts.
Hey Dorian, amazing video. I've been fasting over 8 years everything from 16h to 14 DAYS and this is the first video to cover Refeeding A-Z. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Like many i've also been left confused by the mixed messages.
Great advice man. I recently plateaued a bit in my weight loss, so I decided on a 4-day fast to jump-start it. I broke it with a hearty soup made with all low FODMAP foods and kept the carbs down. I feel amazing. It was delicious, I had very little of the post refeed drowsiness, and my stomach isn't punishing me like it's done breaking fasts with unhealthy foods. I infused some olive oil with garlic and onions then discarded them. I used the infused olive oil to brown some beef and pork ribs and reserved. Cooked some diced carrots and red peppers in the olive oil and fat. Used a little organic, low sodium beef broth to scrape up the fond. Then I added the rest of the broth, a can of unsalted tomato sauce, water and put the ribs back in along with a venison bone. Seasoned with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and smoked paprika. Two hours later added larger chunks of carrots and parsnips. Half hour later added canned chickpeas and red pepper slices. I took the meat and bones out 15 minutes later to serve separately and 7 minutes later added spinach with chopped parsley and basil. I would've liked anything after 4 days of fasting, but I thought it was delicious, it didn't mess me up, and my family loved it too.
As an IBS-C sufferer currently IF and still following a low Fodmap diet with reintroductions I really appreciated seeing a reference to FODMAP included in your intro and discussed later in the video.
I was so sick last week for eating everything I wanted after a water fast. I’m so tired of this week long diarrhea nightmare that I had decided to give up fasting altogether and any intermittent fasting after 3PM because of how miserable my gut made my life. Then You Tube sent YOU. Well, well, well. Maybe I CAN give it one more try. Y’all please pray for me!
so would a mix of Low FODMAP vegetable soup be a great meal to break fast? :( I hope you can make a video that only focusing on giving many examples of meals to break a fast. Thank you
i dont overcomplicate it, i fast regulary for 3-5 days and break it with a OMAD keto meal our ancestors also hunted down a animal nd did not did something like "ok now lets find a watermelon first to gently break our fast", neither do other animals do something like that go for nutrient dense foods that restore your reserves, satisfiy your body and give you everything you need to accelerate fat loss (choose the right foods with right fats for example like cla, mct, omega3&7&9 etc.) and put you into a situation where you are ready to fast again
Do you then do 2mad or omad the next days and stay in keto? Is your goal weight loss and are you in a caloric deficit in between fasts? How far apart are they?
@@MegaTinni i do fast 2-5 days, do OMAD then and repeat it you know this is my style of eating, i do it for body recomposition, health and to enjoy my meals because i cant eat small portions, i love and thrive of of a really good sized meal i dont really care about calories, stopped that over 2 years ago and focussed on the real important things and since then i feeling and looking better then ever if i undertood it correctly, you assumed i do such fasts once in a while, but i do them regulary, so they are always close, never far apart:) 2x a week i eat
@@MonkeyDAnis Well I didn't assumed, just didn't know really hence I asked. I am trying to figure out something for me. I want weight loss. About a good 25 pounds. I am not sure what to do in between fasts. Trying to figure that out. I think I will remain keto but not sure if a deficit will slow my metabolism on the in between days if I do that. I want to avoid this.
@@MegaTinni oh okey, if you maybe want some adivce from me ( i was also overweight, was at 127kg and went within 3 months to 84kg todays weight) i can recommend you starting real fasting i dont really understand what you mean with "between fasts" so all i can say is try to implement a regular 1-3 day fast with keto (because if you still stick to keto, fasting will be A LOT easier and your fat loss greater as a result) try to adapt to OMAD, and then try alternate day fasting with OMAD and keep progressing until you adapt to a regular 1-3 day fast that you break with OMAD or maybe 2 meals and fast again if you stick to nutrient dense foods this will be effortless, and 1-3 day is the perfect sweetspot, its effortless to stick to yet still enough to really boost weight loss WITHOUT slowing your metabolsim because you pump up your hormones that preserve and spare muscle and burn fat (HGH, nor-epenephrine, nor adrenalin etc.) i did this exact same thing and its reall easy, especially now when you are at home because of that covid19 thing
Wow this was truly enlightening, As I come to the close of my 5th day, this makes me smile. I have been using himalayan salt and magnesium supplements throughout and fel amazing. In deep ketosis via breath and urine. Pre made myself bone broth to break the fast! So afte this I have a better understanding of the next meal ideas. Love the sockeye salmon with tomato and cucumber salad in oil! I want to retain as much of the benefits as Ive gained, plan to stay to a keto lifestyle and enjoy the ketone high as long as possible! Thanks
Thanks for the video. I am on day 5 of a 12 day fast (will be about 278 hours). I've been watching videos like this a lot, and I am grateful for these. It really helps because I didn't know about refeeding syndrome or the other issues prior to starting this one.
Man. I can't say THANK YOU enough for compiling all of this valuable information based on actual science and on top of that making it fun to watch. Fasting may very well be the one free solution to so many of the health issues that are widespread in modern life yet we know so little about it. Everyone needs to know about this tool for health.
Thank you so much for all you have done. In the past couple of months I've been able to do the impossible. I've lost over 50 pounds of fat thanks to repeated 72 hours fasts. You have changed someones life for the better. I was starting to accept the fact that I would always be fat but with your recent videos I got hope back. You introduced me to the rabbit hole of fasting and I hope the best for your future. Thank you. Best wishes-Roberto Oh also keep doing what your doing because it is life changing. Though there is no any money in this just know that your changing lives one by one.
@@whitelaw5 If you are obese individual and just want to lose a lot of fat quickly. You can probably do them back to back if you drink the recommended electrolytes and break the fast safely. I have done a lot of those and seen others do them aswell. It takes a while for electrolytes to get depleted. You can keep getting blood electrolyte test after few weeks to be on a safer side.
Hey Dorian pretty in depth and extensive look at prolong fast breaking, very well done but if I may provide some advice, please provide the links to the studies referenced in the links below, some people will be able to find the studies you are referencing using clues in the video but it creates a “barrier to entry” if you will. It’s important to be open and allow your interpretation of the research to be peer reviewed as well. None the less everything else was well done 👍
Having too many links can unfortunately lead to youtube suppressing the video thinking I’m spamming. Another reason I put DOI on the screen instead is because that way you know exactly what I’m referencing at that time , a list of studies would also need time codes which I believe can then cause youtube to mistakenly think that it’s a table of contents
Thanks for this, its concise and to the point, exactly what we needed. I’ve been fasting just over a year and bone broth is the best way to break the fast hands down. Always skeptical about veggies in said video 🤔 and glad you smoothed over it.
Just fasted for the first time for around 36 hours and broke the fast in a wrong way and eventually landed here. Thank you for this wonderful video. Confusion cleared
I am a doctor your work is really wonderfull work One day they asked me to make a lecture. On long fasting I apologised But I will follow your channel and get in to it And next time I will do it after doing it my self
So in a nutshell: we should break our fast with some kind of protein ( fish , red/ white meat , tofu) with some low ig vegetables ( cucumber , letters ...) I'm on an 14 days water fast this is how I will break it + I will consume bone broth too
I'm on day 12 of a 15 day water fast. Did 10 no problem a couple years ago. We'll see how breaking it goes. Last time I didn't know and broke it with watermelon and frozen strawberries/pineapple as well as mct oil I think. I was perfectly fine. We'll see what happens this time.
@CRYSTAL GARCIA I wouldn't eat that. Too much salt, carbs, and indigestible fibers, but 8 days shouldn't be an issue. I broke a 15 day fast with stuff I shouldn't have mixed with stuff that was fine
Its like before I watch your videos, I strap in tight, to be amazed by the amount of content and effort I know i'm about to receieve. You honestly need a donate page somewhere, because your workrate is amazing, and don't stop pumping content. I honestly forecast this to be one of the next big channels with millions of subscribers, theres just no way you won't see the fruits of your laboour. Great work!
I just watched like 25 refeeding videos and this was by far the only one that made any sense. Thank you. Feel more comfortable breaking my 5 day tonight!
Thank you! My husband wants to slowly work up to a one week fast and I was worried because of re-feeding syndrome. I knew it could be a concern with prolonged fasts, but I didn’t know at what point it could be a concern or how it could be avoided. Now I can show him this video.
Dorian, thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into this video. I'm in the early stages of a 40 day water fast. Your information has proven to be invaluable. Tomorrow, I'll be watching the video again whilst taking notes. So much information to absorb! Again, thanks for all that you do. You've won a new subscriber 🙌
Another great video! This has become one of my favorite RUclips channels for information on fasting because of how well detailed and presented the information is. Great job bro!
I am on day 10 of my water fast. I will be calling my doctor today to have her check and advise me. Thanks for the info!! It's very helpful for when I decide to end the fast.
Glad I found this early on in my fast! I’m 11 days in, and most of the research I did never touched on re-feeding. Was going to do a 40 day fast, but I’m starting a new job and going on vacation soon, so if I want to enjoy the vacation food, I have to start re-feeding at the 20 day mark. Thank you very much!
I was once partying all night and hadn't eaten since like 6pm. I was sober the whole night, yet somehow a friend got me to drink a shot of tequila at around 4am. We were on the way home at around 8-9. And the only thing in my stomach was that fucking shot of tequila. I never had a feeling of hunger like that in my life. I nearly through up because I was that hungry and of course because of the shot. God it was so disgusting 😂
Thank you so Much! I’ve been so confused on how to break fasts in a healthy way. I normally break then with horrible intestinal pain. Other RUclips advice from the “experts,” have been so confusing and contradicting.
Wow! Totally impressed! I’m 47 hours into my 66 hour fast and was not looking forward to re-feeding because I’m always so sick after eating. I’m going to try your tips this time!
Thanks for this educational video. I'm on my 3rd day fast & wanted to know how to break the fast. I was extremely disappointed in everything I read (started researching on day 2 of my fast). Finally you were found when it was time to re-feed. Now I know what to eat & when. I'm so happy!
ive been working up to longer fasting hours since january 😭 started with 16:8 and now ive been consistently doing 36 hr fasts for a month!! but im doing a 7 day fast this week, this video is so helpful, already got myself an electrolyte powder mix to help the loss n gonna prep some bone broth for myself on the last day im so pumped
Wow this was incredible. The FODMAP foods, the example timeline, explaining why to break with broth and the enzyme explanation! This was the resource I needed to stop walking into so many mistakes and getting confused/frustrated. Thank you so much!!
this is exactly the video I ve been looking for for months. could only find delauer and other videos which often didnt cite any research and completely contradicted one another
Finally something clear with science to back it...I was so confused with all the many conflicting information and videos!!! Unfortunately I found this video after the fact... I'm ending my 7 day fast in a few hours... didn't take any electrolytes... but I can follow the rest thankfully.
Thanks, Dorian. Your research is very impressive and comprehensive! I learned a lot. I just finished my 7 day water fast and I can't find any videos that resonates to what I believe in until I watched yours. Thanks for confirming what I also believe in. I truly appreciate it. Be blessed!
Absolutely awesome bro!! You explain everything in so much depth without it being monotonous - and the videos are so well made too, really keeps you hooked. Plus everything is backed up by actual studies which is the main thing along with the fact that you sound like you actually care. Thanks a lot, very informative!! I’m on my first long fast - the end of the day will be 21 days! I originally didn’t think I’d be able to go past 3 but I feel great at the moment. Have been supplementing with sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium... missed the phosphate though!! I check out the electrolytes you use but they will cost a ton to send to the UK. Anyway, thanks a lot brotha and keep up the great work!!! Peace ✌️
I simply cannot express my feelings towards this channel. Im on my way to doing a 30 day water fast and your channel covers so many things and informations that are scarce in other places or you need to dig trough formal letter studies to find. I have also TWO ideas for your next videos if youre willing to tackle the topics. DURING the fast, what kind of " detox " you need to do? I have heard from multiple people its imperative to do some kind of it ( like enemas, salt flushes, for longer fasts of course) or else you might get real sick, but the information is real scarce aswell. The second one is, how safe would fasting be in the current situation (pandemic) and how fasting and the way that you metabolize food can help you fight germs/viruses or make you either to each.! Either way, your channel is one of a kind! ( Also heartfelt channel recommendation for anybody whos reading this, "What I"ve Learned" Is a person tackling rather similar topics and more, at the same quality,!)
This is literally one of my favorite RUclips pages now this video is so informative in depth and really explains it in a easy way to understand for somebody who doesn’t necessarily know the ins and outs of diet and function of the body metabolism and other things along those lines thank you so much for this video and your other videos
You are sooo kind to read lods of papers and make such great videos in order to answer our questions. It must be very much time and work. You earn my respect. And I thank u a million times!!
I broke a 14 day water fast on watermelon, it felt incredible, my insulin sensitivity and taste sensitivity made it taste like the sweetest thing ever in life. However I tried a bowl of muesli a couple hours later.. oh god, it came out of me within 2 hours the same way it went in. I felt like dogshit: cramping, vomiting and almost went to the ER. Luckily I recovered after a night of sleeping and just bought gerber baby food and refed for a couple days with it and recovered. Don't be me. I am fortunate to have supplemented electrolytes (salt, magnesium, potassium, etc) during my fast, because refeeding syndrome could've seriously killed me.
Romeo Golf You are intolerant to oats/ muesli. It’s not uncommon at all. In fact most of the people are intolerant to oats, muesli, quinoa and other similar grains. But rice is good to go. Consider this
@@Leo-bq9zi I'm pretty sure its because I had zero stomach acid and lubricating factors in my digestive track after 14 days of only water dude. I can eat oats, muesli or grains any other day just fine now and don't have any symptoms of an allergy or intolerance to gluten.
Probably didn't help that you were spiking your blood sugar quite significantly as well. Oats may be low GI as a carb, but for a 14 day water fast they might as well be a whole cake
@@abegzz In this day and age a "normal healthy diet" is very difficult to quantify. Some say the traditional food pyramid choc full of processed wheat products is a normal healthy diet. This is about listening to your gut, and building up a tolerance to food, a bit at a time. After a fast your gut mucosal layer is much thinner, and certain foods will cause a lot of gastrointestinal distress if you're not careful. The aim is to build up to a "normal healthy diet". Trust me, if you've done a 7 day+ fast, you'll have sympathy for this person. I ate a single scotch egg (boiled egg, surrounded by a ground meat and breadcrumb casing) 4 days after finishing a 21 day fast. I couldn't sleep because of the stomach pain. Now I could eat that scotch egg no problemo, but it just goes to show that our bodies are especially sensitive to food intake after extended fasting.
I dont usually dropping a comment on someones video but I would like to express my gratitude to this man because of an insane upload video! It is really a detailed content with aesthetic visuals. He used surface level of words so that everyone can understand it. And also, breaking down all the components using different studies as an evidence is somehow interesting or should i say a reliable one, rather than those creators who talk stupidly in giving details in IF. This is really a helpful video and I'm sending you my very huge thanks for that! Looking forward for your next videos! God bless!
Thank you so much, Dorian, you've made this issue so much more clear for me. I only wish you'll elaborate on how to choose the right fasting safe electrolytes, there are so many on the market these days.
Hi! Thanks for the awesome info! I am currently on day 5 of a fast and debating refeeding soon lol feeling really good. Keeping up with my electrolytes and supplements. Spending my time trying to find the vest course for when I'm going to begin refeeding. Love this no BS educational form of info dumping. Keep doing what you're doing.
Thank you so much for this well researched and informative video on the topic. I’m frustrated that anyone can make junk videos and post them without any liability for what they put out there. Again, thank you so much… you could literally be saving lives! Please continue your good work, following and subscribed 🙏
@@curtisfoster399 Right, he is a good youtuber and puts out a lot of great information. I don't think anyone has it all 100% figure out at this point. However in the context of the rice cakes comment, it is valid as it pertains to intermittent fasting, which is an entirely different situation than a 5+ day fast. Intermittent fasting is ok, but it is a completely different category than fasting more than 24 hours at a time.
It's crazy how 4 years later your video holds more relevance than all of the refeeding videos on RUclips. Thank you.
The only bad thing about this video is it only has 639k views. I just finished a 7 day fast and have been watching refeeding videos for days. This is by far the most informative, comprehensive video of them all. Thank you so much for sharing.
Advice that Dorian hasn't talked about. On your third day of a fast, do not and I repeat; DO NOT trust a fart. You're welcome
Seems like a good "nobody talks about this" video ✌️😎
Ha ha, wish I read this last week
what do u mean by this? actually tomorrow will be my 3rd day, and right now, i feel dizziness and sleepiness
@@firstrunnerup1675 Generally past 3 days of water fasting, you start eliminating water via anus. It starts as a fart, but you will be greeted with water!
Good to know, day 2 for me! 🤣
Holy cow, how is this video FOUR YEARS old and STILL the only one on RUclips that gives a comprehensive understanding of how to approach breaking a prolonged fast? Thank you for your service, Sir! 👏👏👏
SECTION 1: Refeeding syndrome
4:05 Intro
6:00 Mechanism
12:55 prevention
15:30 Safe refeeding guidelines
17:40 electrolytes
21:00 alcohol
SECTION 2: Digestive comfort
21:30 Digestive comfort changes for fasting
24:00 Foods to avoid/FODMAPS explained
SECTION 3: Refine for best results
26:15 RECAP of S1 & S2
27:40 Refine food choices (Carbs vs Fats)
29:40 Hormones & meal timing
30:50 My personal fast breaking Routine
I’m high af and did this on the phone but here ya go :D
Thank you for doing this!
Bless you, stoned knight!
Thank u bro
haha nice bro was it a pen, pipe, or wood? Love from cypress ca!
Sam 000 pen
I once broke a 5 day water fast with a big plate of hot wings and scarfed them down. The pain was indescribable. I felt like I was dying.
no shit lol
Same but mine was 7 days and then an entire box of taquitos. Omg. I had to go get milk of magnesia. I basically had a softball in my guts...
Broke a basic 2 day with spicy pickles and then I had a on the spot job interview 🤣🤣 my organs were on fire smh
@@gains4alex769 I feel your pain. I didn’t even realize how much your body can change after 2 to 3 days of fasting:( I almost past out from the pain😅😅
@Tod Tamayo heyy im on day 12 of my water fast till day 30 but ive been throwing up acid water like crazy and idk if u had similar problems but if you know what to do please help me out ! like did u drink slat water or other supplements while fasting or just plain water ??
I truly had no idea how important the END of the fast could be...thank you for looking out for our safety!!
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oh boy, yes!
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Breaking of the fast is more important than the fast itself, it's the deciding factor whether you benefit from the fast or harm yourself.
As a quote goes: Every fool can fast, but only a wise man knows how to break a fast.
Kind of like how you treat your body after a workout is important.
I’m on day 6 of my 7 day fast. I was aware on how to break a fast and by watching this I’m 100% reassured on how to do it. 🙌🏼
I’m on a five day fast, last day today and I’m invited for dinner and drinks at a friend. Almost went but after seeing this I really know that I have to be careful in breaking the fast. Thank you!
Drink snake juice. With that i have never had a problem
How did you keep your blood glucose levels from dropping too low during a fast that long?
@@JFCotman The body does that on it's own once you're fat adapted. Since you don't spike your blood glucose, there is no over correction in your insuline response to drive it down too low, it's just always at a steady level. Your body knows what to do if you just leave it to it and don't keep over stressing the system.
It's a pretty amazing feeling to not ever have any spikes or crashes, everything is just in balance, the gut gets to rest and recover, and I don't have to keep stuffing my face with food that's bad for me. I've been on a steadily stricter keto and intermittent fasting routine for about six months now, and I can sustainably go 48 hours inbetween meals, while working out, without any ravenous hunger, mental dips or fatigue. I was scared to go for longer fasts, thinking that it would be painful and insufferable, but I just ended a five-day fast with a bulletproof coffe and an avocado (I know what he said about that, but I'm looking to extend high ketosis and autophagy, so avocado is the mildest yet more substantial than oil type of food I could think of, body seems ok with it so far), and I feel like I easily could have kept going. My gut has never felt this good and healthy before.
Looking back, I feel like I was an addict, a food fiend, slavishly following neverending cravings, poisoning my body and my mind in an endless self-perpetuating cycle. I'm definitely going to go for another prolonged fast in a few months or so, the healing that takes place during a fast is just mind-blowing.
@@patrikkarlsson9463 yes, I love it thanks for sharing
I’m keto vegan and only eat one meal per day at 4 PM.
I randomly tried a 72 hour fast, starting Sunday evening and ending Wednesday evening and felt marvelous until I worked out the last few hours, but even then it was mild symptoms of fatigue, palpitations etc.
Next time I’m trying again with the electrolytes, supplements and Drs input. I already ate low FodMap to come off.
I’ll be ready
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Hi Jamiel, I loved reading your comment about how you randomly tried a 72 hour fast. Did you try it again with the electrolytes, like you said? If so, how that go for you? Thanks! Have a great day, wherever you are:)
So, after a 103-hour fast, eating an almost entire package of Oreos while standing over the sink and almost choking because you're shoving the cookies in two at a time is not part of the protocol. Got it. (Yep, I did this. Didn't feel fabulous after, but during...holy moly...)
Food can act like a hard drug at times I noticed that as well
A bucket of ice cream has been shouting at me from the freezer for the last 36hrs. I might end up having to wrestle it.
Lmaoooo!!!! 😂😂😂😂 Your comment was hysterical
Oreos are a hyper palatable food 😢
Truly a drug designed by food companies to be addictive, not a Food.
I take electrolytes with water the night before I break the fast in the morning. Works like a charm and helps me to sleep better as well.
I think I must have the smartest subscriber base on RUclips
Can you take salt ??
@@versagesversages2162 yes just salt is fine. Taking Himalaya salt might be even better. A few pinches is enough.
Should you take multivitamins while on a fast or will that take away the affects of a fast
@@myriah_smile521 I've never taken multivitamins but I think people do take these...? so I guess it depends of whether or not you need food to even digest them in the first place, and it they don't contain any 'bonuses' for the purpose of making them better-tasting or sth
Can i actually just take the time to say a massive thank you while you’re still likely to see this comment. Your videos have helped me so much in my weight loss and a lot of that can be attributed to your videos.
Bro you put in so much effort in to these videos, it's so awesome seeing someone using real studies to formulate opinions and videos to deliver substantial and scientifically based conclusions. Thank you, you deserve all the subs!
I have been on YT for over 10 years. This is my first comment ever. Dude. You live up to your promises. I have been confused for the entire duration of my fast about how to break it, now I feel confident and ready for it. Thanks so much, keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber.
Dude this is so unique, It's amazing that you're putting this out for free on youtube after taking so much time to do the research and present it. I have no idea why you don't have like a couple million subscribers.
I just broke my very first prolonged fast, 4 days, following your advices. I was so nervous I could mess up my system, so I'm really thankful for your video 🙏 Thank you, Dorian!
You don't have to be so cautious with only 4 days.
@@paulgreengod it's true that is hard to mess up in just 4 days, then different people react very different.
for 3-4 days you can allmost go back to normal eating, my only advice is to have 2-3 very small meals like 100-200kas every 2h each before you eat a bigger one just to kinda get your digestion going, at least this feels alot better to me, also avoid very big meals the first day, 2nd day seems to be normal and you can eat regulary
@@AngelTyraelGMis apple's ok then?
@@MalioJitenburo probably it's low calorie as well unless you mean allot of apples xd
I broke my fast yesterday and I feel amazing!!!!! I was 60 hours in!! I could have gone longer but I am slowly bringing fasting in. I did a 24 hour one first. Fasting is incredible.
🐛🦋
How good were the results?
And here i am broke fast of 24 hour and its been 3 days, stoll suffering dizziness nausea, weakness
Just dont understand what do i do to over come my weakness
@@Khushi....wthqthwu2ksg I put my body in a state of ketosis for a couple of weeks before fasting. Whilst water fasting I use "snake juice" for my first 700ml drink of the day then lots of mint, lemon, berry tea's. I have not experienced any problems after 48 hours. I'll either go to 72 of 96 depending upon how I feel. Then refeed on some homemade chicken broth. I've been swimming half a mile, cycling 5 and running a mile each day of my fast. Two weeks ago I was 16.5 stones 27.3 BMI. Today I'm 15.17 stones and 25.8 BMI. I'm still very fat I have a long way to go. So I will keep doing these fasts then eat over the course of 36 hours slowly at first then a nice fatty meal and go again water fasting and exercising until every piece of fat is gone. Then I will try to build muscle. 👍🙂
I went into this being confused by recommendations by Thomas DeLauer for breaking fasts... even though you changed the voice somewhat, I instantly recognized it hahaha. Most of his videos are great and he has the right intentions, but I was hung up on this EXACT point in the past.
Excellent work as always Dorian!!
Yeah, I stopped following him [Thomas DeLauer] when I realised he actually makes more confusion in my head rather than giving some answers. Of course it is beneficial for him because persons will want to watch all his videos to grasp some answers. He is a proffesional RUclips channel manager, but not a health/science expert.
@@manalelmagrahi1697 yes!!!! we cant take things out of context and assume he said something... that is not right..........
@@manalelmagrahi1697You should cite where that distinction is made in the original video's title/content
I was successful keto for months but never liked Thomas's info. Something seemed off from the start to me and I never looked at it anymore.
I like this video for the scientifically backed up information. And I enjoy the way it is presented. Well done!
@@DorianWilson I cant really find the video right now, but I do remember he also recommending a plain protein like a steak thats not really seasoned right after a fat. The issue is that he doesnt really make distinctions between a keto video vs a general health video or diet video, so it does get confusing cuz everyone knows him as the keto guy.
I do a 14 day fast every year. I break with broth, then broth with the veggies, and fruit/veggie smoothies for a few days. Never had an issue
I'm going to break my first 4 day fast with a stew. I'll try not to eat it all up😋 I did a 45 hour fast earlier on in the week. I ate because I felt like I needed to though was going for 72 h😅
@@ciaranbyrne62 how much weight did u loose in the 4 day fast and did u maintain or gain weight after that?
How do you keep your blood glucose levels from dropping too low during a fast that long?
@@JFCotman I never even check it. I simply don’t eat for 10-14 days. Never check anything. I don’t have diabetes.
@@prdeacon974 diabetic or not, glucose levels drop without food.
Cool if you’re ok though
This was the first video I've found that goes in-depth about refeeding and I'm glad I found it at the beginning of my fast.
I'm blown away by the amount of detail and care that was clearly provided in this video. Thank you for the knowledge and advice Dorian. I've been a fitness and nutrition nerd for a few years now and I can tell you without a doubt, your videos are the most scientific, well-planned and executed, and entertaining I've seen since starting my nutritional journey. Keep providing such amazing content. It's only time before you make it big.
I just wish I understood it all 😫😭🙈
a+ indeed
So what food can we eat to break our fast?
@@gingerandspice1209 As Dorian said: he takes electrolytes, then in the late afternoon has plain bone broth, followed a few hours later by tomato and cucumber with drops of olive oil and a protein portion, either chicken leg/salmon filet/ meat substitute with low sodium/ or, what was the other option?. Next 2 days, half of normal food/calorie intake. I come out of a fast with less solids the first few meals. Blender food!
Did I watch and educational video, or a documentary? Or a Pixar movie?
THIS IS INSANE haha, thank you so much!
Can i eat some blueberties after eating some protein and fats ?
I had to go over to 28:50 to find the answer. This is not "What you should eat to break a fast" this is a freaking documentary on "how other toutubers make it confusing"
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This is one of the best videos I have personally watched on breaking a fast. The method is quite close to what Chole Robinson recommended. Please make more videos on the topic. There is a lot of misinformation provided online. I have been a victim of it aswell. I never thought about the food choices much. But this video really opened my eyes and made me realise my mistakes.
I have had bloating, orthostatic hypotension due to fasting for long, I even fainted badly once following bad advice on so called RUclips fasting experts.
Please continue making more videos on this topic. Love your approach of on point detailed understanding and how to actually do it. Unlike lot of youtubers who keep talking about confusing stuff that doesn't matter and citing studies all the time instead of a simple on point approach.
Also would love some videos on dry fasting, optimal way to do and break a long fast, Thanks a lot!
"I even fainted badly once following bad advice" - what advice?
The feeling when u're listening to all those wise words and then suddenly u get a ad from VShred... Like seriously RUclips...
Some of the most comprehensive and well researched content on fasting I've found.
I'm a 45 year old man currently at 180 pounds, down from 200 just a few months ago. My goal is 165 and I can get to about 175, but haven't been able to break 175. After watching your content I feel confident in trying this fasting.
Very researched and expanded. I'm about to break my first time 11days water fast tomorrow evening at 5pm and I'm just so excited that I found your video.
I will exactly do as you said.
Many thanks.😃
I broke my water fast by pigging out. I ended up almost unconscious on my restroom floor.
Yeah that sounds like what I call a bad time
I broke a 17 day fast a couple months ago with lettuce wrapped California rolls. Yeah I almost went to the ER that night the pain was indescribably bad
If u pizza when you should French fries., your gonna have a baaad time
Shit.
@@Nicole_cherise that's madness!
Good thing I saw this after watching that Thomas Delauer video! LOL.. Thank you for such a comprehensive guide and and in-depth explanation of refeeding syndrome.
Listen bro.. I watch a lot of your videos and I feel so informed every time I just thumbs up and move on..But that’s really not enough anymore.. I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. With the due diligence you have and your thought process.. I knew bits and pieces of this but I never researched and put the dots together. You possibly could have saved my life with this. And I hope you get rewarded for being such an awesome human. Much love from Ohio my guy
Simple solution - After multiple extended fasts (up to 7 days), making a number of mistakes, and investigating this topic extensively- I have found for me and a number of my friends, the easiest solution for everyday people is to consume home-made bone broth 2-3 times every 4-6 hours after an EF. Then, add in some lean protein. Works well for the majority of people. If you can't make the broth at home, buy one from the refrigerated section of the supermarket, not the shelves.
Thank you for the so helpful tip.
Why not the shelves?
I was laughing at 19:55. I just watched that video before yours!! 😂😂
The compiled research in these videos is excellent. I'm on a prolonged, electrolyte-supplemented water fast right now (day 27) and have had smooth breaks and bad breaks on previous long fasts. Understanding the mechanisms of action behind refeeding syndrome is very helpful, and isn't detailed in many of the research papers I've found. Thanks, Dorian!
How do you keep your blood glucose levels from dropping too low during a fast that long?
@@JFCotman That's not an issue at all. Check out Dr Jason Fung.
@@davewidhalm4380 he doesn’t teach 27 days or a specific time that I’m aware of
I'm on day 6 on an extended fast. I take in vitamins, electrolytes, probiotics and a V8. I've lost 10 lbs so far. Today I had a green salad with no dressing. I ate the salad because I started to feel sharp pain that lasted for a second on my left lower back; it only lasted for about 2 minutes & it went away.
What kind of symptoms do you experience?
@@JFCotman My understanding is that they drop to extremely low levels that would look deadly under normal conditions, but that it isn't an issue during prolonged fasts. There are probably similar effects with people on carnivore diets. People like Fung don't tend to advocate fasts longer than 5-7 days, so for data on that kind of thing we tend to have to find research papers.
Aside from the amazing well-researched content as usual, I realised you're one of the very few health RUclipsrs who I can watch excitedly from start to finish. You could make films or something, seriously! Keep up the great work, you're gonna blow UP (if not, YT is dead)
This is the one and only RUclips video I've watched from start to finish without even pausing or forwarding. Thank you, good sir.
Too bad you stopped making videos. Absolute top tier stuff you got there
Guys as a person who just finished a 6 day fast and had Taco Bell right after and have been in the worst pain of my life for the last few days. Please to god listen this man.
How did you think that was gonna be a good idea damn
I never knew binging after a fast was dangerous.. Wow!
Thank you!!
You make the best and clear videos, thank you D-Man
Its gold
Yes I’m going
Kannadiga ❤️
D man 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Clear lol
This has been by far the best video on breaking a fast. Thank you!
This is just what I needed. I am breaking my 5 day water fast tomorrow and now I have a plan. THANKS!!
am confused why do u not have over a million subs, this is the most researched-backed channel ive ever seen
I have watched too many of chubbyemu's videos to know the dangers of refeeding syndrome and sudden electrolyte changes(it never ends well for the patient), thanks for making this video. It is specially important now that a lot of people are learning of the benefits of fasting and are trying long fasts without medical supervision and/or proper research.
Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm on my 3rd day of fasting and I don't feel hungry or tired at all even though i'm doing mild exercise since i'm keeping my electrolyte levels up by drinking salt water. I'm gonna try to go for 5 days and then break it carefully using your advice. I hope to continue a 3-day fasting plan similar to yours after that to lose weight.
Update: I can do 7 day fasts now!!! I slowly built up to it lol, after day 4, it's so easy, i don't even feel hungry anymore. (Wouldn’t recommend 4+ day fasts often tho, you start to see nutritional deficiencies)
Hey is drinking water with added table salt enough ? Or do I NEED to supplement potassium, magnesium etc ?
@@Rohan_bh Hi! Most of my fasts were just supplemented with table salt water. I did buy fasting salts with potassium and the other minerals but didn’t really notice a big difference. So I’d day that it’s not essential but it may be useful if you have it. It’s probably better to have the other salts on longer fasts like 4/5+ day fasts.
Hey Dorian, amazing video. I've been fasting over 8 years everything from 16h to 14 DAYS and this is the first video to cover Refeeding A-Z. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Like many i've also been left confused by the mixed messages.
Great advice man. I recently plateaued a bit in my weight loss, so I decided on a 4-day fast to jump-start it. I broke it with a hearty soup made with all low FODMAP foods and kept the carbs down. I feel amazing. It was delicious, I had very little of the post refeed drowsiness, and my stomach isn't punishing me like it's done breaking fasts with unhealthy foods.
I infused some olive oil with garlic and onions then discarded them. I used the infused olive oil to brown some beef and pork ribs and reserved. Cooked some diced carrots and red peppers in the olive oil and fat. Used a little organic, low sodium beef broth to scrape up the fond. Then I added the rest of the broth, a can of unsalted tomato sauce, water and put the ribs back in along with a venison bone. Seasoned with salt, black pepper, cayenne, and smoked paprika. Two hours later added larger chunks of carrots and parsnips. Half hour later added canned chickpeas and red pepper slices. I took the meat and bones out 15 minutes later to serve separately and 7 minutes later added spinach with chopped parsley and basil. I would've liked anything after 4 days of fasting, but I thought it was delicious, it didn't mess me up, and my family loved it too.
As an IBS-C sufferer currently IF and still following a low Fodmap diet with reintroductions I really appreciated seeing a reference to FODMAP included in your intro and discussed later in the video.
This is so useful and I can see it even saving trips to the hospital for some people. Thanks for putting so much effort into this!
I’m sure you’re exactly right. Thank God I found this video.
I watched your video last week and just finished my first water-fast, 6 days.
Youval S am on it right now am in my 2/7days
@@itsurgirlbintu Stay strong, but also listen to your body. it is mainly a matter of will-power.
Youval S thank you so much I will 😊 but is it okay if I have a cup tea ?
Youval S what did you break the fast with
I love a 4/5 day fast cycle and slow break for 2 days more
I was so sick last week for eating everything I wanted after a water fast. I’m so tired of this week long diarrhea nightmare that I had decided to give up fasting altogether and any intermittent fasting after 3PM because of how miserable my gut made my life. Then You Tube sent YOU. Well, well, well. Maybe I CAN give it one more try. Y’all please pray for me!
20:10 I love his rendition of Thomas delauer.
Yeah that guy gives so much bad advice
so would a mix of Low FODMAP vegetable soup be a great meal to break fast? :( I hope you can make a video that only focusing on giving many examples of meals to break a fast. Thank you
i dont overcomplicate it, i fast regulary for 3-5 days and break it with a OMAD keto meal
our ancestors also hunted down a animal nd did not did something like "ok now lets find a watermelon first to gently break our fast", neither do other animals do something like that
go for nutrient dense foods that restore your reserves, satisfiy your body and give you everything you need to accelerate fat loss (choose the right foods with right fats for example like cla, mct, omega3&7&9 etc.) and put you into a situation where you are ready to fast again
Do you then do 2mad or omad the next days and stay in keto? Is your goal weight loss and are you in a caloric deficit in between fasts? How far apart are they?
@@MegaTinni i do fast 2-5 days, do OMAD then and repeat it
you know this is my style of eating, i do it for body recomposition, health and to enjoy my meals because i cant eat small portions, i love and thrive of of a really good sized meal
i dont really care about calories, stopped that over 2 years ago and focussed on the real important things and since then i feeling and looking better then ever
if i undertood it correctly, you assumed i do such fasts once in a while, but i do them regulary, so they are always close, never far apart:) 2x a week i eat
@@MonkeyDAnis Well I didn't assumed, just didn't know really hence I asked.
I am trying to figure out something for me. I want weight loss. About a good 25 pounds. I am not sure what to do in between fasts. Trying to figure that out. I think I will remain keto but not sure if a deficit will slow my metabolism on the in between days if I do that. I want to avoid this.
@@MegaTinni oh okey, if you maybe want some adivce from me ( i was also overweight, was at 127kg and went within 3 months to 84kg todays weight) i can recommend you starting real fasting
i dont really understand what you mean with "between fasts" so all i can say is try to implement a regular 1-3 day fast with keto (because if you still stick to keto, fasting will be A LOT easier and your fat loss greater as a result)
try to adapt to OMAD, and then try alternate day fasting with OMAD and keep progressing until you adapt to a regular 1-3 day fast that you break with OMAD or maybe 2 meals and fast again
if you stick to nutrient dense foods this will be effortless, and 1-3 day is the perfect sweetspot, its effortless to stick to yet still enough to really boost weight loss WITHOUT slowing your metabolsim because you pump up your hormones that preserve and spare muscle and burn fat (HGH, nor-epenephrine, nor adrenalin etc.)
i did this exact same thing and its reall easy, especially now when you are at home because of that covid19 thing
Am on 2nd day of my 72 hours fast,
I have one query can we repeat 72 hours fast every week?
Cause am pretty much comfortable in 72 hours Water fast
Wow this was truly enlightening, As I come to the close of my 5th day, this makes me smile. I have been using himalayan salt and magnesium supplements throughout and fel amazing. In deep ketosis via breath and urine. Pre made myself bone broth to break the fast! So afte this I have a better understanding of the next meal ideas. Love the sockeye salmon with tomato and cucumber salad in oil! I want to retain as much of the benefits as Ive gained, plan to stay to a keto lifestyle and enjoy the ketone high as long as possible! Thanks
Thanks for the video. I am on day 5 of a 12 day fast (will be about 278 hours). I've been watching videos like this a lot, and I am grateful for these. It really helps because I didn't know about refeeding syndrome or the other issues prior to starting this one.
Man. I can't say THANK YOU enough for compiling all of this valuable information based on actual science and on top of that making it fun to watch. Fasting may very well be the one free solution to so many of the health issues that are widespread in modern life yet we know so little about it. Everyone needs to know about this tool for health.
Thank you so much for all you have done. In the past couple of months I've been able to do the impossible. I've lost over 50 pounds of fat thanks to repeated 72 hours fasts. You have changed someones life for the better. I was starting to accept the fact that I would always be fat but with your recent videos I got hope back. You introduced me to the rabbit hole of fasting and I hope the best for your future. Thank you.
Best wishes-Roberto
Oh also keep doing what your doing because it is life changing. Though there is no any money in this just know that your changing lives one by one.
Smart person how often do you do the 72 hour fast? Dorian I’m curious how often you do the 72 hour fast as well.
@@whitelaw5 If you are obese individual and just want to lose a lot of fat quickly. You can probably do them back to back if you drink the recommended electrolytes and break the fast safely. I have done a lot of those and seen others do them aswell. It takes a while for electrolytes to get depleted. You can keep getting blood electrolyte test after few weeks to be on a safer side.
Hey Dorian pretty in depth and extensive look at prolong fast breaking, very well done but if I may provide some advice, please provide the links to the studies referenced in the links below, some people will be able to find the studies you are referencing using clues in the video but it creates a “barrier to entry” if you will. It’s important to be open and allow your interpretation of the research to be peer reviewed as well. None the less everything else was well done 👍
Exactly. Especially given how much wrong information is out there, people should really learn to check everything they hear on youtube.
I'm impressed there's a comment from Fledge Fitness
He includes the doi's throughout the video which can be easily searched!
Watermelon
Having too many links can unfortunately lead to youtube suppressing the video thinking I’m spamming. Another reason I put DOI on the screen instead is because that way you know exactly what I’m referencing at that time , a list of studies would also need time codes which I believe can then cause youtube to mistakenly think that it’s a table of contents
Thanks for this, its concise and to the point, exactly what we needed. I’ve been fasting just over a year and bone broth is the best way to break the fast hands down. Always skeptical about veggies in said video 🤔 and glad you smoothed over it.
Just fasted for the first time for around 36 hours and broke the fast in a wrong way and eventually landed here. Thank you for this wonderful video. Confusion cleared
I am a doctor your work is really wonderfull work
One day they asked me to make a lecture. On long fasting I apologised
But I will follow your channel and get in to it
And next time I will do it after doing it my self
So in a nutshell: we should break our fast with some kind of protein ( fish , red/ white meat , tofu) with some low ig vegetables ( cucumber , letters ...)
I'm on an 14 days water fast this is how I will break it + I will consume bone broth too
how’s the fast going
I'm on day 12 of a 15 day water fast. Did 10 no problem a couple years ago. We'll see how breaking it goes. Last time I didn't know and broke it with watermelon and frozen strawberries/pineapple as well as mct oil I think. I was perfectly fine. We'll see what happens this time.
@CRYSTAL GARCIA I wouldn't eat that. Too much salt, carbs, and indigestible fibers, but 8 days shouldn't be an issue. I broke a 15 day fast with stuff I shouldn't have mixed with stuff that was fine
@CRYSTAL GARCIA I finished 14.5 days and went back to eating like normal. I guess I'm not human lol
@@ItsBinhRepaired wow what was the aim of your fast? CONGRATS!
Its like before I watch your videos, I strap in tight, to be amazed by the amount of content and effort I know i'm about to receieve. You honestly need a donate page somewhere, because your workrate is amazing, and don't stop pumping content. I honestly forecast this to be one of the next big channels with millions of subscribers, theres just no way you won't see the fruits of your laboour.
Great work!
This guy can have millions of subs if he upload more frequently
I just watched like 25 refeeding videos and this was by far the only one that made any sense. Thank you. Feel more comfortable breaking my 5 day tonight!
Thank you! My husband wants to slowly work up to a one week fast and I was worried because of re-feeding syndrome. I knew it could be a concern with prolonged fasts, but I didn’t know at what point it could be a concern or how it could be avoided. Now I can show him this video.
Absolutely blown away by your channel man.. learning more than I did in physiology at university lol. Thanks
Dorian, thank you so much for all the hard work and effort you put into this video.
I'm in the early stages of a 40 day water fast.
Your information has proven to be invaluable.
Tomorrow, I'll be watching the video again whilst taking notes. So much information to absorb!
Again, thanks for all that you do.
You've won a new subscriber 🙌
Invaluable means it's not valuable
Did you follow that advice after your fast? How was it after such a long time?
Another great video! This has become one of my favorite RUclips channels for information on fasting because of how well detailed and presented the information is. Great job bro!
I am on day 10 of my water fast. I will be calling my doctor today to have her check and advise me. Thanks for the info!! It's very helpful for when I decide to end the fast.
Glad I found this early on in my fast! I’m 11 days in, and most of the research I did never touched on re-feeding. Was going to do a 40 day fast, but I’m starting a new job and going on vacation soon, so if I want to enjoy the vacation food, I have to start re-feeding at the 20 day mark. Thank you very much!
21:06 - Imagine fasting for over a week only to break it with a shot of Vodka.
Why Did I Chose To End My Fast On A Friday? 😔 #RookieMove
I was once partying all night and hadn't eaten since like 6pm. I was sober the whole night, yet somehow a friend got me to drink a shot of tequila at around 4am. We were on the way home at around 8-9. And the only thing in my stomach was that fucking shot of tequila. I never had a feeling of hunger like that in my life. I nearly through up because I was that hungry and of course because of the shot. God it was so disgusting 😂
Literally just broke a 4-day fast today and found this video. Thank you!
Thank you so Much! I’ve been so confused on how to break fasts in a healthy way. I normally break then with horrible intestinal pain. Other RUclips advice from the “experts,” have been so confusing and contradicting.
Wow! Totally impressed! I’m 47 hours into my 66 hour fast and was not looking forward to re-feeding because I’m always so sick after eating. I’m going to try your tips this time!
Thanks for this educational video. I'm on my 3rd day fast & wanted to know how to break the fast. I was extremely disappointed in everything I read (started researching on day 2 of my fast). Finally you were found when it was time to re-feed. Now I know what to eat & when. I'm so happy!
Finally! An in depth video on re feeding 😩 Thank you!
ive been working up to longer fasting hours since january 😭 started with 16:8 and now ive been consistently doing 36 hr fasts for a month!!
but im doing a 7 day fast this week, this video is so helpful, already got myself an electrolyte powder mix to help the loss n gonna prep some bone broth for myself on the last day im so pumped
Hi!! I’m about to jump into my 7 day fast. Did you add in the electrolyte powder in everyday with the water? Or only on the last day of the fast?
Dorian out here watching out for our health AND giving us quality informative video content, truly the hero we don’t deserve 😩😩😩😩
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Wow this was incredible. The FODMAP foods, the example timeline, explaining why to break with broth and the enzyme explanation! This was the resource I needed to stop walking into so many mistakes and getting confused/frustrated. Thank you so much!!
Dude, good informative video, a lot of videos about fasting and not enough for breaking a fast.
This video is INCREDIBLY well done. I’m so impressed. I learned so much and it was easy to understand. Thank you!
This man here be looking out for our health fr. Thanks brother
this is exactly the video I ve been looking for for months. could only find delauer and other videos which often didnt cite any research and completely contradicted one another
He had a snip of Delauers video "go ahead and hv a rice cake..." too mill your self
Finally something clear with science to back it...I was so confused with all the many conflicting information and videos!!! Unfortunately I found this video after the fact... I'm ending my 7 day fast in a few hours... didn't take any electrolytes... but I can follow the rest thankfully.
Thanks, Dorian. Your research is very impressive and comprehensive! I learned a lot. I just finished my 7 day water fast and I can't find any videos that resonates to what I believe in until I watched yours. Thanks for confirming what I also believe in. I truly appreciate it. Be blessed!
How do you keep your blood glucose levels from dropping too low during a fast that long?
Absolutely awesome bro!! You explain everything in so much depth without it being monotonous - and the videos are so well made too, really keeps you hooked. Plus everything is backed up by actual studies which is the main thing along with the fact that you sound like you actually care. Thanks a lot, very informative!! I’m on my first long fast - the end of the day will be 21 days! I originally didn’t think I’d be able to go past 3 but I feel great at the moment. Have been supplementing with sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium... missed the phosphate though!! I check out the electrolytes you use but they will cost a ton to send to the UK. Anyway, thanks a lot brotha and keep up the great work!!! Peace ✌️
I simply cannot express my feelings towards this channel. Im on my way to doing a 30 day water fast and your channel covers so many things and informations that are scarce in other places or you need to dig trough formal letter studies to find. I have also TWO ideas for your next videos if youre willing to tackle the topics. DURING the fast, what kind of " detox " you need to do? I have heard from multiple people its imperative to do some kind of it ( like enemas, salt flushes, for longer fasts of course) or else you might get real sick, but the information is real scarce aswell. The second one is, how safe would fasting be in the current situation (pandemic) and how fasting and the way that you metabolize food can help you fight germs/viruses or make you either to each.!
Either way, your channel is one of a kind! ( Also heartfelt channel recommendation for anybody whos reading this, "What I"ve Learned" Is a person tackling rather similar topics and more, at the same quality,!)
@@scorpiosumo4202 what do you wish to discuss about? Whatsapp could work.
Breaking my 14 day water fast tomorrow, I'd be lost w/o this video. Thank you 😊
how did you break please? i'm starting my fast tomorrow. aiming for 10 days
Iheoma Chieke don’t for get your electrolytes!
What did u eat??
@@iheomachieke9009 how did it go?
@@Martybuzzed I never did it😩😩I caved in and ate and still eating since then. I don’t know what else to do to loose weight
This is literally one of my favorite RUclips pages now this video is so informative in depth and really explains it in a easy way to understand for somebody who doesn’t necessarily know the ins and outs of diet and function of the body metabolism and other things along those lines thank you so much for this video and your other videos
You are sooo kind to read lods of papers and make such great videos in order to answer our questions.
It must be very much time and work. You earn my respect.
And I thank u a million times!!
This honestly came just in time,breaking my fast tomorrow. So happy for this factual based information.Thank you!!
I broke a 14 day water fast on watermelon, it felt incredible, my insulin sensitivity and taste sensitivity made it taste like the sweetest thing ever in life. However I tried a bowl of muesli a couple hours later.. oh god, it came out of me within 2 hours the same way it went in. I felt like dogshit: cramping, vomiting and almost went to the ER. Luckily I recovered after a night of sleeping and just bought gerber baby food and refed for a couple days with it and recovered. Don't be me. I am fortunate to have supplemented electrolytes (salt, magnesium, potassium, etc) during my fast, because refeeding syndrome could've seriously killed me.
Romeo Golf You are intolerant to oats/ muesli. It’s not uncommon at all. In fact most of the people are intolerant to oats, muesli, quinoa and other similar grains. But rice is good to go. Consider this
@@Leo-bq9zi I'm pretty sure its because I had zero stomach acid and lubricating factors in my digestive track after 14 days of only water dude. I can eat oats, muesli or grains any other day just fine now and don't have any symptoms of an allergy or intolerance to gluten.
Probably didn't help that you were spiking your blood sugar quite significantly as well. Oats may be low GI as a carb, but for a 14 day water fast they might as well be a whole cake
Or just eat normally a normal healthy diet and you wouldn’t be having these dangerous side effects
@@abegzz In this day and age a "normal healthy diet" is very difficult to quantify. Some say the traditional food pyramid choc full of processed wheat products is a normal healthy diet. This is about listening to your gut, and building up a tolerance to food, a bit at a time. After a fast your gut mucosal layer is much thinner, and certain foods will cause a lot of gastrointestinal distress if you're not careful. The aim is to build up to a "normal healthy diet". Trust me, if you've done a 7 day+ fast, you'll have sympathy for this person. I ate a single scotch egg (boiled egg, surrounded by a ground meat and breadcrumb casing) 4 days after finishing a 21 day fast. I couldn't sleep because of the stomach pain. Now I could eat that scotch egg no problemo, but it just goes to show that our bodies are especially sensitive to food intake after extended fasting.
Fantastic video Dorian, I appreciate that you included non-meat alternatives when suggesting foods. Subbed :)
I dont usually dropping a comment on someones video but I would like to express my gratitude to this man because of an insane upload video! It is really a detailed content with aesthetic visuals. He used surface level of words so that everyone can understand it. And also, breaking down all the components using different studies as an evidence is somehow interesting or should i say a reliable one, rather than those creators who talk stupidly in giving details in IF. This is really a helpful video and I'm sending you my very huge thanks for that! Looking forward for your next videos! God bless!
Thank you so much, Dorian, you've made this issue so much more clear for me.
I only wish you'll elaborate on how to choose the right fasting safe electrolytes, there are so many on the market these days.
Dorian, you are so thorough. thank you for this information!!!!!
Holy shit, I had 3 beers on the first meal of my 72 hour fast lmao.
Darn! I feel like there's going to be a quiz or a test after this! Imma have to watch this again when I'm not high!😦😆🤷♀️
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I felt high watching this 😩🤦🏾♀️😂 maybe it’s the fast lol
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Hi! Thanks for the awesome info! I am currently on day 5 of a fast and debating refeeding soon lol feeling really good. Keeping up with my electrolytes and supplements. Spending my time trying to find the vest course for when I'm going to begin refeeding. Love this no BS educational form of info dumping. Keep doing what you're doing.
Thank you so much for this well researched and informative video on the topic. I’m frustrated that anyone can make junk videos and post them without any liability for what they put out there. Again, thank you so much… you could literally be saving lives! Please continue your good work, following and subscribed 🙏
i like how i knew the "other youtuber" offering rice cakes, instantly lol.
Me too lmfao!!! Then that animation had me crying laughing. I knew exactly who that was
Who is other RUclipsr
ruclips.net/video/NvQWxhVv8Dw/видео.html
In that video he was referencing intermittent fasting. Not long term fasting.
@@curtisfoster399 Right, he is a good youtuber and puts out a lot of great information. I don't think anyone has it all 100% figure out at this point. However in the context of the rice cakes comment, it is valid as it pertains to intermittent fasting, which is an entirely different situation than a 5+ day fast. Intermittent fasting is ok, but it is a completely different category than fasting more than 24 hours at a time.