Intermittent Fasting: Holy Grail or Fail?

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@MictheVegan 7 жыл бұрын

While I thought I was going to be boring people such a long video, it appears that the main criticism was not covering more aspects of IF! Some things I cut out where how in many cases IF can change eating behavior to prevent overeating, how fasting increases cortisol (the stress hormone), more on autophagy (yes I pronounced it wrong, just glad I didn't make bigger mistakes), and more on defeminization of females during fasting. At the end of the day, it is just one video so I would like to maybe do a follow up some time that covers more of the effects on the brain, the insulin changes, and perhaps a look at whether those 500 calorie days are enough to trigger the effects of fasting. I do think IF can help a lot of people but that the general drift I get from proponents is that it CAN'T have negative effects which is simply not true. Thanks for watching.

@ZombieJig 7 жыл бұрын

Can't take anything you say seriously anymore after the oil video where you cherry pick and ignore studies. Are you doing that here too?

@jannujokunen2701 7 жыл бұрын

I predict lots of hangry intermittent fasters commenting on this. As you clearly left out the studies conducted by academy of brosciense, that found out that 9 out of 10 participants thought intermittent fasting is much cooler and masculine way of saying that you are on a diet.

@timothyjkunkel 7 жыл бұрын

Mic intermittent fasting is not about calorie restriction it’s about shortening the window when you eat. The people I know that do it eat the same amount of calories. Your body is forced to utilize and Oxidate fat for energy and be more efficient.

@EricS0072 7 жыл бұрын

Mic, I appreciate that you can go against vegan bigwigs like Clapper & McDougal & Goldhammer and take a stand that's divisive among vegans, like Unnatural Vegan does all the time. But IMHO you don't need to cover more IF issues but cover *less* in greater depth. You're thin but the main reason people do IF is to lose weight. Pointing out "studies" that IF provides no advantage in weight loss when you eat the same amount of calories as in a non-fasting diet is not helpful because nearly everyone that does intermittent fasting eats less calories than they would otherwise. Which is why most that do IF lose weight.

@andeander212 7 жыл бұрын

I have arthritis and intermitting fasting is a great tool to have less inflamation and a plant based diet ofcourse, fasting more than 16 hours a day made a big difference instead of twelwe 👍

@involucionada 7 жыл бұрын

I fast 18 to 22 hours every day and it helped me with my binge eating, I'm losing weight, my period is still here and I feel great.

@zakariafadli4996 7 жыл бұрын

Period problems develop when you loose too much weight, that tends to happen to a lot of females dieting for a competition, i don't think it's the IF fault.

@Rita-sp7hh 7 жыл бұрын

yes i try IF and helped me on binge eating in the beggining too, but after a couple of weeks in the window of eating i was like a lion and i ate everything that i could touch! my body understood that at that window it was "allowed" to eat so it became so much worse... now i just listen to my body and whenever it's hangry i eat what i'm craving because really my body knows best. but if it works for you keep on!

@timothyhinton5665 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! That you say you still get your period should tell you maybe whatever you are doing is not ideally healthy. I just clicked on the video and your comment was at the top. I don't want to watch the video now. I mean why would your period have anything to do with anything..are you starving or a prisoner of war in a shithole country?

@haugealx 6 жыл бұрын

do you bleed?

@ceeceeceecee5280 6 жыл бұрын

@@zakariafadli4996 in my case years ago after a traumatic accident with tons of surgery and not on purpose fasting...but i was technically fasting cuz i was not eating more than a few mouths of water, needless to say I lost my menstrual cycle for approximately 6 months. The doctor said it was to be expected. Good for me cuz I was bedbound ...and needed round the clock care...tmi, yeah .

@MrJoeOB 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mic, I'm a 90% wholefood Vegan with a bit of junk now and then, the odd vegan pizza or burger, occasional glass of red wine. and usually eat in around a 7 hour window by skipping breakfast. I eat loosely between 1200hrs and 1900hrs. Since I have adopted this style of eating I have dropped around 16 lbs which I have never been able to shift before. I'm 58 and am back to my weight I was in my twenties. My body fat has dropped especially my visceral fat around my gut and organs. The study where you compared the two groups of calorie control diet v intermittent fasting is misleading. The calorie control group eat a specific relatively healthy diet. The intermittent fasting where just told to restrict their eating hours while eating the typical S. A. D diet. Not a fair comparison. Naturally if you believe in any kind of evolution model (I'm open minded on this one) we would not be sitting down to three square meals a day! Surely it make sense to give the whole digestive system some time off. This I believe only begins after a 12 hour fast. Its not about manipulating hormones. Also most spiritual practices adopt some kind of fasting protocol to some degree with affect. But all that to one side, you just feel so much lighter in a fasted state, energy and mood improve as well. I love your videos and always tune in, but think you may be missing a trick here. I'm convinced a wholefood vegan diet combined with some sort of fasting protocol is the way to go. Live lightly, live rightly, go Vegan back to Eden. Love and best wishes. Joe in the UK.

@noperson78 7 жыл бұрын

Great comment !

@makenzieh9922 7 жыл бұрын

Did you mean 1200 calories and 1900 calories? Or did you mean hours?

@MrJoeOB 7 жыл бұрын

Makenzie Harvey Hi Makenzie, yes thats hours. But this is not a hard and fast rule. I see what the day brings and adjust around it. But absolutely do not beat my self up if life gets in the way. Just relax and go with the flow. If its a special family or friends occasion, I may not restrict my eating hours at all. While on some other days I may not break fast until 1pm and finish eating around 6pm. But I do not restrict my calories ever. I eat until I'm satiated. Again I occasionally check in with chronometer, calories vary between around 1800 upto around 2800 calories a day. Remember 1800 plant based wholefood calories, are much more filling than an animal processed food equivalent amount. Even eating at the top end of that scale, because of fibre or roughage in plant based food. Not all calories are completely assimilated. Anyhow completely agree with Mic, the most important single action is being a wholefood vegan. For yourself, for the planet but most important for me. For our fellow Earthlings the Animals.

@DavorBa 7 жыл бұрын

Joe O'Brien I completely agree with everything you said. Especially the part about calorie difference of wholefoods vs prison, dead food. I can't believe Mic didn't mention this, because that was the best argument against that Vegan Gains video where he brings up the prisoners and their caloric intake. Overall, this video feels rushed, not objective enough (unlike most of his other vids) and some things were just not mentioned, like the things you wrote about and the fact that its eating 1 hour a day, not one meal a day that Dr. Amon Ra talked about, which is quite a difference, since you can eat a lot of low calorie, high nutritious foods in that 1 hour and have your digestive system work and rest for most of the remaining 23 hours. Also, many are quick to judge Dr. Amon Ra, but he lives a very calm life where he meditates regularly and in general doesn't stress much and I believe thats the key to his success. Thats very different from some average person who wastes most of their energy stressing out about life.

@mariusfx9916 7 жыл бұрын

Joe O'Brien Great comment, I agree 100%. I cannot believe mic would try to make a comprehensive review of IF without even trying it himself. I get that he is scientifically minded, but he epically fails to mention the major benefits that are proven; IF decreases insulin resistance and decreases markers of inflammation. Those benefits alone are amazing and potentially transformative. And if we look beyond this reductionist thinking, most people who endure the initial hunger pangs and successfully adopts IF report positive results like the ones you write about.

@Barnaclebeard 7 жыл бұрын

25% caloric intake isn't fasting. A slow trickle of calories all day totally defeats the effect.

@billd3356 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that you understand IF. Some people don't do enough research and then criticize what little they do know. Bravo!

@saxaroundtheworld2980 6 жыл бұрын

I hope Mic sees this. He needs to read the book called "the complete guide to fasting by Dr Jason fung." He explains real fasting.

@jolewisskates4173 5 жыл бұрын

@@billd3356 One word: autophagy, look it up people!

@billd3356 5 жыл бұрын

@@jolewisskates4173 Yes, and look up the correct pronunciation too. It's not auto FAGE y.

@jolewisskates4173 5 жыл бұрын

@@billd3356 ahahahahahahahahahahahahah en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophagy hahahahahahahahahah

@krietenk 7 жыл бұрын

I work a second job in the evenings so eat dinner at 4 pm. I run in the mornings before I break my fast with a huge smoothie at work at 9 am. Didn't realize I was fasting 17 eating 7 hours until I watched this vid. I eat around 3000 vegan whole food calories per day. Works great for me.

@TheLexiJess 7 жыл бұрын

I started intermittent fasting 2 weeks ago and I've lost 4,5kgs... I still eat approx 2100 calories a day and work out at least 3 times a week. I feel amazing... so yeah... my two cents 😋

@akalion213 7 жыл бұрын

Lize Pieters So you ate fewer calories and lost weight. Congratulations.

@TheLexiJess 7 жыл бұрын

No need to be negative :) I am eating the same amount of calories as I always do, as I said above. Lighten up!

@hechetonchieres 7 жыл бұрын

2100 is a lot of calories.

@TheLexiJess 7 жыл бұрын

well I'm losing weight so obviously its okay for me :)

@TheLexiJess 7 жыл бұрын

8-16 yeah. and thank you :)

@mamenamamena 7 жыл бұрын

I don't feel like i'm starving when i do 16/8 IF. In fact it comes pretty naturally. Who said we are supposed to eat over a longer window than 8h? So I dont dig the starvation analogies and conclusions. Neither does lumping 16/8 IF and alternate day IF under the same umbrella make much sense. Mic you should try it before making videos, its not a big undertaking.

@xLegendaryPictures 7 жыл бұрын

muminka Same. I could just not eat for a day or two and if somebody didnt tell me, I would not even notice. Ive always looked at it as a chore.

@mace288270 7 жыл бұрын

I thought it was weird how alternate day IF still has 500cal or 25% on fasted days. You either eat or don't eat.

@exodusfivesixfivesix8050 7 жыл бұрын

muminka I usually start eating around brunch. Like 11ish.

@Marco-jx9rr 7 жыл бұрын

and before fasting turns into starvation it takes weeks for a normal weight person, people are so scared to starve despite having so much food available and be overweight

@DB-lr6kl 6 жыл бұрын

Anything but a plant-based diet gets totally attacked by this KZbinr. Hard to be objective when you’re so militantly tied to a certain lifestyle.

@adapt-or-die-trying 7 жыл бұрын

I've been doing IF for about 3-4 weeks now, no exercise and no change in diet although I have stopped eating junk food for the most part. I was at a weight of 144 and have now dropped to 134 (just weighed myself this morning). I was so excited when I got to see the 130s becuase I have never lost this much weight in the last 19 years I have lived. And No, I don't feel like I am starving myself. If anything I have begun to appreciate my body much more and have become more confident in myself. I could only imagine if I did start exercising how many more benefits I would achieve.

@tudithind8699 5 ай бұрын

Did you feel drop in testosterone when you start intermittent fasting?

@jholmie6016 7 жыл бұрын

loved hearing your take on IF! I've been doing unrestricted 16-8 (well, a lot of days closer to 14-10) for over a year now. i was fit & healthy (& vegan, mostly whole foods) before trying it, so i wasn't trying to lose weight. i tried it partially because i read about it potentially increasing your glycogen capacity when practiced consistently over long periods of time. most of the studies i've encountered related to IF & athletes are focused on muscles gain, weight lifting, etc. But if it truly could increase glycogen capacity, it would be awesome for long distance endurance athletes (i'm a marathon runner, as well as a muay thai fighter). it's hard to say how much of the perceived effects are placebo or just a result of training hard/healthy lifestyle, but i've noticed my endurance increase a little. i've also noticed my recovery time improve a LOT. i actually love the IF lifestyle and have never felt fitter. hope they come out with more research in the near future!!

@thomaswalz3515 7 жыл бұрын

I do experience an energy boost if I skip breakfast... Its helping me drink less coffee... and therefore, sleep better....

@Vivileinchen003 7 жыл бұрын

I have seen many improvements of IF. Mostly in my skin healing completely from my acne!! This is a great pro of IF: the body heals while it has no work (digesting) to do. When i stopped and ate without a fasting period of approx. 16 hours my skin inflamed again.. :) just for some people with the same problem!

@dpraptorP 7 жыл бұрын

You might have a food allergy causing that. You should test foods and see if something brings it on.

@BassTromBen 6 жыл бұрын

dpraptor - I also had bad acne which cleared up when I started IF. I eat the same stuff, but only during a certain window (for me it’s OMAD, so just one huge meal per day). It’s not about WHAT you eat, but WHEN you eat... well, don’t eat garbage, but still...

@JailaSparrow 7 жыл бұрын

I started doing IF like two months ago. At first 16:8 and then going slowly down to 20:4. I get all my calories in in that time, hit my nutrients. And I workout fasted. In general I feel better. Even if you said it didn't make a change I would still do it because it takes so much off my mind, for example: I don't have to prepare my food all the time. It gives me more time. I eat after work and my workout and I don't feel the "concentration low" after a big lunch. So I have more concentration during work. Also I eat normally. I get all my Makros and food in those 4 hours. On the weekend I spread it a bit. And it helps me not to snack all the time or eat because I'm bored. I drink water then which usually is the solution for that: I was thirty not hungry. I think it's more stressful to prepare so much food during the week and keep thinking about food. I don't want it to "eat up" (ha see what I did here?) my time as it did before. I constantly had to think about what to do next. I'm a lot less stressed about that now. Also I didn't loose my period. And I think if you don't eat the adequate amount of calories you will. But you should eat normally. But just in a smaller time frame. And I saw videos with studies that said IF was good. The channel "Fledge Fitness" for example has them there. Anyways this turned into a long text. I love your videos. But I was a bit disappointed by this one. IF can have many benefits in my eyes. I think to eat constantly every 3 to 4 hours is not really the key. Of course it all comes down to lower your calories to lose weight but I think IF really helps to feel the difference if you're hungry or not. Also you are not "starving" if you don't eat for a day or a few hours. It's not a starving pattern 😧

@Dr_Euphoriax 7 жыл бұрын

steffithevegan I totally agree.. I love IF

@cih 7 жыл бұрын

I am doing 20:4 for a year now. I see same benefits. I am not an expert, but from what I know it helps keep insulin low, which promotes using fat as an energy source. No adverse effects for me (yet) while I gained on convenience+efficiency.

@JessicaOrban3606 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. I have only been doing IT for a few days, and I agree, it is becoming liberating to not be constantly thinking/planning/cooking food. And I feel like my meals are more satisfying, and like you said, I'm not wanting to snack out of boredom.

@MWJ86 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Very good answer.

@BlauerRabe 7 жыл бұрын

I started IF without knowing it. During summer it was too hot for me - i had no appetite. So i ate in the evening when it was colder and my appetite came back. Weekdays i never eat breakfast, so my meal at the evening was the only one for the day. I also ate no snacks and just drank water. After some days i felt better, more focused, less tired during the day. My benefits: - no need to worry about the next meal-preparation-> saving time - more focused, less tired, less nervous - i appreciate my "one" meal. I rarely waste food, now. - i eat better => that one meal the day has to be nutritious, it can't be fast food / junk food or i lack the energy for my work the next day. - my willpower improved - my digestion got better and i almost need no toilet paper anymore ( a big benefit!^^) - no "need" to eat snacks (chips, chocolate...) - less illness (could be luck) - saving money But i also have every now and then a day, where i eat more meals. Usually on the weekend, when i meet friends/family. The good thing is, i have no problem to switch back to IF after that. I don't miss this "eat every 3-4 hours a meal (with lots of added sugar!) or you will starve to death!!!" - routine :D To be honest: Eating every few hours is "unnatural" to me since i was a kid. I wanted to eat, when i was hungry and not when "it was TIME". But with the years i adapted to it and never thought about it again, till now :)

@flaggkatten 7 жыл бұрын

IF is amazingly easy and makes you feel sooo good! I love the feeling of strength when you've been without food for 24 hours, and you're still able and willing to workout, and then when you eat, how good all the food tastes, like a lot better then it ever can by good cooking and seasoning, and the amount of food in one meal you can eat without even get a caloric surplus, and all the time you conserve by NOT cooking.. I mean, what's not to like? Every test in school I go to in a fasted state for best results, it's like every thought is extra powerful and focus are on maximum level :D I just love it in every level and I recommend everyone to try it at least one week in life and see how it works out for you :)

@DestroyerTera 6 жыл бұрын

Flaggkatten marry me~

@ceeceeceecee5280 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I couldn't have said it better myself, and believe me I tried!!!!

@ninthmind122 5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY, SPOT ON! my focus diamond razor sharp when i fast. My secret weapon for studying and exams as well!!

@ninthmind122 5 жыл бұрын

but there's more to it than just focus, you feel light and happy. it helps with discipline. Not to mention the physiological benefits of resting your digestive system. You only have so much energy, if you can allow that to be used for other things other than digestion, it would def go a long way. You have to remember that digesting food also requires energy. Also getting to know your circadian rhythm is also important. There are times when your body would much rather prefer you eat more than others. But all this is just my personal 'experience', logic and opinion. I will leave it to the science heads to prove and/or disprove.As one of the wisest people I know said, we are now on the cusp of the AGE of INFORMATION, we are now entering an age of IMPLEMENTATION. Because of the VAST reservoir of information available to us, people can in most cases prove their somewhat biased (whether consciously or subconsciously) beliefs. Therefore, it is now important we listen to people who APPLIED the information rather than people who have read it or heard of it. Better YET use wisdom and APPLY the information.

@hanskazan7403 3 жыл бұрын

@@DestroyerTera simp

@vasiliosagio3127 6 жыл бұрын

I did IF for 1800 months 7 days a week without fail . I lost muscle size and fluid from my body but not much fat . Eventually my metabolism shut down and I was gaining weight only after eating very little food . It was good for the first two months after that my body went into some kind of starvation mode and slowed right down . I now eat whole plant based diet and I’ve lost over 20 kg and I’m at my usual tennager weight of 72 kg from 92 kg in just a few months , I feel good and my doctor took me off my blood pressure meds , I am going to eat a whole plant based diet with as much fruit as possible for the rest of my life . My I add that I sometimes eat 2 kg of fruit per day as well as vegetables and nuts and seeds and I can’t increase in weight and I eat from morning til night . No meat or dairy .

@megalopolis94 7 жыл бұрын

A lot of people do IF by skipping breakfast and not eating until late in the day but research on circadian rhythms shows that it's better to eat during daylight hours, and eating breakfast does good things for your body in general and sleep quality specifically. So if you're going to do IF it's healthier to eat breakfast and skip dinner (or have early dinner). It just makes more sense to eat your food/energy BEFORE you spend all day using energy.

@brightshadowdenmark 7 жыл бұрын

I´m an "mostly whole foods" 100% vegan an i found that eating lots and lots of food almost 24/7 was hindering my normal healing of my gut problems.. i has now addet 18/6 IF for about one month an i feel a definite improvment.. my diet at the moment is: green wholefoods smoothie at noon and coked wholefoods meal at 5:30pm, and the weekend is a litle more flexibel.. other benifits is: after 4 days i noticed i better liked the "slim feeling" of not beeing STUFED all the time (i actuality felt like my stomach was shrinking) and it reset my taste buds (anything tastes better when hungry, before i did not like whole grains now i LOVE them..) Info: i was 130kg at Newyear when i went 100% vegan and only droped 10kg in 9-10 months i lost about the same in one month with IF and it made me want high fiber, high water and nutrient dense foods an now i feel i´m on the track to become healthy.. I also feel i sounds logical that the body burns body fat when other energy is not available (that why it stores it) and i the hours you don´t has high insulin spikes you store less new fat.. Kind Regards from Denmark

@jennielyra3694 6 жыл бұрын

Adding my anecdotal story, I have done EXTENDED fasting (days at a time - called the "Snake diet" by some) and have lost 80 lbs! Have maintained for the last 6 months and usually do a 6:8 and feel wonderful.

@waynebusse6376 5 жыл бұрын

You missed the big thing about I F. Autophagy, housecleaning of old tissue is increased. My wife tried every diet out there in the last thirty years and finally gave in and had her stomach stapled at 308 lbs. Over the next year she lost 90 lbs which left her with excess belly skin hanging down almost 12". Over the next year she gained back 30 lbs which made the excess skin even worse. After we switched to a vegan diet for a month she started loosing weight and deflating that spare tire. Then she started I F with a four hour eating window and the weight just seemed to fall off. Now after six months with I F , all that excess skin has pulled back up with only a small over flap. She has lost 60 lbs and I've lost 42 doing 8/16 for seven months. Six years ago I was diagnosed stage four pancreatic cancer. Iv'e had four surgeries and y 90 glass beads fighting it. For the first time in six years my CT scan found no new tumors and no growth in existing ones. In the past, every six months each scan found 2 of 3 new ones and existing ones doubled in size. It's amazing how food is better than any modern medicine

@Monikainlove 5 жыл бұрын

since it can kill us it should be able to heal us

@shalevsaada7596 Жыл бұрын

I really happy for you two but scientifically speaking it's very simple to explain. Autophagy and fasting already had been debunked. It's not that not eating give you Autophagy it's the calorie deficit and when you are on veganism and 8 or even 4 hour eating window it's screaming calorie deficit which yea gave you Autophagy and losing weight so good job but just acknowledge the facts

@cricketchatter9668 7 жыл бұрын

I IF during the week. I'm no doctor but the fast amount of looking into I've done it just makes sense to me that I want to give my body enough time to use the calories I ate. I don't calorie restrict I eat my full days calories in an 8 hour span. It hasn't lead me to skip any womanly monthly things and I'm not trying to get pregnant so I don't have an issue there. I do it to help cut stored fat. I've had a positive experience doing it. I don't always hold to it on the weekends bc of social brunching but I haven't felt it harm me in any way. Just sharing my experience

@esmee7169 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing, I get so tired that people seem to look up only the videos that confirm what they allready believed about something, makes it hard to have any constructive discussion in comment-sections

@squarz 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mic, I tried IF and still do that as vegan. A little background, I was a vegetarian (only for animals, shitty diet, pizza and pasta mostly) from 20s to my 30s and blood donor, everything was fine and I was in a great shape. Then I had a very little iron deficiency and doctors make me believe me I needed meat. So I was flexitarian for something like 15 or more years never solved my iron deficiency and started to get a little fatter and my blood went worse, then I went from Italy (where i'm from) to France and here we have meat and cheese and sugar everywhere, I took more than 20kgs in a few years, I went sick and had everything related to aging quickly (on my 40s) I broke my back and was almost paralyzed for almost an year. Then for losing weight I tried keto (with less meat possible, a lot of lettuce and oils and avocados) that worked and lost a few, but I understood quicklyt that was not healty, so I started my researches and started to eat a lot of carbs in one meal a day. The changes were absolutely incredibles (more than the solely weight loss). Starting from skin, to the bones, to my energies and health in general, even the hair started to regrow, this is no placebo, I have no more dead skin, my phisical responses are overall better than when I was 20, it's honestly incredible. Was that because I stopped eating shit or because of fasting or plant based diet (even if this started before I went plant based and eat a lot of cheese and still meat once a week)? I don't know, maybe all this togheter, for sure I had dysbiosis and fasting helped me to reset my GI. Then I went vegan (healty vegan the more as possible) and I'm back as I was at 20y old, got my blood tests last month and everything is even better than my 20 y old times (!) as a blood donor I have something like 20 years of blood tests and I know what I'm talking about. Honestly at this point I don't know if eating once a day (i'm more 20/4 atm) is the reason of my new healty life, I also practice a lot of healty practices like wake up early, make ice showers, do sport etc... but since you asked to talk about our experiences, this is mine.

@cordellboss 7 жыл бұрын

squarz your blood flow is more effective on a vegan diet.

@TTR83 7 жыл бұрын

squarz+, I was never big fan of animal products meat eggs milk cheese etc. but sometimes I did consume these things but still rare. Then one day I went to the doctor health check by my employer and they discovered I have B12 deficiency also bit low cholesterol but I felt fine. Doctor asked what do I eat? As turned out I ate mostly plants. She told I must consume meat or fish too and eggs are healthy. I bike a lot and obviously this activity needs a perfect health so I added them into my diet. By week or two I didn't feel so good anymore like efficiency went down or something. I felt no energy but continued my new diet. A month went and I decided to discard fish meat and eggs from my diet and soon after that I felt like before energy and efficiency all came back. Now I don't eat animal products at all. I like plant based diet a lot more. I cook combine and season myself this is no problem for me. So yeah this is incredible.

@GurneroMaelstrom 7 жыл бұрын

I wish doctors knew that animals also get their B12 through supplements and not naturally. Unless they eat poop.

@jolewisskates4173 5 жыл бұрын

@@GurneroMaelstrom Yeah just drink some unfiltered river water :P

@robrichardson6521 6 жыл бұрын

Lost 20 pounds in 3 weeks on 16/8. Never felt better. I’ll keep doing it. Thanks

@nb9797 4 жыл бұрын

You still doing it?

@lynettegayle-turpin6202 7 жыл бұрын

DR Jason Fung has a great book on fasting, you should read it. He has years of research on fasting. Eating often affects our insulin level which in turn makes us gain weight.

@disco.lemonade 6 жыл бұрын

He won't. He doesn't care. It doesn't go with his vengan agenda, and he's just pretending to be unbiased. He is very uneducated son the subject and anyone who has actually read a bit on IF, can see it a mile away.

@Kracken11111 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@cgortz89 5 жыл бұрын

That book feels very biased and unnuanced. There are definitly more confusing evidence than that book portrays. Not saying here that fasting is bad, I don't think it is and didn't think that Mic handled enough of the promising/good sides of it. But that book made claims that I could quickly disprove when trying myself and seeing clips about how others have reacted.

@MrMusic238 7 жыл бұрын

Intermittent fasting is great for oral health too.

@fae137 5 жыл бұрын

How so? Just curious

@Tennouseijin 4 жыл бұрын

I suppose it's about the fact that when you're fasting, you're starving all the bacteria in your mouth. Not as important for people who brush teeth and rinse mouth after every meal, snack etc. But if you don't clean your mouth after every snack, well, restricting said snacks to a few hours a day helps to keep those bacteria under control.

@kierancoles253 4 жыл бұрын

@@Tennouseijin And at the same time you're also starving the protective, good bacteria

@Tennouseijin 4 жыл бұрын

@@kierancoles253 Maybe, but keep in mind that bacteria don't easily 'die' from starvation. If you don't provide them with food for this amount of time (say, 16 hours) they won't breed and do other active stuff (like, in case of harmful bacteria, producing acids and toxins), but they will remain passive and inactive. In case of good bacteria, they'll activate again as soon as you provide them with food again, and that's good enough. Their primary purpose is to aid with digestion and keep bad bacteria in check. Fasting will not lead to bad bacteria outpopulating good bacteria ;) A bad diet can.

@effervescentrelief 7 жыл бұрын

I've lost 75 pounds using intermittent fasting and it is not an eating disorder. My lifelong asthma is gone, I'm doing things I haven't done in decades. I personally do one meal a day. IF is being looked at as a preventative measure against cancer. The biggest advantage to IF is it's a fairly straight forward way to prevent overeating in a world of food available anywhere at anytime. And cutting calories while doing IF is only for losing weight, after that it is important to ensure enough calories if one is going to workout.

@ferdinandbardamu3217 7 жыл бұрын

My friend said her asthma is gone after she started fasting, too. Interesting. Mine went away as soon as I started eating a plant-based diet, so I can't say if IF did it for me.

@ALXD1974 7 жыл бұрын

1.) In non-obese men, an intermittent fasting testosterone study showed that fasting increased LH (luteinizing hormone - a testosterone precursor hormone) up to 67% and overall testosterone 180%.Published in Acta Endocrinolgica, Röjdmark et al [5] found that IF resulted in favorable changes to the pituitary-testicular axis in a group of obese men - basically the link between the brain and testes. During the study, non-obese volunteers reported a 67% increase in luteinizing hormone - an important precursor hormone to testosterone. More importantly they also reported a massive increase in testosterone of 180% - this was after a relatively short-term, 56-hour fast. 2.) Testosterone is positively correlated with insulin sensitivity. 3.) Intermittent fasting allows your body a daily opportunity to burn excess body fat. 4.) Intermittent fasting increases levels of a hormone called adiponectin. 5.) With just a 24 hour fast, you can elevate your growth hormone levels by up to 2000%. Not to mention autophagy,better cognitive functions,insulin resistance reverse ,reduced inflammation and oxidative stress and i bet i forget a lot of other things.... I bet your hostile biased stance was triggered by how close IF is with ketosis (ketogenic diet) and somehow you perceive it as a threat. I dont like dishonesty so i will unsub.

@DestroyerTera 6 жыл бұрын

ALXD1974 nice research, didnt know IF is close to Keto. I am one meal a day, high carb, low fat thingy. Keto is high fat?

@ProPhilosophy 7 жыл бұрын

Would like to throw my anecdote in. I've tried intermittent fasting in two scenarios: Scenario 1.) It's the summer. I'm well rested, I get up and squeeze half a lemon into water (this is actually from Derek's channel - Simnet Nutrition), and I get my butt straight to the gym to get some exercise in. Once I'm done, I may take another hour or so before eating, so about a 4-5 hour window max. Big post workout meal. For me, this worked great. I felt agile and able to get out and workout right away without having to worry about digesting breakfast. I felt super energized when I got home to have my post workout meal. The downside? This was super time consuming because I NEEDED that post workout meal and it had to be of quality. I couldn't just go get a cheap smoothie from a chain. I needed 800-1000+ calories of quality food. It works great for KZbinrs who often promote it and possibly individuals who run their own schedule, work from home, or have nowhere to be until later in the day, but becomes impossible when you have a job or are a full time student, which brings us to scenario 2... Scenario 2.) It's the fall and that I'm busy again with school again. Which also means I often get crappier sleeps (which I'm sure does not help my blood glucose levels). I will skip breakfast occasionally and go straight to school and fast for again, 5-6 hours until around mid-day. I will sometimes workout before I break the fast, or break and then workout. Either way, I feel awful when I do this. Often like I'm in a fog and unable to focus. Notably, no exercise, and instead a lot of mental tasks (reading, talking, etc). My guess is I'm going into ketosis and this is terrible for cognition. My conclusion: Intermittent fasting was great for me when I got a good rest and was doing exercise FIRST thing in the morning; however, so far this school term, it has been terrible when I do not get a good sleep, do not exercise in the morning, and have a lot of mental tasks to perform throughout the day. Overall: it's not bad if you have time in the morning to workout and get a good meal in before starting your day, but I found it's terrible to fast, skip working out, and instead do cognitively demanding tasks.

@gsingh2781 7 жыл бұрын

I know what u mean about getting in a good quality meal to break the fast.one thing I do is make overnight oats the night before. It's usually between 7-900 calories. Vegan protein powder, chia, hemp, pb2 comes out to almost 60-70g of protein. Feel great afterwards

@Annorabeth751 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with this. I’m only able to do If bc I’m a stay at home mom. There’s no way I could maintain this eating schedule if I was working 12 hour shifts. I think IF is just a trick to cut calories. I’m not sure it’s a cure-all.

@captquest1 7 жыл бұрын

I've been doing it for three years. 18 to 24 hours twice a week. Benefits are off the charts. One of several ways I changed my life. I do water only fasts and it's so routine It's become effortless.

@PaulBrunt 7 жыл бұрын

I have done one meal a day my entire adult life, going on for 20 years. Although, I'm not religious about it, if socially lunch is happening I'll eat. I didn't start it for any health reasons, it's purely that I've never been hungry throughout the day so saw it as a waste of time. I would say you missed a couple of benefits though: 1) Not having to organise your day around eating 2) It's a challenge to over eat on just one meal as you can only fit so much in your stomach in one sitting.

@paddylogan13 7 жыл бұрын

Mic, I'm a plant-based vegan and use 1 meal a day strategy during the week to control weight. Works a treat. To be fair, I could possibly achieve same results if I totally eliminated nuts and tahini which I use sparingly. Great video as always - love your work.

@99cseni 7 жыл бұрын

It works for me, I stopped binging and I'm recovering from depression The way I do is simply skipping breakfast so I have my first meal at noon. I don't restrict btw. I feel like it made me more spiritual and I have more appreciation for food.

@alma4483 7 жыл бұрын

You didnt focus on the right reason for making fast or intermitent fasting. Is not to lose weight or gain mussels: its about to gain health. When you make a fast, you offer relax for your body, allowing your organs, bones and mussels to regenerate, cause digestive process use 80% of body energy and resources that you have. Fasting is a method that has been done from bygone to preserve health and to recover system. And is obvious that it works. You didnt pay attention on the real purpose of fasting, Mic.

@ALXD1974 7 жыл бұрын

Everything leads to vegan solutions!!haha....its obvious AF that this is overbiased video.Its like he is afraid that IF will make vegan diet inferior or something.

@ProbyWaN1337 7 жыл бұрын

i just eat when im hungry. as long as it's vegan and tastes good, fuck it ;)

@zakariafadli4996 7 жыл бұрын

Scyn bear Vegan junk foods can do harm i agree with you, but regular junk food with animal products do more harm, both of them are bad no doubt about that, but one is more harmfull than the other.

@DrReginaldFinleySr 7 жыл бұрын

Proby, indeed. Same here.

@mycelia_ow 7 жыл бұрын

Scyn bear, which negative health conditions are associated with a plant bases diet*? Also, back up your claims with actual scientific literature.

@ChosenMan37 7 жыл бұрын

Scyn bear shut up dumbass vegans have lived up to 100 years why didn't they fucking die

@anastasiae.5338 7 жыл бұрын

If something is vegan and tastes good, you fuck it? *Rude!

@OfficialEDirty 6 жыл бұрын

I've been doing intermittent fasting for about 7 months and I love it. I fast between 16 and 20 hours per day

@dtadeo2006 7 жыл бұрын

i don't know about the 5-2 or the alt-day variants, the 16-8 i.f. is NO eating disorder! wow for someone who claims to be neither for or against i.f. you sure spout some negative words about it.

@mariusfx9916 7 жыл бұрын

I normally enjoy mic's videos, but I must say that this one was poorly researched and simply biased. The link with eating disorders was clearly his opinion (read prejudice) and therefore pointless. He further compares a calorie restricted diet of healthy food with an IF diet where the subjects could eat anything they wanted. And he misses the major benefits that are scientifically proven; IF decreases insulin resistance and decreases inflammation markers. Before making such a video he should at least try IF for himself.

@allenellsworth5799 7 жыл бұрын

Marius FX This is easier for him.

@abadar100 6 жыл бұрын

100% true. lol. This guy tries to come across as objective and instead just has this nasty, one-sided, limited-research-presenting view. The amount of research he left out is insane. Also love the way how he will supplement multiple pieces of bad random research to put together a counter argument against a larger, well done study. I came here for information and instead just saw a temper tantrum by a shamelessly veggie-shake promoting quasi researcher.

@GroovySpleen 5 жыл бұрын

16-8 really helps my digestion. I get stomach aches if I eat late at night, so having an early dinner then waiting until after morning exercise to eat seems to be really helpful.

@jenjibur 3 жыл бұрын

I've been IF for about a year & a half. I started doing it to try & control my heartburn. It has helped me to isolate foods that trigger it & generally helped me to eat less. (I've been a life-long stress eater, thanks to my upbringing.) It's evolved into one meal a day because I just feel better when I eat less. I still have days when I eat multiple meals, and those are the days I feel bloated. I make an effort to fast at least 18 hours, but some days I can tell that my body needs to eat sooner. It has really helped me to be in tune with what I eat & when instead of eating just because it was time for a meal.

@HeyImJanC 7 жыл бұрын

I have done IF for a long time. I went into a shoulder surgery and recovered 3x faster than people normally did. My doctor was amazed that I could move my arm 3-4 days after the surgery. He told me he people usually recovered way slower. That's why I believe IF really affects our growth hormone.

@katzino27 7 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand how eating 50%, 25%, or 10% of a day’s caloric needs can be referred to as IF. To me that’s just a restriction diet. The point of IF is to give your body a COMPLETE rest from digestion and all the associated processes that digestion sets off. Nibbling 25% of your calories in tiny snacks all day long a couple days a week is entirely different from eating 80% to 100% of your caloric needs packed into an 8-hour window almost every day. Another example of IF IMO would be eating absolutely nothing a couple days a week and then eating however you like the other 5 days. But in any case, for something to be considered IF, there actually needs to be a period of fasting! Lol not just a period of reduced calories. That would just be called a diet!

@disco.lemonade 6 жыл бұрын

It isn't. That's the stupidest thing about the whole video and those so called studies.

@burdistan 7 жыл бұрын

Listen Mic I love you but can we please stop just throwing around terms like "eating disorder"? They're stigmatised enough and we don't need people adding to that. No, "skipping meals" is NOT the actual definition of an eating disorder. Even on the site you showed it's listed under warning signs, so it COULD be a warning sign. This is a gross misrepresentation. Fasting isn't an eating disorder because that's not how eating disorders work, and a person with an actual eating disorder could have never fasted a day in their life. Eating disorders are MENTAL illnesses and while they tend to come with certain physical symptoms attached, exhibiting one single similar behaviour does not make an eating disorder.

@LittleQueenB 7 жыл бұрын

*louder for people in the back* EATING DISORDERS ARE A MENTAL ILLNESS THEY ARE NOT A DIET An ed can be triggered by multiple causes, but a person going on a diet does not mean they have an eating disorder...

@alexiswinter7056 6 жыл бұрын

If a person with a ED has never fasted a day in their life then what do you consider anorexia? You obviously have no idea what people with eating disorders will do to themselves. Even COs will fast.

@Curlsl 6 жыл бұрын

People that are fasting DO EAT. And the amount is really different too. Anorexic people want to lose weight but they continue to see themselves as big even if they only have skin and bones left and are still scared to eat and become big again. That's not the same as somebody is sane and decide to lose a little , and decide not to eat some days. They are not obcesses, they'll stop if something is wrong. People with mental ilnesses even if they see they have a problem it will still be really hard for them to go and get help.

@shenanhiggins7061 6 жыл бұрын

I've intermittent fasted since January - only really started seeing results when I calorie counted too. I find being a bit hungry in the morning easy to manage - tends to eaten between 11 and 7. Lost 25 lbs and counting. My lean muscle mass has stayed pretty much the same. I've lost 10% body fat. Recently gone from Vegetarian to Vegan and

@jennyzaruba7687 5 жыл бұрын

I always thought intermittent fasting was a really good way to give your digestive system a rest so you can properly absorb food. 🤔

@shrimpflea 4 жыл бұрын

It only takes your digestive system about 3 hours to finish digesting food.

@feafajic6392 6 жыл бұрын

I hope you realize that Japanese doctor won a Nobel prize for discovering authopaty and fasting connection.

@SirThomasJames 4 жыл бұрын

As I recall autophagy occurred 48 hours after the start of the fast. So yes, fasting is good for you, but you can't get to autophagy every day, i.e. not with IF. You might have to choose some weekends a year to do it.

@AB-ee5tb 4 жыл бұрын

You mean autophagy?

@danis5216 7 жыл бұрын

How did you know i was wondering about intermittent fasting? Is mind reading one of those vegan superpowers?

@TCTGFAM 7 жыл бұрын

Two alternative titles for this vid: 1) Holy Grail or Frail? 2) Holy Grail or Holy Crap??

@brandiphillips5775 6 жыл бұрын

Also, fasting means no calories. This study is flawed because fasting actually has doesn't have the same effect as severe restriction. This is severe restriction. I find this entire video flawed.

@jbarber1016 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been doing 8/16 for 10 years. I feel good this way, and I’ve adapted to easily perform mentally and physically on no food before noon.

@MaidenBklyn 7 жыл бұрын

You should really do your homework before you make videos like this. IF isn’t necessarily about caloric deficit- It’s about the timing and frequency of eating so as not to spike insulin which in turn allows your body to use up glycogen stores and then move on to fat stores, particularly during the fasted state. Dr Fung has done a lot of research on this. Caloric restriction within the context of IF, does not lower the resting metabolic rate unlike caloric restriction withOUT IF. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence as far as reversing diabetes as well. Cherry picking and using extreme examples isn’t helpful either like Dr amen ra, or whatever his name is.

@MictheVegan 7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome to make a better video. But I wonder if you actually watched the video since I first said it can be calorie restriction OR NOT within many schedules. I then said that we were going to look at IF studies on calorie deficit and also no deficit. The 16:8 bodybuilding study, the one I talked about the most, was not on a deficit. Still lowered testosterone. Also, I then highlighted the 1.6 kg weight loss at no restriction - though it is quite small for 8 weeks.

@ALXD1974 7 жыл бұрын

@blackmarketarmy 5 жыл бұрын

@@ALXD1974 Can you provide a link for the study please, I definitely want to read this one

@Monikainlove 5 жыл бұрын

@@MictheVegan to be fair you do make it sound like it's all bs. which is understandable since you haven't experienced the benefits yourself. Many people react that way about plant based eating including myself. plant based now for 1 1/2 and loving it. to be really able to judge something you have to see for yourself everything else is just theory

@plantbasedwater2972 4 жыл бұрын

@@MictheVegan Dr Sebi Brothers and Sisters..! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKu5onicja97jMU Us Vegans are Sick! Nature doesn't make Starch! Spinach,Carrots,Garlic.. ect❌ It should grow by itself!

@marujitadiaz9019 6 жыл бұрын

[11:19] _"…increased GH availability stimulated matrix collagen synthesis in skeletal muscle an tendon, but without any effect upon myofibrillar protein synthesis."_ - Actually, collagen synthesis in skeletal muscle and tendon is much more important than increasing muscle mass, especially as you age. That collagen synthesis will prevent muscle and tendon injury, thus your body will be able to channel protein synthesis to increase your strength rather than repair all the damage caused in your muscles, tendons and ligaments during exercise. This is a rather complex topic, so I recommend having a look at Keith Baar's work, researcher specialised in molecular exercise physiology, head of the Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory at UC Davis.

@dtadeo2006 7 жыл бұрын

dude caloric restriction DOESN'T MEAN STARVATION. of course you use common sense and not eat like a 500-700 calories per day!! for men 1300 to 1800 will be enough calories per day and that is NOT starvation my friend!

@cerenademe9433 7 жыл бұрын

And, caloric restriction isn't *fasting...*

@truedarkness4052 7 жыл бұрын

Love it when I get a notification from Mic!

@donnerparty1815 7 жыл бұрын

if you enjoy total bias it's great

@larrymarty 6 жыл бұрын

When intermittent fasting, you eat no calories at all until your next meal. Much of what was said has nothing to do with intermittent fasting. I fast 22 hours and eat for 2 hours. I've lost about 40 lbs, my blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol it's normal, I sleep better and I am never hungry during my fast. I also would like to note that I have more energy and focus when working out during a fast then I do working out a couple of hours after eating. I occasionally will eat breakfast and then wait 12 hours and eat dinner. I get the same benefits as eating one time a day, but I prefer eating one time a day for the Simplicity of it. I eat about the same amount of calories in the two meals as I would the one. I have been a vegan for over five years and a vegetarian for more than 30.

@donh7654 6 жыл бұрын

I do the 8-16 fast. It helped me from over eating all the time! But what really helped was going whole plant base food. All those years struggling with my weight. Got rid of the meat and junk food, but mostly the meat! I haven't eaten dairy or eggs for years. The weight just comes off so easy! Thanks for all the great info!BTW, Great job! Love your channel!

@leely7777 7 жыл бұрын

Fasting just makes me eat more when I do eat. A Nonrestrictive, whole food, starch based, oil free , vegan diet has been a life changer for me. Amazing how much more food you can eat and still lose weight! It’s still hard to wrap my head around not restricting calories, but I’m loving every moment of my journey. I love your videos! Thank you

@warriormonk1424 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Mic, I’ve been doing a 8hour eating window for ~8 months, and recently switched to one meal a day (~1 month), and though i do not count my calories, it’s probably less than 2000. Vegan for ~3 months. I’ve found eating once a day has a pros and cons. First of all, I’m saving a lot of resources such as time, money, and attention. Second, I have leaned out in an amazing way, though I will look more into IF, CR, and Testerone correlation. Lastly, I feel cognitively better. It feels like I’m running on rocket fuel most of the day. Now, it may be that I’m still getting used to it, or just that IF and CR is plain bad, but I do have moments of lethargy during certain times in the day, and possible emotional spikes due to hormonal fluxes. Idk. I’m going to keep doing it for at least a little while, while I search the web for more data. Thanks for the great video :)

@rossfromsa 7 жыл бұрын

I can tell you that for me, intermittent fasting caused me to lose 25kg in 2 years with no change in what I ate except for changing the obvious (only eating within a 6-8 hour window).

@tristandevereaux4867 7 жыл бұрын

I was already eating like this before I ever heard of IF (similar to the 16:8 pattern). I was curious if there were any benefits so many thanks for this video!!

@Twistedhippy 7 жыл бұрын

Tristan Devereaux Me too, breakfast just doesn't appeal to me, I get hungry around 11 and eat around 1230

@zakariafadli4996 7 жыл бұрын

filtereyeblind i have heard that before but i'm not really sure how accurate it is or how much healing is involved.

@wethetreeple3661 7 жыл бұрын

You guys might just be eating late and not letting your dinner/late night snack digest. When you're sleeping or laying down you're body doesn't digest food like it should. Also leading to bad morning breathe.

@Twistedhippy 7 жыл бұрын

we the treeple Yeah, its more than that I think, if I go back to bed without eating, sleep from say 12 to 3 pm ( having eaten last night at 6pm) I still don't want to eat for an hour or two. I think its some sort of biological response, I've fasted for days before and still don't feel like eating after waking up.

@mariusfx9916 7 жыл бұрын

filtereyeblind yeah, I also reacted to that. And how he links IF to eating disorders. Clearly he has som bias here. The most important benefits that are scientifically proven are that IF decreases insulin resistance and that it decreases the markers of inflammation. These are HUGE benefits, with the potential to transform a persons health. I am disappointed with mic after this video, he should at least have tried it to know better what he is talking about.

@geraldbrienza4474 3 жыл бұрын

IF & TRE has worked very well for me. 71 years old, no meds, no health issues, BMI under 25.

@oliviahope3728 6 жыл бұрын

Fasting is not about building muscle, at all, not the point. It's more of a regenerative therapy that allows the body to take a rest from digesting, which requires a lot of energy, so it can put energy into detoxification. Please look into the effects of fasting on cancer healing as well as renewing other tissues in the body. It's a good idea to give the body a rest from eating - as we are designed. If we lived naturally, without grocery stores and food available at all times, we would be eating a lot less frequently, and definitely not 3 times/day regularly just because it's "time to eat" instead of being hungry. So what is the real eating disorder.

@lucillefemine2339 5 жыл бұрын

I've noticed no difference. Solution: eat when you're hungry

@CaptainSanchez 4 жыл бұрын

and eat til you've had enough.

@jayrosario2095 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainSanchez but what if want to lose weight? Don’t I need to... not eat as much?

@CaptainSanchez 3 жыл бұрын

@@jayrosario2095 as long as its whole foods plant based, then you can eat as much as til you get full and still lose weight according to research by Dr Greger

@daleg5380 3 жыл бұрын

and EAT THE RIGHT FOOD. You dont eat Pizza when you are hungry

@daleg5380 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainSanchez Yeah I agree, I eat a lot of rice with veges abd fruits and I am still lean

@TheBerkeleyBeauty 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly Mic, you seem a bit biased on the subject.

@bryanfontez 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I tried an 18/6 fast only eating between 2-8 for about a month with the goal to lose some weight. I actually gained 7lbs. My body felt starved and doesn't react well when I don't give it food, I have a slow metabolism to boot so it seemed like my body would just instantly store everything as fat whenever I ate. On a side note... I've been vegetarian for 3 years and recently went vegan 3 months ago eating predominantly whole foods / Plant based and unfortunately I haven't lost any weight that way either. The enemy for myself seems to be white starch/flour and carbs overall, they're the only thing that bloats me and leaves me feeling fat. I won't stop being vegan but I don't know what the hell else to do. The longer I live the the more I'm beginning to believe that everyone's body is very very different, because nothing seems to work for me beyond intense frequent exercise.

@EnLaMitad 7 жыл бұрын

Next video: Long Term Water-Only Fasting... please. The kind practiced by Dr. Alan Goldhamer and Dr. Michael Klaper.

@medinabello19 7 жыл бұрын

Jack Hall why when Dr Alan Goldhamer already has done hundreds of presentations on the subject?

@EnLaMitad 7 жыл бұрын

Mic has an eclectic audience, many of who may be new to the subject. It may be a good introduction to many, as well as solid content for Mic's channel.

@allenellsworth5799 7 жыл бұрын

Jack Hall Doesn't fit his agenda.

@CatFromSac 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, Mic. I do 18/6 fasting. What it has done for me is help me to not snack at night, which fir me is huge!! I eat mostly WFPB with the occasional gardein fishless filet. (I love those things.) My first meal is a salad with veg, fruit, nuts, seeds, a fat (usually ¹/4 of an avocado), flax, hemp hearts, and balsamic. That is usually at between 11:30 a.m. and noon. I stop eating at 5:30 or 6:00. I don't hold myself to strictly 18/6 but I keep it close. I am sleeping better, waking earlier, feeling happier. I have lost about 7 pounds in the 2 months since I began doing this. Love ypur energy and your videos. Thank you for helping us do better.

@impIicit 6 жыл бұрын

honestly that whole break fast part really did blow my mind. 😂

@albertolombardimusic 6 жыл бұрын

just my experience - I lost 12kg with IF 5:2 - My acid reflux is gone. almost vegan diet (cheese here and there) Now I'm back to normal eating habits, almost a year. Regained a little weight (2kg)

@JohnWSmartNow 6 жыл бұрын

I do this and it has been fantastic. It strikes me that it is the opposite of a food disorder - at least for me. Taking food OFF the table (pun!) for 18 hours a day clears up so much head space. I have gained mental clarity and finally lost weight. The 3 times a day debate/argument and negotiation with food is just GONE. I eat one big mostly heathy always vegan meal a day. I look forward to it and really enjoy it. Then I more or less just stop thinking about food again for 17-18 hours. Wow, this is a relief. This way of life is best for food addicts.

@Trans4m4God 5 жыл бұрын

If you are IF, which I am, it's crucial to consume whole foods and the right amount of calories. You should not eat whatever you want and expect IF to fix it for you later.