Trying Intermittent Fasting W/ Fr. Mike Schmitz

[@emiliamahoney8280]

Intermittent fasting is so LIBERATING! You have time for so much more! Your body is free to heal, your immune system has time to protect your body. Your body is not constantly busy processing food all the time. And so there is also more space for your soul to lift up into God’s light. Never felt more empowered, free, unrestricted since starting intermittent fasting 2 years ago - it’s now a way of life.

[@patrycjaojczyk1986]

I wonder If you can share some tips how I can start to see the fruits of this please ?

[@UbuntuZ63]

I've been doing 20-4 I.F. for about 4 months. I combined it with Keto and I have lost 40lbs during that time so far.

[@paulawarnes9951]

Aren't you STARVING ?

[@UbuntuZ63]

@@paulawarnes9951 No, once I got away from carbs I stopped feeling hungry. It was easier than I thought it would be. I started with 16 hour fasts and extended it as it got easier. I have ultimately found that its good to mix it up and not fast all the time. Your body will adjust to it and you will plateau. So its good to fast at times when it will shock the body and not everyday.

[@isabellucia8774]

@@paulawarnes9951yeah it gets easier overtime, just make sure you are fueling yourself with nourishing foods during non-fasting periods and drink plenty of water.

[@mad_marc2757]

I just realized, Fr. Mike is the Chuck Norris of the Catholic Church...

[@dprodigaldaughter7568]

He looks like the younger version of Mel Gibson 😉

[@glamygirlie6829]

Very handsome

[@mad_marc2757]

@@dprodigaldaughter7568 I just imagined him in Braveheart yelling: "FREEEDOOOOOOOM!!!" 😂

[@dprodigaldaughter7568]

@@mad_marc2757 😂😂😂

[@tamarahollenbeck2988]

He talks like Mel.

[@mariettaljiljic1903]

Matt, let the man speak!

[@JohnnyNada]

Right? Super annoying lol

[@monikafein4764]

I have done intermittent fasting for years and I found it to be a great spiritual exercise. I found my mind to be more sharp and clear and I am comfortable with feeling hungry. I don’t get cranky or frustrated when hungry. I see it as another way to exercise my will and prepare for when real temptation and struggle comes.

[@emilykelly2815]

It's so interesting how the Catholic Church knew the benefits of fasting ages ago!!!

[@pattydavis8175]

And it saves money and resources especially in these difficult times.

[@lydiapicano8806]

You can see that Fr. Mike is very sincere in his calling. God bless him.

[@sandraelder1101]

This was a helpful bit of encouragement as I begin week 4 of IF. Doing it mostly for my health but I’d like to add a spiritual component such as offering my fast each day for a particular intension. Please pray for us fasting newbies. I know some here are saying it’s easy but not when you’re just getting started.

[@martisatrujillo4574]

Fr. Mike and Fr. Fradd you are such an inspiration for Young people. cheers from Barcelona Spain, we pray for you!

[@riscen369]

Matt is a dad but he's not a priest lol!

[@thouartdust7464]

Matt is a layman

[@yazminochoa8832]

Please let Father Mike talk!!!

[@1romancatholic]

Matt, just a tip from a listener: Ask......then fully listen (don’t not listen and be thinking instead of everything he is saying or you keep coming up with your stories or feedback and then you shoot it out....interrupting the guest and even cutting off the story or thought.)....AFTER you listen, give your feedback or next question, etc. You do NOT have to be constantly talking or constantly giving feedback in quips to be a good interviewer host. Your audience wants and deserves that....then watch it grow! Cheers

[@windsongshf]

I don't agree. have absolutely no problem with his discussion style. It feels very natural actually.

[@deirdreohalloran4760]

@@windsongshf totally agree

[@deirdreohalloran4760]

No leave him alone!

[@beautyofdawn9565]

I think he was fanboy-ing a bit haha! Just a bit overexcited to talk with Fr Mike- I know I would be! I noticed the same thing you did too though :)

[@livinglavidaluna]

I agree, I feel like this content can be even better if I can hear Fr Mike actually give a full answer without being cut off multiple times.

[@quitegoodandawesome5964]

Been doing IF since I saw this interview. I feel so much better. It feels like a rest for the digestive system, and I like having a challenge when it gets to be about 11am and start to feel hungry. 😊Thanks for inspiring me!

[@ggarza]

The removal of the traditional fasting seasons has contributed to the detriment of the physical and spiritual health of the Church. The voluntary embrace of fasting is one of the best things you can do to improve your overall spiritual and physical health.

[@mattberg916]

A lot of things that are detrimental to spiritual and physical health happened in 1970

[@stanncie]

I love intermittent fasting, I've lost all my covid weight around 25 pounds and I feel amazing!

[@bizarte24_]

A change in overall lifestyle can improve your health.

[@coucoumelle]

I do 18:6 and definitely notice better focus and I am more awake. And I too, have not been sick since I started. I hadn't noticed that - but hearing Fr. Schmitz mention it... Also - good point about us not being able to live in "discomfort". It's actually amazing how we human beings can thrive with so much less (than we think.)

[@johnfitzsimmons3293]

We have always been called for work. Adam was given the job of tending the garden and being a steward of creation. After the fall, it became labor, with the briars, etc. So to your point, being busy with God given tasks(vocations) is the only way we can truly be happy. Our displeasure comes when we try to think of earthly things, or focus inward for ourselves.

[@AmandakH1]

I find it sad that this is "new" to a lot of Catholics. Our Church has a strong tradition of fasting (and not how it is currently defined by the Church) and prayer. 16-8 is not challenging or dangerous, and if you do some research, neither are multiple day fasts. If we really want to combat evil, fasting and prayer are the number 1 combination.

[@jayaplin1997]

So what is challenging then?

[@JackieRoseMarie]

@@jayaplin1997 fasting for the whole day. Bread and water at least on Wednesdays and Fridays. 16:8 fasting is basically just skipping breakfast.

[@jenyoung2473]

Why do people always have to be derogatory towards others and their ideas. If you are not fasting at all then starting somewhere is good. Plus you have to discern what the Lord wants you to do. And no i m not some NO softie

[@purdymissouri1758]

@@jenyoung2473 amén 🙏

[@Michael-gu8ck]

I think as ordinary, non clerics, we shouldn't or don't have to do extreme or multiple or 16-8 fasting. Many years ago we Catholics practiced meatless Fridays. We generally observed Friday as the day of Christ's crucifixion-especially important in concluding Lent. I am therefore trying a Friday liquid fast.

[@vgweber1063]

Love it! I’ve been intermittent fasting for a little over a year now. I use an App to help keep track as well. Fasting is so good for us both spiritually and physically.

[@chomperthefirst533]

For me, I have always avoided suffering and could not understand why even for Lent people would fast. For me, all I did was think of food, while trying to fast. In 2019, I decided to take this fasting thing seriously. I did it during Lent. The difference was that I turned to God for help before hand. ‘Help me Lord to withstand temptation.’ I did it with him and this this was key. I can do nothing without Him. He will help us with all our endeavours. Everything through him with him and in him. I actually lost 30 pounds at 63 yr!

[@SightseerNW]

..”give me a battle to fight, or …work to do”… God gave us Men for this very reason, and I for one Love (everything about) Guys!

[@kingdomofthedivinewill]

Just started my 6th straight fast!! I have also encouraged some of my friends to do it too! Thanks for everything!!

[@SusAnna48240]

Need a picture of where Father Roy lives.. that made my day . Felt like he lives in heaven 😀

[@barbarafurnari7050]

Initially my son started this in the seminary as a way to not gain all that weight that seminarians are famous for by the time they either discern out or are ordained. The only exception was on Sundays. He then determined how beneficial it was for his spiritual health too @ worked towards that.

[@6williamson]

The good thing about this is it is accessible to those without a lot of money. Some of the trendy diets can make those without exotic budgets feel uncomfortable and excluded, which is a shame in a community of Christ.

[@peterkizer6163]

In fact, fasting saves money. As you say, the "trendy diets" are expensive.

[@pattydavis8175]

Those who are starving aren't too particular and are usually grateful for any food at all.

[@gloriarascon9709]

Healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. Buying fruits in season, beans and rice, and always carrying a water bottle.

[@websterlee7708]

Thanks fellas. This was so comfortable. Like being on coffee row without the drama! ❤️🕊

[@michaelibach9063]

I typically eat one meal a day and try to eat as Ketogenic as I can. 23 hours fasting, one hour eating. Fasting is great

[@sandraelder1101]

Please pray for those of us just getting started. Starting week 4

[@angeladkhar9270]

So during the 23 hours you don't eat anything, not even fruits or snacks???

[@sandraelder1101]

@Angela Dkhar I’ve been doing this as well for about a month. No eating at all except 1 hour per day, M-F and normal eating on Sat/Sun. 10 lbs lost so far. Lots of water & coffee!

[@jleegri2484]

Been doing 23/1 since June. Down 40+ lbs. Very freeing to only focus on eating one time a day. Lots of time for other things.

[@reba5679]

I do intermittent fasting for 14-16 hours w/keto-ish diet. I don’t want to make it a “religion”. When I want to make it spiritual, I don’t weigh myself or use app that day and I pray in fasting state. My energy level has greatly improved.

[@amandastahlpiraino4667]

This man is not only a living saint but a BEAST

[@sylvieb623]

"Nothing is neutral for the Soul!" ❤🕊

[@oneman4412]

‘’We should never deprive our self-love of some daily mortification so that we succeed in burying it before our physical death.’’

[@AjaxNixon]

I also do cold showers and that is good too! I still like the relaxing hot shower, so I start normal and end my showers with a minute or so of cold

[@user-no2bp4mn5i]

I've been doing IF for a while now but I just started dry fasting, where I don't drink or eat anything at all for 16-20 hours, it has helped me a lot spiritually and physically. It definitely brought me closer to God!!! It seemed impossible before but now I don't even think about food as much as I used to.....looking back actually I think I ate so much throughout the day, breakfast, lunch and dinner with so many snacks in between, it's a shame 😔 that's how gluttony looks like I think,eating just because you have plenty of food available 😞

[@gretchenbrannon2229]

So true

[@IONov990]

I really like how active and hardworking Father Mike Schmitz is. My root sin is sensuality so I can be very lazy. In some ways I'm very spoiled.

[@bergstromverbarg3040]

12:50 mark. Unreal "Godwink" - Fr. Mike is talking about how we are more comfortable now than the most powerful people of past time periods. Right as he finishes his thought, Matt Fradd turns around and tells his producer (rather salty) to keep the air conditioning on! Neither or Fr. Mike makes the connection. To me that was God interjecting to tell us even more how good we all have it, even if we think we don't.

[@fruzsinahu2717]

Yeah, that "Could you ask him to keep the air conditional on" definitely sounded annoyed and bossy. We don't know if Fr. Mike made the connection... maybe he did just did not want to bring it up and let it go.

[@joeconnelly7875]

There is some benefit to a morning feeding cycle... it has to do with the "dawn effect" where your insulin levels and other hormones spike in the very early morning to prepare us to wake. Fascinating stuff. By eating at that time, you are just utilizing a normal high insulin time and having only one insulin spike a day as opposed to your normal morning one and then the evening one when you feed.

[@oldtimefreedom]

I do intermittent fast, so fasting isn't hard for me... EXCEPT when i do spiritual fasting... that is always harder...

[@BitsyBee]

See Sr. Emanuel's youtube talk on fasting. It is inspiring and helped make fasting so much easier. I didn't think I could do it before. The blessed mother says fast on plenty of bread and water, enough bread so you can work well. And don't forget to pray!

[@niseypisey50mcdonald50]

Yes!! Satan will attack he's such a spiritual growth in the Lord HATER

[@solovief]

I did it and lost almost 30 pounds. After awhile you will plateau and stabilize.

[@210SAi]

The 18-6 or something else?

[@courtnehhh.2]

This is great!!! Love health! Love the Lord!!!

[@joeylombaard1618]

it would seem that I have been fasting intermittently without knowing it. i'm just too busy to eat most breakfasts and lunches and tend only to eat dinner. so it would fit into either a 16-8 or 20-4 schedule.

[@debbidipace7416]

Matt...Could I make a suggestion...could you let Fr Mike finish his thought before you interrupt him? Thank you 🙏💙🙏

[@RapidCycling07]

Debbi DiPace Agreed!

[@flufftronable]

Debbi DiPace agreed, Fr Mike has a video on his own channel about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/iobac4R7mdKYrZY

[@jolapola2921]

Thought the same! Please Matt let Fr.Mike finish his sentence.Thank you.

[@sandraelder1101]

They’re buddies chatting. Friends tend to overlap each other. I think it’s meant to be more conversation than interview.

[@kathysimindinger8753]

Agreed, very irritating!

[@HighShepherdLopes]

Double Testosterone, increased Acuity and a chance to look as good as Fr. Mike at 44??! I'm in

[@chomperthefirst533]

‘Nothing is neutral to the soul”. Wow!

[@mariamalhotra8228]

Too much interruption from the host

[@DAKneesy]

Yes...IF and Keto....at 62 changed the total direction of my health. This should be a lifestyle choice for everyone! The younger, the more benefits!

[@peterkizer6163]

I'm 65, I couldn't agree more ;-)

[@maryburns822]

Great conversation .Thanks!

[@Nedubov]

It would be nice to hear Fr. Mike speak uninterrupted.

[@210SAi]

Great recommendation Father Mike

[@rosyransom3102]

Please stop consistently interrupting your guests Matt. I feel like you are a good person who loves to talk to people, and you are clearly invested in what they have to say, so maybe you feel like you want to get involved too and you’re excited but ultimately you end up interrupting. So often!!! Please consider this as something you could improve on and let the guest enjoy the interview as much as you seem to :) sent with love, not purely criticism. God bless you x

[@petrusdj8416]

I agree.

[@davidvillalovos7324]

Interesting how the interviewer can make or break an interview. I'm laboring to hear Fr. Mike make his point. I've been in conversations with people like this interviewer before and at some point in the conversation, I realize that I've mentally checked out and have simply stopped listening to them.

[@GrandmaMcBear]

My daughter and I did IF for 6 months. She lost 40 lbs, I lost zip. I went IF and low carb, then Keto, then carnivore and less than 20 carbs a day. And I lost squat! It's a year later and I am exactly where I was a year ago. My body seems to be in rebellion.

[@brianoconnor77]

You can try the Wed, Friday weekday fast or at least absence. Then the Ember-days next one coming up Exultation of the Cross where Fast & Absence on Wed, Friday, and Saturday. Its the quarter Lent. Why Wednesday? It's the day Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. Friday, because that is the day Lord Jesus, Redeemed by the sacrifice upon the cross. Saturday for the Ember day, a day of mourning for Jesus hidden away from us in the tomb.

[@ninjamaster3453]

Kind of over thinking it.

[@lynncw9202]

Fr Mike.. You said you were at World Youth Day in Spain?. My son and daughter went that year. I wish they could have met you. From Lynn in Johannesburg, South Africa.

[@ritablanchard8133]

What is an Ember Day? I’ve never heard that before. I’m new before you lose your manners. Lol

[@manolix9928]

Sayings on Fasting St Symeon the New Theologian:'Let each one of us keep in mind the benefit of fasting... For this healer of our souls is effective, in the case of one to quieten the fevers and impulses of the flesh, in another to assuage bad temper, in yet another to drive away sleep, in another to stir up zeal, and in yet another to restore purity of mind and to set him free from evil thoughts. In one it will control his unbridled tongue and, as it were by a bit, restrain it by the fear of God and prevent it from uttering idle and corrupt words. In another it will invisibly guard his eyes and fix them on high instead of allowing them to roam hither and thither, and thus cause him to look on himself and teach him to be mindful of his own faults and shortcomings. Fasting gradually disperses and drives away spiritual darkness and the veil of sin that lies on the soul, just as the sun dispels the mist. Fasting enables us spiritually to see that spiritual air in which Christ, the Sun who knows no setting, does not rise, but shines without ceasing. Fasting, aided by vigil, penetrates and softens hardness of heart. where once were the vapors of drunkenness it causes fountains of compunction to spring forth. I beseech you, brethren, let each of us strive that this may happen in us! Once this happens we shall readily, with God's help, cleave through the whole sea of passions and pass through the waves of the temptations inflicted by the cruel tyrant, and so come to anchor in the port of impassibility.   'My brethren, it is not possible for these things to come about in one day or one week! They will take much time, labor, and pain, in accordance with each man's attitude and willingness, according to the measure of faith and one's contempt for the objects of sight and thought. In addition, it is also in accordance with the fervor of his ceaseless penitence and its constant working in the secret chamber of his heart that this is accomplished more quickly or more slowly by the gift and grace of God. But without fasting no one was ever able to achieve any of these virtues or any others, for fasting is the beginning and foundation of every spiritual activity'.   - Symeon the New Theologian: the Discourses, pub. Paulist Press. pp. 168-169. Mother Gavrilia of blessed memory spent much time traveling in the service of Christ to places that separated her from the daily liturgical life of the Church. Especially during these times, the advice of her spiritual father Archimandrite Lazarus Moore stood her in good stead:   'Fasting is one of our greatest weapons against the Evil One. I will repeat what Father Lazarus told me once. In 1962, I went to the USA. I stayed there a long time and travelled to many states. The letters of Father Lazarus were a great help... He used to say: "Go anywhere you like, do whatever you like, as long as you observe Fasting"... Because not a single arrow of the Evil One can reach you when you fast. Never.'   - Ascetic of Love, the biography of Mother Gavrilia, pub. Series Talanto. pg. 200. St Seraphim of Sarov on Fasting: 'Once there came to him a mother who was concerned about how she might arrange the best possible marriage for her young daughter. When she came to Saint Seraphim for advice, he said to her: "Before all else, ensure that he, whom your daughter chooses as her companion for life, keeps the fasts. If he does not, then he is not a Christian, whatever he may consider himself to be."'   - From a sermon of Metropolitan Philaret, quoted in The Ladder of Divine Ascent, pub. Holy Trinity Monastery, pg.xxxiii. Abba Daniel of Sketis: 'In proportion as the body grows fat, so does the soul wither away.' www.abbamoses.com/fasting.html

[@lindag1372]

Sounds like keto plus intermittent fasting regime...good stuff.

[@FINTZZZ]

On Fridays and WednesdaysI stay off food until after Passion Hour..I drink coffee tho

[@marylouveit3683]

I'd like to know how Father Mark met his Spiritual Director, Hermit Roy. I wish I had one.

[@bcfriardoyle7697]

Fr Mike has a nice talk about finding a spiritual director on Utube. How we can find them in different places.

[@katarzynanow6889]

My fhater is fasting all live..every Wednesday and Friday ..is eating only bread and water.it is Grace!

[@hybridresistance]

Fr. Mike IF is not altogether benign. I worked with many people and myself included who have a negative reaction to this style of eating. Two big things are your ability to utilize and store glucose are impaired with long term and or consistent fasting. So it's not uncommon for individuals to have a hyperinsulin response. This video explains it well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3OsfJWjrZ6foc0 And the IF tendency to spiral into disordered eating. The reason many feel "spiritual" while IF (or even going low carb/calorie cutting) is because of the increase in sympathetic hormones ( ie. stress hormones). This is not a "healthy" long term state. This is also the same mechanism that can cause some to become anorexic because of the effects. Candace Owens talks about how this is what got her anorexic.

[@hawkeyepierce8886]

Thank you!! I am recovering from disordered eating and it is so hard to listen to people who claim it is healthy for everyone because, as you said, it doesnt work for some

[@hybridresistance]

@@hawkeyepierce8886 Disordered eating is huge silent epidemic that unfortunately is becoming more and more widespread because of social media/fad diets.

[@hawkeyepierce8886]

@@hybridresistance it is so unfortunate because I lost my grade 11 year to starving myself, obsessive exercising and using laxatives.

[@THEmightyQUINN777]

Disagree totally. Dr Jason Fung is having amazing results with type 2 Diabetes cures by utilizing IF.

[@hybridresistance]

@@THEmightyQUINN777 I'm sure he has and I've read all two of his books so I am very familiar with him. But my original comment was that it is not for everyone. Dr. Fung has been called out by many scientists for stretching and cherry picking claims of IF.

[@csapienza001]

"Don't try to enjoy the vale of tears."

[@eatfitbypinkishdrizzle4221]

This is a very good topic. Thank you!

[@lukejohnson1274]

Martin Berkhan introduced intermittent fasting over twelve years ago when the prevailing wisdom was you MUST eat seven small meals a day in order to "keep your metabolic fire lit" and lose weight. I am glad people are starting to catch on because it is a great lifestyle.

[@awreckingball]

Welcome to Bro Science class students.

[@peterkizer6163]

Actually, there are a host of others who endorse IF: Thomas DeLauer, Ted Naiman, Peter Attia....

[@dellonnelson7280]

Can you not interrupt him a lot? That would be helpful.

[@eileen1820]

100% with Fr. Mike about Internment Fasting. It should be called "Better Health and Dieting for Dummies" bc it's so simple. Like a light switch about when one can and cannot eat.

[@mayaburgess5940]

Father Mike: "Back then, the person that was most comfortable was less comfortable than I am on any given day." *Nodding in agreement and turns around* "Could you ask him to keep the air conditioner on, so it doesn't keep cutting out." *Turns back* "Oh yeah, it's totally true."

[@156x]

Your outro always scare me because the volume is higher than the interview 🤣 YOOOOOOOOOO

[@jcathoilc]

It sounds like intermittent fasting allows black coffee, correct? What about receiving holy communion in the morning at mass?

[@marietaylor4468]

Can have black tea or coffee and not break the intermittent fast, but I avoid anything other than water at least an hour before receiving the Eucharist.

[@RapidCycling07]

jcatholic Are you asking if receiving Holy Communion in the morning is allowed while intermittent fasting? If so, I personally wouldn’t let an eating schedule prevent me from receiving Our Lord if I have the opportunity to do so. Do you go to daily Mass? If it is a concern to you then maybe try to do the fast in reverse: instead of not eating all day and then eating in the afternoon/evening, eat after receiving Holy Communion in the AM and then don’t eat for the rest of the day until after receiving Holy Communion again the next morning. Not sure what your dietary and religious goals are. Some might tell you that receiving Holy Communion will break your fast, since at most water is allowed in a true fast, however Our Lord is not just some typical every day meal to fear spiking your insulin (if that’s even your concern; not necessarily saying it is). Anyway, have a blessed day and I hope you have a positive, fruitful and safe experience with your fasting and faith life. Dominus Vobiscum! ☦️

[@Veritas1234]

Matt, everyone is either an abstainer or a moderator. I eat either all the potato chips, or none of the potato chips...abstainer. My wife eats a few and walks away...moderator.

[@catholicchildhood8968]

Intermittent fasting needs to be very carefully by women because our bodies and fertility are very sensitive to changes in blood sugar. IF completely disrupted my cycle which is usually regular. It is not a one size fits all good thing, and men can much more easily do IF without health issues. Also, if you have thyroid or adrenal issues IF is a big no no. We can give up other things than food, or even types of food to still reap the same spiritual benefit. I did the Autoimmune protocol for several months and am still in a modified version of it, and trust me, that was sanctifying because I had to cut out entire groups of food!

[@roryclarkrorykiernanp.clar9065]

"Just wait" Yes

[@miken7750]

MATT BACK OFF AND LET FATHER FINISH HIS THOUGHTS..YOUR THE INTERVIEWER HES YOUR GUEST...THANK YOU

[@lindaruss3772]

It's like the Male View for 2! Chaotic interview. Not just this Interviewer, but several Catholic "hosts" Hog the interview, especially on TV.

[@Christina-cf9ot]

Does the timing matter? When I've done intermittent fasting I stopped eating early (basically only eating when I was at work). I normally don't eat a lot at night and don't eat breakfast until I've been up a few hours, so it was "easy" to shorten the window. But when I skipped a meal I couldn't work out.

[@barbdonnellan6600]

Ok

[@rachelbutler4469]

So what is the womens exodus 90?

[@sieubernadatte8027]

Iv had hysectomy surgery have sinus tachycatdia and bp fluctuation high cholesterol hyphothyriod and severe giddiness..should i fast?

[@margaretflanagan8697]

Hi Father you know I do a I'm 75 years old I can't I have very limited vision so if you can't read this I'm sorry. I feel much better when I do 8:00 to 8:00 and I wonder sometimes I do it one day sometimes I do it too I can't do much more than that unless I unless I try harder maybe but I get so thin when I'm I'm too heavy a lot of times in the minute I do this fasting wow I couldn't believe how slim I get immediately and and people notice it they think I think what they're thinking is wow she just said well wait on it it's all gone but are there still laws that the age of Catholics when they can fast and when they when they can't I'm still wanting to do it because I need to make up for my sons and so and I don't have a lot of money that's why I couldn't press that button for money also I have a a Freemason over me in California and Hemet California at oak terrace apartments supposed to be senior apartments I keep bringing in a street people and Ally keeps dropping off all the street people here this is supposed to be seniors in this area. So anyway this Freemason has been trying to nail me or kill me since it'll be it's going on 22 months first he had a lady in here now he's got a whole set of black liberals who have no conscience or no education on anything but evil they take drugs they're up 24 hours a day to bother me they deal drugs out on the in front of the house and the leasing people are all into the money they get for it from the Freemason they won't do anything for us that he doesn't want him to do it's really awful but if it's my suffering then I just have to write it out right and I've been through a lot of things and I found out recently that this lady who seem like every time I do something with her I'd end up having something really bad happened to me and that's another thing I love to ask you about but anyway I'm so happy to always hear you when you give good good health notes and good religious notes to us they're so nice I know cuz I remember when I was a little girl knowing at the altar 7 years old never dropping the Eucharist because the altar boys were so careful no I said all through boys and also that my priesthood looking at the cross until he came to say you know the word of God and the readings we don't have women up on the altars in those days and I loved my mess I was so happy and now all I have in California are terrible mean modernist it's really scary so anyway father I would really like it if you could give me any hints my aunt I can't tell you everything because my stupid phone is being hacked by this Mason that's the only thing they know they know technical technical they have technical knowledge and the modernist priest said and one of my churches that that no one was a smart this is how I said it in the years zero that's not smarter today because of computers I almost passed out that guy just says one thing after another well the people in Jesus day were had Pentecost you know I told him that and he got really mad at me and in the church he said he could answer any question from anybody that were much smarter today they think they're gods this is what it boils down to and they say terrible things I've changed the Bible well father I just want you to know that California is pretty hard on us and I was born and raised here and we have all the

[@jaimenavarro4242]

“Nothing is neutral for the soul”

[@GrammyAmanda]

…to set up your La-Z-Boy recliner, put on Netflix, and enjoy the veil of tears…🤣

[@rudyrodriguez1471]

I’ve never tried it!

[@ritablanchard8133]

Me either. As a low sugar girl it’s scary to even think about.

[@beckyholbrook7253]

I just watched this, 10/19/21. Are you still fasting Fr Mike?

[@44esta44]

Did Father say Excess 90? What is that? With Father's way, fasting for 6 hours, do you have liquids, water, juice? Thanks, Esther

[@julielee3532]

The name of the program is Exodus 90.

[@stpatrick614]

So is it only two meals a day fast for 16hr and then 8?

[@stalstonestacy4316]

Exactly. Some people, myself included,have a single meal feast. We call this OMAD or one meal a day. I highly recommend if you try OMAD to keep 100% of your carb intake from leafy and cruciferous veg. No root veg and certainly not breads and cereals or any sugars. You would not only be amazed at how you feel but at how easy it is. Do not try to portion control with OMAD. I am 5'3" and reducing weight. I eat OMAD and my normal meal if an 8oz Ribeye steak, 4 eggs, 3-4 slices of bacon and about a cup of broccoli, 6 spears of asparagus and sparkling water with lemon wedge

[@stpatrick614]

@@stalstonestacy4316 i might try 3 meals a day starting off and then two then one. Might find it difficult to go straight for one meal a day.

[@stalstonestacy4316]

@@stpatrick614 absolutely! I did the same in the beginning. I pushed breakfast back to about 11am and then dinner at 5-6. Now I just eat around 4:30 and when I'm comfortably stuffed I stop. Many people are very uncomfortable with the idea of one huge meal a day but it's actually ancestrally appropriate. I'm 46 and I've never felt better in my life than eating this way. Good luck. Btw I follow Dr Ken D Berry here on KZbin and fb as well as Dr Shawn Baker if you're looking for more info. Baker is gruff and has a swearing problem but he's on point

[@peterkizer6163]

16/8 means no calorie intake (coffee, tea, water, ok) for 16 hours; then ALL calories during that 8 hour window. But as Fr Mike says, while the fasting window is flexible, the health benefits don't really kick in until about 18 hours of no food.

[@ritablanchard8133]

@@peterkizer6163 what health benefits did he mention?

[@scottmcloughlin4371]

1MAD and 2MAD (Meals A Day) are *dietary regimens* popularized and institutionalized by no less a *famous personage* than *Buddha Siddhartha Gautama.*

[@jonhowerton2537]

Saint Benedict when he was Abbot of the Monastery implemented OMAD (one meal a day)

[@scottmcloughlin4371]

@@jonhowerton2537 ​ Exactly right! And monastic fasting regimens (and laity who follow them) boost immune systems and low cancer rates. "Fasting" can but does not always mean "no food." After the late 19th C. when Europeans widely peddled first cocaine and heroin and then other drugs, we came to think of "medical care" as potions, pills and powders. Of course, anesthetics make more surgeries more feasible and antibiotics can fight some infections, but "health care" was mostly food regimens before that. Aspirin was birch bark tea, for example. We once drank wine and beer to sterilize questionable water supplies, but Muslims wisely popularized boiled coffee and tea drinking to sterilize water and then forbade public alcohol consumption (making wine at home is trivially simple). Spices function as anti-inflammatories, not just "flavorings." Catholic Fish on Fridays was another health guarantee, not a restriction, where fish are a great source of iodine and zinc. A good dietary regimen, periodic fasting and 10,000 steps per day (1 hour, 5 miles) is remarkably effective at keeping people healthy. Right now, narcotics overdoses and car accidents are the primary killers of Americans through age 45, whereupon packaged factory food related health conditions take over the grim reaper's duties. I'm cooking homemade chicken soup right now, with veges, oats and sourdough wheat fermenting on top of the refrigerator. Stay strong and healthy!

[@Navygrl58]

Can somewhere give me the name of the fast and where to find info to follow it? Thanks.

[@sonia2326]

diane sanzone follow on KZbin six miles to supper and try the app zero on your phone

[@THEmightyQUINN777]

Look up Dr Jason Fung on KZbin

[@peterkizer6163]

Thomas DeLauer is on YT - I've followed him for about a year.

[@rudyrodriguez1471]

Is this a good fasting???

[@og20815]

Interviewer takes away from the dialogue by talking to the person behind him 🤔

[@arlobandersnatch6244]

So what do you do if you can't eat avocados because...you know...eating them is like eating school paste, but with out the flavor....and they make you gag?

[@irisajuzefovica]

Just add some salt and pepper🙂I bet you'll feel the difference😀

[@leahbaker372]

Please let Fr Mike finish a sentence.

[@LucianHodoboc]

Intermittent fasting has been linked with gallbladder issues (either gallstone or biliary dyskinesia). There are several studies on this. I developed gallbladder issues after having done intermittent fasting for about 12 to 14 hours a day for several months. I had not researched into it before doing so. Intermittent fasting is definitely not risk-free, and I don't advise anyone to try it for a long period of time.

[@YoungAndDespised]

Im not sure if this applies to your situation, but gallbladder issues are also very common when someone loses weight. Im personally doing IF for weight loss rn, so maybe it was the case for you also?

[@peterkizer6163]

Extremely important to drink a lot of water.

[@mariannehoffarth6709]

Please let Fr. Mike finish a sentence

[@gogogolyra1340]

I thought catholic fasting was simply one full meal a day and 2 meals that when combined do not equal the one full meal. Why are people making up new things?

[@Stacy-x3v]

The amount of interruptions

[@SlimShady-sn1lz]

What is the gospel?

[@denisehitchens1418]

Mathew, Mark, Luke and John

[@lauren7dryad]

Ironic that FR. Mike is talking about the person who was most comfortable back in history as being less comfortable than he is on ‘any given day’ is stopped by Matt asking staff to keep the air conditioning on Lol

[@jennie3963]

This is for Father Mike:Does communion break a fast? I have been wanting to do daily mass.

[@VeronicaBrandt]

There's a bit in John's gospel around chapter 6, 'the flesh profits nothing, it is the spirit that gives life' which I think it's usually taken to mean holy communion doesn't count as physical food.

[@ocay2854]

No, of course not!

[@jamieaquino_]

Fr Mike is 44?!!!!!!

[@denisehitchens1418]

A former pro surfer.

[@jbaldsing]

I'm not sure Jesus was shredding at the same time as fasting in the desert.

[@ralphcelentani2690]

Mr Fradd, Please allow your guest to answer your questions and to make his comments without your constant interruptions. It's very annoying that you talk over Fr. Schmitz.

[@cathyhannahperez]

As a Health Coach, let me share that Intermittent Fasting (IIF) has different outcomes for everyone. And, MOST health studies are ONLY using white males. This means the results for women aren’t going to be the same. Males have a 24hour hormone cycle. Females have a 28-32 DAY hormone cycle. RESD THAT AGAIN! Please always work with a trained health professional TEAM if you’re considering IF.

[@squil35]

No one ever makes a comment about how the Pharisees called Jesus a glutton lol

[@naturenut4550]

Frustrating because Father keeps getting interrupted.