How To Reset Your Diet For MORE Fat Loss

[@GLOKD]

This video right here - that we have all just watched - shows us the social good that can be achieved through the internet. It's pure and dense information, but delivered with incredible tact, compassion and verbal dexterity. How lucky we are to have Dr. Israetel put out this content for free- it will surely help thousands of people.

[@GLOKD]

@@eventhorizon7234 That's rude, man. Get a life and find jesus :)

[@emmang2010]

It will likely help them more than the physiological changes they are trying to achieve with dieting in the first place. Great comment.

[@michaelangelo7431]

iii

[@marinaroco972]

Compasión y comprensión. Un lujo este video y la forma paciente y amorosa de hablarnos.

[@Acts238kjv]

I love that I just naturally got out of this phase of eating what I wanted but trying a little bit! I’ve been maintaining after so long of yoyo dieting and I’m able to cut slightly and actually lose fat instead of binging cause I’ve been so starved for so long. Looking forward to actually eating better this round starting to count again wish me luck!

[@alexandrasimon7191]

I have been battling bulimia for years now and it's living hell. This information here is absolutely essential for breaking the binge - purge cycle, this is exactly what every single expert on EDs say and what my psychologists have told me. This video can literally be a lifesaver and I have always respected Dr.Mike but now I am also immensely grateful to him❤️

[@hannahmitchell87]

I can see parallels between binge/purge ED behaviours & bulk/cut phases in bodybuilding. Not sure about you? Hope you're doing ok

[@CalebSpears1]

Sorry for how much you’ve had to struggle❤ I’ve had plenty of body issues, binged & restricted plenty of times, thankfully never went to purging but I had considered it many times. I’ve majorly overhauled my relationship with food over the last year and I’ve had very few binges, fewer and fewer as the months go by. Just keep working on not feeling that “this food is bad” or “I’m bad because I ate this or too much of this”, all diets work the same when controlled for protein and calories. That means ALL foods can be consumed in moderation within a diet to lose weight or just within a healthy maintenance lifestyle. That fact alone has helped me a ton, hope it helps you too!

[@viralvideo171]

if you overeat just digest the food problem solved. your problems are purely mental.

[@Buffalosabskis]

I hope you are doing better and I am glad to hear you are seeking help and finding it also in this type of stuff. I always learned that the body digested most calories by the time it was down. Like 60%. So if a person binges they often come out in a surplus. Or people that do it with laxatives are digesting around 80%. I know the mentality goes beyond what science says though. It's the whole guilt loop in action

[@billwang3720]

This made me realize my problem isn't cravings it's just that I don't know how to eat

[@luclonjon2232]

Dr. Israetel just lifted so many psychological burdens... Just allowing people to acknowledge in what state they are in their fitness journey and guiding them to own again their eating habits. I mean this is life saving IMO

[@kindadumbkindastrong4429]

Taking value judgements away really lets us just talk the science and compassionately help people lose weight in a way that sticks. He's really doing a good thing for people

[@SM_RD]

This most important video about dieting I’ve seen in a long time. A lot of ppl need to see this

[@ParkerBG]

What the hell. I just got notified of this video like a minute ago but I see you commented two hours ago. Why am I so late

[@Wetterwet]

@@ParkerBG paying members get some videos earlier

[@ParkerBG]

@@Wetterwet I see

[@jakeboyyer]

Seriously. I got down to sub-10% bf and have been trying to stay here while having some nasty binges/cheats. To reel it back in after binging I need to over-restrict calories and crank up the step count (

[@jamaallewis3520]

@@ParkerBG I've watched videos and got notifications an hour after finishing it. Yt is weird so times

[@footbal218]

I love how you recognize the psychological issues around fitness. So many content creators will just tell you to suck it up or work harder

[@nightsaim4807]

Damn Mike, getting shredded just for a diet video. That’s dedication!

[@nyet_maker7948]

Now that's soldiering!

[@golduckroger]

I started dieting and totally crushing my training/cardio in January of this year and I went from 275lbs down to 230, and I must say I am totally feeling the diet fatigue, recently started eating at maintenance just to stay sane. Anyways, thanks for another great video Dr. Mike! 💯

[@King.Mark.]

try stay about 230 till next January then drop down to 200 or 210 over 5 to 6 mts next year it will help keep the weight off and give you a new gold when your ready without losing too much strength that you should have it back by January before you start again if needed ,you did very good

[@Dad_Lyon]

How's it going?

[@golduckroger]

full disclosure, I have put on some muscle and some more fat, am back to 250, "life happens" is my best excuse lol@@Dad_Lyon

[@lawrence09151]

How many calories did you eat to lose?

[@golduckroger]

@@lawrence09151 anywhere between 1,600-2,500 depending on how much cardio I was doing that day

[@AlexLaxer4]

I needed this like 5 years ago. This stuff is serious. Had to take a long time to remember that dieting and fitness should be fun.

[@Fallen_feathers-q2h]

I love that he talks about all the psychological factors that go into how to actually apply this information in your life. So helpful and approachable!!

[@jaylundgreen]

This video needs to be your next Ted talk. Seriously great. Not everyone tuning in here on KZbin is a body builder. Some of us are just "ordinary" people, trying to improve our health and get credible, science based advice. Can't thank you enough.

[@Boxherojuke]

This video, and also the "Getting Motivated To Lose Fat Through Dieting" video have been extraordinarily encouraging. These videos have been extremely relatable, and I find myself enjoying myself watching them because Dr. Mike just seems like a wholesome funny guy who wants to do good, the levity he brings to pretty complex and daunting concepts for someone especially my size makes me feel like it's gonna be all OK, like he said multiple times throughout this video "That is OK." About two months ago I began my journey to get into better shape for professional and personal reasons, I was 316 at my heaviest and I am now 308. It's not much but it's something, which is awesome. I work at a Sports Therapy clinic so I have access to a pretty amazing fitness facility and have been going for at least an hour for 5 days of the week. Hitting the weights mostly and also cardio. After reflection on my current eating habits, I'm probably around stage 3 Rough Macros, I have a range of protein I try to hit every day but don't pay SUPER close attention to total caloric intake. I've been eating healthier and less processed foods but.. I'll admit sometimes I still do ie eating out at a junk food place with the missus. My relationship with food still needs work for sure. I'll be starting the 1-3 month recommended / typical duration for this stage starting today and see if I can graduate to stage 4 by late July / early August. Great stuff Dr. Mike and cheers to everyone going through this process too. You got this.

[@KhanSphere]

How're you doing mate?

[@karlminriv]

congrats man! take your time, and enjoy the process!

[@kristianjegodtka7004]

I've been hypothesizing about starting a reset-like phase for a few months after tracking relentlessly for the last 2 years and i haven't been able to come up with a better solution myself, thanks a ton for making this video dr. mike and hopefully i'll find some success, having your mouth water every time you pass the muffins on the counter gets old eventually.

[@Adirer1]

Hard work pays off, you look amazing!

[@kristianjegodtka7004]

@@Adirer1 thanks bro, I'm only 16 so obviously I'm gonna say and do some dumb shit from time to time but I've been tryna achieve excellence in all areas of life while also attempting to avoid the common pitfalls of other kids around me.

[@Adirer1]

@@kristianjegodtka7004 awesome bro keep it up i wish i had that kind of motivation at 16

[@laner1986]

This video may have just saved my life, I've been yoyo dieting for the past 6 months trying to get below a bf threshold and everytime I get within range I have a breakdown and binge using stress and social situations as an excuse. Im just glad to know that it's something I need to step back from and return to when I'm ready and not force something that's making my family and friends frustrated with my shitty attitude.

[@spunkymonkey5102]

What he is describing in this video is literally yo-yo dieting. Your just going to end up using this process as a crutch and become even more guilty. You need to change your fundamentals. I know I'm just so guy in a KZbin comment but if you want a accredited doctor with decades of experience to really inform you why your body reacts the way it does to food, you need to go to Dr. Stein Ekberg's KZbin channel

[@jasonrios3120]

@@spunkymonkey5102 Dr stein Ekberg is a fucking keto low carb insulin phobic quack. Cognitive behavioral therapy and lifestyle changes is a better option

[@SjeikJoriz]

I used to do this diet reset kind of naturally. From eating whatever, to eating gradually healthier, to tracking macro's and dieting again. But I was always hard on myself and feel like a quitter for listening to my body and not being able to meet my goals (set by my brain for my body). Dr. Mike giving me the thumbs up to sometimes take a step back before re-engaging is actually quite reassuring. Thanks!

[@Locke19901]

This is probably the best video they have ever or will ever do. It addresses a core problem without sugar coating anything, and most people would benefit from if not doing this, at least knowing it's an option. And the recommendation for more help, extremely correct.

[@JohnPatrickGallagher]

Honest to God, I didn’t know I was in phase three already. AWESOME video. I hated running away from dieting, now it feels like I’m calibrating for my own motivation

[@magos_0083]

I love all your analogies you use to explain ur points. Very well delivered thank u Mike!

[@danlee9109]

I agree mike is captain analogy...captain anal for short!!🤣🤣👌

[@TurboChad_Actual]

Look up his speaches to schools

[@lludan23]

Dr.Mike is a man of quality compassion and I cherish him like a gem! Thank you and RP strength team for all the wonderful insight to this amazing world of fitness. Been doing the rp diet app now for a little over a week after never dieting before, my workouts have become significantly more productive and I can’t see going back thank you all!

[@Zaeyrus]

This channel is pure gold! I would point, from my experience, that most of my eating "irregularities" and "diet fatigue" is directly correlated with my, at this point, chronic sleeping disorder (nobody to blame for it other then myself just to be clear) which not only creates irregular times when I'm hungry and want to eat, but makes me mentally weaker and I want junk food more. When my sleep quality is good, any decision in my dieting is easier (whether I'm cutting calories, increasing physical activity or just trying to generally eat healthy and in average maintenance). In 2 days my vacation starts.... I will use it to relax from my diet, get good sleep so to start my next macrocycle fresh and ready

[@Strassenschlaeger]

I really hope Dr. Mike knows how helpful his videos are to so many people

[@woodbyte]

Been on the "Rough Macros" phase for the better part of a year, and it's been great. Feel really good and I'm maintaining a healthy 15% body fat. I may go to phase 4 but to be honest, I'm not sure I should. Right now I can train hard and recover on time for next session, but it's borderline. Any restriction is probably just going to mess that up. I'll just stay the course unless I find my weight rising sharply.

[@stevewise1656]

Sounds like you've found what works for you and makes you happy as well. Dieting down to 10-8 percent works for a day or two for photos, otherwise if you're natural, staying at that body fat levels is harmful.

[@nicholasdonin1465]

To everyday Joes, 15% at 220, looks like an action hero body.

[@theanabolicitalian2285]

What irony to diet chronically to get shredded for the ladies then once you get there you don’t even want the ladies anymore. It’s also crazy how accurately Dr. Mike breaks down the way my brain works when on I’m vacation and get reminded of the impending doom that is school and/or work. 😂

[@KyanNezhad]

This works! For me it took 21 days of unrestricted eating to rebalance my hunger hormones and stop craving for binges. I gained about 17.5 pounds in that time, so be prepared for that, but it's worth setting yourself back on the scale a bit and cleaning up from there with rebalanced satiety signals. Phase 2 begin. Thank you infinitely, Doctor Isratel!!!

[@tamasnanasi]

How many extra calories did you consume on average?

[@KyanNezhad]

@@tamasnanasi more than 10k a day easily, my hormones were disastrous

[@amokana]

That's insane, 17.5 pounds in 21 days ? Did your clothes still fit after that ? That would be so wild to know you and see you after 21 days

[@lawrence09151]

Lmao

[@AdamZayeed]

For me it was 3800 daily I was counting just to actually see how much I’m eating (not restricting) but I still get headaches here and there.

[@tonisiret5557]

Just started a diet, & this video is preempting all the issues I'm anticipating. Obese, & in my 40s, and I finally have to put the weight to bed.

[@e11xct]

he didnt even react

[@Fremmy]

How'd it go?

[@IamSupreme333]

This video has single handedly given me hope and a calmness from knowing i’m not the only one who legit has anxiety before eating ANYTHING and being extremely depressed after having my own pre planned cheat meals. I hate the idea of gaining a bunch of fat during this reset but it gives me hope that’ll it’ll benefit me and most likely solve my relationship with food. Thanks Dr. Mike.

[@swedneck]

I have arrived on my own at stage 3 and i'm very happy with doing it for the rest of my life, it's a great balance of eating what i want and staying healthy.

[@stormgoldie8602]

NGL I swing between f--- it and I want to eat healthy food all the time. Fast food looks disgusting, but I'm tired of adhering to a diet. I love my body, but I know being overweight is unhealthy. I am low energy and have swung from one diet to the next. I am so thankful for this video. I'd never even heard of maintenance before Dr. Mike

[@ilhaamfoster4617]

I think the middle ground if u wanna binge is to cook the healthier equivalent at home. When u cook it urself u at least know what's in it

[@aneeshverma1]

The importance of psychology intervention for fat loss is paramount! It feels so good someone is talking about it. There is a difference between binging and overeating. You binge for no reason is when there is a passive stress lying around. You need to be sorted out mentally.

[@jmw9343]

This video single-handedly saved my life a few years back. I was struggling with my last reverse while I was working two full time jobs living in my car a few months after nationals. I was struggling with what I thought was an eating disorder, which I had never struggled with beforehand. But understandably going from weighing all of my food out for years and being shredded, to not having a kitchen or fridge and gaining weight was a mind fuck and my body was fighting me. I was obsessed with food. I hated myself for not being able to follow my plan and having these intense urges that my mind was unable to control. This protocol gave me the tools and forgiveness to ease myself back into healthy eating by listening to my body and going with the flow. I recommend this video to any of my bodybuilding friends that are struggling with the reverse after an intense dieting phase. Thank you Dr Mike! 🙏🏼

[@mohamadsorya6718]

i am in the food obsession phase ... my coach told me that if i gain weight that my body will not respond to a deficit so i'm scared... were you able to lose weight or was your body able to respond to a deficit?

[@MostlyCloudy]

You can tell you're super lean in this one! This is super helpful, and something I did inadvertently over the past holiday season. I've been dieting since January and I think I'm ready for a maintenance phase and a deload, the fatigue is REAL. I'm gonna finish out the 3rd month strong though. Next diet phase is gonna be even better than this last one with all the skills I've learned from your lectures. Can't thank you enough, RP is fucking amazing. Thank you Dr. Mike!

[@RobinBanks780]

How did the diet go brother?

[@MostlyCloudy]

@@RobinBanks780 -11lbs this month!

[@RobinBanks780]

Good!🏆

[@hamsteroncoffee]

This video is pure gold ❤! This should be watched by all ladies (and gentlemen) out there who think too much about food, dieting, getting fat, eating or not eating that cake! Thank you, Dr. Mike for this!

[@effigy8093]

I’m in recovery from years of ED and this is basically the exact process I went through. I gained so much weight from my binge/purge/starve cycles and I lost 200 lbs after I finally healed my relationship w/ food and exercise. It’s so much easier to live a balanced life when you aren’t constantly torturing yourself. It sounds scary, but it really does work :)

[@theoneandonly1158]

Aww❤ congratulations. Big hug.

[@Blakev84]

I’ve watched a lot of videos on KZbin…. This one was really amazing to watch. Someone who has the balls to admit that your mental health is as import if not more important for a healthy lifestyle is so freaking good to see. Subbed for life.

[@RaphaelDeVarona]

The amount of pure information mastery in your videos is fantastic. But I love that you have such a rational disposition and that’s so helpful for someone like myself who needs to remove the negativity out of food and dieting. Watching your videos feels like the start of retraining my brain.

[@danielbarreto8359]

This is just what I needed . I don’t know if doctor mike will see this but thank you. I didn’t know what was wrong with me and much less how to fix it

[@RyanVoight]

I just hit a training/leaning goal and have been struggling with 'what next' - swaying between continuing to eat super lean and then going pretty binge heavy with shit foods. I found this video and information EXACTLY what I needed to hear right now. Thank you for making this, and all your videos. Sincerely, thank you. It might be easy to discount what you're saying as not that complex (to you) or 'just a youtube video', but for real people out there like me, this is SUPER timely and meaningful. Thank you.

[@mrphilwong2284]

Great vid I’ve sort of naturally done this over the last 10 years from early 20s to early 30s. Picking up healthy habits along the way going back and fourth between your stages. Going to save this video. you have put it into words far better then I could have 👍👍

[@Magic_beans_]

On a less severe note, I like to take a couple weeks off from tracking every so often. Even for a nerd like me, tracking and accountability create some degree of stress, and it’s good to let that go now and then. My breaks tend to follow the same pattern as Dr. Mike describes, but shorter: I take advantage of the situation for a few days, then the novelty wears off and I drift back to my normal foods.

[@justinstuchlik]

There has never been any channel or content producer with whom I resonate so strongly. God bless you RP.

[@Sammy_Chouchou]

I wish this was made earlier. I got myself super lean, and then continued even further until I had a full blown eating disorder. I’m still dealing with anxiety with eating and whatnot, and even just my six pack slightly looking a bit less defined will make me anxious, but I’m slowly but surely getting better and better

[@lukehewko260]

If I were to guess, you probably didn't get any leaner by going further either. Dieting is a hell of a torturous thing.

[@AdamZayeed]

Bro this is literally me. How is it now with you? I was dieting and I was naturally lean, 6 pack at 145-150 eating maintenance at 2800-3500. I had a eating disorder and fucked everything up. How is it with you now? Did you recover?

[@nick_t7467]

Thanks for this video, especially 26:31. I chronically dieted and overtrained for nearly a year, really became obsessed with maintaining leanness while lamenting my scrawny state (at least that's what my body dysmorphia told me, I was actually looking pretty good in hindsight). I overtrained/under ate to the point of injury, now I'm laid out from training for at least a month. It's ok to eat off plan sometimes. My problem wasn't lack of self control, it was too much self control and too little self esteem

[@thomastaylor1635]

Fuck it, I've come to this video multiple times, I'm tired, weak, and irritable and terrified. It's December 3, 2022, and I'm starting a complete diet reset, all in. Starting fresh next year, I really hope this works. Good luck guys.

[@andrewiaia8441]

howd it go im thinking about doing this

[@felix5287]

Also this vid was amazing. Not only full of wisdom but insanely compassionate. This is why Dr. Mike is the goat

[@jonrice9509]

RP and Dr. Mike have really helped me. I'm very overweight, and I have done yoyo dieting for my whole adult life. Now I understand that the psychological component is the biggest factor in success. You cant adhere, and you cant habituate, unless your are mentally okay.

[@AR-id5hw]

So weird the algo never showed me this vid before. And why do I find it so inspiring? I watched it twice and feel more motivated than ever

[@joshuaeudy882]

I think I found this video at just the right time... I've been through disordered eating cycles before, and I didn't recognize that I was getting to that point again. This really opened my eyes about the feelings I've been battling and I think the new perspective is going to keep me out of suffering again. Thank you so much Dr Mike

[@6pathsdj]

Watching this video I realize I naturally did this for myself over 2022-2023, now I’m finally back in a full blown fat loss cycle. At my start I was 30% plus body fat, I cut down to 11% in 2020, started a bulk and then cut phase by 2021 and I was just sick of it all. Ate whatever the fuck I wanted 2022, tried to get back in to dieting but it just wouldn’t click for me. Worked out here and there, did cardio here and there and started structuring my meals better. By mid 2023 I finally locked in on the training and started loosely tracking, dropped from 279 in may to 245 in October only doing basic workouts in an apartment gym. Now I’m back in the real gym on a fat loss phase Dec - Feb and I’m hype doing my meals and lifting real weights. I’ll be ready for my first maintenance phase by March, that was the missing piece in the past. I just dieted with no end till I couldn’t stand it.

[@SwatchMeUp]

I wish this concept was more widely known. I originally found this with Stephanie Buttermore about 4 years ago. At the time that I found that, I thought there was something wrong with me. I had an extreme hunger issue, binge eating disorder, and the thought of dieting sent me into a tailspin anytime it was brought up. I used to be a personal trainer and while I'm certified in fitness and nutrition, I don't have a degree in the field. I followed everything I learned to the letter, and cut back my calories to 1,400 to 1,500 trying to lose the last bit of body fat while also lifting very heavy 6 days a week AND doing cardio an hour a day. I was exhausted all the time and frustrated with my body for not showing any progress. I ended up in an office job and stopped training and all those eating disorders just destroyed my body. Doing this to fix my issues with food and dieting saved me so much. It took two years to reverse what extreme dieting and overworking my body did to my relationship with food and to my metabolism. I really love that more people are talking about this.

[@dstef87]

So much insanely valuable information in one video. Could listen to Mike talk for hours.

[@marieodu3149]

This video tackles on soooo many points. Everyone should watch this. Dr Mike dropping truth bombs this afternoon👊🏾

[@LiliNLil]

OMG YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!!! How did I find you only today!?? Thanks, very valuable and real info! Also incredible voice!

[@seangrew9344]

Dr. Mike laying down some wisdom as usual. I’ve recently came off of a semi restrictive diet to try and lose some un wanted muscle camouflage. I find myself sitting between step two and three currently. Thank you Dr. Mike!!!!!

[@fjordsiekl1492]

Currently eating healthy high protein diet for 3+ months, counting calories, doing LISS and HIIT alternate days, combined with strength training 5-6 days a week. Drinking 4L+ liquid as a 6'3'' 23 guy. Hope I'll persevere, and finally get rid of this stubborn fat and get lean. One day I'll look into the mirror and feel better about myself.

[@katherinespencer8040]

I started my first prep in Jan 2020 3 months in the show was canceled. Next prep started Jan 2021 stepped on stage in May 2021. Tried to jump back into prep Dec 2021 and crashed and burned after 2 months on the diet. It’s taken me 2.5 years to fix my relationship with food in order and I’m finally able to start tracking and running a cut without feeling bananas. Worked with a therapist and a nutritionist. Wish I had this video in 2022 would have helped me to really understand how to fix what I was dealing with. Awesome stuff Dr. Mike!

[@CloaknDagger]

This was super helpful, thank you so much for putting the time in to lay all this out. These mental barriers can be insane, and it's really good to have that acknowledged and have a plan laid out. Doing great service, Mike!

[@JohnSmith0909]

It’s amazing how all this information is free!!!!!! Thank you so much Dr. Mike!!!!!!

[@MrTifux]

man i need to re listen to this video..been a chronic dieter/binger my whole life..jojo dieted and such....listened to your podcast some weeks ago with james and you talked about doing a lsow bulk to get rid of the mental stigma of gaining weight...to be honest the scale shows like 5kg gained but my lifts skyrocketed so damn hard. i feel so much better mentally, going for this til like newyears but might be longer if i dont feel ready yet. thanks for all your parasocial support haha. you guys rock

[@andreafonger3638]

Exactly what I needed to hear this morning as I was wondering if my diet fatigue was too high and was starting to really struggle at the end of a cut. Thank you Dr Mike!

[@spicesmiles]

Wow wow this feels so spot on. Yours is such a dynamic breakdown of where the stresses come from and why your tips help. This video is the first I’ve encountered that went in, to pull us out of this worrisome dieting cycle and into a peaceful eating lifestyle. Thank you ✨

[@MsMingaz]

Omg! I’ve been to 3 psychologists about this and they just told me that I needed to just accept my body at any weight, F…ing body positivity idiots. I was diet fatigued. That’s it! This video gave me all the answers I was looking for!!! Explains why I had cravings, dreaded dieting, and put it all back on. I’m on track, doing it slowly and am not suffering. I eat what I feel like and it’s mostly healthy. No more guilt! Love this video!

[@enoliip]

I don't know how many of your videos I've seen in just one week. Oh my God. I haven't paid so much attention to a professor in my entire life. Thank you Sensei 🙏🏼

[@IMTHISBABY]

This is truly brilliant. It works. The psychology behind this is real. I recently went through this by accident after surgery. I ate whatever and got so sick of junk food and feeling like poop! I'm so glad I had a break. But I craved structure over my food and training! We all need to give ourselves permission to not care for a while to reset!

[@jordanr.329]

I quite seriously wept while watching this. I’ve needed to be given this permission for years now. Thank you, Dr. Mike.

[@bilbobagginssword3926]

This actually makes sense as not only a diet re-set, but as a way to set up for your first run at a 10% cut. This is all phenomenal advice.

[@Kevin.Simons]

Mike is a good dude.

[@DrAJ_LatinAmerica]

Great video as always. Acceptance that the addiction has power over our emotions is the first step, just a like a 12 step addiction program. I admit, I have an eating disorder. Last night starting eating Candy, could not stop till the morning when she had to leave to go to work.

[@itguy13]

Mike man i can't thank you guys for changing my approach....its much better..better gains and a full hunger for working out...thanks

[@JMSTipsAndTricks]

Man, just gotta say I appreciate everything about the quality of info and mindset you’re championing. You’ve got the highest quality, healthiest, fitness and nutrition content out there on the wild west of KZbin. Thank you 🙏

[@ryanalam5669]

Mr. Dr. Mike, just wanted to say your content has allowed me to finally lose weight, without yoyoing back up 3 seconds later. Thank you for all that you do

[@ducdu4136]

I was bulking and trying to consume 4K calories a day on a 5’4 frame weighing 140lbs was very difficult. Force feeding every day made me miserable. Thx for ton of knowledge dr Mike.

[@classypotato9255]

At that height and weight, 3000-3500 would probably be enough - a 500 calorie surplus is more than enough to get good long term gains without much fat. In some situations you may want to have up to a 1000 surplus, but it's never necessary.

[@ducdu4136]

@@classypotato9255 i know you just basing that on my size and for most that would be true and good advice. I have a physical jobs that required me to work 60 hours a week and walk 12 miles a day plus i was working out 4 times week thats why my calories had to be that high to put on mass. I'm happy at my current weight 125lbs and no longer force feeding :)

[@borgan213]

@@classypotato9255 you'd have no idea how much is enough

[@ZoeCuiM]

That's crazy metabolism. Were you drinking olive oil and deep fry everything??😂

[@ducdu4136]

@@ZoeCuiM lots of junk food and force feeding. Lol I was downing a soda or 2 every day.

[@LukasWeber-ne6pg]

Thats exactly what i needed, i already binge for like 3-4 Months, i am so over dieted, i am on track a few day, but at some point anything triggers me and i eat like 5-8k kcals in like 30 minutes I am on a strict diet for like 2 years now, i never had These problems, but i allways could eat more than everybody else, i just dont get stopped when i am full...

[@eyeswulf]

This is one of the best videos ever released on this platform, and this channel has BANGERS

[@SROWilkerson]

Doing a reset currently, just started after seeing this video because I have been severely struggling with deciding what I want out of my diet and the relentless grief and stress its causing me is just too much to go forwards. I’ve dropped 90lbs, I think its time I give myself a little room to breathe.

[@jordanyforrester]

Thank you for this video. I feel very uplifted knowing that I’m already in phase 3. I struggled with an ED and depression for a VERY long time. I probably should’ve gotten professional help at some point, but I’m in a much better place now and videos like this are really encouraging and educational.

[@jorgealbertocortesdavalos4446]

I've been doing diet reset my whole life, many attempts to lose fat over the course of 10 years, I'm starting today my fat loss journey

[@Sharktankshank]

This was so helpful and timely. Being an amateur boxing with no real off season and constantly attempting to get to a lower weight with no deliberate break, I can definitely relate to this level of diet fatigue. Looking forward do doing this!

[@patricia__alves_]

I didn’t even think someone could put out such a good & relatable video 🙏🏼

[@sawyertimmerman2722]

Geez what an amazing video, so much high quality info. I'm sure it's going to have a lot of people rethinking their current situation as it has me.

[@samlonsdale647]

What an unbelievable video. I didn’t even realise but I was actually going through this exact process. Mike is a bloody genius!!

[@tristanedley]

This is legendary advice. thanks for dropping this amazing content is such a palatable form.

[@celestialevolution6302]

Love this talk so much. This is exactly what I’m going through at the moment. I am training for a natural show (my first). My last stubborn area is the back of my thighs, and I know it’s because of my diet. I think God was on my side because I’ve been in a rabbit hole of information regarding processed foods. We all know processed foods are bad for us. They were created in a time where we were trying to stave off starvation through innovation. Then we adopted these GMO foods into our normal day to day diet not understanding that it’s not real food. I grew up on the stuff, and I attribute my adult ailments today to the effects of that diet. All in all, old habits die hard, but with a goal, an understanding that whole foods are what we are supposed to be eating anyway, we realize we are only cheating ourselves eating crap. Thanks for your channel. You really are raw in your delivery, sometimes to a point where I truly see your vulnerabilities. They are so relatable.

[@Caffeine.And.Carvings]

The first part of the video kinda summed up my exact feeling, to a point where it is a bit scary how accurate it is. Finally someone put it into words, thanks a lot

[@CarnivoreAF]

I’m over 2 years full carnivore and I love my diet and never crave anything off of it. I lost 50 pounds and have zero inflammation left in my back from a herniated L4L5 and Arthritis. My skin and liver issues have completely healed and all my gym PR’s are the best I’ve ever been. I never get tired of bacon, eggs, steak ect

[@vikdaddi]

I did this 3 years ago and worked miracles!!!!

[@joefrommontana252]

Wow. I've been a huge fan of Dr. Mike for years but never commented. Just had to on this video. Pure fucking gold. I don't have the diet challenges that this speaks to, but for those that do, I could see this video being a life changer. Nicely fucking done...

[@Moose92411]

This is incredible content. I was a counselor working with some younger colleagues a few years back, and the camp meals were mostly fast food-adjacent crap, and I was getting salad and tuna every day. One of the teenagers I worked with asked me, “do you eat that because you enjoy it, or because you know it’s healthy?” I remember thinking about it for a moment and telling him, “I eat it because it’s good for me, and it makes me feel good, and because of that, I also enjoy it.” That blew him away while he munched on his chicken tenders.

[@HAYDENBURDGE1]

dr. mike is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs

[@ellatoll4]

Great great video. I have been sort of naturally doing this but my change to ability to diet came really abruptly. One day I stepped on the scale and felt so low all day because it had gone up. Then watched your motivation for fat loss video.. wrote out a plan (which correlates with stage 3 of this video.. 12 week plan.. 30 mins walking in the morning, rough estimate macros for 3 meals and 2 snacks, 5 days a week hypertrophy) 4 weeks in.. and have found it all almost a breeze ever since.. it relaxed me so much to know exactly what my plan is.. I discovered the relaxing nature of having a little structure, instead of making on the spot decisions..Thanks so much Dr Mike

[@TheCaveDastro]

I have inadvertently been doing this process for nearly a year now after being in a pretty rough space mentally with food. Took ~3 months to get through the first phase, and am currently at the tail end of the second/ maybe the beginning of the third phase. Feeling much better overall, both mentally and physically although I know there is still a ways to go. Just have to stay strong and remember that my worth doesn’t lie in how I look. Thank you for contextualizing this process Dr. Mike, and for your level of compassion around the subject! Your videos and other resources have helped greatly!

[@rasmusroskjr3604]

I wish I could have liked this video multiple times. The message is delivered logically, as it builds up arguments and facts to make it feel less and less scary to actually consider dieting. It's wholesome, it's great!

[@pearinsomnia9188]

This is a phenomenal video, and the bit about seeing a psychological professional is a necessary caveat that so many people skip over. Personal experience: An unrestricted eating phase led me to gain 50 pounds in 8 months, despite it not feeling particularly like binge eating; I ended up with a diagnosis of ADHD at age 27. Turns out as a sober teetotaler i was getting my easy dopamine rushes from having food delivered (the excitement of a variety of food choices + looking forward to a delivery arriving), which led to serious financial and physical consequences. Once appropriately medicated I’ve been able to register satiety signals again and naturally get tired of unrestricted eating after a week or two, and it’s so refreshing to have a functional relationship with nutrition again, along with the energy to work out.

[@DaWHMon]

Thanks alot for this video Dr Mike! Alot of people, me included, really needed this! 👍

[@AmyHumphriesIRTS]

This video has made how i've been feeling for the past 12 months finally make sense. I did a very strict cut for 6 months and then completely went into "nope - fuck this" mode, constantly feeling wary of restriction whilst at the same time continually thinking I "should" be in a cut. Working with a coach we decided to go into maintenance mode which has been effective... but my mindset was constantly thinking i "should be" cutting... and i'm still feeling totally wary of anything that looks like restriction. Watching this totally validated exactly how i was feeling but couldn't verbalise. "the very act of logging and tracking feels like a psychological burden... it's almost like PTSD" 👈🏽 thiiiiiiiis. I can see now I went from total burnout, to phase 4 which maintained the underlying issue. Thanks so much for this Dr Mike you stud.

[@omardotbio]

For anyone planning on doing a DIET RESET, please watch this video first : Dirty Bulking | Nutrition Myths #4, it will give you a general idea on what to expect on PHASE 1.

[@danielduncan6370]

This video just gave me a lot of answers. Honestly it made me slightly emotional. It spoke to me in a way I’ve never felt from a YT video. Sounds so silly but it just felt like he was talking about me I’ve had almost all these feeling. This helped a lot. I’am going to go to your Ap right now and check this stuff out further

[@thecount1001]

after a while you realize that Mike is as much a life coach as he is a body building expert and prof.

[@marissa46934]

I needed this video. Negative body image? Check. Mental anguish from a highly restrictive diet? Check. I sat anxiously for an hour and a half wrestling the desire to eat a Crumbl cookie because I knew it was at least 500 calories (my typical meal is about 450-500 cal). I ate the cookie, but the fact that I immediately thought I should skip dinner because of it is not good.

[@cavegamer5554]

Your video lectures have changed my life, keep up the good work 👏

[@justakatlady]

Took me some years to get through the diet reset. It has worked. Healing your relationship with your body, if that is an issue for you, is critical for this to work.

[@LifewithAmber24]

I just discovered Dr Mike and I'm a recent subscriber. I absolutely love his content! Unbeknownst to me I have fallen naturally into this four phase system on my own! I went through a divorce over 2 years ago and as with a lot of big life transitions I kind of just said screw it and ate whatever I wanted to eat for about 12-18 mo's. Now I would say for the bulk of this year I have slowly been walking through this process and I'm happy to say that I currently believe I'm in phase 4. I don't think I've ever been this dedicated to a diet in the past, i. e. tracking and logging...I'm glad to say that after many years of binge eating and demonizing certain food groups that I now feel like I am in a psychologically better relationship with food and I'm excited to get into the next diet phase of my health journey!