Women! STOP Fasting Like Men (it's Different for You)

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[@AlineKaristania]

You make too much sense……!?!?!?!🤔

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Wonder if you are from Texas!! You have a Texas star:)

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[@taneyat6_33]

@@kristyholt452 it appears he can't enter the email even

[@sancharisircar7072]

Probably the only health expert in youtube who makes special videos for the women's metabolic health , which is so different from men.

[@livingawesome9856]

Look up Dr Mindy Pelz she’s great too.

[@BriLoveMusic]

Yes! I appreciate that. 🙃🙌

[@annasokolowska5576]

I high recommend Dr Mindy Pelz

[@otheh2636]

Dr. Mindy Pelz

[@vanessawilde8389]

Megan Ramos worth following expert who walks the talk herself

[@loonyTlu]

Even before starting intermittent dieting “officially”, I always had my last meal by 6 pm. Otherwise, I found it impossible to lose weight no matter how few calories I ingested. Now I am on a 16/8 schedule starting 10 am to be finished by 6, but usually having my last meal about 4-5 pm. The weight is coming off much faster and with far fewer plateaus. It works!

[@Diamond-wg5ss]

What time are you going to bed? I find it hard to not eat after my time window if I stay up too late.

[@taneyat6_33]

@@Diamond-wg5ss There is a connection between weight gain & those who dont get enough sleep

[@evecarter617]

@@Diamond-wg5ss same here. That's why I like starting my fasts early. And no food 2-3 hours before bed. Otherwise I'll eat late and then sometimes too close to bed. Then I wake up " fake hungry" because I'm still digesting and also have gas and bloating

[@viktoria.vidalin]

@@evecarter617 I have that same exact problem! I hate it! I'm so hungry the next day when I eat later 🤦‍♀️

[@viktoria.vidalin]

I'm the same

[@mlbf4700]

Yes, we women know. It's a frequent frustration seeing our men so easily drop the weight. After menopause, it only gets worse. Doable, but not any room for errors.

[@chasityfelix5054]

Hell yeah, not fair after that time of the month

[@aprilj2628]

😆 yeah!

[@sunshinehaydeeify]

Um I have only been on keto for two months. I weighted 150 Sep 2 today I weigh 139 I didn’t know I was supposed to do it the way he saids on video but I was doing it anyways! I could not lose my weight at all but on intermittent fasting is been super for me!! I’m on the pre menopause stage! I only want to lose little bit more cuss now my clothes don’t fit! 🤣 but yes is harder to lose weight! I agree

[@Hippy2021]

@@chasityfelix5054 Walk 2 hours a day. I eat like a pig, whatever I like. Fast daily 18/6. 6 hours eating window. I eat anything I see. No particular diet, but the healthy foods. Never gain a gram

[@CherryJuli]

Very true. And then there’s some teenage boys on Instagram coming to insult your weight and why you don’t just lose weight. Maybe because I’m a woman who isn’t at her peak of testosterone?!

[@strawberryfieldsforever1475]

Notes 📝: 1st meal: small lean protein like turkey or chicken or whey protein 2nd meal: >600-700 calories, include monounsaturated fats like 🥑, olive oil, macadamia nuts, ghee, dark chocolate Do NOT include carbs to prevent metabolic gridlock! 3rd meal: more protein (6-7oz) & carbohydrates 😊 (Around 6-7pm)

[@queeniecox6660]

now i get why i’ve been seeing better results ever since i’ve shifted my eating window to 11am-4pm and eating more avocados and dark chocolate 👏🏻 i’ve made the change quite intuitively, so i guess it was just my body talking to me. thank you so much for this and have a good day!

[@almaburns6562]

Hi, what percentage is the chocolate that you eat?

[@queeniecox6660]

@@almaburns6562 70-80%

[@jlau5634]

I’m going to follow your example. Coffee in the morning (is that ok?) and then eat 11am - 4pm. I also sip on ice water that has some ACV, lemon, stevia and Ceylon cinnamon in it. It has to be ice cold.

[@almaburns6562]

@@jlau5634 I might follow your example of the ACV with lemon & cinnamon!

[@jlau5634]

@@almaburns6562 try it first with maybe 1/2 teaspoon of ACV....just to get yourself used to it. Some sprinkle in a tiny bit of pink Himalayan salt, too. I use about 10oz of iced cold water AND ICE, add in the ACV (I now use about a teaspoon...slowly adding more), then add the lemon and stevia and cinnamon.

[@marieforeman7584]

Been doing 16/8 for 3yrs. Eating window 1pm-9pm. Healthy lunch at 1pm. Light snack 4pm. Dinner 6pm. Cuppa tea and treat 8:30pm. Dropped 12kg in 4 mths and kept it off . I don't always follow this (weekend catch up with the girls) as we need to live and socialise. Bit of excersise through the week. Find what works for you . Good luck ❤😀

[@gobbletegook]

Male or female, there obviously is/are some good results from eating only in a limited window. One of the big things I have done (and dropped some weight) is to only eat between noon and 6:oo PM or so. This age old thing about eating breakfast that Doctors have been telling us for years needs to be re-examined. Once I start eating, it seems to make me hungry, no matter what foods or proteins I eat, and I want to eat more and/or I am hungry all day. But by limiting it to this window, I seem to have reduced those cravings that I normally have that make me want to eat more.

[@caroletta451]

Agreed!

[@cassandraanderson3634]

Me too!

[@ginaflores3928]

Me too.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

Same

[@nadzdi12387]

DA G agree1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣% ✅ when I m having breakfast ,lunch and dinner I feel super hungry plus sugar cravings , cheatings and all. but when I m limiting the window and having only 2 meals no hunger 🙄 and comfortable

[@pippysplaytime1234]

Who dislikes these videos? It’s been five minutes .. you’re amazing keep doing what ur doing

[@anon-tec3500]

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[@AnnaThibault]

A lot of the stuff you covered are things I've intuitively started doing just from being in tune with my body and cycle. Good content!

[@11kwright]

Thank you so much Thomas for taking the time to research women's issues and educate us where possible. I can speak for all of that we appreciate it very much.

[@dr.whatdidyoueat0903]

I usually recommend late breakfast around 10am and early dinner around 5pm. I think the most important thing is finding the motst comfortable fasting time. if you feel comfortable with breakfast and lunch, keep doing the breakfast and lunch, if you feel more comfortable with lunch and dinner, it's also okay I think

[@B3bita1215]

So many changes 😩 First new research says it’s good then some other new research says it’s bad etc etc etc 🤦🏻‍♀️ so difficult to follow!

[@zonjacrous7865]

What do you suggest for someone doing OMAD?

[@selmacrump3427]

@@B3bita1215 That's exactly how I feel!! It makes you want to just throw in the towel sometimes!!🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@ladybird491]

Sorry don't agree, even Greg doucett don't, and he is a very popular expert in health and fitness and eating for healthy body. Your body wants protein within the first hour of your day because it is still in the muscle building stage that it started in your sleep. When I started taking arginine and having protein within first 2 hours work, I started feeling strong and notice firmer skin and looking better.

[@dr.whatdidyoueat0903]

@@zonjacrous7865 I usually recommend dinner. you don't get very hungry in the morning and it's easy to distract yourself during the day. but in the evening, when you get home, you get hungry. so I usually recommend dinner

[@MelissaAlesiPainFreeGuitarist]

I’ve found that the 2 weeks prior to my cycle, I have EXTREME hunger in the mornings and anxiety when trying to intermittent fast. I’ve even experienced that without a slight influx of calories during PMS, that getting my period seems to be prolonged. Anyone else experience any of these things? I do feel better eating more at the beginning of my eating window for sure. I try to eat more fat 2 weeks prior to my cycle but intuitively, my body also wants carbs. As long as I choose healthier whole food carb sources, I have been feeling overall more satisfied and emotionally stable. If I try to count calories at ANY point in the month… I eat sooooooo much more. It just doesn’t work for me any more. Every body is different and that includes honoring the changes that come with age, the seasons, and what’s going on in your life. Thank you Thomas for these spectacular videos!

[@Rambutan.]

The week before my cycle is when I notice some changes. I don't do intermittent fasting the week before, and eat more carbs. I also make a point to eat more progesterone increasing foods such as mussels/oysters and anchovies. The carbs tend to be mostly sweet potato & hommus, sometimes a sneaky low-carb bar (or 4 or 5 lol but anyway..) My normal eating window is 10am - 3/4pm. I learned that when I ignore my body's signals before my cycle it doesn't work out well in the long run. It's easier for me to maintain my weight when I listen to my body. My extra hunger actually hits in the evenings rather than the mornings so that's different, are you sure you're eating enough the day before?

[@smr1469]

Thomas, can you please do a video on fasting for women in non reproductive years. This 53 yr old would love to know ♥️

[@angelika9396]

Yes me too, please. You find info for young people and men all over the place but not for 50+ women.

[@sueevans4519]

Excellent idea

[@flipyour20]

Check out Dr. Mindy Pelz, she talks about women in all stages.👍

[@tatjanakane503]

Yes, me too

[@dannypope1860]

Women burn less calories, so if they are eating a meal close to bed, they aren’t able to burn any of it off. Men have a higher metabolic rate, so it affects them less.

[@tans3015]

The only real issue I had with this video was his mention of not combining foods. The body, in fact, is very smart. It breaks down everything you eat, regardless of how you "mix" your foods, into their molecular components, then reorganizes those nutrients in the best way for the body to absorb and utilize. Anyone who has ever taken medical classes in medical physiology and has a basic understanding of nutrition is very aware of this. In fact, it is highly recommended that you combine protein, fat and carbs in order to slow down absorption and not spike blood glucose. This is especially important for pre-diabetics and diabetics to understand, but a good rule of thumb for everyone.

[@SJ_Vibezz]

Thank you

[@AshtasticAcrobat]

This is so true, add fiber/greens to that and you'll feel satiated for 4 + hours.

[@kathleen9456]

I’m post menopausal and late 50s. My main meal is early afternoon 12-3. Im up at 5am and can’t wait until dinner because I work out for at least an hour in the morning. I don’t like eating after 5p cause I go to bed at 8p. I’m all about avocado and Flackers. Great with Trader Joe’s everything but the bagel seasoning. Also love sugar free dark chocolate (Lilly’s). Lost the stubborn 10lbs easily and now maintaining 125 lbs at 5’5”. I’m fine with that at my age.

[@hildagoodwin202]

Do you add the bagel seasoning to the avocado?

[@kathleen9456]

@@hildagoodwin202 yes, sprinkle it on and scoop it out with Flackers

[@hildagoodwin202]

That sounds yummy.

[@smr1469]

Would love to be 125 lb again . I am 54 , 5’5” , and 133lb. May I ask if you drink wine?

[@hildagoodwin202]

I am 60 and I started at 207.4. I am down to 195.4. Slowly it's coming off. I wish I was 125 lbs like in my twenties.

[@LisaGrace]

I am just never hungry in the morning. I have black coffee. My eating window (two meals) starts in the early afternoon and ends five hours later. So noon and five, or one and six. This has worked beautifully and at age 58, 5'5" I've kept my weight to between 120 and 125 lbs. for the last 3+ years. I love keto with IF.

[@zezmerelda240]

Lisa--me too! I'm in my 60's, lost 60 pounds in a year with not too strict keto, but very strict IF. It's been 2 years I don't regain weight anymore. I just eat 'light keto' and IF with a 4 to 6 hour eating window. My only unbreakable rule is never eating after 6 pm

[@Ipleadthebloodofjesus]

I eat 2 to 3 times a day..post menopause..usually between 11 am and 4.

[@staceykersting705]

11 and about 4 , for me. Sometimes as early as 2, sometimes as late as 6. Good to mix it up Most weeks, I manage to do a 24 0r 36.

[@rykieart3213]

I get so much useful information from your channel. I also love watching Dr. Mindy Pelz, she really talk at length about fasting for woman. She discusses in detail fasting for post-, peri-menopausal woman, and young woman on the period. She helped me tremendously. Combining that with info from Thomas D, i feel better than I have in years! I feel fantastic!!

[@1spicycurry]

I have been following her for some time too. She is great!

[@marykaystoll9587]

I’ll need to look her up, thanks for sharing! I’m really interested in the way our hormones with weight loads, gain, work for us women.. very fascinating and helps make so much sense.

[@Rambutan.]

My body is always a mess if I ever eat at night, whether it's my only meal of the day or not. I know most people do their OMAD at night, but I can't at all, it's awful. I do 10am - 3/4pm. I think there's definitely a lot of sense to it. It gives your digestive system time to work on your meals, so that when you're sleeping your body can work on repairing your body, rather than trying to digest! Sleeping isn't the time for that. I always am so much better rested and ready for the day instead of sluggish. I have been doing this for years and definitely think it's the way to go, at least for me. It was hard at first but eventually you simply don't get hungry at night anymore. Every once in a while I'll eat late (dinner time) for some reason e.g. dinner at a restaurant or the pre-menstrual week and I feel quite unwell compared to normal. I think anyone who hasn't tried it should give this style of eating a chance.

[@lindsaynicole4812]

I didn't know that most people that do intermittent fasting skip breakfast and lunch. I ONLY eat breakfast and lunch and skip dinner (I usually do 18:6 and eat from about 730-130 during the weekdays and then fast for 40hrs over the weekend) because I'm hungrier in the morning and I've always been told it's bad to eat at night.

[@lindalove1552]

Me too. I almost do the same thing that you do. I’m so hungry in the morning and after 3pm I don’t feel hungry or have any cravings. I think that works perfect for me. I also think the rest of the day we can burn those calories from the morning.

[@lindsaynicole4812]

@@lindalove1552 yes exactly my thinking as well! I also don't get hungry after about 2-3pm.

[@lindalove1552]

@@lindsaynicole4812 💪🦵💃🙏🏻

[@JenniferP-Art]

Same here. My eating window is from 7am - 2pm daily. Bigger breakfast and smaller lunch.

[@mthrofwntr]

Same!

[@julieyok3709]

I doing intermittent fasting , I eat breakfast and lunch and skip dinner and it works will for me. I breaks my fast at 7:00am of drinking proteins shake after work and then get ready to work.my first meal 9:00am and my second meal lunch and dinner combination be tween either 2:00pm or 3:00 pm that would be my last meal if the day

[@miakaraaesthetics]

Thanks Thomas for all the info., what if you do o e meal a day?

[@ingridwright8701]

Finally!!! I am a dietitian and I have always taught breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper. Thanks for the video.

[@RupertMcGruber]

Hammering home the ideas here with a simple diagram or visual aid would help, Thomas!

[@BojanaHalic]

That explaines (partially) why I looked best in my teens when I wasn't eating after 6PM. I ate everything else except bread. My tummy was always flat in those days. I guess my digestion had enough time to rest so I wasn't bloated that much.

[@dfender1312]

I started doing low carb over 20 years ago after reading Dr Atkins book, I had great success and kept that weight of for 20 years, but the last 2 years I've been packing on the weight due to a very stressful life and coming up on 50 y/o. I recently got my proverbial s*** together in matters of diet and excersize and your videos have helped me greatly as I feel you've taken the basic knowledge I had of a way of eating and made it so much more. Thank you for all your information and help, I started at a whopping 263 lbs at 5'4", and I'm down to 221 a couple months in but felt that keto wall you have previously talked about, but pushed easily past it with your help! Onward!

[@racheltuati235]

I find your content valuable as a woman who's venturing into keto and IF. Thank you for sharing your knowledge here for us to gain from

[@sweetmintkiss]

Best explanation ever! All questions I had after reading and researching tones of info about IF and Keto, covered within a few minutes. Thank you🙏🤗

[@SirensSpotlight]

Ah it all makes sense now!! I´ve been eating one meal a day for the last week and regularily broke my fast at 8pm. I noticed that fasting has a big impact on my physical sensitivity and has decreased my, normally quite pronounced, sex drive. Also I noticed that I did not lose weight as quickly as when I stop eating after 4pm.

[@NeverAStraightAnswer]

Sorry Thomas, I’ve been ignoring the advice up to note and eating dinner around 8-9pm. I feel like I have no choice as that’s when my gf gets home from work and we can get dinner together. I’m still losing 3-4.5 lbs per week and if I plateau before reaching my goal I’ll definitely review your other videos suggesting earlier eating, stopping dinner and eating breakfast instead. But I’m so close to my goal!!! I don’t want to change anything if I keep dropping the lbs. My only concern now is getting rid of this “much smaller” belly but belly nonetheless. I promised my gf and kids a six pack.

[@Rambutan.]

You do have a choice. You can be with her while she's eating without having to eat at the same time. I do this with my family a lot. Every once in a while if we want to go for a meal to eat together they will have lunch instead of dinner. Once in a blue moon I'll have dinner but it's only a couple times a year at most. You should do what's best for your health.

[@KouzyFox]

Ty!! This is exactly what I needed to hear I have been thinking about this and wasn't exactly sure how to plan it out

[@trejea1754]

Why not say this is for women during reproductive years? Does any of this apply to a menopausal woman? It’s almost as if my age group is not represented.

[@SabrinaZiy]

Quite the opposite Bc studies about womens fasting are usually about menopausal women

[@yeahdallas]

In menopause just consider day 1-14 of each month as progesterone phase, days 15 on are estrogen. If you choose HRT you take progesterone only on days 1-14. And low estrogen replacement all month. Check out Dr John Lee books on HRT.

[@fernandomotterkessler2743]

Watch Dr. Mindy Pelz about fasting for woman and specially on menopausa age.

[@michelemoneywell8765]

Post menopause women aren't represented either. The advice to finish eating earlier in the day applies to everyone though

[@ruthcrawford3015]

Thanks for this video. Rings true! Would like to see a few 'how I eat in a day' ( REAL FOOD examples, break fast, breakfast meal, afternoon meal, evening last 'snack' before bed) vids using this method for women. Thanks!

[@charsellehooper6128]

Hi Thomas, Thank you for all your work, passion and research. I am curious if you have any info for older women (past menopause.) Since I discovered intermittent fasting and keto I have gotten off insulin and have dropped 28 lbs. I would love to Learn some things that would help me as I frequently hit plateaus . You are making me happy. May the universe surprise you with Joy!

[@monicashukla9784]

Indian meals typically have ghee or oil with the vegetables and the lentils. These are eaten with starch- rice or roti. Curd and rice end our meal together. So how do we separate the fat from the starch?

[@staceykersting705]

Skip the rice or roti!

[@zaki0630]

Look into Indian keto recipes I substitute with Cali rice. And use egg life flat bread for Roti

[@staceykersting705]

@@zaki0630 'Chaffles' are a good wrap/roti/tortilla substitute, or cabbage leaves, raw or lightly steamed. i often serve my main dish on ribbon-cut sauted cabbage, too

[@beatrizsp3943]

Wowww that's why I saw a huge decrease on the quantity of my cycle. After intermittent fasting for months, my cycle would only last one or two days and the quantity of blood would be very small. I stopped doing IF and little by little my normal cycle is coming back, but it is not still the same quantity as before. I wish I'd had known this earlier. I was doing IF because of my acne and it worked, acne dissapeared, but it changed my cycle.

[@Julia-en9xq]

Would you address how these differences apply to post menopausal women? Thanks!

[@yulslkh5597]

Dr Berg recommends not to eat lean protein due to the higher spike of insulin. Protein+fat (e.g. not the plain chicken breast but the part with the skin on it or organ/red meat) will have more nutrients and less insulin rise, which we all know is the cause of storing fat.

[@eliseramsey1887]

Hey Thomas... I work graveyard shift and I understand there are side effects involved, but when I watch your videos I'm always wondering about how the patterns and I.F. schedule should be adjusted. For example, should my evening be in the morning when I get off? I sleep during the day. It's complicated already , especially with sleep cycles and our natural rhythms being opposite of most folks. I try to listen to my body, but that's even a new thing for me. Wondering if you have already released any videos pertaining to graveyard workers or done further research on that. Sorry if I missed it or if I'm asking any duplicate questions! Thanks!

[@malindadenlinger882]

Working nights ruined my sleep.

[@kristenanderson4171]

I switched to 3rd shift for better work environment among other reasons, this would be a good video to get help with. I’m clueless & honestly have a hard time because my body doesn’t tell me much other than “I’m hungry” until after I eat, then my body is like “fu”.

[@caseycombs1328]

I have wondered the same - I'd love for him to do a video for those of us that work 12 hr overnights!

[@magdalenaglogowska9073]

Hi, I think it has more to do with the circadian cycle rather than your sleeping pattern. Anyway, you may try both for a few weeks and see which one works better.

[@reasonableastartes]

Holy cow how do you keep your kitchen so clean.

[@dbabeh41]

Because he is filming in his kitchen!

[@jillescalante9609]

Thank you for all the information!Do you have any videos of what women should eat during the eating window?

[@neetuh4850]

I lost lots of weight and am considered too thin by some now. I eat at night. I get hungry at night and do I have one meal a day and at night. I can't sleep if I'm hungry. I still lost weight. And I mean around 9pm is when I have dinner.

[@pt5576]

With high work volume in a high stress job, it’s so tough to eat breakfast and lunch. What about postmenopausal women? Does this change your thought processes?

[@laurao8099]

Do you think Ezekiel bread with butter would be a bad idea? Ezekiel bread does have some carbs

[@babianna5609]

I still have a slice or 2 just about every day. The flax kind is lowest in net carbs. As long as I eat enough greens and drink lots of green tea combined with a daily workout, I stay in ketosis.

[@caraziegel7652]

he said carbs are ok in your last meal

[@sannat-l8610]

I did exactly this: I ate too little during the eating window till I was so hungry it disrupted my sleep and I ended up knackered. I’m 48 and I think instead of doing fasting every day, I’d be better off doing less times per week but longer? 🤔

[@TDubs333]

I switched to alternate day fasting and I am finally losing weight. And not eating late at night. I am 48 female needing to lose about 12kg.

[@baz9653]

I've done warrior diet with a massive meal every night for the past 8 years and feel plus look great !! I'll never stop !!

[@caroletta451]

But you are a man!

[@amusliminusa]

@@caroletta451 That really is hilarious. Though you never know, maybe he's transitioning.

[@caroletta451]

@@amusliminusa LOL Had not thought of that!

[@maggieb4416]

Yes we do Thomas! Thnx for touching on this topic! 💪🏼💪🏼

[@EM-cg4iy]

I keep doing weekly 36 hour fasts. They are difficult, yet no weight is coming off. It makes me sad.

[@amandadavies..]

Try not doing that. I'm guessing your body thinks it's being deprived of food so won't let you lose anything. Eat more regularly ( obviously not excessively) to send a message to it that it's ok and you're not going to starve. Maybe your metabolism has slowed, so look up "reverse dieting".....I've done the latter when I've reached weight loss plateaus and it does help.....I always try to switch things around and not stick to any kind of set pattern for too long. I've always been an evening only eater but when I get stuck in a plateau I will randomly eat something earlier in the day just to trick my body. To get back to your original 1st sentence, maybe try less than 36 hours to start with and definitely don't always stick to the same days when you do it.

[@Olivia-bs5wj]

Are you a woman? I think I look much uglier since doing fasting but when I fast I’m not so hungry and have less cravings which is so much better for me. But I don’t want to look bad,

[@EM-cg4iy]

@@amandadavies.. thanks for these tips

[@amandadavies..]

@@EM-cg4iy Good luck.....hope it works for you

[@zezmerelda240]

EM- Just out of curiosity, perhaps try a week or two of IF with a four to six hour eating window. Do not do the 36 hour fast. See what happens

[@jamedraa8472]

I was doing a 20:4 IF. When I changed it to 18:6 I have better results.

[@jlau5634]

Hey, can you please make Closed Captions available for your videos? Thanks!!!

[@ggcat2266]

At what point is it better not to fast? If you can't get enough calories, nutrients, etc? When you can't do it properly? When do the downsides outweigh the possible benefits?

[@Pooshee123]

I would think that if you have gut issues, you’d have trouble absorbing all your nutrients, so fasting probably wouldn’t be ideal for those people (at least until their gut issues were resolved).

[@ggcat2266]

@@Pooshee123 I think that's a very good point. I bet Thomas could create a list of people and issues not good with fasting and make a whole video on it.

[@fionaquinn8777]

So we are talking like at 12 or 2pm the first lean (turkey) meal/meat at 2or 4pm the fatty meal only to finish up at 6pm with some MORE lean meat? 1. Away too much food 2. When I have my fat in the evening 5:30 to 6:30pm I put on weight 3. This is not a fasting day, we have a job and day to day life to do This schedule is too much I personally have 4 York plus either 4 slice of baccon cooked in ghee or with 1 avocado and 3 nuts for lunch 12 to 12:30 around 2pm I'll have either fish or red meat with veggies and during periods I switch it to beaf liver rather than lean fish

[@living_water-]

It is important to point out the study mentioned in this video did not take into account daily caloric recommendation and general healthy habits. This simply means if you are supposed to eat 2000 calories and end up eating 2500 calories with the majority of the extra eaten at night you are likely to develop metabolic syndrome and obesity. However, if you keep it within your daily recommended caloric intake as well as quit smoking, alcohol and add exercise there is less to no impact. Also worth noting is that this study was done in people already categorized as "overweight or obese" according to baseline characteristics such as waist circumference.

[@margarethorton9699]

Thank you so much Thomas, as an ageing woman, it is really hard to control me eating. Sugary things at night is my downfall, but I'm getting stronger. This video has given me some breathing room in my eating pattern. Thank you again 💓 💖

[@andreaasmr7383]

Perhaps this is why I lost 28 pounds intermittent fasting two years ago, and then a year later gained it all back. Hopefully this time I can keep the weight off

[@smokypoo]

totally agree there, i gained weight when I started eating dinner, i used to eat light breakfast and lunch and would usually just have some golden milk, green or red juice before 7 and no dinner and I never put on weight

[@jdm3014]

How about vegetables, other healty foods? How are we going to get all the vitamins and other necessary things with just fat and meat and with just 2 meals?

[@experimentingme7669]

Google carnivore diet and you'll find answers

[@JoAnnCarpenter815]

Thomas, I have such a damaged metabolism after dieting for 42 years that I can only ear 800-1000 calories a day & in certain circumstances even then I gain weight! Any suggestions? I’m in menopause & cannot seems to get the scale to budge!!

[@cherryl225]

may i suggest having a look into resistance training + reverse dieting combined?

[@hershiesdark4009]

Same struggle. My ana for almost 2 decades has se erely damaged the way my body burns and stores fat. My body was so used to consuming 300-800 cals a day for several years, that now that I am recovering, a normal intake of 1200-1500cals a day automatically makes me gain weight so fast. I did this to myself, but it just sucks to accept that I have to live with a chubby figure now that I'm eating a relatively normal amount. Resistance training is the only way we can increase our cal intake to normal range without gaining weight sadly :(

[@saranoelle3927]

Thomas answer this one please!! Lot’s of women have damaged metabolism from bullshit diets our whole lives

[@hannahandrainn]

Definitely do weights. It's transformed my body and gives you so much confidence and then you stop worrying about your weight so much. Start with low weights and work up. I do Caroline Girvans Epic programme. It's free on you tube!☺️ Edited to add that I also IF too and eat a wide range of plant based foods.

[@cherylh4688]

@JoAnne Carpenter. I think, JoAnne, you will find your answer in the videos of (Dr.) Jason Fung. He explains how calorie restriction without time-restricted eating causes the body to slow it's metabolism. Why? Bcz eating frequently, even if low cal, causes insulin to always be high, thus preventing the body from accessing it's fat stores. So it thinks it won't be able to survive on such limited calories, so slows metabolism so it won't need as many. (There's more to it, ofc.) However, when you do time-restricted eating, or better yet, a prolonged fast of 3 to 5 days, allowing for periods when the body isn't producing insulin, the body gradually re-learns how to burn it's own body fat, called becoming "fat adapted." And at the same time, it thinks it's in a famine, so increases it's metabolism in order to provide the energy needed to get out there and look for food (which was necessary in hunter-gatherer days). So the fasting does two things: it provides a reason for the body to speed up metabolism while allowing it to use it's body fat to provide the necessary additional calories. That's it in a nutshell, but Dr. Fung does a much better job of explaining, lol, and also tells you the best ways to go about it. Just look up Jason Fung on YT, but not Dr Jason Fung, which isn't really his site.

[@igarza495]

Thank you for Sharing 🤠

[@MasterYooda94]

That’s why I always wondered if eating in the morning and lunch then skipping dinner if your fat storing is less in the morning

[@sherrylivering4149]

And all that goes out the window for post menopausal women. My research shows we can fast like men.

[@lilagarcia569]

Thanks for the info

[@reemraouda7231]

what are the best carb options at dinner time for women?

[@AudaciousErin82Baby]

So no almonds with my oatmeal? I'm kinda confused

[@MandyGood]

I work nightshift so my eating window is 5pm-10pm. I go to sleep at 8:30am so I sleep in a empty stomach. When I’m pmsing I tend to eat at 3am. I just can’t help it.

[@lisahannah3175]

I'm not hungry in 2 or 3 hours, so if I'm doing a long window, it's only one meal. So I guess I can't do what your saying with splitting up the food types. I guess I don't get the window thing. Either I eat 2 meals or 1, why would you eat when you're not hungry?

[@thomashughes4859]

Love these vids!

[@ladybugz4839]

Thank you for posting!! Is bacon cool for the fat content? In regards to the calories, which macro % is best for moderate weightloss?

[@08daviep]

Hmm very insightful. I didn't know women had to fast differently. I also didn't know I should eat more fats in the morning instead. Thank you!

[@stefaniecolapinto]

He started off with, “...women have it a little bit more complicated“ and I was like , well shit...ofcourse we do....dangit

[@jlee1936]

Such a great point for women. Keto can become disordered fast I have experienced it. Women need some carbohydrates in order to ovulate

[@jillmarie4155]

Will your new book have a section for women's intermittent fasting?

[@soniazenati3002]

Hi Thomas, greetings from the other side of the world 🇬🇧 I'm following you since I've started keto and added fasting. I'm 49, perimenopausal, my period it's veri irregular right now. 3 times in 40 days and then nothing for 2 months. So I never know when is my pre period weeks. How should I apply keto and fasting? I'm currently doing keto, during the working days (Mon to Thursday) Fasting for 22 hours (I have a bulletproof coffee in the morning with almond milk zero carbs and homemade ghee from grass fed butter, nothing for the rest of the day except water, then I eat at home around 6pm trying to stay into my macros I've used the Mifflin St Jeor equation to get my macros) then Fri Sat and Sunday I switch the eating time from dinner to lunch and adding some light meal in the evening. I've lost 11kg in 6 months doing this. I would like to know if I'm dojng right or there is something more I can do for loose weight. Ps started as BMI 41 now 37 Thank you in advance

[@racheltuati235]

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[@suprarace]

So 500-600 calories a day isn’t enough?

[@lu9464]

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[@sofieangelopoulos1626]

Thank you this is very helpful

[@megzpittle3592]

When are the veggies to be eaten in this example please? Are they the carbs?

[@amber4027]

Question I am following intermittent fasting. I eat my first meal at 12 and am done my last meal at 6:30 pm. We are vegan. I break my fast w a plant based shake and nut butter w carrots followed by a “treat” coffee which is topped up w chocolate oat mylk. For supper we eat veggie chili or tofu noodles etc. Will this regime still be beneficial to my health?

[@alli65b58]

Can you talk about fasting for 56 year old woman with osteoporosis please? Did keto few years back lost weight but also my hair.. 😳

[@amandaguzman3536]

I would like to see a meal plan for women using this guide.

[@shivanishanxyz7469]

That’s a good one 👍 I believe that women are better in fasting than men. They don’t feel dizzy 90% of times no matter what fad diet they follow. Compatibly men tend to feel tired and dizzy while prolonged fasting. The problem here is men loose weight with just a little lesser calorie intake . While women needs to cut down on everything that’s bad and also sometime the good to keep the weight on check. I have always felt better on a omam diet But surely those cravings in morning and night I used to break them by drinking water or being too busy on any other work. My body cannot handle too much fatty foods. Ofcourse I feel lighter on low carb ! And also the best on low carb. But predominantly being on high fat diet is something my body cannot handle. esp for people with low thyroid , bacterial imbalance , sibo or anything similar !!!

[@JanPLopez993]

6, 7pm is late though, would you not suggest, say 3pm as cut off, if we break in the morning( before noon)?

[@elwood10198]

That was so interesting.

[@katiebo1013]

When you say estrogen phase vs progesterone phase, which one is menses to ovulation and which one is post ovulation?

[@ilustra3D]

Hello! Thank you for all the info. I have a doubt. You comment that it is better that in the first and second meals we do not incorporate carbohydrates. But whay i do if i train in the morning in fasting? I do training at 7am and break the fast at 11:00 am. in this case how would you do it? Thank you so much

[@jeanettekniebusch9812]

Wjat. Arbohydrate could uou enjoy w out fat?? I cN I nly think of pasta marinara Nd sweet potato.Any carbohydrate even if I eat none sugar goes up.

[@glanee5487]

Well this is very interesting and timely. I started about a month ago to walk as soon as I woke up. Often I do all my exercise in the am (yoga too), sometimes yoga in the evening. Along with that, I started eating later in the day because I'm just not hungry until around 4. But I have been GAINING WEIGHT. Which is very unusual for me overall.

[@maribelmejia2693]

I eat only 2x a day& I'm still gaining weight. What should I do?

[@almaburns6562]

Skip dinner, if you're not alteady doing so. Eat heavier earlier in the day and cut off your eating by 3:00 PM.

[@brachiosaurus6541]

I'm not a female, but sometimes in my life it was easier lo lose weight having 5-6 small meals a day. This happened when I was not fat adapted. I've seen many females in comments that have also lost more weight eating frequent meals. Probably trying to eat less carbs until the body gets fat adapted would help with IF.

[@yesitsmeagain9421]

Cut out the carbs

[@meg01968]

Are you eating starches or seed oils maribel ?

[@brendadeuel602]

I had that problem too. Now I eat between 6 AM and 2 PM. That worked. My weight started dropping off. I even had chocolate covered Graham crackers for desert after lunch. Only 1 serving though not the whole package.

[@Loratube]

Is it always better to fast? I have reactive Hypoglycemia (had to give up refined sugar when I was very young) and get really sick when I fast. I am extremely thin 106-109lbs and 5’8” medically underweight and have masculine build (huge shoulders and tiny hips) high muscle to fat ratio for a woman. I’m about to get a blood sugar monitor to find out what goes on throughout the day. My monthly cycle doesn’t seem to suffer no matter how thin I get. I got down to 95lbs once during a time of stress and my cycle was still like clockwork. I’ve been keto for 5 years and low carb most of my life. I started keto because even with low carb diet I would get extreme crashes if I didn’t eat little meals every few hours. Eating a large meal makes me feel really tired and awful. I’d like the healing power of fasting but get extremely weak, dizzy, confused, cold, shaking when I try to fast My “fasting blood sugar” for my yearly medical basically just no breakfast with a morning appointment) is low but not in the danger zone but I feel if I go much longer than 17 hours I start to get sick.

[@Rambutan.]

I also have hypoglycemia. I used to regularly check my blood sugar, but I actually noticed that the levels that are considered normal for most people are way too high for me. My fasting blood sugar is 2.8 and for me to get to say 5 I just feel so anxious and stressed, sometimes very sleepy. My advice to you is yes start monitoring your levels, but don't pay too much attention to it. Start listening to your body and please try to stop following your head instead of your body. Extended fasts might not be for you at the moment, I can't do them anymore and now just do IF. I actually also can't do keto really for long either. I do VLCD, I feel good long term doing this. As much as I want the benefits of keto and extended fasts, it just doesn't work well for me. I don't have spikes very often these days. For the most part no crashes either, however yes sometimes. I have been doing 10am-3pm for a couple years now. I had to reduce my window extremely slowly because we are taught to eat regularly to stabilise our blood sugars, but I think eating regularly is actually the problem that causes this issue. By the way, have you been checked for insulinomas?

[@aiadeleon8989]

But Thomas, I normally drink bullet proof coffee to break my fast. How does this figure in?

[@shirlynssleeve4661]

I’m always trying to burn fat versus eating it. High protein Keto is for me but I do have limitations ( lost 120 lbs 7 yrs ago w/VSG), am almost 62 and have no Thyroid. Eating small amounts several times a day is how I have to eat but I know fasting is healthy. I would love to OMAD but my concern is getting enough food in in one meal ( 4 oz max).

[@feliciabueno9059]

Thank you

[@charneyreiners1977]

Just a question here... I have this thing were i am so use to not eating in the week and doing a one meal in the mid mornings on weekends... During the week i have flueds like my coffee never with suker just creamer and here and there ill have an enegry drink is that bad?

[@Cantetinza17]

I have until 7pm to eat all my meals, but I always eat dinner before 6pm.

[@954dreamer1]

What are you thoughts on women water fasting a few times a week ?

[@leonieng2865]

Heya T! When you say less carbs in the morning that that include spinach and or berries? Like 100g of Spina with eggs and avo / in a protein smoothie with spinach and berries.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

What about post (or during) menopause?

[@RAE-homely-fairy-of-the-light]

Thanks for this but what should we drink in the day?