Intermittent Fasting’s Darkest Secret

I love intermittent fasting. It’s crazy the medical establishment won’t encourage fasting. I spent my life dieting and gaining it back. With fasting and intermittent fasting I’ve kept the 65 lbs off. It’s not a diet it’s a lifestyle

At 70, I'm finally down 40 pounds after six months of 19:5 intermittent fasting. After a lifetime of trying every diet known to man, it's the best thing I've ever done for myself!

I started intermittent fasting over a year ago (16:8), lost weight, felt great but slipped out of it. Got back into it, lost even more weight. I feel great - fitter, stronger, healthier. I'm the correct weight for my height and age. I never count calories. If I slip up and have cake for afternoon tea it doesn't matter. The only thing I can't eat is shop bought bread, it makes me ill. The secret of making it work, to me, was allowing myself to be hungry. Hard at first but becomes way easier very quickly.

Good morning! I am 63 and celebrating five years of eating healthy. I eliminated sugar and processed foods. I eat real food. I adopted time restricted eating schedule. I exercise everyday. I feel great! Thank you for your influence.

Ketoacidosis is not the same thing as nutritional ketosis. I lost more than 167 pounds changing to a ketogenic lifestyle along with moderate exercise and implementing fasting from intermediate to prolonged. Let me put it this way, for morbidly obese people like me prolonged fasting is the key to NOT having to go under the knife to remove loose skin! I am truly amazed how my skin has tightened up the longer I induce autophagy.

I did keto and fasting 5 years ago. Was 5'8, 226 lbs. Took a couple weeks but I started DROPPING weight. In about 6 months I went to 160lbs, 35 pant size to 30. The other benefits were amazing too, no brain fog, no dandruff and no acne. I also used to have a bit of anxiety and depression that apparently "runs in the family" but I have ZERO of that now🙂 I also workout now to build even more muscle. Best 5 years I've ever felt tbh

The power of IF to me is that it makes you understand that you can just not eat and remain functionable, and it changes your view of eating. You then start to play with it and start losing weight accordingly

When I was a teen in the 80s, we were taught high-carb, low-fat, and to eat frequently in small amounts to stave off hunger. It was horrible, and I developed an eating disorder. All of what you describe has helped me be healthy.

As someone who has 'anger issues', I never felt so stable and under control than when I fasted. I allowed myself to eat only between 4pm and 7pm, as many calories I wanted , for six months, I lost weight and felt mentally alert. Maybe there are personality types who shouldn't do it, but it worked for me

"Chronic diseases that are not infectious or genetic in origin, they're the result of insulin resistance." A simple but very powerful statement to focus the mind. Thank you for an excellent video.

I do everything mentioned: intermittent fasting, keto, unprocessed foods, exercise. I feel great, focused and I'm lean 👍🏻

My husband and I started cutting out ALOT of the processed foods and starchy food....we increased our protein intake. I started intermittent fasting and I've noticed a huge difference in the last two weeks. My food intake is less and I don't feel hangry like I used to. I'm also type 2 diabetic and I've noticed my blood sugars are much better, even had to cut my insulin down cause it was getting too low and I've also noticed my sugars don't have dramatic ups and downs. When I first mentioned IF to my doctor she wasn't very open to it but I'm glad I decided to keep going. 😊

I started a ketogenic lifestyle at the start of 2022 at 112 kg. Down to 85 kg. Often also do IF. When I go on vacation I have no problem because I love the food on keto. I will have some red wine over weekends, but drink water in-between. I'm a 63-year old woman and I love being able to do yoga, go on long walks with my dog, etc. I "lost" many years of my life owing to obesity. Life is so good now and I'm so grateful to all of you who give us positive feedback to confirm that we're on the right path. I never eat processed food, especially bread!

Breakfast around 11am, dinner around 5pm. No snacks. Easy lifestyle for me. Did it to lower my liver enzymes and it worked.

I started fasting to experiment with the potential benefits and now I can’t stop. I don’t want to eat breakfast or lunch anymore. A 4 or 5 hour window is all I need, and it’s actually liberating. Not worrying what to pack for lunch or rushing to make something for breakfast before work. I spend my lunch hour at work relaxing and catching up on tasks I can’t get to otherwise. People tell you you’re crazy when you tell them all this, but maybe they’re the crazy ones.

I've been Intermittent Fasting for three years and during the first three months, I fasted for 14, 16 and then 18 hours per day. During the first ten months, I lost 103 pounds and kept it off. Once my weight was no longer an issue, I chose to research the health benefits and there are so many. I follow quite a strict ketogenic lifestyle and I consume a lot of healthy fat. I have to say that my energy levels in the gym are through the roof. I'm aged 55 - I know, it's hard to believe lol.

It’s really good of you to share your story. I myself went from 155# and trim at age 25, to 185# at age 65. Thirty slow pound gain. I had no weight swings, just 30# over 40 years. My doctor told me I had pre diabetes and suggested a keto diet. It works for me. I’ve shed #25 over one year with #5 to go. Again, thanks for the encouragement. Alan

I am 65 years old and suffered with several chronic health conditions for decades. These health conditions included obesity, fatty liver, occasional hypertension, edema in my lower extremities - excess fluids in my lower legs and feet which also led to chronic cellulitis in those areas. My lower legs and feet were easily injured, took lengthy times to heal and would often lean to infections - cellulitis. I had come to accept that this was just the way it would always be at that point. I was also suffering with COPD symptoms as a result of decades of smoking, and prostate issues. I was getting up frequently through the night to pee. My dental health was also deteriorating. It seemed as though my teeth has softened, old loose fillings would come out, and one by one teeth would crumble away when eating crunchy foods that i enjoyed at the time. Oddly, to me, there was no pain from the natural tooth losses. Last year, in late June to be exact, i began eating the right way for me it seems. I aggressively cut back on carbs and sugars, and began eating just one big meal per day. These meals included on average two bowls of steamed fresh veggies mostly from local organic farmers, and about a half a pound, on average of healthy meat proteins, mostly from local free range farms. I also use a good amount of healthy fats including butter, coconut oil and various nuts on a daily basis. I thought the idea of eating just one meal per day would be difficult, because for decades i was in the habit of eating several small meals and snacks throughout the day. But for whatever reason, it was an easy transition for me, and the results were nothing short of astounding. In just two to three months of aggressive intermittent fasting, i dropped about 60 pounds of excess fluids and body fat. And that was not all. Every one of those chronic health conditions described above had all reversed. I feel healthier and even stronger now than i did ten years ago. My teeth and bones are stronger. I doubt that i will ever lose another tooth. Without any medical testing, i can tell that even my testosterone levels have improved. And it seems as though even my hair and skin have improved. It is like aging in reverse, lol. This past summer i began cheating a bit incorporating a few treats into my diet like ice cream and pastries. The result was predictable as my weight would plateau or increase slightly. When i cut those items back out, my weight goes back down. So from the first time in my life, i am in total control of my weight and my overall health. I know what to do for me. But i owe it all to good doctors like you on YouTube. Doctors like you, Holistic Doctor Sten Ekberg, and Dr. Eric Berg. So thank you all so much! I happily spread all of the things i have learned to anybody who will listen.

Until you explained it, I didn’t understand why I got ravenously hungry after following intermittent fasting for a few days. I truly appreciate not only the explanation but also how to ease into intermittent fasting in a way that allows my brain to not send “hungry” messages. Excellent video!

Growing up in the 60s, intermittent fasting was called "eating." Daily eating took place, for the most part, in a 10-12 hour window. Approx. 6/7am-6/7pm. Kitchen cleaned up and closed until the next day. Snacking between meals was rare except for school age children''s after school snacks. Fast food was not a daily or major component of the diet. I don't remember any parent, mine or friends, carrying around snacks. Unless, it was an all day outing at beach or park. We were more "free range" back then but didn't carry backpacks with water and snacks. Dr. Mike is a legit source of medical and health information but beware of those who are renaming and monetizing concepts that are not new at all. The culture surrounding food has changed in the last 50 years and Dr. Mike is doing an excellent job of describing the effects on health and well being.