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On the 72 hour fast before bed or 48 hours or 42 or 36 hours is it ak to take magnesium bisglycinate 250mg daily before bed on non eat days? I'm in Canada, I've been told that the weight gain during perimenopause is normal however I find it excessive mid section and my belly button is now an outtie from an innie. I did low fat muffins, low fat everything, never knew keto till a little while ago. What I am told to eat less and exercise more was exact wrong. I'm finding more success with keto, walking and fasting. I found it was my dentist that actually pressed for me to have me be referred to have test, I live with sleep apnea. even though with 6 yo 7 hours sleep I find deep sleep is less than. I really enjoyed your story and will set in the 36 to 42 hour alternate day fasting and do best to do either 36 or 24 for Fridays starting Thursday evening. Unfortunately in Canada we are unable to request a peri to menopause family doctor to get feeling back to normal with normal weight again.
I have to disagree about one statement. Fasting absolutely can cause gout. I did a 35 day fast with no history of gout or high uric acid and I developed gout during my fast. I'm 34. My uric acid levels consistently go up when I fast for more than a week. I now take allopurinol when I do extended fasting.
Again so much gratefulness for the time you take to educate people like me with few health professionals who are willing to guide and educate. I have read all your books now, not because I’m a fan, but because I’m a learner who can mapply what I’m learning to gain better health. While I’ve lost over 65lbs since encountering your books in 2019, my bigger goal is blood glucose improvement. Thank you for saying it’s possible to be healthier.
It would be great if fasting was a remedy or lessened migraines. It might have helped me a little, but unfortunately they are still an occasional thing. Maybe after establishing a lifestyle routine, they will diminish over the long term. Cross my fingers.
Thank you for you for sharing your story and great success. This video was from four years ago and I would be interested in knowing where you are both at with your weight in 2024? I heard many stories of people who have put the weight back on. I have lost 45 lbs and am in the process of maintaining my weight and trying not to feed into the fear of regaining.
Terri, Another great podcast. I definitely need more of this. So, why do I fast so well for the entire day, then sabotage myself at 9pm at night (even though it is always good clean food). I’m thinking I have an addiction to this behavior, bc I have been doing this for years, so all of your mindset podcasts help me deal with this. You’re right, distraction doesn’t help. I want to use your tools to try to deal with this head on. Also, I have this feeling that late at night, before bed, a bit tired, and relaxed, my more primitive lower brain is making these decisions to eat, because I am struggling with getting past this real hunger. Also, what doesn’t help is I feel so good and content after I eat. Need to change this behavior. Need more tips from Terri. Thank you!
Nope. I am pleasing myself because I can not please others no matter what I do or don’t do. So I take my comfort in food. I’m not invested in what others eat ever. It is a personal thing. I’m not a victim of anyone but my own self.
I need to listen to this kind of reminder every day. Why is it so easy to sink below the “water line” of old habits? whew, lots to keep in my daily said here. On the bright side, I use gardening and sewing to keep myself busy so I do not wander into the kitchen. Eating mindlessly is a HARD habit to break but it can be done! Ive lost 60 plus pounds. Its a slow process but its a hopeful one. Eating more wisely and taking time to fast makes my feet not feel tingly. Thats a pretty simple choice.
Hi! Thank you so much for this! I just ended my first 24 hour fast… I don’t know if having MS makes me feel more off balance, a bit woozy, weak… I mean, yes it has in the past… so I’m just going -slowly. Thank you!!
Maybe this isn’t the place to ask this question? You speak of rolling 48’s & like that… a definition of these terms for the newbies please? Thank you❤️❤️ Boy I love the debt analogy!!
Thannnnkbyou DEEPLY for these podcasts! They’re truly lifesaving!!! I’m grappling with this entire new life & im so very grateful for Every bit of information I can get to equip myself for this for my LIFETIME that I have left. Soooo very grateful ❤❤❤
I am pretty advanced both in fasting and working out. I've recently run my PB half marathon in moderately fasted state (18 hours fast). I usually run zone 2 even after longer (up to 42 hours) fasts. I try to do resistance training always after a long fast just before fast breaking, in order to make use of the increased growth hormone. The only thing that I don't like doing in fasted state is HIIT. My biggest question remains however, how to get enough protein while doing therapeutic fasting. Currently, I must always choose between losing weight or building muscle, very hard / close to impossible to do both at the same time.
I have always exercised high impact workouts with the illusion to lose a bit of weight as a result of injuring my body..Fasting was the light at the end of the tunnel that s when ai experienced shredding sizes..I exercise now moderately just to keep my muscle and joints healthy! Ty
This was a great episode and very inspiring, but I am wondering if I missed this or not. Did Fredric mention what his fasting window is? When was he eating and when was he fasting? Did this change over time?
Does eating fewer calories than our TDEE and or BMR calories lead to slower metabolism or fat gain? Kindly help me understand. You may explain it here or take it up in next podcast. I want to hear it out from Dr. Fung. Thanks for an awesome content.
My problems are so small I am ashamed. I fasted for 3 days four months ago and 36 hours a week since. Drinking only moderate amounts of water. I don't "go" for like a couple of days after I start. Then back to normal. The horror stories I am hearing in the comments make me realize that not only am I ok but I also chose the simplest and nicest way to fast.
Love your and Dr. Fung's content! Thank you! Quick question that I can't find the answer to in your books! What is the impact of fasting on the gallbladder though? If there's less food causing bile to flow regularly, I've heard the bile turn to sludge and form stones. Is that correct?
Love this as always! After almost 2 years of trying different schedules and eating styles. I think I have found what I like to Call the flex plan. I have two 24s and one 48 scheduled a week but I am learning to listen to my body and play around on certain weeks. I have had zero luck on finding any help with having an iud. I also had it replaced in January and my body is still adjusting so basically, I just listen to my body. So I'm also carnivorish. My blood sugars have been beautiful. My hormones are starting to few more balanced. My autoimmune stuff is lessened. The scale still isn't budging but I'm healing and that honestly is more important. So my flex plan allows me to not be so ridged and take care of myself. Doesn't mean I go crazy. If I'm hungry and need three meals in one day, I make sure is good food. If my cycle makes me not so hungry but I don't feel good fasting, I fat fast. It's not an easy process to get here. But it's finally working. And at 47 and still 30 lbs over weight, I just happy to be feeling better.
Never use your spouse as an accountability buddy. You're setting yourself up for marital strife. Constructive criticism is a fantastic way to scuttle your relationship. Pick an accountability buddy who is the same sex so you don't end up cheating on your spouse. That's another cheating gateway. You aren't trying to do it, it happens because the other person is supporting you and thus there is an emotional connection. I am an atty...I have seen the issues....
Definitely changing my habits was the hardest thing! I put food in my mouth all day long. IT was shocking to realize my eating habits are so bad. Im in hour 47 of a fast and its not hard if you decide that its not going to be hard.
Would it work instead of a day of fat fast do a day of dry fast? Without drinking water, I assume we would flush out less water and lose less electrolytes? In my religion we do a 24 hour dry fast once s month.
@@christabedwinI didn’t phrase that question well. I dont mean to make asking questions look like a bad idea. The truth is a doc told me at one point that I would DIE (seriously!) if I did not consume carbohydrates like bread, cereals, oatmeal, potatoes. I believed him because he was a medical professional and I was not. But know I know what i know. So many people do not know. Its really sad.
One of my many questions is something that the Doc has spoken to a little bit in another YT vid. It is about knowing when you are fasting too much. From what I can tell, if there are stories about people fasting for over one hundred days, then there really is no way to over fast unless you simply do not have the body fat. I like fasting for many different things. There really is a long list of very significant life quality factors that fasting can increase and possibly introduce. So I am a big fan of the challenges. It is not something you can do right out of the gates without challenges. I am getting to the point where I am within ten pounds of my lowest possible healthy weight if I still want to be active and toned. This is totally foreign territory for me basically since I was a toddler in the seventies. I have had SAD, sugary, starchy diet disease since puberty basically. I started down this path a little over a year ago simply by deciding to take extra virgin olive oil, one or two oz's a day. one before breakfast and one before lunch. It added good fat and curbed the cravings big time. Coupled with serious walking in the warm Minnesota months. I didn't get into keto/fasting until a couple months ago. Since then however, I noticed that the weight I was losing was different somehow. I noticed how the loose skin became much more noticeable. I guess the fasting is a major factor, but I think getting serious about sugar and processed carb cutting is also huge. Started at 220, now at 160. 5'11". I have health problems. I am learning that the medical industrial complex may be against me when it comes to "total" cholesterol and getting off statins. I am coming to learn that the fatty liver test may allow a fatty liver to be considered "normal". Even though my HDL crawled up to 50, after being below 40, it is still too low. Major changes that I have seen is the weight, losing 2.5 sizes around waist, trygs came way down and HDL went up. I am weaning myself off, actually I have weaned myself off of statins and I have informed the doc. LDL's went up, but I am not worried. From what I hear from objective voices online, it is not that big of a deal especially in comparison to the benefits of the improved factors.
The ldl going up is unhealthy in the context of inflammation. Of your triglycerides are low ie less than 100, and your hdl higher, the higher ldl doesn't seem to be pathogenic.
@@iss8504 thank you. I gather you mean that LdL is not bad per se when inflammation is not present and high, or not well controlled triglycerides is a marker of inflammation.
Good to hear from Dr. Fung😊. I try to stick with whole foods, and I love beans, which are carb heavy but also high in fiber . I figure they are a good substitute for eating bread and processed snack food. Lots of times I eat taco meat, black beans, salsa and veggies. Little or no rice, and no taco shells. Very filling and the net carbs for the omad are low.
