Facing the Fat: 55 Days Without Food | ENDEVR Documentary 

When I was 49 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I decided to fast, against doctors advice. It's my life and my body. I fasted for 37 days, I wasn't overweight, maybe 10lbs. Over the 37 days I lost 24 lbs but there was no sign of the cancer. I'm now 73, still cancer free and healthy with no medications. During lockdown I gained 15lbs, maybe comfort eating through stress. On 1st January this year I started the January carnivore challenge. Today is 6th January and I've lost 6lbs. I'm going to fast on each Sunday in January too. Hopefully the excess 15lb will be gone by the 31st.

As a teenager I got eczema so bad, that for 2 years I turned to a walking zombie - 100% of my skin was constantly inflamed, red, itchy, oozing smelly stuff and whole chunks were peeling off as the skin was going through these cycles. I ended up in ER overdosed, eating like 4-5 zyrtecs a day, I was given hydroccortizone intravenously twice a week for over a year. Things got so bad, I was so desperate and just stopped everything one day: stopped eating, stopped taking all the meds, just drank water for 14 days. In those two weeks my skin healed, the inflammation subsided, within two months one could not tell I had ever any eczema. That’s my experience with fasting ❤

So sad how much a broken heart can affect your health.

I didn't like your friends taunt you! I felt for you! I thought it was insensitive. But I guess you dealt with it. You are such a genuine person!! So refreshing !!!

by far the hardest part of fasting is the boredom. If you've never done a multiday fast, you have no idea the enormous amount of your daily time is spent thinking about, preparing, or eating food. Depending on your lifestyle, it can be really hard to fill all that extra free time. If you want a fast to be easy, start it when you are very busy

I absolutely love the attitude of Kenny here! He seems like such a solid bloke.

I’m 33 and I decided to change my life I started at 358 pounds 2 and a half months now of eating healthy and walking im down to 303 pounds. I was fat all my life people always made fun of me I was always the fat guy I was always the butt of everybody’s jokes. I decided to change that I want to change my life for my self I don’t want to be fat anymore. I will be fit and healthy. You should give us a update on how much weight you lost so far.

Overweight and obese people cannot hide their vice. If you're a gambler or a drug addict or an alcoholic it's easy to hide all of that. But there's no hiding being obese. Be nice to them. A lot of them (us) need more kindness

"The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of discipline." We all have the strength to get well.

I fasted 23 days and at another time 21 days. Both times I lost a pound a day. I also have done 10, 7, 3, and 1 day fasts, and experienced a lot of health benefits.

Very well done! The record for water-only fasting is 392 days by Angus Barbieri of England in 1965-66 (6/14/1965 to 7/11/1966). Guinness Record Books no longer recognizes fasting records due to safety returns. He weighed 415 pounds to start and ended up at 180. He kept the weight off but died at age 50. I’m a retired doctor and appreciate the sense of reality of this program. Sonia was a delightful and truthful woman. Be healthy. Stay away from Hotdogs 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭; I can eat them like a pig 🐷.

"It's never too late to be who you might have been" powerful words thank you Kenny!

Imagine if drug addicts had access to unlimited drugs. That's what food is to us. Well done Kenny

Hooray Kenny & Sonia!!! Hope you both have continued taking good care of yourselves and are pursuing your dreams! Hugs to you both from Texas! I enjoyed your story!

Guiness book of records: This man swallows the most swords, this man dove the deepest, this one climbed the highest mountain without ropes. Also Guiness: We can’t give you the record because someone might die trying to fast. 😮😂

To anyone who may be reading this thinking about making a change in their life and losing weight, keep in mind it is hard work, it took you awhile to get big and it will take awhile to get back small, keep your head in the game and stay determined YOU CAN DO THIS.

Dude....I'm 68 y/o, 6'-0", 335 llbs. Got tears in my eyes after watching this. Good for you man. Got me thinking.

Kenny, I am proud of ,your accomplishment! I am also in the same place you were. You have inspired me to do something about my obesity. Now all I have to do is convince my wife of the benefits. God bless!

Hope this guy is still doing good, I myself in 2019 weighed 592 lbs , i weighed myself 1-2-2023 and am currently at 312 lbs. Ive lost weight through intermittent fasting, high protein intake, low carbs, changed my eating habits and changed my thinking process on food intake, also massive amounts of cardio, It's taken me 3 years to get to where am at and there is no looking back I have been FAT all my life and have no thoughts of derailing my success. "WE CAN'T FAIL UNLESS WE PLAN TO FAIL".

Kenny seems like an amazing person, with a great sense of humor. Proud of you Kenny! Happy healthy living my friend.

this was so real, so pure.. no clickbait, no magical results - just real life process of rebuilding oneself. Kenny, you are great, thank you for this! Your message goes far beyond "just" weight loss. One of the best motivational things I've ever seen. Once again, thank you!

Those "friends" who invited him to that barbecue need to reassess what true brotherhood really means.

Bravo Kenny! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thank you for sharing your journey with us all. 🙏🏽

Thank you for sharing your amazing and challenging journey towards health. P.S. I think the documentary would have been better without some of the music choices, because they were distracting. But other music was nice and fit well within the context of the scenes.

This guy and this documentation need to be given an award. It is a great human experience.

to whoever is struggling right now,3 years ago I was 278lb now Iweight 178lb startet intermittent fast and running everyday, my body adapted now to only eat once a day this is what works for me, go and try many methods fall many times but ALWAYS keep GOING FORWARDS, forward means forwards it doesn't matter how fast or slow you go, keep going!!!

This is the third time I’ve watched this documentary. I am so proud of you. I hope you continue doing Your quest for health good for you yay

Kenny Saylors well done! This man has such charisma. I found this so interesting to watch and to hear your voice.

I do a 7 day fast each month in my battle with cancer... I feel amazing after each one.

It's actually wild that people don't think that humans can go long stretches without eating. Like, that is what we did for thousands of years until the last hundred or so.

Congratulations for the huge accomplishment!!! 🎉🎉 That truly demands a committed spirit! Keep going!

When I did a 30 day water fast I lost weight way faster than this gentlemen. I was losing 2-4lbs per day. I went from 300lbs to 217 at the end of the fast. Then went on a very strict Keto diet after and in 6 months went from 217 down to about 175lbs. The only thing that bothered me during the fast were extreme leg craps due to low electrolights. But once I figured that out and started suplamenting them it was pretty easy. First 5 days sucked, but after that it got really easy.

Unfortunately, Kenny did gain the weight back over a decade. This is not a reflection on fasting, but on how old patterns can be. We rise, we fall. Kenny showed us how we can rise in this video, and I salute him for it.

I fasted for 23 days to prepare for surgery! I needed my sugar down to 102! My sugar was 400! When they checked my it was down to 108! When I worked out, I didn't get sore,I didn't get tired! My flexibility was amazing!

Trawling through the net looking for something to entertain me, came across this and thought, I'll give him a couple of minutes 'cos he's made the effort to post something. I'm absolutely astounded, he shared such personal feelings and issues with the world. I hold you in the highest regard my friend. Great video and I hope other people follow your lead. WELL IMPRESSED

Great work!! I went back to fasting and starting to noticed a huge difference!

It’s so crazy how good he looks at the end man. This made me so happy to see the true strength and discipline that this man had to make it through all of this. Congratulations brother!

I sincerely wish you well! My son was 30 and was obese at 139kg and consequently a range of health problems which led to mental issues also. He passed away last April. Please keep me updated as I would love for you to conquer this. I know you can do it because you have had that realisation to help you. I have been researching health an nutrition and IF for a few years now and have dropped down 10 kgs myself. I would like nothing better to see you and any other special young person just get on with it to go on and have a beautiful life! Many hugs and good wishes....warmest wishes from Mary - Jarrod's mum forever 30.

Great story, Full marks to Kenny and his friends for their support. Amazing results and good to see a positive story. Well done to all who take the challenge of better body health.

This is the best documentary I've ever watched,keep up the good work,Kenny.❤

To Kenny: I see you. And I hear you. You are an amazing man and not defined by your past. This goes for everyone. Thank you for the reminder that we CAN do what we set our mind on doing. I needed that reminder today.

I did my first seven-day fast when I was 18. Since then I've done countless water fasts of 21 days or less, and ten 40-day water fasts. I believe fasting is a critical part of a healthy lifestyle. Many natural processes such as autophagy, only occur during fasting. Hunger goes away after a few days, although I tend to develop a crazy obsession on what I'm going to eat once the fast ends. Fasting was a common custom in many ancient cultures and continues to be in many religious traditions. I am glad to see it become more accepted in our modern culture.

Thank you for sharing an amazing story, keep up the great work you have overcome. God bless you always. Thank you♥️

Inspiring my man! So much misinformation out there! You're a true maven in a world where overweight people and their struggles are not taken seriously and just attributed to our poor attitudes/personalities/behaviors etc. when it is SO much more than that. You should be very proud and tell yourself daily that you accomplished something truly incredible. Never forget it! Super big props to you and much love.

I did intermittent fasting for 4 months last year. The longest I went before eating was 3 days. In the 4 months I lost 30 pounds. I felt better. I never felt hungry. I had a lot of energy.

He may not be in Guinness, but he’s on the internet and in our hearts! Good luck with your music and life🎉

This just came up on my feed, I notice it was a year ago but wanted to say how inspiring it was to see you do this and hope even though your back to eating that you continued on your journey to be healthier and started to follow ur dream in some way or form. All the best.

Respect is the only word that i can say!!! Greatings from Germany!!!

I’m going to start a fast but not as extreme as Kenny’s. I’ve been doing some research on it and will try intermittent fasting with Keto. 10 years ago I lost 97 lbs. in 9 months by just cutting out all carbs for 3 months. I ate boiled eggs, baked / broiled meats and vegetables only. I gradually added good carbs and healthy fats back into my diet. I felt and looked amazing afterwards. Kept it off for 2 years and then my mother died. I didn’t care anymore and gained it all back. I’m going to lose my weight again! ❤️

Starting in February 2023 at age 58, I did fastig for 29 days. This wasn’t the first time for me, but the longest. In addition, I started mild training under medical supervision on my smart bike trainer, controlling puls and power rates during each excercise. The results are stunning. Starting at 253 pounds, I’ve lost 41 pounds and can confirm the loss of more than a pound a day, 95% beeing fat. My cardiac situation was perfect during the period. But thats not the main target, I was going for. All inflamatory processes in my body, especially my stomac, angles and my skin are gone. My blood pressure normalized and the blood values are perfect. My senses were totally reset, wich makes it still hard to eat processed salty and suggary food. I stoped regular alcohol consumption and enjoy one glass of beer or wine with friends only on weekends. I had to go throug a process to get used to regular eating too, which took me about three weeks. The most astonishing affect was, that I had no hunger over the whole time and could have extended the excercise from that standpoint as well. I was even able to cook meals for my wive, when she returned from work. But foremost, the experience to control myself with disciplin restored my trust in my mental strength and body. So Kenny, I fully understand what you experienced an congrats for your strength. P.S. I kept training on my smart bike trainer and lost another 12 pounds. My fitness inreased significantly. I am now able to ride on 200 Watts power for over an hour and enjoy my life with my family. So Kenny, keep going. It’s worth it.

Well done mate, very inspiring ✌️❤️

This was sooooo inspiring! Thank you soo much for sharing your experience with us. For the next 6 weeks, I plan on watching this every Sunday as I restart my fasting journey!

Proud of this guy, that self-determination is very inspiring.

My first fast was also the longest - 33 days. I went from 265lbs to a healthy 190, which i have maintained. I hadn’t intended on fasting, it just kinda happened. I was so engrossed in the project i was working on at the time that I didn’t eat for a few days. By then my appetite was gone, and I had no desire for food. I did drink some tea though, green tea and chamomile. After two weeks i still wasn’t interested in food, and it became a personal challenge to see how long i could go. I was feeling great, and so was my project. I was landscaping the yard, and it involved a lot of heavy lifting, digging, carpentry and associated physical labor. My physique was improving quickly, and I had lots of energy despite not eating. The yard was finished in 33 days, and i decided that I had fasted long enough, even though I wasn’t feeling hungry. I celebrated with an apple, and had miso soup for dinner. My stomach couldn’t handle more at that time, and i was thoroughly satiated. Since then I’ve been on one meal a day, with no processed foods, no dairy, no flour, no seed oils, and only self caught fish and free range chicken from my neighbor. I always do all my physical activities on an empty stomach, and eat when I stop for the day. After eating i rest until bedtime. The ideas that led me to this lifestyle all came from the research I have done on fasting. The worlds longest recorded fast lasted over a year, and was supervised by doctors. I think it was in the 1950s in Scotland. The guy in question maintained his weight for the rest of his life, staying healthy the whole time. Ketosis is the key, when you’re getting your energy from the fat stored in your liver instead of the calories in your gut. Another key health aspect is the lack of inflammation. Your digestion is a source of inflammation! The stomach acids eating at your stomach lining causes an immune system response. I can’t remember where I’ve found all this information, but Thomas DeLauer here on RU-vid was a good inspiration for me back in the beginning. I also started following Ayurvedic dietary principles. I wish everyone good health and vitality, and hope you reach your goals in life.

I enjoyed the documentary of Kenny and how our mind and determination - all is possible . Such a handsome and kind person Kenny seems to be 🙏💕

Very inspiring to see someone take on a 55 day fast!! But I do question the help. I did it for 90 days on intermittent fast. Using an exercise plan I was able to lose 15kilos, (33 pounds) and after two years, no increase in weight at all. It is best to take it slow, do it right and then it becomes sustainable. I think Kenny should try again, but this time do it in a sustained way. But great vid to watch and good to see people like Kenny going for life changes.

People are so ignorant of the benefits of fasting. Great job & great video

I did a 6 day fast and I learned in day 3, my body needed caffeine. I could not believe how my body reacted without caffeine. The most incredible headaches for about a day and then they left. It took me a while to actually figure out what the issue was. Once I hit day 4, I could have done another 10 days. It's really amazing how the body works and its such a realization of how many times you eat to just to eat. The mental side of fasting and realizing that you can go 6 days of not eating and when it hits 10pm at night and you want a snack, its just all habit.

Fabulous effort. Im 74 and did a 7 day fast starting 1st Jan 2024 till 7th Jan 2024. Then it was bone broth and scrambled eggs for the next few days. I had started the carnivor diet on 1st Feb 2023 and lost around 20 ks over the year. I have tried every diet under the sun. read dozens of books on health and watched hours and hours of podcasts on many different approches. Fasting and the carnivor I find very simple. Wish I knew about this in my 20's. After 3 babies my wirht crept up and I would lose it via Jenny Craig or Weight Watches etc. but the minute I stopped the weight would come back. Now I reakon I could do 55 days fasting too. But I probably wont being an old duck. I think as you get older a little extra condition is helpful, but just a kilo or two. After reading so much on fasting and carnivor, if I was ever diagnosed with any horrid disease my first port of call will be fasting for as long as it takes. Good luck and hopefully you will motivate many people to take control of their life.

Thank you Kenny for sharing your story. You are an incredible gift to this world. When you fall get back up. We don’t fail until we give up ✨ Much Love

Kenny is clearly one of lifes good guys. Seems like he found himself in his fast having had an emotional bashing that left him down and out. Now he has the beginnings of a new chapter in his life and I wish him every success. He deserves it.

Oh man, this guy was so authentic it was a joy to watch his heart shared with us. Thank you for sharing your journey

You are Soooooo amazing! Thank you for this. Thank you for inspiring me! May God bless you in your life for all the good you have done in the world for putting this out there!

"people do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures"

I went to college on a full football scholarship to Va Tech at 6’5” 220 lbs. As a defensive tackle, I tried very hard to gain weight. Everything changed after getting married. I put on weight like crazy and now at age 65, I’m 315 lbs. I found this guy inspiring. Hopefully, I can make the changes I need to make.

This guy is the epitome of having a strong will, just unbelievable. Those friends of his sure made it extra hard for Kenny.

This just shows Doctors don't know what they're talking about. Even when he asks about his ketones going up and down, doc just says "that's good".

Good on you man ..I watched your video and you know what you could inspire anyone to do anything they set their heart upon ! If everybody thought like you the world would be a better place your a beautiful person inside and out may god bless you brother 🙏

Watched this a few times. I am not overweight or unhealthy but I still find this so inspiring. He seems so genuine and real. His story and process can be applied tk so many personal endeavors we all have. Believe in yourself. Great video.

I did 40 days at age 50. Never felt better! Worked through the whole fast and had 2 kids at home. (Single mom). It's awesome.

Hats off to you and your friend for documenting your experiences and sharing.

Dude we share the same life. Hoping this video has a happy ending. I slipped into ketosis. Didn’t even kno what it was. I was on ozempic. Lost 60lbs. Ended up in ER. 2months later still tryna get my strength back. Hope ur journey goes better❤

I am only 16 minutes into this and totally rooting for you. You are a tiger for looking into a camera and telling this to the world. I am a fan!

I've been intermittent fasting for about 6 months now and I've went from 293 to 250. I drink a coffee in the morning, water all day, and eat one big meal when I get off work at 2am. The most annoying and difficult part is having people telling me that "I NEED TO EAT". If I worked a 12 or 16 hour shift at work people would notice that I haven't eaten and would literally freak out about it.

This was really inspiring. Excited to start my healthy journey ❤

In 1988 I fasted from 2nd week in January until 1st week of July. I did not eat a morsel in that time. If I needed energy I’d have a glass of milk with sugar. I was a vegetarian at the time [21 years] and Vegan the past 20 years I lost a lot of weight from 7 1/2 stone to less than 5. Starvation becomes addictive as it becomes like a drug of choice. I wanted to fast for 40 days and 40 nights…but I just couldn’t break my fast. In 1988 I was 25/26. I cooked for others. I was taken up in the spirit and shown many visions. Thank God for my unfathomable Faith x

I'm really proud of you for making it to day 55. About 5 years ago I decided to do a 40 day fast and made it to day 38. The doctors were telling me that I had to be on 3 meds for the rest of my life and 2 meds for a few years. I never took any of them and my test results after my fast were all negative to the things I had. I fully support fasting to heal your body from Autoimmune, Kidney issues, diabetes, candida at least for me it did.....I hope you were able to keep up the good work with your diet. I slowly went back to eating wrong because of the influence of friends and my own weakness. I'm back at 179lb but I am healthy still. This video made me think of doing another fast :) Thank you for sharing your experience....

What a great personality this gentleman has! I commend you Kenny. I struggle with being overweight too, but water fasting and OMAD has saved my life along with daily exercise.

Thank you! Its of great motivation!

Dr @52:00 so right it is a cycle of doing what we know not what is hard but what we have always done. Breaking habits is so difficult because we need to learn a new way of living within an environment that allowed us to have these bad habits. Omg the lady that did the fast as well - thank you for sharing! I’ve done fasts in the past, and it taught me the hard truths! I’m still struggling but this is my one shot each day is a whole new opportunity to make the MOST of the opportunities that I have. Thank you for this video it was very inspirational. Now I’m going to look for updates for the last 10 years since this was filmed.

Day 7 water fast here 💪👍, still amazed how most "authorities " don't have a clue, and CERTAINLY haven't done the research someone embarking on this, does. Fast is beneficial in multiple ways..24hrs, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days 40 days well documented. Feeling good but inspired to keep going.. trying for 40days but taking it day by day 7days was the goal.

The Fasting Fat Man on youtube went 150 days on a water fast, and lost 225 lbs. He was over 530 lbs in his videos at the beginning, and he documented his loss and days. Everyone said he would die, but your own fat is your fuel. You get plenty to eat without the act of eating.

You are a inspiration bro. Never forget that. You did it!!!. And that's something to be EXTREMELY proud of. Nobody did this for you, YOU DID THIS!!. Thank you for sharing this.

Thanks for sharing and motivating me. I enjoy every single moment of your journey.

Around the 15min to 17min mark he explains how he got heavy after a girl broke up with him and gave him no reasons why. To all people dating and breaking up, be responsible with other people's hearts! At least give a few good reasons why it isn't working, and do it in person. Be kind, and honest when you end something. Anything less is just very cruel and clearly hurts people.

Brilliant sense of humour, amazing willpower/perseverance, and a noticeable positive change. When everyone was eating pizza and speaking about food and all you had was water that looked really tough, good job for not giving in. Good luck to everyone trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Inspiring story, thanks for sharing. Hope you are doing well and healthy. Take care

Wow what a brave man. You are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Well done Kenny

I did a 30 day fast and lost a pound a day. However it was more of an eating disorder episode, I wasn't at a weight that would make this dangerous. It takes serious freakin commitment, especially when you were on the other spectrum of an eating disorder prior to that which was binge eating. My husband visited for christmas during a deployment and I hated how I looked at the time he came home, and told myself I was going to lose the weight before he came back home. Husband came back off of his deployment a month later and needless to say he was a bit shocked when he saw me. I went from 145 to 115... I looked like a completely different person. (I can't say it made me feel better at all honestly). Though the fact I was able to commit to something so difficult made me realize I was stronger than I thought I was.

I've done 30 day water fasts and I always feel AMAZING while fasting. I'm always sad when I have to eat. That being said, I supplement electrolytes and take vitamins and drink as much water as I can stand. There's no discomfort except for the 1st 3 days while you're going into ketosis and the last 4 days or so is rough. I don't think I could do over 30. I actually would probably scale back to 21 days.

Thank you gor sharing. Great job!

I am proud of you brother your journey is amazing

As an artist myself, I am so happy for Sonia.🙂 And though I have never struggled with obesity, Kenny's journey taught me a lot about self-discipline. Every minute of watching it was worth the investment of my time. So happy for you as well in your new music pursuit.

Despite Kenny gaining back the weight, this was a very brave and meaningful act. I think one of the issues with prolonged fasting for weight loss is that it doesn't create habits. Building the habits of exercise, portion control, and food choices ultimately keep the weight off. Intermittent fasting could result in better outcomes, because it's short term and can be made habitual.

I just started my journey, found your video and about fell out when I seen you are from Greenville TX. I'm from wolfe city!

I really appreciate you sharing your journey. It's so inspiring. Your dedication is outstanding.👍🙂

Brilliant documentary, he has such a likeable personality and optimism. Personally I went from 275 at 6'2 down to 190 from March 2018 through January 2019. I attribute all of it to intermittent fasting. Sometimes fasts were within 48 hours, but I also went for 3-5 days at a time, all the while staying under 10g gross carbs a day. I also had a job with lots of physical labor, and there were days I came home weighing 3 pounds less than what I weighed in the morning, with the weight never going back up. Unfortunately, I ended up gaining all of it back after I felt like I looked how I wanted, especially after weighlifting for 7 months of that time. Now here I am, down 30 pounds once again, but this time doing it through a controlled and moderate diet that I'm trying to make into a permanent fixture of my lifestyle. This video was a great extra boost for my own journey of body transformation. It's advice we've all heard dozens if not hundreds of times, but they only real longevity we can have in maintaining a healthy weight is to establish a healthy relationship with food. That said, fasting is a great way to kick yourself out of the feeling of defeat and lack of control/optimism. Watching the weight just melt off day after day gave me such a rush, and I can call on that memory now to sustain me when I feel like I'm going to spin out again. I guess I just wanted to wish everyone well in their own battle to master their relationship with food. It can be done!

Kenny, you're such a sweet soul. As for that girl who broke up with you,her great loss. I wish you the very best

Fantastic video, all the best to you,Kenny and Sonya. 👍

I'm definitely motivated by this. Amazing! 🥰😍👍👌