@Jose Garcia Did you completely cut out carbs? I start tomorrow, I but I don't know if I can cut out carbs competely but I know I can just eat the two meals a day without a problem.
The Tree - that’s just it, no one needs three meals a day from a nutritional or health perspective. You along with millions of others have been misled by government health guidelines and manufacturers promoting their processed c**p for example: cereals for breakfast. Follow Dr Fung, read his 3 books
Intermittent fasting- OMAD is my WAY of life - I’ve lost 72 lbs in 6 months and have maintained my previous high school weight. The ONLY people who say breakfast is the “most important meal of the day” is General Mills, Kellogg’s and Quaker Oats.
That’s awesome! I really want to try omad again but maybe lower my carb intake and up the fats so I am fuller longer. How did you go about it? Did you make sure to eat a certain amount of calories each meal or does it not matter since we are using up stored fat?
I’m turning 65 next week, and have battled the bulge my ENTIRE life! IF only I’d known how easy it was to a) lose weight, and b) keep it off, my life would have been different! However, I’ve bloody found out now, and have lost 43 pounds since March 06, 2023. I have attributed a bunch of my success to FASTING, learned here, on a two (or more) year old video!!! Now THAT’s saying something! Funny that Dr. Fung, and Ekberg (both on you tube), know more about our bodies and how to lose weight, than our doctors in the clinics we go too! Thank you! Dr. Fung, you have saved countless lives, including mine and my hubby’s! We can never thank you ENOUGH! ❤️❤️❤️
When I grew up, if I didn’t feel well, my mom would say “Eat something. You’ll feel better” This lead to my lifelong struggle with my weight. Then I read The Obesity Code. Fasting has been a total game changer for me. I’m currently at my lowest weight since I was 12 years old (I’m 66). I’ve been at my goal weight for almost 6 months and fasting has now become my lifestyle. I’ll never go back to eating the way I did before.
The example you gave of your mom feeding you to make you feel better is profoundly helpful to others, sometimes we recognise what's bad just by acknowledging other's expérience ,
So as a growing teenager, you didn't have any issues with fasting? My family, including my 2 teenage daughters are all over weight but I'm afraid to encourage fasting because they're young. Did you do okay?
Kris jay. I would have them lower the carbs and try skipping snacks as a first step. I am not a Dr but feel kids eat too much junk. And that excess inflammation may not be good. It could be a short term tool for them
With Intermittent Fasting and a Low Carb diet I've lost over 70 pounds in the past year and I'm only a few pounds away from my ideal weight. I'm no longer Insulin Resistant, no longer need medication for high blood pressure, my joints no longer hurt, and I have a lot more energy.
CL Listing As soon as I started Intermittent Fasting I noticed the weight loss within a few days. The greatest loss was the first few days, but that's mostly water loss and only some fat loss. After a few weeks, I was losing about 2 pounds (almost 1 kg) per week and that stayed fairly consistent for several months.
That’s awesome! I really want to try omad again but maybe lower my carb intake and up the fats so I am fuller longer. How did you go about it? Did you make sure to eat a certain amount of calories each meal or does it not matter since we are using up stored fat?
@@kristamahon9338 well, I eat foods high in fat and potassium. I eat fatty meats and veggies. I don’t pay attention to low carb veggies. I eat them all. I eat meat/eggs/fish/everything. I brake it up in 2 meals a day in a 4 hour window. I just eat the whole 4 hours. And fast for 20 hours. It took time to do that. Most days I’ll do 18:6 and I’ll eat 2 meals plus snacks in between as many as I want I’m now 115lbs!!
I am doing 20:4 and honestly i feel like I eat food more consciously and guilt free. I am a therapist and I have seen people come out of addictions because of IF.
I've been wondering about the relationship between addiction and fasting since I gave up sugar and processed carbs about 2 months ago. I don't crave sugary foods any longer and when I do eat natural carbs, like a potato, it doesn't set me off on a binge. In fact, those foods are not very appealing now.
Dr. Fung - I've lost 135 lbs. by Intermittent Fasting and frequently OMAD. I still need to lose significantly more and wanted you to know that your informational videos have been supporting and encouraging me. I am no longer injecting insulin 4x daily, which is the best achievement. Thank you, Dr. Fung.
IF and keto helped me get rid of my insulin resistance and hence alleviated my polycystic ovarian issues allowing me to successfully fall pregnant after many miscarriages
I’m down 89 pounds by discovering fasting, and lowering carbohydrates significantly. I do alternate day fasting & never eat breakfast or after 6pm. It works.
@@Rachel-RR132 not sure I understand what u mean. I eat every other day between 11-6 pm. And I try to keep my carbs in check, but I’m not strictly keto.
Well this fad diet has helped me shed my weight. I was 310 pounds 6’2. I’m now 226 pounds. I would constantly read research on fasting and I would fall asleep watching videos like this one. I’ve tried other diets this one helped me breakthrough.
@@computersrepaircotesaint-l7407 Did you get to your target weight before you went into remission or was it prior to reaching your target weight? I am getting closer to my target weight every week, but I still have times when my sugar goes up higher than I am comfortable with.
@@margaretadams2631 Hi. for me it was fast but when I started I took matformin for 2 month and after that i stopped . fasting blood sugar jumped to 120. now im under 100. I lost about 20kg but I have another 10 to be in target bmi
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Promoted by Kelloggs to sell their carbage and now everyone believes in it, including doctors and dietitians
The one thing I noticed after starting to fast, was the amount of food I had been eating during the course of the day before fasting. It was astonishing to me. Now I eat omad 4-5 days a week and feel so much better!
True story. My daughter who is 13 suffers from hyper pigmentations, acne and overweight. Her doctor wanted her to lose weight but I didn’t want to change her diet, I just told her to do 16/8 fasting. She eats after 3pm until 8pm at the latest. It’s been only 3 weeks and she skin has cleared up significantly. Her acne cleared up and she skin tone brightened and even tone especially in her face. Weight wise she is losing a little bit but just from her skin it’s amazing.
I did i.f. and then omad lost 100 pounds from 2018 to 2019. Still in my skinny jeans. Now I eat when I am actually hungry. Freedom from food has been awesome. It was an old video from Dr Fung that got me into fasting.
That’s awesome! I really want to try omad again but maybe lower my carb intake and up the fats so I am fuller longer. How did you go about it? Did you make sure to eat a certain amount of calories each meal or does it not matter since we are using up stored fat?
I absolutely love this guy, you can see the passion he has for people's health. Keep it up, we really appreciate your time and effort that you put into these video's.
Thank you Dr.Fong for sharing your incredible knowledge, I have read your books and this inspired me to try fasting to better my health and it worked!! I started fasting about 4 months ago and I have lost 21 pounds and the weight I have lost is not coming back.I started by doing 14 hours fasting I increased to 16 hours now I'm doing 18 to 19 hours fasting daily. except on weekends I do 14 hours because of my family. I try to have my meals with them. I alos do 24 hours weekly and 48 or 72 hours fasting once a month. My goal is to do one meal a day and 1 week fasting after the holidays. All this to better my health. I have been pre diabetic for 15 years now. So far my blood glucose levels went down by 5 points and my blood pressure has also gone down by 10 points. I am 50 year old and since I have been fasting I feel much healthier than before!! THANK YOU Dr.Fong!!
@@jane673 The most effective fasts are at least 24 hours, when the full benefits begin. Some recommend no more than five days, but it depends on how much you have to lose. I fasted up to 22 days. After the third day or so, it's easy. The sweet spot may be around seven. I found that I often "missed food" at around a week or 10 days. None of this is medical advice. Dr Fung's fasting book is outstanding (all his books are), and of course any doctor will tell you that you should not fast without medical supervision (I didn't have medical supervision.)
@@rxaliel we eat mostly beef. I make a roast on the weekends and we bake a Sam’s Club size package of bacon in the oven put into individual portion baggies and freeze, hamburger, tuna, eggs and Fage plain yogurt. Search Carnivore diet here on youtube.
@@rxaliel also, for 1 1/2 years I ate Keto. Spinach, Broccoli, cauliflower, tuna, all sorts of meat, a few berries. You can search for keto diet on RU-vid also.
That’s awesome! I really want to try omad again but maybe lower my carb intake and up the fats so I am fuller longer. How did you go about it? Did you make sure to eat a certain amount of calories each meal or does it not matter since we are using up stored fat?
@@kristamahon9338 keep carbs low as possible, if you are maintaining have higher fats, if you are trying to loose fat keep them lower. And just eat as much as you want until you are full. You'll probably need to work up to it if you haven't done it for a while
Thank you Jayson for being one of the few that cares and isn’t just out to make money. 24kg (53 pounds) down in 3 months thanks to watching your videos and applying your tips on insulin and fasting to my day to day.
The Obesity Code was a complete game changer in my life. I have recommended the book no less than a hundred times. Lost over 50 lbs in 6 months. My family is doing it, my friends are doing it. It is so impactful and everyone is seeing the results. Truly amazing. Cannot say thank you enough for debunking the myths around food and how we approach eating. This really gave me the tools I needed on my weight loss journey. Side effect, no longer type 2 diabetic either. SO HAPPY!!!
Well said!! I remember coming home from school with my siblings and the first question we asked our mom was ‘what time is supper?’,,,,, since there was no snack before supper and none that i recall at school either after lunch....
I am 5’7” medium frame at 195lbs due to depression and constant snacking for comfort. I will try your fasting information starting this week. My goal will be back to my ideal weight 138-143lbs. Thank you for your fasting video. Will look into getting your books. Cheers 🦅🦅🇺🇸
So happy to see you here Dr. Fung! I almost fell off my chair. First time I caught your new video in less than one hour. Thank you so much for all that you do and saving peoples lives like mine!!!! I cannot thank you enough!
Great to see Dr Jason Fung, an author of several best selling books on fasting, a qualified medical practitioner and someone with enormous experience telling people to fast, why they should fast, the history of fasting. If we realised the importance of his message their could be billions saved from the health budget all at little or no cost to the individual fasting.
I love Dr. Fung, I was 155 pounds, I’m doing intermittent fasting for 3 weeks, I’m 148, and I’m feeling great, my blood pressure is normal now and also my energy is better too, thank You Dr. Fung💜
Congratulations Veronica, what an accomplishment! I'm desperately trying to motivate myself to start this, I don't know what the heck is wrong with me because I know for a fact that this works. Comments like yours helps people on the fence like me to jump in and change their lives. Thank you for that.
Great video... 🙂 Love this guy. I struggled with weight my whole life... And I was told that 6 x a day and the everything in moderation guff....I got Dr Fung's Fasting book on audio and I haven't looked back.... I have to keep it quiet however, as most peers and family members won't or don't understand....🙂 The 'everything in moderation' and 'breakfast is the best meal of the day' belief is very strong today...
I love your videos, Dr. Fung! I've been doing IF for about 5 months and I've lost 50 pounds, just another 10 to reach my target weight. The only thing you suggest that doesn't work for me is changing up my eating schedule . I get terribly irregular when I try to do that and it takes weeks to get things back on track. My body seems to REALLY prefer routine when it comes to eating, so that's what I stick to. I fast for 19 hrs every day and eat 2 small meals within my 5 hr window and I still try to work in a 36 hr fast once per month. In any case, I'm extremely happy with the results I've seen so far. In addition to the weight loss, my blood pressure and lipid profiles have greatly improved and I have infinitely more energy.
did IF for the last year... lost 50kg+ my kidneys function has improved from 72% filtration to over 90%, my insulin lv. has lowered form 118 to 72... happier...ill stick to this life style
Definitely not a fad, so many doing intermittent fasting speaking out with great results, I am one of them I will never go back to my old dietary habits. I still enjoy food but I am on an intermittent fasting regime and even my health has improved. I wish I paid attention to this years ago. Thank you, Dr. Fung., You are a lifesaver.
Hello from Queensland, Australia. I have watched just about everything posted by you, read Obesity Code and I'm about to start Life in the Fasting Lane. I've had great success with Intermittent Fasting - 10kg gone so far so easily that I jump on the scale three times because I just can't believe the numbers - but they are REAL. Thank you for getting this valuable information out.
I'm 78 years old and have been on Atkins (very low carb) for 25 years now. Speaking from experience, I find it much easier going from very low carb to fasting. Jumping from an ice cream cake to fasting would probably be much harder. The real advantage of fasting is that it is even lower in carbs than a low carb diet. A high carb diet gives you major cravings. A very low carb diet greatly reduces your cravings. I can eat a meal, very high in fat and very low in carbs without fear of "triggering" my appetite. I will have to give top marks to Dr. Jason Jung for his comments on fasting. He makes it easier to stay on! All the best.
@@genxx2724 I think that is true but he is a chiropractor; you've got to be sceptical about anyone who believes in a practice based on nonsense sourced from 'another world'.
I am blessed found you on youtube Dr. Jayson. My mindset changed. I never thought I could find solution to my health problem FREE, through you. Since I listen to you last week, and I do my fasting 48 and 24 hours, i can feel great improvent to my health. God bless you big time Dr. Jayson Fung❤🙏
I've lost 40 LBS by doing OMAD and prolong fasting in the last 5 months...I am going to do another prolong fast starting today to lose another 4-5 pounds in the next few days. I absolutely love fasting because it gives me all these health benefits including mental clarity.
That’s awesome! I really want to try omad again but maybe lower my carb intake and up the fats so I am fuller longer. How did you go about it? Did you make sure to eat a certain amount of calories each meal or does it not matter since we are using up stored fat?
It's like most women's magazines. Half the articles show high calorie desserts and cheese covered foods. The rest of the magazine is women wearing sexy form fitting clothes and diet hints. Whole food plant based diets. No big secret. Eat as much as you want, exercise and you can avoid the sugary junk and wear great clothes.
Greetings from Singapore... I managed to lose 32kgs in 90 days through fasting and keto diet.. from 105kg to 72kg.. Waist from 38inch to now 31inch... My blood pressure is now normal at about 110 from previously 140s... Thank u Dr Jason Fung! That said, ur audio is much better now. You might want to set your White balance to 5600k for your videos to look warmer. :)
@@TheSamimakeup I did on average 48 hrs fast... some days 96 hours... but I ate pretty little.. maybe like some salmon and veg as a meal. No sweet drinks, zero carbs.. no rice, no noodles, no bread...
My ankles were swollen, and I had not been fasting I fell off the wheel... one day of going back to fasting, 18 hour fast, my ankles were totally back to normal, like a miracle almost... if you need "proof" your body will prove it to you. If you fall off, get back on even it takes baby steps
Exactly Dr Fung ! Tell them 👏🏻👏🏻 We weren’t allowed snacks after school. IF it’s not a “FAD” It is the correct way to eat 💯 It’s so beneficial for our health in every way. Thank you
I agree with all this. I’m starting to skip breakfast and finding that I don’t have to spend as much money on groceries which are very expensive. Unfortunately whenever I want to do something good for me I have to keep it a secret…people are so unsupportive. I have a friend who says it’s bad to skip breakfast because it slows your metabolism and she will insist she’s right. If I tell my stepmom that I want to cut out sugar she tells me that the body needs sugar for energy. She even said that after I told her I am pre-diabetic. I really hate it because I am 49 years old…an obvious adult and yet people feel the need to tell me what to do while I am constantly disagreeing with them.
Dr Fung, I started intermittent fasting for lent, and also cutting out all junk food and going low carb, and for the 40+ days, I lost 22 lbs. I am now at the point where I am never really hungry during the fasting periods and can honestly possibly do alternate days fasting, but the 16-8 fasting works perfect for me. This will definitely become a life style and will definitely “change things up, to keep the body guessing.”
Hi Dr. Fung! I attended the IDM program at the Scarborough location from Nov 2016 to Jan 2017, with Dr. Nadia Pataguena. My goal was not weight loss but lowering my Hba1c. I am a TOFI, apparently and was completely shocked when I learned that I was pre-diabetic. Thanks to Dr. Pataguena, I learned how to deal with my blood sugar issues with keto and intermittent fasting. Thank you for your help.
You are a superb dr. Your lectures made me to change my life.After my delivery I was very fatty, became very vulgar. So very depressed. Tried so many diets, went to jim, did so many ayurvedic treatments. But everything was in vein. Lost only few kgs. Didnt shown any noticable change. After hearing your lectures, I followed fasting. My god, its really a miraculous tool for losing the fat. Thanks a lot dr.
Dr Fung, I'm a massive fan. I started the IF about 3 weeks ago, 16 - 18 hrs fasting is working well, I have not experienced hunger, but have managed to slim from 195 to 185 lbs.What I would say is that calorie control is not going to work with me, but with 3 weeks of experience IF seems workable.
4-plus year is admitting its a fad as you are not continuing as a lifelong lifestyle change... you have to do it until you die for it not to be a fad. Not hating on fasting just pointing out what fad means xD lol
THANK YOU Dr.Fong for sharing all your incredible knowledge with all of us, I have read your books and this inspired me to start fasting. I have been pre diabetic for 15 years now. I started doing 14 hours fasting daily during the week and increased to 16 hours now I do 18 -19 hours fasting except on weekends I do 14 hours fasting, I try to have meals with my family. I do 24 fasting once a week and 48 or 72 hours fasting once a month. So far in 4 months I have lost 21 pounds and lowered my blood glucose levels by 5 points and lower my blood pressure by 10 points. My goal is to start doing 1 meal a day and 1 week fasting right after the holidays..all this to better my health I am 50 years old and since I started fasting I feel so much better!
Hello, Dr. Fung!!! Sending all our good thoughts to you, from Romania!!!! Me and my wife lost 50 pounds, each, in 6 months. We started with 18:6, and from October we are with OMAD and feeling great!! 20 more pounds to go. Thank you very much for your published books, videos and public interviews! Have a nice day!
From a fellow Canuck, thank you Dr. Fung! Due to your education on this subject I have been able to reverse my type 2, that I have been ignorantly living with for the past 10 yrs, in less than 90 days. Your book; The Diabetes Code, has become my personal bible. Thanks again for all that you do!
Endless blessings on you, Dr Fung, on your family and loved ones, and your team. THANK YOU for all the good you've provided for so many of us worldwide.
After 2 years and 75 lbs., I’m here to tell you it’s a lifestyle. Only problem is I’ve become a food snob :-) Saw an obese woman, in the grocery store line yesterday, with no less than 6 boxes of sugary cereal being scanned.
@Zebra Lady75 Or her "diabetic educator" says it's all about "portion control" or "eating balanced". They promote eating carbs. They even say "your body NEEDS carbs".
The Complete Guide to Fasting was my first book on my healing journey. I was never overweight or diabetic, but by 62 I acquired an autoimmune disease on top of my RA that I was diagnosed with in my 40's. After years on prednisone and methotrexate I am now 67 and have been off these drugs and symptoms free for 3 years.
Congratulations! It is impressive to hear that diseases that I'm learning in med-school as auto-immune chronic diseases that you have for life are so easily reversible with fasting and that junk diets have extremely large role in pathogenesis of those!
@@markopopovic4068 I'm very pleased to hear that you are in med school and are learning things other than just what's taught in class. Dr Jason Fung and others like him are actually healing people in the real world. Please keep an open mind, it will serve both you and us well.
@@richardmathews8250 Don't worry, I'm in med school for healing people and not fulfilling the wishes of pharmaceutic and food industry. Fasting actually seems to be the most powerful tool we have against the epidemics of chronic metabollic and inflammatory diseases.
I have been intermittent fasting for over four years now, and have never felt better. Thank you for giving me the information that changed my life🙏🏻✨✨✨✨✨
Well I just heard about this whole thing, about fasting. I’m watching the videos and everything and I’m going to start trying it today, today is March 9, 2021. I am 235 pounds 5 foot four. I have tried everything under the sun. I will lose some weight sometimes and then gain it all back +5. So we will see.
Watch his vids for encouragement!! U can do it. The thing is, if u feel sick just eat! And if u "fall" off wagon, just get back on. The first few times I did 16 and 18 hrs I struggled.it got easier!!
Thank god for Dr Fung! This is working! I have lost 30lbs so far- It is so easy! No shopping, planning or preparing “diet” meals, and it is free!!! It takes a bit to get “going” but it becomes a habit and as he says you don’t have to be strict about it. It is easy to change it up and keep it fresh!
Thank you Dr. Fung for making this short and sweet video. I have family and friends who think fasting is unsafe and a fad whereas eating 6-10 times a day or grazing is normal and healthy. They are all obese or over weight eating a high carb diet. I will send them this video. You are truly changing misguided attitudes in medicine.
No it's not. I haven't watched my meal times for about 3 weeks. Going to have to do the 18hour again to get over my stall. Thank you for advocating it as it does work!
80lb's, I always try and give people a visual idea of a loss, so 1lb of fat is equal to 2 blocks of butter. So 80lb's is 160 blocks of butter, what an achievement.
I’ve never been hungry in the morn so never ate breakfast. Was very thin. Unfortunately, I still thought I was fat. So, started eating breakfast to lose weight. Ugh. Now I am fat! Just started IF yesterday. I have no doubt it will work cause it’s just a natural way for me.
Dr Fung, your guidance has been the best life changing event for me. I have lost 40 lbs in 6 months and drastically improved all of my bio-markers. I am 48 years old and following IF and Keto diet changed my life. I just need a help from you/people follows you- a reference of a doctor/clinic who understands IF and Keto and the impact of these on the bio-markers, I live at Winnipeg, MB and my family doctor has no clue and totally disagrees to my current diet and lifestyle. Thanks in advance.
I want to thank Dr Fung For all the advice that has help me so much. I also want to thank all of you who's comments I have learned from. Thank so very much.
I can’t believe I am just discovering this channel and this amazing doctor. I have PCOS and oh Lord how easy is to gain weigh and how hard is to lose it ! I am a gym rat and I swear to God I have been eating almost better than JLo. But here it was my scale going up. Maybe my Cuban genes, maybe my PCOS, maybe my metabolic rate I JUST DONT KNOW !!!! I discovered this channel a week ago. Started fasting 16/8 and I am down 3 pounds. I have 40 more to go but my point is: ITS FREAKING WORKING !!!!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you Doc. For sharing this amazing info. ❤️
