I also found that having a job to do, keeping busy, change the sheets, do something when a craving hits, works. Now that spring is around the corner, I am cleaning up leaves outside, and pulling weeds.

My toughest time is between dinner and bedtime - I was so used to eating chips, oatmeal, ice cream, cereal, whatever, right up until I went to bed. It's weird, but I find that if I just brush my teeth after dinner instead of waiting until bedtime, it's easier to resist food.

@tuesday409

2 ай бұрын

Good idea thanks 👍

@cynthiawhite4744

Ай бұрын

Chewing diet gum helps

@brandiwhite699

Ай бұрын

I do this too. I love to drink a glass of cold water right after brushing my teeth. Most foods also taste awful with toothpaste.

@user-yj5xo9yi5z

7 сағат бұрын

Try getting a wig

This was brief, but inforrmative. I like that its only talking and no background music or other distractions. ❤

@stephanies3862

9 ай бұрын

Yesss...Brief is how it should be. I get annoyed when a video title says, "Do only these 2 things..." and the video is like 50 minutes long. 😭

@judygrant5744

9 ай бұрын

Me too!! There is no need for background music

@prasadhegde674

9 ай бұрын

Enlightening & informative video.

@MrAndreGodoi

9 ай бұрын

Plus, her tone of voice relaxes you.

@barrylongstaff2816

8 ай бұрын

It’s nice to be treat like an adult. Great stuff

I have used IF for over 10 years. I went from eating 4 to 5 meals a day to fasting 18 hours a day. I have done several 5 day fasts and many 3 day fasts. Sometimes I will go 20 hours a day fasting. It depends on how I feel. I have never been overweight. I started IF because I felt I was becoming insulin resistant. IF works for me. Being hungry isn't the end of the world to me. I drink more water or just stay busy. No problem. I'm 82 years old. No meds and never get sick. When I started, I was a vegan. I just wasn't able to get enough to eat as a vegan. Now, I call myself a cheating vegan. I still eat healthy but have added some eggs and dairy when I feel like it. Thank you for the video. Makes sense.

@rockymntdan1

8 ай бұрын

The no dairy and eggs by vegans cracks me up. So I guess babies are cheating vegans? Hint; milk is NOT a meat product. LOL Eggs technically are not either; they haven't been fertilized.

@ahopefulsysan9485

8 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing! Praying for your strength and I hope my loved ones will also be as disciplined as you when it comes to fasting and making lifestyle and dietary changes, and to be 82 with no meds! Praise God!

@alysononoahu8702

8 ай бұрын

65.🥗🥗.. vegan for 7 yrs, cheating vegan for 2, 18/6 IF just realized 1 year😊😊😊😊

@keepdancingmaria

7 ай бұрын

There's a label for that eating. It's Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian. I used to be that. Now I'm just an omnivore who focuses on vegetables. I wish you could talk to my husband about not munching on carbs (popcorn, tortilla chips, saltines or other crackers, etc.) and filling p between meals. Because he won't eat much during the meals, he thinks he doesn't eat much. Like the snacking doesn't count. He's 80, and thinks it no longer matters. I'm 60, and convinced he doesn't have to feel so bad and choke down so many pills. Sorry for the vent. Thanks for the inspiration to try, try again.

@patrickvanmeter2922

6 ай бұрын

@@keepdancingmaria True, but I don't have a problem eating a steak if I feel like either. What I don't do is snack between meals. IF daily with an eating window never more than 6 hours. No problem with the venting. I don't blame you. You need to convince him that it does matter. Probably more now than ever.

I really like Dr Becky’s quiet, calm, demeanour. Loads of good info delivered with a likeable personality. X

Been eating after 10 30am and stop at 6pm for almost a year now and it's one of the best things I've started doing for my health. Doing that and staying away from sugar and all processed foods is the way to go.

@rachaelt3294

9 ай бұрын

What do you eat then?

@kyles5513

9 ай бұрын

@@rachaelt3294 lots of stuff, but only natural nutritionally dense foods. Whole meats, nuts and seeds, leafy greens, broccoli, berries, raw cacao, plain greek yogurt, lemons, eggs. More meat... Once a month I'll treat myself to some doughnuts or a cake or something because life is worth living.

@mariajmc6557

9 ай бұрын

​@@rachaelt3294real food self cooked... You learn cooking and appreciating other's cooking....

@tamilselvi8209

7 ай бұрын

❤

@HH-gv8mx

6 ай бұрын

So do you not eat fruit at all? Or dark chocolate?

Most American adults have completely forgot what actual hunger feels like. They mistake cravings for hunger. It's the brain craving sugar and processed carbs that causes eating all day long. It's no different than a cigarettes' addiction.

@carlschleg5822

8 күн бұрын

Or alcohol or meth or coke

There is a bakery near my house. The aroma each morning is diet killing!

@James-ur2rb

6 ай бұрын

Hello pretty, I was just goin through commnet when I saw your profile and that what attracted me to write you. I would love to get to know you if possible. I will be glad to hear from you 🙂

I love IF. I have my morning coffee with whipping cream. I don’t eat until after noon sometimes I get too busy and don’t eat until around 2 pm . Never eat anything after 6 pm. I drink lots of water in between. Usually with squeezed fresh lemon. Hot lemon water at night. Walk twice a day. It all seems to help. 64 no meds.

She's so right. I quit smoking cigarettes 🚬 and wondered how come I'd strongly crave smoking only after eating processed food. They're poisoning us folks

@brendareed5050

9 ай бұрын

Way to go. The familiar pattern will go away with time.

@mikimiki6202

9 ай бұрын

@brendareed5050 I don't think it's that simple. The chemicals used in cigarettes to keep you addicted are also found in cocaine. It makes it almost impossible to quit. If similar addictive chemicals are in the processed foods. I don't think it just goes away. These chemicals change brain chemistry. If after almost 9 months I'm no longer craving cigarettes until after I eat sugar or processed foods, something is wrong there. I know people who still crave cigarettes years later. Something is not right.

@pamelamcfadden337

3 ай бұрын

Yes and on purpose

Food addiction is real. Great presentation of the mechanisms involved.

@m.e.p.b.

9 ай бұрын

True. Been there.

@horsenhoundhaven7969

4 ай бұрын

Yes , but only takes a few day of eating clean unprocessed food to get over the addiction.

thank you for the effort and sharing. i am a 69yr old male. i have been practicing a 16hr fasting state for the past 6 months. i work out over 150min+ per week. i drink 6 10oz glasses of water a day. the last glass of water i drink with apple cider vinegar. with all of the above, surprisingly i could not lose a pound (that said, i am pretty fit!). last week, for the first time in my life, i started counting calories. i put an app on my phone and listed everything i ate (2 black coffees+two meals+very small snack). i shed 3lbs in the past 10 days. shockingly, it was portion size which had been my undoing. thumbs up.

@debiwillis9045

4 ай бұрын

Right! It doesn't work for everyone!

I've recently started on a 15 / 9 regime [eating within a 9 hour window, starting around 9 am] and the first thing I noticed is that my sleep seems to have improved; I sleep longer and deeper than I used to when snacking during the evening. A wee tip; when your stomach feels empty during fasting, send a message to your brain so that a negative state becomes positive - I find mentally repeating the phrase "lean and clean" creates a positive response to an empty stomach.

I've been intermittent fasting for years. I started with 12/12 now I've been at 18/6 for a long time. I can only confirm that the feeling of hunger really disappears and the craving for sweets is no longer there. only the desire for salty and spicy overcomes me again and again. but nobody is perfect right 😁

@bohdanburban5069

9 ай бұрын

Salt is an essential electrolyte. Recommended reading: "The Salt Fix" by Dr James DiNickelantonio

@micaelagomez363

8 ай бұрын

The fasting hours include sleeping hours, for example, I have dinner at 5pm and eat again the next day at about 11 am. Also, is it ok to drink plain black coffee during fasting hours?

@cherylh4688

7 ай бұрын

​​@@micaelagomez363Yes, it is ok to have coffee when fasting. Even coffee with butter and MCT oil - the famous "bulletproof coffee" - is popular with veteran fasters, because none of those things will trigger insulin and break your fast. But not milk. I wouldn't add milk because of the carb content from milk sugar. But even fasting purists will still sometimes drink just plain coffee or tea.

@cherylh4688

7 ай бұрын

In the days when I was restricting salt for my blood pressure, I believed sardines, hot dogs, potato and corn chips and store-bought rotisserie chickens were my favorite foods! I literally craved them! Then, to reduce inflammation, I had to eliminate plants from my diet for a time and eat only meat. And at the same time, because on such a diet, there is a tendency initially to lose electrolytes (salt, magnesium and potassium), I started to salt my food again but only "to taste" AND to add powdered electrolytes to my daily diet. And to my great surprise, I lost ALL desire for those "favorite" foods, so much so that I even gave away all my packs of hot dogs that I kept in the freezer! It turned out those cravings were only my body telling me I needed salt! And now, after several months of this, the only hot dogs I can stand are Costco's, but even they make me feel queazy afterwards; I NEVER eat rotisserie chicken anymore, preferring to air-fry my own; and whenever I desire sardines, I eat them because I know that's just my body telling me I need more salt. (And anyway, they are really healthy, lol.) And if I ever feel a desire for salty chips again, I will just eat some sardines (or bacon) as well, for the same reason.😉 P.S. My guess is, if you check the labels of the "spicy" sauces or foods you sometimes crave, you will find they are very high in salt too. And so, a little shake of salt on the tongue or in water, or even better, a packet of electrolytes in water (especially sparkling water) will, I predict, take that desire right away!😉🤗

@James-ur2rb

6 ай бұрын

Hello pretty, I was just going through commnet when I saw your profile and that what attracted me to write you. I would love to get to know you if possible. I will be glad to hear from you 🙂

This is all so true. I’ve been doing IF for 3 years now and it is so, so easy to maintain a 16/8 fast each and every day. Some days, I can go 24 hours and do OMAD without getting hungry. I’ve also cut out all processed food and sugar, and while I know that that food tastes amazing, I have the willpower to say no. If I can do it, anyone can do it. You just need the right motivation.

@jones2277

9 ай бұрын

i was always hungry.

@ubon11

9 ай бұрын

@@jones2277 For me, I couldn’t just go low carb cold turkey. I had to gradually ease into it. First off, you need to find out just how many carbs you are eating everyday. I was shocked to learn I was eating 400-500g per day! I had no idea I was that out of control. So what I did at first is cut down to the normal 250. Then gradually decreased from there. Now, a normal day for me is 50-75. This is easily sustainable too. Same for IF, gradual change. Didn’t start with a 16/8, started with a 12/12.

@haruka_niki

9 ай бұрын

this is so motivating.. thank you!! 💕

@KainBatik1939

6 ай бұрын

Wow... thanks for sharing.

I've been intermittent fasting for years without even knowing it. This behavior simply became habitual, second nature, without any real conscious decision on my part to do it. And it's easy as long as I have something to concentrate on, some meaningful activity like work, exercise, writing, etc. I have found that hunger inspires great focus and when I'm focused, the hunger pangs go away which further feeds my focus. Commitment is the only requirement and belief that it can be done helps.

This was explained so eloquently. Thank you for your awesome videos.

Breakfast cereal should be added to the list of foods that trigger hunger.

Enjoyed the discussion with Tyler Merritt. Thank you!

Excellent point doc 💯 Feeling hungry can be dehydration... Staying hydrated is key...

Great info Dr. Becky - I totally agree! Pre-covid, I had a long commute and didn't want to take the time for breakfast. Lunch made me sleepy, so I didn't eat that also. Just dinner 6 or 7 days a week. Kept the same schedule after I started working from home. So true about the toxic food environment - crappy food available 24/7.

Beautifully presented; thank you.

Anything requiring willpower will fail, in the long run. For me after a month without (sugar, flour, juice) I started fasting, first 3 weeks without breakfast then one day of water. At that moment, it's like opening a cage and letting me out. Life STARTED. I am 47, I got rid of ADHD, hunger, snacking, and acquired a clear mind and numbers memory THAT DAY. Then I felt more bouncy and started walking a little every day, my instinct says this time this is for good, I will no longer bounce back after a diet, because there is no diet, this is a rock solid lifestyle change with no looking back. I feel like 200% each morning after magnificent sleep. Poop is nice. I'm now a magnet with people, work is great, love is great, and I feel deep happiness and I am grateful. I use no will power, this is just bouncing from feel good to feel good in a flower field. Weight is just a side effect, just buy new trousers and don't care anymore.

@josmclove4426

4 ай бұрын

Nice!👌🏾👌🏾

@tipsee3139

3 ай бұрын

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Thanks 🙏 doctor, I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for more 6 yrs by now, I’m 64 yrs. what ever you said absolutely right… ❤

This is the most accurate video I have seen. She is so correct with the fact that the hunger during the fast comes ….. but if you ignore it and realize it will pass soon, it goes away. #2 correct fact is that your hunger goes away when you get used to fasting…..we fast for 18-20 or so every day with success with no hunger. Amazing how it works. # 3 correct fact is that if you eat excess carbs at your eating window, you will not be able to stop eating. Everything she said in this video, we experience in our fasting life. It is a great lifestyle to cut down on your hunger and feel satisfied. Great on your grocery bill also.

Having been doing It for 6 years now. I don't feel hunger at all. If I eat early on a weekend I feel awfull. It was hell at the start but now, I can't do without it.

Very supportive video, thank you!

Concise, Real, Informative and to the point. Thank you so much this is definitely a huge help

Thank you!! Awesome video and great information 😊

this is such a calm, concise and sensible guide. It lines up exactly with my experiences.

My own experience with starting intermittent fasting is that the best way for me is the opposite of the "start slowly and add hours to your fasting window gradually" approach. That just gives me a month-long period of hunger and discomfort. For me, it's better to start with a 1-week water-only fast, which quickly puts me in ketosis, reducing hunger and cravings. It makes me fat adapted quickly. Then, when I start eating after a week, it's smooth sailing and staying away from carbs is easy. It's far harder to have willpower for weeks and weeks on end gradually shrinking the eating window. Better to muster a large amount of willpower for one week and then relax. But we're all different - this is just how I work.

Here's an enhancement to the 10-minute rule: do a 10-minute-ish task. Tell yourself when you're done reading a chapter, dusting the living room, or taking out the garbage, you can have your snack. If you're like me, by the time you're done you will have thought of something else that needs doing and you will forget about the snack.

Like Hank Hill says: There's no sweeter taste than self-discipline.

LMNT is very expensive. I make my own electrolytes in a quart jar of water with 1 tsp. Of salt, ( redmans), plus 1/2 tsp. Of creme of tartar. I drink this all day and then take a magnesium supplement in the evening, helps sleep.

Beware of drinking too much carbonated beverage. A friend of mine was having back pain and she went to her doctor and he said a lot of people who drink too many carbonated beverages can get painful joints and back pain and heartburn.

Great soothing voice. Thank you doctor Becky

Great info. Well presented.Thank you so much.

Thanks Dr.Gillaspy you maid it so easy to understand and you take time to make clear .

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing

Thank you So much for sharing Been trying to to get back on a fast but found it hard with life stuff happening So happy I happened to come across this Now looking forward to a brand new start 😊

Thank you for this video. Very informative and extremely helpful.

The "understanding your hunger part was the best part for me. Number has been the one that made me feel like I was not succeeding in my fast. Thank you very much.

Outstanding info and presented in a very concise fashion. Thank you, I am going to give it a try.

Excellent video. Greatly appreciated❤️

Excellent video! Makes so much more sense to me! My IF journey is just beginning and i appreciate your calm, direct ang informative approach very helpful!

Great video. I like this lady. She is very calming. I also ordered lmnt, while watching her video . I'm starting my 3 day fast in Monday. 😊

I'm doing intermittent fasting for about 3 years (basically when I started keto). The more fats I consume (and of course less sugar) the easier it is to fast (which for me is 19-22 hours per day). Having a physically moderate job doesn't create any issues, in fact it is hands down the best way to burn fat. No hunger pangs and when there are some weak feelings of hunger - a bit of black coffee or green tea does the trick immediately. But the biggest thing is just to be physically busy. In weekends when I rest more, watch YT videos - then I have to battle some sugar cravings. So I would like to recommend everyone some mild black coffee or green tea as they don't interrupt fasting and autophagy.

@Shelly-cp7gj

Ай бұрын

Thx!

Informative and calming voice. Subscribed.

Excellent as always. Thank you!

Super helpful! Thank you very much for making this video🙏🙏🙏

Best fasting advice I’ve heard.

This is one of the best video on fasting! The info on trigger foods is so good. Who knew that my trigger food is nuts! No more nuts on my feast days.

Your videos n how you explain thing are refreshing! Thanks for being a blessing 👏🏼

Thank you for always sharing exactly what we need ! Hope you are well❤

Great video. Straight and to the point. Well done! Cheers/B

Accurate information! ❤

My biggest craving trigger is watching fasting videos like this!

Thanks Dr Becky- I am OMAD & really love my way of life, I appreciate you & the help you provided a few years ago when I first decided to go OMAD... awesome!

Finally! Thank you! I have been watching numerous fasting doctors on KZread and everyone else talks at great length about the theory and the studies without giving more than a tiny amount of information on how to apply them. Such presentations are annoying and a waste of time. But you have provided a great deal of practical information on what to do, how to start and how to avoid some common pitfalls. I have not finished watching your presentation, I'm nine minutes in, but I stopped long enough to subscribe and write this. I did not take these steps for any of the other videos.

@beckygillaspy

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to my channel!

Such a great video with important content. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for your program. Good presentation.

Lovely calm concise presentation of information. Subscribed.

@beckygillaspy

10 күн бұрын

Welcome, WildRose!

As a 64 y.o. with a fit Dad bod and a very long and durable chocolate habit I have learned a few things regarding IF. The first thing is that it can mess up sleep. The second thing is that it can be very distracting at work because if you are not shifted over into mild ketosis, then you will have a glucose deficit and not be thinking clearly. For those reasons I usually engage in IF starting at dinner then go for a long (2-3 hrs) bike ride at night and go immediately to sleep and don't eat again until lunch next day. The empty stomach which keeps me awake is offset by the mild fatigue which makes me sleep. Also the long bike ride drives my glucose down to about 90 mg/dL and ketones right to the edge of ketosis at .5-.7 mmol/L. So I get an immediate restorative sleep with low insulin and glucose/fructose levels. As an aside I do not have to contend with traffic danger and UV sunlight exposure after dark (Sunday -Wednesday are best). My A1C hovers around 5.0-5.2% with 6-8 hrs/week zone 2 exercise and significantly high daily sugar% chocolate consumption. I do not recommend night riding for women.

This is great information. Thanks for sharing.

Becky, you are an excellent instructor. There are so many "teachers" on this platform who are way too intense about this topic creating even more anxiety in an already overwhelming topic. LOVE your approach and learning so much- even though I've been down this road before and thought I pretty much knew it all. Thanks so much!

@beckygillaspy

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Lorry!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

This is one of the best explanations of the effects of 'grazing' has on the body I've come across. All the information presented here is so important to those of us working from home, or anywhere that food is constantly available. Dr. Becky, you've just enlightened me why I've been struggling with increased grazing and weight gain; I chalked it up to stress, but now understand the mechanism and how I can get back into healthier eating. Plus this video is exactly what I need to position myself to try any fasting at all again, so that I can succeed at it. Thank you so much.

@beckygillaspy

4 ай бұрын

That's great to hear! I wish you the best!

Always learning from you Dr ,thanks

That was amazing and practical. Thank you so much.

Great video!

Fasting is really wonderful. It is difficult at first but rewarding afterwards. I have coronary artery disease and I fast 14-16 hours a day as much as I could.

Greetings from Ireland. Just found this channel. Excellent content and presentation.

I agree that I can, and I have trained my brain to not feel hangry before I am ready to break fast. I do a 16/8 IF routine, but it's not always on the clock. Sometimes, depending on my busy days, I might have my last meal between 5 - 7 p.m., so I break my fast between 9 - 11 a.m., accordingly. Sometimes I even manage to eat my first meal even later; by noon or 1 p.m.

@cherylh4688

7 ай бұрын

You don't really have to "train the brain" after the initial transition phase if you've also eliminated processed foods and sugars - at least, not if you have any body fat to lose - because once the body has retrained itself in how to burn fat for fuel instead of glucose, the body will be supplying it's own fuel and you simply won't need food in the same way anymore.

This was a very valuable and informative video. Thank you

The doctor’s calm demeanor & in-depth knowledge helps to understand & the learning process more interesting ❤👏🏽

Nice advices as usual, tx Fred

Thank You. In short time giving all essential hints that are relevant. Congrat, God bless You👌🏽

7:52 # 3 Exercising Your Fasting muscle 9:09 Understanding Hunger (10-minute Timeout)

@lights6833

5 ай бұрын

@katapultleadgen Your new admirer is looking at photos to find women to scam. Be careful!

Fasting should be easy for most people, because you are sleeping through most of it, especially if you are getting 8 hours sleep. Drink lots of water and keep junk food out of your home.

Great video very informative thanks.

Thanks Dr Becky always good to come back and get a refresher course from you - carb creap is just too easy a trap

Very helpful. Thank you.

I recently found your channel and would like to voice my appreciation of your calm way of presenting. It is such a welcome change to many of these channels literally screaming at you, all sounds mixed to the max combined with this typical American overexcitement. My European ears say thank you!

love the content and your calm, smooth and wise way of explanations :) keep up the good work!

@dixiehuston4869

4 ай бұрын

I feel the same. Dr's voice is so calm and her content is so understandable.

Thank you for sharing this informative video

So two cups of coffee per days each with a 1/8 tsp of sea salt is a good way to replenish electrolytes. FYI, one teaspoon of sea salt has 50% of the RDA of magnesium. Google search is wrong when it says there's no significant amount of magnesium in sea salt, start with the ratios magnesium to sodium in sea water and go from there...

Really good information 👌🏽

Such a good video, thanks Dr. Becky!

@James-ur2rb

6 ай бұрын

Hello pretty, I was just goin through commnet when I saw your profile and that what attracted me to write you. I would love to get to know you if possible. I will be glad to hear from you 🙂

@lights6833

5 ай бұрын

@susanfindell6154 Be careful James-ur2rb is replying to only women with the exact same comment, looks like a scammer to me.

Love this speech!

A great video with plenty of information to get fasting right. I have a soda machine and have a dozen 860ml bottles (about 30US fl oz) which I fill each morning and consume through the day, usually triggered by hunger pang. I flavour them with home grown limes lemons or grapefruit juice. I've just purchased a cold press juicer and have starred having a shot of ginger in the mornings. I try to get down a litre of water before before my morning coffee, usually around ten. I do that to avoid cortisol spikes. Breakfast soon after is a couple of poached eggs over smashed avocado. I enjoy this combo so I've brought a couple of avocado trees to plant out to add to my garden. I've lost 30kg over past two years and have another 20kg to go. Thank you Dr Becky for helping us with your valuable insights.

You are right Dr. Becky, certain foods are so delicious that our mind keeps wanting more and more, for the same reason, I only sometimes eat mangoes because it is hard to stop once you have 1. I instead prefer less juicy and less sweet peaches and pears because they have a lot of fiber, less sugar than mangoes and they fill up stomach more. I also add carrots in my salad for the same reason; not very tasty but stomach fillers.

Nice, it was helpful!

Nicely done. Very clear speaking style.

As always a good show 😊

Great info here Bec, Thanks for having no annoying back ground music aswell, Cheers..

Thank you! Great information as always!

@James-ur2rb

6 ай бұрын

Hello pretty, I was just goin through commnet when I saw your profile and that what attracted me to write you. I would love to get to know you if possible. I will be glad to hear from you 🙂

@lights6833

5 ай бұрын

@claudiaallshouse7963 Be careful, James-ur2rb is replying to women with the exact same comment, looks like a scammer to me.

Really great content, so simply laid out no fluff. Exposes the workings behind fasting.. thank you!!!!!!

@beckygillaspy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment, Naijamann!

Great advice. I'm approaching my 5th year of IF. It's been a terrific approach to eating. I wish more people would try IF. There are 100+ million overweight people struggling with their well-being because they dont know how to eat properly.

Thats exactly what I needed to hear right now as I have returned to fasting....thank you

Once you are settled into a schedule you can cheat on occasion. Sometimes I have a cookie or two, but only after my main meal. I don’t have a weight issue, though. If I did, anything extra would be an even rarer occurrence. I don’t eat for anywhere from 6 to 11 hours before bed and get better rest for it.