LOL! that's funny!

😂😂😂

What’s really funny too is my daughter got married on a farm and when the preacher asks if anyone thinks they shouldn’t be married speak now and one of the dogs barks LOL. I wish she had video taped it doggone it.

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@@Chrissy0325, Lol! A funny memory you all will never forget.

This is a perfect testimony to help others know it is doable! Thank you for sharing

Hi, What method did you choose? what was your hours of fasting?

@@oaklandshs I mostly do 18/6. On wk-ends I don't do IF because I have reached my goal.

@@tilly9749 thanks

Is it normal not to feel hungry? I'm doing the exact same thing, don't feel hungry and eat very little. Thanks

I am right there with you! Your testimony tells how good IF is beyond weight loss.

Congratulations! Doesn’t it feel great to have discovered something that you can do for the rest of your life-and it’s FREE?! My results are super similar to yours but it took me 5-6 months to achieve my 25 lbs weight loss: I’m at my ideal body weight now the past several months, feel and look 10 years younger!

I heard that I shouldn’t do that, that I should stick to the same time every day. I find that so difficult to do, and find maintaining the fasting number of hours easier to do. What is your experience? I also enjoy doing 18 hours fasting, but heard also, that women shouldn’t do more than 16 hours of fasting. What is your experience?

@@shaheenaggarwal The consensus I’m seeing from the Intermittent Fasting gurus I follow on KZfaq (Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Mindy Pelz, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Eric Berg) encourage switching up the number of hours you IF daily as well as to consider varying the time of day when you eat. Keeps your body guessing and thus maximizes metabolic flexibility (a desirable state of good health)

@@shaheenaggarwal I do 18:6 pretty consistently due to my schedule but a couple times a week, I’ll do OMAD. Like for the last 3 days, I’ve eaten just one good nutrient dense meal a day at noon. That started because I wasn’t hungry at dinner time so I skipped it. Then I realized OMAD isnt a struggle. I’ve also been told that it’s ok to vary feeding times as long as you also maintain your fasting window. I saw my dr the other day for a checkup and he asked about my weight loss. He last saw me 6 mos ago when I was 35 lbs heavier and prediabetic. When I explained my IF journey and healthy eating, he assured me I lost weight the healthy way. So it was nice to get his approval. FYI I’m also no longer prediabetic. You should watch some of the KZfaq vloggers mentioned here to get some guidance on how to maintain this lifestyle as well as your doctor. Good luck to you.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I have never heard of Dr. Jamnadas. I am going to look that doctor up.

@@sandysteinbrook This is a good place to start. It's not a short lecture, but enlightening. Dr. Jamnadas is a heart surgeon who later stumbled upon fasting for helping his heart patients -- similar to how Dr. Fung discovered fasting to help his kidney patients. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNt_qdFlutfenok.html

Congratulations on your weight loss, as a diet expert never exercise beyond normal when dieting. Your body is confused about loosing and it goes after muscle mass instead of fat, after you lose start exercising

I love Dr Berg!!!! I have learned so much from him!♥️

@@katrinamiller277 , I literally just listened to a video as I was taking a walk by Dr. Berg and Dr. Fung together. What a wealth of information!

Would drinking a cup of milk kefir break a fast? I try to drink a couple of cups per day, and I usually sip the second cup as I clean the kitchen after supper. Thank you!

Agree! Our ancestors didn't have fad diets and they definitely didn't go around snacking all day and taking snacks for the kids to go on a trip in town, to church, to grandmas... etc.

@@sandysteinbrook Absolutely! God bless you.

My grandfather, who walked a mile to catch a bus to work, (so he walked 2 miles a day), ate 6 days a week and fasted one day. I’m 77 so he was doing this long before the grazing all day became a way of life. He was healthy, in good shape and, for the time, lived to old age. The future generations will probably get heavier and heavier from sitting in front of tablets. Children already have thumbs that hurt. I was outside all day as a child. My neighborhood is so quiet. Seldom are children out playing.

wonderful! It really does work and is not hard! Diets are hard, intermittent fasting is not.

Thank you Sandy!!you're motivating me to get back on track, thank you!

I am so glad this was helpful! You can do it, Tasha! A lot more videos to come. I know this can help others.

I love to hear success stories, like yours. It sounds like you found something that works great for you. Thanks for watching!

I am glad you took the time to comment. Thank you for saying this! You can do this. You took the first big step to actually start. There is so much goodness for your body and your health that is coming.

Ok, so let me tell you my experience...the weight did not start coming off until about 4 weeks. I even thought I was doing something wrong and went back to re-read the book, 'Fast. Feast. Repeat." to see if I was doing something wrong, which I was. I was doing a dirty fast for one thing but the other thing she said was to trust the process, because it does take time. It isn't like a fad diet where there weight falls off fast...but then gets put back on fast too. If I had quit after the first month I would have missed out on the weight loss and all the other benefits I am getting. It's a lifestyle, not a diet. I will continue to share videos on fasting to share my journey and encourage others.

Oh good, Phyllis! You get back on the train. The beauty of IF is it's easy to start again. Thank you for watching!

Good for you already losing 10 pounds, Kay! Intermittent fasting has had so many good benefits for me and I only started in August.

I am glad it was helpful! I have shared more intermittent fasting videos, and will continue.

That is awesome! I think it is better to lose it slowly anyway. It will stay off that way. People on fad diets lose wight quickly, then it comes back on quickly too

What is pcos?

@@heartroccs PCOS is polycystic ovarian syndrome it is a hormonal disorder with many side effects. Doctors only address the effects and there is no real “cure”.

I have done intermittent fasting, keto, low carb and I still cant get weight off. I have PCOS. I am 175 and want to lose 20 pounds. I think something more might be going in with me.

@Kristin Pruett from what I understand it is about consistency and allowing your body to heal. What I have been taught is that when you aren't losing weight with IF your body is healing itself from atophagy. I IF 18 to 20 hours every day. I refused to weigh for 5 months and could tell on my clothes. I thought I lost a lot more than I did...but I dropped 4 dress sizes. If you haven't given IF 6 month I would say revisit it. I did Atkins, body for life, hormone shots with low calorie diet, WW, etc. and this has been the easiest most satisfying way to lose weight than ever. I have seen endocrinologists, holistic MDs. It works but takes time.

Isn't it amazing! It really does work and your comment proves it! comments like yours really encourages all of us to stay on the path, or to get back on when we go off it for a little while. God tells us our body is a temple, it feels good to take care of it.

I am so glad this is helpful!

Thank you! I posted another video today on Intermittent fasting. I will keep posting my tips. You can do this too!

I hope you really will stay in contact and share your progress! I enjoy sharing someones wins with them.

Great post and congrats!! I started this too in Oct, lost 20, 20 to go but interested specifically in how you see food differently now.

What a great testimony! I am also amazed at how I used to think it was healthy to eat breakfast and snacks. Then my body adapted, the inflammation started leaving my body and I am amazed with the results!

@@Amy-hs1qe, that is awesome you are down 20 pounds! That is a big deal!

I'm so glad you mentioned feeling shaky and weak. I've been that way all my adult life, and it's worries me if I try IF. So good to hear you got beyond it. Well done and thanks.

You jumped right in! I jumped right in to 16/8 and was starving in the mornings. I was also doing a dirty fast, which wasn't helping me at all. I think cutting out most sugar is essential for our bodies to feel good and drop weight.

Thank you for watching! You already know how to do this, you just have to get back on the track.

I am so happy for you too! I am so glad I have found this way of life. I truly believe it is a lifestyle.

You really can do this, Peg. I am telling you... this really has changed everything for me. I feel so good! I woke up this morning and realized I hadn't woke up once during the night. Slept hard for 8 hours. I was waking up a ton during the night before starting Intermittent fasting.

Thank you so much for being a new subscriber!

You can totally do this. Thanks for letting me know about the what I eat videos being helpful. I will continue to share them.

Thank you!

Oh good! Thank you for letting me know

Thank you, and YES, Lisset! Try it clean. It will make such a big difference for you.

Thank you so much!! :)

Thank you! just remember that it takes time. I did not. lose the weight fast. Be patient and trust the process

Right?!!

See my comment. August 1 for ne😊

Thank you! Stay inspired. You can totally do this! It is a lifestyle, not a diet. Diets are too hard. This is not. Then only thing we have to know is what is my feeding window, and what time is my fasting window.

@@sandysteinbrook qq

I am totally with you, Amy! I don't feel deprived either!

Same. I'm feeling hopeful for the first time

Thank you!

You hit the nail on the head! Everything you said is so true. Our bodies have an amazing ability to adapt and not even be hungry once it is used to not getting food first thing in the morning. I am happy to hear of your success!

Alison, 44 pounds is wonderful! Wow! Good for you! I am happy you are here with me and we can do this together!

I am glad you're trying it. Keep me posted! You are smart to start off a little less and work your way up to whatever is your optimal hours of fasting. I jumped right in to 16 hours and boy did I struggle the first few weeks.

Lol! dogs make life better!

Such a great testimony to the benefits of fasting!! Look, you have literally changed your life and your health!

Yeah, the overnight shifts can be hard. You sound a lot like me. At 51 we have to do something different. I have always be thin too...until I started putting on the weight I wasn't able to get off. I think on the weekends you will just change your eating window and eat at the time you would at night since you sleep during most of the day.

@@sandysteinbrook I did change my window this weekend and Monday I just shorten the window to get the rest of the week on track.

Thank you so much! Having that weight and inflammation gone makes me feel so much better!

You are welcome! Stay tuned. I am going to continue to share more on how I got to this point. It wasn't easy at first, and I had to learn what I was doing wrong.

You can do it! You have done it before with great success. It will just be getting right back on track for you.

Thank you!

Thank you, Connie!

I have found so many people who have benefitted from IF

you are welcome. :). Keep up the great work! What you are doing is working!

@@sandysteinbrook I am 250 lbs and I want to know how to go about doing intermittent fasting so I should only eat 2 times a day during the day and nothing at night

You need to try this Ingrid. It is free! To not have to think about food all the time is freeing. I do not feel deprived eating this way. I still eat food, but since it isn't a diet, I don't have to think about a certain way of eating.

@@sandysteinbrook I’m trying it now, no bedtime snack, black tea in the morning. I’ve been stretching out the time that I fast little by little. What you said makes so much sense. My husband loves to cook and most of the time it was hard to figure out calories or points so I would not eat most of the day. I was always thin but since getting older I could not keep the weight off. I’m 67.

Wonderful! Yes, I had the headaches too. Realized I needed electrolytes. Not the gatorade fake kind, but real salt is what took them away for me. So get some Himalayan pink salt or I buy Redmond's Real Salt on Amazon. It will totally help take the headaches away! Watch this video I did on it. Your skin will look hydrated and healthier too! "How to make a natural electrolyte" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7WIldqqx8eYfZs.html

Thank you!

You are on a great plan! I am so glad to hear of your success!

What a great testimony this is! You are showing that it is great for us on so many levels

I am glad they are helpful! It really did work for me, and know it can work for others too.

She is always by my side. :)

Youcan do it, mostly since you already know how. 55 pound weight loss is amazing! It is just getting back on track for you and you are good to go.

Thank you for jumping in on these comments. What you say is so true. I hope others read your comment!

Thank you so much! You can do this! I will continue to post videos of how this really worked for me.

You're welcome. :)

Thank you, Linda!

Please update us! This is a journey we do together.

Awesome! Best wishes for your success. You can do it!

Thank you!

Thank you!

I agree. If one more person tells me to eat grass fed beef I do believe I will have a fit of some sort! I am not sure why I watched this video as I have been doing exactly this 16:8 for about a year now. I am approaching 70 and it has helped me enormously in so many ways. This is an excellent video on the subject.

@@sandramary4 ,thank you so much!

Thank you! I lost 12 pounds, which doesn't sound like a ton, but you can really see the difference in my pictures because I have lost inflammation too.

@@sandysteinbrook very inspirational!!

Sugar is in sooo many foods that we buy...unless we are buying real whole foods. It's crazy what companies put in to food to make us more addicted. I bet you are feeling so much better getting most of the sugar out of your diet. Great job! It takes will power, but is totally worth it.

@@sandysteinbrook You are right and I do feel much better! The DRV of sugar is 36g/day for men and most American easily consume 90g/day. Ill definitely keep my sugar intake down and will do more of these 4 Week reductions going forward.

I hope this is encouraging to you!

@@sandysteinbrook I started my fasting the same day I sent this note and I can feel the difference . I am fasting 16 hours with water or tea with no sugar . Thanks a lot again 😊🌹🌹🌹

It is very doable. Every body is different but, the science has shown it works for all body types. I will cheer you on!

You are welcome! :). I will continue to share my journey because I know this will help other people too!

12 hours "should be" is the key words. You are right about that, but soooo many people eat clear up until before bedtime and then get up and eat breakfast right away.

Thank you!

Hello! I am glad you are here with me. My husband has been on high blood pressure meds for many years. He started intermittent fasting with me. He is now able to wean off of blood pressure meds. He used to take it morning and night and now only takes it once a day because his blood pressure numbers are so good everyday with only taking one. His hope is to get off of the meds completely. IF really does work! When our bodies are not digesting, it is repairing and healing itself.

@@sandysteinbrook That’s so encouraging!

40 pounds is amazing, Kim!! You found something that really worked for you. I agree that losing weight slowly is the right and sustainable way of doing it.

Once in awhile cake calls to me too, but I eat it. Life's too short. 😊😆

@@larahuffmaster5857 , agree. I have a sweet treat in my eating window. Dark chocolate is my favorite.

@@larahuffmaster5857 Lol. Yes, I do give in to ‘the call’ now and then. 😁 Especially dark chocolate. I love it. Life is definitely ‘sweeter’ with a treat now and then but for me being over 210 pounds at one time, it’s easy for me to say life is short and have this or that and then I’m back at adding on extra weight. It’s about balance in everything and for me, I don’t mind saying no to the things that I know FOR ME are triggers and lead me to unhealthy habits.

@@sandysteinbrook I do eat dark chocolate too, (it’s so good!) but I choose to leave the cakes and cookies alone. For me it’s a trigger and I just can’t go back to 210 pounds. Not worth it! 😊

You're right?!

Thank you :)

I am glad it was helpful! I will continue to share videos of my journey on my YT channel. Thanks for watching!

Isn't that just awesome...eating two big fulfilling meals, and still losing weight. I am glad you shared your story. It is encouraging to others!

Thank you, Amy! Even though it comes off slower with IF, it is weight that will stay off, because it is a lifestyle. I am so happy to hear of your success! We will keep with it and encourage each other on this journey to lifelong health.

Wow, that's so impressive! I'm going to be 42 soon and no matter what I do I can't seem to lose weight. It's so frustrating. How many hours do you fast?

@@Just...Peachy I fast for 16-18 hrs a day. I also do a 24 hour fast once a month. When I do eat, I really try to only eat real, unprocessed food. I focus on getting 100 grams of protein per day and follow a low-carb mediterranean diet...about 75 grams (total) of carbs per day. The rest of my calories come from healthy fats like fish, nuts, seeds, avocados, olive oil, ghee, butter, eggs, steak, etc. I started walking by just going for 20 mins a day. My hips and ankles hurt by the end of that because it was new movement for me and I was heavier. I now walk 3-4 miles per day most days of the week -- winter is harder, I just bundle up and go even just 1 mile if it's super cold. When it's nice outside (ie: not winter ha!) I will go for 5-6 miles on weekend days. I love to listen to health podcasts and my favorite youtube channels while I walk. It's so motivational for me to keep going. Now that I've seen changes in my body and I feel so good, it's just part of my lifestyle now. You can do it!! :)

@@amy11228 thank you so much for letting me know. I really appreciate it! 😁

@@Just...Peachy You're welcome. Also keep in mind this is what is working for me, but it might not be right for you. Keep trying until you find the right thing for you. Don't give up on yourself. Our health is our greatest asset.

I agree! To feel so good and be sleeping so good is such a blessing!

Same as you I struggle with hypoglycemia tendencies, I feel jittery and lightheaded when I try the intermittent fasting though.

I am so happy to hear of your success! Thank you for sharing this!

@@sarac3325 when I pay attention to eating correctly…no issues what so ever for years now…good luck with your journey ❤️

Thank you first time I have had it explained simply 🌟

Aren't our bodies amazing! Getting that inflammation out of our body feels wonderful!

Thank you!

You can do this Sherri. Thank you for subscribing!

She seems to make it in most of my videos. Lol. She always wants to be close by me.

Actually, I didn't even see any weight loss in the first two weeks and I was hungry! Then its almost like I got past the 2 week mark and I wasn't hungry anymore. My body had adapted. I think you need to try it again and stick with it. You probably wasnt eating enough health fat to feel satiated. You may need to add some avocado, nuts or extra virgin olive oil to a meal.

If you have a boiled egg or protein eg piece of steak it’ll keep you full for quite some time.

Try the carnivore diet. The fat keeps you feel full and there aren’t carbs turning to sugar and shooting your blood sugar up and down all day making you crave food.

@Debra Smith, From what I have learned so far you shouldn't feel like you are starving, a little hungry maybe, but not starving. **I highly recommend watching KZfaq videos by Dr. Pradip Jamnadas.** He seems so passionate about helping people! He is still a current practicing cardiologist. He reminds us to focus on HEALTHY foods including HEALTHY FATS! If you are eating processed foods/sugars/carbs/sodas, then, yes you will be starving! But if when we fill up on veggies, protein (chicken/steaks/fish/eggs) and healthy fats (Avocado Oil/grass fed butter/olive oil/coconut oil/Avocados/nuts) then we will most probably be satiated longer and the fast will be so much easier. **I guess I should add, the above has worked for me SO FAR, I'm not a nutritionist or health expert, I'm just a simple gal, who after watching videos by Dr. Pradip Jamnadas, I have been seeing progress in the past 3 weeks since I started... I hope this helps someone else...

@@vanessamay3689 I agree! Getting those healthy proteins and fats makes a HUGE difference!!

Isn't it so freeing! It's not a diet, so I don't have to think about what food to eat all of the time.

That is what I am hoping for. To help others that can do this too.

THANK YOU for sharing this! I do believe it is a lifestyle also. I have read a lot of comments of poet e who lost weight and then went back to eating regular (all day long) again, and put the weight back on. Also, from what I have read is exactly what you said that if weight loss plateaus, you need to change strategies and mix it up.

@@sandysteinbrook is there a book you followed for intermittent fasting? What foods did you eat? I need to get cholesterol down

That sounds great. I'm going to try it soon. Edited: I need to buy some scales, and healthy food items when I get paid 😁

Wow! What a testimony to IF. You really dropped the weight and I agree, I enjoy food and don't feel deprived with IF, unlike diets.

Thank you!

Thank you! Stick around. I keep posting videos about Intermittent fasting and how to lose the weight but mostly…how to feel good and be healthy!

Thank you for sharing your experience! It sounds like you have found the perfect thing for you. I agree walking really helps.

Thank you so much! That is such a nice compliment.

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! thank you for the new sub too!

Soooo much added sugar is in the products on the grocery store shelves.

I lost slowly too. But, that is the best way. but what you said is key....you "feel so much better"!

Can one have cream in coffee during the fasting period...or only black coffee and water?

Do you add any honey to the tea during your eating and drinking window? Also, I am from the south and I do love to drink sweet tea during the day. I add 1 c. of sugar to one gallon of black tea and we drink the gallon within a couple of days.

Awe. thank you. :)

I will continue to share. I am on the same journey right along with you.