What Really Breaks A Fast? (Fasting Basics 2) | Jason Fung
What breaks a fast? Does tea, or coffee or cream or sugar break the fast? How about diet soda? Dr Jason Fung discusses what you can take during a fast and how this affects weight loss. These fasting variations can still be very effective for weight loss. Check out my blog at
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Dry Fasting
2:46 Water Only Fasting
3:23 Green Tea helps fasting
4:28 Coffee and Fasting
5:30 Does a small snack stop weight loss?
6:57 Diet soda and Fasting
7:30 Supplements and Fasting
8:55 Juice Fasting
9:22 Case Study
August 19th 2020, I was at 255 pounds. I saw Dr Fung on you tube. I have been on 18/6 fast ever since. I also eat a keto/carnavor diet. As of today January 24 2021 I weigh 195 pounds. 25 pounds to my goal. Thank you Dr Fung!!
Excellent!
Congratulations!
Thanks, I was hoping to inspire others to try and become healthy again.
That’s amazing, keep up the good work. I’m hoping to start a fasting regime tomorrow. All these amazing stories really motivate me to give it a try.
@@scottmcanea you can do it. I chose to eat between the hours of 12 noon and 6pm. That way I am sleeping for alot of the fast and eat when I normally would. Cheeseburgers, bacon and eggs, hotdogs, Barbecue without sauce. Use real butter to cook with or the bacon grease. Stay busy in the morning. Exercise during the fast to increase growth hormones and testosteron. Good luck!!
Thank you Dr. Fung for sharing my journey. Fasting is life changing. I feel better now at 57 than I did in my 30’s.
What about alcohol? Wine?
@@maureenfallucca1530 only when my window is open I drink glass of wine.
Great!
@@mauricioaguilar5683 Thank you🙂
I stopped drinking any diet drinks when I noticed that my joints ache when I do. I feel that it’s the aspartame.
Thank you, I will no longer beat myself up about that occasional little blip that I thought completely ruined my fast 😊
Let’s do this…at least for my kids..want to live..just tired of sickness and excuses…anyone on board?
Already there and waiting for you to join. Please try it, it is empowering to be free from blood glucose slavery.
Good luck do it. I am ending day three this afternoon. The first day just green tea with collagen ,cream ,a little butter, blended. and bone broth late afternoon. Then cup of green tea plain in on second day, then water only😀.
Yes..I’m on day 3 too..got tough today but keeping the spirits high☺ good luck to you all and more power✊
@@gstlynxThank you so much for motivation.
@@erinhiner4540You’re doing great..keep rolling👍
Everyone seems to forget about white tea. It is the youngest of the tea leaves, has the lowest caffeine but the most antioxidants. It is a very mild tasting tea.
I LOVE white tea!
Yes white tea is so refreshing. I love it.xx
Have never heard of white tea! Thanks so much for that tip – will try and source it ASAP..🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@heatheranderson8204 are you in the UK, because Twinings do a really nice white tea with pomegranate.xx
White tea is my favorite 😆
Learn more about Fasting here – https://youtu.be/ETkwZIi3R7w
I want to do fasting but when I do fast eight hours. I am 51 years old my body is shivering when I am not eating 🍱 food How I can control this
What about apple cider vinegar, will it break a fast?
Dr. Fung I know you said creamer is ok but what about Sugar free creamer like 3tbs or Italian sugar free creamer ? I try to do black but I just can’t 😔
Hi Dr Fung, I know you said you’ll go into autophagy another time but do electrolyte salts block autophagy on extended water fasts?
Dr. Fung, do you think drinking 8ozs of chicken bullion (1 tsp in 8oz of water) would break my fast? I use Knorr chicken bullion. Thank you.
It took me 3 tries over 18 months, but once I stuck to it I lost 75 pounds in 20 weeks. I did 8/16 plan
Congratulations 👍
way to go Kevin!!!!
Wow!
So during the eating time did you calorie count? Or did you eat what you wanted?
Did you get some carbohydrate in eating time…?
True. My scale didn’t budge for a full month, but my pants were loose, belly flatter, etc. It drove me crazy! About the 5th week my scale started the incredibly slow downward movement. I’m only down 5 pounds in five weeks, but it is happening. Hang in there, everyone. Sticking with it costs you nothing.
Hi Jen. I have been looking for good information on the subject of fasting and this Dr knows his stuff. I am going to start my fasting journey this weekend. I have always had an iffy relationship with food. Main problem is I like to too much lol. I wish you lots of success with your weight loss!
@@nevermore4971 I wish you success. Remember to be patient and that you will never lose any weight by giving up. The hard part for me was giving up red wine. It’s worth it, because I feel pretty terific!! Go for it.
Yeah, it’s crazy how you can go several days without food, and the needle doesn’t budge. THEN all of a sudden the weight starts sliding off!!
Every time I look at the scale and it’s hardly moved I tell myself I didn’t gain the weight over night so I won’t lose it over night either. I don’t know why that works for me but it keeps me out of the refrigerator.
Your body’s may be retaining water. Electrolytes, trace minerals and even just straight salt into your water helped me a lot. Also cleared up headaches
Husband doesn’t support me but I support me !
Time to rethink the husband
Food , eating can be seen as threatening even a weapon to use against someone. Perhaps your changing your eating habits are bringing up an issue in your husband’s life he is using procrastination to not deal with. Maybe ask him if there is something you can do to support him in that he may want to challenge himself with? Then share your progress together not apart.
Try reading Real Time Relationships by Stefan Molyneux. You’re supposed to be in this together : – )
Good bless you keep strong
@@jayaybe1 The far right nationalist and white supremacist Stefan Molyneux? Hard pass
I’m only a week into this. I’m doing low carb and three 36 hour fasts per week. I have type 2 diabetes and I’m 70+ pounds over weight. I’m 54 and have two kids that are National class athletes. I’m counting on this to extend my life and enable me to interact better with my young adult kids. So far so good. I’m feeling optimistic about this process. Wish me luck!
You are on the road to good health!
All the best to you and others who are doing IF .
Best of luck 👍
Admire your determination.
How this doing? I am also on ADF for a month now. How much did u lose?
I started fasting after a cancer diagnosis and I feel so much better. Mixing it with keto. 18:6
did it heal you from your cancer please?
*Changed my life. I will never eat the same ever again. “Unless you physically trip and your face lands in a box **weightlose.fitness** of donuts, there is no such thing as a ‘slip’.” Get that mind set and you’ll win again and again.*
What u say is so helpful to me.. i just started n missing my varuval etc
I usually only eat beef, butter, bacon, and eggs. On occasion chicken thighs or wings, and salmon. My weight is very good.Im 55 years young. I feel like I’m aging backwards really.
This is Sooooooooooooooooo true,,,,,,,,, but it doesn’t only apply to food.. I use to make fun of people that were cheaters on their spouse.. (youtube will censor if I use the word for it) The excuse everyone uses when caught is “It was an accident” ….. They just happen to accidently both be naked in a bedroom all by themselves, and accidently fall into said bed and……. you get the rest of the accidents that happened….. Its a matter of what is important to you.. Not only physically but morally…. We have become a morally bankrupt nation and I believe it was done on purpose.
Now I want donuts.
I just love your non condemning Attitude
Thank you Dr Fung. I started two weeks ago at 350lbs and I’m doing the 16:8 fast and I’m down to 334lbs this morning. I’m exercising each day too. I’m grateful for your help and advice
Did you continue? How are you doingdadslyfe1267?
Awesome sauce!
What is 16:8?
@@RC-vh8id It’s when you only eat in an 8 hr window which means you fast for 16hrs. I, for example, do an 18:6. I eat at noon and 6:00 pm which has me fasting for 18hrs a day.
@@TrevorPawlik thank you!
Intermittent and water fasting has *changed my life!*
So far, I’ve shed 43lbs 👏 I just recently completed my 72hr water fast and I felt amazing. I would’ve gone for longer but I didn’t wanna push it yet.
_Fasting is amazing_
I’m hoping to do the same!
IF (Intermittent fasting) truly is.
I am 190 I always been 145 my whole life at one point lower than that I’ve gained over 50 lbs in the last 4 years and now that I am engaged I am wanting more to be healthy again. https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx5VQ5nUzHu6i0O5_u7ipyLnCz0lbsSvr0 I am not fat but I am thick and have muscle. I am very close to how you were but a lil smaller but I am so sick people making comments to me like I’m huge or like you said having shorts that used to be so cute on me and now I can’t even find a pair to fit me. I used to love shopping now I don’t even want to go to the store and if I do I pick the biggest size don’t even try it on and deal with it. I went from size 5 to size idk because I don’t even want to know the real number. I hate looking at pics of myself now or me before. thank you for your video it’s time to make a change.
You can do it girl!
Wow. Impressive longevity.
What many people don’t realize is that fasting was a normal occurance of life when there was not enough food and then the body xould clean itself.
Waking up with an empty stomach is THE BEST thing ever! Fasting was my solution to night time snacking. Falling asleep without new food in my stomach makes it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep!
Thank you for this. I am struggling NG with midnight snacking.
Fasting in changing my life. Fasting has even helped me move away from drinking alcohol. I’ve lost over 35 lbs since January 2nd. I’ve slowly stepped up to a regular daily 16/8 fast, and now I can easily do a 36-hour fast that I have done twice this year so far. My brain just works better. I am more productive. I look forward to getting up in the morning because my sleep is improving. My resting heart rate, BMI, visceral fat, and blood pressure are all headed down. My inflammation and the constant pain in my lower back and legs are gone. My sex life is back after over two years in the toilet. The power of fasting cannot be overstated.
After 24 years of diabetes my course changed totally in life ! If somebody would have told me this a long time ago things would have been different ! Now I’m doing intermittent fasting and also putting in 24vhour fast and just after a couple days my sugar went down from 9.7 to 6.9 mmol! I am delighted and I finally see the light in the tunnel ! I’m going to stick to this and also Lchf! Thank dr Fung , you explained it so good and as I already was doing intermittent fasting before it was so simple to continue after that I understood the real cause of my problem ! Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah!❤❤❤❤