Why I Changed My Mind About Fasting

Fasting changed my life and rid me of chronic disease, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, the list goes on and on. Paul can take away my chocolate, AirPods, LED lights, vegetables, but I will never stop fasting.

Fasting is ancestrally appropriate,we aren’t meant to eat all the time .

Fasting is one of the best ways I have to avoid pain, and it also helps me wake up feeling refreshed. I love fasting and I feel great about it.

I spent the last few years trying every single permutation of fasting and the conclusion I've come to is that one 24 hour fast a week is great to settle any GI issues and that a 72 hour fast every two to three months is good for a little reset. I say this as a late 30s male who played sports in High School and college and have spent my entire adulthood lifting weights and doing cardio at least three days a week, usually four days a week. I fast when I'm sick. I fast when I hurt myself in the gym (shoulders, knees, back, etc., rare I hurt myself, but it happens). I fast when I know I've been eating a little too decadently. It helps build discipline. More importantly, it got me out of the mindset that I need to eat every three to four hours or I'll lose all my muscle.

I eat dinner at 7pm on Saturday then fast until 7pm dinner on Sunday. Easy and I feel great

Before fasting became a trend in the online fitness community, due to being a warehouse supervisor, overtime, etc. It felt like my personal time was limited which resulted in me not being able to get in breakfast. For at least a decade prior to then, I preached that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, based on what I did and before intermittent fasting became a trend, I discovered that I had more energy with my physical job by not eating during the morning. Hell, skipping lunch was great. Getting home and eating a wonderful dinner not only tasted better but left me more fulfilled, relaxed and I slept better. My dad used to only eat dinner. Sure, he had his coffee with cream in the morning and he wasn’t concerned with health but still.

Pauls Team... perhaps you should include the original posting date

Almost 4 years ago I went on intermittent fasting (IF) mainly to lose weight. 6 months later I had reduced enough to go from "BMI Obese" category to "BMI Normal" category. For 3 years afterwards I intermittent fasted as needed to maintain the weight loss. So, I was IF on and off for 3 years. I noticed during this time that I felt better when I consistently intermittent fasted every day. So, last month I went back to consistent IF. Sure enough, I feel better. Plus, I dropped an additional 10 pounds which overall was beneficial. I have seen way too many obese people going into their 60's and 70's that did not live very much longer. At 69 I was obese and did not want to be one of those people. A lot of what you should or should not do depends upon how your body feels overall, not just for a few hours. Doing a whole lot better physically than when I was 69. Age: 73.

I listen to you, Dr Berg, Dr Stein, Dr. Gundry, and a few others. ALL of you have certain viewpoints that are completely opposite, so I've been applying advice from all of you, back and forth. Never have I felt so good. I use common sense, intuition, and evidence to prove what works, and what doesn't. Fasting works for me, so I will continue to do it. I will also continue to listen to every other doctor out there, and decide for myself whether the information is true or not ❤️

Oh, I forgot to mention! I was bitten by the tiniest tick a couple years ago. After removing it, I got the classic bullseye rash associated with Lyme Disease. I immediately dry fasted for 4 days and, coincidence or not, I never developed any additional symptoms of Lyme. I’ll never be convinced it wasn’t because of the fast.