The truth about fasting and starvation diets

[robert1268]

I have starved myself for days on end and lift weights and the result? I'm more muscular and more defined than I have ever been. (strength increased). My body has not "cannibalized" my muscle tissue. "Grazing" doesn't work for me. I gained 12-15 lbs gross doing that. It's not all about calories either, but the type of nutrients you take in when you do re-feed. And, it takes a surprisingly small amount of glucose to restore depleted reserves. I'm more muscular than my friends who eat more cals.

[TaraAsi]

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[alexandrahh0]

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[susankohistany]

Fasting in Ramadan for a month is so refreshing

[MakaylaRosebud]

I know this stuff and He's sayin it all right. I been through it and had to learn it.

[JustForNowGuy]

I'm pretty sure I remember learning in bio that glycogen is targeted first, then fat and then muscle last. Am I wrong?

[ItNice26]

Fasting will eventually slow your metabolism, usually occurring after your body has spent most of your fat reserves. Bu skipping meals is not fasting! I am under the belief that most overweight people, are not necessarily overweight for the food that they eat, but the volume of food that they eat. Most people eat to much, past the point of what their bodies require. We as a nation need to control our food consumption. Eat little meals meals 4-5 times a day. And skip meals from time to time.

[Porkytool5]

i haven't put anything in my mouth for over 2 days (no lie).. and after watching this video, you scared me into eating now. lol. im leaving to quizno's for food. thanks

[TheLostSoulaod]

when you fast you don't do it for a long time it you can fast for 24 hours drinking only water one day won't kill you and the won't start attacking until nutrains and protiens begin to drop so a few days of detoxing is actully fine, you should look on both side here the good and the bad in every sistuation there to both

[DoshUnScripted]

I dont want to starve myself, but it seems like I just can't get out of bed. I dont know if its depression or something very wrong.

I sleep all day and I use to have so much energy.. now its just sleep.

My armpits smell so much and

My breath use to smell but I just brush and gagle all the time.

Please help me because i dont know who else to go to yet.

Thank you.

[Zenboy23]

You are oversimplifying facts here, fasting is one of the most powerfull tools for weight loss and detox if done correctly.

btw, you dont look so fit yourself so I wouldn't take your advice as something trustworthy, as Paul Chek says, dont get your health advice from people who are not willing to take their shirt off :P

[PsychopathInFoil]

Seansymons, you sir are a fucking moron if you believe this bullshit. If the human body started to burn only muscle in times of fasting, then the human species would have never survived, nor would have any species on this earth. For, our bodies are designed to go days on end without food if it has to. The body will retain what muscle it needs in order to survive, by hunting, gathering, or escaping predators. I'm sick and tired of these people who take advice from bodybuilders. Complete B.S.

[hyppykeppiorava]

I think these "truths" are a little incorrect on this video. Fat plays its role in your body as an energy storage and when you consume less energy than what you use, the first thing your body does is turning to the fat. Also fasting has been going on for hundreds if not thousands of years and it has been proven to have lots of beneficial outcomes in one's general health. I do agree that starvation still is not the way to go if you want to loose wieght.

[jeffmatthew1]

I am speaking from my experience only I am 6'2 and weighed 280 when I started a fasting diet of water and juice. I had a lot and I mean a lot of fat on my body. I am now 185 pounds and I feel I have the same amount of muscle as I did before the fast diet. I now eat healthy and excursive daily to maintain my weight. I take plenty of fiber and have regular bowel movements. I do not know if I have done any permeant damage to myself but feel fine, though I have not seen a doctor. I took me 5 month

[BrittB007]

It's great to be cautious, yes, but don't discourage fasting. It has been practised for millenia as a way to cleanse and purify the body and give your digestive system a good rest, as well as lose any extra body fat. If you do it smartly, ie. resume a healthier diet and exercise regimen post-fast to maintain the weight you lost, fasting can be very beneficial. You will not screw up your metabolism!

[zsenitv]

Your comments are just wrong, body doesn't see fat as gold! Are you a spin doctor or something? Body does not use muscle as energy source until fat is gone, and taking from your face size, are you healthy enough to make this claims?

[fnsauapoi]

Look, I'm not trying to be an ass but I do want to say that you are wrong. When you starve yourself, your body will enter starvation mode. Starvation Mode has 2 processes. The first process is burning fat. Your body will need energy and nutrients to replenish your muscles and it will get this by EATING YOUR FAT FIRST. Once your body eats all of it's fats, then it will enter the second stage, burning muscle. This stage is bad because your body eats itself to death. The first stage is fine.

[FilthyRichLikeMe]

And if anyone wants to see my before and after pics or needs advice on this lifestyle. just hit me up on here.

[FilthyRichLikeMe]

When I say Im never hungry when i fast its cuz I feel so good using my own bodyfat as fuel its how nature intended it. And when ur connected to your roots you feel really good. When I use to believe the fat loss hype and eat every 3 hours I was always hungry and felt like crap. fasting is great and I did not lose any muscle mass at all..Just make sure you lift on the days you are not fasting and you will get an added pump from the extra food and increased hormones like insulin and growth factor

[FilthyRichLikeMe]

I fast 2 days ina row from 10pm to 6pm then I have a day slightly above metabolic rate in cals and do full body weight training with little rest between sets on that day. Ive done this for a year now and lost 78 lbs and went from 30% bf to 11% with great muscle mass. Every 3 to 4 months I do simple diet for a month just below my BMR in cals and get rid of the fasting just to reset my matabolism. then I start all over again. Works like a charm. I love fasting because I'm never hungry

[MrCKH94]

muscle is far more valuble*

[MrCKH94]

Also, you said the body treats fat like gold? wow! think of this from an evolutionary perspective, cavemen were ripped, do you think they ate 6 meals a day? err no. they never went into starvation mode and store fat, they never lost muscle. finally, fat is useless for the body and the body knows this, so why would it keep it? fat is far more valuble and the body actually uses fat as energy when supply is low

[MrCKH94]

listen mate, all you are doing is listening to the idiots at the gym who think they know everything. the only proven method of losing weight is through caloric deficit, several experiments have been done that show metabolism does not change when you fast for up to 72 hours!! so much for starvation mode hahahahaha! studies also show that no muscle is lost when fasting and 6 meals a day does not improve metabolism, all it does it keep unhealthy toxins going through the body.

[Breaker242]

Dude come on use your brain.

why the fuck would the body store fat if he never uses it? What youre talking is just bro science.

Fat is actually there so the body has something to rely on during hard times. What would fat bring the body if he rather breaks up muscle during these hard times?

[mahas3939]

just bullshit :-) The science is far more than is your opinion

[mechysonu2010]

people dont assume eating less and less meals is going to lead you to starvation mode. I think that this is the real point. If your eating a good meal like rice&chicken or eggs&bread in one meal. chances are your not in starvation mode.

[Coppulor]

just stumbled across intermittent fasting. this shit drives me nuts!! which is it? eat simple carbs right after a workout & then protein shortly after? or not? lots of small meals? one big one? fasting increases growth hormone or just cortisol which = catabolism?!? AHHH!!! intermittent fasting is the opposite of what we have learned the last decade. so frustrating. one thing thing that may support the notion that fasting may help the body is this.......how hungry are you when you sick? why?

[remo1442]

False ! False ! False! Long term starvation is no good, but a short term fast is the best thing you can do for your health and body! Your body will first breakdown it's glycogen reserves, then fat reserves and then finally muscles. Google it! Dumb axx!, eating six small meals will ony make you hungry all them time, you will never get full satisfaction of a regular meal and you will multiply your risk of overeating 6 times a day, your teeth will rott out & u will overburden your body!

[remo1442]

False ! False ! False! Long term starvation is no good, but a short term fast is the best thing you can do for your health and body! Your body will first breakdown it's glycogen reserves, then fat reserves and then finally muscles. Google it! Dumb axx!, eating six small meals will ony make you hungry all them time, you will never get full satisfaction of a regular meal and you will multiply your risk of overeating 6 times a day, your teeth will rott out & u will overburden your body!

[courtneysweeney16]

Ha i lost my muscle ages ago :) ..

dosent take long .....

[TheMrjames56]

dumbass



[EndDepravity]

Tell that to all the people who have lost weight and gained muscle on intermittent fasting programs. Fasting is normal, pre industrial revolution it was common.

[BigNorwegianBear]

but it actually doesnt make any sense for the body to burn your muscle instead of the fatcells. cuz without muscles you get weak so instead of burning muscle the body shouldve burned fat so u had muschles to get food. get it?

[crackwhen]

actually seansymons, you might be wrong, the body starts breaking down muscle only after all the fat reserves have been depleted, it makes absolutely no sense for the body to break down itself when it can break down useless fat; the name of the game is survival, it makes no sense for my body to make me weaker, its job is to make me stronger, so i can move and escape or catch predators and preys

[TrueGreatness73]

Almost all of the food in America has many chemicals in it that is unnatural and unhealthy for the human body. When my body feels a little off because I felt like eating a lot of junk food I would go on a 1 day water fast to clean out my system. People who have never fast before shouldnt talk about what fasting is about unless they tried it. You can read all the books in the world on how to drive a car but cant be a top driver until you have drove the car.

[courtneysweeney16]

but you still loss weight right ?

[MartinLoronzo]

@courtneysweeney16 Insignificantly. Still you can use it for changing your eating habits.

Body knows what it needs for sure only after having a plenty of rest from food digesting.

[imlavonte]

this guy is misleading trust me

[knowyourstuff2010]

you need 70grams of protein a day to not have your body eat its own muscle....

[stripeyteacups]

Also, when the body is fasting the digestive system is resting therefore giving the body more energy to heal itself. If you are eating all the time, especially late at night you probably will have some medical problems because your body has no energy to heal.

I do not know where you get your facts and figures from but most of mainstream diet information is rubbish. Like milk is good for you....B.S

[stripeyteacups]

It takes a lot to starve yourself. If you usually have a good diet then it is beneficial to fast (occasionally) for a couple of days or even weeks the body has fats to use. You only starve when your body has no fat left. People eat too much these days and the American diet is a disgrace! It is causing hundreds of deaths every year. Some people could do with a little fasting in my opinion!

[heavynsad]

do you think you can change your body in one week by going crazy and working out hardcore for 115 hours in 1 week?

[coolmandaz]

a no a beta way to lose weight while fast uu jus eat dry pasta with butter!!! it works believe me !!!

[Coppulor]

@coolmandaz

your mother must be bursting with pride.

[xanadeus]

LOL. Fasting is not the problem. The problem is the bad eating habits previous to the fast and after the fast.

Fasting, to my knowledge, never caused heart disease, diabetes or any number of other health issues caused by the Western diet of processed foods, sugar, poor dairy, fast food and over eating.

If you want to help people, address this issue! It's killing people and destroying our society,

Parents are raising the equivalent of drug addicts except additions to food,

[ChrisDirham]

If your body automaticall attacked your muscle cells in times of need it would be impossible to build muscle. Do the real research people. There must be very very low fat on your body for it to become catabolic. Look up the history of fasting. the ancients ever claimed that it made you lose wieigh. If you wish to lose weight a wise fast can kickstart your weight loss. But you must realize fasting for weightloss is just a start. After the fast you must eat right or its usless to even attempt.

[patlowry77]

I agree with the rest of the post. This guy is completely wrong. You do not burn muscle when you fast for a short time.

[z06reznor]

This guy is full of shit...from the looks of his child like shoulders he doesn't have any muscle to get eaten away....just his description of "starvation" diet versus using intermittent fasting plus weight training shows his ignorance.

[Thopter]

WRONG. Fat is stored energy and the body knows this. The body doesn't attack muscle until sugar and fats stores are basically depleted. Calorie reduction, i.e. "staying hungry" has also been proven to increase longevity. It turns on a "survival gene".

[person21257]

i lost 40 pounds i only ate once a day that was like 3 months ago i eat 2 meals now i skip breakfast and i havent gained any weight back i did lose muscle but as soon as i started eating more it came back but the fat didnt :)

[censurabass]

Skipping breakfast is the worst idea in the world, if you really only want to eat 2 meals a day (for whatever crazy reason) you should eat breakfast and dinner. Why don't people just work out? i don't understand, it's the best feeling in the world and it keeps fat at bay and the muscles healthy. Eating less is lazy. I'm sorry but it's true. I eat 6-8 meals a day, i weigh 200lbs and it's solid muscle, i've never thought "i wish i didn't have to work so hard for this" Working out is the fun bit!

[Patel10314]

The narrator is dead wrong. A fat cell has 3500 calories per pound whereas muscle has only 500 calories per pound. The body knows that the fat cells have more energy per pound.

In fact when you fast the body flushes out all the bad dead cells and tissue and you can actually build muscle as well.

[DanielMurphy007]

The muscle cells aren't actually being consumed, they just get smaller. So after you fast the muscle fibers are still there, waiting to be refilled.

[PhuckHue2]

thats if you just lay in bed and dont move. if you stay active the muscle tissue will not degenerate. fasting diets are dangerous, your body might start using heart muscle for energy

[GrimRisWatchigYou]

SO TRUE!!! Good video!!

[XxPhenom888xX]

for me, i lost 85 pounds by water and juice fasting...

[sorenkierkegaard2008]

It should be noted that the Atkins Diet is actually a shortcut to the same effects of a water-only fast (ketosis). The Atkins diet is not good for your liver, though. But, the point is, in the case of either, you lost fat, primarily, and not this large amount of muscle you're talking about. You actually feel MORE energetic after getting over the 3 day hump. But I will emphasize again, WATER ONLY.

[sorenkierkegaard2008]

If you are water fasting, your body goes into ketosis after 3 days and switches from burning a high percentage of muscle, to burning a very small amount of it while burning a very large percentage of fat. The mistake people make is trying to cheat by ingesting something other than water, such as juice, which prevents ketosis from happening. Water only fasting is really the only correct way to do it; otherwise you risk keto-acidosis and severe muscle wasting.

[Johabri]

I dont think you know what your talking about at all. Do your homework.

[BoruJudasDedrich]

The video is right that fasting shouldn't be used to lose weight.

However, fasting is very benefiscial to one's physical and emotional health...if done correctly.

I strongly encourage you to learn about the proper way to incorporate fasting into your life.

[BoruJudasDedrich]

I lost 100 pounds in six months by eating 1500-1800 calories of *healthy* food per day every day. Healthy food has so few calories, I often have to make myself eat more (occasionally junk food)...thus, I am never hungry and have no cravings.

This is the only diet that everyone must follow to live heathily for the rest of their lives.

BTW: I didn't increase exercising. Healthy food isn't expensive. For women: 1200 to 1500 cal/day.

[deolm]

Fat is "gold to your body"?!?! This is ridiculous! We were designed to store fat to be used when calorie intake is low. The body isn't going to use anything as energy if it is being used, i.e. if you are using your muscles then the body isn't going to use them as fuel.

Check out eat stop eat, it gives all the facts in that if you don't believe me!

[lukewhoa]

I have been told that you are to avoid too much water during meals. Something about it flushing the food out before it can be properly broken down and absorbed.

[taod69]

I did research. I fasted. It's great! You just have to learn how a fast works and what happens and why. Pehaps you haven't read enough to come across the word "ketosis". Some muscle is used in the beginning and then muscle and vitamins are conserved. Also, one cannot just start eating normal after a fast. There is a correct way to break a fast.

[julie101rox]

what if i can control myself. like if i'm starving till i get skinny, and then i just won't eat a lot

[stephensamperi]

when i ate twice a day (1200 calories) with exercise i lost 1/2 pound a day, which is awesome. but i was slightly weaker after two weeks.....but a lot more fat came off than muscle

[marnstein]

Starvation is only after all of your fat reserves are gone.I don't think anyone is without any fat especially in this country.Fasting is very heathy and been done for centuries. The body needs a rest. If you constantly eat, you will never get to the fat reserves. Your metabolism actually speeds up with a fst. I have done it for years and it always helps reprogram my body's metabolism. Fast for 36 hours every other day and see the pounds melt off and not return. But it is a lifestyle.Try it!

[chrisbdeb]

This guy cannot even distingusih between the processes of fasting and starving, which are about the same as chalk and cheese.

Muscles are not utilised first on a fast: that is just complete nonsense. Why do you think we have fat reserves? and why people can live and benefit from the abstention of food for up to 40 to 50 days and still have muscle in reserve. Google Dr Joel Fuhrman MD, you may even learn something to your benefit.

[bjvsgsp]

jesus chris another faggot,listen starve you're self for 2 week drink plenty of water and you will lose around 10-14 pounds,not everybody has time to fucking count up their food groups,just starve you're self and then after two weeks go to a restriction diet for a little bit and build up from there people who say it doesnt work are these queer jewish doctors trying to control their lives and you are no better

[formthefuture]

Starvation diets are dangerous.

Thanks for the video.

[DiceDabney]

so i guess ethopeain should be fat

[HannahKate1020304050]

Is it ok if I dont eat breakfast or lunch then after school maybe have a light snack or weight for tea ?

[HannahKate1020304050]

Im doing it right now I knida did it yesturday but I ended up eating a riceball.

Today im doing it again and I havnt eating anything and its 4.19pm I feel pretty bad but im gonna keep going, I dont like being teased about my size

[dimensionholder]

I did google it. He's on board with most medical doctors. But, not on board with people who enjoy preventing disease and general ill health before it happens. Fasting is one of the healthies things you can do for yourself. As with anything, there are exceptions, i.e. true starvation, abuse of fasting by anorexics... Be smart - look it up. Research both sides, then try it. See if you don't feel amazing!!!!

[CHAOSSW16]

how many days of fasting will make my motabilism slow

[CHAOSSW16]

so basically fasting will make your motabilism slow and when you have a slow motabilism you gain weight much easier am i right

[seansymons]

from the research and what I have done in the past...yes, it will. Do some research and check with your doctor before fasting.

[gargantuandick]

@seansymons

Can you please link me to the studies. In the short term (ie. before 21 days) I was only aware of the thermic effect constituting a decrease in metabolic rate. Obviously attributing weight loss to the thermic effect of food is completely stupid, and only a dipshit would make the claim given that it requires that you retain more net calories, ie. Fat people have FASTER metabolisms on average due to the amount of food they eat -- yet they are still fat due to caloric surplus.

[mortaalkombat]

YOU JUST DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT,YOU MUST BE SO IGNORANT TO SAY SUCH A THING. IM SORRY

[royalt227]

@seansymons ...or u could TRY IT and not eat blood & starch.. and KNOW for yourself rather than letting someone TELL U

[jrda128]

@CHAOSSW16 yes you are absolutely right. 

[Cavin21]

I actually want to lose muscle.

[serafcaine]

heey we have identical beds

[Tinzert]

This is a well explained video. I will forward this to all my anorexic friends =]

[oxXTJRXxo]

How does Beyonce, Denzel, and the other celebs starve themselves and don't become fatter than before?

[Cavin21]

I'm actually trying to lose muscle on my upper body, will starvation be the perfect diet for this?

[AvaAdore7]

I'm sorry but it isn't possible for me to eat 1200 calories a day. I eat not more than 700 calories a day.. I feel pretty healthy :)

[pokie24]

i'm 16 years old and have been through starvation mode. i don't care what ANYBODY says: no starvation diet is healthy! I have 2 low a % of body fat, am underweight, have not had a menstrual cycle in 7 months, shrunken breasts, and have stored a little fat in a pouch on my tummy. I had no idea what I was doing. It is not about how much you eat, but what you eat. Teenagers need about 2,200 calories a day just for growth. I have so many questions!

[Blackstarting]

I went through starvation mode, about 5 years ago, Before the age of 18. It was hell and it changed my life forever, Plus im a diabetic. Those 2 problems dont go good together trust me lol. Iam beter now, but im never going to be the same again.(my health, my looks and much more). Im a athlete but im not pro, I could of been but thats a long story. Starvation mode hit me so hard... It ate the muscle off my heart and other organs. Like i said... It changed my life forever. Not in a good way tho

[dustitj]

WOW not shit dumb ass? What you just said is some what true. The real question is why are we so fat? Its because we are lazy. Its not the medias fault or anyone elses but your own fat ass. As soon as people start to take accoutability and stop blaming genetics, media, fast food and what ever else, people will start to loose weight

[bsalus01]

your body does burn muscle but it also burns fat, and more fat weight then muscle. people with a lower bmi, except athlets, also have a lower % body fat. meaning that their % of lean muscle has INCREASED.

the best reason to fast though is for its other benifits. it helps equalize your body uses insulin, which will help you loose weight when your not fasting.

also, look into C.R.O.N., for decades it has been shown that reducing your calories can somewhat dramatically lengthen your life.

[DotPaulish]

Its now how much you eat, but what you eat! Get good nutrition.

[blogologist]

You lose muscle and internal organ mass when you do the freekin fast wrong. You can really injure yourself if you break it wrong as well. Juice fasting is much safer, but it must be fresh made, not bottled. The "lemonade diet" goes back about 100 years and is also much safer and easier than water fasting.

It's all about "food enzymes" found only in raw foods, but the mainstream doesn't want us knowing about food enzymes cause they make a lot more money selling brand name foods which have none.

[seansymons]

Great comment...thanks for posting!

[miandau]

I have a friend that weighed over 200 lbs...She didn't eat anything for 40 days, she drank juice and water..She lost a ton of weight, about 50lbs.Now she eats normally, she isn't really on like a typical diet,the occasionaly mcdonalds,sometimes eating breakfast sometimes not.You get the point. And she isn't really gaining weight she just stays the weight she is.Sure starving yourself obviously isnt healthy, but you do lose weight you may lose muscle and water as well but her reaults were amazing

[shuttlecock0303]

Hi,

I can't completely agree with wat you said. If starvation doesn't work, then how are anorexic girls so freakishly skinny?

[HigekixxWa]

This video proves a good point.

Thank you for putting this up.

[FoamyTheSquirrel2]

What if I eat then workout? Because I really am hungry but when I get to the kitchen I feel like my stomach automaticly gets full. But, you said your matabolism slows and I dont want to work out and have no result.

[winterwinwin]

I'm still working on it myself. ^_^;;;

It's difficult for me... It's like I know logically that I am dealing with an eating disorder, but... it's like an internal compulsion. Kinda like people who eat too much in reverse.

Workin on it!:D

[seansymons]

Hey Winter, I think many people are working on some sort of eating disorder...some eat to much, others do not eat enough.

[Viciousgirl46]

i dont know but what ive heard was that if you starve yourself your tummy would feed itself by eating the fat or somethin like that, i dont remember but yea i dont know if its true.

[joab1234321]

Your claim that fasting is unhealthy is speculative and probably untrue. Its funny you mention evolution in the sidebar. Consider this fact: paleolithic people very frequently fast yet are invariably lean.  6 meals a day is not a natural eating pattern and probably unhealthy. How do you know that healthful processes (e.g. autophagy, detox) don't occur during a fast or even that a fast metabolism is invariably good? You don't. Your making oversimplifying assumptions.

[seansymons]

You sound like you have done research or have experience in weight loss.

I have done a LOT of research and also in college learning about the human body and nutrition.

What I have stated above is from research and also what I have done and experienced in the past. If you have any personal research you have done, please post a video response and let us know your point of view. Thanks for your comment, they are all welcome. Sean

[joab1234321]

Thanks for your response but I don't own a webcam.

The point I want to make is that your interpretation of the facts is an oversimplification. There would be a lot less confusion about health if we admitted how little we understand health. Too many people like to play expert, but no one is an expert.

If 6 meals a day works for you great. But you shouldn't tell people that fasting is never a good idea. Studies are starting to show positive benefits to 'intermittent fasting'. Google it

[MikesBodyForLife]

Sean, I love this video! But, I will speak up here as well...as someone who leads nutrition classes 3 nights a week here in Dothan, I always push this one statement: YOU HAVE TO EAT TO LOSE FAT. WANT TO LOSE FAT? EAT EAT EAT. OUR BODIES NEED FUEL. FEED THEM. We are NOT A FAT SOCIETY BECAUSE WE EAT - it is because of WHAT we eat! Ok then, enough said! :) LOVED IT SEAN!! TALK TO YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!

[Tiikuri]

I find it hard to believe that when fasting properly the body would attack its own muscles. Why are our bodies storing fat in the first place? Evolution has created this ability for the body to prepare for bad times when there isn't enough food to cover our energy needs. It would make absolutely no sense for the body to store all that fat for the bad days and when the bad days actually come it decides to go for the muscles for energy.

[seansymons]

Your major organs (brain, heart, etc) can't use stored fat for the energy they need, they can only use glucose, which is what carbs break down into thru digestion. Since you are starving yourself and not supplying your brain with glucose, your body has another survival trick. It creates its own glucose.

[Tiikuri]

The brain uses ketone bodies as a main source of energy during fasting. Same goes with heart. They don't need glucose.

Quoting Wikipedia: "The brain, in particular, relies heavily on ketone bodies as a substrate for lipid synthesis and for energy during times of reduced food intake."

[CutTheFat]

Amazing video and it needed to be said!!!

[Pawfeck]

Homiostasis, your body likes things the same.

It can deal with small changes over time, that can result in BIG changes.... but if you shock it with a BIG change (ie super low cal) it goes into self preservation mode and will hang on to all the energy it can.

Find balance in what you do, something maintainable for the long haul, not a fad.

[redfootwalking]

Thank you, you are telling the absolute truth!! :)

[littlesheree]

Sean is telling the truth! :-)

[megsross]

yeah me too, I eat 5 smaller meals per day and I just dont get hungry anymore,before my body says its hungry, the next meal is there :D great advice, thanx Sean! ~Kim

[thrivesurvive]

Proper Juice Feasting is an excellent way to nourish your body while loosing weight. I would never juice feast just to loose weight, but that is one of the effects. By juice feasting, I am referring to drinking a gallon or more of nutrient dense, fresh juice made of dark, leafy greens, veggies & fruits, plus optional super foods like algae. Also, check out Fasting & Eating for Health by Joel Fuhrman. This book offers concrete facts on fasting. U offer some valid points, but there is more 2 know.

[redfootwalking]

I love juicing!

[thrivesurvive]

So do I. If done properly, it is an incredible source of immediate, highly assimilable nutrition. The key is getting enough juice, and getting a variety of colorful fruits and veggies every day. It's so yummy and gives me so much energy because most of the energy we get from food we eat is used up in digestion of that very food. Juice requires no energy to digest.

[HungarianVegetarian]

Great video Sean! I completely agree with you. I have been very unsuccessful with past weight loss attempts due to consuming low calories. At the beginning of this past April, I went up to a 1700 calorie diet, worked out more...I eat all the time now, with smaller portions, I think about 6-7 times a day, and I've been losing very steadily since.

[seansymons]

Glad you are doing so well now...I think more people should take in more fruits, veggies and grains.... it would be better than weight loss pills and doctor visits...

[MartinLoronzo]

@seansymons come on, you significantly lose weight, start burning the fat reserves after the 2nd week. Do you know many people having will to live on water for 14 - 21 days?

And yes, you can gain weight afterwards; from my experience not the starvation process is the hardest. Should consider diet restrictions afterwards (vegan diet, only natural, raw food for the same period time.

Concluding do it for other purposes - detoxification of body and mind.

Consult Breg, Shelton literature

[Coppulor]

@seansymons

grains? really? that comment makes me doubt your knowledge (sorry). why the **** should we eat more grains?!?!?! we should NOT eat more grains - we should eat less grains. grains are not a natural part of a human diet. they were invented by man and are the first processed food (unless you eat them with hull completely intact etc which almost noone does). screw grains. eat mostly veggies, legumes, some fruits and some meats.