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I completely agree, fasting isn't for everyone. Ultimately its about sustainability and happiness. Just because something is excellent for your physical health doesn't mean it is required. I disagree that it's a trend, humans have been fasting for 1000's of years.

It's got to be your gut. I can't give you a clear idea unless i saw your exact food intake but my guess is you are intolerant to something.Might be oats, or some kind of grains. Maybe try eliminating certain foods from your diet. e.g try not eating oats for a month and see how you feel. Do you ever fast? Always tracks your…

1. Find you maintenance calorie goal and add 200 calories to it. 2. Track your weight over a month. If you gain 0.5lbs then stick with that calorie goal. if you gain more drop it 100 calories. If you gain nothing add another 100 calories. 3. Lift heavy, compound movements such a deadlifts and squats. 4. Keep up the cardio…

Squat, Squat, Squat and then Squat some more. Glute bridges are also very effective. And eat a little more calories than you burn a day.

You are onto something there. It's all about giving your body a break from digestion or more specifically your gut. Your gut biome is incredibly important when it comes to nutrient absorption and general health. Fasting allows your gut to do its job more efficiently and in this day and age with all the processed garbage we…

Did you even read the articles and watch the videos? It literally has the links to the studies with the proven data. Plus if you are not familiar with Dr Rhonda Patrick's work then i'd be apprehensive in taking your advice.

Great and good luck with it. I would try and lose the bread first thing if you are going to do it as bread will spike your insulin straight way.

While a lot of these studies have been done on animals not humans there are more and more trials on humans now that have shown these benefits are applicable. https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/fasting

of course, i agree but i merely meant that if you are tracking calories that by not eating for the fasting window allows for the calories to be consumed later meaning it makes its easier to stick within a calorie goal.

That is correct, it's basically cutting out potatoes, bread, rice, sweet potatoes, oats etc. Dairy has quite a bit of sugar so cutting this out will remove the sugars from dairy too. Essentially you just eat meat, eggs and vegetables. It has worked really well for my clients but this is purely anecdotal of course.

IF has many health benefits, for that reason alone it's worth doing. From a fat loss point of view you can argue that it does give it a boost. Ultimately though, fat loss is down to a reduction in calories. So if you want to lose fat then you must eat in a deficit. Fasting in a calorie surplus won't do anything for fat…

IF has an insane amount of health benefits if done correctly. Plus it helps keep your calories down.

When i get new clients, particularly ones with "sugar cravings" i give them a 10 day reset. It's super simple. for 10 days they only eat whole foods and zero starch carbohydrates. Only water and black coffee and no dairy. It seems extreme but it really does work for them. You can argue sugar isn't addictive but we are…

Back pain is a complex issue as many factors can affect it. However, i would say that losing weight will go a long way towards reducing or even eradicating back pain. I would suggest you go see a good osteopath to determine the reason for your back pain. If all is well you might want to focus on doing some exercises to…

Look it really is simple. Our bodies don’t know the different between sugar from a chocolate bar or sugar from a piece of fruit. It doesn’t care where it comes from. Refined sugar is still sugar but it normally comes with other stuff too such as trans fats. If we consume too much of anything it’s not good for us. But out…

Sadly, doctors have little knowledge of nutrition. They normally jump onto medication and slap a band aid onto a problem instead of looking to diet first. This is usually because there is a lack of training and because medicine is big business. There is no money in curing people. And yes an endocrinologist knows a huge…

Yes because Medicine is up to date. Do you know how many years it take before a medical study that is proven takes to circulate into the medical system? About 10years. And no I’m not ignoring it, you have just been cherry picking my points throughout to suit your argument.

Yeh because doctors know so much about nutrition...

Did you just say that leaky gut is not a recognised medical diagnosis?! Wow. Honestly I’m out. You’re more concerned with winning an argument that you obviously have no training in. I could present you with gold and you’d still call it stone.

NO. Calories is one part of this. There are many people who no matter how little they eat don’t lose fat. Whether that’s because of insulin issues, imbalances in the gut (leaky gut) etc or hormonal challenges. You can’t say it’s a simple as caloric intake, it just isn’t.

It’s great for you that you can consume sugar and not have an issues with your weight. If you don’t have trouble then cutting sugar isn’t necessary for you, unless you want to reduce inflammation from the body and reduce other health risks. I honestly have the best intentions with the information I am offering. Maybe look…

Sugar is sugar. It doesn’t matter where it comes from if you over consume sugar it will causing all kinds of problems. People ignore sugar from carbohydrates, Vegetables and milk but it all counts. Your body will break sugar down slower or faster depending on how you consume it but essentially a gram of sugar is a gram…

first of all, thank you for replying in a non aggressive way. I agree with everything you have said above and my point in the first post ,where i was basically attacked was that not everyone can have lots of sugar, that everybody is different. That a blanket statement that sugar is totally ok for everybody is incorrect…

Ok first of all, never said calories were not the most important. They are. Secondly i was suggesting to not consume fruit in smoothies because it is easily over consumed, it changes the way and speed at which the body processes the sugar (causing that post sugar crash where people tend to binge after) I am not forgetting…

We could argue about this all day long. You show me a study, i show you one. In my experience, and i can say that as i have about 8 years working with all kinds of people, the main issue is sugar. It is so easy to over consume sugar and our daily requirement are small. Once you pass that you create all sorts of issues in…

How is what I have written here not true? Is fruit mainly sugar? YES. Can you get what you need from vegetables instead of sugar? YES. Does less sugar in your diet help regulate your insulin? YES Does insulin directly affect your ability to lose weight? YES

Man, do you really want to be that person!? Of course they do, most food does. But fruit or fructose is called nature’s candy for a reason and one piece is more than your daily requirement of sugar. It’s just logic.

At what point did I say sugar should be avoided by everybody all of the time? My advice was to not make a blanket statement. Please re read my first reply

Im sorry but this is wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_resistance

Agreed that the actual study was discredited (like many studies) and while it is true ( as i stated several times) that people don't fit strictly to a specific type, people do lean towards a type, it can be helpful. But again, you are focusing on a small part of what i was saying which is based on the individual. This is…