How I Lost 24lbs Water Fasting (And What I learned About the Body)

2022-05-17

Usually, I stick to the biz/mindset topics, but I'm assuming lots of us live at our desks. So this is one of the most effective health tricks working for me… In January, I weighed 207lbs which wasn't good for me, so I've been trying out different things to improve my health and shed a few of those pounds. What I found that works for me is water fasting. I dropped from 207 to 190 and then to 183lbs in a relatively short period. The funny thing with the body is that it knows what to do. It's like a fine piece of tech. If you don't feed it, i...

Usually, I stick to the biz/mindset topics, but I'm assuming lots of us live at our desks. So this is one of the most effective health tricks working for me…

In January, I weighed 207lbs which wasn't good for me, so I've been trying out different things to improve my health and shed a few of those pounds.

What I found that works for me is water fasting. I dropped from 207 to 190 and then to 183lbs in a relatively short period.

The funny thing with the body is that it knows what to do. It's like a fine piece of tech. If you don't feed it, it will get some of the stored fat for fuel besides getting rid of the unhealthy cells.

That's why fasting is a powerful tool for overall health besides weight loss.

But fasting SUCKS… you gotta want it to endure it. But at the end of it, it does feel GREAT. You prove to yourself you can do hard things.

Tune in to hear how I've been doing my water fasts and the results I'm getting.

"You are not starving yourself when you fast; you are healing"

Key Takeaways ⏲

- The coolest ways to hack health (01:16)

- Humans are the only mammal that tries to eat every meal (04:18)

- You are not starving yourself when you fast; you are healing (06:30)

- 5-day water fast (08:07)

- Your body will eat the negative junk, detoxing that as fuel (13:37)

- Fasting salts for electrolytes while fasting (17:40)

- Why it's good to fast after holidays (18:17)