Stop counting calories and overexercising

Paul explains why a lot of modern weight loss programs and modalities are outdated and ineffective. He explains the problems with the “calories in, calories out” model, and what to focus on instead.

[mamajohnson]

Love this Video! I calorie counted for years, because if I increased my caloric intake at all I'd gain back weight. Even with tons of running or consistent weight training, I'd gain back a lot of weight while still being extremely active.
Carnivore with Fruit has worked best thus far. My magnesium levels seem to be higher so I don't have cramps. Plus, I've lost weight, maintained weight all while being moderately active and consistent. 💯

[SlobosReality]

I never count calories, always eat until full, I am shredded and lean, have two physical practice sessions a day and one morning mobility session with sun, breakfast with liver and huge portion of fatty Beef mince.

[jamrson]

I agree with the exercise advice. Short Bursts of intensity weight training and low impact cardio like walking works in combination. He surfs so that's his cardio which is movement

[jordicanedo]

What if you count calories on a animal based diet? Rich Nutrients… less calories than you burn… healthy metabolism…cardio as walking 15-20k steps… hit heavy weight… effective shreds I believe right?

[justinstewart]

Honestly, for me it’s not been that hard at all to stick to strict on an off fasting schedules and only eating real food. It’s been effortless to get 10 pounds off, while not increasing my normal amount of lifting. I eat full meals when I eat, and I don’t eat snacks. Yes I still drink alcohol, but fit it into my fasting schedules.

[nicktheodorou]

I have spent the last 20 years experimenting with diet. I have been vegan, carnivore, etc. I always tracked my calories daily and without fail. No matter what I was eating the calorie model worked. If I wanted to loose weight, I would reduce my calories by the predicted amount and reach and maintain that weight. if I wanted to gain weight, I would increase my calories by the predicted amount and reach and maintain that weight. Noting you have to make allowance that when lean mass decreases or increases so does your metabolic rate. The only thing I ever noticed was that improving the quality of food improve satiation when trying to reduce calories and improved overall health. For experimental purposes I did have large period where I ate a lot of process foods (for periods of 6-12 months) and the results did not change using the calorie model. I am not promoting the calorie model and I feel I have wasted a lot of precious time counting calories and I no longer count calories. These days I just focus on trying to eating whole foods that I enjoy eating not focusing on any specific diets. Eat slightly less to loose weight or slightly more to gain weight. I still enjoy processed foods on social occasions.

[Elprez]

This guy is 100 percent correct about everything he just said

[iTzMaJorTaK]

Calories in vs calories out works with the caveat of obtaining calories from unprocessed whole foods and a healthy exercise routine. Find nutrient dense whole foods you enjoy and a mixture of resistance exercises/cardio that you enjoy; enjoyment = sustainability and consistence. It's not that difficult.

[baccaratnatural]

I recently quit eating all vegetables and seeds to see how I respond, just fruits and meats plus some english muffins here and there if I have eggs. See how it goes for a few months.

[claessorensson]

Hi Doc,
Thanks for what you do!
Any recomendation on hypo thyroid Hashimoto condition?

[Wds__]

Diet is important. Circadian rhythms and avoiding artificial light are more important.

[labynoe]

I spent DECADES following the Dietary Guidelines-guided "Calories In/Calories Out/Portion Control/"Diet & Exercise"/Energy Balance" model for fitness and yet I was constantly "Yo-Yo"ing in and out of shape my whole life with the best fitness level I was able to achieve getting worse and worse as I aged. Despite my best efforts, I ended up obese, hypertensive, and I got a pulmonary embolus in October 2017 at age 52. I did EVERYTHING right (at least according to what nutrition experts tell us to do) yet ended up with a crappy health outcome.

Then in early 2018, I started an animal-based/Low Carb-High Fat/Time Restricted Feeding lifestyle with THREE primary goals in mind: 1) Have my body secrete less insulin; 2) Have my body secrete insulin less often; and 3) consume ONLY "REAL" fat (almost entirely animal fat, and mostly from red meat) and avoid all high PUFA plant-based oils like the plague. I NEVER count calories, NEVER do any kind of "portion control", and while I have exercised regularly my whole life, these days I NEVER try to lose fat by "working it off". My main rule is to ALWAYS eat until I'm full, and then stop eating until it's time for me to eat again (typically the next day, sometimes 48 - 72 hours later). Through a series of self-administered and monitored diet elimination trials, I ended up being the "Low Meal Frequency Carnivore" I am today.

The result: By November 2019, I had become more leanly muscular at age 54 than I had EVER been the rest of my life, I gradually put on over 20 pounds of muscle over the next 18 months, and I have NEVER been "out of shape" in the last 3 years, something I was never able to achieve even when I was a young man (no more "Yo-Yo" in fitness). And it's not just physical fitness, but metabolic and immunologic fitness as well. I'm normotensive, insulin-sensitive, with low serum triglycerides, high HDL, and no excess belly fat (waist to height ratio = 0.42; it used to be 0.53). I never get colds/flu/sore throat anymore. My joints never hurt anymore. My skin never get rashes and does not burn from sun exposure, which has allowed me to naturally raise and then maintain a normal serum vitamin D level without supplementation. Now at age 57, I take ZERO medications or supplements. I haven't taken even a single ibuprofen tablet in the last 3 years, after many years of popping Advil for my formerly aching knees and lower back. Just eating in a human evolutionarily-consistent manner has turned me into a virtual comic book superhero compared to what I was when I followed the plant-based Dietary Guidelines.

So listen to folks like Dr. Saladino. I KNOW firsthand that he speaks the truth!

[decisive]

An animal based diet is the only thing that's worked long-term for me.

[wildernessfalconry]

I'm on the see food diet, I see food and I eat it.

[spencereveritt]

Can I make a pop-tart our of beef liver jerkey for the crust, fresh figs and raw honey for the filling and be okay?

[Hiker_Mike]

I've got 1" of fat around my chest, lower back, stomach... been 20 lbs overweight for 30 years. It's not coming off w/o a lot of hard exercise. I'm on a consistent LCHF, no bad fats, 2 meals a day @ 2k calories (3 years). I'm 62, walk 15 miles a day or ride my bike 50 miles a day. Light exercise did not work for me. Finally the fat is off my legs and my legs are very strong. The fat on my torso is coming off, slowly.

[kevinsnell]

It’s so frustrating to see people filling grocery carts with non-nutritive foods and spending money on it they worked so hard to earn.

[johncohnor]

Could we get a video on how to get a complete micronutrients ingestion with fruits?

[G_Pill]

Can we get a video on bulking up healthily?

[TakeAHikeWithMe]

I follow the Snake Diet method. Long prolonged fasting usually around 72rs then I refeed with a small 500 calorie snack of Spam and Carrots with some full fat Mayo. Then I continue fasting. I’m usually in Ketosis for many days with awesome results I lost 10kg in 20 days. 😃👍🏻