Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle―and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health Hardcover – April 7, 2020

Love that it is written from three different perspectives. Each chapter is explain by someone that has been through it, a Doctor and a researcher. Great information.

This book answered so many questions I had about fasting and was very encouraging. It gave me the knowledge and strength to stand behind my WOE and not let other peoples opinions dictate what or when I eat. I even recommended this book to my mom and we are now fasting together and we are each others support system (as well as my husband)!

A great book to guide you through the ins and outs of fasting and losing weight. Three great collaborators bring their knowledge and experience to life.

I watch numerous Jason Fung videos because however repetitious some of his remarks are, there are always one or two statements different from other videos, therefore worth the wait to learn something new. Having been through the mill with diabetic advice for a relative from doctors and the American Diabetes Association, I endorse Fung's skepticism about institutionalized advice.When I received Life In...., I dropped everything to read it. It's certainly different from his other books, less medically focused on the medical problems at hand, more aimed at convincing the doubting to take the plunge. Also, a little bit sloppy as Part IV appears in the Table of Contents as Part VI, an error repeated on page 130. Once again, a close reading yields some specific advice, such as the amount of salt to consume during a water fast and the amount of water to balance coffee consumption. As other reviewers have remarked, the specific medical discussions in the chapters of Fung's previous books, The Obesity Code & The Diabetes Code, are not in Fasting...Therefore, I propose that Fung's publisher re-issue all four books, that includes The Guide to Fasting and perhaps a fifth book, The Obesity Code Cookbook, as a set since each has its specific points.Given that the nation is in the clutches of the Wuhan flu pandemic where those with persistent conditions such obesity or diabetes or like ailments are more susceptible to die from this malady than the healthier, interment fasting as a way to give oneself better odds for survival seems to be a necessity rather than a trendy fad. Should you or your acquaintances be so afflicted by these morbidities, it behooves you to consider seriously intermittent fasting as a way to drop those pounds. Start now.What is more emphasized in Life in.... is the uselessness of regulating your eating by calories - ditch that concept. Hormones are primary as Fung describes on pp. 30-35, especially those regulating satiety for protein and fat consumption. Carbohydrates being the third leg of nutrition. I'm disappointed in Life...to the extent that it fails to emphasis moderation in the consumption of proteins. I've never been drawn to sugar or refined carbs; I prefer meat and fruits. Fructose, I learn, goes straight to the liver. Adios, fruit. Meat - I could eat my way through an entire meat market. Alas, adios the consumption of meat in the quantities I like. For me, a new normal. In Fung's next book, video, or whatever, I'd like to hear or read an extended explanation on the useful quantities of protein that can be consumed. I skip through pages on the evils of sugar or refined carbs because I eschew them already and have for most of my life. To reiterate, each of Fung's explanations, perhaps based on new research, builds on the previous, which is a good reason to return to endure the repetitions.Whenever I read these books written by health and diet worthies, such as Gundry, Fung, Perlmutter, Bredensen, Wahls, et. al., I'm amused at the prevalence of avocados being recommended for their healthy fat. Amused because those who get their knickers in a knot over climate change don't realize the harm avocado growing has wrought on countries where they're a flourishing crop. In Mexico the cartels are muscling in on the fruit's production for the money, not for the healthful benefits. I've viewed at least two videos on the harm avocado plantations in South America have done to the water and land where they're established. The governments always say they'll help the besieged locals, which, of course, seldom happens. Scenes from avocado country are intercut with scenes of Europeans blissfully enjoying their healthful fat at trendy and swish restaurants without a care as to where their treat comes from. To every transaction, there are two sides. Perhaps the gurus of healthful existence can promote a less destructive item than the avocado. As you fondle the avocados in the market for their ripeness, spare a thought for their origins.p.s. For those who were disappointed in this book not being more specific for the long haul, may I suggest another book? The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Jeff Volek, PhD, RD & Stephen Phinney, MD, PhD. Written in 2011, its subtitle says it all: An expert guide to making the life-saving benefits of carbohydrate restriction sustainable and enjoyable. This was written not only for individuals but also for the authors' doubting medical professional colleagues. Volek and Phinney make it clear about what is not yet known about the specifics of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, T2D, etc. while also making it clear about the specifics of what IS known.If you decide the low carb solution is for you, it's not a course you can switch in and out of at will. This is something you must do for life; it's NOT a "lifestyle". That's why those disappointed in Fung's lack of specifics for the long haul might wish at least to read the Volek & Phinney book.

On time and great price!!!

An excellent follow-up to get me back on track. I'm 60 and have tried (seems like) everything (except surgery) which only made me crave food more and gain more weight. The most recent attempt was Keto and I got sucked in to cookbooks which were very pretty and had lots of yummy food but were very labor- and ingredient-intensive and geared more toward folks who didn't have much weight to lose (I was looking to lose over 100#). Jason Fung's "The Obesity Code" was the icing on the cake. I signed up for personal coaching with Brenda Zorn, shedding almost 40# in 6 weeks and shut my cavernous eating monster up. Then came the pandemic and I caved to bad old habits. Plus a decision to retire early and and move 1300 miles back home to spend time with my 89 y/o mom fed the bad habits for a few months (and 15# back on). Now I'm back on track... 8# and almost 8" down in only 8 days. This book gave me lots of tips to make life easier and renewed my interest in listening to my body and my heart and experimenting "first person" (no longer taking the advice of "experts" at face value). Even my mom (who has never had a weight problem) is now a believer. The book's authors are real people with rock-solid advice given in a caring and understandable manner. No pressure, no gimmicks, no extra $$$ to spend. With less frequent cooking, it's budget friendly to eat healthier. Although trying to ignore everything I've been taught my entire life and beginning fasting isn't easy, it does get easier, AND it has been the easiest plan with the fastest and healthiest (doctor confirmed) results. Not a win-win but a win-win-win!!!

I do small timeframes of IF; 18 hours is usually my max. A friend kept recommending this book and I told them my concern was that while I do cardio in a fasted state, I didn't think it would be good for someone who lifts a lot of heavy weight like I do. She assured me that I could "exercise" in a fasted state so I emphasized that I'm using 30-50 pound dumbbells and I'm covered in sweat by the time I finish. I emphasized my limbs are practically wet noodles by the time I finish. Why do I lift heavy? Because I enjoy it!And that's okay. I get it that a lot of people, particularly women, do low weights and high reps to develop lean muscles but it's also perfectly okay that fewer reps and heavier weights is a preference that I have. But like I said, she promised me that this wasn't a problem.I got the book, immediately went to the chapter on exercise and as you've probably guessed by now, there isn't a word in there about one of the three of them emphasizing the type of strength training that I do. I saw a lot about walking, bicycling and other types of cardio and I saw a few sentences about strength training but the first author clarified that she was using light weights specifically.Sorry, but any time I've tried to combine IF with the type of strength training I do, it's disastrous and not sustainable. I end up having to lower the weights, do fewer reps or less time and my routine suffers as a result. Bummer, since that was specifically the reason I bought the book.