00:00During Lent, many Catholics are fasting or abstinence.
00:07Here, a person's food consumption is reduced.
00:11Just like the abstinence of Jesus Christ in the desert.
00:16But in recent years, fasting is also done by others not to gain weight, but to lose weight.
00:27This is done through intermittent fasting.
00:32Food. Help.
00:35This is the life of Rommel.
00:38Sometimes they call me a pig.
00:42I am neglected in the kitchen.
00:46Because in the jeep, for example, there are two passengers.
00:50It's like there's only one passenger because my body is too big.
00:57I can finish a pot of rice even if I'm alone.
01:04That's why his weight is reduced to 90 kilos.
01:09His waistline is now 45 inches.
01:14My lifestyle before, I don't have activities that make me sweat.
01:19After I eat, I rest.
01:21Until late at night, if I'm not full, I eat.
01:25It's like I don't feel full.
01:28And the effect of his excessive weight?
01:31I feel the pain in my chest.
01:35I feel dizzy.
01:37I don't stand up because I might fall.
01:43At the age of 18, Rommel is already high blooded.
01:47It's too high. My blood pressure reached 180.
01:53It's easy for me to get tired.
01:55I can't do normal activities anymore.
02:02This is where Rommel is alarmed.
02:04The best solution that I thought of is to reduce my weight.
02:07Reduce what I eat.
02:11And even though Mara Santa is not yet here, she already fasted.
02:15But unlike fasting every other day, Rommel chose intermittent fasting.
02:22I saw others who can do it.
02:25Why can't I do it myself?
02:29That became my mindset.
02:31That's why I continued it.
02:34Rommel just started researching about intermittent fasting on the internet.
02:39He found out that there are two types of intermittent fasting.
02:44Fasting and feasting.
02:46Rommel started fasting at the age of 16.
02:49He fasted for 16 hours without eating anything.
02:54And he can eat anything for 8 hours.
03:00But it wasn't easy for Rommel.
03:03I'm really hungry.
03:06When we say intermittent, it means there are irregular intervals or not continuous.
03:14But Rommel's discipline in eating yielded results.
03:24He was able to maintain his weight.
03:26He was able to maintain his weight.
03:28He was able to maintain his weight.
03:31He was able to maintain his weight.
03:35After 3 years, Rommel's weight was 90kg before.
03:41Now, it's 78kg.
03:43My friend always told me that if I get fat, I should lose weight.
03:48He was able to maintain his weight.
03:53If you notice, my stomach is really big now.
04:00I was able to feel that my stomach is really big.
04:03I was able to feel that my stomach is really big.
04:06It's really hurting.
04:07It's really hurting.
04:08But I still kept on fasting.
04:13Eating patterns are intermittent.
04:16It depends on the time and the time you can eat.
04:21In a person's metabolic state, there is a process called ketosis.
04:26In a person's metabolic state, there is a process called ketosis.
04:30What happens here is that our excess or stored energy
04:34in the form of carbohydrates, protein, and fat,
04:37is used by our body.
04:39It's metabolized through the liver.
04:42If there is no food entering the body between 12 to 16 hours,
04:48stored fat will take energy from our body.
04:52It's just an eating pattern.
04:54You just change the time you eat.
04:56You don't change the eating patterns.
05:01Because high calories and sugar content are prohibited,
05:05Romel can drink up to 3 liters of water per day.
05:10If my mom's food is delicious, I can only smell it.
05:14If I feel hungry, I drink water right away
05:19so that my fasting lasts longer.
05:21This is my school uniform when I was in senior high school.
05:26This is my only school uniform.
05:31Before, it was very difficult for me to wear it.
05:33I had to carry it on my back.
05:35Until it broke.
05:39I had to find a way to fix it.
05:41It broke, ma'am.
05:42I really had to fix it
05:46so that I can wear it when I go to school.
05:50Romel is happy with his transformation.
05:53Before, he couldn't fit in his old clothes.
05:57But now, he can.
06:00It's also a type of fad diet.
06:02This is a type of diet that promotes short-term weight loss or weight management.
06:09But later on, it's not sustainable at all.
06:12We can't continue it for the rest of our lives.
06:16Experts also remind us that intermittent fasting is not for everyone.
06:21If the fasting period is long, our blood sugar levels will also drop.
06:26This is one of the risks that people with diabetes face
06:29because it also has a lot of side effects.
06:31Actually, it could cause some seizures and even death.
06:36It can also affect the brain and body function of a person.
06:40Our brain function would highly depend on the calories or energy that comes from our body.
06:48Which definitely, the source of our energy is the food that we eat.
06:54For those who are planning this type of diet,
06:57remember to consult with an expert first.
07:00If you lose weight, you might get it back.
07:03If not that much, you might double it.
07:06So instead of achieving the goal of weight loss,
07:09we might gain more weight.
07:14If we keep on feeding ourselves,
07:17we will tend to eat more or we will get back what we didn't eat.
07:23And definitely, we should avoid that because we want the food to not be a negative experience.
07:30What we recommend as Registered Nutritionist Dietitians is the so-called Small Frequent Feeding.
07:36Instead of fasting, what you will do is eat a little bit every 2 to 3 hours.
07:42Your blood sugar levels will not go up or down.
07:46And two, it won't make you hungry.
07:48You don't have to feed yourself before you eat.
07:56My secret in dieting is that you should be consistent.
08:00Even if your progress is small, you should continue.
08:02Trust the process.
08:05It's so good to feel that they look at you differently,
08:09that the feedback they give you is good.
08:12It's so good to feel that I am able to do what I couldn't do before.
08:18I can say that they are really proud of me
08:22because they saw what I was before and now.
08:28Even if it's an expensive day or you just want to lose weight,
08:32fasting should be done in the right way.
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