Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle—and Reap the Benefits of Weight Loss and Better Health

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Last update: 08-30-2024


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Take the guesswork (and fear) out of fasting with real-life and expert advice.

In recent years, intermittent fasting - restricting calorie intake for a set number of hours or days - has become an increasingly popular diet strategy. While some in the medical community initially dismissed the idea as a dangerous fad, recent research not only validates the safety of fasting for weight loss but also offers compelling evidence of wide-ranging health benefits, from reversal of diabetes and other metabolic disorders to enhanced cognitive function and increased longevity.

But for many who are eager to try out fasting, the regimen can feel a bit intimidating. After all, abstaining from food doesn't sound like much fun. People rightly wonder: How often can I eat? Will I be able to focus at work? Will I have enough energy to exercise? And perhaps the most concerning question of all: Won't I be hungry all the time?!

Enter Dr. Jason Fung - world-renowned fasting expert - his colleague, Megan Ramos, and Eve Mayer, who has experienced the life-changing benefits of fasting through Dr. Fung's program. Together, they've teamed up to write a one-of-a-kind guide that answers the most common questions people have about fasting - and offers a customizable program that provides real results.

In Life in the Fasting Lane, Dr. Fung, Ramos, and Mayer take the listener by the hand and walk them through the basics of a fasting lifestyle - from the science behind fasting as a health and weight loss strategy to the real-life choices and dilemmas people commonly encounter. While Dr. Fung and Ramos explain the fundamentals of fasting and offer a customizable approach, Mayer shares her in-the-trenches perspective and hard-won knowledge as a success story who turned her life around with fasting.

With chapters that address everything from meal planning to mental strategies; exercise to socializing, Life in the Fasting Lane is a unique and accessible guide to developing a sustainable and beneficial fasting routine that offers dramatic, lifelong results.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.


Top reviews from the United States

Laurie Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginning fasters!
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2024
I have been learning about fasting for health for the last three years. I wish I had read this book first! (But it wasn’t written yet) this book is a very good overview of all the reasons to fast, ways to fast, possible issues with fasting and fasting plans. I have almost reversed my type 2 diabetes and have lost weight along with my journey to health. The three voices in the book give various perspectives. I also bought it on audible to listen to ????
Janice
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
I also bought the audiobook from Chirp. Amazing recap of how to fast and get results. It let's me look into Megan and Eva's struggle - really great. I'm fasting like Dr Fung for about 6 weeks. I fast every other day, low carb on opposite days. Goof up rarely. Down 17#. It works
Christopher Gandara
5.0 out of 5 stars Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
This is an amazing, enjoyable and easy read. This book WILL change your life! I recommend this to anyone who has struggled over and over again with their weight loss and journey to better health.
These three Authors share their personal journeys and expeiences working with others, offer suggestions and alternatives to fasting intervals.
This journey is about you. Join us on our daily recovery to better health!
You can do this!
You can do this!
You can do this!
M.H.Deal
4.0 out of 5 stars Fung needs to produce a boxed set of his five books
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020
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.
K.C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Eye Opening Read...down to earth explanations
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023
Lots of information from three different perspectives. I love how each person explains different aspects of fasting. There is so much information and misinformation out there about intermittent fasting and just as advertised this book takes out the guesswork. It's amazing to hear the stories of Dr. Fung, Eve & Megan, totally relatable. Love their personal experiences. This is an easy and quick read. I use it frequently as a reference. Highly recommend if you are looking to start intermittent fasting.
Desert-ed Arizonan
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, I can! (and you can, too!)
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020
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!!!

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