#992 The 3 Biggest Fasting Mistakes That Destroy Metabolism, Trigger Stress Belly, and Block Fat Loss (And How to Fix Them for Good) with Ben Azadi

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I’m getting real about the fasting mistakes I’ve made over the past 17 years — and how they’ve silently sabotaged fat loss, triggered muscle loss, and even led to cortisol-driven belly fat. You’ll learn: Why fasting without fat adaptation leads to metabolic damage How to become fat adapted in 7 days using the 2-2-2 Rule 🥑 What happens when you fast too much and skip the feast phase Why inflammatory fats like canola oil and fish oil ruin your fasts 😬 How to strike the perfect balance between autophagy and mTOR What really breaks a fast (and how to test your glucose response) The truth about OMAD, long fasts, and why hunger is a good sign 💥 Plus, I answer your top questions: How do you know if you’re fat adapted? What supplements are safe during a fast? What’s the best fasting schedule for fat loss? 🎁 Join my FREE 3-Day Fat Loss Challenge (starts April 28th!) ➡️ http://www.BurnFatChallenge.com 🧪 Get your Keto Mojo for ketone + glucose testing ➡️ http:///http://www.KetokampMachine.com Use code KetoKamp24 for 15% off. 📖 Pre-order my new book Metabolic Freedom and get a free course on metabolism ➡️www.metabolicfreedombook.com

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0:00.0	The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform. Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good and burn fat. We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you.
0:23.3	We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply
0:28.4	and upgrade your metabolism. The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting
0:35.7	strategies, mindset, and metabolic health.
0:39.2	Your body was built to be self-healing.
0:41.5	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
0:44.8	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
0:49.0	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast.
0:51.4	My name is Benazotti.
0:52.8	I'm the best-selling author of KetoFlex, and I want to thank you
0:56.0	for spending part of your day with me. Three gigantic fasting mistakes I've been making. Look,
1:06.0	I've been in the health space for 17 years, and I have to admit, I love fasting, but I've been making a huge mistake. I'm
1:13.4	going to share with you the top three mistakes I've made the last 17 years and I've seen
1:17.2	thousands of people make the same mistakes. Let's start with the first mistake. And that's going to
1:22.0	be fasting too much without metabolic preparation. Look, jumping right into a fast while being a sugar burner is not
1:29.8	a good idea. You're actually not going to get all the amazing benefits, especially the fat loss
1:34.2	you want with fasting. It actually backfires and causes weight loss resistance. When you go into a
1:40.3	fast as a sugar burner, it's like trying to run a marathon without training. You'll crash,
1:45.4	you'll crave, you'll binge. Research shows that 93% of people in the United States are sugar
1:52.1	burners, meaning they rely on glucose for energy. And when you start to fast and you're not
1:57.6	used to burning fat for fuel, unfortunately, your body's going to tap into muscle for energy and you're not used to burning fat for fuel, unfortunately your body's going to tap into muscle for energy,
2:03.6	and you're not going to burn belly fat, you're going to burn hard-earned muscle, which actually wrecks the metabolism.
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