Will Tennyson Starves for 72 Hours (Dumbest Experiment Yet) @Will Tennyson

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0:00 Hi, as requested, I'm going to be reviewing Bill Tennyson's latest video called How Long Can I Go Without Eating?

[video] 0:10 I love food so much. People have told me they can't imagine me living without it. But apparently, food is what's been holding me back from reaching my peak existence. You see, I've been seeing so many podcasts and articles about how f-

0:23 None of those people have any idea what they are talking about. Fasting is the key to living forever. Autophagy. Autophagy is your body eating itself. That's why you lose mass. And cellular cleaning is a religious belief. Cells cannot even be directly observed. You have to believe in them, seeing as you have to use... substances to make them visible. And then you are simply interpreting what you are seeing, meaning that you cannot do actual scientific experiments with these so-called cells. And even if you want to believe in the cells, there's no way that you can prove cellular cleaning. That's why he's showing this drawing that has never been observed It's simply a blind belief.

[video] 1:22 Mental clarity. There's so many fancy things that it does. Dr. Sten above all has really convinced me to give it a shot for no particular reason other than he looks like he knows things. So I'm going to do the unthinkable. I'm shutting my stomach off for the next 72 hours.

[video] 1:37 I'm just not gonna eat anything.

1:40 What does it matter what some doctor says? Dr. Eric Berg even made a video saying that starving is more important than eating. The opposite of the truth. Your intuition tells you that it's bad to starve. It's completely irrelevant what somebody says about the topic.

[video] 2:04 This is going to be the last thing that goes inside me with nutritional value for the next 72 hours. So I really need to savor this. This is not just a meal.

2:14 This is... Could be worse. It's cooked to death. but it's meat and eggs.

[video] 2:20 Loading up the vault. And my God, this is a large steak. It's like a fricking poodle on my plate. And that is raw. A good vet could bring this thing back to life. For this meal, I intentionally went higher fat and higher protein for higher hopes of satiety throughout the video. And I also just wanna limit the carb withdrawals, because those are gonna be really bad. I don't know how, but hopefully one of these eggs could hatch inside me and feed me chicken over the next couple days. I savored every bite of this steak and eggs, and oddly enough, I felt calm, even though I knew this would be my last meal for days. But at the time, I had absolutely no idea what I was about to put myself through.

[video] 2:53 Last bite.

[video] 2:58 And just like that, the fast has now started. Started Monday at 4.30 p.m., and I cannot eat again until Thursday at 4.30 p.m. Goodbye, food. I will see you in three character-building days. Good morning. We are just about 16 hours into the fast, and I slept so good. I don't think I've eaten that early before bed ever, so that's pretty interesting. Now, I intermittent fast every day already, so I knew the beginning part of this was gonna be pretty easy. Morning weight is 194 pounds, down 4.9 pounds from last night. Today, I'm feeling a bit worried because this really is just the beginning. I did a quick physique check yesterday before my last meal, and while this really isn't about fat loss, it's still gonna be very interesting to see the difference that just 72 hours can make. Maybe 10 years ago, I would have fasted for the pure reason of getting shredded, but now I care about other things equally as important. Killing off cancer cells, eliminating tumors, inflammation. But the thing that I am most excited to achieve Again, the reason he's showing this animation is because it's a religious belief. It has never been observed.

4:06 just never at all there's no evidence for it body starts breaking down old damaged cells and recycling them for energy that's the hypothesis if you want to call it that it's really just a blind belief without any evidence whatsoever think of it like a biological cleanup crew clearing out the junk so healthier cells can function better No, all bullshit. You simply starve and eat yourself. And the longer you starve, the more likely it is that you will die.

[video] 4:40 Because of that, autophagy has been linked to anti-aging benefits and increased longevity.

4:45 Simply do it for a few days and you will see that you will already look older. Starving really ages you. It's bad.

[video] 4:56 One of the less glamorous parts of this experiment is checking my pee. These strips measure ketones to see if my body switched to burning fat for fuel. And at the moment, we've got nothing.

5:06 Actually, they don't measure ketones because ketones are molecules. They cannot be observed, meaning that you're actually simply relying on a correlation, a chemical reaction, and then you imagine that it measured ketones.

[video] 5:25 Negative. My body's still acting like food is coming, but it's not. And lastly, we'll see if my skin improves. Fasting has been linked to clearer skin and better tone. So if this works, at the very least, I'll come out looking slightly lighter.

5:37 Obviously, because when you fast, starve, you stop eating junk food, which is what most people eat. And that's why the pus isn't coming out of the skin anymore.

5:53 Is that supposed to be surprising? Once you start eating the junk again, the acne and all of the problems will come back? Simply switch to eating natural food, raw meat, raw animal foods, and then you won't have these issues. It will be way better than starving, obviously, because you will have the energy, but you won't have any of the skin, digestive issues and so on.

[video] 6:21 That's tired. Breakfast is served.

[video] 6:28 My boy is going to be working overtime. I've got to build a plan because the way I see it, the only way this fast works...

6:35 Wait, wait, wait, is he drinking coffee or what? Huh?

[video] 6:40 Is if I don't have free time. If my mind stands still, I think about food. So I just need to distract myself from my own thoughts. If I stay busy, I forget that I'm starving. So let's get busy. According to Dr. Sten, zero to 24 hours is phase one, the glycogen depletion phase. In the world of torture, this is the stage where they break you. This is when my system starts draining all of its stored carbs for energy. Because I'm not yet adapted to functioning in a fasted state, I'm about to feel every single side effect. I am at the grocery store right now. Diabolical first stop, I know, but we need to go inside and get some supplies. Fasting grocery list, be like. Being in a grocery store while you're fasting is a dangerous game. I walked past the bakery like it's an ex I broke up with on Christmas. I didn't stop or make eye contact. I just quietly made my way towards the drinks. Hoping to confuse my stomach with the carb in carbonation. And hopefully my skin is just as sparkling. I grabbed a bunch of different flavors like coconut pineapple for an island vibe and strawberry lime for a, I'm not sure what vibe really.

[video] 7:38 And realistically, we already know that plain water is just gonna be straight up boring very soon. Don't be looking over there.

7:44 They sometimes say that when you- If you fast and only drink plain water, you will pee out everything that you need. You will get dizzy. You will have no energy at all. You will simply lay in your bed. It's a horrible idea.

[video] 8:01 If you feel hungry, you just need some salt water or electrolytes. Who's they? They sound skinny and weak, whoever they are. But essentially, it sounds like electrolytes is the difference between focus and fainting, really. But I'm going to say it's optimistic.

8:15 Yes, if these electrolytes come from some actual good sources, not some industries. What I mean by that is that they oftentimes sell actual waste products. then they will help.

[video] 8:34 It's possible on this fast and just believe everything. My mouth is closed, but my mind is open. I thought it was smart to get some decaf coffee and herbal tea just so I don't overdo it with the caffeine. Ooh, a dark affair sounds right up my alley.

[video] 8:52 I'm totally joking. That already tells you that what you're doing is unhealthy. You're trying not to focus on food because your body really wants food.

9:14 And when you do bodybuilding, then your body will really want food.

[video] 9:18 Energy, but he does. He loves this cat toy we just got him. A while back, Katie's mom made us this really cute custom puzzle of one of our engagement photos.

9:28 It's actually insane that nowadays we get so brainwashed that we go against our number one instinct, essentially, eating food.

[video] 9:42 Look how happy I look. Me with the love of my life, failed glycogen stores. But this puzzle is gonna be a side quest for me during the fast, so when I have nothing to do, my mind will be occupied. So it's gonna distract me from hunger by making me just angry instead. 500 pieces. I hate to see a donut in pieces instead of in my mouth.

[video] 10:03 We are officially 24 hours into the fast, or 48 hours remaining.

[video] 10:09 I don't know if I'd rather have the remaining time left or how much time I fasted for as my default They're both just reminders that the suffering isn't over They both disappoint me every single time I look at them in terms of how I feel right now How can you believe that it's good for you if you're suffering?

10:26 think about it to actually believe that you can do something that makes you suffer and

10:33 that it's somehow good for you, healthy, that it will increase your lifespan. It's actually insane that we have gotten to this point where people believe that.

[video] 10:49 26 hours in and I'm starting to get a taste of my first downward spiral. At least I'm tasting something. But I just got so hungry.

10:57 Wow, he looks so unhealthy. I've said this many times before, but it's just amazing what the working out did to him.

[video] 11:07 Out of nowhere, I'm literally dissecting the flavor profile of my own saliva. Boba is starting to look like a little mobile brisket. I'm irritable and moody. I'm irritated with how irritated I am. I feel like I'm gonna bark at somebody if they walk by me. I think I'm just psyching myself out and wondering if I can even do this. I'm second guessing everything. Like, did fasting take Dr. Stan's hairline? I don't know. But I know with fasting, there's highs and there's lows. And the lows are very low.

11:32 But we just gotta... His fingers are red. When you're starving, you feel the cold a lot more.

[video] 11:41 Keep on going right through the low.

11:44 We got this.

[video] 11:46 I don't know. Yeah, I think we do. For dinner tonight, I'm having some tea and a sparkling water for dessert. Sophisticated starving, I call it.

11:57 At least he calls it starving instead of fasting. It's the same thing, but people who promote fasting never call it starving. Because it doesn't sound so nice. It's hard to make videos promoting starvation.

[video] 12:17 Definitely feeling better than a few hours before, but I am feeling really, really weird right now. I feel like I could eat everything, but I also feel like I could eat nothing. I'm at this tipping point of either giving into every temptation or leaving hunger behind for good. Like I'm calm, I'm focused, but I'm one second away from a bad decision at all times. which is a very weird place to be. But overall today, I definitely think I've handled it much better than I expected. Today literally felt twice as long as a normal day. So it just goes to show me how much food plays...

12:54 Yes, that's a very important point. When you are not relaxed, when you're stressed, then time... This concept in our minds will feel longer. It simply means that your body is focused on something. In this case, it's food, because you're starving. You're more stressed and alert. In nature, you would be looking for food, and the hungrier you get, the more you want to eat, obviously, because you're eating yourself, which is what autophagy is.

[video] 13:30 The role in my daily life. It's literally the main plot. Everything else is filler. Based off today's fluid intake, I predict I'm gonna be up every 45 minutes to pee, which is gonna be great. I'll see you all in the morning. hopefully. Good morning from me and Boba. We're almost 40 hours into the fast, which means we're over halfway, which is super exciting. Morning weight is 190.5 pounds. Whoa, what the heck? And I'm feeling calm because we're in phase two, the ketosis phase. Glycogen is mostly gone. We're burning 90 to 95% fat now. I'm getting less delicious by the hour. Good news is autophagy really starts here. Last night's sleep was actually really good. I just thought about Dr. Sten being the big spoon, covering my mouth with his hand, telling me it's all going to be okay. Like, I have never had a readiness score that looks like this. I'm just ready to take over the day. I feel super natural. All of my senses are heightened right now. Like, I heard a train at 5 a.m. that I've never heard before. I told Katie, and she's like, it happens every morning. This was the first time I heard it. Can you explain that? I can't.

14:19 Yes, obviously. I just explained it. You're more alert because your body is very stressed. When you're starving, you're very stressed. if you combine starvation with working out then you will have a dark eye circles just like him his dark eye circles are turning black actually in this video i think from the starvation for sure this might be the straw that breaks the camel's back basically what i'm saying is i'm currently at the gym almost 43 hours into the fast and i'm about to do a heavy leg workout so this is where the fast might come

[video] 14:55 to a quick end but apparently experts say if you want to minimize muscle loss you still got to train hard and heavy even during the fast i don't know if that's actual advice or some survival of the fittest type regardless that is so stupid it's just more stress as if you don't experience enough stress when you're starving i'm gonna do the best i can and if i block out mid rep Yes, the losers would. The worst hunters would go days without eating. They would be weak,

15:39 their children would look weak and realistically other tribes would eliminate them.

[video] 15:46 This is essentially the same thing for me in my own first world problems kind of way. I'm also really just hoping that this lift does not ignite my hunger. Just warmed up to my top set for the pendulum squat and feeling good right now. The joints are feeling way looser than normal. I usually need a lot more of a warmup, but now I'm good to go. So if I can get this for 10 reps, I am going to be super happy and also very surprised.

[video] 16:23 It's the brainwashing.

16:32 Your body doesn't understand how brainwashed you are, which is why basically it gives you the energy to get food. This energy should be used to hunt. And your body believes that it's giving you these last reserves for you to get food. But instead you use some kind of machine. I've never seen that before.

[video] 17:02 And you're still the one. But whatever happened during that set, I liked it. I felt good. I felt super focused, like laser focused. literally felt the opposite of good he felt so horrible he lies to himself they do say that during a fast human growth hormone production increases by like a couple hundred percent so fasting could be nature's high dose trt but i'm gonna keep the volume super low for this workout just a couple heavy sets per thing

17:32 That's again a correlation, nothing scientific, obviously. But if you want to believe in that, then it's obviously because your body wants to get food. It's giving you the last reserves to do that. Again, as I said, your body doesn't understand that you're brainwashed and that you're starving on purpose, and also that you're going to a gym to lift the metal up and down for no reason. seeing as your body is naturally not made for that. Your body always wants to eat, and to eat you need to hunt, as a man at least.

[video] 18:17 I did another set and hit 10 reps again, and I noticed something different about my mindset. I felt more aggressive, more willing to push harder and stay in that uncomfortable place during the set.

18:28 He talks about being uncomfortable. Then he also makes these sounds. He's also very stressed. And at the same time, he says that he likes working out, essentially. That's the main point that he's trying to convey.

[video] 18:46 I really thought the weight was going to feel much heavier. It just feels really good. From there, I moved on to leg press. And honestly, I really do.

18:57 And he literally shows us that it feels horrible, like the worst thing that you could possibly do. And he still lies to himself, to the viewers. And we watch him. We see that he hates it, that it feels really bad. And he says that it feels good. Oh my God, man. I feel like I've reached my peak human form.

[video] 19:19 I feel happy.

19:22 I feel happy. And look at that face expression, literally the opposite of happy. Oh, Will, why are you so brainwashed? What happened to you? He's one of the most brainwashed people on YouTube.

[video] 19:36 Usually during my workouts, especially after a hard set, my face gets super flushed and my cheeks get extremely red. But today...

19:43 Yes, he always has some kind of eczema, skin problems in all of his videos. It's because of what you eat. And now you're not eating that. Why don't you simply try eating naturally? You do all of these challenge videos. Do a so-called challenge, eating natural food for one week. Try eating raw animal foods, maybe some fruits also. We'll see how it goes. You will see that it will be the best challenge that you ever did.

[video] 20:18 Like I'm craving something firm and impactful inside of me. I'm just missing flavor right now. So yeah, I'm becoming very food focused. I'm just thinking about all the ways.

20:31 This is a very important clip. It shows you that the slave mind craves pizza, stuff fried in seed oils and so on, then you're brainwashed. Naturally, of course, that wouldn't be the case because then you would be craving raw animals, seeing as That's what is available in nature. And nowadays, because you haven't exposed your body to natural food, you crave all of this garbage instead. It's very telling.

[video] 21:10 What I was saying was, I tried doing work, it wasn't happening, so I just spent way too much time, more than I want to admit, looking at cooking reels like it was adult content. That is very typical.

[video] 21:27 but let's turn them into a breakfast version. My head is starting to throb.

21:32 In case it's not obvious, it's because he's so hungry that he's imagining food. He looks up videos about food. He's obsessed with food. All of this is insanely counterintuitive. Really, this is as counterintuitive as anything can get because, as I said, you're going against your number one instinct.

[video] 21:58 It's weird, I have like... Whoa. My head feels like it's being compressed.

22:05 Food is health. It's life. It's everything. Without food, there is no life.

[video] 22:12 Right now. But at the same time, I have the mental clarity that I only thought I could get from my right hand.

22:23 Right, it's the alertness. You feel really bad, but you are alert because you really want food.

[video] 22:30 But then I'm also noticing I'm starting to act strange. Like I'm narrating my own inner monologue. Like I'm an animal in National Geographic during mating season. Time is definitely ticking by a lot slower. This was the start of a very long and difficult downward spiral. Making myself a decaf coffee because I feel like my caffeine consumption today.

22:53 Wow. He looks like he's been vegan for five years. Jesus, man. That is crazy. One of the unhealthiest people on YouTube.

[video] 23:07 Has surpassed the legal limit. Greatly. Look at his face. Literally how I feel.

23:14 It's impossible, man. It's just hard to look away. Defeated. Sucked of all life.

23:24 He has never looked this bad. Wow, this is what starvation does to you.

[video] 23:35 Then Katie and I worked on the puzzle, the picture of myself becoming more of a distant memory each hour. Time was moving fast at first, but then everything just felt like it turned to slow motion. I can just stare at something and somehow understand it deeper, with more focus. So fasting is either the limitless drug or hallucinations. Everything I look at, I can hear it pleading its case for me not to eat it.

[video] 24:01 downstairs right now. I was thinking so far ahead. My whole entire kitchen is under demolition. Construction's going on. So I can't cook no matter what. I literally cannot lose. They just better be out of here by 4.30 or else somebody is dying. In terms of my joints and my tendons, they feel great. Usually, I have some aches and pains all the time. I'm a lifter. It happens to all of us. After leg day, my knees usually hurt a little bit. None of that. It's not completely healed, but like 90% of the way there. I don't want to leave this behind.

24:28 that is an interesting point it's not because he didn't damage himself he always damages himself at the gym It's because your body cannot deal with the damage anymore. It doesn't even try to heal it. There's hardly any inflammation when you're starving because your body believes that you could be dying, which is why it will save all of the reserves for your survival. It's very confusing of what to do.

[video] 25:04 I don't know what to do. I haven't pooed. Yes, it's because your body doesn't respond to the damage anymore. It's not a good thing at all.

[video] 25:35 Five, four, three, two, one. Yeah! Keep fasting, are you kidding me? And fast. Man, that feels fricking good.

25:51 People have apps nowadays that control when they eat. Think about what's going on.

[video] 25:58 I am so proud of myself right now.

[video] 26:03 The restraint.

26:06 That feels good. How can you be proud of yourself for going against your intuition? You should only be proud of yourself when you listen to your intuition. Only then.

[video] 26:16 That feels really good to be able to push through that. Let's eat. I can't stop looking at this screen. I haven't eaten since Monday, February 16th at 4.30 PM. My God, we have three whole eggs. We've got some roasted potatoes and we got some bone broth. My mouth is watering. My hands are shaking. A tent has been pitched.

26:36 People always drink bone broth after fasting, starving. They believe that you shouldn't stress your stomach. Some people say that, but in reality, in nature, would you eat a little bit of the liver the brain when you hunt down an animal if you didn't have food for three days which would mean that you're one of the worst hunters on earth obviously not you would eat the whole animal and i'm ready give me a moment i might get emotional here i don't know if it's just me but the eggs look extra yellow today and extra scrumptious start with the bone broth

[video] 27:25 My toenails are curling. I have this feeling inside my body right now, like I'm being saved from something.

27:32 From yourself, your brainwashing, exactly.

[video] 27:36 Wow, that is so flavorful. Now let's try the eggs here.

[video] 27:45 Oh my God, my mouth's gonna start leaking. Chewing is a skill now. I forgot how to use teeth, which would explain the compliments last night. Oh, food is so incredible. i take it for granted i'm supposed to eat this as slow he just had to use one of those jokes if you want to call it that as i possibly can which for me will still be under 90 seconds i'm shivering now i'm not even being dramatic this is like an experience all i can say the bomb is diffused

[video] 28:18 This really makes me want to keep on this rhythm of just being extremely healthy, eating whole foods and just focusing on my health. I don't want to ditch all the protein bars and all that stuff now. Every single bite really did feel like the first. I was so happy and relieved.

28:32 You may appreciate food more. once you starved this moment.

[video] 28:38 Over the course of this fast, I ended up losing 10.2 pounds in total, which is significant, but it's mainly water. I'd say a pretty decent difference, definitely a little less bloated. And here's my skin before and after. I do feel like my skin looks a little more smooth with a more even complexion overall. During this fast, there are two major things that I've learned. The first one, like a lot of us, I'm way too food focused. I'm always thinking about food. My life revolves around food and it doesn't need to be, it shouldn't be. The second thing, life is beautiful. And I feel like I take so many things for granted. I just let things pass me because I'm just so go, go, go. So fast paced all the time. And this fast at a certain point forced me to slow down. And my mind was clear. I was realizing just like the beauty and the simplicity of some of the most random things. And it was amazing. And I'm grateful for that opportunity. So hopefully that's not something that I forget because it's really powerful.

[video] 29:38 I'm not sure if fasting is the missing puzzle piece on the path to my peak existence, but it definitely put a lot of things into perspective and changed the way I think. I'd honestly recommend every single one of you try this at least once. But I'm pretty sure I did find a missing piece to eternal happiness. I'll let you decide whether I'm talking about Katie or the donut.

29:58 He even has some cookbook or what? What the fuck, man? As you can see, Will suffered a lot during these 72 hours. And that's because, as I said, starving, fasting, if you want to call it that, if you want to be delusional, is the most counterintuitive thing that you could possibly do. It goes against your number one instinct, which is eating, living. Food is what gives you health, vitality, energy. It is life itself. And ideally, you should be consuming actual life, actual animals in their natural state, which is what humans do in nature. And then you won't have all of these issues. such as digestive and skin issues.

30:54 A lot of people go on these two, three-day so-called fasts because they have these issues. But if they would be eating naturally, then they wouldn't have these issues in the first place. It's better to follow nature, your own nature, which is the same thing, and to simply... Listen to your body. Eat when you want to eat. Eat what you want to eat, as long as, of course, you give your body natural foods and it actually knows what to ask for. Cut out all of the brainwashing, the manipulation, all of these apps which tell you when to eat, what to eat. Instead, simply listen to your intuition. Once you start drinking blood, eating liver, brain, and so on, that's what your body will want.

31:51 If you only eat pizza, burgers, and donuts like Will, then that's what your body will ask for. And once you start eating again, the same old problems will come back. Thanks for watching.