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Hello out there to everyone listening and hanging out with me today.

Welcome to episode number 49 of the Intermittent Fasting Gems with Jen

Podcast, and we've almost reached 50 episodes and the one year anniversary

mark of this podcast, and I am still just as excited about it as I was.

A year ago when I started.

So, hey, a big shout out to you.

Thanks for being here.

I appreciate it more than you know.

Alright, I am so excited about today's episode and I've been wanting

to do this one for a while now.

Today's episode.

Is a star studded one, literally because we are diving into fasting with the stars.

33 famous people who love intermittent fasting just like you and me.

If you've ever wondered which celebrities or public figures share your love

of fasting, you're in for a treat.

Intermittent fasting has become a go-to wellness and a weight loss secret for

some of the world's most famous faces.

And today I'm gonna introduce you to 33 stars who credit if with keeping them fit.

Focused and feeling their best.

You'll hear about their unique fasting schedules, favorite routines, and

some insider tidbits you may not know.

All right, first on our list is Terry.

Cruz.

Terry Cruz is an American actor, television host and former professional

football player who is widely recognized for being pretty funny,

and he's pretty darn ripped too.

He initially gained fame as an NFL athlete, and after retiring from football,

he became famous in entertainment for roles and hit TV shows like.

Brooklyn nine nine, and one of my favorite shows hosting

America's Got Talent since 2019.

Alright, so Terry typically follows a daily 16 eight intermittent fasting

schedule, eating between 2:00 PM and 10:00 PM He drinks coffee.

Tea or coconut oil during fasting?

Hmm.

Coconut oil.

That is interesting.

He credits if F for keeping him lean and he is also very vocal about

the longevity benefits of fasting.

Number two on our list is Hugh Jackman, who is an Australian actor

and singer, best known for his iconic role as Wolverine in the X-Men Film

Series, and for his performances in musicals and dramas like Le

Miserable and The Greatest Showman.

I loved that, um, movie.

That was really good.

So Hugh used a 16 eight regimen to build muscle and stay lean

for his Wolverine rolls, and said he found it more manageable than

eating every two to three hours.

He then just continued this approach for, uh, many years following.

Next up is Jimmy Kimmel.

Who we all know as the host and executive producer of the Long Running

Late Night Talk show, Jimmy Kimmel live on a, b, C, where he has become

a household name for his comedic interviews, popular comedy bits.

Um.

And influential presence in late night TV since 2003.

Jimmy's IF routine is one that is not quite as popular as the 16 eight method

that we all know about, and that is the five two diet or the five two method.

So Jimmy does the five two method, uh, this way.

He eats under 500 calories on Mondays and Thursdays, and then he eats

normally for the rest of the week.

He evidently lost 25 pounds with this method and has maintained a weight

of around 182 pounds with this plan.

So I've read.

Different things about the five two method and it looks like he does the what, what

we would call the modified version of the five two, where he eats 500 calories

or less on two days during the week.

Another more strict version of the five two would be where you eat zero calories

for those two days and just stick to your coffee, tea, and water, um, and then eat.

Pretty regular on the other five days.

I've actually done the five two method on a few occasions and

had pretty good success with it.

However, on the five off days, I usually stuck to more of an

18 six or a 16 eight schedule.

It really is a good method to try if you wanna push through a weight

loss plateau and mix things up a bit.

Number four is the dreamy Chris Hemsworth.

Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Thor, and

he's been in a lot of other movies too.

If you're a woman listening, I'm sure you know who I am talking about Anyways,

Chris typically uses the 16 eight method and sometimes throws in full day fast.

Especially when he's preparing for a movie role.

He credits fasting for increased energy and faster weight loss.

Number five is Jack Dorsey.

So Jack Dorsey is an American entrepreneur.

He's a tech billionaire, best known as the co-founder of Twitter.

And he is an OMA or one meal a day guy.

Yay.

Oma is definitely my favorite as most of you know.

Okay.

So Jack does what I do, or I guess I do what he does, and that is he

fasts through breakfast and lunch and then eats only dinner and says

that fasting provides him with heightened focus and productivity.

And I absolutely agree that mental clarity is awesome.

And also not having to worry about what you're going to eat for breakfast

and lunch and just focusing on dinner hours is pretty freeing too.

All right.

No political talk here, but number six on the list is Elon Musk and

we all know who he is, but he definitely does fast periodically.

He claimed to have used fasting to lose 20 pounds, and he also credits the use

of the zero fasting app for his success.

Number seven is the talented and beautiful actress Jennifer Aniston.

Jen or Jennifer does not eat breakfast and consumes only liquids like coffee

or celery juice in the morning.

Then she eats in the later part of the day.

She favors a 16 eight fasting routine and says that with fasting.

She has really noticed a difference in her health.

Number eight is Courtney Kardashian, another star who needs no introduction.

So Courtney combines Keto with fasting, which I personally believe is a very

powerful strategy that I have tried that I have found totally works.

I know that combining omad with keto or low, carb.

Uh, specifically around under 30 grams net carbs a day.

It really worked wonders for me.

Really helps speed up the weight loss.

So Courtney does 14 to 16 hour fasts nightly, sometimes

an extended 24 hour fast.

Once, uh, weekly drinking water, bone broth, and green tea.

During fasts.

That brings us to number nine, another extreme beauty, and that is

Brazilian supermodel, Giselle Chen.

I looked that up on how to pronounce it so.

Binge and yeah, I think so.

She follows the five two method, eating normally five days a week

and restricting her calories to 500 to 600 on the other two days.

Uh, Giselle generally fasts until lunchtime, uh, twice a week and

especially loves fasting for the digestion and health benefits.

Next up is number 10.

Um, Elsa Pataki.

I, I think I looked up the pronunciation on that one too.

Peti, Uck, something like that.

She's a Spanish actress, uh, very beautiful producer model.

She is married to Chris Hemsworth, who was number four on our

fasting with the Stars list.

So Elsa started fasting after being introduced to it by her husband Chris,

and she's now an advocate for IF.

And follows various intermittent fasting methods, mainly for the

anti-aging and metabolic benefits.

Number 11 is Andrew Huberman and he is a Stanford neuroscientist.

He has been fasting for 12 to 16 hours a day for over a decade now, usually

skipping breakfast and eating around noon.

Andrew focuses on health span benefits and not just.

Weight loss.

He has a great podcast called the Huberman Lab, and I always see

it pop up when I'm checking on my own podcast, um, on Apple usually.

So you can just go to podcast and search intermittent fasting.

And his will pop up.

Okay, so next up is Joe Rogan, who is basically like

the podcast king these days.

Um, anyways, he uses intermittent fasting combined with the carnivore and

ketogenic diet cycles for fitness energy.

And he says, for podcast productivity, and I totally get that because I

definitely get the most work done when I am in the fasted state.

I always record my podcasts when I am pretty deep into my daily fast.

I think right now, um, I am an hour.

I'm on hour 16, so that's, that's a really good spot to kind of be in.

Um, my mind just feels more clear and I have more energy for sure.

Number 13 on our list is Halle Barry, another gorgeous actress

who also happens to have type two diabetes, which I believe she was

diagnosed with late in her twenties.

So she prefers a ketogenic diet paired with if, and there have

been a lot of studies done, um, and how that can be beneficial.

Um, when we're talking about, uh, diabetes and things like that, , Halle

usually eats in a six to eight hour window, uh, for steady blood sugar.

Alright, so number 14, Scarlet Johansson, one of my favorite actresses of all time.

She reportedly practiced intermittent fasting.

To prepare for her action movie roles, including Black Widow, often

eating during late shifts and fasting.

In the mornings, number 15, oh, such a cutie pie is Reese Witherspoon.

Again, another beautiful, adorable actress who will be 50 soon.

Um, and we're only about six months apart, so I've always kind of related

to her, but she does intermittent fasting with a compressed eating

window, skipping breakfast and eating a balanced lunch later.

The day, just keeping it pretty simple.

And while we're on a roll with actresses, let's talk about Nicole Kidman.

She also incorporates different forms of intermittent fasting

into her lifestyle and uses it as an anti-aging and wellness tool.

And I'd say.

It's working pretty darn well for her.

Number 17, Gwyneth Paltrow.

She combines IF with wellness cleanses, often skipping breakfast

for coffee or juice, and eating her meals in the afternoon and evening.

Next up, number 18 is the beautiful Beyonce.

Beyonce adopted intermittent fasting and plant-based diets after pregnancy

for weight loss and to prepare for physically demanding performances.

I love that.

Number 19, George St. Pierre.

Um, I hope I'm saying that right, but he is a Canadian former professional mixed

martial artist, widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history.

He utilizes intermittent fasting, uh, often oma or again, one meal

a day to make weight for fights and to maintain peak performance.

Number 20 on our list is Mark Wahlberg famous actor.

Love me some Marky Mark.

Gotta say.

I also love the movie Daddy's Home that he is in with Will Ferrell.

It's just so funny.

Uh, mark follows an 18 six fasting routine eating between noon and 6:00 PM.

His routine includes high protein foods to build muscle and

maintain a disciplined schedule.

Love it.

Number 21 is Molly Sims, American Fashion Model and actress.

She regularly follows an intermittent fasting diet routine, often using a

16 eight eating window, and she makes sure to avoid late night eating for

better fat loss and metabolism boosting.

Much agreed.

Vanessa Hudgens, uh, an American actress and singer, she embraces the

16 eight intermittent fasting schedule as part of her wellness and weight

maintenance plan, and she combines fasting with yoga and low carb eating.

Number 23 is Brooke Burke.

So Brooke is an American television host, model actress, and she is a fitness

personality, I guess you could say.

She was also the co-host on Dancing with the Stars.

And she is a big fitness guru and has launched fitness apps and worked as a

fitness educator and a wellness advocate.

Brooke herself uses a 16 eight plan and encourages her audience to try fasting for

weight loss, metabolism, and longevity.

Number 24.

Megan Fox, the Transformers actress reportedly does intermittent fasting as

part of a carb cycling and fitness routine to stay lean for demanding movie roles.

And I've kind of dabbled in some of that carb cycling.

I find it very interesting.

I actually would like to learn more about how all of that works.

So maybe that's something for a further episode.

Um, and how carb cycling and intermittent fasting can kind of work together,

for, speeding up weight loss and, um.

Other benefits too.

All right, here we go.

Number 25 is Miranda Kerr, an Australian model.

She rose to fame in 2007 as one of the Victoria's Secret angels.

She is so stinking beautiful.

She has that like, very unique look about her.

So gorgeous.

Uh, anyways, I thought her intermittent fasting routine

was very interesting actually.

So Miranda practices an 80 20 approach, uh, meaning.

She eats healthy 80% of the time during her eating window and allows for treats

20% of the time, and she typically combines, uh, if with plant-based meals.

I just thought that was interesting.

Number 26 is Christian Bale, another famous actor, the Dark Night guy.

He used intermittent fasting strategies to shed weight for several movie roles.

Allowing rapid muscle gain or fat loss as needed for films.

Number 27, uh, Padma Lakshmi.

I look that one up too.

I think that's how you pronounce it, Padma.

She's the top chef host who, um, after doing a lot of her own research, she

adopted an intermittent fasting lifestyle.

She mainly follows a 16 eight IF schedule four, gut health, and

for weight maintenance number 28.

Gabrielle Union, another famous actress who practices intermittent fasting.

She often skips or delays breakfast to balance hormones and maintain fitness.

And right now with my age and my time of life, I am so thankful for

intermittent fasting when it comes to the balancing hormones thing.

It's, it's really been helping me out.

So number 29, the Uber famous actress, it.

Demi Moore has adopted intermittent and extended fasting as part of

her detox and reset routines.

Number 30.

Ben Affleck reportedly practiced intermittent fasting for his Batman

transformation and he pairs fasting with intense workouts for muscle definition.

Next up is Liv Tyler, famous actress who, like Beyonce used

intermittent fasting and, uh, time restricted eating in conjunction

with fitness regimens to slim down.

After her pregnancies.

Number 32 is Dr. Jason Fung, renowned physician and fasting advocate.

And although he isn't considered a star or a celebrity in the

traditional sense, he is in my opinion.

The fasting guru, the go-to guy for fasting.

He's known for practicing and teaching all about intermittent fasting, and often

does 24 hour and extended period fast.

He is a Canadian nephrologist.

Honestly, I'm not super sure what a nephrologist is, but he's the leading

expert in metabolic health, best known for promoting intermittent

fasting and low carb diets as effective treatments for obesity.

Type two diabetes, like we mentioned Halle Berry has and other metabolic disorders.

He um, he is a New York Times bestselling author of influential

books like the Obesity Code, the Diabetes Code, and the Complete

Guide to Fasting, which have helped.

Redefine approaches to weight loss and disease reversal

through therapeutic fasting.

Dr. Fung is the deal.

Um, he also co-founded the Fasting Method, a program designed to support people

in managing their health conditions naturally, um, via lifestyle changes

focused on fasting and nutrition.

And in my opinion, Dr. Fung is just as famous or as important

as anybody on this list.

Um, his book, the Obesity Code, is incredible.

If you haven't read it and you're serious about intermittent fasting.

It is a must read.

I will leave the link to this incredible book in the show notes below.

It has helped me tremendously.

Alright, we have reached number 33.

On our list today, and please note that I could have gone on and on and on and had

a much longer list because there are a lot of well-known people who have come to

love the intermittent fasting lifestyle.

But I try to keep these episodes under 30 minutes when I can.

So.

Our last celebrity Faster is the beautiful Jenny McCarthy.

And I have to admit that I am a bit of a fan girl when it comes to Jenny McCarthy.

Uh, Jenny McCarthy is a famous actress, but I first became a fan back in

the nineties when she hosted the, it was kind of like the first like.

Real fun dating show, um, that I remember watching singled out, uh, on MTV.

I love that show and so did my husband.

Uh, we were just dating at the time.

But anyways, uh, Jenny has reported that intermittent fasting has helped

her to, um, regulate her metabolism and support weight management.

And back about two and a half years ago when I was just starting my TikTok

account and all of this fasting stuff, I was trying to get it out in the world.

I was putting all of my fasting videos on TikTok.

I had no idea what I was doing.

I still don't.

Think I know what I'm doing, but I just do it anyways.

Um, I put a quick little 42nd before and after intermittent

fasting plus oh mad, plus low carb eating video as like my weight loss

trifecta video, um, on TikTok and.

It was like February of 2023, I think, and it kind of blew up.

And in just a couple days, uh, it was, it was crazy.

So, and Jenny McCarthy commented on it, that video, she started following me

and I just totally geeked out about it.

Actually, I think my husband was even more excited about it, um, than I was.

She's gorgeous and he's always.

Been a fan from way back when we used to watch Singled out together.

Anyways, it was just a cool thing and I wanted to make sure

that I added her to our list.

So that brings us to the end of our Fasting with the Stars list for today.

I love hearing about how all different people from all different

walks of life, famous or not.

How they do fasting and how they make it work for them.

The flexibility of fasting truly is fabulous.

If you have found a fun way to make fasting work for you, we

all wanna hear about it too.

So please reach out to me and send me a quick email at so what if with

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