#57 - EAT FIT: I USE GOOD FATS TO TURN OFF HUNGER WHEN FASTING.
17 Jun 2020 · 18 min
In this solo episode of the Jorge Cruise Show (recorded June 17, 2020), fitness trainer and nutrition strategist Jorge Cruise explains a bio‑hack for extending 16‑ to 20‑hour fasts without breaking the fast: consuming “good” fats. He opens with his personal mission to reduce waist circumference and cites his work with high‑profile clients. After brief sponsor plugs (JorgeCruise.com survey, Navitas Organics chia‑seed pudding, Primal Kitchen avocado oil), he introduces an affirmation—“I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting”—and guides listeners to repeat it three times. Cruise then details why carbohydrates and protein break a fast, while fats do not, emphasizing that only anti‑inflammatory fats should be used. He lists preferred sources (butter, heavy cream, MCT/coconut oil, avocado oil, beef tallow) and provides practical dosage (2‑3 Tbsp per warm beverage) and timing (morning coffee/tea, up to three servings, each lasting 2‑3 hours). He warns against vegetable oils (corn, soybean, canola) as inflammatory and advises natural sweeteners (stevia, monk fruit) only. Throughout, he frames the approach as a simple, science‑backed “off‑switch” for hunger that helps maintain fat‑burning during fasting, reduces belly fat, and improves energy, memory, and sleep. The episode ends with multiple calls to action: take a survey for a free belly‑fat course, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, join his free Friday newsletter, and share the episode with anyone struggling to fast.
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Happy Wednesday, this is Jorge Cruise and welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. Today's June 17th, hope you're doing super well. This show is designed for high performance living for people who do not have time. And what that simply means, and it's kind of what I've dedicated a lot of my life to, about 20+ years, to helping people reduce their waist circumference. Now as a fitness trainer, nutritionist, and life strategist, for me, it's been always about helping people work better, reduce pain, and nowadays improve memory and even sleep better. But I will tell you, it's really about learning how to get fitness into your life, more fitness in less time. Because if you can do that, you're going to lower your belly fat, which is a small waist circumference. And that is the goal of my career, of my life. It really has been ever since Dr. Oz and I had a chat about 17 years ago. I knew that that was something I wanted to do personally, get rid of my belly fat and help others do that. So welcome, super excited you're here today. Today we're gonna be talking about how to cheat a fast. We're gonna be talking about an Eat Fit strategy, about how to use good fats to turn off hunger when you are fasting 16 or 20 hours. And there's a way to do this, it's a biohack, it won't break a fast, you're gonna love today's show. But before we get started, guys, I wanna share with you who we're brought to you by. We have a couple sponsors. First one is actually my website, so JorgeCruise.com. We are doing our annual 2020 survey, and I would love to ask you and invite you right now to head on over to my website, take a few minutes, no more than 5, I promise, it's a short survey, and in return I will be sending you an online course that I'm creating on how to cure belly fat. It'll be online, it'll be worth over $100 value, because we're gonna be later next year be selling this, but you'll get it way ahead of everyone, and it'll be my gift to you. All you have to do is head over to JorgeCruise.com. That's J-O-R-G-E-C-R-U-I-S-E.com, and it's right at the top of the page. You'll see it there. Click on it, and you'll have that in the first week of July. So it's my gift to you. We're also brought to you by Novitas Organics. At this stage of the game, hopefully you know, since we're talking about fasting today, that To make it to 16 or 20 hours, you gotta cheat a fast. We're gonna talk about healthy fats today, good fats, but when you need a meal, a cheat meal, I make a chia seed pudding or smoothie kind of vibe by using 3 tablespoons of Navitas Organic chia seeds, 3 tablespoons of avocado oil, and about 8 ounces of unsweetened almond milk. I'll add some sort of monk fruit or stevia to the mix and stir it, and you'll have a flat, belly meal is what I call it. And I exclusively use Navitas because they— I've met the owners— they pride themselves, beyond pride themselves, on finding the best organic superfoods on earth. And they travel the world for this stuff. And so that's what I've been using, it's what I recommend to all my celebrity client clients. And I hope you'll take advantage of a little something they're giving us: 30% off your entire order of organic superfoods if you head on over to navitas.com. Organics.com/cruise. That's C-R-U-I-S-E. That's also the promo code. So head on over to Navitas, N-A-V-I-T-A-S, organics, O-R-G-A-N-I-C-S.com/cruise, and get that 30% off and try the chia seeds. They are amazing. But try wheatgrass, try maca root. They got it all. It'll help bolster immunity as well. And finally, we're also brought to you by Primal Kitchen. Now, Primal Kitchen is where I get my avocado oil, but they are the leaders in this. They created the movement. Mark Sisson is the founder of the company, and he's one of my dearest and closest friends for almost 17 years now. He's in his 60s, almost 67 years young, in super shape, and this is one of his superfoods, avocado oil. And it's replaced all my oils from avocado— from olive oil to flaxseed oil. Avocado is taken over my life. It's good for high-temperature cooking, it's good for flat belly meals, it is just amazing, and it works with everything. And they also make salad dressings that are already delicious and a mayo that is incredible. Most mayos are made with, uh, soybean oil, which is inflammatory. And if you head over to their website, they're giving us a free chipotle lemon mayo, so take advantage of that. Just go to Primal Kitchen joahecruz.com/jorgecruise. So with that said, let's start the show. The affirmation today, and if you don't know what an affirmation is, it's basically something you say to yourself. And it's been my belief, and it's been now shown by science, that affirmations change our future, change our thinking. They modify our, our life. They really do. Simple words, you know. There's an old saying, be impeccable with your. So today's affirmation is, I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. So let's start the show and discover how this is going to help you create some incredible health and lower that belly fat starting right now. It's a fact, 91% of us have a dangerous amount of belly fat, and it isn't just unsightly. When you have too much belly fat, you're more likely to suffer from aches and pains, low energy, memory loss, and poor sleep, which prevents you from performing your best at work, spending true quality time with your loved ones, and simply enjoying life. The good news is that you can cure belly fat and immediately start to work better, reduce pain, improve memory, and sleep better using simple shortcuts I've gathered. Hi, my name is Jorge Cruise, and I'm known as the 8-Minute Life Strategist to the world's busiest celebrities. I've been a fitness, nutrition, and high-performance living strategist for over 25 years, and you may have seen my work with Oprah Winfrey, Khloé Kardashian, President Clinton, Tyra Banks, Dr. Oz, Tony Robbins, or even Steve Harvey. My passion to find the best science-backed fitness shortcuts has allowed me to write over 30 books and become a multiple New York Times bestselling author with over 9 million books in print, and I know I can help you too. Welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. Well, it is Wednesday. Welcome to the show, guys. Hump day is here. It is a cloudy day in San Diego as I look outside. It's not the prettiest day, but you know what? The glass is always half full, right, guys? We have to see it that we are lucky and healthy, hopefully, and well and staying safe. I hope you are. Hope your family Julia's family is as well. And on today's show, I'm excited because we're going to talk about how to turn off hunger. Yes, hunger. And if you're trying to get healthy, lower that waist circumference, obviously your diet is important. And learning how to turn off hunger is important whether you're fasting or not, because a lot of times we'll eat things and we'll be like, gosh, you know, like, what the heck? I just ate something and I'm hungry again. And it's usually from overeating. You guessed it, the C-word, carbs. Carbs and sugar usually don't hold hunger up more than a few minutes, maybe 30 minutes, an hour if you're lucky. Now if it's high fiber and it's not processed, you're going to be better off. But I'll tell you, there is a biohack that will do the same thing but without breaking a fast because unfortunately all carbs and sugars break fast, all of them. I don't care how whole grain the bread is, it will break your fast. So how do we do this, right? And proteins, I will say this, even though they're part of a keto diet— not that I follow that per se, but we follow elements of that, which is kind of like the old-school Atkins diet— but proteins, if you have too much, if you exceed 2 to 3 grams, will break your fast. But guess what won't break your fast? And that is fat. The macronutrient fat, F-A-T, the F word, yes, that word, will not break your fast. Now, first I have to say, not all fats are the same. You got to avoid all vegetable oils. They are inflammatory. Corn oil, soybean oil, all those oils, you got to avoid them. This is— you don't want to be using that to, to hold off hunger, although they will do that. You don't want to use it. What we are going to use are good fats. These are your anti-inflammatory fats. We'll start off with the truth. The best, most natural fat out there comes from animal sources, whether it's a butter, whole cream, heavy cream, beef tallow— tallow, pronouncing it right— which is basically the fat that comes from, from animals for beef. But then you got your vegetable, your vegetable healthy fats from coconut oil MCT oil, avocado oil, one of my favorites, kind of like replace everything when I, when I cook in the kitchen, as you guys know. But those fats you can use. And if you put them in a beverage, for example, in the morning, midday even, whether it's a tea, a coffee, hot water, a little bit of sweetener, whether it's a monk fruit or stevia or just plain with a little lemon, it'll stop hunger in its tracks. And I usually recommend 2 to 3 tablespoons max for for one, one, one beverage, and that'll usually hold you up 2 to 3 hours. And you could do that quite a bit in the morning, maybe up to 3, I would say, and you're going to be fine. So today's affirmation, um, is going to help us do that. I'm going to share it with you 3 times, and I'm going to ask you to repeat it 3 times, and then we'll get into it and why and how it works. You understand deeper the science, but I can tell you, you will not feel hungry by using these good fats. So let's do this right now. Listen to these words. Simple, it's powerful. We're going to— I'm going to say it 3 times and then you're going to do it with me for 3 times. All right, here we go. I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. Now, turning off hunger, what does that really mean? It means allowing you to feel satisfied, allowing you to feel good, having energy, not feeling hungry, not feeling like you're starving. And your body will not break in the sense of your fast, which means you'll continue to burn the most dangerous of all fat out there, belly fat. So that's a good thing. So let's say together now, 3 times. Deep breath in. Hopefully you're standing in front of a mirror, and let's say the following: I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. One more time. I use good fats to turn off hunger when fasting. It's really that simple. This is something I wrote about a few years ago in a book I wrote called The Cruise Control Diet. I have this coffee that a lot of celebrities like Brooke Burke in Malibu drink, where you put 2 to 3 tablespoons of, say, butter or heavy cream, mix it a little bit, even coconut oil if you're a plant-based lover, you know, avocado oil I have not done too much, but you could. And you put 2 to 3 tablespoons in your, your coffee in the morning, your tea in the morning. Stir it, use a frother so it gets nice and creamy, a little frother, a couple dollars, and you will have the most rich and delicious beverage that will turn off your hunger. There'll be no need to eat any carbohydrates or protein. No need at all. You will turn off that hunger. You will feel amazing. And more importantly, you'll have this kind of nice, easy, and even energy throughout your morning, you know. And I have certain clients that will do this until about 12 o'clock, sometimes until 1 o'clock, you know. You don't want to drink caffeine usually past 2 o'clock. I try to avoid it. If I have any, I have matcha tea. I've been trying to cut back on coffee because it doesn't help me sleep at night. But for some people, coffee doesn't disturb your sleep, so that's a good thing. But whatever your beverage is— and it can be a cold beverage, but fat is not going to be as smooth and creamy if it's in a cold beverage, so I would keep it a warm beverage— and know that if you do this, you're going to have a sense of control. You're going to be able to turn off your hunger without breaking your fast. The coffee won't do it, the tea won't do it. The water isn't going to do it if it's hot. None of that will. Little lemon isn't going to do it either. And it's such a simple biohack, a trick to really give yourself that edge when it comes to turning off the hunger. It's like a switch. And I would recommend you do it 2 to 3 times in the morning, you know, and each time should last you 2 to 3 hours. So you shouldn't be drinking about every 10 minutes one of these cups, because that adds up and you don't want to have like the whole stick of butter, if you know what I mean. I've at times have done that without thinking. I'm like, oh, this is so yummy. Stomach. But, you know, I wasn't hungry. I was just drinking it because it was nice. Uh, you know, obviously you can have just black or regular coffee or tea without it if you're not hungry and just want to sip on something warm. But remember, sugar will break your fast every single time, so don't be adding sugar to these beverages. Add a natural plant-based sweetener. The only ones that I really recommend are stevia or monk fruit. Um, and that's it. Keep it simple. Keep it simple. And there's a bunch of good fats. Again, my favorites: butter, heavy cream, MCT oil, which comes from coconut oil. Coconut oil's really good. You could do avocado oil. You can do— I have certain clients, and I've done this as well— beef tallow, which is basically the fat that comes from beef. It's not dairy. It's a beef fat that comes from the body of the animals. It doesn't sound sexy, but it works. Very healthy for the body. All those natural fats. And then the fats to avoid, my friends. The margarines, the hydrogenated oils, the plant-based— or the vegetable oils, I should say. Vegetable oils. No corn oil, no soybean oil, no canola oil. All those oils, even if they're in your chips or crackers or if you use to cook with, are inflammatory and will age you, will cause issues with your health, will cause false belly fat. There's nothing good about these oils. You should remove them as much from your diet as possible. So it's simple, and the affirmation today, hope, will not only remind you of something hopefully you've heard here and there, maybe from me, hopefully, but more importantly, it'll give you an edge. And I want you to, to promise me one thing, that you'll share this with someone who's struggling to fast, and they're like, oh, I want to do this, but ah, I'm always hungry. Or if it's just someone who's hungry and just trying to eat a little bit less and they want to do it healthfully, share today's show with them because it'll give them that advantage, which I think will make them feel happy. And if we can get people to understand that you can control— and there's an off switch, and it's healthy fats for your hunger— we'll have a control that will allow us to really, uh, enjoy life more and get that belly fat down. I think that's the most important thing, because remember, a high waist circumference causes all sorts of issues, and we don't want those issues in our lives. We want to be free of them. We want to be able work better, we would be able to play better, reduce pain, have a sharp memory, and, and just be able to live a quality life that you choose on your terms. That's what this is all about. So share this with your loved ones, guys. Put it on your social feed, text it, copy it, whether you're listening to on Apple. And please subscribe if you're on Apple. I'm trying to get as many people to subscribe to my Apple podcast. I love Apple. Spotify is great too if you're a Spotify a Spotify listener, don't feel bad. I have Spotify too. I do listen to both, but please subscribe to the show on Apple if you can. I'm trying to build that up. Uh, just simply click the subscribe button and also share your comments. I'd really love your comments on there. Um, and I'll talk to you really soon. Have a great rest of your day. Peace and purpose. I want to invite you to join my Jorge Cruise Report. Comes out on Fridays, my favorite day of the week. 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