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First 30 Minutes After Waking Decides Whether You BURN or STORE Fat

2M views · 3 Nov 2026

Leonid Kim MD

1M subscribers

Comments · 734

@klbg123-m8y · 8 days ago
I’m watching this in bed after waking up. 😂 Guess I should give up my morning scrolling habit!
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@Nikko_Kobe_Kumo · 7 days ago
I’m doing most of these already. I  wake at the same time, I drink a glass of warm water, I sit outside in the sun for 10 to 15mins, I don’t have a coffee for at least an hour after waking, and I’m not looking at my phone. I’m three weeks in and I’ve lost 2kgs and 2cms off my waist. I’m not counting calories but I’ve cut out a lot of highly processed food. Mentally I feel a lot more alert through the day and I don’t get the 3pm slump anymore. And the best part is that none of these things I’m doing have been hard to achieve.
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@safirog1226 · 7 days ago (edited)
This is sooo true. I stopped drinking coffee and switched to non caffeinated tea, stopped skipping breakfast and started eating eggs. The first day I ate 5 eggs! Cause I was starving. I always needed large amounts of food to feel satisfied. A couple of days later I could only eat 4, now I can barely eat 3. I feel like my stomach is shrinking. I barely get hungry throughout the day, my sweet cravings are gone and at night, I crave salad and meat instead of high carb meals and sweets. Late night cravings are gone. I have more energy so I started working out again, and my mood is sooo much better. I’m not tired all the time and the weight is coming off. I wish I knew this before.
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@johnlogan4303 · 7 days ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYnQHeEFxms&t=282">4:42</a> be careful of drinking lemon water close to your teeth brushing. Lemon makes your teeth enamel soft, and brushing soon afterwards will erode your enamel.
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@Eaw13 · 8 days ago
Thank you Dr Kim for all of your videos.  They are so helpful and informative.
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@jjjames6894 · 8 days ago
When I see a dr k video my circadian rhythm resets
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@mmo5366 · 7 days ago
I have already changed my habits two years ago so that I leave my phone outside my bedroom overnight, and many mornings I enforce no phone for the first 30 mins of my morning. It’s been a massive improvement to my wellbeing. And some people say, but people are waiting for me and I have to respond. But you really don’t. Here’s the trick. They don’t know that you’re up. They can wait another 30 minutes without even knowing.
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@davidgreene8608 · 7 days ago
I was taught to take 10 diaphragmatic breaths an make sure your exhale is longer than your inhale before getting out of bed. Rise slowly and drink 12-16 oz of pure water. Then do light stretches to open rib cage.
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@sarahg2158 · 8 days ago
This is the type of information that everyone should know about
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@anthonvanderneut · 5 days ago
What I learned from that study in the Netherlands is that, because I am Dutch and bald, I don't have to worry about gaining weight, as there is no cortisone stored in my hair ;-)
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@viharivs3355 · 5 days ago
I am up 10min ago and already started watching this video. IG the drill starts tomorrow
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@erb34 · 7 days ago
What a nice summary. You make it really approachable to make some positive changes. Thanks.
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