The Fasting Highway

Howdy. I'm Mike (Michael) Saunders. So, I suppose you need to know me and about me. I live just north of the capital of Alabama, which is Montgomery. I want to say I'm retired, but my friends keep asking me to help them with their businesses. (Quality control) I'm 72 and am currently recovering from Knee Replacement surgery.  When I went to the surgeon in December 2023, he, of course, told me that my BMI was too high.I clocked in at 365, then. I'm 6'1".  I got serious in February about losing weight so I could have the surgery. My goal for surgery was 331.  I have a friend in Mississippi who has lost 145 doing IF, so I asked her all about it and then began to research it. I dove in, and by May, I was at 310.  I mostly did a 4:3 for the last two months of that. I would mix it up with OMAD and TMAD.  For years since turning 40, I have yo-yo dieted with South Beach, Atkins and every other craze.  IF has been the only thing that is easy for me to do.  I reached my second goal of 300 a few weeks ago.  Now, on to my third goal of 200. Then, to do IF for life.  Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts Zoom meetings twice monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. There are over 100 exclusive pieces of audio content for Patreon members to help you navigate your IF journey and get more accountability and support. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. It has been a game changer for many of the Patreon members. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

Hi! I'm Bahar (B for short); I am 29 years old, a wife and mum to a 2-year-old and live in the UK. I work a full-time corporate job in London. Being Turkish, food is very important in our culture. I love cooking and experimenting with different recipes. I started fasting in March 2024 and have lost 17kg with intermittent fasting (nearly six months). I have always been conscious of my weight and put on weight over COVID-19 and during my pregnancy with my son. Following the birth of my son, I got up to my highest weight. I tried dieting and exercising, but this lasted for 2 months max. It was not sustainable. My brother mentioned intermittent fasting to me when my son was nearly 1. I didn't start fasting until almost a year later. I have enjoyed fasting and have started vlogging my journey on Instagram (@fastwithB) for accountability and to inspire others to start fasting, which I have been able to do as several family members have begun fasting. I have not yet reached my goal weight, but I hope to reach around 63kg by the end of the year. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

By Audrey Scott I have been Fasting since June 2020, aged 51, 4 months into the Pandemic. My weight had crept up again despite exercising 4 hours every morning to pass the time and try and keep the weight gain to a minimum. I weighed 230lbs at that point. I read Delay Don’t Deny by Gin Stephens. I can’t remember how I found her on the internet, but I bought her book on Amazon, and it resonated with me so deeply that I finally felt hopeful that I may have discovered a lifestyle that could work for me. With my Nursing background, I understood the concept of Insulin Resistance and suspected that I suffered from this as I’d dieted for over 20 years on and off.  I was slim as a child and always adored food, and I can remember feeling hungry a lot as a girl and not enjoying that sensation My weight gain started when I left home to train as a nurse, with shift patterns and feeling like I had no control over when I would next get to eat on shifts, I began the habit of overeating so I wouldn’t experience hunger. I also discovered fast food and Alcohol and enjoyed the student lifestyle to the fullest!! I knew I was gaining weight but didn’t weigh myself regularly as I didn’t want to know.   This continued for years, I lost weight on a low fat diet after I had my first child only to regain again after I had my second daughter. I began to try to seriously address my weight gain in 2003 when I moved to the USA with my husband and family; at that point, I weighed 266 lbs, my highest recorded weight, and needed to lose some. I lost 40 lbs. That was the start of years of YoYo dieting before I found IF in 2020    I started on an 18/6 protocol, clean fasting from Day 1. I lost 2 lbs of water weight in the first week and nothing for three months! I persevered as I genuinely thought that something would be happening inside of me, and my clothes were getting loose. I had a woosh of a 2 lb loss in October and then lost weight steadily from that point on, about 1 lb per week.  In the December of that year, I started doing a Meatless Monday for the autophagy benefits, and I swiftly moved onto a Hybrid ADF Approach on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with subsequent Up days and a 4/6 hour window on a Sunday, which means I can be socialable on the weekends with my family.   I have been maintaining my weight around the 170 lb mark for about 18 months, happily fasting with zero plans EVER to stop   I have been married happily for 28 years, have 2 precious adult daughters and two gorgeous rescue cats. I work part-time in a Secondary school as a Learning Support Assistant.  In my free time, I love being with family and friends, doing Zumba, moderate exercise, listening to podcasts, reading, and watching TV.  I love going on holidays/vacations. I try to cruise at least once a year and still fast on these trips, just adapting my windows to what suits you.  I am so grateful to have discovered Fasting; it has given me the tools to make me feel good about myself, and I love to look and feel healthy.

My name is Melanie Douglas. I live in Bangor, a seaside town in Northern Ireland. I’m 63 and married to John. Between us, we have 5 grown-up children and are expecting our 10th grandchild! I worked as a nurse for 35 years, before changing direction, becoming a Lay Pastor in our local church, before I retired last year! Since retiring, I have had the privilege of being a funeral celebrant … What an honour.. My battle, my torment with my weight, started like so many in my early teenage years…my mum was an amazing cook, and food was central to our family…huge portions, followed by ( IF we cleared our plates) sumptuous desserts…she would tell me when I was tired or grumpy, “ you need to eat”.. whipping out a packet of sweets, to pick me up…thus I learned the lie that sugar was my friend, my comfort, my go-to when life was hard…a deeply- ingrained belief that has sabotaged every diet I have ever tried…and I have tried them all..even becoming a Consultant for Slimming World ( akin to weight watchers) ..which showed me that calorie restriction does not work…I was in despair…true despair…I loved to be slim, longed to be free from the mental torment & Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

  I am 67 and have lived in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Oregon for 42 years.  I have three grown children and am blessed to be close to one son, his family, and my daughter.  My other son, his wife, and their family are just a short flight away in Nevada.  I am also proud of a new, sweet little dog named Hazel.   I have been retired from being a paraprofessional at a small K-12 school since 2013, where I worked for 18 years.  All of my kids attended this school, too.   I fill my time with various activities that I enjoy.  Number one is spending time with family.  I often see my son and family who live near me and spend time with my busy daughter whenever possible.  I travel with my son, who lives nearby, his family, and my daughter to various places in other parts of Oregon.  Whenever I visit my son and his family in Nevada, they take me to different points of interest near them.  I have a sister who lives in California that I am very close to that, I see twice a year.  We love spending time together and getting out in each area where we live to explore the sites.  I enjoy getting out in nature when I can and love taking in all the beauty of where I live.  I like to knit and read, and listen to audiobooks.  Great things to fill the time on a rainy Oregon day.  I also love to do video workouts with Get Fit With Rick, a membership platform that I belong to.  I've been a part of this group for three years, and he led me to IF.  He started an IF challenge with the group and had Laurie Lewis, a fantastic IF coach, on a talk with him. One thing led to another, and I am fasting one year later. After living most of my life on a diet roller coaster, I am very thankful to IF for helping me to be healthy as I age and to be able to maintain my weight.     Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

Bio for Graeme My name is Christina Sala­ta. I’m 52 years young and mar­ried to My hus­band, who is get­ting ready to re­tire af­ter 30 years as a chica­go fire­fight­er. We have four adult children and two grand­chil­dren. I re­ceived my bach­e­lors of Arts de­gree in so­ci­ol­o­gy and hu­man ser­vices in 1994. I worked in the cor­po­rate world un­til 2008. In 2008, I made a mas­sive life change and be­came a walk­ing mail car­ri­er for the U.S. Po­stal Ser­vi­ce. I am a vo­ra­cious read­er, typ­i­cal­ly in the process of read­ing 3 or 4 dif­fer­ent books on any giv­en day. One I read in the morn­ing be­fore work. One at the end of my workday while wait­ing to punch out. One in the evening af­ter din­ner and one I keep by my bed­side. All vary be­tween his­to­ry, world re­li­gions, phi­los­o­phy, and sci­ence. My fa­vorite say­ing and the thing I’ve learned to say is “I don’t know” be­cause I know when I say that I’m about to learn some­thing new, and I love that! I do yoga al­most every day as a form of move­ment med­i­ta­tion and breath work that I've found ex­treme­ly ben­e­fi­cial for my strug­gles with anx­i­ety. Dis­tance run­ning has also been a nat­ur­al rem­e­dy for my de­pres­sion, and I hope to com­plete my first ultra-marathon in 2025. My pas­sion for the past three years has been writ­ing a fic­tion­al book that is a metaphor for what I see hap­pen­ing in our world and the strug­gles and pain I’ve walked through (well, some­times crawled through) in my life. It is not a project I write for any­one else but for my­self. It has been cathar­tic, and there­fore, I have not put a time­frame on it but let it flow from my brain to my fin­ger­tips as the uni­verse in­tends it to and at its pace. Fast­ing was/is a cat­a­lyst for mas­sive change and heal­ing in my life, my hope in shar­ing my sto­ry is that it res­onates with some­one and, in so do­ing, helps them as well Join Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

Tonya Kortekaas lives in Pontiac, Michigan, with her husband, Michael, of 11 years. She is the mother of three adult sons and a “bonus” mom to Michael’s three children. Tonya spent most of her adult life as a stay-at-home mom of 3 growing boys and self-employed as a portrait photographer.  She felt that her most important mission in life was to raise her children and give them all the care and love they deserved.  She has been good at putting her family before her own needs, but the costs of that have been not caring for her mind and body as she should.  As her children have become adults and she has had more time to work on herself, she has entered into the full time working world and currently works for Oakland University.  She enjoys outdoor walks, kayaking, biking, watercolour painting and coffee in her free time. Tonya has struggled with her weight since her early 20s. She realizes that emotional eating and overindulging in sweets have been her issues.   She has tried countless diets, which have allowed her to lose weight but eventually gain it all back and more over the years.  At her annual physical exam in March of 2022, she was confronted with the highest weight of her lifetime at 349 lbs. and a BMI of 51.  Her blood pressure was soaring to a dangerous high, and her blood tests showed she was pre-diabetic.  She knew at that moment it was time for a significant change. She was sick of living life with this ongoing weight struggle and longed deeply to be a “normal” "-sized person.  Little did she know that change was going to lead her to an intermittent fasting lifestyle and complete freedom from her struggles with eating.  She’s lost 155 lbs over 26 months of her weight loss journey. Since being on the podcast in February of 2023, episode 161, Tonya has discovered the benefits of a carnivore lifestyle and has noticed numerous health benefits by cutting the sugar and processed foods out of her life.     Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

This week is Belle’s 7 year “fastiversary”.  She started fasting at age 51 when she was still in perimenopause and could not lose a stubborn 10 pounds no matter what she did! And now she is almost 59 and at over 2500 fasts.  She is a L*IF*ER! Belle is married and has two children, ages 22 and 24 and a dog.  She likes to keep busy by working a full-time and a part-time job and volunteering at a dog rescue on her day off.  In her free time, she enjoys taking her dog and foster dog for walks, gardening, playing pickleball and canasta, spending time with friends and family, listening to podcasts, watching a good series on Netflix and travelling. Her husband, Neil, jumped on the fasting bandwagon a few years ago after seeing the fantastic results that Belle was getting with body re-composition and autophagy. They have different daily fasting schedules, but make it work. Fasting is a way of life for Belle now and just second nature.  She recently travelled to Italy with her daughter and managed to keep up a fasting routine on the go!  She often bends her fasting schedule to enjoy dinner with friends and a later eating window. Belle has been part of the fasting highway Facebook group since its inception and has been on two previous podcasts, numbers 4 and 157. Belle is here to talk about the “big picture” of fasting and how it has changed her total outlook on her way of eating. It is anything but a diet!   

Ryan Smith has struggled with his weight since childhood. After years of yo-yo dieting and chasing nutritional trends, he finally created his own personal transformation story after discovering the power of fasting. He and his wife Kim went on to co-author Unbelievable Freedom: How We Transformed Our Health & Happiness with Intermittent Fasting. He shares his life-changing fasting practice to encourage others to make positive changes in their own lives. Fasting is the Foundation: A Real Man’s View of Unbelievable Freedom is his second published work.  Since reaching weight loss maintenance, Ryan has continued his fasting practice and is exploring the role of anxiety in weight management.  Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

Maria is a 35-year-old mother of two young daughters and married to her best friend. They live in central NY in the United States. She is a Certified Health Coach and works for her husband's real estate investing company. She has struggled with her weight for most of her life, which prompted her to go to college in 2006 to study nutrition and public health at Syracuse University. After graduating, she married and started her family before pursuing her career. She's been a stay-at-home mom while the kids were younger. She has always struggled with emotional eating. After a few traumatic events in her past, she reached her highest weight in 2017. At only 5'4" tall, she weighed in at 225 and felt like she constantly had to find clothing to cover up instead of what she wanted to wear. She was humiliated and desperately wanted a change. She tried practically every diet out there. During the fall of 2018, she decided to run to help lose weight since the calorie-restriction diets were not working. By the fall of 2019, she had completed her first marathon and had lost a good bit of weight; however, when she stopped the diet program, she regained it again. During the pandemic in 2020, she decided to pursue her career dream of becoming a health coach to help herself and others find happiness and freedom the way she desperately wanted to do on her own. After graduating from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, she found she wanted to focus more on the science behind weight loss and pursued a certification with Primal Health Coaching. She found Intermittent Fasting there and began a 16:8 protocol in June of 2022. She stopped fasting due to stress in her life and found herself eating through her emotions. She regained some of what she lost, but then discovered Gin Stephens and the clean fast which led her to also find Graeme and the Fasting Highway. She is coming up on her new 1-year fast-iversary and is within 15 pounds of her goal weight. She's determined to help spread the word about how life-changing and beneficial IF can be! Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

This week, we take a break from our regular Schedule and revisit episode 48 with Shana Hussin, a Nutritionist Podcaster and author of Fast to Heal, who we spoke with three years ago. To connect with Shana, please go to fasttoheal.info for her book and podcast details. I like Shana's take on nutrition and IF, and this episode is well worth a listen or relisten We will be back next week with our regular guest schedule. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.

Bio By Sharon Mbabazi I am 37 years old and live in West Michigan, USA, with my wonderful husband and three beautiful children. They keep us very busy, and we are always on the go. I also work full-time as a data team leader for a company that provides strategic supply chain solutions to hospitals, banks, and other businesses in the surrounding areas.   I started my intermittent fasting journey at the end of June 2023 to lose 30 lbs/13.6 kgs. I had been steadily gaining weight since having our 3rd child in 2018 and was ready to take some steps to reverse the upward trend. I had tried counting calories and various exercise routines, and even though I would lose a little weight, it wasn't sustainable. I would always end up gaining back more than what I started with. I discovered IF when our wedding photographer, Tonya Kortekaas (featured in episode 161), shared her incredible story through social media. I contacted Tonya, who gave me excellent guidance on getting started. She recommended great resources, including The Fasting Highway book, podcast, and Facebook group. Yes, I had to put in the effort and hard work to start my journey, but her advice and those resources have genuinely played a key role in my success.   I gradually worked my way from a 16:8 window to 19:5 over about one month and have been steadily losing weight for the last year. I made some mistakes in the beginning (I was not clean fasting for the first week or so) but quickly learned and made adjustments along the way. I am currently down 39 lbs/17.7 kg and will soon be carefully transitioning into maintenance.  I am so thankful for everyone who shared their story so I could navigate my IF journey. I share my story, hoping it will do the same and inspire someone else. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. All content is the opinion of the host and guest only.

Kelly Frances Bio I am 63 years of age and live in Southern California, USA.  I have been fasting since March 2023 and have lost 53 lbs. My starting weight was 213 (I’m six feet tall), and my goal weight was 160, which I obtained and have maintained since October 2023.  I learned about The Fasting Highway book and this fantastic lifestyle from my longtime friend and co-worker Holly Rogers, a TFH online group member.  We went to dinner one evening when she was visiting, and I shared how frustrated I was with the weight I had gained during my husband’s cancer illness in 2021 and his subsequent passing in December of 2022.  I used food as a comfort and coping mechanism for the stress of being his caregiver and, eventually, his widow.  It’s so easy to get into unhealthy habits when you’re dealing with such a traumatic event.  You can even justify it by calling it “comfort food”, but I was anything but comfortable in my own body.  Holly told me about the book and the online group, and I quickly ordered my copy of TFH on Amazon.  I loved the book; online support is paramount to my success. My protocol was always TMAD and 16:8, but there were times when I would hit a plateau when I would extend my fasts for longer to get the pounds budging again. Once I reached my goal weight and I was in maintenance mode, I had to adjust my eating and fasting windows to find my “sweet spot”. If I have overindulged during weekends or vacations, I have the tools to keep any weight gain in check. Flexibility is key!  I like to stay between 158-165 lbs. and not go over that.  I feel that I’m at my healthiest at 160 lbs. My “why” is my son Van.  He was 20 years old when his father died, and I needed to be healthy for him and, of course, for myself.  We need each other more than ever!  Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. All content is the opinion of the host and guest only.

BIO: By Anita Downes I am 52 years old from Perth Western Australia. I have been doing IF since Nov 2021. I lost over 80 pounds in the first year. My why is my family, and curious to see what adventures we can get up to now that my body is able to join in all the fun. I bike ride with the kids; I walk the dog, and I lift small weights on the vibration plate.  I work part-time as a Support worker for young adults who have Autism and are non-binary or transgender. I'm still a stay-at-home parent for our kids, aged 5 and 12; I work during their school hours and some weekends when possible. The update is that since we last spoke nearly two years ago, in Sept 2022, I haven't changed in weight. I have hovered around the 77-80 kg mark and have tweaked and attempted ADF and all the other stuff. Facing the fact that I'm in maintenance 7-10 kg higher than I had hoped to be. My old goal was to weigh 70kg; honestly, I would still love to get my weight down to 75kg. But it may not be possible at the ripe age of 52. (166cm tall) I may have just let it go and let the BMI and the world of averages it is made out of let that go, too.   NSVS My doctor is pleased. I “m happier. I was in a bad mood constantly while I was obese. My kids aren't scared of me anymore. I can go on waterslides at amusement parks, roller skate, and keep up with these kids! I'm better at maintaining healthy boundaries with people, at work and in life, and I attribute that skill to eating within a specific time. I've shared about fasting with many friends and family and have seen so many of those take it up and live the fasting lifestyle to the extent they think they don't fast anymore - but they don't eat till almost midday. Many people thank me for sharing such a sustainable health option. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. All content is the opinion of the host and guest only.

Alison Pizanie is an elementary school teacher living in Medford, New Jersey. She is 51 years old, married to her wife Kim, and has two sons, Reid and Brady. Alison has struggled her entire life with obesity and emotional eating. Food and eating always felt like an obsession. Diets never worked for her, in terms of any real weight loss, but she did diet her way up to 245 pounds (111 kg). At this weight and shorter stature, she felt miserable, sick, and tired. In 2016, out of desperation, she had weight loss surgery, the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. She did lose 90 pounds (40 kgs)… but weight loss surgery works until it doesn’t. By 2019, she was gaining her weight back rapidly despite following all of the post-surgical guidelines set by her doctors and nutritionist. Alison panicked and was confused about how to solve her regain issue. She gained about 20 pounds (9 kgs) before she found Delay, Don’t Deny by Gin Stephens in early 2020. It took some time and tweaking, but Alison has lost all regain plus more, equaling about 25 pounds (11 kgs) lost with intermittent fasting! She is at a total weight loss of 101 pounds (46 kgs) and now weighs 144 pounds (65 kgs). She would now recommend intermittent fasting instead of weight loss surgery and plans on living an intermittent fasting lifestyle forever! Alison recently self-published a book sharing her journey and teaching others with bariatric surgery how to succeed with intermittent fasting after weight loss surgery. The book The Regain Remedy: Using Intermittent Fasting to Achieve Permanent Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery is available on Amazon. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts three Zoom meetings monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. I cannot urge you more strongly to give it your utmost consideration. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching is available with Graeme one-on-one. Please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click help get coaching, and book a time that suits you. All times you see are in your local time zone. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. All content is the opinion of the host and guest only.