My Story My name is Candee and I have been battling my weight for what seems like forever. My dieting history started at the age of 10 when my parents put me on my first diet at the recommendation of my pediatrician. I was switched to skim milk and limited to one helping of dinner and no dessert. It was then that I learned how to sneak food. At 12 I asked to go away to “fat camp”. I found one in California and my parents agreed and I went to San Diego for 6 weeks. I lost approximately 25 pounds ...
Aug 08, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 70
We’re Katy and Amy Miller, two sisters who live together in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. We’ve both lost and gained weight over the years – we’d count calories, eat smaller portions and healthy snacks, lose weight and then slowly but surely fall off the wagon and gain it back. This year we decided to be proper grown-ups (we’re both in our 40s, for the record) and actually go to our doctors for a check-up. It was well overdue given our family history of hypertension and diabetes (Mum had been nagging...
Aug 01, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Allison has been intermittent fasting since May 2019. As of July 2021, she has released over 135 pounds and logged over 100 non-scale victories (NSV’s)! Allison had been morbidly obese for most of her adult life. At a top weight of 369 pounds, she had a gastric bypass in 2011. She initially lost weight, but quickly regained more than half of those pounds back. After once again trying numerous diets and weight-loss plans, she discovered intermittent fasting and never looked back! Allison wants to...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 81
I am a 46 year old wife and mother of three teenagers (14, 17, 19) and live in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. I used to work as a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit but have been at home, full time, for the past 7-8 years. I never had issues with my weight until after having children. I would say that after each pregnancy I would keep about 10-15 pounds of baby weight as my "new normal". I also began drinking soda following my first pregnancy. It was my way of getting caffeine ...
Jul 21, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Beth worked for 16 years as a faculty member at the college level teaching literature, writing, and communications classes. But for the last ten years, she has owned and operated Capital Pawn & Couture with her husband Adam. They have three grown children who work in the business alongside them. Born and raised in the stunning Willamette Valley in Oregon, she is a lover of trees and watching the wildlife from her deck in her back yard. Beth is passionate about her family, friends, reading, l...
Jul 18, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 80
My Backstory So, my journey in weight was a struggle even in childhood and adolescence. I was so embarrassed to hear a doctor tell my mother I needed to “lay off the greasy food” when I was child at a doctors appointment. As a teen I always weighed my age x10. So by 18 I was around 180. At 19 1/2 and at 200 pounds I experienced my first dramatic weight loss going from 200 pounds to 150 in 24 weeks by cutting out flour and sugar and counting calories. I was 157 at my wedding in June, 1993. From 1...
Jul 04, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 78
My name is Candice Maechling I'm a 34 year old wife and stay at home mom to two young kids (4 and 8 years old). I've been clean fasting and working myself from low carb to carnivore since Febuary 23rd 2021. I vary my fast depending on what is going on in my life, I go between omad, tmad, and ADF. Since I have struggled with binging in the past I don't put too much pressure on myself to do one specific thing. I just give myself the rules of I will eat the meat I enjoy that makes me feel good and ...
Jun 27, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 77
By Rondi Lee I am a 60 year old retired flight attendant and Bed and Breakfast owner. I am happily married to my high school sweetheart, Jay, and have a wonderful grown son, Zack. I have always struggled to keep my weight within a normal range, but as I got older, nothing was working. In spite of trying every diet under the sun and continuing to diligently exercise/work out, my weight crept up and I found myself in a continual yo-yo dieting situation. I accidentally stumbled on a podcast about I...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 76
By Sarah Morrissey I grew up in Liverpool UK, and also spent years of my childhood and early teens, living in Saudi Arabia. I studied Chemistry at University of Birmingham, and have stayed living and working around the Midlands ever since. Kevin, my husband and I now live in Derbyshire, close enough to help our kids out with their kids! I have one son, step mum to 5, and grandparent to 6. We have two rescue dogs who we adore. I am very blessed. I am 53 years old, and my weight battle rollercoast...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min
My name’s Brie Hargans, I grew up in and around Sydney NSW Australia and have lived here most of my life. I love travel, Margaritas and Mexican food! I’m a mother of two gorgeous little girls 3 and 1 and recently returned to work as a travel agent which I’ve been doing for the last 9 years. I’ve been self-conscious of my body and looks for as long as I can remember. I’ve never been the “skinny girl” and have always compared myself to others. In the past I’ve gained weight and lost it through rig...
Jun 06, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Christy Conn is a busy, married mother of three from Southeast, Michigan, United States. She is a Director of Human Resources, and an active volunteer including serving in her role as an elected school board member. Christy is 39 years old and as long as she can remember has been concerned about her weight. Having started intermittent fasting just before the pandemic, Christy feels it helped her move through the trying times of the past 16 months and instead of gaining the COVID 19, she lost 51 ...
May 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Lesley is from the UK and is a 61 years old who suffered from obesity most of her life. Lesley was born a normal healthy weight but by the time she was 3 months old she was overweight and remained so for the whole of her childhood, at 7 years old she was 98 pounds, 45 kgs, at 10 she was 140 pounds, 73.5 kilos. This weight gain continued till she was 13, she then suffered an acute illness, ulcerative colitis, and her weight loss was fast and severe, down to 98 pounds 45kg After the illness and be...
May 23, 2021•58 min•Season 72Ep. 1
Chantel Ray's Biography Chantel Ray, the owner of multi-million dollar real estate company CanZell Real Estate and author of Amazon best seller Waist Away - The Chantel Ray Way, Fasting to Freedom - The Gift of Fasting, One Meal And a Tasting, and Freedom From Food - A Six Week Bible Study Course. Chantel is an accomplished speaker and with her inspiring, passionate warm sense of humor has entertained, trained and motivated thousands of Christians based on her books. She is passionate about her ...
May 16, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 71
By Maureen LeClair Maureen is a 61 year old woman, who lives in rural Alberta, just north of Edmonton Canada. She grew up in the area, and has very strong ties to the community. She is the second youngest of five children, and weight has been a “concern” for as long as she can remember. She has lost, gained back, lost, gained back weight multiple times throughout her life – starting as a child of around 8 years of age. Following traditional Calories In/Calories Out – low fat diets. Her mom was a...
May 09, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 69
By Kelly Manning. I am a working Mum of 3 kids (9, 6, 3) with supportive husband and I live in a small rural town in Western Australia. I have been overweight for most of my life even though I was an active child, participated in sports and still do. Became morbidly obese after having 3rd child. I have tried many programs over the years, some have worked and then I piled the weight back on with a bonus. I have a sweet tooth which probably started when I was sick regularly with tonsillitis as a c...
May 06, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 68
By Missy Reynolds Burkett. I am a 53 year old woman from Callands Virginia USA, my husband and I live with 2 bossy little dogs and 3 rescue cats in a very rural community. I work full time as a title clerk for an auto dealership and have been doing that type of work for about 25 years, prior to that I worked in the banking industry, so I have always had sedentary jobs. I never really struggled with weight issues until my early 30’s it was at that point that I began a weight loss roller coaster t...
May 02, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 67
By Vanessa Avalos My name is Vanessa Avalos and I’m 38 years old living in Bridgeport, CT. I work with adults in the mental health field and enjoy it very much. I have two children, ages 6 and 4, and a partner who is super supportive of my intermittent fasting lifestyle. I enjoy helping others learn about it as well. I’ve been intermittent fasting since June 2019 and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. I have not always been obese. I started becoming obese in my mid to late 20s. I wa...
Apr 29, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 66
By Joshua Berntsen I’m a stay-at-home dad that homeschools my 3 children. I’ve always been a heavy kid/guy. I’m 6’5”. I peaked a 436 lbs and ended up having 2 weight-loss surgeries (lap band and then the gastric sleeve). My weight got all the way down to 259 lbs and then rebounded to about 315 lbs. At that point I began a health program (and became a health coach) and lost a bunch of weight. I got down to about 270 lbs, but then again the weight crept back up. I got up to 330 lbs when I began IF...
Apr 25, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Until the age of 45, Netta had always eaten "normally"... that is, 3 meals a day, sometimes a snack or two, and treats on special occasions. She was a self-identified sweet tooth. Not a day went by without her eating chocolate, cookies, or some kind of sweet dessert. And she didn't have a problem with that. She was lucky in that she hardly put on weight - maybe an extra 15lbs over the years, at the most. But weight isn't the only sign of health issues. From her early thirties Netta had been suff...
Apr 22, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 64
David Williams Biography. I was born in the United States 55 years ago and grew up in the Detroit suburbs. After university and military service I married a Canadian and have lived in Toronto for more than 25 years. I’ve enjoyed various careers from teaching in public schools, working for a foodbank, and information technology. Just prior to the pandemic, I completed a 20 year career in IT with the justice system. I first became obese as an adolescent. While in the military, I used diets and lot...
Apr 19, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 63
By Farnoosh Brock. I am Farnoosh Brock, the founder and president of Prolific Living, a company I started in 2011 after a long corporate career at a Fortune 100. I quit my job at Cisco when I realized that my contribution to the world lies in other gifts that I've been able to express through coaching, speaking, writing, and training. Together with my husband, Andy, we left the employee mindset behind and became full-time entrepreneurs and have never once looked back! I'm the author of 4 traditi...
Apr 16, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 62
By Alison Jones I am 55 years old and I have been overweight or obese since childhood. My first attempt to lose weight was under the care of a hospital dietician. I was 10 years old. My weight really started to be an issue after having my children. I dieted a low calorie plan, lost some, then gained it all back. My highest known weight was 158 kg in 2003. Mostly my weight sat around 127 kg. I developed type 2 diabetes and lymphedema in both legs At my worst,( in 2003), my left calf measured 93 c...
Apr 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 61
By Shagen Ganason My name is Shagen and as far as I can remember, I have always been overweight. My BMI normally borders on obese. Over the years, I have tried very hard to lose weight but to little effect. I do cardio at the gym 7 days a week but it didn’t help. I have tried all types of diets, again to no effect. When I was in my 30s, I over 110kg. I am in my 50s now and I need to bring my weight down before I get health complications. A friend of mine suggested that I do IF. I tried it once l...
Apr 08, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 60
By Lisa Jasunas. I am a 34 year old, working mother of two from Buford Georgia USA, living with PCOS; a hormone disorder that is a leading cause to insulin resistance, infertility & weight gain. Struggling with self-esteem, anxiety and depression growing up, food was always a constant. After my first born son unexpectedly passed away in 2010, I continued to fill the void with food. I have always been career driven which led to a fast paced lifestyle, often traveling and for four years I was ...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 59
Layla is from Fort Dodge Iowa and has lost and gained 45 kg ( 100 pounds) twice. In this episode, she freely talks about the struggles she had with weight and the emotional roller coaster of weight loss and gain. Layla tells us how she tried alternative day fasting and found it did not suit her. She explains why in this episode. Layla talks us through the Zoe study and offers some fantastic insights into living an intermittent fasting lifestyle. She has just celebrated her second anniversary wit...
Apr 01, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Ava Brodie from the UK is a 63 year old married to the lovely Terry whom she met late in life. She was a very skinny child eating whatever she liked especially sugary food and this continued into her adult life. When Ava reached her thirties, her weight started to become an issue. She remembers walking into her first weight watchers group. She spent the next 25 years in and out of slimming clubs. Ava knows she has spent a small fortune trying to control her weight without any success. She would ...
Mar 29, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Chris is a technology professional from Moonee Ponds, Victoria Australia, and is a hardcore foodie that loves a good BBQ and he is a busy dad of 2 kids. He is at the start of his Intermittent fasting journey and is a great example of the non-scale victories (NSV's) that can be achieved in a short period of time. In 3 months of fasting he reversed his type 2 diabetes, among many benefits. Chris has a great take on intermittent fasting and a great attitude. The reversal of his health issues and lo...
Mar 25, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 56
By Greg Currie I have lived my entire life in the rural area of South central Manitoba about 90 minutes south of Winnipeg along the US border. My wife Tracey and I were High school sweethearts and have been together for 43 years now Married 38 years and have raised 6 children and have 8 grandchildren I have always worked in the Agricultural industry and more recently (2013) manage the Municipal recycling and waste program in our area. Along with Tracey we love to do Videography of which we have ...
Mar 21, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 55
John Beaver is the father of two sons and a manager for a wholesale electrical supply business in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has had a lifelong struggle with his weight, topping out at 387 pounds in late 2007 just before having bariatric surgery (VSG) in May 2008. Prior to and after the surgical intervention, John lost over 180 pounds, likely saving his life and shrinking to a low weight of 204 in early 2009 before beginning to slowly (and not so slowly!) regain the weight in spite of the physi...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Steven is a lawyer by a day and a social entrepreneur by night. Originally from Vancouver, he has had an on-and-off relationship with fasting since 2017 when he was first introduced to Dr. Jason Fung his book the Obesity Code. Since getting married in 2018, his weight has slowly increased month-by-month and accelerated during COVID. When he stepped on the scale in July last year, he was at his highest weight ever and realised that he had to do something drastic to make a change. This is an engag...
Mar 14, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 53
