Jane Wood Branam, age 69. Married 35 years and I have 3 Granddaughters. I have taught at 4 universities and have a PhD. For the last 20 years, I have run a successful business with my husband. We are working part-time now and trying to retire this year. My highest weight was 201. I am in maintenance for about a year and a half now. I have lost all the weight many times with very restrictive eating plans and weighing and measuring my foods. But eventually I would regain. But ever since I started ...
Feb 27, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 112
My fasting journey began in March 2021. I had dinner with a good friend from Houston who was in town for work and when I got to the restaurant I didn’t recognize her! She looked so thin but more than that....she looked healthy and happy. Of course I asked her what she was doing and she said she would not even talk about it unless I promised to read the book Fast Feast Repeat. I am an avid reader and I tend to get on tangents with topics and will read everything I can find on that topic. So readi...
Feb 20, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 111
I have been married for almost twenty years to a wonderful, kind-hearted man of German/Italian descent and we have three teenage kids: two daughters and a son. A few of my favorite pastimes are gardening, photography, traveling, flower arranging, taking walks in nature, reading, learning foreign languages, and just spending time with my family. I have also always loved cooking and for a few years was an avid baker and cake decorator too. Being a true foodie at heart and preparing and indulging i...
Feb 13, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 110
By Susan Oxley Hello, I’m a 52-year-old wife to an amazing man and mommy to two very precious kitty cats. I’ve always felt that I was extremely blessed to have lived what many would call a charmed life. I grew up in a loving family and had all the opportunities someone could ask for, but like many of us, I found myself struggling with my weight as I made my way into my 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Over the years, I tried many diets and exercise regimes that allowed me to lose a good amount of weight (4...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 109
Jeff Gerken Albany, NY, USA Age 56 Start weight 230 Pounds -14 Kg Began fasting January 2020 Goal weight 165 Pounds-75 Kg reached June 2021 Jeff grew up skinny as a kid, and stayed skinny until about age 25. Always active and in sports, being thin seemed normal, without having to limit any type or amount of food at all. But after age 25, his weight increased, and pants started to seemingly shrink. Jeff tried to stay somewhat active in sports as an adult. He was a ski instructor for a while, and ...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 108
I am a secretary in a high school. Being around students keeps me young at heart, but my body started feeling old, tired, and frumpy. Over the years I put on a few pounds a year and I got to the point where I thought I needed to just accept my weight gain as part of aging. In April of 2021 someone posted a picture of me on Facebook and I couldn't believe it was me! I felt like I really let myself down but didn’t know what to do about it. I have never done a “diet plan” as I don’t like to cook, a...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 107
About Gin Stephens Gin Stephens is the author of Clean(ish) (2022), Fast. Feast. Repeat. (2020), an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, and Delay, Don’t Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle (2016), an Amazon #1 best seller in the weight loss category. Gin has been living the intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. This lifestyle shift allowed her to lose over 80 lbs. and launch her intermittent fasting website, Facebook support groups, four self-published books, and thr...
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Amanda Collins is a writer, poet, sound healer and musician who lives on a hill in Taungurung Country in Central Victoria, Australia. She is the author of Not Dead Yet, a practical guide for the dying and those who are supporting them, and she is currently working on an account of the first year of her fasting lifestyle, (Working title, On The Way Down ). Having spent the past decade living with chronic illness, Amanda is passionate about living well until you die. Some places to find Amanda: ht...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 105
Elaine Heyworth – Bio I’m Elaine Heyworth, 55 years of age, married with two grown-up daughters – 20, and 22. I started intermittent fasting in September 2019, the day I left my youngest daughter at university – and came home to an empty nest. My weight was 221lbs. All my life I had been overweight. Thirty years ago I joined Weight Watchers, and lost four stone (56lbs) in six months. Six months later I started putting it back on again. Then I met my husband to be (Julian), and we settled into wh...
Jan 02, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Alan Zerbe lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania which is about 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 70 miles West of New York City. He just turned 57 is Married and has three grown daughters ages 26 and twins who just turned 24. He currently works as an Art Director in marketing for a University. As a kid he was often described as “skinny.” And always struggled to gain weight at 17 he was 6'1" about 175 lbs. (or 79 Kilos). During his 20, 30's, 40's and 50’s he kept gaining until he reached his h...
Dec 28, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 103
My name is Diana Stephens and I'm a mother of two teenage girls. I've been married to my husband for 19 years. We live in a small town in Manitoba, about ten miles from the USA border. I've been a Registered Nurse for 25 years. I work part time in a personal care home as well as have my own mobile foot care business. I have been overweight much of my life. I've tried exercise and watching what I eat and have had success, only to let the food addiction take over once again. I've had a hard time k...
Dec 19, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 102
I am a homeschooling mother of 3 who also teaches private voice lessons and directs musical theater for students in middle school and high school and I have a very supportive husband in all of that! We enjoy the beautiful outdoors in Colorado! We enjoy camping as well and hiking, paddle boarding and kayaking. Fasting has given me the freedom and the energy to finally truly enjoy these things with my family! I have fasted in the past. It actually helped me to lose weight in the past but I didn't ...
Dec 12, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Graeme Currie overcame a chronic sugar and fast-food addiction that had affected his entire adult life. Because he has actually lived through the highs and lows of a weight loss journey, his story is relatable and easily resonates with everyday men and women who are in a similar situation and want to change their lives. Graeme lost a staggering 60 Kg 132 pounds by living an IF lifestyle and overcoming his addictions. He has successfully lived a healthy life and has easily maintained his current ...
Dec 05, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Paulus van Eeden is a Colonel in the South African Police Service. He was born in Durban ON 11 February 1971, he is 50 years old and grew up in Gauteng where he is currently also residing and working. He enjoys nature and goes camping when there is time to relax in his busy schedule. He is married with two daughters, one is 3RD year at university and the other is in grade 9. During the nineties he was very active and participated in cycling as a sport. He also become a cycling “spinning” instruc...
Nov 28, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Neva is a realtor in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Her weight got to the point where, in July of 2020, she seriously wondered if she could handle showings houses in 100 degree summer temps that are typical of the area. As Neva describes it, "We run into houses, up the stairs, down and out, and on to the next one. The stairs were the killer. I was worried. And the work really only starts with the showings - then you run home and start writing the contract paperwork. My brain had to be online." Neva...
Nov 21, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 98
My name is Lisa Davey. I am from Cedarville Ohio. My husband & I have 2 grown adult sons 34 & 29. We have been blessed with 2 beautiful daughter in law's and our first grandson. I own my own small business. I handcraft organic & vegan bath and body products. I am 56 years old, prior to my 40's my weight management journey was very good. I have always been a very active person and work out 6 days a week for as long as I can remember. Once I hit my forties things began to change and my...
Nov 14, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 97
My name is Marcy Lemasters. I’m from Middletown, Missouri where i live with my husband of 33 years. I have two adult boys age 31 and 21. My dieting journey began basically from birth. I jokingly say, “If anyone has an excuse to be overweight, It’s me. I was born overweight.” I weighed in at 11 lbs. 10 oz when I was born in 1969. I’m the youngest of 4 children. My mom was diabetic during her pregnancy with me and each child had just gotten bigger and bigger. The first diet I ever remember being o...
Nov 07, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 96
I’m Margrèt I’m 30 years old I’m from Iceland but live in Ireland with my Irish partner and 3 small kids! I work as a makeup artist. Ive always struggled with my weight since I was about 12-13 years old…I’ve always been starting or coming off a diet! I’ve done it all! I’ve counted calories..I’ve done the replacement shakes.. I used a food delivery service… I did keto for a while that did work for a bit but I had a bit too much fun with the stevia chocolate! And was eating all day hence I only lo...
Oct 31, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 95
"Chip is from Avon, Indiana, USA, 44 years old, and 6'2" (188 cm) tall. He is married and the father of two, teen-aged girls. He has always been a healthy person but has struggled with weight since elementary school. After the low-fat, eat-less-move-more 80s and 90s, Chip weighed over 270 lbs (123 Kg) in high school and college. He discovered Atkins and ketogenic diets his senior year of college and lost 80 lbs (36 Kg), reaching a weight of 197 lbs (90 Kg). Despite generally following keto, with...
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 94
By Lexi Waters I was born and raised in Northern California. I attended BYU in Utah and met my husband after graduating and moving back to California. We have moved around a bit, and now have recently landed in the Boise, Idaho area. I have 4 boys, ages 5,9,12, and 14. I started homeschooling in 2016 and I love it. I never struggled with weight as a child, and not even as a young adult. But after I got married and quickly started to have children, the weight started to creep on. I would lose it,...
Oct 17, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 93
My name is Kirsty, I’m a 39 year old from Melbourne, Australia. I am a busy Mum to two amazing little boys, work part time as an occupational therapist and support my husband running his renovation and extension business. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I was always ‘bigger’ than all of my friends even though I was always trying to do something about it, but it just didn’t seem to matter, I so easily constantly gained weight no matter what. I have successfully lost...
Oct 10, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 92
My name is Megan Kreizenbeck, I am a 38-year-old Mother of two beautiful girls and wife of an amazingly supportive man. I have been intermittent fasting since January 2020 with only one hiccup. I have lost 60 lbs and have gone from a US size 14/16 to a size 4/6. (I started at 220 lbs and am now 160 lbs) I work for the Idaho State Police in a Civilian position as Project Coordinator in the Commercial Vehicle Safety unit. When I am not at work, I am heavily involved in a local Vintage Volkswagen C...
Oct 03, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 91
By Lizzie Akers. I am a 37 year old mother of two, young girls. I have been married for 12 years and a teacher in the classroom for 11 years and now on my second year at a charter school. I have lived all over the United States but currently live outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I live on several acres and enjoy gardening, traveling and laying in my hammock reading. I homeschool my children and assist in homeschooling many more. My days are filled and very busy. I am an avid swimmer and enjoy...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Nambee Ragavan 33 years old Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia SW 118 KG (260 pounds) CW 78 Kg (171 pounds) My Intermittent Fasting (IF) journey began back when the pandemic hit Malaysia. As we went on a lockdown, I realised that this is going to be a few challenging months ahead dealing with the pandemic, and as someone living alone, it was a challenge on its own. Having the idea that I want to do something for myself during this lockdown, many ideas were going around the internet, many were suggesting to ...
Sep 19, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 89
My name is Hannah. I'm a 37 year old nurse, married and mother to one five year old boy. I've been overweight my entire life...not morbidly obese, I was just always the chubby friend even as a child. I can remember as a child my grandma giving second portions of dessert to my cousin's, but never to me because I always had a "weight problem." I played sports in high school and even at that time I would not have called myself slim or athletic. I really struggled with this through my teenage years ...
Sep 12, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Susan Metz At 46, this web developer and digital marketing specialist has found a place where I love who I am, where I am, and what I do. My future is sparkling with possibilities. I’m originally from Stratford, New Zealand, newly married and living with my adoring husband in Maryland, USA. I grew up in a large family with 4 adopted brothers, 2 biological sisters and a multitude of foster children. It was a busy home with lots of mouths to feed. When I hit puberty, I started putting on the weigh...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 87
Hi! My name is Yari (pronounced Yadi) Toleno, 46 year old Southern California transplant mom of two girls, ages 23 and 11. I currently live in Cupertino, California, about 36 miles outside of San Francisco. I enjoy time with my husband who works for Facebook, traveling, having fun and being a dedicated stay at home mom who always volunteers for everything. Yes, I am that PTA mom. My latest exercise craze is riding the Peloton, which I really enjoy. During college I gained the Freshman 15, which ...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 86
By Robert Santamaria I really like learning about the science and nutrition of intermittent fasting as I had a lot of interesting comments at the start from very well educated people. I was a self employed builder for around 30 years and now look after some of the facilities I helped build. I hung up my tool bag about 11 years ago. I now work in a very science based industry where we manufacture radioactive isotopes for injecting into patient before they have a PET scan for cancer diagnostics an...
Aug 22, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 85
By Josie Aggett I've been one of those dieters, who for the past 25 years has had my main goals as: Lose weight with a well-known diet group that I pay to belong to. Once at goal, shout about it to everyone. Feature in an article where I look amazing having spent the day with a stylist. Feel an enormous sense of wellbeing and achievement. Never have to diet again. So, in 25 years this has never happened and even if it had, I am under no illusion that probably within a year I would have gained we...
Aug 15, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 84
By Kirsten Duncan. I'm 51 years old from Southern New Hampshire in the USA. Proud mom to 3 great young adult children. Married 25 years to one of the strongest men I know who has supported me through my IF journey while he himself was battling leukemia during the pandemic. We would lay in bed every night listening to The Fasting Highway & Intermittent Fasting Stories podcasts, unable to sleep from all the uncertainties going on in our lives. Those podcasts became a big source of strength &am...
Aug 08, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 83
