Rachel is from Birmingham, Alabama USA. She’s been married to her amazing husband, Stephen for 22 years, and together they have 7 Wonderful children, 4 girls and 3 boys, ranging in age from 1 year to 19 years old. Rachel is a full-time homeschooling momma, who loves her family more than anything. She feels that she was born to be a momma, and break many of the old patterns of motherhood that have continued in her family for generations. Upon her journey of seeking healing, growth and the right w...
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 142
"Jacqui Lewis lives in San Francisco, CA, in the USA, right near the famous bridge. She is 65 years old and feels as if she has finally found the best tool in the world to erase a lifelong poor body image through the magic of Intermittent Fasting. Youngest In family of 5...growing up w/ her two slim blond sisters, Jacqui felt awkward & insecure of her muscular, dense body type and black hair. She attributes this poor body image insecurity to trying every crazy diet that came along. After dis...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Tracey Dixon-Neale is a 43-year-old Mum of 4 living in the small farming community of Onewhero in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. As an 11-year-old girl Tracey was sexually assaulted by a family friend which was prolonged by a yearlong court case. In the following years her stepmother left her and her father, she dropped out of high school and eventually moved in with her mother. As her weight started to climb her mother suggested trying the diet pill Duromine. After some ...
Sep 11, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 140
John Jerry Saunders Jnr is an inspiring man to listen to and is from Columbus Ohio in the United States. He has been living an intermittent fasting lifestyle for over 8 years seriously after dabbling for two years. JJ is a long term intermittent faster who has lived an incredible lifestyle change over that time. He lost a staggering 45.5kgs ( 100 pounds) over the first two years of his journey and has maintained that now for over 6 years. JJ gives us a great insight into living an intermittent f...
Sep 04, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In this episode we re-connect with Fifi di Foofi (Maryann Liess) who was last heard on episode 36. The Fasting Highway facebook page moderator discusses how she has handled maintenance and her ADF routine since our last discussion in December of 2020. The different ADF methods, the negatives and the positives, NSVs and health benefits are also touched on in this episode. If you’re interested in an ADF lifestyle, or simply just curious what it feels like to lose 130 pounds, sit back, relax with a...
Aug 28, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 138
I’m Candice, 41 year wife, Mom and working part time outside of the home. We are an Air Force family nearing military retirement with 3 kids. Our eldest son is 23 currently serving in the Florida National Guard, a 16 year old son and our youngest daughter is 9.I started my IF journey the summer of 2018 when we were stationed in Illinois. I originally started the process of getting weight loss surgery at the beginning of that year. Before I hit my “that’s it” wall…. I really had accepted that I w...
Aug 21, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Jenni Zielke, 61, lives in Green Valley, Arizona, in the United States, about 30 miles from the Mexican border with her husband Larry. Jenni and her husband are originally from Wisconsin and only moved to Arizona in 2019, where they are partially retired. Jenni’s career in Human Resources for manufacturing plants has meant working intimately with other people and their careers. This has been both a blessing and a curse, as Jenni navigated her own journey as a Highly Sensitive Person in a leaders...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 136
I’m a happily retired wife, mom of 3 adult children, pet mom, and volunteer. Over the years I’ve been a mental health case worker, special Ed teacher, stay at home mom, preschool teacher, and child protection case worker. I’m 60 years old, and have been clean fasting since 9/12/19. I reached my goal of losing 22 lbs in 11 months, and have been in maintenance mode for over a year and a half. My weight was fairly stable for most of my life, with a few predictable exceptions, like the freshman-15 a...
Aug 07, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Florence lives in LA with her husband and 4 children. She's from the UK, but was partly raised in Spain where she met her husband who is Peruvian. Florence trained as an opera singer, and now is the Publisher and Co-Founder of an arts and culture magazine in LA. In common with many IFers, Florence has struggled with her weight since she was a child/pre-teen and spent all of her adult years trying different diets and ‘lifestyle changes’. After each baby she would retain most of the pregnancy weig...
Jul 31, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 134
My name is Keith McDonald and I am currently living in Vernon,BC, Canada. . I have struggled with weight since the age of 4! My basic reason to diving into fasting started July 2019, I was in the middle of a Celiac Attack as I had a wheat exposure at a friend’s house. I was tired of feeling so much pain afterwards. I said, I am just not going to eat. That same day, I went to a thrift store, and found the book “A Guide to Intermittent Fasting, by Dr. Jason Fung” I knew about fasting in the past, ...
Jul 24, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 133
My name is Tim Shephard. I’m 54 y/o and I live in Northern California with my two children. I work in the IT industry for over 25 years. I’ve also have a podcast and I am the author of a book on restoring vintage airstreams. I’ve been obese per the BMI charts most of my life and have lost the same 50lbs several times over 30 years. I’m grateful to find IF and feel I can make it a lifestyle. those of the guest and host. No part of this podcast should be taken as medical advice. Please consult you...
Jul 17, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 132
I’m 64 years old, married for 44 years, mom of 2 adult daughters and Grammy to 2 amazing granddaughters, ages 7 and 4. Retired last year after 44 years as an RN in critical care and ER. I live on Lake Champlain in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. I enjoy spending time with friends and family (especially my grandluvs!), walking, reading, boating/kayaking/swimming in the summer and snowshoeing/relaxing by the fireplace in the winter. Hoping that retirement will allow more time for trave...
Jul 10, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Sheree Moon is a Texan through and through, but with a Filipino heart after serving 37 years in the Philippines as a missionary. She has a wonderful, God-given family of children she was privileged to raise who continue their studies and work in the Philippines. A graduate from Southwestern Assemblies of God University with her Master of Science, she has been part of a gifted team who developed ministries to children and continues to serve as a long distance mentor in her retirement. During her ...
Jul 03, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Harold Rose, 46, lives in Gulfport, Mississippi, in the United States with his wife of 22 years, Stella and their two children ages 20 and 18. Gulfport is about an hour east of New Orleans, home of Mardi Gras in the United States. He is a public school teacher with over 20 years of experience. He has helped coach girls' volleyball at his school since 2018. Harold began intermittent fasting in December 2021, and as of June 2022, he is down over 100 lbs or 45 kilos. He started at 315 pounds and is...
Jun 26, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Certified coach, Laurie Lewis, has changed the lives of thousands through her coaching of Intermittent Fasting. Utilizing time-tested (and science-tested) principles, Laurie takes on individual clients as well as leading her group programs Live on Zoom. She helps determined, exasperated, busy people (who are tired of dieting!) from the United States to New Zealand to Ghana to Israel to Scotland. Stubborn hormonal fat hit hard in 2012, causing her to suddenly gain 50 pounds. For years, she tried ...
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 128
I am a 56-year-old married mother of two adult daughters. I spent the first half of my life at a very appropriate weight, but I never believed I was small enough or in shape enough. I did not appreciate the gift of a healthy body and spent far too much time criticizing how I looked. After my daughters were born, I began struggling a little more with weight and proceeded to do all the things I heard about that might help. I worked out, joined Weight Watchers, used the My Fitness Pal app and tried...
Jun 12, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 127
My name is Jammie Behrendt, I am 52 years old, I live in Northern California. I am a proud mother of two boys and I have an amazing supportive husband who tells me that I am beautiful, even at my heaviest. I have had challenges with my weight my whole life. I have tried every diet plan, Weight Watchers, liquid soup diet, extreme exercise, the Zone diet, and more. I have yo-yoed the same 50 plus pounds on and off over the past 30 years. March of 2021 was when I weighed the heaviest I had ever bee...
Jun 05, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 126
My name is Debbie Young from Bend Oregon USA and intermittent fasting saved my health!! When I found fasting I was insulin resistant, obviously overweight with a blown thyroid after living in a moldy home and I was very ill. With fasting I lost 30 lbs and counting and I gained so much more including a job that I love. I am a mid 50s post menopausal women and I feel better than I have my entire adult life, thanks in large part to IF. The Fasting Highway Patreon Community If you enjoy these episod...
May 29, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Born the lightest baby but grew up to be the largest in the family. Growing up I was the chubby kid . We grew up with three meals a day with snacks which consisted of biscuits, lollies, and ice cream, the normal confectionary that time. As a child I have had issue with my body due to remarks from others which stuck in my mind as a kid that made me feel more insecure about my built. As a kid it was hard to hear negative comments about personal appearance coming from people. And reality does hurt ...
May 22, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Charlie Cifarelli is a businessman from Long Island, New York. After rising through the ranks in several maximum-security prisons in Nebraska, he tapped into his entrepreneurial spirit starting his own business and also becoming the co-founder of a non-profit organization also a board member of a first responders non -profit. Charlie speaks at various business and social awareness functions, and has been featured in newspaper, magazine, radio, podcasts, and TV. The Dad to world famous Star the D...
May 15, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Hello my name is Dorcas Muhia, i like to go by Dee. Am 34 years old , born and raised in kenya until 2013 when i relocated to the USA. Am a nurse by profession here in Northern California and a blessed mommy to 2 beautiful children, a 16 months old son and a 12 year old step daughter. I love the outdoors activities like hike, go to the beach, travel, wine tasting and recently running after the weight loss. Throughout my life I have always been on the heavy side. This didn't bother me at all in m...
May 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Jeanette Brovold Bio. I am 58 years old, 5’6” Retired in October 2020 from 31 years as a Bank Manager Live in beautiful Port Dover Ontario with my amazing husband Keith and my jack russell dog Abbie SW 240 lbs February 2, 2021where I started a diet where you count calories On March 23 2021 down 6 pounds I came to realize I wouldn’t be able to sustain this lifestyle and started IF CW 162 lbs GW ?? maybe 150 lbs Weight has always been an issue for me for as long as I can remember and like most hav...
May 01, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Colleen: Weight was never an issue for me. Everyone in my family was slim and I was a pretty small child. At one point my pediatrician told my mom that I was too small. It wasn’t until around 2013 that I slowly began adding weight on. I have never been someone who weighs every day, but I began to notice that every season I’d have to buy bigger clothes. I could tell I was getting bigger and I didn’t like to look in the mirror or have my picture taken but that was never really enough motivation to...
Apr 24, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Name: Mac McKew Home: Portland, Maine USA Age: 62 (November 6, 1959) Height: 6’ 1” Current Weight: 170 lbs. I am a 62 year-old business professional, former high school baseball coach and current high school & college baseball umpire. In October of 2019, one month shy of my 60thbirthday, I had hip replacement surgery. At the time of my surgery I weighed 215 lbs. The typical recovery from hip replacement surgery is three months until you are back to about 85% and then another nine months (one...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Lori Morton Biography I’m a daughter, sister, aunt, and dog mom. My struggle with weight began in middle school. Fast food, candy, and desserts were my downfall. After graduating college I accepted a position as a 5th grade teacher. Teaching and careers in education are rewarding, but also are stressful. I responded to the stress by eating and as a result my battle with weight grew over the years. I happily retired in 2015 from my last position as an elementary school principal. After retiring, ...
Apr 10, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Bio- By Karen Cahill I am 58 and I was born in England, but my parents emigrated to NZ when I was 9. I went through school and Teacher’s College in Christchurch, NZ and taught elementary school for a few years before heading overseas. I lived for 4 years in Japan and 4 years in Seoul Korea (teaching English) before settling in the US. I have traveled extensively and loved living in, and learning about other cultures. I currently live right outside Atlanta, Georgia and work in the advertising and...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 117
Jackie Fletcher is the founder of Fabulously Keto and co-host of The Fabulously Keto Podcast. In May 2017, Jackie was at her heaviest weight at 231lbs (105kg). Having been overweight all her life, she had given up on diets as she no longer felt she had any motivation or will power. Even though she had no intention of going on another diet, she purchased ‘Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It’ by Gary Taubes. This book transformed her life. She began by making some simple changes and then transi...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Sarah Kull is a New Zealand Registered Nurse. She has been working with intermittent fasting for many of her clients since early 2018, in particular, to support those with Type 2 Diabetes or obesity related health concerns. Sarah has been working in General Practice for over 18 years and as such has a background in chronic care management and diabetes as well as the many health risks associated with obesity. With a growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity related health issues in NZ, Sara...
Mar 20, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 115
I live in Niverville, Manitoba, Canada which is around a ½ hour drive south from Winnipeg. I am turning 50 soon. I am a single dad of two girls – Ashley (20) and Samantha (16). I have lost weight 3 times in my life before I tried intermittent fasting. Right after high school I lost around 20 pounds and quickly gained it back. At 30 years old I lost around 50 pounds and kept it off for about a year. At 40 years old I lost around 75 pounds and kept it off for about 5 years. Even though each time I...
Mar 13, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Jacqui is from sunny south Florida, has been married 17 years and is currently a stay at home mom to three young daughters. Jacqui was put on her first diet by a doctor at 11 years old. This started a life long battle of weight. Decades on and off diets all while gaining more and more weight while losing self esteem and confidence. In 2010 she thought she found the answer to health and happiness when she was cast on a weight loss reality show. While she did lose a great deal of weight on the sho...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 113
