Jalene Weigand has been an intermittent faster since she stumbled upon a Woman’s Health Podcast featuring Laurie Lewis in November 2021. She successfully lost all the weight she had gained during her menopausal transition within about a year . She has seen many non-scale victories since reaching the maintenance range with her health, fitness, and emotional wellness . Being in maintenance has had some challenges for Jalene, as she’s needed to navigate what it means to live her IF lifestyle withou...
Jun 23, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 230
Hi All While I am away travelling this week, I thought I would address a few questions that have been sent in over time about living an Intermittent fasting lifestyle. Next week, we return to our regular guest line-up with more exciting guests. Thank you to all who sent in questions, and thanks to our listeners for taking the time to listen today. Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community it really has been great for all who have joined. It ha...
Jun 16, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Wendy is a recovering life-long emotional eater, food addict, and yo-yo dieter. IF was the missing tool she needed to gain control of her cravings, to help her dig in and deal with the root issues of her bingeing - both biologically and emotionally. She was put on her first diet at 11. But what nobody knew at the time was that she had some trauma that she was trying to bury with food. And that would be her coping mechanism for the next 25 years. But she did every diet out there to try and manage...
Jun 09, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 228
In this episode, we check in with Daryl Woods, who was last on the podcast three years ago. As you will hear in this episode, Daryl lost an astonishing 150 pounds living an IF lifestyle and has transformed in more ways. Daryl lives in Manitoba, Canada, with his partner and son and works in Farming. Daryl tells us about his experience with maintaining and his experiment with the carnivore lifestyle. His mission now is to focus on building muscle and strength training to set himself up for a healt...
Jun 02, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 227
I'm Justin Claypool, I'm excited to join you again on The Fasting Highway podcast. As you know, I'm originally from Klamath Falls, OR, and currently call Clarkston, WA home. Since our last chat, I've made significant changes in my approach to health and fitness that I can't wait to share with your audience. After shedding 150 pounds through intermittent fasting, I've shifted my focus towards building muscle. Over the past four years, I've been tweaking my fasting window to support this new goal,...
May 26, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Kelly Schupp is a 46-year-old mechanical engineer and mom of two living in Louisiana, one of the worst states for people who LOVE to eat! The food there is well known for being irresistible, but not the healthiest. Kelly grew up on an agricultural farm (primarily rice and crawfish) with a Cajun great-grandmother and mother who were fabulous cooks. Food was everywhere, all the time, absolutely engrained in the culture she grew up in. Kelly was overweight at a young age and struggled her whole lif...
May 19, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Cindy Hallett is retired from the US Air Force and Lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the USA, with her husband and family. In her first year of living an intermittent fasting lifestyle, she has lost an incredible fifty pounds (24kg). Cindy has had some trials and tribulations with her weight, as you will hear in this episode, where she shares openly about her struggles and finding an answer with intermittent fasting. Cindy has had a major health scare in recent times, and she describes how she was ...
May 12, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 234
Rachel Awad is an American university administrator who is living in Egypt, and has been living in the Middle East for over 30 years. She has been overweight for most of her life. In 2008 Rachel (who is only 5’3”) reached her all-time highest weight of close to 300lbs. She managed to lose about 40 lbs with a popular commercial weight loss program (about calorie restriction). She eventually started regaining the weight she lost. When she was close to her starting weight again, Rachel learned abou...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 223
I live with my husband and college freshman son in Lake Dallas, TX. We are the proud parents to adorable pet chickens and two precious chihuahuas! I am blessed with the most amazing career imaginable as a wedding and portrait photographer. Life is very busy, and we’re immersed in a constant celebration of food and fun! I grew up in a large, boisterous and endlessly fun Hispanic family, and we celebrated life with great food and music. I developed a deep passion for cooking and good wholesome foo...
Apr 28, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 222
This week, I speak to New York Times best-selling author and my good friend Gin Stephens Gin is known worldwide for her work in the IF community and her books, which have changed countless lives and she lives in South Carolina, USA. Gin has a burning passion for helping others find great health, as you will hear in this episode. In a candid discussion, we chat about her books All Things IF and we bust open a few myths about the IF lifestyle To connect with Gin. www.ginstephens.com All her books ...
Apr 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min
BIO: ALISON PREUSS (pronounced PROYCE) I am a 67-year-old mother of three and grandmother of one, widowed for 10 years. I live in Angus, northeast Scotland. I have owned and run an online vintage boutique since 2007 and was previously a Scottish parliamentary researcher and freelance journalist. My own children were home-educated, and I co-ordinate the national Scottish Home Education Forum which offers information, support and advocacy to parents and campaigns on education issues. My attempts a...
Apr 14, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Please go to the show notes episode 79 for the original Podcast with Renee in July 2021 Update to those notes Almost 49-year-old wife and mother of three (22, 20, 17). Former ICU nurse turned stay-at-home mom. I am from Minnesota, USA. I began fasting on February 1, 2021, losing 50 pounds over ten months. I maintained that weight range for about a year and then started to see a very slow regain. I had a hysterectomy in late October 2023, and since then, saw my weight climb very quickly. I'm curr...
Apr 07, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 219
By Shoshana Grinstein Height—150cm 5ft—Weight at start 88 kilos *size 46. Current weight around 70 kilos *size 36!! Growing up in Montreal, Canada- very active, healthy childhood. Age 11/12- first encounter with weight on the scale, dietitian. Instead of becoming more confident, it made me more self-conscious. I was hard on myself and judgemental. Periods of over-eating Periods of under-eating Un-healthy relationship with my body and food Moved to Israel, gained weight- lost weight- got married-...
Mar 31, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Bio -Sheila Parsons Hello. I’m Sheila Parsons, a 70-year-old retired federal employee, wife, mother and grandmother, raising two of my grandchildren, a 20-year-old in college and a 15-year-old in high school. I am a native Atlantan and have lived in this area all my life. Hello. I’m Sheila Parsons, a 70-year-old retired federal employee, wife, mother and grandmother, raising two of my grandchildren, a 20-year-old in college and a 15-year-old in high school. I am a native Atlantan and have lived ...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Tracey is 54 years old and lives in Iowa. She is married to her high school sweetheart and the love of her life. They have 3 grown daughters and 3 granddaughters. Family is a huge part of her “why” for finally deciding in 2022 that it was time to focus on her physical health and prioritise her well-being. In her school days, Tracey was fit and athletic. Her daily activities covered the poor eating habits she developed in her teen years. Once college came, the activity decreased, and poor food ch...
Mar 17, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 215
My name is Helen Blicharz. I am a 50-year-old mother of three. I also have a wonderful husband, John, and the cutest little Beagle named Bingo. I work for a Lutheran Church, and I have a member, Shelley Beck, who introduced me to your podcast. She also encourages me to share my story with you and has been doing so for over a year; I've been hesitating as I am still on my weight loss journey. I have been pretty much overweight most of my life or at least after I graduated college. I tried just ab...
Mar 10, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Jules is a 53 years old woman, married, with three beautiful children and living the dream in Western Australia (WA). Her passions, besides her vocation are, yoga, bush walking, going to the beach and reading. Jules is a family therapist for a not-for-profit women’s health organisation and dearly loves her work. Previously, she was a registered nurse; she trained and then worked in Victoria and the UK. She lived there for 15 years, and she met her lovely Englishmen. Jules had two of her children...
Mar 03, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Michelle is 52 years old and lives in the North East of England in a place called Low Fell, not far from the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She lives with her husband Michael (they celebrated their 25th wedding Anniversary last Aug), her 24-year-old son Owen, 21-year-old Daughter Abbie and their gorgeous little poodle Milo. Michelle leads a hectic lifestyle; she has her own cleaning business called ‘Milo and Mich Cleaning Co. throughout the day and also an online Craft Business on Facebook called ...
Feb 25, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 213
Erika Barnhart is a 43-year-old salon consultant who resides in Pennsylvania with her husband and three dogs. She had been struggling with weight issues since childhood and was overweight throughout most of her life. Over many years she has tried numerous diets since the age of 12, but her success was only temporary. Erika has always been fond of eating various foods, but she also enjoys eating in large quantities and feeling full. At the age of 13, she was diagnosed with high cholesterol and tr...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Growing up in rural Tennessee, Gretchen Bates was always very active. She spent long summer days in her childhood exploring the woods, swimming in creeks, and playing with friends. As a teenager and young adult, Gretchen was competitive in sports and was an avid cyclist, kayaker, open-water swimmer and triathlete. By her early 30s, she had completed her first full-length Ironman competition, logged over 15,000 miles on her bike, and finished three separate, fully independent bicycle tours. At 5’...
Feb 11, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 211
By Joe Bernardo RN. My wife and I are Registered Nurses by profession. Despite knowing how to “eat healthy” and what the guidelines recommend, I found myself to be in the worst health and shape about a year and three months ago. I was 42 years old, and my BMI breached 30; I had RA, sciatic issues, and undiagnosed sleep apnea. I was also getting short of breath with minimal activity. I also found out, later in my journey, that I had been pre-diabetic and possibly diabetic. This did not surprise m...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 210
Michelle Montone is the Host of The Fast and Fabulous Podcast and founder of the Facebook group of the same name. Michelle returns to the podcast today as we check in with her and find out what she has been up to since last on the show in episodes 41 and 165. Michelle has lost an incredible 50 pounds (23 kg) and lives in Florida with her lovely husband and two children. Michelle is also an intermittent fasting coach; she not only shares her inspiring journey in this episode. We also get Michelle...
Jan 28, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 209
I am joined by my co-host for this episode in Karen Cahill who lives in Atlanta Georgia in the USA. Karen has been on the podcast in earlier episodes #117 #191 where you can hear her full backstory of how IF changed her life. In this episode we have a candid discussion about our weight loss transformations and offer some insights and encouragement based on our experiences living a successful intermittent fasting lifestyle. The Fasting Highway News Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider...
Jan 21, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 208
Susanne struggled with her weight for most of her adult life, losing and re-gaining the same 30-odd lbs over and over and over. She tried several diets, including Weight Watchers, calorie counting, and keto. Although she lost weight with all the diets, none of them were sustainable, and the calorie counting, macro tracking, and food restrictions made her miserable. In 2019, she tried intermittent fasting and lost 38 lbs (17kg). Her weight before IF generally ranged from about 220 lbs (100kg) to ...
Jan 14, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 207
This week, Graeme answers some listener questions and gives some advice about living an intermittent fasting lifestyle. Our guests will return next week in a great line-up for 2024. Thank you to all of our listeners. We are looking forward to bringing you some great IF stories this year. The Fasting Highway News THE AUDIOBOOK IS HERE!!! I am excited to share that the audiobook for The Fasting Highway is now here and available on Apple Books, Tunes, Spotify, Kobo, and Audiobooks.com. Hooplah, Bar...
Jan 07, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 206
As we transition into 2024 and step back into the recording studio we replay episode 180 All about the Carnivore Lifestyle with coach and fasting success story Emily Harveaux. We will be back next week with all new episodes in 2024. Happy New year to you and all in your circle. Emily Harveaux is a passionate fasting and carnivore coach specializing in mindset, goal-setting, and creating a thriving lifestyle. She has lost 150 pounds by combining intermittent fasting and the carnivore diet. Emily ...
Dec 31, 2023•56 min
By Chrissy Carter I have struggled with my weight since I was a teenager; after school, when I started working, I started dieting. I lost weight and got pregnant with my first; I only put on 2kgs my whole pregnancy, and I was lighter after I had her. I spent my 20s either pregnant or breastfeeding. After four children, I thought I was done, so I returned to the gym and lost weight, eating six small meals daily. I then stopped working at the gym, stopped working out, and then got pregnant again. ...
Dec 17, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Bio By Kathryn Sternfels I am 65 yrs. old. 5’1”. HW ever 250lbs. SW 221 lbs. CW 196 lbs. Loss of 25 lbs. since July 2023. I cut my insulin level from a 15 to an 8 in 3 months. On Dec. 13th, I’m having labs drawn, and I look forward to seeing the results and comparing them with last time. Cholesterol panel especially, as well as A1C. I am a retired registered nurse, and I was raised in the Northeast USA, in New England, in the State of Rhode Island. I am 5 years old. My dog Buddy and I moved to t...
Dec 10, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Bio By Lisa Evers I don’t even know where to begin, But all my life, I have had digestive issues, so I have always been aware of what I was eating to notice how I felt. When I was young, it was IBS-d, then moved to constipation. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in my early 20s. After that diagnosis, I was worried that weight gain was going to be a side effect, so I started to do things to make sure that didn’t happen. I felt like I was becoming obsessed with staying the way I was. I have neve...
Dec 03, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Maryanne Liess is a repeat guest, and we talk about all things ADF Alternate Day Fasting and the right and wrong reasons to do it. Maryanne is a moderator on The Fasting Highway Facebook community. She is known as Fifi Di Foofi and has had a fantastic journey with ADF. She divides her time between her homes in Germany and France, and in this episode, she tells us just what her transformation has done for her in so many ways. She gives an excellent overview of ADF and how she has had great succes...
Nov 26, 2023•41 min
