The Fasting Highway

  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...

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...

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 lov...

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...

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...

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 graduat...

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...

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...

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 o...

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 f...

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 w...

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 continued to see many non-scale victories since she reached the maintenance range with her health, fitness, and emotional wellness. Being in mainte...

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...

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 j...

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 wou...

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...

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 shifte...

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 e...

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 inte...

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...

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 cel...

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...

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...

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. ...

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-...