The Fasting Highway

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-...

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 grandch...

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 eatin...

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...

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 th...

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...

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...

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, logg...

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 foun...

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 intermi...

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 inter...

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...

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 High...

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...

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 smal...

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 No...

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...

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 d...

Michelle Foster is a writer and researcher who lives in Illinois with her husband and three teenagers. She has struggled with her weight since about age 12, and has had many highs and fewer lows, but always concerned about her weight. Obesity runs in her family, and she tried many things over the years for weight control, including tracking calories, running, Weight Watchers and various types of f...

Kieth Mcdonald steps into the hosts seat to talk to Graeme about his journey with intermittent fasting and the evolution of the Fasting Highway Podcast and a candid discussion about IF and all that transformation brings with a bit of humor. Our normal format with amazing guests will resumé next week. The Fasting Highway News THE AUDIOBOOK IS HERE!!! I am excited to share that the audiobook for The...

A revisit podcast this week as we prepare episode 200 hosted by my forever girl which will be out next week. I have just returned from vacation and looking forward to bringing some great episodes to you in the future. A great relisten and reminder from Gin as we talked about her own IF journey and pathway to becoming a bestselling author. Next Sunday we resume normal transmission on the fasting hi...

For Intermittent Fasting Coach and Author Laurie Lewis, menopause dealt a crushing blow: brain fog, lack of balance, memory loss, and the sudden gain of 50 pounds. She tried everything she knew to feel better, and the methods that worked in the past made no difference. After struggling for many years, Laurie stumbled upon Intermittent Fasting and started having an Eating Window that same day. The...

Elaine Heyworth was last on the podcast in episode 104. Elaine has had an incredible journey with IF, including some bumps in the road with regain while maintaining, After a chat with Graeme, she knuckled down, and as you will hear in the episode, she got back on the road to her continued success. The Fasting Highway News THE AUDIOBOOK IS HERE!!! I am excited to share that the audiobook for The Fa...

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Hello, I am Neil Shultz, 58 years old. I never really had much to be concerned about regarding my weight until, while serving in the National Guard, I realised that my uniform is no longer fit.  This was around the year 2000. I went to my supply Sergeant's office to order a bigger uniform. My first introduction to IF was my wife doing a form of it and explaining it all to me. I wrote it off as...