The Fasting Highway

Farnoosh is published author with 4 books, runs her own company with her husband for the last 11 years, and does a ton of work around Mindset & Leadership with Universities (especially STEM programs) and Companies. Also passionate about yoga + fasting + getting stronger & leaner & healthier as we get older & wiser :) In this episode we talk about mindset which Farnoosh is an expert...

I am the third son of three boys born in 1961 (the three youngest in diapers at the same time). We were a typical family and as we grew my mother really became a great cook. Her specialties were homemade breads, cookies, cakes, pies, and our favorite Swedish Tea Rings.  Most of the time what she produced would only last a few hours unless she hid them high in the pantry.  There was always plenty t...

Anita Downes is from Perth Australia and lives with her wife and children who are super supportive of her IF lifestyle. Anita has had a roller coaster ride with her weight and has lost and regained over the years. Anita at one point considered weight loss surgery. It was her sister Monica that pleaded with her to give intermittent Fasting a try before having surgery. It turned out the best decisio...

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...

"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 h...

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 mo...

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...

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...

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 surg...

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...

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 wei...

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 try...

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 fo...

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.  t...

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  sn...

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...

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...

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. S...

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 h...

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 po...

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 adu...

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...

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 h...

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 we...

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 ??...