The Fasting Method Podcast

Summer doesn't have to be a season you recover from. Episode #265 🎙️ In this episode, Megan Ramos returns to the podcast to join Coach Terri Lance for a practical conversation about staying connected to your health through summer travel, vacations, family visits, social events, and disrupted routines. Together they explore how to avoid the all-or-nothing trap, why a few simple personal rules can c...

Starting a fasting practice can feel uncomfortable—and sometimes even a little scary. The good news is that many of those early challenges are completely normal. Episode #264 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Terri Lance explains what to expect when you first begin fasting and why those early experiences don't necessarily mean something is wrong. Terri explores the difference between normal hunger and gen...

Sometimes the most powerful tool isn't doing more—it's pausing before you react. Episode #263 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Lisa Chance and Coach Jamie Cipriani explore why meditation and breathing exercises can have such a profound impact on stress, decision-making, metabolic health, and everyday life. They discuss simple breathing practices, common misconceptions about meditation, the science behind...

Fasting is powerful—but fasting alone isn't always enough. Episode #262 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Heather Shuker answers one of the most common questions she hears as a coach: why am I fasting and still not losing weight? Heather explains why weight loss can stall even when you're fasting consistently and explores the key factors that influence progress, including insulin resistance, fasting inten...

Success is about far more than the number on the scale. Episode #261 🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance and Dr. Jason Fung explore what success really means when it comes to health, weight loss, and long-term behaviour change. As they conclude their discussion of The Hunger Code , they challenge the idea that success can be measured by a single number, biometric, or goal weight. Instead, they exp...

Summer travel, holidays, BBQs, cruises, family gatherings, and social events can feel like a minefield when you're working to reverse insulin resistance. Episode #260 🎙️ In this episode, Coaches Terri Lance and Heather Shuker discuss how to enjoy vacations, celebrations, and social events without abandoning your goals. They explore the mindset shifts that make long-term success possible, including...

Knowing what to do is not the same as being able to do it consistently. Episode #259 — Turbo Talk 🎙️ In this solo episode, Dr. Terri Lance explores the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. From fasting interruptions and emotional eating to self-talk and shame spirals, Terri breaks down why behaviour change is about far more than information. She explores the difference between fix...

Fasting is not a switch — it's a sequence. Episode #258 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Lisa breaks down what's really happening in your body during the first 24–48 hours of fasting. From glycogen depletion to fat burning and gluconeogenesis, Lisa explains why fasting can feel slow or frustrating at first — especially for newer fasters — and why consistency is what helps the body become more metabolical...

Hunger is more complicated than simply "needing food." Episode #257 🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance is joined by Dr. Fung to explore the different types of hunger and how to respond to them effectively. Building on previous conversations around The Hunger Code, they break down the differences between homeostatic, hedonic, and conditioned hunger — and explain why understanding these distinction...

Long-term weight loss isn't just about food — it's about how you think. Episode #256 🎙️ In this episode, Coaches Terri Lance and Heather Shuker explore the critical role mindset plays in achieving and maintaining lasting results. This is a special live recording featuring Terri and Heather alongside Lifetime members of The Fasting Method Community, bringing real questions and real coaching insight...

Why strength matters more than ever as you age. Episode #255 🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance and Coach Amy Medling explore the relationship between muscle, metabolism, and midlife health. Many people reach midlife and feel like their metabolism is slowing down or "not working" the way it used to. In this conversation, Terri and Amy explain why that shift is happening — and why muscle plays a c...

Getting started with fasting doesn't have to be complicated. Episode #254 🎙️ In this episode, Megan Ramos answers common questions about how to begin fasting and make it work in real life. If you've ever felt unsure where to start, how to choose a fasting schedule, or how to stay consistent, this episode walks you through it in a simple and practical way. Megan breaks down how to approach fasting...

You understand hunger… so why is it still so hard to change your behaviour? Episode #253 🎙️ In this episode, Drs. Terri Lance and Jason Fung explore why knowledge alone doesn't automatically change eating habits. After learning about the different types of hunger, many people expect things to get easier — but often find themselves still repeating the same patterns. This conversation moves beyond u...

Are GLP-1 medications the answer to weight loss — or just one piece of a much bigger picture? Episode #252 🎙️ In this episode, Megan Ramos and Dr. Terri Lance unpack the growing conversation around GLP-1 medications and how they fit into a broader health journey. With increasing pressure, confusion, and mixed messaging around these medications, they explore a more balanced perspective — one that r...

You've hit your goal weight… so why does it still feel fragile? 🎙️ In this bonus episode, Coach Heather Shuker explains the phase nobody talks about — the period after weight loss but before true weight stability. Even though you've reached your goal, your body may still be trying to pull you back to your previous weight. This is the most vulnerable stage of the journey — where regain is most like...

What made this time different after years of losing and regaining weight? Episode #251 🎙️ In this episode, Coach Heather Shuker is joined by Susan to share her 69-pound transformation and the mindset shifts that finally made it sustainable. After losing significant weight multiple times in the past, only to regain it, Susan approached this journey differently. Instead of focusing only on the scale...

How do you know what your body actually needs — and what you don't? Episode #250 🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance is joined by Coach Lisa Chance to break down the confusion around supplements, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and peptides. Rather than following generic supplement lists or copying what others take, they explain how to approach supplementation intelligently. From understanding the ro...

Why does one meal a day work at first—then suddenly stall? Episode #249 🎙️ In this week's episode, Megan Ramos breaks down the pros and pitfalls of one-meal-a-day fasting (OMAD). While OMAD can produce quick early results, it often plateaus for people with insulin resistance. Megan explains why daily OMAD can shift the body into chronic calorie restriction instead of true physiological fasting—and...

Why do we keep eating when we're not physically hungry? Episode #248 🎙️ Dr. Jason Fung and Dr. Terri Lance explore hedonic hunger—the drive to eat for pleasure rather than physical need. In this episode, Terri and Dr. Fung examine how ultra-processed foods are engineered to maximize reward, how dopamine and food addiction shape eating behavior, and why the advice to simply "eat less" misses the re...

When motivation rises, intensity often follows — but more isn't always better. Episode #247 🎙️ As March motivation kicks in, many people feel tempted to fast harder and faster. In this episode, Megan Ramos and Dr. Terri Lance explore what it really means to "turn up the dial" on fasting — and how to do it strategically without sabotaging consistency. As vacations and summer plans approach, it's co...

What really happens when you try to quit sugar — and why perfection isn't required to experience freedom. Episode #246 🎙️ You don't have to be perfect to change your relationship with sugar. In this episode, Coaches Terri and Heather explore what actually happens when people try to quit sugar — especially when perfectionism and cultural pressure get in the way. They discuss the common fear of "mis...

Why shorter fasts often stop working once insulin resistance is established — and what therapeutic fasting is actually designed to do. Episode #245 🎙️ If you're fasting daily and still feel stuck, you may be stopping right before the real metabolic shift begins. In this solo episode, Megan Ramos explains why shorter fasts — like 14–18 hours — often stop producing results once insulin resistance is...

Why calorie counting fails — and why hunger, not willpower, drives eating behavior. Episode #244 🎙️ If calories alone controlled weight, calorie counting would work. But it doesn't — because hunger is the real driver. In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance is joined by Dr. Jason Fung to unpack why the traditional "eat less, move more" model fails so many people. They explain why calorie counting ignores...

A practical conversation about why goals don't create change — daily actions do. Episode #243 🎙️ "Having the big, beautiful goal doesn't get us to the big, beautiful goal. Translating it into daily actions is what actually moves us forward." In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance and Megan Ramos explore why so many people feel stuck despite having clear goals — and how shifting focus from outcomes to re...

Real change doesn't usually look dramatic at first. 🎙️In this bonus episode, Dr. Terri Lance explores the subtle internal shifts that often signal real progress — softer self-talk, quicker recovery after setbacks, and a growing ability to stay engaged instead of giving up when things feel uncomfortable. These changes are easy to dismiss because they don't show up immediately on the scale, but they...