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- pregnancies. Heavier and heavier between each pregnancy- about 20 kilos overweight Depression- finally leading to real healing Therapy: learning to accept myself, to be kind to myself. Pregnancy #4- healing but corona !! stuck at home. Crazy. Weight Gain and inactivity. While pregnant, parenting coach. So during covid, began listening to podcasts about Parenting. Became vegan and listened to Podcasts about healthy eating, which led to podcasts about mental health. I began to treat myself better, talk to me more kindly, try to motivate me positively, and just get happier. As much as I was learning to love myself the way I was, I couldn't ignore how big I had gotten; a few things triggered my fasting start. My son had said to me: Mom, I’ve never seen you run! A picture from the summer. And ads constantly popping up on my instagram about it! I finally said- what the hell, let’s try. I have nothing to lose… except the weight. I challenged myself; it was 9:00 pm- I could not eat until recess at 10:00. I did it! Stopped eating at 8 pm and went the next day to 10:00… then noon… then I wouldn’t eat until I got home from work. OMAD…. Pilates in July (6 months in), and here we are! Within a week, I realized I needed to know more- started listening to Gin Stephens, and bought and read her book. I looked for more interesting podcasts and found The Fasting Highway- bought and read The Fasting Highway! It is so motivating and such an exciting community to be a part of. The initial weight came off fast! I was down 10 kilos in no time. I felt such a new sense of freedom- so in control. I learned to listen to my body and stopped fearing that I might miss out or feel hungry…. “Vigilance without obsession!” Measured but stopped weighing- keep getting rid of clothes- old and new! (Dropped my false sense of confidence and swapped it out for a new one.) Having been raised in a home where no one saw me for who I was/am- no one motivated me or believed in me and now… I’m in a place in my life where I feel such control; I feel worthy, and I feel that I can do and succeed at whatever I want. I want more for myself and my family, and I know now that I can accomplish anything. To get to this point in my life after years of struggling is so liberating
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Episode 225 Kelly Schupp -A life of weight issues helped by finding intermittent fasting. An inspring story from Louisiana
Episode 224 Cindy Hallett- A loss of fifty pounds 24 Kg in the first twelve months of living an intermittent fasting lifestyle. Surviving a major health scare along the way.
Episode 223 Rachel Awad- An experienced faster shares her journey. We talk protocols and ADF the right and wrong reasons to do it.
Episode 222 -April Pinto the experiment of one and living her best life while living an intermittent fasting lifestyle.
Episode 221 -Gin Stephens all things intermittent fasting and busting some myths,
Episode 220 Alison Preuss- A home educator's incredible fasting journey .Ageing backwards at 67 living her best life .
Episode 219 Renee Le Tourneau A great start maintaining then striking some trouble with regain and the fightback
Episode 217 Sheila Parsons -IF at 70 years old losing an incredible 71 pounds -34Kg. An inspiration for all
Episode 216 Tracey Vignovich An experienced faster shares her 60 ponds 28 Kg weight loss journey.
Episode 215-Helen Blicharz -An evolving intermittent fasting journey with a few bumps in the road losing over 110 pounds 50 Kg.
Episode 214 Julie Mansfield A long term intermittent faster shares how she made intermittent fasting a sustainable lifestyle finding great health
Episode 213 Michelle Corbett the first fourteen months living an intermittent fasting lifestyle.
Episode 212 Erika Barnhart -Finding freedom through fasting losing an incredible 39 Kg (87 pounds) in ten months.
Episode 211 Gretchen Bates A former athlete transforms her life living an intermittent fasting lifestyle
Episode 210 Joe Bernardo -A registered nurse living an intermittent lifestyle that has changed his life.
Episode 209 Michelle Montone -A Fast and Fabulous intermittent fasting lifestyle. Sharing experiences and answering common questions on IF.
Episode 208-Graeme Currie and Co Host Karen Cahil -We discuss how intermittent fasting has transformed our lives and enhanced our lives.
Episode 207 Susanne Muller -An experienced intermittent fasters journey and what she discovered along the way.
Episode 206- Q & A with Graeme Currie who answers some listener questions about intermittent fasting.
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