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 fasting and lost 38 lbs (17kg). Her weight before IF generally ranged from about 220 lbs (100kg) to 180 lbs (81kg). At 5’9” tall (1.75m) this had put her in the overweight to obese range for many years. After a slight adjustment in her maintenance routine, she has successfully kept the weight off and has settled in at 160-165 lbs (72-75kg), a weight she had not seen since her late 20s. Although she started fasting for the weight loss, she has kept doing it for the many health improvements that fasting brought to her life.These included: ·       a reduction in blood pressure and resting heart rate, ·       the elimination of plantar fasciitis, which she had since her 20s, ·       the elimination of dry eyes, which she had since her 30s, ·       the elimination of keratosis pilaris (red bumps on skin) which she had since her teens, ·       significant reduction in joint pain and foot calluses.  On most days, Susanne sticks to one meal a day (dinner) and generally eats between 5 and 9 pm. She is thrilled to have ditched the counting and tracking!   Susanne is a retired scientist and medical writer. She and her husband spent nearly two years as nomads in the US and then New Zealand before moving to New Zealand in 2022. She’s a big fan of travelling, languages, pilates, hiking, gardening, cooking, wine, and dogs. The Fasting Highway News Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. I strongly urge you to do so if you need more accountability and support for not a lot each month, as it is helping so many people to do that. It has become an excellent add-on to our patrons' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them living an IF life, and it supports me in getting the podcast out and running the Facebook group. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Private coaching by Graeme. Graeme is available on a limited basis for private one-on-one coaching and mentoring sessions with you. He can help you with those burning questions about how to get started or overcome issues no matter what phase you are up to on your intermittent fasting journey. Get accountable and come and have a chat with Graeme, who is vastly experienced in all areas of intermittent fasting and the mindset it takes. To book a time, go to the website and click Get help/coaching. www.thefastinghighway.com Graeme's book The Fasting Highway can be found at your local Amazon store in paperback and Kindle. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. All content is the opinion of the host and guest only.