The Fasting Focused Lifestyle

Repeat after me: "Fasting is NOT a "diet."  If you treat this healing modaily as a fad or diet, it can unintentionally hinder your progress. Fasting is an innate and instinctual behavior that our bodies can benefit from, it is the oldest healing modality in recorded human history.  It can be initially challenging to break the habit of feeling like you need to eat all day to achieve your weight loss goals, this is what we grew up hearing. You may even find yourself still believing the broken rhetoric of conventional diet culture, believing that obsessively counting and restricting calories will lead you to be successful. This way of thinking is understandably hard to break if thats all you have ever known about successfully losing weight. This week we go over what diet culture DOESN'T talk about. Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  ACCESS YOUR FREE FASTING GUIDE, join The Fasting Support Club, Read my blog, and MORE: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Fasting Consistently, is that a struggle for you? Like many other folks I talk to, you're probably used to many failed attempts with previous methods, due to diet culture, etc. This week's episode, we will discuss, what I feel, are the 3 big reasons why you're probably experiencing a bit of struggle with staying consistent in your fasting journey, and how you can overcome them. Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  ACCESS YOUR FREE FASTING GUIDE, join The Fasting Support Club, Read my blog, and MORE: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Are you obsessing over your food choices in your journey? If you are, how is that going for you? This week I revisit the topic of obsessive behavior and mindset towards the food choices in our fasting journey, and my recommendation on how you can overcome this. Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. ----- Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  Links to join The Fasting Focused Lifestyle Support club, consults, blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com Get your OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Beginner Handbook, NOW AVAILABLE for download:  https://tr.ee/KxwfUiDHu8

Have you come into this lifestyle looking for ways to make it easier? Have you sought shortcuts or “hacks” to make the process quicker or more accessible? Think about what these “hacks” and “shortcuts” will teach you long-term. Maybe you have lots of excuses that you allow to derail you and give up. In this week's episode, I will encourage you to see these hardships and challenges as opportunities to learn and evolve into your best self.  Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. ----- Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  Virtual Support, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

6 years ago I made a commitment to myself after realizing the power of this natural and innate tool within us all. It only took 2 weeks to start to see results, but the significance of this lifestyle has stayed with me since that very pivotal moment. Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. ----- Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available!  TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com Get your OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Beginner Handbook, NOW AVAILABLE for download:  https://tr.ee/KxwfUiDHu8 Want to get paid for shedding weight on your journey like I did? Bet on yourself and win cash with HealthyWage! (this is an affiliate link)

Most folks starting out have lots of overwhelming feelings in their approach. Many feel that to be successful in their efforts, they must do a full lifestyle overhaul. In this week's episode I disucss how my suggestion would be the opposite, hence the name The Fasting Focused Lifestyle. Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. ----- Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com Get your OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Beginner Handbook, NOW AVAILABLE for download:  https://tr.ee/KxwfUiDHu8

Things will go wrong, you will be challenged, and many things will evolve and change on your journey. Embrace AND expect lots of learning opportunities instead of letting fear drive perfectionism in your efforts. Be okay with “done, not perfect.” See the actual effort and your strength in doing/achieving “just enough” for now. The most profound and permanent changes happen slowly, so stop trying to rush the process or wishing things were “done” already. Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. _________________ Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey? Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Beginner Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE for download  Download T F F L Handbook PDF

Do you dread the thought of this journey in your weight loss efforts? Or do you see this as a fun and memorable journey? Listen in on how you can make this weight loss effort with fasting a successful AND enjoyable experience! Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't. ----- Are you seeking a supportive hand on your fasting journey?  I'm here to provide the guidance and encouragement you need!  Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

It has been a bit since my last episode, and this week I am going to tell you why that is, and how my absence has wisdom you can use for your own fasting journey. Remember, I believe in you, even if you don't.   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

This week's episode will cover lots of expressions of gratitude, reflections on my upcoming 40th birthday, my BIG exciting news, and how ALL OF THIS exciting news and gratitude relates directly to YOU! Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

It's easy to overcomplicate this process by thinking or believing that your journey has to be or look a certain way. This week we will talk about how expecting less can actually bring you more of what you want.   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

Very often on my own journey, I would reflect and think about how my actions, behavior, and choices would benefit my "future self." In this week's episode, I'll talk about how you can do the same for your fasting journey.   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

Do you feel like you are just coasting through your fasting journey, or spinning your wheels without seeing any progress? This episode is for you! Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

I've often been asked for my best tips for folks starting out, and for folks who maybe need a bit of a refresher on their fasting journey. If this is you, then this is YOUR episode! References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9031614/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322296#tips https://www.headspace.com/meditation/weight-loss   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

You probably have boundaries for many things in your life already, so this week I will be discussing how establishing (and keeping) boundaries for your emotions and behaviors can help you be successful on your fasting journey.  Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

It's been a hot minute, but I am back! How were your holidays? How were your Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's celebrations? This week's episode I catch up (finally) on how things have been going, what my hopes are for you, and what I anticipate to come this year. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

Have you ever wondered what it was like to meet with me? You're in luck! This week's episode is a sneak peek clip of a group support meeting. This meeting specifically was during my 10-day extended fast group support program. (Attendees were edited out of this episode for privacy)  Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Digital Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  The OFFICIAL Fasting Focused Lifestyle Handbook is NOW AVAILABLE on AMAZON! https://amzn.to/3RhnTD3

Do you treat your fasting lifestyle like every other "diet" or "fad" weight loss attempt out there? In this week's episode, I'll discuss why you need to stop associating fasting with other conventional diet culture methods. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

*Emotional episode warning* This week's episode was challenging for me to record and edit, so I apologize for the delay in posting this episode. Many of us struggle with experiencing grief on a very regular basis. Some of us know someone, or maybe its ourselves, who allows themselves to be so consumed by constant raw grief that it consumes them and their choices, especially when it comes to health. My grief, as you'll hear, has become a strong reason why. I own it now as my own superpower, and you can do it too. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults (NOW ON SALE), Blog, & Official Handbook are now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week I was able to connect with my fellow fasting friend, Regina and she's had some already phenomenal results with this lifestyle with improving her overall health AND weight, and I am excited for you to hear her story! Books referenced in episode:  The Longevity Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker Topic of processed food on the body: A Calorie is NOT a Calorie: Why Processed Food Burns LESS Calories - Thomas DeLauer - YouTube Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week we discuss how my passion and zest for everything about this lifestyle certainly was something that wasn't totally present at the beginning of my journey. It's been an incredible evolution that I have loved experiencing along the way. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Despite what others have told me and putting me on a pedestal in the fasting community, and despite my massive (over) 200-pound weight loss, I do not see myself as anyone special. My success on my journey is something ANYONE can achieve for themselves, and this week's episode goes into further detail on why I feel that is. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Do you struggle with emotional eating? I did too. This week I'll discuss how I went from habits of emotional eating to leaning into emotional fasting, which has been transformational in my life.   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Never in my entire 2 year weight loss journey, or my current maintenance lifestyle, have I EVER counted calories. I have also never obsessed over, demonized, restricted, measured, or limited myself to certain foods in this lifestyle. This is a reality for many others like myself, and you can have it too. Are you looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Motivation seems to come up and is asked about almost as much as I've been asked how to fast. This week I talk "motivation," why I understand its challenges, and how, I feel, you can truly stay motivated your whole journey and the rest of your life. __________ Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week's slightly unconventional episode is from a casual and fun hangout (and Q&A) on my personal facebook page.   Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week I am going to challenge you to get deep in your feels, way deep in your emotional / mental weeds. Side note, this was the first episode, probably since my first few episodes, that I felt myself get emotional DURING the editing process. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com is where you can see all my current promotions on my coaching services, resources, and more. Go get your after! :) -VS

Yes, you read that right, I do not own a microwave. You may also be wondering how the heck that relates to anything fasting? This weeks episode challenges you to think about your need for quick fixes, solutions, and shortcuts... just like using a microwave to heat your dinner. Looking for fasting support on your journey? I can help! Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week's episode will challenge you, again, to look within yourself to evaluate where your headspace is at on your journey. Breaking away from social norms with weight loss attempts can be challenging when all we are ever told is to seek externally when wanting to fix our weight. Fasting, as a lifestyle tool, challenges and rebukes all those norms and can help you to realize you have more power within you to succeed than you may have initially thought. I am telling you, go get your after! I believe in you, even if you don't!   Do you need fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

This week's episode is a celebration (for myself) of reaching now 5 years of fasting, every single day, in some form! I recorded this episode on Aug. 9th, 2023, my official 5-year anniversary of fasting. While I have achieved shedding (not losing, because I don't want to find them) 203.8lbs with this lifestyle, the biggest and most meaningful takeaway isn't my incredible lack of loose skin, it's my mindset and relationship with food.  Do you need fasting support on your journey? I can help!  Consults, Blog, & Official Handbook now available! TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com   

This week's episode is a wonderful testimonial from my long-time friend, and sorority sister (my great-grand little), Aubrey. Aubrey's journey into, and experience with fasting is a truly motivational journey to hear. Aubrey connected with my story, instinctively found herself thriving in a fasting-focused lifestyle, and is not looking back! Want to follow Aubrey's journey? Follow Aubrey on Facebook >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com Interested in purchasing my digital handbook? Check out my Etsy shop!   

In this week's episode I am fortunate to connect with my long-time college friend Krystal Kebler. Krystal has had a phenomenal and transformative weight-loss journey. Although her journey was with gastric bypass surgery, there are many similar lessons and bits of wisdom that echo the advice and guidance I have shared with you all. Want to follow Krystals journey? Follow Krystal on Facebook Follow Krystal on Instagram Want to get a year of the Balance Meditation app for free? - Click here to get a free year of Balance >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com 

Can you believe that we have made it to 50 episodes? I am honored, excited, and feeling a bit reflective, so this week is going to have lots of gratitude, reflection, and an odd smattering of inspiration from a poorly edited Photoshop image of myself.  >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Greetings listener, I want to thank you for your patience as I have taken a little break away from regular posting of episodes. I do appreciate all the continued support as I resume and continue to advocate for the proactive change I wish to see in the world. You may also notice that these episodes are now ad-supported. I have made this decision to utilize ads to support the back-office fees and expenses that come with building and growing this consulting this precious business-baby of mine, and I thank you for your understanding. ___________ This week's episode gets a little to the heart of your "why," and it will get you to think and contemplate yours.  Throughout this journey with fasting as your lifestyle tool, many changes will happen to you, inside and out. It's a beautiful process, and can improve more than you probably realize.  >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

This week's episode is another great Faster Spotlight with my friend, Gwendolyn Webster. I have seen and heard of her journey for quite some time, and you will hear how so much of her story and journey are similar in many ways to mine. Get in touch with Gwen: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasting_ketovore/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsGGWebster  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fasting_ketovore?lang=en  >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com   

This week I dive a little further into the topic of longevity, why it matters, and the hidden lessons I've learned from my grandparents' lives and deaths.  (*Apologies for the short difference in audio quality*) >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Throughout my journey, I have developed a deep love and appreciation for the process, lifestyle, and incredibly capable tool within us all. This week's episode discusses the importance of truly loving your fasting journey. My hope is that everyone truly loves, respects, and appreciates this lifestyle as I do.  >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

This week's episode was really challenging for me (and unintentionally delayed) to work on and put together. Reflecting on and revisiting the hardships of the past can be difficult, but working through those hard experiences can be some of the most victorious moments of our lives. >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Yes, I said it! Hunger IS a learned behavior, and this week's episode (albeit delayed, sorry), discusses how despite cultural norms and expectations, we have LEARNED to expect that we have to eat all day, and how this doesn't easily align with our intended weight loss goals. I cover why fasting, I feel, is superior to the typical counting calories method of weight loss. >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com  

Are you grateful, and do you practice gratitude on your fasting journey?  If you haven't realized yet, practicing frequent moments of gratitude is ESSENTIAL on your fasting journey, and this week's episode will discuss how you can bring your awareness to your present mind, throughout every day of your fasting journey. Practicing gratitude will absolutely, positively impact your mind and body with permanent and lifelong results! >>If you need assistance or support on your fasting journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Fasting is the GOAT of all weight loss methods, and I am here to tell you why! While this method of weight loss continues to pick up more popularity, I am here to tell you why I feel this is superior to any other method and why I feel, it is truly the last method of weight loss you will ever need to attempt. >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

This week we have not one, but TWO special guests, my kids!  I felt it was essential, for the many other parents out there, like myself, who have struggled with their health and weight, to hear how the implementation of a fasting lifestyle not only improves your body weight but has a beautiful rippling effect on the children in their lives.  My kids have experienced first-hand the evolution of their mother, throughout all the ups and downs, they've gotten so much life wisdom from my journey as I have.  >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

This week's episode is another exciting testimonial from my fasting friend, Robert (Bobby) Jones Jr! His story is amazing and truly a motivating experience to hear. What he has accomplished in his weight loss efforts in fasting is truly unique, and as he has said, he also hopes this motivates and inspires others to know they can make massive life changes for themselves as well. Follow Robert on Instagram: https://instagram.com/268_pounds_less_of_robert?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=  *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here and I can help. Please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Yes, I said it! Don't do keto!  This week's episode may ruffle the feathers of some folks, but this week I discuss why I never advocate for doing keto and have NEVER done a ketogenic protocol on my fasting journey, and neither should you! *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com   REFERENCES Wheless JW. History of the ketogenic diet. Epilepsia. 2008 Nov;49 Suppl 8:3-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01821.x. PMID: 19049574. Mandal, Ananya. (2019, February 26). History of the Ketogenic Diet. News-Medical. Retrieved on January 20, 2023 from https://www.news-medical.net/health/History-of-the-Ketogenic-Diet.aspx. Kushner, Kimberly. Ketogenic diet. Mindd Foundation Retrieved on January 20, 2023 from https://mindd.org/diet/ketogenic-diet/.

Do you find yourself always in a rush and not in the present moment on your weight loss endeavors? Are you hyper-fixated on what's coming next, or what has already happened? This week's episode discusses the importance of slowing down and truly being present along your fasting journey and how bringing your attention to every present moment can allow you to truly savor the journey, to make lasting, permanent changes! *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Are you familiar with Blue Zones? If so, are you also familiar with how the existence of these zones directly correlates with living a fasting-focused lifestyle? This week's episode discusses the awesome, relevant, and real correlations between how living a fasting-focused lifestyle are VERY similar to how folks live in the blue zones of the world, and you can do it too! *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

AUTOPHAGY! Yes, we are talking about this topic again! This week's episode covers some additional and amazing benefits of accessing autophagy through intermittent fasting, as much, and as often as possible, and why you will realize it's so much more powerful than you may realize! *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

As a listener to The Fasting Focused Lifestyle, you may have thought or wondered exactly what I mean by this.  In this week's episode, I discuss what a fasting-focused lifestyle means to me, and talk about the impacts that this can have on so many more aspects of your life, in addition to your body weight. *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

Yes, I fasted, with no food, for eleven days. In this week's episode, I discuss why I did it, even at my current weight, and why you may want to consider integrating extended fasts into your routine. *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

This week's episode could be slightly controversial to social norms, but you will understand why I do not advocate for strenuous workout regimens on your fasting journey. Listen in for what you can do instead. *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com

In this week's episode, we talk about one of the most asked topics, loose skin after weight loss. While this is a hot topic I have covered previously, (Check out the episode on AUTOPHAGY) there are still many points worth discussing again, especially in relation to your thoughts and beliefs on this healing process. *I believe in you, even if you don't* >>If you need assistance or support on your journey, I am here, please reach out: TheFastingFocusedLifestyle.com