Episode 204 Kathryn Sternfels- The first six months living an intermittent fasting lifestyle. Using vision boards to set goals.

Bio By Kathryn Sternfels

I am 65 yrs. old.  5’1”.  HW ever 250lbs.  SW 221 lbs. CW 196 lbs.  Loss of 25 lbs. since July 2023.  I cut my insulin level from a 15 to an 8 in 3 months.  On Dec. 13th, I’m having labs drawn, and I look forward to seeing the results and comparing them with last time. Cholesterol panel especially, as well as A1C.

I am a retired registered nurse, and I was raised in the Northeast USA, in New England, in the State of Rhode Island. I am 5 years old. My dog Buddy and I moved to the coastal area of South Carolina.

My weight started going up following my divorce, which was in 1991. I did not see that coming, and with two very young daughters, it completely shattered my hopes & dreams.  I was suddenly in a life I didn’t recognize and never thought I’d be in.  I admit I didn’t handle it well.  Eventually, I settled into the 230-235 lbs. and stayed there for decades.  I used food to take my emotional pain and to shield myself from the world.

In 2019, I attended the wedding of my cousin Lisa’s daughter.  We don’t get to see each other much in person, and I couldn’t believe how GREAT Lisa looked. Of course, I asked, and she said “intermittent fasting,” to which I was inertly horrified at hearing this and thought “, Oh! No way in hell would I even CONSIDER such a thing like that?  Who would DO that???”.  I felt that because I realised that I had always thought I knew what I was doing all my life.  Ha!  THAT joke was on me.

During the following three years or so, I “dabbled” in IF.  I read/internet searched/you, tubed/podcasted Jason Fung, Gin Stephens, you and anyone else whose name I heard mentioned by these people.  Anything and everything I get my hands on to learn about IF and all the other health-related rabbit holes leads one down.

I’ve taken part in the Zoe study, which was enlightening, and now I am entering my 2nd month of a 3-month subscription to Nutri and & am utilizing a CGM for the data. I am not diabetic.

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