Episode 256 Joanne Gonwa -Success then regain and coming back to make IF sustainable a tale of redemption and persistence.

Bio By Joanne Gonwa I grew up in a home with a single mother and the stresses of financial insecurity, parental abandonment, and the emotional instability of my mother. I began at a young age to attempt to soothe my own emotional insecurities with food. This pattern of using food to placate my emotions has continued throughout my life. I felt trapped in endless cycles of diets/rebound weight gain as decades of life seasons passed.  In April 2018 at age 64 I heard about IF and after some research   I began my IF journey reaching my lowest adult weight since my early 20s.  I sustained this loss until 2020 when I experienced several major life stressors that I allowed to send me back to old ways of coping regaining all the weight I had lost. In 2021 after viewing a family photo made of our 40th wedding anniversary I recommitted to myself and resumed IF. In ten months, I lost 42 pounds, and I have maintained that loss to this day. If has truly freed me to experience my best life!  Our Patreon Supporters Community Please consider joining the Fasting Highway Patreon community. It has been great for all who have joined. It has become an excellent add-on to our Patreon members' IF lifestyle, who enjoy a lot of bonus content to support them in living an IF life. For less than a cup of coffee a month, you can join and support your own health goals. Graeme hosts Zoom meetings twice monthly in the Northern and Southern hemispheres for members to come and get support for their IF lifestyle, which has proven very popular with our Patreon members. You will not find anywhere that provides that kind of support and accountability for just 0.16 cents a day. There are over 100 exclusive pieces of audio content for Patreon members to help you navigate your IF journey and get more accountability and support. Please go to www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway to see the benefits you get back and how to join. Graeme's best-selling book, The Fasting Highway, about his journey and how he did it, is available in paperback and Kindle at your local Amazon store. It is also available on audio at Applebooks, Kobo, Spotify, and many other audiobook platforms. Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken as medical advice. The opinions expressed herein are those of the host and guest only.