Episode 86- Yari Toleno. A moms inspiring weight loss journey finding success with intermittent fasting and making it sustainable for life.

Hi! My name is Yari (pronounced Yadi) Toleno, 46 year old Southern California transplant mom of two girls, ages 23 and 11. I currently live in Cupertino, California, about 36 miles outside of San Francisco. I enjoy time with my husband who works for Facebook, traveling, having fun and being a dedicated stay at home mom who always volunteers for everything. Yes, I am that PTA mom. My latest exercise craze is riding the Peloton, which I really enjoy. During college I gained the Freshman 15, which quickly went to the Sophomore 40.The heaviest recorded weight was 240 pounds, but my body likes to stay around 220. I have been on numerous diets beginning when I was around 19 years old, but have always remained active. I have a muscular build so it was bit easy to hide some weight, but once I got over 200 I can no longer hide the fact that I was obese. I seem to lose the same 20 pounds consistently. When I was pregnant with my second child I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. It went away after she was born, but I went back to my old eating habits and became a diabetic within one year. I started my IF journey when I changed doctors because I got a very scary blood work report and realized I was heading towards insulin and death. My new doctor is through Stanford and introduced me to Dr. Fung’s book Obesity Code. I started IF that day, October 19, 2020 and never looked back. I have lost 40 pounds, went from a size XL, 16 to small, medium 8/10. My husband has lost 60 pounds doing this journey alongside with me. My IF protocol tends to be 20 hours, but I have been known to open my window at 18 hours. The last two blood test reports show I have completely reversed my diabetes (within three months) and confirmed it is gone (6 month mark). I also no longer have fatty liver and cholesterol has lowered. Overall I am quite healthy now and have more energy than before, and that is saying a lot, since most friends comment on how much energy I have to do all I do. The IF lifestyle is life changing and has been a lifesaver…wow that is a lot of life in this sentence, but it is so true. IF is amazing!!! Yari  News.  My book about my own story The Fasting Highway is available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle. For Australian and New Zealand residents, you can buy the book direct from me at www.thefastinghighway.com. For the rest of the world Amazon is your best option. You can follow me on Instagram at graemecurrie_63 or join The Fasting Highway Facebook Group. Thank you for listening to the podcast and for getting the book. Enjoy The Show  Graeme.