Episode 126 Jammie Behrendt A cancer survivor who has found great success with intermittent fasting losing 27Kg (60 pounds) over 15 months.

My name is Jammie Behrendt, I am 52 years old, I live in Northern California. I am a proud mother of two boys and I have an amazing supportive husband who tells me that I am beautiful, even at my heaviest. I have had challenges with my weight my whole life. I have tried every diet plan, Weight Watchers, liquid soup diet, extreme exercise, the Zone diet, and more. I have yo-yoed the same 50 plus pounds on and off over the past 30 years. March of 2021 was when I weighed the heaviest I had ever been. It scared me because I am a breast cancer survivor. I had the most common type of breast cancer, estrogen positive. As a part of my treatment was a medication with lots of side effects, and a weight gain of 91 pounds. I was scared because I was told by my doctor that fat cells produce estrogen. The more fat you have, the more estrogen it produces. So here I was taking this medication to stop the production of estrogen, yet it was causing me to gain weight that would create more estrogen in my body. I was desperate to lose weight. I decided to give a plant based diet a try. Three months later, I had lost 15 lbs, which was also when I was told I could stop my meds.  At the same time I remembered a colleague mentioning intermittent fasting to me. I started to read everything I can get my hands on. I have lived in my own personal hell, in this overweight body, and I just needed to be free of the weight. October 1, 2021, when I stopped my meds, I also started intermittent fasting! I never looked back! 45 lbs down, a total of 60 lbs since March 2021. Some days I feel like ”how the hell am I ever going to get to my healthy weight?” as I have 65 more pounds to go. Then I just listen to The Fasting Highway podcast. The stories have given me the courage to share my story. The Fasting Highway Patreon Community If you enjoy these episodes and want to help to get it out to the world, please join our patreon community. Without the help from our patrons to bring you the podcast each week it won't be sustainable to keep doing them. So please, if you enjoy them your support would be very welcome. For details on the two levels of support you can give to the podcast please go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fasting Highway | Intermittent Fasting Podcast & Community | Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can win a mentoring prize get exclusive early access to the podcasts and get access to the fasting highway audio book. Plus, bonus content and a monthly online coffee catch up by zoom along with bonus episodes and webinars for our top tier patrons. Please consider this as its vital we get the support of the listeners to bring it to you each week and continue into the future. Graeme is also now available to have a private one on one coaching and mentoring session with you. He can help you with those burning questions. 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 click get help/coaching. www.thefastinghighway.com Click on get help/coaching and book a time and date to suit you. All times you see available are in your local time. You will also find information at the web site on how to obtain a copy of his book The Fasting Highway from your Amazon store or direct from him if you live in Australia or New Zealand. Disclaimer-Nothing you hear on the podcast should be taken as medical advice. All views expressed are those of the guest and host.