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Welcome to Episode 67 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

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To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

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7:40 - Listener Q&A: Kim  - How Did Melanie & Gin Meet And Decide To Do The Podcast? 

8:55 - Listener Q&A: Katherine  - How Did Melanie & Gin Meet And Decide To Do The Podcast?

Window - Fasting Tracker App: An iOS app developed by Gin's son to help you track your windows!

8:55 - Listener Q&A: Jodi  - How To Break Restrictive Food Habits?

33:05 - Listener Q&A: Bailey  - Is "Maintenance" A Weight Goal, Or When You Stop Losing Weight?

AC: The Power of Appetite Correction (Bert Herring): Gin's favorite book for learning all about the nature of appetite and cravings.

44:55 - Listener Q&A: Kenny  - What Does Maintenace Look Like? Is There A "Trick" To Maintenance? How To Transition To It?

48:35 - Listener Q&A: Hollie  - How Do You Maintain While Still Practicing IF? Does The Body Know When To Stop Losing? 

49:45 - Listener Q&A: Sara   - How To Do Maintenance Without Losing Weight?

50:20 - Listener Q&A: Jennifer  - Should Goal Weight Be Based On BMI? How Do You Now If It's A Plateau Or Maintenance? 

54:15 - Listener Q&A: Jennifer  - How Long To Take Serrapeptase To Notice Benefits?

Doctor's Best High Potency Serrapeptase

Episode 56: All Your Serrapeptase Questions!, Chapstick Lipstick & Glosses, Does IF Target Certain Areas Of Fat?, Barefoot Shoes, And More!

59:35 - Stevia And Biofilms

The Stevia Most Effective Against Lyme Biofillms: NutraMedix - Stevia, 1 Ounce

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the Stuff We Like page for links to any of the books/supplements/products etc. mentioned on the podcast that we like!

REFERENCES

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

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Welcome to Episode 58 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

Hi Friends! You can support us and help keep our podcast and research going, by pledging on Patreon! Every dollar helps!! It would seriously mean the world and help SO much!

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

7:24 - Listener Feedback: Lauren  - IF Helping PCOS And Menstrual Cycles

11:20 - Listener Feedback: Sarah  - Serrapeptase Side Effects

Episode 56: All Your Serrapeptase Questions!, Chapstick Lipstick & Glosses, Does IF Target Certain Areas Of Fat?, Barefoot Shoes, And More!

11:20 - Listener Q&A: Heather  - Can You Fast And Maintain Weight?

19:20 - Listener Q&A: Christina  - Is Alka Seltzer Ok During The Fast?

20:30 - Listener Q&A: Stephanie  - Is Club Soda Or Seltzer Water Ok During The Fast?

24:12 - Listener Q&A: Christina  - Can You Fast For 5 Hours After Exercising? Do You Need TO Eat Right After? (And What When Wine Vegan Recipe Feedback!)

Vegan And Paleo Recipes: What When Wine: Lose Weight and Feel Great with Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, and Wine

36:30 - Listener Q&A: Jennifer  - Does Fruit Stop Fat Burning? 

Get Melanie's Free IBS FOOD COMPARISON GUIDE

45:50 - Listener Q&A: Krista  - Thoughts On Canned Or Frozen Veggies And Fruits? 

55:05 - Listener Q&A: Tom  - How Much Sleep Do You Need To Build Muscle?

IF + Muscle Building Info: Leangains

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the Stuff We Like page for links to any of the books/supplements/products etc. mentioned on the podcast that we like!

REFERENCES

LINKS

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

BUY Delay Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle and Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

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Welcome to episode 11 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Effortless Weight Loss - Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine! and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

In today's episode, we tackle a ton of challenges people may face when following an intermittent fasting lifestyle. We'll provide tips and tricks for combatting physical and mental hunger (it's usually more mental!), dealing with awkward situations with friends and family, how to adjust IF when you stay out late drinking, and working out with longer fasts. We also discuss the difference between intermittent fasting and eating disorders (they're not the same!) and much more!

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

1:25 - Colostrum

4:00 - Prebiotic Fibers For Gut Health

7:05 - Listener Q&A: Dorothy- How To Handle Physical And Mental Hunger When Starting IF?

8:45 - Hunger From Low Blood Sugar

11:55 - Tips And Tricks To Help With Hunger

13:30 - Listener Q&A: Lea- How Do You Explain IF To Family And Friends?

14:30 - Melanie's Tips For Dealing With Friends And Family 

16:08 - Gin's Tips For Dealing With Friends And Family 

18:20 - Listener Q&A: Alex- What To Do IF People Think You Have An Eating Disorder?

23:15 - Listener Q&A: Alex- Distraction Techniques For Getting Hunger?

29:15 - Listener Q&A: Liseanne- Can You Workout On A 24 Hour Fast?

33:20 - Listener Q&A: James - Can You Have Carbonated Lime Water While Fasting?

STUFF WE LIKE

Colostrum For GI repair, Gut Health (Soverieng Laboratories) (Melanie)

Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber (Gin)

REFERENCES

Increased P70s6k Phosphorylation during Intake of a Protein–carbohydrate Drink following Resistance Exercise in the Fasted State.

Artificial Sweeteners: A systematic review of metabolic effects in youth

Consuming aspartame with and without taste: differential effects on appetite and food intake of young adult males.

Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Welcome to episode 10 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

In today's episode, we discuss how to maintain activity levels while intermittent fasting, and how IF affects muscle mass. (Hint: it's GREAT for it!) We also discuss the benefits and side effects of Vegan diets, and finding what works for you, food wise. We discuss our experience with how long it takes to get back into the fasting zone after the holidays, how your body knows when to lose versus maintain weight, and what to do if you GAIN weight when you first start IF? (Oh my!)

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

3:05 - Listener Q&A: Allison - How To Maintain Activity Levels With IF? 

6:55 - Listener Q&A: Katherine - Should You Work Out Fasted For Muscle Composition?

7:55 - How IF Supports Muscle

10:10 - Protein Intake Timing

11:15 - Listener Q&A: Lauren - How Long To Get Back Into The Fasting Zone After The Holidays?

19:10 - Listener Q&A: Lauren - How Does The Body Know When To Lose And When To Maintain?

24:25 - Listener Q&A: Skipp - Have You Tried A Whole Foods, Plant-Based Vegan Diet?

31:35 - Listener Q&A: Karen - What To Do If You Gain Weight When Starting IF?

STUFF WE LIKE

Instant Pot (Basically the most awesome thing EVER! It's a pressure cooker, slow cooker, AND steamer. It's so easy to use, healthy, and yummy!)

REFERENCES

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Welcome to episode 8 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

Gin's going on a cruise! In today's episode, we give our personal tips for how to adjust your IF patterns when on vacation. (Vacation doesn't have to mean instant weight gain!) We also answer listener questions about getting enough calories with one meal a day, and ensuring adequate electrolytes when fasting, including sodium, magnesium, and potassium! We also talk about the vague "Whoosh Effect."

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

6:25 - Gin's Tips For Intermittent Fasting On Special Occasions (Like A Cruise!)

9:50 - Melanie's Tip's For Intermittent Fasting While Traveling

10:10 -IF and Road Trips

10:55 -IF and Airplane Traveling

11:30 - Using IF To Beat Jet Lag & Reset Your Circadian Rhythm 

13:35 - IF And Extended Vacations

14:30 - Lindsay: Are you consuming enough calories with One Meal A Day?

16:30 - Calorie Restriction And Longevity

20:15 - Appetite Adjustment And Nutrient Partitioning

21:30 - Listener Q&A: Sandy - Getting Electrolytes When IFing

21:50 - Why We Don't Crave Micronutrients 

23:00 - How To Get Enough Electrolytes And Minerals

23:30 - Sodium

24:50 - Iodine

25:20 - Magnesium And Potassium

26:40 - Three Ways To Supplement Magnesium

29:30 - Concentrated Mineral Supplements

30:05 - Listener Q&A: Lisa - What Is The Whoosh Effect?

STUFF WE LIKE

Natural Vitality Natural Calm (Magnesium Drink Supplement)

Pure Zechstein Magnesium Oil Spray (Transdermal Magnesium Spray For Skin)

Good State Liquid Ionic Magnesium (Ionic Magnesium Supplement)

Trace Mineral Drops

REFERENCES

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Welcome to episode 7 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. 

This Listener Q&A episode has got lots of goodies! We talk about what IF patterns may be too extreme, and look at modified versus full fasts. We discuss how IF affects exercise, and how many carbs you should be eating. We also disagree for the first time (about time!) in our discussion of grains. We provide tips for making healthier food choices and sustaining a whole foods approach if desired. We also give our best suggestions for weight maintenance on an IF protocol. Enjoy! 

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

3:45 - Listener Q&A: Kellie - What Is Too Extreme With IF?

5:30 - The Difference Between Modified Vs. Full Fasts

6:50 - Gin's and Melanie's Thoughts On More Extreme Fasting (multiple 48 hours)

11:40 - Listener Q&A: Karen - How Does IF Affect Exercise? Does IF Work With Grains And/Or On A Higher Carb Diet?

12:55 - How Melanie And Gin "Exercise" (Filling Life With Movement!)

14:20 - How IF Benefits Exercise!

15:50 - HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

16:50 - Exercise In The Early Stages Of IF

18:50 - Carbs And Gut Health

19:35 - Gin's Thoughts On Grains

19:35 - Melanie's Thoughts On Grains

21:21 - Melanie's Thoughts On Higher Carb Intake And Grains

23:25 - Suggestions For Grain-Free Baking

24:50 - Vegetable And Fruit Fiber Vs. Grain Fiber

25:35 - Not Fearing Carbs, Metabolic Flexibility, And Real Foods

28:35 - Melanie's Guide For Fermentable Carbs For IBS And Digestive Problems

28:40 - Listener Q&A: Tamarah - What Is A Good IF Protocol For Weight Loss Maintenance?

STUFF WE LIKE

Get Melanie's IBS Guide!

REFERENCES

Beneficial effects of intermittent fasting and caloric restriction on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

Effect of training in the fasted state on metabolic responses during exercise with carbohydrate intake

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Welcome to episode 3 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss our personal favorite IF benefits, and answer listener questions about autophagy and if you can do breakfast for one meal a day.

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

2:20 -  Melanie's Top 5 IF Benefits

4:10 -  Gin's Top 5 IF Benefits

5:55 -  IF Benefit: Weight Loss 

8:10 -  IF Benefit: Weight Maintenance (And Muscle Maintenance!)

10:00 - IF Benefit: Easy

12:50 -  IF Benefit: Feasting! 

14:25 -  IF Benefit: Anti-Inflammatory (Allergies, Acne, Headaches, etc.) 

18:30 -  IF Benefit: The "High" In The Zone Feeling

21:35 -  IF Benefit: No "Dieting" (No Calorie Counting, No Foods Off Limits)

22:30 -  Listener Q&A - Rachel Ramirez: What is Autophagy? 

26:05 - Listener Q&A - Sam: Breakfast For One Meal A Day? 

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Welcome to the second episode of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss different common approaches to intermittent fasting. There are quite a few options to try, so you can definitely find an IF pattern perfect for you! We also answer listener questions about the benefits of doing IF for life, and how to keep your body "guessing" when you're at maintenance. (Hint: It happens naturally!)

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

2:34 - What Is Intermittent Fasting? Why does it work on a cellular level? 

5:50 - The Clock/Hours Approach to Intermittent Fasting (including 16/8)

​9:20 - The Up Day/Down Day Approach to IF (including Alternate Day Fasting)

​9:20 - The Meal Approach (Including One Meal A Day)

​20:25 - Listener Q&A: Moira - Will you do IF for life? What are the benefits?

​24:35 - Listener Q&A: Frankie - How do we keep our bodies guessing when we're at our goal weight?

LINKS

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review in iTunes - it helps more than you know! 

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Welcome to the second episode of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss different common approaches to intermittent fasting. There are quite a few options to try, so you can definitely find an IF pattern perfect for you! We also answer listener questions about the benefits of doing IF for life, and how to keep your body "guessing" when you're at maintenance. (Hint: It happens naturally!)

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

2:34 - What Is Intermittent Fasting? Why does it work on a cellular level? 

5:50 - The Clock/Hours Approach to Intermittent Fasting (including 16/8)

​9:20 - The Up Day/Down Day Approach to IF (including Alternate Day Fasting)

​9:20 - The Meal Approach (Including One Meal A Day)

​20:25 - Listener Q&A: Moira - Will you do IF for life? What are the benefits?

​24:35 - Listener Q&A: Frankie - How do we keep our bodies guessing when we're at our goal weight?

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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