The Fasting Method Podcast

If the fasting is solid but progress has stalled, the answer may be hiding in what happens between your fasts.

Episode #275

🎙️ In this Metabolic Troubleshooting episode, Coach Heather Shuker looks at a common frustration for experienced fasters: completing solid therapeutic fasts but still not seeing the progress they expect.

Normal blood sugar doesn't always mean everything is metabolically normal.

Episode #274

🎙️ Coach Terri Lance is joined by Dr. Jason Fung for a conversation about what routine lab results can—and can't—tell us about metabolic health.

Dr. Fung e...

Michele lost 120 pounds—but the deeper transformation was learning to live without the food noise, social pressure and old identity that had shaped her relationship with sugar for decades.

Episode #273

🎙️ Coach Amy Medling talks with TFM member Michele about losing 120 pounds, reversing diabetes and building a way of living that feels sustainable rather than temporary.

Michele shares how a one-year sugar-free commitment chan...

Conflicting fasting advice can make it difficult to know whether intermittent fasting is actually appropriate for you—and the answer is often more nuanced than a simple yes or no.

Episode #272

🎙️ Coach Terri Lance is joined by Megan Ramos to look at five situations that frequently raise questions about intermittent fasting: women and hormonal changes, people who are lean but metabolically unhealthy, stress and cortisol, conc...

Getting back on track doesn't mean switching every healthy habit back on at full throttle.

Episode #271

🎙️ Coach Terri Lance and Coach Heather Shuker explore how to rebuild movement, nutrition and fasting habits after a disrupted period without creat...

Knowing what to do isn't always the problem. Lasting change gets easier when who you're becoming and the systems around you begin working together.

Episode #270

🎙️ In this solo Turbo Talk episode, Coach Terri Lance explores why more knowledge, strict...

Your digestive symptoms may feel random—but recurring patterns can give you useful clues about what to do next.

Bonus Episode

🎙️ Coach Lisa Chance explains how to observe digestive symptoms, identify meaningful patterns and choose a proportiona...

Summer isn't evidence that you failed—it's information that can help you choose what you genuinely need next.

Episode #269

🎙️ Coach Terri Lance and Megan Ramos open the month with a seasonal conversation about moving from summer into fall without defaulting to guilt, urgency or anoth...

Sometimes the support that helped you get started isn't the support you need a year later.

Episode #268

🎙️ In this special revisit, Coach Terri Lance reintroduces one of our favorite member conversations after a recent Facebook comment from Kirsten Hopkinson reminded us why this story stil...

A flat CGM line isn't always good news.

Episode #267
🎙️ In this Metabolic Troubleshooting episode, Coach Lisa Chance explains what really happens when alcohol and carbohydrates collide—and why your CGM may not be telling the whole story.

Using prac...

You don't need a perfect summer. You just need to stay connected.

Episode #266
🎙️ In this Turbo Talk, Coach Terri Lance explores how to navigate summer without falling into the all-or-nothing mindset that so often derails progress.

Terri explains why sum...

Summer doesn't have to be a season you recover from.

Episode #265
🎙️ In this episode, Megan Ramos returns to the podcast to join Coach Terri Lance for a practical conversation about staying connected to your health through summer travel, vacations, family visits, social events, and disrupte...

Starting a fasting practice can feel uncomfortable—and sometimes even a little scary. The good news is that many of those early challenges are completely normal.

Episode #264
🎙️ In this episode, Coach Terri Lance explains what to expect when you first begin fasting and why those ear...

Sometimes the most powerful tool isn't doing more—it's pausing before you react.

Episode #263
🎙️ In this episode, Coach Lisa Chance and Coach Jamie Cipriani explore why meditation and breathing exercises can have such a profound impact on stress, decision-making, metabolic health, and everyday life.

They discuss simple breathing practices, common misconceptions about meditation, the science behind the pause between stimu...

Fasting is powerful—but fasting alone isn't always enough.

Episode #262
🎙️ In this episode, Coach Heather Shuker answers one of the most common questions she hears as a coach: why am I fasting and still not losing weight?

Heather explains why weight loss can stall even when you're fasting consistently and explores the key factors that influence progress, including insulin resistance, fasting intensity, dietary consistenc...

Success is about far more than the number on the scale.

Episode #261
🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Terri Lance and Dr. Jason Fung explore what success really means when it comes to health, weight loss, and long-term behaviour change.

As they conclude their discussion of

Summer travel, holidays, BBQs, cruises, family gatherings, and social events can feel like a minefield when you're working to reverse insulin resistance.

Episode #260
🎙️ In this episode, Coaches Terri Lance and Heather Shuker discuss how to enjoy vacations, celebrations, and social events without abandoning your goals.

Knowing what to do is not the same as being able to do it consistently.

Episode #259 — Turbo Talk
🎙️ In this solo episode, Dr. Terri Lance explores the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it.

From fasting interruptions and emotional eating to self-talk and shame spirals, Te...

Fasting is not a switch — it's a sequence.

Episode #258
🎙️ In this episode, Coach Lisa breaks down what's really happening in your body during the first 24–48 hours of fasting.

From glycogen depletion to fat burning and gluconeogenesis, Lisa explains why fasting can feel slow or fr...