This week on the podcast I am joined by Mary Kate Lewis! Mary Kate has always been passionate about holistic health and wellness, yet she has always struggled with her weight and she felt like her weight was not in line with her values.
After trying every fad diet without any luck, Mary Kate discovered intermittent fasting and not only was she able to lose a tone of weight, she was also able to naturally heal non-alcoholic fatty liver disease entirely through fasting, healthy eating, and breaking her addiction to food.
On this episode, we talk about Mary Kate’s health and wellness journey, how fasting has helped her improve her health, and much more!
Enjoy!
**Please note, this is a conversation about fasting and this is not official health advice. Please consult your doctor before trying intermittent fasting.
Discussed in this Episode:
- Mary Kate’s journey with health and wellness
- Mary Kate’s weight didn’t align with her approach to holistic health and her overall lifestyle
- How Mary Kate introduced intermittent fasting into her life and what it was like to start the process by slowly eliminating breakfast
- How Mary Kate shifted from fad dieting into a lifestyle of intermittent fasting
- Self love vs. not feeling physically well
- Mary Kate was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver in her early 20’s and was on her way to getting type 2 Diabetes when she discovered that she could heal this through fasting
- Fasting helps break down the visceral fat, which is the fat that we don’t want!
- Once Mary Kate found out that she had non-alcoholic fatty liver, she began to switch her diet
- Fasting looks different in different bodies and at different sizes
- When you are fasting, it’s really important to stay hydrated and to replenish with salts
- Any whole food is a great choice for breaking a fast!
- How to bring fasting into everyday life and deal with objections
- Intermittent fasting vs. an eating disorder – it ultimately comes down to your intentions and mindsets
- And much more… Here’s the episode!
Fasting Resources:
- The Intermittent Fasting Podcast
- Thomas Delauer
- Dr. Berg
- The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung
- The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung
- Delay, Don’t Deny by Jen Stevens
- Fasting Facebook groups – Delay, Don’t Deny: Intermittent Fasting Support and The Fasting Method Network by Dr. Jason Fung & Megan Ramos
- LIFE or Zero apps for tracking your fast
- Mary Kate on Instagram
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