Episode 84- Josie Aggett was a life long dieter who has found success with intermittent fasting losing 21 kg (46 pounds)

By Josie Aggett  I've been one of those dieters, who for the past 25 years has had my main goals as: Lose weight with a well-known diet group that I pay to belong to. Once at goal, shout about it to everyone. Feature in an article where I look amazing having spent the day with a stylist. Feel an enormous sense of wellbeing and achievement. Never have to diet again. So, in 25 years this has never happened and even if it had, I am under no illusion that probably within a year I would have gained weight back and felt like such a failure.... With 2020, all my goals have been revisited. Two things happened, first, I saw a photo of myself at Christmas 2019, isn't it ALWAYS a photo that starts things and secondly I received a phone call from a relative telling me I could potentially need a major health check as she had been diagnosed with SCAD, Spontaneous coronary artery dissection, an uncommon emergency condition that occurs when a tear forms in a blood vessel in the heart, causing a heart attack, abnormalities in heart rhythm or sudden death, yes, very scary.  Both my parents passed away suddenly in 2016, Mum, a healthy living 70 year old, from heart related issue and then my Dad, age 69, 7 months later, again heart related; I believe he was very much 'broken' after Mum died.  SCAD isn't really known about or spoken about so I began a very fast journey through medical checks and thinking I was suddenly living with a time bomb attached to me, with a young family my stress levels went through the roof. As I hit this low point and thought to myself, everyone is talking about the 2020 lockdown 14 pounds, I couldn't afford to gain any more weight, I was already grossly overweight at 212lbs. I typed in the search bar, Gin (meaning the drink) and weight loss and Gin Stephens, author and intermittent faster popped up.  I know it is a cliche and I've heard many others say this before, but Graeme you really have, I believe, changed my life and the life of my friends for the better, in fact, you might have even saved mine, so thank you!! I have enjoyed and learnt so much from reading The Fasting Highway , listening to your podcasts and then going on to follow Gin’s podcasts and others. I know that IF is something I can do for life, this is just me now.  Initially I made mistakes and learnt about my body and reactions to certain food groups but eventually the weight began to come off. I'm now 40lb down and delighted!!! I feel like a new person. Despite being on a plateau for a few months I'm now trying ADF and with a weight trending app I can see how although the weight has slowed down, I am slowly losing again, which is great.  I know eventually I will achieve my goal of 150lbs News My book 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 The Fasting Highway with Intermittent Fasting Advocate Graeme Currie For the rest of the world Amazon is your best option. Thank you to the many who have bought a copy of my book, much appreciated. Instagram Graeme Currie (@graemecurrie_63) • Instagram photos and videos Join The Fasting Highway Facebook Group at the link below (18) The Fasting Highway -Intermittent Fasting Podcast And Book | Facebook Enjoy the Show Graeme