September 05, 2021

Episode 87- Susan Metz, finding great health and a sustainable weight loss plan with intermittent fasting. A future sparkling with possibilities.

1 hour

Susan Metz

At 46, this web developer and digital marketing specialist has found a place where I love who I am, where I am, and what I do. My future is sparkling with possibilities. I’m originally from Stratford, New Zealand, newly married and living with my adoring husband in Maryland, USA.

I grew up in a large family with 4 adopted brothers, 2 biological sisters and a multitude of foster children. It was a busy home with lots of mouths to feed. When I hit puberty, I started putting on the weight and it never seemed to leave. I had a very negative body image and over the years the weight crept up.

By my mid-20’s, I had reached my highest weight of 95 kgs (210 pounds). It was time to make a change. I started eating healthy foods on a calorie restricted diet. I lost 22 kgs (50 pounds), felt great but knew I still had a long way to go. Over the next 18 years I bounced up and down but could never find the magic answer to sustainable weight loss.

In 2015 I sold my house, closed my real estate business and moved to the US. In the last 6 years I’ve completed a degree, found a great job at a leading company and met my husband. He is an amazing cook. An American cook. Cheesesteak hoagies, pizza, jambalaya, tacos, shrimp linguine, smoked pork and ribs, potato and meatloaf, po’boys… the list goes on. And so did the weight.

Thankfully, my mother-in-law came to the rescue. In December 2018 she introduced me to Gin Stephen’s Delay, Don’t Deny. It clicked with me because it was the way my body had always told me it preferred to be fed. I was never a breakfast or lunch eater. Before I even finished the book, I jumped straight into 20:4 and have been doing that ever since.

To begin with I was just happy not to be putting on the weight. Then the weight slowly started dropping. It took 18 months to reach my goal and I’ve been maintaining for the last year. I’ve learned to listen to my body and stop listening to those who don’t know better.

Susan.

News.

My book about my own story 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 www.thefastinghighway.com. For the rest of the world Amazon is your best option. You can follow me on Instagram at graemecurrie_63 or join The Fasting Highway Facebook Group. Thank you for listening to the podcast and for getting the book.

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Graeme.

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