Episode 27: Fasting and Cortisol, Aging Backwards, Self-Talk, and More

Welcome to this week’s episode of Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life, with Gin Stephens and Sheri Bullock. To make a submission for the podcast, go to fastfeastrepeat.com/submit . We are a community-driven podcast, and we look forward to sharing your questions, success stories, non-scale victories, IF tweaks, motivational quotes (and more!) on each episode of the podcast. Resources used in today’s episode: Are you ready to start the New Year with a 28-Day Fast Start, January 4-31, 2024? First, order Gin’s new book 28-Day Fast Start Day-By-Day by going to https://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html . You also want to join the community by going to ginstephens.com/community . Between now and January 3rd, you’ll read the first part of the book, craft your why, and get ready for the fast start. January 4th will be day 1 of the community fast start. From January 4th-31st, join others in the community and feel supported for the first 28 days of your IF journey. From February 1-January 3rd, 2025, we will go through the first year together. Then, on January 4th, 2025, we will celebrate your first fastiversary. How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism, by Stephen Guise: https://amzn.to/3t2jjAp Aging Backwards: Fast Track: 6 ways in 30 Days to Look and Feel Younger, by Miranda Esmonde-White: https://amzn.to/47IlkAU Beautycounter: https://www.beautycounter.com/sheribullock Go to fastfeastrepeat.com to see Gin’s and Sheri’s favorite things, and to shop with us. Every purchase you make through links on our website help to support this podcast so we can keep bringing you episodes each week. Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There’s nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don’t Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there’s just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. Connect with both Gin and Sheri in the community, as well as thousands of other intermittent fasters who are there to support you along your journey. If you’re new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren’t ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you’ll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free. You don’t need to join our community to fast. But if you’re looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community .