Episode 135: Finding Balance, Water Intake, Our Lymphatic Systems, and More

Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting For Life

Gin Stephens and Sheri Bullock

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Welcome to this week’s episode of Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life, with Gin Stephens and Sheri Bullock.
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0:00.0	Welcome to Fast Feast Repeat, intermittent fasting for life. I'm Jen Stevens, author of the New York Times bestseller Fast Feast Repeat. And I'm Sherry Bullock, long-time intermittent faster and health and wellness advocate. Please keep in mind that this podcast is for educational and motivational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical
0:21.9	or diagnostic advice. Jen and I are not doctors, so make sure to check with your trusted
0:27.0	health care professionals before making changes, especially when it comes to any medical
0:31.4	treatments or medications. Whether you're new to intermittent fasting or an experienced intermittent
0:36.7	faster, tune in each week to get inspired, to learn, and to have some fun along the way.
0:46.4	Hi, everybody. We are so glad you're here today. Welcome to this week's episode of the Fast Feast,
0:51.4	Feast Repeat, Intermittent Fasting for Life podcast. How are you doing today, Sherry?
0:55.6	I am doing well. I'm a little hoarse throaty. I don't know what you want to call it. I had the
1:02.0	flu a couple days after Christmas. My dear husband gave it to me. Thanks. I don't want that gift.
1:10.1	I know. I said I love you and I love that you share with me, but please keep your illness to yourself in the future. So, you know, me and my lungs, I don't like it after I've been sick. No, it's been forever since we've talked on, we haven't recorded for a bit. Like a month, I feel like, almost. Yeah, since we recorded. So, yeah, here we are. Since then, I've been to a bowl game. I know. The Dix Mianese Bowl. It was the longest football game ever. It was like four hours. Yeah, it was a long football game. It was so, I was like, why is this game going on forever? It started at 8. We didn't leave until after midnight. Yeah. But I stayed awake. And wake 1. Eric asked me, he said, the game doesn't start to late. How is she going to stay awake that long? Apparently when I'm vertical and talking to friends. And don't take your progesterone.
2:02.1	Yes, and not lying down.
2:04.5	Yes, it's easier.
2:06.1	Yeah, I've seen you stay up late a few times.
2:09.1	Exactly.
2:09.7	I stayed awake until after midnight on New Year's Eve.
2:13.3	So I've done it.
2:14.7	I know.
2:15.9	Exactly.
2:22.3	All right. Well, let's dive into this week's weekly celebration. We have a celebration from Rosalie in Devon, UK.
2:27.3	I hope I said, is it Devon?
2:29.3	I think Devon is how I would say it.
2:31.3	She says, if you told me in mid-October that by the week before Christmas, I'd have lost 11 pounds, I'm not sure I'd have believed you.
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