Episode 457: Lisa Pinchback

Intermittent Fasting Stories

Gin Stephens

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Lisa Pinchback from Charlottesville, VA.

Lisa is a solo real estate attorney. Lisa shares her journey with intermittent fasting, which began in April 2023 after a recommendation from a friend during a real estate closing. She downloaded the podcast and bought Fast Feast Repeat immediately and decided to give fasting a try. Despite her lifelong struggle with weight and previous attempts with various diets and weight-loss methods, she found that intermittent fasting brought a sense of control and balance to her life, ultimately helping her reduce her weight from 157 to 137 pounds by November 2023.

Lisa's story is filled with emotional highs and lows. She reflects on how her weight impacted her self-image from a young age, influencing her emotional eating habits and weight gain. Lisa also expresses regret about body shaming herself in front of her daughters and the potential impact it had on them.

Throughout the conversation, Gin and Lisa touch on the broader implications of diet culture and societal pressures. They discuss Lisa's various weight-loss attempts over the decades, ranging from the Susan Powter low-fat diet to Weight Watchers and even medically supervised programs. Despite spending significant money—approximately $15,000 over the years—on consultations, exercise equipment, and various diets, Lisa found intermittent fasting to be the most sustainable approach she every tried. Both Gin and Lisa highlight the concept of "delay, don't deny," allowing occasional treats within moderation, and the empowerment and confidence that intermittent fasting brings.

Towards the end of the episode, Lisa reflects on finding joy in new activities. Lisa’s final advice to listeners is to embrace self-awareness and responsibility in food choices, be patient during periods of struggle, and enjoy the feeling of fitting into your clothes comfortably. She emphasizes the importance of having a supportive community and the benefits of intermittent fasting, which extends beyond weight loss to overall well-being, empowerment, and confidence.

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0:00.0	Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level?
0:06.5	There's nothing better than community to help with that.
0:10.0	In the delay, don't deny community, we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just the right
0:14.3	support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle.
0:18.5	You can connect directly with me in the AskGen group and I'll answer all of your
0:22.6	questions personally. If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the intermittent
0:27.5	fasting lifestyle, join the 28-day fast start group. After your fast start, join us for support in the
0:35.0	first year group. Need tips for long-term maintenance?
0:38.6	We have a place for that.
0:40.5	There are many more useful spaces beyond these,
0:43.2	and you can interact in as many as you like.
0:46.7	Visit ginsdepens.com slash community to join us.
0:50.8	An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren't
0:56.1	ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know
1:01.7	you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free.
1:08.1	You don't need to join our community to fast. But if you're looking for support from a
1:12.8	community of like-minded, intermittent fasters, we're here for you at genstevens.com slash community.
1:20.6	That's ginsdepens.com slash community.
1:30.4	Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.
1:31.9	Cybersecurity.
1:37.8	According to Vantor's latest state of trust report, it's the number one concern for UK businesses.
1:39.8	That's where VANTA comes in.
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