Hello everyone welcome to episode 58 of intermittent fasting for life experiment of one. I’m your host Tracey Mack. Today I will be talking about something that I am really passionate about because it gets to the heart of why so many people struggle with health changes long-term.
We’re talking about intermittent fasting as a lifestyle — not a temporary diet.
If you’ve ever thought,
“I’ll just do this for 30 days,”
or
“I’ll suffer through this until I lose the weight,”
this episode is especially for you.
Let’s start with the word diet.
Diet culture teaches us that:
•We restrict for a season
•We white-knuckle through cravings
•We “cheat,” fall off, and then feel like failures
Diets are temporary by design — and that’s the problem.
When you treat intermittent fasting like a diet, you’re subconsciously waiting for it to end.
And anything you’re waiting to end… won’t last.
That’s why so many people lose weight and then gain it back.
Not because intermittent fasting doesn’t work
but because they never made it part of who they are.
A lifestyle isn’t something you’re “on.”
It’s something you live.
When intermittent fasting becomes a lifestyle:
•You don’t ask, “When can I stop?”
•You ask, “How does this support my life?”
It becomes:
•Flexible, easy and sustainable
If you want intermittent fasting to stick, here are a few things to keep in mind:
1. Focus on consistency, not perfection
You don’t fail because you eat earlier one day.
You succeed because you return to your rhythm.
2. Stop chasing fast results
Fast weight loss often leads to fast regain.
Lifestyle change moves slower — and lasts longer.
3. Eat to nourish your body.
Intermittent fasting should not be permission to punish your body with junk food.
What you eat still matters — especially for energy, hormones, and skin health.
4. Let it evolve with you
Your fasting window at 30 years old may look different than at 50 — and that’s wisdom, not failure.
At its core, intermittent fasting is a form of self-care.
It says: •I don’t need to eat all day to feel good.•I trust my body.•I’m not ruled by cravings•I can pause, wait, and choose to eat intentionally.
That discipline doesn’t just change how you eat. It changes how you show up in life.So if you’re listening today and wondering,“Can I really do this long-term?”My answer is yes — if you stop treating intermittent fasting like a temporary diet and start treating it like a lifestyle of awareness, flexibility, and self-care.
You don’t need another reset. You need to create a lifestyle that you can live with.If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who’s tired of starting over. And if you’re on this journey too, remember — this is an experiment of one.
I hope the information that I have provided helps you with your health and weight loss journey. I’m not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute for medical advice. If you would like to share your intermittent fasting story, please email me at:
Tracey Mackif4life@gmail.com.
Here is the link to my book, Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSDF47CN
