<p>Jim Peeler lives in Hickory, a small city in North Carolina&#39;s foothills. He and his wife, Diana, have two adult children who both live in the mountains of western NC, and one grandson. Jim is a financial controller for a logistics company.</p><p>Jim has just passed his two-year anniversary of fasting on February 1, 2026. This past year, Jim has completed his first year of maintenance and offers great insight in this episode. </p><p>Now 65 years old, Jim has struggled with weight issues at least since the 5th grade of elementary school, at theage of ten. He has lost hundreds of pounds over the years, using various methods, but has always regained even more once the diet ended. The hope is that intermittent fasting will hold the key to finally losing significant weight for good. Looking back, Jim realises that over his life he had reached a tipping point roughly every 10 years that prompted him to start a serious weight-loss attempt, with numerous attempts in between that never lasted very long. Jim was successful at losing weight in these serious attempts, shedding more and more pounds each time, but the diet rollercoaster led him to heavier weights with each try until he reached a maximum weight of 245 pounds in late 2018. And at only 5 feet, 4 inches, he was seriously morbidly obese. </p><p>Through 2019 and 2020, he successfully reached150 pounds through calorie reduction and walking, but by 2024, he had once again risen to 215 pounds following a job change and the loss of his mother, among other stressful situations. He had heard of intermittent fasting some time before, but had never seriously considered it until he decided to give it a try in February 2024. Since then, he has lived a fasting lifestyle and is on the path to long-term maintenance, thanks to intermittent fasting.</p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Graeme&#39;s Links to connect with me directly.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong> Come and Join Our Patreon Community At the Link Below</strong></p><p><strong>www.patreon.com/thefastinghighway.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Come for a month or stay for a year, check it out, and get all the content. Your first step to excellent support and accountability is right here. Make 2026 your year. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To Book a Zoom Call With Graeme One-on-One, Go Here </strong></p><p><strong>www.thefastinghighway.com Get help, get coaching.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To Read My Book The Fasting Highway </strong></p><p><strong>Amazon or all good book sellers.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To Listen to My Audio Book </strong></p><p><strong>Apple Books or many Audio Book Platforms </strong></p><p><strong>Free on Joining The Patreon Community </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To be a guest on the show, please go to www.thefastinghighway.com, click on listen to the podcast, &quot; and follow the how to be a guest prompt.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Disclaimer - All views are those of the host and guest and should not be taken as medical advice. Please consult your doctor before starting any health plan.</strong></p><p><br></p><p></p>