
Fasting For Life
by Dr. Scott Watier & Tommy Welling
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- 🇦🇺AU · Alternative Health#25100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Alternative Health#49100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Alternative Health#5430K to 100K
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Ep. 348 - Real Hunger vs. Cravings: The Gut-Brain Connection | How Fasting Rewires Hunger Cues | Breaking the Habit-Driven Snack Cycle | The Pause Method for Cravings | New Fasting Persona Quiz!
Sep 1, 2026
30m 17s
Ep. 347 - Why Dinner Might Be the Most Important Meal | Early Time-Restricted Eating & Blood Pressure Benefits | The Truth About Ketosis and Muscle Loss During Fasting | GLP-1 Medications vs. Lifestyle Habits | Closing Your Eating Window Before 6 PM
Aug 25, 2026
27m 12s
Ep. 346 - Late Eating vs. Early Eating: The Fasting Window Timing Effect | Why Eating Late Increases Hunger | Leptin, Ghrelin & Fat Storage | Optimizing Your Fasting Schedule | New Fasting Persona Quiz!
Aug 18, 2026
33m 42s
Ep. 345 - Fasting Q&A: OMAD as a Lifestyle | Extended Fasting Benefits Beyond 24 Hours | Kids & Nutrition Habits | Hydration Tips for Fasting | New Fasting Persona Quiz!
Aug 11, 2026
34m 42s
Ep. 344 - Fasting Not Working? 3 Real Blockers Slowing Fat Loss | Fasting Schedule & Lifestyle Fit | Food Quality & Nutrition Windows | Adjust Smarter Not Harder | New Fasting Persona Quiz!
Aug 4, 2026
29m 22s
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| 9/1/26 | Ep. 348 - Real Hunger vs. Cravings: The Gut-Brain Connection | How Fasting Rewires Hunger Cues | Breaking the Habit-Driven Snack Cycle | The Pause Method for Cravings | New Fasting Persona Quiz! | In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Scott Watier unpacks the difference between true physical hunger and habit-driven cravings, drawing on neuroscience research into how the gut actually teaches the brain what to want. He explains why cravings can feel so urgent even when the body has plenty of stored energy, and how modern food environments hijack a survival system that was never designed for constant convenience and reward. Scott breaks down the difference between hunger that builds gradually and flexibly versus cravings that are specific, urgent, and tied to a time, place, or emotion, giving listeners a simple way to tell the two apart in the moment. He connects this directly to the fasting lifestyle, showing how consistent fasting creates space between an urge and a reaction, helping the body relearn to access stored fuel instead of chasing the next quick hit of energy. Listeners walk away with a practical, repeatable framework for handling cravings without white-knuckling or feeling guilty about hunger. The episode closes with a reminder that fasting isn't about suffering through hunger, but about becoming a better interpreter of your body's real signals. As a next step, listeners are encouraged to try the pause-and-assess method the next time a craving hits, before automatically reaching for food. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! Article Link: https://www.levels.com/blog/dana-small-why-we-crave?__s=72dghf497nkahcwgdg5y | 30m 17s | ||||||
| 8/25/26 | Ep. 347 - Why Dinner Might Be the Most Important Meal | Early Time-Restricted Eating & Blood Pressure Benefits | The Truth About Ketosis and Muscle Loss During Fasting | GLP-1 Medications vs. Lifestyle Habits | Closing Your Eating Window Before 6 PM | In this episode, Dr. Scott Watier breaks down new research from Harvard fasting researcher Dr. Courtney Peterson, unpacking her provocative claim that dinner — not breakfast — may be the most important meal of the day. He explains how an eight-hour eating window alone, with no tracking or dietary changes, produces a 4-7% loss of body weight over 6-12 months, and how a six-hour early eating window lowered blood pressure by 10-12 points and improved insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss. Scott dismantles the myth that a 16-18 hour fast triggers meaningful ketosis or fat-burning, explaining that the metabolic shift doesn't really kick in until the 36-72 hour range, while reassuring listeners that muscle loss isn't a concern with proper protein pacing. He also compares GLP-1 medications to lifestyle habits using new data from 98,000 veterans, showing that combining both cuts cardiovascular risk by 43%, versus 16% for medication alone and 60% for lifestyle changes alone. The episode closes with a simple homework assignment: finish eating at least three hours before bed and shift your eating window earlier in the day to work with, not against, your body's natural blood sugar and hunger-hormone rhythms. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! Article Link: https://www.levels.com/blog/meal-timing-intermittent-fasting-courtney-peterson?__s=72dghf497nkahcwgdg5y | 27m 12s | ||||||
| 8/18/26 | Ep. 346 - Late Eating vs. Early Eating: The Fasting Window Timing Effect | Why Eating Late Increases Hunger | Leptin, Ghrelin & Fat Storage | Optimizing Your Fasting Schedule | New Fasting Persona Quiz! | In this science-backed episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling break down why when you eat matters just as much as what you eat for fasting success. They unpack new research showing that eating the exact same calories just four hours later in the day can leave you hungrier, burn less energy, and push your body toward storing fat instead of using it. The hosts explain how this comes down to a shift in hormone signals — specifically a drop in your body's natural fullness cue — rather than an actual spike in hunger itself. They connect this to real-life patterns many listeners fall into, like relying on dinner as the main meal or getting pulled into unplanned late-night eating, and why earlier fasting windows tend to set people up for more consistent results. Scott and Tommy also share practical ways to offset a later meal when it can't be avoided, including prioritizing protein and adding a short walk afterward. The episode reinforces one of the show's core themes: fasting isn't about skipping meals, it's about choosing when to eat so your body's natural rhythms work with you instead of against you. Listeners are encouraged to shift their eating window just one to two hours earlier this week and pay attention to how their hunger and sleep quality respond. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! Article Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36198293/ | 33m 42s | ||||||
| 8/11/26 | Ep. 345 - Fasting Q&A: OMAD as a Lifestyle | Extended Fasting Benefits Beyond 24 Hours | Kids & Nutrition Habits | Hydration Tips for Fasting | New Fasting Persona Quiz! | In this summer listener Q&A episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling answer real questions from the fasting for life community, opening with an inspiring update from a ten-year OMAD practitioner who found that simply shifting her meal to earlier in the day was the single change that unlocked better results, more energy, and improved blood work. The hosts use her story to highlight a powerful mindset shift — fasting stops being a diet and becomes a lifestyle when it feels simple, sustainable, and freeing rather than restrictive and rigid. They tackle a listener question about extended fasting, clarifying that while foundational 16 to 36 hour windows are the weekly backbone for most fasters, longer resets of 48 to 72 hours and occasional 5 to 7 day fasts have real physiological value for those who have built the fasting muscle to support them. A thoughtful question about kids eating six times a day sparks a grounded conversation about how frequent meals aren't the problem for growing children — food quality and modeling healthy hunger awareness are what truly matter for long-term metabolic habits. The episode wraps with practical hydration tips for when plain water gets boring, and as always the takeaway is to pick one thing that resonated and put it into action before the next fast. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! | 34m 42s | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | Ep. 344 - Fasting Not Working? 3 Real Blockers Slowing Fat Loss | Fasting Schedule & Lifestyle Fit | Food Quality & Nutrition Windows | Adjust Smarter Not Harder | New Fasting Persona Quiz! | In this refreshingly honest episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling tackle one of the most common frustrations in the fasting community — when fasting stops producing results — and make the case that the problem is rarely fasting itself, but the context surrounding it. They walk through three major blockers that quietly undermine progress: a fasting schedule that doesn't match your current lifestyle or physiology, food choices inside the nutrition window that are working against the fast, and the tendency to push harder with longer fasts instead of adjusting smarter with smaller targeted changes. The hosts share a candid story about delivering 100 customized fasting plans early in the podcast's history, only to discover that the plan itself was never the missing piece — consistency within real life always wins. They also highlight how intentional morning hydration with quality mineral salts acts as a universal lever that supports all three blockers at once, helping to calm cravings, stabilize energy, and make the next fast feel easier. This week's challenge is simple: identify which of the three blockers resonates most, pick one small adjustment — whether that's shifting the eating window earlier, cleaning up the nutrition opportunity, or protecting sleep — and give it a week to feel the difference. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! | 29m 22s | ||||||
| 7/28/26 | Ep. 343 - Fasting & Insulin Resistance: Muscle vs Liver Type | Personalized Fasting & Nutrition Strategy | Weight Loss Resistance | Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health | New Fasting Persona Quiz! | In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Scott Watier and Tommy Welling break down a key insight from a precision nutrition study — that insulin resistance isn't just one condition, and identifying whether yours sits more in the muscle or the liver could be the missing piece that finally makes your fasting lifestyle click. They walk through the two distinct patterns, explaining how each one shows up differently in how you feel after meals, how your energy moves throughout the day, and where you tend to carry extra weight. The hosts then translate that into practical fasting and nutrition guidance for each group, showing how pairing the right macronutrient emphasis with a consistent fasting window creates a more personalized and sustainable path to fat loss. Both Scott and Tommy share their own experiences fitting into these two buckets, making the conversation relatable and grounded in real-world application rather than clinical theory. This week's action step is to grab the free resource in the show notes, identify which pattern resonates most with you, make a few targeted plate changes, and give it two weeks to feel the difference — because when fasting meets the right fuel, the results follow. Take the NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ! - The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Weight Loss With Fasting! Resources and Downloads: ***NEW RESOURCE!*** GRAB THE INSULIN RESISTANCE BUCKETS SUMMARY GUIDE SIGN UP FOR THE DROP OF THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GRAB THE OPTIMAL RANGES FOR LAB WORK HERE! - NEW RESOURCE! FREE RESOURCE - DOWNLOAD THE NEW BLUEPRINT TO FASTING FOR FAT LOSS! SLEEP GUIDE DIRECT DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD THE FASTING TRANSFORMATION JOURNAL HERE! Partner Links: Get your FREE BOX OF LMNT hydration support for the perfect electrolyte balance for your fasting lifestyle with your first purchase here! Get 25% off a Keto-Mojo blood glucose and ketone monitor (discount shown at checkout)! Click here! Our Community: Let’s continue the conversation. Click the link below to JOIN the Fasting For Life Community, a group of like-minded, new, and experienced fasters! The first two rules of fasting need not apply! If you enjoy the podcast, please tap the stars below and consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it helps bring you the best original content each week. We also enjoy reading them! Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550413122005393 | 39m 42s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | extended fastingmetabolic reset+5 | — | Nature Metabolism | — | fastingmetabolic changes+5 | — | 42m 40s | ||
| 7/14/26 | cortisol-dopamine-insulin loopfood cravings+5 | — | Fasting Persona Quiz | — | cortisoldopamine+7 | — | 31m 22s | ||
| 7/7/26 | fat losshormones+4 | — | — | — | fastinghormones+6 | — | 36m 09s | ||
| 6/30/26 | fastingweight loss+3 | — | seltzer waterelectrolyte drinks+2 | — | fastingweight loss+6 | — | 36m 47s | ||
| 6/23/26 | fastingwillpower+4 | — | NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZ | — | fastingwillpower+5 | — | 33m 32s | ||
| 6/16/26 | metabolic healthfasting+4 | — | NEW FASTING PERSONA QUIZULTIMATE GUIDE TO BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL+1 | — | fastingmetabolic health+6 | — | 40m 38s | ||
| 6/9/26 | fastinginsulin resistance+4 | — | — | — | fastinginsulin matrix+5 | — | 29m 54s | ||
| 6/2/26 | intermittent fastingsummer fasting strategy+3 | — | — | — | fastingweight loss+5 | — | 40m 30s | ||
| 5/26/26 | fastingacid reflux+4 | — | — | — | fastingacid reflux+6 | — | 48m 14s | ||
| 5/19/26 | intermittent fastingblood sugar control+5 | — | Master Your Fasting Challenge5:2 method+2 | — | intermittent fastingblood sugar+7 | — | 30m 11s | ||
| 5/12/26 | insulin sensitivityinsulin resistance+5 | — | — | — | insulin sensitivityfasting+5 | — | 44m 27s | ||
| 5/5/26 | metabolic healthinsulin resistance+4 | — | Fasting Persona Quiz | — | metabolic flexibilitycalorie deficit+4 | — | 42m 09s | ||
| 4/28/26 | intermittent fastingsustainable weight loss+4 | — | Fasting For Life | — | fastingweight loss+6 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 4/21/26 | fastingheart health+3 | — | Apple | — | sleep-aligned fastingfast cycling+3 | — | 35m 32s | ||
| 4/14/26 | brain healthcognitive function+5 | — | — | — | fastingfat loss+5 | — | 36m 28s | ||
| 4/7/26 | calorieshormones+8 | — | Fasting Persona QuizApple | — | fast cyclingweight maintenance+3 | — | 38m 55s | ||
| 3/31/26 | time-restricted eatingblood pressure+4 | — | Fasting Persona QuizFrontiers in Nutrition+1 | — | 6-10 hour eating windowssystolic blood pressure+8 | — | 38m 47s | ||
| 3/24/26 | eating problemsfasting+4 | — | Fasting Persona QuizApple | — | chronic fatiguenutrition opportunities+5 | — | 40m 27s | ||
| 3/17/26 | intermittent fastingmetabolic syndrome+6 | — | fasting persona quizFrontiers in Nutrition+2 | — | fasting persona quizsustainable weight loss+2 | — | 33m 19s | ||
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Chart history for Fasting For Life
Peaked at #7 in ID, top 10 in 1 of 33 tracked markets, currently #7 in ID.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| South Africa | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| KE | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| Australia | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| PH | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| Canada | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| United States | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| ID | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| Finland | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Norway | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| Mexico | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| BE | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Japan | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| Ireland | — | #76 | #76 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| NG | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| Spain | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| SG | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| GR | — | #97 | #97 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 30 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 30 markets.