Episode 520: Carla Lunn
Episode 520: Carla Lunn  
Podcast: Intermittent Fasting Stories
Published On: Thu May 28 2026
Description: In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Carla Lunn from St. Louis, MO.Join Gin in the new Fast Feast Repeat app for The Grown-Up Year: 52 Weeks to Listen, Play, and Nourish, as well as a growing collection of intermittent fasting resources. Go to app.fastfeastrepeat.com to join us or go to the App Store and download the Fast Feast Repeat app, available for both iPhone and Android.Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There’s nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don’t Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there’s just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. You can connect directly with Gin in the Ask Gin group, and she will answer all of your questions personally. If you’re new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren’t ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you’ll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available.  IF is free. You don’t need to join our community to fast. But if you’re looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community. Carla is a learning management system administrator in corporate America. She shares her transformative journey with intermittent fasting, beginning with her discovery of IF through a Facebook ad. She discusses her experiences with bariatric surgery, the challenges of maintaining weight loss, and the significant lifestyle changes she made, including adopting a clean fasting approach and focusing on whole foods. Carla highlights her non-scale victories, such as reversing type 2 diabetes and improving her overall health, while offering valuable advice for those starting their intermittent fasting journey.Takeaways:•          Carla underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2015 and another bariatric surgery procedure in 2021.•          After each surgery, she lost weight, but then began to regain.•          Discovering intermittent fasting in 2023 made all of the difference, allowing her to reach her dream goal weight and maintain there.•          Carla reversed her type 2 diabetes through weight loss.•          She emphasizes the importance of a clean fast.•          Carla has transitioned over time to eating real, whole foods.•          She experienced non-scale victories, including improved skin health.At the end of the episode, Carla tells new IFers to make sure to fast clean, and not to try to change everything all at once.Join Gin in the new Fast Feast Repeat app for The Grown-Up Year: 52 Weeks to Listen, Play, and Nourish, as well as a growing collection of intermittent fasting resources. Go to app.fastfeastrepeat.com to join us or go to the App Store and download the Fast Feast Repeat app, available for both iPhone and Android.Get Gin’s books at: https://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html. Good news! The second edition of Delay, Don’t Deny is now available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. This is the book that you’ll want to start with or share with others, as it is a simple introduction to IF. It’s been updated to include the clean fast, an easier to understand and more thorough description of ADF and all of your ADF options, and an all new success stories section. When shopping, make sure to get the second edition, which has a 2024 publication date. The audiobook for the second edition is available now! Join Gin’s community! Go to: ginstephens.com/communityDo you enjoy Intermittent Fasting Stories? You’ll probably also like Gin’s other podcast with cohost Sheri Bullock: Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.  Share your intermittent fasting stories with Gin: gin@intermittentfastingstories.comVisit Gin’s website at: ginstephens.com Check out Gin’s Favorite Things at http://www.ginstephens.com/gins-favorite-things.htmlSubscribe to Gin’s YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_frGNiTEoJ88rZOwvuG2CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.