Is Intermittent Fasting Right for You? Five Situations That Need a Closer Look

Conflicting fasting advice can make it difficult to know whether intermittent fasting is actually appropriate for you—and the answer is often more nuanced than a simple yes or no.

Episode #272

🎙️ Coach Terri Lance is joined by Megan Ramos to look at five situations that frequently raise questions about intermittent fasting: women and hormonal changes, people who are lean but metabolically unhealthy, stress and cortisol, concerns about muscle and bone health, and the use of GLP-1 medications.

Megan explains why broad rules such as "women shouldn't fast" or "fasting is bad when you're stressed" miss important context. Health history, body composition, life stage, current stress and the way fasting is applied all matter.

Terri and Megan also discuss why someone can appear lean while still having significant metabolic dysfunction, how fasting can be adapted during periods of stress, and what people using GLP-1 medications may need to consider around appetite, protein and lean mass.

👉 What you'll learn

• Why fasting advice often needs more nuance than a simple yes or no

• What women should consider across different hormonal stages

• Why perimenopause and menopause don't automatically rule out fasting

• How someone can be lean while still having metabolic syndrome

• Why body composition matters more than scale weight alone

• How the type and severity of stress can change the fasting approach