This is a book study guide for members of the Delay, Don't Deny intermittent fasting community, which is based on the work of Gin Stephens and her original book, Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the 2024 Second Edition of Delay, Don't Deny. If you are ready to dig deeper into the concepts and practices found in the original book, get a pen or pencil and grab your copy of Delay, Don't Deny, second edition. As you work your way through the chapters, you will find chapter-specific questions to reflect upon, which will deepen your understanding of the concepts and help you apply the strategies into your own life. This book is designed to be used either individually or within a Delay, Don't Deny book study group. Note: this "Digging Deeper" book has been created to be used alongside the Delay, Don't Deny, second edition book. If you purchase the Kindle version, you will need to use a notebook or journal with the ebook.
Gin Stephens is the author of Delay, Don’t Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, an Amazon #1 best seller in the weight loss category. Gin has been living the intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. This lifestyle shift allowed her to lose over 80 lbs. and launch her intermittent fasting website, four Facebook support groups, four self-published books, and two top-ranked podcasts—Intermittent Fasting Stories and The Intermittent Fasting Podcast. Gin graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition’s Health Coach Training Program (2019). She earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education (2009), a Master's degree in Natural Sciences (1997), and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education (1990). She taught elementary school for 28 years, and has worked with adult learners in a number of settings. She splits her time between Augusta, Georgia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she lives with her husband and their four cats. Gin is also a mother to two adult sons (and she is thankful every day for the intermittent fasting lifestyle that makes her life easier).