Keith McDonald is back for his fifth appearance on The Fasting Highway with his good friend Graeme Currie. At 45, Keith is a father of two daughters and has experienced a profound transformation—physically, emotionally, and mentally. His journey began at 317 pounds in 2015, and by 2019, he had lost 28 pounds, reaching 289 pounds when he discovered the benefits of fasting. Through dedication and deep self-reflection, he dropped to 173 lbs by 2021.
But the journey wasn’t without challenges. Keith became obsessed with weight loss, and the extreme drop led to years of sciatica and physical pain. That turning point led him to strength training 2.5 years ago, where he rebuilt hisbody, resolved his back issues, and added nearly 30 lbs of muscle—all while maintaining his clothing size. He also underwent skin surgery to complete his transformation.
In this episode, Keith opens up about the real-life tribulations of maintenance, the emotional toll of transformation, and how fasting remains a foundational part of his life—not just for weight, but for wellness, resilience, and purpose
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Loved this episode, Tonya has had an amazing journey. Enjoy this encore episode as we take a short holiday break , We will be back next week with all new episodes.
Tonya Kortekaas lives in Pontiac, Michigan, with her husband, Michael, of 11 years. She is the mother of three adult sons and a “bonus” mom to Michael’s three children.
Tonya spent most of her adult life as a stay-at-home mom of 3 growing boys and self-employed as a portrait photographer. She felt that her most important mission in life was to raise her children and give them all the care and love they deserved. She has been good at putting her family before her own needs, but the costs of that have been not caring for her mind and body as she should. As her children have become adults and she has had more time to work on herself, she has entered into the full timeworking world and currently works for Oakland University. She enjoys outdoor walks, kayaking, biking, watercolour painting and coffee in her free time. Tonya has struggled with her weight since her early 20s. She realizes that emotional eating and overindulging in sweets have been her issues. She has tried countless diets, which have allowed her to lose weight but eventually gain it all back and more over the years. At her annual physical exam in March of 2022, she was confronted with the highestweight of her lifetime at 349 lbs. and a BMI of 51. Her blood pressure was soaring to a dangerous high, and her blood tests showed she was pre-diabetic. She knew at that moment it was time for a significant change. Shewas sick of living life with this ongoing weight struggle and longed deeply to be a “normal” "-sized person. Little did she know that change was going to lead her to an intermittent fasting lifestyle and complete freedom from her struggles with eating. She’s lost 155 lbs over 26 months of her weight loss journey. Since being on the podcast in February of 2023, episode 161, Tonya has discovered the benefits of a carnivore lifestyle and hasnoticed numerous health benefits by cutting the sugar and processed foods out of her life.
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Encore Episode 264
Amy Jo is a wife, mother, small business owner, and healthcoach, and college English professor.
She and her husband, Rush, have been married for 27 years and have enjoyed being empty nesters since their son married three years ago.
Six years ago, enjoying life and keeping up with her many responsibilities were overwhelming. She was ballooning back up to her all-time highest weight of 300 pounds and suffering from debilitating nerve pain from a hip injury that led to labral repair surgery in December of 2016.
Morbidly obese her entire adult life, she gave IF a try in January 2020, after two coworkers had been doing a version of it through a program sponsored by their school’s insurance.
The rest, as they say, is history. Since IF day one on January 6, 2020, Amy Jo has lost about 90 pounds and is no longer in chronic pain or taking the strong meds that helped her merely function daily. She is also finding balance after losing her Mom and entering menopause in 2023.
Even with a bit of weight gain, the clean fast remains one non-negotiable ingredient for maintaining a healthy intermittent fasting lifestyle.
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I’m Elaine, and I’m 59 years old. I’ve been fasting for 6 years now, and it still remains the easiest and most effective way of keeping weight off for me. I’m not one of these people who have been able to lose the initial weight, and never put another pound on - I have had several hiccups along the way, where medication, illness or stress has allowed my weight to rise, and required me to fall back to fasting to get it off again. But it’s always there. So reliable for me, and I know I’m lucky that my body always responds to IF very quickly. I lost my job last year, and that was a very stressful period. Then Julian and I decided to sell our house, but after nine months, it hadn’t sold, and both of our stress levels were off the scale. In June of this year, we decided to rent out our house and buy a boat in the Midlands of the UK. Even that was stressful - leaving a five-bedroom house for a two-bedroom boat was extraordinarily difficult, but, as always, we got through it. My weight was up and down like a yo-yo, but now I’m out walking again (my only exercise!), and we’re living a relaxed, happy life on the boat. Winter is about to come, and we think that will be difficult, but I don’t mind difficult things under my control; I just hate when other people drive me down a stressful path!
My advice for fasters remains the same from the first time I spoke on Graeme’s podcast - don’t compare yourself to others because comparison is the thief of joy, we are all individuals, and everyone of us will have a different reactionto something someone else is doing, and live your life - IF shouldn’t take the joy from your life, it should add to it because now you look and feel fantastic!!
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Bio By Ros Boland
I’m Ros, 46 years old, and I am a Teacher Aide at a school in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. I have been married for 23 years to a wonderful man, Justin, who has been a great supporter of my journey. I have three amazing children, Jimmy, 21, Clare, 19, and Leila, 17, who are incredibly proud of me and my greatest assets. I grew up in a Lebanese family where food is such an important thing. Although growing up we didn’t eat processed foods I was surrounded by great cooks. I was an active young girl and lived on a farm where we had to work alongside our Mum and Dad. I was always so much bigger than my peers at school, and I was always physically active.
Once I left school, my weight increased as I was very social and never wanted to miss out. I put on a lot of weight living the lifestyle of most 18-year-olds. I ended up joining Gloria Marshal and lost a lot of weight, but soon put it all back on. When I got married in 2002, I joined Weight Watchers and lost 20kg, and I felt great. I was 78kg. Once again, I gotback into bad habits and put on weight plus some. In 2003, I had 2 miscarriages, and in 2004, I had my first baby, and Igained 18kgs. I just kept getting bigger after each pregnancy, and I was in denial as to how big I had gotten. I was resigned to the fact that I would always be a big woman; I come from a line of big people. I’ve always enjoyed cooking for my family and entertaining, and I just thought this is normal, this is who I am. In 2022, I went to my doctor, and she told me that I was morbidly obese and I was killing myself. I knew that I was in a bad way with my weight, and I just didn’t know what to do. I have a family history of heart disease and diabetes, so I knew that I didn’t want to end up like so many of my family members. My doctor suggested I take Ozempic, so I did.
My highest weight was 153.2kg (337.7 pounds) in January 2022. I lost 20kg on Ozempic by July 2022 and could no longer get Ozempic due to not being a diabetic. I was honestly devastated as it was working so well. In September 2022, I ran into a friend who had lost a significant amount of weight and asked what she had been doing. We discussed Intermittent fasting, and I started listening to Gin Stephens' podcasts, immediately starting with clean fasting and delaying my eating window. I read her book, "Delay Don’t Deny." I focused on what I was eating, and at first, I didn’t really change what I was eating, but I soon realised my body wanted different things. I went on to lose 33kg and am still losing. My current weight is around 100kg. I don’t actually weigh myself, but go on how my clothes feel. I don’t set myself goals as I have struggled with this all my life, and I know I just get disappointed when I haven’t achieved them.
I started out unable to walk to the end of my street, which is only about 100 metres, and I knew I loved to walk, but I just didn’t have the motivation to do it. I now walk between 7-10 kilometres 5 days a week, and this is due to IF. Walking with my best friend, Chelsea, has been the best thing for both my mental and physical well-being. Without her support, I wouldn’t be so committed.
Since starting IF, I haven’t looked back; losing over 53kg over the past few years has been the best thing. I have had so many NSV along the way, and I will never go back to not living this lifestyle.
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Bio By Chelsea Turner.
My Highest Weight was 90 kg (198 pounds) in September 2022. I lost 15kgs (33 pounds) in February 2023, but then went back to my old habits because the protocol involved constant eating, which I found boring, just like every other diet I have been on. Started 1 OMAD 14th May 2025 88.4kg.-194 Pounds Current weight now 72kg-158 pounds Net Loss to date 16.4kg-36.156 Pounds
Height 1.62cm Age 52 Partners with my Brother, Chris, as we run a Franchise of GJ Gardner Homes, a Building Company. Married for 32 years to my childhood sweetheart, Bart, I have 3 wonderful daughters, Gabby, 25, Zoe, 23 and Millie, 17 years, and a gorgeous new addition, Grandbaby Charles,s 10wks old xxxx Started with bestie Ros (bf on episode 430 on Gin), Feb 23, walking as I had joined a Diet Phenomenon that hit our town called Weight Loss Coaching Works September 2022: Lost 15 kg from 90 kg to 75 kg. Feb 2023, then fell off the train of the latest fad as it was too hard, just constantly bloated from constant eating 24/7.
So, I knew my daughter was getting married in September 2025 and was uncomfortable again, so I decided to pull on my big girl pants and started at 88.4kg on May 14th 2025, OMAD and religiously joined Graeme in the Patreon Zoom meetings as I have always needed accountability, so got to the wedding on 19th Sept 2025, 16.4kg down andThe photos say it all, and the number of people who just said, 'Chelsea, you look so healthy,' was a wonderful feeling on both the outside and inside.
So freeing, especially being on holiday and the foodnoise gone and longer windows, but just having the OMAD on hols like an entree, main, desert and the odd 1 or 5 cocktails, and so freeing putting my clothes onEach morning on the holiday, they just slip on because I still have that stupid mental noise: 'Oh, Chelsea, you are on holiday, here comes the weight gain!'
Anyway, I’m finally free now, and I still want to reach the 20kg-44 Pounds Mark, but if it takes another six months, who cares? This is the last time, 100% guaranteed!
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“Today interviewing me is Jacqui Lewis, a long-time member of our Fasting Highway community, and also interviewed for our Fasting Highway podcast on #141 & again #273 following open heart surgery last summer. Jacqui began writing at an early age & enhanced her skills by earning a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the esteemed University of Missouri, where she worked as an entertainment reporter. She interviewed chart-topper American Singer & Songwriter Kenny Rogers & 2-time Grammy-winning flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione.
After graduation, she worked as a reporting journalist on a luxury cruise liner, sailing the globe, writing about upcoming islands and countries. She also interviewed in a ‘Today Show’ live setting, the stars that wereinvited as special guests on board. such as Danish actor & piano humoristVictor Borge, one of the famous Gabor sisters, Eva Gabor and the acclaimedwriter Irving Stone.
Back on land, she worked for The Washington Post Newspaper Group in Maryland, reporting on crime, and later in a management position before moving West to SF to begin her family.”
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Graeme Currie is from Perth, Australia, and his insights and passion for intermittent fasting came from living a successful fasting lifestyle. He has completely turned around his health in a stunning transformation.
He has an intimate understanding of what it is like to go on such a huge weight loss journey and live the highs and lows to finally find success and a healthy lifestyle, after being morbidly obese for nearly all of his adult life. He has been in maintenance for over four years now and has experienced health benefits that were unimaginable to him before he discovered this way of living.
He lives in the Perth Hills of Western Australia and is the host of the popular podcast,” The Fasting Highway”. His Facebook Group of the same name has some of the world’s best intermittent fasting success stories as members.
He has mentored countless people and helped them find wellness through his own experiences.
Graeme has a burning desire to help as many people as he can by sharing his story.
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As I take a week away in New Zealand on holiday this week, and with sugar being a hot topic of conversation, I thought we would we would take a listen to Netta Gorman, Host of the Life After Sugar Podcast, in this episode 151. Netta and I discuss all things sugar and Intermittent Fasting.
I will be back next week with our normal lineup of guests as we head into the holiday season 2025.
Bio -Ava Brodie
Highest weight 12stone 76 Kg 167.5 Pounds
Weight now 8 stone 50 kg 110 Pounds
Net Loss 4 Stone 25 Kg 55 Pounds
Height 5ft 3. Age 67. Retired.
Married to my wonderful husband, Terence (Terry), I had a weight issue from around the age of 30; before that, no issues with my weight. I've always struggled with ‘sugar’ (I still have to work hard to stay away from it). I did all the diets known to man, I would lose weight but always put it back on, and I thought I was destined to be overweight!
Started fasting in 2016 ( not clean fasting)
It wasn’t until I found Graeme Curries Book The Fasting Highway that I jumped straight into clean fasting in 2020 (lockdown)
I started on weekdays at 23:1 and on weekends at 18:6 - 16:8Weekends. I’ve always eaten healthy, but I just ate far too much.
I love working out and do so four to five times a week.
Hiking, Gym sessions, and Dancing.
I am a Moderator on The Fasting Highway Facebook Group. where I enjoy paying it forward to others.
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In this episode, we pay tribute to our very dear community member Karen Cahill, who sadly passed away recently. Karen and I were kindred spirits in many ways, with a lot of similarities in our fasting journeys. Karen lost 170 pounds living an intermittent fasting lifestyle and was a shining light in our community for some years. Karen was always looking to pay it forward and help others. She was truly an amazing person. Karen was living her best life and enjoying all that transformation brings. I will miss her as a good friend and a great member of our Patreon community. This podcast was recorded exclusively for our Patreon community and has not been aired in the mainstream until now. RIP Karen, and thank you for everything you did for us all. Special mention of Kaen's family, whom she often spoke about in 1a loving way. We are thinking of you all, Karen, forever in our hearts at The Fasting Highway Community.
Bio update: Since we last spoke, I faced some serious medical challenges and started to get looser with both food choices and fasting hours. I took this as a “wake-up call” and am now focusing much more on what I choose to eat, and have reached my lowest weight (still not quite where I want to be ultimately)
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I’m Anna, 41 years old, and I live on a small lifestyle property in Ashburton, New Zealand, with my husband Russ and three young children. I’m a part-time primary school teacher and stay-at-home Mum. I grew up in an ‘average’ Kiwi home in the 80s/90s; very few takeaways and ultra-processed foods, but delicious home-cooked meals and a really active lifestyle, playing a lot of sport.
I developed early and had a lean, athletic build. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 14 years old, and later with insulin resistance and hypothyroidism. Playing a lot of sport kept my weight in check, but I always felt bigger than my peers.
The freedom to eat what I wanted, partying at university and decreased physical activity after moving out of home saw my weight balloon. I’ve done Weight Watchers multiple times over the years and could lose a lot of weight since I’m a rule follower and very good at keeping to a diet! But Icould never get to that point of maintenance. Returning to NZ after living overseas, I met Russ, and started doing CrossFit in 2014 and seeing a nutritionist. I focused on eating nutrient-dense ‘clean’ foods and lost about 20kg. In 2017, Russ and I married, and I was the smallest I’d been in a long time. A year later, we had our son, and 21 months later, our middle daughter. I sadly miscarried our 3rd baby and then had our youngest daughter in 2022. I developed gestational diabetes early on in my last pregnancy and was injecting insulin. This, coupled with a family history of diabetes on both sides of my family, meant I was on track to develop diabetes in the near future.
Being pregnant 4 times in 5 years and looking after a young family meant my health took a back seat, and I continued putting on weight. I’ve always enjoyed cooking healthy meals for my family and kept working out, but was fighting a losing battle. I was resigned to the fact I would be plus size for the rest of my life, and was trying to be ok with that, I couldn’t see any other way.
On 15 July 2024, I started IF and haven’t looked back, losing over 35kg in just over a year and am now heading towards the land of maintenance.
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Hello, we're Elaine and Julian Walker. We're American expats. We are currently living in Japan again, this time in northern Japan. We've been doing intermittent fasting since mid-March of 2018. My husband was already looking at some health videos by Thomas Delauer, but I never really caught on to it. After moving to Japan in 2017, I knew I wanted to improve my health, but I lacked a strategy. It wasn't until I went in to get a dental cleaning done that I was told that I had high blood pressure. They could do the cleaning, but not give me a cavity filling. That led me to see a doctor, and I was told that I had hypertension. I immediately went home and started looking at health videos, which led me to Dr. Eric Berg. We credit him for introducing keto and intermittent fasting to us and additionally, gaining more knowledge on artery health, vitamin information, and especially the importance of vitamin D3 and K2.
Three days after that doctor's appointment, I started IF and keto. Nine days after that, my blood pressure started going down, and I was able to wear my wedding band again. My highest weight was 278. Julian saw that I wanted to skip a meal that first day, and he started IF with me.
When we last spoke to you, we were living in Hawaii for a couple of years. My husband's government job has a consecutive time limit on how long we can live in Japan. We never stopped doing IF, but we both were having window creep, eating fast food and the standard American diet a bit more. We strayed away from keto and carnivore. We've been back in Japan since August 2024. Julian arranged for us to see a military base doctor so that we could assess our health. On October 10th, the doctor called Julian at night, saying that his A1c was very high. And my weight had bounced up to 215 pounds. The next day, we kicked things back into gear. Julian wanted to go strict carnivore, and that's where we've been since October. The carnivore diet has reduced visceral fat, improved our A1c markers, and resolved our fatty liver.
I am now down to 170, which is less than my high school weight. Julian has lost more than 30 pounds.
I have tips, such as:
- Prioritise protein when you open your eating window.
- workout fasted
- Limit and remove bad oils
- Trace minerals and electrolytes are very important.
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Hello. I am Larry Zydek, and I recently celebrated my 70th birthday. For most of those 70 years, I have had a weight problem. When I was a child, I was overweight (fat) to the point that on special occasions, my mother had to have suits custom-made. What an embarrassment. Husky was the word for fat clothes, as most people know. When I turned 11, a doctor prescribed what I think was an amphetamine. I, too, for a short period, along with some diet modification, lost weight and kept it off reasonably well until my mid-twenties. Then, marriage, children, and work, without vigilance over food and drink, resulted in weight gain. Each time I peaked I tried to lose the weight. I tried Weight Watchers, Atkins, low-fat, low-carb, and low-calorie diets, as well as those by Dean Ornish and Michael Thurmond, among others. Each of them worked and then did not work. I supplemented my exercise routine with activities such as aerobics, weightlifting, stair climbing, walking, and biking. Exercise, while beneficial for your health, does not significantly contribute to weight loss or weight control. In my mid-forties, I developed a thyroid condition called Hashimoto’s disease. It is an autoimmune disease that, if uncontrolled, can kill you, and I was close to that at the time. It is easily controlled via hormone replacement, but I blamed it for my inability to lose weight year after year. My lifelong struggle to lose and maintain weight and to be healthier was finally resolved through fasting. I always tried to be health-conscious as I read about diets, food preparation, and practised healthful routines, but I had bad eating and drinking habits I developed through life. While I tried fasting in the past, it was not the CleanFast, and it was not a daily routine. I can say that now I practice a daily 22-hour fast with a 2-hour eating window, which I modify as necessary on special days or occasions. I still have the thyroid issue, but have currently lost 70 pounds on IF since October 1, 2024. It is a testament to the process, regardless of the particular disease. My blood work results are all excellent, and my physical endurance has shown significant improvement. I am not sure if my story will help anyone, but I feel that sharing it may encourage someone on the fence or feeling apprehensive about fasting, or give some encouragement to someone having a difficult time.
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At 55, Bobbi embodies a remarkable journey of health transformation. A Mom to three adults and now a Grandma of two, Bobbi was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in October 2021. She swiftly took charge, initiating significant changes to her diet and embracing strength training. The following January, a pivotal meeting with Keith McDonald introduced her to intermittent fasting, which further accelerated her progress and marked the start of a beautiful relationship.
By March 2023, Bobbi had achieved a milestone goal: her diabetes was controlled solely through diet, strength training, and fasting, allowing her to discontinue all medication. This dedication also led to an impressive 60-pound weight loss.
Today, Bobbi not only maintains the weight she was at 24 years old but also continues to prioritise her well-being. She works with a personal trainer two to three times a week and leads a very active lifestyle. Though still considered prediabetic, her commitment to health remains unwavering; she recently underwent skin removal surgery as part of her ongoing journey.
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I'm a wife of 49 years, mother of two adult children, and Grammy to two wonderful girls. I've worked for my company for 45 years and plan to retire within the next two years. I love to walk, hike, travel, read and be as active and healthy as possible. I never had to worry about my weight until my early 30s. I was the skinny kid. My dad always told me I had toothpick legs. I could eat anything and everything without gaining weight. When I got married at the age of 22, I weighed 122 pounds, which was the highest weight I'd ever achieved. When I got pregnant with my daughter eight years later, I weighed 127 lbs. I gained 22 lbs. during my pregnancy and lost it in a short amount of time. As I entered my 30s, weight suddenly became an issue, and within about five years, I'd gained up to 160 pounds. I joined Weight Watchers at work group and got down to 125 lbs., and looked gaunt and unhealthy. But as is often the case, WW was not sustainable. And I got back up to where I was when I originally joined WW.I then tried so many other "diets" and landed around 140 lbs. In 2021, I had a total knee replacement and gained 15 lbs. due to inactivity and comfort eating. I tried WW again, lost 5 lbs. and then the scale wouldn't budge any further. My daughter had suggested IF, but the word "fasting" was frightening to me. Finally, I was so desperate that I said I'd give it a try. January 26, 2022, was the day I started IF, and I will never live my life any differently. I lost the other 10 lbs. plus another 15 and have settled into an IF lifestyle.
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A special treat this week in Episode 279 as we share a conversation about transformation between Maryanne Liess from Germany, who was on the podcast in episodes 36 and 202 and Graeme.
Maryanne and Graeme have lost a combined 260 pounds by living an IF lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss how transformation and Intermittent Fasting have improved our lives for the better. Maryanne shares some very candid moments and how she is now living her best life.
Maryanne is known as Fifi Di Foofi in the Fasting Highway Facebook Group and is one of our highly valued moderators.
Maryanne divides her time between France and Germany and is originally from the US. She has lost an incredible 60 Kg -132 pounds, a fantastic transformation.
Graeme also lost 60 Kg, 132 pounds, living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle and found similar freedoms through fasting.
A great conversation and an inspiring one for anyone looking to transform their health.
Two people with a common bond of seeking wellness, and now paying it forward for others.
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Keith McDonald, making his third appearance on The Fasting Highway, began his fasting journey in 2018, leading to an impressive 100-pound weight loss. After a significant setback in 2021 due to sciatica and herniated discs, he spent nearly three years rebuilding his health. Now, Keith champions strength training three to four times a week, flexible 14-18 hour fasting, and a focus on whole foods. His current philosophy prioritises sustainable fat loss and overall well-being over just chasing numbers.
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Neil and Susi are from Orangeville, PA, USA and were previously on the podcast way back in October 2023 in episode 196. They return to give us an update and a great insight into living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle as a couple. Neil, who works in the transport industry after 2o years serving in the military and Susi, who works in the medical field, are keen to pay it forward for others through sharing their experiences as they have both transformed their health, as you will hear in this episode. They offer great advice about letting go of things that do not serve us. For more, refer to the show notes in Episode 196.
Graeme is in the guest seat this week and joins us to share an update on his successful long-term fasting journey. Graeme also gives some insights, tips, and advice based on his experience as a faster and podcaster interviewing other fasters and mentoring hundreds of people living an IF lifestyle. Thank you to Lou for hosting, and we will return to our usual guest format next week.