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Hi, everyone. I'm so excited to be back behind the mic today, updating you on some science. In case you

didn't know, I took a little break from the podcast. I had another baby in August and my two kids

are 16 months apart. And quite honestly, this podcast is a lot of work. I love it, but I spend,

you know, about 10 hours on each episode writing and researching and we don't take advertising

on the podcast, so it's all for free. And again, don't get me wrong. I love it. I'm not complaining.

It's my favorite part of my job. But I did need to reprioritize when the second baby came because I

wanted to make sure I was giving my attention to the EVlo membership and my family first and foremost.

But I've heard from so many of you that you miss the podcast and I miss it too.

So stay tuned because we'll be doing something a little different, something we've never done before

coming up in about a month or so. So make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you don't miss it.

I wanted to do this episode kind of randomly because a new study came out that challenged

the way I've been speaking about calorie burn. One thing that is extremely important to me

is staying as evidence-based as possible.

This industry can be extremely dogmatic. I personally watch people in the fitness and women's

health world get questioned by the scientific community about their beliefs. And instead of

updating their audience with newer, more accurate information,

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