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All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me. I'm Alison Melody. In today's episode, we will hear some of the most inspiring weight loss stories powered by plants, plus healthy recipes and holiday meal ideas from some of our favorite guests and chefs. This is part one of our Healthy AF series to help inspire you to have a total wellness and weight loss transformation. And don't worry,

you don't have to do it alone. In fact, if you are ready to get healthy AF in 2023 with me

and other Food Heels Nation listeners, stay tuned to the end of this episode and I will tell you

exactly how we can have a total health and wellness transformation together

in 2023. But first, I've got interviews with Marlon Risen who lost over 150 pounds by going

plant-based. I've got Kathy Davis of Veg Inspired who lost 40 pounds by going plant-based.

Then I'm talking to Chef AJ who reversed cancer, lost weight, and completely changed her life by going plant-based. Then I'm talking to chef AJ, who reversed cancer, lost weight,

and completely changed her life by going from a junk food vegan to whole foods, plant-based.

And finally, we're healthifying and veganizing your favorite Italian dishes and holiday recipes

with Leslie Derso and the jingslingers Jay and Joy. So let's dive right in.

Next up, my interview with the plant-based G. Marlon Risen. Roll it, Roxy.

The Food Hills podcast starts now.

Your story is incredible. You lost over 150 pounds by going plant-based, which is a bigger person than me.

You lost a whole me plus. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Feels incredible, too. Feels so

incredible. I bet. So tell me about that journey. How did this start? Yeah, absolutely. Well, you know, it's funny because

the weight loss is the big thing that people tend to pay attention to and ask me questions about.

And it wasn't something that I was intentionally setting out to do. I was only trying to get healthy.

So I guess it was around three years ago. Actually, three years ago, July 3rd was the day that I had

transitioned into a plant-based vegan lifestyle. And what got me turned on to it was one afternoon,

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