Hello guys and welcome to the Lean of Plants podcast.

I'm Chelsea, former overweight, healthy vegan, confused about why I couldn't look like my

favorite plant-based influences even though I was chugging back green smoothies every day.

After a decade of unsustainable vegan diets,

I learned the truth about weight loss, lost 40 pounds,

and now I'm in the best shape of my life even after two kids.

Girl, if you've been struggling to drop the pounds as a vegan,

stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage, sick of yo-yo

dieting and going hungry, never being able to get and stay lean, then this is the podcast

for you.

Each week I share the no BS truth about why vegan women are overweight, the action steps

to get you shedding fat and the

mindset you'll need to get slim for life. I'm stoked to have you here. Let's get started.

Hello and welcome to another episode of Lean with Plants.

I'm going to be talking about period cravings today because it's a question I get asked a lot.

How do you deal with cravings around your period?

And I think it's worth talking about.

So we're going to be talking a little bit about the science as it relates to period cravings.

And then some of the strategies that I found and mindset that I have about that time that helps me deal with it in a positive way and not let

it derail my progress because you do not want to be having quite a significant part of your

month as something that really, really sets you back. So let's look at that. So the number one issue

with having cravings as I see it is that

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