Hi, I'm Carmen. One third of the morning cruise. Chances are if you're listening to this

podcast, you're a listener to the morning cruise on The Joy FM.

Welcome to my third episode of All Fair with Carmen.

This week's guest is Amanda Tress, CEO and creator of Faster Weight of Fat Loss.

Today's episode is going to be a little more niche.

This conversation is for those of us who battle with their way and

struggle with not being where we feel we'd be best. And I'm talking on a

physical and mental level. For sure I have had a lifelong battle with the scales. Even as a middle schooler, I was

the tallest and the chunkiest. I've always been super self-conscious about my weight.

I will say, though, that in recent years I've transitioned to less about the number

and more about how I feel.

This has been a huge win for me, but still y'all, I battle.

I read a statistic the other day that the average person has tried 126 diets.

126!

While I don't think I've done quite that many, I've definitely done my fair share. I'm talking Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig,

HCG, heato, cabbage soup, and y'all I even did Finfin back in the day. I cringe when I think about what I've put my body through. But

here's the thing. Some of these programs worked at the time but none have been

lifestyle sustaining for me. About a year and a half ago I was introduced to intermittent fasting.

I was scared at first but it's really become a way of life for me.

I've also for the most part eliminated sugar from my diet, but even with these two

strategies I cannot lose this last 20 pounds. But doggone it I have mastered maintaining.

This is where Amanda comes in. I was introduced to her program last year and y'all this is what I'm committing to for

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