Hello, welcome to the Lean of Plants podcast. My name is Chelsea and if you are struggling to lose weight on a plant-based diet, then this podcast is for you. While there are thousands of books, podcasts and resources about the benefits of a plant-based diet, the reality is that being vegan does not

guarantee losing weight. If you are feeling frustrated and confused about where to start,

or you know exactly what you should be doing, but you just can't seem to rustle up enough

willpower to do it, then keep listening. In this podcast, you'll learn the truth about plant-based weight loss, but just as importantly,

how to use proven methods of behavioural change to turn what you know into lifelong habits that

lead to getting and staying lean.

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Music lean. I can't wait to get started. Let's do this. So Janelle, I'd love to hear from you. What does, what does food freedom look like for you now?

So that's a really big question. And I hope it's okay that I journaled it. So I'm just going to read what I wrote. Okay. Okay. So what food freedom looks like for me is my husband finally eating mostly whole food plant based and losing 25 pounds and telling me that he finally feels like himself again

having the confidence to no longer cook meals or shop for food that doesn't serve me

confidently serving up whole food plant based meals family style every night with zero guilt because it's my kitchen

my husband and kids being able to cook dinner for me because our system is so easy.

No more counting macros. It's just pasta, rice, potatoes, and veggies. Going on vacations and date nights and outings with zero anxiety over food, full confidence, no decision fatigue. It's either

will I eat before or after. What will I bring? That allows me to be fully

present in the special occasion. And this is really big for me. So this freedom, it gives me to

truly know that I will never have to make myself sick because of guilt over what I ate.

I eat without guilt or shame. Saying yes to things that scare me like recording this podcast or

signing up for a half marathon. The joy in knowing that I'm finally setting a good example for my

daughter and my son in what a healthy relationship with our food and our bodies should look like.

Hearing my daughter say that she's confident in herself, even if she doesn't say it every day,

it's most days.

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