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-savitage, 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. What's up, my friend?

Welcome back to another episode of Lean With Plants.

I am so excited to be bringing this episode to you because I have the absolute privilege of interviewing Mariah, who is a Lena Plant's member. She has lost

19 pounds since joining Lean with Plants. And we're going to be talking today about overcoming

restrictive eating, crash dieting, and how she has gained food freedom and actually improved her performance ability as a professional

dancer. Mariah has struggled with the pressure in the dance world to maintain a lean body weight

and just all of the things that came with doing that without having the information

that she needed now she is able to eat as much food as she want she is not restricting herself

anymore and she's actually in the best shape that she has been in which is flippant fantastic

there's so much to learn from this episode and her story

is incredibly inspiring. So Mariah, you've lost about 20 pounds since joining Lening of

Plants. Can you tell everyone a little bit about who you are and your dieting history?

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