How Marnie Lost 23lbs and Found Food Freedom After Menopause

Lean With Plants

Chelsea Mae Cullen

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Marnie shares her inspiring journey of shedding 23 lbs and finding true food freedom after menopause.

Two years ago, a glimpse in a store mirror left her shocked—she didn’t recognize the reflection staring back. Despite being a long-time dedicated whole-food, plant-based diet, menopause brought unexpected weight gain, leaving her feeling out of touch with her own body. But rather than succumbing to negative self-talk, Marnie leaned into learning, growth, and mindset shifts.

Through self-compassion and a new approach to eating, she discovered how to feel full while losing weight and maintaining her health.

Embracing a “fail-forward” attitude, she’s replaced judgment with curiosity and transformed her relationship with food and herself. Join us as Marnie talks about the small, proud steps she took, the wins she now looks for, and how self-acceptance became her most powerful tool.

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0:00.0	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
0:21.9	guarantee losing weight. If you are feeling frustrated and confused about where to start,
0:28.6	or you know exactly what you should be doing, but you just can't seem to rustle up enough
0:34.1	willpower to do it, then keep listening. In this podcast, you'll learn the
0:38.7	truth about plant-based weight loss, but just as importantly, how to use proven methods of
0:44.1	behavioural change to turn what you know into lifelong habits that lead to getting and staying
0:49.9	lean. Can't wait to get started. Let's do this. If you ever wondered what it's like to lose weight postmenopause after struggling to understand what is wrong with your body,
1:18.0	knowing everything that is about plant-based nutrition, then keep listening because we're going to be talking to Marni today.
1:25.2	And Marni has lost over 20 pounds since she changed the way
1:30.3	that she eats and she's found food freedom and this is super simple for her.
1:35.5	She has a ton of actionable nuggets.
1:37.8	So we're going to get into that and this was an incredibly valuable podcast episode.
1:42.0	So enjoy.
1:42.9	Marni, super excited to have you on and chatting about
1:45.4	your weight loss and kind of things that have changed for you over the past few months.
1:51.2	So Marni, just tell me a little bit about who you are and your dieting history.
1:55.0	Well, let's see, I am 56 years old and I'm married.
2:03.1	I have a business that I own and I have three adult children and I have five grandkids.
2:12.6	And dieting history, I was like a tall, fairly thin child. And I think that was really like part of my
2:25.0	identity. And it wasn't until I hit puberty, I would say, and like my body changed. And I
2:32.9	gained like, I don't know, it was like five, eight and sixth grade body changed and I gained like I don't know it's like five eight and
2:36.2	sixth grade and we had like 120 pounds and all of a sudden I was like 100 and almost 150 pounds or
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