How Tracy Lost 20 lbs in 12 weeks and Built Habits That LAST…

Lean With Plants

Chelsea Mae Cullen

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

I sat down with Tracy, who lost 20 pounds in just 12 weeks — after years of yo-yo dieting, guilt, and feeling stuck. What changed? Not just the food… but her identity.

She built trust in herself.
She stopped fearing the scale.
She let go of guilt and started living in alignment with her goals.

This conversation dives deep into what happens when you stop trying to be perfect, start using a proven system, and finally get the accountability that actually works.

Tracy’s journey is wildly encouraging and a reminder that real transformation happens when we shift from "all or nothing" to "what’s actually sustainable."

If you’re ready to stop starting over, this one’s for you.

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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.
1:19.1	Hello, hello, welcome to the podcast. I'm super excited for this episode because I had the pleasure of talking to Tracy and hearing her story of losing 20 pounds in 12 weeks.
1:26.1	Not only did she lose the weight after years and years of dieting and trying all kinds of things, losing weight, gaining it back.
1:29.0	She also gained so much trust in herself. She was able to eat now without guilt. She's able to hop on the scales without that
1:34.3	feeling like a terrible experience. And she knows that she's going to be able to continue to lose
1:38.9	and that she is building habits that are going to actually get her to her long-term goals.
1:45.6	And so this is what happens when you have the systems and you have the accountability that is going to unlock long-term
1:51.9	behavioral change. So please be encouraged by this episode. And without further ado,
1:57.4	welcome, Tracy. First of all, Trace, thank you so much for hopping on. I'd love to just hear like a little bit more about like basically who you are.
2:05.9	Tell us a little bit about your dieting history.
2:08.5	About almost two decades ago, I had gotten double pneumonia and I was on, they couldn't
2:14.3	figure out what was causing the pneumonia.
2:16.0	So I was very sick for a very long time.
2:18.5	All the steroids was, it was the first time in my life I had ever been seriously overweight.
2:25.0	The majority of my life, I was, you know, within that 10 or 15 pounds of what a good weight is for me.
2:33.0	But after all of that, it was just downhill for a while. And then I was
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