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. Can't wait to get started. Let's do this. Callie, thank you so much for being on the Lean

of Plants podcast today.

I'm so stoked and excited to talk to you, you, uh, someone who probably most people know.

I have your head, I'm not kidding, in my voice.

Like every time I'm cooking and I'm like cooking up the broccoli stems, welcome to scrappy cooking.

And I just, I just hear you. You're New York

Times best-selling author. You've got about seven million subs across platforms, hugely influential

in the vegan cooking space. And you have a new book coming out in April, which is Scrappy

cooking. Yes, that was such a lovely intro. Thank you so much for having me.

So what I really want to talk to you

about, Carly, is what got you into scrappy cooking, what the heck is scrappy cooking, and why you're so

passionate about it? For sure. So scrappy cooking really started with my plant-based journey. And

it was after I went plant-based that I learned about the massive

drain on the environment that animal agriculture causes. And that in and of itself was a big shock

to me because I think in school, we're taught that anything to do with climate change is caused

by transportation or you're taking too long of a shower.

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