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. It is undeniable that losing weight is freaking hard. And what's even more difficult is

maintaining weight loss over time. You've probably heard that statistic that 95% of diets fail.

I've quoted that statistic at time and this fact has been

used as evidence that long-term weight loss is almost impossible and we are fighting some kind

of predetermined ideal weight. In this instance, dieting is seen as not only futile but also dangerous and

unhealthy. You've probably heard people talk about reverse dieting, increasing their calories

while training their metabolism. Maybe you've experienced this yo-yo effect where you've lost

a ton of weight and then very, very quickly,

you gain it all back to exactly that same amount. Is it true that we have a set point?

So this episode, we're going to be talking about some of those concerns. We're going to be talking

about what set point is specifically, as this is the concept that

most accurately deals with these kind of questions.

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