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 beautiful friend?

Welcome back to the Lean of Plants podcast.

I'm so, so, so freaking stoked and excited that you are here.

I feel like it's been such a long time since I've done an episode,

like a proper actual episode that is not an interview or a live replay, and I'm out of breath

because I've just been dancing to try and pump myself up, because as weird as it seems,

talking into a microphone with no one else around does your head in a little bit.

What we're going to talk about today is the things that I would tell myself if I could go back

to the very beginning. If I could start with 40 pounds of extra fat on me, what would I do?

What would I focus on? The point of this episode is to help

you understand what you need to know to get started on your weight loss journey. And if you've

been doing this for a little bit of time, maybe just take it back to the basics, because these

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