Lean With Plants

If you’ve been around the vegan community a while you will most likely have heard of Chef AJ.In this podcast, we're going to chat with her. She has been vegan for nearly 40 years! She’s lost a phenomenal amount of weight using calorie density and eating MORE food by focusing a lot of her diet on vegetables and whole-food carbohydrates which is how I’ve lost weight as well!She is a chef, professional speaker, and author of several books.If you want to know more about setting yourself up to success and about Chef AJ, you should press that PLAY button now! ⁣You can find Chef AJ on her website below:https://chefajwebsite.com/index.htmlOr check out her book on Amazon, I highly recommend it!!https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Ultimate-Weight-Loss-revolutionary/dp/1979414254/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_0/138-5223565-6856831?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1979414254&pd_rd_r=ba76fe0a-1eed-4342-8815-7b02151e2488&pd_rd_w=GtFtb&pd_rd_wg=54Jre&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=ZDJP2CMK6V0JRRAZ5TXW&psc=1&refRID=ZDJP2CMK6V0JRRAZ5TXWChef Aj's video about understanding calorie density:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-VovGMzB0MThe other resources referenced in this podcast:Explaining the pleasure trap:https://beatyourgenes.org/2019/03/21/161-explaining-the-ego-trap-1-of-2/The book "The Pleasure Trap":https://www.amazon.com/Pleasure-Trap-Mastering-Undermines-Happiness/dp/1570671974Tiny habits TED X talk by BJ Fogg:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠Get your FREE ebook!If you like this episode, please give me a review and a share!Send a screenshot of your review and Insta share (story, post, whatever!!) to info@chelseamae.com and I'll send you my mini-ebook!I love hearing from you guys! So, PLEASE DM me, email me or send me a message in a bottle so I can hear your thoughts.🤙 Find me on:My Website ➔ https://www.chelseamae.comInstagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Youtube ➔ https://www.youtube.com/ChelseaMaeSubscribe and see you soon!

Did you know: 97% of Americans get the recommended amount of protein.What is protein? How do you get enough while losing weight? How much IS enough?In this episode, I’m going to break down the 10 most common myths about protein and weight loss. I will also share my top 3 science-backed tips for optimizing your weight loss WHILE meeting your protein requirements.More info on the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23988511/If you want to know more about protein and vegan weight loss, make sure you press that PLAY button now! ⁣📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠📚 Get your FREE ebook!If you like this episode, please give me a review and a share!Send a screenshot of your review and Insta share (story, post, whatever!!) to info@chelseamae.com and I'll send you my mini-ebook!I love hearing from you guys! So, PLEASE DM me, email me or send me a message in a bottle so I can hear your thoughts.🤙 Find me on:My Website ➔ https://www.chelseamae.comInstagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Youtube ➔ https://www.youtube.com/ChelseaMaeSubscribe and see you soon!

One quick question for you: Do you know what quick weight loss even means?People have different theories about why weight loss occurs but to cut the story short, you must be in a calorie deficit for it to happen.  In today’s episode, I talk about how to lose weight quickly on a vegan diet and some little hacks that you can make to speed up the process. By the end of this episode, I want you to understand that weight loss is not a linear, predictable thing but that long-term leanness IS achievable even though it isn't quick.Here's an interesting video on the topic:https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-3500-calorie-per-pound-rule-is-wrong/If you want to know how you can lose weight quickly and effectively on a vegan diet, it’s time for you to press that PLAY button now! ⁣📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠📚 Get your FREE ebook!If you like this episode, please give me a review and a share!Send a screenshot of your review and Insta share (story, post, whatever!!) to info@chelseamae.com and I'll send you my mini-ebook!I love hearing from you guys! So, PLEASE DM me, email me or send me a message in a bottle so I can hear your thoughts.🤙 Find me on:My Website ➔ https://www.chelseamae.comInstagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/ Youtube ➔ https://www.youtube.com/ChelseaMaeSubscribe and see you soon!

Do you feel like you're constantly failing at losing weight Maybe you're on track one week and off the next, maybe no matter how hard you try you can't resist processed foods.Do you feel like YOU are the issue and that you'll never reach your goal because you just can't make progress??📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠Listen up, friend!!📚Get your FREE ebook!If you like this episode, please give me a review and a share!!Send a screenshot of your review and Insta share (story, post, whatever!!) to info@chelseamae.com and I'll send you my mini-ebook!!I so love hearing from you guys so PLEASE dm me, email me or send me a message in a bottle so I can hear your thoughts.🤙Find me on:My Website ➔ https://www.chelseamae.com Instagram ➔ https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/ Youtube ➔ https://www.youtube.com/ChelseaMaeSubscribe and see you soon!!

Here is my full story of losing 40 pounds.I walk through my complete dieting history and how my mindset and diet changed so much when I finally found something that would stick for life, calorie density!You can follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullenOr check out more about how to lose weight on a vegan diet atwww.chelseamae.com📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠

There is so much pressure to have a 'healthy and positive' mindset around food.To find food freedom and not obsess about calories or numbers or weight gain or loss or any of that stuff we love to worry about.This episode is a bit of a different spin on a popular topic and one I believe needs to be shared.If you've ever beaten yourself up over not having a completely healthy mindset about the food you eat, then this episode is for you!"📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠If you liked this episode, subscribe!You can also reach me on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Website:www.chelseamae.com 

If you've ever asked yourself this question I got you covered in this episode!The answer is not short and easy to digest like my fitness pal would have you believe, but it is SO worth understanding this so that you can adjust your diet based on results, not fear.This isn't my article but I did find it super helpful to understand how varied calorie needs are, check it out:https://fitfolk.com/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-to-lose-weight/📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠If you liked this episode, subscribe!You can also reach me on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Website:www.chelseamae.com 

Lots of vegan influencers SWEAR by intermittent fasting for weight loss, so what's the deal?Whether you're eating in a time window or eating green eggs and ham on the moon you still need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight.In this episode, I'm sharing the three biggest pros and cons of IF and whether it will help YOU get into that deficit and stay there.I hope this episode helps you make an informed choice about whether it's right for you!Yes, that last bit sounded cheese balls but we're going with it.📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠If you liked this episode, subscribe!You can also reach me on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Website:www.chelseamae.com 

I'm so excited to be interviewing Jeannine who wrote the Potato Reset ebook and has personally lost 100lbs with the help of potatoes!In this interview, we're talking about how potatoes are so amazing for weight loss, dealing with vegan junk food and creating new healthy habits, and how to lose weight with hormonal issues.I do recommend downloading the Potato Reset ebook, and Jeannine has generously given Lean With Plants listeners a 50% discount code to use.Just use LWP at the checkout.Here is the link to the potato reset website.You can follow Jeannine on Instagram by clicking Here.If you liked this episode, subscribe! Next week I'll be talking about Intermittent Fasting so be sure to check that out!📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠You can also reach me on Instagram Here.Websitewww.chelseamae.comSee you next week!

Are you guilty of these three big weight loss mistakes?Hold up, yep that feeling is actually part of the problem.Guilt and shame don't really help you form better habits!!In this episode, I'm talking about the three biggest mistakes people make when trying to diet and lose fat, and what to do instead.Weight loss isn't complicated in concept, calories in have to be less than calories going out, but actually getting into that zone and STAYING there isn't easy.That's a big reason you NEED to be steering clear of these three big mistakes so you can make progress, reach your goals and MAINTAIN a lean body. I got you!!📚 Join my FREE Kickstarter Challenge👇⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chelseamae.com/kickstarter-about⁠If you liked this episode, subscribe!You can also reach me on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/chelseamaecullen/Website:www.chelseamae.com