Welcome! and Thank you for listening.   It works.  It really does.  Plant based nutrition and exercise reverses lifestyle diseases and people can achieve a normal BMI.  However, it only works if you do it and do it consistently.  Congratulations  David R for achieving some major health goals.  The struggle is real but once you commit nothing can stand in your way.  Living a healthy lifestyle amongst people striving for a quick fix or plainly trying to keep you from changing is a real struggle.   My wellness practice works with people living in the real world.  Not a controlled environment. I have the opportunity to observe when people are walking the walk then fall.  It is a great learning experience for me and a potential learning experience for the person struggling.  Potential because they need to be mindful enough to see what really works versus just going through the motions of change. Each person has the ability to observe what works and what is going through the motions.  Failure is a great teacher if the student is ready.  How much do you want it? Part of the problem is defining what true health is.   The magic number is the plateau weight for men and women in the general population.  The density or energy content of food has markedly changed over the past 50 years, and so has the average weight of men and women.  Not the healthy weight, but the weight that is achieved by everyone eating similar energy packed food.  It is the new normal, but it is the new unhealthy normal.  How bad is it?  It depends if you want to support the business of medicine through pharmaceuticals and procedures.  They won't cure you or make you live longer or better but they will help you get to the next cocktail party.   If you are ready for a change, we can help.  We can show you how to live healthy and happy in an unhealthy and largely unhappy world.  Check out our website at https://doctordulaney.com/membership/join-us/ Practice questions: [email protected] Dietetics: [email protected] Strength training: [email protected] Need some plant based family recipes: https://a.co/d/6zVUluq Need pure water: https://mypurewater.com/?sld=jdulaney.  Discount code: cleanwaterforsophie Thanks for listening.