Welcome back to the PBN podcast! Joining us as a guest today is vegan fitness instructor from Manchester, Andrew Roberts. You might know him as the fit young man, who earlier in 2021 conducted an experiment gaining and then losing 20kg or over 4 stones of weight! Andrew is an established fitness professional. With this experiment, he wanted to experience first-hand what he preached and embarked on this journey to better understand the mentality of someone trying to lose weight. He also wanted to demonstrate the health benefits and possible weight loss when following a whole-food plant-based diet plan. 00:00:00 An introduction to Andrew Roberts 00:03:35 An overview of Andrew’s weight gain and weight loss experiment 00:06:48 The beginning of Andrew’s vegan journey 00:09:00 The reaction from friends and family when Andrew embraced veganism 00:11:00 The belief system of carnism and how it affects us when growing up 00:13:00 The start of Andrew’s interest in fitness and wellness 00:19:00 An in-depth look at Andrew’s weight gain and weight loss experiment 00:24:55 Incorporating a Calorie deficit into your eating plan 00:26:59 Intermittent fasting to support weight loss 00:28:21 The mental effects of gaining a lot of weight and eating high calorie/processed food 00:32:12 Body acceptance + body positivity / the damaging effects of using social media 00:40:06 Andrew’s serious health scares whilst experimenting with food 00:44:46 What is a healthy meal? 00:49:45 What Andrew eats during an average day 00:52:30 Fitness and dietary advice 00:55:00 Stranded on a desert island Follow Andrew on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/plantpoweredcoach_ Find the transcript here - https://share.descript.com/view/jkAUNEx3sam The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, Edited by Phil Marriott.