Mended Paths Podcast

Hi Path Menders, This week on the Mended Paths Podcast I am pleased to bring you my conversation with Bethany Stec Janicek a.k.a. Mrs. Love Chard! Not only did Bethany lose 80 Lbs and keep it off, she ignited a passion within herself to share the power of the Whole Food Plant Based Lifestyle with the world! She and her husband, Zane, run the awesome website Love Chard. She is a certified plant-based nutrition coach and helps others lose weight, reach body freedom, and gain a greater self-love. I love their moto "Work hard, Play hard, Love Chard!" In today’s show we discuss (show notes): - Her history; weight issues, dieting, and a desire to change (1:10), - Dr. Fuhrman's "Eat to Live" PBS Special opened the door to her Whole Food Plant Based journey (5:10), - Her first steps (6:47), - On adding exercise (8:25), - A sustainable approach (9:56), - On Zane's transition (13:08), - How the kitchen worked when she was transitioned and he wasn't (14:47), - His transition; a 100 day challenge (16:35), - Zane's res