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About Sophia DeSantis:

Sophia DeSantis is referee to three boys and one husband in sunny San Diego. Her talent is using whole food ingredients to create simple plant-based recipes that are bursting with flavor! She’s also a meal systems master and provides guidance, systems and support to help real life busy people get healthier without tearing their hair out. She believes in a great balance between salad and fries, because life is too short for food guilt.

What We Discuss In This Episode:

• Why did you change your diet?
• How do you transition to a plant-based diet?
• How to ditch meal planning and create a system instead
• Why do we need a rest day in your weekly meals?
• Tell us about making meals that match your energy level.
• What are easy ways you can add more plants into your diet?
• Can you eat plant-based only some of the time and still see benefits?
• Why doesn’t traditional meal planning work for many people?
• How do you create a meal system?
• What does wellness mean?
• Share the importance of a “Why” when it comes to meal planning and healthy living.
• Do you allow for eating things like cookies and French fries?
• How do you make one meal to please everyone in your house?

Free Resources from Sophia DeSantis:

Learn how to create a meal system that gives back time & energy so there’s no more stressing about what to eat. Learn strategies for getting dinners done quickly, while adding more plants with foods you love!
https://www.veggiesdontbite.com/meal-systems-masterclass-evergreen/

Connect with Sophia DeSantis:

Website: https://www.veggiesdontbite.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veggiesdontbite
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veggiesdontbite/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiadesantis/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/veggiesdontbite/

Connect With Lynne:

If you’re looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey – just like you are – to improved health and wellness, overall balance, increased energy and confidence, and thriving in every phase of menopause, check out Lynne’s private community in The Energized & Healthy Women’s Club. It’s a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, wrangling sugar gremlins, and overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, and much more so women can feel energized, healthy, confident, and joyful each day.

Website: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc
The Energized Healthy Women’s Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth

Free Resources from Lynne:

How to Thrive in Menopause & Add Joy to Your Life

You’ll know this guide is for you if:

• You’re seeing the number on the scale creep higher and higher and notice your usual efforts to lose weight aren’t working
• You’re suffering from hot blazes, night sweats and sleeping fitfully
• You’re fighting tears one moment, raging the next and then, the shameful guilt sets in because you’ve just blasted your partner – for nothing…again

Learn how to successfully and holistically navigate peri-menopause and full-blown menopause, and even reconcile all the hormonal changes and challenges that go along with it. It’s time to get those hormones balanced!

• Say goodbye to brain fog
• Have fewer hot flashes
• Step off the emotional roller-coaster
• Increase your metabolism
• Shed excess weight and STILL enjoy your favorite foods

You’ll be feeling energized, healthier, and more in control so you can take on your day confidently and ignite that spark again.

Download the free guide here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/thrive-through-menopause/

5 Simple Steps to Gain Energy, Feel Great & Uplevel Your Health:

Are you ready to create a Healthier Lifestyle? Would you like to feel lighter, more energized, and even add joy to your life? If it’s time to find more balance of mind~body~soul, then I’ve got the perfect FREE resource to help. In this guide, you’ll find my most impactful strategies and I’ve made applying them in your life as simple as 1-2-3 (plus a couple more) to help you create a healthier, holistic lifestyle. Uplevel your holistic health and wellness and download the 5 Simple Steps to Health here: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/5-simple-steps-to-a-healthier-you/

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