Dr. Monica no longer has sugar cravings and lost 14 lbs while working long hours in the OR!

So hi everyone, I'm Monica. I'm an anesthesiologist mom of two, a 12 and 10 year old. So I have a really busy life. Plus I have my own practice. So not only do I show up to work, I also have to manage my practice. So it's really busy. So I kind of reached a point where I was just tired of all the yo yo dieting. I've always struggled with like £20 throughout my life. And I just knew because my medical background I also understood like I'm in my early 40s and my metabolism, I knew played a really big key role, especially because I did really hardcore intermittent fasting right before COVID and I know that, that, you know, dropped my metabolism when I wasn't able to continue that really restrictive four hours of, you know, eating window that I did for two years. So anyway, I just reached a point where not only was I gaining it back, but I was gaining more. So I know there was metabolism and you know, I wasn't eating horrible, but I just would still gain. And so I came across a medical. I went to medical school with a doctor who does, you know, well, wellness and functional medicine now and I still, you know, get, get his email since we went to medical school together and he actually had nagina on there. And it was funny because she was talking about metabolism right at the time where I was like, I know it's my metabolism. So, so I did her five day program and within that five days I lost almost four pounds, I think. And within three days, as crazy as it sounds, because I just did her framework, I literally like my sugar cravings went away. It just disappeared. Up to today I have no sugar cravings. And so I joined after the five days and I'm so glad because I lost 14 pounds and I know that this is not anything I would ever gain back. It's just her system is set up so that you just can't gain it back unless like she said, I decide tomorrow that I'm gonna, you know, just eat crap for the next few months, you know, but you just don't do. So. Yeah, so her, she has a system. Thank you. She has a system and it works. You know, and the accountability is really great. You know, basically during the eight month period, she gives you, you know, meal recipes and framework is huge and your macros are huge. I mean, as soon as I received my macros, how much protein, how much carbs, how much fat? I mean, that's when it was a game changer and I'm eating more than I've ever eaten. And sometimes I feel like I can't get all the food in. And I'll still, like, you know, increase my protein with, like, what, whey protein or something, so I'm just, like, eating way more. Even I find on my cheat days, which she's like, have your cheat day. I. I start my day with my really good smoothie that I've had every day. That's like a game changer, too. And I start even my cheat day with that. And, you know, you just don't really cheat sheet. It's just like, not because you're holding back, but, you know, that's just how it is. Sorry, there's a phone call coming. But, yeah. So her system works. The macros work. The more protein works. Accountability. I just look great. I feel great. I'm getting so many compliments. It's unbelievable. Like, it's just unbelievable how shocked everybody is. She's introduces everything at the right time, which I really liked. So she introduced some strength training about the fifth week, which was great because you can't be overwhelmed on all at once. So her setup, I have to say, is really. Well, as far as when she introduces stuff, you know, she doesn't make you track your food the first week. That's overwhelming. So anyway, that. That setup that she has, which has really, really helped me. So the strength training now, just to go beyond the strength training she taught, have a trainer now, strength training, you know, two to three times a week with him. So, you know, I've. I've lost that little Texas wave, You know, like when you wave and this continues, you know, like, it's still a little there, but not, you know, my thighs are finally shrinking, so I just feel great. You know, I wore, like, a short sleeve the other day, which I wouldn't wear in the past, but. Yeah. So as far as her system, it definitely works. 14 pounds. I'm 5:1. You know, you see the 14 pounds on me pretty quick because I'm only 5:1, and with my schedule, it's probably different than maybe some other panelists who, you know, are able to go eat whenever they want. You know, I'm stuck in an operating room, so. But her framework still worked. You know, I'd get my smoothie in in the morning. I pack snack, and, you know, we're a little spoiled at the hospital with the doctor's lounge. And they always have healthy options, too. So it was easy for me to incorporate some lunch from work or take my own lunch. Definitely take a snack. And then just have, like, my dinner at night. Meal prepping really helped. When you find the recipes, you know, that really work for you, so that help. So, yeah, that's really about it.