Chef AJ is a funny, ferocious, blunt, and incredibly warm and supportive leader in the plant-based movement. It’s always a treat to talk with her, and this podcast gives me a good excuse to do so at least a couple times a year.

This interview was inspired by her talk at the Raleigh NC Vegfest in the fall, on weight loss. Her approach is as easy to understand as it is simple to implement. And it appeals to my wholistic brain, since it involves no counting, weighing, measuring, or proportioning. Just eat foods to the left of the red line, as much as you want, whenever you want, until comfortably full.

To me, this ease about food is the ultimate benefit. Freedom from obsession, from the need to keep your food scale close, and from the inherent distrust most of us have developed about our bodies and our urges.