From calorie restriction to eating with abundance with Cherie Tu from @thrivingonplants

In Episode 49 I sat down with a friend of mine, Cherie Tu, who also lives in Sydney and runs the enormous @thrivingonplants community on Instagram and You Tube. In this episode we covered: •Cheries' favourite places to eat in Sydney •Her blood lines and childhood years including the food she ate •When her passion for cooking started •When and why she became interested in health •Why she started calorie counting •How she discovered a plant based lifestyle and what motivated her to try it out •How her friends and parents reacted to her change in food selection •How her decision to remove animal products from her plate has influenced those around her •When and why she started posting food on Instagram •The evolution of her instagram profile and what she has done and still does to build an engaged community •How she developed new recipes and some behind the scenes information on equipment used, software etc •Advice for people starting food blogging •Challenges associated with running her business through social media •Her e-book and new book coming out •When and how she met her boyfriend Kai •What Kai's diet is like •Her passion for working out and what her training program looks like •How she stays motivated to train consistently •Her staple foods at home •What a regular day on her plate looks like •Some other bigger picture issues that she is passionate about including fast fashion and sustainability •Plans for the future •and much much more Cafes/Restaurants we spoke about in Sydney: •O Bar & Dining •World Vegan •An Nhien •Gigi's Balmain If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Proof podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Proof episodes please share the link - together we can make this world a healthier place. Currently, the Plant Proof podcast can be listened to on iTunes, Google Podcasts (note: use the google podcast app not google play), Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud or on the Plantproof.com directly. If you listen on iTunes be sure to hit 'subscribe'or 'follow' on Spotifyso you are instantly notified when I release new episodes each week. Hope you enjoy the episode friends. Simon Hill Creator of Plantproof.com - your FRE...