Dr. Ashley Lucas

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We do. Yeah, and I always fought my body. I was never at the body weight that I needed to be to get the roles that I wanted, but I went to boarding school for it. I had a fairly successful career just because I'm so disciplined and I had a passion around it. But I was told that I was fat no matter what I did. I counted calories. I avoided red meat.

We do. Yeah, and I always fought my body. I was never at the body weight that I needed to be to get the roles that I wanted, but I went to boarding school for it. I had a fairly successful career just because I'm so disciplined and I had a passion around it. But I was told that I was fat no matter what I did. I counted calories. I avoided red meat.

We do. Yeah, and I always fought my body. I was never at the body weight that I needed to be to get the roles that I wanted, but I went to boarding school for it. I had a fairly successful career just because I'm so disciplined and I had a passion around it. But I was told that I was fat no matter what I did. I counted calories. I avoided red meat.

I exercised after my eight-hour day of dancing and still was too fat for the sport. And I stepped away from dancing in my mid-20s. I landed in the ER. I was chosen to go perform in New York City, you know, every dancer's dream. And when I was up there, I thought I was having a heart attack. I had no idea what was going on. So I

I exercised after my eight-hour day of dancing and still was too fat for the sport. And I stepped away from dancing in my mid-20s. I landed in the ER. I was chosen to go perform in New York City, you know, every dancer's dream. And when I was up there, I thought I was having a heart attack. I had no idea what was going on. So I

I exercised after my eight-hour day of dancing and still was too fat for the sport. And I stepped away from dancing in my mid-20s. I landed in the ER. I was chosen to go perform in New York City, you know, every dancer's dream. And when I was up there, I thought I was having a heart attack. I had no idea what was going on. So I

They carted me off to the ER and told me that I was underfed and overexercised and I just couldn't do it anymore. And to me, that was 20 plus years of struggle and sacrifice. It was my identity. It was like Michael Phelps being ready to swim at the Olympics and being carted off to the ER saying, you can't swim again. So it was a huge deal for me.

They carted me off to the ER and told me that I was underfed and overexercised and I just couldn't do it anymore. And to me, that was 20 plus years of struggle and sacrifice. It was my identity. It was like Michael Phelps being ready to swim at the Olympics and being carted off to the ER saying, you can't swim again. So it was a huge deal for me.

They carted me off to the ER and told me that I was underfed and overexercised and I just couldn't do it anymore. And to me, that was 20 plus years of struggle and sacrifice. It was my identity. It was like Michael Phelps being ready to swim at the Olympics and being carted off to the ER saying, you can't swim again. So it was a huge deal for me.

I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I understood how significantly nutrition, I guess, impacted my own sport performance. So I decided I wanted to help other people so that they didn't have to have this chronic fight against their body.

I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I understood how significantly nutrition, I guess, impacted my own sport performance. So I decided I wanted to help other people so that they didn't have to have this chronic fight against their body.

I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, but I understood how significantly nutrition, I guess, impacted my own sport performance. So I decided I wanted to help other people so that they didn't have to have this chronic fight against their body.

And I believe that there was a way for us to be able to drop weight and be fit and not have to have a constant struggle around it or have to take medications or do crazy things. I knew there was a way to... get our body back to its natural state and to operate the way that it was meant to do. So I went on and earned my PhD in sports nutrition and chronic disease. And I studied energy metabolism.

And I believe that there was a way for us to be able to drop weight and be fit and not have to have a constant struggle around it or have to take medications or do crazy things. I knew there was a way to... get our body back to its natural state and to operate the way that it was meant to do. So I went on and earned my PhD in sports nutrition and chronic disease. And I studied energy metabolism.

And I believe that there was a way for us to be able to drop weight and be fit and not have to have a constant struggle around it or have to take medications or do crazy things. I knew there was a way to... get our body back to its natural state and to operate the way that it was meant to do. So I went on and earned my PhD in sports nutrition and chronic disease. And I studied energy metabolism.

I think 80% of any change comes from the mind. We have to focus on the mental, emotional, the habits, behaviors. And so I studied that. And then I went, after I finished my PhD, I thought, oh, I'm still not a true expert in the field of weight management. I need to become a registered dietitian. So I went back to school again to become a registered dietitian.

I think 80% of any change comes from the mind. We have to focus on the mental, emotional, the habits, behaviors. And so I studied that. And then I went, after I finished my PhD, I thought, oh, I'm still not a true expert in the field of weight management. I need to become a registered dietitian. So I went back to school again to become a registered dietitian.

I think 80% of any change comes from the mind. We have to focus on the mental, emotional, the habits, behaviors. And so I studied that. And then I went, after I finished my PhD, I thought, oh, I'm still not a true expert in the field of weight management. I need to become a registered dietitian. So I went back to school again to become a registered dietitian.

But everything I learned there was so inaccurate. You know, they say, eat less, move more. Well, I did that. Didn't work. And I was disciplined. They said, don't eat red meat and eat six to 11 servings of grains a day. And it just made no sense to me. So I ended up flipping everything upside down that I learned during my dietetic internship. And I did exactly the opposite.