Plant-Based MN

TREATS:
Holiday season often means HOLIDAY TREATS!
Let’s gather and share some healthier versions of old favorites, or take this opportunity to try something completely new. Be adventurous!
Come and JOIN US!
BRING a treat to share, along with the RECIPE. NO ANIMAL products (eggs, dairy, honey etc.) please. We try to minimize sugar and fats but recognize that small amounts of these ingredients are likely to be in holiday treats.
Let’s share, and perhaps discover, some fun desserts and treats to add to your holiday celebrations. Bring your doubting friends and family! They won't be disappointed.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7, 2:00-4:30
MAPLEWOOD Library (Ramsey County)

SPEAKER:
Tania Lyon

My 150-Pound Transformation:
A Plant-Based Journey Through Hunger and Change
Brief Summary

Join Dr. Tania Lyon for an inspiring holiday talk on food, hunger, and transformation—an honest, hopeful story of her 150-pound lifestyle transformation and what it means to Eat When Hungry, even though she isn’t perfect at it.

Talk Description
In this heartfelt holiday talk, Dr. Tania Lyon shares the story of her 150-pound lifestyle and weight loss transformation and what it means to Eat When Hungry, even though she doesn’t always do it perfectly. After years of struggling with food and weight, she found her way through a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, discovering that lasting change isn’t about willpower or perfection but about understanding the powerful physical truth of hunger—and the human patterns that shape how we eat. With warmth, humor, and honesty, Tania invites listeners to reflect on their own connections to food, celebration, and change—and to find hope in the possibility of transformation at any season of life.

Biography
Dr. Tania Lyon is an educator and writer who lost 150 pounds through a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Her personal mantra—“I was not broken, and I am not fixed”—grew from understanding her hunger drive and its powerful physicality. Her mantra captures what she’s learned about hunger, food, and the body: that transformation begins with understanding hunger as a physical truth rather than a personal flaw.

Tania created Transform Shadows as a way to tell her story honestly—exploring what it truly means to transform. Her work on learning to Eat When Hungry grew from that journey and includes a collaborative video series with Dr. Doug Lisle and a free self-guided course. She is currently finishing a book about her story, set to be released in 2026.

Join us at Indian Masala in Maplewood for a Vegan Buffet dinner.
Indian Masala holds a fully vegan buffet on Wednesdays and Thursdays on the first and third weeks of every month. We have at least one oil-free option available. We plan to meet on the third Wednesday of every month through 2025 to provide more consistency.

We will reserve a table and hope to see many of you there for a fun evening of delicious food and interesting conversation. Bring a friend or come to meet new ones. All are welcome.