Sweet! My friend is starting a small farm and we'll be using @soli.deo.gloria at some point for written content. He mentioned a podcast, so it's cool to know there's an audio hosting platform on Hive.

Twenty pounds in twelve weeks? That's a heck of a goal, but the sugar is a good place to start. Check out the prometabolic diet, my wife is about it after an autoimmune diagnosis. It might be useful to you, but it's not a weight-based restrictive diet, so it might not be exactly what you're wanting. Just another tool in the toolbox.