On this episode of Crazy Real with Bugge & Zogg, Jenn and Marissa sit down with Raisa Zhovklaya, franchise owner of Project Lean Nation Syracuse, to talk about her journey from immigrating to Syracuse as a baby from Ukraine, working as a nurse for 11 years, and eventually taking a leap into business ownership.

Raisa shares how her own health journey helped her break out of the cycle of fad diets and focus on consistency, habits, protein, muscle, and long-term lifestyle changes. She explains what Project Lean Nation offers, from high-protein meals and shakes to InBody scans, supplements, and personalized guidance for people with different health goals.

The conversation also gets into the real-life struggles of eating healthy, parenting picky eaters, school lunches, GLP-1 medication ...