You eat healthy. You work out. You do everything “right.”
So why does your body still feel stuck?
In this episode of The Real Reason, Shulin Lee sits down with holistic nutritionist Riyana Rupani to uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface and why “doing more” isn’t always the answer.
They dive into:
If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, “What am I missing?” — this one’s for you.
Because your body isn’t broken.
It’s talking to you. You just haven’t learned how to listen yet.
🎧 Tune in to The Real Reason and find out what your body’s been trying to tell you all along.
Follow Riyana Rupani:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyishandhappyÂ
Website: https://healthyishandhappy.com
Resources from Riyana:
Chili sauces and more: https://everidayfoods.com
Healthy Recipes: https://healthyishandhappy.com/healthy-recipes/
Clean-in-15 Challenge: https://healthyishandhappy.com/clean-in-15
Follow Shulin Lee:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshulinlee
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulinlee
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:12) Riyana’s introduction
(02:48) The Real Reason
(04:18) The “Sugar Monster”
(08:30) Shulin’s ice cream mistake
(12:03) High achievers vs. Pushing through
(15:10) The “Clean-in-15 Challenge”
(16:43) The first step to eating clean
(18:47) Alcohol
(21:51) No one wants to be unhealthy
(22:59) Mindless eating
(25:44) Does your body need that much food?
(27:29) Colleagues & after-work drinks
(29:41) Pressure to eat the last piece of food
(30:27) Family piling food onto your plate
(32:20) Obstacles to eating healthy
(33:17) Tips for eating at hawker
(34:47) Harmful health fads
(35:26) Intermittent fasting
(37:42) 1200 calories per day
(39:46) Breakfast ideas
(42:51) Fruits vs. fruit juice
(44:29) Riyana’s chili sauces
(48:33) Read the ingredients
(49:36) Food can be delicious and life changing
(52:06) If someone is fit, but not eating healthy
(53:41) Weight loss
(55:41) Why food matters
I had everything I was supposed to want
the title, the career, the “success.”
But deep down, I was stuck.
Not lazy.
Not ungrateful.
Just… stuck.
In this raw solo episode, I share:
→ When success stopped feeling like success
→ How hitting ZERO revenue in 2020 forced me to reinvent
→ The mindset shift that helped me rebuild everything
→ How fear kept me trapped
This isn’t about motivation.
It’s about telling the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Because sometimes, the hardest person to be honest with… is yourself.
🎧 If you’ve ever looked “successful” but felt lost, you need to listen in
Follow Shulin Lee:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshulinlee
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulinlee
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:14) What is The Real Reason?
(01:58) Quitting law
(04:17) Proving yourself to others
(08:05) Becoming a recruiter
(09:03) It felt like a downgrade
(11:29) What if you had stayed in law?
(14:58) Family & motherhood
(18:14) I didn’t want kids
(20:08) Parenthood is hard 100x
(21:32) Losing your ambitious identity
(24:36) Motherhood made me a better person
(27:57) Feeling stuck in marriage
(31:47) Investing in your marriage
(32:55) Holding on instead of letting go
(34:43) Finding the right partner
(36:31) Rebuilding after a co-founder fallout
(39:49) Taking action
(42:07) You’re not stuck