# Celebrate the small wins. Happy 100! Source: https://kidneystonediet.com/ep/celebrate-the-small-wins-happy-100/ Published: 2022-08-09 --- [![Kidney Stone Diet Podcast](https://kidneystonediet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kidney-Stone-Diet-Podcast-1-1024x1024.jpg)](https://kidneystonediet.com/podcast/) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BwjH630Es)[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celebrate-the-small-wins-happy-100/id1528474326?i=1000575524379&uo=4)[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ha1DIVe6ZAjhSaJIdixeQ)[Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0868148d-adfd-411d-b3f2-71a0ad1461ec) August 9, 2022 --- ![Jeff Sarris](https://kidneystonediet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jeff-Sarris-150x150.jpg) Jeff Sarris Host ![Jill Harris](https://kidneystonediet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kidney-Stone-Diet-Jill-Harris-150x150.jpg) Jill Harris Host Episode #100! The first ever in-person recording of the KSD podcast! Jill and Jeff reflect back on the journey so far and talk about the importance of celebrating small wins. Have a question? 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[@jeffSARRIS](https://twitter.com/jeffSARRIS) ## Chapters - 00:00:00 In-Person Studio Setup for Episode 100 - 00:02:46 Celebrating Episode 100 With Liquid Death - 00:04:55 Sparkling Water Safety for Stone Formers - 00:07:34 Debating Middle Names on Listener Voicemail - 00:10:28 Celebrating Small Wins and Maintaining Grit - 00:13:49 Building Consistent Habits for Long-Term Success - 00:18:11 Finding Personal Accountability Hacks - 00:21:21 Weight Loss Benefits of Low-Sodium Diets - 00:25:19 Family Congratulatory Voicemail and Mentorship - 00:28:18 Facebook Group Support for Kidney Health - 00:31:14 Fostering Community Support in Healthcare ## Transcript ### In-Person Studio Setup for Episode 100 00:00:00 Jill Harris SPYR. 00:00:13 Jeff Sarris Welcome back to the Kidney Stone Diet podcast, the show about reducing your kidney stone risk and living your best life. I'm your host and fellow student, Jeff Sarris. 00:00:20 Jill Harris And I'm Jill Harris, your kidney stone prevention nurse. Oh my god! Okay, all I'm saying is this, so we're in person, and then Jeff can take it, but here, here's the deal. I don't know, we could never do this on a regular basis in person because Jeff and his partner, Amara, who also works behind the scenes here, we just have too much fun together. So, this would not be efficient. I will say that, but we're having a ball. 00:00:46 Jeff Sarris Yeah, this is awesome. Like we haven't seen each other in person in way too long, like podcast aside. 00:00:50 Jill Harris Since before COVID. 00:00:52 Jeff Sarris Yeah, it was, and it's a distance to get here, to take some time. I really appreciate you coming here because this is this is my, quote-unquote "studio." It's just a different angle from what everyone always sees, but I don't know, this is just, it's fun to do, and we definitely need to try to connect more in person, more frequently. But time just zooms by, especially with everything that's gone on. 00:01:12 Jill Harris Yeah, here's what's amazing to me. So, when we're doing this in our own abodes, I mean, I'm never nervous, but I'm like freaking nervous right now, which I'm never nervous about stuff. But, yeah, I'm like, wow, this is fun. I shouldn't say nervous, I'm just more excited. It's just a whole different vibe doing it together, right? It's each other. 00:01:28 Jeff Sarris Well, yeah. And it's fun because we have multi- a multi-camera setup now, which, Amara will switch between and so we have a producer in-studio, which is kind of neat. It's like 00:01:38 Jill Harris It's amazing. 00:01:39 Jeff Sarris But, yeah, do you want to switch over? 'Cause like we have this camera here, which is me. 00:01:45 Jill Harris Or the other one. It's that one there. 00:01:50 Jeff Sarris And then this one over here. So, yeah, I mean, it's a fun little setup. I'm excited. This is the first time I'm doing an in-person one. But 00:01:57 Jill Harris Yes. Super cool. 00:01:58 Jeff Sarris Yeah. So, I was just thinking, so this is episode 100. So, anyone listening and not watching on YouTube, you're missing out because this is very different. People on YouTube know already, this is nothing like what we've done so far because everything's been over Zoom, side-by-side cameras. But, we are both, looking at each other in the flesh. 00:02:15 Jill Harris I know, and he's so handsome. I mean, of course, Jeff's handsome, everyone knows that, but in real life, I'm like, "You're a star." But, he is, people, he is. He's a beautiful man. 00:02:25 Jeff Sarris No, no, no. But, 00:02:26 Jill Harris Are we allowed to even say that anymore these days? I don't know. I figure 'cause I'm old I can get away with a little bit un-PC stuff, but, you know, that's just me. 00:02:33 Jeff Sarris I mean, I think it's fine. I'm I'm fine with flattery, so whatever you want to do. I'll I'll still I see Amara in the in my peripheral vision laughing silently, which is perfect. 00:02:43 Jill Harris This is going to be the best video. ### Celebrating Episode 100 With Liquid Death 00:02:46 Jeff Sarris We'll have to get you a mic over there. But, so for episode 100, I thought it would be fun to have a little bubbly. This is not a sponsor. I know we're not covering up the brand or anything, but, I love Liquid Death. It's ice cold. We have our little champagne glasses, so what do you say we crack it open for a little bubbly. 00:03:03 Jill Harris Yeah, I think we should. I But, it's water, people, so you know. Nobody wants to see me buzzed on a podcast. That ain't cute. Most people are like, "She's already drinking. She's drunk! Henry, I think she's drunk now." Okay. 00:03:16 Jeff Sarris But, this is wild, 100 episodes. Like, 00:03:19 Jill Harris Cheers, my friend. 00:03:20 Jeff Sarris Yeah, cheers. This is a long There we go. 00:03:22 Jill Harris Happy 100, Amara. Thank you for all, everything. 00:03:25 Jeff Sarris I shouldn't have clinked near your glass, sorry. 00:03:27 Jill Harris Cheers! And cheers to all of our audience members that support us, our community. So, without you supporting us, there may not have been 100 episodes, so we are grateful, grateful, grateful for your love and your support, so cheers to 100 episodes. Super awesome. 00:03:45 Jeff Sarris But, yeah. 00:03:47 Jill Harris I Listen, I like Liquid Death. I don't know why they wouldn't support us. I don't know. 00:03:51 Jeff Sarris Who knows? Maybe one day. 00:03:52 Jill Harris Maybe one day, but, and it's a cool label. I don't know if our community would love this label, but I do. I'm kind of a rock and roll girl, so I like it. 00:04:00 Jeff Sarris Well, and it's fun because they put it in like the tallboy cans to be like, "No, you're drinking." Did you ever see the commercial, actually, the Super Bowl commercial with the kids? That one is a riot. So, anyone who hasn't seen it, it's, it looks like a bunch of kids getting trashed. But, they're just drinking sparkling water, but 00:04:16 Jill Harris Here's Here's what I like about their brand. So, if you're somebody who does not drink, you can not feel so like, "Are you not drinking?" with this, right? And, some people are like, "Oh," you know, they just think you're drinking alcohol, which, I mean, again, at our age, we shouldn't have to hide the fact that we don't want to drink if we don't want to. But, I'm just saying I think it's a great little, I think it's a great brand. And, no, they don't, they do not sponsor us, but that's just my feelings on it. 00:04:43 Jeff Sarris Well, yeah, and who knows, maybe one day. Maybe, we'll reach out and see if they're interested. But, yeah, I thought it was perfect, too, because water, we have to get our fluids in. It's funny because now I feel like we're I'm going to end up mirroring you, I'm like I need to drink more. ### Sparkling Water Safety for Stone Formers 00:04:55 Jill Harris Well, and also, here's the thing, so people will ask 'cause I'll get a kidney stone thing in here, by golly. You can drink sparkling water. It counts, of course, as fluids, so, you know. For some people, there may be too much phosphorus in your sparkling water, and if you have chronic kidney disease, that could be a problem. But, for just regular old kidney stone formers without any other ailments, it's absolutely fine to drink bubbles. That's not a problem. It's not my preference overall, but I like flat water, but you do you, people. 00:05:24 Jeff Sarris Yeah, and we do have flat water for you there, so we're all good. 00:05:27 Jill Harris Yes, I have both. But, I do like it. I'm just saying it's not my main, I will have it sometimes. 00:05:30 Jeff Sarris Oh, yeah, definitely. Oh, for sure, and you have the Jill-size, jar, I have the Jeff-size jar. So, 00:05:37 Jill Harris Always got to, stay hydrated. 00:05:39 Jeff Sarris Yeah. 00:05:40 Jill Harris Okay. 00:05:41 Jeff Sarris We will post a photo later, of the difference in sizes. Yeah, 'cause you can't tell. It's funny because online, especially, we're both sitting all the time within the camera, but, you probably can see it a little bit here, but we'll see later. But, we have some voicemails from, some amazing people, which, we'll get into, like, like a topic today, but I figure we start with a couple voicemails just 'cause, I don't know, people in the community are so nice, and, I had a little call-out on, the Facebook page, which is the Kidney Stone Prevention Group. 00:06:12 Jill Harris I know, I saw that. That was so sweet of you. That was so thoughtful of you. 00:06:15 Jeff Sarris Well, yeah, I mean, 100 it's, I mean, this is 101 weeks in a row, which is a lot for anything. Like, most endeavors don't make it past 100, whether it's a podcast, a YouTube channel, like yeah, any sort of creative endeavor. It's really rare to cross 100, and doing one a week like we're doing, I mean, that's almost two years. We're just barely under two years, which is wild. 00:06:38 Jill Harris I noticed that. In September, it will be around, right, right, it will be two years, so, you know, there's something to say, and we you were talking about this earlier, about sticking to something, having grit to, you know, weather storms, no matter what's coming up, no matter what comes up in our lives, and Jeff is very busy with all of his work, I'm very busy with all of my work, the fact that we have made, we've missed one week, I believe, of this podcast, but, you know, putting everything aside to tape these shows, to give to, the kidney stone community, it's it is a great big milestone. I did not know that about 100th of something, so that's that's super awesome. 00:07:16 Jeff Sarris Yeah. Yeah, and because there's so many podcasts, but most of them are dormant. It's not Right. It's It's sort of surprising how many would be out there that are just quiet now. But, yeah, what do you say we get into one of these voicemails? Let's see. Who do I want to go for here? Let's start here. ### Debating Middle Names on Listener Voicemail 00:07:34 Jill Harris Hi, Jeff. Hi, Jill. This is Kim Margaret Murray from Naperville. I just wanted to congratulate you both for your 100th episode. And, I hope you continue on a beautiful journey together. And, thank you so much for all your information. And, have a wonderful day. Thank you, again. And, congratulations. Bye-bye. 00:07:54 Jeff Sarris That's so sweet. 00:07:55 Jill Harris Oh, Kim! So, that's my sister. Oh. Okay, but, hold on. Okay, so, I didn't know she I do not know who's calling in, people. I never do. But, I had this, okay, wait, we got to talk. We got to talk. Are we on? Hello? We got to talk. Okay, so, first of all, I brought this 'cause I found this, my birth certificate. And, the reason I'm bringing it up, I was going to bring it up, I just forgot about it until my sister clocked on there. She just said Kim Margaret Murray. Kim, that is not your middle name! It's not your middle name, and don't let that old lady living downstairs from you tell you it is. Here's my birth certificate, people. You see those stars? See the stars? That's no middle name. Jill Harris. Ma and Kim, and, Kim, go get your birth certificate, you probably don't have it, but I have mine. We don't have a middle name. So, I'm standing by my original claim that Mom is not very creative, okay? And, that's the end of that story. So, that solves, "Does Jill have a middle name or not?" And, also, Kim, thank you for your call, but you also do not have a middle name. Okay, that's that's my take on that. But, that was so sweet that she called. That was unexpected, I didn't I didn't know. 00:09:15 Jeff Sarris I know, I love that. I love that she threw the middle the second name in there. 00:09:19 Jill Harris My god. Me and my family. God help us. 00:09:23 Jeff Sarris No, but it's fun. 00:09:24 Jill Harris It is fun. 00:09:25 Jeff Sarris I really like it. So, along those lines, let me just play one more for right now. 00:09:31 Jill Harris Hi, Jill, it's Mickey. Mom made me do this so you'll know. But, anyway, I want to wish you continued success for you and Jeff on your 100th episode. Do you hear her in the background prompting him? Yeah. The best to both of you. Okay? Take care. 00:09:57 Jeff Sarris So, that You have a sweet family. 00:09:58 Jill Harris Yes, that's that's my stepfather. Well, we I'm glad we caught them on a day where they're all not drunk, so that's that's a bonus. Well, that's a bonus. But, so, I heard my mother in the background, "And Jeff. Say, 'and Jeff.'" God bless him, he can't do anything by himself without her chipping in. So, Mike, thank you very much for that. 00:10:21 Jeff Sarris Yeah, it's really sweet. I'll play a few more, a little later, but we were going to talk sort of about, what was the topic we were going to talk about? I'll let you lead into it. ### Celebrating Small Wins and Maintaining Grit 00:10:28 Jill Harris Well, w- well, so, we had two that we were kind of thinking about, and so, this we this kind of falls under our lifestyle category. So, you know, we call this podcast Kidney Stone Diet and Living Your Best Life because in order to eat healthy and live a healthier life, there's a whole bunch of other things that have to happen. If it was just about eating lettuce, then, I would this would be the most boring career I've ever had in my life. This is about how do you how do you get where you need to go? What how do you stay on the path? So, Jeff wanted to talk about grit, and I wanted to talk about, you know, celebrating the little things in life. But, they coincide, right? So, in order to stick, in order to get to 100 episodes, you have to be grateful, you have to realize all the things you've just been through to get there, and, also, you've got to stick to things, even though there's some days you may not want to do it. There's there's some days that Jeff doesn't feel well, or I won't feel well, but we're going to show up for this podcast no matter what, and we're going to put a happy face on, and we're going to do it. So, sometimes, you have to fake it till you make it in life, and that's okay. But, I think, mostly, one of the things that we don't pay attention to in life, and, this is how we get grit, we have to take note of all the things that we do get done or we do well, instead of always focusing on the things that, "Ugh, I can't believe I screwed that up," or, "Oh, my god, this didn't go my way." It's easy to focus on stuff like that and forget about all the small wins that you have every day. But, I just think, you know, like celebrating the 100th episode, that's a big deal. So, we could have just gone and not celebrated it, but I think it's not just for us that we're celebrating it, it's for everybody in the community. It's we're we're still here after 100 episodes. The world has been upside down, but we're still here, and we're all together, and we're learning, and we're putting and getting information out there, so people can live a better life, and it's not easy to do that. But, knowing how much we're making a difference in other people's lives, well, that's what keeps you going, and that's celebrating wins every single week. Every time you guys comment or call in, that just fills us up to go and get motivated and do more. So, when you celebrate small wins, it will help you stay fueled, energized, keep going, stay on track, where you need less grit, right? Really! So, I mean, you'll you'll use less grit because you're so happy that you're celebrating all these small wins. Does that make sense to you? 00:13:14 Jeff Sarris Oh, yeah, definitely does, because it is it's, you're having little goals along the way. Like, little things you can aspire to reach, or moments you can, look forward to, even, because, like, this is two years. This is a long time, and it's hard to stick to something for such a long time, but having even having that little, checkmark in our minds, like, "We're going to publish an episode every week." It's It's something that when we do, we've accomplished something else, sort of, within our control, but, also, something that might feel daunting. I mean, starting the first episode, 00:13:48 Jill Harris Yeah. ### Building Consistent Habits for Long-Term Success 00:13:49 Jeff Sarris That was a lot. Like, that wasn't just, it wasn't just, "Let's do this," and then 10 minutes later, we had a show. It took time, it took some, maybe, some coercing, too, not like in a negative way, but, like, this isn't something you've done before. Like, I had only been doing it for a few months on my other show. So, it is, 00:14:06 Jill Harris It's not something, so, you guys know, this is something I never planned. Jeff and Dave were like, "You know," the other partner in our Kidney Stone Diet, "you know, you might want to think about this." And, you know, I'm old, people. And, so, I always tell people, you know, you don't get something in your mind, or someone suggests something, and then the next day, you do it. Most of us are not like that, myself included, and this is why I always have a lot of empathy for people trying to make change. Somebody could have told me something for a while, and I have to then come to it on my own, really absorb it, and make myself ready. 'Cause when you're already a busy person, then to add something else to our plates, that's a big deal, right? So, but, here's what's so exciting. Wait, I get so excited, wait. Here's what's so great about that. Once you do make room in your heart for the new said thing, then you're just like, "Well, what makes me so happy about that is when you prioritize something, if you're not ready for it, it could be a whole bunch of different reasons, who knows, good, bad, whatever. But, the But, the thing is once you are ready, and it opens up, and you do it, and you're so grateful that you did do it, and then you learn from that, and you're like, 'Damn, remember when I really didn't want to do that, Jeff? And, you said, 'We should open up a YouTube channel.' And, I said, 'I don't know, Jeff, I don't know.' And, then, we do it, and the next thing you know, it's 100 episodes later." So, there's that, but then there's, also, "Remember, Jill, when you didn't want to do that one thing, and then it worked out really great, and you did have room in your schedule for it?" And, then, you can go back on that, and then, you could start another new thing going, "Well, that worked out okay, so let's do this." So, it makes you more open-hearted to change, and bringing new things in. Also, for all of you that are like, "I don't want to follow her stupid diet. She and that stupid kidney stone diet, I hate her, and I hate it." It's because you're just not ready, so don't force yourself, people, because if you're if you're You do what you want to do. You'd be surprised how all of a sudden, time just opens up when you really make a decision that you want to do something. "Jill, I don't want a meal plan." So, Jill made a meal plan service. And, again, so you know, Jeff pushed me towards that, as well. Didn't want to do it. So, it's not like I don't understand that you guys don't want to do things. I get it. But, once you do make the room, and you start the new thing, and you start that path, well, time all of a sudden opens up, so don't be telling me that you don't want to do this, this, and this because you have no time, 'cause that's just an excuse. When you when you when you are ready to do something, time opens up. I don't know what I just said, but there you go. 00:16:54 Jeff Sarris Well, once it becomes a habit, too, it's not only the checkbox of, "I achieved this," but it almost hurts to not do it, because it's like, "I've done this for so long." Like, this positive thing. We can have negative habits, of course, but a positive habit like us coming to the show, maybe someone looking at their sodium for the day, or getting enough water for the day, like those are positive habits that maybe you're tracking that, little checkmark on the calendar, and it's like, "Oh, I have 3 days in a row, I'm not going to miss the fourth," or "I have 30 days, 40 days, 100 days in a row," it's like you're holding yourself more accountable for it. And, there's a little, habit hack that I kind of like where, I know someone, Matt D'Avella, he has a YouTube channel and things, and what he does is, for working out, he has his calendar, and he has a rule that he'll never have two days in a row that are blank. 00:17:48 Jill Harris Yes, I know him. Yes, and I like that hack, too. Yeah. 00:17:51 Jeff Sarris Yeah, so it's just, it's such a simple thing, but I have an "X" here, I missed Tuesday, I'm not going to miss Wednesday because I'm never going to have two in a row. And, I've never had two in a row for so many so many days, so many years, whatever it is. You're holding yourself accountable in a way that's it's artificial, but it's also powerful, because it's coming from within. ### Finding Personal Accountability Hacks 00:18:11 Jill Harris Absolutely, and I love that, and here's Everybody has to find People always ask me, "Well, what's the best way to stay accountable? What's the best diet? What's this, what's that?" It's the one that works for you, whatever that is. Some people will love apps, other people will get, you know, a legal pad. Everybody has their different things. And it's always great to research habit hacks or things like that because what works for that guy, may or may not work for you, so find the things that work for you, so you can be long-term compliant. The other thing is this. The longer you do something, like you said, it just becomes a habit, and, especially if you're on the Kidney Stone Diet or following whatever healthy regimen you are, which I don't know why you would follow anything but the Kidney Stone Diet, quite frankly, 'cause it's extremely healthy, low-salt, low-sugar, but anyway. When you don't follow it, when you do have a day that you just went to pure debauchery, you're like, "Oh, my god, I can't swallow. I'm so thirsty. I'm so bloated. My dungarees don't fit no more." Yes, that's how old I am, dungarees. You know, so you're just like, "Oh, I can't wait to get back to my lifestyle." It's not something that you're like, "Ugh, look at my plate, I got to eat this again?" Like everything that we eat, the three of us as healthy people, we love our food. I'm not eating things and it makes me sad, right? So, when you do fall off the wagon for a day or two, you're so excited to get back to your regimen. When people are like, you know, "I went on vacation, I couldn't wait to get back on the Kidney Stone Diet." It's because they feel good. It's not because they're eating freaking broccoli and not eating a Cheeto, that's not it. They feel better when they eat better, right? And, so, that's that's that's the beauty of this. We're not telling you we're not telling you just to do this because it's the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do, or you'll look adorable in your bikini. No one cares about that. We're telling you to do it because you will feel better, you will lessen your stone risk, if you need to, you'll lose weight, you can lower your hypertension, you can lower your A1C, there's so many great things that come from it. And, when you get the good stuff, well, that, too, is motivating, right? That's what keeps you on track, 'cause you want to you're chasing that outcome of feeling freaking good, right? 00:20:26 Jeff Sarris Oh, yeah, definitely, right, because, and that's the thing, too, because when it comes down to the feeling, and maybe it's It's more common to have a weight loss goal and be like, "I want to lose X number of pounds." But, even when it comes to that and working out, usually, they'll do measurements, like, "Oh, like you're working out now, you only lost 3 lb, but maybe the inches changed," and it's Yeah, so it's changing the perspective where when you feel better, and when feeling better is the main goal, it's so powerful and such an internal motivation that it you can go so far. Like, when you when you find that, 'cause it's hard to find that, too. There's so many so much snake oil and pills and things that promise it, but when you actually find it and it's true, and you know it's true and it works, and it consistently works, whether you just had the night of debauchery or whatever, like you mentioned, you know you can always go back to there and get back to that feeling, and it's it's huge. ### Weight Loss Benefits of Low-Sodium Diets 00:21:21 Jill Harris It's huge, and, so, I think one of the reasons we don't hang out a lot out in person hang out a lot in person is because I'd I'd be pumping out of this chair all the time, 'cause every time you say something, I'm like, "Yeah!" And, I can say this, and this, and this now, right? So, you know, I think, also, as far as weight loss, 'cause so many of my patients come to me for weight loss, as well. And, guess what? They go on the Kidney Stone Diet, because if you're on a low-salt, low-sugar diet, you ain't eating a lot of shit, I mean, that's just how it is, right? So, what's really great is if I just hung out a shingle on my house and said "Weight Loss," I you know, it would not be satisfying to me, because, mostly, people don't keep weight off. It was for a certain time because they wanted to look cute Easter Sunday, or whatever, whatever their thing was, right? And, then, they gain it back, because they went on some kind of crazy, fad diet, they did not learn how to eat properly. And, this is way more than kidney stones. I'm trying to teach people how to eat properly and no bull-dood, meaning it's going to be hard, it's hard to be compliant at first, but once you get past those times, it will become your lifestyle. And, so, when we're putting health around a diet, so, people are successful who come to me and work with me, because they're very motivated to never have another kidney stone again. So, if I'm dealing with somebody named Bob, and he weighs 300 lb, and he's tried to lose weight his whole life, but he couldn't stick to anything, it's because he really didn't have anything to do it for. He was happy eating his pork rinds and drinking his PBR, or whatever. So, it was like, you know, he didn't have anything. And, then, he gets a kidney stone, or then he gets diabetes, or then he has a heart attack, and, all of a sudden, you're like, "Holy frijoles, time to get to stepping." So, it's not that I'm so great, okay, it's that people are really motivated, and they're very successful because they're working very hard. They take my information, take our information from YouTube, and they really put it to use, because they're like, "I am never going through that again." It's not about losing weight, they will lose weight now, 'cause they're going to learn how to eat properly, but the kidney stone was the motivating force. Pain is a huge motivation to people, right? You never want to go through that again. Once you start shooting yourself with insulin, all of a sudden, you'll be like, "Yeah, maybe I'll watch my sugar." So, it's it's We can't just We talk about weight and, you know, going on a diet to lose weight, and I just think weight is filled with negative stuff, guilt, and shame, and failure, and all this stuff. When we peg it around feeling better, people are motivated, and it's a real goal. It's not to look skinny, who gives a damn about that? But, it is people want to look good, of course, but, that's a nice side effect from doing the Kidney Stone Diet, but it's more about it's the lifestyle you're going to lead. Jeff and I always seem happy and up, well, I don't know, this is how I think of us, maybe you don't, I don't know, but that's how I think we come off. And it is because we take care of ourselves, and, so, you can't feel good up here, and your body cannot feel good and move the way it wants to, and all that stuff, if you don't treat it properly and move it and nourish it. That's what this is about. It's not about doing cleanses, it's not about doing a 30-day fast, it's not about it's not about that, it's about learning how to eat like a mature grownup and stop eating like a child, it's ridiculous, and we also shouldn't be, having our children eat like that either, by the way. But, anyway, I digress as always. 00:25:08 Jeff Sarris No, that's perfect. I think we should play a couple more of these voicemails here, though. I don't want to leave them hanging. So, I'm going to start with this one. ### Family Congratulatory Voicemail and Mentorship 00:25:19 Jill Harris Hi, Jeff. Hi, Jill Margaret. We did it! We did it, 100 episodes! Wonderful, God bless you both. You put your heart and soul into this, this journey that you've been on. We have to thank so many people, like Dr. Coe, who's been a mentor to Jill, who's been like a dad to Jill, who's helped Jill all these years. You've both done so much work, and, and, Jeff, especially you, putting up with this Jill Margaret, how you let her go on and on about how all her life, she didn't have a middle name, she was told she didn't have, and you should do an episode about middle names. No! We don't care about middle names. We care about kidney stones. Now, Jill, relax, I know what you're thinking, you're saying, "Listen, old lady, what do you mean 'we?' This is Jeff and me. There's no 'we.'" Well, let me remind you, honey, without me, there is no you. Congratulations. Love you both, Mom. 00:26:37 Jeff Sarris Oh, boy. 00:26:38 Jill Harris I mean, do First of all, thank you, Mom. Second of all, the middle name, so you could stop with the Jill Margaret, you're not fooling nobody no more. The jig is up, as you would say. And, I am not surprised at all that you say "we," because I know you feel you are the show. And, I think our viewers also think you're the show, so no one's surprised by any of that. But, I will say this, it was very important that you brought up Dr. Fred Coe, and he is like a father to me. He's, my career is based upon all his work, and I would be nothing without him, so, Fred, I love you. He doesn't listen to the show anyway. He's too busy researching something at 86 years old, he doesn't care about my show, our show, but, he is, a force to be reckoned with. He'll be 86 or 87, I don't even know, but he's way up there, 7 days a week working, kidney stone stuff, working on his website at kidney stone die- kidney stone.uchicago.edu. Oh, God, you see, I have nothing without Jeff. Nothing. And, also, Fred. So, Dr. Coe, he look, he's the granddaddy of kidney stone prevention, and we wouldn't be here if he wasn't here, so it just goes like that. And, Mom, yeah, you're the best, I love you, you know that. You're an integral part of this show. 00:28:00 Jeff Sarris Absolutely. Yeah, so much fun. All whenever she leaves a voicemail, it's It's just great. 00:28:06 Jill Harris She's a pip. 00:28:07 Jeff Sarris Let me see who else, because there are a couple more I wanted to play, and then we'll probably end up wrapping soon, 'cause we're going to, record a few like we normally do. 00:28:15 Jill Harris Yeah. 00:28:16 Jeff Sarris But let's ### Facebook Group Support for Kidney Health 00:28:18 Jill Harris Oh, my goodness! Are you kidding me? 100 episodes? This is Pam from the Facebook group just calling to congratulate Jill and Jeff on 100 episodes. That is so incredibly exciting, and I can honestly say I've seen all 100 of them. And, I just wanted to tell you, Jill, that you are amazing and awesome, and this little thing that happened this past week is a perfect example of why I love you so much. You put a video on the Facebook page of you sitting there drinking a protein shake, and saying, "Somebody told me people said I couldn't you couldn't drink protein shakes. I never said that," while you're drinking a protein shake. It's just that, snarky sense of humor you have that I relate to you so well, because it's exactly how I am, so I'm so happy I found you. Thousands of people are so happy they found you, and I just wanted to say congratulations. I hope you have a wonderful day, and, yeah, that's it. Talk to you soon. Bye. Okay, Pam is a very valued member on the Facebook page, and the Facebook page is called It's a private group because people post their medical information there, you know, they'll say stuff about their kidney stone stuff, so I made it private, you have to be accepted to get into it, Kidney Stone Prevention Diet on Facebook or something like that. Anyway, Pam, is she's Pam is the kind of person that once she needs to do something, she just takes the bull by the horns, and she's a very active member on that page, and she is I mean, when I'm not on the page, there's many people on that page that write and give the correct answer 'cause they've been they've, you know, whether they worked with me, or they just stayed on the page to get the right information, or, like Pam, watched every YouTube, show that we put on, and, so, she's a wonderful member of our Facebook page, and she's very helpful to me, period. So, thanks, Pam, we love you, and we appreciate you calling in, it was very sweet of you. 00:30:26 Jeff Sarris Yeah, super sweet, and thank you to everyone who called in, I don't want to just play all voicemails for the episode, but, like, we really appreciate each and every one of you who called in, and everyone who just calls in with questions, people who have liked and commented and shared this with others, and people who are in the Facebook group, like you mentioned, and every little bit helps because we want to reach as many people as we possibly can with the show, with the platform, and help in any way that, works for them. Some people only watch videos, some people only listen, some people only read, so we have the blog and everything in the email newsletter. And, it's just so important because if it's just the two of us, the three of us, or the three of us with Dave, whatever it is, we're just talking to ourselves. Like, if we don't have the community out there engaging with us, with each other, and sharing, we don't have anything, so, yeah, just thank you to everyone. ### Fostering Community Support in Healthcare 00:31:14 Jill Harris I can't stress that enough, what we're here is to foster a community, that's very important for us, it's especially important for me, since I'm answering all these questions and stuff, and I thrive off of it because as a nurse, I've I've dedicated my career to helping people, so you want to know that you're making a difference, and, you know, there's never a day that goes by where I don't feel that. So, what we give out to the community, I think we get 500 times back, so it's very rewarding for us. And, I want everyone to know who's watching and who does comment and participates in the show, I can't tell you how it fills up our hearts here, and how much it means to us, your support, and your love, and your generosity of kind words. I just feel, and I know Jeff feels like this, and since he's right there, he can say it himself, but I just feel like I when I wake up, I really can't wait to get to work, and I feel like I've been blessed from the heavens for this beautiful career that I have. I do owe it to Dr. Coe, he started me this route, and just all the wonderful people, I owe it to this whole community, so I want to thank everybody, and there's many things with our business that I wouldn't be here without Amara, Jeff, and Dave, so, thank you very much to you as well. 00:32:32 Jeff Sarris Yeah, I mean, thank you, and on behalf of everyone, 'cause you are you're the driving force making all of this happen, and making so much change for so many people for decades. I mean, it is amazing. Like, I am I'm just in awe of everything you've done and continue to do, so, like, it's huge, so I'm just so excited and happy to be a part of it, and do what we can to help in our own way. 00:32:53 Jill Harris Thank you. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Thank I mean, Oh, god, please don't let the old lady cry, 'cause that could be happening, but I wouldn't be in a lot of the places I am without Jeff, Dave, and Amara, so I want everyone to know that, because I would I just wouldn't, so thank you from the bottom of my heart, all of you, I appreciate it. 00:33:12 Jeff Sarris Well, yeah, so, cheers. 00:33:13 Jill Harris Cheers! 00:33:14 Jeff Sarris This has been great, the 100th episode. 00:33:17 Jill Harris Cheers! And, thank you, everybody, for being here with us, we appreciate your love and support. 00:33:22 Jeff Sarris Yeah, thank you so much, and if you have any questions, 773-789-8763, and we'll have you on a future episode. But, yeah, this has been great, and, yeah, we're going to keep going. 00:33:31 Jill Harris Going to keep going, baby. Let's go. Love you, Amara. Bye! 00:33:36 Jeff Sarris SPYR.