Tag: weight loss
Oil-Free and Thriving: Restored to Health on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
Throughout my adult life, I’ve experimented with different diets in an effort to lose weight. A few years ago, I gave up…
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Breaking the Cycle of Deprivation: I Lost Weight and Resolved Several Health Issues on a WFPB Diet
I hail from Kansas City, Missouri (a town known for its barbecue), and grew up on the standard American diet, with lots…
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On a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet, I’m Staying Fit Without Counting Calories
In high school I was an athlete. I was used to consuming lots of calories; I was burning them off just as…
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I Went Vegan for the Animals. I Cut Out Highly Processed Foods for My Health
My father ran a slaughterhouse, so my family ate a lot of meat when I was growing up. I couldn’t wait to…
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I Beat Heart Disease and Lost 44 Pounds in 9 Months Without Portion Control
For much of my adult life, I carried 50 to 60 pounds excess weight. I’m 5-foot-3, and at my heaviest, I weighed…
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As Early as Day 3 on a WFPB Diet, I Noticed I Had So Much More Energy
I grew up believing that eating meat was necessary. I was encouraged to follow the family traditions and not question them. Why…
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How Plant-Based Experts Stay Fit All Winter Long (No Gym Membership Required)
As the nights grow longer and the weather gets colder it can be tempting to skip the gym in favor of spending…
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I Went Plant Based (and Dropped 60 Pounds) After Losing My Dad to His Third Heart Attack
In 2021, I lost my dad to his third heart attack. He was just 52, but he was diabetic and obese. I…
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Since Going Plant-Based, I’ve Ditched Statins, Prediabetes, and 50 Pounds
I stopped eating meat back in 1994, primarily because I thought it might help me lose weight. But I ate a lot…
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On a Healthy Plant-Based Diet, I’ve Reversed Type 2 Diabetes and Sky-High Cholesterol
Before going whole-food, plant-based (WFPB), I ate a standard American diet—lots of processed breads, pasta, pizza, and salads with fat-laden dressings. I…
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Losing Weight on a Plant-Based, Vegan Diet: Tips for Success
A whopping 49.1 percent of Americans actively tried to lose weight within the last calendar year, according to the Centers for Disease…
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After Years of Severe Asthma and Chronic Pain, I’m Breathing Easier on a Plant-Based Diet
My plant-based journey began when I’d been cancer-free for 10 years and had a newborn son. I came to the grim realization…
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