Tag: weight loss
A Life-Threatening Stroke Spurred Me to Try a Plant-Based Diet, and I’ve Never Looked Back
Growing up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, I was a pretty active kid. I lived for playing outdoors with my brothers, Bryan and Bobby,…
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Conquering Addiction to Processed Foods on a Plant-Based Diet
I struggled with being overweight for most of my adult life. At my heaviest, I was 250 pounds. I managed to shed…
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My Journey from Junk-Food Vegan to Whole-Food, Plant-Based
I began dabbling in a raw vegan diet for my health in 2005, but I could never fully commit to it and…
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My Pandemic Transformation: Losing 100 Pounds in a Year on a Plant-Based Diet
Growing up, I never had a problem with excess weight, and in fact, I tended toward being underweight. I ate meat, but…
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Webinar Replay: Lose Weight for Good with a Healthy Plant-Based Diet
Have you found some weight-loss success, only to hit a frustrating plateau in your progress? Losing weight is rarely easy, but it…
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From Obese Vegetarian to Fitter Than Ever on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
I’ve struggled with weight for most of my life. I was the big kid who got teased on the playground and then…
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I Dropped 100 Pounds in One Year by Ditching Animal Products, Processed Foods
I’ve been big for most of my life. I wasn’t an obese child, but I was tall and overweight, and I knew…
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From Unmotivated to Unstoppable: My Transformation on a Plant-Based Diet
Prior to transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, I had little desire to do anything healthy. I had unfairly lost a court battle…
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Understanding the Risks and Causes of Obesity
In today’s world, an increasing number of people are overweight or obese. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2017 more…
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How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Me Be Migraine-Free
My father has type 2 diabetes. In the summer of 2013, he switched to a whole-food, plant-based diet to manage his disease…
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We’ve Lost 195 Pounds Combined Since Going Plant-Based
I grew up in an unhealthy vegetarian household. My mom, dad, and I were all overweight. We ate a lot of highly…
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A Plant-Based Diet Cut My LDL Cholesterol in Half
Like many people, I struggled with my weight from a very early age. I tried nearly every diet you can think of….
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