Tag: weight loss
I Went Plant-Based, Said Goodbye to 100 Pounds, Prediabetes, and My CPAP Machine
Prior to starting my plant-based diet journey, I didn’t think that a meal was truly a meal unless it contained meat. It…
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I’m Losing Weight the Healthy Way on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
I have struggled with food addiction, obesity, and yo-yo dieting most of my adult life. I managed to lose weight for brief…
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After Decades of Dieting and Depression, I’m Healthy and Happy on a Plant-Based Diet
I started dieting at the age of 9. Every time I lost weight I swore to myself that I’d never regain it—but…
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Facing Prediabetes, I Ditched Fast Food for Plant Foods
I used to live off highly processed snacks and fast food, often eating entire pizzas and boxes of fried chicken. You name…
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I Lost 400 Pounds, Reversed 3 Chronic Diseases on a Whole-Food Vegan Diet
I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I lost my…
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My Husband and I Lost 35 Pounds Each on a Plant-Based Diet, and We Never Felt Deprived
I struggled with my weight for nearly 30 years. First, it was from having children. Then, a few years ago, I began…
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How Working from Home Helped Me Lose 90 Pounds
I’ve always been athletic. In college, I played a few years of football and then joined the competitive cycling teams. But proper…
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My 30 Years of Joint Pain Lifted Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
In 1988, I began developing recurring migratory abdominal, thoracic, and joint pain associated with recurring low-grade fevers. Essentially, my whole body felt…
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I Ditched Meat, Dairy, Highly Processed Foods… and Half of My Body Weight
I consider myself the Every Woman, the one who spent most of her life either planning to go on a diet, struggling…
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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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