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Success StoriesSee articleI 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 198 pounds. I used various fad diets to shed some of it every decade or so, but it always came back. Keto worked the best in terms of weight-loss, but only temporarily, and […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAs 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 would I? Everyone around us was eating the same foods. My diet consisted of red meat, chicken, fish, eggs, lots of saturated fat, butter and buttermilk, obscene amounts of sugar, and just a […] -
How ToSee articleHow 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 an evening binge-watching movies from the comfort of your couch. Maintaining a steady fitness routine throughout the winter months will not only fend off winter (and holiday) weight gain, but it can also […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI 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 knew that this could be my fate, too. At the time I was eating fast almost every day. I’m talking Supersonic double cheeseburgers, six mozzarella sticks, and a large shake after 8:30 at […] -
Success StoriesSee articleSince 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 of junk food, and I was totally hooked on cheese. Whenever I did manage to lose a few pounds, I always put them right back on. In 2021, a year into the pandemic, […] -
Success StoriesSee articleOn 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 was excessively drawn to cheese in particular. I nibbled on snacks all day long, and never felt nutritionally satisfied. In an attempt to lose weight, I’d tried lots of different diets over the […] -
How ToSee articleLosing 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 Control and Prevention. The standard American diet is called SAD for a reason: It’s loaded with processed foods that drive many of the standard American diseases, including obesity. While multiple scientific studies have […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAfter 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 that despite my cancer-free status, I was not healthy. I had several persistent ailments, including severe asthma, chronic pain, and fatigue. I was cancer-free and surviving, rather than cancer-free and thriving. On top […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFrom Hot Dog King to Whole-Food, Plant-Based: My 210-Pound Weight-Loss Journey
My weight problems first started in my 30s, when I opened a hot dog stand at a mall and began eating most of my meals at the food court. I changed careers in 2008, but my diet didn’t get any better. I started most days with a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich and a large […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI 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 would not have been unheard of for me to sit down and eat a pound of bacon in one sitting. In July 2020 I found myself sitting at 265 pounds. My clothes did […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI’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 periods of time, only to gain it all back and more. My standard American diet caught up with me in my mid-40s, as my doctor became concerned with my rising LDL cholesterol levels. […] -
Success StoriesSee articleAfter 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 every time, the old habits returned, along with the weight. By 2013, at age 55, I was at the end of my rope. I was in the grips of a lifelong depression that […]
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