From 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…
Decades of Chronic Joint Pain Gone Within Weeks on a Plant-Based Diet
My husband, Patrick, and I are both registered nurses working in acute care. While we each hold a master’s degree in nursing…
I Have So Much More Energy After Going from Vegan to Whole-Food-Plant-Based
Three years ago, my fiancé and I went vegan after watching The Game Changers. The advantages of a plant-based diet were indisputable,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I Resolved a Decade of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
November 2010 was when my life began to change. I was 37 years old, and had just opened my own massage therapy…
A Widowmaker Cardiac Event Was the Wake-Up Call I Needed to Change My Diet
Biking in the Colorado mountains can be challenging any day. But on Aug. 1, 2018, it was life-changing. My husband, Chris, and…