She Lost Over 250 Pounds by Going Vegan | Jamie Morgan Reno

[@citadelofwinds1564]

Great interview as always. And I can attest the plant based diet really works. I started this in February and have now lost about 40 kg (80 lb). It took only small changes to show big results, and the weight has been dropping like never before. The crucial step was to let go of processed foods and junk foods - "moderation" and portion control merely leave you feeling hungry and craving more, because that diet is so nutritionally depleted that cutting portions merely starves the body of the tiny amounts of nutrients left in those foods. When I switched over to a mostly vegan, mostly unprocessed diet, and ate enough fruit, veg and legumes to satisfy nutritional needs, I found my appetite went down very quickly. Some days I had to remind myself to eat because I literally did not feel hungry. It was the first time in my life I had been able to stay on a diet for more than 3-6 months - it's now been 11 months and counting. A key factor was getting rid of the addictive junk foods, especially cheese. The more fruit and vegs I ate, the less appetite I had - all cravings went thataway. I used an app to track macronutrients and micronutrients, and adjusted as needed. The app was a great way to find out exactly where the excess fat and salt had been lurking, and that led to me ditching most salad dressings and bread. I was finally able to find wholewheat wraps with very little added salt, but mostly I replaced bread with potatoes, and they provide a wide range of nutrients as well as satiety. I tried a low carb diet years ago and it made me so sick I had to abandon it within weeks. I later learned just how damaging such diets are. I also tried a 100% vegan diet of mostly raw foods, but that didn't provide enough calories so I was constantly hungry. I abandoned that because I felt too tired on it. Now I have finally found a happy medium - a 20% fat plant based diet that is high in nutrients and provides enough satiety. Crucially, it is a sustainable diet, not a temporary fix - I know I can stay on this for the rest of my life, because I feel healthier than I have for over 10 years. Keep up the good work with the great information, interviews and shared success stories.

[@BB-lp5jg]

BIG THANKS👋👋👍🇨🇭

[@baohoainguyen]

Chuck's podcasts with real life stories are currently the best and most engaging videos on WFPB. He has a genuine passion for this subject and we are very fortunate to have him.

[@Shevock]

A few weeks ago I'm running and some older guy yells at me, "stop adding sugar to your food." Now i ran a marathon on October, I'm down to 282 from 308. And i haven't added sugar to any food in more than 25 years. Sugar didn't make this body and nobody on the street knows my journey and where I am in it. Frankly it's embarrassing having somebody scream this at me in public when I'm out running. I can see why lots of folk would stop running in public from that experience.

[@lorij9649]

Dear Chuck, I love you so much for your kindness and compassion and the way you ask questions in your interviews. You are such a blessing to us all now. I am almost 69 and very slender (size zero jeans) and eat a ton of organic veges, but my Mom was always overweight. I have two very painful memories from my childhood. One was seeing a fat lady at Pizza Hut in Houston, Texas sitting alone with a large pizza. The other was my overweight mom bringing an umbrella to my 1st grade classroom.... and I felt shame. :(. I am still bewildered when I meet women who talk about dieting and lowering their carbs etc. This is so painful to watch.

[@robertjacobs861]

It is truly a blessing to watch the Exam Room. I am trying to become wholly WFPB but am not quite there yet. I have no real health issues except for weight, so I am thankful for that, but I also know things could change if I don’t make changes in my diet. Each one of these episodes and the people sharing their experiences strengthens and uplifts me, and your obvious care and compassion show through continually. Thank you so much. Louise J

[@smallfootprint2961]

Now I know for the first time in my life what abstinence really means. It's been a lifetime journey. Thank you for bringing all these healing messages to us.

[@scheristamper9282]

So many things said today are exactly what I am going through right now. The little devil whispering in your ear, " go ahead have those chips, you got this" is what I hear. I did a year ago and still struggling to get my life back in control. Thank you for all your videos they are really helping.

[@TrashFashionNL]

Loving the interaction between you two, sharing your similar experiences. Big thanks to both of you for your openness and inspiration!

[@cherij7000]

Great interview! Chuck, you are such an engaging and empathetic interviewer. Jamie, you are an inspiration for many people. Congratulations on your sustained weight loss success and finding that WFPB lifestyle is part of the key.

[@cynthianuver3861]

I watched all of Jamie's videos and find such inspiration from her. Thank you both for your willingness to be to so entirely honest. I have also watched many of your videos, Chuck, as well. You too are such an inspiration to me, a processed food addict. I will continue to watch your videos to learn and be inspired. You both look and sound healthy and wonderful. I'm older (in my 60's) and am not going to give in to a miserable last phase of life by giving in to the addictive foods. You give me hope that we can live much happier lives by using food as our medicine and nutrition instead of recreation! Thanks so much. Keep the videos coming!

[@citadelofwinds1564]

These interviews and shared stories are a big help. I was also addicted to processed foods and junk food. I started my plant food diet in February and have lost 40 kg, not to mention losing all cravings for the old junk. This diet has been the only one I have been able to stick with for so long. This channel does a great public service in spreading the good word about plant based diets and their powerful health benefits.

[@broccolista]

Thank you, Chuck for your thoughtful interviews. You have a perspective that only people who have endured the pain of being obese can understand. Thank you Jamie for sharing your courageous story with all of us. Being formerly 325 pounds myself, I relate to everything you shared.♥

[@cindy7702]

I LOVE this show.. I watch it all the time.. I have lost my weight but I always need reassurance.. I have eaten plant based for 3 years now and feel much better.. thank you for this.. Continue the great work

[@graysteph3381]

Wow-such a powerful episode❤️ Love how you both talk about the “why” behind your food addiction. I think that’s such an important piece! And you’re both such an inspiration ❤️

[@amandaatwater75]

I used to eat enough for two or three people at a time. I did it when others weren't looking. I, also, am learning boundary setting for people in my life. I, once even hid two Edward's single serve pies in between salad mixes so my boyfriend wouldnt see it. We were in different vehicles and I scarfed them down before they could even slightly thaw. I'm so glad that I'm not that person anymore. I struggle still but it's so much less.

[@chiyerano]

Had to chuckle at the 'food psychology' bit. Thank you both for this honest and highly relatable interview. 😊

[@Jen.Rothstein]

Food addiction is completely legit. I couldn’t fight it on my own. I had to go a month of treatment for it. (Milestones in Recovery in Florida). I’m keeping the recovery going through a 12 Step group. Putting down flour, sugar, and refined/processed foods is absolutely essential. You can do it with help! Reach out for it.

[@helenhucker346]

Thank you both for this excellent interview. The term 'processed food addiction' speaks volumes. The processed food companies have engineered products that target reward areas of the brain and under these circumstances anyone could become addicted. I speak as a slender person who has never been overweight or dieted but there are certain snack foods that I find very hard to resist. My heart goes out to those who have been exploited by the food industry and let down by the medical profession. Sending best wishes from the UK.

[@crochetsounds]

My most devastating moment was when I was on a company trip and we were at an amusement park and I was unable to fit in the seat of the ride that we had been waiting almost an hour to get on to and I had to leave everybody behind and go behind the gate.

[@tonyaquinn7822]

This was absolutely helpful!! Thanks you so much Chuck for your work!!!

[@gailsannik9466]

I totally get this. I know I have an addiction to tortilla chips. I know all about the white knuckles. I am struggling with having these things in the house with the uncooperative family. This video gives me hope.

[@happycook6737]

Get a locking food locker. Make them use it.

[@mini4196]

Great interview 😊love her shirt and earings 🌞 she looks so young and pretty😇😇also love chucks shirt and tie combo colors thank you both so much 🙏

[@jodyv7533]

You go girl!!😊 Thank you for sharing your story.

[@monicapoole2115]

I can so relate to you! Fat as a shield! Yes, that is true. I only lost 100 lbs, but I can still relate. Thank you for doing this interview 🙏 💜

[@luvurobert]

Good for you, Monica! 🤗

[@redonionsyummy]

Well done! "only" 100.. that's awesome.. you're amazing 🤩

[@jessicamagrino33]

Hello, and thank you for being so open and available as a WFPB advocate with your story. I have also struggled with food addiction, but just food in general. I do stay away from non WFPB foods with exception to an occasional pastry to taste or try. However, I notice that I seem to have a love for eating in general, and even now following a WFPB lifestyle, I am still a foodie and eats large volumes. My question is whether you notice even eating healthier, do you still want to just EAT for the sake of eating sometimes?

[@Nina-hk7ub]

My husband taught me about this way of eating because he loves to eat huge quantities of food. It’s normal for some people...

[@kate60]

Excellent. So happy that you are free.

[@lindaripp5902]

Thank you for bringing her on and sharing her with us.

[@katerowlands4398]

Bless you both for sharing, helping me so much

[@cheryl2199]

Just having them talk so honestly and openly is so helpful and empowering!!

[@ingridneugebauer7562]

Very inspiring interview 💚

[@redonionsyummy]

Thank you both for sharing your experiences.. your journeys are inspirational 💕👍

[@saulsoto6481]

Great interview Chuck! Keep doing a good work that you do!

[@lana7422]

Thank you Jamie for this conversation with Chuck. I learned some things about myself. You are physically attractive and stylish. So happy you found good health and a better life.

[@reality_design]

Awesome story and job. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@5thdimensionliving727]

What an amazing transformation ✅ well done..thank you for your story 🙏

[@amycaruthers7858]

I wonder how often she weighs herself. Great and important interview, thank you both❣️

[@patty6074]

This was a great interview, so inspiring! Thank you, Chuck and Jamie! 🤟🏻

[@clararomero1004]

Hello, could you put before and after photos and how healthy you are with the diet, how long have you been on the diet, at what age did you start, thanks???? Please thanks you

[@harleymandk]

Dear Chuck .... any podcast about Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) ??? and how to fix it with food?

[@cybrarian9]

Chuck Carroll, I need to know where you shop for your shirts and ties. I assume we both live in the Washington DC area as I know your studio is located on the DC border, so maybe you can share your shirt and tie source. Very stylish.

[@christinechristensen7211]

Totally inspiring 💕

[@c.bonabycpa1613]

This was a great interview.

[@lianelindsey1407]

Love this channel... So real!

[@sarangasaman1458]

Good that she mentioned a typical day on a plate. ( current eating pattern after weight adjustment )

[@michaelajoseph6856]

Thank you both for this inspiring video! I don’t know if I can call it a food addiction. Rather a processed supernatural food addiction.

[@clararomero1004]

I know you're married but I love you I love your story I don't miss your interview God continue to bless you 🙏❤️😘💃🏻

[@marley7659]

Hi Clara. Nice comments. haha

[@lotuskm16]

I just love such videos! :D

[@deestephens7480]

Wow... how inspirational. It's going to be a new year for me. Only one problem.. she said she had hair issues when she did the diet yrs ago. I also stopped because I started losing hair. Any suggestions on this besides taking b12, d, and a multi vitamin?

[@bettymaugeri7316]

Good for you 👏

[@melissaribeiro4173]

fast food and junk food are incredibly addictive, i know this for a fact. I'm lucky because i like veg a lot, though when I've gone back to a sad diet (eventually I get hooked on whole bags of cheetos and large bags of m and m's which can be eaten all one late night) I forget how great it feels to eat wfpb the weight loss is uplifting.. Its all about little changes that gets me back on track and not being "perfect".

[@sharinaross1865]

So inspiring.

[@luluandmeow]

congratulations Jamie

[@clararomero1004]

hello from cape coral Florida I love the show I don't miss it🙏❤️😘🌱☀️🏝💃🏻🚴🏻‍♀️🧘‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

[@pam2719]

She’s amazing!!!

[@veggietrish]

How do I find her on social media? The links aren't working.

[@patriciapalaroan1074]

I found her YT : such a pretty face. Haven’t come across her IG or FB yet.

[@veggietrish]

@@patriciapalaroan1074 what is her name on YT? She's very inspiring.

[@patriciapalaroan1074]

I listed it there. Such a pretty face.

[@veggietrish]

@@patriciapalaroan1074 Thank you. I thought you were saying she had a pretty face lol

[@missy3240]

Amazing!

[@Pepi86753]

Keto can work. I once lost 50 to 60lbs on it. But my labs went to hell and I couldn’t keep it up. Plus it gets old, fast. And you just know deep down it can’t be good for you. I am trying plant based again, last time I tried it very Strickly for 4 months and I gained a lot of weight. I’m hoping this time it works. Trying it with no added SOS

[@aureliaglenn2220]

Please read McDougall's Maximum Weight Loss (MWL), and Chef AJ's Secrets to Maximum Weight Loss as you approach your weight loss journey again. (Also view Jeff Novick's video on calorie density, and one of Chef AJ's on how to slim down, which includes a presentation on calorie density.) Hoping for your success!

[@happycook6737]

Try Dr. John McDougal's free program on his website. For maximum weight loss he limits fruit to 3 servings per day and suggests 1/2 the plate be nonstarchy veggies, 1/4 protein like beans and 1/4 starch like rice, potato, etc. I also eat a plate of lettuce leaves dressed with vinegar and lemon. If I'm super hungry I will add clear vegetable soup.

[@Pepi86753]

@@happycook6737 that’s for quacks with all due respect. Way too restrictive.

[@rohannawildon9729]

30 mins in is sooooo relatable 😅 Uhg. So good ❤

[@shauntellanderson2132]

Question? So I’ve been trying to go plant based for years but the issue that I’m running into is the fact that once I get to the 3rd day of being plant based my body starts to hurt really bad. I feel like that it’s my body detoxing from meat but it gets unbearable. Is there anything you can suggest to do so that I can either prevent or minimize the pain in my body?

[@majorenkova]

Give it at least 2 weeks. It's your body detoxing.

[@happycook6737]

For me, it took 2 weeks of crying, intense longing for specific junk foods, etc. I focused on stuffing myself with program compliant foods, keeping non program foods out of the house, and getting high from exercise. I felt like the world had gone from being a color movie with full sound to a silent, black and white movie. I felt horrendous. Prior to this change I ate in a very processed high fat, high sugar way with animal products. I bought and ate at a single sitting 2 gallons ice cream, 1 giant chocolate cake from the warehouse club plus 2 liters soda daily and all the fast food I had already eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I especially liked "Chinese", "Steakhouse" and "Indian" buffets. Then there was the assorted candy before bed. Processed foods and seeking them filled ALL my waking moments. I got up at night to eat too. If you stay the WFPB no SOS, after 2 weeks you will feel better and the natural food will start to taste great. You can do this friend!

[@42rocheller]

@@happycook6737what is sos?

[@clararomero1004]

I’m in love chuck ❤

[@Selahsmum]

i have totally pretended my food order was for somone else. i dont even order two.meals but being so overwheight im sometimes embarassed to be ordering fast food period. so i get it.

[@rohannawildon9729]

Loveeee Jamie ❤ thank you

[@maxinejohnson7232]

She looks amazing!

[@madnezz1961]

I used to cut up my x large pizza boxes into little squares so they were not obvious in the trash bag

[@Lily_J85]

How are you doing? I hope the weight loss is still going strong for you. I’ve 30# eating WFPB and very motivated to keep going.

[@kiranprasad6654]

But Dr kenberry MD opposing vegan diet advising non vegan diet

[@clararomero1004]

Wao amazing 🎉

[@deecee8108]

I can't eat a little bit of that food. I can't moderate those types of foods

[@anir8023]

I eat omad and mostly anything i feel like . Freedom !

[@jackschitt6235]

She LOST over 250 pounds? I've never even gone over 200 and I developed type 2 diabetes in 1998 at only 33. I'm not really a believer in the vegan diet but I guess we all need to do what seems right to us.

[@diz7366]

She is gorgeous.......

[@yoursugabumps]

God bless America....I hate this. I am clearly food addicted. As I listen, I know that these foods are killing me, but the first 30 minutes of this dang interview, all I can think about is that the garbage sounds good and I want it.

[@mihaelaacretu]

❤❤

[@clararomero1004]

She have Instagram?

[@maryburt3114]

wow, fatastic for her. my only question is , how did she get her skin so smoothe and no ntrace of the old flabby skin. I ask because I am losint the weight biut got skin hanging every where.

[@Ecotrekbistro]

I felt jipped from my prime

[@drosas565]

Processed food is causing mental health issues????????????

[@happycook6737]

Processed food made me feel depressed.

[@Pepi86753]

I don’t get why so many people lose weight going vegan. I always gain weight. And I don’t add salt, sugar or oils. Help please.

[@happycook6737]

Have a look at Dr. John McDougal's free program on his website. His Maximum Weight Loss program worked great for me. He has KZbin videos on it too.

[@PeiPeisMom]

Ooh, please don't say "gypped." That's a serious slur.

[@boossersgarage3239]

vegan has nothing to do with it... calories... FFS, why is that such a hard concept...

[@Linda-ic1il]

I know many people who are Keto or Akins and have lost 100 pounds or more and have kept the weight off for many years. It all boils down to calories and that's a fact. Some people do great on a plant base diet, I do not. Others like myself eat meats, dairy, and fatty salad dressing with lots of low carb veggies. My health has turned around and I feel great. I was plant based for yrs. and felt horrible and I would binge on potatoes, pasta, and rice and get fat. I do not hardly any carbs. I have been in Ketosis for at least 6 yrs. and I have no interest in carbs anymore. I think what may be good for you is not going to work for me. As far as you gaining weight when you first started Keto it's because you were eating to many calories. After three months or so you should be fat adapted and losing a lot of weight. These people are not making this up. Keto or Akins does work if you don't go over the calories. Eating a. plant based diet works as well but I know many Vegans who are fat and that's a fact. They eat everything that says vegan and they eat to many calories and calories is what causes a person to gain weight. I think both ways of eating are healthy if it works for you! How you feel mentally and physcally feel. Blood pressure and insulin levels and of course blood work and mine are perfect. I'm a nurse and there are many people thriving on Keto. I had a carb addiction and now I never crave carbs literally at all and that is a gift.

[@TheOakenwulf]

One thing I'm curious about is long term for a highly acidic lifestyle? Any studies for long term keto? Specifically lifespans 80+...

[@wellnesscanceradvocate8564]

It’s not even about being vegan. It’s about eating real Whole Foods not the vegan processed junk foods. That’s what makes people fat on vegan diets .

[@riedvalleeranch]

I’ve lost 150 lbs by going zero carb eating strictly meat bacon and eggs

[@believing24.t.7correctly]

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[@wellnesscanceradvocate8564]

She looks amazing . Good for her.