Why you aren't losing weight on The Starch Solution | Answering Viewer Questions |

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hey friends. Thanks for watching my video: Answering Viewer Questions and Why You Aren't Losing Weight on The Starch Solution. This videos answers some of the comment questions I get from KZbin and Instagram followers. Leave a comment below if you have any questions for my next Q&A video and I'll use them in that next video. Thanks.

[@CJ-vk4le]

Hey Joey, loving your channel. Just wanted to add some other reasons why people might not be losing weight on a plant based diet. Nuts are very high in calories so it is best to avoid or limit these when losing weight, many condiments such as vegan mayonnaise and sauces (such as cranberry sauce) are high in calories; also need to be careful of calories in juices and smoothies; and snacking on excessive fruits. Joey like you I am almost 56 - my birthday is also in October! I went Vegan 14 years ago (I know you said you went vegetarian 14 years ago). My 5 kids (because of their love for animals) wanted to follow a Vegan diet and after doing some research my husband and I discovered that this was the best diet for all of us. At the time our kids were aged between 4 and 13 years old. At the beginning of this year I started following a Whole Food Plant based - following mostly the Starch Solution guidelines. I have easily lost 12 kg! All the best :)

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Christine. Wow that is awesome. Yes, there are such similarities in our lives. It is great to see so many people coming to the same decision. I think the world is slowly changing.

[@tabitaiordache2036]

New here and can't believe you are 56 years old 😲 and yes , would be lovely to see a collaboration with Hannah

[@PlantBasedDads]

I agree. Somebody tell her to call me.

[@VeganGroceryLife]

He looks 45!

[@LauraCastillejos]

I cannot believe you're going to be 56 😳 I thought you were more like 45! Thanks for the q & a Joey!

[@PlantBasedDads]

I wish!

[@deborahgatton9861]

Really like you Joey. You are so relatable, warm and I've learned a lot from you.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Deborah, I appreciate that! It's important to me that people know I'm struggling too, just like they are. But I don't intend to give up. We are all in this together.

[@WineDinewithJeff]

Just love this question and answer video today I got to learn a lot more about you and especially why you became a vegetarian and then a vegan from eating meat and reading that PETA pamphlet. I like you are definitely an animal lover I think it’s very important that we all help out our local animal shelters. And I definitely agree vegetarians and vegans have plenty of choices for natural protein. Awesome video

[@PlantBasedDads]

You are so welcome!

[@thriftyfoodplan]

So appreciate what you are doing and modeling. There are too few 50+ folks showing how this is possible. I *do* still miss cheese as a transitioning vegetarian. (Have tried the cheese sauce. Growing on me.) Got a lot to learn. Thank you for being an inspiration and being a teacher for me.

[@PlantBasedDads]

J, it took me a while to get off cheese but now there are so many options it just isn't an issue. Lately I have been trying to get off cashew cheese because its full of fat and I am doing this low fat diet, and THAT has been tough. I am having a much tougher time getting off cashew cheese than I was getting off dairy cheese. Crazy huh? Thanks so much for watching.

[@trevormartinbutton5625]

Thanks Joey that was very help. You right we were cheating on weekends and now keeping to the program. Definitely were over eating portion wise. This pasted week has been much better and can feel more comfortable. Love your videos. Please don't stop.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Not sure if you saw that in the video, but that was your question that I was answering. If you go to the beginning of the video where I show all the questions on the screen and freeze the video, you will see your post to me when you asked me that. So glad you realized that you were eating too much. I have to remind myself about this daily. We got this!!

[@victoriaortiz8055]

Yess I'm 55 so been really worried about my health for the last few years so trying really hard to change my lifestyle with nutrition being first!!Thanks for great video!!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Right? I mean, we gotta get in better health now before its too late. We aint getting any younger.

[@cindystrother7710]

thank you so much Joey for keeping it real and sharing and caring

[@judeannemcintyre9010]

Joey! I love your videos but I have to say this video is THE BEST one !! So informative and easy to understand plus now I feel like I know you better. I'm just sorry it took me til now to come upon it, but better late than never. Thank you!! And keep 'em coming! Hugs!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

I had a lot of personal info in this video so that was tough for me. But, I am glad I got it out there. I want to do another one after the new year starts. Thanks so much for watching.

[@judeannemcintyre9010]

@@PlantBasedDads ❤️❤️

[@Mona-1]

Hey, Long Island, Represent 🙌🏻 have been watching you for a while. Love your channel. And remember: “age is a matter of mind; it you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter! ” cliche but definitely true. 💜

[@PlantBasedDads]

Mona, so true. I dont feel like a senior yet so I keep doing all the crazy stuff I did before like remodeling the house, etc.

[@Mona-1]

Plant Based Dads I don’t know whether or not you watch Physician’s Committee. In their yesterday’s livestream they talked about a woman who’s 96 years old and she recently turned vegan and reversed her health issues and is now meds free! Nothing is ever too late. As long as you are alive and breathing, you’re young. Stay blessed.

[@PlantBasedDads]

I have never heard of this but I am going to check it out. That sounds amazing. I personally am not on any meds and my checkups always go really well. All my friends who are meat eaters are all on a regiment of pills and continue to eat what they want because they think the pills are curing the problem instead of trying to control it. So crazy. Change the way you eat and you will change your life. Sometimes you just cant get through to people and they have to learn it themselves.

[@Mona-1]

Plant Based Dads Bad health can strike us at any time. I turned 40 this year And got off 5 meds (and numerous expensive and useless supplements) after following the starch solution since January and can’t imagine my life any other way. Looking forward to your future recipes. Stay young and healthy.

[@christined2495]

Woohoo I am a former Long Islander who grew up in Brooklyn (Gravesend) Now in the South... love your channel, it’s got such a happy vibe, love watching you prepare meals😀 I was a vegetarian for 25 years,because of the animals, became vegan 4 years ago, and now whole food plant based for 9 weeks Loved hearing you answer questions, fun video

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Christine. Wow, we have a lot in common. Our paths are so similar. Thanks so much for watching.

[@annacosta2939]

56? I thought you were 46! I also lived in Long Island, I love NYC, lived in Queens and Brooklyn, it's a beautiful place!!! Thank you for all the hard work, you are doing a great job!!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Anna, love you!!! :)

[@annacosta2939]

Lots of love from L.A!!!✌🧘‍♀️🌻❤

[@magalissantiago2817]

love watching your channel, you guys are awesome, all three of you!

[@CariDandyHomesInScottsdale]

Hi Joey! I really enjoy your videos! You make this journey to stay plant based more fun! Great job!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Cari, Thanks so much. I really want to succeed on this way of eating and I love sharing what I am doing. Thanks so much for watching.

[@simplejoy1672]

Yes New Yorker here. Love this channel, new subscriber. Keep up the good work👍

[@PlantBasedDads]

NY, In the house!!!! Thanks so much for being a member of the Plant Based Dads family.

[@SharonBurnettArtisan]

My initial turning point was when I had to do a paper for one of my college classes and I choose why you shouldn't eat milk fed veal. OMG! The information that I received was horrifying. I knew the plight of the milk fed veal, but I was gobsmacked when I learned about the pigs and the male baby chicks. I just found your channel while looking for Starch Solution information. Will be subscribing and checking back often.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Sharon, the baby chicks did it for me too. Even as a vegetarian I didn't eat eggs. It was too horrific to be part of that. Thanks so much for watching.

[@suzyn9119]

You look young joey. You are also a great presenter of information.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Awww. Thanks so much for watching, Suzy.

[@rosemartinez3178]

Thanks Joey I found your channel searching for starch solution videos and also follow High Carb Hannah and Plantiful Kiki ...some great content you all bring to us transitioning to this better lifestyle thanks 🙏!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Welcome aboard! I have followed HCH for years. I just started following Kiki a few weeks ago. They are both good inspiration for me since they both have already been where I am now.

[@MrzE3zy]

Great video! Very helpful information.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Tremonisha!!! Thanks so much for watching. That video was about all the stuff that I had encountered while doing this and every other diet. Today I am at my lowest weight in 10 years.

[@MrzE3zy]

Wow, that’s awesome Joey! I am so excited about this journey! I was starting to plateau at 211. I am now down to 208 in less than a full week on SS! I can’t wait until I’m able to give my 10 year progress report! Thanks for responding with such an encouraging testimony!!!!😊

[@traceym4590]

Long Island in the house!! Right back at ya Joey! I have soo been looking forward to this video. October what? I'm the 28th. Love City of Angels..the soundtrack alone! I'm a huge fan of The Last of the Mohicans. Real-estate agent..good to know..so when my husband & I move to AZ you can help us find a house :) If I may make a video suggestion..I'd love some ideas on veggie recipes to go with your starch. I'm so tired of broccoli etc. Have a wonderful day!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Oct 27th baby!!!

[@elselotte1189]

You are kidding! 56?? I assumed you are in your fourties! Thank you so much for this channel. I have had a rough time recently and your videos really help me ❤️

[@PlantBasedDads]

Else, I have had a rough time too. With everything going on in the world, each one of us is probably just as stressed. Thanks so much for always watching and supporting. We got this!!

[@elselotte1189]

Plant Based Dads Thank you 💚

[@trevormartinbutton5625]

Thanks Joey. Yes I saw that and realized you were answering my question. You a star. 👍

[@PlantBasedDads]

You bet!

[@skippy5388]

I just found your channel and subscribed after watching the first one. I think you're great. I love your enthusiasm and dedication. It's helping me get excited about the recipes. I especially love your Long Island accent. I am actually a vegan living in Park Slope, Brooklyn, but I've always wanted to live in Phoenix/Tucson. Should I make the move? Looking forward to more videos! Thanks Joey!! Keep up the great work.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Skippy. My dad grew up in Park Slope. He spend our whole childhood and years after that saying he was moving to AZ, like it was the old west in a John Wayne movie. He eventually moved here, which is how I got here also. He loves it. I think that when you grow up in Brooklyn, you have this romance with the old west because of what you see on TV. I love the weather here in Phoenix but its not for everyone. Thanks so much for watching.

[@triciaburandt3876]

Thank you so much. Really enjoyed watching this and your advice 😊

[@PlantBasedDads]

So glad!

[@patricebrown6051]

Love that movie. One of my favorite is. The lake house.

[@conniel.4601]

I discovered you just recently, really like your common sense videos.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Connie. Thanks so much for the nice comment. I like to just get right into it when I do videos.

[@dianamatias7144]

@@PlantBasedDads That's what I like about your videos, straight to the point. I can't do those long videos especially with too much talking🤷‍♀️. I'm a New Yorker, we have to move fast,😁. My weight not coming down so I have to come to terms about portion control. I think because it's plants I can eat non stop but nope. I liked that you talked about it. Because most videos talk about plant base but not many say one still has to control portions. I know is common sense but some of us need reminders to stay on track. I watch these videos to stay focus on healthy choices so I don't slip back to the junk food(mind set). Not always easy. Maybe some videos with sample meals on a plate other than potatoes and broccoli? Easy meals to take to work?Peace✌

[@veganjen3545]

I just found your channel and subbed! I am two weeks into the starch solution and it’s working-yes!!!! I follow @plantifulkiki and she is amazing as well for some great meal ideas inspiration. I’ve been vegan for 7 years and the weight was slowly packing on so I’m super excited to get back to my ideal weight and I really think the starch solution is the ticket.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Awesome! Thank you! I love Kiki and I have been a Hannah fan for years too. Jen, we have a facebook group of people doing The Starch Solution and all supporting each other. If you have not joined yet, thank about joining. Its called Plant Based Dads Starch Solution Enthusiasts . It's a really great group or people

[@judithberiahmichelson7268]

This was very informative and helpful. I like your channel and liked how calm you were today. Have you tried Seitan? If so, what do you think? Thank you 💜

[@PlantBasedDads]

Judith, am I not usually calm? Ha! I am Italian so I am usually pretty passionate about things, which I guess comes across in the cooking videos. We do eat Seitan if we are at a restaurant. Same thing with tempeh, But at home we don't usually cook with them.

[@carolannwells]

I love this one!!!!! Great job!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Thank you!!

[@CharGC123]

I love that... "where does your protein get it's protein from?" rotfl! Perfect. I always use the snarky... "from the same place the animals you eat get theirs.... and where do YOU get your fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, etc. from?" I piss people off, ya think?

[@PlantBasedDads]

Seriously, someone saw this video and asked me am I getting enough protein. The struggle is real!!

[@BelleHolidayRose]

I can totally relate too having a vegan partner but wearing your weight completely differently. Jamie and I are pretty much the same height and the same weight but we do not wear it the same, at all 🤨 they’re rockin’ my dream physique and I’m over here like, I gained five pounds from that one burger for 7 days before I got back to the weight I was before that burger! Unfair! But, for the most part Jamie is completely compliant to the starch solution, they’re very health focused but mainly to support me achieving my goals. Otherwise they would have ordered in every now and then but they’re holding off in solidarity. So I’ve got that going haha -sorry 😂

[@PlantBasedDads]

That is EXACTLY how it works with me also.

[@BelleHolidayRose]

Plant Based Dads ha!! What an injustice!

[@sonyadeantonio]

Interesting reasons. I gave up dairy to clear up my eczema.

[@PlantBasedDads]

That is great. Did it have an affect? Did your eczema clear up?

[@sonyadeantonio]

Plant Based Dads Yes! I have never had eczema since I gave it up.

[@PlantBasedDads]

That is amazing!!

[@Pthayer64]

That’s my all time favorite movies too!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

I cry every time I watch it!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Patricia, you know that scene with Meg Ryan on the bike, right? It's a heart breaker.

[@Pthayer64]

Plant Based Dads I agree! I cry like a baby every single time! I have it on VHS and DVD lol

[@pmgandco6322]

“I was sitting on the toilet and I became a vegan”. 🤣🤣🤣

[@PlantBasedDads]

That where I get my best inspiration! HA! Thanks so much for watching.

[@sherryofthecamellia1363]

You do look MUCH younger! It must be the clean vegan eating :)))

[@PlantBasedDads]

Oh thank you! I would still have hair too if I didn't have a teenager at home. HA!

[@victoriaortiz8055]

Also was really surprised when you said your age..I would of guess alot younger!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Aww thanks so much!

[@dianalesaux]

Isn't Dillon Holmes from Well Your World from Phoenix as well?

[@PlantBasedDads]

Yes and he shops at my Costco, although I have never met him in person. I used to watch his KZbin channel when he first set it up, before he became popular. He was doing a channel with Nick Wo, who also lives in my area.

[@Jewlz4ever]

Plant Based Dads, Joey, what part of Phoenix are you in?

[@PlantBasedDads]

@@Jewlz4ever I am in North Central-ish. Bell road and 7th street area

[@OP-mz3hr]

Thanks

[@NiranjanBendre]

Hahaha that's a new one. Turned vegan sitting on a toilet! :)

[@PlantBasedDads]

I know, right?

[@tanyayearout2218]

It is tough doing it all alone

[@PlantBasedDads]

I agree with you

[@tanyayearout2218]

I'm not losing weight on McDougal diet

[@PlantBasedDads]

Some people like me struggle with it too.

[@LaurenVacula]

55??! You look 20 years younger than that!

[@PlantBasedDads]

And THIS is why I love you Lauren!!! Thanks so much. I have never smoked or drank so I think that helps. If I didn't have a teenager, I would probably still have hair!

[@LaurenVacula]

@@PlantBasedDads 😂teenagers will do it!!

[@sheilabroad8192]

Well I guess I don’t have to watch THAT movie.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Sheila. Oh man, I should have put a spoiler alert in the video. Well, the movie is like 22yrs old. You should still watch it.

[@ArtyAntics]

if you ate half a plate of potato and half broccoli then you would not get enough protein...

[@PlantBasedDads]

How much protein do you think I need?

[@ArtyAntics]

@@PlantBasedDads 3 portions of beans, peas lentils, or tofu/tempeh and 30g of nuts or seeds

[@PlantBasedDads]

Are you a nutritionist? Do you have some type of training in nutrition? I am interested in learning how you came to the realization that my meals of chickpeas/legumes/starches and veggies are going to leave me deficient in protein. Please, I am all ears.

[@ArtyAntics]

Plant Based Dads well I was specifically referring to the example of potatoes and broccoli, which didn’t have chickpeas or legumes in them. I have only watched a couple of your videos so far so maybe I don’t have a fair representation of your meals yet. I am not a nutritionist, I have had chronic pain and fatigue for the last 5years to the point I didn’t get out of bed very often. So I researched alot to regain my health, Just over 2 years ago I went vegan and lost about 20lbs, I ate high starch but my weight loss plateaued for a year and I didn’t know why and my muscles had wasted from years in bed. Recently I found Nutritionfacts and downloaded Dr Gregors daily dozen app. He and his team peer review hundreds of studies and condense all of that info into a daily dozen checklist. That’s where I got the portions from. Since following that I’ve started to loose weight again and I’m more mobile, I can now walk about a mile a day when before I struggled to get to the bathroom. If you like the starch solution you could totally keep doing it but have 1/4 of the plate is protein as legumes are starchy and then the other 1/4 whole grains then keep the 1/2 non starchy. I made this change a month ago and I’ve now lost 35lbs. Protein is so important because all of our vital organs are muscles! As a lot of my pain is muscular I also swapped my main grain to quinoa as it’s the highest protein grain that I know of. The other thing I was concerned about is lack of fats, we need fats to absorb the most nutrients from our foods. I don’t do oils as they are calorie dense and seed oils are toxic to the body, whole food fats are the best. I choose nuts as they also give me the protein I need for my health issues but avocados are good too. One other fat I always take is 1tbsp of flaxseed every day to ensure my omega 3 to omega 6 ratio is healthy (should be 1:4 to avoid high homocysteine levels which can cause heart attacks) flaxseed plus no oil is how I personally manage mine as my dad died aged 50 of a heart attack. If you get the app it has links to all the info to explain why but if you want sources for the things I’ve said just let me know and I will try to find them again.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Sorry, you just sounded like one more person who is a meat eater worried about vegans and protein while they dont pay any attention to their own fiber or gut microbiome. I see now that is not the case with you. Yes, I follow Dr. Gregor also. If you go back and watch the What I Eat In A Day videos, you will see that I am eating plenty of meals with protein. I have beans every day. Chickpeas, pinto beans, lentils, etc. I get enough protein from all of that plus whatever is in the potatoes and veggies. I also run about 3 miles a day. Yes we do need healthy fats, but I have over eaten cashews, avocado all that for years now. So much that I gained 50lbs from it. The Starch Solution limits those fats and for a very good reason. While people take it too far and start doing zero fat, that is not what I am doing. I still have fats daily usually from flax seeds in smoothies and cashew based foods I make here like cashew cheese. But I have to keep it to a minimum or the extra weight will never come off. I personally don't have the digestion issues that you are describing, although I have heard of others dealing with that. That sounds frustrating. Thanks so much for responding with all that. It gives me a much better idea of who you are and where you are coming from.