How It All Started. How My Life Was Changed Overnight By One Person.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi everyone. Thanks so much for watching my latest video that tells my whole story. All of this was because of one person that I met at a party. Leave a comment below and tell me your experiences. Thanks so much - Joey

[@yelnats61]

Thank you for telling this story. Oil and and sugar are hard for me to limit. I saw Dr. McDougall speak - I’m also a fan.

[@Sunny74-]

Happy Early Father’s Day to you two! ❤️

[@rosie1877]

Great story Joey. Thank you for sharing.

[@jillgerardi4740]

Thank you for telling your story Joey! I have been binge watching your videos after getting lab results back with high cholesterol (over 200) for the first time in my life. I have been vegan for 10 years and something happened last year I guess, still trying to figure out what made my cholesterol go up so high. Anyway, I got an Instant Pot with an air fryer after watching your meal prep video so I can stop roasting veggies and see if that helps my numbers go back down. I look forward to every new video!

[@pawshands9706]

Morning Jay. I am a 59yr Indigenous male from the U.S. I became a vegan strictly because of my love for all sentient beings. My ancestors are from Borikén (Puerto Rico). My Taino mother was a poor hardworking maid and cook. Her fantastic cooking and her love for animals got me started on a long and complex journey of learning and questioning everything we as human animals eat. I would have lengthy heart to hearts with my parents over our meat eating culture in the U.S. At times my parents would get frustrated with me due to my deep, empathetic love of our animal brethren. Fast forward to the present day, I now realize that everything we do harms animals. If we drive, take medications, see doctors, the clothes we buy, almost everything we buy impacts animals. Still, I chose to change my eating habits for less harm done. Now, I am pretty much settled into my foods. I do struggle with expenses of a well rounded, nutritionally balanced vegan diet. I had to temporarily leave the U.S. to live in Borikén. Here veganism is not common and often criticized as hippy tree hugging nonsense. I am never phased. I am autistic (Asbergers syndrome), gay and impoverished. Still I refuse to deliberately harm other sentients. I am grateful for stories such as yours and those of other humans making tough decisions against societal "norms". Please continue to share your story and foods. This is a troubled world and we have no choice but to continue navigating the stormy waters of a world in turmoil. At least we hope to gain some piece of mind while we push on. Thank you Jay.

[@Sunny74-]

Well written 😊👍🏼

[@DrEdelPsychology]

Thank you for sharing your sincere story of compassion and courage. Warm wishes!

[@hopechevalier8709]

May you be blessed eating our simple traditional foods that we can make vegan...so easy and delicious and even more nutritious 😊

[@magalissantiago2817]

I hear Puerto Rico is getting better about vegan food and more places are selling something vegan.

[@pawshands9706]

@@magalissantiago2817 Correct.

[@CrazyCarmenMirada]

When we lived in Costa Rica I was driving behind a truck crammed with pigs. They were very aware of their circumstances and where they were going because they were desperate to escape. They were panic stricken. They weren’t just dumb animals peacefully riding along. It broke my heart to see those little faces and their eye wide and wild looking. No more pork for me at that point.

[@peggypolo3643]

I'm 75. Vegan for two years. Never felt better in my life! Thanks for all you do

[@PlantBasedDads]

Peggy that is wonderful!!! I did a video on my 75 yr old mom visiting and how her life changed after spending two weeks at my house. Check that one out. Its always a good time to live healthier, right? Thanks so much for watching. I love your comment.

[@Swanky95472]

Awesome! It's never too late!

[@scheristamper9282]

I started eating a wfpd 3rd week of January 2021 did amazing. Stayed away from processed food. Lost 35lbs blood all my numbers went down. I have a weakness for Lays potatoes chips just love them. When they say you can't just eat one, they are right. December of 2021 I "thought" I could eat a few. Not on your life. I am still struggling to get my food addiction under control. I have a numerous health issue and raising my 3 yr old grandson. I turned 57 this passed April. I gained some weight back and I feel like crap. I want to get this under control. My husband and son are meat eaters. Oh and we are farmers. I use to raise cattle, not anymore. I know better now. Trying to convince my hubby to change, no way.

[@JAM-zb2vh]

Hello Joey, When I learned what they did to chicken and all animals over night I started eating a plant based diet vegan 100 percent in 2000 and I love the way I feel I have so much energy and I do not want meat yes it is sad what they do to them WOW when I learned it was sad. I am using more potatoes now I love them so much keep up the videos.

[@shirleywolff611]

I'm also an ethical vegan, so thanks for the awesome story about your transition. I went vegan overnight, 31 years ago, and haven't looked back. Thanks for all your recipes, love them! XOXOXO

[@Patricia-hu8gi]

Plant based for health reasons, and vegan because I love animals.

[@tammiepulley7167]

I just love you. Even though we’ve never met. I’ve been letting meat creep back into my diet. For some reason the KZbin gods sent this video to my feed. I’m glad.

[@dandm20]

Hi Joey. Always nice to see you. I love love love your kitchen.

[@Swanky95472]

I'm plant based for the animals AND for my health!

[@caridandy7432]

I don't know how I missed this video, Joey, but it's a great story and thank you for sharing it!

[@denisemc867]

"I DON'T CARE HOW VEGAN YOU ARE" :) You spoke so eloquently with no judgement. Plant based/ New to starch solution. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion x

[@giselafiege7169]

Too many people do not realize half of what you laid out in this Video. Plus being vegetarian/vegan does not equal 🟰 healthy. Diabetes is caused by over consuming fat and sugar( processed sugar) the combination blocks insulin to the cells. It is a fallacy that it is caused by eating too many fruits, it is more likely eating to many cakes, cookies, and other high fat sugar ratio so called foods. I was diagnosed pre diabetic and borderline obese 17 years ago. Right after my husband passed from heart disease. It has turned into a passion of mine to become the best and healthiest version of me. Plus to share my food with others so they can taste how good or better heal the y food can taste. As a Vegan there is no missing out on flavor or satisfying foods. Thank you for your Chanel and sharing your reason for being a vegan. Aloha 😎

[@julesmbc]

Love this ❤ Thank you for sharing! I had the same experience, in the way of being long-term vegetarian, but totally unaware of dairy, and eggs being unethical, until my husband showed me Food Inc. in 2012. ...I had already eaten high raw vegan at that point, for 3 years, for my health. But, to really have that reality sink in, and realize I wasn't as ethical as I always thought I'd been lol 😂❤ Going on 15 years this November, as a healthy vegan - and love hearing other people's stories. Yours is awesome 😎 Thanks for sharing your lives, and recipes! Have a wonderful Summer ❤

[@julesmbc]

(I was vegetarian since the early 90's because didn't want to hurt/eat animals, without even realizing how inhumane dairy, and eggs were 😢)

[@judya8044]

You are courageous! I felt like I was sitting around the kitchen table chatting with you! Lol. You must be an amazing teacher.

[@labbott3933]

Love this video, love your family. I was the opposite. I went WFPB after my bp was crazy high, and after a blood test found cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar was too. I was give 4 perceptions and sent home. I only filled the one for hbp. I went WFPB that day. 29 days later, my follow up blood test showed, all was in normal. 7 months later, I was able to stop the rx for hbp. I am now WFPB for the animals too, and more environmentally responsible. Love that you explain vegan is about what you don't eat, wfpb is about what to eat.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Why dont the docs tell us when they give us the news on our blood levels that you can change part of this by changing your diet? It sucks that they default to meds. So glad to hear your story.

[@sally3570]

Thanks so much for sharing joey! I went plant based for health originally but then after reading about how livestock manufacturing occurs, I just couldn't ever eat meat, fish, foul, eggs, etc. again. New to your Chanel and loving it.

[@iamdebmiller]

What a beautiful and loving person you are! Thanks for caring so much.

[@LibraryTechAnna]

Thanks for sharing! I enjoy these kinds of videos too.

[@Karen-ms9yj]

I am a vegan ❤️. My daughter was a vegetarian since she was 5. She refused to eat meat because she knew it was an animal. She became vegan about 15 years ago and would educate me about the treatment of animals, environmental and health issues. I became vegan 5 years ago and would never go back! I also have hypothyroidism and it helped with the effects of this hugely! I appreciate your kindness and not ‘pushing’ it on others, I am the same way! Thank you for sharing your story.

[@MichaelToub]

I truly loved hearing this story as I cooked my vegan lunch for later! I became low fat whole food plant based six months ago for health reasons and lost 25 pounds! I’m now pretty close to my target at 178 lbs down from 203 on my 5’10” frame !!

[@Sunny74-]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing your success. 😊

[@PeiPeisMom]

I had a weirdly similar experience--it wasn't someone giving me the info, I just went down a youtube rabbit hole one day and woke up the next morning and realized I couldn't eat animal products anymore. It hasn't been long; just 4 months. But I couldn't look back.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Holly, it gets easier and easier, so stick with it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

[@karen-glennrichardson295]

I really appreciate your story. I stopped eating meat after waiting at a stop light behind a cattle truck apparently going to slaughter. One of them looked at me. That was decades ago. I feel my plant based journey is a different layer, and totally for my health. I started that about 8 yrs ago, but have not been 100%, and it shows! Your videos are going to help me get my act together!

[@Shopgirl2000]

Omg the cliffhanger Joey!!!

[@kiml1159]

Very well said! Hubs and I switched to WFPBSOS Free two years ago in June. Lowered our cholesterol, he was able to ditch the statin meds, lowered our blood pressure, and lost a lot of weight so that we are both in the ideal BMI range. Enjoying feeling so much better. We enjoy your channel very much!

[@donnabamber7303]

“I can’t un-know what I know.” I think this is key, specifically it’s what separates a vegan life from a carnivorous one. I don’t know what the mechanism is that makes one person say “I can’t be part of this, this is wrong, this is barbaric” to the point of being unable to go near the meat or fish case in a supermarket, from another who says “Well, gee, that’s awful”, but is so far removed from associating or connecting to the horror of it that it doesn’t connect the raw thing in the market, the raw thing they are handling, cooking and eating, to a sentient being who is being tortured. I don’t (actually, I can’t) look at videos or pictures of the reality of industrial farming or fishing, I just “know”, and I can’t un-know.

[@davidpetersen6694]

I’m a brand new vegan as of January 2023. I’m collecting vegan and plant based cooking channels and subscribing to each one so I can learn from different people. I love that you shared your background on how to changed. Just like you, I was also overweight and on the edge of getting diabetes. Since January I’ve lost 29 pounds, lost several waste sizes, reversed diabetes, and solved some ankle swelling along the way. I have no reason to go back. I feel so much better at age 65 than ever before. I have fallen in love with cooking, trying new fruits & vegetables, and adding more unusual varieties of potatoes, mushrooms, and the awesome legume family to my diet. I no longer dread stepping on the scale since cutting out the massive amounts of hidden fats, oils, salt, and sugar from restaurant food. It’s almost automatic to lose weight on a HEALTHY vegan diet. My wife is still clinging to chicken and tuna and salmon, but actually loves that I’m so much healthier now. She’s curious and that’s the first step. All the best! 😎🥇⭐️🥳🏆📚📚🌠

[@PlantBasedDads]

David, you are paving the way for others around you. Just keep setting the good example that you are doing. She will follow. That is what happened at my house.

[@kayakdog4884]

Hello Jay, I am glad your channel randomly came into my feed. I too am an ethical vegan that much like you just randomly fell into it but once I did a little research there was absolutely no going back. People ask me if it is 'hard' being vegan, I imagine they think it is like being on some sort of strict diet that denies them everything they truly want to eat. My experience is not that at all! Being vegan just constantly gets better as I discover new ingredients and ways of preparing food. Like yourself I don't purchase animal products and check labels but I don't 'preach' or 'judge' people, but if someone asks me a question I am very prepared to provide them with info and resources like a reference to good vegan cooking channels! One thing that has changed allot for me in the past few years is that I have moved away from all the processed vegan food. Ironic because years ago I used to wish that there were more vegan prepackaged fast food options. Now I am much more interested in whole foods without preservatives and honestly after eating this way I do feel much healthier.

[@lauraharrisonmusic]

I just found you through someone in Well Your World (Dillon and Reebs). So glad I did and so glad this was the first video of yours. I'm a teacher too and look forward to watching more of your content to see how you juggle WFPB eating with your teaching schedule. :) Thanks

[@PlantBasedDads]

Hi Laura. Dillon and Reebs are awesome. I believe we live within 20 miles of each other. I have a channel called Sophomore Swag that is all about my classroom and school adventures. Check it out.

[@denisepinet9472]

I became plant base at the end of Jan. I haven't eaten much meat in the last year and didn't miss it. What I found hard to do was give up milk and cheese and eggs. Now I don't miss that either. I was eating alot of rice. And now I am just adding more vegies to my meals. I only eat one big meal a day and a piece of fruit during the day. I do intermitting fasting too. Have lost 11 pounds since the end of Jan.

[@marybrewer739]

Mahalo for sharing 🥰 Very sweet story! I’m WFPB and vegan too. I’m with you. I can eat potatoes 24/7! I strayed from being vegan for a while. “Luckily” I had a gallstone attack and emergency surgery on Memorial Day. I say luckily because along with the 8.5mm gallstone and bile sludge; I was diagnosed with fatty liver and the beginning of pre diabetes along with a distended gallbladder that was removed two weeks ago. ! I thought I was healthy, but could have easily died from the infection if I hadn’t been forced by my friends to go to the Emergency Room! I didn’t want to have my gall bladder removed, but it took six weeks before I had the surgery. In that time I went totally vegan and back to Dr MacDougall’s Starch Solution 50/50 plate. I have lost 25 pounds so far and all my test reports were normal at my PreOp exam! I still have a long way to go to get back to my healthy weight ( 60 more lbs to lose). I am determined to stick to the plan since this was my warning shot and it definitely got my attention! I have known and followed all my WFPB heroes for years and even helped my friend put her cancer in remission by cooking for her using Macrobiotics over 24 years ago. SO…I definitely knew better. My addiction is fried chicken and anything deep fried, but I have said good bye to those days and my addiction to Peanut M&Ms 😵‍💫🙀. Mahalo for all the fun videos and recipe ideas. They are encouraging to watch and know I’m not alone. BTW: I am 78 years old so it is never to late to be Vegan/WFPB😘 ALOHA, Mary B in Hawai’i

[@JPMasonDun]

I’ve been a vegan now for 1 yr 6 mos. I’m slowly getting my husband in this also. I love what you share about your recipes. Thank you. I started a vegan diet bc of my love of animals BUT I needed to get my A1C levels to normal and my blood pressure to normal. It worked. I was a diabetic for 10 yrs and tried every diet there is. So becoming a vegan was my last option!

[@lauradewey7121]

Vegan for about 10 years now. Something clicked in my head when I read Skinny Bitch back then. I thought it would be just a funny diet book and it was actually so much more. It’s been quite a journey but like you felt, I just couldn’t contribute any longer to all the suffering I learned about as I continued to educate myself. I can’t unlearn what I now know. Just went through menopause at 57 finally (TMI) and realized I wasn’t really paying attention to being a healthy vegan. Revisited SS and cleaned up my diet. I love the simplicity. I love that I am respectful of my body, my fellow earthlings and the planet. Great video. Thank you!

[@cindychurch925]

Thank you for sharing your story. I am getting back on the WFPB way of eating. I fell off the wagon about a year ago. Looking forward to getting familiar with your channel and trying your recipes

[@LiveLifeLori]

So fascinating to hear your vegan story. I love hearing people's story to see what made them switch. It's all about planting seeds, Judy was such an important part of the story by giving you that pamphlet. Thanks for sharing.

[@peggybreaux8973]

I am glad you didn't want to change the rest of us. God bless

[@belindatraviss4926]

Joey, I’m vegetarian, but now a new vegan. Your show inspires each and every week, my family are still meat eaters so not straight forward. It was tough to lose milk in tea but trying new plant based milks each week until I find the one. Loved the show last week with Tim, you make a great culinary duo. Thank you 🙏 love to your family.

[@isobel2093]

I tried soy milk which was horrible, but unsweetened oat milk works for me in black tea - and I’m a tea-drinking Brit so I know my tea!

[@lindaobrien2659]

Oat milk is the best!

[@debigreig4557]

I have just came across your channel I am a meat eater but this has given me a lot of information that I have never heard before and I love most of all that you don’t push your views and feelings on people you may have just converted me❤

[@teresachapin3650]

❤️❤️❤️thank you for sharing your story

[@alisonmleigh7743]

Thanks for this. You are helping your own health as well as the planet and the animals.

[@carolhenry443]

Wow! Thank you for educating those that didn’t know. Very well spoken ❤️

[@DrEdelPsychology]

Thank you again for sharing your moving story toward ethical veganism. I'm so glad your compassion won for the animals and that you have such an awesome channel!

[@PlantBasedDads]

Aww thanks so much. Once you know what is happening, you can't go back.

[@DrEdelPsychology]

@@PlantBasedDads You're welcome. Yes, that is true. ❣

[@suzanneseaberg5075]

Thanks for sharing!

[@robind.phillips2129]

I became Plant-Based eater because of food sensitivities. I stopped eating dairy, eggs and sugar over a couple of years. Then I had to navigate through the Vegan world, and I found that I was also sensitive to potatoes, corn, rice, and soy. Oats, peanuts, and pistachios, I'm sensitive to these things because of cross contamination from where they are processed. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

[@deborahcaprara9993]

I just wanted to tell you that I am so grateful because your video on August 29 regarding, Does the start solution make me gain weight was absolutely what I needed to hear. I have been whole food plant-based since January 2020 and I was able to lose extra pounds until the last two months. I was eating the same way/ exercising the same and it wasn’t enough. I am so grateful for you and went back and realize my BMR has decreased as well. I will make the necessary changes.

[@kaypoole7967]

Amazing video Joey

[@margaretd3710]

You are such a sweetheart!!!

[@christinedougherty8089]

Great video - I originally became whole food plant based for health reasons. But the more I learned about how animal based products get to the supermarket shelf, the more I transitioned to bring a full whole food plant based vegan. It’s pretty difficult here in southwest Florida. Many restaurants have zero vegan options, so going out to dinner is difficult. But, l can’t see eating any other way at this point. Not only has my health improved immensely, but I am helping the animals and the environment. It’s a win win 😊

[@peggypolo3643]

Vegan here. Thanks for sharing your story

[@stacymellinger75]

Love your story Joey! I'm plant based, but I still struggle with doing the frozen vegan food because of its convenience and I know there's so many bad ingredients in those. You are very inspiring and I'm gonna make more of an effort to just eat whole foods.

[@tofutuesday]

My vegetarian journey started when I was 5 or 6 and I suddenly realized the chicken leg I was eating was an actual leg with bones and veins. I ate very little meat up until I turned 16 or so and heard the song Meat is Murder by The Smiths (this was 1987 or 1988) and I went vegetarian. I had always loved vegetables so that part was easy but in the 80s in a small town in the Midwest... people thought I was a weirdo for sure! It wasn't until 5 years ago that I finally went vegan, eggs being my main holdout (I never really liked cheese). The day I learned about what happens to male chicks in the egg industry was the day I went fully vegan. Finally, I went mostly WFPB at the beginning of 2020 after recovering from being extremely sick (I'm sure I had covid before we knew it was a thing). I had lost my sense of taste and the only thing that was palatable was potatoes. I started looking to see if you could live on only potatoes and came across a video by Krocks in the Kitchen. That led me down a rabbit hole where I discovered Dr Barnard which then led me to others like Chef AJ and you!

[@dearmepa1]

Interesting story! Thank you !

[@iamdebmiller]

Have you come across Andrew Spudfit Taylor? I think his story was something like he knew he was a food addict, and to completely sever his connection with addiction and difficulties in understanding what foods to eat, anxiety around dieting and counting calories, etc... he vowed to simply eat only potatoes for a year. And he did it! Look him up to find out more. He now helps people to do their own Spudfit challenges to give themselves a break from food and reset their mental outlook around it. And no, he didn't get sick, and he had plenty of protein during his potatoes-only year. :>) Interesting guy and story.

[@dianekeller5390]

Howdy! I am 61 yrs old and have been plant based for only 2 1/2 months!! For me it started with, I just don't feel good anymore and i've got to do something about so i could age gracefully! After 3 days, I started to see a change. I started to feel better and my energy levels started to improve. After that, there was no turning back. Its actually the opposite of you Joey. I started plant based to improve my health and nutrition, Now, it is slowly making me be more sympathetic to our wonderful animals! I will continue this journey and will learn from all you experienced plant based people!!! Oh yea, I absolutely love the recipes!!!!

[@rosemartinez3178]

Bravo Joey 😁 I have been vegetarian for years and was vegan years ago when I was introduced to Peta as well.....transitioning to vegan again ! Thank you for sharing your personal life and story I sat glued watching this entire video and have total respect for you....recipes are great keep up the awesome presence here on the tube 😉🌹

[@texassews535]

Hi Joey, I hit a wrong button on the last video I watched of yours as I was writing, so hope I don’t do the same here again. I loved this video and you really spoke to my heart. I teared up, and laughed out loud plus nodded my head (which of course you can’t see) at the things you were saying. I never knew that about how pigs are being kept. That is absolutely

[@peggypolo3643]

Thanks for sharing your story!

[@nellievance]

Love this video 🙌 People are scared of preachy vegans and I try not to be one, just encouraging people to eat more plants 🌱💚

[@yanyaranae5349]

This makes me so very sad which does not even begin to tell you the pain in my heart 💜 now that I know. I found out only 10 years ago. I wish I would have known or someone had told me many years ago. It’s horrific. I love all beings and think no being should be tortured the way our animals are treated in factory farming. It’s our responsibility to help others to understand and to know

[@constanceheimann840]

Hello, I went vegan because a friend of mine wanted to try the raw food diet and wanted me to join her. This was Winter and I said let's wait till summer when salads are a lot more exciting. When I was ready in summer she was so over the idea. Raw was good till about 4:00 p.m. then I couldn't do it anymore for dinner. So eventually I switched to vegan. Been vegan about 10 years. Thanks for the recipes, always nice to hear some new things to try. Awesome day Connie The funniest part of the raw food diet was nobody would steal my lunch out of the refrigerator at school. I'm a retired art teacher from Chicago.

[@lynns7262]

Thanks so much for this video and your channel. I’m trying to be vegan, but I’m still pescatarian. I live in the south and I’m always being invited to crab and crawfish boils, but the last crawfish boil I went to, I only ate potatoes and corn. People were shocked. I buy a lot of vegan options at the store and some restaurants. When I cook, it’s vegan. It’s tough because no one else in my house, or any of my friends are vegan. Your videos have been great for me as I’ve tried a lot of your recipes. Love your KZbin channel.

[@johncrwarner]

I became a vegetarian 39 years ago while at college because the cost of meat was so high and I was living in a communal house where everyone else was vegetarian / vegan. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1998 and have been on medication for the majority of that time. In 2018 (I think) I started watching Jane Esselstyn's channel and this was because my partner who is older than me had heart problems and was overweight. I converted to a whole food plant based diet and have lost 40 kg (88 pounds) and though I have not stopped completely my diabetes medication I have stopped one tablet and halved the other. In fact since I had my flare up of my autoimmune disease at the beginning of this year when the treatment involved a medication which screwed with my blood sugar my figures have been frighteningly low. I have an appointment with my diabetologist next month so we will see what happens. My clothes sizes are now smaller than when I went to college aged 18! What they don't mention is that you have to buy new clothes and shoes when you lose weight on a whole food plant based diet!

[@maryharris8417]

Hi. Love listening to you videos, keep them coming, please. I am type 2 and dont understand how to do the foid count thing, and how much you should eat. Thats my problem. Can you help me how to do this. Thanks.

[@ginad3655]

Thanks for sharing your story... I became plant based 6 years ago mainly for health reasons but slowly became vegan for the animals. I enjoy your videos and love your recipes! You share some more "realistic" recipes that don't have to have ingredients I normally wouldn't have in my pantry or fridge, and I appreciate that!

[@lynnemills2650]

Love all the things you had to say. I was a vegetarian for over 24 years and went vegan 4 years ago now eating mostly plant based. Love your videos. It is all about the animals for me.

[@PlantBasedDads]

Lynne, same here. Thanks so much for watching.

[@MsVoie]

Great video, thank you Joey, what a cliff hanger!! Can't wait till next week.

[@minnienpooh]

Hello everyone. My story has a lot of similarities. Ignorance is bliss. I loved my seeds and olive oils until I learned how it breaks down in our bodies. Still learning new ways to make things we have grown to enjoy like our cheeses and various toppings, but I love the road of discovery. Thank you for your non judgmental insight and fab recipes.

[@kendylberkowitz6034]

I can’t know what I know and keep doing what I’m doing…. This is so well said.

[@suzysewsnv4445]

Enjoyed this! Trying your BBQ baked beans today🌺🌼🌸

[@chelleec23]

*waiting IMpatiently* ❤

[@Iowagal2011]

I am so glad this video came up in my feed. My journey started in 2018. I just couldn’t keep eating meat. My mom has always told me I am too kind hearted and is against eating this way because she doesn’t think it gives the proper nutrition. I don’t try to convince her. She is 90. I don’t know anyone who is vegan. That would help. I don’t feel I’m much of a cook so I’m thankful it sounds like you share recipes. And that’s probably why I haven’t done very well at it. I know I feel better when I eat vegan but need variety. I won’t do recipes where I have to hunt down ingredients that are used once. I live in a small town but I do go to the city to Whole Foods. I just need help badly. I eat badly especially when I’m stressed. It’s been my constant companion for a long while but got worse two years ago when my husband had a stroke and we found he has some form of dementia. He also had part of his leg amputated earlier this year so I retired to take care of him, my mom and my brother. Very stressful. Thank you so much for the video! I am going to watch your other videos.

[@cher4383]

Thank you for sharing your journey! Some parts really strike a cord for me. I started out a protest vegan at the beginning of the pandemic, turned into a health concious vegan, and now find myself an ethical vegan, no turning back! I loved this video, will be waiting to find out what is happening in your future!

[@karunaji2000]

I really enjoy when you did at the counter and talk to us. Always interesting and heartfelt. Make my day Joey! I'm a fan.

[@ponyrang]

Wow, Beautiful Upload friend. keep it up. Thank you for sharing this to us. Greetings from Korea

[@jeannereddig5080]

I just now watched this video. I don’t know how I missed it. This is very informative. I know I need to go from vegetarian to vegan. I have high cholesterol and am pre-diabetic. I also have non-alcoholic fatty liver. Thank you for the great information. ❤

[@triumfant2]

Enjoyed your explanation, I went from vegetarian to vegan/ plant base. It is amazing the education path I’m on. Some one asked me this week why won’t you eat meat? My reason is ethical. I don’t think it’s ok with the animal treatment, and have since found out it’s really not healthy for me. Just came across your channel. Thanks

[@DiTrying]

Enjoyed this video.

[@kellywolf9148]

I read Diet for a New America by John Robbins in 1988 and I could never eat meat, fish, or poultry again. 34 years for me.

[@krismangels2490]

Love the video and so get your issues with the MRI. I am also claustrophobic and had to have several MRI's after a blood vessel burst in my eye and blood dried on my optic nerve and caused loss of vision and alot of pain. I was sent by ambulance to a hospital 2 hours away and had surgery at 2 am. Luckily I regained most of my vision and recovery was easy. Good luck to you and may your surgery go as well as mine did.

[@jillponce7]

Thanks for your vulnerability in this video. Its nice to hear the reasons that we all got to this table in life. I financially support PETA and WWF as well as PCRM because they are trusted (in my eyes) organizations that help the animals. There are others, and some have bad press on how they handle their funds, so I made my choices and that is how I too, help the animals- besides just eating plant based. And you know, working in the hospital makes you aware of the dangers of SAD eating.

[@barbaragregory4526]

Love this video, thanks for telling your story! I've been vegan for 4.5 months and I can feel a difference in many ways. I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@betzib8021]

Just found you...you are such a neat person. One teach to another.

[@PlantBasedDads]

I love when teachers watch my videos. We have to stand together, right? Thanks for watching.

[@normaesparza9360]

👋 I went plant based because of Lupus and inflammation. One day while looking for recipes I came across your channel. My favorite is instant pot noodles. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your story.

[@loveandjoy810]

Oh and your Panera 10 veg soup was a game changer! I have made it so many times. My kids and I love it. My husband won’t give up meat but my kids eat what I eat.

[@PlantBasedDads]

I love that soup also. I just love that I can change up the veggies to whatever is in the fridge that needs to get used up.

[@skyeblue4]

I absolutely love you guys! I love your channel so much and this one…. This one is the best because you’ve taken the time to tell us your vegan story, your journey and the differences of a vegan and a plant based eater. I am a 7 year ethical vegan and a vegetarian for 15 years before that. I can relate to most of your story other than it was always about the animals for me. When you know exactly what’s going on.. I too just couldn’t be part of it. The shame today is that many do know but choose to “ignore”. Thank you Joey and Tim! I’m from Australia and I feel like I know you . Oh I just want to say also I raised my boys vegetarian and they also now are vegan. I’ve always been adamant to make sure they make educated and kind choices and when they too knew about the dairy and egg industries… there was no turning back and there was no chance they were going to ignore it as … that’s something I drilled into them to not ignore any harm done to any being simply for their pleasure. ❤💝💙💚🌻🌱

[@carolcoates8532]

Always enjoy whatever you have to say. Appreciate this channel so much.

[@lindamills9412]

Like you I thought all the animals were well looked after till I watched forks over knives I now make a difference thanks from uk

[@mammabear2183]

Thank you for sharing a longer version of your story. I love your authenticity. I have enjoyed your videos since I started trying to eat more vegetables to lose weight at the start of the pandemic. I have also returned to normal blood sugar after being pre diabetic since eating mostly the starch solution way. I love your recipes and I love your personality. Thank you Joey. You have me on the edge of my seat curious about your next video. 🤔

[@blackcatplaypompeii529]

Best detailed logic flow of the path I went through

[@Tonyas186]

My husband and I went vegetarian first and then quickly turned vegan due to bloodwork that showed high cholesterol and pre diabetes. That was about 8 years ago. Bloodwork turned around pretty quickly and we enjoy eating good food that is not animal related.

[@normalopez2856]

I am grateful for this video

[@ynnep72]

I stopped eating pork years ago because I love pigs, then chicken started grossing me out. Beef and fish were the last bastions. Then I read that the biggest environmental impact that one person could make was to give up all animal products so I did. Best decision I’ve ever made. Need to drop a couple kilos though……unfortunately fries are always an option.

[@leslilangsmith2409]

Hi Joey, I'm a 62 year old woman also in Phoenix, AZ. I went whole foods, plant based about 6 years ago. I was pre-diabetic also, but since the switch all of my blood work is normal every time. A couple of years ago, I kind of went into eating junk food vegan food. It was delicious, but full of fat and I stopped losing weight. I had already lost 65 pounds and then I was pretty much stuck (or maybe gained about 5 pounds). Then I heard about the Starch Solution about a year ago. But I didn't really incorporate most of Dr. McDougall's processes, until about 2 months ago when I found your videos. I was especially interested in the Mary's Mini concept and watched every video you put out about it. I finally did a Mary's Mini (potato) myself 2 weeks ago, and it was life changing! I dropped 5 pounds in 9 days and eating until I was full every day. It was surprisingly easy. I'm already planning my next Mary's mini (rice) when your Facebook group does it at the end of this month. Thanks for sharing your story in this video, and thanks for all the encouragement you give to your subscribers. I for one am learning and doing!

[@kefirheals7383]

Interesting story. Thanks for sharing it. I watched the documentaries; they led me down the same path. Opened my eyes on how the animals that ended up on my plate were treated. Once you see and hear it, you can't un-see or un-hear it. My body feels so much healthier as a result. It's tough when your spouse is not on board. I've tried everything possible; but when someone is not willing to budge in their beliefs, I found that I have to let him pursue his own path. His doctor has convinced him to get on statins, as a "cautionary" step to reduce any chance of having a stroke. He doesn't have high cholesterol, but is on blood pressure meds. So, I just have to let him do what he feels is right for him. Again, great story.

[@jenniferwhalen2104]

Joey you absolutely warmed my heart with this video. I am Vegan and your story about the sofa hit home for me. I will sometimes get crap because I won't buy something that has any kinda animal products in it, ppl think it's a joke but I smile and go on with my day. I Love being Vegan

[@shirleywolff611]

Awesome video, Joey! I went vegan overnight 30 years ago, but I wavered back and forth between vegan and vegetarian. I haven't eaten animals for 30 years though. I went back to veganism several years ago, and that's where I'll stay. I, too, did it for the animals once I found out the truth about how they're treated. Sadly, my partner of 25 years continued her meat-eating ways, and passed away 12 years ago. I never could convince her to go vegan. I'm 79 years old and on no medication, so there's something to be said about the benefits of veganism. I love your recipes, and videos. Keep up the good work! XOXOXO

[@Tonyas186]

Thank you so much for this video and sharing with us.

[@imperfectvegan5724]

Thank you for sharing your story! My husband, daughter, and I became vegetarians in 2013 for ethical reasons. In late 2018 we learned about what really goes on in the dairy and egg industries, and became vegans on January 1, 2019. We've all lost weight, feel much healthier, and have a clear conscience. You are right that each person has to make their own decisions, and I appreciate your tolerance of different choices.

[@marisajonassaint1871]

Thanks Joey!❤ You are so awesome!

[@natalieclarke1540]

Thank you for sharing your story ❤ I'm vegan after being veggie for most of my life. I hate that animals suffer and I don't don't want to contribute to that

[@joanavicente5493]

#GoVegan I just loved the love and compassion in your words. But not fair to make us wait for the next video for a week to know what you will talk about. 😨 Send you my love! Hello from Brazil! :)