It’s that time again! This time we asked our Instagram followers for questions and answered as many as we could in 20(ish) minutes. Topics that came up include an update on our weight loss, loose skin, general advice on going plant-based and more! Watch the video to see us answer your questions. Continue reading
We’ve been through a lot this year – both together and as individuals. I honestly think this year has been one of the most challenging but also one of the best years of my life. We’re celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, so we thought it was a perfect time to discuss what we’re thankful for this year. Continue reading
The holidays are fun, but they can also be stressful when you are trying to stick to a brand new way of eating. You might put a lot of thought into what you’ll eat at a family gathering or wonder how you’ll respond to questions about your new lifestyle. We thought it would be fun to pick some of the most popular questions we get asked at holiday gatherings and talk through our answers to them. Continue reading
We just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary, so I thought it would be a great time to reflect on our relationship and discuss how weight loss has impacted our marriage. Check out the video to hear us discuss this and more! Continue reading
There are things we all know we NEED to change or should work on, but sometimes you just aren’t ready. People ask us a lot about the “last straw” that made us decide to start our weight loss journey (well, Brian likes to call it our weight loss “adventure”). In today’s video, we discuss what inspired us to finally start losing weight. Continue reading
We have both been overweight for as long as we can remember. We were both in the obese category when we started dating… and then we gained even MORE weight. Eventually we realized that we had to do something about it. We spent years attempting various plans for weight loss. Some of them were successful at helping us take off a few pounds here and there, but none of them helped us to maintain our weight loss over the long haul. Continue reading
It’s time for another Q&A! This time we picked some of the most common questions we get asked about our whole food, plant-based weight loss journey. Continue reading
We finally made a “What We Eat In A Day” video for you! This has been one of our most requested videos since we started our YouTube Channel. Brian keeps saying that what we eat in a day is boring, but I know it can be helpful for people to see it all laid out! We really do eat the same stuff we’ve been sharing on our recipe videos, so you’ll see a few familiar things pop up! Continue reading
When we started this journey, our number one goal was to lose weight. I started out at 285 pounds and Brian was 514 pounds, so we both had a TON of weight to lose. We chose our path on a whim after hearing about what Penn Jillette did to lose weight, so we really didn’t know what was in store for us. The other day we were chatting about how things have changed over this past 14 months. It turns out, there are a lot of unexpected things we have experienced as a result of switching to a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet, so we thought we’d share! Continue reading
If you’ve been following along, you know that we recently embarked on a 10-day starch-based diet called “Mary’s Mini.” We originally set out to complete 10 days of this “challenge,” but decided to extend it an extra 8 days. Read on for a recap of what we’ve been eating, how we’ve been feeling and how much weight we’ve lost! Continue reading
