If you watched our last video, you know that we have been doing a “Mary’s Mini” diet for the past few days. We have been filming short vlogs each day and taking photos of everything we eat! Today’s blog (and video) will cover days 1 through 5 of our Mary’s Mini Journey. Continue reading
The past couple of weeks have been really busy for us, and we have gotten out of our normal routine. Don’t worry – we are still going strong on our whole food, plant-based diet – but we haven’t been able to meal prep as much and plan every meal out like we usually do. Life got in the way. We wanted a way to get back on track and we’ve been wanting to try a “Mary’s Mini” for a while, so we decided now would be a great time! Continue reading
When we started out this journey back in June 2018 with two weeks of potatoes, I never imagined I’d be here writing this one year later. I thought we had a semi-decent shot at changing our lives, but let’s be honest… we’ve failed PLENTY of times in the past, so I wasn’t super confident. It is hard to believe we’ve been at this for a year now! We decided to put together a video to talk about our one year weigh-in and also discuss some of the non-scale victories that have come along with our weight loss. Continue reading
We have been getting a TON of questions, so we decided to start a series of Q&A videos to answer some of them! Since we are still celebrating the one year anniversary of the two weeks of potatoes that kicked off our new lifestyle back in June 2018, this week we are talking all about POTATOES!
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We began this journey back in June 2018. As we approached the one year anniversary of our two weeks of potatoes, we started thinking of ideas to celebrate. When Brian came home and said “I’ve got it! Let’s eat plain potatoes again!” … I was not even mildy impressed 😉 Then I thought about it, and you know what? I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our first year on this journey than with a plain potato. We owe a lot to those potatoes, for better or worse. They kicked off this entire lifestyle change for us, and I honestly don’t think we would be here doing this right now if we hadn’t started with those two weeks of plain potatoes. Continue reading
After losing 270 pounds (155 for Brian and 115 for me), we get asked ALL the time – what are you doing to lose weight? The most simple answer is: we switched to a whole food, plant-based diet. But it’s a little more complicated than that, so we thought we’d start by answering a few questions! Continue reading
When trying to make a complete lifestyle change, organization is key! Your tendency will be to gravitate backwards to your old patterns and habits, so staying organized and prepared for any situation will help you stay on track. Here are some of our best tips for organizing your meal prep calendar and weekly grocery list! Continue reading
We eat a LOT of salad! Every night for dinner we have a giant salad, and it has been a huge part of our weight loss success. We learned very early on that being prepared is THE KEY to staying on track when switching to a whole food, plant-based diet. After we get home from a long day at work, we need a quick and easy dinner that we can look forward to! Continue reading
If you watched our first YouTube video, you know that Brian and I started our “diet” in one of the dumbest ways possible. We took a “mono-diet” approach after reading Penn Jillette’s book Presto! Now we are here to share some of the most important lessons we learned. Continue reading
When Brian came home and told me he wanted to try eating nothing but potatoes for two weeks, I thought he was NUTS! However, we have both struggled with being over weight for the majority of our lives, so I was pretty desperate and ready to try just about anything. Continue reading
