Wendy and Chuck Lost 120 Pounds Eating Potatoes and Started a Supper Club!
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Chuck and I are by no means perfect. We are in our mid-60s and are now paying taxes due on 5+ decades of terrible food choices. Both of us hated vegetables, preferring processed junk loaded with too much salt, sugar, saturated fat, and cholesterol.
It isn't always possible to fix all the we may have done... However, it IS possible to make VAST improvements according to the limits of our genetics and abilities.
We want everybody to TRY -- to not entertain discouragement if they can't reach perfection. We are both immensely happy with our new selves, even though we are still flawed. I purposely share our failings once in awhile to encourage others to keep going.
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Every October, our Supper Club hosts a THANKSGIVING PRACTICE POTLUCK so people can try heart healthy versions of traditionally lardy holiday fare.
It's critical to be ready for these important social events. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Join WVegan to request tips about starting a supper club in your area. We hope others will start enjoying this kind of fellowship in their area.
ODE TO THE POTATO
Potatoes are my food of choice,
they have not made me fatter.
In fact, they made a smaller Me
that caused my friends to chatter.
You can't have oil? Why all the carbs?
When do you eat? -- they natter.
I answer slowly with a smile:
It doesn't really matter.
I eat when hungry, and when not
-- while eating in between.
I eat when bored or craving junk...
When happy, sad, or mean.
I pack potatoes in my purse
So junk will not enslave me.
When tempted, I just eat a spud --
Potatoes always save me.
I do not have to wonder IF,
or WHEN, or WHAT, or WHY;
I eat a spud to stop the noise --
much happier am I!
I eat whenever fancy strikes;
Yet weight's no longer tragic.
My brain is freed to have more fun;
now size 8s fit like magic.
I'm trotting up the stairwell now,
My blood labs looking healthy...
No pills for you! --My doctor gasps,
You're looking Healthy-Wealthy!
But don't you miss those chips and beer?
→ The answer is a stunner:
My food is blander -- that is true --
But LIFE IS SO MUCH FUNNER.
💪😎
--- Wendy Swiger
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That's my mom and stepdad! ❤ Mom discovered this lifestyle years ago and I have watched it transform her and others' lived We watched them both transform their bodies and it took us a few years, but we eventually came around to eating the whole food based. I have always been heavier, and for the first time in my life I'm not yo-yoing. My husband is passive coming around WFPB and we have watched his blood pressure drop and his lab work turn around. It's so exciting!
@CHEFAJ
7 ай бұрын
Congratulations!
So good to see you back Chef AJ. There is something so personable about your being there live that makes the whole interview so much better.❤💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
What a great video with "real" people. I have been following Wendy's group right from when it had not long been started. It is a GREAT supportive group to help you on your way to health and keep you there. Wendy is very attentive, passionate and helpful here. She is personally very involved, does a lot of reading and loves to share her knowledge I couldn't recommend joining WVegan highly enough.......
Just wanted to say I absolutely enjoyed this one-- so much so I am watching it AGAIN💚
Such a pleasant couple Wendy and Chuck are! Funny, she prayed he'd have health crisis or accident that wouldn't kill him, but steer him in the direction to eat WFPB, and instead she was included as a recipient of her own prayer. Like they say, "watch what you wish for." Ha Ha. But great story. So glad to see them both turn their health around. Love that she shared the Treat Loaf and Fruit Compote recipe. Always good to have something healthy ready for a treat. Thanks Chef for having them on.
🥀👏🥀 Awwww, Chef AJ...Though I don't comment daily, I watch you daily...Just seeing you brings joy to my soul 🥀👏🥀
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Thank you I really appreciate it!
Chef AJ, wish you would do a beauty edition on what regime you use for your skin and hair - every day you get younger 💛🌻☀
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
I did! kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJd8x6uTYt29iM4.html
What a lovely couple. ❤
I am a Great admirer of all the good inspiration from chef A J showing in practice better than all the Vegan doctor that have inspired her - how to practice the whole food plant Based diet and live it with joy and creativity 🎶🖤🎵😄
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Along with bowl of oatmeal I eat a medium red/new potato for breakfast every morning, topped with pepper, bbq sauce and/or salsa, both low sodium. Also a small side of black beans topped with balsamic vinegar and same condiments. And then for lunch or dinner along with cooked veggies I'll have a half or whole sweet potato, topped with cinnamon and thin layer of spray margarine (about 1/4 tsp). Like Wendy and Chuck i was also educated on potato benefits by Dr. McDougall.
I love how you have styled your hair! Makes you look edgy and cool!
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I am actually getting a trim today! :)
Loved their idea having thanksgiving practice supper club to share many options for family gatherings … and enjoying the holiday. Those gatherings are very challenging … sounds like their group is growing and fun for everyone involved.
This is such a fabulous video! Everyone needs to watch this! They are so motivating! Thank you, Wendy, Chuck and Chef AJ! 😊
I really enjoyed their story and demonstration. Very inspiring.
I always love watching your videos, Chef AJ, and always getting awesome ideas from you and your guests! Thank you for all that you do!!!!!
Thank you for sharing.
Chef AJ ; you looked the greatest here !! And that shirt color suits you beautifully!!❤
@CHEFAJ
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
Good stuff i used to live in Tennessee for 21 years Loved it!!!
Love Wendy’s glasses!
Thank you for addressing the low Iodine issue!! May I ask how you realized you were Low in Iodine and how you know how much you get each day with the Wakame seaweed?? Great presentation!! Thank you!!! ❤️🙏
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
I believe they said it wasps a result of a blood test
Yeah Dont Pray for bad to happen! Lol. I do understand the struggle though...after much praying and struggling and temporary weight loss and regaining that weight....i finally made a change and lost 40lbs and stuck with it....didnt know it was called plant based lol until i started educating myself on nutrition and stumbled onto dr Neal Barnard...Dr Greger etc and decided to go 100% plant based for nutrition and health. So funny...i eat my seaweed in the morning too lol Make my own oven baked french fries no oil no salt...except a tiny bit of oil on the pan to keep from sticking......taste great! But now im hungry for potatoes!!! Lol
What a lovely couple. I'm happy for their success and I've joined their Facebook group. Would it be wise to take an iodine supplement? Or just munch on nori sheets?
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
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I think your diet is good I just tuned on I have lost weight eating potatoes over a year but I don’t put any extras on then I use a butter substitute as I like butter and eat a lot of vegetables I have arthritis but I stay in the uk where the wheather is damp I have lost a good lost of weight eating potatoes 🐝🐝🐝
This couple are lovely, and i enjoyed their story and i am so glad they are doing well. I try not to be negative in comments, but i do want to offer that what they eat in a day is not what everyone doing this lifestyle HAVE to eat to be successful. If i were a person who had never delved into wfpb, and came upon this, i would be like, no way after they reported their daily diet, it sounds terrible! And it didnt sound like they eat potatoes much. Maybe they do, but it didn't sound like it. The lack of veg too really struck me, as well as her saying she measures out 10 grams daily of cruciferous veggies?! To each their own, and I wish them health, but please don't think you have to follow their daily eating patterns to be successful.
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Actually, they do eat potatoes every day. Wendy explained that she follows Dr. McDougall's starch solution. She also said she eats cruciferous vegetables every day for lunch. They also eat lots of fruit in addition to the potatoes.
Potatoes Rule!
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Agreed!
Ty. Great video
Would someone be able to share a link to more information about the "potatoe reset" Wendy is referring to, that got her started? Thank you!
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
potatoreset.com
@heidihinz4418
9 ай бұрын
Thank you!!@@CHEFAJ
@heidihinz4418
9 ай бұрын
And shame on me - potato has no "e" on the end of it!
chef AJ, if you see this, I have 2 questions. Can you link the program where there is info about combining fat with carbs. I eat my ground flax or chia with a mashed banana. Also I’m curious about fasting for slender people. Do you have to have a BMI over a certain point to fast? I am quite small and thought that I therefore, I cannot fast. I was told that I cannot do the Fasting Mimicking Diet due to my weight.
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
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awesome.......
What is the best vegan restaurant in Charleston?
@MinxyBeth
8 ай бұрын
The Loopy Leaf
Hello Chef AJ, where and how can I find your 21-day challenge? Thank you
@CHEFAJ
8 ай бұрын
For questions, please send to: help@chefaj.com
The photos didn't display in your screen share.
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
If you kindly keep watching I did fix it
@ad6417
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Chef AJ!
OMG Chef AJ-can you believe the advertisement on this episode features cooking animals-disgusting-do you have any say so on what ads run during your episode?
@CHEFAJ
9 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I do not.